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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-29

George Tanner returned yesterday
evening from a business trip to the
twin cities.
When in need of white Lily
flour, call on or phone Falls & Cam
eron, phone 374.
Ike Black of this city went to
Walker this morning on business for
the Kelly-Howe-T Thomson Co. of
Duluth. ,..,S- T. g.. IL.
J. H. Grant, a homesteader living
north of Wilton, returned home yes
terday afternoon after enjoying a
few days visit in this city,
Mrs. w. H. Palmer of Mankato,
mother of DR.. C. M. Palmer of this
city arrived in Bemidji yesterday
and will visit here for some time to
come. s..
R. w. Reed, the artist, returned
last evening from a business trip to
Chicago, in the interest of his Indian
photos and collection of Indian
curios.
DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Morrison and
little daughter of this city left this
morning for Portland, Oregon,
where they will rema in for three or
four weeks.
Peter Slough, a Grand Army vet
eran, came in last evening from his
home at Nary and spent the night
in this city, returning to Nary on
this mornings train.
M. O. Auoblee of Two Harbors
left for his home yesterday noon, after
having spent several days in this
city as the guest Of his brother,
A. O. Aubolee, who is manager at
the boat house.
T. J. Nary, the north country
representative of the Pillsbury Tim
Der company of Minneapolis, re-
turned to his home at Park Rap
ids this morning after a short bust
ness visit in this city.
T. B. Kolste, a brother of T. B..
Kolste, pastor of the local Norwegian
Lutheran church, departed yester-
day for his home at Madison, Wis,
after having visited in this city for
several days with Rev. Kolste.
Agent G.. A. Walker, of the M. &
l., A. L. Molander and Reverend
Deniston of this city went up the
Red Lake railway to Nebish this
morning on the M. & I. motor car
for a short hunting trip after ducks.
J. Bisiar spent yesterday afternoon
at Cass Lake, going over east on
the noon train and returning in the
evening. Mr.. Bisiar says that he
has fine business at Cass Lake,
and has made many sales of pianos
and other instruments there.
Cookston College is the oldest and
best equipped business college in
the Northwest. 1t gives the follow
ing courses: Bookkeeping, short
hand, typewriting, telegraphy, pre-
paratory, penmanship and music.
Board and room in private family So
per week. Send for catalog to J. C.
Satire, Crookston, MINI.
George Cochran, the logger, went
to Cass Lake yesterday in the in
terest of his logging business. The
cold snap has stirred the warm
blood in Georges active body and
he is anxious to get to work on
the preparatory work for the log
ging of timber during the season
! 10000. Mr.. Cochran is one OF
the heaviest loggers who are cuttin 2
timber on the Chippewa coded lands
under the provisions of the Morris
Chippewa law.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-29
Cramp Rings.

Formerly it was customary for kings
Of England on Good Friday to hallow
certain rings, the wearing of which
prevented cramp or epilepsy. They
were made from the metal Of decayed
collins and consecrated with an elab-
crate ceremony some details of which
are still preserved. They were "highly
recommended by the medical profess
sion' about 1867, for Andrew Boorde
in his "Breviary Of HEALTH" speaking
Of cramp says, 'The kynge's majes-
lite hath great helpe in this matter
In hallowing crampe ringes with
out money or petition" Occasionally
cramp rings played persuasive part
In diplomacy. Lord Berners, our am
bassador at the court Of Charles ",
wrote in 1903 Ito my lorde cardinalrs
grace for some "crampe ryngs," with
trust to ''bestowe them we'll, by Gods
grace. "-Westminster Gazette.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-29
The Continued
Story of
Current Events.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

G. Brockway Of this city went te
Big: Falls last night to look over q
logging contract.
Is Oscar Ness of Erskine arrived il
the city yesterday noon for a short
business visit here.
Harry Mills, roadmaster of the
M. 81. went to Brainerd this morn
ing on official business.
B. w. Lakin of this city went tc
Walker this morning on business fol
the Crookston Lumber company.
T. S. Erwin, representative of the
H. C. Erwin company of St. Cloud,
went to Kelliher last evening on
business for his father.
O. Gravelle, the Red Lake mer.
chant, spent yesterday among
acquaintance in this city returned
home on the afternoon train.
Oren Noble of Kelliher and his
sister-in-law, Miss Olson, went to
Fertile yesterday afternoon to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Mobiles, father.
Bishop Morrison, of the Episcopal
church, accompanied Archdeacon
Parshall of Cass Lake to Blackjack
to- attend to some church business
there.
Nels Otterstad, a pioneer cruiser
living at Turtle River, came in this
morning and went to Cass Lake on
the noon train to help a man file on
a claim.
.-Bosworth, the sewer contractor
went to Deer River yesterday to
tender bid for some sewer work
which that village will do in the
near future.
An umbrella was taken from the
Episcopal church yesterday morn
ing by mistake. Owner can have
same by calling on Mrs. G.. A.
Walker and proving property.
Dwight D. Miller of this city,
local representative of the Midland
Life Insurance association, went tc
St. Paul this morning to consult at
the head office of the company.
Charles A. Throndson, a former
resident of Bemid il who is now living
at Fosston, came over from Fosston
yesterday and spent the day in the
city, looking after his interests here
"Charlie" is doing we'll, over west.
A copy of Minnesota Laws Made
Plain," compiled by George T. Simp
son, republican candidate for states
attorney general, will be given free
to any one calling at the First
National Bank of this city and ask
ing for the same.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid society
will meet Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. c. J. Winter, 4O7
Beltrami Ave., and will be enter.
tanned by Mrs. Winter and Mrs.
Larson. Lunch will be served
All are cordially invited to attend
John Gilstad, the democratic can
didate for county commissioner from
the Second district, went to Cas-
Lake Yesterday and transacted some
business with the ]. Neils Lumber
company, to which company he hac
sold some timber. John returned t.
Bemidji last evening.
E. L. Ortiz, assistant chief dis
patcher of the M. & l., returned tt
his headquarters in Brainerd this
morning after short inspection trip
over the line from Brainerd to Inter
national Falls. Mr.. Orth is thu
gentleman whose name was adopted
for the village formerly known a!
Bridgie, near Northome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-29
G. Sadler was a Buena Vista
guest at the Markham hotel last

night.
w. T. Morrison came in this
morning from Farley for a short.
pleasure visit in the city.
r. C. Hayner returned to Ten
strike last night after a days bust
ness visit in this city.
L. Latterell was a Funkley visitor
in the city yesterday, returning
hame on the evening train.
]. F. Ryan Of Cincinnati went to
Grand Forks, N. D., yesterday after
noon to look after real estate
deal. -
Miss Tinnie Pendergast returned
last evening to her claim near Loman
after short visit with friends in
this city.
E. w. Logan and H. C. Tomas
Of St. Paul went to Turtle River
last evening to hunt ducks for
few days.
]. F. Fssler, local agent for the
Minneapolis Brewing company, went
to Blackjack last night on business
for the company: .
J. A. Mcdonald of this city left
last night for Kalispell, Mont, where
he will be engaged in logging opera
tons during this winter.
R. H. Muncey and A. ]. Jordan of
this city went to Northome last
evening on a cruising trip for the
Crookston Lumber company.
One of the first things a young
housekeeper should put on her list
of things for the pantry is Hunts
Perfect Extracts and Baking Powder.
D. w. Spooner came in from Deer
Lake yesterday noon and spent a
few hours between trains in the city,
returning home on the afternoon
train.
Mrs. A. Kaiser came in from
Bagley yesterday noon and spent
few hours shopping" in the
city, returning home on the after
noon train.
0. B. Olson, independent candi-
date for commissioner of the third
district, returned to Kelliher last
evening after filing in the county
auditors office.
JesseHarry, deputy sheriff ofItasca
county, came over from Grand Rap
ids yesterday afternoon and left on
this mornings train for St. Paul on
Official business.
A. R. Erickson, postmaster of this
city, returned last night from Crooks
ton where he went to listen to a
speech by w. R. Taft, the republi-
can nominee for president.
Anxious high school football
player, awaking Saturday morning
before the Fosston game; What
kind of a sign is it when you hear a
rooster crow, Hal? Is it good luck?"
DR.. Reeves. of the Kelliher Hospi-
tai, came in yesterday morning to
make arrangements for the installa-
ton of a new heating plant in his
hospital and returned to Kelliher on
the evening train.
Archdeacon H. F. Parshall of
Cass Lake came over yesterday
afternoon from the Lake" and
went to Blackjack on the evening
train to attend to some business for
the Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Johnson of
this city returned last evening from
an extended trip through the eastern
and the southern states. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson were gone about four
weeks and had a very enjoyable
journey.
! Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda of this
city left last evening for Bowstring
where he will visit his mother-in-law
while hunting ducks. Mr.. Rhoda is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-29

David B. Hill pleads that his health
will not permit him to campaign for
Bryan. If Mr. Hill is still Democrat,
he should know that the time for a
Democrat to be sick is the day after
the election.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
DANGEROUS FOREST FIRE
Spark From Michigan Cen
trail Engine Starts a
Threatening Blaze.

A big forest fire broke out yester-
day afternoon between the Michigan
Central tracks and the Gary & West
ern elevation in Gary, and were 1t not
for the fact that II could not break
out of confines of these two railroads 1t
must have done much damage The
dry grass in the old sloughs and the
dry timber in the forests are likely to
cause a serious loss. 1t is Thought that
the fire started yesterday from a spark
from a Michigan Central engine.
The fire burned fiercely and could be
discerned from a great distance, loom
ing up against the sky. The police were
sent to the scene to watch The blaze
but they saw that it could not get
over the track 1t would just burn it
self out. The only building that was
in endangered was the Michigan Cen
trail freight house and that carefully
watched.
Another fire also was started in the
marshes at Twenty street. but
the fire was not as serious as the one
near Tenth avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
Foreigner Thinks George
Nieman Is a Policeman
and Opens Heart.
NEGROES ARE IN A HOLO-up
Authorities Learn Facts Too Late
and Assailants Are Per-
mitted to Escape.

George Nieman, of the Chicago hotel,
reported to the Gary police yesterday
that a Servian. so excited that he could
hardly tell his own name. ran into his
place Saturday night and reported that
two negroes had hit him over the head
and after a brutal assault robbed him
of s12.
The hold-up took place about 1915
south of the Pennsylvania tracks on
Broadway. The man was returning to
his house and while walking along the
road says that the men sprung from
the bushes and hit him on the head
wit a club. He put up some resistance
but they continued to beat him until
he was powerless. The man showed
the result of his encounter and turned
his pockets inside out to show thai
they were empty.
Instead of sending the man to the po-
lice station so that the police could
get a report of the matter, as HI
should have done, Neiman allowed th'
foreigner to go home, and now the pc
lice are at loss for description ade
quate enough to hope to capture thu
negroes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
AGED RESIDENT OF
TURKEY CREEK DIES
Many Friends and Relatives
Mourn Demise of Mrs.
John Hoffman.
FUNERAL next WEDNESDAY
Deceased Is Survived By Husband
and Eight Children-Had Thir-
ty-Eighth Grandchildren.
Especial to THE T1MEsl.

Turkey Creek. Ind. Oct. 12.-Mrs.
John Hoffman, IS years old, died here
Saturday evening at 1870 on the Hoff-
man homestead Mrs. Hoffman was
conscious to the last and was sur
rounded by her husband and six of her
children.
The funeral has been arranged fol
Wednesday morning. to take place
from the St. Peter and Paul. church
Services will be held at 10 o'clock by
the fiey. Koenig, and interment will be
in the Turkey Creek cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her hus
band. five daughters and three sons
thirty-five grandchildren and five
great grandchildren. She herself wa.
one of the most dearly loved old PEG.
pie in the whole neighborhood and hel
death is greatly regretted, not only II
her large family circle, but also b,
scores of other people.
Had she lived until the 18th of mex
month she and her husband could hav,
celebrated their fifty-seventh weddin,
anniversary. She was the mother o
eleven children, but only eight of thes,
survive her. They are:
Mrs. Mat Lennertz or Merrillville
Mrs. Peter Geib of Hammond. Mrs
Steve Pree of Hobart. Mrs James Far
rell Of Chicago, Mrs. eter Dietrich o
Chicago. Paul Hoffman of Turke,
Creek. John Hoffman of Glen Park an,
Baltasaar Hoffman of Morgan Park.
The deceased practically lived he
entire married life in Turkey Creek.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
K. CS. WILL CELEBRATE
Banquet Tonight in Honor
of Anniversary of Dis
covery of America.

Tonight the Knights of Columbus.
of Gary. the newly organized lodge,
will give their first annual banquet
in honor of Christopher Columbus, the
discoverer of America. The promoters
of the big social event say that there
will be at least two hundred and fifty
who will sit down this evening at the
festal board and listen to the wit and
humor of a number of excellent speak
ers who have been secured for the oc-
casinn.
The event will be held in the Gary
hotel There will be so many present
that both the dining room and the lob
by of the hotel will be used for the
tables. The speaking will then be done
near the entrance of the door so that
the guests in both rooms Will be able
to hear the speakers.
Manager O'Donnell of the Gary hotel
is preparing for one of the biggest
events in the history of the city, The
place will be beautifully decorated and
a sumptuous dinner will be served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
BURGLARS SWOOP-
DOWN ON GARY
Judge Fitzgerald Paid Visit
by Bold Midnight
Marauder.
JOE M'KENzlE IS ROBBED
Police Believe Michigan City Gang
Is at the Head of Thiev-
i ing Operations.

Last night burglars descended on
Gary like a wolf ON the fold and three
houses were broken into before the
night was over. The police were noti-
fed, but the robbers worked as
Though there were no police In the
city.
residence of Judge p. L. Fitzgerald at
1 a. M. The pantry window was pried
open with an az and the thieves gained
entrance to the house I'm this manner.
However, in climbing through the
window the housebreaker knocked over
a plant and this awakened Mrs. Fitz-
gerald. She called to her husband and
the judge secured his revolver and
stole out into the kitchen.
There he was able to see the shad-
owy form of a man in the moonlight.
He thought he would wait until the
man came back and tried the house
again and then he would take shot
at him, but just as that time Mrs
| Fitzgerald turned up the lights and the
thief fed.
Judges Neighbor Robbed.
The Judge lives on Delaware street
and a neighbor who lives on Maryland
street, between Seventh and Eighth
street, had similar experience Joseph
Mckenzie. who lives in the above adj
dress, awakened this morning to find
that his house had been robbed. The
| whole house was rifled OF everything
| valuable. The thieves got a $35 gold
| watch. a purse containing some change
| and all of the money that was in Mr.
McKenzie's pocket
Joseph Neiman. the proprietor of the
Chicago hotel reports that thieves
broke into the hotel through a win
dow at about a. m. The noise they
made was heard by a boarder. who
gave the alarm and chased the thieye:
way.
The police believe that the thieve.
who have been doing jobs at Michigan
City may have the ones who did the
work at Gary last night. or. as ha:
suggested, it may be that the Michi
. gan City work was done by Gar!
talent and that the thieves have re
turned home
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
JURY ExONERATEs
THREE OF TRAIN CREW
Inquest Last Saturday De-
velopes That Nobody
Was Responsible.
TRIPLE DEATH ON RAILROAD
Switch Engine Kills Three Section
Men Employed on Lake Shore
in South Chicago.

The inquest over the remains of the
three men who were killed Friday af-
ternoon on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad at Eighty-ninth
street was held Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, and the result was that all
the members of the train crew, con-
sisting of Henry Bishop. conductor, 1877
Fiftieth place; John NJ. Bluex. brake
man, 6125 Justine street, and William
Heines, gil East Seventy-fifth street.
were exonerated by the corners jury.
None Noticed Approaching Train.
The following are the men who met
their death by being run down by the
switch engine:
JOSEPH KAcMAREK, ss41 Mus
kegon avenue.
KRUsE wILLIscH. Sill Exchange
| avenue.
JOHN MoLEsKI, 400 Eighty-eighth
| street.
| All the members of the train crew
present testified. Henry Bishop. con-
ductor of the switch engine. said that
he had been switching on track No. {
during the afternoon and had seen the
men at work repairing the opposite
| track.
1
approached the place where the mer
were at work and I expected Their
| foreman would warn them of the ap
| preaching train. I did not know tina
| the men had been killed until 1 wa,
| told some time afterwards. JOSEPH
Karowski of 1919 Muskegon avenue
| who was foreman of the section men
was questioned closely by Corone
Hoffman. Il was putting jack undo
the track about sixty feet away from
the men at the time of the acciden
and did not notice the approaching
your men and see that they don't ge
run down." asked Coroner Hoffman
Yes, but ! am supposed to help on
the men when we are short-hande
and / was engaged at the time of tn
accident.
Isn't IL fact that you have t
work just the same as the other me
even If you are SUPERVISOR" continue
the coroner.
Karowski said he was busy most o
the time and did not see the men
danger until il was too late.
According to the evidence OF tn
witnesses at the inquest it seems a
| If the accident was unavoidable an
there is no one inquestion that was t
} blame for 1t. 1t was the case whe
each man depended upon the other t
J warn the men at work on the othe
: track. The members of the train Gre
] were released after the verdict of til
l coroner's jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
MANY CHILDREN GO
HUNGRY TO SCHOOL
Superficial Examination Re-
veals AZ Ill-Fed in
South Chicago.
THE INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE
Health Commissioner Evans Will Pu'
Nurses in Institutions to As
certain the Truth.

Nine hundred more hungry school
children were found last week by the
truant officers under the supervision of
w. L. Bodine, superintendent of the
department of compulsory education.
Although no thorough investigation
has been made of the schools in South
Chicag. as to the conditions, it is a
known fact that there are many school
children whose fathers have been out
of work for the past ten months, go
hungry to school every day.
An investigation was made last Fri
day afternoon at the Joseph Warren
school at Ninety-second street and
Central avenue, and 1t was found that
forty-two children were ili-fed. Some
of the conditions found were startling
and were such that demands immediate
attention of those in charge of the re-
lief work.
Mr.. Bodine asserts that the reports
of the medical inspectors of the city
health department. showing $40 for
last week. does not include all of the
cases in each school visited.
Put Nurses in Schools.
In addition to the medical inspec-
tors, Health Commissioner Evans will
put fifteen nurses in the public schools
this morning to make detailed investi-
cations of all of the cases reported
by the inspectors. The nurses viii
visit the homes, talk with the parents
and otherwise ascertain the truth o,
| faIsity in each individual case.
This, however, is only part of thu
work of the nurses. They will have
the duty of seeing that the parents
get proper medical aid for any children
ill >and that all who are well return
| to school at once
The nurses will report at the gen
| eral office of the health department
this. morning, said Chief Inspector Dr.
Heman Spalding. "and we will Civ
| them detailed instructions regarding
| their duties We have been selecting
the applicants carefully and hope I
get as good results as have easter
| cities where the amount of good don
by the nurses has been enormous"
Later in the week more nurses wi
be put TO work until the total numbe
| is forty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
AGED MILLER Man
KILLED THIS MORNING
Earl GRANDSON Struck by a
B. & o. Passenger
Train Today.
Especial to The Times.)

Miller, Ind. Oct. 12.-Earl Erland-
SON. one of the old residents of MIL
Ter. a foreman In the powder mills at
Eetna and the father of three children,
was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio
messenger train this morning at %
o'clock when he was on his way to
work and was instantly killed.
The accident and resulting death Was
caused by the fact that MT. Eriander
did not know that the Baltimore and
Ohio trains were NO longer running
over the old Lake Shore tracks, but
are now running over Its own elevated
tracks.
Mr. Erlander heard the train com
Ing, as he was walking down the Bal
timore and Ohio tracks. but thought,
of course, that it would go on either
the old or the new Lake Shore tracks.
Taking that for granted cost him
his life, for before he saw his mistake
the train hit him and he was killed
1t Is said that Mr.. Erlander has lived
in Miller for the past ten or twelve
years and, he is well known among the
people of that village.
The body was taken care of by I'm
dertaker Wild of Hobart. The coroner
wks notified. and the inquest will bt
held this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
An Earnest Purpose Finds Time.

Is it asked, how can the laboring
man find time for self-cuiture? l an
swer, that an earnest purpose finds
time. or makes it. 1t seizes on spare
moments, and turns fragments to
golden account A man who follows
his calling with industry and spirit
and uses his earnings economically
will always have some portion of the
day at command And il is astonish-
tng how fruitful of improvement a
short season becomes. when eagerly
seized and faithfully used A single
hour in the day. steadily given to the
study of some interesting subjects
brings unexpected accumulations OF
knowlege William Ellery Claiming
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
CHILD IS NEARLY
SM0THERED TO DEATH.
Sale I'm Ten-Cent Store Brings Dis
aster to Mother and Babe.

A Monday morning sale in granite
ware in the S. H. Knox & Cos and
10 cent store nearly cost the life of a
four months -old child.
Mrs Saba Urnack. of s347 Superior
avenue, was one of the shoppers. She
carried her baby in her arms and was
caught in crush of people.
The child was almost smothered and
the mother in trying to get to the door
raised such commotion as to draw
the entire crowd around her and COM
pletely shutting off her escape. The
unconscious child was taken to doc
tors office where it was revived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-12
Kept Secret Many Years.

After keeping his secret for 26
years, David Henry has informed
w B. Bancroft of Altoona, Pa, that
there is gold on the latter's farm on
Brush mountain. Henry found the
gold a quarter of century ago when
he was putting down well. and de-
termined to buy it, but he was unable
to raise the money Bancroft will be-
gin prospecting at once.