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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
PRISONERS IN 1906
THAN FOR 4 YEARS PAST
Only 189 individuals Have Been
Locked in County Jail
This Year.

There have been fewer prison
ers in county Jail this year than
at any time since the county
prison was built, four years ago.
Whether it is th 1t the people OF
Beltrami are growing better, or
whether there are other reasons,
is hard to tells but the fact OF
the greater scarcity of t'jail.
birds'' remains.
Up to this time last year
Sheriff Bailey had on his books
2l3 different names of men who
had served time in the Jail; this
year up to today there are just
189. There have been more
com mitments that this, just as
last year there were more com.
mitments than the figures given,
but l89 represents the actual
number of individual prisoners.
Some men get out only to be sen,
back time and again, and these
are counted but once. ~ ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
CASS LAKE man FINED FOR
ILLEGALLY SELLING FISH
William Kirchhof Is Brought to Justice
by the Local Game
Warden.

William Kirchhof of Cass Lake
was yesterday CONVICTED of sell
ing whitehsh illegally and paid q
fine of $40 and costs. "'
The conviction was secured by
A. G.. Rutledge, the Bemidj
game warden, and the officia.
presented such strong argu
ments to Kirchhof that the latter
plead guilty, not caring to stand
trial on the charge. "
It appears that Kirchhof had
sold some whitefsh to a firm in
Hibbing, giving the Hibbine
people a receipted bill for the
fish. This receipted bill was all
the evidence that the warden had
to work on, but he made the
most of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Dinner at the Markham.

Today is Thanksgiving and
everybody's mind naturally
turns to turkey, and good things
to eat. Thanksgiving without a
big dinner would not be Thanks.
giving at all. But when you get
a big dinner at home your wife
is not getting very much enjoy
ment out of it.. She is too tired
to eat heartily and the fun of the
day is spoiled. Be a good fellow
and take her to the Markham, !,
then you can both enjoy the day.
Manager Lycan is going to give
the SWEETEST 6 o'clock dinner to-
night that he has served yet
in his hotel, and the public is
cordially invi' ed to drop in and
help eat up the good vlctuals.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Show Saturday.

"A Millionaire Tramp" Elmer
Walters successful play, will be
presented at the Opera house,
December l. Ridgeville, Ind, a
quaint little hoosier town near
the Ohio line, is the scene Of
action. It is said each character
has been drawn from life and the
settings copied from scenes in
RidgeviIle. Be that as it may,
the play furnishes an evening of
enjoyment when laughter is
spontaneous and applause fre.
quent The company interpret,
ing the various characters is said
to be suited to his or her work
and the scenery promises to be
attractive to the eye.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
The Boy in Red"

A small boy, dressed in a
handsome suit of brilliant red,
with overcoat and~cap to match,
is the novel advertising scheme
adopted by E. A. Barker, the
druggist and jeweler. This
diminutive and conspicuous
functionary performs the dou BILE
duty of door boy and delivery
boy, and adds color to the store,
as we'll as affords a great con-
venience to customers. Those
wishing to secure drugs or any
other article on sale at Barker's
can send in their order. over the
phone, and the package will be
delivered promptly to their
homes. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
WISH TO FIND ORIGIN
AND MEANING OF NAMES
The Minnesota Historical Society
Seeks Information From You
....s on Names.

The Minnesota Historical So
ciety is seeking the origin aud
meaning of names Of places in
the county and the Pioneer in
assisting in this work asks of it's
readers to send in the informa.
tion asked and from time to time
the same will be published. This
in turn will be taken by the
Historical society and used in
statistical form. 81
The Minnesota Historical so.
ciety is seeking for information
concerning the origin and mean
ing of the names of, the town
ships, villages, postofices, rail
way stations, rivers, creeks,
lakes, and the hills or bluffs IN
the county. When the name is
for some early settler or other
person a statement is desired as
to the place where he was born
and the date, also the year when
he came to Minnesota and when
he settled in the county. For
any name of Indian. origin the
meaning or significance of tie
name is desired and for other
names that seem to have some
peculiar significance when they
were applied. ..... g.
The Pioneer has volunteered to
help obtain this information
from their patrons and will pub
lish in each issue, the answers
received from the subscribers
throughout the, county on the
origin and meaning of the
different names. Everyone is
invited to send in any name OF
which he knows the origin, or to
send in query asking why the
name was applied. Such names
as Buena Vista, Puposky, OUR:
ing, Tenstrike, Baudette, Wa.
banaca, etc., are unusual, in a
way, and it is expected that
many people will be interested
as there are many old settlers in
the county who lived here before
the names were used. All
answers or inquiries should be
addressed to the Bemidji Pioneer
and they will be promptly pub
lished in the columns of the
paper. r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Turkey Dinners, Public Worship, and a
Full or Half Holiday, the
Program.
PRISONERS At THE COUNTY
JAIL GENEROUSLY REMEMBERED
Big Feast and Extra Privileges Are
Given in Honor OF the
Occasion.

Thanksgiving will be fttingly
celebrated in Bemidji today.
There will be worship at the
Baptist church, when several OF
the local churches will join in
Union services; there will be
family reunions, in many in.
stances, and in a large share OF
the homes of the city, there will
be Thanksgiving turkey and a
big dinner.
To make the day more like the
real day of thanks it should be-,
most of the places of business
will close at noon, and give their
employees half-hollday. Several
of the business houses, such as
the banks, and all the public
Offices, have been closed this
morning, and there will be
nothing doing all day.
The program for the day with
the greater number Of good
citizens is to eat and visit or read
and this evening a large number
will attend the dance given at
the M asonic hall by the Bemidji
Dancing Club, an invitation affair.
The greater share of the big
dinners will be served at noon,
or at 1890 or l o'clock, although
many will not partake of Thanks
giving turkey until the supper
hour. Among other places
where the dinner hour will be Is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
o'clock today is the Markham
hotel. Manager Lycan has pre-
pared sumptuous repast, and is
expecting a large crowd.

Thanksgiving will be duly cele.
brated today in the county Jail.
There will be feasting after the
good old custom, and many OF
the sixteen prisoners now in
charge of Sheriff Bailey will
doubtless fare better than if they
we're outside of prison walls.
It is a rule with Sheriff Bailey
every year to give the men who
must spend their time behind
the bars a fine old-fashioned
turkey dinner on Thanksgiving,
and the menu this year will be
similar to that on former occa.
sions of the kind. There will be
turkey, of course, and there will
be cranberry sauce. Then there
will be mashed potatoes and
other vegeta bles; and last, but
not least, there will be pumpkin
pie, rich and luscious, and large
pieces at that.
After the dinner the prisoners
will probably indulge in a con-
cert. Among the sixteen now in
Jail, are three who play the violin
and two who play the accordion,
besides several singers of more
or less sweetness of voice. The
musicians are for the most part
Indians, of which there are six in
the bastile.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Chabaugon, in Jail Charged With
Assault With Knife, Probably
a Centenarian.
CAN'T REMEMBER AGE, BUT HAS
BEEN TOLD BY AGED FRIENDS
Still Hearty and vigerous---0Idest
Prisoner on Record in This
County.

Chabaugon, the Indian who
may have to answer in court to
the charge of assault with q
knife on the person of Joe
Manett at Island Lake, is one of
the Oldest prisoners ever held in
the Beltrami county jail, and if
he is tried, will be one of the
Oldest, if not the oldest, who has
faced a court in this county.
Chabaugon IS not certain just
how aged he is, bat he thinks
that he must be 100 years old.
II have no way of knowing my
exact age, - he explained to the
deputy sheriffs at the jail in In
dian-Euglish, "but from what my
friends tell me, I must be at
least one hundred. I would not
be surprised if I was older. .
If this is true, Chabaugon is.a
remarkable case, for although he
looks to be very old, he is still
strong and hearty, and the fact
that he has been bound over to
the grand jury on a charge Of
trying to kill a man with a knife
in a drunken dispute, shows that
he has lost none, or little of the
fire of his youth.
The aged Indian was arrested
last Saturday y Deputy Sheriff
Arne Solberg at Island L lie,
and was brought to Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
HOm esiclk Spencer.

When Herbert Spencer was boy his
father sent him away from home to
school. The youngster became home,
sick and, with 2 shillings in his pocket.
made his way home, over 12O miles, in
three days, walking most of the way.
He did forty-eight miles the first day
and forty-seven on the second On the
third day friendly coach driver took
him most Of the way for nothing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
A Thanksgiving Baby.

The open countenance of
Arthur Wright, deputy sheriff,
was one huge smile today, occa-
stoned by the arrival at his house
ola son and prospective heir to
the house of Wright.
The boy was born this n orn.
ing, and is the occasion of addi.
tional giving of thanks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wright.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
MistOOk His Destination.

An editor Of a western exchange re-.
Gently began worrying about how he
would get his shirt on over his wings
after reaching paradise. An envious
contemporary sarcastcally observed
that his difficulty would likely be in
finding out how he could get his hat
on over his horns.-Gayman (Kan.)
Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
At the Bijou.

There will be a change of pro.
gram tonight at the Bijou
theater, and the new pictures
are said to be among the best
that have been shown here. To.
morrow, Thanksgiving, there
will be a matinee at 3 p. m.
sharp. Following is the new
program: ..=-
I'll FIRST PART. =
"a Soldiers. Ballet. - j.
"Fun After the Wedding"
Song, "Come Over in My
House and Play" ~ .*
e. - SECOND PART.
''The Country School Master. y
"The Dance" *s2".#
''Caught at the Home Stretch. !
"They Take Another Day Off. -
peaceful Valley"
''Flre Hero of Podunk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Relief Mt Inst.

Housekeeper-I hear your brother,
who died in California, left you $1,000,
Dinah. That will be a great help to
you. Washlady-:'Deedy it will, missis.
Abs been needin' pianner an pho
nograft an a OIL paintin' Oh mahsaif in
a gilt frame fo' yeahs, an now, bress
de good Lord, All kin hab 'em-Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
Her Opportunity.

W1fe-I had better take that hat for
45 shillings. Husband-But I've only
got f2 with me now. I'll have to owe
them the odd 5 sbillings. Wife-Oh,
then, I'll take this one for guineas.
Five shillings Is too insignificant a
sum to owe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29
What Saved Him.

Miss Opper-I will never marry you.
Denkelsen-Oh, heavens, I would blow
midst of the busy season and have so
much to -Fliegende Batter T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-29

If chameleon becomes blind it no
longer changes color, but remains Of
blackish hue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
CITY ELECTION NOTICE.

other column, and will be counted
/ for any name written in lieu of one
erased. If the voter wishes to vote
for some of the candidates of differ
ent political parties, he should make
a cross mark under the name of each
candidate he desires to vote for, or at
any place within the space in which
the name is printed. If he wishes
to vote for person for certain of
fee whose name is not on the ballot,
he must write the name in the blank
space under the printed name of the
candidate for the office. The ballot
should not be marked in any 9TH
er manner. If the ballot be spoiled
it must be returned TO the ballot
clerk, who must issue another in its
stead, but not more than three in all
to any one voter. Five minutes
time is allowed in booth to mark
ballot. Unofficial ballots or memo
randum to assist the voter in mark
ing his ballot can be taken into the
booth, and may be used to copy
from. The ballot must not be shown
so that any person can see how it
has been marked by the voter. AT
ter it is marked it should be folded
so that the inside cannot be seen, but
so that the printed Endorsements and
signatures of the ballot clerks on the
outside may be seen. Then the vot-
er should pass out of the booth or
compartment, give his name to the
inspector in charge of the ballot box,
hand him his ballot to be placed in
the box, and pass out of the voting
place. A voter who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable to
read, or that by reason of physical
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, can have assistance of one or
two election officers in marking the
same, to be chosen by the the voter;
and if he declares that he is totally
blind, he may be assisted by any per-
son chosen by him from among the
legal voters of the county. The pre-
siding officer may administer an oath
in his discretion, as to such PERSONS
disability. The party designations
and candidates for the different Of
fees are as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
Office of City Clerk.

I
River Falls, Wis, Mar. II, 1906. (
To the Electors of River Fails
City
Notice is hereby given that Judi
cial and city election is to be held in
the several election districts of the
city of River Falls, counties of Pierce
and St. Croix, on the cd day of
April, 1906, at which the officers
named below are to be chosen. The
name of the candidate for each office
to be voted for, whose nominations
have been certified to this office, are
given opposite the title of the office
and under the appropriate party or
other designation, each in its proper
column, and the questions submitted
to vote are stated below.
reformation to Toteys.
The following instructions are
given for the information and guild
ance of voters: A voter upon enter
ing the polling place and giving his
name and residence, will receive a
ballot from the ballot clerk which
must have endorsed thereon the
names or initials of both ballot clerks,
and no other ballot can be used. Up
on receiving his ballot, the voter
must retire alone to booth or COM
partment and prepare the same for
voting. A ballot clerk may inform
the voter as to the proper manner OF
marking ballot, but he must not
advise or indicate in any manner
whom to vote for. If it be a gener-
al election these words are to follow:
the voter if he wishes to vote for all
the candidates nominated by any
party should make a cross mark X
under the party designation printed
at the top Of the ballot in the circle
made for that purpose. A ballot SO
marked, and having no other mark,
will be counted for all the candidates
of that party in the column under
meath, unless the names of some of
the candidates of the party have been.
erased or cross mark be placed in
the square under the name or at any
place in the space occupied by the
name or names of candidates in an
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

l have for sale three young work
horses, also several grade-shire
colts and registered Short hornbulls.
B. NJ. DOPKINs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

For SALE-One High Grade Piano.
Will take a Good Driving Horse in
exchange. c. F. WINTER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
Bran and Glover Seed.

We have large supply of bran
on hand; also some extra good clo-
yer seed. Call on US if you are go
ing to buy. ELLIOTT & WATSON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
RIVER FALLS, WIS.
STUDENTS ADMITTED AT ANY TIME.

English, Latin and German Courses OF -Four
Years. These lead up to the Diploma which
becomes q Life State Certificate.
elementary Course of Two Years. This leads
up to a Five Years State Certificate.
No Tuition to those who enter these with In
tention to teach in Wisconsin.
Tuition by the quarter in Preparatory, $3.50;
Grammar Grades, $500; intermediate, $500;
Primary, 81.50; Kindergarten is Free.
The Model Schools are MODEL and merit the
excellent patronage they have always re-
ceived.
For otherinformation address
W. j. BRIER, President.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

WHEREAS, the Common Council of
the City of River Falls, in the coun-
ties of Pierce and ST. Croix and
state of Wisconsin, did at regular
meeting of said Common Council
held on the 18th day of February, A.
D. 1906, lawfully pass resolution
which has been duly approved by
the Mayor of said City, such resolu-
ton being as follows:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-03-22

Marx an X In the square opposite
the one you wish to vote.
Such ballots will be printed upon
the City Official ballot.
Such Election will be held for the
First Election District comprising
the First Ward at the City Pumping
Station in such ward, and for the
Second Election District conpris-
ing the Second, Third and Fourth
Wards at the City Fire Hall in the
Second Ward.
Polls of such Election will be
open at nine o'clock in the forenoon
and close at five O'Clock in the aft
ernoon.
Dated, March 5, A. d. 1906.
ALLEN p. WELD,
City Clerk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-07
NEW ORLEANS IS
DAMAGED BY
STORMS
Several Tornadoes In Vicin-
ity, Which Wrecked
Buildings and Killed
Five People.

New Orleans, Oct. 6.-This region
was yesterday the center on cyclonic
disturbances, at least three of which
were tornadoes and caused the loss
of five lives with nine persons fatal
ly injured.
About daylight heavy storms broke
throughout the country for 100 miles
west, north and east of New Orleans
and reports of sugar cane and cot
ton crops blown down of sugar mills
demolished are coming in from this
entire section. The damage, includ-
ing that done in New Orleans is
placed at over $1,000,000.
The worst of the tOrnadoes was
north of New Orleans where between
$3.50 and o'clock it devastated por-
tons of three parishes. New Orleans
was visited by another tornado and
a third passed northward of Biloxi on
the gulf coast.
The first tornado struck west Baton
Rouge Parish about 6 o'clock. killing
Mrs. Theodore Foret and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. White Mrs. Foret's body
was found in a field near her demol
ished house Two children in Mrs.
Foret's house were fatally injured in
the collapse Of a sugar refinery on
the St Delphine plantation. The city
of Baton Rouge was slightly dam.
aged. In st. James parish one wo-
man, whose name has not been learn
ed, was killed, while Mrs. w. r.
Weber and daughter and Mrs. John
Meyer and negro were reported IA
tally injured
Fifteen buildings were blown down
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-07
Rernard,s Good Work.

We received last week copy of
The Pensacola Journal and we were
pleased to read therein this item.
-
Mr.. Bernard. mentioned in the
above paragraph, formerly resided
in this town, he being an employe OF
the Comet Office. This Is the reason
wee took pleasure in perusing the col
umns of The Journal, which he has
helped TO transform into one OF the
leading newspapers of the country.
An idea of the Importance OF the pa
per may be gathed from the fact that
the number that we received was
composed of forty-eight pages "a few
more pages than the Comet.) The
number that we received contained a
statement of the running expense of
The Journal and in this statement we
perceived that It takes $500 per week
to pay the salary pay roll alone,
We congratulate our friends and
his talented wife and we are happy
to learn. since the great Pensacola
storm last week, that they escaped
unhurt.
Since writing the above we have
received another Journal, which
shows that Pensacola's total loss by
the storm is several million dollars.
The water rose eight and half feet
above any previous record-one foot
higher than It was in Galveston
Lafourc' a., 80.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-07
TORNADO SWEPT
NORTH Of
MOBILE
Cut a Wide Swath Through
the Forest-Description
of the Storm.

A special TO the Montgomery Adver-
tiser from Mobile says:
With the roar of a thousand winds,
a tornado swept down upon the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad tracks, twelve
miles west of this city this morning
cutting a swath $50 yards in width
through the pine forest, demolishing
at least one house and covering the
railroad with debris of limbs and
trees many feet deep.
Passing from the southeast in a
northwesterly direction, the funel-
shaped cloud cut down at least six
miles of the forest. So far as has
been ascertained no lives were lost.
The Mobile and Ohio train leaving
here at $50 narrowly escaped the
storm.
When near the Twelve-Mile Post,
the engineer saw the storm approach
ing. He Immediately set the brakes
and brought the train to a standstill,
the locomotive escaping the whirl-
wind by less than forty feet. Passen-
gers on the train distinctly felt the
force of the blast as the storm
passed them.
The home of Joseph Lomis, three
miles east of Oak Grove, was struck
by the storm and demolished.
The family was in the house when
they saw-the funnel approaching. and
succeeded in escaping barely In time.
According to the description of an
eyewitness, the approach and prog
gresS of the storm was a scene of
grandeur and of mighty power.
-Four clouds, the first of reddish,
dusty color. the others following
close, came rushing across the sky.
They Joined, and with their union
dropped the funnel-shaped tail of the
whirl, touching the earth, leaping
and bounding from earth to air and
baeN to earth again, and everywhere
it touched, sweeping everything bare
and fat.
Passengers on the train which es-
capped the storm say that the air was
filed with flying tree tops. pieces of
fences, huge timbers and other light
er matter drawn up in the whirl of
the Winds In many places the tops
OF trees were cut clean, while in
others the entire trees were laid fiat
on the ground. 1t is related that In
one instance the tornado leaped over
three houses and descending on a
fourth, demolished it. leaving its oc-
cupants unframed. The damage done
by the storm. so far as has been
learned. was slight.
The forests in the section visited
was thin, and the timber was not
valuable. The railroad track was
cleared after an hours work. Follow
ing the storm came a terrific down