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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-07-18
The 1conoclastic Baroness, Howe.

After .Pope's death Che villa at
Twickenham belong& sriccessively to
Sir William Stanhope, who enlarged it
considerably; to Mr.. Welbore Ellis. aft
erward Lord Mendip. and lastly to
Baroness Howe. This lady was SO
much annoyed at the number of pill
grims who came to see the place that
she razed it to the ground, cut down
the trees and endeavored to obliterate
all vestiges of its former distinguished
occupant.-London Notes and Queries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-07-18
$27 40 to Denver & return from
St. Paul or Minneapolis

via
Chicago, Great Western Railway.
Tickets on sale daily to Sept.
30. Final return limit Oct. 81.
Eq qual!y low rates to other Colo
RADIO and Utah points. For fur
ther information apply 60 J. P.
Elmer, G.. P. A., St. Paul, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-07-18
A Mild Epithet.

In Sweden they call plumber "rat.
Observation-Disclosures" In this coun.
try we have heard plumbers called
worse names than that.-Toledo Blade.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-07-18
Read the Daily Pioneer.

heaO Tue Dally tlOneer.
Come to the city. county game
Thursday and have a laugh.
Mrs. Oscar Halvorson is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mageau.
The county city baseball game
next Thursday will be worth
seeing.
H. A. Rider arrived in the city
last evening and is spending the
day calling on friends.
Duplicate order books and
commercial mems expense &C.
count books at the Pioneer Office.
T. F. Griffeth came down last
night from Grand Forks
and is calling on the local trade
today.
Fun? Nothing but fun; better
than games you used to play
when a kid. The county city
game Thursday at the down
town park.
One drunk was brought before
Judge Pendergast this morning
and was given a sentence of five
days. He went by the name of
Charlie Ward, and was an Indian.
Typewriter ribbons of all
standard makes, either record,
copying or indelible, can be pro
cured in the color you wish at
the Pioneer Office.
J. F. B. Neils, treasurer and
manager of the J. Neils Lum Der
company of Cass Lake, is in the
city today, and mas been before
the county board of equalization
relative to some tax matters.
WANTED-Those wishing to
take lessons in water color
painting to call on Floy Donald
son at Gil Minnesota Ave.
Phone Al.
Tied down to his desk in the
Office, while others are free and
at play, papa fancies he is having
a vacation, while drinking Rocky
Mountain Tea. Barker's Drug
Store.
"Hooligan," the world famous
tramp, will be assisted by sing
ing and dancing chorus of pretty
girls and a numb Der of other
comedians in tile presentation of
his ''Troubles" here July 25.
B. L. Lewis has disposed of
his interest in the Bemidji Cigar
Factory to John E Stevens, and
has returned to Michigan, where
he will take a position with the
Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail
way company as a conductor on
one of it's passenger trains.
Officers and people desiring
the very best lead pencils should
bear in mind that the Pioneer
carries in stock 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 Northwestern Editorial
association trip, which was post
poned on account of a misunder.
standing with the railroads as to
rates, has been arranged for, at
last. The proposed journey to
Devils Lake has been abandoned,
and instead the trip will include
stops at Crookston, <Cass =, Lake
and Grand Rapids. The dates
are August 3 to 5 inclusive.
J. E. McGee,. superintendent
of the logging department. for
the Pine Tree Lumber company
of Hibbing, is representing his
company before the board of
equalization in session this week
at. the courthouse. Mr.. MCGEE
is something of a baseball fan
and thinks that his town has
quite a baseball team. He denies
that they are "pikers. a
Eleven homesteaders "a made
final proof on their claims Mon
day at the office Of Clerk of
g
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
MATRIMONIAL.
Marriage of Walter d. Blair and Miss
Gertrude Murray on Thursday.

On Thursday morning, April 10Th,
1906, very pretty home wedding
took place at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. J Murray, on Main street; at
that time, their daughter, Miss Ger
trude, was united in marriage to Mr..
Walter Duncan Blair, of Leipsic, Ohio,
the Rev. +. II. Brigham, pastor of the
First Methodist church, officiating.
The ceremony took place at 1870
O'Clock, the contracting parties were
unattended, and only the relatives and
a few intimate friends being present
The home was very handsomely and
artistically decorated with Easter lilies.
carnations and smilax in profusion
After wedding breakfast was served,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair departed for their
future home in Leipsic, Ohio, on the
noon N. W. passenger train.
The bride is the second daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j Murray, of this city,
her father being at the lead of the d.
j. Murray Manufacturing Co. and one
of Wausau's most progressive business
men. She has been one of the brightest
figures in Wausau society and her
many rare accomplishments, charming
hospitality and proverbial happy dis
pasition has made her universally popu-
lar. The only regrets heard over the
nuptials is that it becomes necessary
for her to go elsewhere to live
The groom is nephew of Walter
Alexander and his frequent visits here
has made him well known to many of
our people and whenever they speak
of him it is to praise He enjoys the
enviable reputation of being thor
oughly practical lumberman and is
manager of the Robert Hixon Lumber
Co. at Leipsic, Ohio. The bridal pair
have known each other since childhood
and the ceremony is the consum-
ation of happy romance.
The following named from out of the
city were present at the wedding:
John Blair and Miss Mary Blair, of
Plainfield, Wis. Frank Paul, of
Almond, Wis. and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Ryan, of Merrill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
PANIC THREAT EN- Ed.
(By wireless telephone.)

kDy hLSlSoS l6IepuOuS.J
MARATHON CITY, Wis, April "a
Natives of this village who arose at five
o'clock this morning to do their morn
ing chores, were startled to see smoke
issuing from the top of Rib hill 1t was
believed that the hill was in eruption
and soon the whole population of the
village was assembled on the eastern
outskirts, watching the mountain. At
about seven o'clock a loud rumbling
sound, resembling the noise preceding
an earthquake, was heard, and nearly
caused a panic. The more venture
some inhabitants, however, allayed the
fears OF the balance of the population
by making careful investigation The
smoke on the mountain was found to
be from pine stump fire and the
rumbling noise, it was ascertained, was
caused by the village beer wagon MAX
ing its rounds of the barley juice empor-
iams, over stony streets The villagers
have again settled down to the even
tenor of their ways.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
CHAS. E. YOUNG.
Foreman of Printing at Uncle Sans
Big Printery Has Many Relatives
at Wausau.

The relatives at Wausau of Mr.. Chas.
E. Young, who was recently made tore
man of printing at the Government
Printing Office at Washington, D. c.,
have good cause to feel proud of him.
The e. P. y. is the largest institution
of its kind in the world, upwards of
1000 people being employed the year
round.
Mr.. Young learned his trade at Mil
waukee and in the early SOS parted
company with the late A. w. Young at
that place to seek his fortune in the
East His mother is still a resident of
this state residing at Manitowoc Mr.
Young has won fame in the U. S.
Government Printing Office, where he
is one of the most popular men con-
nected with the establishment
In Offering Mr.. Young this high posi-
tion the Public Printer wrote the fol-
lowing letter:
"The post of foreman of printing of
the Government Printing Office is
dDOuI w D6COHlG NdCbuG, tuu dlu very
glad indeed to offer you the position,
which believe you to be thoroughly
qualified to fill in an entirely acceptable
manner.
Your long and faithful service in
the Office and the training you have re-
ceived as assistant foreman of printing
make you the logical candidate for the
position.
'You have impressed me as being
manly, honest, and straightforward; !;
also thoroughly efficient from a busi-
ness standpoint, and feel that the SER
vice will be decided gamer by your
acceptance of this appointment.
Your record is one to be proud of,
and | feel that in accepting this
appointment you will add very materi-
ally to the good results which [ earnest
ly hope my administration will accom-
plish'
To this letter, Mr.. Young replied:
Your esteemed favor of this date,
Offering me the position of foreman of
printing of the Government Printing
Office, just received.
II accept the position with sincere
thanks, and will always endeavor to
merit the words of praise contained in
your letter.
II can only promise you that | will
give you my best efforts to fill the posi-
tion acceptably, and it will be my con-
stant aim to do everything in my power
to assist in making your administration
a success"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
A. A. BOOKS MOTHER DIES.

Mrs. G. j. Book, mother of A. A.
Book, of this city, died MOI day, April
10th, at her home near New Albin, Ia,
after a two weeks illness. The cause
of death was primarily old age. Twen-
ty days previous to her death she cele-
brated her eighty-first birthday. She
was a native of Sweden and came TO
this country in 1868, settling at the
place which has since been her home.
Her husband died Sept. 2Sth last. She
was the mother OF eight children, one
daughter and seven sons, of whom all
! but one son survive her and were pres
ent at the time of her death and funer-
al. A family picture was taken last
autumn, which shows four generations.
Mrs. Book visited the family of her son
in this city on several occasions, the
last time being three years ago. At
that time she was exceedingly hale and
spry for one of her years. During her
late illness she was conscious almost to
the last. The funeral was held last
Wednesday and besides other relatives
was attended by Miss Grace Book of
this city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
RETURNING HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gebert who have
been down in Louisiana for the past
three months will return to Wausau in
about week. Mr. Gebert writes
eve leave De Ridder tomorrow morn
ing april 2lst) after a stay of nearly
three months. l will make several
stops at Shreveport, Kansas City and
Chicago to transact some business and
therefore cannot name the exact date
when we will arrive home
The roses have been in full bloom in
this section for some time past and |
hope the weather will be warm enough
at Wausan so as not to chill our south
ern blood"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
WANTS A PARDON,

Arguments were made last Wednes.
day, in Madison, before Gov. Davidson,
in behalf of Vernon Young, seeking a
pardon from the state penitentiary,
where he is serving a life sentence for
murder. The state, it is said, offered
no opposition to granting the pardon
Young, who was but 28 years of age
when he killed his wife, Martha, in the
old Mcdonald mill boarding house in
this city, Oct 80, 1885, pleaded guilty
Nov. of that year, at term of the
circuit court in Merrill, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Webb to life imprison-
ment. From our files of that year we
copy the following, which is an uncol-
ored statement of the crime, and will
then let the reader pass opinion as to
whether or not Young is deserving of a
pardon
"* On that day, at about 6 O'clock
in the afternoon, Vernon Young delib-
erately and without the semblance of
provocation, shot and killed his divorced
wife, Martha Young. The affair had
about it all the dreadful brutal elements
of a murder in cold blood. If ever a
man were, as runs the ancient form of
indictment for murder, moved and in
stigated by the devil to do deed of
crime, it was this cowardly wretch.
"The history of the married life of
Vernon and Martha Young may be
briefly told. They were married the
9th day of July, 1880, at Auburndale, in
Wood county, Wis, where they lived
until about four years ago, when they
moved to Wausau. Here Mrs. Young
took charge of j. G.. Clarke's boarding
house, her husband assisting as cookee.
Ever since they were married the larger
share of their income was earned by
the wife, but they got along very pleas
antiy until something more than two
years ago, when he commenced to
drink and to frequent houses of ill re-
pute, soon becoming a degraded, mis-
cradle wretch. From this time he
squandered all his own earnings and as
much of his wife's as he could coax or
steal from her. At last, in self defense,
she refused to let him have a cent of
her money, and as she was now in
charge of the boarding house at the
planning mill of the Mcdonald Lumber
Co, at good wages, she was able to sup
pOIG u6IStll, duu W pay lO1 Il Slldll
house and lot, which she owned at the
time of her death. Meanwhile Young
was leading a life of drunkenness and
debauchery and she finally yielded to
the advice of friends and commenced
an action for divorce, which was
granted"
Young shot his wife twice, once above
the left eye and as she was falling,
again in the throat. After the murder
there were strong threats of lynching
expresse|, but cooler heads prevailed,
Young's wife was about 80 years of age,
of prepossessing appearance, intelli-
gent, industrious and highly respected.
Young was evidently a spawn of the
devil, and if the people of Wausau had
their say he will remain in prison the
remainder of his days
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
A CHARMING PARTY.

The Tuesday Musical club gave a
dancing party in the hall of the First
National bank, on Saturday evening,
in honor of those who took part in
The Mikado." Music was furnished
by Dirk's orchestra and refreshments
served during the evening. One of the
very pleasant features of the event was
the singing of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Howard, of Chicago, who, upon re-
quest, rendered several excellent selec-
tions; both are talented vocalists and
possess voices of unusual range and
power. Mr.. Howard took the part of
'Nanki-Poo" in "The Mikado'' and
added greatly to the success of the
entertainment. There were about
thirty couple present and all enjoyed
themselves to the utmost.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
WANT CONTRACT ANNULLED.

A number of the city physicians and
pital recently held conference with
the poor committee OF the county board
with reference to the contract entered
into last winter by the county with the
hospital for care of county charges
needing medical attendance. A Rus
sian who has been in this country only
about year was lately taken to the
hospital to have one of his eyes treated.
One eye is totally blind and unless an
operation is performed, the eyesight of
the other will be destroyed. The cost
of the operation would be at least 500
and the physicians are of the opinion,
as near as we can learn, that such oper-
ations should not come under the
cOunty's contract In speaking with
one physician we learn that the senti-
ment appears to be that the county
should pay for medical attendance for
its charges at regular rates and not
make contracts for such work This
would be more satisfactory to the ply
sicians and might also be to the county
after once given trial. The hospital,
we believe, gets about 5000 for taking
care of county charges needing medi-
cal attendance and for the first four
months of the year has had but few of
such patients. If this record is kept up
pro rata for the balance of the year the
county will be the loser. Sometimes,
of course, the cost might be evened up,
but taken from year to year it is the
belief of some that the county would
not lose anything in paying regular
rates and cutting out its contract with
one physician or one hospital. The
poor committee took 40 action on the
physicians protest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
NAUGARDT.

NAUGARDT.
The farmers in this section are al
busy sowing. They can be seen in the
fields from early morning to late al
night. There is no eight or ten hour
] day for them just now.
We note in the last issue of the PLoI
that three of the county teachers each
claimed that their respective schools
were the best in the county, one OF
them Erwin T. Marchetti We second
Mr.. Marchetti's motion. For his school
at Naugart last winter was ga No. 1"
both iE regard to attendance and in
the management of same.
VIM Luedtke, our Star Route mail
carrier, has disposed of one of his
horses and drives another one which
he purchased in Wausau last Wednes-
day. It's good locker and light
stopper.
Emil Schustel, of whom we made
mention of being very sick with lung
fever in last weeks issue, we are
pleased to say this week has greatly
improved and recovery is certain.
While VIM. F Belize and Fred Neu-
mann, of Little Chicago, were at Nau-
gart last week, Tuesday to get a load of
town planks to do some road repair
ing, they had the misfortune to break
one of the hind wheels of their wagon;
they had to borrow a wagon to get
home with.
Mrs. VIM Schuster Sr. who was sud
denly taken sick last Tuesday, died Fri
day evening. The funeral took place
from the St. Paul's church on Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Theo. Hartwig con-
Quoted the service.
Mrs VIM. Fehlhaber is on the sick
list with lung fever. Dr. Sauerhering
was called.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
NEW COUNCIL.
First Meeting Held Last Tuesday
Evening.

When Mayor Nj. ii. Duncan raped
his gavel in calling the new council to
order at its first meeting last Tuesday
evening, the council chamber was filled
to overfowing with citizens desiring to
see the workings of the new machinery
of city government. The hall had beeL
tastefully decorated with bunting AMI
palms, while the mayors desk was
covered with bunches of carnations and
roses.
The mayor expressed his thanks for
the interest in the new administration,
manifested by sc many people being
present, and then proceeded to read his
message.
The message stated that while the
mayor is the chief executive of the city,
still he is a small force in the entire city
government. He may to some extent
guide the affairo of the city, but should
not attempt to dominate its affairs
rather than to cooperate with each
department. He asked the co-opera-
ton of council and citizens to the end
that the greatest good to the greatest
number might be secured.
The first duty will be to complete the
plans already laid out and that there
may be no misunderstanding of the
situation, the financial condition of the
city must be given.
The figures printed below, from the
mayors statement, were taken from
the city's books for the month ending
March 31st, and we give them in con-
densed form:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
Street Com. Frank Genrich.
Health Officer-L. E. Spencer.
Council Member Board of Water
UomDissioners-F. A. Hecker.

OmDlSSloners-E. A. Hecker.
The rules of the old council were, on
motion, adopted.
The city clerk was instructed to ad.
vertise for bids for publishing city or
dinances and official notices
The city engineer was, by resolution,
authorized to employ an assistant when
necessary, at a salary not to exceed 81
per day.
The board of public works was au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the
construction of new roof on the city
hall.
Thh mayor then announced bis
appointment of committees, as follows
Finance-Hecker, Ewing, Flat
ter
Claims-Wolf, Buttenhof, Sorges
Public Property-Ewing, Juste-
son, Grob.
Fire-Curtis, Steltz. Kruger.
Police-Heinrich, Roloff, Rein
ecke.
Water Works-Butenhoff, Ew-
ing, Schmidt.
Streets and Bridges-Justeson,
Flemming, Heinrich.
Paving-Steltz, Rapraeger, Wolf.
Sewers-Krueger, Mohr, Rein
ecke.
Poor-Grob, Sorges, Rapraeger.
Salaries-Roloff, Mohr, Hecker.
Lighting --Rapraeger, Kruger,
Hecker.
Licenses --Flemming, Curtis,
Sorges.
Judiciary---Schmidt, Butenhoff,
Steltz.
Health -Flatter, Mohr, Flem-
ming.
The finance committee was instructed
to settle with the city officers.
The bonds of officials was fixed as
follows: Clerk, $1,000; comptroller,
$1,000; treasurer, $4O,O 900. The latter is
to be furnished by a surety company
and be paid for by the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu-
uonal remedies. Deafness is caused BY an in
hamed condition of the mucous lining of the
zustachian Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound OF imperfect hear
ing. and when it is intirely closed. Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition, hearing viii be destroyed forever:
nine eases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which Is nothing but an infamed condition Of
Of the mucous surfaces
We VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness (eaused by catarrhl that can
not be cured by Halls Catrrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24

Chas Dunn, a boy of about eighteen
years of age, was committed to the
Oshkosh state hospital for insane on
Friday. The boy has been an incessant
smoker of cigarettes until the hay in
his loft got mouldy and last winter, but
for the interferences of certain parties.
would have been committed to the
hospital He was found by a police
man Thursday night delivering a
harangue on the iniquities of this
world, and was making threats of put
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24

Caught Cold While Hunting a Burg.
lar.
Mr.. VIM. Thos Lanorgan, provincial
Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, says
81 caught a severe cold while hunting a
burglar in the forest swamp last fall.
Hearing of Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy, tried it, and after using two
small bottles / was completely cured u
This remedy is intended especially for
coughs and colds. 1t will loosen and
relieve severe cold in less time than
by any other treatment and is favorite
wherever its superior excellence has be-
come known. For sale by w. w.
Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24

ting the tobacco trust ont of business
by burning its cigarette factories. He
talked necessarily from nine o'clock
that evening until taken to Oshkosh
Friday noon. There is moral to this
incident which parents should heed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-24
DANGEROUS FAKES.
Tricks to Introduce Alum Baking
Powders which should be exposed.


Powders which should be exposed.
There has recently been attempted at
some of our grocery stores, and also at
dwelling houses, by agents who are
trying to sell alum baking powders,
what the exhibitors call baking pow
der test. They pretend to show by some
boiling test that pure cream of tartar
baking powders contain something
which every woman of intelligence
knows they do not.
1t does not need a chemist to expose
this trick. Cream of tartar, which is
the chief constituent of the best and
most wholesome baking powder, is
originally clear, white crystal This
is ground into fine, creamy flour, in
which form, mixed with baking soda,
it is present in the baking powder.
Cream of tartar, when mixed with water
and boiled, simply returns to its crys-
talline form, and that is all there is to
the so-called test.
Inc matter OF special interest to the
public is to know what these people
offer in place of cream of tartar powders
of well-known purity and established
reputation against which these slanders
are directed. They are offering bak-
ing powder which official analyses have
repeatedly shown is made from alum, a
drug so well recognized by physicians
and scientists as injurious to health.that
in many countries its use in bread is
entirely prohibited. So cheap and in
ferior are the ingredients of this powder
that it costs to make less then three
cents pound. No prudent hosewife
will knowingly put such stuff as this
into her food