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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30

looked down from their town right In
the heart of the mines and looked down
right over the heads of the Bonanza
people 1t would be with kindly
thoughts.
Finally one of the Bonanza men
mustered up courage and asked un-
easily IL there was any chance for Bo-
nanza people to move in there.
why certainly there was. the polite
real estate men stated
How much would 1t cost?
The real estate men looked hurt.
They were almost offended. How could
it be thought for one moment that they
could be so unneighborly as to charge
their friends of Bonanza for city lots.
Certainly not. Any person with the
honorable recommendation of having
once lived in Bonanza could have city
lot. absolutely free II he would only
come. to live in the new town Of Rhyo-
lite. 81
The news spread like wildfre what
ever wildifire is. According to literary
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The tdwn wasn't there Where, had
been the town was an aching vacancy.
Only one tent loomed up, dark, lonely
shadow He examined it and found
that his was the only abode left there.
Found Solitary Tent Peg.
He groped around where the hotel
had been and stumbled over a forgot
ten tent peg as the only reminder OF
its existence He wandered up and
down what had been the magnificent
main street of the town, but lie could
not tell any longer which was the
street and which was the boundless
desert.
He turned up the canyon and where
the empty gray wash had been rserriiy
the myriad lights OF a town.
He could hear the shouts of men and
the sbraying of burros. 1t had busy
sound.
He who has been a father knows
that Therma had an unerring instinct
that told him the meaning of those
lights up the canyon. That was ghis
beloved town of Bonanza
: In his absence some unfeeling wretch
had stolen 1t from him. He did not
know If it had been weaned away
or. bodily kidnapped. He still insists
that it must have been kidnapped 1t
would never have left him 'voluntarily
He didn't deign to ask outright for
an explanation. but some of his shame
faced townspeopIe told him in day
or two how 1t happened.
Sapient Land Agents Win.
After Therrna left that day, the as
tute and slippery real estate agents
let it be known that they had acquired
the land farther up the canyon for a
townsite, from which the houses would
look right over the heads of the people
of Bonanza to the boundless desert.
They didn't, offer any lots for sale.
Bonanza might have been suspicious.
then. 1hey merely talked with kindly,
impersonaI. enthusiasm of their new
ftownsite in the canyon above Bonanza
They conceded that Bonanza. was a
very flne town indeed. When they
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rapidly grew into the most prosperous
rag town. in the desert. They had a
fine killing or two and some gun fights
and everything seemed propitious and
lovely
Somebody started a hotel by diyid-
ing of big tent with canvas parti-
tionx. and some one else started the
hrst bank and safety deposit institu-
ton in strong box upon which he
sat with a big gun.
They began developing political
parties and some of the ladies' began
giving afternoon tea parties in the
shade OF their tent flies.
Therma was very proud man. He
was recognized as the magnate and
the John D. Roclxereiier of the com
munity The very dogs were afraid
to bark,at,hipi. When he walked down
the main street the prospectors pointed
him out to the newest tenderfoot and
jerked their thumbs back over their
shoulders. saying impressiveIy, @Thst. 5
him.
But, alas, in his might, Therma.
builder and father OF Bonanza, grew
careless. He failed to note the glitter
in the eye of two city-bred prospectors
who struggled into tswn one night at
dusk and took the two outermost beds
in the rag hotel.
Therma had met and outstsred the
desert bear and fought of the wild
claim jumpers. But city real estate
agent was a new foe too subtle for him
What Father Saw.
The ne1s day Therma carelessly
went away to some OF his mining
claims up in the mountains, returning
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
By Harry C. Can

ET this be 2 lesson to Peepse who.
csrelessly leave tieir c.ties and
towns lying around
This town was left careiexsly- ly-
ing around and some one kidnapped it in
broad Daylight including every house
and store and al the people
You would naturally expect this town
TO be named Charley Rossyille.z Bnt%of
course when the man WIS naming his
baby town he did not dream OF its un-
happy fate
He called it prosaieally BONANZA 1t
was a little sprawling rag town on the
Nevada desert.
The wretch who kidnapped 1T carried
it into pocket of the gold hills. where
it houris6ed and became the prosperous
gold camp aow called Rhyolite.
The fathers of some towns might
have given up in despair and moved
out with the rcst of the vanished town;
but the father Of Bonanza still lives
on in the hope that some day the way
ward town may repent and steal away
10 come back TO him.
He never comes home from his work
in the mines without hoping against
hope that he may find his little. old
town there waiting for him, with its
face strealed with tears OF remorse.
in the meantime his one little tent
IS a white dot ia the midst or a desc
late. gray plain. where once were the
streets. the stores and the houses of
Bonanza, New.
The name OF the man who suffered
this rnortIfying loss is J. A Thernla. =
He came to the gold country about
eighteen months ago when the frst
wonderful discoveries were made in the
BulIfrog region in southern Nevada.
His prophetic eye saw that some Of
the biggest of the gold mines were
cure to be in the hills surrounding the
valley in which the town Of Rhyolite
now lies.
he placed his town at the foot of
The long slope where the storms Of
long, lonely ages had washed down the
dirt from the gold hills in turgid.
drifting avalanche. He took out gov
ernment mineral claims enough TO
make 2 big tract of lanu.
Town Was Ready Made.
When the tenderfeet and the gold
greedy rushers from other camps came
whooping in, they found Therrna with
q ready-made town. All the streets
were laid out and the site for bank
selected. All that was needed was a
few buildings.
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What Father Saw.

The mex: day Therma carelessly
went away to, some OF his mining
claims up in the mountains, returning
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
FIREMENl|. WILL !, ! 81
GET CITY HALL
If City Council Acts Accord
ing to Report Of the City
Hall Committee.

At the city council meeting
last night the committee APP
pointed to make some recon-
.mendation regarding the manage
.ments OF the city hall, consisting
ofsMiller, Bowser and i Kinch,
reported favorably for the fire
department, which applied for
the management of the house.
Providing the council takes favor
=ablelaction on the recommends
ton ofzthis committee the fire
men will secure the management
OF the city ball. Aasnumbers of
bills were approved at-the meet.
ing, the report of, the fire de-
partment was accepted and the
matter of letting the city print.
ing was laid over until tonight.
when another meeting will be
held. The application of Dick
Hawkes. for license to. operate an
employ ment Office was laid over
until the next regular meeting
because Of his failure to provide
the necessary bond Of $4,000
and the license fee of $500. The
liquor license bond of Void &
Nelson was rejected because Of
insu ficient sureties.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
SUICIDE AT
GRAND FORKS
Take Me to Evansville,
Mimi, )" We're Last Words
Of the Victim.

h Shortly before 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning at the Great
Mort hernadepot lats Grand. Forks
the almost I lifeless body of
Thomas Fgexhaug, evidently q
laboring man about 40 years was
found lying under a baggage
truck in a pool of his own life
blood. !.
i. The, mans throat was cut from
ear to ear. An open jack knife
iclutched in the hand Of the
suicide told of the method used
in self destruction. . Y $50
''Take me to Evansville. Mimi. = Z
were the last words gasped by
the suicide to Officer Blue who
was called by the officials at the
depot. ,,s
{ From photographs found on.
the man it, is supposed that he
had four children and a. wife, but.
as to what was the reason leading
to the suicide there is no cause
known. ;4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
BAUDETTE J.
WILL BOOM
Has Prospects of Being Best
City Along the Rainy
River.
BIG SAWMtLL. NOW BEING CON
STRUCTED.
Surveys for Two Railways Are
Being Run to the Future
Metropolis.

I Baudette, the new town in
Beltramif county on the Rainy
river, is destined to become. one
ofthe important cities Of north
ern Minnesota if present indica-
tions go for anything, and it, is
freely predicted that it, will be
. city of 2, 5O0tTto 8, 900 people in
two or three years.
In fact, a, big rush is already
on in the way of building. Bust
ness houses as we'll as residences
are being erected with a rapidity
/ that has not been .rivalled by any
new townsin Minnesota and work
i on one of the largest lumber
manufacturing plants in the
state is being pushed forward
rapidly.
This plant, which is being
built by the Shevlin- Matthew
company, will employ from 800
to 400 men and has logs enough
tributary to it along the Rainy
and Big Fork rivers to run it for
an'indetinite period.
The Canadian Northern rail.
Wayiis already running trains to
Baudette and the surveys of two
other railways, one of which is
the Duluth, Virginia & Rainy
Lake and the other believed to be
the Great Northern, are being
made to the town.
The country around Baudette
is largely tim Der but the land,
when cleared, will be excellent
for agricultural purposes. Owing
to the fact that the lands largely
owned by settlers.and notin large
blocks by the lumber com panies
it is expected that the country
around the new town will develop
rapidly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
State Law Is in Force at New
Town on Crookston Lum-
Der Company Spur.
WOODsMEN COULD NOT KEEP.
SOBER.
Loeae.s Complained With Result
That Village Officials
Took Action.

The Village of, island Lake,
located on the G rookston Lumber
company's Wilton spur. is q
closed, town and according to the
authorities Of the town will re-
main in that condition so long as
they hold Office. The lid was put
on Saturday evening, when the
village marshal notified all saloon
men to close their ablishments
at IL o'clock andsto keep them
closed all daySunday. The order
was complied with, and in spite
of.the fact that some of the sold
timers" tried to secure liquor
they were disappoint and moth
insthe way of wet goods was sold
on'that day. a
The action of the authorities
was brought about by. omplaints
made toathem by the. loggers
operating in the vicinity of the
town, who claimed that on !. ac-
count of. the operation of the
saloons night and day and all day
Sunday it was impossible to keep
their men sober Yhe men would
draw checks at the camp Satur-
day evening, walk to town and
secure the money, and the result
usually was that they would not
be ready for, work again until
Tuesday. Thissled the ,loggers.
to designate the bank at Fowids
as the place where checks should
be cashed, about three weeks
ago, and the men were after
wards forced to, go to that village
to secure money. Consequently
considerable of the business
formerly enjoyed by the Island
Lake people was cut offand when
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
Man Who Did sStabbing at
Kelliher Accused of Seri-
GUS Charge.
FATE OF ONE, VICTIM STILL
UNKNOWN.
Wound ReceiYedsbyGhrist Olson
of This Cityais Serious,
Not Dangerous.

Tony Carlson, who last Satur-
day night stabbed Christ Olson
ofthis city and John Sparks of
Nymore in a saloon at Kelliher
Saturday night, was brought to
Bemidji this morning and con
fined il the county Jail, having
been bound over by the justice at
Kelliher on a charge Of assault
with intent to do great bodily
harm. This charge was placed
against him for cutting Mr.. Olson
and nothing will be done with
him for stabbing the other man
until it is known whether or not
the latter will recover. Z
Sparks condition is still criti-
cal. The wound which he re-
ceived at the hands of Carlson is
several inches in length and
reaches from the back of the
neck nearly to the throat. = Z II, is
quite deep, butt it is thought by
the physicians at the iKelliher
hospital, where both men are yet
confined, that Sparkswill recover
providing complications do not
set in. Mr.. Olson s wound is on
the thigh and is six inches in
length. TT is nearly in to the
bone and while the wound is quite
serious it is not dangerous.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
EXTEND LINE
TO RED LAKE
Crookston Lumber Company
Will Do . Much Railroad
Work This Year.

The Crookston Lumber com.
pany will this year extend it's
Wilton Spur, (which now termin
ates at FoWlds, tosRed Lake, and
alarge mum Der Of men will be
employed on the work, which
will last for several months. a,
spur5six miles long running from
APPOINT on the i]tons line. half
way between F'owlds, and Island
Lake will; he built to;sWhitefsh
lake, where. it's expected that
large number8Fof logs will be
landed next winter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
INDIAN POLICE Il [ |.
is KILLED
=
Shot !, Dow Down at White Earth
Agency by sJoseph
Chounard. 4

White Earth, MINI, March 10.
Joseph Louzon. captain of the
agency police force, was shot
and Instantly killed yesterday by
Joseph Chounard. The latter
was at once arrested. The cause
of the killing has not yet been
made public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13

the loggers* asked that the lid; be
put on,s agreeing that. the men
would hereafter be allowed to
cash their checks in that, village,
the authorities readily complied
with the request.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13

4 Chicago, March 13.-In a will which
was filed for probate during the day
George G. Watts, a contractor and
board of trade OPERATOR left $40 900
to provide a home for his fox terrier
and $500 a year for the care Of his
old riding horse. :, 4; ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13

The pope Monday received in pr.
vate audience j. p. Morgan, II. B. Hol-
Inns. Mrs. Hollins and Miss Hollinss all
of New York
Former Premier Bslfour returned to
the house of commons Monday and
assumed the leadership of the opposi,
ton: He was heartily welcomed on
all sides. s.:.
Bernard n. Baker, president of the
Union Trust. company of Baltimore,
has accepted the craftsmanship of the
Mutual Life Insurance company pol
icyholders' committee.
{ Premier Moret has officially com
municated to the Spanish cabinet King
Alfonso s. betrothal to Princess Ena sof
Rattenberg. The date of the marriage
has been definitely fixed for June 2.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
'&k0Mi4,Auqix' says:


If you have the notion
that all Trousers fit alike
and wear alike just tryson
and wear a pair Of "R&W'
<eModel'' or "Imperial''
Trousers fit better and
wear longer than any other
pants Of equal price that
your money can buy.
Patterns that will please your eye
prices according to your ideas
1 $3.50 to $9-Just ask
See them at
O'Leary & Bowser
Bemidii, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-03-13
Notice to X. Of P.
i. .s..tA:l.S1s|

Owing to the fact that the city
council is still in session, there
will be no meeting of the Py THAN
lodge tonight. i The lodge will
meet instead Thursday night and
confer the first and second rank.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
CHINESE UPRISING.
Tho Movement Ia Assuming Grave Proportions-Large Walled City
 Captured by the Rebels.

Victoria, B. C., Aug. 2.-Advices were received by the empress of Ja- pan that the rising in Kiangsi and Chekiang provinces is becoming grave movement and many believe the rising will assume similar propor. tions to the Tiaping rebellion. Ksin- cnengsien. Chekiang, large walled city was captured by the rebels, loot ed and a garrison of five thousand left to prepare the city to withstand siege by imperial troops. Several corps of imperial troops have been despatched. Magistrate Shem of tisin- cheng was put to death, being tor tured in revenge for having summarily beheaded a rebel leader It was this act which caused the rebels to gather at Sungehien to attack the city. The roman catholic and protestant church. es were destroyed and although the native pastors escaped six converts were murdered. Large bodies of dis banded soldiers are affiliated with the rebels.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
PHOTOGRAPHERS STRIKE.
They Make n Demand for fs In stead of 53 Hours Work
 Per Week.

New York, Aug. 2.-A general strl-e of members of the Lithographers' h. tcrnational Protective and Benefit as- sociation of the United States and Canada was ordered Wednesday night by John A. Hamilton. president of the association. The strike goes into ef- feet Thursday and will affect 30,000 employees. The association is com posed of printers, trausferrers land provers, without whom. it is said, none of the shops can be operated.
 The association made a demand on the employers on July for is instead of 53 hours work per week coupled with notice that in default of com pliance strike would be ordered on July 25. President Hamilton and the national executive committee of the National Associationof' Employing photographers met in this city. wen an offer of the employers to submit the matter to Arbitration was rejected and tho strike order followed.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
OZARK'S STOCK LAW VALID.
in a Test Case the Crciance Against the
 Tcwn Cow is Upheld.

Ozark, Aug. 2.-Jusiice of the Peace Fisher tried a case involv- ing the validity of the Ozark stock ordnance. The city marshal had recently taken up and impounded several head of cattle which were running at large in the incorporated limits and belonging to George A. Smith who lives on his tarm east of town. Mir. Smith replevied the stock, his counsel contending Tn court that the present law was invalid and that the city had no jurisdiction over stock belonging to non-residents. Justice Fisher decided that the law is valid. It is said Mir. Smith will appeal to the circut court.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
CATALOGUES SEIZED.
The Studio of an Art Students League IS Raided and Jane Doe" Placed
 Under Arrest.

New York, Aug. 4.-Upon warrant sworn out by Anthony Comstocks sec retary of the Society for the Sur pres sion of Vice, the studios of the art students league. one of the most noted are schools In America, were ahurs- ,day searched and the bookkeeper, Miss Anna Robinson, was placed under ar rest. It was charged by agents CT the society that the reproduction Of rgures in the nude, contained i'll the fall cat alogue, which the league was about to issue, were of an immoral character. A patrol wagon load of the catalogues was seized and taken to the police court as evidence. Magistrate Mayo adjourned for a further hearing on August [, the charges against Miss Robinson, the only person placed un- der arrest.
 Miss Robinson was arraigned as Jane Doe" on the charge of viola tion of an act for the suppression or traffic in obscene literature, illustra- tions, pictures, etc.
 The pamphlet seized by the soci- ety's agents is the one issued regular. ly each fall to prospective students and shows work turned out by the students of the school.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
New York Labor Law Void.

New York. Aug 4.-The state law of New York restricting the labor by women and children to ten hours a day and 60 hours week in factory was declared Friday by Justice Olm- stead in a decision handed down in he court of special session to be an 'unwarranted invasion of constitution. Il rights" The ruling was concurred in by Justices McKean and Deuel. Judge Olmstead declared that the law was slass legislation.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
USING MORE NARCOTICS.
Sales of Tobacco. Beer and Whisky in United States Largely Increased the
 Past Year.

Washington, Aug 3.-Citizens of the United States have used much beer snufI. smoking tobacco, cigarettes and whisky in the last year. For tho yeal ended June 30 the people smoked more than 7,00O,000,000 cigars. which was about 314.o00,000 more than in the pre-. vious year; of cigarettes there were smoked 3,7S3 3,266.2l3, which was 415. 100000 more than the previous year. Nearly 100000 gallons of whisky
 There were consumed 160,00O,00( gallons of last year. The snuffers used nearly 100000 pounds nor, snuff this year than last year
 There were concumed 160,000,00e gallons of beer more this year thar last year. This amounts to two gal. Ions apiece for every man, woman an6 child In the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
Received . Bad Cut.

Dan Watkins while at work in the store this morning met with very painful accident in which he came very near lcsing the thumb of his left hand. Mir. Watkins at the time was attempt- ing to trim the sides of d towel when in some manner bis hand slipped striking lis thumb against the sharp edge of the The injury was dressed by Dr. J K. Davis and several stitches had to be taken to close up the wound.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
OUR GOODS THERE AND HERE.
The PI0w That American Farmers Pay
 SIS for Sells at S9 in Buenos Ayres.

SIo TOT SeliS al Sy III DueD0S AyreS. From Tom Watson Magazine.
 One of our correspondents, writing to us upon this subject is kind enough to furnish table of prices prevailing in Beunos Ayres. The Advance plcw, which sells in this country for SIS, is sold in Buenos Ay-es for $9. Thus our farmers pay twice as much for the Advance blow as the South American farmer pays. Ameri- can farmers are tariff-taxed to protect the American manufac- turer from foreign competition, and yet it is foreigners who get the benefit. You are made to pay SIS for your improved blow, in OTueT mat lIC oOhiu A HlNi iAdn farmers may have the same blow at S9 Z!
 Can you figure out any advant age to yourself in such arrange. ment The hay tedder, which costs you $45, is sold in Buenos
 
 Ayres at $50. The mower costs you Sos, 1t costs the South American farmer $40. You and I pay S25 for horserake: If we were foreigners we would pay ,nly Sl7.
 The feed cutter Nc.3, for which we pay 800, goes to the poor down;ro dden foreigner at 500.
 The Ann Arbor cutter demands $40 of us; 1t is satisfied with S2S in Buenos Ayres.
 The cultigator which is priced 10 you at S3o is sold 10 the South American for S22.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
American Clerk Dead in London.

London, Aug. 4.-Charles Hodson for 90 years chief of the American embassy here. died Friday. Mir. Hod- son served under eight ministers and ambassadors. With the late James Russell Lowell. practicularly he was on terms of intimate friendship and he leaves a set of MT. Lowell's books each inscribed "To My Dear Friend, :" and most interesting collection of letters, Mir. Hodson and MT. Lowell having kept up correspondence after the latter left London.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
Reports Fine Crops.

Little Rock, Aug. 3.-Dr. John H. Dye, presiding elder of the Prescott District, NJ. F. Church, South, spent few hours in the city today. He was en route to Mnrfreesboro, going by Prescott. He reports the finest crops ln southwestern Arkansas known there in years.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-09
Large shortage in an Ohio County.

Akron. O.. Aug. 4.-Examiners Poul- son and Raley filed their report of he examination of the Summit coun- " treasury with the probate judge. Pardee, Friday. It shows that there Is a deficit in the treasury of $272.- l54. The examiners say this deficit was sS92. .l54 at the time the examina- lion was begun but that since then . large amount of borrowed money has ,een returned.