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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-07-23
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MAIDEN.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Premature Wedding 7 our.

Eugene Gallant and Mrs. Julia
Golf decided some time ago that
they would take chances on one
another and get married and acs
cordingly started on a wedding
tour to Bemidji. They were sur
.prised on applying for mar
rage license to Clerk of Court
Rhoda yesterday to find that it
could not be granted for the
reason that the bride was not a
resident Of Beltrami county. The
groom was visibly disappointed
and the couple have gone to
Grand Rapids, where they hope
to have better success.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
BALL
Event of the Holiday Season Will
Be the Dance of the
Fire Ladies'.

The Firemen's ball which will
be given at the City hall New
Years night will be the event of
the holiday season in Bemidji. 1t
promises to be one of the biggest
affairs in point of attendance
which the boys have ever held
and this is saying a great deal as
they have given some very sue
cessful dances in times past.
Committees who have been push
ing the sale of tickets to the bus.
mess men have been more than
successful, but the fire depart
ment is a good thing and every
body can afford to patronize 1T.
The hall will be deliberately
decorated and the program of
the evening will be gone through
with the best orchestra which it,
is possible to get together in the
city. No one should miss the
event as it will be we'll worth the
while attending.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Panhandled a Parson.

The Rev. F. E. Higgings, the.
7ss1umeriack sky pilot was COM
ing down the street yesterday
when d party of four woodsmen
all more or less in corn spid him.
"Let's panhandle him. said one.
"Naw'' rejoined a companion 'she
won't dig up" Higgins knew the
men. He had met them in the
camps and he gave them all a
hearty handsake. Finally one
holder than the others informed
him that they were broke and
asked him to s'souare it for a
feed" The party were taken tt
the Remore hotel and the clerk
was ordered to give them then
dinner. MI. Higgins left the
hotel. One of the men took din
ner and the other three roasted
him because he didn't give then
money to buy whisky and Went
away without eating. Some PEG
pie are never satisfied.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Denies 1t.

Some time ago the Pioneer
published an account of hoWa gay
young woman gave an exhibition
of fancy kicking on one of the
Duluth trains out Of CroOkston.
The account located the exhibi-
ton in a parlor car which runs
between Larimore and Bena. It
was widely copied and the con-
ductor writes the Pioneer deny
ing that any such event ever took
place in his car during the three
years he had charge of it. From
the Pioneer original informant
we learned that the pa-lor car.
part-of- the story was a mistake
but that the incident actually
took place nevertheless though
not in the car mentioned.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Real Estate Moves.

The real estate business has
been especially this weekand
there have been quite a number
of transfers. Among those IN
the townsite are lots sold w. 81.
Elletson, who will build fine
residence to cost about $1,000 in
the Second addition, To Oscar
Miner lots Is and is in block 2,
Second addition for 5000. pro-
perty adjoining Mr.. Miners pre-
sent residence property and lot
18 block two, same addition which
will be used as a residence site
by G, M. Hicks.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Cold Cars.

Inclement weather makes it
we'll nigh impossible to keep
passenger cars warm and the
travelling public is complaining
mucl4 as result. The Great
Northern has one night train that
has been nicknamed "Coonskin
Limited" because the passengers
must all must wear coon skin
coats to keep from freezing to
death and the Northern Pacific
comes in for it's share of satire as
we'll. The equipment of both
roads is to be improved in the
near future and travel will be
made much more comfortable.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Scarcity Of Men Sends the
Wages Toward the
Limit.
NUMBER OF NEW CAMPS TO Log.
THE RESERVATION.
Men Are Scarce But Will Be Plen-
tiful Within the Next
Few Days.

Local employment offices an
nounced a raise in the wages of
woodsmen yesterday. The raise
is from $50 to $26, the figure for
which a large number of men
were hired early in the season.
Men are very scarce at present
but there will probably be plenty
for all demands within the next
ten days.
News that the reservation will
be logged quite extensively dur
ing the winter is current and
there IS a rumor to the effect
that sixteen camps will be put in
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
HE WILL RETURN
Cr00kstOn Contractor Will Return
From California to Face
Creditors.

I Contractor Mageau, the Crook
ston man, who went to California
some time ago, is to return.
Mageau's affairs have been in
vestigated and he is found to be
only about $4,000 behind on his
Friends have under
taken to see him through this
difficulty and he is expected to
return from the coast country in
the very near future.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Application For Writ of Quo
Warranto Against Bagley
Justice Is Filed.
THE JUSTICE is A BROTHER OF
SHERIFF TORKELSON.
Writ Is Returnable Before Judge
Spooner at Special Term at
Bagley January 9.

Application for an order fol
the issuance Of a writ of quo war
ranto, returnable at Bagley Jan.
uary 8, was made to Judge
Spooner this morning by the
State of Minnesota ex rel, w. b.
Douglas, Attorney General, and
Lawrence 0. Tangjerd, REALTORS
VS.. j. w. Torkelson, a justice OF
the peace in Clearwater county.
The proceeding is instituted
to GUST the present Justice from
office and at the return of the
writ before the special term of
court to be held at Bagley on the
above mentioned date he will be
compelled to show cause why an
order should not be issued to re-
move him.
Torkelson is a brother of
Sheriff Torkelson and the pro
ceeding is another chapter in the
fractional fight on at Bagley, in
which Sheriff Torkelson and his
friends are involved against the
Citizens Good Order League.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
To Cruise New Towns.

Tracy Barwell, veteran cruiser
left over the M. & I. last night
for a trip over tile seven new
towns between the Big Fork and
Little Fork country which are to
be opened sometime next month.
Mr.. Barwen expects to cover
them quite thoroughly and to
pick out some good claims. He
has a thorough knowledge Of the
country and says that some of
the finest pine claims in the state
may be located there.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
To Organize Rathbone Sisters.

Mrs. Mccall, wife Of Conductor
Mccall, the we'll known manipu-
lator of the tweezers on the Great
Northern, was in the city last
night and visited the local
Knights of Pythias lodge in her
capacity as Grand Chief of the
Rathbone Sisters. Mrs. Mccall
addressed the lodge at some
length regarding the organiza-
ton of a lodge of the Rathbone
Sisters auxiliary to the Knights
of Pythias. The matter has
been taken up by a committee.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
To Sit at Minneapolis.

Judge Spooner leaves tonight
for Minneapolis, where he will
sit in some cases which he tried
for Hennepin county judge last
summer. Motions to have them
reopened in some instances are
to be urged and, Judge Spooner
will sit in the matters.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were granted
by Clerk of Court Rhoda today
to Olaf Peterson and Lucy Martz
and to 1ngevald Knutson and
Carrie Anderson. All the con-
tracing parties are residents Of
Beltrami county.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30

at once. The camps will be got
ten in as soon as posi- BILE and
every available man will be used
on the work of getting them in.
The Neils Company of Cass Lake
is to establish several new camps
and the Weyerhauser contractors
will also go in at different points
as well as some camps for the
Brainerd Lumber Company in
addition to those which they al
ready have in. A number Of the
contractors will hire their men
in Minneapolis as it is impossible
at present to secure them in this
vicinity.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Wouldn't Work on Christmas.

A party of seven Scandinavian
woodsmen are at the Remore
hotel looking for a situation be-
caus they refused to work Oh
Christmas day at one of the Mel
son & Frye camps near Akeley.
The boys are just from the old
country where the traditions of
Christmas is very dear and are
spending their first winter in
Minnesota pine woods, They
could not reconcile themselves
to work on Christmas day and
they were accordingly discharg
ed. Now they will attach some
OF the logs to secure their wages.
When they came out they were
paid at the rate Of $50 per month
and when they went in they un-
derstood that they We're being
hired for $50.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Congressman Stevenson at
CrOOkstOn With Glad Talk
of Public Building.
STALWART OF THENINTH TALKS
OF CAPITOL AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Steenerson Pleased With His
Committees and Finds Much
Joy in Being Congressman.

Congressman Stevenson, the
stalwart representative of the
Ninth, is at Crookston, where he
arrived Monday from Washing
ton and brings with him the glad
tidings that he will do everything
he can to secure an appropriation
for public building at Crooks
ton, and has every reason to be-
lieve that his efforts will be at
tended by the success.
Mr.. Stevenson has introduced
Ia bill providing for an appropria
ton Of $3.50, 900, and is quite con
ident that he will land 500, 900
at least. His position on the
committee on postofices and
post roads gives him long draw
from the inside, and he is conf
dent of success.
AS to his appointment on this
committee Mr.. Stevenson says
he is as we'll pleased as though he
had landed the judiciary com
mittee. The postoffice committee
is one Of great Importance and
handlesallsortso fappropriations.
He is chairman of the sub
committee on foreign mails and
his duties in connection with this
committee may include a trip
abroad some time next summer.
AS to reciprocity with Canada,
Mr.. Stevenson was non-com-
initial. He said that he could not
express himself until the sch
edules were formulated. Some of
his constituents want one thing
and some another. He will try to
| secure mOdlhcatlOnS to suit ma
| jority of them in any bill which
/ comes before the lower house Of
congress. As to the new policy
of tariff revion of the democracy
he says that the minority leader,
Williams, has seen vision. In his
speech in the house Mr.. Williams
assailed protection in any formin
the most bitter language. Mr.
Stevenson is of the opinion that
the tariff must be revised but that
it will never do toilet free traders
do it. He will probably make his
maiden speech in the house in
reply to John Lind's recent adj
| dress on the tariff question. He
does not anticipate that much
will be made by the democrats in
their adoption of republican poll
cies relative to the tariff.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Cut over Lands Sold.

Recorder Frank Heroux, of
Tenstrike is IN the city today for
the purpose ofcompleting asale Of
100 acres Of cut over land in the
township of Tenstrike Center to
Edward Leonerx. the Tenstrike
saloon man.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-30
Want Stores To Close Early.
Immediately after the first of

Immediately ALTER the first Of
the year the Retail Clerks As
sociation is to take up the mat
ter of having the stores Of the
city close earlier. 1t is hoped
to have all the stores enter an
agreement to closeateight o'clock
at least and earlier if it is found
agreeable to all concerned.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
BEST DAY OF MEET.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 14.-Bettcr con-
ditions far racing prevailed to-day than
at any time since the opening of the
Saratoga meeting. The days feature
event for 2-year-olds was won rather
easily by Andrew Millers Divination,
ridden by Redfern, in 1907 2-5, the
track record for which distance, 1:06,
was created by ]. B. Haggins Ada May
last year. Summarizes:
First Race-One mile. Past, to 1,
won, with Royal, to l, second, and
Dark Planet, Is to 1, third. Time
1:42 is.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Partner
ship, to l, won, with Toboggan, to
0, second, and Pan Longina, to l,
third. Time ia 3-5.
Third Race-Mile and furlong. Ag-
mes D., to 1, won, with CaughIta-
waga, even, second, and Gold Bell, to
1, third. Time 1854 2-5.
Fourth Race-The Troy, five furlongs
and a half. Divination, to l, won,
with Dick Turpen, 40 to 1, second, and
Lady Rohesia, to 1, third. Time
07 2-5.
Fifth Race-Mile and a sixteenth, on
the turf Flara, 10 to l, won, with
Birch Broom, to 1, second, and Satire,
2 to l, third. Time 1:49 As.
Sixth Race-Five and one-half fur
longs. Molly Spanker, to 1, won, with
Rockaway, to 1, second. and Gold
Saint, 4 to l, third. Time 1:2S.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
CLOSE OF GRAND CIRCUIT.

New York, Aug. 14.-Excellent sport
marked the closing day of the En-
pire City Grand Circuit meeting. The
Yonkers stake of, $4,000 only attracted
a small field and Tom Keene sold at
500 to $25 for the field. He won the
first heat in 2:04A, the fastest heat
in race this year. He won the next
with less to spare. Summary:
2:10 Trot-Purse, $1,000. The Roman,
won in two straight heats; Belle Keis-
er, second; Palm Leaf, third. Best time
2:O9&.
The Yonkers stake, $780, 2:2O pace.
Tom Keene won in two straight heats;
King Direct, second; Dick Wilson,
third. Best time, 2:04A.
2:1S Trot-Purse, $1,000. Caspian won
in two straight heats; Dillon Boy, sec
ond; HE Boy, third. Best time 2:09H.
2:13 Pace-Purse, $1,000. Olive Wood
won second and third heats and race;
Strathlane, second; John w. Patter-
son, third. Best time 2:09A.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
NEW WORLDS RECORD MADE.
Dick WeIIes Travelled Mile in
1i37 2-5 on Harlem Track.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Dick Welles won
the special match race with E. E.
Smathers' Grand Opera to-day at Har-
lem, and in doing so set a new worlds
record for one mile on a circular track.
The winners time was 1877 2-5, which
is one-fifth of a second off the rec
ord made by Allau Adale at Washing
ton Park this spring. Summary:
First Race--Six furlongs. First At
tempt, 10 to l, won, with Ocean Dream,
Is to 1, second, and First Chip, to l,
third. Time 1:13 2-5.
Second Race-Five furlongs. Dom
Domo, 4 to l, won, with VIM. Wright,
25 to 1, second, and Flo Bob, Z to 10,
third. Time 100 1-5.
Third Race-One mile. Special race.
Dick Welles, to 10, won, with Grand
Opera, 10 to 20, second. Time 1877 2-5.
Fourth Race-One mile. Talpa, to
l, won, with Sidney c. Love- to l.
second, and Gregor K, 4 to 1, third.
Time 1879.
Fifth Race = Short steeplechase
course. Fallela, to 1, won, with
Golden Link, 10 to 5, second, and Duke
of York, 6 to 5, third. Time 1871 2-5.
Sixth Race-Mile and five-eighths.
John McGuirk, 3 to 5, won, with Com
pass, 8 to 1, second, and Little Elkin,
5 to 1, third. Time PAS.
Seventh Race-One mile. Our Bessie,
even, won, with Vestry, to l, second,
and Mezzo, 6 to 1, third. Time 1889 2-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15

for the coveted bit Of cloth represent
ing the pennant in the City League.
II the Chathams, who are now at the
tail end OF the list, defeat the Libra
rians all three Of the teams in the
City League will have the same percen-
tage' 'ooO. On the other hand. if the
c. L. AS defeat the Galatians II will
give them such a lead that it will be
impossible for either one of the other
teams to overcome it. The original
agreement was for each team to play
ten games, and the one this afternoon
VIII make eight each for the C. L. AS
ana Chathams. The Christians have
only played six and still have four
more games in which to run their
average up, and if they can succeed
IN winning all four there is little doubt
out that they will carry off the colors.
Inc lineup of the two teams this
afternoon will be as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Speaking of pistol toters in some of
the states of the South" said a man
from Tennessee, reminds me of a
jurist famed in the history of the west
ern part of my state because Of an ar
bitrary rule laid down by him. which
has been since accepted by all the
judges who followed him. 1t now has
all the force of a law promulgated by
the supreme iawmaking power of the
state. Fifty and 60. as they call it,
is n law in West Tennessee, and has
been a law in that region since the days
of John Harrigan, who was for some
time a Judge of the Criminal Court in
Shelby county. Judge Harrigan made
up his mind to break up the habit of
carrying pistols. TO do this he estab-
lished the rule of filming every man
caught with a pistol on his person $50
and sending him to the county work.
house for 90 days. During his whole
administration he never departed from
this rule. Every man caught with a
pistol, no matter who he was, was
fined $50 and sent to the workhouse for
so days He had to serve the 60 days
at hard labor, too. Harrigan would not
turn him out. AS a result of the in
forcemeEt Of this rule pistol totlng
| showed a vast decrease in that section.
Il recall one case where a promi-
nent, well-to-do young man of Arkan-
sas was arrested for carrying a pistol
He was given so and co. The Governor
of Arkansas, the two United States
| senator's. congressman and other in
huential men tried to get the judge to
temper the judgment, but he would not
do it. Breaking "a rule destoys 1t,
he said, and he stuck to it, Some time
afterward a young man walked up to
Judge Harrigan in theN rotunda of a
Memphis hotel. Isn't this Judge Har-
rigan" said the young man. No, sir,
said the judge. I am John Harrigan.'
But you are the Criminal Court Judge,
aren't you?' persisted the young man.
i am when on the bench said the
judge, but here and elsewhere out of
the court room I am John Harrigan.'
He had recognized the young man from
the beginning. by the way, Judge,
said the young man directly, while
they were talking across the table.
that $50 and 60" rule of yours is all
right. for it broke me of a very bad
habit-that of carrying a pistol every
where went The same thing might
have been said by many young men
who had been broken of the same habit
in the same way"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
Dohertyn won Evervthinr.

Southampton, L. l., Aug. 14.-H. l..
Doherty and Reginald F. Doherty
scored to-day in overwhelming fash
The English tennis champions won
both the finals in the singles and
doubles in the tournament on the
courts of the Meadow Club. H. l..
Doherty defeated William A. Larned,
the American channion in three sets
by the score of 6-f,.6-2, 6-1 In the
doubles the Doherty brothers won over
William A. Larned and Beale c..
Wright by the score of 6-1, 6-3 6-1.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
The RattIesnake and His Alarm.
Letter in New York Sun.

AelleI III new Ork sun.
The iconoclast from Texas who was
quoted In the Sun of Sunday last as
saying that a rattlesnake "always
sounds his rattle" before striking is
mistaken. When our outfit was NOV
ing toward Uvalde, along the old Fort
Clark stage road, we made a camp on
Mule Creek near the house on the Ell
lis ranch, a few miles east of Cline.
Thomas Whitley, cook for the outfit.
afterward a newspaper publisher in
New Braunfels, put his six-shooter in
his belt, took his rifle and started out
after squirrels. He circled around and
"cut" the road about a quarter of a
mile east of camp. Almost Immediate
ly four pistol shots were heard, and
a few minutes later Whitley came in
sight.
II was walking along the road look
ing up into the trees" he said, when
something fell across my foot I
jumped back and looked down. 1t
was a big rattlesnake, which had
struck without rafting and had missed
its aim. / shot it."
He cut the twelve rattles from the
snake and brought them into camp.
There was a snake that struck with
out rafting. I did not witness the af-
fair, but l campaigned with Whitley
long enough to know that when he
said a thing was so, it was so. He was
as sterling as the Sun.
At another time, when the outfit was
moving toward San Angelo along the
Fort McKavett trail, three of the men,
including myself, were in advance. AS
we were walking along, a small rattle
snake, which we afterward found had
four rattles and was old enough to
know it's business, struck at one of the
men before it ratified. 1 saw that, and
was convinced by personal experience
that a rattlesnake will strike without
first sounding the alarm.
Lawrence, Mass, Aug. 5. F. S. E.