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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
All Over the State.

Employees Of the Postal Telegraph
Company are in Manitowoc to survey a
route for the company's wire there.
George Schrenkenthaler of Milwaukee
fell from bridge being built across the
Chippewa river, above Chippewa Falls,
a distance Of 45 feet, striking on his
back on the ice below. His spine was
fractured and he died. He was 25
years old.
j. B. Fisk, an old veteran, walking on
the Wisconsin Central tracks in Neenah,
was struck by switch engine, receiving
injuries which will cripple him for life
The power house Of the. I.adysmith
Light and Power Company was destroy
ed by fire. The loss is estimated at 81
900, while the insurance amounts to
So, 400.
A. NJ Mattson, q lumberman, aged 80,
was found dead on the Milwaukee road
tracks at Anderson's Spur. He was bad
~ mangled, having been struck by a
freight. His wife and eight children re-
side at Calumet
Engine 127, on which two men met
their death in the Marshfield wreck, has
been taken to North Fond du Lac shops.
1t is in such dilapidated shape that rath-
er than overhaul it, it will be consigned
to what railroaders term the ''boneyard. y
Owing to the epidemic of scarlet fever
now prevailing in Delavan Dr.. G.. G..
Blanchard, local health officer, closed
the city schools and prohibited the hold
ing Of church services, Sunday schools OF
any public gatherings until the epidemic
subsidies.
At a meeting of the Republican State
committee it was decided to hold but one
State convention for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the national convention
at Chicago and for making nominations
for State ticket. Madison was chosen
as the place for holding the convention
Sheboygan is to have another new in,
dustry this spring. 1t will be a shoe
| findings factory, to be located on the
north side. The contracts have already
been closed for the erection of the new
! building. The concern will employ about
| 100 hands.
| The story that a man named Lyman
was killed in GAINESVILLE by Gustav Marx
one Of the convicted Chicago car barr
bandits, eight years ago, was canard
Lyman died seven years ago. No inquest
was held, as there was no thought OIL
murder at that time. Marx was then L
years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
QUEER BATTLEFlELDS.
On Ice and Underground Men Have
Made War.

On Ice and Underground Men Have
Made War.
When the American marines and the
Colombian troops recently confronted
each other at Colon it looked for
time as If battle was to be fought
on the pier Of the Royal Mail Steam
ship Company.
A pier Is rather an unusual place to
fight battle, but battles have been
fought In many curious places, rang
ing from mountain peaks to sewers,
and from Ice fields to desert sands.
At the battle Of Monterey, in the
Me6can war, the Americans were able
to command the streets of the city
with their artillery, but they had diff
Guilty in dislodging the Mexicans from
the houses. So, the city being built
Of stone or adobe in solid blocks OF
houses, the Yankees broke through the
walls from one house to another, fight
ing and driving out the enemy, so that
the battle of Monterey was largely
fought indoors.
In ONE Of the battles Of the wars
Of William the Silent for the indie
pendence Of the Netherlands, the Span
fish ships were frozen in on the Zuider
Zee The Dutch came out on horse
back over the ice and attacked them.
This is probably the only battle in
which cavalry was ever used directly
against ships. Several other combats
were fought between troops on the ice
In these wars, and on one occasion the
infantry Is said to have worn skates.
The battle Of Austerlitz was partly
fought on frozen lake, and when the
allies were retreating across it, the
shot from the French artillery, plung-
ing into the ice and breaking it up.
caused the death of thousands of Rus
slams and Austrfans.
OF the many underground battles
which have taken place in history, the
fercest was probably that Of the siege
Of Harlem in the Dutch wars. The
Spaniards mined and the Dutch cOun-
termined with equal industry, and be-
..ow the ground a fierce conflict ragged.
When the Versailles troops took
Paris after the Commune they chased
some Of the Communist troops to the
great sewers Of the French capital,
where some desperate struggles took
Mace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
TWILIGHT ON THE FARM.

dews down, and shadows gather in field
Low in the west band Of black gives promise ran
II r. the twilight given Ger to rest
II brings to home benedcion and is best
The boys and battle their faces cooling we'll.
Afar and faint then tnkes cows bell
Ia the twilight starting the deep,
High heavens herald sent watch may sleep.
The father Of many years Of toll and
Who smiles to the candle the window here
1t Is the twilight amply done
he feels a mans joy to think the food Is
Then all sit down to eat evening meal, and far
rumbles out the neighbours who loves delays
1t the twilight hourand free from days unendng quest
1t brings to home a benedcion and Is blest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
But he was glad she did not recog-


nize him.
It was about half-past eight on the
following morning. Danvers was max
ing a miserable attempt to eat some
breakfast, when no less person than
Jones was suddenly shown into his
room by his landlady, who never put
herself out Of the way to announce a
visitor.
"Oh," began Miss Jones, Miss Fair
fax would be glad if you could see her
some time this morning. She wants
something altered in the interview,
and hopes you can publish the correc-
ton next Wednesday,"
The Dendene Gazette, we should
have mentioned, was bi-weekly.
Every WELL" said Danvers, II will
wait upon Miss Fairfax Immediately"
Grown Hotel" said Jones, laconical-
ly, and went.
The quality Of the breakfast had
lowered the interview another twenty
five per cent in her estimation.
There was big fire in the Grown
Hotels" best sitting-room when Dan
vers was shown into it. The table
was also laid for breakfast. Danvers
sat down with sigh. The ordeal
wasn't over then, yet.
There was frou-frou of skirts, and
Danvers, standing up, bowed politely
to Miss Fairfax, whose beauty, he OBJ
served, bore the test Of sunlight I'M
finchingly.
pray sit down." she said; 81 merely
wanted to ask you"
She stopped speaking. Involuntar-
lily he looked up at her, and the blood
surged giddily to his brain when he
saw that she was surveying him with
a world Of tenderness in her eyes. She
recognized him, and she still loved
him!
Without more ado she dropped on
her knees beside him, and laid one Of
her white hands caressingly on his
threadbare sleeve.
"Oh, Charlie" she cried, with lit
tie sob in her voice, won't you make
it up?"
He gazed at her wildly. He could
not believe it. But yet there was that
look in her face.
"Oh, no, mop he exclaimed, turn
ing away, sit would not do. You are
so famous and rich, while II am
what you see. II had better CO.
What will people say when they
hear"
His failure Of a career, his shabbi-
ness, his wretchedness-the thought Of
them overwhelmed him. He would
not take advantage of her generosity.
So he rose to his feet and walked I'M
steadily toward the door. But before
he had gone half a dozen PAGES, she
was by his side.
Charlie" she said, II love you.
have always loved you. I loved you
when we parted. 1 have tried to find
out where you were. Charlie-let us
make it upp'
He stopped and looked down at her.
Her eyes were suffused with tears.
my darlingt" he exclaimed, and,
clasping her in his arms, imprinted on
her fair brow kiss Of reconciliation,
which dispersed the gray shadows of
the past, with all its black clouds Of
misery and hopelessness.
And so, hand in hand, they started
anew on life's long journey.-Rural
Home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
WITHOUT A STAIRWAY.
Curious House that Used to Stand In
Washington City.

curious House that Used to Stand IN
Washington City.
Years ago story was told to q
naval officer who wanted house built
to please his own taste in every detail.
He drew the plans himself, placed
them in the hands Of a builder and
instructed him to see that they were
carried out in every detail Then he
went to sea for years cruise. When
he returned home the house had been
completed with the utmost regard for
the plans and specifications left by the
officer. He was taken through the first
floor, and expressed the utmost pleas
ure in everything he saw.
"Now," he said, 1--WE will go upstairs
and see the second floor"
"Come right out this way, where we
have a ladder" replied the builder.
The seafaring man was astonished.
He had planned the house with the
greatest care, but forgot to provide for
a stairway.
The story Of the naval officer nus
never had certificate Of genuineness
attached to it. But an an actual case
in which a house has been built with
out stairway Is ON record in this city.
1t finally became the home of the late
John Boyle, who was for many years
chief clerk Of the Navy Department,
and died in 1854, leaving a very large
estate The house in question stood
until ten years ago ON the site now
occupied by brewery below the naval
observatory. 1t was prenentious old
mansion, located in what was very
stylish section during the days Of the
elder John Boyle, who came to this
country in the early days Of the nine
teenth century. The record is not as
clear as to why the house was con-
structed without staircase, but there
Is no doubt about the fact. Eventually,
and before it was purchased by Mr..
Boyle, staircase was added to it by
side construction in such form that
to the casual observer there was moth
| ing to indicate that the entire structure
had not been put up at the same time.
Mr.. Boyle had many descendants In
this city, and they often refer to the
| house built without any means for as
| cending to the upper floors except by
the use Of Washington Star
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
There Was a Iapse.

Commander Wainwright, who was
on the Maine when it was blown up
off Havana, tells Of a vivid account Of
the disaster given by one Of the
"jackies." The sailor had been wound
ed, and was in the hospital at Key
West. He was asked what he knew
Of the explosion. Gwen, sir" replied
the sailor, Il can't say that knows
much Of it. I was a-corkin' it off in
me hammock, sir, when I hears q
d Of a noisel Then, sir, the nurse
says, sit up an take this New
York Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
Foolish as Well as Criminal.

in America" said the traveller. ''it
is considered wrong to have more than
one wife,"
st is not merely wrong" answered
the Sultan, as he glanced apprehen-
sively at the harem, tits foolish. y
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
Carrie end Her Hatchct.

La Montt-What 20 you think of
Carrie Nation in Ten Nights in Bar
room?"
La Moyne-l'd think it would suit
Carrie Nation better to be in ten bar
rooms in a night.-philadelphia Rec
ord.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
How 1t Leaked OF.

what makes you think they are
such rich Americans?"
about other countries than their own"
Town Topics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
Fight Bad Fire at Milwaukee,,
Hanged by Friends on Lark.

Joseph Williquette Of Duck Greek,
while out with a crowd Of friends for a
''time," allowed them to fasten one end
Of a rope around his neck. In a spirit
ofsplayfulness they threw the rope over
a derrick and pulled Williquette into the
mir several times. Williquette was res
cued by a party Of sober friends. He is
in a critical condition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30

Sunshine has no terrors for the girl
with q $25 parasol.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
PROBATE COURT
Judge Clark Disposes Of a Mum.
Der of Important Cases Dur
ing the Day.

The business in the probate
court office today has been very
large, Judge Clark having dis
posed of a number of import
ant probate matters. The first
case that came up this morning
was that Of Carl Martin, young
mar Of Turtle River who was ac-
cused of feeble mindedness. He
was committed to the state school
for the feeble minded at Fari-
bault. The hearing of the final
account Of A. 7. Gordon, admin
istrator for the estate of Joe
Michaud, was brought up this.
afternoon and an adjournment
was taken till 10 O'Clock tomor
row morning Evidence in the
case of E. r. Schulke, Of Ten
strike, VS.. the estate Of s. a..
Gray, deceased, was heard be-
fore the probate court this after
noon. Shulke claims damages
in the sum of $14O against the es-
tate for a carload Of hay which
he alleges he sold Mr.. Gray.
The evidence will be sent to the
probate court Of Stearns county,
where the administration OF the
estate is in progress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
An Effort Being Made to
Form One for Northern
2 Minnesota.
BEMlDJI HAS "A GOOD TRACK
AND SOME-SPEEDY HORSES.
Track Must be Fixed Up at Once
or Horses Will be Taken
From Here.

An effort is being made to form
a racing circuit to embrace
various towns and cities ofnorth
ern Minnesota. DR.. Warninger,
who has organized very success
fully several racing circuits IN
this part Of the state, has inter
ested himself in the matter. He
left yesterday for Fosston and
.Crookston, where he will talk the
matter up, and he may visit Ada,
Hallock and East Grand Forks
before his return.
The necessary money to make
such circuit a success could I'M
doubtedly be raised in each town
as past experience has proved
that it is money most pfoftably
spent. Each town would need
to raise in the neighborhood OF
$500.
Something must be done at
once in Bemidiii if the town
wishes to keep the horses it now
has. Quite a number have been
in training here and some have
already been taken away because
the track has not been put in
proper condition. Bemidji with
its track and enclosed grounds is
is we'll prepared to join q racing
circuit and the track should be
placed in condition at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
SHEVLIN is
FIRESWEPT
The Entire Village Mar.
rowly Escaped Destruc'
ton This Morning.
Loss WILL REACH MORE THAN
..:511--.,7a-.--- sbl6,UOO. 5s..z2.-........s
Six Business Buildings Com.
pletely Burned to the
Ground.

broke outin the drug store of a..
Gilmore & Co. at Shevlin and be-
fore sufficient help could be had
the flames were beyond control
and were sweeping down the
street and threatening to de-
stroy the entire town.
Just how the fire originated is
a mystery A Skie who has
charge Of the drug store had
been but few minutes in bed,
having just come from the train,
which was late, when the fire
was discovered by some men
who were in a near by saloon.
Mr.. Skie had barely time to get
out of the building and saved but
a part Of his clothing. There
was no fire in the building and
he had no lamp and had not been
smoking.
The fire destroyed every build
ing on the east side of the street
with the exception Of the bank
which was north Of the drug
store. The wind swept the
flames TO the south and all the
efforts of the citizens to quench
them were fruitless.
The loss was almosta total one.
Most of the buggies and carri-
ages add all of the stock except
one COW, were saved from the
livery barn, but very little was
saved from the buildings.
Shevlin has no protection other
than a hand engine which was
totally inadequate for such a fire,
and although the citizens worked
desperately nothing south Of the
drug store could be saved.
The losses and insurance are
as follows:
A. Gilmour & Co, Bemidji
stock Of drugs $1,000, insurance
$1,000.
Leethead Drug Co, Duluth
store building 5000, insurance
$500.
Martin Hippe, livery barn
$500, insurance $500.
William Brompton, persona
effects, $3.50 no insurance.
IS. T. Odegard saloon building
$14OO, no insurance.
H. @. Aldrich, saloon fixtures
$1,000, no insuranc &c.
Martin Nelson, Central hote
bnilding, $4,000, insurance $500
George Daniels, landlord, per.
sonal property $500, reinsurance
Ola Olson, saloon building and
fixtures, $4,000, insurance $1,000.
T. Gram photograph gallery
$3.50, no insurance.
In addition all the fronts of tho
buildings on the west side of the
street was badly scorched and
many window panes are cracked
and broken.
Chas obinson, of Crane
Forks and b. J. Regan, of Lari
more headed a party which left
for home this afternoon after
a-day's fishing in Lake Bemidji
They made good catch and pro
nicn fn 1.nt1l1,ro SOOr 557gg5
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Lumberjack at Tenstrike
Takes Carbolic Acid for
Dependency.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WAY DOWN HIS THROAT.
Man Still Lives But His Throat
is Terribly Burned May
Be Crazy.

Late Saturday afternoon a
|lumberiack named King at
tempted to end his life at Ten
strike by taking carbolic acid
When the stuff started down his
throat he repented and spat it
out. Now he lies in the jail at
Tenstrike, half sane and half
crazy.
King had been working near
Tenstrike in the camps and was
discharged Friday. He came
town and.Went see
a woman Of the town with whom
he was infatuated. She would
notzllave anything to do with him
and he returned to town, secured
the acid in some unknown way,
and made the attempt at suicide.
It was thought at first that the
man would die but he is still liy5
ing and will probably be brought
to BemldiLtlis evening or tomor=
row morning to be examined as
to his sanity.
The man raves a good share OF
the time but in his more lucid
spells he declares that he was
tired Of life but seems to be
anxious to shield the woman in
the case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
SAW BIG FISH
Big School Of Sturgeon in Big
Fork Hinder Passage of
Small Boats.

Big Fork Compass: p. r.
Crawford, Bemidji's leading at
torney who has successfully con-
Guided the organization of Big
Falls village, arrived Saturday
night by way Of Winnipeg and
the Rainy. With two boatmen he
encountered a. spectacle that was
not so wonderful ten years ago.
About twenty five miles down the
Big Fork they beheld ahead Of
them the surface of the river
disturbed with what they Thought
was rapids, 30 yards long; and ex-
tending across the river, save a
smooth strip next to the banks
In hugging the bank to ascend
the rapids, Z they discovered
that the foaming water was only
made by a crowded school Of big
surgeon. Ittook the men half
an hour to paddle past this living
watersprout, all the time their
Peterbury being threatened with
crushing by the six-foot monsters
that swan close beside. Mr..
Crawford said they passed three
such schools, the succeeding ones
being smaller, and many straggl-
INC bands Of one to half a dozen
surgeons.
The sturgeon are now leaving
Lake of the Woods to deposit
eggs in the streams. Dan Camp.
bell has already caught two stur-
geon this spring at the falls. He
says these fish would come here
by the thousands before the
fisheries were established at the
mouth of the Rainy. Is this to
be an old-time season? Crawford
saws so.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Log ROLLING
Some Very Interesting Sport
Promised for the People OF
Bemidji.

Allan Stewart, we'll knoWp
throughout this section as an eN-
pert log roller, desires to estao-
lish his prowess beyond the
possibility of question and he
therefore issues the following
challenge: :,
-Lherebyehallengge Ed,-Roach
to log rolling contest 10 TAKE
place in Bemidji or any other
place where purse may be
offered. winner to take both SIDE
bet and purse and contest to
take place on the Fourth OF ) uly.
The log to be used shall be dry
log, twelve feet long and not to
exceed seventeen inches IN diam
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23

eter. Winner to be determined
by best two out Of three or three
out of five Am willing to agree
to any~reasonable rules togovern.
contest. ALLAN STEWART.
Mr.. Stewart considers Roach.
the best log roller in the United
States with the exception of him
self and he proposes to settle the
question of championship in this
contest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Paid So and Costs.

A gentleman we'll known in the
city was fined S. and costs be-
fore Judge Reynolds this after
noon for raising a fray and act
ing in disorderly manner gen.
orally on lower Mississippi
avenue, near the residence of j,
A. Axdahl. The lesson will
probably act as, a stimulant tC
his future good behavior. --
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Fishing Good.

Fishing has not been =betterin
Lake Bemidji and Lake Irvine
for several years than it is at the
present time. Not so many
large fish are caught as at the
beginning of the season but pike
and perch are both plentiful
Perch are biting very lively and
most of those caught are ex.
ceptionally large fish.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Hendricks Here.

j. A, Hendricks, of Fosston, a
prominent candidate for. the re-
publican nomination for county
attorney of Polk county is. i'm the
city today on business connected
with the probate office. He will
remain here for several days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23

1t was decided by aunanlmous
vote to receive bids for printing
the charter and it was also de.
cided that all bids must agree to
publish the charter by May ~
and that all bids must be accom-
panied by a certified check for
$3.50 as a guarantee that the work
would be completed within the
specifedtime. The Sentinel bid
Sl66, but would not agree to
print the charter before June 2
and did not accompany it's bid
with certified check. The
Pioneer bid $3.50 and agreed to
complete the work this week and
furnished the certified check re-
quired. The contract was &C
cordingly let to the Pioneer, and
the charter will be published in
the Daily Pioneer this week and
supplements will be furnished to
the News and the Sentinel. The
News holding that there might
be some question as to whether
the charter should be printed by
the city or by the commission re
fused to make a bid.
The commission will probably
hold no further meetings until
there is. a demand for amend
ments to the charter. The com
mission is a perpetual body, or
at least will be so, in case the
charter is adopted.
The date set for the vote is
June 90 and by printing it this
week the people of the city will
have a full month in which to
discuss it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
VOTE ON =
JUNE %
Charter Commission Held
Its Last Meeting Satur.
day Evening. 4
~
LET CONTRACT FOR PRINTING
THE CHARTER.
Printing Must be Completed and
in the Hands OF the Voters
This Week.

The charter commission, which
has been holding some strenuous
sessions during the past ten
days, completed it's labors Satur-
day evening, when a meeting was
held to allow various bills and to
let the contract for the printing
of the charter so that every one
may have an opportunity to study
itand know exactly what it pro-
vides in the way Of q city organi-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Final Proof.

Peter M. Dysthe, Of Wilton
proved up on a valuable home
stead in the vicinity of that town
before Clerk of Court Rhoda to-
day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23
Council Meeting.

The city council meets tonight
when the new city charter will
come up for discussion. Nc
other important business will
come up before the meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-23

Chas r Robinson, of Grand
Forks and 3. J Regain, of Lari:
more headed a party which left
for home this afternoon after
a=day's fishing in Lake Bemidji.
They made a good catch and pro
mise to return soon.
The latest magazines at oul
news stand, Peterson.