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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14
HE WOULD MAKE CONNECTS
USEFUL TO THEIR KIN"
Senator Stephens of Crookston Will Introduce Measure
Coming Session to Have State Prisons Guests
Assist in Supporting Their Families. -

prisoners without families, in trust
to be given them when they have
proved their reformation and WORTH
ness after leaving the prison.
The bill has double aim-to re-
lieve INDECENT families of prisoners
and to encourage good conduct in
the prison and honest and right liv.
ing after leaving the institution.
Senator Stephens has been con-
sidering the matter for some time,
and his decision to prepare such a
measure was taken after the subject
had been Submitted to a disinter-
ested audience of 800 farmers at
Fosston during the campaign-a
type of audience unfamiliar with the
distress often found among the fam
lilies of convicts. The vote of the
audience was unanimous in request
ing that such a measure be pre-
sented to the legislature.
Warden Wolfer of the prison has
also recommended action along these
lines in his biennial report to the
legislature. The matter also has
the approval of members of the
supreme bench, of the state board
of pardons and of part at least of
the state board of control.
On account of Warden Wolfer's
desire not to be connected with the
handling of the funds under the
management of the members of the
state board of control, who would
use a report from the state agent in
determining the aid required by the
dependents of the convict.
Senator Stephens said that some
years ago there was crude state
law with somewhat the same object
in view, but it was repealed. There
is 100000 already saved to the
penitentiary management in the past
five years alone enough to enable
the operation of the law Immediately
npon enactment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14

this city, returned to headquarters
in St. Paul this morning after trip
through this section of the country
in the interest of the Finch-Van
Slack-McConville company.
Lloyd Carlton was one of the
fortunate hunters who secured game
while out cunning" the past week.
Lloyd got a fine doe, which he
brought to the city this morning.
He hunted near Blackjack, and
states that the country in that
vicinity is literally over-run with
hunters of all classes.
T. J. Burke and w. A. Currie
returned this morning from a hunt
ing trip in the vicinity of Big Falls.
The gentlemen stopped with home
steader, out from the Falls" and
the latter was so sincere with his
hospitality that he would not venture
far from his cabin, with the result
that the Bemidji men came home
empty-handed.
A. O. Johnson, the Turtle River
merchant, came down this morning
from his home and spent several
hours in this city. Mr.. Johnson left
this afternoon for Island Lake, where
he has a financial interest in the
firm of Johnson, Sibley & Co. He
recently returned from a three weeks
visit with relatives at his old home
in Fayette county, Iowa, where he
had not been for four years previous.
A. O'Kelliher, who is one of the
best of the staunch residents of
Blackjack, came from the duel"
this morning and spent the day in
this city. Jerry" is authority for
the statement that one William H.
Squier is settled down to old bache-
lordom and refuses to mingle with
the gentlemen who have handed him
some real fine jokes in return for
past favors of similar nature which
William has perpetrated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14
LOUIE ROY HAS OFFERS
TO ENTER FAST COMPANY
BemidjIs Hard-Hitting Catcher Is
Wanted by Three | League for
Next Season.

Louis Roy, who has been catcher
of the Bemidji baseball team for the
past three years, has received several
offers of late to catch for teams in
some of the minor leagues" of the
west, and it is more than likely that
when the umpire's play balP' is
again heard next spring, Louie
will be found donning a pad, big
mitt" and a mask on one of the
Three I League teams.
No less than three managers of
the Three I League have written to
Roy requesting his terms and asking
that he report for spring practice to
be tried out as back-stop.
Louis Roy has played semi-profes.
sional and professional ball in north.
ern Minnesota for the past nine
years, and he has always been top
notcher in any position which he
has played.
He is splendid batter, sure
catcher and good thrower, and with
all this has a cheerful disposition
and splendid noodle"
Bemidji people believe that Mr..
Roy will make good in the Three
League, if he is given any kind of a
decent show at the spring games.
Roy caught for Duluth team O.
the Northern league two years ago
but was quite severely injured shortly
after reporting at Duluth. He wa:
not given a lay-off so that he coule
recover from the injury and wa
subsequently released without hav
ing been given a good show.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14
GRAND RAPIDS HIGH AND
BEM|DJI PLAYED TODAY
Game Called too Late This Afternoon
to Permit Giving the Final
Score.

The high school foot ball team of
Grand Rapids and Bemidji contested
for supremacy at the downtown
park in this city this afternoon, for
the second game of the season.
The last game between the two
teams resulted in defeat OF Bemidji
by score of FL to O.
Owing to the late hour at which
the game was started, it is impossi-
BILE for the Pioneer to give the result,
but it was believed before the game
that the result would not be so one
sided and that Bemidji stood good
chance of giving the Grand Rapids
champs" the game of their lives.
A letter was received this morn
ing by Prof. Richie, superintendent
of the Bemidji schools, from E. A.
Freeman, superintendent of the
RAPIDS" schools, in which the lat
ter stated that he would not be here,
but that a teacher in Grand Rapids
would pass on the eligibility of Will
liam McAlpine, Donald Frazer and
Jerome Meyers to play in the game.
The lady teacher, Miss Burlingame,
wrote postscript to the letter stat
ing that McAlpine and Frazer we're
permanent pupils of the Grand Rap
ids school, with good standing and
above a grade of IS per cent, in all
standings for the year, which entitled
them to participate in the game this
afternoon. =
Miss Burlingame made no mention
of young Meyers, and it is possible
that Cat this writing) he will be
barred from playing in the game.
The following was the lineup
of the players as given at noon:
Bemidji-C. Breneman c, Hon
drom re, C. Gould TT, Kruse re, Nc.
Donald lg, Boyer 1t, D. Gould le,
Huffman qb, Gill rh, Stanton III,
Kreatz fb; Newman, Naylor and
Epgels subs.
! Grand Rapids-W. Reusswig c,
Sissler rg, A. Teul IT, Blood re, Nc
/ Clenan lg, E. Teul It, McAlpine le
/. King qb, Lotberg rh, Frazer III
z Meyers fb.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14
Pleasant Party.

One of the best lodge parties of
the season was given last evening in
the Odd Fellows hall in this city,
when the Rebekahs and Odd
Fellows united in giving a farewell
party in honor of Mrs. E. L. Naylor
and Miss Clara Shearer, who will
leave next Tuesday respectively for
Wadena and New York where they
will make their future homes.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent and lunch was served at a late
hour.
On behalf Of the Odd Fellows and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14

St Paul Pioneer Press: A bill to
stimulate good conduct among
prisoners at the state penitentiary
and at the same time aid INDECENT
families Of prisoners will be intro
duced at the coming session of the
legislature by Senator A. D. Stephens
of Crookston.
Prisoners at the Saltwater peni-
Tertiary now earn about 40 cents a
day. The plan is to have from 20
to rs cents a day paid to the indi-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14

gent families of these men. There
are many cases of actual distress
among those dependent on persons
convicted of crime, and such a
course, it is believed, will improve
the conduct of the prisoner and
enhance his chances of complete
reformation when released.
The measure probably will also
provide that lesser amount shall
be set aside from the earnings of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14

the Rebekahs, w. ]. McCauley of
this city presented each of the two
guests of honor with a handsome
post card album in which each men,
Der of the lodges had placed a card
as a token of their esteem for
those who are departing. The mem
bers of the two lodges were very
sorry to lose Mrs. Naylor and Miss
Shearer.
Those attending the party last
evening report a very delightful
evening and state that the members
went home at about 1 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-14

Additional local matter will be found
on last page.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
CONVENTIONS CALLED
Democrats Announce the Dates for
Their State and County Gather
ingS

The call for the democratic state
convention has been issued by Frank
A. Day, chairman of the state COM
mittee. The date fixed upon for
the gathering is Wednesday, August
10, and the place, the auditorium in
Minneapolis. The total number of
delegates in the gathering is 935, of
which number Stearns county is al
lotted 20. But three other counties
in the state have a larger representa-
ton in the convention than Stearns,
and they are Hennepin, Ramsey and
St. Louis. This convention is called
for the purpose of placing in nomi-
nation candidates for state offices to
be voted for at the general cleo
ton in November.
The call for the Stearns county
democratic convention is also out.
This gathering will meet at the court
house in St. Cloud at O'Clock a. m,
August IA. The number of delegates
in the convention is fixed at lis.
Sauk Centre has s delegates, from
the first ward and five from the
second. The primaries are called
for Wednesday, August IL, from I
to s o'clock p. m.
The national prohibition convention
last week nominated Eugene W. Claf-
lin of Illinois for president, and Prof.
Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio for vice
president. Mr.. Claflin is an able
lawyer and one of the strongest speak
ers in the prohibition party. The
vice presidential nominee is president
of the Ohio University and also a
good speaker. There were 1900 dele
gates in the convention and they rails
ed $4,000 for a campaign fund.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
PRINTING THE NEWS
Some of the Inside Conditions Con-
Cerning the Newspaper Business

1T costs country paper money
every time it makes a stand on any
question, says a level headed ex-
change. Almost any other citizen can
do it without injuring his business be-
cause he is not put on record. When
ever a newspaper publishes anything
it's in black and white and there is
No way to get aOrund it. If the edi-
tor advocates improvements, the moss
backs get after him and sometimes
stop their paper. If he opposes i'm
prOvements, the progressive sort get
On to his frame and call him a back
number If he boosts the churches
the liberal element call him crazy,
and if he does not the church people
say he's going to the devil. If he
publishes politics the opposition gets
into his hair, and if he doesn't he is
charged with being afraid to stand
for his own opinion. If he condemns
mail order houses there are some peo-
pie who ask him to attend to his own
business as they have right to trade
where they please. If he publishes
mail order ads the home merchants GO
after his gore. No country newspa-
per can come out square without max
ing enemies and losing money and in
run of year or so will incur some
criticism from nearly everybody"
We don't know who wrote the above
gem, but every word of it is truth
Still a time comes to every publisher
as age and experience ripens him
when he does not care what some peO-
pie say of his paper. He knows they
are towards and dare not say in writ
ing, or in his presence, what they say
in his absence. They criticise him
but always when he is away. They
lack the honor and the manhood tt
talk in his presence. Size up the
whole of them and then try to thinl
of one honest expression, for thu
people, or for you, they ever put il
| writing. Not much. They CRITICS.
the editor, but they don't even wan
him to hear of the criticism.-Lt
Sueur News.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
CLEVELAND PARK
Forest Reserve to be Named for
Former President of United
States

President Roosevelt has written 8
letter to Mrs. Grover Cleveland, in
forming her of a proclamation he
has signed, changing the name of the
San Jacinto national forest to the
Cleveland National forest, in honor
of the former president, as follows:
Oyster Bay, July 13, 1908.
my Dear Mrs. Cleveland-It has
recently been my privilege to sign
a proclamation changing the name OF
the San Jacinto National forest to
the Cleveland National forest. May
esteem it the very great pleasure
it gave me to take this action-a plea
sure mingled with a keen sense of
the loss to our country and to our
citizens in the death of President
Cleveland. On Feb. %, 1897, Presi-
dent Cleveland signed the proclama-
tion creating the San Jacinto forest
reserve in Southern California. The
date, Feb. %, was no mere accident,
since the signature of the proclama-
ton will be tined to coincide with
the birthday of our first president.
President Cleveland was one of
the first to recognize the need of
forest preservation and the creation
Of San Jacinto and. other forest re-
serves, with a total area of 25,6S6, 1920
acres, was one of the results of his
foresight in this direction. Through
out his life he took great interest
in conserving the natural resources
of the nation; and I particularly re-
gretted his inability to attend the
meeting of the governors in May be-
cause that meeting was in part the
fruit of seed he had sown years be-
fore. The name of Grover Cleveland
will always be prominently identifi-
Ell with the movement to protect
the forests of the United States, and
it seems to me eminently fitting that
one of the forests which he created
should bear his name throughout all
time. Sincerely yours,
''THEO. ROOSEVELT"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Teachers Examinations

The state teachers examinations
will take place August 3rd, and 4th
and 9Th at st. Cloud Garter Hall J,
Sauk Centre and Paynesville as fol-
lows: August 3rd, Il. M, Arithmetic,
Physiology-Hygiene; p. m. English
Grammar, Reading, Drawing and
Music: August 4th, a. IN. Professional
Test, Spelling, Geography, Compost
tion and Penmanship; p. M, U. 8.
History, Civics: August 9th, a. m.
Geometry, Physics; p. M, Algebra,
Phys. Geography or General History.
All Teachers not holding valid state
certificates for the coming school year
are requested to attend the examlna-
tions. 7-2-t
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
MORE COMPLIMENTS
Sauk Centre and The Herald Spoken
Kindly of by Outside Newspapers

A. M. Welles, publisher of the Sauk
Centre Herald, is giving Sauk Cen
tre an excellent paper and he is
receiving compliments from all quar-
ters of the state for so doing. We
do not imagine, however, that these
testimonials of work well done will
in any way dampen Mr.. Welles' am
bition to even more thoroughly cover
his field. A little encouragement
now and then, even to an editor,
smooths over many rough places
Morrison County Democra.
The general idea that a Fourth of
July celebration is a burden of ex-
pense is not altogether true. The
Fourth of July committee of the Sauk
Centre celebration has published its
financial report. 1t shows cash bal
latnce on hand of $517.SS with all
debts paid. Private subscriptions
amonted to $72O so that the surplus
will enable the payment of almost
all this subscription. In addition the
city entertained three or four thou
sand people who left from 81 to $40
each in the various business establish
ments of the town. The celebration
from the standpoint of an investment
was certainly success. Any celebra-
ton where the attractions are such
as to draw a crowd can be made
equally successful.-Long Prairie Lea
der.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
in CHINA-LAC
Notice to Advertisers

Hereafter no advertising copy will
be received later than Wednesday noon
for the current issue. The Herald's press
time is 2 p. m. Thursday and in the fut-
ure this schedulewill be strictly adhered
to. Justice cannot be done either to
advertisers or the public generally un-
less copy can be had on time. Adver-
tisers will undoubtedly be glad to CO.
operate. Remember, all advertising
COPY received later than Wednesday
noon cannot be used.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
LEGEND OF SANTA CLAUS.
Stockings Hung on Door of Mother
Abbess in French Converts,

Stockings Hung on Door of Mother
Abbess in French Converts.
There grew up custom in Chris
tian countries of giving presents in
secret on the Vigil of st. Nicholas.
In Italy 1t was called the Zopasta,
which means in Spanish a shoe, be-
cause the gifts were put into shoes
to surprise people when they should
put them on in the morning.
In many French converts the board
os used to place each her silk stock
ing at the door of the room of the
Mother Abbess, recommending them
selves at the same time to st. Nicho-
las. And in Germany a boy dressed
as bishop would go round in vest
ments and mitre and fill the stockings
hung up.
This solemnity of the boy bishop
came to be keut here with much care
and ceremony on the feast of st.
Nicholas to commemorate his youth
and his patronage of children. In
Salisbury Cathedral there is, or was,
monument to one of these boy bish-
ops who died during hts term of Of
fee. The same custom was observed
in Spain and in Switzerland until the
end of the eighteenth century. At
one place in England the convent Of
Godstowe, in Oxfordshire, public pray
ers were said by little girl dressed
as an abbess.
The custom, stopped here first by
Henry VIII. and afterward by Queen
Elizabeth, was in a different form
carried on by the Dutch in America
and became in the end the secular
lied ceremony We still use here of
Santa Claus, person dressed in
Dutch or German winter clothes Of
the sixteenth century
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Fifty Kinds Of Headache.

There are more than fifty kinds Of
headache" said physician, "and suf-
ferers from the common forms may
cure themselves accordingly. The
more frequent forms are a dull pain
across the forehead, due to dyspepsia;
pain in the back of the head, due
to the liver; bursting pain in both
temples, due to malnutrition; an ache
on the top of the head, as though a
weight pressed on the skull, due to
overwork; an ache between the brows
just above the base of the nose, due to
eye strain"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
TeetotaIer Politician.

If were a modern Caesar the men
would dread in public life are not
the lean and hungry, but the men who
are the teetotalers. 1t may be that
the removal of the soothing influence
of wine gives to teetotaler keen
ness of interest and perennial fresh
ness of vigor. Whatever the reason,
the most formidable and most ambi-
tious politicians in my experience are
the teetotalers.-P. T. o.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Just Exactly Right

81 have used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
just exactly right" says MIR. A. A.
FELTON,, of Harrisville, N. Y. New
Life Pills relieve without the least dis
comfort. Best remedy for constipation
biliousness and malaria. 25c. at
Hanson & Emerson's drug store.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Victims of Habit.

"Old habits certainly do stick to a
fellow remarked professional
chauffeur of one of the biggest gar.
ages in town recently.
did you ever notice that nine
tenths of the autos that stop in front
of houses have the front end right
alongside of the hitching post? That's
a habit that remains from the days
when people drove horses around
town. Just notice for a day of two
and see if / am not right"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Fraternal Insurance Organization

MIR. and Mrs. j. +. Coyle have ac-
cepted the management of northern
Minnesota for the Knights & Ladies
of Security and will organize their
first council here. The K. L. of s. is
a fraternal beneficiary society, admits
men and women from 18 to 55 years of
age, writes policies from $500 to So, 600,
graded ass ement plan. This society
has 95 900 members assets of 81 III ,041
a just and equitable reserve fund, has
paid five million dollars losses. For
furthe information see Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Coyle.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Publications, July 1923.
Notice of Application For Liquor
License.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF STEARNS. SIS
CITY OF SAUK CENTRE.
Notice is hereby given, that an application has
been made In writing 10 the Common Council
Of said City of Sauk Centre and filed in my
office, praying for a license to sell intOxica-
ting liquors for the term of one year com
mencing on the first day ofAugust A. D. 1908 by
The following person and at the following place
as stated in said application, tO-wit:VictOr Mid
dlestadt at and in the front room on the first
Aoer of the one story, frame building.
Situate on the west end of lot No. in block
No 12 in the original townsite (Now City of
SINK Centre.
TSald application will be heard and deter
mined by said Common Council of the City of
Sauk Centre. at the office of the City Clerk of
ibeCity of Sank Centre Mimi. on Friday. the
3lst, day of July A. ID. 1908. at 10 O'Clock q. m.
of that day.
Witness my hand and the zeal of the City Of
Sauk Centre, this 18th day of July A. ID.
1908.
J.F COOPER
SEAL - City Clerk
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
LANDMARK FOR GRAVE.
obeying Fathers Dying Request, Son
Takes Boulder From Maine to Illinois.

0beying Fathers Dying Request, Son
Takes Boulder From Maine to Illinois.
In compliance with the dying re-
luest Of his father, DR.. Walter o.
3laisdell, Jr., of PunXsutawney, Pa,
Iourneyed all the way from Central
illinois to Augusta, Me, after a huge
boulder which lay on the old farm
where his father had spent the happy
lays of his boyhood. The great mass
If red granite was loaded upon fiat
car and then shipped 1,5O0 miles to
McDonough county, ILL.,, and placed
Ipon the grave.
The elder B.aisdell was taken ill a
,ew weeks ago and his son was sum-
noned from his home in Pennsylvania.
When it was seen that the end was
lear the son asked his father if there
vas not some last desire that he
might wish gratified. The parent
:hought a few moments and then re-
Piled in the Affirmative. He recalled
particularly boulder which stood
near the old homestead and which
was the center of his playground.
With voice shaken with emotion he
asked his son to place that boulder
Upon his grave. He declared that he
could secure no monument so satisfy
Ing as that rough pile of stone
around which such pleasant mem
ories associated
The son found the boulder just
where his father said that it lay and
1t was shipped to the West. Carved
Upon it's flinty side is the word
'Blaisdell"
Changing a Business Emblem.
In Brooklyn suburb barber rent
ed a shop that an undertaken had va
Gated.
Among the belongings left behind
by the proprietor of the mortuary
business was a weatherbeaten wooden
representation Of monument, with
base, pedestal, shaft and capstone OF
pine, which stood in front of his show
window.
The barber repainted the monu-
ment, lettered the base with his name
and "tonsoial artist" painted sanl-
tary red crosses on the faces of the
pedestal, put spiral stripes of red and
white around the shaft, and painted
the cap pea green. Then he. was
ready for business.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Some One to Laugh At.

ODonnell-I can't understand
why ye get SO hot because the comic
papers make fun iv tn Irish. Shure,
tn same papers caricachoor tn Ing
lish, Dootch Scotch, Jews, Dagoes,
Japs an Rooshians, also
Finnegan (fiercely) - AN why
shouldn't they? Paple musht have
something to laugh at!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23

Take your cream to the North
American Storage Company where you
can get the best price paid in this
vicinity and have your money the
same or the following day.