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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
Gossip in Railway Circles

The contracting agents of the for
eign lines have made records for them
selves in the months following the
fire. One of the best known of the
commercial agents in the city in speak
ing of the business that has been done
since last May said:
1T is surprising to look back over
the records of freight arriving in San
Francisco since the nre and note the
| increases which have been made in the
various commodities outside of build
ing materials. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 desks were destroyed in the con-
fiagration and household furniture in
like proportion. AS a result there has
been large increase in westbound tom
mage on household goods. But the
strangest thing of all is that pianos
have been imported into the city out
of all proportion to any other house
hold goods. 1t is impossible to say
how many have been brought into San
Francisco since the fire because they
have been imported both by sea and
rail as fast as they could be shipped.
1t is always a hurry order with a piano.
Automobiles come next in hurry
ders. Then carpets One of our lead
ing furniture brokers told me that it
was hardly question of price with the
customer, but it was the ability to sup
ply the demand. 1t is safe to say that
at least, and the business this year is
SO per cent more than last year and
would have been 100 per cent if the
railroads had been able to furnish the
cars In fact, we look for even a great
er rush owing to the tremendous num-
Der of buildings that are being put
up and which will have to be fur
nished."
c. L. Garfield, general agent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul, has
appointed Arthur Reese as constructing
agent with headquarters in Los An
geles, and G. L. Townsley ticket agent
in the same city.
F. W. Thompson, general Western
agent Rock Island Frisco lines. has
appointed G. A. Hazard as travelling
passenger agent, with headquarters in
Los Angeles, to succeed j. l.. Stanton,
and William Rosemann as city pas
senger agent in Los Angeles.
Clarence Haydock, district freight
and passenger agent of the Illinois
Central, with headquarters in Los An
ing Christmas in the city
Clyde Colby, general agent OF the
Erie Dispatch, left last night for Los
Angeles.
According to freight men who have
recently returned from the southern
part of the State, oranges will be late
this season, and no heavy shipments
will be made till about the second week
in January The number of cars that
have been sent East thus far is less
than last year. The total number of
cars sent East up to December 90 was
962. of which 294 were lemons. The
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total for the same date last year was
2599, of which 4S3 were lemons The
number of cars of oranges sent out
from Porterville up to December IA
was 1927 and so cars of lemons.
The Rock Island-Frisco system has
built new fruithouse in Minneapo-
lis. 1t is modern in every way. will
be heated by steam and will accommo-
date twelve cars. 1t is the only fruit
house in the country from which de-
livery can be made from the car in
side the house. This is done so as to
avoid danger of freezing.
Henry Avila of the Union Pacific re-
turned from Fresno yesterday, and he
says that the Southern Pacific has a
large gang of men at work on the sub
way. The subway is at the foot of
Fresno street, where that thoroughfare
crosses the railroad tracks.
John Ross. travelling passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific, escorted into
the city yesterday 200 farmers from
Southern Oregon who have made it
their practice to visit San Francisco
every year.
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Personal Mention

D. H. Palmer of Denver is at the ST.
Francis.
Shirley c. Ward of Los Angeles is at
the Jefferson.
t. G. Carpenter of New York is at
the Dorchester.
E. Chapman Smith is at the Imperial
from Philadelphia.
mex from Chicago.
r. o. Summerfield of Tonopah is stay
ing at the st. Francis.
j. F. Condor of Verdi, New, is reg
istered at the Jefferson
J. E. McCreery is registered at the
Jefferson from Hanford
F. A. Hofheins and Mrs. Hofheins
of Buffalo are at the Jefferson
C. E. Nelson and Mrs Nelson of Pen
dleton are staying at the Jefferson.
Dwight H. Miller Of Sacramento ar
rived yesterday at the ST. Francis.
A. Tillotson and family of Los An
geles are staying at the Dorchester.
Amos c. Miller and Mrs. Miller are
at the Majestic Annex from Chicago.
G. E. Clinch and w. w. Clinch of
Grass Valley are registered at the ST.
Francis.
G. r. Edwards, w. r. Carster and
William Rick Of Seattle are registered
at the Majestic
Henry B. Schwartz, Mrs. Schwartz
and family are at the Jefferson en-
route from Los Angeles to JAPAN.
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STAGE MANAGEMENT AT PANAMA

EST forget the Presidents rosy glorhed Industry
on the Panama CANAL may be worth while quote from
the Engineering Record brief of
ployed impress the President
partly special shovels which had
One
my shoveing away
at
of dirt
We believe the busy noted bv
with much satisfaction flow of language
illusion 1t surely the real hum not the
President single mosquito survived on the
mu and this persistent fowl had been spared doubtless
OF OF
easily demonstrated that the mosquito not
amenabe the methods the stage manager Therefore
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A QUESTION EASILY ANSWERED

l1E Hartford Couran these
that "the casual pains taken the facts
will show that the Californian objection the Chinese and the
japanese that they degrade the American standard of living
and then the Courant asks The Call tell this
why mechanics from New York Chicago Hartford
Bostonfrom anywhere in the United Satend
possible to job San Francisco the present time
The that the question falsehood It not
that American artisans unweome San Francisco They
here by hundreds week
bershp by the unions without question Some the
have doubled their membership the instance
Union No p had membership of about 1900
Last week this union had $780, and has probably
the 1000 mark by this time The Building Trades Council
that upward 10000 mechanics joined constituent
unions since the fire.
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In the Joke World

Patience-Her engagement will cause
whole lot of talk
Patrice-How do you know?
Because she told me IL was a
secretw onkers Statesman
Scott (showing ring-Id hate to lose
1t. It's diamond of the first water
Mott-You said just now you'd
soaked 1T three times.-Boston Tran
script.
New Curate--I say. madam. that
wretched little dog of yours has bitten
a piece clean out of my leg
The Lady fanxiousIy)-Dear, dear,
How annoying. when Tony's been Ill.
ana the dear veterinary said he wasn't
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to touch meat for at least two weeks
London Sketch.
Gould you do the landlord In The
seedy actor
Well. | should think / might; I have
done good many landIords--Tit-
Bits.
Hear about the queer accident at
the Rooinses' house? Little four-year-
old Willie took an old shotgun down
from the wall, poked the muzzle in the
oapys race and pulled the trigger
TOO bad. Same old story-didn't
know it was loaded"
IL wasn't loadedr'-Judga
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Townsend's Cal. elace fruits and cam
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Ness.
i250 Sutter st. and 1903 and 1920 Va
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cude that there and that they digging
real canal, which is easier than killing mosquitoes
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-04
The Redwood.

Redwood forests are practically un-
harmed by forest fires, and it is COM
mon practice for the lumbermen to fell
the trees and peel the bark from them
and when the dry season is on set fire
to the felled timber and burn the
branches and bark and other wreckage
without practical injury to the saw
logs, which procedure would mean dis
aster to any other wood. Redwood
contains no resin or turpentine of any
kind, and, owing to its great resistant
qualities in severe climatic conditions
Is free from cracking or decay, where
cinders might lodge and start fires.
When burning, it is easily extinguished
with small quantity of water. 1t has
the appearance Of burnt cork and is
harder to ignite a second time than at
flrst.-Scientific American.
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InconyenientIy Tall.

The mayor of one of the communes
Of Augers had ordered a gamekeeper
and butcher to take mailman named
Legrand to the st. Gemines lunatic
asylum. On the way the gamekeeper
noticed that their charge was in one of
his lucid intervals and concluded that
he would never consent to be handed
over to the authorities. It was decided,
therefore, to make him drunk, and all
three adjourned to the nearest inn. Le-
grand took his liquor kindly. So did the
others. And when the trio arrived at
the asylum the governor could not
make head or tail of their story. He
therefore wired to the mayor, asking
him which was the man who was to
be detained. The mayor replied Lee
grand, but the telegraphist spelled it in
two words, lie grand" the tall one).
The governor, on examining the three
men, saw that one was much taller
than the others, so he promptly clapped
him into strait waistcoast and sent
the other two away. 1t was three days
later before the error was discovered.
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THE CITY.
lead the Daily Pioneer.

Blank books and Office supplies
at the Pioneer Office.
0. E. Bailey returned last even
ing from a brief trip to Chicago.
John and Albert Smart went
to Big Falls last evening to look
that town over.
The Bemidj Elevator company
are exclusive agents for Barlow 5
Eest, Mascot and Creme flour.
Florence Grimoldby returned
yesterday from a visit with Mag
nus Henderson and wife, who live
on farm south of Solway.
There is a rumor afloat today
that A. O'KeIliher has designs
on the sheriff's Office of Beltrami
county and will file for the re-
publican nomination.
The Red Lake excursion tc-
morrow will be popular one
and a mber of Bemidji peoI lie
are planning on spending the
day at Red Lake.
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Bismarck FOrRave.

Bismarck could forgive, but he
wished to do it after proper solicita-
ton. At the beginning Of the Danish
war Field Marshal Wrangel, who was
at the head of the Prussian troops, was
exceedingly annoyed at one point to
be telegraphed not to advance farther,
and he returned message telling
King William that "these diplomattsts
who spoil the most successful opera
tons deserve the gallows." After that
Bismarck ignored him completely, and
one day they met at the kings table,
where it was especially awkward to
preserve a GOODNESS. Wrangel called
everybody ''du," and presently he
turned to Bismarck, who was seated
next him, and said, my son, canst
thou not forget?" NO." was the curt
reply. After a pause Wrangel began
again, my son, canst thou not for
give?" with all my heart" said Bis
marck, and the breach was healed.
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Paris Secondhand Market,

There is curious old market near
Paris in which everything is sold at
second hand. Working girls can fit
themselves out there from head to foot.
AS writer says, mimi can sell her
old felt hat and buy straw one, ex-
change her old dress for a new one
and, If she likes, buy steak and a
salad for her dinner, paper bag of
fried potatoes, sweets and some flow
ers for her window. Democracy is king
here, and no more attention Is paid to
the millionaire who is looking for some
thing marvellous which he may pick up
cheap than to the man with the wooden
leg who wants a new left boot in ex-
change for dozen sardine tins, five
gloves and stocking" 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-04
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they
cannot reach the diseased por-
ton of the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and
that is by constitutional rene
dies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian tube.
When this tube is inflamed you
have rum bling sound or inner
feet hearing, and when it is en-
tlrely closed, deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tn be re-
stored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an intlamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
Dollars for any case of deafness
Caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
F. G. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
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Sorry He Smoke.

Held like to know what enjoyment
you can find In going from store to
store looking at things you haven't the
least idea Of buying She-I know I
can't buy them, but there is a sort of
melancholy pleasure in thinking that
could have bought them If I had mar
ried George Scads when had the
chance, instead of taking you.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-04
Two Wifu0aaaa

In order to test Chinese witness
qualification for taking the oath an
English magistrate asked him the other
day where he expected to go when he
died. He replied, "Peking," and was
disqualified.
One in another English court, a little
girl, in answer to that question said,
Il don't know" The Mortified counsel
called the judges attention to the an
swer. "Oh, don't know, either" said
the Judge. "Swear the Witness"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-04

r. E. White and wife are here
today from Kellher.
Look in our show window, $3.50
and So oxfords now $3.50, at
Schneider Bros.
The Odd Fellows conferred the
third degree on one candidate at
their meeting last evening.
Printed supply of Carnival
Envelopes at the Pioneer Office,
ten cents a package.
Among the visitors who were
here today from Blackjack we're
Mrs. A. Chisholm, r. J. Poryson
aud Jess o. Simmons
The Pioneer carries the lead
ing grades of typewriter paper,
which sells from SOC to So per
box.
G. r. Learned has left for Min
neapolis, where he will be joined
by Mrs. Learned. After brief
stay in the city, they will journey
to their claim near Baudette.
where they will pass the winter.
If fortune disregard thy claim,
Don't hang thy head in fear and
shame, But marry the girl you
love best. Rocky Mountain Tea
will do the rest. Barker's Drug
Store.
Miss Jennie Leak returned
last evening to her home at
Blackjack. Miss Leak is one of
the popular teachers of the
county and has been here the
past few days taking a part OF
the examinations.
T. G.. Griffith, the Grand Forks
merchant, arrived in Bemidji
yesterday afternoon and is again
with his family at their cottage
at the head of the lake. Mr..
Griffith was out to Idaho and
stopped at Grand Forks on his
return to Bemidji. He is very
we'll pleased with Bemldji as a
summer resort.
The "Nolth Star" is planning
a trip to Lake Plantagnet tomor-
row afternoon and those who de-
light in the beautiful scenery and
an eight mile trip up the river
will be given an opportunity to
so tomorrow. The boat stops
about an hour at the Jester farm,
one of the most ideal summer
resorts on the lake.
The little 9.year.old daughter
of James Aston, who lives near
Mud lake, west of Buena Vista,
was brought to St. Anthony's
hospital yesterday, for the pur-
pose of haylng an operation per-
formed on an injured leg. The
girl fell while at her home last
Saturday, injuring the leg, and
gangrene set IN. A local physi-
clan was called and he recon-
mended her removal to the hos
lltal for an operation.
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M. & M.
Read the Daily Pioneer.

M. & M.
Read the Daily Pioneer.
Flannel and silk summer shirts
worth $3.50 and So, to close for
$1.75. Schneider Bros.
E. B. Berman, who is travel
ing for the Clement Granger
company and has headquarters
in st. Paul, is here on a visit with
relatives and will spend his
month s vacation in Bemidji.
Typewriter ribbons of all
standard makes, either record,
copying or indelible, can be pro
cured in the color you wish at
the Pioneer Office.
Harry Bowers is starting a
new store at his home in Eckles
township, northwest of Bemidji.
He has erected q new building
and is getting his stock, which
will consist of groceries, flour
and feed.
Roadmaster Mills of the M. &
I. went to Big Falls last evening.
He has charge of the work of lay
ing the track from the Big Falls
depot to the site of the new
bridge which will span the Big
Fork river.
Charles Gustafson, the editor
postmaster of Ten strike, was in
Bemidji today. Other Tenstrike
people who we're in the city we're
Andrew Jacobson, A. Danaher,
H. A. Mathney, A. E. and Lester
Kirkpatrick.
Delicate woman will never be-
come strong, happy, hearty, free
from pain, until you build up
your system with the nerve-re.
freshing, blood-msking tonic,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Tea or tablets, IS cents. Bar
ker's Drug Store.
Officers and people desiring
the very best lead pencils should
bear in mind that the Pioneer
carries in stock a full line of the
best pencils among which are
Fabers HH, HHH, HHHH,
HHHHH and HaHHHH; the
Kohinoor, Mephisto, stenograph-
ers, and several grades of the
best SC pencils.
The ladies of the Rebekah lodge
will give a picnic at the home of
Joseph Titus, four miles north
west of Bemidji, next Thursday.
The members of both the Rebe-
kah and Odd Fellow lodges will
participate in the picnic and will
be taken out to the picnic grounds
in rigs from their hall at 9 in the
morning. They'll have a good
time out there.
w. H. Ferris, who is in charge
of the telegraph lines for the M.
& l., informs the Pioneer that
excellent progress is being made
in repairing the temporary line
from Northome to Big Falls and
that the wires will be in their
permanent position the latter
part of next week, when the crew
Of eight men will have completed
their work.
V. L. Ellis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. }. }. Ellis, spent yesterday
in the city with his parents, and
left last evening for Turtle River.
Mr.. Ellis for the past year and a
half has published the Shevlin
Advocate for a stock company OF
that place, and has been getting
out very good paper. He in
tends to take a vacation of q
month, commencing in about q
week, and will visit Chicago, St
Louis and other cities in the
middle west.
FAu Eu1A
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Read the Daily Pioneer.
You can get Carnival Envelopes
at the Pioneer office.
Allen Underwood left last even
ing for Kelliher, having come to
Bgmidji from Fosston yesterday
noon. Mr.. Underwood says that
he intends to purchase a farm
near Fosston and make his home
there, in the near future. He
formerly resided at Solway.
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Coldly Descrihed.

so you don't envy any of the worlds
men Of genius?'
NO." answered Mr.. Cumrox. 81 ad-
mire them, but I don't envy 'em. A
genius is man who gets monument
after he's dead instead of three square
meals day while he's living."-Wash-
ington Star.
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Read the Daily Pioneer.
Cleaning up odd lots in all de.

Cleaning up odd lots in all de.
partments at cut prices.
Schneider Bros.
w. G.. Miller and wife are here
from Minneapolis for a few days
outing. They are guests at the
Markham.
A. H. Harris was at Cass Lake
yesterday looking over the busi.
ness being done by the telephone
exchange in that village.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will serve ice
cream and cake, and lunches
during the week of the carnival.
| Mrs. B. Schneider and her
four children arrived in the city
last night from ST. Paul and will
visit here with Mr.. Schneider
for a month. -- H.. .-..
Miss Hattie Cham berlain,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Cham berlain, left this morning
for St. Paul, where she expects
to remain for some time.
Don't you think you'd better
let it, when it is raining, rain
away, for the sun will be shining
bright if you take Rocky Noun
tain Tea tonight. Barker's Drug
Store.
A. H. Pitkin came down this
morning from Kelliher and left
this noon for Maple lake, where
he will spend Sunday with his
family, who are at the lake from
their home in Crookston.
Mems canvas lace shoes, worth
$3.50 and 50, to close for $l.15 at
Schneider Bros.
F. @. Hale, the Blackjack
attorney, passed through the
city this morning on the M. & 1.
from his home to Walker, where
he has some business matters to
look after today.
County Treasurer George
French got tangled up with some
poison ivy, with disastrous re-
suits, and he now has bis left
arm and wrist bandaged with
linen saturated with curatives.
J. A. Hendricks, a Fosston at
torney, was in the city yester.
day afternoon and argued a
motion before Judge Spooner in
the case of Hendricks VS.. Conner.
He also transacted business in
probate court.
E. D. Bosom, head inspector for
the Naugel Pole & Tie company
of Chicago, has moved here with
his family and will purchase res
idence property as soon as he
can find what he wants, and will
make his permanent home in
Bemidji.
William Brown of Buffalo,
Mimi, has been visiting with W.
G.. Schroeder and others in this
part of the county during the
past week. He spent yesterday
at Northome. Mr.. Brown for
merly resided in Wisconsin, at
place where the Schroeder family
also lived, for many years.
Deputy Sheriff J. N. Bailey
states to the Pioneer that he now
has but fifteen "boarders" at the
county Jail. Of the number, four
are federal prisoners, having
been convicted by the U. S.
court at Duluth for selling liquor
on the Cass Lake reservation and
mmitted to the Beltrami county
Jail.
W. E. Hyatt, proprietor of the
International hotel at Turtle
River, came IN last night from a
trip to Ely and points north of
there, where he had been looking
at some land. Mrs. Hyatt and
child came down from Turtle
River this morning to meet Mr..
Hyatt and they have been spend.
ing the day with friends here.
W. H. Squier, representative
for the Chicago Lumber & Coal
company, is in the city from
Blackduck, at which place he
makes his headquarters. He in
forms the Pioneer that Kretz,
%ho oo,4r,o%nr hoe dis pocol re
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EAST BLUE HILL,

John Kaliher made a business trip
to Big Lake last week.
Mrs. Emaline Camp has returned
home after three months visit in
Minneapolis.
ASdaughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John.R. Mellotte on the 10th
inst. Mother and child are doing
we'll we'll: 81, !, =
We have been informed that Fred
Galbraith is .about to open land
Office in Big Lake. We wish Fred
success. -, I. Il
We wonder if the Ladies' Aid So
ciety is going to furnish us another
one Of their fine dinners on town meet
ing day. We hope so. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 81. Burbin are re-
joicing over the arrival of a fine boy
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MILO.

The crow has made it's appearance.
Miss Mae Calender called at the
dressmaker's: Tuesday.
Frank Salee is cutting wood on the
Estes Brook wheat farm.
A few of the young folks from this
vicinity took in the dance at Foreston
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Smith were
present at the prayer meeting at Mr..
Northway's last Thursday afternoon.
: The Misses Florence and Sarah
Cole, who are attending school at
Princeton, spent Washington's birth
day at their home and returned to re-
sumo their school duties Sunday.
o. Miss Frances Cole entertained a
few of her young friends last Sunday
evening". The evening was pleasantly
spent in singing hymns and eating ice
cream. Those present were Fred
Erickson, Andrew Stark, Miss Bertha
Brewster and the Misses F,reda and
Agnes Stark. T.