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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-17
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OF ITS COMMITTEES. 81.
DEAL LIKELY TO Be CLOSED SHORTLY

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE traction
committee of the city council and rep
resentatives of the Chicago Union
Traction company and of the Chicago
|. City Railway company have reached
an agreement regarding the price to
be paid for the properties Of the two
companies, if the city shall ultimately
decide to purchase them. - ~, -:
1t was agreed that the city shall
pay $29,0O0,0OO for the properties of
the Union Traction company, which
operates all the street car systems on
the North and West Sides ofststhe city,
and $21,000,000 for the property Of the
Chicago City Railway company, which
controls the transportation on the
South Side of the city: 1t was decided
by the committee that it will as soon
as possible recommend to the city
council the passage of an ordinance
allowing the purchase of the proper
ties at the price named. %-,.t-e .,.fs's'
Mayor Dunno, when the action of
declared that, in his opinion, the scoun.
Gil would, adopt the recommendation:
of the committee and the city would
then proceed to own and operate the
street railways. "r%'a 2@.tf:. "':rgE @,:t}>
Despite the fact that the committee
will recommend the purchase of 1.-The
lines for $50,000,000 it is still possible
that an agreement may yet be reached
for the granting of franchise on the
basis of division of profits. The
companies offered the city an even
division of the net profits of the COM
panies, but the city demanded So per
cent. This phase of the question Is
still under discussion and an agree
ment may be reached later.
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Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
Reed s studio for colored work.
Christmas stickers, at the
Pioneer Office.
A nice assortment of fountain
pens at the Pioneer office. s.-.
". r. Wilson Of Alexandria
was visitor in the city yester.
day. .....
Beautiful Christmas shipping
tags can be had at the Pioneer
office. j
Campbell Bailey of Northome
was a transient in the city Satur-
day evening.
Appreciated 365 days in the
year-Bissel's Cyco bearing car.
pet sweeper, $3.50 to IS, at
O'Leary & Bowser's.
Don't forget the Methodist
annual fair and supper Tuesday,
the 18th, in the opera house. Sale
begins at 10 a. m. and continues
only one day.
W. T. Blakeley, the Farley
logger, was il the city yester-
day. He is pleased with the cold
weather and states that he is
getting along very we'll with his
work of late.
If you intend using a new day
book or ledger, remember the
Pioneer has the best assortment
of all kinds of blank books and an
early order will insure you just
the book you want.
W. E. Hyatt, landlord of the IT,
ternational hotel at Turtle River,
came down this morning from
that place, where he spent Sun
day with his family and will go
to Fowlds to look after his bust
ness interests there.
Before they are all gone, better
get her a new coat with beaver
lied oppossum collar, quilted lin
ing, heavy broadcloth garment.
$25, at O'Leary & Bowser's.
II I were Santa Claus would
know exactly what to give every
boy and girl. I would give them
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
It's the greatest medicine in the
world; never.ceasing wonder.
IS cents. Barker's drug store.
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Holiday.

For Christmas and New Years
holidays the Minnesota & Inter
national and Northern Pacific
Railways will sell tickets be-
tween all stations on their lines
in the states OF Wisconsin, Min !
nesota and North Dakota at the
following rates: One regular
first class fare plus $500, except
where rate of fare and one third
makes less. No ticket to be sold
for less than so cents. Dates of
sale December %, 1906 to January
1, 1907, inclusive. Final return
limit January z, 1907.
Half of above rates for child
rem of half fare age. G. A.
Walker, agent. <..,. d.
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Horses; Horses.
/ have for sale horses weigh
ing from 1900 to $500 per team.
See Pogue.
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Band Conc ert and Dance.

The Bemidji band will give a
concert and dance next Thurs
day evening, the goth inst, at the
city opera house. It is the in
tention of the members to make
the concert the best yet given by
the local musical organization,
and the dances given by the
band are always enjoyable affairs.
There should be good attend
ance.
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Christmas and New Years HOLIDAY
Rates,

The Great Northern Railway
company will sell tickets for the
above occasions from December
% to January 1, inclusive, return
limit January Z, 1907. Con-
tinuous passage each direction.
Rate one fare plus two dollars
except when fare and third
makes less. Minimum fare
SOC, to all points in Minnesota
North and South Dakota.
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Low Rates to the Southeast,

Commencing December Is and
on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month thereafter until
March, 1907, the Chicago Great
Western Railway will sell one
way colonist tickets at nearly
half fare to points in Ala bama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi. For
further information apply to Fl.
L. Wyand. T. P. A., 1854 Robert
street, St. Paul, MINI.
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Bequesthes $4eo,ooo to Charity.

Chicago, Dec. 17.--Charitable be-
quests aggregating $460, 900 were made
by the will of Otto Young, the cap
ftalist, who died last week at his home
at Lake Geneva, Wis. The sbene-
1iciaries are: Chicago home for incur
ables, S40O,O00;. Chicago orphan asy-
lum, 100000; Chicago home for friend
less. $20,000;T old peoples home, $10,-
000;a poor landmarks Of Jesus Christ,
40 ,000.a The value ot the aestate 10
estimated. at 47&2O3NAf 600 !, 81 s5 al g
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MUST RELIEVE CAR SHORTAGE.
President Directs Message Be Sent 70
Il t% Railroads. 80

i Washington, Dec. 17.---Deeply CON
cerned over reports which reached
him showing a fuel famine to exist in
the Northwest, the condition arising
out Of the inability of railroads to fur
nish cars for the transportation Of fuel
and other necessaries OF life and com
mercial commodities, President Roose-
welt has directed the, interstate COM
MERGE commission to address q tele-
gram to the presidents Of the North
western railroads urging them to
make every possible effort to relieve
the needs and sufferings Of these de-
pendent on the fairness Of their lines.
In addition the commission, also by
his direction, is framing q bill to pre-
vent a recurrence Of the disastrous
conditions which will be transmitted
to congress and endorsed by the pres,
ident, probably in a special message.
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Low Rates to the West and Southwest.

On the first and third Tues.
days of each month until March,,
1907, inclusive, the Chicago
Great Western railway will sell
one way Colonist tickets at nearly
half fare to points in Arkansas,
Colorado, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Okla
bona, South Dakota, Texas and
Wyoming. For further informa-
ton apply to H. l.. Wyand, T. P.
A., 1854 Robert street, St. Paul,
MINI.
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AUGUSTUS ,HARTJE APPEALS.
Divorce Case Carried to the Supreme
! = - $50 ~ Court. r., "a, q


Pittsburg, Dec 17:-Augustus Hart.
je, the libellant in the recent divorce
case against his wife, Mary Scott
Hartje, which Judge Fraser decided
adversely, to him last Wednesday, has
taken an appeal to the supreme court.
The appeal is to the April term and
the case will be argued here at that
time. Assistant District Attorney
John S. Rohb states that an informa.
ton against one more person would
likely, be made as a result of the evil
dence developed during the divorce
trial. The information and arrest, he
said, would be made in order to
strengthen the conspiracy case against
Augustus Hartje, John l.. Welshons
and Clifford Hooe, the negro coach
man, ,lss 'st,',t1-. .,s. : 40 .-st>fl ; -
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rive Per Cent Advance.

Il Lowell, Mass, Dec. 17.-Noticesi
have been posted at all Of the cotton
mills in this city Of a per cent In
crease IN wages, to go into effect at
once. About 1900 operatives are
affected. ss5
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Read the Daily Pioneer.

ISGdU tu0 DdAV AOuooAs
Small calendar pads can be had
at the Pioneer Office.
See Bijou ad elsewhere in this
issue for changeof program, etc.
Oscar Branna was in the city
yesterday from Olga, q postofice
north of Fosston. .... -,
1907 diaries make good pres"
ents. A good assortment can be
had at the Pioneer Office.
Miss Adelaide Brewster came
up from Akeley Saturday even.
ing and spent the night in the
city.
A most acceptable gift-Wilton
velvet rug. Beautiful rich de.
sign. Size 9x12. Price $25, at
O'Leary & Bowser's. =
Want to buy a typewriter:
Latest make Remington, light
use for six months, good as new,
for sale. Inquire at Pioneer
Office.
James A. Murray came down
from Blackduck this morning to
note how some private business
matters were progressing.
You can get some good
Christmas presents at the
Methodist fair Tuesday at the
opera house. Sale begins at 10
a. m.
H. 0. Noble, who has been in
Montana for several weeks, re-
turned yesterday and is again
attending to the wants of the
patrons at G. H. Miles, Golden
Club saloon.
Fine linens are always pleas
ant, sensible and lasting Xmas
reminders. The special damask
patterns, with napkins to match,
at O'Leary & Bowser's, are
beauties and cost but trifle.
If you will buy your presents
early in the day and early this
month you will avoid the rush,
which is trying to the buyer and
doubly trying to the workers be-
hind the counters.
J. G. Thompson, "mine host"
of the Palace hotel at Blackjack,
came down from the "Duck" this
morning and spent the day in
the city on business. He had a
land deal on which be desired to
close.
A beautiful hand-drawn linen
stand cover, deliberately worked.
Size 3Ox3O. Price SIS. Just the
thing for a woman's Xmas. At
OLeary & Bowser's.
The fire department will elect
officers for the ensuing year, at
the regular meeting to be held
at their rooms Wednesday even.
ing.
Cosmetics will ruin the com.
plexion. There's no beauty
practice equal to the effects of
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
It keeps the; entire body in
perfect health. Tea or Tablets,
IS cents. Barker's drug store
B. G.. Bishop left this morning
for Gross Lake, where he will
enter the employ of the North.
land Pine company, in the ca:
pacity of clerk. The Northland
people have a number of camps
at that place and are logging on a
very extensive scale this winter.
Not a woman but would appre,
ciate a. pair of all: silk hose,
richly embroidered, $3.50 to S.. 90
pair, at O'Leary & Bowser's.
| John R. Stewart, of the Bel.
trami, Cedar & Land company,
came in Saturday afternoon from
Duluth and Grand Rapids and
left Saturday evening for his
home at Blackduck. Mr..
jStewart attended the stun page
sale at Grand Rapids Friday.
John G. Morrison, Sr.,7 the
sage among the Indians at the
Red Lake agency, and who has
conducted a store there for many
years, came down from Red
Lake Saturday evening and
visited in the city over Sunday
Mr.. Morrison states that bust.
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ming at $50. Price Csc.
M. T. Michaelson, q home.
steader living in Hagali town.
ship, was in the city Saturday.
This Xmas get her an AS.
trakhan or Krimmer coat and get
it from O'Leary & Bowser, $35
to Sos. :.
Mrs. Lane came in from her
home near Lake George Satur.
day evening and is a guest at the
Kenmore hotel. e. *st 81" Y.
For expert piano and organ
tuning, cleaning, repairing and
polishing leave orders this week
at Bisiar, Vanderlip & Go. u
The Ladies Guild of the Epis.
copal church will meet with Mrs.
S. E. belong, 701 Beltrami
avenue, on Wednesday afternoon.
J. w. Irwin went to Blackjack
Saturday,evening to- look after
some business affairs in con-
nection with bis logging opera
tions.A :~~ s.'.'.-.s v- 49,, q
Properly fitted glasses not
only improve the vision, but
preserve the eyes. Call on Drs.
Larson, & Larson, 70 End ; floor
Swedbs OK block.~a> 5.----..'s.:
Miss Leah Berman is home
again after a months absence
spent visiting relatives and
friends in Minneapolis, Chicago
and Duluth. She reports a most
enjoyable vacation. ? 49, .,..,-
She worried and she fretted,
and grew as homely as she could
be, but now she is a famous
beauty, WHICH came by taking
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Barker's:drug store. -.
j. Z. Camp, who operates the
single and Iath mill at the
Crookston Lumber company's
mill during the saving season,
left this morning for Elmira, N.
Y, where he will visit for several
weeks with relatives and old
friends. Mr.. Camp at one time
lived in Elmira. -
81" Cut glass and hand-painted
china would delight any woman.
A magnificent assortment of the
best qualities at .O'Leary &
Bowser's., :.-a +.: 49,. =
Harry Ayers who has been
representing the Duluth Herald
in Bemidji for several days, left
Saturday night for his home in
Superior Mr.. Ayers states
that the Herald has a large and
growing list of subscribers here,
and that he is we'll pleased with
the treatment accorded him
here. @-/-.' a."
Our cook book is worth asking
your grocer for, or write to US.
Hunts Perfect Baking Powder
Co., Minneapolis. :s# e."
James E. Morrissey, who re-.
Gently resigned his position as
bartender: at Blooston's saloon,
has gone to Hibbing, to work in
a :, refreshment parlor at that
place. :1"Jim" is one of the best
of the drink. mixers who ever
worked in Bemidj and has many
friends here who all wish him
success in the range town. 49,. :.
"A silk imported opera shawl
makes a merry Xmas for the
woman, $3.50 at O'Leary e.
Bowser's.s .tsss@s rod: .!F#7. .+> 49, .
Miss Schuman, who has been
in Bemidji for several weeks in.
the hope of benefitting her
health, left this morning for
Minneapolis. The lady is suffer
ing with tn tuberculosis, and she is
in such condition from the ad-
vanced stage of the. disease that
it was necessary to carry her on
to the M. & l. south bound train,
Just received, the new plaid
silk waists. One would make a
lovely present; S., at OLeary &
Bowser's. = .a 81. In
S.. B. Daugherty of the firm of
Dempsey & Daugherty, railroad
contractors and loggers, was in
the city Saturday evening, hav
ing came up on the M. & I. from
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-25

this California letter and kindly but
firmly discouraged the mans intention
to come TO Kansas. He said: IF Kan
sas farmers had to pay such wages as
you expect, they would need to borrow
money to pay their debts after sell
ing their wheat CROP
To add to the general excitement, D.
W. Blaine of Pratt has again put on his
war paint and feathers, and is in Kan
sas City abusing T. B. Gerow and
hunting for harvest hands for Pratt
county. He says that the farmers of
Pratt county want from 400 to 500
more men. and will pay 81 per day and
hoard and lodging. for the season,
which runs about 20 days.
Il have simply stopped asking help
from T B. Gerow, director the Kansas
free employment bureau at Topeka,
continued Mr.. Blaine. HE IS a failure
in that position. Mr.. GerOw has been
in that Office for six years and has not
improved the condition or method Of
getting harvest help a particle. he
does not seem to know how to get to
the public and let the people know
that Kansas needs $4,000 men this
year. to harvest its great crop of wheat,
which I believe win run up to Z 5000
600 bushels this year. Kansas. needs
new director of its free labor bureau,
1t needs a younger, more active man
for the place. Gerow has done the
best that he knows how but he is not
the man for the place. he only got II
in payment for some political debt
Mr. Gerow's interview aroused the
wrath of Mr.. Gerow, who said this
morning:
Blaine has the reputation of shoot
ing off his mouth. and peoples don't
pay much attention to him. He is down
there at Kansas City trying to get men
in exactly the same way we have been
trying to get them. The simple fact
is that men are very scarce. and they
are not coming to Kansas as fact as
they sometimes do. If the railroads
would put in the low rate from the
east we could pick up hundreds of
men in the little country towns in
Iowa and Illinois. I don't expect to get
many from Chicago"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-25
STILL SEEK men.
Western Traffic Association Has
Not Granted Harvest Rate.
Freak Applications for Work
Are Being Received.

Governor Hoch this morning re-
ceived the following message from
Eben S. Macleod, manager of the
Western Traffic association, in re-
spouse to the governors telegram ask
ing for cheap rates from Chicago for
harvest hands:
your telegram received. laid be-
fore members and copy given to press.
VIII advise what action taken, If
any"
The passenger officials here in To-
peka do not hold out much encourage
ment for q reduction in rates. They
think that the railroads are hauling
such heavy passenger traffic to the
west now that it is of no special OBJ
ject to them to increase that traffic by
offering very low rates. The rail-
roads are hiring all the men they can
get for their own use. and are sup
plying them with free transportation
to the points on their lines where they
are needed
idea of what they Will get by coming
to Kansas, and many letters are re-
celved from far distant states by T.
B. GerOw, state free employment
agent. asking for a free pass to come
to Kansas to work. But Governor
Hoch received the banner letter of
the freak class. It come from a man
in California, and the man said that
he was anxious to come to the wheat
country. He stated that wages on the
coast were from 81 to IS per day, but
that he would be willing to take a
job in the harvest field provided he
would be given free transportation
and a guaranty Of $3.50 per month and
board for himself and $75 per month
and board for his wife who he said
G. fnf Fiad fr n.1f &C 01f~ ,7-
wanted 1t agreed that he should have
q nice airy room wherever he might
be called upon to work.
Governor Hoch dictated a reply tc
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-25
NO DIVORCE FOR THEM.
Judge Dana Refuses Mrs. Vogers
Petition for separation.

The divorce case OF Elsie Vogel
against Martin Vogel, which has been
on the docket for some time and
which was heard last week. was
passed upon this morning by Judge
Dana. who denied the petition of Mrs.
Vogel for a divorce. The case was one
of those vile affairs which frequently
find their way into the courts, and
the evidence was such that it is un-
printable. F9er petition stated that her
husband had been cruel to her. and as
ton In which he charged her with
about everything that is bad
s'People of this character cannot
come into the district court with
stories of this nature" remarked Judge
Dana in refusing the petition of the
plaintiff, tand secure divorces. They
must come in with at least q showing
of respectability before this court Will
grant their petitions"
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PoPUIsrs ELECT DELEGATES.
But VIII Be No County Ticket This
Fail.

At the Populist county convention of
Shawnee county. held Saturday after
noon at knights of Pythias hall, the
following delegates to the state con-
vention were elected.
From Topeka city-W. R. Eyster,
c. T. Sears. W. W. Wiley, Albert Grif-
fin.
From Shawnee county,. B. Mofitt.
D. ". Boutwell,
E. c. Fowler was chairman of the
convention and F. w Boutwell, was
secretary. There we're about so dele
gates present.
It was decided that no county ticket
should be placed in the field at the
present time. Another convention will
be held later on to decide what will
be done about county affairs. The
weighty business of choosing delega-
ton to the state convention was about
all the convention could stand in one
afternoon.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Prof. o. B. Towne of Washburn col
lege left this morning for Wellington,
Kan, where he will do some work IN
the interests of the college. Before re-
turning he Will visit Anthony, Hutchin-
son and Garden City.
Mr.. J. o. Benton. a prominent live
stock dealer of Onaga, Kan, is in the
city for a few days on a visit to his
sister, Mrs. Lucia o. Case on West
Tenth street.
President Norman Plass of Wash
burn college has declined the trip TO
Fsurope which he was recently offered.
He intends to leave for the east IN
short time where he will remain sew
eral months working in the interests Of
the college.
Lawrence street are the parents Of
girl, born Friday.
A new type of Warner lamp has
been sent here to the superintendent OF
the city electric light plant Tor tr1al.
It is supposed to represent the latest
in the enclosed arc line
But four. cases of contagious dis
eases were under quarantine during
the past month, according to the report
of Sanitary Sergeant Patuson- Two
cases of smallpox, one of diphtheria
and one Of scarlet fever make. up the
total number. All of them have been
Mr.. Frank S. whitaker. a former
topeka, man, but now superintendent
Of the Pioneer Oil company, is in To-
peka on business
Fclon s. Clark and his son Edward will
sperd the balance Of the week in Leav-
enworth, ST. Joe and Kansas City.
The condition of Mrs. A. ". Dana,
wife of Judge Dana. OF the district
court. who was operated on at Christ
hospital last Thursday, is much improv-
ed though she will not be removed tc
her home for some time yet.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-25
KANSAS TOWNS IN 1T.
Four of Them secure Appropriations
for Public Buildings.

Washington, June 25.-The omnibus
public building bill as agreed upon by
the house committee on public build
ings and grounds was presented to the
house today by Chairman Bartholdt.
Some of the appropriations are for addi-
tions ana repairs. The buildings au-
thorized together with the amounts to
be expended include:
California-San Diego, s150.000; Eu-
reka, $3.50, 600; San Francisco, 1875. 900;
Santa Rosa. $4,000; Santa Cruz. S15,OOO
CoIorado-CoIorado Springs, 500 900;
Denver, $4,000; Boulder, 100000; Trini-
dad, $50, 000
Idaho-Moscow, 100000.
Kansas-Iola, sec, 600; Manhattan, $50,
0o0; Newton, 100000; Pittsburg, $4,000