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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

Rear Admiral Montgomery Fletcher,
a retired chief engineer in the navy.
IS dead at Washington, aged seventy
eight
Arthur Sullivan, ninety years old, a
pioneer of Southern Montana and at
one time one of the wealthiest men
In the state, is dead. He was prom
1nent in Masonic circles
The Standard Oil company has an
nounced an advance of cents in
three grades of oil as follows: North
Lima SO, South Lima 81, and Indiana
"a. Pennsylvania remains unchanged.
1t is stated officially that John Hays
Hammond, the mining engineer, has
severed his connection with the Gug-
genheim Exploration company, by
which he was employed at a salary
said to be s250,OO0 year.
Six bronze tablets from the Rock
Island Qll.) arsenal have been placed
on the monuments that have been
erected at Tientsin in memory of the
American soldiers and sailors who lost
their lives in the Boxer outbreak of
1901.
The early spring trade of Chicago's
wholesale and retail houses is reach
ing up to the normal and managers
are making ready for an unprecedent-
ed business when the usual buying
season for out of town merchants
sets in,
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METHODS OF OIL TRUST.
Interesting Testimony Offered at Al
bany IN. W Hearing.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 14.-Six wit.
nesses were examined at the hearing
In connection with the suit brought
by the United States government to
dissolve the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey. Testimony was given to
the effect that the Standard Oil Off
Gals offered to give free oil to dealers
who refused to buy from the Stand
ard. 1t was also brought out that an
attempt was made to show that oil
sold by a competitor of the Standard
to merchant of Pittsfeld, Mass, was
short about five gallons on each barrel
and that a driver employed by this
competitor was offered SIS a month tc
send reports of the freight shipments
made by his company to New York
Marked bills, which, it was claimed,
were paid this driver for his reports,
were offered in evidence Objection
was made by counsel for the Standard
Oil company to the testimony of all
the witnesses examined on the ground
that it related to state transactions
and had no bearing on interstate com.
merco
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Loading Freight by Cards.

II don't know whether the practice
Is still kept up in the far south, but
remember how tickled I was at seeing
the method used in loading goods into
freight cars down in Mississippi some
willis ago." said a railroad man Of St.
Louis.
"A lot of strapping black fellows will
be on the job under the supervision Of
a white man, who will be Issuing or
ders with great volubility. Put this
aboard the king Of diamonds; take this
to the ace of hearts; load this on the
ten of spades; this to the jack of clubs,
and so on, and then you'll notice each
one of the long line Of freight cars has
tackled. on it some one of the fifty-two
cards composing a full deck. The Sen.
egambian loafers for the most part
were ignorant Of letters and figures
but every IMAM Of them knew the paste
board emblems which he had often
handled in games of seven up. That
next to craps is the chief diversion of
the colored sports of Dixie" -Ealti-
more American.
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CLEAN OUT The SAFE
Bank Robbers Secure $4,000 in
Cash at Rich Hill, Mo.
BUILDING A TOTAL WRECK

Explosion AWakens the Citizens, Some
Of Whom Open Fire on the Bandits,
but the Latter Reply and Succeed
In Getting Away.
Rich HILL Mo-, Feb. Il Securing
$4,000 in cash, after dynamiting and
totally wrecking the $4,000 building of
the Farmers and Manufacturers bank
In this city, five bandits, heavily
armed, terrorized the citizens and,
after exchanging shots with the sher.
ifs posse, escaped. No one was In.
jured by either the shots or the ex'
plosion. -
A terrific explosion, caused by the
dynamiting of the vault of the bank
awakened the town and the population
hurried to the two-story brick bank
building in the center of the city
Many persons arrived in time to see
the robbers riding away. Some OF
the citizens opened fire on the fleeing
bandits. The robbers returned the
fire.
Cashier J. w. Jamison said the rob-
bers took all the available cash in the
bank, the building of which was com.
pletely wrecked. Many neighboring
buildings were partially wrecked by
the explosion. 49,
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OYLER PERFORMING"

John T. Oyler, who, when he was
editor of the Bemidji Enterprise,
was wont to be rather too free with
handing on his left-handed compli-
ments and made most folks wish
they were taller and broader, and
more pugilistic, has evidently seen
the error of his ways" and has
started in the direction of money
making plutocrat, Judging from the
following article which was printed
in the Border Budget, and Oyler's
comment thereon:
The Big Fork Compass is of the
opionion that a full cup of har-
mony should be portioned out to
numerous of its citizens for the
good of the town. In order for
harmony to become a balm on the
troubled waters it must be taken
voluntarily and not forced down
with club. The Compass is on
the right track, but one that is dan
gerously full of pitfalls.
Budget"
1t might be inferred, from reading
the above disquisition, that The
Compass (under Oyler's regime) was
trying to make our local people
swallow an overdose of harmony,
followed by a slap of the big stick
backed with sufficient aviordupois
to hold it down.
It is fact, we'll known to the
experienced, that factional fights do
not enhance the local welfare of any
village or city, nor promote the
moral rectitude of any individual.
Such conditions work together in
punches, for the propagation of GER
tain cliques- supposedly work
ing for the betterment of society.
On the side, however, a black eye,
red nose, or guilty conscience, speak
for themselves as the outcome of
worldly combat.
Whether or not the Compass is
on the right track is of but little
sequence to the publisher. We have
had our little scraps and big battles
and after the smoke had cleared
away, we were loser-right or wrong,
So we are content to leave the
trouble to the people and in the
meantime, hustle for more business
that's all we are after-business
simply business"
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WHEN HER BACK ACHES
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

Bemidji women know how the
aches and pains that come when
the kidneys fill make life a bur-
den. Backache, hip pains, head
aches, dizzy spells, distressing
urinary troubles, all tell of sick
kidneys and warn you of the
stealthy approach Of diabetes,
dropsy and Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills permanently
cure all these disorders. Here's
proof Of it in a Bemidji woman's
words: .- t.-..
Wrs. Edward Jewett, living at
1112 Park Ave-, Bemidji, Mimi,
says: 81 am recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills and from my
actual experience I know them to
be a reliable remedy. l did not
take them as carefully as might
have, but still the results received
were satisfactory. The attacks
always came on with a dull ache
in my back, and while they were
at their height l felt weak and
miserable. ! sent to The Owl
Drug Store and procured a box Of
Deans Kidney Pills, They.
helped me right away and | am
well pleased with the results re-.
ceived.
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,.
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other,
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Crue! Sorinc.

The talk in the: village hostelry ha
been on the subject of vegetabl,
freaks. but at length 1t veered round
to goats.
did ever you keep goat. BiHY
inquired gray whiskered gentleman
in a corner seat. --..
did l eyerv' answered the little
man addressed with rustic Familiarity
II bought one last Christmas what
nearly brought me to the work us
Eat anything, fiom tins O blackin' t.
flatirons, that goat would. Lucky
thing for me the spring killed it.'
II didn't know the seasons affected
goats" observed the gray whiskered
gentleman.
who's talkin' about seasons?" came
the reply. 1T was the spring of oul
alarm clock what e made meal OF
one day as done it!''-I.ondon Express
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WILL Be FOR BRYAN
Wisconsin Delegates to Democratic
Gathering at Denver.
STATE CONVENTION MEETS

Temporary Chairman Eulogizes the
Nebraskan in His Speech and De-
ciares the Party Should Demand Re.
vision Of the Present Tariff.
Milwaukee, Feb. 14.-The Demo-
cratic state convention for the naming
of delegates to the national conven-
tion to be held at Denver, Colo, was
called TO order at the Davidson the.
alter by State Chairman H. H. Manson,
who read the call stating the purpose
of the gathering and then introduced
John F. Doherty of La Crosse as tenn
porary chairman.
Mr.. Doherty, in sounding the key
note, lauded the principles Of govern
ment proclaimed by Thomas Jefferson
and made respondent and illumined
in the light of that master intellect,
William Jennings Bryan" Among
other things the speaker said the Dem.
ocratic party should demand a re.
vision of the present tariff. He con.
Guided his speech as follows:
"L-et us rely on the good sense and
conscience of the American people,
Our leader in this great contest is al
ready chosen. Follow him and We
cannot fail. He stands today as De-
mocracy's exponent, Democracy's idol,
Democracy's hope. Let us make him
the peoples president-William Jen-
nings Bryan"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Doherty's
speech the usual committees were ap.
pointed, after which an adjournment
was taken for the day.
That the delegation which will go to
the national convention will be unan.
imous for the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan is a foregone conclu-
sion, every county convention sending
delegates to the state convention hav.
ing passed resolutions endorsing the
Nebraskan.
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Capitol Graft Case Adjourned.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 14.-The trial
of the state capitol conspiracy cases,
which began here two weeks ago, has
been interrupted by illness in the
family of Charles H. Bergner, of coun-
sci for the defense, court adjourning
until Monday morning. Before ad-
journment was taken counsel for for
mer State Treasurer Mathues ad-
dressed the jury, outlining Mr.. Math-
ues' defense.
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ENFORCING LORDS DAY ACT
Hundreds of Prosecutions Under Way
at Winnipeg.

Hundreds Of Prosecutions Under Way
at Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 14.-Police
officials are making out and serving
hundreds of summonses for alleged
breaches of the Lords day act. The
campaign started two Sundays ago
and the first cases have just ap-
peared in police court. Already some
500 sulnmonses have been issued and
several hundred more are to be made
out. The police are proceeding under
instructions of the police commission,
their action being counter move
ment opposed to action by members
Of the Lords Day alliance. Each Sum-
day police have bounced upon under
takers at funerals, newspaper men
TRANSFERRING notes of Sunday sermons
and editors. Another man was taking
bath when the police arrested him.
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The Sins of Hatters.

If any tradesman has lot to answer
for 1t Is surely the halter. He will
most unblushingly tell you that a GER
tain type of hat is suited to your par
tcular style Of beauty, knowing that
the information is false, and all the
while you have dull suspicion that
you don't look we'll in it. Yet you are
obliged to believe him. His persuasive
powers are so cultivated that firmly
believe he would make a dwarf think
himself "a fine figure Of a man.
Fry's Magazine
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READING a Pics Tail,

"Don't buy that pig" said the older
butcher hastily. --..s ....-
"Why not?' asked the younger man.
Look at his TAIL" was the reply.
"See how loose it hangs, like the tail
of rat. That is a sign that the ami
NAL is in bad health.
You can read pigs condition by
Its tail. The tighter it is curled the
filter is the pig. And when the tail
hangs straight, as this one does, the
pig ought to take to his bed and send
for the veterinary" - New Orleans
T1mes-Democrat.
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MRS. MCDONALD ACQUITTED
Declared Not Guilty of the Murder Of
Webster Guerin.

Declared Not Guilty of the Murder Of
Webster Guerin.
Chicago, Feb. Mrs. Dora Nc
Donald, who has been on trial here
since Jan. 20 on the charge of murder
ing Webster Guerin, was acquitted by
a jury In the criminal court. The YER
dict was reached after six and half
hours deliberation.
It developed at the trial that Guerin
and Mrs. Dora Mcdonald had been
more or less intimate for almost ten
years, their relations having begun
when Guerin was less than seventeen
years old.
The state asserted that Guerin had
attempted to dissolve these relations
and that the woman shot him in a
Jealous rage. The defense attacked
Guerin's character, asserting that he
had Systematically blackmailed Mrs.
Mcdonald for years, and offered evil
dence to show that he had attacked
her in his studio on the day of the
tragedy.
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Exchanqinq Amenities.


A blatant sample of the loud voiced,
self conscious, look-at-me variety Of
man took his seat in a bus and called
to the conductor:
"Does this bus go all the wayY
Eyes, SIR" responded the conductor
politely.
docs it go as far as Oxford street?
want to get out there"
eyes, sir" was the reply.
swell, want you to tell me when
we get there. You'd better stick a
stamp on your nose or put a straw in
your mouth or tie knot in one of
your lips, so that you won't forget it,
1T would not be convenient for one
In my position to do so," said the con-
ductor courteously, "but if you will
kindly pin your ears round your neck
I think I shall remember to tell you."-
London Scraps.
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More Love Letters Read.

Clinton, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-When trial
was resumed here of the $2,OOO,00O
suit instituted by Richard Smell to
break the will of his father, Colonel
Thomas Smell, more love letters writ
ten to the aged millionaire were in
troduced in evidence. The letters
were read to the jury and spectators
crowded forward, craning their necks
to catch every word. It is said the
purpose of reading the letters is to
show that Colonel Smell was insane
about women.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 13.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1O41a; No.
1 Northern, $1.02h; No. 2 Northern,
99kc; May, $1.O2; July, $1.02. In
store-No. Northern, $1.00; No. 2
Northern, 97c. Flax-To arrive and
on track, $1.15h; May, SLIT; July.
S1.18A
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Cattle-
s3.90@6.l0; COWS and heifers, $3.50
ATS; Texans, $3.60@4.50; calves, 1928
@7.25; Western cattle, $3.90@4.75;
stockers and feeders, $270@4SO. Hogs
Light, $4.20@442K; mixed, $4,000
4.45; heavy, s4.20@4.471a; rough,
$4.20@4.25; pigs, $3.eO@4.25. Sheep,
s3.20@5.30; yearlings, $54O@s.26;
lambs, $5.0O@6.90.
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Police Raid Italian Homes,

Shamokin, Pa, Feb. 14.-The state
police raided many Italian homes be-
tween here and Mount Carmel, collect
Ing large number of knives and re-
volvers and arresting ten Italians sus-
pected Of being members Of band
Of outlaws Ten Italians were arrest
ed last Tuesday charged with murder
and conspiracy to kill.
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the Evanston lake shore last septe,n.
Der with note announcing, that he
was about to commit suicide, is in
custody in Philadelphia under the
name of Sumner G. Osborne. He Is
wanted by the authorities in univer.
sity towns throughout the West. Love
and bogus checks are alleged as the
causes of his downfall.
Tho End Came Another Way.
A distinguished actor was one time
engaged at one of our leading provin-
cial theaters in drama in which he
attempts an escape from convict pris-
on, first by getting rid Of his letters by
means Of file and lastly by getting
over the prison wall. In the act of
doing this he is shot at by warder
and killed. ..-.-.-.... H..
One particular night the drama had
run it's usual course up to the point
where the actor attempts the escape
over the prison wall. The warder, as
usual, presented his rifle, but instead
of loud report nothing but faint
SAACAAAS "ouHu 90 AC"Au' LILY LILY
was lowered and after a brief delay
again pointed, but with the same dis
appointing result.
The audience now began to hiss and
jeer. The Disguised actor then got off
the prison wall and, staggering toward
the footlights. exclaimed. IT'S all up
I've swallowed the file!" and fell prone
on the stage amid the laughter and ap
plause of the audience. - Pearson's
Weekly.
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 3.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.75@5.50; fair to good,
$500 GOATS; good to choice cows and
heifers, $3.26@4.25; veals, $3.75@500.
Hogs-S4.00@4.27k. Sheep-Wethers
$4.75G5 SO; good to choice lambs.
$625@6.55.
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Creative.

A certain man coming from abroad
was taken up by the smart set.
well make lion Of him" quoth
they, '.for the distinction he will there
upon reflect upon u.s."
But the man was too little. It takes
much material to make lion.
Then Wen make monkey Of him, .
said the smart set, determined to have
some exercise for their creative genius.
Nor was the world the worse off.
For, after all, it. is the contribution to
the gayety Of nations that is especially
needed. Puck.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. ~13.-Wheat-May
1890; July, 90Ac; Sept, s7%c. Corr
May, 603s@60kc; July, $3.50;
Sept, 5SAc. Oats--May, old, 521sci
May, 501ac; July, old, 46hc; July,
44c; Sept, 1880. Pork-May, Sill
so; July, $11.S7h. Butter-Creamer.
les, 22@33c; dairies, 21@29o. Eggs
:S@19c. Poultry-Turkeys, chickens
and springs, 12c.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINI eapoIis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 13-Wheat-May,
$1.015s @1.01%; July, S1.o2@102h.
On track-No. 1 hard, $1.o5M; No. 1
Northern, $1.o21A; No. Northern,
$1,000 @1.00%; No. 8 Northern, 95h
@9S1Ac.
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FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Upper Missouri River Delegates in
Convention at Bismarck.

Convention at Bismarck.
Bismarck, N. d., Feb 14.-In the
house chamber at the state capitol adj
dresses We're made by distinguished
authorities on inland, waterway i'm
provement. Congressman Ellis of
Kansas City was the principal speaker
OF the session and Secretary Call OF
the Missouri river navigation con-
gress was among those who made adj
dresses. .-..... .s7a.
A large number of delegates from
Williston, Washburn, Bismarck, Man
dan, Dickinson, Fargo and other cities
in the state listened to the addresses.
The opening session of the congress
was devoted to informal addresses by
delegates. Among the speakers wa.
State Engineer Atkinson, who said
that 100000 acres of land along the
Missouri could be irrigated with a
nine-foot lift of water
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City Marshal Sent to Prison,

Duquoin, ILL.,, Feb. II. - George
Adams, formerly city marshal of Ben
ton, ILL.,, was sentenced to fourteen
years in the penitentiary for the kill
Ing of John Malone last October Ma
lone, 1t is said, had been drinking and
threatened Adams life. Adams pleaded
self-defense and 1t was generally ex-
pected that he would be acquitted.
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FIGHT THE COMPROMISE,
Effort to Compel Estate to Pay Full
Amount of Taxes.

Amount of Taxes.
Chicago, Feb. 14.-MaxWell Edgar,
secretary of the Illinois Tax Reform
association, has filed in the circuit
court an application for an injunction
restraining the county from accept
ing $1,O0O,00O from the estate of the
late Marshall Field in settlement of
back taxes.
The amount originally claimed by
the county was $1,700,O00 and a COM
promise was effected without resort
to the courts for $1,000,OOO. Mr.. Ed
gar claims that the county had no
right to compromise and should re-
ceive the full amount of taxes it orig
tnally claimed.
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We fail to to see why man
should point with pride to an an
cestor who was French, and forget
to mention it if his ancestor was
Irish.
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For Violation of Postal Laws.

Cincinnati, Feb. 14.-Violation of
the postal laws by carrying first class
mail matter was charged against the
American Express company in a suit
filed in the United States district
court here by District Attorney Nc
PherSQn
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MOTION IS OVERRULED,
Court Denies Instructed Verdict II
Graft Case.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb: 1 "A motion
Of the defense to have Judge Kunkel
issue binding instructions to the jury
to discharge the defendants, Contrac.
tor J. H. Sanderson and former State
Officers Snyder, Mathues and shu-
maker, on the ground that the com.
monwealth had not proved there had
been collision and fraud between
them in the furnishing. of the state
capitol, was overruled by the Judge.
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San Francisco officially declares
herself free from the bubonic plague?
Congratulations. We hope soon to
hear that you've got that graft cpl
demlc stamped out too.
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OBSERVATIONS,
(By "DOc"]

The senate has decided to pro-
vide an American exhibit at the
Tokyo worlds fair. Why not enter
Evans and his ships?
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A woman feels at home in her
new home before the carpenters
have left it, but six months after the
man has moved in he is still longing
to go home.
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The owner of runaway horse is
as certain to say the horse is gentle
as the owner of a vicious dog is
certain to say the dog is harmless.
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THAWED OUT DYNAMITE.

""S "S1F 1>TIeU Uy CIT EXPTOSIOH III
Canada.
Montreal, Feb. i News has
reached here that nine men have been
killed by an explosion in the Standard
Explosive works at Vaudreuil, a sum-
mer resort, some twenty-five miles
from here. The men were thaw1ng
out dynamite and the explosion was
the result The Standard Explosive
works are used for the manufacture
of high explosives.
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,- Did Not Commit Suicide.
Chicago, Feb. ll.-Howard Mark
Ogilvie, whose. clothing was found on