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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Governor To Confer With Labor Leaders

Governor Dickerson has called a
meeting of all leaders and representa-
tives of union labor in the State of
Nevada to convene at his office in Car
son City on December 80.
The purpose of meeting will be to
discuss labor legislation both for the
benefit of the employee and for the
amicable settlement of strikes that may
arise in the future.
The Governor has notified President
Charles Meyer Of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners to notify all Federation
officials in the state to be present and
the heads of various other labor organi-
cations in the state will be invited to
attend.
1t is the consensus of opinion that
many bills that will be satisfactory to
both employer and employee will be
framed and presented to the next
legislature for passage. - Virginia
Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Total Popular Vote

The total popular vote cast at the
recent election shows the following vote
cast for the different candidates for
president:
Taft, Republican, 7,637,676
Bryan, Democrat, G, 800, 1872.
Debs, Socialist, 49,
Chain, Prohibition, 241, 1853.
Hisgen, Independence, SO, 1856.
Watson, Populist, 1881.
Gilhaus, Social-Labor, 15,421.
Total for all candidates, 1852, 239.
This grand total exceeds by 1,341, 531
the total number of votes cast in the
presidential election of 1904, when the
grand total was 1850, 7O8.
Compared with that election, the can
dldates of the Republican and Demo
cratic and Socialist parties increased
their vote this year. The reverse is true
of the candidates of the Prohibition,
Populist and Social-Labor parties.
The Independence party did not figure
In the presidential election four years
ago.
The biggest difference in q party vote
is shown in an increase for BRYAN in
1851 over the total votal cast in 1904
for Alton B. Parker, the democratic
candidate. Taft received IA, 100 votes
more than were polled for President
Roosevelt in 1904, and Debs ran 40, 1863
ahead of his predecessor on the Socialist
ticket.
The heaviest loss is shown by the
Populist party. which, with the same
candidates, registered S3,312 votes less
this year than in 1904, when their total
was 117HS3. The Prohibitionist candi-
date, Chain, ran 1924 votes behind
the 1904 mark of his party, and Gilhaus,
the Socialist Labor candidate, received
only about so per cent of the vote given
to Corrigan, which was 81, 249, in the
previous presidential race.
New York (870,O7O), Pennsylvania
(745, 779) and Illinois 1929, 932) gave Taft
the greatest number of votes among the
states, while as to Bryan the order was
New York 1861, 1861, Ohio (502, 721) and
Illinois (45O,S1Ol.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Ambitions Indians

The Cherokees, who tracked De Soto's
footsteps for many weary days while
he was marching through the southern
forests and swamps, and who later
welcomed Oslethorpe to Georgia, are
the most advanced Indians in civiliza-
ton and the most eager for education,
spending $2,OOO,0OO IL year on their
schools and colleges, says the Indian
School Journal
The Chickasaws have five college,,
with 400 students, maintained at a
yearly cost of $4,000. They also have
ID district schools, costing $4,000.
The Choctaws have 100 schools, in
some of which the higher branches are
taught.
The Seminoles, one of the smaller
tribes, have ten colleges and G5 common
schools, with a total attendance of
$500.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is u blood or constitutional
disease and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is not q quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years and is q
regular prescription, 1t is composed
of the best tOnics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the. mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two in
gradients is what produces such
wonderful results III curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free. 81
+. j. CHENEY'& Co., Props,
~ Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by DruGgists,:D price 7Jc.' ,.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
tipatiop. - -.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
A Bad One

John Carr, one of the four prisoners
who were held over i'm Reno Sunday
for Deputy Sheriff Butler, of White
Pine county, and who was taken to
Carson for commitment in the state
prlslon, manifested his criminal pro-
pensities to a remarkable extent, while
confined in the Carson City Jail, await
ing the arrival of the sheriff's papers.
which he had forgotten.
Carr occupied the same cell with
George G. Waite, the Wells Fargo
Company agent, who is being held by
the Federal authorities upon a charge
of forgery. He became extremely talk
alive with Waite, and wrote for him a
formula for making nitro-glycerine,
instructing him at the same time, how
to use it.
Carr then took from the inner band of
his hat two small steel springs.
II want to make you a present of
these" said Carr, "for you may need
them some time. I was searched sew
eral times by the. police at Ely, Reno
= .
and here; have had several trials and
Through them all they never have
found these. in my hat These springs
will open any handouts ever made,
and 1 invented them myself I know
what l an talking about. Take them,
and guard them carefully"
Waite accepted them and later turned
the minute steels over to the Carson
police, repeating to them what Carr
had told him. The little springs, it is
said, were taken to the prison, and
it was found that they easily unlock
ed every style of hand-cuff in the
prison.
Carr is regarded as one of the most
ingenious and desperate criminals in
the west. His present sentence is two
years and four months, for burglary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
State Teachers Association

The State Teachers Association in
session at Reno has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing two years:
President, Romance Adams of Reno
first vice president, Miss Cora NJ. Paine
of Goldfield; second vice president, F..
E. McLucas of Eureka, Nevada record
ing secretary, Helen Chartz of Carson;
corresponding secretary, r. H. Mitchell
of Sparks; treasurer, Miss AgnesS Bell
of Reno, NeY:; executive committee, B.
D. Billinghurst of Reno, F. E. Howard
Elko, A. B. Lightfood of Eureka, Flor
ence Tannahill Of Sparks, A. A. Codd Of
Goldfield, Ralph s. Minor of State Uni.
versity, Reno.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Honesty No Bar. to Fortune.

1t is a mistake to think that vast
fortunes cannot be built up by honest
methods. They can and often are,
There are thousands of men among
whose riches there does not mingle
one particle of the sweat of unre-
Quilted toll, on whose crimson plush
there Is not one drop Of the hearts
blood of the needlewoman, whose lofty
halls are the marble of industry, not
the sinews and bone Of the t0iling
masses.-Dr. Madison G. Peters.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18

Because Judge Crosscup did not up.
hold the $50, 100000 verdict rendered by
Judge Lands against the Standard Oil
company, President Roosevelt refused
to appoint Judge Crosscups brother col
lector Of internal revenue in West
Virginia. Isn't that conclusive evidence
that the president is great big, broad
cau"ed mon?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
Christmas Flowers and Greens

The Trustees of the Presbyterian
church are the Elko county agents for
the Henderson, flowers. Orders for
Xmas flowers or green's will receive
prompt attention by Mr.. Lambert
Hon@H-711. P-:ccs r"ac1;rif!c. "a, $, e..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-18
The Wife's Refuge.

If it wasn't for telling their hus.
bands not to smoke too much and not
to eat 30 fast, what would wives do
for conversation with their husbands?
-Atchison Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
COURT IN SESSION At
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
James Godatte Placed on Trial this
Morning.---Wor Of Drawing
Jury Taken Up.

Sheriff P. A. Walsh of Kooch-
ichiug county, and his deputy, c. E.
Eggelston, of International Falls
were in the city yesterday and last
evening, and took James Godatte
with them to the Falls" this morn
ing. District court opens there
this morning with Judge Marshall
A. Spooner on the bench.
The attention of the court will be
occupied today with the preliminary
work and the work of securing a
jury in the trial of the case of the
state VS.. James Godatte, who is
charged with having killed Carlos
H. Williams on claim near Big
Falls, on August l, 1907.
County Attorney C. w. Stanton
of Koochiching County will have
charge of the case for the state and
c. w. Sc1utchin, the Bemidj j
colored attorney, will conduct the
defense for Godatte.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
Rural Route Examination.

On Saturday civil service exam
nations were held at the Masonic
hall, those present Being applicants
for mail carrier for Route /, which
is to run north and northwest from
Bemidji, distance of about twenty
six miles.
The examinations were conducted
BY S. A. Cutter. There were eight
applicants present, five of which
took the examinations. The papers
have been sent to the proper postal
authorities and the one receiving
the highest standing will be awarded
the contract. Others who pass the
examinations will be placed on the
waiting list for other routes or to
serve if emergency may arise,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
"UncIe George" Gave Fine Address.

Tenstrike Tribune: The Ten
strike Literary Society held another
debate at Jacobson's hall last Fri
day evening and the good attend
ance goes to show that great interest
is takenin the new organization. The
subject for discussion was, Re
solved, That it is Better to Raise a
Child in the Country than in the
City," and the debate was decided
in favor of the affirmative side.
Among those who took part in the
argument was our esteemed citizen,
Judge Wetse1, who supported the
affirmative side,
The judges talk was very inter
esting and he told many reminis-
censes of the Mexican war of which
he enjoys the honor of being soldier.
The venerable judge told of how a
handful of Uncle Sans .(country
boys) soldiers under General Taylor
routed a large army of Mexicans,
captured General Santa Anna and
his wooded leg, scaled the walls OF
the City of Mexico and captured
the city. These boys, Mr.. Wetse]
said, were chiefly composed of
lads, and undoubtedly the judges
argument had much weight in rend-
eri1ng the decision.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18

John Wagner, the plaintiff sues for
a divorce from the defendant on the
ground of desertion. She was
represented by her attorney, D. H.
Fisk. After hearing the evidence
the court granted the petition of the
plaintiff and ordered a decree en-
tered accordingly
Clara McGinnis asks divorce from
Arthur J. McGinnis on the grounds
of desertion. After hearing the
evidence the court granted the
petition Of the plaintiff and ordered
decree entered accordingly. The
plaintiff was represented by Attor-.
ney Henry Funkley.
A case from Cass county, which
has been pending for some
time, was brought by C. M. and ].
w. Johnson VS.. Archie Siddons. The
plaintiffs and defendant own a build
ing with joint walls and stairway at
Cass Lake. The defendant started
to remove said stairway and the
plaintiffs made application for an
injunction restraining the defendant
IN his acts of removal. The plain
tlffs were represented by F. w.
Smith and the defendant by Attor-
ney Funk of Cass Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
CITY COUNCIL FAVORS
NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Council Appoints Committee to Investigate to Suitable
Site.".Emma Thorson Files Claim Of $1,000
for Peronal Injuries.

The regular meeting of the city
council was held last evening. After
the reading and approval of the
minutes of the last meeting and the
allowance of the usual number of
bills, the routine work of the coun
Gil was taken up.
Health ordinance No. 20 was
given it's second reading and thor
oughly discussed. .
The application of Clavin &
Tanner for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors in their building on
Third street was granted and their
bond approved.
Emma Thorsan served written
notice upon the council asking
$1,000 personal injuries from a fall
on the sidewalk January 18th. She
states that on the west side of
Bemidji avenue, in front of the skat-
ing rink, she stepped on a loose
board and fell, cutting her knee
and sustaining a broken rib. This
matter was referred to the city
attorney to be taken up at the next
meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
.FIREMEN'S MASQUERADE
WILL BE GIVEN FEB, u
Eighth Annual Ball Promises to Be the
Best Ever Held by the
Department.

The members of the Bemidji Fire
department will give their eighth
annual masked ball in the city
opera house on Friday evening,
February n. Heretofore the masked
ball has always been given on Feb
ruary 22(Washington's birthday
but as that notable event falls on
Saturday, it was decided to give,
the dance on the evening before so
there would be no dancing on the
Sabbath.
No pains are being spared to
make the forthcoming dance a sue
cess IN every way. Prof. Syming-
tons full orchestra will furnish the
music for the occasion, which insures
the best in the city in musical lines.
The following are the committees
who have the dance in charge:
Floor Committee-R. Russell, A.
Gould, c. S. Daley, A. Doran.
Special Committee Gary Bren-
nan, John Cline.
Arrangements George Fleming,
]. ]. Doran, NJ. Downs, M. F. Gun
ningham, E. H. Cornwall, H. Doran,
Bart Stafford.
Everybody in the city should buy
ticket to this dance and thereby
assist one of the most worthy organi-
cations in the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
JUDGE SPOONER DISPOSES
OF A NUMBER OF CASES
Injunction Case from Cass Lake Takes p Considerable
Time OF Court.SeYeral Divorces Granted default
Judgment Reopened.

A number of cases in district
court were heard before Judge
Spooner yesterday.
Willard T. Horton made applica-
ton for divorce from his wife, Jane
Horton, on the grounds of deser-
ton. After hearing the evidence a
divorce was granted. The plaintiff
was represented by B. T. Wilson
of Blackjack.
A petition signed by Samuel and
Sadie Lee asking permission for the
adoption of the minor child, Dorothy
Munson, was presented to the court
and after hearing same the petition
was granted. The plaintiffs were
represented by B. T. Wilson.
In the case ofWilliam Deering
q Co. VS.. John D. and Della Clarke,
the defendants made application for
the re-opening of judgment entered
some time ago against them by the
plaintiff. The petitioners were rep
resented by Gibbons & Torrance
of this city. After hearing the
evidence produced on the part OF
the defendants, the court granted
the petition.
In the case of Ella Wagner VS..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
Superintendent STEWART
RECEIVES CERTIFICATES
Much Harder to Pass Now than Form.
erIy.--.Teachers Required to Pass
Harder Examinations.

County Superintendent w. B.
Stewart has received from the state
superintendent the returns from the
recent state teachers examinations
for this county.
Formerly teachers could receive
certificates, even though they failed
in civics and one other study. AT
present the requirements are that
they pass in all subjects except one,
and the requirements for all studies
are much more difficult than
formerly.
Those passing at the recent exami.
nations held January 3O-31 and Feb.
| l, are as follows:
Mrs. Eva L. Powers, Mrs. Anna
M. Pierce, Misses Gertrude Powder,
Ella F. Parker, Lucille Clark, Ellen
?. Halladey, Edna M. Jackson, Mae
I. McGregor, Jeanette Mcdonald,
Martha NJ. Senske, Ellen Gleason,
May Lunnen, Cecilia Rygg, Clara
B. Hebron, Nellie Covell, Gratia
Rowland, Amy z. Fable and Josie
Hanson, Messrs. George A. Hayes
/ ord M 4 Cr;c-o1d
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
High Class Drama.

Sanford Dodge and his clever
company were greeted with a crowd
ed house at the Lyric last night,
and once again Manager Willis
demonstrated that his chief aim is
to bring only the best of Calgary.
It was veritable treat, and as the
company is to be here all week,
there should be generous patron
age on the part of those who insist
on high-class productions.
Sanford Dodge has strong forte
and that is in interpreting Shak-
peare, but he opened with The
Three Musketeers," the greatest
Dumas production. Elaborately
staged and the presentation of the
most skilled and artistic type, the
audience was most thoroughly sat
ished, and doubtless Mr.. Dodge
will be favored a return visit by
many during the week. Mr.. Dodge
as D'Artagnan, the adventurer, made
good in the fullest acceptance of the
term, and his clever work evoked
the heartiest approval. The caste
was all strong. Calgary (Alberta)
DALEY News, Dec. 10, 1907. At City
Opera House Feb. IS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18

The matter of the new Carnegie
Library building was presented to
the council by a petition from the
library board. Alderman Gould,
Erickson and Bowser were appointed
as a committee to confer with the
library board as to the selection
of a site and other details; said
committee to report at the next
meeting.
The matter of procuring addi-
tional books for the library was
also taken up and the clerks in
structed to at once order said
books as adopted by the council at
a previous meeting.
The extension of the water mains
and bonding for same was called
to the attention of the council by a
letter received from Halsey & Co.,
bond brokers of Chicago, who made
inquiries as too the issuance of
$4,000 water works bonds last
year. The matter of floating these
bonds will be taken up at once and
the city attorney was instructed
to consult with them regarding
same.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
Gross Earnings Of M. & |.

St. Paul Pioneer Press: The Min
nesota and International report
shows gross earnings of $621,384.88
upon which it will pay tax of $24,.
855.4O. Last year the gross earn.
ings we're $695,937.31 and the tax
$27,837.49.
The Big Fork & international
Falls road which is the extension Of
the Minnesota & international to
International Falls, was in operation
for the last month of the year and
in that time reports that it's gross
earnings were $1,92s.37, upon which
the tax will be $77.13.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18

the settlement that the railroads
themselves are now in possession of
large tracts of land. Land grants
were made in alternate sections, but
this safeguard, it was declared, has
not prevented the railroads from
becoming possessed of large tracts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
WOULD FORCE RAILROADS
TO OPEN OREGON LANDS
Senate Subcommittee Favors ResoIu-
ton Ordering Suits Started.---
People Here Interested.

Residents of Bemidji and north
ern Minnesota, generally, who have
made application for purchase of
lands from the Oregon Central rail-
way company by virtue of the pur-
chase act of $3.50 per acre under
which that company originally got
their lands, will be interested in
the following telegram from Wash
ington, which indicates that there is
something doing'' in Congress and
which would also indicate that the
applicants have more than a fight
ing chance of getting their lands.
The telegram is as follows:
Washington, Feb. IA sub.
committee of the senate committee
on judiciary today decided to take
favorable action on the Tillman res
olution instructing the attorney gen.
eral to institute suits to compel rail.
roads in the Northwest to open to
settlement lands granted them by
the government. The department
of justice, however, will draft new
resolution or bill covering the sub.
ject in order that all phases of the
alleged violations by the railroads OF
conditions prescribed by the gov
eminent in making the grants may
be prosecuted.
Milton D. Purdy, assistant to
Attorney General Bonaparte, and B.
D. Townsend, assistant to the
United States attorney for North
Dakota, attended the hearing given
by the subcommittee today and re-
ceived instructions to prepare the
measure. L. N. Payson, former
member of congress from Illinois,
but now legal representative of the
Hartman lines, opposed the resolu-
ton.
1T is intended by the committee
that the resolution or bill to be
reported shall authorize the attorney
general to bring proceedings not
only to compel the railroads to open
these lands to settlement, but tc
forfeit title in cases where it appears
that the railroads have deliberately
conspired to defeat the purpose OF
the government in ceding the lands.
THE idea of the government in
making grants was to bring about
the construction of railroads and
facilitate the settlement of new coun
try. Congress fixed the prices al
which the lands should be sold tc
actual settlers. This price was not
to exceed $3.50 an acre. Informa
ton was presented to the judiciary
committee showing that railroads.
instead of disposing of, the land t.
bona ide settlers, has so manipulated
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18

NJ. E. Smith who had intended
opening up third lumber yard,
on lots facing Second street, near
the M. & I. depot, has abandoned
this idea and will use the yards
as arranged by the Smith-M Minor
Lumber company on American
a venue.
M. E. Smith needs no jntroduc-
ton to the people of Bemidji as he
was formerly engaged in the lum-
Der business in Bemidji and is a
well-known man in business circles
of this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
SMITH-MINOR LUMBER
COMPANY SELL YARDS
N. E. Smith Purchases Yards. Twill
Conduct Yards on Site Third
Street and America Ave
champions Of Northern Minnesota.

An important transfer took place
the first of the week, when A. E.
Smith disposed of all his interest
in the Smith Minor Lumber COM
pany to M. E. Smith.
A. E. Smith will devote most of
his time to his banking and other
interests at Puposky.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18

Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-18
Improved Arrangement OF Stock.

William McCauig is making a
number of improvements to the
interior department of his store, the
stock being entirely re-arranged.
The grocery department has been
moved to the front and east side;
the west side of the building being
used entirely for his up-to-date line
of dry goods and notions.
Bemidji Souvenir Envelop S
printed, advertising the dates for
holding the Remidji Bible Confer
ence, on sale at the Pioneer office at
15c per package.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
HUSBAND MISSING,
VIFE'S SISTER GONE
Richmond Bride of Two
Months Standing Is Left
Almost Destitute.

RICHMOND. Va Aug. z.-The police
Of Richmond have been asked to be on
the lookout for E. A. AIcCfraw. a car
penter. who IS alleged to have deserted
ltis wife and 70 have eloped to this city
with the wOman's sister
Mrs. ATcGraw, who lives in Fulton, a
suburb. says her husband came home
one day and told her that he had been
laid orr by the firm for Rhich he was
working AID that he WIS Z. ing to pay
a visis to friends in Maryland The
girl Is said to haze disappeared the
same day he left. Mrs MeGraw has
heard nothing from the missing cou-
pie. She is almost destitute and prac-
ticaily homeless.
MS. McGraw was a bride Of two
mo1ths when her husband left her.
She says she hopes the couple viii be
caught, and that the man and the ga1
viii Soth get the punishment they de-
serve. She is now preparing TO return
to the home CT her father ia Cumber-
land county.