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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
State Chemist Says Much
Water in Bemidji Is
Very Bad.
SIX SAMPLES OF CITY AND
WELL WATER ANALYZEn.
Several Of the Samples Roundly
Roasted in Red Tape
Fashion.

Six samples Of water taken
from the city water supply and
from various wells about the city
and sent to the chemist Of the
state board of health for analysis
have been returned and if the re
port Of the state chemist were to
be accepted as it stands at pres
ent there would be just cause for
every resident Of the town drink
ing something stronger than
water. Of the six samples sent
down for analysis only one stood
up as being good under the test.
The report Of the state chemist
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
Or. Milestone Shot Twice
by Well Known Passen-
ger Conductor.
WHOLE AFFAIR A VERY uNFOR-
TUNATE OCCURRENCE.
C. NJ. Bryant Had Preliminary
Hearing This Morning and
Case is Postponed.

DR.. Ray f. Whetstone,a promi-
nent physician and surgeon at
Cass Lake. was shot twice last
night by G. M. Bryant, a we'll
known Great Northern passenger
conductor, in a temporary tit of
passion, caused by brooding over
the death of his wife which oc-
CURED about three months ago.
Neither of the shots will prove
fatal, and the whole affair is an
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

her hush and Bryant it IS
said thought that her death was
the result Of a surgical operation
performed by Dr.. Milestone.
Bryant has not been the same
man since the death OF his wife.
Shortly after it occurred he took
a long lay off and spent some
time in the south. He often
talked to his friends of his mis-
fortune and is believed to have
preyed SO Sc seriously upon his
mind as to have prompted last
tights affair. DR.. Milestone
entcrtalns no anlmoslty for
Bryant and friends of both
gentlemen will interest them
selves to have the matter settled
as soon as possible.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

Z x
from the ciuy we'll at the Warheld
electric light plant was developed
very bad and samples taken from
other places in the supply de-
veloped the fact that the water
was far from being what it
should be.
However, little of the city
water supply is used for drink
ing purposes and the we'll water
in this vicinity will compare
favorably with that OF any section
in the country.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
HOTEL BURNS
Guests in Nightclothes Narrowly
Escape With Their Lives
Large Loss.

Redwood Falls, Mimi. Oct. %, The
Hotel Francois was totally destroyed
by a fire last night, which for time
threatened the entire business portion
of the city. The guests escaped in
their nightclothing and lost nearly all
their personal effects. The loss will
be $4,000 with insurance of $4,000.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 23. There
is pronounced dissatisfaction and the
most bitter. feeliug prevalent in West
ern Canada as result of the award
of the Alaska Boundary Commission.
There is much talk of annexation and
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
UNITARIAN MINISTER
ADVOCATES EUTHANASIA
Rev. Marie Wright Startles Congregation of New York
City Unitarian Church

New York, Oct. 2s.-At a banquet
given by the New YORK State Medical
Association last night, Rev Marie
Wright, pastor Of the most fashion
able Unitarian church in New York
startled prominent members of her
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
TO BOND ROAD
Funds Are Forthcoming For the
MankatO St. Cloud
Line.

Minneapolis, Oct. 23.-At the meet
inc Of the officers and directors of the
Minnesota Central Railway company,
held at the West hotel yesterday, the
board received and accepted an offer
TO bond the 1l0 miles of proposed road
between Mankato and ST. Cloud for
50, 900 900.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
SHUT DOWN
Breaking of Main Shaft Causes
Inconvenience at Crooks
ton Mill.

The breaking OF the main shaft
caused the eCrookston nlill to shut
down for repairs shortly after
midnight last night. The repairs
were al completed this morning
and the mill resumed operations
this afternoon.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
FEEL BITTER IN
WESTERN CANADA
Annexation or independence Talk Is Rife
in British Columbia ..Englishmen
Loudest AgitatOrs.

OF Canadian independence II is q
significant fact that those loudest in
leading the agitation to this end are
Englishmen. The feeling also voices
the sentiment of the business public
generally and is spreading rapidly.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

congregation and the. assembled
guests by declaring unqualitiedly for
euthanasia, or the putting of people
afflicted with chronic incurable dis
eases to an easy death. A decided
sensation is the result
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

New York, Oct. 23.-Two hundred
.of the followers of John Alexander
Dowie have deserted the crusade or
Zion's hosts now being conducted IN
this CITY. and will return to Zion City
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
DOWIE'S FOLLOWERS
DESERT CRUSADE
zons Hosts Tire Of Jbes and Jeers Of Madison Square
Mobs and Return to Sanity City.

today. Dowie is apparently not in
the least disconnected and has severe
Nv criticised his people. He has also
announced that he will still continue
his campaign for converts to the
kingdom.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
The Richest Milk.

Which is the richest milk? Expert
ments plainly show that the last milk
from the udder-the ''strippings''-is
much richer in fat than that first
draw wn. Several tests in this country
have demonstrated that fact, and in
an experiment COW was MIXED until
the udder was completely empty all
milk being weighed. The milk was
divided into three lots and tested for
butter fat. The first milk contained
only 09 per cent. of fat, the second
2.O6 per cent. and the third lot 4.0G
per cent. At the New York station all
experiment was made, the first milk
containing only three-tenths of one
per cent of fat and the second 6.S5 per
cent, the two lots only being used, the
whole milk averaging 2.55 per cent.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
Advantages of Weighing Food.

But few farmers weigh the hay given
stock 1t is true that to weigh hay for
each COW every time a herd is fed is
tedious, but by weighing a quantity a
few times one will be able to come
close enough to estimate the quantity
in feeding. The object should he NOT
to overfeed. A great MANY non-nro.
duclng animals receive more than they
require, although they NAV consume
It, Ten pounds Of hay a day should
be sufficient for an ordinary horse that
IS we'll supplied with grain. The
amount allowed cattle sbould done,d
upon circumstances. Cows giving milk
Will consume aid utilize more than
steers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
kooa Investment.

StfL " Fss 4
Ihe1 IS no better investment forthe
dairy4tan than a small steam engine.
one of the power of a single horse will
De quite sufficient to do many small
5joby for which hand power would 9TH
serWise be needed. But it's most impor-
tant use in winter will be for steaming
and cooking food. This adds largely
to the nutritiousness Of the food. be-
cause it makes the starchy portions
much more easy Of digestion. 1t is
not necessary to steam or cook food
for fattening animals, and in this re-
spect the practice has gone out of fa-
yor. but it pays to steam the food for
mich COWS. They require good deal
OF water, and can take it as well with
their food as by itself.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
Reducing the Acreage For Sheep.

One Of the steady improvements
noted in sheep raising is the gradual
reduction of the amount of acreage
necessary % support a flock of sheep.
We have always been extravagant in
this respect, demanding two or three
times as much land to support sheep
as in any Of the European countries.
In England, where sheep raising has
always been the best and most highly
developed, they have one sheep to
every three acres, while we have about
one to every forty-five. This, OF
course, does not indicate that the Eng
lish breeders support more sheep to the
acre in every instance than we do.
There are instances in this country
where we do much better than any Of
our English brothers. But it does
show that we could expand our sheep
industry about fifteen times without
raising more sheep to the acre than
they do in England
The improvement noted, and which
should be extended much further, is
that of making every acre supply
more food for the sheep, and in such
way that it would actually cost less
to raise sheep than it does on the
free range This, of course, must be
accomplished by raising the right
crops, and by taking advantage of the
sleeps power to increase the fertility
of the soil. The weeds, briars and
bushes in q field represent just SO
much waste of space. The sheep will
! not eat them and they annually take
up so much room. By grubbing these
out it is possible to improve the pas
!! ture without much help. The sheep
will keep them down and nibble Off
any new sprouts that may appear
But we first must take. away the
| weeds, bushes and bfiars to give the
| sheep a chance. The soil is always
highly fertilized by the sheep, and
! their little feet compact the soil around
the roots of grass plants so they are
less liable to injury by cold and thaw
! ing winter weather. Altogether sheer
| improve our soil conditions, and 3
farm properly conducted should bt
able to support from four to six sheer
/ where to-day they are feeding one
] horse or steer.-E p. Smith, in Ameri
can Cultivator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
Sweet Potatoes For Hogs.

The small and unstable sweet DO
tatoes are just as valuable for the fat
tening Of hogs as those that are of
marketable size. Sweet potatoes con-
tain a large proportion of sugar and
are, therefore, very suitable for the
fattening of stock. They should be
cooked and bran added. Being very
wholesome, they may be fed literally.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-08
Farm \ Topics
Destroying Weevil in Grain.

Destroying weevil in peas or grain
can be accomplished by4s putting the
peas in box or barrel having a tight
fitting cover, placing bisulphide of car
bon in saucer on top of the peas and
leaving the covers on for twenty four
hours Then turn the peas out, air
them and return them into the barrel.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28
ST. LOUIS MAN is DROWNED
FROM BOAT IN YAZ00 CANAL
James Noonan's Body Is Recov,
cred From Water After Lapse
of Nearly One Week.

Information of the drowning of James
Noonan of St. Louis in the Yazoo Canal.
near Nicksburg. Miss, was received last
night by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Noonan. of No. 22l5 North Ninth street
The body. which had been in the river for
nearly week. Vas almost unrecogniza bic.
Letters and cards. found in the pockets of
his clothing served to identify him. One of
the letters found was addressed to his sis
ter. Miss Julia Noonan. 1t was opened at
the inquest and the news of the drowning
at once forwarded to relatives in st. Louis.
Mathew Noonan. brother of the
drowned man. departed last night for Vicks-
burg and will return with the body for
burial here.
James Noonan was % years old and had
resided In ST. Louis all of his life. He was
we'll known in the circles in which he moved
as an earnest advocate of union labor be-
ing affiliated with the National Boilermak-
ers and Iron Shipbulders of America. He
had been absent about five weeks working
in the South. having departed from st.
Louis with the intention of going to New
Orleans. For many years he was employed
at John Rohan 4 Sons boiler works.
following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Otto
Neubauer, No. 22l5 North Nineteenth
street: Mrs. Henry Huer, Twenty-second
and North Market streets; Mathew Noonan,
No. 4S1 North Eighth street, and Julia.
Florence, Nellie and Loretta Noonan, No.
22ls North Ninth street.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28

Antwerp, Feb. 2..-Sailed: Hercules. San
Francisco.
New York. Feb. 27.-Arrived: Stella, Ge.
noa.
Copenhagen. Feb 25-Saiied: Norge, New
York.
Ponta del Gada. Feb 27.-Arrived: Oscar
III. Copenhagen, for New York.
Lizard Feb. 2i.-Passed: Ryndam, New
York. for Rotterdam.
Piraeus, Feb 2S.-Arrived: Moltke, New
e York, via Funchal and Malta ION Orient
cruise).
Liverpool. Feb 2I-Arrived: Germanic.
New York.
Naples, Feb as-Arrived: Calabria. Leg.
horn for New York.
Genoa. Feb. 2s-Arrived: Sicil,an Prince
New York. via Naples; 9Th, Trave, New
York. via Naples.
London, Feb. s1.-Arrived: Cambrian, BOs-
ton; Mesaba, New York.
Lizard. Feb. 27.-Passed: LAquitaine New
York. for Havre.
London. Feb. 27-Sailed: Minnehaha, New
York.
Brookhaven. Feb. Passed: Lucania
New York. for Queenstown and Liverpool.
Gibra.tar. Feb. 21.-Passed: Citta di Ma
poll, New York, fc- Genoa and Naples.
Malta, Feb. 27.-Arrived: Auguste Vic.
toria. New York, Via Funchal Malaga and
Genoa ION rcruise,.
Constantinople. Feb 2,-Arrived: Kaiser.
in Maria Theresa, New York. via Funchal
Malta. etc ION cruise).
Glasgow, Feb. 2I-Arrived: Siberian
Philadelphia.
Queenstown. Feb. G.-Sa.ied: Belgenland
from Liverpool. Philadelphia.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28
SCHOOLBOY UNEARTHS
HEAP OF GOLD COIN
Continued From Page One.

parents. and where this was known de-
mand was made on the parents for the
money. In every instance the money was
returned. In some cases the parents had
already spent the money. but the equivalent
was turned over to Captain Boyd to pro-
vide against the return of the gold coin
from the shopkeepers to whom It had been
given.
At midnight last night the police had only
recovered sl27.50 of the money. Leo
OLeary, IA years old. of No. 15l5 OFallon
street. turned over so of this amount. The
remainder was returned by Eddy Roach of
No. 1869 OFalon street, John Courtney of
No. ISL O'Fallon street. Martin Head OF
No. 400 North Sixteenth street, Thomas
Green of No. 1910 North Fifteenth street.
Raymond DAILY OF No. 1892 North Sixteenth
street James Ferrell of No. 1887 North
Twenty-frst street, and Sol Zuckerman of
No. 1920 North Fifteenth street. These
boys were ali brought to the station, but
released as soon they or their parents
gave up the money.
The money which is now in the hands Of
the police will be kept for few days. to
sec If a claimant appears. There is prob
ability that it may be turned over to the
Public Administrator If such is the case
it will be kept in his care two years while
a possible claimant is advertised for and
awaited.
If. as some of the parents of the children
who found the money believe, the Public
Administrator has no jurisdiction in the
matter the money will revert to the find
ers unless a claimant appears and ideitifies
it, To this end the police have kept rec
ord of the amount recovered from each OF
the BOYS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28


Who was drowned in the YaZoO Canal, near
Nicksburs, Miss.
found letter addressed to his sister Miss
Julia Noonan, at No. 2l5 North Ninth
street. ST. Louis. This letter simply told
of Noonan's trip through the South and the
intention to return home in the early spring
Besides the letter. pocketknife. s4.60 in
silver and several official cards from the
st. Louis Protective and Benevolent Assoc
iat;on We're found
The latest card showed that Noonan was
a member in good standing of the aSsocia-
ton. the card being issued December 81.
1902. An abstinence pledge. issued from the
Church of ST Michaels in 1892. was also
lick. mate on board of the Weyerhauser,
said that no one saw Noonan when he en-
tered the boat last Friday night. but it was
thought he came on board about II o'clock,
when he fell overheard and was drowned.
A hat floating on the water gave evidence
of the fate of Noonan. Thomas McCabe. a
boilermaker in the YaZoo and Mississippi
Valley Railroad shops. visited the Weyer-
hauser this afternoon and viewed the body,
which he recognized to ne that of Noonan.
McCabe states that he worked with
Noonan at the shops until last Thursday,
when Noonan quit and spoke of going back
TO St. Louis. McCabe saw Noonan again
Friday afternoon. hut he had nothing to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28
TRIED CUT DOWN APPROPRIATION.
Effort Fails to Lessen Amount for
Cape Girardeau Normal.


BY a STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Jefferson City. No.. Feb 2I-owing 70
MIR. divers opposition to the Filipino
movement, Farley of Platte made an ef-
fort to have $4,000 cut off the appropria-
tion for the Cape Girardesu school. The
effort failed completely. The Republicans
refused to be swung into line on such ap-
preparation and voted Farley down. The
further fact that NJ. Z. Lerning. Republican
State Committeeman. was on hand to Sc
cure Republican support, helped the passage
of the bill. Mr.. Oliver has been the only
Democrat to-day who has been able to
break the Filipino movement.
Golden of NOdaway tried to increase the
amount for pay of students who work while
at the State University from 5000 to $4,000
He was informed that the committee sun
was sufficient and withdrew the amend
ment. The educational bill was then
passed without amendment.
Representative Oliver of Cape Girardeau
showed the excellent work which he had
done in securing the friendship of members
securing the engrossment of the full amount
of the Appropriations Committee allotment
for his institution
Early in the day the House amended the
appropriation for the State fish hatcheries
by changing the sum from $4,000 to SO. 900.
The item of A.5O0 for a new fish car was
knocked out.
Before the general appropriation bill was
engrossed Golden of Nodaway tried to cut
down the Sedalia State Fair item from S,5.-
Coz to $500. but was knocked out.
Adjournment was taken until 10 a. m. to-
MORROW.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28
EPI1oME OF MISSOURI ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS


10y
that ohaveo
the
passed the
The
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to-day when wnb
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28

BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
jefferson City. Mo. Feb. a..-The Filipnos
are still in the saddle and developed the
fact plainly this morning when they voted
to postpone consideration of the Bollinger
County contest 10 next Thursday at = p. m.
II was surprising to see the large num-
Der OF members who We're present at
o'clock. when the House called TO or
der. City Representatives. who have not
been on time for weeks. were in their seats.
O'Fallon OF Holt. called up his substitute
TO the pending motion fixing the special or
der for Thursday. Roll call was demanded.
A. it was called every member listened at
tentively. The eleven Filipinos who voted
with the Republicans yesterday were all on
the Lpna@ Of ST. oas
himself with the Filipinos. Tichacek
"ducked.'
Mcdonald voted with the Filpinos Only
last night he was appointed a member of
the Democratic caucus Steering Committee.
Long is from the Fifteenth District and was
named in the hope that he would persuade
Graham Of Jasper. Davis of Barry and
Reinmiller of Newton. over to the regulars.
All of the Republicans voted for delay.
Stewart of Knox. Selph of ST; Louis and
Dorris of Oregon were all out of town. The
vote was IS ayes and 81 noes.
Meanwhile every effort is being made to
bring the Filipinos back into line. A back
fire is being started which should give the
Democrats control OF the House. Until it
is DONE legislation will continue TO be
blocked.
CHAPMAN DEFINES POSITION.
Arthur Chapman of Kansas City said to-
night regarding the Filipino movement:
Some of the so-called administration
Democrats are charging US with being
Filipinos. Theh term does not define itself.
1t is true that some Democrats are unable
to see anything Democratic to be achieved
by remaining idly the hewers of wood
and drawers of water. to the end that ma
chanes may be built by them for the politi-
cal advancement of others.
Accordingly. they have not turned down
overtures made to them by other members
of this House to act upon certain meas
ures now pending. There is no binder be-
tween my friends who are voting with me
and the Republicans. except that measures,
not men. are to be considered.
1T is utterly untrue this is but a trick
prepared 10 say that We have agreed to
slaughter the bills of certain members. In
name Of the author. IL considered. There
is hard and fast treaty.
This morning We voted with the Repub-
licans on the Caldwell matter because we
know them TO be right. We as promptly
voted with the other Democrats on the
Butler matter because We knew them to be
right. Nobody Is of the reservation. No
body Is vindictive. This is our statement
and 1t is well founded"
1T remains for the administration men
who tabooed US to explain why they did it,
why they persist i'm maintaining that en-
barge. and why they dc not offer a single
excuse for their harsh, factional, personal
and entirely uncalled for treatment of some
members elected here on the same ticket, as
they were, as loyal TO their party and as
anxious TO serve their constituents"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-28
GENERAL GORDON IMPROVES.
He Will Be Removed to the Gov
ernOr's Mansion To-Day.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
jackson. Miss. Feb. z7.-The love and rev.
erence Of the people of the South for Gem
eral John B. Gordon, Commander-in-C Chief
of the United Confederate Veterans. was
strikingly shown to-day when hundreds Of
kilograms poured into Jackson from ell
parts Of the South and many from Northern
States.
The distinguished patient passed good
day, although he Is quite weak from last
nights violent illness from acute INDIGESTION
and nervous collapse. -
Doctor Hunter. the attending physician,
states that he may be confined to bed sew
eral days and will require careful nursing
on account of his enfeebled condition.
1t was planned to move General Gordon
from the Lawrence House to the Governors
mansion to-day. but 1t was prevented by
the inclement weather. He will probably
be moved tomorrow.