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The Washburn leader., 1907-12-20
No Great Loss.

He had just been introduced to the
widow of man who had married for
money.
"What kind Of man was the late
lnmented?'' he asked.
'Well," was the suggestive reply, .'he
was just an expense."-St. Louis Re-
public.
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Minton; Sergeant, A. A. How; Q. D.,
J. P. Irish; o. G., a. Perry; repre-
sentative to state encampment, E.
N. Hendrum; alternate, Joseph
Miller.
The r. H. Carr Post, No. la, is
one of the most successful grand
army posts in the state. The post
was organized on July 4, 1899.
N. w. Harmon was the first com
mander, and he served one year,
being succeeded by G. L. Smith, who
also served one year. II. w. Bailey,
who had served as adjutant for two
years, was elected commander for
three years, and has been honored
by reelection each succeeding year
as commander.
The post is in a most excellent
condition financially, having nice
surplus in the treasury. There are
twenty-seven members of the post,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-09
MYSTERIOUS FIND THAT
MAY LEAD TO SENSATION
City loice Investigating an Occurrence that Has Appear
ance OF Sensational Episode. IA Gruesome Find
Unearthed Near N. & |. Depot.

The city police are working on a
mysterious case, which, from present
indications, promises to develop
into serious crime, probably in
volving the murder of an infant.
Last Friday morning, at about
$50 O'Clock, ]. F. Duncan. who
works in the Crookston sawmill,
while walking on the sidewalk oppo-
site the M. & I. depot, hit with his
foot nursing bottle, which was
partially filled with milk and had a
nipple on it, as if in recent use.
Duncan kicked the bottle under the
sidewalk and thought no more about
the occurrence, at that time.
Later in the day Duncan again
thought of the bottle, and he began
to conjecture as to how it came at
the place where he found it, and if
it had any connection with any un-
usual occurrence.
He dismissed the subject, how
ever, but last night he reported his
find to the police.
The police searched the spot
where the bottle was found, and in
looking under the sidewalk where
Duncan had kicked the bottle, they
found large butcher knife, a portion
of which was covered with blood.
On one edge of the sidewalk there
was frozen blood, indicating that
the knife had been kicked against
the walk. The nursing bottle and
knife were taken to police head
quarters, awaiting further develop
mentS.
There is a possible connection, in
the above. occurrence and something
that happened last Friday morning,
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Prominent Lumberman Here.

C.. w. Ricard of East Grand Forks,
secretary and treasurer of the Grand
Forks Lumber company, came over
Saturday from his home for the pur-
pose of consulting with G.. E..
Crocker, district manager for the
company. Mr.. Ricard Saturday
evening accompanied Mr.. Crocker
on a trip northward for the purpose
of visiting the logging camps of the
Grand Forks company at Blackduck
and Kelliher.
Mr.. Ricard, in speaking of the
financial situation, stated that he
believed that the conditions were
improving steadily, and that while
curtailment was necessary, to a
certain extent, in the amount of
business that would be done for
some time to come, he failed to see
wherein legitimate business circles
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Court at Grand Rapids.

]. Judge M. A. Spooner returned
Saturday evening from Grand
Rapids, where he presided at a
term of court for Itasca county,
which convened last Tuesday morn
ing.
i The calendar was called and the
grand jury was charged and re-
tired, after which the trial of civil
cases was commenced.
! Robertson VS.. Everton, suit to
recover on promissory note.
Defendant set up counter claim
against Robinson, and the jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the
defendant in sum of $268.64.
4 ]. Emerson Greenfield VS.. Dunn
& Marcia, suit for alleged trespass
on lands, owned by Gree nEeld
|, Dismissed, owing to absence of
material witness for plaintiff.
A Henry Tiovit VS.. John Main. Suit
to recover on a note given to plaintiff
by defendant for wages claimed to
be due, in the sum of $21O. Jury
retired at 4:20 p. M, Friday, and
reported Saturday forenoon at 11:45
that they could not agree, and were
discharged.
4 Friday evening the grand jury re-
turned eight indictments, as follows:
4 Peter D'Aupon, charged with
grand larceny in the second degree;
Frank Jones, larceny in the second
degree; Charles Webster, falsely i'm
personating public officer; Josephine
Ponti and Kathrine Ponti, assault
in second degree; Archie Hallock,
grand larceny in second degree;
George A. Mcdonald, grand larceny
in second degree; Annie Fontac
(alias Franzon) bigamy.
Josehpine and katherine Ponti
were arraigned and plead not guilty
to the charge of assault in second
degree.
Archie Hallock was arraigned and
took until Monday to plead.
George A. Mcdonald took until
Monday to plead to the charge Of
grand larceny in the second degree
taking $245.25 from the Deel
River Lumber company.
Annie Fontac (alias Franzon)
took time until Monday to plead t
the charge of bigamy.
The present term Of court, at
Grand Rapids, gives promise of be.
ing long one, and will probably
continue over the holidays, there
being a large number of civil cases,
as well as criminal actions, to dis
pose Of.
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PROPOSED REPEAL STONE
AND timber Law MISTAKE
Law is Now Benefit to Poor Home
steaders and Should be
Kept Up.

Washington dispa tches report that
the usual bill to repeal the timber
and stone act has been been intro.
duced, and the changes are growing
stronger every session that it will
passed, says the Duluth Herald. In.
all probability it will go through at
this session or the next, and there
after the poor mans chance to make
a little money out of the nations
forests will disappear, and the cap
italist will get it all.
For though the sentiment of the
administration and of congress is
against the timber and stone act, it
is very much Iibelled law. It is
charged with evils that are due not
to the law itself, but to the lax en-
forcement of it that has prevailed in
the past, though it does not prevail
today.
Under the timber and stone act a
man or woman with small capital
can acquire government timber at
small cost, and make profit by
either selling the timber to lumber
ing concern or by putting in little
more capital and doing the logging
themselves.
It is true that the law has been
abused, and that great numbering
companies used to get timber lands
fraudulently by hiring men to take
up timber and stone claims, but that
is a thing of the past. Rigid enforce
ment of the law has stopped it, and
if such rigid enforcement of the law
had always prevailed, there never
would have been any land frauds.
When the timber and stone act is.
repealed, the great lumber barons
will be the only ones who can acquire
timber or timber lands, and as they
are protected by 4 tariff duty and
are banded together, they can charge
the consumers whatever they please,
and thus make profit on whatever
prices the government is able to get.
The repeal Of the timber and
stone act is coming, but it is
mistake.
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and the interest which is being
shown in the organization by the
members is attested by the fact that
no regular meeting of the post has
been missed during the past six
years.
Many of the members who belong
to the post are we'll advanced in
wears, several having passed the
10th milestone of their career. But
the old boys" are very active, and
are intensely loyal.
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R. 4. CARR POST ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR The YEAR
Post Has Been in Existence Since juIv
q, 1899, and Is in Excellent
Condition.

The r. H. Carr Post, No. ia,
C. A. R., held their annual election
of officers last Saturday afternoon.
There was a large attendance of
the members of the post, and much
interest was taken in the election,
which resulted in choosing the follow
ing officers:
Commander H. w. Bailey; S. v.
c., T. H. Pendergast; J. V. c., K.
w. Titus; Adjt., ]. M. Fuller; Quarter
master, ]. A. Martin; Chaplain, H. P.
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were in the least harmed by the
late furry and scare.
Pete Larkins Visits Old Haunts.

Kelliher Journal: Peter Larkins,
who was formerly engaged in bust
ness at this place, arrived here Tues
day evening and is spending the
week here renewing acquaintances
and attending to business matters.
Since leaving Kel[iher Mr.. Larkins
spent several months in the west,
but concluded that Minnesota was
good enough for him. Since re-
turning to Minnesota he has been
been located at Hibbing. Mr.. Lar
kins was heavy loser in the fire
which destroyed the Miles Hotel at
Hibbing, losing personal effects to
the several hundred dollars.
A ditionaI local matter will be found
on fourth page.
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prior to the time that Duncan says
he found the bottle on the walk.
The two night policemen were re-
turning to town from the Great
Northern depot, after the passenger
had gone west, about four o'clock.
They met man and woman drag
ging baby carriage after them.
The police asked them what they
had ih the carriage and the man
answered, a muskrat." The police
went on, not thinking much of the
occurrence until Duncan made
report of what he had found last
night.
This morning Chief Knox and
Captain Cline dragged the sewer
near the sidewalk by the NJ. & I.
depot, from the opening to the OUT
let, but they found nothing but a
piece of cotton cloth. Whether there
is any connection between the sew
eral occurrences remains to be seen.
The police claim to have recog-
nized the couple seen going to the
depot Friday morning and Chief
Knox requests that they visit police
headquarters, for a consultation with
him.
The police are working diligently
on the case.
Late this afternoon, while the
police were searching in the vicin-
ity where the knife and bottle was
found they discovered piece of
white silk, about two inches wide,
to which was attached hair, golden
in color, which is but adding energy
to the determination to solve the
mystery.
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BY CARS KILLED AT BIG FALLS

Big Falls Dec 9(Specal Bkey,
said be Whiwood
t hnwas in motion
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"BIG BEMIDG" DEFEATED
PARK RAPIDS TWO GAMES
Local Basketball Players Demonstrated Their Superiority
Over the Visitors in Marked Degree....Score of
Games We're % to and l6 to 8.

The Big Bemidg" basketball
squad defeated the Park Rapids
basketball team two games (Satur,
day night and Sunday afternoon),
after two fast contests, in which the
local men showed a decided super
iority over their opponents.
The first game was walkaway
for the regular five, in which team
work and fine playing generally was
shown.
In the second game, two members
of the Big" five played, and one
of them retired after the first half,
allowing the game to be finished by
the second team.
The game Saturday evening was
not called until nearly 10 o'clock,
because of the fact that one of the
members of the Park Rapids team
was unable to reach the city until
the train arrived from the south,
which was not until $50.
There was large crowd on hand
to see the game, which was played
free of charge, because of the fact
that the game scheduled for Friday
evening was declared off.
Professor Biddinger acted as
referee; Earl Cell was timekeeper,
and A. G. Rutledge kept score.
The two teams lined up as fol-
lows:
Park Rapids-Ressler and De-
Laney, forwards; Pierce, center;
Petrie and Benham, guards.
Big Bemidg"-H. F. Cell and
c. L. Heffron, forwards: Brown cen
ter; w. Collins and, C. Peterson,
guards.
From the time the referee blew
his whistle starting the game, the
Bemidji team played fast and
aggressively, keeping the ball in Park
Rapids territory most of the time,
and although the visiting players,
especially Petrle, put up good
defense, they were outclassed from
the start.
A few moments after play began,
Bemidg" player was fouled and
Heffron missed the basket on the
free throw. This was followed by
another foul, and Harry Cell scored
a point by making the basket from
the free throw.
From this time to the end of the
half, the visiting players were en-
tirely on the defensive, and they
manged to ward off several scores
by lucky plays.
Bemidji showed good team work
and before the half ended Cell threw
3Ifeld baskets and Collins and Heff
ron each put the ball in the net
ting.
Score at the end of the first hall
big Bemidg," 9; Park Rapids 0.
In the second half, Joseph Mark
ham went in as center for Bemidji
and Brown took Peterson's place as
guard. Markham played a whirl
wind game, and Brown at guard was
equally as good as at center.
The Park Rapids players hac
evidently been tired by their work
in the first half, and they could not
withstand the fast rushes of Bemidji
Both sides were penalized fol-
fouls, but Park Rapids failed tt
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throw either free basket or one
from the field, with the result that
the visitors were shut out, without a
point.
In the second half Bemidji's team
work was fine, although there was
tendency on the part of one or two
players to leave their opposing
player unguarded.
Bemidji secured seven baskets
from the floor in the second half,
Heffron throwing four, H. Cell two
and Markham one, making IA points
for the half.
Final score big Bemidg," 23;
Park Rapids, 0.
At the close of the game it was
announced that Bemidji and Park
Rapids would play an exhibition
game Sunday afternoon, when some
of the regular players of Big
Bemidg" would not participate, and
their places would be filled from
the substitute squad.
The game Sunday afternoon re-
suited in score of 16 to 3, in favor
of Bemidji, Delaney throwing free
basket after foul and Pierce making
a field basket for Rark Rapids 3
points.
Neither Brown, Heffron or Collins,
of the regular Bemidji team played
Sunday afternoon, and the locals
lined up as follows: H. F. Cell and
Stewart, forwards; ]. Markham,
center; E. Cell and Peterson, guards
H. Cell retired, after the first half,
in favor of A. Could.
Park Rapids lined up the same as
Saturday evening: Petrie and De-
Laney forwards; Pierce, center; Ben
ham and Ressler, guards.
The play was full of excite ment,
from the start, and the play was
nearly all in Park Rapids terri tory.
Joe Markham, at center, played
whirlwind game for Bemidji, so did
also H. F, Cell, the later throwing
three baskets from the field and
Markham getting the ball in the
netting twice from the scrimmage,
making a total of 10 points for Be-
midi for the half.
The Park Rapids team played
good game, although the men were
somewhat sore and stiff from the
previous evening. They had sew.
eral throws at the basket, but failed
to get the ball iu the netting during
the first half which ended 10 to 0
in favor of Bernidji.
Harry Cell went out in the second
half, A. Gould taking his place.
Park Rapids did better against
the lighter lineup of Bemidji, scor-
ing one free goal from foul and one
from tie field, getting 3points.
Markham threw two more field
baskets, and Stewart got one, and
two more which BemidJi made were
disallowed, the final score being 16
| to 3.
Ho <ry@ Il l. L
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Notice..

My wife, Lille Signel, having left
my bed and board without any cause
or provocation, all persons are noti-
fled not to extend any credit to her
on my account.
!. Dec. 9th, 1907.
is:4T:? .s.,-71t.1 Es.ss-r-sgs II p Siunel
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THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS
POSTOFFICE WAS ROBBED

This Chief the following
posomce
Look them"
There further afeblowing money
Further
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The two games played by the
locals show that Bemidji has a very
fast squad, and that the Big Be-
midg" five, with more practice for
team work, will be a very strong
combination, capable of coping with
the best in the state.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-21
ONE WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY.
Match Twins with Twins, Was the
Fond Mothers Idea.

A little woman entered a drug store
and asked the proprietor if he had "an.
other picture"
What kind of picture do you
mean?" the druggist asked.
"One like this" said the woman,
holding up an attractive advertising
print.
Il may have one or two of them
left" the proprietor said, but
haven't many of them"
The woman said she only wanted
one, and her tone indicated that she
was anxious for that one. She ex.
planned that the one she had with her
had been given to one of her children.
Another child, she stated, was sick,
and was crying for picture such as
his brother had.
That's a bad way to bring up your
children" ventured a woman customer
in the store. do you try to give a
child everything he cries for just be-
cause his brother is more fortunate?"
But said the mother of the chill
dren, you don't know. The children
are twins and what one has the other
wants"
Suppose" objected the moralist,
when your children get older, they
fall in love with the same girl what
will they do?"
But the mother was ready. She
promptly replied
Find twins and fall in love with
them"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-21

On entering upon farming one
must examine the land or select it
with reference to the crop one wishes
to cultivate or which is most profit
able for the market one is to supply.
The question of soil enters most
prominently into all ones plans and
profits, as the feeding and working of
the soil quickly increases or dimin-
ishes the profits in expense and Ia
Dor. Fertilizing materials or food for
late on a farm where animals are
owned and fed are now prepared and
sold by companies at less cost than
one can prepare them by the old
methods. This greatly simplities the
work and reduces the time necessary
to the proper preparation of the soil.
Then, too, they can be accurately de-
pended upon as containing only such
ingredients as are absolutely essen
tial to the growth and character OF
your produce. While one must be
guided by ones market there are a
few things which apply to all mar
kets.
Specialties are better than toe
many things which cheaper as the
season advances. A farm growing all
kinds of vegetables requires so much
labor, owing to so many things ma
turing at one time, that the profits
are rapidly consumed
II a woman will select one or a
few specialties, such as asparagus,
Strawberries, melons, the cantaloupe,
celery, artichokes, all kinds of let.
tuce and salad luXuries, fine varieties
of which are found only on the tables
of the rich, and will carefully im.
prove in quality and delicacy to their
greater perfection, the labor required
is less and the profits are greater.
Should she be able to add a small
greenhouse lettuce. onions, radishes
and mushrooms, and even cucumbers
will furnish a good revenue in the
winter months, with an opportunity
to add to these violet culture or some
variety of Horticulture in which WON.
en- have ever been most successful
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-21

Judge Rentouls reference on the
bench to the Times as the Thunder
er" reminds us how remarkably this
nickname has persisted. The Morn
ing Post is no longer "Jeames;" the
Standard has not been Mrs. Camp"
since the decease of the Morning Her
ald-the Mrs. Harris" to whom 1t
would allude as an independent au-
thority, and the two represented the
same proprietor. But the Times is still
the "Thunderer." 1t owes that name
to Captain Edward Sterling, who is
said to have begun a Times article
with the words: we thundered forth
the other day an article on the subject
of social and political reform"
don Chronicle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-21
A Woman,s Delicate Skin

should receive the best of care. It is
most important to secure good soap,
and Buchan's Toilet Soaps are the
only soaps guaranteed under the new
law to be absolutely pure, and they
are also antiseptic, being both cleans
ing and purifying. If you wish to
insure soft, velvety skin free from
blotches and eruptions ask your deal
er for a cake of Buchan's Sulphur
Soap. If he does not keep it send
his name and address and IS cents
to Buchan's Soap Corporation, and
they will send you q full size cake.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-21
PROVE EVERY CLAIM
Or. Williams Pink Pills a Specific
For Anaemia and Safe Family
Medicine,

mCuiCiNGs
When the body becomes run down,
either as a result of oVerwork, worry
or a severe illness, an examination Of
the blood would show it to be weak
and watery. This condition is called
anaemic, which is the medical term
for "'bloodless." The common symp-
toms are paleness of the lips, gums
and cheeks, shortness of breath and
palpitation of the heart after the
slightest exertion, dull eyes and loss
of appetite.
Mr.. Louis L. Clark, a painter, of 10
Lincoln Place, Plainfield, N. J., says:
Last May l was obliged to undergo
an operation for appendicitis and
while the operation in itself was sue
cessful, l did not recover my strength
and health. was confined to my bed
for over a month and was under the
doctors care. When l was able to
get up my legs were so weak and un-
steady that could only walk with
cane with difficulty.
81 was getting no better and could
not think OF going back to work. l
was discouraged, when a neighbor
told me that Or. Williams Pink Pills
had cured her and advised me to try
them. l began taking them about the
middle of June and soon felt so much
better that I kept on and was cured.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cur
ed rheumatism, chlorosis, after.effects
Of the grip and fevers. and, as the
health of the nerves depends upon the
purity of the blood, they are invalu-
able in neuralgia, nervous debility,
sleeplessness, dizziness and even To-
comotor ataxia and paralysis.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Med
icine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
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we'll since. I used to have such pain
in my back that once tainted. The
kidney secretions were much disor-
dered, and was so far gone that
was thought to be at deaths door.
Since Doan's Kidney Pills cured me I
feel as if had been pulled back from
the tomb"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. .