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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Selma Cotton Market.

Middling cotton was quoted today by the Selma Cotton Exchange at 13 cents but no sales were reported.
 The movement yesterday was: receipts IS. shipments 10; since September 1. re- ceipts S5,4l3, shipments 1,223: stock ALSO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Lenten Services at St. Paul's.

The usual Ash Wednesday service was said in St. Paurs Episcopal Church this morning by the rector, Rev. E. w. Gam ble. Mir. Gamble preached an eloquent sermon on the Lenten season The ser vices in the church during Lent will be as in the past.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
won COUNTY TREAsuRrR

F hereny announce myself as Q candIdata fo County Treasurer of Montgomery Coiinfv subject to the action of the Democrati prinartes ". P. MeGEHEE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

Joe Robbins of Hamburg spent today in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

W. A. Thayer of Montgomery is reg istered at the Hotel Albert.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

A hereby announce myself lA a candidate fo, Fplicifor of Montgomery County a,Ibieci 70 ffe action of he Densocratic primary,
 8. H. DENT. Ir
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

R. Richard has returned from Flint Michigan where he attended to business of Richard and Shalheimer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

Hon. Frank V. Evans. ex. Mayor of Birmingham, and a we'll known citizen of the Magic City, is In Selma on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

The wet. cold weather has very much retarded farm work in this section. and up to this time little or no work has been done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

Hon. J. F. Milhous of Orrville was fin the city today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
w. M. BLAKEY,
 Attorney at Law. Room q !: Moses Bldg.
Announcements.
FOR SOLICITOR.

X hereby annbuncs myself as candidate for Solicitor of Montgomery County. subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 TYLER GOODWIN. |.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Personal and Local. .

Mrs. Crawford Howard and little Miss Lydia Campbell have gone to Shreve- port, La. to be present at the wedding of a relative.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

Rome, Feb. 16.--A shock of earthquake has been felt at Calabria. Sicily
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

"If you wish to see the vagaries of hu- man nature exemplified," says Charlie Comiskey, just travel awhile with base ball club during the regular season and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18

Oficial scorers of the Southern League will not be appointed this year by Presi- dent Kavanaugh as heretofore. Instead paper in each city in the circuit will be selected by Ir. Kavanaugh to attend to the work, and the editor of the paper chosen will have the authority to apoint any one to the position he chooses. The salary for this service, will be 8 for SCOT ing each game. The Advertiser will rep resent the league in Montgomery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05

caused somewhat Of a sensation,
and hard feelings on the part of
parents who have children in at
tendance in the room of which
she is teacher, by attempting to
enforce discipline, through some
what peculiar methods. Each
pupil returned home Monday
morning carrying with them a
confession to the etfect'that they
had whispered, communicated
by notes, and done other cor
merry" acts, signed by them and
with a request that the parent
sign the confession and return
the note, otherwise the pupil
should be expelled from school.
AS a result the next morning
only nine pupils made their APP
pearance in the school room. In
teresting results may follow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
LOST RIVER
Drainage Work That Will Greatly
Benefit Northern Clearwater
County.


State Ditch Engineer Ralph,
who is out in the Lost river coun-
try surveying the route of the
proposed judicial ditch, reports
that the work Of laying lines is
progressing very favorably and
that the recent snow has not to
any extent interfered with the
work. A crust has formed over
the earlier accumulations OF
snow and the temperature is not
so severe as to make out door life
a hardship. The men are com
fortably housed in their camps
aud the work is progressing at
rapid rate.
The Lost river drainage ditch
will reclaim a large territory in
the northern part Of Clearwater
county and will result in attract
ing many settlers to that section
the coming summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
SWAMP LANDS
Jadam Bede Gets Busy on Behalf
of Northern Minnesota
Settlers.

A hearing was had yesterday
before President Roosevelt in the
matter Of the swamp land petit
tions from this part of the state.
The president has received
several lengthy petitions from
citizens of northern Minues ota,
requesting him to so change the
rulings of the department of the
interior as to permit evidence to
be offered in cases where there
is a question involved relative to
the character of the land.
Under the existing practice the
surveyors field notes are taken
as absolute. Mr.. Bede claims
that these field notes are errone-
Gus, and that thousands Of acres
of good agricultural land have
been classed as swamp and pa
tented to the state.
Nc conclusion was reached at
the hearing, but the president
promised to confer with Secre-
tary Hitchcock and Land Com
missioner Richardson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
HARD ON FARMERS
Past Winter Has Been an Ex-
pensiye One For Farmers on
the Prairies.

D. II. Miller, a prominent=P
county farmer, is in Bemidji to-
day on some business matters.
He says that this is an expensive
winter for the farmers up that
way. On account of the deep
snow stock that is turned loose
cannot rustic a living as usual
and have to be fed. Neither hay
nor straw is plentiful, and the
roads are not good for long hauls
to where there is plenty of feed
farther east. Mr.. Miller is in
the butter making business quite
extensively and is therefore in a
position to know whereof he
speaks. However, he says there
is a bright side to everything and
predicts a big crop after the
severe winter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Stock Company Will Be
Formed to Make Sash and
Door Factory a Go.
PROMINENT BEMIDJI PEOPLE
INTERESTED In SCHEME.
Factory Will Employ Abont Fifty
Men Will Take Capital
Of $4,000.

The Minneapolis parties who
we're here looking over this city
as a location for a sash and door
factory have made a proposition
to the business men of the city
to move their plant from Mime
apolis to Bemidji.
The many advantages of Be
midi over Minneapolis in freight
rates, cost OF material, ETC., have
made it an object for the com
pany to offer this city the factory
providing the business men will
raise a capital Of about $4,000.
The value of the machinery used
in the factory is about $1,000 land
all that is required to start the
industry is for the business men
Of the city to get together and
secure purchasers for $4,000
worth Of stock, $4,000 worth Of
which has already been offered
by Senator Swedback, who offers
to put in his lumber yard, valued
at $4,000.
The factory will employ about
fifty men, and should it be 10.
Gated here would bring a large
number Of families to the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Beware of Ointments for. Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy
the sense of smell and completely
derange the whole system when
entering it through, the mucous
surface. Such articles should
never be used except on precrip-
tons from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten
folds the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls
Catarrah Cure, manufactured by
E. j. Cheney & CO., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying
Hall s CatarrhC urebe sureyouget
the genuine. It is Internationally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by FL.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c.
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Head of Order Here.

Mrs. Carrie McCauley, Grand
Worthy Matron Of the Order Of
the Eastern Star for Minnesota
is in the city to attend the or
ganization of the Bemidji chapter
at Masonic Hall this evening.
Nineteen members of Cass Lake
Chapter also arrived this after
noon and will organize the new
chapter tonight. Between fifteen
and twenty mem bers will be in
itiated. After the chapter is or
ganized a lunch will be served,
and the visitors from Cass Lake
will return on the midnight pas
Senger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Pleasant Surprise Party.

Mrs. f. A. Blakeslee was the
hostess at a pleasant surprise
party last night in honor of her
husband forty eighth birthday
at their country home west Of
the city. About thirty young
people from Bemidii we're in at
tendance and a jolly good time is
reported. Dancing to the music
of the Bemidji string orchestra
and an elegant banquet were the
features of the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
BEMIDJI PORK
Prominent Bemidji Men Will En-.
cage in Hog Raising Business
Near This City.

.
Yves Wright and J. J. Jinkin-
son, of this city, have recently
purchased seventy.fve hogs,
which they will put on a farm
west of this city and engage in
the hog raising business They
have secured a mum Der of high
breed animals and expect to have
Bemidji pork on the market in a
short time. The country in this
vicinity is peculiarly adapted to
hog raising, as the cost of fatten-
ing is less than in other sections
of the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
lThe-Conductor.

Conductor Warren of the @. q
N. w. r. R. says: l had been
suffering with a severe cold for
several days. and was so hoarse
I could not speak above a whis-
per, Nov. 16, 1 met one of DR..
Warmers agents on my train, he
handed me a bottle of the White
Wine Of Tar Syrup, and one hour
after taking the. first dose my
hoarseness commenced leaving
me. In twenty four hours my
voice was quite clear and natural
the cold nearly cured. 1t is the
best remedy I ever saw.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Big Boom at Big Fork.

Reports from Ripple indicate
a boom in the building line in
that town. 1t now has two
hotels, three saloons, a meat
market and a printing office, and
two saloons, a hotel and another
newspaper Office are being
erected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Grant Valley Tonight.

A number of Bemidji people
will attend another plea antsocia]
function at the Grant Valley hall
this evening. The dances at this
hall are chara cterized by an at.
tendance of young people who
make it point to have good
time. The Bemidji String Or
chestra will furnish music.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Don't Want Two Offices.

L. G. Pendergast has learned
that tickets are being circulated
containing his name as candi-
date for village recorder. Mr..
Pendergast wishes it understood
that he is not running for two
Offices but that he is a candidate
for Justice of the peace only.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
.' 4f--.e'.,,. '--i-----.-,---
No Adjustment.

Geo. G. Main, who represents
several insurance companies who
had policies placed with sufferers
in the recent Malzahm block fire,
returned to st. Paul, no adjust
ment of the property loss havin g
been made. !.
T. J. Miller & CT. shipped 25
men to r. E. Whites camps near
Sandy this morning. They will
ship Is men to Pine Island to-
night.
Miss Sadie Chesborough leaves
tonight on the M. & I. to accept
a position as assistant Principal
n the Blackjack High School.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Editor Martin no Better.

Editor Martin, Of the News,
who has a severe attack of cry
sipelas, is reported no better to-
day and fears are entertained
for his recovery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Notices Of Trial.

~ The Pioneer has for sale No.
tice of Trial blanks and attor-
neys should take notice that 1T
will not hereafter be necessary
to send away for these blanks.
Note of Issue blanks also on sale
at the Pioneer Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
SUMMER SCHOOL
One Will be Held in Bemidii This
Summer..Sup't Carroll Of Wa.
dena Conductor.

A state summer school will be
held in Bemidji this summer
under the direction of -Superen-
tendent E. T. Carroll Of Wadena.
formerly of Grand Rapids. Mr..
Carroll conducted the state sum
mer school held in Bemidji two
years ago and made friends here
and his return will be welcomed
by the teachers of Beltrami
county and by the many friends
which he made in Bemidjlas we'll
Supt. Carroll will be assisted
by Honora Sutton, of Grand Rap
ids and Nellie K. Merritt of Brai-
nerd. The state summer school
usually last four weeks but it is
understood that the Beltramt
county schools this year will con-
tinue but two weeks.
Twenty-Five summer schools
will be held in the state this yeal
as against thirty-two last sum
mer..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-05
Last Day..

The March Term Of the Dis
trict Court for Beltrami county
convenes on the 18th inst and
Monday. March 9TH will be the
last day for filing notes of issue
aud getting cases on the calender
Very few notes of issue have
been filed as yet but the general
opinion among attorneys is that
the calender will be a big one.
Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29
MRS. BECHTEL
NOT GUILTY
Allentown Jury Frees Her of Com
plicity in Murder of Daughter.
CLOSING SCENES OF TIE TRIAL

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Cath
crime Bechtel. the aged mother of Ma
bel Bechtel. who was found murdered
last October, was acquitted of the
charge of being an accessory to the
murder after the fact. Her trial Occu-
pied nine days. and the jury deliberated
one hour before rendering their verdict
of not guilty.
The gray-haired defendant received
the news of her acquittal with tears
and expressions of Joy. She was i'm
mediately released from custody, and
went to her home, accompanied by her
sons and daughters. Martha, her
youngest daughter. and her sons, John
and Charles, are under indictment on
a similar charge. but their trials have
been postponed until the April term of
court. Former Mayor Schaadt, coun-
sci for Mrs. Bechtel, says he has insti-
tuted an investigation by which ne
hopes to clear up the mystery sur
rounding the murder of the young
woman.
The greater part of the last days
session of court was devoted to the az
guments of counsel and the judges
charge. The defense called several
neighbors and friends of the Bechtel
family as corroborative witnesses. Mrs
Agnes Miller testified that she had OBJ
served what appeared to be blood staias
in the areaway leading to her house.
This testimony was to substantiate thu
theory of the defense that Mabel had
been killed outslue of her home and her
body dragged through Mrs. Millers
yard to the alley of Mrs. Bechtels resi-
dence. DR.. Cawley was recalled and
testified to finding blood stains on chips
of wood taken from the steps of the
Bechtel's and Millers underground al
leys. The commonwealth endeavored
through DR.. Lear to so extensively in
to the question of blood tests, but
Judge Trexler stopped the redirect ex-
animation and the case ended.
Attorney Schaadt made an eloquent
plea for the acquittal of the accused
woman, and during his address direct
ly charged Eckstein with having a
guilty knowledge of the crime. District
Attorney Lichtenwalner in his address
explained that the theory of the COM
monwealth was that Tom Bechtel had
killed his sister during a quarrel, and
asserted that the evidence adduced had
proved the claim. Judge Trexler's
charge consumed a half hour. 1t was
impartial
The scenes following the rendering
Of the verdict were at once pathetic
and joyful. No sooner had the stall
wart foreman Of the jury, Thomas
Bruch, announced in clear tones the
verdict Not guilty" than glad ac-
claim arose throughout the crowded
court room. and it seemed as if the
entire audience had by a sudden and
simultaneous impulse boiled over.
Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29
HELp FoR cHIcAeo HoRRoR

coroner's Jury Biames Mayor Harrison
and Seven Others For Theatre Fire.
Chicago, Jan. 26.-The coroner's jury
which for three weeks has been listen
ing to evidence relating to the fire in
the Iroquois theatre, has returned
verdict Dy which the following persons
are held to await the action Of grand
jury:
Carter H. Harrison, mayor of Chi
cago.
Will ]. Davis, proprietor in part and
manager of the theatre.
George Williams. building commits
sioner of Chicago.
Edward Laughlin, building inspector
under Williams.
William H. Musham, chief Of Chi
cago fire department.
William Sallers, fireman in the thea
tire.
James E. Cummings, stage carpenter.
William Mullen. who had charge OF
the light that caused the fire.
In relation to Mayor Harrison, the
verdict reads as follows: I'VE hold
Carter H. Harrison, as mayor of the
city of Chicago, responsible, as he has
shown lamentable lack of force, and
for his efforts to escape responsibility,
evidenced by the testimony of Build
ing Commissioner Williams and Fire
Marshal Musham, and as heads of de-
partments under the said Carter H.
Harrison following this weak course,
has given Chicago inefficient service,
which makes such a calamity as the
Iroquois theatre horror a menace until
the public service is purged of incom-
petence."
Building Commissioner Williams
was held "for gross neglect of his
duty in allowing the theatre to open
its doors to the public when the said
theatre was incomplete" Fire Mar
shal Musham was held responsible 'for
gross neglect of duty in not enforcing
the city ordinances, and failure to have
his subordinate, William Sallers, fire
man at the theatre, report to him the
lack of fire apparatus in the theatre.
Sallers was held for not reporting the
lack of fire apparatus, McMullen for
carelessness in handling the light that
caused the fire, Cummings as stage
carpenter. for not providing the stage
with proper fire protection.
Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29

out Of the cage. He was carried to the
boiler house, and after 20 minutes Of
warmth managed, to straighten him
self up and say:
''It was a frightful experience. The
cold and hunger-and no good that
we could do. We were too cold to
work There is apparently no one to
rescue. We had a hard time to find
many of the dead. A shred Of clothing
here and another there, a jacket, pair
of overalls, but few bodies. When we
left the bottom of the shaft there were
IL bodies lying there ready to be
brought up. There are many others
there, and the bodies of many will
never be found.
"The south main drift, in which we
worked, gives little hope that many
bodies recovered there will be recog-
nizable. In the north main drift the
way has been cleared for some dis
tance, but we could not tell what was
found there"
An hour later the last Of the res
cuers was brought to the surface, and
as the last man was helped to the
cage, Mine Inspector Tom Adams
turned to the new party-three men
ready to go down, and said:
"Hape you got your saws?" Eyes,
sir"
''See that the timber that holds the
cage from reaching the bottom is out
Of the Way before Won come up."
The signal was given, and they went
down again into the water and the ice
and the dead companions below.
The Allegheny Coal company, which
owns the mine, made a unique PROPOSE
tion of its own. 1t has declared its
purpose of establishing a cemetery, a
half acre in extent, in which to inter
the bodies of the men who we're killed
in the EXPLOSION
Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29
FATHER AND CHILD PERISH
Stanesbury Jacobs and Daughte
Burned to Death at Stanton, Del.

Stanesbury Jacobs and Daughter
Burned to Death at Stanton, Del.
Wilmington, Del. Jan. 27.-At Stan.
ton, five miles from Wilmington. fire
which destroyed four frame houses
also destroyed the lives of Stansbury
Jacobs. aged As years, and his daugh-
ter, Lena, aged 10. His wife. Eliza
beth, and the 15-months-old baby es.
capped with severe burns, and a boy,
Albert, aged Z years, escaped unhurt.
Jacobs, when awakened by the
smoke, took his family down stairs. He
succeeded in throwing his wife. baby
and son out of the front window. but
he and the little girl were overcome
by smoke and flames. Later their
dead bodies. reduced to two charred
trunks, were taken from the ruins.
The fire is supposed to be of incen-
diary origin. The loss is about $1,000,
partially insured.
Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29
FLOOD SITUATION WORSE
Towns Along susquehanna Threatened
With Great Loss and Suffering.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. 27. - The
food situation at Bloomsbury and
other points was further intensified
by a fierce snow storm, accompanied
by a high wind. The snow fall was
eight inches deep and drifted so badly
that all roads leading from Bloomsbury
which were not under water have now
been rendered impossible by huge
drifts. The water fell about six inches
there, but a message from Rupert
stated that the water had receded but
two inches at that point.
The river is gorged solidly from
Boyd's station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. several miles below Cata-
wissa. to Greasy, 10 miles above
Bloomsbury. The ice is packed so
tightly that no water is passing along
the bed of the river. and all the water
is escaping through a new channel
formed by the river east of the gorge.
The river at Nescopeck and Berwick
began rising suddenly, and now is five
feet higher at these points. This news
caused great alarm at Berwick. Cata-
wissa, Rupert and Espy. Unless this
great body of water accumulating at
Nescopeck has pressure enough to
force out the gorge below it. there will
be almost incalculable loss and suffer.
ing. The county commissioners at
Bloomsbury have taken steps to break
up the gorge with dynamite. if such
a thing is possible, as it is feared that
if the ice moves all the bridges be
tween Bloomsbury and the Montour
county line will be torn out and the
many towns along the river will be
obliterated.
A conservative estimate has been
made, and the loss so far sustained in
the flooded districts will reach $780,
600.