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The Penn's Grove record., 1907-05-24
FIVE LIVES LOST
IN BURNING SHIP
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A Passenger and Four Coal Pass
ers Perish on the Naomi.
DIE TRYING TO REACH DECK
Flames Light Up Darkened Sky as
Steamer Burns Down to Waters
Edge in the Middle of Lake
Michigan, Off Grand Haven.


Grand Haven, Mich.-Five lives
were lost and seventy-fve men and
women had narrow escapes from
death when the steamer Naomi, of
the Crosby Transportation Company,
burned in the middle of Lake Mich
igan. J. H. Rhodes, a passenger, of
Detroit, was one of the victims; the
others were coal passers.
The steamer left this city late at
night for Milwaukee with a full list
of passengers and the hold filled with
merchandise. Among the passengers
were Joseph Heine, of No. II East
12Sth street, and Samuel Waterman,
of No. go Water street, New York.
The fire started at 100 a. M, when
the passengers were asleep.
The captain of the steamer Kansas,
which was proceeding to Grand
Haven, in the opposite direction, saw
flames leaping from the Naomi's port
holes. He blew a signal of alarm
and Captain Trail, of the Naomi,
sent a lookout to investigate. He
found the hold rapidly burning.
The crew awakened the passen-
gers of the burning steamer and they
huddled upon the upper deck, a
frightened, screaming throng.
Captain Trail sent up signals for
help, and in a few minutes three
steamers, whose lights could be seen
a short distance away, came to the
rescue. Several of the life RATS and
boats On the Naomi were destroyed
before the crew could get them low
cred. BY the time the three steamers
had reached the scene the Naomi's
boats were in the water filled with
people, and several passengers were
still huddled on The stern of the burn
ing ship. The captain of the steamer
Ker', of the rescuing fleet, drew his
big ~teel ship up under the Naomi's
stern so close that the imperilled
people leaped to her deck.
Rhodes lost his life because he was
unable to reach the upper deck.
Stumbling as he ran, his night clothes
caught fire and he was SO badly
burned that he died while being hur-
ried on another steamer toward this
port. The four coal pa3sers were
Caught III Iue lOfWdfu emu Oh Inc
steamer, and as the flames drew
nearer thrust their heads out of the
portfolios and begged to be saved.
1t was impossible to reach them
through the wall of flames and they
were burned to death.
The passengers who were rescued
escaped with only their night clothes.
Some of them were slightly burned.
The crew of the Naomi did valiant
work restraining panic-stricken wom-
en- from leaping into the water.
The hulk of the Naomi burned for
three hours. The reflection of the
flames could be seen on the lake for
miles away.
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Found O Loophole.

Excuse me-" said the lean indiVid-
ual with the shiny Prince Albert coat,
as he entered the sacred precincts OF
the sanctum, "but do you need any
one to write pieces for the paper?"
NO." replied the editor gruf1y,
we don't need nobody to write pieces
sor the paper at present"
"Then," said the lean Individual,
wouldn't you care to employ some
PIE to teach you to use correct Er&-
ish?"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Exposition Of BARNARD Fowls.

Baron Rosen, the Ambassador OF
Russia at Washington, d. c., has in
formed the Department of State that
La Societe Russo d'Oisellerie has or.
ganized an Exposition of Barnyard
Fowls, to be held at St. Petersburg
next autumn, with a section devoted
to fowls raised in foreign countries.
The Russian Government extends an
invitation to exhibitors from the Uni
ted States.
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Woman Justice Cuts "Cbey"
and Substitutes Agree"

Chicago.-Mrs. Catherine ". Nc
Culluch, the only woman justice of
the peace in this State and also Judge,
has decided to leave out the word
"obey" in performing marriage cere-
monies.
THAT is a word that has outlived
its usefulness" said she. mo man
or woman expects the person he or
SIDE is going to marry to keep such
q promise. 1 believe that instead OF
the word obey l will use the word
agree That's the one thing that
brides and bridegrooms should de-
eide to do. If they always strive to
agree there will be no need of obey
ing"
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Because Registrar Erred Girl is
Legally a boy" and Can't Wed

Paris, France.-Because she is
legally a boy, owing to a mistake
made years ago, Mile. Deschamps, of
Normandy, cannot be welded to the
man of her choice until a lot of red
tape has been Strengthened out.
The wedding was just about to be
solemnized, when the local registrar
went to the house Of the bride-to-be
and declared that inasmuch as she
was down on his books as a boy, she
could not be married to a man. All
sorts of proof was offered him, but he
was memorable, and the wedding was
put off.
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How to Get Rich.

Find a railroad worth a million, by bad
management run down;
Get the necessary margin from some
banker in the town;
Buy the road and give a mortgage to SC.
cure the balance due,
Then the golden stream of fortune will
come rolling up to you.
Stock and bond for twenty millions, sell
for cash in blocks to suit;
Pay your debts off and be happy with
your nineteen millions loot.
philadelphia Ledger.
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F1emings, of Kentucky, in a Desper-
ate Fight With q Posse.

Whitesburg, Ky.-News of asdes.
perate encounter between the Elem.
ings and a posse of officers from Pike
County, in which Bob Rivers, a men,
Der of the Sheriff's posse, and Dave
Moore, n of the Flemings' gang,
were killed, and Abe Hall, of the
posse, wounded. The Flemings, who
killed Bony Hall, the Deputy Sheriff,
a few days ago, after he had led the
Halls in an attempt to arrest them,
have been resting on their arms in
their rendezvous on Long Fork, and
the neighbors have feared to carry
news to the officers.
The relatives of Hall, who have
long been engaged in a feud with the
Flemings, got up a posse and went in
search Of the outlaws. The Halls
were routed and the Flemings, after
taking their dead on horses, gal
Hoped away togard the Virginia line.
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Emotional Man.

After all, man is an emotional,
even sentimental, animal, and his
cynical moods are of no long dura-
ton. At heart he is a dreamer, and
a lover, and something of a poet, and
no literature that fails to respond to
his emotional and imaginative needs
car long survivor. La Gallienne,
in The Reader. n. Y.-21
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lions. My doctor kept me on a strict
diet, but as his medicine was not
helping me, l began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They helped me at
once, and soon all traces of sugar dis
appeared. l have regained my former
weight and am perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Where He Got the Nerve.

Raynor-"It took nerve, didn't it,
to break yourself of the habit of
smoking, at your age?"
Shyne-"It did, you bet! But my
wife-er-has plenty Of that
Chicago Tribune.
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No Home Rule at Present.

The Nationalist Convention in Dub
lin unanimously adopted John Red
mond's resolution rejecting Chief
Secretary Birrells Irish bill, and in
consequence nothing further will be
done in the direction of home rule
for Ireland at this session of Parlia-
ment.
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All Geese Together.

"Ma," askedthe little gosling, "are
the big things without horses that
honk so any relation to u.s."
mo, my child" replied the wise
old bird fowl, "but the people in
them are."-Baltimore American.
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Had an Idea.

Physician-"You are a sick man,
all right, but it is dificult to diagnose
your cas- exactly"
Patient-"Perhaps it would help a
little if you should smoke one Of the
cigars my wife gave me for Christ
mas."-New York Press.
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Plot to Kill the Gar.

A terrorist plot to kill the Rus
sian Emperor was discovered through
the confession of a soldier of n of
the guard regiments at Tsarskoe
Selo, who said that he had accepted a
large sum of money from the conspir-
atorS.
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Drowned in Vat of Whisky.

William Kenney, an employee of the
Walker Distillery, Walkerville, Ont,
just across the Detroit River from
Detroit, was drowned in a vat of
whisky mash. Kenney fell into the
fermenting vat and his body was dis
covered there.
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After the Ball.

Teacher-"Now, children, remem-
Der the text, Eat, drink and be mer-
ry, for tomorrow you die"
Pupil "Please, teacher, in our
family we don't. We all take castor
oil next day."-Life.
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Up to Date.

Old Nurse-"By-low, my baby"
Financier's Infant - "And sell
high. Give us a lullaby that's new in
the market. baltimore American.
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His Downfall.

Green-"I thought Drawley, the
architect, was quite wealthy"
Brown well, you thought
right"
Green-'But he has recently been
declared a bankrupt"
Brown Naturally. He under
took to build a house for himself
Chicago Daily News.
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Peerless.

"Yonder is our peerless young So
ciety leader"
"Peerless?"
Eyes; Tilted by a duke, you know"
Washington Herald.
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Ensign Brisbin Attempts Suicide.

The Navy Department was in.
formed that Ensign Brisbin, who was
involved in trouble with the police of
Santiago, Cuba, recently, had at
tempted to commit suicide on board
the United States vessel Tacoma.
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Sure Proof.

"How do you know he is used to
receiving letters from that girl?"
Because" answered Miss Cay
enne, she knew Immediately where
to look for the second page."-Wash-
ington Star.
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found that my mousse
work was becoming a
burden. l tired cas-
lily, had no ambition
and was failing fast.
My complexion got
yellow, and l lost
over SO pounds. My
thirst was terrible,
and there was sugar
In tho Eidnou cnnrn-
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President Roosevelt Censured.
The first sharp wrangle between
opposing counsel in the Haywood
trial at Boise, Idaho. involved the
name of President Roosevelt in acri-
moniouS discussion.
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Presbyterians MAY Unite,

The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, in Columbus, Ohio, adopted a
plan from the Committee on Church
Union and Cooperation to put arti-
cles of agreement into effect.
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Governor Gooding Criticised

Counsel for Haywood accused Gov
ernor Gooding, of Idaho, of arrang-
ing the Orchard interview for the
purpose of influencing the talesmen,
and Judge Wood ordered a rigid in
vestigation.
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The Boston Way.

Ella-"I wonder what that Boston
girl meant by saying that she could
perceive my conclusion?"
Stella-'That she could see your
finish."-New York Press.
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After Act Third.

Gerald-"I am going out to see a
man"
Geraldine you seem to have
quite an extensive acquaintance
New York Press.
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Russian Duma Denounces Plot.

The Duma passed a resolution de-
nouncing the plot against the En-.
peror. The radical deputies did not
attend the session. Premier Stolypip
gave an account of the discovery OF
the plot.
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Reichstag Passes Tariff Agreement.
The Reichstag, at Berlin, without
further discussion, passed the third
reading of the commercial modus vi
vendi between the United States and
Germany.
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FATAL CRASH ON THE CENTRAL.
One Dead, Several Hurt, on Passenger
Train at Little Falls.

Little Falls, n. Yin the wreck
of the Buffalo and Cleveland special,
w%est-bound from New York City, on
the New York Central Railroad, just
outside the eastern limits of this city,
one man was killed and two were
critically injured. The dead man is
Baggagemaster Isaac Finley, Of New
York or Rochester.
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Disastrous Fire at Newberry, Fla.

Two-thirds of the business district
of Newberry, Fla, the most important
town in the phosphate belt, has been
burned, with a loss of 100000,
about one-third being covered by in
~surance.
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It Broke Him.

II made a resolution January 1 to
give my wife all the money she asked
me for"
did you break it?"
mo, it broke me."-Denver Post.
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A Skin in Bostonese.

did Bulger say anything unkind
of me when he visited you?"
Eyes," said the Boston girl. I'm
sorry, but he did. He called you an
epidermis. Judge.
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e

Patience-"Is she doing anything
to preserve her voice."
Patrice-"Well, she sang into a
phonograph the other day."-Yon-
kers Statesman.
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The sand of the Sahara averages
thirty feet in depth, but in some
places it has been found 900 feet be-
low the surface.
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Root Praises CORPORATIONS.

Secretary Root in his lecture at
Yale declared there is a higher stan
dard in corporation management than
ever existed before.
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The Needles Eye.

Well" said the nan who had
been knocked into the mud, there
is, anyway, one comfort. If a camel
can't get through it, then an automo-
bile can't!"-Puck.
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Mrs. Eddy,s Personality 1~nventoried.

The report of an expert accountant,
filed with his affidavit at Concord, N.
H., places Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's
fortune in bonds, notes and cash at
71,S61.46. No accounting of her
real estate was made.
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No SITTING Down For Him

"Do you live a sedentary life?"
"Not much; I have twins to walk
the floor with. New York Press.
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Judge Accuses D. and Fl. Directors.

Ex-Justice Cowing, at the meeting
in New York of the directors of the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com
pany, declared it's managers had
bought some worthless and bankrupt
concerns.
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Where Was the Jokero

Observation-Disclosures articles"
Rambling Waggles-"Yes, a pack
of cards and a corkscrew."-Tit-Bits
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Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women:


Corks warmed in oil make excellent sub
,titutes for glass shoppers.
To be on good terms with human nature,
Be Well! Garfield Tea purihes the blood,
eradicates disease, regulates the digestive
organs and brings Good Health! Manufac,
tured by Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, n. Y.
Sold by druggists.
The average American church member
gives ffty-four cents to foreign missions.
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Obliging Lad.

Page (who has returned from I'M
successful search in library for copy
of the "Philippics" of Demosthenes)
Cant find it, sir; but was it any,
thing l could tell yer?"-Tatler.
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Japan,s Bank Cearings.

Toki0s bank clearings last year
were $1,750,900,0 900, an increase OF
$500,000,0 900 over 1905.
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When the Auto Stuck,

Socialism has some good points"
For instance?"
"Well, If all money were equally
divided, nobody would have enough
to own an automobile. Judge.
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MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR

" BY ]. HAhiL IUN AYERS n NJ, N. D.
This is q most Valuable Book for the Household,
teaching as it does the easily-distinguished Symp.-
toms of different Diseases, the Causes and Means OF
edies which will alleviate or cure. % Pages,
PrOfusely illustrated. soc. postpaid: Send
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WORN TO A
A Wonderful Restoration Caused a
Sensation i'm a Pennsylvania
i Town,

Mrs. Charles N. Preston, of Elk
land, Pa, says: "Three years ago l
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She Owed Her One.

refused two young men last even
ing?"
Grace-"So I did. What of it,"
"Oh, nothing; only I was told that
they both went off and got sober to-
gether Smart Set.
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The eldest son of the kings of France
bore the title Dauphin.

II. II. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ca, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
Boston's First Building Law.
Two hundred and twenty-six years
ago a house was burned in Boston,
which led to the PRONUNCIATION of the
first building law. This fact devel-
oped at a legislative hearing this
week, and when told by Assistant So
licitor Child aroused great interest.
The order passed on March 16, 1881,
was as follows:
about noon the chimney of Mr.
Thomas Sharps' house in Boston took
fire. The wind drove the fire to Mr..
Colburn's house and burned that
down also. For the prevention
whereof in our new town indended
this somer to bee builded we have Or
dered that noe man there shall build
his chimney with wood nor cover his
house with thach, which was readily
assented unto."-Boston Herald.
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To improve the general health, take Gar
field Tea daily for a time; it purifes the
blood, eradicates rheumatism and many
chronic ailments, and keeps the health
good! Garfield Tea is made of herbs: it is
guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Buckwheat is a native of Northeastern
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-08
VICTOR GOLLA BURIED
At CASS Lake TODAY
Was Run Over by Hose Cart on the 9TH
of July and Died from Injuries
Last Saturday.

Cass Lake, July 8.-(Special to
Pioneer. 1.-THE funeral of Victor
Cola, who died late Saturday after
noon as the result of injuries received
on the Fourth of July, was held this
forenoon at St. Charles Catholic
church, under the auspices of the
local fire department, of which de-
ceased was member.
Mr.. Cola was injured while trying
to get on to a rig that was running
with the hose cart to fire on Sec
ton Is, the afternoon of the Fourth.
He missed his footing and fell under
the rig, breaking his left leg above
the knee. r.
The injury was not supposed to
be of serious nature, and Cola was
taken to the hospital. However, it
subsequently developed that he had
sustained internal injuries and he
grew rapidly worse, death ending
his sufferings late Saturday after
noon.
Cola is survived by his wife and
three children. He was % years
old, and has been a resident of Cass
Lake ever since the town was
started.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-08
DISCUSSING PUTTING ON
THE LID AT BLACKDuCk
Saloon Men and Other Residents OF
Blackjack Held a Meeting Satur-
day Night. 7

Blackduck, July s.-(special to
Pioneer. "A compromise meeting
of saloonkeepers and other citizens
of Blackduck was held in the village
Saturday evening for the purpose of
discussing the proposed clapping on
of the lid" here, relative to closing
the saloons at II O'Clock at night.
For several weeks past, there has
been considerable discussion as to
Blackduck getting into line with the
lid" proposition, and the matter
created considerable concern among
the local owners of "refreshment
parlors.'"
The saloon men state that if the
proposition of closing promptly at
II is adopted and rigidly adhered
to, several of them will be COM
PEELED to 60 out of business; and
again, the closing of the saloons at
that hour will mean great falling
off in the receipts of the electric
lighting plant.
At the meeting held Saturday, a
committee consisting Of Messrs.
Townsend, Reed and Esterbrook
was appointed to get together"
with all concerned and make recon-
mendations in the matter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-08
A LARGE CROWD WENT ON
EXCURSION TO RED LAKE
The Trip Was Most Enjoyable One..:Red Lake Very
Pretty Place Now...lndians Dancing at Agency
Interesting Points at Redby.
and was a novel sight to

shown and was novel sight to
many.
The boat returned from the agency
at E O'Clock, and the train started
back to Bemidji at 7:3O.
One cannot be greatly impressed
by a visit to Redby.
When person first gets off the
train he is almost led to believe
there is nothing of more than
ordinary interest there. However,,
if he will but walk about the town.
site and look over the woods there
abouts he will find much that will
be of interest. l.
The townsite consists of 800
acres, and was granted to the M,
R. L. & M. railway company for
townsite purposes during the winter
Of 1886. There is an elegant
half-mile of beach on Red Lake.
At the mouth of Mud river, at
the eastern extremity of the town.
site, is one of the most beautiful
spots in the entire Red Lake
country. 1t is at this point that
the Indians have for a century past
procured their supply of maple sap,
and the large maple trees are
Scared in many places. showing the
work of the reds.
At the western end of the town.
site is an Indian settlement, with an
old church, where the Indians have
worshipped for many moons"
Near the church is also an Indian
burial ground, the little mounds indi-
eating that many of the warriors of
the Red Lake band who passed to
the happy hunting ground" years
ago are sleeping beneath the pines.
The trip to Redby should be
| taken by all citizens of Bemidji who
desire to visit interesting points,
and it also gives one the opportunity
to spend Sunday in a quiet place
where basket lunch may be en-
|joyed. And the trains are run very
conveniently.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-08
BALL TEAM
DEFEATED BEMIDJl.
The Local Ball Tossers Met Their First
Reverse Yesterday Afternoon.
Score 10 to- 5.
BUSH OF BRA'NERD PITCHED
FOR BEMIDII; WAS HIT HARD
Game Was Marked by Heated Discus.
sion Between the Players and
His umps."

The local baseball aggregation
met the first defeat Of the season
yesterday at the hands of the Foss-
ton ball tossers, the score of 10 to S
telling the tale of costly errors
that lost the game for the home
team.
The play started fast and furious
and the first inning gave both teams
a goose egg, the second gave each
one score and, the third put Bemidji
one to the good. =
The fatality occurred in the sixth
inning, the first three of the visitors
going to the slab running the
diamond and each bringing in big
mark.
Up to this time things had looked
good to the rooters along the side
.
lines, but from the tumble in the
sixth there was little hope.
Considerable wrangling with the
umpire prolonged the game but did
not change the relative position of
the score: ~
There we're some exceptionally
good plays made, much better than
the result would indicate.
Collins came up in fine form with
the stick; Carlton landed a difficult
one in left, and Louie" Roy was in
his usual good trim behind the bat.
/ The visitors played snappy game
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-08
CHARLES |. DECKER HAS
LEFT FOR PHILADELPHIA E
Is Delegate from Local Lodge B. P. O.
= E. to the Annual Reunion Of
- the EIks.

Charles L. Decker, exalted ruler
of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1852, B. P.
O. E., left last Saturday night on
his trip to Philadelphia to attend
the annual reunion of Elks of the
United States, having been selected
by the Bemidji lodge as it's repre-
sentative to what will be the greatest
gathering of the horned brethren
yet held.
Mr. Decker will go direct to
Towanda, N. Y, from. Minneapolis,
Mrs. Decker joining her husband at
the latter place. H. .-~
After attending the Elk reunion
(July 1920 Mr.. Decker will enjoy a
vacation, trout fishing in Pennsyl-
vania. He will then return to Min
nesota and attend the state Elk
meeting to be held at Saltwater in
August, when the Bemidji Elks will
make a strong attempt to land the
1908 state meet for Bemidji.