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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-29

for the recovery of the Shepherd
boy, dead or alive, and a large
amber of handbilIs we're issued,
containing the offer of the re.
ward.
Jens Hanson Of this city organ.
lied a posse of nine men and
went to Solway to assist in the
search. The men wentlto the
Shepherd house, prepared tc
assist in the search, word having
been telephoned here that many
men we're wanted.
John Shepherd, father of the
missing boy, told the crowd that
there was no use of further
search; that posse of 200 men
had diligently searched every
inch of land for two miles square
around the Shepherd home, and
he had given up all hope of ever
recovering the child by means of
a searching party. The crowd
spent some time around the
premises, but returned to Sol.
way and boarded the noon train
for Bemidji.
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MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE
OBSERVED IN BEMID,JI
Appropriate Exercises Will Be Held Which Will Be Under
the Auspices Of R. H Carr Post, G. A. R., and
Major Wilkinson Circle.

Memorial day (Thursday, May
30) will be fittingly observed in
Bemidji by the members Of R. II.
Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. r., and
Major Wilkinson Circle, No. 81,
Ladies of the G.. A. R.
The veterans and the ladies of
the circle have agreed upon a
program for the day, and the
citizens of Bemidji will join with
them in the public exercises.
The members of both organiza-
tions will meet at Odd Fellows
hall at 10 in the forenoon, where
appropriate exercises will be held
and several speeches will be
made.
At noon an elegant dinner will
be served to members of both or.
ganizations.
At 2 p. m. the G.. A. R. and
Circle members will assemble at
the hall and proceed to Green;
wood cemetery, where the G.. A.
R. Memorial day services will be
conducted latter which the graves
of several members of the Grand
Army, who are buried in Green.
wood, will be decorated with
flowers. The public is invited to
participate.
The day is one which should
appeal to every patriotic citizen
of Bemidji, and there will un-
doubtedly be a large turnout of
loyal people who will assist as far
as possible in making the SER
vices a success.
fl. W. Bailey,
Commander.
j. M. Fuller, -----
Adjutant.
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GOOD ATTRACTION -"0LE
OLSON IN SP|R|TLAND''
Carl NJ. Dalton, With His Laughable
SWede Dialect, at the City
Hall Thursday.

The funniest of all farce com.
edy absurdities, Ole Olson in
Spiritland will appear at the City
Opera house May 80. The play
is the latest and most to-date
version of the Swedish dialect
comedy and presents "Ole''
amid new surroundings. Mr..
Carl M. Dalton, who assumes
the central character of "Ole
Olson," is said to be the pos.
SCISSOR of the most perfect Swed-
ish comedy dialect yet presented
to the public, and his wit and
humor perm Gates the piece dur
ing the three acts, keeping the
audience in a perfect roar of
laughter and applause through
out the show. The supporting
company is all that could be
desired, and a large number of
clever musical and dancing spec
ialties are presented throughout
the play. The regular house
prices will prevail and reserved
seats are now on sale.
Additional local matter will be found
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Mayors Proclamation.

WHEREAS, Thursday, May
30th, is the day set aside by law
and is designated as Memorial
Day." to be observed in general
throughout the United States:
And, Whereas. Chapter rs, of
the General laws of the State
OF, Minnesota, being an act to
prohibit the dissertation of Me-
mortal Day and provide a punish.
ment for the same, said act
reads as follows:
Section 1. That the desecra.
tion of "Memorial day. the
(30th) day of May Of each year.
by the playing of games of ball,
cricket, football and other like
games, or by horse racing,
bicycle racing, automobile rae
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GRAND FORKS LUMBER co.
SECURES BIG VERDICT
Mcclure Logging Company Assessed
$78,6OO Damages for Breach of
Contract on Logging

Grand Forks Herald: The
jury in the district court at Still
water has rendered a verdict for
$78,6OO in favor of the Grand
Forks Lum ber company of this
city against the Mcclure Log
ging company of Saltwater, for
damages from a breach of con-
tract. This amount is in addition
to $38, 400 held back by the Grand
Forks company in making pay
ments to the logging company.
The case was tried hast week, as
already noted, and was given to
the jury Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The verdict was agreed
upon Sunday morning at 6
o'clock.
It appears that the logging
company some time ago agreed
to cut for the Grand Forks Lum.
ber company large amount of
logs on the Red Lake reserya,
tion, and later failed to deliver
the amount agreed upon, selling
a part of the logs instead to the
@. A. Smith Lumber company.
In making pay yment for logs de-
livered the lumber company held
back $38, 400 as partial recon.
pense for the damages sustained
in not getting the logs as agreed
upon and then brought suit for
100000 additional. The defend
ants, when they found the com,
pany meant business, offered tc
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is exceptionally talented and the
support is good. Costumes and
scenery add materially to the
success of the production and
produce the right atmosphere.
You need not be afraid to boost
the attraction. They will make
good.
'Wishing you success in your
new venture, I am
Respectfully Yours,
. B.. L. Hollister,
Mgr. Aitkin House. -
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ing, or any other sports calcu-
| lated to attract attention to such
games or sports and away from
the memorial character of said
day, within one-half mile of the
| place where memorial exercises
are in progress, IS hereby pro-
hibited and made unlawful dur
ing the hours from 10 o'clock in
the forenoon to 3 o'clock in the
afternoon Of said day, and all
saloons and other places where
Intoxicating liquors are sold,
shall be closed on said day be.
tween the hours of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon and o'clock in the
afternoon, in all cities, villages
and towns where memorial exer-
cises are being held.
Sec. 2. Any person guilty of
a violation of section 1, of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and punishable ac-
fcordingly.
r Sec. 8. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and
after it's passage.
App roved March 1, 1907.
Now, Therefore, I, J. P. Pogue,
mayor of the city of Bemid j,
county of Beltrami, state of Min
nesota, in obedience to the du-
ties imposed upon me, do hereby
proclaim, order and direct that
the provisions of said section,
shall be in all respects obeyed
and strictly enforced, and the
playing of games of ball, cricket,
foot ball and other like games,
or by horse racing, bicycle rae
ing, automobile racing, VI any
other sport calculated to attract
| attention to such games or sports
and away from the memorial
character Of such day, within
one-half mile of such place
where memorial services are in
progress, is hereby prohibited
and made unlawful during the
hours from 1Oo'clock in the fore
noon to 3 o'clock IN the afternoon
of said day, and all saloons or
other places where Intoxicating.
liquors are sold, shall be closed
on the said 30th of May, 1907,
between the hours of ten o'clock
in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, as per the provi-
sions of said chapter No. rs of
the laws of 1907.
Given under my hand this 9th
day Of May19O7.
j. P. Pogue,
Mayor Of the city of Bemidji.
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The graduating exercises Of
the Eighth grade scholars of the
Bemidji public schools will be
held at the City Opera house this
evening.
Superintendent Ritchie wishes
the Pioneer to state that the ex-
ercises will begin promptly at
$50, and that the public is urged
to be on hand before that hour,
so as not to disturb the program
by entering after the start.
The following is the program: !:
Welcome Song Glass
Invocation Thomas BroOmfield
Salutatory Legends of the Mississippi"
Willie Nay1or
CLASS History y---------- Mary Klein
Vocal Solo------. Gladys BrannOn
Essay -------.----- .-------.---- Boy Patriots
Walter Puphal
Reading ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Alice Huntosh
Instrumental Solo, Vivian Dwyer
Glass Prophecy Gladys Brannon
Valedictory- ory------------------W who Succeeds
Vivian Dwyer
Instrumental 0allie 0ligs qunni1gham ArnoId
Presentation of Diplomas
Good Night Song -------C Glass
Benediction 80 Rev. Isaac Peart
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE TO
OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT
FIRST Attraction Courtnay Morgan Stock
Company---0pening Play, "A
Woman of Mystery"

The Courtnay Morgan Stock
company, headed by the talented
actress, Miss Courtnay Morgan,
will open a three nights engage
ment at the Grand Opera House,
commencing Thursday night.
This company recently played
at Aitkin, and the manager of
the opera house there writes as
follows:
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compromise with a payment of
$500 more or a total of $75, 900.
The offer was refused by the
company and the verdict of the
jury amounts to $4,000, includ-
ing the $38,400 retained by the
company.
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"Aitkin, May 27, 'o7.

"Aitkin, May 27, '07.
Snow Bros. & Bacon, Bemidji.
Gentlemen: You are fortunate
in getting the company Of Mr..
Way, "a Woman of Mystery, !"
with Miss Courtnay Morgan for
your opening. The play is
strictly high class and will please
your best people. Miss Morgan
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500 Reward

Betram County hereby offers reward of 500 cash for
the recovery Of the hreeyearod Of John Shepherd
dead alive who disappeared from his home two miles
east Of Soway last Friday May o. The reward is open
to anyone. Join the Posse at Solway.
IVES WRIGHT,
Chairman Board County Commissioners
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Yesterday afternoon, the men
who have been untiring in the
search tried the use of a hound
from Bagley, belonging to Mr.;
Wade. The dog was taken to the
spot where the child was last
seen and given some of the
clothing belonging to the boy in
order that he could get scent.
The animal was unable to locate
any thing definite. being more of
wolf hound than a bloodhound,
and the scheme to use the dog
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Spurred on by reward o1
500 for the recovery Of the body
of the little Shepherd boy (who
has been missing from his home
near Solway since last Friday q
large posse of men have been
securing the swamp and woods
in the vicinity of the Shepherd
home today, determined to leave
nothing undone in their efforts
to locate the missing boy.
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EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES
GIVE PROGRAM TONIGHT
Exercises Will Commence Promptly al
8::30.-There Are TWenty.sK
Graduates.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Bernice Pendergast
Shirley Knox
Ida Cell
Inez Woodruff
Mildred Woodruff
Montgomery McConkey
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BOY STILL MISSING

Large Posse of Men Still Fail Find Any Trace Of the Miss
ing Shepherd Child, Near Solway.--.Hound Fails in an
Attempt to Find Trail.'TWo Square Miles
Have Been Thoroughly Gone Over.
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A FIRE AT CASS LAKE;
BUILDING is INSURED
EarIy-Morning Blaze Causes Loss oil
$500, Which Is Covered by
Insurance.

Cass Lake, May 29.-(Special
to Pioneer. )-The Spillan build
ing. opposite the Voice Office, was
totally destroyed by fire, early
this morning.
The flames had gained con.
siderable headway before one of
the landseekers waiting in front
of the U. S. land Office noticed
them. An alarm was soon turned
in, but 1t was beyond human
power to save the building from
total destruction.
There was no one in the build
ing at the time the fire started,
and it's origin is a mystery. The
loss is estimated at $500, which
is fully covered by insurance.
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Barber Shops Close at Noon.
The Pioneer is informed that
the barber shops of the city will
close at noon tomorrow.
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Additional local matter will be found
On fourth page.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
THE Y. M. c. A.
 COUNTRY CIRCUS

It has been proven that the Amer ican people like sensations. The great leap the gap to be performed by Ray Pew, in the Y. M c. A. country circus at Forest Park, May 3, is most sensational. After dashing down a steep incline the young man in his tiny machine is hurled like a rocket through space and lands on small platform just large enough for the machine. Master Horace Bays, Pine Bluffs boy acrobat, and Harry Stew art in his high wire act will be star performers of the circus.
 Those enjoying hearty laugh should see "A Night in Bug g-House. 'How Buster Brown Handles a Duel" is also laugh getter. The clown band will be one of the features of the parade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
! BRIEF MENTION. .
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w. R. Walters was a Little Rock visitor yesterday.
 l.. B. Hart of Little Rock is here calling on friends. w. E. Walker and wife of Camden are visiting in Pine Bluff. J. c. Roberts of Wabbaseka IS among the visitors in the city.
 c. A. Kent of Lynchburg, Va, is a guest at the Hotel Jefferson.
 II. B. Abdill of Gould, Ark, is trans acting business in the city today.
 w. T. Coakley of Little Rock IS among the visitors in the city today.
 E. w. Farrar, a prominent mill man of Rison, is in the city today.
 G. B. Rose and W. T. Black of Lit tie Rock are business visitors in tb } city today.
 J. c. Baird of Homer, La, is among the business visitors ill the city to- day.
 County Judge James Gould was a
  day.
 l.. Kimball, prominent citizen )f Arkansas City, is among the visitors in the city.
 Harry s. Oliver and wife of Chica- go are among the late arrivals at the Hotel Jefferson
 J. T. Mitchell and J. P. Findley of Portland, Ark, are registered at the Hotel Jefferson.
 Leon Eilbott of Altheimer, is ex- pected home today after spending a week in Memphis.
 Miss Victoria Harrell, the talented society girl, is in Little Rock visiting friends. Miss Harrell will sing at l concert there this week.
 Cashier A. D. Foster has returned from Shreveport, La., and Birming- ham, Ala At Shreveport MT. Foster attended the annual convention of the Louisiana bankers and met many old friends at the gathering. At Birming- ham he was the guest of friends for several days.
 Mrs. Fred l.. Dilley left today for Fort Worth, Texas, where she will De he guest of friends for a few weeks. She will be one of the honored guests It a fashionable box party to be giv- en in that city upon the appearance of Mrs. Leslie Carter there next week. Mrs. Dilley will also be entertained by relatives and friends at Tyler Tex, before her return to the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
SOCIAL DANCE.

will be given under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at their magnificent hall, No. PIG 1-2 West Second avenue, April 24. The success of the social affairs given by this order is we'll known, and this will be no exception to the rule .and the management will sur pass all previous efforts for the dance of April A. A good time guaranteed. Admission 75c, re- treatments served.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
EIGHTY-EIGHTH
 ANNIVERSARY

The three Odd Fellow lodges of the city, Pine City, Jefferson and Rebekah will celebrate their eighty eighth anniversary of Odd Fellow ship Thursday evening at their hall on West Barraque street. In addi- tion to the rendition of a carefully prepared program, the laldies Of threw a tumbler and an ink-well Odd Fellows and their families and friends are invited
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
SCARLET FEVER

Please take nu:.c We f've 1b- stalled the rest renavato' a'd sterilzer knp'yl to us for clat:i,l'.:, the germs e"pm carpets Gno mat tresses wher diseases always bre" We will cal! and set your work and deliver sane in :ho best shape our prices will b, right. Cal old 'pho'.e S96: new, 49. Yours tr serve,
 TURNER PEDD-NI FA:TORv,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

ECK, THE PHOTOGRAPHER, WILL GO TO HIS MONTICELLO GALLERY THIS SUMMER AS USUAL; WILL CLOSE HIS GALLERY IN PINE BLUFF JUNE THE FIRST. IF YOU WISH ANY KIND OF PHOTO WORK MADE LIKE ECK MAKES IT, HAVE TT DONE NOW.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

Pine Bluff ball team vs. Hot Springs at Hot Springs Sunday. Round trip $1.50. Leave 8 a. m. Return 10 D.. m. Help the local baseball association
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

-E'or sale, gas stove. Apply PIP 1-2 Nainut.
 For iron fences of all kinds call syn A. A. LeLaurin.
 For Rent-Nice newly-furnishe aront rooms; central; only three .Sgocks from court house. Address
 ca're Graphic.
 --For sale-Furniture for three sl-xaom cottage for sale cheap. Also &4-st class machine. Call sos East s's ss'ss.ia is xth avenue.
 Wanted-Experience bookkeeper ~sants set of book to keep at night. &sYYarges moderate Instruction given .Rseginners; also expert. Address E., Nrare Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

Pine Bluff ball team vs. Hot Springs at Hot Springs Sunday. Round trip $1.50. Leave s a. m. Return 10 D. m. Help the local baseball association
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
Everybody will go on the P. B. and Western excur- sion Sunday to see the local boys play ball.

The Cotton Belt pay checks arriy- ed here yesterday and nearly S10,000 was distributed among the local Cot- ton Belt employees. This amount does not include the road employees of the company. such as engineers, tiremen. brakemen, etc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24

-Wanted-Two or three unfur- nished rooms for light housekeep- ing, address M, care Graphic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-24
48 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. "
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D. w. Boyce devotes his time to sx.slts.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
RATHER AND KINGSNAKE.
story of n Strange Battle to the
Death on an Arizona Desert.

ono Of the iiercest and most sanEunary
battles 10 tho death between a large rat
tlesnake and kingsnake ever witnessed
took place in the edge Of the great palm
forest south Of Yucca. Ariz.. few days
ago
K. +. Wheeler superintendent Of the Big
Sandy Mining Company, and two COM
paUious were driving from signal TO Cas-
tenadas Well and found the snakes in
fierce combat in the road. according to
the MOlaye Miner For more than an
hour they watched the tide Of battle with
unusual interest. The snakes fought war
iIy. seeking advantages. but Ike a flash
the kingsnake gripped the rattler close
20 the head and was folding itself coil
after coil around the body Of its antag-
guist. Near the middle Of the rattler the
Hngsna6e had formed a running knot OF
-s body Ike a figure s. and in its creepy
folds was soon crushing out the others
life.
With a desperate effort the rattler freed
IT'S head from the grip Of the klngsnake
and like a flash Of ligkt was sinking its
deadly fangs into thes others body Time
after time the rattlers head quiyered and
flashed as it struck its poisOn-fecked
faugs against the sides Of the writhing
E.lEsuake. until at last they becam.
fastened in its body. requiring an effort %
loosen the hold. During all this time the
snakes were writhing and beating up the
sands cf the road into such "a cloud of
dust thar their movements could scarcely
Dee followed.
Soon i- developed that it was but a
matter Of q little time until the king
snake crushed out the life OF the r4ttIer.
as fe asaiu had him IN his deadly folds
and again eripped him close 10 the head.
The hour being late in the afternoon.
Mr. Wheeler and companions placed the
snakes, still locked In their deadly coils.
into box and took them to Castenada s
Well. whore they were dumped ont and
the fight continued. Within an hour the
RATHER was crushed into an inert mass
The kinssnake. realizing that his fee
was dead. proceeded 20 investigate and
smCllCd his old enemy over carefully from
head 90 tail One Of the men had re-
moved the rattles from the rattlesuake
toward the last of the battle. and the
stump was still bleeding As the king
snake came 70 the bleeding stump. his
body writled and sweIled and his head
raised and swayed from side 10 side and
then descended on the luckless tail with
an angry swish. Then without furthe.
ceremony he proceeded % swallow his
late enemy in the most approved Cani.
halistic manner.
The hard-fought battle had been won
and the victor having disposed of the
spoil, siuggish'y and weariIy dragged its
battered and bleeding frame into a near
by bush. there to digest The dinner il had
so hardly Won Four hours had been con-
sUmed I'm the battle and degluution OF
the yanQuished rattler
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
THE SHORTEST SOLDIER.
How Young kansan Under the Re
quired Height Got Into the Army.

Charles I. Dagan. Of Keats. Kans.. a
young army recruit who enlisted in Kan
sas city and left with q squad Of recruits
for Jefferson Barracks near st. Louis. is
probably the shortest soldier in the United
States army SAYS the Kansas City Jour
nal His height is . feet inches. He
was accepted only on the reCommenda-
tion of President Roosevelt, to whom he
wrote explaining The situation after he
had been rejected on account Of his height
at the auxiliary recruiting station at To-
peka early in April
Dagan had entertained the hope Of be-
coming a soldier for number Of years.
He is now twenty-five. and, having no
one dependent upon him. he went 70 the
recruiting station TO enter the service.
He passed rigid examination save for
his height, but the news that for this rea-
son he could not become a soldier did not
deter him. He had decided to become one.
and promptly wrote TO President Roose-
Welt explaining the situation. He made an
earnest appeal to the Chief Executive.
and the frank. earnest manner in which
he couched his plea seemed to strike the
President as that of a man who would
make a good soldier.
This is probably the first instance of an
acceptance of an application for enlist
ment in the army when a discrepancy of
two inches in the required height existed.
The minimum height, as stipulated by the
War Department. is feet 4 inches.
Dagan is of almost perfect build, weighs
130 pounds. and has a fiye-inch chest ex-
pansion. He expressed a desire to enlist
in the cavalry and be sent to the Philip
pines. At jefferson Barracks he will be
assigned to a regiment Of cavalry under
orders or preparing for orders for Philip
pine service.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
Care of Baggnge in ENGLAND.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin,
$50 you are going abroad eh?" said a
railroad man, We'll, watch your luggage
over there. The system is abominable.
''They don't. you know have our simple
and satisfactory check system. In Eng
land. for instance. no one is responsible
for your luggage but yourself. You get
porter to.p put it in the baggage car, and
when you reach your destination You
pick it out with another porter's help.
put it on a cab and drive off. Any one
could steal IT, Often luggage thefts occur.
I often wondered why the English rail-
roads. which in many respects are so
good. didn't adopt our American check
system. Last year, asking an English
railroad man. l found out
IF the English roads adopted the check
system they would be responsible for lug
gage, as our roads are. The English law
does not make them responsible There
fore. Of course. they do nothing that viii
lay such a responsibility upon them. But
they acknowledge that our luggage sys-
tenn is fine. while theirs is execrable. And
they have a registering -systeT-a mere
begging Of the question--for which you
have to payi extra