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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
Caught Big Pike.

Perhaps the largest wall eyed
pike taken from Lake Bemidj j
during the present fishing sea
son was caught this morning by
Mrs. G.. S. Royce of Malvern,
Iowa, who is the guest Of her
brother, T. Maloy. The fish
weighed eight and one half
pounds and is 26inches in length.
Mrs. Royce will have the fish
mounted by Taxidermist Buen-
Their.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
FOREST FIRE in
GRANT VALLEY
Bemidji People Go Out to
Fight Blaze That Threat
ems to Destroy Property.

Word was received in the city
last night of a forest fire that is
raging in the town of of Grant
Valley about four miles west of
Bemidji. The blaze is said to
have originated from the burn
ing Of a brush pile and Che high
wind yesterday famed the
flames, which spread to adjoin-
ing timber. The buildings and
timber of Miss Jessie Fender
CAST is said to be threatened,
and a party headed by Judge
Pendergast left the city this
morning for the scene of the
blaze and will attempt to arrest
the progress of the flames.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
Took Girl to Minneapolis.

Sheriff Bailey left this morn
ing for Minneapolis in company
with Vera Green, the victim of
cocaine and morphine that was
brought down from Blackjack
yesterday. The girls in very
serious condition as a result of
using the drugs and she will be
turned over to the Minneapolis
authorities for treatment, after
which she will be restored to her
parents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
SNEAK THIEF
TAKES WATCH
John Doran Loses Valuable
Timepiece While Working
Boys Suspected.

While doing plu hing work at
one Of the cottages on America
avenue owned by Mrs. Jennie
Ward, John Doran lost a watch
and chain as the result Of visit
of a sneak thief. Mr.. Doran took
ofhis coat and vestand laid them
on a WheelbarroW in the yard
and entered the house. He re
turned to where his clothes were
lying to find his watch and chain
gone. It is suspected that small
boys are the criminals.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
Articles Of Incorporation Of
Bemidji Handle Company
Prepared.
BROOKS, SCHNEIDER AND BAG.
LEY INCORPORATORS.
Capital Stock of Company $4,000
Divided Into Shares Of
500 Each.

Articles Of Incorporation ofthe
Bemidji Handle company haye
been prepared by H. J. Loud, at
torney for the company, and are
now ready for publication. The
general nature Of the business is
to be carried on by the corpora.
ton in the manufacture of hand
les for tools and implements, and
generally the manufacture of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
Mill Wood for Sale.

During the coming summer,
Wes Wright will handle all the
mill wood at the Crookston Lum-
Der company, having secured
that right from the mill manage
ment. Wood will be delivered
for 50 per load. See Yves Wright,
or call up phone No. As or the
Crookston Lumber company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-On the road between Be
midi and Mississippi bird &c,
back pad breeding and hold
back of single harness. Finder
return to NJ. & I. depot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
Resolutions.

WHEREAS death has removed
from our midst, Oscar Houske,
an old and honored member of
our organization, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that we, the mem
bers of the Bemidji Volunteer
Fire Department, extend to his
widow and family our sympathy
on the occasion of their sad be-
reavement, and be it further
RESOLVED that these resolu-
tions be spread on the records of
our organization, and a copy sent
to the family of our late mem Der,
and also a copy furnished the
local press for publication.
E. II. CORNWALL
G. CHRISTENSEN
Committee.
Tan's are ripe. See Straw's
display of high and low tan shoes.
Their sit. " this season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
ElkS TO Meet at Duluth.

On account Of Il g meeting Of
the Elks at Duluth, June s and !.
the Great Northern will sell
tickets to Duluth and return at
one and one third fares for. the
round trip, on the rtificate plan.
These tickets will be sold three
days before the opening of the.
meeting Cons ult local agentf fol
full partic ulars.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01

Written for yesterday. but Withheld from
publication by request OF the authorities
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-01
a IS Ed
ES''SLER|
Burly Chairman Of County
Commissioners Beats and
Wounds Bemidji Man.
Mr.. ESsLERSAYs ASSAULT WAS.
UNPRoYoKED.
SWears Ont Warrant for Arrest Of
Danaher Mr.. Essler's Gondi-
ton Serious.

: so
Another brutal attack upon the
person Of a fellow man was made
this morning at Tenstrike by A.
". Danaher, chairman of the
board Of county commissioners
OF Beltrami county, and as a re-
suit J. 3. Essler, agent in Bemid.
j for the Minneapolis Brewing
company, is in serious condi-
ton and fears that his right jaw
bone has been broken.
Mr.. Essler sold Danaher beer
for some time last winter. One
bill of goods sold to Danaher was
several cases Of beer. It is Gus
tomary with brewing companies
to gather up the empty cases af.
ter the contents have been taken
from them and give the custom
er credit for the amount due for
the return Of the empty cases.
Fred Wilson, the Tenstrike livery
man, does draying for the brew.
ing company at Tenstrike and in
gathering up the empty cases
took number from the Danahe1
saloon. Mr.. Wilson claims the
number of cases which he took
from the Danaher saloon was
three, and Danaher claims that
the number was five.
When Mr.. Essler came down
Ga the NJ. & /. passenger this
morning from Kelliher he stop
ped off at Tenstrike, having some
business to transact with An.
drew Gustafson, customer. HI
walked from the depot up to
ward the Gustafson esta blish
mont and while on the way he
was hailed by Danaher. Mr..
sEssler went back to where Dana
her was standing, when the lat
ter asked him how many empty
cases he had been given credit
for. Mr.. Essler replied that he
had asked Wilson about the mat
ter and that Wilson had saidthere
was only three cases returned.
"Thereupon, says Mr.. Essler,.
''Danaher called me lying
---------- - - and struck me in
the jaw, knocking me to the side
walk. | got up again and he
struck me the second time, after
wards kicking me in the ribs. I
had my hands in my pockets
when the attack was made and
was wholly unprepared for the
assault. A mum Der of men stand.
ing around saw the whole trans
action and pulled Danaher off. !"
Mr.. Essler came down from
Tenstrike to Bemidji on the
freight this afternoon and swore
out a warrant for the arrest Of
Danaher. His face shows marks
where he has been assaulted and
he was unable to eat his dinner
today and fears that his right
jaw bone has been broken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
I'm UnaOe1come Guesf.

over the sea The worms OF course, being sound
we're befalrng them If they thought about it al
81 they 2rc6ably imagined that the tossing and
pitching OF the steamer was only the wind bufet-
ing them about on the tip Of their rosebIsh
g9e sunny A[ TT ms tSy tSa fHe roof 10 see
how the world looked or this bright spring day
ana 70 get BITE 10 eat foF Ie g appe'es were
W. now strange II looks here remarked our
ltIle friend she gazed about in all directions;
and well It might for she now found herself in
nurseryulan's garden il Somerviile Mass, thou
sands OF miles from the place where she had gone
I dent understand il at ALL" cried a second
caterpillar. How in the world did get hereE
There isn't leaf out on our bush and I'm so
'SSupidr' remarked our little browntai; Took up
therei' and she waved her tai toward a row OF
pear treS ynst Ing cgied .sae wbo'i beat,
oal sTIa indeed 6jd these luscious pear leaves
furnish the hungry travellers. Here they Toasted
when they found them too small.
When they were fully grown each each caterpii ,Ia
red. and there were rows Of white hairs down his
ladies as wei as the gentlemen Indeed, the bold
e S YEN 9 90g b a9' ookeg these e WORMS
Could You have spied But suppose one had craWled
leyed that he carried terrible arms. When ms
beneath your tender skin, you would have felt as Il
a hundred Jersey mosquitoes had been feasting on
By the END Of June not one brown caterpillar
soerTe but on the tips Of the branches one could
see some oblong eoe9o ms IoossIy woven OK gray
each Of these cradles crept a snowy moth. the
ladies' bodies each ending in a beautiful golden
brown pompon-the real brown tail which gave them
their name. When the night wind blew strong, It
carried the white wings along with il. scattering
them Tar and wide. A few days later you might
have seen the moths lying dead IN many different
places but If you had examined the trees and
bushes near you would have found on the leaves
what looked like little patches Of brown fur the
egg clusters After laying her two hundred to
three hundred eggs. each lady had slippSd OF her
brown tail and glued ii over them for protection
From the tiny colony Of less than score OF
caterpfllars that to US the Dutch rosebush
has sprung such army Of browntatls that they
cover thousands Of miles territory. II you stand
beneath an light on fair July night you may
see q cloud Of white wings, rising falling, Whlrlng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

ProrakS Of Little Johnnie Tear.
ALL.
fOc
EACH

But when the old cat got up 70 where the tres
divided she was in a Guandary- On one branch was
her baby. hanging for dear life; the other vas
Johnnie Bear. looking at her ualictouSly out or his
Lttle bright eyes II she punished Johaie see e.
her kitten 70 suffer, and perhaps break rs o1caS
falling on II she helped her kitten ana le1t SlaS
wretch OF a Johnnie Bear 70 get down N Sa1ely-~
The kitten settled IL by giving pleading meow
meow Its mother no longer heslrated- ouC taAlnS
II BY the scrun OF the neck. craVled down the tfe
leaving Johnnie rriUmphanty perched on his nouSn<
Chuckling over the trouble he had made
And there was Johnnie on the screen g Q1a1llu
cOuica little figure, balancing himself on as Do9sn
like boy sitting IN q swing. while the retrearinS
figure OF mother cat. with her darling II her mouth
could Be seen in the distance
Johnnie fond OF honey as any bOy o.
girl When he found wild bees nest he would
sit down beside and kin on all The bees. brtnglnS
down his fist upon them accurately as boy
captures a butterfly IN his hat The bees al dead
he would put n his paw and bring on tine honeys
and when the honey was al gone ne Wouid cles4
I'D any drops that might have fallen around o9eO0E
the wax and wind up BY eating the dead bee4
OF the played a mean mean
trick On Johnnie Having found q WaSpS 1est n
a tree. they 'sic'd Johnnie on to It
" oh. Johnnie. honey. honey JohnnisF tneF
Johnnie looked al the nest and was sksptlcaL
He had never honey look just Ike that before
e Honey. Johnnie. NICE hOneyF they called %
him and at last approaching very ShyIys ne uElo-
ly reached out a paw and touched the queer thing.
The next thing any one knew Johnnie had the n9sc
firmly gripped between his front paws and Wa
making for the river like mad. In he leaped SWIM
ming Ike a fish till he reached the opposite sl4a.
Thea tie wasps having all fallen or or been
drowned. Johnnie sat down on the grass. pulled hs
nest apart, and though surprised 70 md no honey
inside. ate all the contents several nice. 1ae Fuos
Then he wound up BY sru1lnG down the ness
ITSELF When he got through he looked Just tbs
shape Of the nest And Why shouldn'r heS Re had
Il all inside him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

If any boy or girl reader OF the Children's PAGE
should happen TO go TO Yellowstone National Park
this summer he or she would certainly see little
Johnnie Bear there
Johnnie Bear is the baby cub whose acquaintance
Ernest Thompson Seton made while visiting the
park which by the way. contains the finest pre-
serve of wild animals in the country Johnnie was
caught by some Of the people al the hotel, which
was not so difficult as Johnnie had been lame from
his birth.
Yesterday. IN speaking in Carnegie Hall under
the auspices Of the West End Exchange and IN
dustriaI Union. Mr.. Seton told his young friends
a lot Of new stories about Johnnie
Johnnie is immortal" he SAID Yellowstone Park
IS never without its JOhnnie-sOmetimes there are
two of hin-and keep hearing new stories about
him.
THE hotel cat and the hotel poodle were sworn
enemies even before Johnnie arrived the scene.
and he made matters worse Then it became a tri-
angular duel. Johnnie liked nothing better than
to get in a safe place and watch the Others fight
Here Mr.. Seton threw picture on the screen
showing the poodle and the cat locked IN q deAll
grip, whileJohnnte, sitting Ike soft little Wad OF
fur on the top OF a cask out OF danger. watched
them with glae.
but Johnnie Bear was bad. little mischievous
bear There ives nothing he loved better t1an 70
tease the old mother cats kittens So one Gay ne
chased OF the kits till IL ran up a Tree
That is always q silly thing for kitten TO
do. because IL is to lose its head Wnen II gets
up little way. Johnnie, who was an ADEPT az
tree climbing was UP and after Il like fash But
he didn't see the old cat, who could climb tree
every Bit as well as he could and who rushed out OF
the house and up after Johnnie before he knew
what coming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
A FISHING TRIP.

On the north shore OF Long Island. between
Jamaica Bay and shespshead Bay. Is a broad ex-
panse Of salt water known as Garrison's Creek.
which Notwithstanding its proximity. is but little
known TO the inhabitants OF Brooklyn. Yet, 10 the
casual visitor il IL place OF little interest On
one side Is an old mill and manor house owned
by the estate Of a wealthy ew-Yorker. From the
min a dam crosses the creek TO the further shore
In the middle Of the dam is watergate. From late
August TO the time when the cold fan winds strike
the water the utIpond Is the haunt OF the snapper
One dav went 10 this place with nay fishing rod
and tackle, prepared for a good days sport I
arrived there at about $50 a m just az Hood tide
BY the time had rugged I'D the tide had turned
ana Billy the overseeT, came down and sat with
me soon after I had lowered my hook into the
water I saw my float 60 under. and commenced
rae1- in oDlv 70 md my bait stolen 1 baite5 NJ
hook again and put my finger on the line. so that
might fee the jerk when the Ish OF. as otherwise
force with which the water comes through the
Eluios. Soon altar landed my uFst ash. and then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
NO BRANCH STORES.

The family consisted OF and wife. he VIZ
sinian and she German with their five children
They were the most hospitabe of people as wen as
the most untidy The woman knew nothing OF
cooking. The man lay in the front room with W
Rhoid fever and the children were half starved
The class began with four members. The secoh0
thought I had failed to interest them The third
week there were eight women present az nm M
would have Been more had there been room Some
times there UoIld ne tvvo or three drunken WON
En- hardly able to sit up but we let them 1 stay;
hard for more lessons that half dozen more were
''Fhe lessons began with the gospel of cornmeal
mush and mullins. The Nrginian was enTaptured
c I DeeI D5ousI,t u oi1 ~ a. COX II He
a STeILlstI nae never known nov 70 COoH - -
ate ravenously and from that time began to i'm inn
Game ~ cinSa ias Vealt ,nv of The women
cried. One woman said: This was my one happy
all my troubles The VirgInian shook hands in the
heaTtiest kind Of a wav and said: I'm sorry these
classes are over-awful sorry! Haven't enjoyed
week Of The year Ny Kitchens always open to
you, an don't want pay for it
That kitchen is doubtless as untidy as ever TO-
day. Somehow they can't seem to learn how how 70
and the family Is well and happy.
MEMBER AT SEVENTY SIX.
There was another member in that class that
was especially interested in Without being at al!
curious worker among them cannot help becom-
ing interested in their personal histories This
was a woman about seventy-siX years old.
She never missed a lesson. and I naturally Won
dered why she was so persistent. One day I was
talking with her and the story out. She lived
in small furnished room with niece who
worked in a store and could not come 20 the class
herself. So the old lady (for she was an Unborn
lady. though outwardly only an old Irish woman
came through all sorts OF weather, took the notes
q well she able. and then carried home her
portion Of food cooked by the class for the
girl 10 eat when she came home from her work.
At one Of the last lessons. on rainy day, the
woman came as usual, but with heaVy. choking
said. I couldn't bear to miss a lesson for me own
sake nor Mary's. She has had hemorrhages these
last two weeks and cannot work. Before this,
every Saturday when she got her pay she would
buy me Is cents worth of whiskey which 1 would
mix a little at a time with milk and drink few
swallows to keep me cough down. I made Il last
as long as I could but it's all gone now, an I miss
it much. never took whiskey before, but since
I have had this cold IL kept the cough down Now
it's pretty hard 70 make ends meet, do the best
can "
The energies of TIE league have been concentrated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

About q dozen years ago. IN the country Of tulips
and Hlnduills where the swan-aecked Nilhe-r-ll--a
holds sway. riny brown worm crawled out Of her
yellow egg along with about two hundred ana
Gfty brothers and sisters Now. this little worm
d-dat look bit different FROM the rest Of her fam
lily. and yet she was destined for very strange
and adventurous life.
She was scarcely q day old when she decided that
en unuixed diet Of apple leaves was not 10 her
taste. She would have some variety in her fare.
So without a word 10 her relatives. of she started
an exploring expedition Of her own Even a
baby worm but q day old cover the ground
pretty fast when she has sixteen legs 10 help her
along In the course OF The forenoon she had
sampled most Of the trees and bushes which grew
within the inclCsure whore she was born. i think
This one she said 10 herself settling a bush
crowned with splendid crimson roses. is more 10
ny taste than anything else have tried" Up she
mounted higher and higher, until she reached the
toprost spray. why. why she cried in dismay.
for already dozen or more little caterpillars were
What do yoa asnt2r one called 10 the new
Conner. This IS our branch You can't come here
or, let the baby stay" cried another. and 50
Our lttle friend who was really quite exhausted
as fast as possible, but twice each one took day
OF 70 change her gown for il IS not fashionable TO
wear The same dress long IA Caterpillar land.
lying trip through the garden ana ne next morn
- - ---s -. i..--a - s.szI7, 49, "a
ON sun joints lhey co1-a sesIe5iy move III
the sun had thawed them ont They looked at
Vow, my friends" said the small stranger who
had from the apple tree, we must start
winter house al once II is late already. We should
have been suugly tucked away IN Il before last
night A few frosts Ike that and there
wouldn't be a member Of The ancient family Of
brQRHtal LEFT IN thls part Of tEe world
An now they spun. those little brown wCrmsl
They drew the rose leaves down and over, fasten-
Ing them with strong silk. for the roof and sides
o. their house. They wOVe an inner wall so tough
and strong that YOU would have found il almost
impossible 70 hole IN Il. Il was proof against
The fercest winter storms and the bitterest cold
Wen. the weeks sped by, and one Gay there
came 70 the nurseryran in whose garden the little
hT0Wutalls rocked TO and fro order from Amer
lea for some of mis- fine roses. The crimson rose
tree was dug up along with the others. carefully
sewcd IN bagging and started on It's long voyage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
SKIRTS

ply appalling. policeman is stationed in the mid
de OF that block every moment. night and day be-
ing relieved every four hours. Without his pres
ence il would not be safe for man or woman to go
through that street There are two thousand peo-
pie in that one ramshackle block, which is six
stories high. and filed with a mixed colored and
white population. the lowest and most degraded
combination possible. And yet in that horrible,
filthy section there has been this entire winter
10 my certain knowledge, single street cleaner
Dead cats and dogs lay there al the winter through
and the stencil has been beyond expression. Small
wonder that meningitis finds its victims In such
conditions and that such plague spots expand TO
cover city. On 5th-ave.. where people c!eanly
and know how TO care for their own things, the
street cleaners are always in evidence. To such
pestlential places as Cornelia and Leroy SITS they
never penetrate. A Settlement house in that local
ity would be a wonderful thing.
IN A LEROY-ST BASEMENT
In one Of the Easements in Leroy-st. we started
class this year. 1t was dark, untidy and forlorn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

this-year upon its tenement kitchen Eight classes
have been held with average attendance Of from
twelve to fourteen members. At first it was decid-
ed take turns in meeting in the various Kitchens
of the different members. but the people OF the
tenements are lust as '.cliquey" Miss Waldron
says. and have a. many class distinctions as any
one else and IL was found that this would not
work. Some of the women born hOstesses, and
have the faculty of making friends among their
neighbors. while others not central kitchen
was selected headquarters for each class
When a is found who is a born hostess
and is willing 10 lend her kitchen one afternoon
week for the cooking class her friends or the other
women in the neigh borhood are asked TO join
The league has elected Mrs. Julian Heath presi-
dent while Mrs. William g. Smaller the retiring
president has been made honorary president Inc
other officers and directors Mrs George Il
Brooks and Mrs. F. H. Lane. vice-preSidents; Mrs
Emma Paddock Telford. recording secretary; mrs
Christian Hagemann corresponding secretary: Mrs.
l. ". Seavey. treasurer. and Mrs John + MiI MOI
Emma NGoffett Tying. Mrs. F. Gordon Smith. Mrs
John Kendall Dunn Miss Elizabeth Cone, Mrs. NJ
H. Meagher, Mrs. Thomas Wallace. Mrs. H De
Zavala Mrs. ]. A. Stsarns, Mrs. George Herbert
Wright Miss Anna Waldron. Mrs F. S. Corbin and
Mrs Fisher. directors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

that the fact that the population in the parts OF
town where streets are dirtiest has the largest
comparative increase. shows that the health Of
a community does not depend upon the condition
Of its streets.
Mrs. Helena s. TONES. president OF the West Side
Woman's Republican Association said The bad
conditions are not alone due TO the lack OF thor
oughness in their cleaning but also TO the fact
that the residents do not do their part. street
cannot be kept clean when people throw papers
and all sorts Of refuse into it
Yesterdays meeting Of Post Parliament was held.
as usual. at the Professional WOEnan's League,
and was the last formal meeting OF the season
The club is arranging for reception to be held at
the Hotel TendOme on the afternoon OF Nay p