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driving is one of the big ones with the boiler and firebox extending far back into the cab This makes a corner in- to which the engineer is cooped while running his train. When he yelled to his fireman he stepped back and was thrown between his cab and the ten der from where he fell to the tracks. l The weight and strength of the en- I zine prevented 1t from buckling on him and he escaped with few bruises ' and cuts and is now at his home in ! no danger He was in wreck about i two years ago and sustained injuries at that time that laid him up for months.
 ] When Engineer Johnson's engine struck the up-bound one 1t toppled over onto it's side, pinning the engin- eer beneath the wreckage injuring him so badly that he died before he could be taken out. He was frightful- ly crushed, both legs and nearly every bone in his body being broken. His back, stomach and head were terribly cut and bruised and Medical Examiner Barnett of Orange, who arrived short ly after the accident, stated that death must have been almost instantaneous. His body was taken to the undertak- ing rooms of Pierce, Graham & Hayes 1 in West Haven He leaves a wife and two children
 Mr. Johnson's fireman was the most badly injured, and is now in the hos lpital in a serious condition When his engine crashed into the other he was also pinned in the wreckage. He was taken out unconscious and sent to the hospital His injuries consist of compound fracture of the left arm, large yapping wound in his left leg and large cuts on his body and head. His right leg, and arm were badly wrenched and his back sprained. It IS feared that he may also be injured in- ternally Unless he Is 1t Is stated at the hospital that he will recover. His condition was such yesterday after noon that he could not be seen for his version of the wreck, or to explain if he cans his late engineers action in running hy the siding.
 AFTER THE CRASH.
 Immediately after the accident hap pened the wrecker and a special train were sent 70 the scene and the injured and nthnI nagsep para nrn1i onf hack 4n
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DEATHS FROM CHOLERA

St. Petersburg, Sept. 15.-Four fresh cases of cholera. of which three were fatal, have been reported from Moscow and that vicinity, The government of Viatka is declared to be infected with fhe disease.
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MANY IMMIGRANTS.

St. Petersburg. Sept 15,--A telegram here from Riazan sa"s that 5O1 ,Oo0 emigrants have passed through there since the beginning of the year. bound for Siberia.
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Washington, Sept. 15.-Foreeast for Monday and Tuesday:-
 For New England: Fair Monday and Tuesday, light to fresh south winds,
 For Eastern New York; Fair Mon- day and Tuesday; light winds mostly
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FIREMAN Fow1ER's STORY.

Fireman Fowler of the up train was seen at his home during the afternoon and stated that Engineer Johnson had either miscalculated the speed of his train or that it had gotten away from him on the down grade Where the accident happened he stated, the road takes a sharp curve but had Johnson had his train in control as he should, he would have had plenty of time to stop before hitting the other The engines came together on the side farthest from him, and he says that but for the warning of his engineer he would undoubtedly have been killed As usual, he says he was leaning out watching the crossover when Engin- ger Blakeslee yelled to him to look out. He had just time to reaca the platform between the engine and ten der when the other engine came onto thm and he was thrown out into the ditch and away from the engine.
 BhAKESLEE HAS MARVELLOUS Es-
 CA3B.
 Engineer Blakeslee.s escape was most miraculous. The engine he was
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AFTER THE CRASH.

Immediately after the accident hap pened the wreoker and a special train were sent 70 the scene and the injured and other passengers brought back to this city where they were either cared
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schedule all upbound trains must take the siding while those coming to this city pass it by When 1t so happens that the up train is late the train down lis supposed to hold up and wait for 1t and under no circumstances, unless by special order to pass by, or take the siding itself What Engineer John sons purpose was in running by or whether he was unable to stop his train is not known nor will be until after an investigation into the wreck has been held by Coroner Mix at 10 o'clock this morning. x According to all reports, the blame for the accident seems to rest with Engineer Johnson, In the first place he had no right to pass the siding and again on statements of his conductor W. G. Barnes, he was given three sig nals to stop before the siding was reached and although he answered all three on his whistle the train gave no sign of slackening speed until the crash came. In addition to the signals on the bell rope Conductor Barnes says he went to his emergency valve, but just as he opened it the engines met
 ACCORDING TO ENGINEER WAT
 ROUS.
 | Tn these statements he is corroborat- ed by Engineer Watrous who is now lying at his home with two broken ribs. MT. Watrous was coming down from his weekly run at Plttsfield rid 1 ing the smoker, and as he passed cer- 1 tain landmarks near the siding says he felt something was going to hap pen. He heard the conductors sig nals and when they were disregarded he himself jumped for the emergency valve in his car. but before he could reach it the trains came together He was thrown back against the seats and his ribs broken. With him was Fire man McLawrenoe who also attempted to reach the valve and he is now in the hospital with a fractured arm and | his head badly cut and bruised. Both say the train was running at an un- usual rate of speed, especially for that section of the road where the accident happened Mr Watrous was taken to the hospital, but was afterward sent to his home.
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THREE INJURED TAKEN 10 NEW HAVEN H0sPTAE LATER TAKEN HOME

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WEATHER RECORD.

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Engineer Blakeslee's escape was most miraculous. The engine he was
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06
The Political Pot.

Iberville South. Well, now,
let us tell you kindly, Colonel
Theodore. don't go so raving mad
when the boys shout "Hurrah
for Sanders. They just can't
help themselves. They all love
Jared, you know, and they will
shout even at your meetings.
You cannot change the nature
of people. They will yell foi
the fellow they like.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06

Baton Rouge Truth: With the
first days of September General
Leon Jastremski will open his
campaign in earnest. "A stern
chase is a long chase" is a true
if trite saying but the General
will make up for lost time and
perhaps add little more ginger
to the campaign. Go for them,
General, and if you win a good
man will be Governor.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06
Lost and Pound.

Lost. between $3.50 p. M, yes
terday and noon to-day, . bilious
attack, with nausea and sick head
ache. This loss was occasioned
by finding ct all druggists q box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Guaranteed for biIiousness, mai
aria and jaundics. CSC.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06

Franklin Waterman: L b e
news comes from New Iberia
that Congressman Broussard has
let go his frozen grip on the
political fence rail, and landed in
the Wilkins on enclosure. Bob'sa
scrapper on the hastings and the
fight on the Goyernorship will
grow more vigorous with each
sunset. All of the straddlers will
please get down and scream until
their cheeks burst with enthu-
siasm for either candidate. 1t is
said that both of our Senators
favor Sanders, and if this is so,
the mixing up by Broussard will
force both McEnery and Foster
in the field, when the fur will fly
in all directions, and the roar of
battle will be more noisy than
anything that has TRANSFERRED in
Louisiana since the bclching at
Chalmette.
One advantageous feature of
the campaign is that the people
will be thoroughly posted and
therefore be IN a position to
Judge intelligently as to the best
thing for Louisiana. This fact
does not prevent US from be-
lieying that Brother Wilkinson
will possess vastly more extern
sive store of experience after the
''mud guns are spiked.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06

Monroe Star: Jared Sanders
is so far ahead in the guberna-
torial race that Mr.. L. Wilkinson
will never be able to even get
within hailing distance. L. w.
will be cIassed along with the
"also ran" bunch. just remem-
Der this prediction and give us
credit for it next January. The
real race is between General
Jastremski and Mr.. Sanders.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06

Rising S.ar: If there is any
thing in the old adage that still
water runs deep, Jastremski must
be getting close to the bottom
while Sanders and Wilkinson are
busily engaged in personalities.
The people do not want that kind
of a Governor for the glorious
state of Louisiana, they should
meet in some good quiet place
and settle these little differences
among themselves and then 60
after the gubernatorial honors.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-06

Baton Rouge State: Wilkin-
son became tremendously excited
at Marthaville because the firm
of which Sanders is a member
once had a case for the American
Sugar Refining Company, COM
monty called the "Sugar Trust. !"
Does Mr.. Wilkinson believe Mr..
Sanders is any more disqualified
for Office in Louisiana by reason
of that. than he, Wilkinson,
is disqualified by the fact
that his entire sugar product is
annually sold to the sugar trust,
and that the sugar trust has him
at its mercy financially? As a
matter of fact the sugar trust. as
an entity, is never conscious of
absorbing Mr.. Wilkinson's yearly
crop of cane-but no more so is
it conscious that Mr.. Sanders
once drew brief il. its behalf in
a suit that the Louisiana Supreme
Court decided was just and right.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01

Every Energy Will Re Put Forth Make Fair Be Held
Here One of Best Ever Held in North Country.
Horse Races Last Two Days .

The preliminary work of preparing
for the holding of the second annual
fair of the Beltrami County Agricul-
tural association, such as fixing the
dates and electing officers, has been
completed, and the actual work of
arranging the program, issuing the
preumium list, etc., is we'll under
way. The effective work of arrang-
ing the fair was given a great
impetus yesterday, when a special
meeting of the board of directors
was held at the court house in this
city.
The meeting was we'll attended,
and there was a healthy interest
shown in the fair project.
A general discussion of ways and
means, program, erecting of build
ings, getting out the premium list
and advertising matter and many
other minor matters in connection
with the fair were taken up and
discussed. The meeting was very
harmonious one, there being a gen.
eral desire manifested to make the
fair to be held in this city on Sept.
26-27-28 one of the most successful
meets ever given in the north half
of the state.
AS Secretary George Kirk had
stated he would not have the time
necessary to devote to the fair, it
was decided to elect another secre-
tary, and A. G. Rutledge of Bemidji
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
NEWS FROM LAKE SIDE
AND GRAND FORKS BAY
People Living on Beautiful Lake Be-
midi Are Enjoying Their Outings
to the Utmost.

August 1.
Philip Bangs and Miss Joe Hall
were passengers on the noon train
for Maple Lake.
H. S. Chase, Jr., of the Bemidji
Cash Shoe Store, is i'll at his home
at Grand Forks Bay.
Mrs. Kelsy and children, from
Grand Forks, arrived today and will
remain couple of weeks at the
Williams cottage at Lake Side.
Miss Beatrice Bolton and Miss
jeanette Rex of Grand Forks, who
have been visiting Miss Blanch
Sorley at the Bay, leave today for
Duluth.
Steve Collins and family, who
have been occupying the Wolfe
cottage at Grand Forks Bay for the
past month, return today for their
home in Grand Forks. They report
a very pleasant time, and are well
pleased with Lake Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
Many Transcients in the City.

There are many transcient visitors
in Bemidji these days, and it is not
without some inconvenience that
they are all provided with accom-
modations.
A visit to the different hotels of
the city show that all are we'll filled,
although there are always a few
rooms reserved for those who may
arrive during the day or night.
Many of the visitors are here for
the purpose of enjoying an outing on
Lake Bemidji and it's tributaries,
while the laboring class are employed
on the many public improvements
that are being made about the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
Surprised at Growth of Bemidii.

B. A. Arneson, who lives at Arne
son postofice, on the shores of Lake
of the Woods, was a visitor in the
city yesterday and was transactine
business at the county auditors
office.
Mr.. Arneson lives 1O4 miles
exactly north of the city of Bemidji
at the northernmost point in Bel
trami county. He has resided al
Arneson for the past thirteen years.
and this was his first trip to Bemidji
since he began living on Lake o1
the Woods. Mr.. Arneson was
greatly surprised at the rapid strides
made by Bemidji since the town was
started.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
THE PURPLE BOOK" PAYS r
COMPLIMENTS TO BEMIDJI
Says That Bemid Elks Are Among the Salt of the Earth
and Gives the Jester Farm, on Lake Plantagnet,
Splendid Boost.

BILLY" Hunts Purple Book" for
July contains the following write
up of AL" TESTERS farm, on Lake
Plantagnet, which is literally
sprinkled with good-natured jollying
of the local bunch of Elks:
did you ask How do like farm
ing?' I don't think 1 can stand it
any longer than lifetime. It's
simply awful on hot day to lie on
the beach and let the minnows
tickle the bottoms of your feet.
Stand it? Say, I went to Bemidji
last week for the first time in a
month, and they had to put a blanket
over my head to get me up to train.
They are building a crate to take me
to Saltwater with the Bemidji boost
ers in August"
Elks from all over northwestern
Minnesota are focking in on Bro.
TESTERS summer cottage farm, and
returning, speak in the highest terms
of him and his lovely wife as host
and hostess. Crookston frequently
sends punches of Elks down there,
and AL simply can't do the chores"
about the farm while he sees antlers
browsing about. He outfits them
with fishing tackle, rows their boats,
shows them where the fish delight to
haunt, and assists them in every way
to have a good time. And when
they do not catch any fish, which is
almost invariably the case, he slips
nice string to them and frames up a
tale which they are to repeat when
they reach home. He did this for
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
BODY OF DENNIS :O'NEIL
MANGLED BY A LOG TRAIN
O'Nei Who Had Been Drinking, Went to Sleep on the
N. & l. Railroad Track at Blackjack Last Night
and Waslforn to Pieces. .l-~.-

Blackduck, Aug. 1.-(Special to
Pioneer. )-While he was evidently
lying in the middle of the railroad
track, oblivious to his surroundings
through the effects of indulgence in
intoxicating liquors, Dennis O'Neil,
who lives at Funk lake, half mile
south of Blackduck, was last night
run over by a north-bound logging
train and his body mangled and
ground into a shapeless mass that
would never have been identified
but for the presence of the unfort-
unate mans shepherd dog, which
remained by the dead body of its
master and would not leave until led
away by those who discovered the
remains. - ..<' . .'"-4
No one witnessed the manner in
which O'Neil met his death, but
investigation shows that he was
undoubtedly killed by logging train
that passed through Blackjack from
Bemidji enroute to Funkley for logs.
The logging train was in charge
of Conductor John Hurley, and Otto
Morken was at the lever in the
engine. '..- ~. ~s..-.- 81.
Morken states that when he was
but a short distance from Blackjack
on the run from Bemidji north, he
observed a black object ahead, but
was certain that it was a porcupine,
as the train kills many of these
animals, which move too slowly to
get off the track. The-night was
very dark, and, as there was no
movement near the black object,
the engineer thought no more about
the matter until he got down from
his cab at Funkley, when he dis
covered that the pilot of the engine
and the wheels were covered with
blood, and pieces of flesh were
adhering to the iron.
1t was decided to place the brake
man on the pilot on the return trip
from Funkley, with instructions tc
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was chosen.
Owing to. the death of w. H.
Roberts, treasurer of:the association,
the office of treasurer was declared
vacant and R. H. Schumacher was
elected to fill the une&pired term of
Mr.. Roberts,
The following committees we're
appointed by President Wright:
Finance-W. N. Bowser, R. C.
spooner, F. S. Lycan, J. D.. Lunn,
w. E. Neal.
.Buildings-Wes Wright, Thomas
Newby, ]. P. Pogue. ~.
Premium List. G. Townsend,
DR.. .Warninger, A. G. Rutledge.
Superintendent Of grounds during
fair-L. c. Townsend -
Advertising and transportation
c. ]. Pryor, C. c. Christianson, E.
L. Oberg. ..@.
Entertainment and arrangements
(also to solicit exhibits and do
general 'boosting'')-W. E. Neal,
L. G. Townsend, Wes Wright. F. O.
Sibley, Joseph H. Wagner, A. o.
Johnson, George Gunderson, A. B.
Palmer, William Lennon, John G..
Morrison, Jr., ]. P. Pogue.
The secretary was instructed to
notify ]. w. Speelman of Buena
Vista of the dates for holding the
fair. Mr.. Speelman is secretary of
Beltrami County Old Settlers asso-
citation, and the old settlers will hold
their annual meeting in conjunction
with the county fair. Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
". H. ROBERTS FUNERAL
TO Be HELD TOMORROW
Body Will Arrive Tonight, and Masons
Will Have Charge of
Services.

1t is the intention of those having
the matter in charge to hold the
funeral of the late w. H. Roberts
tomorrow afternoon, the services to
be conducted at the house, 500 Lake
Boulevard. The Bemidji lodge of
Masons will have charge of the
services, which will be the Masonic
service.
The body will be inferred in
Greenwood cemetery.
The members of the Masonic
lodge will assemble at Masonic hall
at o'clock in the afternoon and
march in body to the house.
1t is expected that the body will
arrive from Chicago either this even
ing or sometime tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
N. E. Evans Dead,

M. E. Evans, aged as years, died
this morning at S o'clock, at his
home in this city, after years ill
ness with jaundice.
Mr.. Evans has lived in this CITY
with his family for the last five years,
during which time he tended bar.
He was quite we'll known and uni.
versally liked.
Deceased is survived by his wife
and one child.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
forenoon at 10 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Evans, near the Red Lake
depot, and the body will be inferred
in Greenwood cemetery.
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keep a sharp eye on the track ahead,
to discover if possible what the
engine had run over. -.
The engine took water at the
Blackduck watertank, at about
1890, and then backed up. in order
to take a run for the hill south of
town. When the train had gone
about a half mile south of Blackduck,
the brakeman noticed something on
the track, but could not distinguish
the nature of the object.
The train was stopped, and it was
discovered that the mangled remains
of the man were lying on the track.
The body was cut in several pieces,
lengthwise, and otherwise horribly
mutilated, making sickening sight.
Lying beside the bundle Of human
flesh and clothing was handsome
shepherd dog.
Conductor Hurley went back to
the village and summoned Mayor
Dade and others, who quickly
reached the scene of tie accident.
The dog was recognized by Black
duck people as being the property of
Dennis O'Neil, and parts Of the
clothing were also identified as hay-
ing been worn by O'Neil.
Residents of Blackduck assert that
O'Neil had been in the village all
yesterday afternoon and last even
ing and that he had been drinking
heavily while in town.
DR.. Moses. Strathern of Mime
apolis, who is visiting in Blackjack,
stated that he had seen O'Neil lying
in the wagon road in a drunken
stupor, earlier in the evening, and
Ralph Gardner also testified to the
same thing. - n =
O'Neil was young man, being
about 80 years of age, and lived with
his mother, Mrs. jenkins, at Funk
lake, half mile south of Blackduck.
Deputy Coroner Lahr of Bemidji
was sent for to investigate the affair.
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Work on Extension Satisfactory.

J. P. Dougherty, member of the
contracting firm of Demsey &
Dougherty, who are building the
Big Falls international Falls exten-
sion of the M. & I. railway, came up
from Minneapolis last evening and
after taking supper here went on
through to Big Falls.
Mr.. Dougherty states that while
there were early reports that the
road would have been completed
into the boundary town by July .4th
he was we'll aware of the fact that il
would be much later, and that the
work has been completed just a:
rapidly as he at first thought wa:
possible.
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and the beautiful strains of melody
Hoated over the waters until the
very frogs hushed their croakings
and bent their emerald heads in rapt
attention.
Say, Old Bill Elk, if you want to
know what good warm, kindly hearts
there are in the world you want to
get mixed up with this Crookston-
Bemidji bunch. If there is a dead
hair on your head, it will instantly
drop out at sight of these noble fel-
lows.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01
SheriffS Invited to Attend

Sheriff Thomas Bailey has issued the sheriff in
the Minnesota
Shelfs Association, which will be held
"BEuDu, MIMI, AUG. /, 1907.
"DEAR
"The Mnnesoa
second annual 10TH
nave no doubt already received invitation the the association
attend the Business
meeting August 18th and for this
the state be
As to the outing have that everything will be this
feature OF the meeting pleasant outing
and safe the Association choosing
spen couple days. The Commercial Club Of the hands
and assure that nothing will left shenfs
pleasant agreeable
e" do not consider
we excellent
get better acquainted establish
each There
each other sheifs
~ that
as attend this meeting and extend cordial
invitation to yon the nd
hndy advise whether will be will about
how for
Trusting that will that time am
"YoWs truly,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-01

of : the First National bank, which.
will be held tomorrow afternoon at,
2 O'Clock, the, banks will close
tomorrow at 1 o'clock and remain
closed the balance of the day. =.
w. L.: Brooks,
Cashier Lumbermen's National Bank.
R. H. Schumacher,
Cashier First National Bank.
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Wiley Phillips of Crookston, in June
and went so far as to furnish Wiley
with supply of mosquito bites just
to make it realistic.
The Bemidji E]ks' quartet was
over at Aps place this month. This
famous musical organization, con-
sisting of Bro. Chas. Decker, AL
Jester, Fred Jordon and Bill Wilson,
got into a boat in the moonlight,