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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-11
FAMOUS |MPERS0AATOR
and A HARP|ST COMING
Second Number Of Lyceum Course,
Wednesday Evening, Should Be of
Exceptional Merit.

The third entertainment in the
lyceum course which is being given
this winter under the auspices of
the Presbyterian ladies the Lucey-
DeBona combination, consisting of
T. Elmore Lucey, poet and reader,
and Signor Francesca DeBona, har.
pist, who will give their entertain
ment at the city hall Wednesday
evening, December II.
Both of these performers are of
countrywide fame.
Of T. Elmore Lucey, Wichata
(Kansas) Beacon says:
Looking all the world like the
poet, Riley, he recites verses of his
own making that brings hearers
near his heart. He is a great i'm
personator, as is evidenced by his
lightning art in making up for such
characters as the immortal Lincoln.
Pope Leo, Bill Nye and many other
notables."
Alice Genevieve Smith, demon
strator of the harp, Chicago, says of
Signor Francesca DeBona, the har-
pist:
Signor Francesca DeBona is a
harpist of unusual ability. He has
a clean, brilliant, technic, together
with full, rich tone, making him
one of the most perfect players to
whom I have ever listened. He
has a charming personality and is a
gentleman of merit"
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CALLED TO WASHINGTON:
RATE CASE WITNESSES
Lumbermen and Railroad Officials of
the Northwest Will Testify at
National Capital.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Lumber-
men and railroad men from the
the Northwest are arriving in Wash
ington for the important lumber
rate cases which are to be taken up
by the interstate commerce COM
mission at it's meeting Wednesday.
]. M. Hannaford of the Northern
Pacific; ]. C. Stubs of the Hartman
lines; ]. G.. Woodwork, traffic man
ager of the Northern Pacific; w. w.
Broughten, traffic manager of the
Great Northern, and many other
railroad men are here or on the way.
Forty-two witnesses have been
subp9nad from the Pacific coast,
and many from the Twin Cities.
c.. M. Stafford and c. A. Vest are
expected to reach Washington today.
A. A. D. Rain of Minneapolis is
already here.
The hearings involve the increase
in lumber rates from the Pacific
Coast and it is expected that four
days will be required for the taking
of all testimony.
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of (newspapers) regulated families"
and we hasten to apologize for Colo
mel Allen of the Sentinel.
We are told that Peter Lindberg
has grievance against the pub
Usher of the Sentinel on account of
an article that appeared in the last
issue of the Sentinel, wherein it was
stated, in substance, that Sheriff
Bailey had taken Mr.. Lindberg to
Saltwater, because Peter had plead
guilty to the crime of having stolen
a Savage rifle from Palmer's livery
stable at Solway.
Now, we know that the Colonel
would not have said that, had he
been fully informed in the prem
ises.
The facts are that Mr. Lindberg
accompanied Sheriff Bailey to Still
water as assistant to the sheriff in
taking prisoner to the state "pen''
for the crime mentioned; and the
Colonel simply got twisted in the
premises, and will probably apollo.
gize.
Forget it, Pete.
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MUNN AND MATHIESON ARE
COMPOSED AND CONFIDENT
Men Who Are Now Awaiting the Carrying Out Of the
Death Sentence on Februa1 Sth. Believe They
Will Not Swing.

when Mr.. Torrance will take up
Matbieson's case with the board.
The relatives of Merton S. Mum
have been very active in his behalf,
and it is understood that they will
move for new trial of his case.
They state that they have some new
evidence in the case that should
have weight in the application for
new trial.
County Attorney Henry Funkley
says but little concerning Mum or
Mathieson, and is willing to let the
matter rest as it is with the board of
pardons.
The men were duly tried and con-
victed bya jury, which was only Sc
lected after due questioning and con-
sideration of every man who sat on
the case. These juries found both
men guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. In the case of Mathieson, the
jury recommended the mercy of the
court in passing sentence.
When Judge McClenahan SEN
fenced Mum and EMathieson, be
went over the cases of each in
thorough manner, as he told both
men and their attorneys. In SEN
fencing Mum, the Judge stated that
he had tried in every possible man
ner to find mitigating circumstances
Cnntinued on I.ast PAGE
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MUCH BUSINESS I'm OFFICE '
OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR
The Closing of the Years Business of the County and
Preparing Records for Next Year Necesstates
Large Amount of Labor.

The work of concluding the busi-
ness for this county for the past
year, and preparing the records in
shape for the beginning of 1908,
causes an immense amount of labor
in the office of County Auditor Will
mann, and he has been forced to
engage the services of several COM
petent helpers in order that the
work may be completed in due time,
and he now has in the office Misses
Dottie Kiehm, deputy; 10. Hegg,
BerniCe Pendergast and Bertha Ben
son.
Mr.. Wilmann yesterday declared
the forfeited tax sale closed. This
sale has been going on since Novem-
Der II, aud the last three tracts
which the county auditor was offer
ing were sold yesterday. The best
sales were made at the beginning of
the sale. Mr.. Wilmann must make
a report to the state of these sales,
which he has been keeping open so
as to dispose of as many tracts as
possible.
The auditor and his staff are very
busy with taking cafe of the end-of-
the-year work of the office. This is
no small task, and is being done
very expeditiously.
The record of the recent meeting
of the board of county commissioners
is being made out and transcribed
The financial statement of the
county affairs for the current year
is now in the course of preparation
and the county auditor announces
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AS the intervening time passes
and the date approaches for the
carrying out of the death sentences
imposed upon Merten S. Mum and
Peter Mathieson, convicted murder
ers, there is cor siderable specula-
ton as to whether the attorneys
and friends of the men will be able
to secure new trials or commuta-
tions of sentences to life imprison-
ment for either or both of the men.
Governor Johnson has set Friday,
February 9TH, 1908, as the date
when the sheriff of Beltrami county
shall execute the two men, and, as
the time passes and the date draws
nearer, the public is becoming in
terested as to the possibility that
they may not swing.
G. NJ. Torrance of this city, attor-
ney for Mathieson, has strong hopes
that he will secure Communication
of his clients sentence to life i'm
prisonment. It is understood that
he has several afddavits bearing on
the case that will possibly have
weight with the board of pardons
in applying for the lessening of the
severity of the penalty for the crime
of which Mathieson was convicted.
The board of pardons will not
meet until some time in January,
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that he expects to have the same
ready to be considered by the county
commissioners at the first meeting in
January, which is very early date.
The county auditor expects to
receive the assessment books for
1908 in a few days, when the work
of transcribing the record for next
years assessments will be COM
menced. There will be about sixty.
six books.
There has just been prepared a
report to the state auditor of taxes
collected-of state revenue, state
schools and state lands collections.
The matter of hunting licenses,
the auditor reported to Carlos Avery,
the executive agent for the State
Game and Fish Commission, showing
a large increase in the number of
licenses taken out this year over
last year. There we're 446 licenses
issued this year by the county audi
tor, as against 29O last year, show
ing a gain of 156.
During the last three months the
auditor has been taking back taxes
for land in Clearwater county,
which was formerly part of Beltrami
county. The amount collected is
some $4,000. AS result of these
collections several of the school dis
tricts of Cleaawatea county will get
as their share an amount reaching as
high as 5000.
There will be no more meetings of
the board of county commissioners
this year. The first meeting in the
new year will be held January 9TH.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-11
BAZAAR HAS AN ELEGANT
DISPLAY IN The WINDOW
An Assortment of Holiday Goods That
Will Please All Classes and
All Ages.

The man or woman who is being
threatened with brain storms because
of puzzling themselves about what
they shall buy for Christmas, can
find relief by going to the corner of
Minnesota avenue and Third street
and glancing in the windows of the
Bazaar store, where they will find a
display of timely goods, appropriate
for gifts for either sex, or any age.
The Bazaar is the first store in
the city to decorate it's windows for
Christmas, and the effect is very
pleasing.
Mr.. Ives and his associates de-
serve much credit for the handsome
results which they have obtained in
arranging their display.
In the corner window there is a
large display of dolls, which the
"laymen" would think covered every
nationality on the face of the earth
and then some. There are dolls
with red hair, some with black,
some that have a suspicious tint of
blue, and few with hair that almost
rivals the sun in it's golden brialli-
ancy. Judiciously placed about in
the interior of the window are a
number of Teddy bears and mon
keys that render contrast to the
entire display.
In the other windows there are
shown nice line of furs and fur
lined garments; gents and ladies'
mufAers, handkerchiefs, toys and a
lot of holiday stuff that it would be
impossible for man to describe.
In the interior of the store the
holiday goods are on disp a y
and already trade in this line is
brisk.
In the other department there is
what is undoubtedly the largest
stock of toys ever brought to this
city, which one must see to appreci-
ate.
Mr.. Ives has a most excellent
window display and is prepared to
handle all orders in the line of
Christmas goods.
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Dampier Doing Effective Work.

E. R. Dampier, the efficient young
county attorney of Hubbard county
has of late been 7" getting after" the
wrongdoers in his county, and with
most excellent results. Some blind
piggers at Akeley have come to
grief and been heavily fined and
their stocks confscated and des-
troyed, and other offenders, at Park
Rapids and elsewhere, have also
been made to cease their breaches of
the law.
The Akeley Herald says of Dam
pier and his work:
County Attorney Dampier is en-
titled to a great deal of credit for
the business like manner in which he
has managed these cases. During
the past year $687 have been paid to
the County Treasurer and in all the
cases not one cent of expense has
been charged to the county. It is a
record to be proud Of
n q 81 = -Es- 4 i = a .
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WAS DROWNED
WHILE SKATING
Miss Lola Bright Of Walker Well Known This City, and
Walter Robbinsdale Skated to Watery Grave on
Leech Lake, Last Night.

Walker, Dec. 11.-(Special to
Pioneer. miss Lola Bright OF
Walker and Walter Johnson of Rob
binsdale, Minn., were drowned in
Leech Lake at Glengarry Point, last
night at about 10 O'Clock.
Miss Bright and Mr.. Johnson
were skating on the lake when they
fell through an open hole and both
were drowned, being pinned under
the ice.
Miss Bright and Mr.. Johnson had
gone skating early in the evening.
They were alone and had gone
over to Glengarry Point.
They were missed, and as they
did not return, at about 10 O'Clock
several people went out to search
for them. Their coats were found
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on the dock, but there was no trace
of either Miss Bright or Mr.. John
son.
Arthur Rogers skated on the lake,
looking for the missing couple, and
he fell into hole in the lake, but
managed to get out all right.
The searching party spent the
entire night on the lake looking for
the missing skaters, but found no
trace of them until O'Clock this
morning, when they made investiga-
tions at the point where Rogers fell
into the lake.
The water at this point is about
seven feet deep, and the bodies of
Miss Bright and Mr.. Johnson could
be plainly seen on the bottom.
Fish.hooks were used in raising
the bodies to the surface, and they
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were brought up.
Miss Bright was a daughter of w.
M. Bright, prominent merchant of
Walker, and was 22 years of age.
She has worked for the past two
years in the office of the Walker
Pilot, as compositor. She is one Of
the most popular young ladies in
the village.
Mr.. Johnson's home is at Robbins
dale, MINI. He was employed in
the Walker sawmill during the past
summer and intended leaving for
his home in few days.
The untimely death of the young
couple has caused profound sorrow
in this community.
Miss Bright is we'll known in Be-
midi, having visited there several
times during the past two years.
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Square This Colonel.
Mistakes will happen in the best
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Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
Bold Negroes Steal Pies by The
Wholesale,
DISCOVERED BY The NEIGHBoRs
Officers Notified Too Late to Capture
Six Men Who Broke into Back Yard
of Jennings Shop on Twentyfifth
Street.

Six negro men broke into the yard
in the rear of jennings bakery shop
on Twenty-iifth street near Hunting
ton avenue about 1880 o'clock last
night and stole 30 pies from one OF
the Lnkc'y wagons in the yard. The
negroes were discovered by people
living near the bakery ana the
bakers ut work in the shop were
notified The thieves made their es-
cape before the workmen could reach
tho scene.
The police department was notl-
fled OF tho robbery and awo dctcc.
tives and one patroman hurried to
the scene. When they arrived the
negroes were nowhere In sight ana no
clue to their identity was found. II
Is thought that the robbers disposed
OF the pies at restaurants in the
Rockets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
GOVERNMENT BONDS TAKEN
TO NEW YORK PAWN SHOPS
Ono of the Effects Of the Present FL
nanciaI strinaency in the Me-
trouols

NEW YORK, Nov l5--An odd III asc
OF the present financial stringency is
tho lively business being done by
pnwnhrokers. The number of per.
sons who are seeking cash by plcdgng
family Jewels and all sorts of person
nj property has greatly increased. But
the pawnshops have had TO reduce
their loans and In some instances n
limit has been placed by them on
tho amount to BE- given TO any one
person no matter what the pledge.
Tho character and number of the
people who are trying I'm this way
70 raisc money are declared by n
Forty-socond street pawnbroker to be
astonishing. a man came to his
shop. lie says, TO pledge largo num-
her OF government bonds. and an
ether brought family jewelrv worth
100000, Neither man could be nc
commodated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
sTOP ALL SPECIAL
TRAINS TOMORROW
Chesapeake and Ohio Will Put Regu
lar Schedule Into Effect for
the Winter

under a schedule which becomes er-
fcctIve tomorrow. the Chesapeake and
Ohio Will discontinue MI special trains
which have heen running ON account
of the Exposition and increased traf-
Tic during the summer and fall.
The changed schedule calls for eight
t.ains daily, as follows:
Through westbound trains leave
Newport News at 1906 n. M. and 5:25
D. M; local trains for Richmond and
intermediate stations. leave Newport
News at 7i5 a. m. and 5:i5 p. IN.
Eastl'ound trains will arrive here
at 10 a. M. 1885 Il. m. 5;35 p IN.
and 1920 u. nj.
Tho steamer for Norfolk and Pine
Beach Pier will leave hero at lO:lo
a. M. and $40 p. M. and returning
VIII leave Norfolk at a. M. and
i;2o y. M. and Pine Beach pier nj
80 n. M. ana 4:4O n. M.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
THO GREAT LINERS 10 BE
BUILT FOR PACIFIC MAIL
Local shipyard and Various Others
Preparing Estimates on Cot of
Construction.

Estimates on the construction Of
Two 700 foot freight and passenger
steamships have been asked for by
the Pacific Mail Steamship. Company
OF New York. The vcsstis Tijl he
the iarsest and fastest ever built on
about $2.5OOOO0 each. The contrncts
WI. II Is understood. be awarded
early next year W.
Among the eastern shipbuilding
companies that are said 10 he csti,
mating OH these vessels arc the New.
porf News shipbuilding and Dry Dock
company the New York Shipbuild.
Ing Company, the Cramp Shin and
Engine Building Company and the
FORE River Shiphuilding Company
The local yard built the immcnso
Freight and passenger steamers ST.
beria and Korea for the Paciuc Mail
Steamship Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
Fist District Representative Orator
Of Day for Eastern Shore and
AlbePnarIe Celebration.
0IBEa DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Ex-Governor Aycock OF North Caro-.
lima, Among Those Who Particips-
ted in Exercises at the auditorium
Tournament, Parades, Band Con.
ccrts, Fireworks and Ball.

Hon. William A. Jones. represent.
Ing this district in Congress. was the
orator OF the day at the Exposition
yesterday. the occasion being the Gel
ebration OF Eastern shore. Cape
Charles. Princess Anne Albemarlc
and Virginia Farmers DAYS"
The celebration opened with par.
ade of al the troops on the grounds.
followed by special drills by the Odd
Infantry and Battery u. Third Ar,
tillery. The parade was reviewed by
tile Exposition officials ana the prom.
inent guests.
Exercises were held at the audi
torium Mt 1880 O'Clock, the speakers
in addition To Congressman Jones
being President Tucker of the Expo.
sition. Lieutenant Governor j. Tay.
Tor Ellyson of Virginia, Ex-Governor
Aycock of North Carolina, William
Bullitt Fltzhugh OF Machipongo. Geo.
~. Snead and Rev. p Il. Warrington
OF Princess Anne county.
In the afternoon at o'clock there
WAS a concert by Phinney's band, and
at 2:3O O'Clock tournament was held
ON Lee Parade. Another ccnccrt by
TIE band was given at o'clock III
Raleigh Court There was plcndid
display OF fireworks ut 1880 O'Clock
and the oventful day was closed with
3 bali At the auditorium, beginning at
9 o'clock.
Phinney's Band to Leave.
Phinncy's band. which has given
so much pleasure to visitors Mt the
jamestown Exposition FOR many
months past, will give its final con-
cat this evening. Ellery's Italian
band, nm organization which (has
spread its fame In the past few years
over the entire country. will take its
place and after parade through the
disposition grounds, beginning ut 10
O'Clock will give Its initial concert In
the auditorium.
Phinneys band will bid farewell
With concert of finest selection.
The concert will take place In the
auditorium beginning at 1880 o'clock
tonight and VIII be free to all within
the gates Of the Exposition. This
band has been at tho Exposition near.
ly from the time of opening.
Ellery's band is considered by many
MS one of the finest bands in Amsri.
ca, With rs musicians it comes 10
jamestown Exposition to remain I'm.
IN the gates close on November so.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16

tween teams representing the local
and Hampton associations. respective
~ The home players Carried OFF the
hohots. winning the doubles by scores
OF 2ilO and 21-1S, and taking two out
Oh three of iha singles. scores. 1921.
21i, 21-2o
ms match was preliminary to
tournament. which will begin two
weeks from last night. the first match
b'mg PLAYED at the local association
mere has been an awakening of
interest In handball this year and the
INDICATIONS are that some good exhl.
Ditions of this sport will be seen NJ
the association during the winter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
BAPTiSTS' CONVENTION
COMES TO A CLOSE
Report on the Minister'S Relief Fund
Presented and Later on Adopted
by DELEGATES.

DANVlLLE. VA. Nov. 15.-Tho
last day of the Baptist General Asso-
citation dawncd bright and beautiful.
with an atmosphere that was clear
and crisp Tho delegates all seemed
i'll fine spirits. and n la-ge number
were present at the opening devotion
nj exercises. which were led by Rev.
X. L. l.. Tylor OF Chatham.
President ]. t. Henderson took the
chair. and after the approval OF tho
minutes of previous meetings, the rc.
port on the minister's relief fund was
read Ivy MIR 4. IL. Elicit OF Richmond.
This board renders aid to aged and
disabled ministers aud to widows OF
ministers. The receipts OF past year
We're over $4,000 Scvanty-fivc wcfn
aided during tl4 year. and five benc.
nciarles died. More tnan 500 persons
have lecn aided ny this board since
1852
Text Of the Report.
Mr. Ellctt's report in full reads as
follows:
herewith submit the report OF tho
trustees of the Baptist Minister'S Re.
lief Fund oil Virginia. showing tho re-
'~4F'N "'lu tihuu. StutniS curing the
fiscal year from November |. 1906. to
October 81, 1907. and also the present
condition of the funds under our con.
troll
The receipts from the churches
amount to S5.077Si. o. $3.50 less
than last year
Our income from.alI sources amount
10 S6.i66.S2. or $500 less than last
year
Our benefactions amount to S.
352.5o, or s222.5O more than last year.
Cur disbursements to benenciaries
exceed our receipts from the churches
by s27iG6.
We have assisted scventy.fivc per.
sons during the last year. ana have
added four new .bcneficiaries to our
list
Rev. j. r. Tucke~. of Manchester.
addressed the association on the worl;
of the Ministers Fratcrnal Benefit AS
ISOLATION. which is somewhat similar
TO the work OF tho Minister'S Relief
FUND Remarks were also made by
| DR.. Turpin. of Charlottesviiic: Mr.
Alex, Miller, Rev j. K. Faulkner. aud
Or r. H. PITT. Of Richmond, the last
named making very strong distinc.
non between the two funds. After an
address by Rev. Z. C. Dudley. OF Nor
ioik, the report was adopted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-16
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Social-PersonaI
Observation-Disclosures

- ~ X-k ~
Mrs William Il. Aylett and Miss
Mrry Stcarnes Will leave Monday for
North Carolina, to attend tho wedding
of Mis-. Eliza Cotton. Miss Cotton
visited Mrs. Aylctt aud Miss Stcarncs
hero during The past summer aud
made many friends. She will marry
Mr.. Douglas Wesson of Springfield.
Mass, at her home, Cottondnle. N. c.,
Tuesday.
Miss lrma Palmer, OF Richmond. is
visiting hcr sister. Mrs. =. r. Layton,
on Twcnty-ninth street.
Miss Addc New has returned to
her home in Richmond after visit
to her sister, Mrs. a. c. Jones. on
West avenue.
Mrs. Sallic Robbins, of Richmond,
Is the guest of Mrs, Marquis Jones. on
Thirtythigd street.
Miss Morgan has returned to her
home in this city after spending the
summer IN Kentucky.
pT' JOSSpn L. iiuNtOn cntcrtaneu
Il number OF the physicians Of the city
nj dinner ut tho Elizabeth Buxton
hospital on the boulevard last night.
Ncary all of the doctors of the city
attended,
Miss Ethel Cotrcll entertained n
number Of her friends at her home
on the boulevard last night.
Mrs. u Proud returned to Phila-
dolphia Yesterday after spending n
week with Mrs. Mary c. Reynolds on
West avenue. She was accompanied
By Miss Mamie Reynolds. who will
be her guest for two weeks
Mr.. L. S. Carter has returned Ia
his home IN King William county af
ter visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. II. j. Feury. who has been III
for several weeks was able to be
Iout Yesterday for the first time
Mr. Ward Scui has gone to King
William county on = weeks hunting
trip.