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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-29
TIKI CIT

THE CITY
Go to Hakkerup's for Photos.
Decoration Day millinery sale
at Mrs. Conger' s.
Bemidj Blackjack at the ball
park tomorrow afternoon.
Ice cream at the Model Bakery.
Private parties a speciality. Phone
1926.
A. B. Underwood is in the city
today from Solway.
Legal cap and numbered line
legal cap at the Pioneer Office.
Rev. Opsata arrived in the city
this afternoon from Wilton.
Carter's inks and mucilages at
the Pioneer Office.
Mrs. Conger will give Is per
cent off on all millinery tomorrow
morning and evening.
Flags for decoration day. Pet.
erson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. en- Valentine
arrived in Bemidji this afternoon
from Fargo.
The best is always the cheap
est. Peterson's.
Fifteen per cent off on millin-.
cry, tomorrow morning and even
ing at Mrs. Conger's.
Miss Rebecca Cameron and
Miss Skei of Fosston were guests
of friends in the city yesterday.
Base ball at the new park to.
morrow afternoon. Game called
at 8 o'clock.
Remington Typewriters and
typewriter supplies at the Pic
neer Office.
Henry Brummond, the Walter
merchant, was business visitor
in the city yesterday.
Pocket maps, Minnesota, Mon
tana and North Dakota at the
Pioneer Office.
Emil J. Brink, a former Be
midi business man, was in the
city yesterday from Crookston.
MAYORS 20 per cent discount
sale on furniture will continue
until June 8.
Capt. Ethen Allen of the Super
Tor fire department is a guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Carter.
If you are thinking Of buying
a home see #. Beaudette, the.
tailor, 311 Minnesota avenue.
Till noon tomorrow and to
morrow evening Decoration
Day millinery sale at Mrs
Conger's.
Bill cases, legal files, ready
binders, patent filing cases at
Pioneer Office.
Supervisor of Assessments
Bert Getchell returned this
morning from an official visit up
the line of the M. & I.
Don't forget to boost for the
ball game tomorrow afternoon
between Blackjack and Bemidji.
Senator E. J. Swedback and
Harry Silver returned this morn,
ing from Northome, where they
have been looking over their
townsite interests over Sunday.
For all kinds of tin work and
cave troughing at right prices,
call at Ross hardware store.
Miss Cora Simpkins arrived in
the city this morning from Turtle
River for a visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Downs.
Miss Blanche Bethel returned
this morning to her home at
Eagle Bend after a visit in the
city at the home of Mr.. and j. P.
Young.
Reuben Miller has closed a
deal for the purchase of the in
terest of G. II. Miles in the re.
pair shop conducted by him on
Beltrami avenue.
w. M. Ross can store and take
proper care of your heater dor
ing the sum mer months. Phone
113.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-29
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat,

Minneapolis, May 727.--Wheat- May,
$1.20; July, $1.O9A; Sept, $3.50. On
track-No. 1 hard, slips; No. / North
ern, $1.20; No. 2 Northern, $1.O714
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-29

Painful swellings in the groins, red erup-
tons upon the skin, sores in the mouth
and loss of hair and eyebrows, are some of
the symptoms Of this vile disease. S. S. S.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-29
Clothes G Cleaned.

Clothes cleaned dyed and re-.
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prices; atisfaction guaranteed.
y Gold berg, 317 Beltrami Ave.
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and valuable infor-
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113.
M. Bourgeois came up from
Hawkins, Wis, Saturday night to
spend Sunday in Bemidji with
his son, E. J. Bourgeois, return
ing home last night.
Ralph Naylor and G. thinner
man Of Wadena spent Sunday in
the city at the homesof Mr.. and
Mrs. e. L. Naylor, returning
home this morning.
1t would be a favor to the
owner, w. B. McLachlan, if the
party who took the setee left on
the Third street dock some days
ago would return the same.
The police Of the city are kept
unusually busy these days keep
ing pot gangs and tramps on the
move. The influx Of, this class Of
men during the spring has been
heavy but their stay in Bemidji
has been cut short.
Nothing can be better than the
best Marks lung Balsam is the
best.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
SMALL WRECK AT TROY.
CahOone of Central of Georgia Freight
 Train is Overturned

IENNn IS OVSEtUEuCus
 Troy. Dec 4.-(Special )-This morn ing between six and seven o'clock lock-, a i, slight wreck occurred on the Centrai of Georgia Railroad h In the , ffreiighhtt freigght which runs daily from Troy to Anda- lusia and return, in charge of Conduc- tor D. c. Bennett and Engineer George Smith was just backing as,,,ssa 1at or wbeS ,ne from some unknown cause the caooose became derailed, turned over ana roii- ed down an embankment twelve or flt-
 The negro brakeman. Oscar Under wood, had his leg caught between the cupoia and heater. which resulted In ed, a brick contractor. was in. the ca boose intending to go to Glenwood where he Is having some work done. He had his right leg broken In two places between the knee and ankle and a piece of the bone knocked out or his left ankle. He has been suffering very much from his injuries ever since the accident. but 1t is hoped that there will be no serious results from the in fury. Some hours were consumed Tn securing the injured from under the overturned caboose. after whlch tne train left for Andalusia minus ca O The fire alarm was turned in this morning from the residence or Jonn The kitchen roof had caught from fly ing sparks but the flames were extin- guished before serious damage was soi Moody, charged will illicit. dis,
 ng near BsiWS9dc s,,gSs dcomm,ssIGasr waS sTpagnecs Tntu,jier Saturday evening and bound to United anSfv statss cSoEt S0Ieetar qa uSi W Russell and Deputy Marshal c. Cox rsdsd an clt ed d5stlsry Maasys soSse so9se tw9 t9 5HastTnyed a complete distillery out afd st tSsstheT assthese with a quantity of beer;
 Deputy Marshal A. J. Collier. and J. M Fliis of Enterprise ran upon crowd M, Li'iof of dlstiiiers near Enterprise on Saturday operating an Illicit distiI- gftyy fsfFy' gallons capacity and q quantity of of y beer and rum. The pSrt,i,ees pr,,es. ran ran o1 when they saw MT. Collier ap, So,rroocbing but were recognized and Warrants will be issued .i, for ,r them tha tenn rarature last night, the thermometer
 as low Was as fTozea % 5ais st mornln veE anJi aation was killed for the first time ana me water pipes were all frozen up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
he years of his life even though it was

the years of his life even though 1t was to be behind prison bars.
 As soon as the Byrd case was dlss posed of the court took up the case or boy. indicted for murder in the first degree. He cut the throat Of Robert Mitchell near Ramer last summer The boys were employed on railroad work train. Burks pleaded that he was too drunk to know what he was doing. .,, dence if, the Burks case consisted of w J. Reynolds, IT. w. Metcalf, E. q. COOK L. A. Docteur, Henry Gland, R. E Shell, T. J. Stringfellow, c; M smith. J: |. Prescott z; 5; us,,snn spann' h. IT. WIT
 The case went to the jury shortly after o'clock and Q verdict was re- turned at 10 o'clock. Mir. Reynolds was foreman of the jury. ~
 Burks was plainly, gratihed at ,s tne satisfied with the result of the trial.
 The court will today begin the trials of Nathan Lamb a negro who snot and killed Neal Anderson, n negro cap, man, in a saloon on High street ana wife in the Southern part of the coun-
 Judge Thomas yesterday sentenced Thomas Walder, alias Thomas Powell, a negro to two years and ten months at hard labor upon conviction or assault to 2S6 days hard labor, upon conyic- tion of carrying q concealed weapon,
 These negroes were formerly employ ed on the county reads by Oyerseer ". H. Rives, and by request Of MT. Rives. the Board of Revenue has ordeEea tna. nn the county roads instead of being leas- ed to the mines, q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05

destroyed The flames reached the in- side of the building and compIeteiy oe- strcyed the papering and all wall dec much damaged, the heat on the Inside being so intense as to warp them anu draw out ali the paint. The large or
 gan, which is quite handsomne;; was onnt ,n of damage to this. however, not yet pe- ing known. It is estimated that the damage altogether will amount 10 This is especially deplorable, as the Baptists had only completed the hand some additions and improvements on
 their church about yea, ,hs ago; ,rtesnth year of Dr. Dawson's passionate here, and the condition of the church as an edifice and as q spiritual organization has grown. during this time, to De matter of great pride to the members of the church here.
 yesterday the usual ceremonies which are conducted by the Elks all over the country were had here in the Elks' Au- ditorIum by No 393, the local lodge. The program was very tasteful anu
 beautiful one, and & the numners @ Wsse ses iivered by Gen. c. D. Johnston. a speaker well known all over the State. This eulogy was to have been made by Mr Manly Foster. a member of the Lodge here, but on account of a severe cold Mir Foster could not appear, and Gen. G. D. Johnston, who also made again act in this capacity. The names of MT. John s. Haniy and MT R. 10 Moore have been added to the list of
 deceased Elks since last years ceremo- nies.
 The death of Mir. J. W. Brown. a prominent citizen of this county living lust beyond Northport, was learned In town yesterday morning with regret.
 MT. Brown died at his home Saturday morning very suddenly, though he had
 not been in the best of health for some
 time. It seems that he was able to be
 about, and had gone out to the crib
 to feed some stock. and his prolonged
 absence caused some alarm When
 search was made for him he was found
 lying dead some distance from the crib.
 It IS thought that heart affection was
 the direct cause of his sudden death.
 MT, Brown is survived only by a wife
 in his immediate family. and she has
 the deepest sympathy of the commu-
 nifty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
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resented to the committee that the evils complained of at Duncan's place had been remedied. He would not vote for the continuation of such a dive as had ell. But nearby property owners and others had recommended the granting of a license to Duncan and the mem- bers of the committee had been toio the place had been improved.
 President Gunter took the floor to opsose the granting of a license to either of the parties under eonsidera-
 II have been informed" he said, "as other members of the Council have been informed that Mrs. Ward runs nigger saloon. I will never as long as am a member of the Council vote 10
 He opposed, too, the granting or license to Eugene Dunsan. It had been reported that his place had been inn proved, but his own observation nad led him to believe otherwise. There was no doubt that negro women lived I'D stairs and the members of the Coun- ell did not doubt the sort of dive that was run there.
 mittee told the Council that police officer had informed him that Duncan was now running law-abfding ana
 Alderman Griffith opposed the grant ing of the license. to Mrs. Ward and spoke of the complaint that had been made by her neighbors.
 To settle the whole matter Alderman Strauss, acting for the Police Commit tee, moved that license be refused both applicants and such was the action the Council took.
 Later in the meeting Alderman A. P. Tyson introduced a resolution re- voking the license previously granted George Newsteil, who does business on North Court Street, near the First Bap- list Church. Mir. Tyson said that he haS voted for NewateiPs license not knowing that he was the man who was running the saloon at the door of the church. He now wished to have that license revoked. The resolution was referred to the Police Committee.
 TO the following well known saloon kee oers licenses were granted by unanimous yots: Sam Hamfin, Herman Folda, Dave Johnson, Reese Martin, Harness W. smith, T. F. Gibson, J. A. Ga- latas, T. F. Trentham and J. c. Aber- nromhfe n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
TWO LICENSES REVOKED
MRS. WARD AND EUGENE DUNCAN
 MUST CLOSE.
Their Places Denounced by Aldermen as
 Dives and Some Pointed Lan- t guage Is Used In Council.

The wave of reform which has struck Montgomery so hard has put out oI Brothers on North Court street and that of Mrs. J. E. Ward on Randolph street. night refused to grant new licenses for these places, which forbids them to do business herafter in Montgomery. the Council granted license to Eu-- gene Duncan for the North court street place, but before the meetlng adjourned the aldermen snrneG sro him Duncan's application for license had @ been held up for some time by the Police Committee. The new ordinance, thor, while he was in the Council. provides that the applicant for a H. cense to sell liquor must have ms ms place of business investigated by the Police Committee. The investigation had resulted in the holding up Of Dun gotten some new endorsements. The Police Committee recommended that the Council give Duncan his license;
 Council voted Duncan permission to continue his business. Then came the report of the Police Committee on the application of Mrs, J., P. Ward .st to q" number of citizens of that section, of the city appeareQ. IHey Scl Aoi th s,ss1s the saloon in question was very dis. orderly place The Police Committee declared that this license should not
 TRen Alderman Sullivan took the
 What do you propose to do?'' he asked Give a license to the nls- ger keeper of a nigger dive and re- fuse one to a white woman. maven much to say about the application oi Mrs. Ward, except to say that my ol flee at one time vas near her pac plaace and I never saw any of the olsorder complained of. But I know, and you know, what sort of place Duncan keeps on North Court street. You know that it is worse than a saloon for you nave seen the negro women on the sideS walk. could tell you of some of the things l have seen on the side walks with my own eyes as late as tonight And when I saw those things one of the great churches of the city within arms reach of that dive was lit up for service.
 .qrhis is the negro who drove reck- lessly through the streets and ran down a white man. understand he settled the case out of court by paying sI .00O. And I am reliably informed fhat when this Duncan heard the Council was holding up his license ne said: ITO hell with the City council; I've got backing they can't stand up
 Alderman strauss spoke for the ac- ffon of the Police Committee on the Duncan application. It had been rep
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
TWO 20 UP FOR LIFE
NEGROES TRIED IN CITY COURT
 FOR MURDER.
Jurics Find Henry Byrd and Jim Buri<s Guilty of KilIinE--Defendants
 Gratified at the Ver-

Henry Byrd for killing his wife, Sallie Byrd, guilty and sentenced tc life imprisonment.
 Jim Burks alias Jim Homer. for kill ing Robert Mitchell, guilty and sen tenced to life Imprisonment.
 These verdicts returned by different juries represented busy. day yester- day in the criminal division of the City Court of Montgomery over which Judge William H. Thomas presides. II is not often that business in any court there are numerous witnesses and sew eral lawyers to speak to the turies..
 Henry Byrd an aged negro wao shot and killed his wife, Sallie Byrd, was Sestenaapgg ses aapgesS svenns ssF0 at oeioes whes the jury. of which Henry, Y. Vandl. .Smest das h@ a fHy fe apa nns his BgSrd expected that he would be hanged for
 The trial of Byrd's case began with moning. The selection of jury from the special venire consumed some time. The jury. as finally organized Henry F: Vandiyer. 5. Q. bray. J; P W. W. Christian. R. J: suggs, 2. c Pird. F, l. Dsavantts SshJorl John Bradford
 The case progressed throughout the day and a number of witnesses were examined. Byrd. who. Is 63 years old admitted he kiifeS the woman when she taunted him with a statement that she had dishonored him. She had been a cook for the family of J: A. Barnes from the city. Byrd shot her on the road and hid the body int a ditch. <.
 The old negro proved that he had been of good character until this ter rible lapse and he evidently made an impression on the Jury.
 The case went to the jury at 4:45 o'clock and old man Byrdg sat rigid in the court room awaiting his. fate.
 Several times he spoke In low tones to the deputy sheriff who had him in charge.
 My heart is jes' CT jumpin" he said "jes' lak dem white men gwineter hang me-"
 So when the verdict was read after the jury had deliberated for over an hour Byrd made no effort to conceal his great joy that he was to live out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
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 If the druggist tries to sell you something just IS good. 1t is because he makes more money on the substi- tute.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
REPORT OF GINNERs.
Will Show Crop of Sy623,OO0 Bales of
 800 Pounds Each.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 4.-N. T. Blackwell, Secretary of the National Ginners' As- sociation, announced tonight that the cotton crop report by the Association would be issued to members tomorrow night. He did not know when it would be given out to the public. He said President J. A. Taylor of Wynnewood, l. T., left tonight for Washington. D. C., and that before leaving he gave him the following statement for publica- ton:
 "The next report of the ginners will show an estimated crop Of 9,623.000 bales Of 500 pounds each. Our bale report, showing number of bales gin- ned. number of bales remaining un- ginned and percentage of crop picked will be Issued. most likely. tomorrow night, or in advance of the Census Bureau at any rate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
The nutch suceeaaion.

nant of the Dutch throne occupies a writer in Le Figaro of Paris. 4 revis- ion of the Constitution has become necessary for the reason that should inc present Queen leave no heir the throne would pass to German Prince. Naturally the Dutch are distrustful of German Princes, and particularly of this one, "of whom nothing is known except that he knows nothing of the country" Meanwhile the fear prevails that whether a German Prince suc- ceeds or a republic be proclaimed. the Kaiser will find some excuse to inter- fere and gain footing in the coun- try.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
AsArLoH JEANv IN TowN.v
Globe Trotter Who Is Visiting Capital
 of Every State.

Weary Sailor Jean, who started out from Augusta, Me, in April. 1908. to visit every State Capitol in the Union trod into Montgomery last night tt II o'clock.
 If he Keeps his present gait. remain ing on foot, he expects to pull down the $5.000 prize that awaits the, first man to set foot in the last capitol
 With Montgomery, Sailo r Jeans a jolly, if tired jack tar. numbers now in his portmanteau the certificates 0E thirty-seve secretaries Of State. To gain these he has walked 22.000 miles, pushing what he calls his trolley ette." wheel-barrow contrivance surmounted by barrel, in which hia food and clothing is kept.
 Since the beginning of his compete itive journey sailor Jean has worn ouk eight suits of clothes, 25 pairs of shoes and has had IA new tires put upon the rim of his wheelbarrow. He overtslses every Saturday his wife who rides ahead of him on the railroad trains He will write a book of his wayfar- ing experiences when they are ended
 The sailor came here from Selmas the last city in which he stopped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
FIRE IN A CHURCH.
p.u,ist Esdiflce at Tuscaloosa Ia Badl, n"P nnmaRed.

Tuscaloosa. Dec 4.-(Special. )-Yes-
 ,ardav afternoon about 2:30 o'clock the Fire sIe Department was called out to pro
 iect the First Baptist Church here,
 which was endangered by Ire. It seems bnt at services yesterday, and soon af-
 ter the congregation had left the build in Rthe fire ignited the woodwork about ,be dues and these gradually burned untu the fire reached the inside of the The Fire Department was quick in responding, however, as soon as the nresence of the fire was known, and ssyed the structure from being entirely
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-05
REPLACING SILVER.
Gold Going to Mexico Which VIII Be
 RecOined.

Mexico City, Dec. 4.-The total amount of Mexican silver dollars ex- ported by the exchange and currency commission up to the middle of last week was $4,7oO, 900, all taken from the reserve fund of $10.o00.oo0 held In charge of the commission.
 The operation, as managed by the commission, has left a profit of per cent on the amount of dollars exported and the gold received in exchange con sists of British sovereigns and Ameri- can ten and twenty dollar pieces, held mostly abroad, subject to the order Of the exchange and currency commits sion to be shipped here when 1t will be melted down and issued An new Mexi- can gold money.
 Thus Mexico's old silver dollar is being supplanted by the new monetary system. which became operative last