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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-14

Only those whose ailments, particularly neadsche and nervousness. have been re- ifeved by the use of accurately adjusted glasses can appreciate the relation of the eonaaion Of the eyes te general health. Try
 CAsTLEpEHrY OPTICAL CO.,,
 A Dextes Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04

Of money expended 1923 was
devoted to the purchase of books,
the balance being for expenses
incidental to the establishment
of the library, and services of the
librarian S assistant. The ladies
Of the association, particularly
The librarian, Mrs. b. q. McDon-
aid, have devoted a great deal of
time and work to the library so
that the expense of maintaining
it has thus far been almost no
thing.
In addition to the liberal sub
scriptions in cash by the bust,
ness men the following donations
we're received; Crookston Lum-
Der company, flooring for library
floor; DR.. Marcum for labor in
laying the floor; L. H. Bailey and
Mrs Harry Silver, book cases;
J. A. Hoff, three signs; Mrs.
Achenbach and Mrs. Loud, tables;
}. A. Ludington, labor hanging
signs; and Henry Buenther,
mounted owl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
c. Ness, a Farmer of the
Town of FrOhn, Gets Mixed
With Painted Fairies.
TAKES HACK RIDE AND is SHY
OF THREE HUNDRED.
Claims He Was Touched Up By
Occupants of Birch Island
in the Swamp.

G. Ness, farmer living in the
town of FROM, took a hack ride
in company with a nun Der of oc-
cupants of the tenderloin dis
trict, last night, and as a result
he is minus $500 of good hard
cash, but is much wiser.
Ness arriven in the city yes
terday with several hundred
dollars in his pockets and i'm
mediately proceeded to indulge
in a number of drinks, and last
night he decided to see the west
end of town in all it's glorv. He
arrived safe enough, but on the
return trip he was touched up
for what money he had not spent
during the day, and when he
came to this morning he figured
up and found that his hack ride
had cost him in the neighborhood
of three hundred dollars.
Ness does not seem to be
broken hearted over the loss of
the money, and says that he still
has a few pennies upon which to
subsist, but that he will spend
what he has left to find the per-
DetratOrS. if necessary.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
Peculiar Natural Phen0me-
non in Swamp Near Vii
lage of Shevlin.
HOLE In SWAMP CARRIES
EVERYTHING DOWNWARD.
Discovered By Cruiser a Short
Time Ago, But Is Old With
the Indians.

A cruiser who was working a
few miles south of the village of
Shevlin a short time ago discov-
cred one of the most peculiar
phenomena that has been his for
tune to see. While passing
through a swamp he noticed a
small opening filled with water
and when he stopped to examine
it he was surprised to notice
that the water seemed to
constantly revolve. He cast a
stick into the whirlpool and it
was Immediately carried under
the surface and did not come up
again. He tried another, with
the same result and continued
throwing them in until a dozen or
more had been swallowed up by
the miniature maelstrom.
It is thought that the small
lake is connected with an under
ground current which gives it
the peculiar property Of taking
downward anything that is
thrown into it. It has been known
to the Indians for generations.
and is known to them as the
"devil's hole," as it is said that
an Indian who once stopped there
to water his pony fell in and the
body has never been recovered
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
Little Robert Hitchcock
Drowned In Lake Bemidji
This Afternoon.
WENT OUT TO PLAY AND WAS
FOUND In LAKE.
Constant Work by Doctors Fails
to Bring Back Life of
Drowned Boy.

Lake Bemidji claimed it's sec
ond victim within a week a little
after noon today when Robert
Hitchcock, the two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Hitch
cock was drowned, The little
boy was missed about one o'clock
this afternoon and it was only
fifteen minutes from the time he
was missed to the time his dead
body was found in the lake.
Both gates of the fence around
the residence were closed and it
is a mystery how the little
one was admitted from the yard.
-Four doctors have been working
on the body since it was found,
but their efforts had not been
awarded with success up to the
time of going to press.
Robert was the youngest of
two sons and was two years of
age June 20. His parents are
grief striker over the loss and
Mrs. Hitchcock is FRUSTRATED by
the shock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
INSPECTING LINE
Great Northern Officials Pass
Through City On Tour Of
Inspection.

Superintendent Stillwell, of
the Dakota division on the Great
Northern, who was recently pro.
NOTED from the position of train
master at Wilmar to his present
position and who succeeds Super
intendent H. G. Howard, passed
through the city yesterday morn
ing in his private car A. 5 en-
route to Cass Lake upon his first
trip over the line since assuming
his new position. Mr.. Stillwell
took charge of the Dakota divi-
sion on the first and is rapidly
getting in touch with his work.
Upon the trip to Cass Lake yes
terday he was accompanied by a
party Of railroad men, including
Assistant General Superintend-
ent Brown whose private car, A.
13, was attached to the train.
Roadmaster Kennedy was also a
member of the party and the
roadbed along the line was
watched closely. The party of
officials came in last evening en-
route west. Mr.. Stiilwell is an
old railroad man and has been
with the Great Northern in yari-
Gus capacities many years and
his many friends at Willmar and
in fact all along the line are
pleased at his raise.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitu-
tional disease, and in order to
cure it you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally,and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a q uack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one Of the best physicians in this
country for years and is a regu-
lar prescription. It is posed
of the best tonics known, COM
bined with the best blood puri-
fiers, acting directly on the muc-
Gus surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonder re-
suits in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Props, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
MAD WILD CAT
CrOokston Man Held up by Wild
Cat But Made His Escape
Successfully.

Crookston Journal: H. G.. Eb-
bjghausen, of this city, who has
spent the past week at Grand
Rapids with friends and acquaint-
ances, In company with Mrs.
Eb bighausen, experienced a wild
cat adventure in the woods south
Of Grand Rapids, several miles,
which they do not care to have
repeated. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed big
hansen were out in the big tim
Der berrying and in changing
from one clump Of raspberry
bushes to another walked down
the road several rods. They had
hardly got started out, on the
open roadway when a large
black wild cat of the bob tailed
variety also got into the road
but several rods ahead and the
cat, which was monster. evi-
IDENTIFY thought he was entitled
to the whole road, at least his
bristley action and growing led
Mrs. Ebbighausen to repair
Immediately to the timber. Mr..
Ebbighausen was unarmed and
for time feared a spring from
the treacherous cat. He spruced
up courage, however, and secur-
ing a heavy cudgel advanced to
the firing line in such formid
able manner that the animal
turned tail and fled through the
timber. Mr. Ebbighausen, in
relating the story of his adven.
ture to his friends in the city
last evening, stated that for a
time ne thought he would do pen
nance upon stretcher for a while
as the animal was the most
ferocious of the cat variety ever
seen bV him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
F. @. E. ENTERTAIN
Very Pleasant Social Time Al
Meeting of Eagles at Red Men
Hall Last Night.

About thirty members and
twenty invited guests were pres
ent at a meeting of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles at the Red Men
hall last night and participated
in one of the most pleasant social
events Of the season.
The kangaroo court was , very
delightful entertaining feature of
of the meeting, and as each vic
tim was taken to the bar of JUS
tice he paid his fine without a
murmur. After this refresh
ments were served and the guests
were entertained by quartet of
singers, which rendered a num-
Der Of very appropriate selec-
tiOnS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
Dropped FOSstOn Game.

The base ball game yesterday
at Fosston between the Bemidji
and t'osston teams resulted in a
victory for the Fosston bunch in
a score Of six to two. The Be
midi team was considerably
weakened by the inability Of a
number of the best men on tie
team to play. It is expected that
another game between the two
teams will be pulled off in the
near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
SMALL BLAZE
Fire Threatened Arcade Saloon
Last Night But no Damage
Was Done.

The fire department was called
out last night at $3.50 to extin-
guish a blaze in the rear of the
Arcade saloon. The fire started
from a cigar which was thrown
into a pile of dry boxes near the
Brinkman barn. In a few
moments the entire building
seemed to be doomed, but the
fireman arrived in time to pre-
vent any serious damage to
property.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
A TOTAL OF
1882 BOOKS
Creditable Showing Made By
Bemidji Public Library
In Short Time.
LIBRARY GRADUALLY GROWING
In POPULARITY.
Money on Hand to Purchase Ad-
ditiOnal Books Secretary's
Report.

At the meeting Of the Ladies
Library association Tuesday a
full report of the condition of the
Library was made. The associa-
ton is hardly more than six
months old, yet the nucleus of a
fine library has been secured, a
library room has been fitted up
and the library opened topatrons.
The ladies are be warmly con
graduated upon the success
which has attended their efforts.
With a year or two the library
will be a large one fairly com
plete for the needs of the CITY
and it will soon be time to take
thought for a library building.
There are now 1882 books in
the library and there is $137.O2
on hand for the purchase of new
books. The library is open to
patrons Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays from two to six %. M,
except on Thursdays when it is
open until 8 p. m.
The financial report of the
association is as follows:
Subscribed by business
men $245 90
From leap veal party. 81 Is
From Woman's Reading
Club. II 90
From sale Of duplicate
books 3 IS
From association mem
bership fees ......... "a 90
From book shower -. 8 90
Total money received 1910 90
Total expenditures 2O3 88
Balance on hand $137 o.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
Goes to Two HarbOrs.

T. Beaudette left today for
Two Harbors, where Mr.. Beau
dette expects to open up a tailor
shop. Mr.. Beaudette has been
in Bemidji for the past four
years and has conducted a tailor
shop here during that time. He
has many friends IN the city who
wish for his success in the new
location.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04
NINETY ;. DAYS
Annie Hubert Draws Limit in
Judge Reynolds Court
This Morning.

For the fifth time, Annie HUI
bert, employed at Lee Sings
restaurant, appeared at the
municipal bar and the charge
that faced her this morning was
"drunk, disorderly and full of
booze. (" She plead guilty and
was given the limit-ninety days
in the county jail-and will spend
the next three months boarding
at Sheriff Bailey's boarding
house.
Go to Hakkerup for photos.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04

L have for sale several tracts of
government land that may be
entered as homesteads. Some
timber and good farming land in
40, 80 or 100 acre lots. M. b.
ThurstOn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-04

If your bicycle is broken or
your gasoline stove is out of Or
der take it to W. M. Ross and
have it repaired.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
BULLETS FLY
ON BATTLESHIP
Negro Seaman Wounds Two
of the Crew of the Illinois,
but Fails to Make Escape
HIS ANGER AROUSED
Fires ON Man Who Tantallzed
Him and Seriously Injuries
a Sailor Who Interfered

NEW YORK, Dec. IA double IA
tality on board the United. States pat
tleship Illinois in the New York navy
yard was narrowly averted to-day
when George washington. negro
seaman, shot and wounded two others
of the Illinois crew. Henry More an
apprentice, received a bullet IN tne
arm. and Seaman Shap another IN Sne
back. Shap was seriously wounoeu-.
More and the negro occupied "a
Joining hamnoclxs. washington Is sai4
TO have been inoffensive until More
tantalizing got the better or ms teIi-
per to-day, and he shot More IN the
arm. Shap interfered and was snO'
in the back. -
Pursued by a crowd OF sailors al. anu
with his revolver in his hand, Wasn-
ington fed to the deck down the sans
plank and tried to enter the ferry 70
reach the mainland. On the way, II is
said. Washington fired several shoIs
at his pursuers, but they never haIteu-
A coporal stopped him at the Ierry'
whereupon Washington jumped into the
icy water and tried to swim ashore
The sailors promptly followed ana
struggle ensued between the swimmers
The negro finally yielded to force or
numbers and was made a prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
OATHS TAKEN
BY MORMONS
Promise Made to Ask That
Blood of Joseph Smith Be
Avenged Upon the Nation
CANNON-HAMLIN UNION
Apostle Confessed on Death
Bed That He Had Married
Woman on the High Seas

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1A-Testimony
relating to the alleged polygamous
marriage Of the late Apostle Abram
Cannon and Lillian Hamlin, and con-
cerning the obligations taken by per-
sons who passed through the Mormon
Endowment House was offered to-day
in the investigation of the protests
against Senator Reed Smoot before the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
Mrs. Fred Ellis of Salt Lake City, a
daughter of Angus Cannon. who mar
rIed her cousin, Abram Cannon, when
she was 19 years of age. testified that
she was Abram Cannon's first plural
wife, and that her husband married
Lillian Hamlin on June is. 1896. He
was at that time one of the twelve
apostles. Cannon. according to the wit
ness. then had three wives, and he told
her he intended to marry Lillian Ham,
lin. He told her that Miss Hamlin had
been engaged to his brother David who
had died, and she therefore wanted to
marry Abram. Mrs Ellis detailed a
conversation she had with her husband,
in which she told him she did not think
he could marry Lillian Hamlin. Can
non said he could marry outside the
State-that he would marry her for
time and she would be Davids wife for
eternity.
Il told him that if he did marry Lii
lian," said the witness, Il could not live
with him. when the church or the law
would not recognize his marriage
Mrs. Ellis told of the departure of
Cannon and Miss Hamlin. accompanied
by President Smith, who is said to have
performed the marriage ceremony on
the high seas, and of their return. They
returned about July 6, 1896. Cannon
was i'll and died about three weeks
later.
He confessed on his deathbed that
he had married Miss Hamlin, said
Mrs. Ellis, "and he said: i have never
had we'll day since. l think it killed
him." the witness added. sobbingly.
James H. Wallis ST., who divulged
the Endowment House oaths, was re-
called. This oath, he now said con-
tains nothing concerning vengeance
upon inhabitants of the earth" but is
a pledge to avenge the blood of the
slain prophets upon the nations of the
EARTH
August Lundstrum of Salt Lake City
was sworn. He testified that he went
through the temples in Salt Lake and
Logan. He had heard the endowment
obligations taken six times, he said,
each ceremony consuming from six to
eight hours, according to the size of
the crowd. He said baths of sacrifice
and of retribution were administered.
The whole proceeding was a series of
obligations, said the witness, but he
could not remember ail7of them. The
first in order, he said, was the law of
sacrifice, which bound each person to
give his entire means and talents to
the upbuilding of the Mormon church.
The next obligation was that of retri-
button, in which each person promised
to ask God to avenge the blood Of Jo-
seph Smith upon this nation" and to
teach "our children and our children's 5
children to do the same to the end OF
the earth"
The next obligation was that of chas-
tity
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
SENATE TO TRY
JUDGE SWAYNE
Notice of the impeachment
Received From Committee
Sent by the Lower House
PREPARING FOR CASE
Philippine Bill Again Is
Opposed as 1t Stands by
Culberson and Newlands

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Sem
ate, which eunder the constitution is
made the trial court in impeachment
cases, to-day received official notice
of the determination of the House Of
Representatives to present impeach-
ment charges again Charles Swayne,
Judge in the northern district of Flori-
da. The matter was brought to the
Senates attention by House commit
tee and-the Senate appointed a COM
mittee consisting Of Platt of Connecti-
cut, Clark of Wyoming, Fairbanks,
Bacon and Pettus 10 prepare the details
of the proposed trial
The Senate considered the Philippine
bill and the pure food bill. Foraker
presented a tariff amendment to the
Philippine bill, but on complaint Of
Dubois and other Senators that this
provision had not been contemplated
when the Senate entered into an agree
ment to vote on the bill next Friday,
il was withdrawn
McCumber engaged in a controversy
with Aldrich and ,Spooner relative to
the possible lack of projection of inn
porters of 'adulterated foreign goods
against prosecution under the provi-
sions of the bill.
Culberscn of Texas gave notice that
he would offer several amendments to
the Philippine bfll, among them one
striking out the entire section guar
anteeing interest on the bonds of the
proposed system of railroads He did
not doubt, he said. that railroads were
essential to the development of the
islands and that their construction
would improve the military situation
there as we'll as tend to the establish
ment of an orderly and stable govern
ment, but he contended that the rate
of 5 per cent proposed TO be allowed
was not only excessives but an unnec-
essary burden on a people already i'm
poverished by war.
Newlands said that under the terms
of the bill the Philippine Government
had no indemnity for interest paid on
the proposed Government bonds. He
believed the Government would have
TO pay them, and thought that the
United States could reduce the interest
from to per cent by guaranteeing
the bonds. inasmuch as this Govern
ment was morally responsible in any
event. and he believed it should stand
good for them from the beginning
The following bills were passed: Au-
thoriZing the erection of additional
buildings at the new Dungeness light
house in the State of Washington;
making additional appropriation for
the Battery Point post light, Washing
ton: establishing a fog signal at the
entrance TO the harbor at Humboldt
Bay, California; appropriating s25, 600
for the Improvement of Mount Rainier
National Park.
The Senate also passed the bill in
cooperating the American Red Cross.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
VOTES THROWN
OUT BY COURT
Action of Denver Tribunal
May Give Republicans the
Control of Legislature
RESULT OF BIG FRAUDS
Precedent Established by
Which Thousands of the
Ballots May Not Figure

DENVER, Dec. 14-By deciding to-
day to throw out the vote of Precinct
Seven, Ward Eight, of this city, in con-
sequence of frauds committed there at
the late election, the Supreme Court es-
tablished a precedent that may be ap-
piled to many other precincts in which.
it is alleged, the courts injunction or
der was violated, and thereby vitaIy
affect the results of the election. Should
similar action be taken in other cases
to the extent demanded by the Repub-
licans' lawyers, 1t will result in the
election of the entire Republican legis-
lative ticket in this county and give
the Republicans control Of both
branches of the Legislature. On the
face of the returns, the Republicans
have majority in the House and the
Democrats majority in the Senate.
Another result of the exclusion of a
few precincts would be to put the Re
publicans in possession of all the city
and county offices except the Mayor
atty, should the Supreme Court decide
that the spring election was not legal
and that these offices were to be filled
at the November election. The Demo-
cratic majorities ran from 700 to 20O0
Should the entire vote of eight city
wards over which the Supreme Court
Alva Adams, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, would lose 1885 votes
and Governor James H. Peabody S541,
net loss OF 10,304 for Adams, but this
alone would not result in his defeat, as
his majority in the State is something
over II ,000
In announcing the decision to exclude
the returns of Precinct Eight, Ward
Seven, Chief Justice Gabbert said:
Fra ids cannot be fully prevented un-
less the court assuming Jurisdiction to
prevent them has the power to undo
them in all cases where they are com
mitted in violation of its orders. A
court of equity has the inherent power
to effectuate its orders. and the motion
will, therefore, be sustained"
1t is announced that 120 more war
rants have been issued by the Supreme
Court On application of the Republicans
for the arrest of persons alleged to
have been implicated in the election
frauds.
PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 14.-An indict-
ment in four counts was returned by
the special Grand Jury investigating
election frauds in this city to-day
against County Commissioner A. H
Smith for distributing liquor at the
polls. He was arrested, but was re-
leased on bonds of $500 in each case.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Dec IA
In contest papers filed to-day by Ben
jamin j. Coleman, Democratic candi-
date for County Judge. charges of
bribery, fraud, intimidation and pre-
meditated assassInations to carry the
election in Teller County are made
against the Citizens Alliance, the Mine
owners Association and the Republi-
can organization.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-15
Army Orders.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Under
orders of the War Department Cor
poral Dennis j. Bowe of the signal
corps of Benicia Barracks will be sent
to Lees ranch. Utah. First Class Pri-
vate Fred Schneider of the signal
corps, will be sent to Benicia Bar
racks. First Lieutenant William f.
Banta, assistant surgeon at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, is ordered to San
Francisco for assignment to duty as
surgeon on the United States army
transport Sheridan during the next
voyage to the Philippines, reliving
First Lieutenant Matthew A. Delaney
of that duty. Upon arrival at Ma
Mia Lieutenant Banta will report to
the commanding general for duty.
Lieutenant Delaney will repair to this
city and report for duty as assistant
to the attending surgeon in this city.
BY direction of the President Ser
geant Major Charles F. Davis of the
Tenth Infantry, upon his own appli-
cation, will be placed upon the retired
list to take effect upon the receipt of
this order at the post where he may
be serving. He will repair to his
home