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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
TO GO HIGHER
F. H. Kratka States That Supreme
Court Must Decide Thief
River Mayoralty Contest.

r. II. Kratka of Thief River
Falls, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Daisy Kratka,
and Miss Florence Wallin, post
mistress at Thief River, was at
the Markham hotel last night.
The party were on their way to
Kelliher, where Miss Wallin has
a claim and where she will spend
the remainder of the. present
week accompanied by Miss
Kratka.
Mr.. Kratka is one of the most
prominent residents of Thief
River Falls and at the last village
election was elected mayor over
Ira Richardson by majority Of
four votes. Kratka's election
was contested by Richardson in
the district court. The contest
was duly filed and the cause was
heard before Judge Grindeland.
Kratka interposed no answer and
did not appear at the case. On
the last day of the time limit
Richardson qualified, Kratka
having previously resigned with
the officers he had appointed.
Ric hardson then appointed his
police officers and in turn re-
signed, so that Theft River Falls
is at present without a mayor.
In the meantime Mr.. Kratka
has taken an appeal of the con-
test decision to the supreme
court, where the matter will be
finally settled. He states that he
acted in this way to avoid uneces-S
sary expense. The case has at
tracted the widest interest. Mr..
Kratka returned from Kelliher
this morning and will spend the
remainder of the week in Bemidji
He has many friends here and
says he is sure of a pleasant visit.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20

Of the dead wolf some distance
and Win cautiously descended
and returned to Northome.
He will go out to his fathers
homestead today accompanied
by Mrs. Wilm, but has decided
that the safest way is to hire a
team in Northome and make the
drive.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
George Markham a Candidate.

George Markham, who is at
present attending a Minneapolis
business college and who has
many friends in Bemidji an
nounces that he is a candidate in
the Minneapolis Journal Popu-
larity contest, by the provisions
Of which a party of forty of the
most popular young people in the
state are to be sent to the ST.
Louis Exposition. The state has
been divided intovoting districts.
Mr.. Markham will be a candidate
from the district composed Of
Red Lake, Kittson, Polk, Ros-
seau, Marshall, Beltr ami, and
Clearwater counties. Bemid il
friends will interest themselves
to help him win out and to this
end patrons of the journal are
asked to remember him when
they pay their subscription to the
paper Voting coupons to be
used in the contest are appear
ing in every issue of tho Journal
at present.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
Stoner's Bit Omitted.

In the pu blished list of the fees
and salaries of the various county
officers pu blished in the Pioneer
Monday the fees received by
County Surveyor Stoner for the
year 1908 were omitted. Mr..
Stoner's statements shows that
during the year he received in
fees for his services as county
surveyor $2.022.96.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
Landseekers Coming.

No less that three parties of
land seekers ale in the city today.
Real estate men from Jordan,
Mimi, Larimore, N. Oak, and
F'aribault are in the city with
parties who will look over the
country in this vicinity. Local
real estate men anticipate re-
newed activity in real estate lines
from this time on.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
Enters Office of Attorney
and Talks of Evil
Spirits.
ON HER WAY TO HOSPITAL WITH
HEP HIlSRANn
Escaped From Room at Hotel and
Undertakes Junket About
the City.

An insane woman, the wife Of
homesteader named Thompson
who lives near Rosey, gave a we'll
known Bemidji attorney a very
bad half hour this morning, and
before she could be induced to
leave his office created something
of a scene.
The woman was brought to Be
midi this morning by her hus
band. who was taking her back
to the state hospital at Fergus
Falls. Her insanity is not violent
except at times and for a short
while this morning her husband
left her alone at down town
hotel. The woman left her room
and undertook a junket about the
city. She entered a store and
asked to be directed to the Office
of an attorney. Arriving there
she stated that she had some
matters in litigation which she
desired him to undertake. She
wanted to begin a damage suit
against some evil spirits who had
been menacing her peace of mind
for some time.
The lawyer assured her that
while he was admitted to practice
in all the courts in this section he
was not in a position at the pres
ent time to undertake any pro
ceedings for her in the neither
world. She then began to rave
and abuse him and when her
frightened husband arrived she
was going in a very merry clip in
the elocu tionary line.
The sight of her husband
seemed to madden her still more
and she refused to leave the
Office. She resisted every effort
to take her from the room peace
ably and it was finally necessary
to resort to force.
The case appears to be a very
pitiable one. The woman be-
came deranged about a year ago
as the result of reading spiritual
istic literature and brooding over
the death of relatives. She was
committed to the state hospital
from Grand Rapids and was re.
garded as entirely recovered
when she suddenly disappeared
from the hospital. When she re-
turned to her home she appeared
to be in her usual good health
and the hospital authorities de-
cided to let her remain. For
some time past she has been ex-
hibiting symptoms that indicate
a return of her former trouble
and her husband decided to re-
turn her at once. The pair left
for Fergus Falls over the Great
Northern this afternoon.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-20
Wide Open Gamblinga Thing
of the Past at Cass
Lake.
LAYOUTS In EIGHT PLACES
w 1I TURNED ~ lnn " Am.
Mayor Steine Notifies Knights OF
the Cloth That They Must
Suspend.

Wide open gambling which has
fourished for some past at Cass
Lake is a thing of the past. Every
gaming house in the city went
out of business yesterday and
the probabilities are that they
will not resume operations for
some time.
The closing down of the games
was the result of the action of
George Lydick, we'll known in
this city 3nd one Of the proml-
nent citizens of the railroad city.
Mr.. Lydick complained to the
county attorney against the club
room at the Endion hotel, owned
by Sam Sutor, and Mayor Steine
yesterday ordered every place in
the city to close.
Mr.. Lydick's action is said to
be the result of the fact that he
believed Sam Sutor, proprietor
Of the Endion. to be responsible
for an article which recently APP
peared in the Pioneer Press re.
ferring to Lydick in terms that
were far from complimentary,
and his friends say in measure
unjust, regarding the questions
at issue affecting the vacation of
the famous section sixteen. The
Lydick position in this matter
has been bitterly assailed by
some Of the most prominent bus
mess men in the city and with
each succeeding day new fuel has
been added to the fire with the
result that bitter feeling is preva-
lent at present.
The club room at the Endion
hotel and the one at the Tedford
buffet were the two finest and
best patronized resorts and while
none of the games had been doing
a thriving business for some
time both Of these places we're
receiving a very satisfactory
play. Roulette, craps, pokerand
faro were dealt at several places
outside of these and all in all
Mayor Steine's order is said to
have affected about eight club
rooms.
The announcement that Lydick
had sworn out warrants against
every place in town was made
Monday night and several places
were promptly closed and thelay
outs moved to places of safety.
The town was not closed up tight
until noon yesterday, however,
when Mayor Steine ordered the
suspension of all games of
chance, including slot machines,
and his notification was promptly
complied with.
The gaming fraternity take the
matter quite philosophically for
the most part and state that the
preseny furry will be shortlived,
but a number of the old timers,
who have not been satisfied with
the play that they have been re-
ceiving, complain bitterly and
say that they have been made
the victims of the factional differ
ence and announce their intention
of removing from the city.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15

Ordinary satin stitch; the birds mark
ings. however. need 10 be carefully
traced in fine lines of shadings.
The quaint Noah's ark-looking sort
OF trees may be treated in quite the
same fashion. viz. the stiff outstanding
foiiage being cut in one piece and then
outlined with darker green cord. and
their branches also expressed in satin
stitch The frogs can be made very
decorative by being treated in a Judi
cious mixture Of applied work and darn
Ing Carried out il brown frog color
with black and yellow markings they
would be delight 70 little eyes. II
VIII naturally suggest itself TO workers
mat IN carrying out this sketch a great
deal Of individual taste and skin NAV
be exercised. and almost any amount Of
detail may Be introduced. For instance
a little floselle introduced here and
there in birds and frogs will be found
useful, while the amount Of crewel ana
satin stitch lies purely al the win Of
the worker.
Less skilful-or less patient-work-
eFs might carry out this good nursery
tablecover design almost entirely },
outline. with feet, bills Of birds
branches and all so treated. even 10
the frogs. though these alone. owing
their needleWork existence to filing
would Lot come amiss-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
DEGREES OF TEMPERaTURE.
Should TIE Cz5te5 States A5oPt The
Actuzl Freezing Point As Zero
n TIE Scale

Tie temperature OF the air has forced
Itself OF pa5.ic attention during Tie past
winter. and. as a contemporary remarks.
il Is unfortunate that the method Of *
pressing II IS 10; more scientific. Tie
CRITICAL point for Us IS that a vhieh
water solid .hes. Water : 50 important
10 lie. animal and vegetable. that tie
temperature a. which i freezes ought %
Be the zero point CT beginning q TIE
scale.
The boiling point varies with the pres
sure OF the atmosphere. = drop C TIE
barometer an inch lowering TIE boiling
point almost exactly degree. hut TIE
freezing po.It remains Substantially
unchanged. Tie temperature Ct steam
arising from the surface CT water wke1
the barometer stands a. - inches Is.
however. fixed. and this might vel have
been taken as the other fixed poin, O.
the scale and tie space between il and
the zero point divided ir1o I'D equal
parts as IS done Il he ceztigrzde t1er-
noneter used Invariably Z physical ex-
perinents
Fahrenheit. whose Thermometer We
use. knew that he en- PsTature G melt
ing ice vas constant but te thought
that the lowest ten peTatu-e which could
be produced was that Ct melting nix
ture Of salt AID snow. He took tbs as
his zero. and II = fortunate that Il dc
lot know Of liquid air. for Z Il Rad b.
gun 10 measure from he lowest cod as
We know :. our thermometers might To-
DAY he marking as much as 300 degrees
above zero. He thought that rs ten
perature c. he blood q q healthy mar
was interchangeable. 7 which he vas
nearly right. and Re marked tie point
which bis instrument indicated when
placed under his arm as a This made
ire freezing point Of water S Find
Ing the gradat.oLs incoIveu.ently large
he divided them into four parts whIch he
called degrees This MADE tbs freeing
point q water . degrees. AID blood
HEAT g. degrees. He had tried several
other scales before ard intended . make
this o1a daoGeciEal CT divisible BY y.
L *. q course unfortunate thai he E &
not make Il decimal and start from
he freezing point q water. making blood
heat exactly 100 degrees. But We eve
TOO much % this scientist q TIE early
eighteenth century % = willing 70 find
fault with him. He was certainly more
sensible than one OF his predecessors,
who made boiling wafer his starting
point, and graduated downward. Per.
haps. TOO. il IS not had idea 10 have
zero" represent something worth
mentioning and below zero some
thing extraordinary rather than merely
freezing water
Il would be about as hard 20 reform the
Fahrenheit scale as 10 introduce The
metric STANDARDIZATION Times.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
SOME PARTISAN NOVELTIES

fluffy bow and long encs Of chiffon
atorn the handle OF light tinted wood.
IN parasol handles. tie detachable
kind thai has come to Us from the
French capital ard Is among the essen
tial accessories q the mo6ish woman.
are novelties more noticeable q novel
ties than for their artistic worth. Two
ara shown here. Both are o. crystal
with magnifying qualities. TIE round
top OF ene handle incioses a tiny au-
tomObile. perfect in detail-a NINA
ture toy-while within the transparent
sphere surmouIting the other handle
is 70 be seen the realistic head Of
pug dog. From another glass handle Of
this sort peers the head OF a bulldog as
uaprepos sessing as in real life Popu-
larity is not predicted for handles Of
this sort. hut the woman who likes 10
advertise her fondness for dogs or au-
tos. OF TO have something different
from the ordinary type in the way of
a parasol, is likely 10 take fancy TO
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eagle.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15

which i then slipped inside the case.
are more readily accessible than when
laid or shelf or i drawer or with
II he leaves - eook book. and they
never sip out e their Own accord and
disappear. with apparent malice. a
clippings have habit Of doing. By
way o. showing the Use for which IL IS
intended. suitable cooking utensils are
marked Il ink ard tinted il color OF
tbs case AID is top * cut on their out
lines. The liner paper Is finished 20
CORES c-G, and a. il is trife longer
than the outer case. a prominent ufen-
s. serves as 4 handi. 20 withdraw =
when necessary. The Illustration shows
The dIished case. also The separate
parts.-Agnes Warren. in Modern Pris-
ella.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
An Island Of Women,

On small island il re Greek archi-
pelago there Is 4 colony which : com
posed entirely CT women L Is sort Of
religious order. which considers i +.
disgrace fer ore Of is members 10 ever
!ook q a man When 3 fisherman ap-
rroaches the islands ne women pun the
gray cows Ct their cassocks over their
heads and turn Their backs. Provisions
are never imported. as the women raise
Their own products. being strictly vege-
tarians- Only the E.at-on. who IS an
Hually elected head Of the colony s ever
allowed 70 leave tie island. The others
remain or the island al their lives. TAX
iEg their turn a. filing the soil. wash
ing, Housekeeping and fishing.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
RAOlUM FAILS IN CANCER
Painfully Negative Results Are
Shown Both in Vienna and
Brompton Hospitals.

Cancer research by means OF radium
appears 10 he moving slowly and with
painfully negative results. Both C. n.
Piimmer, who has returned from a study
Of the radium cures under the care Of
Prof. ExneT, in Vienna. and DR.. Snow.
Of the Brompton cancer hospital Of Lon
don. are skeptical OF its results. the lat
ter characterizing cancer as remaining
the darkest Africa on the map Of medi-
cine
DR.. Snow. who has had vast expert
ence in the treatment of cancer. in what
is probably the last address he VIII de-
liver at the Brompton cancer hospital,
the other day. pointed out that cancer
is not enc disease. but Is constituted Of
many. including, as il does. ter general
diseases and 13 species. DR.. Snow said
the radium treatment had proved ex-
eeedingly Disappointing In fact. it
might now be dismissed from the
sphere Of potential cancer cures.
At Brompton hospital. he added. they
had studied cancer as il had been studied
nowhere else in the world. They had
10 substitute for the mass of chaotic con-
celNable point OF view. They had Ia
bored by every means in their power
TO substitute for the mass of chaotic con-
fusion and traditional fallacy which had
hitherto prevailed genuine cancer sci
ence as a sure foundation for all future
research, but in this attempt they had
utterly and miserably failed The only
hope for future successful cancer re-
search. said Dr. Snow. was worlds con-
gress. which would bring together the
best authorities on all varieties Of dis
sase.-N y. Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15

bingham, civil engineer Of the United
States navy, IN cooperation with VII
Lam Seaton. Their idea IS to employ
pumps. on either the collier or the war
ship. 70 drive out jets Of water from
holes il tie vessels side il the direction
CT The other craft Il tie drawing
Is here COPIED from Engineering News.
q 3et Is represented as issuing from tie
collier. TIE other arrangement would
work equally well. Ct course. though i
may be questioned whether naval con
struetors would favor making this ap-
paratus q feature OF either a cruiser OF
a battleship. Mr.. Cunningham says:
The author has designed an ap-
paratus for use in coaling ships at sea by
means Of which vessels may safely lie
alongside each other for the purpose
The general principles Of the apparatus
are illustrated in the accompanying cut.
In the illustration the jet apparatus is
shown as a separate installation and fit
ted to the collier The circulating and
bilge pumps may. however. be used TO
produce the Jet. and the latter may be
fitted 70 the warship. instead Of to the
collier.
With the apparatus projected the
ships are kept from touching each other
and are maintained at the required dis
lance apart By means Of water jets which
are The equivalent Of elastic struts. TIE
required distance between re vessels
Is secured by lines passed between the
ships. for there are no rigid connections
Of any kind. It's not intended with his
apparatus that any appreciate lateral
speed should be produced. a fendeney
to separate The vessels sufficient 20 keep
the connecting lines taut is al that is
desired or necessary"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
Making a Real Lace Gown-

Darned lace IS greatly esteemed by
connoisseurs. a whole dress MADE in
his way IS very beautiful Take white
Brussels net or point d esprit fer foun-
datioI and make princess gown we'll
fitted to the figure. Cut E paper flow err
q daisy shape IS a good model-pin It on
the Let. and run white silk outline
around the edges This may Be done al
intervals a.. over the net. the interyen-
ing spaces being afterWard connected by
q running line. After the flowers have
been sketehed il, so 10 speak. with the
needle. the petals may be darned solid
with coarse white embroidery silk. leay-
ing round center to be filled in with
several French knots.-ChIcag Post
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
PkRESOl DAYS ARE COMING
Next Summers S1.sha6es Are No
tceabls FOR Their Sovelty AID
Real Artistic Worth.

Parzso- days seem pretty t4r distant
Just no~. but The shop folks believe il
anticipating he calendar. a13 il The
sunny south. whence so many north
e-ners have go-e. the pzrasol Is as nee
ess2ry IS Re furs that he New Yorker
finds 50 comfortable From Paris have
come this season many charming sun
shades, and a particularly attractive
type IS Illustrated II TIE accom- pzny-
Ing sketch / 5 Of white taHeta silk.
with trill Ct hi1ly lace headed by.sn ap-
plique CT La France roses and foliage
4 panne velvet Il natural haes A
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
Discovery of a New Metal.

Meleorit' IS the name given 10 the
new metal OF ". Rubel. German chem
ist, which is said TO be aluminium hard
ened by q chemical process. The spe-
cifc gravity is practically the same as
that Of alum mum, the metal is not af-
sea water; it can be cast like iron. and
has eight per cent. greater tensile
strength than east iron; and. It can be re-
cast Indefinitely. Il can be rolled cold. is
nearly as conducive as copper, re-
tains high polish. and can be plated.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15

THE authorities responsible for
some of the best needlework de-
signs have al last learned that the
women of to-day prefer 10 spend their
time and ingenuity upon pieces Of good
needlecraft which are quickly and ef-
fectively accomplished; and a glance
around any OF the exhibitions where
specimens OF the latest needlecraft oc-
cupy a prominent place is sufficient 10
show that applique work. aided by ef
fective embroidery stitches, is becom-
ing more and more popular" says the
Ladies Field.
This vastly interesting work is in
so many simple forms that it is passing
easy for the beginner TO select a sub
'ect which may be carried out without
he dread Of failure ever before her
eyes. Perhaps the simplest designs
are those in which outline plays the
more important part. The accompany
ing design illustrating a nursery table
cover. would be most useful and effec-
tive If arranged in various colored
linens applique upon pale blue linen
ground The birds. expressed in bright
yellow linen. may ~ cut IL one piece.
and then when placed upon the ground
work are decidedly more boldly erec-
tive II outlined by narrow chocolate
brown cord The bills. feet. and eyes
are best when worked tcl!cly with the
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
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coALINC WARSHPS AT SEA.
An Entirely New Project for Facili-
tating Operations il the Rough
est Kind OF Weather.

Naval authorities are agreed Il wish
lng that more satisfactory method
could be found for loading warships
with coal than entering a port for that
purpose. Smaller vessels. whose spe-
sial duty It IS 70 convey supplies CT fuel,
ottea accompany . feet when the latter
Is OF the way 10 q po.nt where Il is 10
establish q blockade CT watch for : foe
IL fine weather these Golfers can come
alongside with safety. to permit a trans
fer OF their caTgoes- In rough weather
there Is danger 10 both vessels II eonse-
sue1ee Of humping sideways Two
things must Be considered. The coal
Eust d toisted BY 6e-ricks. OF the COL
Ler or the warship. from the hold Of ore
vessel and swung around where L can
= covered into tie other. Several sys-
tens Of perform the work have been
proposed A more unique part OF the
bushes IS The prevention Of lateral col
Esiou.
For this second purpose Al Interesting
suggestion has been made BY a. c. Gun
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
lEBAUDY'S NEW BALLOON.
French Airship, Constructed Along
Novel Lines, Makes Successful
Flight OF 80 Miles.

The Lebaudy airship. which recently
made remarkable flight Of about SO
miles. from Moisson 10 Nantes and back.
in one hour and II minutes. possesses
several unusual features. The balloon
has sharply pointed ends. and is about
100 feet long b. 50 feet in its greatest
diameter. The bottom Of the balloon
just over the car IS fat Inside Is an air
bag. divided into fCar compartments,
which can be filled or emptied Of air. if
desired. 10 c0mpt nsate for the frequent
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-04-15
Automatic Pulse Register.

Watching the pulse adds seriously 10
the strain upon the surgeon during an
operation under chloroform. cocaine
or ether. This is done automatically by
the new pulse register Of DR.. GARNER,
of Vienna. which consists Of a watch
like box TO be attached 10 the patients
forearm, the hands upon a graduated
dial being made by al elastic spring to
register very precisely the pulse and
blood-pressure vibrations. The indi-
cations are much more sensitive than he
physicians finger.