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c. I, Decker Returns.

Charles L. Decker, who has been.
absent for two months in the east,
returned to Bemidji yesterday.
While be was absent, Mr.. Decker
attended the national gathering Of
the Elks at Philadelphia and reports
the meeting to have been the finest
thing of the kind he ever witnessed.
Mr.. Decker's visit was a fine one
until he went to visit at Towanda,
the home Of his mother, when the
elder Mrs. Decker was badly in-
jured in runaway, the particulars
of which were published in the
Pioneer a few weeks ago. The re.
suit Of this accident left Mrs.
Decker in such condition that her
life hovered in the balance and she
is now in . critical condition.
Mr.. Decker has the sympathy 81
his many friends in the illness Of his
mother.
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were well-developed., Mr.. Marble
has ten acres of this clover, which
has grown far beyond his expecta-
tions.
Scion Finley at Athens.

The editor of the Pioneer recently
received the following letter from
Scion Finley, who went to Kalispell,
Mont, to enter the employ of the
Kalispell Lumber company:
" Athens; Aug. Is.
A. G. Rutledge, Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Sir:-I will write a few
lines to let you know I am all o. K
Everything looks good to me, -out
here. -. -,
Athens is eighteen miles from
Kalispell, and the mill and logging
operations will be here, and I will
be stationed at this place most Of
the time. s.s.-.:...
Kindly change the address of
my paper from Kalispen to Athens,
and oblige. I am getting paper all
right" -.
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''Hoolisan il New York" }"

The leading female role in "Hooli.
gan in New York" is blind girl
who earns living selling flowers in
the streets of the great city. A
supposed friend of her fathers has
possession of property that rightfully
belongs to her, and fearing that she
may eventually secure it he plots to
murder her and thus make himself
secure. She is rescued by Hooligan
and the william is finely brought to
justice. The character is a sym.
pathic one, and Miss Nellie LaFleur
who will be seen in it at the City
Opera house next Monday evening,
is said to be the ideal. It is a
peculiar fact that during the six
years Miss LaFleur has been in the
theatrical profession she has played
no less than six blind girl parts, in
The Two Orphans" Brother fol
Brother" Under the City Lamps .
The Ministers Daughters" Young
Mrs. Winthrop" and "Hooligan in
New York" She regards her present
role as the best of them all and
refused similar part in a new pro
duction which promises to remain
the entire season on Broadway, to
continue with Hooligan in New
York"
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WOULD GET NIGHT TRAIN
ON SOUTH BRANCH OF G. N.
Residents Of Park Rapids Akeley and Other Towns on
Bemidji.Sauk Center Branch Desire Better Pas
senger and Mail Service.

For several years, an effort has
been made by the residents Of towns
along the branch of the Great
Northern railway from Bemidji
to Sauk Center to obtain better
passenger and mail service,
which the claimants state is none
the best as at present conducted.
So, far, the efforts to secure another
train have been fruitless.
The park Rapids Enterprise says
of new movement in the matter:
There has been considerable talk
at various times during the past two
or three years of the unsatisfactory
passenger service on this branch of
the Great Northern and the need of
a night passenger train has been quite
thoroughly discussed.
The commercial clubs of the lar
ger towns have presented the situa-
ton to the railway officials, and at
one time it appears that assurance
was given that another train would
be added, but plans were changed,
and there has been no improvement
in the service.
But no reason has yet been given
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hon HALV0R STEVENSON
PROTESTS TO SECRETARY
Writes interior Department Showing
Injustice to fHomesteader Relative
to Continuous Residence.

As result Of the decision of the
General Land Office in the case Of
Toilet B.. Nesland who filed at the
local land Office upon certain lands
offered for sale in what is now
known as the Red Lake reservation,
in which it is claimed that his com.
mutation proof should be rejected
because it fails to show fourteen
months continuous residence subse.
quent to the date of entry and prior
to the date of proof. Congressman
Steenerson has addressed a com.
muication of, some length to the
secretary of the interior showing his
honor what an injustice is being
done to the homesteader. +
The fact that the Neslandicase is
one of many Of Like character now
pending before the land office, Con.
gresham Steenerson thought it in.
cumbent upon him to intercede. He
recommends that no more decisions
similar to the Nesland decision be
rendered until Congress meets and
has an opportunity to look into the
matter.
The difficulty arises from recent
ruling of the general land office re-
quiring that six months. after entry
the homesteader shall establish his
residence upon his land and live
upon it for eight continuous months.
This works a great hardship upon
the homesteader who found it much
more convenient under the old order
of things to spend three or four
months upon his land and then
leave it for several months to make
money, making final proof whenever
he had lived upon the land for eight
months. .=s.,.s., f.
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kids" Careless With Guns.

The youngsters of the city who
own .22-calibre rifles and air guns
are becoming altogether too careless
in the manner in which they handle
their weapons, according to L. B.
Kelley. -. g.. r.. w.. 81.
While Mr.. Kelley was sitting at
the desk in his house yesterday, a
bullet from either an air gun or
small calibre rifle crashed through
the window, splintering glass over
the floor, and striking the wall but a
few feet feet from Mr.. Kelley's head.
A roundup of these careless kids
by the police might be of material
benefit. ... E
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BASE BALL GAME
SUNDAY
Akeley IS. Bemidji

by his wife, always. a faithful help.
meet, and his son Charles, formerly
superintendent of the Montana
division of the G. NJ, and now lessee
or the San Coullee mineslin Mon.
tana, and Mrs. c. c. Shapleigh OF
Moorehead. One son is buried at
Litchfeld. ........-,.
Had he lived until November he
would have been 63 years of age.
He knew every foot of the Great
Northern from St. Paul to western
Montana and took a lively interest
in the affairs of the Great Northern
till the very last. He had a wonder
full memory, which aided by a diary
which he has kept since before the
war, made him a regular storehouse
of knowledge regarding railroad
history in the Northwest.
The Northwest has lost model
citizen, and the Great Northern an
employe than whom a more faithful
cannot be found. He has gone to
the Great Beyond" but he finished
a successful and useful career in do
ing his full share in building up one
of the greatest railroad systems in
the United States, and watched it
grow from it's infantry. T. r.
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why the effort to secure better
service should not be revived, and
the suggestion made by E. r. Dam
pier, secretary of the Akeley Com
mercial club while in town Tuesday,
indicates a starting point for such
demands.
During state fair week repre-
sentatives from every town along the
line will be in St. Paul, and if a
meeting could be arranged at the
Merchants or some other hotel, the
situation discussed and delegation
sent direct to the railroad officials a
showing could undoubtedly be made
that would receive consideration.
Abuse of the officials or the
Great Northern system for failure to
grant requests made in the past is
not going to help matters in the
least, but a fair presentation of
the situation, and persistent pushing
will in time bring results If it is a
good thing continue the demands"
Such a train would be of great
benefit to Bemidji, and the CONNER
cial club of this city should join with
the neighbors to the south in obtain
ing the desired end.
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Presented With a Fine, lantern.

George Coppersmith, passenger
conductor on the M. & I. railway
between Brainerd and Big Falls,
was taken completely by surprise in
this city last evening, when he was
given a fine lantern as present.
George had returned from, hastily
spartaking Of a supper up town and
rushed to the register book to place
his name, when he was confronted
by an elegant nickle-plated lantern
attached to which was note stat
ing, that the same was 4 gift from
ID, F. Phillips, conductor on the
Bemidji-Big Falls local freight, and
George Mel Donald, conductor on the
Kelliher branch.
Mr.. Coppersmith was SO taken by
surprise that he could scarcely ex-
press his thanks.
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HUBBARD COUNTY FARMER
EXHIBITS fine GLOVER
E. A. Marble, Living Ten Miles South
Of Bemidji, Tills Cut-0yer
A= Farm Lands.
E. A. Marble, a Hubbard county

E. A. Marble, a Hubbard county
farmer who lives ten miles south
west of Bemidji, is demonstrating
the fact that the finest kind of crops
can be raised on what is commonly
called jackpine cut-over" lands.
Yesterday, Mr.. Marble brought
to the city and had on exhibition at
the store of Schroeder & Schwandt
as fine specimen of clover as ever
was shown in the north half of the
state. The clover was Of the medium
red variety and was an exceedingly
fine specimen. The stems measured
sixty-three inches in height, and
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ANOTHER LADY CATCHES
SOME LARGE P|CkEREI
Mrs. Graves, Sister Of Mrs. Gamble,
Lands One Somewhat Smaller
Than Whale.

Again does Bemidji come to the
front with lady angler who ranks
in championship class. This time, the
lady in question is visitor, and she
succeeded in catching two fish that
are larger than the ordinary catches
taken from the lakes in northern
Minnesota. -.
Mrs. Graves, sister of Mrs.
Gamble Of this city, who has been
visiting in Bemidji for a week past,
caught the fish while out in a boat
on Lake Bemidji, trolling
Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Gamble
had been out about half !, an hour,
when Mrs. Graves hooked a bic
pickerel, and after something of a
tussle landed the catch in the boat.
1t was afterwards found to weigh
nine pounds. 3t.v. ,.!.
A few moments later another fish
was hooked. This fellow timmed.
lately made for deep water, and it
took much skillful manipulation oi
the pole and line to tire the fish out.
The fish proved to be a pickerel
and when. put on the scales a hall
hour afterwards tipped the weights
at seventeen pounds.
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SAYS BEMIDJI SHOULD
ADVERTISE LIBERALLY
George r. Merrill Asserts the Truth
Has Ne'er Been Told Concerning
BemidjTs Attractions.

-s-- a II =. r - 4 IS .
George R. Merrill Of St. Paul,
travelling freight agent for the N. p.
railway, came in last evening on a
business mission among the local
shippers.
Mr. Merrill is a great booster
for Bemidji, and he always has a
good word for this city, whenever
the occasion arises where he can
put in plug"
Mr.. Merrill again asserts that the
city should be more extensively ad.
vertised, and that pamphlets and
advertising matter, showing to the
world at large the wonderful attrac-
tions possessed by this city as a
summer resort, should be scattered
broadcast throughout the land
especially in the south. 1t would
work wonders for your city," says
Mr.. Merrill.
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a service extending over period OF
80 years.
His rise to important position
was rapid and steady. After a few
years as brakeman, and among
others he ran under Conductor
Archie Guthrie, the we'll known rail
road contractor of the present day,
he was given first freight and then
passenger train, and was passen-
ger conductor up till 1882, his last
run being from St. Paul to Fargo on
trains number 1 and 2.
In 1882 he was sent to St. Vincent
as trainmaster and assistant super
intendent of the Northern Division
going to Barnesville in that capacity
in 18S4,returning to Crookston about
year later and making his home
here for several years.
At that time the Northern Division
extended west as far as the line was
constructed in North Dakota, and
later when the line was extended
the Dakota division was established
and Supt. jerks was placed at the
head of that division in 1887 with
headquarters at Larimore. After
serving there for several years he
was promoted to General Superin-
tendent of the Montana Central and
remained there till August 1st, 1904,
when he was assigned superintend-
ent of the northern division with
headquarters at Grand Forks and
remained there till April, 1904, when
the northern division headquarters
were removed to Crookston and
since that time he has been a resi-
dent of Crookston. " -" --. -:
A year ago because of his long
service and failing health he was
given years leave of absence with
full pay, and intended taking trip
to Japan on one of the Great North
ern steamships, but later abandoned
the idea. His years leave of absence
was up about two weeks ago, and as
his health has been failing since the
first of the year, the Great Northern
officials, believing that he would
never care to resume active work
again placed him on the life pension
list and he would have drawn $3.50
per month as long as he lived.
Capt. jerks was a personal friend
of James J. Hill, who held him in
high esteem. In addition to his
salary of $3.50 per month he had
received check for an extra 500
per month for long time past. He
was exceptionally successful as a
superintendent and had remarkably
few disasters on any of his divisions.
He was an extremely careful man,
and though rigid in the enforcement
of the rules of the company, was
popular with the employees and
always took good care of his men.
He was noted for his generosity
and kindness of heart. Every little
child loved him, and he was young
in heart to the last. He is survived
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Star Will Open Monday.

A. Burke announces that he will
open the Star theater next Monday,
when full program of vaudeville
acts will be placed on the Star
stage.
Mr.. Burke states that the show
will be stronger than ever, and that
he has several surprises in the way
of sensational acts that please.
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CAPTAIN G. II. JENKS HAS
PASSED TO GREAT BEYOND
Honored Citizen and Veteran Great Northern Supernten
dent Goes to His Reward After Useful Lfe..-.Was
Known to Many Bemidji People,

Crookston Journal: Capt. C. H.
Jeuks passed peacefully away this
afternoon at 400 o'clock, the cause
of death being chronic ailment of
the bloodvessels of the brain caused
from excessive brain activity for
years. Deceased has been uncon-
scious since last Saturday. Mrs.
jerks and two children, Charles
jerks and Mrs. c. c. Shapleigh and
other near relatives were at the bed
side when the end came. The entire
community is in mourning over the
model citizen and the loss of one of
the leading railroad men of the
Northwest.
Cyrus Henry jerks, was born
November 29th., 1914 at Belvidere,
III. His parents, Cyrus C. and
Elizabeth Quilliams jerks were from
New York and the Isle of Man
respectively and moved to Illinois
in 1921 and to Minnesota in 1S4S.
They settled at St. Anthony now
Minneapolis where his father was
the first school teacher and first
constable in Minneapolis. His
father together with Morton NJ.
Goodhue printed the first issue of
the Pioneer" now the Pioneer Press.
Capt. jerks enlisted August 9th,
1862 at Fort Smelling, Minn., in
Company B Sixth Minnesota Volun-
teer infantry which regiment served
first in tLt Indian outbreak and
then was attached to the Sixteenth
Army Corps of the Army of the
Gulf, serving all the way from Bis
marck, N. D., to Mobile, Alabama.
Mr.. jerks was married March 5th.,
1867, to Hattie B. Hayford. He
was mustered out August 10TH, 1865
and returned to Minnesota.
On October 1st., 1869 he entered
the service of the St. Paul and
Pacific Ry.,now the Great Northern
with which he remained until Sep
tember 2Oth., 1906, when granted
years leave of absence on full pay,
August 9th 1907 he was granted
pension for life by the railway COM
pany.
He belonged to the masonic fra
ternity, being 32nd Degree Mason,
was Knight Templar and Shriner,
and a member of the Grand Army
of the Republic being a Colonel on
the staff of the Department Com
mander of Minnesota.
With the passing of Capt. Cyrus
Henry jerks, the career of a unique
figure in the railroad history of the
Northwest is closed.
At the close of the war he ran a
hotel at Delano at the time the St.
Paul and Pacific constructed through
there to Lltchfeld. He boarded the
contractor who did the work and
through him secured a job as brake
man on the road and has been with
the St. Paul and Pacific, the St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
and the Great Northern ever since,
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On behalf Of the members of the
band, Thomas Symington, leader,
desires the Pioneer to sincerely
thank everyone who had anything to
do with arranging and making pos
sible the game. Their kindness in
the matter is appreciated by the
parties deriving the. benefit,
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Reputation Abroad.

The reputation of Bemidji has
not only gone abroad in the land,
but has also crossed the big pond"
Evidence Of this fact is shown
! IN the presence in this city Of w.
Lindsay Of Brisbane, Australia, who
has heard of the good things Bemidji
puts up in the way Of a summer
resort.
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!, A Hundred Ito the Good" !"

: Thomas Symington, leader of the
Bemidji band, makes the following
report of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the recent ball game, which
was played for the benefit of the
Bemidji band: --.-: .::..:5
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Balance. ..$112.e
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
BURGLAR ALARM F0lLS ROBBERS
Capture Night Waterman, but Fail &c
Gain Entrance to Vault.

Central City, Neb., Feb. Goth
setting off of a burglar alarm foiled
the efforts of robbers to gain entrance
to the vault of the Farmers State
bank at 1870 a. m.
While standing near the bank Night
Waterman Cox vas accosted by two
men who covered him with revolvers
and compelled him to accompany them
to the bank. With tools stolen from =
hardware store they forced a window,
Blindfolding the Waterman they bound
him to a chair in a back room. In
wrenching the lock from the door OF
the vault they set off the alarm. Their
attempt TO shut off the alarm proving
fruitless, the robbers left the bank.
They secured a handcar and were
traced as far as Chapman, where they
left the car in a ditch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
JUMPER KILLER ASSOCIATION
Story Of Crime and Conspiracy Yin.
folded in Adams Murder Trial.

Wallace, Ida, Feb. 20.-An extraor-
binary story of crime and conspiracy
was unfolded in the trial of Steve
Adams when Archie Phillips, Fred
Tyler's neighbor and friend, told of
the Jumper Killers association :
secret society alleged to have been
formed by men living in the woods
along Marble creek in the summer Ct
1904. It's purpose was supposed to be
the killing OF the later settlers who
had jumped the timber claims of some
Of the earlier arrivals. A Swede
named Engstrum, the witness said,
was supposed to be the president q
the society, and Jack Simpkins, who
claims to have been jumped by Tyler
was supposed to be n of the ring.
leaders. as also was Steve Adams.
Phillips said he left the district
after Tyler was killed. It got too hot
for him and he was afraid to stay, he
said. About q week after Phillips lefS
his cabin was blown up by dynamite.
which destroyed about $500 worth o.
supplies. Asked If he thought Adams
and Simpkins blew up the cabin, Phil.
lips said no, but he believed the Jump
er Killers association employed men
to do the work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
CRISIS NEAR IN CUEA
Dissension Between Rival Factions in
Liberal Party.

Havana, Feb. 20.-A crisis as a re.
suit Of the recent ~dissension between
rival factions in the liberal party led
by Alfredo Zayas and Jose Miguel Go.
mez is indicated by the action of
Senior Carnot, vice president of the
national liberal assembly. in directing
the secretary Of the national conyen
ton to summon that body in eXtraor-
binary session. This step is taken in
compliance with "A petition signed by
twelve delegates TO the convention, ell
Of whom are followers Of Gomez.
The signers declare the organization
OF a committee to revise the laws OF
Cuba to be unconstitutional. This
committee was recently appointed b.
Governor Magoon, and rhey proclaim
it is the urgent duty of liberals to de
mand the incorporation of their doc,
trines in new legislation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
HERMANN TRIAL IS BEGUN
Former Senator Simon and William G..
Steele the First Witnesses Called.

Washington, Feb, 20.-By agree.
ment, former United States Senator
Joseph Simon and william G. Steele,
both of Portland, Ore, We're the first
witnesses called in the trial of Repre-,
sentative Binger Hermann of Oregon,
charged with the destruction OF pub
lie records, they having made urgent
pleas to be heard and discharged.
Each identified letters in the posses
sion of the government written them
by Mr.. Hermann while land commits
sioner and sent to them in franked
envelopes. Other similar letters viii
be filed by them with the clerk Of the
court. TO this the defense consented
when the prosecution announced that
all were absolutely innocent of any
faint OF wrong doing on the part Of
Hermann. and Justice Stafford had
said after such a statement by the
prosecution he would permit no ques-
ton of a different nature to be
raised concerning the letters.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
WARNING AuAiaSi RARE PORK
Nebraska Board Of Health Points ou'
Dancer of Poorly Cooked Meat.

Lincoln, Feb. 20.-The state board
OF health has discovered a most dan
gerous possibility in eating raw or hall
cooked pork and has issued the fol
lowing warning to the people OF th1
state: The recent cases of tricni
nosls occurring in this state at Hast
ings and Fremont emphasize the fact
that pork eaten raw, or even no
thoroughly cooked. is dangerous &c
life. No law could be passed by thu
legislature that would compel a bac'
THEOLOGICAL examination of every car
cass that was killed for home con
sumption, and it is only in this way
that the trichina can be discovered
and the meat products condemn ".
For this reason we must depend upon
the press of the state to make known
to the people in the most public way
the danger in eating raw pork. This
knowledge should also be taught in
all schools, and a full discussion OF
the subject then be had in our homes
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
YOUNG MAN DRAGGED TO DEATH
Horse Runs Away and His Foot
Catches in Shaft.

Kearney, Neb, Feb. l5.-Harry
Stack of Kearney was killed in a run
away here. He was driving a frac-
tious horse to a cart and when cross.
ing the railroad the horse took fright.
Stack lost his footing and was caught
by the foot on n shaft brace and
dragged head down over a block, his
head striking the wheels and on
crossings. When picked mp he was
dead, with a broken arm, dislocated
shoulders and injuries TO his head,
His father was killed here in a similar
manner about fourteen years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-02-22
WRECK ON GRAND TRUNK
One Trainman Killed and 400 Passen.
gers Shaken Up.

London, Ont, Feb. 20.-The Chicago
Pacific express, w~estbound on the
Grand Trunk, was wrecked in the East
London yards. One trainman was
killed and the 400 passengers on the
express received a sever shaking up
The express "side swiped" a freight
train. Travelling Engineer GeorS,'
Ranton of London. who was riding on
the passenger engine, was torn to
Shreds,