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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
Skinner Goes to KeIIiher.

R. M. Skinner, formerly assis-
tant cashier of the First National
Bank Of Bemsd j, has accepted a
position as book keeper with the
Beltrami County Mercantile COM
.pany, arriving Tuesday evening
to assume his new duties. Henry
Thursdale, who has held the posi-.
tion, will be employed as head
-bookkeeper for R. E. Whites log
ging department., with officers in
this city.-Kslliher Journal.
The Pioneer at all times has in
stock Office supplies Of every
description.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
Lenox Gasoline Engines.

1 have ordered several of the
Lanox gasoline engines and saw.
ing rigs which. will be in Bemidji
in a few days. Come and see
them. They are five and seven
horse power, and as simple as a
wagon. Price and terms will be
right. Come and investigate.
Charles Nangle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
KElllHER PEOPLE Will
REQUEST AID OF STATE
Want Appropriation to Aid in CompIet-
ing KeIliher-ShotIey Ditch During
Coming Summer.

Kelliher Journal: A petition
was circulated here this week,
asking the legislature to appro-
pirate money for completing the
drainage ditch across the big
swamp between Kelliher and
Shotley, and as soon as the peti.
ton is signed by majority of
the citizens of Kelliher and
Shotley, it will be sent to Repre-
sentative Opsahl in St. Paul, who
will be asked to endeavor to
secure the appropriation, and as
Mr.. Opsahl is a mem Der of the
Legislative committee on drain
:age, it is thought very probable
favorable action will be granted.
The ditch was partly con-
structed two years ago, but the
money appropriated by the drain.
age com mission was not suffi-
cient, and the ditch has remained
i'm its incomplete condition ever
since. But even now the ditch
lis a great aid in draining por.
tion of the water.
The swamp has been the cause
to a great extent, of retarding
the natural development of the
Shotley country, and should the
ditch be completed it will mean
much to the residents of that
prosperous country.
The towns of Kelliher and
Shotley have already bonded suf-
-fcient money to construct good
roads leading to and from the
ditch, and with the completion of
the ditch and roads Shotley
people will have excellent com
munication with Kelliher and the
out side world.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
JEWELL is GIVEN FORTY
DAYS In JAIL AT ADA
Young Man Was Arrested Here by
Chief Bailey on Charge OF Grand
Larceny.

A telegram from Ada says
concerning Ralph Jewell, the
young man who was arrested in
this city a week ago by Chief
Bailey, on complaint Of the
sheriff of Norman county:
f'When the Nye Repertoire
company closed it's I. cement
here deputy sheriff and the
county attorney appeared with
search warrants for the whole
company, as several articles of
jeWelry we're missing from the
Hotel Ada, where the troup had
been staying.
''Their rooms and luggage
were searched and a jewelry case
belonging to Mrs. Snyder, the
landlady, was found in grip be-
longing to Lillian Adams, a M en-
Der of the company. The girl
was arrested and told the story
that the case had been given her
by Ralph Jewell. the advance
agent of the company, who had
also been stopping at the hotel,
but who had left a few days be-
fore.
"Word was received the next
day from Bemidji that he was
under arrest, and several pieces
Of the missing jewelry found in
his possession. Deputy Sheriff
Holland went after him, and
hearing was held Thursday after
noon. He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced tosforty days in
the county Jail at Crookston. The
girl was released and left to join
the troup at Fergus Falls
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28

In order that all may read the
bill, and have a distinct know
ledge of all provisions of the
measure, we herewith reproduce
the bill in it's entirety. It's an
important measure, and it's adop-
tion will mean much to the
"reds" of the diminished Red
Lake reservation.
A BILL to amend article four Of
an agreement with the Red
Lake Indians for the sale of
part of their reservation in
Minnesota, as amended and
ratified by the Act of Congress
approved February 20, 1904.
Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives
Of the United States of America
in. Congress assembled, that
article four of an agreement
with the Red Lake Indians for
the sale of a part of their reser-
walton in Minnesota, as amend
ed and ratified by the Act of
Congress of February 20, 1904,
be amended as follows:
Article 4. 1t is further agreed
that the Indians belonging on the
said Red Lake Indian reserva-
tion, Minnesota, shall possess
their diminished reservation
Independent of all other bands
of the Chippewa tribe of In
dians and shall be entitled to
allotments thereon of one
hundred and sixty acres for
each man, woman and child, OF
either agricultural or pine
lands. The merchantable pine
tim ber on section five, town
ship one hundred and fifty
north, range thirty-three west;
sections thirty.tWo and thirty
three, township one hundred
and fifty:one north, range
thirty-three west; sections
thirty-three and thirty-four,
township one hundred and
fifty-one north, range thirty
four west, and section thirty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
Steele Improving,

The condition of Neil Steele,
who was brought down from
Kelliher last Saturday, suffering
from a fractured skull, is much
improved today.
Steele was injured in the log
,ging camp of R. E. White, near
Kelhher, and was brought to st.
Anthony's hospital. Reports
from the hospital are to the effect
that Steele is getting along very
nicely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28

tnree, township one nunQred
and fifty three north, range
thirty three west, shall be re-
served for the common use of
the Indians. The remainder
of the merchantable pine tim
Der on said reservation shall be
sold for the benefit of all of
the Indians, as herein pro-
vided, and the allotments
authorized by this Act shall be
subject to the sale of the tim
Der as herein provided for
Sec. 2. That the secretary
of the interior be, and he
hereby is, authorized to sell,
under such rules and regula-
tions as he may prescribe, the
merchantable pine timber On
said reservation, except that,
reserved for the common use
OF the tribe as mentioned in.
section one of this Act. The
tim Der shall be sold on stump.
age, under sealed bids, to the
highest bidder or bidders, after
due advertisement inviting
proposals, and in such manner
as the secretary of the interior
may direct: Provided, that no
white pine shall be sold for
less than eleven dollars and no
Norway pine shall be sold for
less than nine dollars per
thousand feet beard measure.
And the secretary of the in
terror shall appoint a com
petent man, who shall be a
practical logger, to superin-
tend the marking and cutting
of the timber and the scaling
Of the logs, the timber to be
paid for according to the gov
erpment scale, no scale, how
ever, to be valid until approved
by said secretary. It is the
intention of. !. this act that the
United States shall simply act
as trustee for said Indians in
the cutting scaling and sale Of
the timber and in paying to
them the net proceeds received
from such sale, as herein pro:
|'vided, and that the purchaser
of the timber shall, at his own
expense, cut and remove the
tim Der purchased, and that the
amount of the timber pur-
chased shall be determined by
the government scale. after the
logs are banked. The expenses
of every kind in connection
with the sale of the tim Der
shall be paid from the proceeds
Of the sale.
Sec. 8. That the net pre-
ceeds Of the sale of the timber
shall be deposited in the United
States treasury to the credit of
the said Red Lake Chippewas,
and shall draw interest at the
rate Of five percentum per an
mum, the interest to be paid an
nually to the Indians per capita:
Provided, that if the adult male
Indians in general council shall
Iso determine, the interestfor the
first five years may be expended
under the direction of the secre.
tary of the Interior in the pur.
chase Of material and the con
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-28
.BEMIDJI YOUNG WOMAN
DROPPED FROM SIGHT
Miss c. Stewart Has Disappeared in a
Very Mysterious Manner at
Minneapolis.

The following, taken from the
St. Cloud Journal. Press, is in.
deed startling:
"Miss G. Stewart, a we'll known
young woman of Bemidji, dis
appeared in Minneapolis three
weeks ago while enroute to the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Burtis of Decorah, Iowa, and
Police Superintendent Corriston
is confronted with the hardest
knot he has tried since he took
charge of the department..
":The young woman has not
been heard from for nearly three
weeks, her parents and relatives
are frantic over the case. and
the police are at sea, although
they expect developments soon.
"Miss Stewart left her home
early in January to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Burtis of Decorah.
Mr.. Burtis is superintendent of
the Decorah Electric Light COM
pany. Mrs. Burtis did not know
of her sisters departure until a
few days ago, when her mother
wrote her saying that she had
not heard from the younger sis
ter, and told the date on which
she left.
"Mrs. Burtis, almost pros
trated by the news, started for
Minneapolis yesterday, arriving
last night. She went imme-
diately to police headq quarters,
where she told her story. Two
detectives were at once detailed
on the case and will be assisted
by the sister in every possible
way. --' H..
"The police learned that Miss
Stewart arrived safely in Mime
apolis and intended visiting a.
friend in the city between trains.
She went to the A. D. T. office,
employed a messenger boy as a
guide and started. This is the
last that was heard of her. The
boy who went out with Miss
Stewart has not yet been found.
"Neither the mother nor sister
of the missing girl have heard
from her since the day she left
Bemidji. She was a girl of strong
character and was we'll liked at
her home. She promised to write
Immediately on reaching her
destination. AS she was always
considerate of her mothers feel
ings, her relatives are sure that
something bas happened or she
would have written.
1.-THE police are at present
without a theory as there is no
known motive for the strange
disappearance, if it is voluntary.
It is feared that the girl has met
with foul play" = 3, i, +.
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Mass Meeting Tonight.

All persons interested in the establishment Of
State Normal School at Bemidji are requested to
meet at the Masonic hall this evening at $50
A. a.. Carter, Vim. McCuaig,
w. A. Could A. P. Richie,
JIM. Richards, P. j. Russell,
G. ii. Miles, wv. B. Stewart.
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\. n |: IN n ga z OILS
sDoiNGs IN AND ABOUT THE
GREAT "FL OUR CITY,
Matters social, Religious and General
Which Have Happened and Are to
+ appen Among the People Of the
4 City. No. Il.
he bible Y institute meets at St
James M church each Tuesday evening
Drink Golden Grain Belt Beer.

The bible Institute meets at st.
James 'hlfrch each Tuesday evening.
Drink Golden Grain Belt Beer.
Quarterly meeting will be held by
Rev Gaines at st. Peters Jan. q,
1907. sf5s ,5s Isl .sS B.
L Mr. Ralph 3. Grey, who has been
sick fortsseyeral days, is able to be
out again.
The Mite Missionary Society will
{ hold it's annual meeting January 81.
Afternoon and evening
The Women's Clubs of the City will
entertain the State Federation of
Women's Clubs on Feb. 9Th.
Mr.. Scott Blake. proprietor. Of the
! Opera Cafe, has been confined to his
bed for several days with bronc hitis.
Drink Golden Grain Belt Beer.
What the matter with Hotel Dryer
224 Washington Ave. s., when you
want q, good European hotel to stop at?
It's all right. IA.
The Saratoga Cafe No. 1852 Cedar
street. ST: Paul, is the place. to get
nice home cooked meals. When you
visit the sanity city bear that in
mind,
i st. Thomas Mission eth Ave. and 9th
Str. So. Services every Sunday after
| noon at A o'clock, Sunday School at
81 Rev II. Lealtad, Rector. All
| welcome. ~. -
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THE BEST AUTHORITY, |.
He Had 1t From the Mares Own
n. !. !. u !

He Had 1t From the Mares Own
Mouth.
The cleverest of lawyers occasional
ly find their match when engaged in
their favorite occupation Of breaking
down an opponents witness; and this
frequently occurs in the case Of
"horsy'' individuals.
The following wordy contest be-
tween a hostler and counsel is one
of the most amusing specimens of the
kind:
Now, I ask you. sir, under what au-
thority. you are. prepared to swear to
the, mares. age? p
Under what authority??' said the
hostler, sinterrogatively.
ou are to reply and notsrepeat the
questionsput to you"
81 don't consider a mans bound to
answer az question afore he's time to
turn it in his mind. =
Nothing can be more simple, sir,
than the question put, and I repeat it..
Under what authority do you swear to
the animals age?"
IS ''The best authority said the wit
ness, gruffiy..
Then why such an evasion? Why
not state at once?"
well, then, if you must have it
tsMust! 1 will have it," Numbered
the counsel, interrupting the witness.
"Well, if you must and will have it,
rejoined the hostler, with imperturba-
Bile gravity, "why, then, I had it myself
from the mares own mouth =
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Cotton, Treas. The Entertainment
Committee is as follows: L D. Law
renee, G. III Harris, HIS. Brown. The
tickets are IS cents.
Mr.. Howard Williams, one of the
old residents of St Paul, died at the
N. r. Hospital at Brainerd on Wednes2
day of pneumonia, aged So years. His
remains will be brought to the city
today and the funeral will take place
from Lyles e Elliott's undertaking
rooms, 3222 Wabasha street at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. He leaves a young
wife and two children by a former
wife to mourn his loss.
The Mecca club has issued the In
vitatiops to its swell ball which is to
be given at Bowlby Hall on Wednes-
day evening. January Both, and the
members endeavored to send them
to all their friends. 1t seems, how
ever, that some have inadvertent
been overlooked and if such friends
will kindly send their names and adj
f;dresses to the secretary, Mr.. Owen
Howell, 1876 g. 9Th street Invitations
will be sent. &
The Lincoln Club is making great
preparations for it's annual banquet,
which will be held at the Ryan hotel,
Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. Hon. b.
L. Millar of Duluth, will be the Sprin.
cipal speaker. The tickets are $500
and may be obtained from George r.
Dix, clerk of the municipal court or
from w. T. Francis, h. b. Howard, D.
e. Beasley, r. C. Minor, j. III Dilling-
ham. T. III. Lyles, j !. @. Adams, who
are members of the various committees
that have the banquet ID charge
Mr.. G. Beckwith, our contractor and
builder, is getting along nicely in his
line of business. He has just finished
building brick dwelling at "a cost Of
$1,000 and also job of plastering for
100000 to say nothing of number OF
smaller contracts: He is fully prepar-
ed to do anything in the line oE build
ing, repairing, plasteTing and general
jobbing. Mr. BeckWith is entitled to
the distinction of being the largest
Afro-A American contractor in the states
OF Iowa. Minnesota and the DakOtas
Call to see him No, Al w. ExchangAst
THE vALE1 AILORING CoafSo
154156 3. SixE street, Owen Howell.
proprietor. HE most up-to- date place
of it's kind 1lthe cit, Clothing MADE
to order, reMoV tied paired, spolgea
pressed etc. They have an elegant
new delivery wagon md ~ III call for
and deliver goods they will keep
your clothes ins order for s1.0O per
month. Gents furnishings Of latest
style always on hand. They have also
established laundry and are prepared
to do anything in that line, best service
at lowest rates. There is an elegant
smokers parlor attached and all the
best brands of cigars and tobacco and
smokers articles always on hand: Tel.
3560-L 2.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
MUD KEEPS FROGS ALIVE.
Survive in Drouth Of 118 Days by Bur-
rowing Deep.

Survive in Drouth Of 118 Days by Bur-.
rowing Deep.
A naturalist of the, government de-
scribes the effects Of a drouth of liz.
days duration which prevailed in the
Delaware valley some years ago with
reference TO the manner in which frogs
and mud IninnoWs managed to survive.
While the nlummified remains of or
binary minnoWs and aquatic insects
were scattered in the parched mud Of
dried-up pools, the mud n1innows and
the frogs buried themselves where, the
ground was still moist although the
surface above them was crusted hard,
and apparently went TO sleep. When
taken out and placed in water they
gradually revived and seemed none
the worse for their experience.
On the sudden termination of the
drouth at the end of October within q
single day the mud minnows reap-s
peared in their usual numbers and the.
frogs were seen doing on the banks
of the half-fil1ed brooks and leaping
into the streams as lnconcernedly as
if nothing unusual had occurred.
3 -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26

The .Wayman Home Circle met with
its president, Mrs. D. F. Danner, last
Tuesday evening. The meeting was
well attended and many new members
were added to the circle.
a Tambourine Drill will be pre-.
sented by the Girls ST: Agatha's
Guild Of St. Thomas Mission. Tues
day evening, Feb. 9Th, 1907, 8 p. NJ,
at K. Hall, 221 Hennepin Ave. Adj
Emission, Is cents.
Clara Simpson, Is months OLD,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Simp-
son, died at their home on Clinton
Ave, Wednesday. The funeral serv-
ices were conducted from ST. Thomas
Mission Friday afternoon.
Don't forget thar. the Colorado Dane
ing School, Prof Arthur Winstead,
principal, atWagner Hall, st. Paul. cor.
Of Charles and Western ave. holds
regular weekly dances every Thurs
day evening. Admission Is cents.
10 you wish to be happy and have
a good time? If so, you are cordially
1y invited to attend the social dances
given every Tuesday evening at Key.
stone Hall, 1913 Washington Ave
south. Lunch served Admission free.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
THE JOLLY GRASS WIDOWS.
e Next Attraction at the Star
Theatre,

Managers Hogan and Fulton's Jol-
sly Grass Widows Company which
comes to the Star Theatre for a
weeks engagement, commencing Sun
day, Jan. 9th, is this season present
ing an entirely new organization, and
the opinion is wherever this company
has been that it is the best and the
cleverest that managers Hogan and
Fulton have ever placed before the
theatre-going public. This is a pref
ty strong statement when it is Econsid-
cred how many years this manage
ment has been putting shows Before
the public. When the names are an
nounced Of the performers engaged,
the assertion will be verified. Among
those appearing are the Zafrow Trio
in their original comedy bicycle act,
entitled "a Night on the. Board Walk. .
Gruet and Gruet, the eccentric come
dams in their own creation SAINTS
Substitute" Miss Ruth Everett, the
Mechanical Doll,'' Gardner & Somers
Americas prize musical act
Friday will be ladies' day. A beau
tiful souvenir will be given to each
lady attending. Amateur night,
Thursday, as usual.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
MEN AND WbMEN.
Most Of the Nations Have an Excess
OF Male Population.

Most Of the Nations Have an Excess
OF Male Population.
The Statistisches Jahrbuch, pub
lished by the German government,
contains every year about fifty pages.
of comp ratiYe statistics of the world
This ['hlai isi.a source to which writer's on
the comparative statistics of nations
very often so for information.
In the Jahrbuch for this year the
statistics OF population as to sex are
scollated. Some countries, as France
and China, give only the total popula-
ton without distinguishing the sexes,
and they have to be Left out Of the cal
#culation.
y In Europe the only countries in
which the number of males is given as
exceeding that of the females are
Servia, Roumania, Bulgaria and
Greece, all Of which are Balkan states.
The Teutonic, Latin and Slay nations
have a. slight of females, which
1 is often only a few thousand and rare
Sly as much as 100000. .s
In every other continent, most of
the nations have an excess of male
population; thus in the Western world,
Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela alone
have ansexcess Of females. The Uni
ted States, Canada, Brazil Argentina,
Uruguay and other countries have an
excess of males.
So far as accurate statistics have
Z been obtained in Africa, only the
: French possessions and the Gold
Coast colony, have an excess Of fe-
males, while in Egypt. the French pos
sessions, the Transyaal, Orange River
colony and Cape colony, males are
the more numerous.
In none of the Asiatic countries are
females IN excess of males, according
to the statistics. In the Philippines
the males are in excess of the females.
. e rs .
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
Elks Theatre Party.

Mr. Mitchell. the leader Of the
Three Dancing Mitchells'' now per-
forming at the Orpheum theatre, is a:
member of Iron City Lodge No. IL Z, II.
B. Q. B. w, Pittsburg, Pa He
visited the meeting of Gopher Lodge,
Elks Thursday night and received a
royal welcome. He made neat lit
tie speech which was roundly APP
plande led. He wound up by inviting
the members to the Orpheum to see
his act, and so a stag theatre party
was made up and attended the theatre
Yesterday afternoon. The party con-
sisted Of the following gentlemen.
mos. j not all Of whom. are Elks:
w. M Smith, T. Parrish, NJ "a. John
sors g. p Charleston, M Lewis.
w 4. Yeiser, I. We1borne Is. Graham,
j. w Bridges, Thos Yates. Sam. Per
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
Why the Lecture Ended.

u f j. :. n -.
a certain professor was giving his
pupils. a lecture on s Scotland and the
Scots. 2 These hardy men," he said,
think nothing of swimming across the
Tay three times every morning before
breakfast"
Il Suddenly a loud burst of laughter
came from the center of the hall, and
the professor. amazed at the idea OF
anyone daring to interrupt him in the
middle of lis lecture, angrily asked
the offender what he meant by such
conduct,
Il was just thinking, sir, z replied
the lad, that the poor Scotch chaps
would find themselves on the wrong
side for their clothes when they land
ed
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e
The Mecca Club is getting up
SVEN supper for It's swell dancing
party at Bowlby Hall Wednesday Jan 80.
They have been issued and everybody
is talking about it.
DR.. Waldo Turner has put in one Of.
the latest scientific inventions in his
.oflice-the electric vibrator It is a
wonderful little instrument and a
great pain remover.
Anyone wishing any hair work. hair
dressings, shampooing, .manicuring,
face massage, etc, call or address Mrs.
Elizabeth j. Allen, 456 E. Seventh
street. Room 2. upstairs.
Benny Gates was in the police
court last Friday charged with the
BrTglary of C. E Danneburgs fur
stbre. He waived examination and
was held to the grand jury.
The office of THE APPEAL has
been moved from the third floor of the
Union Block, No. 40 E. 18th Street, to
more commodious quarters on the
fifth floor. front suite No. 236.
Shoes mended while you wait. at
Jarvis, 354 Minnesota street. Half
sOies. so and 70 cents. Prices reason
able for all kinds of repairing He
can DO it on short notice. Jarvis 354
Minnesota street.
GRAND CONCERT.
. CENTRAL ANNEX HALL.
116 WEST 9Th ST
MISS HALLE Q. BROWN.
THE GREAT DRAMATIC READER.
TUESDAY JAN. 20, 1907.
TICKETS .25 CENTS.
The Valet Tailoring Co., is renovat-
ing and removing the traces of the
recent fire at it's quarters 1876 e. 9Th
and when completed will be sWeller
than before. Drop in and see for
yourself
ELK EXPRESS CO., G.. j. Charles
ton, manager, Al West Exchange st.
Packing, shipping and storing of furni-
ture and household goods. Piano NOV
ing a speciality House renting, real.
estate handled.
The State Savings Bank, corner
Fourth and Minnesota streets is open
Monday evenings from 6 to 8. Ac-
counts can be started with 81. A little