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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
INDIANS TOO RICH TO WORK.
Sorry Plight of PottaWattamies, Who
Are Plainly Retroqrading.

Sorry Plight of Pottawattamies, Who
Are Plainly Retrograding.
The Pottawattamie, Shawnee and
Kickapoo Indians of Oklahoma are
suffering from too much ready cash,
according to the report of Charles H.
Dickson, supervisor of Indian schools.
The Indians, like the average citizens
do not work for the joy of 1t, says
the Washington Post, and, having
means to enable them to live in idle
ness, are rapidly becoming worthless.
In the course of report to the in
terror department, Supervisor Dick
son says:
"Under this agency, according to
allotment rolls, there are 1855 citizen
Pottawattamies, 631 absentee Shaw
nees and 2S5 Mexican Kickapoos. a
total of 2,571. The condition of these
Indians has been one Of retrogression
for several years. 1t is not more than
ten or twelve years since these In
dams were Industrious, contented and
happy. They had their own homes,
their horses, chickens and pigs and
the drinking of intoxicants was al
most unknown among them. Since
the curse of leasing their lands has
been inaugurated, little by little the
the Indians have been leasing their
allotments, disposing of their personal
property and gradually falling into
habits of idleness and vice.
From habits of industry and thrift
these Indians, or most of them. have
become idlers and Migrants on the
face of the earth. The best friends
of the Indians are those who are in
favor of compelling them to work.
Work is the salvation of these Indians
and their only salvation. The leasing
of lands has proved to be great ca
lamity for majority Of them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Effect of carneaie,s Munlfieence.

Principal Story recently said before
meeting at the Glasgow university
that Andrew Carnegie's gifts to Scotch
educational institutions have dried
up the local springs of generosity"
While in the past it was easy for him
to collect more than 100000 for the
university, now it is difficult for him
to get $4,000 He says Mr.. Carnegie's
munificence has scared away other
givers of lesser wealth.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Interior OF the House.

would be thousand times better for
them if the leasing of lands was pre-
vented and the proposition presented
to them fatty to work or starve."
Officials of the Indian bureau do not
question the complete accuracy of Mr..
Dickson's reports. The Indians have
more land than they can farm, and
they are leased for good rentals. The
Indian has nothing to do but spend
his rent roll in gambling and drunk
enness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Mad. characterjstic Addresses.

The addresses of President Roose-
welt and ex-President Cleveland at st.
Louis present some marked differ
ences in point of rhetoric, and these
are, in sense, characteristic. Nearly
all of Mr.. Cleveland's sentences are
long ones, several of them containing
as many as 100 words, and some OF
them $50 words. President Roosevelt's
sentences on the other hand, are all
short and snappy. The longest SEN
tence in his address contains less than
sixty words and most Of them are
sshorter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
MURDER MYSTERY AT LORAIN. OHIO
STILL UNSOLvED BY THE POLICE

Braman. The warrant for Father
Walser's arrest charges him with
murder in the first degree.
After sending word all over the
state and failing to get bloodhounds
the mayor sent word to T. l.. Hick-
man, a dog owner in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Western Chivalry
So 1t Must BE.

in a few weeks Simmons had won the
nickname of Peg" and the reputation
of being one of the best cow punchers
in the Big Horn basin in spite of his
misfortune. No man in the outfit was
his superior in roping steer, nor
according to common report-in hand.
ling six-shooter.
Jumbo Sam was one o. the first to
leave the table. Disregarding Rufe
Thompson's invitation to stay at the
ranch few days, he mounted his
pony, and rode off toward the foot
hills.
Peg Simmons gave grim chuckle
as the big hunter disappeared behind
a clump of quaking asp trees near
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Seedtime and Harvest.

1t may not be our lot to WELD
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to hear on summer ewes
The reaper's song among the sheaves.
Yet where our duty's task is wrought
In unison with Gods great thought,
The near and future blend in one,
And whatsoever is willed is done!
John Greenleaf Whittier.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
Evils Of Present-Day Printing.

George M. Gould, an eminent ocu.
list of Philadelphia, in Biographical
Clinics, proves. to his own satisfac.
ton, apparently, that De Quincy's
opium habit, Carlyles poignant com.
plant and Browning's vertigo were
due to eye strain from slight squirt.
The doctor advises that printing on
black paper with white ink and the
doing away with gilt picture frames.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15

blows on the left
side of the head,
any one OF which
would have caused
death.
The motive for
the crime was not
robbery, for no
property was TAX
en-. The pastors
safe was in a room
on the lower floor,
but that floor was
guarded by a big
st. Bernard dog.
N o a larm W a S
yivon bvy tho doc
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15
UphoIds Prestige Of America.

Charlemagne Tower, American am
bassador to Germany, has equipped
his new Berlin residence in such mag
nificent fashion as to open the eyes of
the natives. In the way of splendor
and luxury there is nothing in the Ger
man capital to compare with 1t.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15

Showing how entrance may have been
effected by the murderer.
lighted the gas. He then saw that
there were bruises and blood on his
sisters face. An examination showed
that she was dead. Both men dress
EIDE and the police were called.
Entrance may have been gained
through a small window in the attic,
and the ladder was still against the
building. The stone with blood and
hair on it was on the ground.
The investigation Of the coroner
told the story of horrible struggle.
The girls face was pounded literally
into a pulp. She had received three
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15

80 that entrance into the house must
have been made quietly. The night
was stormy.
The developments in the mystery
during the next twelve hours were
rapid. Rev. Father Ferdinand Walser
was arrested and taken to the county
Jail in the custody of Chief of Police
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-15

was a little man-hardly five feet
sielnt, and his slight frame contrasted
sharply with Jumbo Sans bulky fig
ure. Moreover, he was cripple. One
day while trying to head a refractory
steer in gopher ground his pony had
stepped in prairie dog hole and
thrown him. Simmons left leg was
broken SO badly that 1t had to be
amputated. The surgeon did the job
In such bungling fashion that the OPP
GRAFTON had to be repeated. When
Simmons recovered he came to the
Hat Six ranch, where he formerly had
been employed. The proprietor gave
him money to buy wooden leg, and
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Naturalist Buenther and Henry
Shelley Camped in the
Caribou Country.

Martin Ellingson, the painter,
who is perhaps as well known as
'Monk, I" arrived in the city yes
terday morning from Pine Island,
northwest of Red Lake, where
Henry Buenther and Henry Shell
ley have been camped for several
weeks hunting big game. Mr..
Ellingson walked out from camp
to the settlements a distance of
more than fifty miles. He re.
ports that the Messrs. Buenther
and Shelley are camped in the
heart of-the big game country.
They have seen caribou and elk
sign in abundance to say nothing
of deer and moose and hope to
bring out an elk and a caribou
before returning.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
-xsux N U1x1xUIU1x1U
L. H. Bailey Does Not Aspire to
Craftsmanship OF Charter
Commission.

L. Fl. Bailey this morning an
nounces that he is not a candi-
date for chairman Of the charter
commission. Mr.. Bailey has
been approached by alarge mum
Der Of friends and asked to be a
candidate but does not feel that
he can spare the time from his
business duties. Speaking Of
the matter he said: II will not
and have not been candidate
for chairman of the charter com
I shall lend every eff
fort to draught a charter for the.
cityaf BemidH that will be All
that it should be and I hope TO
see the com mission get down to
business soon and pull together
in the matter and dispose Of itjas
soon as possible. The duties of
the chairman are somewhat ex.
acting and / cannot spare the
time which would be necessary.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27

REV. connolly, EVANGELIST.
record as the most successful
yet held. The Messrs. Connolly
and Wilson are evangelists of
wide experience, The former
gentleman has been in this line
of work for fourteen years and
his experience covers many in
teresting Incidents.
Sunday afternoon mass meet
ing for children from one to 10
years old will be conducted. The
subject of the Sunday morning
sermon will be 1.-THE Christian
Racer" The subject in the even
ing will be elbow a Good Man
May Be Lost and How Bad a
Man May Be and Yet Be Saved. :
The Revs. Conolly and Wilson
have just concluded a series OF
revival meetings at Brecken-
ridge, which we're attended by
the most gratifying success.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Slug Slot Machines.

Somebody is playing the slot
machines in the down town
district this morning who is not
upon the square. This morning
a dollar machine at a we'll known
down town saloon was found to
be loaded with leaden slugs,
made the exact size and shape of
a dollar. They answer all pur-
poses quite as we'll as the real
thing and the man who played
them took away about ten dollars.
A quarter machine has also been
worked and the proprietors are
keeping an eye out for the man
who plays bad money.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
rIany wen want Work. T..

There are perhaps $50 men in
the city at present who are look
ing for work in the woods and
the demand is far behind the
supply. Only small orders are
coming in to the employment
Offices, and these are filed
almost Instantly. At one of
the employment offices Of
the city almost one hun
dred men were turned away who
we're looking for jobs in the
woods today. Many of the men
start out to the camps iassseanek.
of work and those coming in
from the woods say the tote
roads are veritable thorough
fares at present for the unem-
ployed woodsman. Conditions
will be considerably improved
next month, however, and with
the cutting Of the reservation.
pine after the sale there will be
ample work for everybody.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Little George Washington.

Fred Sibley, being interviewed
today upon the article recently
appearing in the News, wherein
the editor of the News COM
planned bitterly on account of
the paupers who died not being
furnishedwith acasket for burial,
stated that if Little George Wash
ington said so it must be so, be-
cause he is not strong enough to
tell a lie. He stated further that
the editor Of the News was look
ing a long way in the future, and
that if he intended to be buried
in a casket instead of a pine box
he would be unfortunate if he
died in Beltrami county.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Opening Attendance Large.

The attendance at the opening
of the Catholic fair last night
was large beyond expectations
The ladies served a turkey sup
per and afterwards gave card
party. The fair continues to-
night and tomorrow night and
there are ample amusement
features for each evening. In
terest in the various contests
wakes with the progress of the
fair and the close tomorrow
night will be very interesting.
The bazaar stock is very credit
able and no one should miss pay
ing the fair a visit.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Stores Of Sims & Co. and Be-
midi Mercantile Co. Burg
larized Last Night.
THIEVES SECURE MONEY I'M
TILL In EACH PLACE.
Robbery Evidently Work of ANA
tours and Occurred at Early
Hour This Morning.


The general stores of the Be-
midi: Mercantile Go. and Sims s.
Go. were burgiarized at an early
hour this morning and a small
sum OF money was taken from
the till in each place.
The burglars effected an en-
trance to both stores through
the cellar trap door and the job
was evidently done by amateurs,
who were familiar with the prem
ises. The police are inclined to
the opinion that the job was done
by small boys. Five dollars was
taken from the till at the Bemidji
Mercantile Co. s and a like sum
at the Sims store. So far there
is no clue to the thieves.
The burglars confined their
efforts to the till in both cases
and the merchandise and cigar
stocks which we're easily avail
able were not molested.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
McTaggart Mooseless.

George McTaggart and j. P.
Duncalf returned yesterday
morning from their trip to the
Battle River country in search Of
big game. Mr.. McTaggart failed
to bring home the moose that G.
R. Martin so highly heralded as
being the largest one ever killed
in this section. Itnow transpires
that Mr.. Martin told his friends
the story hoping that McTaggart
and Duncalf would make good in
the meantime. This they have
failed to do and there is no par
ticular harm in mentioning it.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Three Prove Up.

Charles Beckman. Joseph LIE
rum and Peter Hafner, we're
down from Dysart this morning
to make final proof on their tim
Der claims. All three gentlemen
have fine claims and have resided
on them for some time. They
are Of the opinion that they have
as good land as there is anywhere
in Beltrami county and will go
about it once to make decided i'm
provements on the property.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Estates in Probate.

The estates of Louis Olson, late
of Bemidji, and L. o. Fisk of
Blackjack, were entered for
probate with Judge Clark this
morning. Each is valued at
$4,000. Petitions are made for
the appointment of an admins
TRAITOR. The widow of the first
named is named as the admins
traitor, and Dick Gunderson of
Blackjack is appointed special
administrator in the latter case.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Mine Host Trent.

H. H. Wheelock and the travel
ing men who came up on the M.
& I. passenger from Brainerd
last night all looked sleek, fat
and sassy and all talked much
about the dinner they had been
served by Mine Host Trent at
the Arlington yesterday. The
menu was very elaborate and the
Arlington under it's new manage.
ment is becoming one Of the most
popular hostelries in the north.
ern part of the state.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Big Row at Bagley.

Reports from Bagley are to
the effect that the village is in a
state of discombo bulation atpres-
ent as the result of a saloon
fight in which two men named
Holt were participants. Both
were arrested and taken to
Crookston chained and hand.
cuffed. They have friends in
town who question the authority
Of the sheriff and charge i'll treat
ment.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
s,oIKIUJO INJURY
Walt Wright Run Over While At.
tempting to Board Passenger
Train at Grand Rapids.

Walter Wright, the contractor,
who is we'll known in this vicinity
and is operating in the vicinity
of Grand Rapids this winter, met
with a serious accident at the
Great Northern depot last
Wednesday morning while at
tempting to board the passenger
train to Duluth from Grand Rap
ids. The train was moving out
of the station when Wright ar
rived a little late and he attempt
ed to board it while moving In
some manner he lost his hold
and was thrown under: sthesscars.#
One leg was badly crushed and
the wheels also passed over his
left foot. He was taken to the
hospital at Grand Rapids, where
the amputation Of both was neces-
STATED. At last accounts his
situation was critical.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Skating Rink.

Bemidji young people who have
been bemoaning the fact that the
skating on Lake Bemidji was cut
short by the recent SHOWS will
be interested to know that
Joseph Burns will soon have a
rink running at the foot of Third
street. The ice is being cleared
from snow at present and it is
hoped to have it ready by Sun
day.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Banner Attendance.

Blackjack American: Supt.
F. j. Dunwoody visited our
School Dist. II recently, and re-
ports that it has done the best as
regards attendance ETC., of any
in the county. Fifteen certificates
were issued for the second
month out Of an attendance of
sixteen.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Must Go Dry.

The Northern Pacific Railway
will adopt a new rllA for the
government of it's emf loyes be-
ginning January !, 1904. 1t is
to the effect that the use of in
toxicating liquors on or off duty
by any employe Of the road will
be held sufficient to warrant
discharge.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27

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REV. WILSON, EVANGELIST.
to be continued every night
this week and next at the First
Presbyterian church. The var
ious church societies of the city
are united to make the meetings
a success and they are being at
tended by large audiences night
".
At last nights meeting the
largest attendance4yet was out.
There were a number of CONVEX
sions and the meeting will go on
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Buried at Solway.

The body Of Nels Strand, the
lumberman, who was killed at
the Clearwater Logging Co.'S
camp north of Solway by being
crushed under falling tree was
brought to Solway Saturday
afternoon for shipment to his
home. But little could be learned
of Strand beyond the fact that he
claimed to have a home in North
Dakota and an uncle living in
Duluth. Communication with
both places failed to bring re-
Spouse so the remains were IN
TERED at Solway.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Married Last Night.

Judge Skinvilz last night per-
formed the marriage ceremony
which united the destinies Of j.
J. Scanlan and Miss Kate Jen
nings. Both the Young people
are we'll known and have many
friends who will extend con
gratulations.
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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Smallpox Not Epidemic.

Editor Geo. 3. Davis, of the
Rainy River Region, published at
Beaudette, is in the city today.
Mr.. Davis says there is no truth
in the statement that smallpox is
epidemic at Beaudette. There is
but one case there and it is con-
fined under a guard two miles
out Of town. Beaudette is thriv-
ing says Mr.. Davis and there are
all sorts Of settlers coming in
and much logging going on in the
woods in that vicinity.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
To Open Ins urance Office.

w. w. Hartman, the Little
Falls life insurance man who has
made frequent trips to Bemidji
for some time past, is to open up
a real estate and insurance office
here in the near future. Mr..
Hartman is in the city today to
look after office quarters. He
will handle farm lands and fire
and life insurance in several old
line companies and is one of the
hustling type that is'always well
come in BemidI.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Church Societies Of City Unite in
Special Meetings at First
Presbyterian Church.
REYS. CONNOLLY AND WILSON
PLAN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Meetings Began Wednesday Even
ing and Much Interest Has
Already Been Aroused.

More than ordinary interest
promises to attend the. series of
special meetings which was be-.
! gun atstsssa az q. church last
Wednesday evening by the Revs.
Connolly and Wilson, evangelists,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-11-27
Ladies Entertain.

A party of Bemidji ladies gave
a German at Peterson's hall
Thanksgiving evening. The.
function was exclusive in that,
only ladies were present but was
enjoyable nevertheless. There
was a program of dancing, music.
and other social features and an
oyster supper was served.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-01
Crops on Arid Lands.

A letter from Washington, D. c.,
says that arid-land crop conditions in
Montana, heretofore unknown to the
department of agriculture, were dis
covered in tour of inspection which
Elwood Mead, in charge of the irriga-
ton work of the department. has just
completed. Mr.. Mead found much
larger areas of arid land there with
crops in successful growth on them
than he had ever supposed were pos
sible. In a majority of seasons, crops
can grow on these tracts without any
irrigation and with very little water,
much less than is usually required for
growing crops. The area involved is
along the mountain slopes south and
west of Great Falls, Mont The de-
partment thinks this discovery i'm
portant, and cooperative work will be
begun. 1t is purposed to study the
means of saving and making available
the water supply from the mountain
slopes. Government work will be I'M
der the direction of Prof. S. Fortier,
the director Of the Montana expert
ment station. Similar non-irrigated
arid-land crops are grown in the Milk
river valley in Montana and in many
parts of the Dakotas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-01
Tale of a Bear.

An extraordinary, but apparently
well-authenticated story of bears
freak comes from the village of Saret-
schye, in the district of Gdoff, Russia.
The village lies on the fringe OF
forest whence it is of freque-lt occur
renee for bear to make proWling ex-
cursions, both day and night, into the
adjacent settlements. Some ten days
ago two little girls, aged respectively
5 and 10, were surprised by a huge
bear at a short distance from the vii
lage. The animal seized and carried
off the younger child, while the other,
terror stricken, fed home and gave
the not unusual alarm.
An immediate pursuit was institut-
ed, and the search was continued dur
ing the evening and the next day, but
without result. On the third day, with
the assistance of neighbOring vii
layers, a wide Gordon was drawn
around al extensive tract of the for
est and the searchers closed in.
Toward shutdown the bear and her
booty were discovered in dense
thicket. The child was perfectly IN
harmed, and reclining in a deep messy
| couch made for her by the bear. AL
though naturally delighted to be re-
| leased from her strange guardianship,
the little girl had got over her first
| fright and had subsisted fairly well
on the nuts and other forest fruits
brought to her lager by the bear
Philadelphia Ledger.