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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
ONLY The FREAKS
K. B. Beck Interested in No
Other Fowls.
Kansas Man who Supplies
Public Parks.
TALKS OF HIS HOBBY.
Does His Own Importing of
Fancy Birds.
Awards Made by Judges at State
Poultry Show.

Down at Nickerson, Kan, lives K. B.
Beck. breeder extraordinary and pleni-
potentiary of freak birds and poultry
for the great parks and geological gar
dens Of the United States.
Mr.. Beck, who is tall, well built and
about 81 years, is attending the state
poultry show. How did I get into this
business?" said he. well I have al
ways liked to fool around with poultry.
7 happened to get into the way of rails
ing some of these out-of- the-o ordinary
birds. wanted to branch out and so
got into communication with some Of
these importers who ship in birds from
other countries. From buying my birds
from importers it wasn't very far step
to do the importing direct, and now I
import all of my own birds and am rec
ognized as an importer.
1T is not hard to raise these pleas
ants. cranes, pelicans, swans and the
other lines which I carry. They are
but little more trouble than the fancy
chickens. As far as importing is con-
cerned, poultry receives better treat
ment on board ship than on the trains.
] would rather ship an exhibition of my
birds from New York to England than
to make this shipment from Nickerson
to Topeka. That's a fact The treat
ment received is so much better.
Il just made a shipment to Lincoln
Park of rs Birds said Beck. Within
the last few years have supplied Cen
trail Park of New York city. the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington and also
the Soldiers home at Washington, D
c. There are many other parks which
have placed orders with me. At Nick
erson they say that I am 'nutty' on
birds. and I guess I am. My father
did not want me to go into this but
row that 1 am of age and married of
course [ can do as I please. have
been in this business for eight years.
I have men working for me continual
" and at present have one man down
in the swamps and jungles of Mexico
who is catching birds for me-
Some of the pheasants which are on
display have tails three feet long.
White pelican in Kansas? You
wouldn't think it. but there are.
I'VE catch them in the salt marshes
down near Nickerson.' said Beck
| .'They wander into the state every once
in a while
The pelican has a bill about as long
as the one that the plumber brings
around at the first of the month.
Swans, quite a number of them. oc-
cupy the balance of the particular eN-
hibition in question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

Goldheld. Nevada, Jan. 10.-One day
a mountain valley with twenty inhabit-
ants in a week a pulsating mining camp
of 1000 people-that is the history Of
Manhattan. so miles northeast of Gold
field low estimate places the exodus
to the new fields from Goldhe1d alone at
Z, 600 persons Lots have jumped in
price from SIS to So 500 A bath in a
round tin tub sold the other day for So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
He kicked the Dynamite.

Mo. while laborers on the Missouri pa
cific extension to Springfield were thaw-
ing out dynamite. the explosive caught
fire. IN attempting to save it. one of the
men kicked the dynamite and it exploded
William McNeal and Joe Kepoe were
killed, and several others were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

A beautiful silver and bronze cup
valued at S25 is offered by the Amer
lean Buff Plymouth Rock club of To-
peka to the best showing made at the
show of Buff Plymouth Rocks.
The largest individual exhibitor at
the show this year is w. S. Young, OF
Mcpherson county Mr.. Young has
40 BIRDS all of them White LeghOrns.
The awards have been announced
for the Partridge Cochins and the
white-faced Black Spanish.
The Partridge Cochin awards are
as follows: W. J. Scott, Nortonville,
first cock; first and second cockereI;
first second and third fourth and
fifth pullet; first and second hen; first
pen. Miss Eta Miller Tecumseh-
second cockerel. P. H. Gibson, fourth
cockerel; second pen
The awards for the white-faced
Black Spanish are as follows: H. L.
winston, Topeka. third cock, first hen,
fifth hen, fourth hen, third hen, third
pen. Raymond Stryker, Lincoln, Neb.,
second, third and fourth cockerel;
first and second pen.
One of the most noticeable features
at the show is the exhibit of pleas
ants by K. c. Beck. These pheasants
ored bird raised in domestication-
He has about a half dozen different
varieties on exhibit.
About half of the awards in the
pigeon department nave Deen maze.
Following Is the list of pigeon awards.
Pigeons.
Carriers-Black cock. sheetz. first
Red or yellow cock: Burghart first:
SheetZ, second. A. o. c. cock: Sheet,
first. Red or yellow hen: Sheetz, first.
A. o. c. hen: Sheetz. first. Any 1904
cock: Sheetz. first; Burghart, second.
Any 1904 hen: Burghart, first and
third; Sheetz. second
1905-Black or dun cock: Sheetz,
first. Red or yellow cock: Sheetz.
first. A o. c. cock: Burghart. first
second and third. Black or dun hen:
Sheetz, first and third; Burghart, sec
ond. a. o. c. hen. Burghart, first.
ragoons-BlGs cock: Payne. first
second and third. C4rizzle cock:
Payne. first. Red or yellow cock:
Maxwell first. second and third.
White cock: Harris. first. Black cock:
Maxwell. first, second and third. A. o.
c. cock: Payne. first. second and
third Blue hen: Payne. first, second
and third. Red or yellow hen: Max
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

New York Jan. .10.@Benny Yanger,
the Chicago lightweight, and Andy
McGarry, the rugged local fighter, who
is a protege Of Sam Fitzpatrick. have
been matched to try conclusions in
three round bout at the next stag of
the Olympic Athletic club. which viii
come of on this, Wednesday, evening"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

hit the first baseman's glove he step
ped on the bag. Umpire Gaffney call
ed me out and Kelly safe. Had Kelly
run when the ball was hit, a double
play would certainly have resulted.
Ball playing isn't done with the hands
alone -Mashington Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

This bout ought to be worth looking
at, as both men are fighters pure and
simple. who sail right in at the tap Of
the bell to NOV down their opponent
as quickly as possible. They will bat
tie at 1876 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10
Two Frisco Jockeys Suspended.

San Francisco. Jan. 10.-At Emery
Vile Jockey Mcbride was suspended. 1t
being claimed that he allowed the ODDS
on favorite. Romano, to be beaten by
Instructor during the racing last Sat
urday. Today. with another jockey,
Romano beat Instructor. Jockey
Phillips was also suspended Tor the
manner he rode Belle Reed in the
third race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

track. New York, which are members OF
the Grand circuit, did not apply for
dates this year
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
BOWser Boosts.

= Duluth Herald: ''Bemidji is
becoming more popular as a
sunni mer resort every year" said
W. n. Bowser, Bemidji mer
chant, at the ST. Louis. 'slt looks
as if it would be more popular
than ever in 10 e, with the plans
that are being made for the en-
tertainment Of summer visitors.
A good deal of interest has been
aroused in the project to estab-
lish a sumner hotel and a group
of cottages at the head of Lake
Bemidji, with pretty park sur
rounding, and the promoters of
the scheme think it will be a
great success. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Bids For COrdWOOd.

Bids will be received by
Board of Education of Independ-
ent School District of Bemidj il
for 200 cords of green cut jack
pine and tamarack cordwood, to
be delivered at the school grounds
in Bemidji on or before April 1st,
1906.
Bids for lots of 25 cords or
more will be considered, board
reserves right to reject any or
all bids; bids to be sealed and de-
livered to undersigned on or be-
fore Jan. "a, 1906.
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE:
Clerk. Il
Bemidii, Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
BAND CONCER
THIS EVENING
]! B!emidji Band Will Give. Sc.
cond Concert Of Season
at City Hall Tonight.

The second indoor concert
given by the Bemidii band this
winter will take place at the city
hall this evening, and there is no
doubt but that the event will be
an unqualified success, Follow.
ing the rendition Of the program
the Bemidji orchestra will
furnish music for dancing. The
tickets for the concert will be 35
cents and for the dance so cents.
The following program will be
rendered at the concert, which
begins promptly at $50:
|. March ........ Amicizia" So. Chambers
2. Grand Medley. "Superbr'' Dalbey
3. Vocal Solo Selected Miss Florence
Grimoldby
4. Fantasia on Aud Lang Syne with varia-
tiOnS for all Instruments. ......Dalbey
8. -Selected-Chas. Warfeld, c..
Learned, John Lucas G.. Fl. French.
6. Medley on Popular Airs-"Bits OF Re-
micks Hts. .................... Lampe
Z. Vocal Solo. Selected. 1850. Edwin Hanson
8. March =. Freaks of Blackville'' Dalbey
y. Cornet Duett.. 'LaBelle Creole. Dalbey
Messrs symington and Nelson
10. Indian War Dance H. Bellstedt
By Request
II. Saxophone o-Selected-H.E E. Anderson
IL. March-'Oyerland Limited. IT. E. Clutch
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
PETIT JURORS
ARE DRAWN !
Men Who Will Serve at Term
of District Court Which
Begins March Is.

The petit jurors who will serve
at the term of district court
which begins in this city on
March Is with Judge Spooner
presiding have been drawn and
are as follows:
Knute Aakhus, Bemidji; Henry
Sand, Cormant; O. j. Adams,
Eckles; j. M, Barnett, Bemidji;
John Engkyist, Blackduck; w.
E. Arnold, Northern; Chas.
Krohn, Port Hope: M. Larson,
Nymore; Olof Lunden, Alaska;
Sever Berg, Blackduck; W. w.
Helmer, Liberty; A. P. Reeves,
Hagali, A. P. Johnson, Battle;
M. D. Titus, Bemidji; Comb Cyr,
P Hope; A. a. Matheny, Tay-
lor; S. Dahlgard, Battle; D. Hoff-
man, Nymore; L. E. Gjermendbe,
Cormant; Richard Oberg, Alaska;
A. L. Levan, Northern; Andrew
Jacobson, Port Hope; G.. A. Lei
pold, Hagali; George B. Thomp-
son, Hagali.
The grand jurors will be drawn
upon the return of Judge
Spooner from Grand Rapids.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Homeseekers Excursions

Chicago Great Western Railway.
To points in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia,
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Louisi-
ana, Mexico, New Mexico. North
and South Carolina, Texas and
Virginia. Only one fare plus
$500 for the round trip. Tick
cts on sale first and third Tues
days of each month to April II.
For further information apply to
J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., St. Paul,
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
BIG SUIT WILL
BE BROUGHT
Widow of Fred Dumas Will
Try to Collect $5, 900 for
Drowning Of Husband.

An important damage suit the
outcome of which will be watched
with interest throughout north,
ern Minnesota for the reason
that it is the first on record
where the widow OF a driver
seeks to recover damages for the
drowning of her hus band while
in the employ of a lumber com
pany will soon be brought by the
widow of Fred Dumas, who was
drowned in the Big Fork river
last summer while driving logs
for the Rainy River Lumber
company. The widow was in
Bemidji recently and s cured
the services Of an attorney, who
will soon prepare the papers in
the case. Mrs. Dumas will try
to collect S., ,000-the amount al
lowed by the statutes for the
death of a person where it is
proven that the death was caused
by negligence on the part of the
company by which he was en-
ployed.
Dumas went over the falls at
Ripple last summer while driv-
ing logs and was drowned, his
dead body being found about 20
miles down the river three weeks
later. The plaintiff in the case
will attempt to prove that he was
not advised of the existence. of
the falls and that the company
is as a consequence responsible
for his death
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Mrs. Wagner Pays Fine.

Mrs. J. E. Wagner, who last
summer plead guilty in Judge
Pendergast's court. to a justice
court offense, upon whom a fine
Of $25 and costs was imposed,
and who left the city after being
allowed to go to secure money
with which 10 pay her fine, was
rearrested last night on a new
commitment issued by Judge
Pendergast and paid the fine,
which amounted 10 all to $28..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Plumbers Combine Fined.

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 1.-THE govern
ment's prosecution of Toronto plumb
ers as individuals for combination in
restraint Of trade and conspiracy has
resulted in 134 men pleading guilty
Forty have just been fined a total of
S10,600, the fines; of the others being
suspended. The com bination as a
whole was fined $4,000 several weeks
ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
New Brick Yard Stock.

Mr.. Willard, who IS promoting
the new brick company to be
located here, states tLat the
Lumbermens State Bank will
receive subscriptions for stock
and requests intending pur-
chasers to call there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Indians Did Not Sign Peti-
ton Asking That Reserve
Be Maintained.
AFFIDAYITS PROVE FALSlTY OF
SIGNATURES.
Investigation of Forest Reserve
Made by Mr.. White Claimed
to Be a Farce.

That the pretended petition to
congress by Chippewa Indians,
commencing the Minnesota for
est reserve project, and praying
that it be maintained, has been
proven to be forgery, pure and
simple, according to the affidavits
of some 40 of the Indians, whose
names are attached to the petit
tion but who declare in the aft.
davits that they never affixed
their signatures to the same.
The petition was prepared by
certain members of the Mime
apolis and ST. Paul commercial
clubs and the names cf over 28O
Chippewa Indians we're signed to
the document. An Investigation
among the Indians whose names
were attached to the petition re-
suited in the discovery that the
petition had never been circu-
lated among them and conse-
quently it must be a forgery,
pure and simple.
The Indians declare emphatic
ally that they never signed the
petition and that they are strong :
" opposed to the sentiment ex-
pressed in the petition.
It is claimed that Mr., White.
in his report, anticipated the
wishes of the forestry bureau
when he recommended that the
entire Indian reservation be re.
surveyed and reclassiAed, the
object of which is to defraud the
state out of the swamp lands in
cluded in the reservation,
amounting to 100000 acres and
which have. cash valuation Of
at least 81, 100000
It is evident that, in the face Of
all decisions of the interior de-
partment and the supreme court,
the attorney general of the
United States, to whom the ues-
tlon has been referred, will ad-
wise the secretary OF the interior
that these lands are the property
of the state. The forestry bur-
eau and Mr.. White anticipate
this outcome of the controversy
and in order to carry their point
will now ask that a resurvey and
reclassifcation of the lands be
made. This work will of course
be conducted by the forestry bur-
eau and the result will be that no
lands of value will be classified as
swamp lands and the state will
thus be rob bed uf a million dol
lars worth of property which be-
| )ngs to the school fund.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17

Thomas Daley is a visitor in
the city today from his home at
Margie, Itasca county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Will Land 5000, 900 Feet Pine.

- AAA A@sAAA~ aoSOOVSOOO = ~ = AsAS'
e III. Cornwall. formerly spec
ial agent of the interior depart
ment but who since the logging
season commenced has been act
ing as a governments scaler under
Supt. O'Neil at the camps of the
Nor,hland Pine company near
Walker, arrived in the city last
night for a short visit here with
his family. Mr.. Cornwall states
that the Northland company now
has % camps in opera tion on the
the Leech Lake reservation, 10 of
which are owned outright by the
company, the remainder being
in the hands of contractors. At
the present rate, Mr.. Cornwall
says, the company will land in
the neigh borhood of 75,OOO,OOo
feet of pine this winter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17

nuEo DIR. G. J. Larson the
IA 1 GD.4.w well known eye spec
.ialist, will make his next regular
trip to Bemidji January. Il, 7,l8,l9,
90 and 21. All those having
trouble with their eyes should
not fail to see him. Office at the
Hotel Remore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
.IMp0Rb,'Tl'!ANTI'
CASES ARE UP
Land Contests Come Before
United States Land Office
at Cass Lake Today.

Two Important land contest
cases are up before the u. S.
land Office at Cass Lake today.
and much depends upon the
decisions Of the officials, as the.
land involved is highly valuable.
One of these cases is that of
Truman S. Andrews of this city
VS.. Emerson T. Carroll, superin-
tendent of the Wadena city
schools. Andrews and Carroll
entered into a partnership five
years ago and applied Soldiers
Additional scrip upon $50 acres
of tim ber lands located in Itasca
county. The agreement under
which the partnership was
formed provided that each was
toshare the profits of the invest
ment. The timber upon the
land was sold to a lumber COM
pany, and, according to the
agreement, the two men shared
the profits. The scrip failed,
however, three years after the
timber had been disposed Of.
but in the meantime and before
the scrip had been declared in
valid by the com missioner of the
general land office, Carroll, it is
claimed made application for a
stone and timber entry at the
.Cass Lake land Office for 12O
acres of the land, the timber
upon which had already been
sold. Nine months after the
application was made the scrip
was rejected by the com missioner
Of the general land Office. Mr..
Andrews now protests against
the allowance of Carroll's entry
on the grounds that the latter's
sworn statement in making the
application for the entry was not
made in good faith for the reason
that he had already participated
in the profits derived from the
sale of the tim Der located upon
the land which he sought to
enter. MI /.
y Another, case is that of Amand:
B. Anderson VS.. Truman D. Mer-
Fill and Willie Onstad, involving
title to a tract. OF land in tt e
Eeech Lake Indian reservation, a
porLion of which was thrown
open for settlement Sept. 4,1905.
Merrill and Onstad made. fling
upon the land in question when
the land Office was. opened at 9
o'clock upon the date when the
lands were thrownopen to settle
ment. Anderson contests their
title on the grounds that at one
second past II o'clock on the
night of Sept. 3 he entered upon
the land together with three
other men, settled upon it, began
clearing it OF brush and started
the erection Of dwelling house.
Henry Funkley of this city
appears for the plaintiff in both.
cases.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17


effect on the disease itself, because RI
Is in the blood and cannot be rubbed
indigestion, weak kidneys, poor bow
eral sluggish condition of the system
should be carried off through the nat
ural avenues of bodily waste, are
left to sour and form uric acid and
other irritating poisons which are alb
sorbed by the blood, making it thin,
weak and acrid. Then instead of
nourishing the different nerves, mus
cles, joints and tissues it fills them
with poison to produce the aches,
pains and other disagreeable syrnp-
toms of the disease. Rheumatism
Is usually worse in Winter for the
reason that cold and dampness are
exciting causes. The nerves become
excited and sting with pain, the mus
cles are sore and drawn, the joints
swollen and stiff and the sufferer
lives in intense agony; and if the
disease is not checked it often leaves
its victims helpless cripples for life.
Rheumatism cannot be rubbed away
but it can be driven from the blood
by S. S. S. Being perfect blood
purifier this great remedy soon pro-
duces complete change in the. en-
tire circulation; the thin, acrid blood
through the body nourishes and sootl
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
RHEUMATISM
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY

en-, and the muscles throbbing with the
i'd at once, and it is natural to rub the
This treatment does good in a way,
reducing the Inflammation, but has no
is more than skin deep; il
away. Rheumatism is brought on by
1 action, stomach troubles and gen
The refuse and waste matters, which
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17
Ohio Town Almost Wiped OUT

Van Vert, O., Jan. 17-Convoy.
town of 500 inhabitants eight miles
west of here, was almost wiped out
by fire early in the day "A large num-
ber of business places and residences
were burned. The losses will prob
ably aggregate $4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-01-17

When the joints are sore and swo
pain Of Rheumatism, relief must be
affected parts with 1ini1nents, oils, ct
by temporarily relieving the pain ane
effect on the disease itself, because R
Is in the blood and cannot be rubbed
indigestion, weak kidneys, poor bow
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-27
West Sumner.

W. E. Doble has sold his horse to
VIM. Glover.
C. E. Durham has traded his team
horse with Henry Davenport for pair
of horses.
Geo. Clark has had his old black horse
laid away to rest.
Ernest Farrar has bought a horse of
K. p. Bowker. Mr.. BOwker has also
sold horse to Walter Chandler.
E. G.. Doble has sold his oxen and
bought two cows. Arthur Bonney has
also sold yoke of oxen.
Charlie Buck Ia at work for F. L. Bar
rett packing apples.
Henry Young is very feeble this win
ter.
NJ. C. Barrows killed very nice pig
one day last week.
Geo. Clark and wife visited at South
Paris last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Chandler are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Allie De-
Coster, at South Paris.
The ladies of the S. B. r. Club met
with Mrs. Rodney Chandler Nov. Is and
held very interesting meeting.
The fourth anniversary of VIM. A.
Barrows Relief Corps, No. 70, was OBJ
served Nov. IA. The hall was very pref
tily decorated with flags. On account
of the snow the travelling was very bad,
but about II o'clock they began to come
in wagons and sleighs. At noon over
one hundred sat down to a bountiful
dinner. Aprons and candy were sold
and short entertainment closed very
enjoyable and profitable day.
Nov. 10th VIM. A. Barrows W. r. c.
of West Sumner enjoyed very pleasant
day when Mrs. Sarah E. Putnam of Au-
burn inspected their Corps. She gave
US many new suggestions and said our
books were in perfect order and work
we'll done. Her words gave US much
encouragement to 60 on and do better
work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-27
Greenwood,

Snow mostly gone and cattle out graz
ing. If 1t was June instead of Novem-
Der how the grass would grow; as it is
there will be saving of hay while the
warm weather continues.
Last week the number of deer report
ed killed in this vicinity was nine, and
now nearly az many more have been
brought in. Last Saturday Walter Arkett
of Bryant's Pond shot fine buck and
then hauled him nearly two miles to the
Bennett place, telephoned to the Pond
for team and in about an hour was on
his way home with his prize. That was
the second one killed and consequently
the last for the season. Yes, the tele-
phone is really good thing to have; it
saves divers steps and much valuable
time.
The other day a Mr.. Tamlin was cut
ting wood for Frank Verrill when he
had the misfortune to cut his leg so as
to sever an artery, and all the way they
could stop the flow of blood until help
arrived was to cord his leg with hand
kerchief.
Again we are indebted to our cousin,
Mrs. Harriet B. Maxim, for recent
number of The Outlook. 1t contains
much valuable information, tho two
articles, Mars and It's Mysteries-mark-
ed-and The American Flag Farthest
North, being especially interesting.
When Willard Herrick died last spring
girl baby and relative was born on the
same day, and only fraction of mile
apart, thus forming somewhat singular
coincidence.
Last Monday the remains of Mrs.
Dorcas Bryant were brought from Free.
port and buried in the family cemetery.
On the same day boy baby was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Dannie Bryant, and near
relative to the deceased, thus forming
another coincidence somewhat similar
to the first mentioned.
And now they are packing apples
preparatory to shipping abroad, prob
ably to Liverpool.