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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Seven Persons Burned to. Death.

New Liskard, Ont, Feb. 11.-Seven
persons were burned to death by a
fire which destroyed the home of Law
renee Haacke, a carpenter, near here.
The victims were his wife and six
children, ranging in age from an in
FAINT to a girl of eleven years. The
family were asleep when the fire
started and before assistance arrived
the building had been burned to the
ground.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
DENIES THE ACCUSATION.
President Not Using Federal Patron
age to Assist Taft

Washington, Feb. 11.-Answer has
been made by President Roosevelt to
the recent public statements that he
has made use of federal patronage to
further the presidential interests of
Secretary Taft. The answer is in the
form of letter addressed to William
Dudley Foulle of Richmond, Ind, and
includes letter from Mr. Foulke to
The president suggesting the need Of
such statement
The president begins by characterize
ing the charges as false and ma
llcious." He follows this with an an
alysis Of all appointments sent by him
to the senase for it's action to show
that In no case has the proximity of
presidential contest Influenced his &C.
lions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
CLOQUET WILL HOLD THE
STATE F|REMEN'S MEET
Bemidji Cannot Secure 1909 MEETING,
as Lumber Town" Will Not
Pull Out.

The annual meeting of the Mime
nesota State Fire Department asso-
citation for 1909 will be held in the
village of Cloquet, Notwithstanding
the recent resignation of Paul Bolan
of Cloquet, who was first vice presi-
dent of the association, and whose
selection to that position gave the
1909 meeting to C[oquet. 1t was
stated at the time that Bolan re-
signed as first vice president (about
a month ago) that the meeting
would probably not be held at
Cloquet; and Bemidji was at once
an active candidate for the meeting
to be held that year.
With the intention of ascertainiDg
to certainty the attitude of the
Cloquet fire department and the
municipal officials and citizens of
Cloquet generally toward the meet
ing, Earl Cell, chief of the Bemidji
fire department, visited Cloquet last
Saturday and Sunday and held a
consultation with the fremen there.
Mr.. Cell ascertained that the
CloQuet fremen had elected Charles
Wendell as chief of the Cloquet
department, to succeed Paul Bolan,
resigned, and that they would recon-
mend his election as president of the
State Fire Department association,
to also succeed Bolan, at the meeting
to be held at Mankato next June.
The village officials of Cloquet
have appropriated a liberal sum
to assist the 6remen in preparing for
the 1909 meeting and the citizens
are lending their support in the
movement.
AS result of the trip of Mr.. Cell
to Cloquet, Bemidji is not a candi-
date for the 1909 meeting. This
place was simply after the meeting,
providing Cloquet did not desire it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A sleet storm in the vicinity of At
lanta, Ca, has caused that city to be
entirely isolated so far as wire COM
munication is concerned.
About 500 union plumbers struck at
st. Louis because of the enforcement
OF new rules of the Master Plumbers
association reducing wages from $50
to S. day.
The First National bank of Brook
Ign, which closed on Oct. Is last, has
reopened for business. A deficiency
OF $165,000 which existed when the
bank suspended has been made good
by the stockholders.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
At TACKS Mr. BRYAN
New Jersey Democrat Makes Sar-
castle Speech in House.
HAS STOLEN THE BIG STICK
Declares Nebraskan "Is Crucifyng the
Principles of Democracy and Amer
lean individuality and Ambition on
the Cross of Socialism"

Washington, Feb. 11.-Debate on
the Indian appropriation bill under the
five-minute rule was resumed in the
house of representatives. At the very
outset politics were injected into the
proceedings when Mr.. Leake, a Dem
ocrat of New Jersey, denounced Will
lam ]. Bryan and his methods.
Several Republicans and Democrats
objected because he was not speaking
to the bill. BY unanimous consent,
however, he was allowed to proceed.
Mr.. Leake said he had been sur
prised at the usurpation of the pre-
negatives of the delegates to the Den
yer convention next July. There were
some men, he charged, who believed
that this was the time and the house
of repres entatives the place to NOM
mate a candidate on the Democratic
tioket> "and," he said, unless my
silence might be construed as an en-.
dorsement of the nomination of Will
lam J. Bryan, rise for the purpose of
making this protest.
''lf," proceeded Mr.. Leake, II adopt
ed the example Of Mr.. Bryan would
vehemently condemn him, as he did
the distinguished Democrat, the Hon.
Grover Cleveland But he would, he
said, content himself with admitting
that Mr.. Bryan was honest, consisten
and sincere. He declared, however,
that "Mr. Bryan's Familiarity with the
decalogue better qualified him for the
pulpit than the presidency"
Democrats Hiss the Speaker.
Republican laughter greeted this
utterance: which Immediately after
ward was supplemented by Demo-
cratic Kisses when Mr. Leake said of
Mr.. Bryan: "He has taken the big
stick from the president of these Unit
ed States and, to use his own smile,
he is now crucifying the principles of
Democracy and American Individual
ity and ambition on the cross of So
cialism." The president, thus being
deprived of his big stick, Mr.. Leake
declared, had resorted to the big
slipper.
Mr.. Leake expressed the opinion
that the American people did not
need spanking nor scolding from Mr..
Bryan, he sarcastically referring to
the latter as "the gentleman from Ne
braska.' He thought the health of
the American community was such
that doctor was needed and he
hoped that either of the two great
political parties would get one and
that in his administration Of the rem
edies for the cure of the many ills he
would not forget when men condemn
the American railroads that the Amer
lean railway system is one of the
greatest in the world and that Amer
lean business men and American en-
terprise were the best on earth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Murdered on Street Car.

New York, Feb. 11.-A young wo-
man of the Tenderloin, known to her
companions only as Queenie, about
twenty-seven years old and decidedly
pretty, was shot and almost instantly
killed while riding on a northbound
Second avenue car at Eighth street.
A young man who was sitting oppo-
site the girl in the car fired the shot,
the police say, and then, dashing from
the car, made his escape.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 10.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-l!No. hard, $1.06%; No.
1 Northern, $1.04B; No. 2 Northern
$1.Ol%; May, $1.045s; July, $1.O5%.
In store-No Northern, S1.O2&; No.
2 Northern, $3.50. Flax.To arrive
and on track, $1.16A; May, s1.17M ;
July, $1.191h.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
WOULD NAME LABOR TICKET
Gompers Asked to Call National Con.
Vention, ID .-.

vention. TX
New York, Feb. 11.-At a meeting
of the Central Federated union Pres
ident Samuel Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor was re-
quested by resolution to call a con-
vention Of labor union representa-
tives from all over the country for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States and adopting a platform
for National Labor party. The re.
cent decisions of the supreme court
in which labor laws we're declared un-
cons titutional were criticised and it
was declared that laboring men
throughout the country must combine
to change the Constitutions Judges,
it was said, owed their appointments
to men opposed to labor and must be
superseded before labor would re-
ceive the justice to which it is en-
titled.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Chicago Union Stock Yards,

Chicago, Feb. 0.-Cattle-Beev
$3.65@6.00; COWS and heifers, $1,000
4.5e; calves, s5.0O@7oO; Western cat
tie, $3.75@4.50; stockers and feeders,
$2.5O@4.50. Hogs-Light, $4,000
4S5; mixed, s4.10@4.371a; heavy,
$410@4.40; rough, s4.1O@4.15; pigs,
$350@4.1O. Sheep, ss.2O05.4O; year
lings, $5.25@6.25; lambs, $5.00069O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Indiana Banker Suicides.

Connersville, Ind, Feb. 11.-Francis
T. Roots, president of the First Ma
tional bank, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
with revolver. He had been in bad
health for several months. Mr. Roots
served several terms in the legislature
and was identified with a number of
business interests in Connersville.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
City Treasurer.
Warrants Payable.

Notice is hereby given that there
is money in the treasury of School
District No. IS to pay order No. 4
for S35;to Violet Branson. Interest
will cease from and after date of this
notice.
Dated at Bemidji, MIMI, this 18th
day of February, 1908.
Ole Miller,
Treasurer,
Shotley, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Notice, Young Peoples Club.

The Young Peoples Dancing Club
will dance on Friday evening, Feb.
the 18th, at the Masonic hall, from 8
to IL. All members of the club are
requested to be there at 8 o'clock
for a good old time
Committee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
N. B. AS Attention.

Hereafter M. B. A. Lodge, No.
1928, will meet on the second and
fourth Thursday evenings of each
month.
Next meeting will be held Feb.
18th, 1908, followed with a basket
social. Visiting members always
welcome.
M. A. Clark, Sec.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. .-Wheat-May,
96% @961ac; July, 925sc; Sept, $3.50
S9Ac. Corn-May, 81 ss @61kc; July,
1880; Sept, 69@59Bc. Oats-May,
old, $3.50; May, 51h@b1Mc; July,
old, 45Mc; July, 44asc; Sept, 3sc
Pork-May, $780,; July, $12.27k.
Butter Creameries, 22Q33c; dairies,
21@29c. Eggs-19h@g0hc. Poultry
Turkeys. chickens and springs. 12c
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Aldrich Discusses Currency Bill

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator AL
drich addressed the senate in explana-
ton of the currency bill which bears
his name. The galleries were we'll
filed. A large number of bankers
were present, including J. Pierpont
Morgan of New York, who occupied a
seat in Vice President Fairbanks row
and who came from New York for the
PURPOSE
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 10.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s5OO@5.75; fair to good
$3.25@4.75; good to choice COWS and
heife1s, s3.00@3.75; veals, S375@5.25.
$3.90@4.10. Sheep-Wethers,
$4.75@5.10; good to choice lambs,
S6,25M6.75.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Warrants PAYABLE.

Notice is hereby given that there
is money in the city treasury to
pay all outstanding warrants, issued
on the general fund prior to Sep
TENDER l, 1907. Interest will cease
from and after the date of this
notice.
Dated at Bemidji, MINI. Feb. 10,
1908.
Earl Cell,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINI eapoIis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 10.-Wheat-Ma
$1.04h @l.045; July, $1O5. On track
NO. 1 hard, s1.OsM@1OSss; No. 1
Northern, $1.05R@1O53s; No. 2
Northern, $1.02| @1.O3as; No. 9
Northern, 9ssss @$1.013s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Kills His Bride and Himself,

Richmond, KY, Feb. 11.-Alvin
Newly, an employee of the Southern
Lumber company at Valley View, fol-
lowing a quarrel, shot and killed his
bride and then turned his revolver
upon himself, firing bullet into his
head. Newly was twenty-seven years
OF age and his wife twenty-four.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
JEALOUS HUSBAND KILLED

Shot by Boarder Whose Life He Is
Said to Have Threatened.
Duluth, Feb. 11.Henry Bolot, aged
brty-seVen, shot and almost instantly
killed Marquis Chirbouno, aged sixty
five.
Bolot has for many years been fore
man Of the Elliott Packing company
here and Chirbouno a millworker at
whose home Bolot and his ten-year-
old daughter have boarded Tor a mum
Der Of years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Colorado Bandit Kills Austrian.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 11.-Joseph Russ
and six Austrian companions were
held up by a lone highwayman. In
the melee that followed Russ was
killed by bullet from the bandits
revolver.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
Banks Closed Tomorrow.

AS tomorrow is Lincoln's birth
day "a legal holiday both banks
will be closed the entire day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11
TWO new BATTLESHIPS,
House Committee Gives Navy Depart
ment Half What It Asked.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house
committee on naval affairs has voted
to recommend an appropriation for
the building of two battleships of the
Delaware class, instead of the four
battleships recommended by the navy
department and urged by the pres
ident 49, II
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11

HELP WANTED.

WANTED FOR u. S. ARMY: Able
bodied unmarried men, between
ages of Is and IS; citizens of
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read, and write English
For information apply to Recruit
ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji
MINI.
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FOR ILLEGAL BANKING.

Two Indictments Against "Man Now
Coming Across Ocean,"
New York, Feb. 1.-Two indict-
ments were returned by the special
grand jury of New York county which
Is now Investigating banking methods
as disclosed by the recent panic. It
was announced that the indictments
were against man who is now COM
ing across the ocean," Justice Bowling
fixed bail in each indictment at $10.-
900.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11

WANTED: Man and team. $4,000
per month and board. Kaye &
Carter Lumber company Hines.
MINI,
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FOR SALE-One four year old cow,
fresh in May, forty chickens. In
quire of E. M. Britten, Bemidii,
MINI.
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LOST and FOUND
MiSCEL-t ANGUS,

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
ESQ to E p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell,
librarian.
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FCR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11

WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Mrs. S. E. P. White,
3O7 Fifth St.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11

girl for general
homework. Inquire 800 Bemidji
Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-11

FOR SALE-Six-room house on
Dewey avenue. Inquire at Be-
midi Meat Market.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-11-22

The election is May the country now find sur
cease from Freeinkers had little to choose from
as between the Presdenteect and his defeated contestant
Taft played into the hands of the Romansts and the re-
suit of the battle of the ballots indicates that he got fair
proportion if not ALL of their Bryan possessed of
cranky religious notions and might have been religious ty
rant had he succeeded in winning the election As mat
tiers now stand Bryan devote the rest of his life to
igous speechmakng at Chatauquas, and Taft will carry
"my policies" into greater effect.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-11-22
THE OHIO IDEA OF PROPAGANDA.

Our readers will fail to be deeply impressed with the
views expressed by Miss Lou Lawrence Secretary of the
Buckeye Secular Union upon methods of Freehough prop
aeanda this subject is viewed in that State which fall
with great force following the expression of another Ohio
contributor almost along similar lines.
There great truth which we must all recognize if
we would succeed in the missionary undertaking of adanc
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-11-22
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

intellect throughout life the ascertanment of truth
We always needing to know what is actually true
about thing other"
Real intelligence then is the power acquire facts and to
correctly judge them 1t must follow that but few OF the
orthodox be classed intelligent If they observe facts
they must Judge them incorrectly they nothing Tor
facts and say, Il believe" They not
whether that which they believe be true false, the adj
mission of the belief is allsuficient From this it will
be that orthodox assumptions concerning intelligence
and what implies, conclusions drawn from an Incorrect
premise
One instance will suffice to illustrate the drift of ine
gent minds from the church. All must admit that some
degree of intelligence is necessary be admitted Har
vard Now comes DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, who, relating
his religious experiences, says:-
when entered Harvard a student l thought Eve
had been constructed literally out of Adams rib.
don't deny it now, remember At Harvard | attended
the lectures of Agassiz, the great geoogst and biologist
He believed in creation and lots of hat the world
made and did not grow Then L fell under the IN
huence of Asa Gray from whom l took botany. He
an evoutionist. | agreed with him. To-day, however,
| not quite that Gray was right. Wiley has his
doubts. SO send my money to the Campbellite church,
which love and respect and ask the ministers to indu
gently overlook it if | am absent when they preach
1t will be recalled that Dr. Wiley a member of the
faculty of Purdue University; that he refused attend
morning prayer, rode bicycle, played ball with the stu
DENTS and finally charged with heresy and tried there
for The Chief of the United States Pure Food Depart
ment admitted his guilt but the Trustees refused to dis
charge him and he remained Purdue until he vontar
lily resigned In recent interview, relating this expert
ence, he said:-
Il admitted that every accusation against all
souluely true 4 have attended morning PRAYER of
ten told the Trustees that know it by heart 1t is
the same old drawer day alter day, and has become
common and mechanical that it does good,
Now let the l''loX make answer whether intelligence
is to be found inside or outside the churches
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-11-22

ing Freethought namely, that if would make Free
thought acceptable to the must make it interest
ing In other words must attract the masses, and by
attracting them them and encourage them become
and remain workers in the
What may be regarded of the potent forces
i'll the decay of theology the fact that it is dry, unnter
estng and of date, in keeping with the age. This
is altogether aside from the further fact that teaches
many unbelievable things, and it for addi
ona fact that the clergy constantly occupied in devils
ing inner societies of and men to make of them
of light artillery skmishng among the people
recruits by cutvatng social features that will interest the
where the apoogetics of the church faony by
such system the church kept from absolute dissolution,
and this practically its last ditch for defense against the
inevitable
We have previously said that the first essential is eff
fectiye organization work under Two admirable
offered the Freehinkers of the United
States. We have the Materalist Association, national
organization and the Buckeye Secular Unon society that
limits its practical operations the confines of the State
Of its habitat Under them local bodies could conveniently
be formed Through the regular workings of these local
bodies the of Ereehough could be brought to the
masses in that would only interest them but
get them interested in its further Development The lead
of hes eties should be given muchneeded support
and encouragement Let the "Oho Idea prevail for in
the end it is the idea entertained by vast majority of
American Freethnkers.
The meetings of these local bodies need be large
expensive Some commodiOus paror would serve as
meeting place Furnish the attendants with flowers songs
music and literary effort If you have practced speaker
present present views, could read extracts
from modern writings which would the purpose
well and constitute good substitute. In this way, Free
thought truth could be put forward against religious
dogma and the day of great victory would dawn the
sooner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
Locating Them.

"--- loves to sit
alone at night and
listen to the music
ST the spheres"
"T he spheres.
III? / never heard
IF them. / suppose
hat is the name
If some musical
family that lives
next door"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
HE HAD PROPOSED.

Before giving you my reply" she
said, "let us have a distinct under
standing. If I am to consider this seri-
ously 1 will have to say No. but if it is
only a summer resort engagement
shall be pleased to accept you for the
time being"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
WITH THE BABIES.
Human Mature.

Mamma-Why, what's the matter,
dear?
Clara Gagged three, sobbing)-Tom
hit me.
Mamma-Did he hit you on purpose?
Clara-No. He hit me on the head.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
A Parlinmentarian

A Parlihmentarian
Pun.
"All in favor of
the motion will
please wink said
the astute chair
man.
And then he add
ed at once, "The
eyes have it."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
thousands fire Sick

With the grip, colds, fevers, rheuma.
tism, neuralgia Many might be well II
they had only taken Hoods Sarsaparil-
la, the great blood purifier and health
regulating medicine. 1t is wonderful
preventive as well as cure. Keep 1t in
your house and take it.
Never Without Hood's-T have
taken Hoods Sarsapari1la for indiges
ton, and recommend 1t to others for
that complaint II is an excellent medi-
cine and / keep 1t on hand" A. s.
Heath. Adams Centre. N. Y.
Kidney TT0uble-"I had kidney
trouble. A friend recommended Hoods
Sarsaparilla, / tried one bottle and
found l was better. took three more
and recovered" Benz Levine, 80 VII
lage Street, Boston. Mass.
Jaundice-"I had a severe case OF
jaundice and fell from 145 to 80 lbs. in
weight. A friend advised taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and when / had taken three
bottles / was up and on my feet Jo
seph Lewis, 19 Alpine Street, Boston,
Mass.
Hoods SarsapariNa is sold every
where. In the usual liquid, or In tablet
form called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One
Dollar Prepared only by c. l. Hood
Co. Lowell, Mass