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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12

W lole extent. All kinds of gar
den vegetables are raised, three
crops year. The rainfall is
about the same as here, and nc
irrigation is required. The fol
lowing varieties of fruit can be
raised to perfection: Peaches,
pears, plums, grapes, oranges,
lemons and figs, while in the
southern part bananas and pine.
apples are raised. Take into
consideration that any of this
land can be bought for 500 to SIS
per acre. and that on long time,
who could not do we'll here if he
really wanted to. I do not wish
to say that this country has
everything that one wants, but
it is my opinion that the climate
in Bemidji from the first of May
TO the first Of December is the
very best in the world, but the
winters in southern Texas are
all that could be desired.
''The people of Texas are very
friendly, easy to get aco TAINTED
with, and are the most hospi
table of any ever saw. The
only cast society there are the
whites and the blacks.
''Five acres of land, rightly
cultivated, will support any com
mon family.
Il cannot help but feel proud
that am a citizen of this country
II mean of the whole United
States. Take this great plateau,
from the Gulf Of Mexico north
1900 miles to Lake Atha basca, a
strip 800 miles wide, including
the great valley of the Mississippi
containing one-half million square
miles all of it is a garden of the
world; and then, think, we own
the most of it.. The southern
part raises the cotton and fruit,
the central part produces corn.
hogs and cattle, the north small
grains, butter and cheese; and,
all within easy railroad and water
connections with the outside
world, We cannot help feeling
proud Of our country and our
people. This is almost a world
by itself, and we are not depen-
dent upon any other country
for the neeessaries or luxuries
of life.
II am certainly glad that [
made this trip, and if possible I
shall go again:
'As far as I saw, there is none
of the so-called amin osity exhib-
tied toward a nor therner; on the.
the contrary, I was welcomed
and shown every courtesy, and l.
am fully convinced that the &C :
casional story that we hear up
here relative to the feeling toward
we people Of the north is sim ply
the work of politicians, and has
no exemplifcation in actual life.
The northern man is welcomed
with open arms and the enmity
that prevailed during the civil
war has given way to broth erly
love and com mon regard. The
southerner is always a gentle
man, and he goes out of his way
to make it interesting for any
visitor from this country" ("
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12
Gone to Grand Rapids.

John Wilmann, county auditor,
left this noon for Grand Rapids
for the purpose of comforting
with M. A. Spang, county auditor
of Itasca county, relative to some
official matters of Importance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12
H. P. BURROUGHS,
Candidate for Alderman From the
Fourth Ward.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for alderman to repre-
sent the Fourth ward, and solicit
the support of the voters at the
election to be held Tuesday,
March 10Th next.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12

I solicit the support of the
voters of my ward at the polls
on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and if
elected will serve the best inter
ests of the city to best of my
ability. -. Bisiar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12
Moved Into New House.

UTUVCU IIIIU NCW I1OUSts
Peter Lind berg and family
have moved into their new resi-
dence, 707 ~Beltrami avenue,
where they will make their home.
The new home is nine-room
cottage, and very comfortable
place.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12

If I am elected, I shall at all
times endeavor to serve my con-
stituents fairly and impartially,
and for the best interests of the
entire city.
H. P. Burroughs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12
MAYOR, A. A. CARTER
Candidate for Reelection.

Candidate for Alderman, Second Ward.
l hereby announce myself a
candidate for election to the
Office of alderman from the Sec
Ond ward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-12
Athletic Club at spooner.

An athletic association has
been organized in Spooner, with
the following officials: 0. f. Mill
er, president; J. E. Everett, vice
president; G. H. Dodds, secre-
tary; Geo. P. Waters, treasurer.
An executive committee com
posed of Geo. &. Ericsson, ]. G.
.Utton and A. M. Robertson were
also elected. It is the intention
to arrange games of base ball
and other contests with the
neighboring towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durrell, father
and mother of Mrs. O. E. Jack
son, returned to Northome last
evening, after a visit in the city,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
Post Cards Now Greatly Used.

Under a new ruling of the post
Office department that went into eff
feet March 1, the sender of ''post''
cards through the mail can write on
half of the front side of this form
of mail matter. while the old rule
regarding postal cards Will continue
TO apply to postals and only the adj
dress can be inserted on the front
of them.
Although there is some similarity
between post" cards and ''pOstals,"
there is a difference in the rule con-
corning them, and it will be observ-
ed, strictly by the postal authorities.
The former include the souvenir
cards, which are now flooding the
mails, they are post" cards, not
postal" cards. Cards furnished by
Uncle Sam with the one-cent stamp
printed on the card are the only
postal" cards. The.word post" is
printed on the postal cards. All
cards to which you afix your own
stamps are post" cards.
During the last few days of the
session of congress, house bill 10095
was passed, taking with it postOf-
flee rule which is of much interest,
that in the future special delivery
stamps are not to be necessary but
that twelve cents worth of stamps
Of any kind on letter are to carry
a letter through as SPECIAL. This
law has not gone into effect, but
will soon as the postOffice depart
ment at Washington can get the
rule into shape fer announcement.
When this law goes into effect.
a person can put any sort of stamps
on the letter. A ten cent stamp and
twO-cent stamp will carry the
letter through in hurry. So will
two five-cent stamps and a two,
Four three cent stamps will do the
same thing, and SO will three tours.
And row of six two cent stamps,
reaching clear across the top of the
envelope or ordinary size, will be
accepted. If some person has
desire to make !; special lot Of
trouble for the postmaster he may
put rim of twelve one cent stamps
around the envelope. Twelve cents
in postage is all that Uncle Sam
wants, and he don't care how he
gets it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
No More Groceries.

It is reported that the well known
firm of Sears, ROebuck q Co. have
suspended the grocery department
of their large mail-order concern.
That comes as a result Of a recent
national legislation, because its
has been made i'm
practicable by the pure food laws
Just passed" An exchange, i'll com
ment1ng in this says: That's a
pretty confession, isn't it? And all
this time Sears, ROebuck q Co. have
been killing out the local merchant
only because they were able by
means of their rotten, cheap,
stuff, to uRdersell him
in the local market. Not only the
local merchant has been the loser;
the mail order house patron has
been the worst buncOed in every
deal. The mail order houses have
made a practice Of selling impure
foods. They are all alike in that
respect and it is the same with all
their articles. Grocery adultera-
ton is not the only thing-there is
also clothing adulteratiOu. furniture
adulteration, implement adultera-
ton, That is how they live"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
Good Idea for Lancaster.

Dubuque is to have a cleaning day.
A league is to be formed composed
by all the public spirited citizens Of
the Key City. Recently Mayor
Schunk read of a movement which
was started by the mayor of Denver.
cleaning day" being an annual
event in the western city. So im~
pressed was he with the merits of
the cause that he is endeavoring to
have cleaning day" ablished
III Dubuque. Here are some sugges-
tions which are to be followed out
in the execution of the plan, and
which might be carried out equally
as well in Galena as in Denver or
in any other city:
If your store front, residence or
fence is dingy, order 1t painted.
If your awning is old, torn or
faded, get new one.
IF your sidewalk, gate or fence
needs repairing, fix it.
If your advertising sign is old or
faded, take it down or paint it.
Resolve never to throw paper IN
the streets.
Take all dandelions out of your
lawn-they will spoil its beauty.
Destroy the young weeds that are
starting on your property and on
your neighbours property.
Burn all the rubbish possible-aI-
low no one to throw it on streets.
alleys or vacant lots.
Promise not to spit on the side
walk.
Organize a block improvement
society, and allow no weeds to grow
on sidewalk area or vacant property
in your block.
Ask your m1lkmen, grocerymen
and expressmen to have their
wagons painted.
Irrespective of the size of your
house, make your lawn the finest.
Illuminate the front of your store
in the business section.
Every effort put forth or dollar
spent to improve your city's appear
ance will he returned twofold.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
The Pity and Shame of 1t!

Ten thousand schools conducted
by these self-denying religious
closed; hospitals. asylums and re-
fuges where every form of human
infrmity was cared for, shut up, =
nearly one hundred thousand re-
ligious men land women expelled
from the monasteries, converts and
asylums, and turned adrift on the
wOrld-to find a refuge where pos
sible 1t is difficult to recall these
scenes of hardship without indigna-
ton. The infamy of this period of
persecution and prescription passes
belief!
Think of it -especially in the case
of the nuns-these timid and gentle
women practically torn from their
affairs and cells to be thrust out in
to cold, unsympathetic world-a
world from which they had fed.
Most of them had entered the con-
vent in the opening years of youth
and had grown to age in the cloister
in the sweet service of the Spouse
to whom they had consecrated their
vlrginity- their prayers and their
labOrs. Unstained by evils, know
ing little of the snares and sin and
turmoil running riot beyond the
wallis of the convent, timid, trustful
and nexperienced-wh a harsh
fate seemed to be the lot of these
unhappy victims to infidel hate,
when the miniOns of authority pitt
lesslY turned Them out from the
holy asylums which had been for
them sanctuary and a home!
Happily somewhere refuge and
an asylum was elsewhere opened
in glad welcome to the homeless
nuns; and other lands less cruel
than their own afforded them
shelter and hospitality; stranger
hands were held out III welcome
and unaccustomed asylums and
other fields of labor were blessed by
the presence and the labors of these
exiles from cruel and inhOspitable
France.
And the same may be said of the
Monks, only in less painful degree.
But the saddest, the most painful,
story remains to be recorded. Did
Europe, did America, ring with IN
dignatiOn as these scenes were en-
acted in Paris? Alas no!
The world looked coldly on; the
public officials were unmOved, the
public journals scOffing or indiffer-
ent. The most pitiful and heart |
moving scenes were narrated of the |
expulsion and seizure attending the |
government procedure; but not
word of remOnstrance outside OF
France, not sign Of Indignation or
protest beyond and outside of faith
full Catholic sympathizers in every |
country, who were naturally deep |
ly moved by the barbarOus proceed
ings. And all this was only pre-
liminary to the furtherlike measures
planned against the church. The
outposts had been stOrmed; now for
the citadel the church itself!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
obituaryBass.

Frank Barr passed away at his
home in Glen Haven Monday night,
March 25, 1907, after a brief illness
caused by bright's disease complicat-
ed with rheumatism.
Deceased was born April 81, 1862,
near Glen Haven, spending the
early part of his life on the earm.
After a brief course in school at
Valparaiso, Indiana, he returned
to the farm and on March 10, 1884,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Bennett of Glen Haven, and
settled on a farm near Bloomington.
Nine children were born to them,
one of which died In infancy.
In 1888 they left the farm and en-
gagged in the machine business at
Glen Haven, later on purchased the
Central hotel and livery where he
remained until the time of his
death. He leaves to mourn his loss,
wife, eight children -four sons
and four daughrers) three brothers,
two sisters, and an aged mother.
His father and three sisters preced-
ed him to the home beyond some
years ago.
Frank Barr will be remembered
as kind husband, dutiful father
and an obliging neighbor by all
who knew him. Services were held
at the Woodman hall Thursday,
March %, Rev. WObley, minister
of the NJ. E. church of Blooming
ton officiating. Interment was held
at the Sargent cemetery near
Bloomington to which a large con-
course of relatives and friends
followed the remains.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
BACKWARD SEASON.
The Longest and Severest April Cold
Spell on Record.

There have been times when
there was snow during the middle
OF April, even during the month Of
May, but perhaps there never was
time when there was so long a
period OF cold weather during this
month. The fruit crop south of
here has been ruined, and even in
this latitude il was damaged to
a certain extent. The young leaves
started to come on the trees during
the month Of March when for
several days the thermometer stood
at summer temperature. Farmers
are doing great deal of work in
the field, but at this writing it is too
cold for planting. Oats will be
sown as soon as the weather grows
warmer, and when the right weather
comes there will be a great rush of
farm work. The season will be
late, even though the weather
should turn warm now. Corn plant
ing will be late this year as the
farmers will be busy planting oats
and small grain until late in the
season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
Notice.

The undersigned desire to state
that they have purchased Of Robert
Narrower, the Clydesdale stallion
Sir Richard, No. 2003, formerly
owned by Cardy q Adams.
Sir Richard will make the season
of 1907 at the Philips house barn
in Lancaster.
The imported Percheron house,
Grivois, Foreign No. 60720, Amer1-
can No. 41797 and Mount Lothian,
Foreign 12259, American No. 1856,
will also make the season at the
Philips house barn.
Carly n NARROW
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27

Young men, you are the archi-
tects of your own fortunes. Rely
upon your own strength OF body
and soul. Take for your star, self
reliance. Don't take too much
advice-keep at your helm and steer
your own ship, and remember that
the great art of commanding is to
take a fair share of the work
Think well Of yourself. Strike out.
Assume you own position. Put
potatoes in a cart over a rough
road, and the small ones go to the
bottom. Rise above the enviOus
and jealous. Fire above the mark
you intend TO hit. Energy, in
vincible determination, with a right
motive, are the levers that move
the world. BE in earnest. Be self
reliant. Be generous. Be civil
Read the papers; Advertise your
Make money, and do
good with it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the relatives and friends
who SO kindly assisted us during
the sickness and death of our be-
loved husband and father also to
the Royal Nelghbors and others for
the floral offerings.
Mrs. FRANK BARR AND FAMILY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27

Fred Bracket has installed a
Al h. p. gasoline engine that will
greatly facilitate his operations for
prompt work at his new shop re-
Gently erected near the Casper
blacksmith shop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27

Martin Blum was here from
Galena on business Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
An Educator in Plain Things.

An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have access to L9wspa-
per- at home, When compared with
hose who do not, are better readers
better spoilers, better grammarians,
better punctuatOrs and read more
un6erstandinglY and obtain prac-
teal knowledge of geography III a.
most half the time it requires III
others. Any good newspaper Is
worth many times Its subscription
price as an educator in the family
It's been a good spring for the
farmers, horses thus fer ANYWAY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
Monument for a Town.

Grit.
Vim.
Push.
Boost.
Energy.
Schools.
Morality.
Churches.
Harmony.
Cordiality.
Advertising.
Talk about it.
Good property.
Write about it.
Speak we'll of it.
Multiplication.
Help to improve it.
Advertise in its papers.
Good country tributary.
Elect good men to Office.
Honest competition in prices.
Faith exhibited by good works.
Try to make theatmosphere healthy.
Fire all croakers, loafers and dead
beats. Let your object be the well
fare, growth and promotion of your
town and its people. Speak well of
the public spirited men. and also be
one of them yourself.
Martin Blum was here from
Galena on business Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27

Eddie Stephens of Plattevllle is
is visiting friends IN this city for
few days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
Notice to the Woodman.

Assessment No. 224 is payable
this month, April.
VIM. z. WEBB, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-27
SUNDAY SERMON

Injuries, or recklessly given to the
church, or some philanthropy, in
either event the money is gone
which belongs to the home, and
which can only be accumulated dur
ing the years of earning capacity.
Every honest man owes it to him
self to provide for himself, and if
he has assumed the responsibility of
home he is bound by a sacred
obligation to protect and provide
for that home. 1t is entitled to the
first consideration.
The ideal life, so strenuously dis
cussed In labor circles, provides for
eight hours of sleep, eight hours of
work, and eight hours of recreation.
The age limit suggests three d1vi-
sions of time between birth and the
age of 60, namely; 20 years of child
hood and youth, 20 years of prepare
and development, and 20 years of
application.
The man who experiments with
new calling after he has reached
the age of 40, usually fall, and if
life is to mean very much to him,
he ought to be we'll established in
some line of work by the time he
reaches the thirtieth milestone.
The years between so and the
end of the journey, may be ripe III
experience and rich in reward, if
resources have been properly guard
ed, but the man who approaches
this golden age, with no provision
for its demands, is doomed to bitter
disappointment and humiliation.
If his life has been devoted to
business, and he finds himself
stranded, he will discover that his
services are not in demand at ten
dollars week, and if he belongs to
the great industrial world, he will
suffer the same experience.
s22
The notion prevails among many
good people, that God will provide
for His people, and not suffer them
TO come to want, but with due re-
verence it is safe to say that when
the Creator endows a man with the
average equipment, and surrounds
him with opportunities, that He ex-
poets him to provide for himself,
and ueless he does it, he will wake
up some day to find himself destitute
and helpless.
A young man said, the other day,
Il am 80 years old. | have been
in one employ for Is years and have
reached the limit, so far as advance
ment is concerned.
In dozen years more will be
so, and l realize that unless we'll es-
tablished before that time that life
will be failure, SD far as any large
degree of success is concerned"
The young man had come to HIM
self and was casting about to better
his condition. He believed in prOvi-
dence, but he also believed in per-
sonal responsibility, and he was
right IN his aspirations.
The average income of life is
limited to half the span of existence.
The first 30 years are years of de-
tendency, and the last 20, if extreme
age is reached, means more or less
dependency upon individual re-
sources or charity.
There is nothing more pitiful
than dependent old age, and the
man who fails to look far enough
ahead to recognize this fact, and
provide for it, is guilty of neglig-
ence of type which is not easily
condOned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
MAN AND GIRL ARE LOST.
Mysterious Disappearance of Business
Man and Daughter Before Incendiary
Fire Bothers Chicago Police

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 29-Mystery
hangs over the fate of a Lake View
merchant and his daughter, William r.
and Martha Wieboldt, who for more than
twenty-four hours have been lost The
two may be dead by their own hands
the father, at any rate-Who threatened
suicide.
They disappeared a few hours before
a fire-of suspected incendiary origin
was discovered and eXtinguished in the
furniture store conducted by Mr.. Vie
boldt at 1902 Belmont avenue. 1nsur-
ance on the place is about $4,000. Lit
tie damage was done.
The last word from the missing man
was contained in letter received by his
sister, Mrs A. Stein, 2441 Wabash ave
nue.. The letter contained this sentence:
Il will be dead by the time you receive
this letter. as [ cannot face my troubles
any longer"
Mr. Wieboldt was G. years of age. His
daughter was a years old. They resided
in a we'll furnished fiat above the corner
of the store.
Recently Mr.. Wieboldt had become in
volved in heavy financial trouble.
MI Wieboldt has relatives in Sheboy
gan, Wis,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
CRISIS IN COAL BUSINESS
Hartman System Imports Fuel from
Australia at Great Cost, but Finds
It's Cheaper Than Mining.

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 29.-The Harri-
man railroads are buying coal in Aus
tralia and shipping it to the United
States for use in their locomotives. The
coal costs the railroads $40 per ton at
the docks in Australia and the total IS
enormous. But so scarce are cars and
power that the importation pays the
railroad better than devoting itself to
coal business.
Out in Wyoming the great coal camps
of the Union Pacific are almost at a
standstill Fire in the Cumberland
mines prevent work at that place, and
the No l mine at Rock Springs, which
produced 1000 tons daily, is closed be-
cause of lack of machinery. The rail
road is short nearly 1000 tons daily from
that field alone.
Several steamers are en- route from
Australia now with bitum1nous coal for
the Hartman system and the importa-
ton will continue until the coal famine
is over.
The Union Pacific and NorthW estern
refuse to make any special rates to the
government for soldiers en- route to the
Philippines and between western points.
Officers express themselves in forceful
language over the action.