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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-21
.RUMORS that BOY WAS
DROWNED, ERRONEOUS
Considerable Excitement Caused This
Forenoon by Story of a Boy
Named Brant.

Much excitement was caused
this forenoon by the announce
ment that small boy had been
drowned in the lake, near the
Warfeld dock. The story gained
in sensationalism as it was re.
peated, until it was positively as
serted that while Alex Brant, a
9.year-old boy, and a companion,
aged z, were playing in a boat
near the shore Of the lake, the
Mcdonald boy had fallen in the
lake and disappeared from view,
and that every effort to locate the
body of the missing boy had
failed.
A representative of the Pioneer
gave chase to the flying rumors,
with the result that the original
story and it's origin was located,
which is as follows:
While Prof. Ritchie, superin-
tendent of the city schools, was
going to the postofice to get his
mail (as recess was being called
-10:45) the Brant boy ran to
him and asserted that boy had
been drowned in the lake; that
he (the boy) had been playing
with the boy and had seen him
go down in the lake.
Prof. Ritchie went with the
boy to the spot where the Brant
boy pointed out, and after dill
gently searching the bottom
Of the lake for some distance,
got assistance and the lake was
thoroughly raked and dragged
but no body was found.
In the meantime, 1t was ascer.
tanned that the boy who was
supposed to have been drowned,
(Alfred McDonald) was at his
home partaking of hearty meal.
It now develops that no one
was drowned, and it is believed
that while the two boys were at
the lake one of them disappeared
and the other became so worked
up that his imagination got the
better of him to such an extent
that he actually believed that his
companion had |gone to a watery
grave.
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Ball Park for Northome.

Northome, May 21.-(Special
to the Pioneer 1.-The village of
Northome has purchased from
the Northome Townsite Co. the
block opposite the school house
and it will be used by the village
as a public park. For a while
the same has been let to the base
ball association which will at once
commence to improve the
grounds, to be used as a ball
park this season. It is the in
tention of the village to place a
grand stand on the grounds, and
also to plant number of trees
around the block.
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Recital This Evening.

Miss Dickinson and her pupils
will give a recital this evening, at
the home of Mrs. John Richards,
and the subjoined program indi-
Gates that it will be a musical
event Of more than ordinary
merit. -
"aSr Ses dHH Shannon and miss M6Xsr SXeRRsoa Hanund
Love hee''";6ji;;d;;;'; GLADYS we . ' Enselmen
Z 40 wy Ait Caiiite Arnold '''''' >'''' '''''
Light Cavalry Maud; Mauda Navior 'schnoll
Nellie Shannon
A Pleasant Mornings Ride. .Lchner
Ella Anderson
The Brooks Story ........... stearns
The Bell in the X2ldiy' XnniS Kline Hermann
Loso Blatter' Mae covs;li ii:''. Carl Rolling
Anna Mae Danaher
0'' Rubie Henrionette 10y '''
English March .Aletter
Helmy Kruse
Chase au Lion (six hands,. =. "." Rolling
Nettie Dangerfield. Nellie Shannon. Miss
Dickinson N
Amanda Kline " ''0''o '
Under the Lindens. Sortorio
Jean Richards
Goidie Carlton ''' - -
Farewell to the Elm ...... Lange
Dagny Mosen =
September Morn. Steele
Nettie Dangerfeld
The Zephyr and the Violet Krogma ann
Nydia Kuntze
Dance. ..:............. Meyer Helmund
Eta Gould
~ " " Ruth Getchheli ~ 81 %
Daffodil Waltz Henning
Lottie Mcdonald -.
Mary Kline
Torch Dance No. 4 (duet).. Meyerbeer
Miss Olson and Miss Dickinson
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-21
RESIGNED His POSITION
IN CHARGE OF SCHOOL
John Morrison, Jr., Sewers His ConEec-
ton With the Cross Lake Indian
School.

Red Lake Indian Agency, May
21.-(Special to Pioneer. John
Morrison, Jr:, has rendered his
resignation as superintendent of
the Gross Lake Indian school
and the same has been accepted;
and it is expected that bis sue
cessor will arrive at the Red
Lake Indian agency within the
next ten days.
The Gross Lake school was es.
tablished three years ago, and it
vas only by the exercise ofsgreat
diplomacy that trouble with the
Cross Lake Indians oyer the es.
tablishment of the school was
averted. However, the Indian
department erected substantial
school buildings at Gross Lake
(Which are located at Ponemah,
on the north shore Of the lower
arm of Red Lake, near the "nar-
rows" and urged the Indians to
send their children to attend.
At first, but few Of the young
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Will WAIT THREE WEEKS
FOR OPENING OF LANDS
Olaf Olson OF Cass Lake Is First Man
in Line at Land Office. .--.0thers
Following Suit.

Cass Lake, May 21.-(Special
to Pioneer. -"I will be sure of it
this time.''
With these words, Olof Olson
of Cass Lake, with a bundle of
blankets and other necessary
supplies, at 11:30 Monday morn
ing took position in front of the
U. S. Land Office to await the
opening of a valuabte tract of
land in the Big Fork country
which will not take place until
June IL.
The action of Olson came as a
surprise to the many who have
been waiting for the opening of
these lands, and in less than two
hours ten eager and just as de-
termined land seekers had taken
positions next to Olson.
The men are determined to
undergo almost any hardship
rather than give up their posi-
tions; and in order to hold them
they will be obliged to live in
front of the land Office day and
night until June IL, the day ap-
plications will be received.
The land to be opened is Town
ship 66 North, of Range "a West,
of the Fourth P. M.
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Will Build SawmiII.

Northome, May 21.- Especial
to Pioneer The settlers in and
around the town of Bergville are
forming a stock company for the
purpose Of erecting a sawmill in
some central location in the town
ship, located six miles south of
town. 1t is the intention of the
company to manufacture their
timber into lumber and dispose
of it to retail lumber yards.
Parties are now busy securing
contracts and they expect to
build the mill at once.
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Engine '1Died" on No. 35.

No. 35, the west-bound night
passenger on the Great North.
ern, due in this city at 1922 this
morning, did not arrive here
until 6:35, the delay being caused
by the locomotive. on the train
becoming ''dead one, at a
point about six miles eastof Deer
River. The engine on the east
bound passenger train was util.
lied to haul the train to Cass
Lake, where another locomotive
was secured and the train left
for the west, three hours ''to the
bad"
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"braves" came to see the school.
John Morrison, Jr., was appoint
ed superintendent of the school
and by his efforts with the In
dians, the attendance was stead
lily increased until now the school
building is overcrowded, there
being sixty-fve pupils in attend.
lance, the capacity Of the school
being but fifty.
Mr.. Morrison leaves the SER
vice to engage in private busi-
ness. His successor is a Mr..
Davis, an employe Of the Indian
service.
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Rev. Thomas BroomfieId Has Accepted
Call from Kasson, Minn.,
Baptist Church.
HAD BEEN PASTOR OF BEMIDU
BAPTIST CHURCH SINCE 1902
Has Done Excellent Work Here. .-.His
Departure, July |, Will Be
Generally Regretted.

Rev. Thomas Broomfeld, pas.
tor of the Bemidji Baptist
church, has rendered his resig-
nation and accepted a call to
officiate as pastor of the First
Baptist church of Kasson, MINI.
Mr.. Broomfeld will leave for
Kasson on July 1.
Rev. Broomfeld S resignation
was rendered to the trustees of
the church last Thursday even
ing, and came as a great sur
prise, no inkling having been
given that the popular pastor
intended to leave this field.
The resignation was publicly
rendered from the pulpit at the
Sunday evening service, and an
acceptance announced.
There is profound regret ex-
pressed on all sides at the action
of Rev. Broomfeld in rendering
his resignation and determining
to leave Bemidji for other fields.
Rev. Broomfeld, by his genial
manner and upright mode of life,
has made many friends in Be-
midi, and all citizens, irrespec-
tive Of creeds or denominations,
have always had the most friend
ly feeling for him.
Rev. Broomfeld came to Be-
midi in April, 1902. At that
time there were but a few mem
bers of the Bemidji Baptist
church, but the new pastor took
hold of his work with the best of
spirits. By his zeal and earnest
ness he has brought the mem
bership at the present time up to
over lOO.
The best of wishes are extend
ed to Rev. Broomfeld and family
in their new field.
Who will succeed Rev. Broom
field as the pastor of the local
church has not yet been decided
upon.
Mrs. Hanna Hawkins, mother
of the Hawkins brothers, re-
turned this morning to her home
at Brainerd, after having visited
with her son here for several
days.
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W. H. Higham, one of the old.
est Of the resorters at Lavina,
will erect new cottage.
Fred P. Nash, president Of the
wholesale house of Nash Bros,
Grand Forks, owns lots at La
vina and will at once build a new
cottage.
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Box Stationery.

We have 100 boxes of choice
box stationery which will be
closed out at a price suitable to
the purse of the buyer.
We are making an exception
ally low price on this line of
stationery as We are closing it
out and hereafter will carry
nothing in this line.
Call at the Pioneer Office, and
get the pick Of the choice box
stationery we offer.
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New Markham BUS,

The Markham hotel now hauls
passengers to and from the de-
pots and other points in the city
in brand new bus, which is one
OF the finest public equipa|ges in
this part of the state.
The new vehicle is a swelve-
passenger affair, and gives am ple
room for the care of guests OF
the hotel desiring to make trains.
The bus has plate glass windows
and IS handsomely painted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-21
MEETING OF COUNCIL
WAS TEDIOUS AFFAIR
City ''Dads" Held a Lengthy Session
Last Evening and Did Much
DeIiberating.
CITY ENGINEER STONER FILED
SOME REPORTS AND ESTIMATES
Village of FunkIey Purchases -O|d Jail
CeIIs.-Considerable Routine
Business Transacted.

The city council held a pro.
longed, and very uninteresting,
meeting at the city hall last night.
The meeting was presided over
by President Gould. After al
lowing the audited claims, and
disposing of other routine mat
ters, proposed public improve
ments were taken up.
The city engineer filed a num-
ber Of reports and estimates on
various work, both under way
and prospective. A report. de-
voted to grading the downtown
section estimated the cost of
grading around block II at $567.,
so.
The engineers estimate of cost
of sewer from Beltrami avenue
to the alley between Beltrami
and Bemidji avenues and thence
north to Sixth street, then east
to Bemidji avenueJ and up to
Eighth and Ninth streets, of $3,-
912, of which amount 81, ,454.5O is
non.assessable and must be paid
by the city, was accepted and
ordered filed.
Petition for sewer from Fifth
to Sixth street on Beltrami ave-
nue., was referred to sewer COM
mittee. @--
The city clerk was instructed
to notify property owners in
block II that the sidewalk grade
would be completed in a short
time, giving those wishing to
raise or lower their buildings
an opportunity to do so before
the city work is done.
The liquor license bord Of Ole
Anderson, with A. Klein and
Chas. Nangle as suretles, was
approved and accepted.
The liquor license applications
of E. K. Anderson and J. P.
Duncalf were also accepted,
while the application Of Naish
McKinnon for renewal of license
was laid over one week.
Petition of Northland Produce
company and Bemidji Handle
company for waterwork service,
was accepted, and the main will
be extended from the pumping
plant across the GIN. railway one
block to give them service.
The school board was given
the use of the city hall for com:
mencement exercises May 29th
and 31st.
An offer Of the village of Funk
ley Of $3.50 for the old Jail cells
(which the city bought last year
from the county, was accepted,
upon approval of the city attor-
ney.
The city attorney was instruct.
ed to bring action against JUS
tices Skinvik and Clark, with the
view of removing them for n al
feasance.
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Was a Fine Concert.

Lack of space prevents the
Pioneer from enlarging on the
merits of the concert given at
the city hall last evening by the
"Roney's Boys" Concert com
pany, but too much cannot be
said of the very excellent quality
of the music (boah vocal and in
strumentaD rendered by the
boys. Every number on the
program was encored, ard the
boys we're very liberal with re.
sponses. The costumes were
extremely pretty and appropri.
ately represented the characters
announced. -
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Additional local matter will be found
On fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-05-21

Miss Cleveland, the Blackduck
music teacher, was the guest OF
Bemidji friends today.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01

The Morgantown Chronicle asks
what would happen if the Supreme
Court decided that West Virginia
was really to pay the s22.OOO,ooO,
for which she is being sued in the
West Virginia Debt Suit. 1t
would take the whole of the States
revenue for IL years, on the basis
of the amount raised for the ex
penses of the state for the next
year. Would the state be sold at
auction if the Legislature refused
to provide for the payment of the
debt? Would the Federal army
come here to force US to pay, or
sell US out, and then attempt to
protect the people who would :hus
try to gain possession of our landsP
The government was unable to
ooerce the State of Louisiana
into paying damages to a foreign
power for Italians lynohed at New
Orleans and it had no power to
compel California to equalize With
the Japs 1t is not probable that
West Virginia should loose,
but if she is made to pay, a very
unusual state of affairs will exist
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STATE NEWS.

There seems but little doubt of
the removal of the internal revenue
COLLECTORS Office away from Park
ersburg.
In Morgantown they have the
GUNNER oars out aud are wearing
straw hats. trying to make believe
that it lie summsr.
The o. 8 MarshaIs office Of the
southern district has purchased the
Huntington Herald. and will make
it Roosevelt organ.
West Virginia leads all the
southern states in the amount per
capita expended for the mainten-
ance of schools and the growth of
school libraries.
On the 22nd of this month the
two. cent railroad fare becomes cp.
erative in this state. There will
be no book discount under the rate
of fare, and there will be more
travelling than ever before.
Alb. & o. train was held at
Burnsville, few days ago until an
clipping couple vera married by a
Burnsville minister. who had been
telegraphed for. The couple were
Albert Humphrey. and Mamie
Heater, and they will reside at
Hickory Chapel.
1t is estimated that fully 80 per
cent of the peaches have been kill
ed in West Virginia. The Drop,
judging from present indications,
VIII Do tue shortest In the history
of the state, and the losu to grow
ers in the most prolific districts
will be enormous.
Local passenger traffic officials
of the Baltimore & Ohio have re.
turned from Baltimore. where they
attended the annual spring time
card meeting of the B. & D rail.
road to discuss certain changes in
the new schedule, which will be-
come effective in this month. /,
is understood that there will be no
changes of any importance on the
local divisions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01
Grover Cremeans
Gets a New Trial.

The Supreme Court of Appeals
on last Wednesday. passed upon
the case of the State of West Vir-
ginia vs. Grover Cremeans, and
awarded him new trial.
1t will be recalled that William
Taylor, who is now serving term
of 16 years in the penitentiary al
Moundsville for the murder Of
John Smith in Hannah Diatrioi
in 1904, was indicted jointly with
Grover Cremeans for this murder,
Grover Cremesns appealed for and
obtained a writ of error from tKe
judgment of the oirouit court,
which sentenced him to 16 years
in the penitentiary. There were
many errors assigned in the record
as to why the judgment should be
reversed, and it seems from the
syllabus that the contention of
the defendant has been sustained
upon all the legal points involved
This has been a long and hard
fight upon the part of the defend.
ant and his attorneys. 1t has al
ways been oontended by them that
William Taylor committed the
murder, and that 0remeans who
was younger than Taylor, was used
as a tool by him to cover up his
own villsiny.
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THE H0LrFsT WORD.


The following gem of oratory is
Quilted from the speech of Robert
G. Ingerpoll. made in defense of
Dorsey. implicated in the famous
Star Route trial. 1t was inspired
by the injudicious and insinuating
way in which the government at
torneys referred to the presence of
of Mrs. Dorsey at her husbands
trial, and while beipg eloquently
delivered many of it's hearers, both
men and women, were moved to
tears:
There is picture in the Louvre
"a painting of desolation, of de.
spair and love. Itrepresents The
Night of the Cruci6xion.' The
world is wrapped in shadow. the
stars are dead, aud yet in the dark
ness is seen a kneeling form. 1t
is Mary Magdalene, With loving
lips and hands pressed against the
bleeding feet of Christ. The skies
we're never dark enough, nor wild
enough-the quick bolts of heaven
never loud enough, and the arrows
of SANDER never few thick enough
to drive a noble woman from her
husbands side. And 30 it is, in
all of human speech. the holiest
word is woman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01
NOVICE no rEAUHRRs.

The first examination for this year
viii be held at Henderson on Thurs
day and Friday, May % and "a.
General History questions VIII be
on Egyptian. Bablonian and Persian
History.
Second examination will be held at
Point Pleasant en- Thursday and Fri
day, July Is and 10.
Questions on Grecian History ut
this examination.
Very respectfully,
C. a. GREEN,
apr "a County Superintendent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01

DR. Foreman was killed at Mill.
wood last Thursday by a B & o.
flyer. which amputated both legs
and badly out his head He was
probably nearly 80 years old al d
had quite local reputation as q
cancer specialist. He WIS an ex
soldier, and leaves a wife and child
rem.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01
His Pearn.

A distinguished lawyer of Indiana
when a struggling young attorney
had a client whose mental sound
ness was questioned. There was a
lunacy inquiry, and the client was
adjudged insane. The squire asked
the lawyer:
'Do you wish to appeal this case
which has been decided by jury of
your clients peers?"
NO." replied the young lawyer.
"Since your honor says that the
jurymen are his peers, l think We
will let it go at that New York
Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01
HUNTINGTON.
EAST End J

1t looks as though spring had
come at last.
Jacob Fisher, of Henderson,
Three-mile, is visiting his daughter
Mrs. e b. King at this place.
He came down last Wednesday
and will remain a few days
Miss SCOTT, Missionary, who has
been in India for ID years, leotured
at the ME- Church Sunday night.
The lecture was very interesting
and instructive.
E. Fl King made a business
trip to Point Pleasant, Henderson
and Three mile, last week.
j. R. Littleton and Chas. Ogden
who were visiting in Parkersburg,
returned to their boarding house
at E. q Kings, last wee-.
Robt. Rairdeu visited in Park.
ersburg and his parents at Hunts,
vile, jackson County, last week.
Lenna Whitehead went to Col.
umbus Saturday night, returning
Monday.
E. Il. King keeps one of the best
boarding houses in this section.
Rates 81 per week. He is also en-.
joying a good patronage at his
store.
Nola King who has been quite
sick, we are glad to say is improv.
ing.
Business is on the boom here
this pretty weather; great de.
mand for laborers.
A. HUNTIEGToN1AN
New hats just in at Mrs, L. j,
Williamson'a.
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GREER.
rooms.

Quite a number of our young
people will leave next Monday for
Letart, to attend school.
Sheriff ] o MoDermitt and fam.
lily were visiting Mrs MoDermitt'a
mother, Mrs B Carson, Sunday.
The Ladies Aid Society will
meet at the church, Tuesday after.
noon at 2 o'clock.
j w Eokard and sister. Miss
Ora. were the guests of Vincent
Edwards and family, Sunday.
Mrs John GreenIee and children
are visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs o N Greer.
Mr. and Mrs George Sterne we're
the guests of the latter's mother,
Mrs B Carson, Sunday.
Quite crowd assembled at Mr..
j V Stephenson's. Thursday even.
ing. to practice singing. Those
present were: Misses Mae Carson,
Ora Eckard and Cora Edwards;
Mesars D B Lewis, Ii Woodard,
George Greer, John Eokard, W o
Edwards and Carl Carson.
Messrs 7. B. Greer and D B
Lewis were business visitors at
Point Pleasant, Saturday.
We are all glad to see the ap-
proach of the good old simmer
time. Two Black Eyes.
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Didn't Advertise.

Ayoung lady working il STOCK :
ing factory, fearing her chances
small for life partner, wrote the
following and slipped it into gen.
tleman's sock: "a young lady,
good looking and of some meanp,
would like to correspond with the
wearer of this sock, if he is single,
with q view to mairimony." A
young man bought the sock and
said: There is my chance >
He wrote TO the young lady, offer
ing himself as a suitable party.
and to his surprise got this reply
II have been married eight years
and have family of FIVE children. +"
The man from whom he bought
the sock had never advertised, con-
sequently they had lain on his
shelves for eight years.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Planning Mill and Box Factory, To-
Gated in the thriving, hustling city of
Charleston, w. Va, well equipped
with up.to-date machinery; mill has
ID, 900 feet surf, ce on first floor. and
1000 feet on seco d floor. Shed room
sufficient to hold 1907 600 feet lumber,
also good yard room; standard ran
road track running inside mill.
Abundant steam power; allmacbinery
in first-class working order and can be
seen running. part cash, balance
easy payments, good reasonb FLOR sell
ing. Call ON or address,
]. u. GRAHAM,
307 Summers St., Charleston, w. Va.
apr IL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-01
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Modern Building
& Loan Association will DO held at
their office in the Mutual Realty
Company Building in the town of
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Satur-
day, May 4th, 1907, at o'clock p. m,
for the purpose OF electing Board
of Directors, and the transaction Of
such other business as may properly
come before them.
C. G. BOWER,
apr IL Wv Secretary.