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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17

George H. Estes, 1000 South Thirteenth street. Mrs. Dewitt is the wife of Capt. Dewitt, U. s. A., and was for merly Miss Martha Estes, one of tho most charming girls in Birmingham society. She is accompanied by her 1it- tie son, J. L. Dewitt, Jr. They will remain until after the wedding of MT. Thornton Estes, October 20.
 Mrs. B. B. Conner and Miss Eva Conner left yesterday for New York via Sa- yannah.
 MT. and Mrs. E. Solomon have re- turned from Omena, Mich.
 Miss Anna Breen left yesterday for her home in Knoxville, Tenn, after a visit to friends In this city.
 Miss Beula Hyde has returned from a visit to friends in Texas and Shreve- port, La.
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other lines units her from being able to stand the hard work required for the first months of training.
 In the training classes of the Y. w. c. A. a nurse is not taught all that the hospitals teach, but the course is thor ough, and a woman stands a good chance of beinS steadily employed after taking advantage of this opportunity afforded.
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Two Men Killed.

New Orleans, September 16.-John En- glade and William Cailloux, house paint CTS, met death today in the collapse of a scaffold on a building at Carondelet and Girard streets. Both of the men sus- tained fractured skulls in their fall of about 60 feet, and died in few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
Treasures

Laid upasures?' That aint my plan, Don't bye much In buyin a seat, Wur enpne hungry. dog or man, I gin Ia bite O my slice to eat
 Il Golden cts don't figure with me, Wimmeith wings never fly this way, But I kteep bizzy es enny bee Givin' hbody a lift each day.
 Ali Baba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
CLARENCE CARTER DIES.
Accidentally Shoots Himself In the
 Stomach With a Pistol.

Mobile, September 16.-Clarence A. Car ter. son of pr. Charles s. Carter. one of the most prominent surgeons in the United States marine hospital service. died here this afternoon from a bullet wound in the stomach. He accidentally shot him- self while handling a revolver.
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Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, September 16.-(Special.)- )- Bellamy. Sumter county. Lena M. Allen; Henegar, DeKalb county, George L.. Hicks; Lunsford, Marion county, Henry A. Lunsford; New Castle, Jefferson coun- ty John T. Upshaw,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOCIAL WORLD Bond Issue IndorSed By Bir-
 mingham Women WEDDINGS OF YESTERDAY Wood-Cooper Marriage-Weddine of Birmingham Man In sylacauea. ements-Personals
 of Society.
WEDDINGS OF YESTERDAY
BY MYRTLE MILES.
Telephones, Bell 11eo; Peoples 291

1elepnoneS, Bell 1loU5 PcopleS ZS9.
 The meeting of the Central School Im- provement association which took place yesterday morning in the high school building was attended by representatives of all the school improvement societies in the city.
 The purpose of the meeting was dis cussion of the proposed bond .ssue matter of great moment just at present, sifce it will be dec.ded within tas week. This subject is of paramount importance to the Birmingham public schools. The issue of bonds amounting to S359OG0 will affect their future as has no otller public affair of the past. Should the voters make the issuance of the bonds fact. there will be provided adequat- and com foctable school buildings throughout he city, and with the present decidedly cramped condition of the schools, ow- ing to the growth of our young city the eonsummation oe this plan faces those who know the needs and limitations oI the public school children as an absolute necessity.
 The Birmingham high school, which
 
 ready much too small to meet the de- mands of it's growing list of students. For thoroughly effective work more space and a larger number of teachers are nec- essary. To provide for the overflow Dr. HIilips again, stated at the meeting yesterday the plan to cxpend a por- ton of the funds provided by the bond fn Dan TIay building on the South Highlands into a high school for the use of boys and girls in that district.
 This money will be of benefit to the voter in every locality throughout the city. The proposed plan is to double the capacity of the South Highland school by the addition of 12 rooms. To Ullman school will be added or 10 rooms and the capacity of Martin and Barker schools on North Highlands will be doubled. The capacity of Lake View school will be likewise increased by the addition of 10 rooms. Thus the good effected will be far-reaching indeed.
 The indorsement of the improvement association In connection with every school in the city was given freely To- day letters w0l be issued, asking the support of every voter in this matter, and inclosed will be the inducements of the various societies. Few appeals have been issued in the city of Birmingham which so directly affected the destiny of its youth than does the one which will be sent out today and which bears the approval of many of the city's nob- lest and most philanthropic women. A majority vote in the election Monday will mean so much to the voters them- selves in the future welfare of this com munity that appeals for their indorsement must surely meet with an affirmative re- sponse.
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O,Brien Arrives.

Berlin. September 16.-The American am. bassador to Japan, Thomas J. O'Brien,
 who is on his way to Tokio, after a lengthy visit to the United States. has arrived here. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17

Yesterday morning at o'clock occurred one of the prettiest weddings of the year in Sylacauga. The bride was Miss Bes- sic Inez Burk, the niece and ward of MT. and Mrs. Turner B. Ogletree of that city, and the groom MT. Thomas Ray Schultz of Birmingham. Miss Wood pre- sided at the organ. Promptly at the ap- pointed hour the bridal party entered the
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of this city, the wedding to take place on the evening of Wednesday, October ' at S:30 o'clock at the Methodist church in Williamsport. An enclosed card states
 that they will be at home at 1925 South
 Nineteenth street, Birmingham. Ala.
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The wedding of Miss Bessie Shapiro, the daughter of MT. and Mrs M Snap fro, to MT. J. D. Cooper will be cele- brated this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17

MT. Charles Estes, who has been quite i'll as the result of a serious oper- ation, has been removed to his home from Dr. Browns infrmary His friends will be glad to learn of his improve ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17

MT. and Mrs. James I. Walker of Will Transport, Tenn, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Caro- lyn, to MT. James La Fayette Davidson
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
Patients for County Pest House.

There are seven smallpox pat
tents and three suffering with
diphtheria, at the present time, in
the Beltrami county pest house,"
said DR.. F. A. Blakeslee, county
health physician for Beltrami county,
when he returned from Kelliher
this morning, where he had been to
look after some smallpox cases in
a numbering camp, near that place.
Il found two cases of smallpox
near Kelliher, and the patients are
being brought to the pest house
overland" continued the doctor.
DR.. Blakeslee has been called
upon to care for quite large num-
Der of diphtheria patients during
the past fall and winter, and has
been universally successful in his
treatment of the cases.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06

of the new board Of immigration,
will be prominent factor at the
commercial club meeting. Mr..
WEIGH is a known friend of north
ern Minnesota, and he will give a
comprehensive review of the work
which he has already accomplished
and also his plan for future labors
along the line Of inducing settlers to
come to Minnesota and make their
homes.
Every commercial club in the
state should send a strong delega-
ton to the meeting to be held on
Jan. 1917, as the results will be
far-reaching to every community in
Minnesota.
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ing the rope at three feet, ten inches,
his worlds record, which has stood
unchallenged for year.

The next attraction at the skating
rink will be "Rollo, the Limit" who
will give one of the most hair-raising
and bewildering exhibitions ever
seen-being a loop-the-loop act that
is thriller from the word go.
Rollo coasts down steep incline
with rush and the velocity he
attains sends him high in the air.
While in mid-air he will turn
complete summersault and lands on
the track some eight feet away and
descends in safety.
This act will be produced at the
skating rink on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings of this
week. Only Csc admission will be
charged. There will be skating
before and after the attraction.
which will be pulled off at 9 O'Clock.
The management of the Bemidii
roller rink is to be congratulated
on securing such excellent attrac-
tons which have been billed re.
Gently.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
Will Start Paper at Rainier.

Rainier is to have a newspaper to
exploit it's wonders and possibilities,
and the first issue is to be published
next week. According to A. ].
Tiller of Bemidji, who is to be the
manager, and who was in town the
first of the week making necessary
arrangements, it is to be known as
the Rainier Journal and will be pub
lished by the Journal Publishing Co.,
which will be composed of parties of
responsibility interested in the future
of Rainier. Part of the material is
now on the ground and if the plans
of Mr.. Tiller work out right, the
first issue will be published next
week. The Journal is to be a paper
the same size as The Echo, and as
it's outfit is to be a first-class one,
and because Mr.. Tiller is news
paper man of ability, it is safe
prediction that Rainier will have a.
newspaper in the Journal that will
be a credit to that village. We
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
RESULTS OF MEETING
WILL Be FAR-REACHING
Delegates Representing Commercial
Clubs of State Will Form a Fedora.
ton on January 1917.

President Thomas Wilkinson of
the Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement Association, a nation
ally accepted authority on river
improvement, will be one of the
speakers at the coming convention
of Minnesota commercial clubs,
which will convene in Saint Paul
Jan. 10 for a two days session.
President Wilkinson will discuss
the advantage to the Northwe st of
a six-foot channel for the upper
river and will recommend steps
which will aid in securing the needed
improvement to the portion of the
great waterway in which Minnesota
is most interested. His address
will be one of the important features
of the convention.
It is considered probable that
President Miles of the National
Retail Hardware association will be
present and will speak on the SUBJ
iect of the catalogue house. The
program for the convention is prac-
cally complete and will be excep-
tionally interesting.
George H. WEIGH, who is in charge
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
KeIIiher Has Been Progressive.

William Lennon, the mayor of
Kelliher, came down this morning
and spent today in the city looking
after some business matters. Mr..
Lennon states that business was
good with him during 1907, and
that he expects the prosperous
times&to continue during 1908. The
many municipal improvements made
at Kelliher during the past twelve
months have placed that village in
the front ranks of progressive num-
iciplaities. There are electric lights,
waterworks, and fine village hall.
all of which were acquired during
1907.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
TO Be HELD TOMORROW
Much Important Business to Be Trans
acted at First Meeting Of
New Year. -

Tomorrow the county board of
commissioners will hold their annual
meeting, the first meeting of the
new year, at which time the board
will re-organize and transact much
important business.
Among the business which will
be taken up at this meeting is the
following: The reorganization of
the boerd for the coming year, the
election of a chairman and a vice
chairman, the appointment of a
county physician, overseer of poor,
overseer of roads, assessor for un-
organized territory, and a janitar
for the court house; the salaries of
the appointlve officers, county sup
erintendent of schools, county
treasurer, will be fixed, and the
amount which the treasurer will
be allowed for clerk hire will be
fixed; looking over the county audi
tors financial statement for 1907,
the ordering of the publication of
the financial statement, and the
designation of the off cial newspaper
and the newspaper in which the
tax list is to be pu blished. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
Mrs. c. R. Martin Married.

Wadena Pioneer-Journal: Satur-
day, shortly after noon, Mr.. O. c.
Farnsworth of Whapeton, N. D., and
Mrs. Clara Martin of Bemidji, were
married at the Commercial hotel in
this city. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. 1. N. Goodell of the
Methodist church. Mr.. Farnsworth
is real estate dealer of Wahpeton.
The couple left at once after their
marriage for Texas and they will
spend the winter in the south.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
STATE GAME WARDENS
MAY MEET IN ST. PAUL
Convention Proposed for Purpose Of
Getting Together for Cooperation.
Good Services Being Rendered.

1t is very probable that conven.
ton of the various game wardens
who are in the employ of the state
of Minnesota will be held at the
state capitol, within the next two
months, for the purpose of getting
together" and formulating plans and
receiving suggestions as to the
possible betterment of the service,
which, by the way, is at the present
time as good as that rendered by
any similar body of men in any state
in the union.
The warden at Crookston and the
Bemidji warden have suggested to
Carlos Avery, executive agent of the
State Game and Fish Commission,
that a meeting of all the wardens
would be very beneficial, in many
ways.
At present, the men who are en-
ployed by the commission are not
acquainted with each other, to any
great extent, and it is believed that
a meeting where all could get to-
gether and offer suggestions and
give impressions as to the work of
the wardens would be of mutual
benefit.
The matter has not as yet assumed
any tangible form, but has been
simply suggested to Mr.. Avery as a
beneficial proposition. However,
the further ideas of those who have
suggested the meeting is that papers
on given topics could be prepared
and read at the meeting which
would undoubtedly be of consider
able interest to all.
The service which is at present
being rendered by the wardens in
the field is done in an intelligent
and thorough manner, and the Game
and Fish Commission is to- be con-
graduated upon having so good a
corps of level-headed men in it's
employ who exercise excellent
judgement in enforcing the law, so
as not to unnecessarily antagonize
the general public as to the game
and fish laws" said a prominent
resident of Northome, who was in
the city yesterday.
Time was when it was almost
impossible to get the people living
in the northern woods to have any
respect for any portion of the game
laws, but that sentiment is rapidly
changing, and now the wardens in
the north part of the state are
many times assisted by homestead
ers in bring pot hunters to JUSTICE -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
new PHASE IN DRAINAGE
FOR THE SWAMP LANDS
Advantage Will Be Taken of the Exist
ing County and Judicial Ditch
Laws.

Grand Rapids Independent: A
new phase in the drainage of swamp
lands in this county is in process of
execution. Heretofore, the people
interested have depended upon the
state to take the after in hand
and drain the swamp lands it owned,
thereby also draining the private
lands adjacent to the state lands.
The state, however, has been found
to have too great risk on its hands
were it to drain all it's lands, so par
ties who are interested in the devel-
opment of certain sections of the
country have taken time by the
forelock and will do now what it
would probably have taken the
state years to get done.
By the law which allows the cor
struction of county and judicial
dicthes, it will be possible for much
drainage to be accomplished without
waiting until the state gets ready.
This drainage work is paid for by
the county in which the work is
! performed, and the cost of the drain
age is then assessed against the
property benefited. Whether it be-
longs to the state or to private in
dividuals, each subdivision pays its
proper quota of the cost of construc-
ton of the drains.
Senator L. O. Cooke, of Wabasha,
who, in company with Geo. Ralph,
state drainage engineer, Secretary of
State Schmahl, immigration Com
missioner WEIGH and others, owns
some six thousand acres of land in
what is known as the Wawina
country, to the east of here and
lying partly in Itasca and partly in
St. Louis county, with his associates
is at the head of movement to
have number of judicial bitches
constructed so that their lands, as
we'll as other lands in that neighbour
hood, will be benefited, and during
the past week, in company with
State Engineer Geo. Ralph, Mr..
Cooke was in that section laying out
and locating the bitches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
Women and Doors.

A door appears to man, sim.
pie enough object, the mastery OF
which is reasonably easy to acquire .
said Earl Barker, recently, while in
a reminiscent mood. Neither in
purpose nor composition is it OBJ.
viously complex. It is intended to
admit persons and to keep out the
weather and thieves. It consists OF
wood, glass, handle, hinges, and
generally is embellished with the
legend pull or push Yet such
a door is utterly beyond the com
prehension of the average women.
1t is today as mcuh of an nnsolved
mystery as, if, since the days OF
Eve, womankind had dwelt in tents.
To see a woman approach a
door is more thrilling to those be-
hind her than to see her urge a
horse at a four-bar fence. The
timid halt in terror and strong men
instinctively throw up their hands to
protect themselves. In the hands
of a woman door becomes a
deadly weapon with which she
smites before and behind.
She rushes at it madly, hurls it
upon those who have gone through
before her and then sends it swing
ing back to fell those who follow. 1t
is her two-edged sword.
1t is a matter for deep regret
that double doors did not exist in
the days of Solomon, for then that
worthy might have explained why a
woman always enters by the left
hand door. It is unfortunate that
swinging doors were as yet unknown
when Methuselah lived, for perhaps
from his fund of general experience
he could have'.told uswhy it is that a
woman. leaves mecry behind when she
approaches a swinging portal. These
things they might have, explained
but congress of all the wise men
that ever lived could not make clear
why woman tries to force inward a
door marked pull and to pull out
ward a door inscribed push -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
.NORTH-COUNTRY PEOPLE
WANT LAND Office HERE
Forced to Unnecessary Expense and
Delay Going Through to
Cass Lake.

The agitation for the proposed re-
moval of the u. S. land office from
Cass Lake to Bemidji is assuming
proportions that promise some deh-
mite action concerning the matter,
Notwithstanding the statement made
by Congressman Stevenson recently,
that the movement was simply
Bemidji local AFFAIR." tempest in a
teapot"
Today o. M. Skinv1k, a former
resident of this city who is now liv-
ing on claim in the Black River
country, fifty miles west of Inter-
national Falls, was in Bemidji on his
way to the land office at Cass Lake.
Mr.. Skinvik was accompanied by N.
P. Nelson and L. Mogenson, two
residents of Black River who went
to the Cass Lake land office for the
purpose of filing contest.
In order to reach Cass Lake to be
at the land Office at the hour set for
the hearing, Messrs. Skinvik, Nelson
and Mogenson we're compelled to
leave Black River on Saturday. They
staid at International Falls over
Sunday, as there is no train leaving
that place for Bemidji. They came
to this city this morning and waited
here until noon, when they went to
Cass Lake.
With the land Office located at Be.
midi, the gentlemen referred to
above could have left their homes on
Monday and arrived in Bemidiis
7 Tuesday morning and would then.
have had the entire day in this city,
which would have allowed them
to return to~their homes the same
night. AS 1t IS, with the land Office
at Cass Lake, anyone going from
the north country is compelled to.
lose at least three days of time in
making the trip, on account of poor
railroad connections, although the
distance from Bemidiis less than
twenty miles to Cass Lake. =: Z. Z
In talking OF the proposition to re-
move the land Office Mr.. Mogenson
said: ..#...,
By all means get the land Office
in Bemidji. 1t is the logical loca-
cation for this district. Were the
office located at Bemidji it would
mean great saving of time and
expense to settlers and homestead
ers in that part OF the district where
there is still government land, over
which the land Office has jurisdic-
tion." ..--...- .. ,-..
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A Correction.

The Pioneer "'balled" a: news item,
last Saturday, to "fare-ye-well,"
through misunderstanding the infor-
nation given. We stated that John
Johanson was held to the grand jury
to answer the charge of assault in
the second degree, and that D. H.
Fisk was Johanson's attorney.
We make but few errors, and when
we do, are anxious to correct them.
We should have said that johann
sons case was continued until the
18th inst, and that E. E. Mcdonald
was his attorney; and that Herman
Geise was held to the grand Jury, on
the charge Of assault iii the second
degree, and that D. H. Fisk was
Geise's attorney
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
ROLLER RINK FURNISHING
EXCELLENT ATTRACTIONS
Hair-Raising Act for Three Nights This
.. Week.-Oavds0n Did Fine
Skating.

There's no use talking, John F.
Davidson can't be told anything
about roller skating. He performed
Saturday night and Sunday after
noon at the roller rink before large
crowd and his work fairly dazzled
the spectators. With marvellous
speed and dexterity he went through
his wonderful exhibition of fancy
skating, his graceful movements
drawing round after round of
applause from the audience. Adiec-
tives could be exhausted in describ-
ing Davidson's skating, but plainly
he is all and more than could be
expected of the worlds premier
skater.
At jumping he is wonderful, clear
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wish it success.-International Falls

wish it success.-International Falls
Echo.
Mr.. Tiller, referred to above, is at
present in the employ of the Pioneer.
He is a first class printer, and we
have every reason to believe that he
will give the people of Rainier a
paper of which they may we'll be
proud. Mr.. Tiller will start the
paper some time within the next ten
days, but will probably not move to
Rainier to make his permanent resi-
dence for a week or ten days after
wards.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-06
George Markham STAYS in HibbinQ,

Z George A. Markham, who was
associated with G.. H. Miles in the
proprietorship of the Miles Hotel,
has won host of friends in the two
years he has lived here, and it is
with pleasure that they will learn
that he is to remain in Hibbing.
Mr.. Markham will open the Peoples
Theatre with moving picture and
vaudeville show. He hopes to be
ready for business by next Mon
day. Hibbing Tribune. ~
Mr.. Markham's Bemidji friends
will wish him success in his new
venture.
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The above was somewhat of a
surprise to Bemidji people. Mrs.
Martin is the widow of the late c..
R. Martin, who owned the Beltrami
County News, in conjunction with
C.. C.. Christensen.