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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-09
Stilt s1:,rEs on China.

Hunting for st 1t marks on old china
Is ofteD good fun in itself. Almost ev-
cry old piece Of fiatware-i. e., plates.
platters, saucers, etc.--shows three lit
tie rough spots more or less clearly
marked on both sides, usually on the
margin. These spots were made in the
firing by the cockspur of stilts, the lit
tie tripods used between the plates in
piling them up in the kiln. The three
points where the cockspur touched the
plate caused defect in the glaze. Un.
fortunately stilt marks are not as sure
a guarantee Of authenticity as some
collectors have supposed, for they are
not only easy to initiate, but they are
sometimes imperceptible on the old
Staffordshire Furthermore they ap.
pear very frequently on modern table.
ware Of the cheaper sort and SO are no
sign of antiquity. Country Life In
America a. SIX g<EF-z{
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prominent Mason and very popu.
lar in the village; Mr.. Burns is q
brother of Z. II. Burns, and is
also q prominent resident; Miss
McCurdy is a teacher in the Casa
Lake schools, and Mr.. Seeley is
an employe of the J. Neils Lum.
her company.
It was thought that the party
may have gone down Cass river,
at the outlet of Cass Lake, but q
boat that came up the river from
Lake Winnibigoshish reported
having seen nothing of a boat or
anyone on the shore.
It is believed that some trace
of the party or their boat will be
found during the afternoon OF
evening. AS Messrs. Stanton
and Burns are thoroughly fa
miliar with the country, it is
generally believed that they
would have come to town ere this,
were they still alive.
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Inspecting School House.

G. E. Aitkin and f.. E.
Rensswig of Grand Rapids
spent last night in the city and
left this morning for Kelliher,
where they will inspect the new
school house recently completed
there, for the purpose of accept
ing or rejecting the same for
the Itasca county school board.
When Itasca county was organ.
lied, her schools were all en-
braced in one school district, and
the village of Kelliher is still
working under that provision.
Messrs. Aitkin and ,Rensswig
are members of the board and
were appointed as inspectors OF
the new school house. ..~,~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-09
Fails to Find 'tHis Man. p

L. J. Gonyea, deputy sheriff of
Polk county, left yesterday after
noon for his home at Crooksto1.,
Mr.. Gonyea did not succeed in
locating Michael Castell, the
man who is charged with having
stolen q team of horses from q
farmer in Keystone township,
near Crookston, and dlsposing of
the animals. The sheriff had
Communication with Blackduck,
where Castell is supposed to
have gone, but the authorities
there kne " nothing of his where
abouts.
A close watch will be kept for
the wanted man, ard if he shows
up in any Of the lumb Der camps
hereabouts be viii be promptly
taken into custody.
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new CITY HALL AND JAIL
At CASS LAKE IN DOUBT
Village Today Is Voting on the Propo-
sition Of a $l2, 900 Bond
Issue.
Special to the Pioneer.

Special to the Pioneer.
Cass Lake, Oct. 9.-The people
of Cass Lake today voted on the
proposition to bond the village in
the sum of $12, 900, the money to
be used in the erection of a suit.
able village hall and Jail.
Cass Lake has the poorest ex'
cuse for a village hall and Jail Of
any point in the north half of the
state. The Jail was condemned
by the state board of pardous
two years ago, and is unsafe and
insecure, and every time a pris
oner is confined in the clock up
the authorities are leaving the
village open to suits for damages
in considerable sum, if pushed
The village council has no place
to meet except in the small room
(about 1Ox12) in the Jail, and the
tire department has cramped
quarters for the storing of the fire
apparatus.
There is a demand for a new
building, but there are those
here who believe that the bond
proposition is being voted down,
on account of the opposition OF
certain interests which are
averse to bonding the town and
incum bering the place with addi
tional tlxes.
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Took Timber Claims;

Nels Otterstad returned this
morning from the Rainy river
country, where he went a week
ago to show some locations for
tim Der and stone claims. He
was companied by Mrs. Otter.
stad, A. 0. Johnson, Andrew
Erickson and Edward Olson OF
Turtle River. All took claims
about fifty miles north of Ely, in
Lake county, and are well pleased
with th heir locations. The party
returned to Turtle River this
evening. s-
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FEARED THAT PARTY OF SIX PROMINENT
CASS LAKE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DROWNED
Evening
No Trace Of Missing People Can Be May Have
Been Swamped BY the High Waves.
have been around the shores.

have been around the shores.
Nothing was thought of their
non-appearance Sunday, but
when they failed to come back
yesterday, the Colum bia, one of
the strongest Of the large boats
here, was sent out to search for
them. The weather was stormy
and when the Columbia disap-
peared from sight she was rolling
terribly. The boat has not re-
turned, but it is believed that
she is tied up on the shore of the
lake, and the occupants are wait
ing for the waves to subside be-
fore returning to Cass Lake.
Two other boats have been sent
out during the day, in the hope
of finding some trace Of those
who left Saturday evening.
DR.. Stanton is a dentist, a
mem ber of the village council, a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-09
.SHEVLIN and CLARK MAKE
BRIEF STAY IN BEM|DJI
Prominent Minneapolis Lum b ermen
Spend Night and Forenoon Here
on Business.

Thomas a.. Shevlln, the big
lumberman,and II. @. Clarke, his
partner in many timber enter,
prises, made q short visit to Be.
midi last night and this morn.
ing. r.
The two arrived in the city las,
night on the regular train from
Crookston, and after inspecting
the business at the local mill, left
for Cass Lake, boarding the noon
train today. From Cass Lake,
Mr.. Shevlin and Mr.. Clarke will
20 to their homes in MINNEAPOLIS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-10-09
Presbytery in Session.

The Presbytery of adams is
holding two days session at
the Presbyterian church, there
being representatives present
from every Presbyterian congre-
cation in the north half of the
state.
The opening session was held
last evening, when considerable
business was transacted. Most
of today was given up to business
of the P,'esbytery, except from
8 to 4 o'clock, when a popular
meeting was held.
The closing services of the
presbytery will be held tonight,
when Rev. W. S. Ward of Crooks.
ton and Rev. Neil A. Gilchrist
will deliver addresses.
Much interest is being mani
tested in the sessions.
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tame grasses were not q success
that the lands we had passed
through today, instead of having
a lasting quality of a few years,
could be made, by q rotation OF
crops, to be more fertile at the
end of ten years than at present,
and would keep on improving in
stead of degenerating, as the
soils that lack this certain bac-
terra must, unless the same is
added by fertilizers.
This statement made me won.
der whether it would not be
possible to have our next legisla
ture provide for fund of not
less than 500, 600 annually for a
period of ten or twelve years to
drain the vet state lands; why
we should not have an ample
fund for advertising our vast re-
sources, and to keep men az the
prominent ports Of entry to our
nation, to choose the desirable
parties to come to this country,
and head them this way, where
there is ample room for many
millions, especially as these for.
eigners are acq tainted with cor !.
dltions as they exist here, from
their own country, and will not
only make a success of agricul.
ture, but will in a few years own
and control valuable farms, and
help to make this country the
greatest producer of any part OF
this great nation. I cannot con.
ceive anything that could be
more beneficial than this trip,
and the effects will be q stlm ulus
for drainage, which will be fol
lowed by i'm migration and good
roads, and in the near future be
the means Of the upbuilding o1
this district into an empire be-
vond the comprehensive Of the
most sanguine Of any Of it's ad.
vocates.
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TAKING OF TESTIMONY IN
CONTEST CASE IS BEGUN.
Judge Spooner Convened Court This
Afternoon at the Red Lake
Indian Agency.

The taking Of testimony in the
contest case OF Charles Saxrud
against Fred Q. Sibley, involving
the republican nomination for
county commissioner from the
Third district Of Beltrami
county, was commenced this
afternoon at Red Lake Indian
agency and will be continued
probably for the balance of the
week.
Judge Marshall A. Spooner
and wife, John Gibbons and wife,
Miss Hattie Halderman and Fred
w. Rhoda left this morning for
Redby, and drove from that
station to the agency, q distance
of five miles. Court was called
for 2 o'clock, and the witnesses,
many of whom were Indians,
necessitating the employ ment
OF an interpertor) were on hand
awaiting the inquiry. Mr.. Glib
bons will represent Mr.. Sibley,
and Miss Halderman will act as
court reporter, while Mr.. Rhoda
will perform his usual Office as
clerk of court.
E E. Mcdonald and Charles
W. Scrutchin, attorneys for Mr..
Saxrud, went to Red Lakeagency
yesterday and have been busy
since then getting their Witnesses
together for the hearing.
What the outcome will be, is,
of course, only matter of con-
lecture, but both contestant and
defendant claim they will pre-
sent lear case for their con.
tentiOns.
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Accepted New Position.

James Cahill has accepted a
position with the Grand Forks
Lumber company and will look
after the com pany's interests in
the Battle River country. Mr..
Cahill is one of the best cruisers
and estimators in this part of the
state and the Grand Forks people
are fortunate in securing his
services. He left last evening to
assume his duties in and about
Kelliher and that vicirity.
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Mechanisn Of the Human BODY.

! ~~--~ses~~~e-
The human body is an epitome in ma
ture Of all mechanics, all hydraulics,
all architecture, all machinery Of every
kind. There are more than 80 mechan.
ical movements known to mechanics
today, and all of these are but modif-
cations Of those found In the human
body Here are found oil the bars,
levers, joints, pulleys, pumps, pipes,
wheels and axles. ball and socket
movements, beams, girders, russes,
buffers, arches, columns, cables and
supports known to science. At every
point mans best mechanical work can
be shown to be but adaptations Of
processes Of the human body, a revela-
ton Of first principles used In nature
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Quiet on Reservation.

r. p. I. Daniel, agent in charge
of the Red Lake Indian agency,
spent last night in the city aud
returned to the agency, by the
way of Redby, this morning.
Mr.. Daniel reports that every
thing is moving along very nicely
among the Indians on the
reserve since Big Bird was taken
in custody and 'landed" in the
Jail at Fergus Falls.
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He Wouldn,t wake.

One evening last week Mr.. Poindex7
ter, travelling man, had q remarkable
dream. He seemed to be exploring an
old and unusued attic In his dwelling
house. Presently he uncovered an an
cients chest. He opened 1t and found it
full Of gold and silver.
So strong was the impression upon
him that he realized at once the utter
folly Of waking up. Thereupon he
slept on and continued TO dream. HI ll
cago Tribune. B
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SECRETARY COLE TALKS
OF RECENT JOBBERS TRIP
Says Exhibits Opened the Eyes Of All
Ill.,. Of the Twin City Business
~s.... Men. s5 - ~

J. S. Cole of Grand Rapid $,
secretary of the State Drainage
League, was among those who
took the trip over the NJ. & l..
railway north of Bemidj to look
over the conditions that prevail
there relative to drainage, good
roads and development, and he
says relative thereto and also Of
other matters:
Having just returned from a
trip up the Minnesota e. Inter
national railroad, given by the
Mort thern Pacific railway officials,
for the purpose of demonstrating
to their guests the possibilities
of northern Minnesota as an
agricultural district, the value of
the territory in its present state,
and how the same could be en-
hanced by the extension Of a
system Of drainage, similar to
the one now in operation, but
necessarily on larger scale, 1
will give you some of the ideas
that I have formed. I have not
been able to get at 3 definite
amount of land lying idle at the
present time in this district that
will compare favorab]y with the
district we travelled over, but
know of my own knowledge that
Is, 100000 acres will not measure
the same. No doubt many of
your readers will question this,
many more will wonder why this
vast domain is lying idle, and
thousands Of our friends, as well
'. as, the cream of our foreign im :
migration, passing on and max
ing homes in the Canadian north
west, country not nearly as
fertile nor of as many great op-
portunities. z@
What we saw in the shape of
grains and other products grown
on reclaimed swamp lands was a
marvel to the advocate of drain
age, and beyond comprehension
Ito the men who had taken the
stand that northern Minnesota
was mostly sand and rocks. In
fact, many of those present could
lnOt believe their own ewes. hut
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Court Tonight.

Judge McClenahan IS expected
to arrive this evening 4s'enn
Brainerd and will hold a session
of court at the courthouse.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
Report to washingtous.

Washington. D. C.-The official nc
count of the fight near Jolo is contained
in the following cablegram received at
the War Department.:
military Secretary, Washington,
u. c.:
Following condensed from Major
General Woods dispatch from, Cam
bOangO. March 9:
Troops. naval detachment: .consta1-
ulary. Colonel Joseph w. Duncan, COM
handing. attacked Moro Notifications
in crater on Mount Daio. near .J0lo.
Action lasted afternoon March 6 until
morning March 8. Mount Dajo, 2t00
feet high. Angle fifty degrees. lava
ridges. heavy timber.
Artillery lifted by block and tackle
800 feet. MOros deprecated from
stronghold for past eight months: and
resisted to tile death. About 600 Killed.
Major-GeneraI Wood and Brigadier-
General Tasker FL. Bliss Were present
throughout the action.
"Killed, army, fifteen. enlisted. CAM
tain Tyree r. Rivers wounded in thigh.
slight First Lieutenant Gordon John
son, wounded in shoulder. serious;
First lieutenant Ernest III. Agnew,
wounded in hand. slight; First Lien
tenant Wiley L. Conway, eve. slight.
Thirty-two. enlisted men. Names en-
listed men killed and wounded will he
reported later. Navy w~ounded-En-
sign H. s.. Cooke. wounded in foot. seri-
ous:: Coxswain Gilmore, elbows. slight;
one eamau Slight,
"COnstabulary killed. three enlisted;
john r. white. wounded in thigh. seri-
Ous.. Total killed, eighteen; wounded,
ffty-two. Troops, naval detachment
and c~onstabulary adj highly recon-
mended. '
(Signed), Andrews. in absence of Glvis-
ion commander"
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One Told by FITZGERALD.

EX-Congressman Fitzgerald ofIBos-
ton, who passed the summer at Old
Orchard, told this story of the clam
bake of the Robbery club, held at
Pine Point late in August:
A chaplain had been called upon to
of1ciate for the regular clergyman in
congress early ia the term. The min
lister was about to conclude his pray
er, and reverent silence pervaded the
big chamber, when the members were
startled to hear the following sentence
drop from the lips of the chaplain pro
tenn: May corruption and sin IN
every form be as far from every mem
Der of this body as Thou. art, o
Lordt"
1t was several seconds before the
members fully grasped the meaning of
the clergyman's prayer, and when it
did it was unanimously in favor OF
having another substitute when the
regular chaplain was unable to attend
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
TIE EDITOR
Explains How to Keep Up Mental and
Physical Vlgor.
A New Jersey editor writes:

A New Jersey editor writes:
"A long indulgence in improper food
brought on a condition Of nervous dys-
pepsia. nearly three years ago, so
severe that l had to quit work entirely.
l put myself on a strict regimen OF
Grape-Nuts food. with plenty of out
door exercise and in a few months
found my stomach SO far restored that
the process Of digestion gave me pleas
ure instead of distress.
1T also built up my strength so that
l was able to resume my business,
which is Onerous, as l not only edit my
own paper, but also do a great deal of
outside writing.
Il find that the Grape-Nuts diet en-
abIes me to write with greater vigOr
than ever before, and without the feel
ing of ~brain-fag with which l used to
be troubled. AS to bodily vigor-I can
and do walk miles every day without
fatigue--a few squares used to weary
me before 1 began to live on Grape
NutsT' Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. The Road to Wellville,'' in pkgs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
SUGAR REBATES INQUIRY.
Charges<of Agreement; Among All Rail-
roa6b Entering New York City.

Charges~of Agreement Among All Rail-
roads, Entering New York City.
New York City.-Tne, Federal Grand
Jury iD,tfffs city began to take evidence
in regard to c~harges>laial before Attor-
ney-GenRral Moody tslet the railroads
having terminals inr New York and
Jersey City were concerned In a def
mite agreement z pregssrd to a. diviSiCA
of the sugar freight sSasiness- and also
had been paying :rebotes to she Sugar
Trusts. The charges, which ase brought
by w. II. Hearst, ,a2lege that:the agree
ment has extended over a long term of
years. and that large sums have been
paid i'm rebates.
Hhe evidence o0GEeA led Fin the case
was laid bAfore Attofney-General
Moody some weeks ago., and after an
Investigation the Department OF JUS
tiee Ia deteFhlihe& that the cases, shall
be- pushed vigorously at oHc
The Delaware, LacSawannat and
Western Railroad Company, Lowell NJ.
Palmer, of Havemeyep = Elder; a
Brooklyn dock company and others are
the defendants in the principal rebate
action, while the other railroad COM
parties cesftreing in and around New
1crk appear in other. cases.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
BIG BATTLE WITH iAOROS
Americans Lose Eighteen Killed and
Fitty-two Wounded.
600 OUTLAWS WERE SLAIN

Desperate Fight ON = Lava Cone, *AO'
Feet High, With Heavy Casualties
ARTILLERY Hoisted to Top With BlOcl
and Tackle Gen. Wood Was IL
inns
Manila, Philippine Islands.-A des
perate battle has been fought neal
Jolo, capital of the Sulu Islands; be
tween a force of American infantry
and co%nstabulary, supported by a nava
contingent, and a strong force OF
Moros.
The American loss was fifteen mer
killed, and an officer and thirty-six me1
wounded.
The Moros were destroyed to a man.
600 of them being killed.
OF the casualties on the American
side, thirty-two of the wounded be.
longed to the naval detachment.
Major-General Leonard Wood. com
mander of the Division of the Philip
pines, reports as follows from Jolo:
"a severe action between troops, a
naval detachment and constabularJ
and hostile Moros has taken place at
Mount Dajo, near JoIo. The engage
ment opened during the afternoon of
March 6 and ended in the morning of
March s.
'"The action involved the capture of
Mount DajO, a lava cone 2100 feet high,
with a crater at its summit and ex-
tremely steep. The last 400 feet were
at an angle Of sixty degrees. and there
were fifty perpendicular ridges covered
with a growth of timber and strongly
fortified and defended by an invisible
force of Moros.
THE army casualties were fifteen en-
listed men killed, a commissioned Off
Ger wounded and four enlisted men
wounded. The naval casualties num-
bered thirty-twO. Ensign H. D. Cooke,
Jr.. of the United States steamer PAM
pangd, commanding the Pampanga
fort. was severely wounded, and Cox
swain Gilmore was severely wounded
in the elbow.
1.-The constabulary casualties were
Captain John r. White, wounded in the
thigh severely; three enlisted men
Killed and thirteen wounded. Captain
TYRE Rivers sustained a slight flesh
wound in the thigh. Lieutenant Cor
don was slightly wounded in the right
hand, and Lieutenant Wylie' L. Con-
way. Of the Sixth Infantry. was slight
~ wounded in the left eye.. Ali the
wounded are doing we'll.
Colonel Joseph w. Duncan. Of the
Sixth Infantry, directed the operations.
All the defenders of the Moro strong
hold were, Killed. Six hundred bodies
were found on the field.
1.-The. action resulted in the extinction
of a band of outlaws who. recognizing
no cliief,. had been raiding friendly
Moros. and who, owing to their def
anca of the American authorities. had
stirred up & dangerous condition. Of
affairs"
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UNHURT BY CHINESE BOYCOTT.
American Exports For Seven Months
increase. Over $4,000 600.

Washington, d.. C.]n view of the
widespread feeling regarding the eff
feet of the Chinese boycott of Amer
lean goods. Secretary Metcalf. OF the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
gave out a statement, prepared in the
STastical division Of his office, show
ing the moun of the exports from
this country to- China by months. July,
1904, LEI january. 1909, and from July,
1903, to- January. 1906. respectively
1t appears from this that the total ex-
ports for the seven months ending
january, 1905 amounted to $23 49,
94S, whereas for- the seven months
January, 1906, they equalled
S2S, 1862, $50, Oh a total increase of $3,-
429. 49,
There was an increase in the exports
of copper ingOts, the amount being
stated at $1.4IS.1S7 for the period end
ing January, 1905, and $3,195, $50, TOR
the period ending January, 1906.
y decrease OF nearly 100 per cent.
is shown IN the exports of mineral
oils, he amount Of such shipments for
the seven months ending January.
1895. being 1922, 307, whereas they
were only ST. ,O66 for the same per-
iod Of time up to January. 1905.
The statement shows that the ex-
ports of the products named were
vastly less in January, 1906, than in
the month preceding. cotton goods
falling off to the extent Of $500, 600,
copper ingots, $134,60O, and mining
oils, $297, $50.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
Greedy seaauns.

A Nanaino fisherman had .
experience with a flock Of llque
several evenings ago. He suils
Nanaimo in an open boat conta;nia
10 tons of herring. nlns
Whlle uptown the seaguIIs took
session Of the boat. On his retnn poS-
but sixty flew away. This mall oil
had so gorged themselves with I've yer
ring that they could not fly. but honnas
about in a state of -helplessness, p ne
fisherman finally climbed jnto az
boat and lifted them overheard rt ne
were able TO swim with an effort. ars
most of them went ashore to racor1
from the efforts of their feast -
coma Ledger.