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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04

w. G.. Schroeder: We are
doing more business than ever.
Advertising is certainly a most
profitable investment, but I do
not know what we shall do if it
brings us much more business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04

Deputy Sheriff John Bailey
left. tonight for Blackjack, where
he will sell the Ehrmanntraut
meat market at execution sale.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04

L. G. Sims: We returned last
night from Minneapolis. Bust
ness in the twin cities is dull.
In fact I find it so all over and [
believe that there are few cities
in the state that are doing so well
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04
TEARS UP TRACK
Logging Train Breaks in Two and
Destroys Four Miles
Of Track.

A car in logging train No.
PIG broke last night near
Burwell, a small station west of
this city, and before the accident
was noticed the train had run
over four miles, destroying the
track the entire distance. AS a
result the east bound passenger
Is late six hours, and all traffic is
tied up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04

games Of the series and the con-
test was sufficiently close to keep
everybody on the anxious seat.
The final scores are as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04

in the present depression as is
Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04
Republican County
Convention.

15 F.. |
A republican county convention for the
county of Beltram will be held at the city
hall in the village of Bcmdii on the 18th day
OF March A. ID. 1904, at o'clock p. M, for the
Convention to be held at Minneapolis on
March II. 1904. to elect four delegates at
large to the National Republican, convention
for the purpose of electing eleven delegates
to the Republican District Convention for
the Ninth Congressional District. to be held |
at Crookston on the 10th dayo March, 1904. to |
elect two, delegates and two alternate dele
gates to the Republican National Convention
TO be held at Chicago ian. =. 1901. for the
for President and Vice President. and for the
transaction of any other business that may
properly come before the convention,
the Republican County Convention will be
held in the several voting precincts on the |
18th day OF March. 1904. at two o'clock p. M.
and shall continue an hour. at the place to be
designated by the precinct republican COM
mittee.
Representation in this convention will be
made on the following basis:
Each precinct shall be entitled to one dele
gate for each twenty-five votes or major |
fraction thereof cast for the republican can
didate for governor in the year 1902 in such
precinct, and each precinct Shall be allowed
in addition the reto one delegate at large.
The several precincts in the county will be
entitled to the following number of delegates
tn said convention:
AlaSk 1900
M :. : : :.
BCauClcttc.. ID
Bemidii Township. ........................2
Bemidji Village. First Precinct.
Second Precinct 80. ,..S
Benyille
Blackduck Township. .......-.......,..'.'..31
Blackjack Village. .... ......s.........6
-BuZze. :. ~.
Dormant. -........ -....... -
ECkleS
-ErOln.-.--. -
Irant NallcE...... .'...'.''.
taEall. .'....'.'+S
HOrnet... 1900. ..-...... .......@.
Jones .,... .:...'......' 80. '.''.'-
kcllihcr ............ ...-.............. i
Lamme rs. .-...-..... ........'.'''.S
-4eClalrc.... ".-.'-. :, /. :,
Maple Ridge. -,.-......... -.
McI)ONSalu.. ....'.......... u
NeDlSn.... -
NOrthe rn.
Port Hope. ............ .........'. .-''.o
During ............. ....-...............1
Red Lake Agency ..,.........'.....o
Roosevelt. .......,... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ShOtley.. $3.50. ..-'... 49, $500
Summit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..........,....:
Turtle 49,. |
Turtle River. :. :.
Turtle River Village. :, q
TenStrike Centre. ..........'..... ...:.''..'..
BY order of the Republican County Com
mittee.
Dated at Bemidii. Mimi, February is. 1904.
WILLIAM MCUAIG.
s +. W. RHODA,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-04
A Word of Advice to the Public.

A dollar saved is dollar earned. We all
know you can save from rs to so per cent
on all photographs at the Lakeside Studio.
Our stock is always new and up-to- date.
Our work is second to none in the north
west. Step in and be convinced. Our
studio is on the ground floor, two blocks
north of the City Boat house, on the lake
front.
Yours for business,
M. j. MORSE,
Photographer.
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considerable value.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
a Little Child Killed by Train on
the Southern

" ShiiN hiiicd ny Iratn on
n the Southern.
n The Lancaster Ledger says the lit
Vile is months old son OF Mr.. Lucius
Well, who lives at the Foster place
M&r riverside, was run over by the
No. lRpund freight on the Southern
last SatuTday afternoon and died from
its injurieS( an hour or SO later The
little felloN had slipped from the
house and s strayed of while his mother
had gone o2t 10 attend to something
about the lot. Returning to the
house she missed the child and think
ing it might have followed her un-
noticed theYOt She made search Of the
lot for it and had gone to the front Of
the house when She spied it several
hundred yards away about the rail
road track. ST heard an approach
train and ran tC gcl her child and had
it been possible for her to have made
the distance a minute sooner she
would have rescued her precious boy.
But before she could reach him the
train was upon him and his little life
was crushed out.
AS soon as the engineer noticed the
child on the track he made every eff
fort to stop his train .but being on a
downgrade the momentum of the train
carried it beyond. The little body
was badly manglod, one arm being cut
Off, a foot crushed to Pulp and the
skull fractured.
Mr.. Bell was in town at the time OF
the accident and FASTENED home on
receiving the distressing news b.
phone. Mr. and Mrs. Bel have the
deepest sympathy OF every one in the
loss OF their only child under such sad
and distressing circumstances. The
burial took place Sunday at Salem
burying ground.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
KILLING IN sALUDA COUNTY.
Fight Grew Out of tho Disputed
Ownership OF n Pistol.

A dispatch from Batesburg to The
State says Ben Burton, a merchant of
Monetta, was shot and instantly killed
wednesday morning by Morgan Thrail-
kill, prominent farmer OF the same
section, and Lecky Burton, Il brother
OF the dead man, was shot and seri-
ously wounded by Clarence Thrailkill,
a son OF the other.
The shooting grew out Of a dispute
concerning the ownership OF revol-
yer. Early Wednesday morning the
two Thrailkills drove up to the Bur-
ton store in buggy and demanded a
pistol that young Burton had in his
possession. The latter refused to
give it up, saying that it had been
left with him by his brother and that
he had no right to give it up without
his, Ben Bur IONS, consent.
Old man Thrailkill raised a gun to
fire but young Burton caught it be-
fore he could fire. While this strug-
gle was going on young Thrailkill, Il
boy OF 10 years, fired upon Burton
with revolver, inllictng Il serious
wound in the grain. The mule that
the Thrailkills were driving became
frightened and ran away; this, it is
conjectured, preventing them from
killing Lecky Burton outright.
Soon afterwards Ben Burton came
up and was Immediately shot down by
Morgan Thrailkill.
The only remark that Ben Burton
uttered was What have | done to
you?" being made after he was shot.
1t Is said that the Thrailklls we're
enraged and for 4 time after the shoot
ing were perfectly wild
Ben Burton married the ci,lcr
Thrailkill's niece. He leaves Il wife
and two children. Al the parties
are respectable and we'll to do people.
The elder Thrailkill was one Of the
finest farmers in this section OF the
country. lie is man of about 10
years or age, while his son is only 10.
Young Burton, the wounded man,
is "a and the dead man was about 33.
The two Thraikills have gone to
Saluda and surrendered. Solicitor
'rhurmond is Oh the scene to look af-
ter the interest OF the State.
The county line between Aiken and
Saluda counties runs through
Monetta, between the stores of the
Burton and Of Stevens X Cato, where
Lecky Burton was after he was Shot,
and it Is said that Leclty Burton was
shot in Saluda county, VILE Ben was
killed in Aiken.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
THE WEATHER FOR MAY.
What the Conditions May BE as In
dicatcd by Past Records.

The following data, covering
period of thirty three years, have
been compiled from the weather bu-
reau records at Charleston. They are
issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed during May for the
above period of years, but must not
be construed as forecast of the
weather conditions for the coming
month:
Mean or normal temperature, 73
degrees; the warmest month was that
OF 1876, with an average OF II de-
grecs; the coldest month was that OF
1857, with an average Of 90 degrees.
Ihe highest temperature was SO de-
grceS, on May 30, 1898; the lowest
temperature was 45 degrees, on May
20, 1894. The earliest date on which
first Killing" frost occurred in au-
tumn, November 0, 1886; average
date on which firsr killing" frost
occurred in autumn, November 80;
average date on which last 'killing'
frost occurred In spring March /; the
latest date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, April 2,
1881.
Average precipitation for the
month, 3.5S inches. Average num-
ber OF days with .0l Of an inch or
more, nine; the greatest monthly
precipitation was S.62 inches in 1889:
the least monthly precipitation was
O.4S inch in 1881. The greatest
amount Of precipitation recorded in
any Jwenty-four consecutive hours
was e. IS inches, on May / and 2, 1883.
Average number Of clear days, IL;
partly cloudy days, II; cloudy days, 5.
The prevailing winds have been
from the southwest, 26 per cent. The
average velocity of the wind is ll.2.
The highest velocity of the wind was
53 miles, from the northeast, on Nav
o. 1909
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
SAYS TIE EARTH IS FLAT
And Offers Reward to Anyone Who |
Can Prove 1t.

Can Prove 1t.
1t is asserted that on the Niagara
peninsuiur, tho fruit .,elevott I'd.
of which this city is the centre, five
out Of six persons believe that the
earth we live on is fiat and not globu-
lar, says the ST. Catherine (Ont) Dis
patch. The chief exponent of this
theory is John S. McCleland, city
clerk Of ST. GATHERINGS, formerly ed-
tor of daily newspaper here.
NIr. McClelland is well educated and
has made an extensive study Of as
tronomy. After much investigation
he concluded that the earth is fiat
and rests on water instead OF air; that
the sun is no bigger than it looks to
the naked eye, and is only Il few
thousand miles obove the earth.
The EARTH Mr.. McCelland thinks,
is stationary, while the sun travels
back and forth above it. The suns
intensity is not sufficient to light the
whole earth at once, and thus when
it is at one end Of the world the other
end is in darkness and night is ac-
counted for
Mr.. McClelland points to the fact
that the sun and moon are botil seen
shining at the same time, as unassai-
able evidence that the earth is not
ball-like shape. lie scouts the gravi-
taton theory. There is no such
thing as gravitation, he contends,
and he further asserts that the
theory is merely an invention of as
tronomers TO bolster up the supersti-
ton, as he calls it, that the earth is q
globe. How could there be sufficient
gravitation or attraction, he asks
scornfully, 10 hold OH ali the water
there is in the world with it revolving
at the rate they say it does?
AS for the moon, Mr. McCleland is
confident that il is no more than 800
miles away. The theory that the
stars are as big as the earth is pro-
nounced altogether ridiculous. The
moons light he points out, is Of a
phosphoric character, not at all like
that OF the sun
The flat earth theory has gained
Strength about here in view of the
fact that recently Mr.. McClelland is
sued challenge to members of the
Royal Astronomical Society, living in
Toronto and Hamilton, to meet him
on the public platform and publicly
discuss with him the question wheth.
er the earth is rund or fiat, and moi
one of the astronomers has seen tit tt
respond. Then Mr.. McClelland post
ed an offer, and it stands today, t,
pay $lGO for a single proof that tn
earth is round like bill.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
An Engine Exploited.

"Wednesday morning eugine No.
22O OF the Baltimore and Ohio, east
bound, while passing Tenth street in
Braddock, Pa, exploded, fatally in.
juring three men and seriously iniur.
ing three Others. Five buildings were
wrecked and partially demolished, and
two of them were set on fire, reuuir.
ing the attention Of the fire depart
ment. The train was proceeding at u
fair speed when the explosion occur
red This was followed by "a cloud OF
steam, cinders and flames which CON
tinucd to be propelled into the air un-
til the engine reached Eleventh street
a block away from the explosion.
Here it left the tracks, striking the
side Of the Polish Lutheran church,
while the cylinder head blew in the
opposite direction, striking the wall
of an ice house, breaking it down.
The debris was widely spread, but
most Of the damage was done to
property in the block which the en-
gine traversed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
TRANSPORTS SUNK.
About Two Hundred Japanese Soldiers
Find a watery Grave.
WAS THE ACT LEGITIMATE
The Gar Said to Be Indignant at the
Possible Barbarous Conduct
His Admiral in Destroy
ing the Warship.

A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
Russian torpedo boats belonging to
the VladivCstok squadron sank ia
panese military transport, the Kin
shiu-Maru, of 1000 tons, during the
night of April 26 with all on board
with the exception Of II officers, 20
soldiers, 65 OF the crew and 50 Coolfe
carriers. The others, who refuted to
surrender, were sent to the bottom
with the ship.
The official report Of Rear Admiral
Yeszen to the emperor is as follows:
During the night Of April 26 two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea the
Japanese military transport Kinshiu-
Moru Of 1000 tons, laden with rice
and military stores and about l 500
tons Of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns of
Al millimetrcS. The Russians cap
tured on board II officers, 20 soldiers,
80 military carriers, or coolies, and 65
OF the crew, who surrendered. The
remainder Of the men, who were to
form landing party and who were
lett without officers obstinately re-
FUSED TO surrender or go on board
Il ItusSlan cruiser. Furthermore they
offered armed resistance TO the Rus
SLAMS. In the end they were sent to
the bottom with the transport"
Admiral Ieszen reports that be-
sides the sinking Of the Japanese
steamer Goyo- Maru at Won San
tGe.,saN April 25, the Russians sank
at sea the same evening the Japanese
! V,,,n NJ L. ~ 90
whose crew were saved.
81 :Nhe satisfaction OF the people of St.
PetSrsburg at the eXpl, its OF the
rVlaqivostok squadron il. tempered
With admiration for the bravery Of
3the( japanese soldiers VINO were on
3ho;hrd the sunlien transpo rt Kinshiu-
Maru and WHO preferred to drown
SFather than surrender.
i I41Rear Admiral GcSzen's full report
says that 200 men went down with
the ship.
The admiralty admits nat the men
acted heroically but holds that Adm-
raj 9eszen had no other alternative
than to sink the transport, since he
could not spare prize crew or
hampeS his swift squad :un with a
s slower steamer. 1t is pointed out
that the officers on board the Knshiu-
Maru appreciated the situation by ac-
sceptihg Imprisonment lather than
= 'ctil.S,.a
In the case Of the smaller japanese
transports sunk by the torpedo boats
at Won San, the crew were sent ashore
because there was no accommodations
for them on the torpedo boats
The crew of the Japan aSc steamer
Nakamura- Maru, az we'll IS the ,Japa-
nesc of the Kinshiu Malu who sur
rendered, have been taken to the Rus
sian cruisers.
The admiralty here processes igno-
rance as to the future plans of Admi.
raj YeSZen, but it is believed he is in
communication with VladivoStok by
wireless tclcgraphy and il is not likely
to be surprised by the Japanese squad
ron sent to prevent his return.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06

Insane Alun Convicted.

At BlulTton, Ind, John w. Terrell,
a wealthy man, who several years ago
murdered his son in-law, Melvin
Wolf, was sentenced TO Imprisonment.
Terrell has become insane since the
crime. The killing was sensational.
Wolf taunted his mother-in-law and
Terrell shot him in the leg. While
the leg, which had been shattered 10y
the bullet, vas being amputated,
Terrell entered the surgeons Office and
Killed Wolf. Terrell, although in
sane, will have TO serve in prison, as
there is nothing in the law as to the
disposition Of Il prisoner who becomes
insane after c, uvictiOn.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
q. 81, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904.
FUTURE FOR SWEET POTATO.
Department of Agriculture Making
Experiments in Georgia.

The Washington correspondent O
The State says the day will, be
lleVe, come when the sweet potatt
will furnish the starch OF the world
The possibilities Of the potato are fal
beyond anything at present realized.
This is the opinion of DR.. Harve,
w. Wiley, chief CT the bureau OF
chemistry of the agricultural depart.
ment, whose attention has recently
been directed toward the development
or the possibilities he indicates, ant
and who is preparing the way foi
interesting experiments in that di.
rection.
The opinion l have quoted was
given In the course of a conversation
with Representative Brantly OF Geor-
gia, who had called to his attention
the advisability Of the department. OF
agriculture following up it's expert
ments upon the sugar cane Of Georgia
and South Carolina, Florida and Ala
oama, with a somewhat similar study
Of the sweet potato.
1t was largely through the influence
or Representative Brantley that the
experiments now being conducted to
develop th2 cane syrup industry of
those southern States were begun.
Ihe successful results obtained at the
governments experiment station near
WaycroSs suggested the possibilities
In somewhat similar direction of the
study by the governments experts of
the sweet potato, and he has had sew
eral conferences with DR.. Wiley on
The subject. The experiment. station
at Waycross is perhaps the most com
plete OF it's kind in the world, and
could DE utilized for such investiga.
tion as the experts may be able to
conduct.
Mr.. Brantley has made something
OF a study of the uses to which the
ordinary potato which grows so abun-
dantly and so generally throughout
The Southern States could be put, and
is convinced that there are great DOS
sibilities in the manufacture of ofglucose,
starch and alcohol from it. In his in
vest!gatiOn, the facilities of the Way
cross syrup station naturally suggest
Ell themselves, and when he broached
o'iS oucJSSo w III. whey LIE promptly
agreed that the influence of the de-
partment Of agriculture should be ex-
ertcd toward securing the necessary
appropriations for the utilization of
that plant in the expert study OF po-
tato possibilities. ~
In another year the department. ex-
poets to complete it's work with the
sugar cane, or at least carry it to
practical completion. DR.. Wiley has
agreed to recommend that in the next
agricultural appropriation bill there
be added to the sum appropriated to
the department for experiment pur-
poses such amount as may be regard
ed d. necessary to take up the potato ex-
pefiments and carry them on as these
upon sugar cane have been conducted,
and he considers the Waycross plant
the ideal place for such experiments.
lie Is himself quite enthusiastic over
the possibilities of making the potato
crop another great money-crop for
the South ern States, and will do
eve rything in his power to make it
hat
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-06
a MASKED HIGHWAYMAN.
Proves to be Wcll-Known Young
Society Man.

At SanJose, COL, on Wednesday
when the mask was torn from the
face OF a daring theft who had been
shot death in a wild flight to escape
MS pursuerS were surprised to find
they had killed their friend, Bert
Ihorndyke, one OF the most promi-
nent young men OF that city.
While half dozen of the wealthy
members OF the Delmonte Social Club
we're louni,ing IN the parlor OF the
clubhouse they were startled by the
appearance of a tall man wearing a
oiack mask and carrying a large re-
volver in e,ch hand.
l "anl your money and Jewels,
said the hold up" artist quietly,
and you will find the easiest is the
best way"
Following the direction of the mask
ed man, the trembling guests unload
ed their money and jewelry on table.
and the thief leisurely examined
watches and rings before putting them
into his pocket. He lined the guest.
against the wall, told them he would
XIII them II they stirred, backed out
of Lhe room and disappeared.
a posse of armed men was speedily
organized, and after following the
trial of The thief for an hour he was
discovered and driven to a corner.
While he stood at bay thirty shots
were exchanged and the thief dropped
dead, with a bullet in his heart.
It's Bert Thorndyke; poor Bert, :"
said the men who had sent him TO his
death.
Thorndykc, with his wife and young
daughter, lived with Mrs. G.. NJ
bruce, his mothcrin-law, wealthy
widow, and the exposurcr was a terri
bic blow to his family