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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
COMMISSIONERS
B. B. +. I....... ADJOURNED LAST NIGHT
Beltram County News Of this City Got Cold Feet and
sSsq y az hHdrueu Inc TrlnAng nucn kOutlne bus-
s} ness Was Transacted Yesterday a~sr. o21szsa

The board of county commission
ers completed their work last even
ing and adjourned until Tuesday
January 28ths 1a1la q5 t!sad e::i.aq sir
Z Doran Bros. were given the con
tract for plumbing work to be done
in the court house, Jail and poor
farm. laod 5sf5 4s'54&55o&D> sG45zs2, y r.
n. A. Otterstad of Turtle River
was appointed appraiser of state
lands. ss5eszasd ga:lzssgsi ~ 70 Ls'oa1r
/ John a. 'Thoren Of .solw;a,;y,' was
appointed supervisor of assessments
for the coming year. 5'alo E5#1 -.55a
The appointment Of assessors for
unorganized territory5was asfollows:
First, Second and Third districts.
John Gilstad; Fourth district, Arthur
Brose; Fifth district, G. Stenmon;
Sixth district, Ole Clements n;
Seventh district, B. "A. Arneson. 'sS =
= The petition for a new school
district, presented by the citizens of
5Redby, was approved. seiEoq ?1t5aa
u The committee appointed to look
after the. burial: 81, deceased soldiers
-(under the section 1913 of the re-
vised statutes was as follows: First
commissioners district j. NJ. Bar
ret, cBemidji;d Second : district, w.
D. Hayden, 81 ackduck; Third dis
trict, liver Myhre, Spaulding; Fourth
district, &C. o. Glidden,sn Bemidji:
Fifth district, Benjamin Carter, Ten
strike. - :>..1 80, ~. -,,E,jJ sz.,ar.
The platsof the Chautaqua Beach
Association was accepted. .:s4f.c@ IL. 10.
e The matter Of building b a. road
from Bemidji toathe Benville country
was then taken up and Commission
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11

Sl2; Addison J. Booth, Blackjack,
co. H. 22nd, Iowa, $12; Benjamin
Carter, Tenstrike, Co. F. % Ohio,
SIS; Charles H. Dill, Middle River,
Co. c. 5th, Mimi, IL; John A.
Flesh, Fosston, Corp. Co. G.. g
Mimi, s12;; sGunder Gunderson, eli:
max, CO. E. End, Mimi, $40; Alex.
ander Kitson, Lengthy, Co. K. II
Wis.,, ST., Thorston Ophahl, McIn.
tosh, Sargt Co. D. 10 tMinn., $12."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11

In the fastest and most stub
bornly-contested game of basketball
ever played in northern Minnesota,
the Big Bemidg' five lost game
last evening to the champion Grand
Forks team, the score at the end OF
the game being Is to IS, in favor of
the players from the "Flickertail'
state.
The game was very fast, and the
local team had all the best of it dur
the first half, which ended with a
score of IA to 9, in favor of Big
Bemidg."
In the last half, when some
changes were made in the lineup OF
the locals, the visiting players
seemed to take on added energy,
and aided very materially by lucky
conditions, quickly tied the score
and then forged ahead, some of the
players on the Bemidji team appar.
emily losing their heads" and be-
coming ratified, leaving their oppos.
ing PLAYERS unguarded, with all kinds
of chances to shoot baskets.
The two teams lined up in the
first half as follows: .-...-~
Grand Forks - O'Keefe and
Mahon, forwards; Oliver, center:
Nicher and Holmes, guards.
Big Bemidg"-Markham and
Hebron, forwards; Brown, center;
Biddinger and Peterson, guards.
Roy Lindsay acted as referee,
and A. l.. Cunningham officiated
as umpire, with general satisfac-
ton.
From the blow of the referees
whistle until the half ended the
local players committed many fouls,
only one of which resulted in a
score for the visitors, however.
And the Forks" players were also
penalized twice on fouls.
Joe Markham played a star game
for Bemidji, during the first half,
scoring eight points, throwing three
field baskets and two baskets from
fouls. Heffron also threw two field
baskets and Brown one.
O'Keefe starred for the visiting
players, throwing three field baskets
in the first half. Mahon threw
one field basket and one basket
from foul.
The half ended with the score
being II to 9, in favor of Bemidii
and it looked as if the locals hac
the game cinched."
In the second half, H. Cell tool
Heffron's place as forward. Heffror
went in as center, and Brown tool
Biddinger''s place as guard.
The last half was played at
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
DANISH PAPER TAKING
S INTEREST IN MATHIES0h
Press Dispatches Say the Paper Is
~ NJ Trying to Get Rehearing .5ls@
.'o i @s#-s Of Case. l.lta j

. = The Duluth News Tribune yester-
day contained the following Associ-
Iated press dispatch from Omaha,
relative to Peter Mathieson,@ who is
an inmate of the Beltrami county
jail, where he is being held, awaiting
the carrying out of the death sen
tence on February having been
found guilty Of killing Johan johann
son at Tenstrike, last March: q 5I..,g.
I Omaha, Jan 9.-The Pioneer, a
Danish newspaper Of this city,, has
undertaken crusade to secure a re-
hearing of the case of Peter Mathia-
sen, who is sentenced to be hanged
at Bemidji, Mimi, Feb. Il for the
murder Of j. Johansen, another
Dane. .Mathiasen is said to be an
ignorant Dane who could not speak
English and his attorneys at the,
trial who could speak Danish, were
unable to understand the case.d !sruoe
~ "Mathiasen has written an appeal
to the Omaha newspaper asking that
the paper assist him as he is without
funds. In sentencing Mathiasen to
death, the judge tainted on the
bench" 3
What the above dispatch prob.
ably intended to convey was that;
Mathieson's attorneys Gibbons &
Torrance of this city, did not under
stand Danish, and we doubt if the.
gentlemen ale versed in that
Language. lux Ese..a1sG u. s-Ess,l ses@ss :!)<
2 The statement that the Judge
tainted on the BENCH" is rather
misleading. :. Judge McClenahan,
who sentenced Mathieson, also
sentenced Merten 5. Mum, the
same day, to be hanged on February
9TH. To pronounce a double SEN
tence of death is terrible strain.
for any mortal man to withstand,
and ); Judge sMcC lenahan . was not
more than human lin showing
emotion. However, the emotion was
visible only during. the reading of
the sentence of Mum. The judge
did not falter when he sentenced:
Mathieson to hang. rs:&cs}2 / ,Gau4g:% /:
The state board of pardons " will
meet on the 18th inst. (next Mon
day. when attempts will be made
to have the sentences of both Mum
and Mathieson commuted5 to life.
Imprisonment. " Z,..>::.. . y. ,.s..
--.E -.!-.t~ 81 q 80. tlft+-~sE EZs+fE2L;s
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George Newton Died Last Nioht.

George Newton, aged IS years,
died at the home of his parents in
this city, at Al: 8 o'clock last evening
The deceased has. been suffering
with tuberculosis for some time past
and during the past summer and
fall occupied a tent in the north
end Of the city. ~ '>.,7
-..1.s -faefff srnssgsf asiT'--~. : .nHj- =
- The funeral was held this after
noon, Rey.sDenistons having charge
Of the services d2Gsa is. As2og11E>41
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
STEEL RANGE HUSTLERS
THRILLING WITH FARMERS
Selling Stoves and Securing Signed
Promises to Pay.--.Are Not As ~
Represented. 4. =l& :. !.

The attention of the Pioneer has
been called to the fact that number
Of peddlers are \going about the
country in this part of Beltrami and
adjoining counties, selling steel
ranges, and who are making repre-
sensations, that, on their face, it i:
doubtful if they can make good" .
We are told that the men represent
some wholesale concern, and that
their methods are as follows: .s<4
They have a steel range, which
they claim is the best on earth.'
They demonstrate by standing on
the door of the range, which is
lowered (Which, by the way, you
can do on the door of any good steel
range) and they give Mr.. Farmer a
game of talk" that would make the
lightning rod agent of a decade ago
look like a2-year-old kid. :-.~--*-~,
Then Mr.. Agent, or peddler, or
CRATER, or whatever you like to call
him, produces some document which
he claims is a contract, and which
he represents as an agreement to
pay for the range in several separate
payments.
The Pioneer has not been favored
with sight of one of these con.
tracts, but we have been assured
that they are nothing more or less
than a promise to pay the whole
amount at the time the second
small payment is due, the contract
being so slyly worded that the
average man would not detect the
niger in the wood pile" II r
On general principals, it is well
to give these travelling hawksters
the cold shoulder" They have
had no interest in this part Of
the country, nor any property
whatsoever, and there is nothing
incumbent upon them to ever re-
turn to the field where they have
reaped so rich harvest.
Once again beware that you thor
oughly understand the contract
which you go into in buying a steel
range other than from a dealer of
established reputation. -.~~.
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furious pace. Joe Markham threw
a basket from a foul, which was the
only score the locals got, although
they we're very unlucky in missing
many baskets by the very narrowest
margins.
The visiting players seemed tc
gain more speed in the second half,
and they displayed excellent team
work. O'Keefe again showed to
great advantage, scoring three points
for the half. Oliver, the elongated
center, ALSO threw three field baskets,
scoring six points.
The score for three last half was
to l, in favor of Grand Forks, the
latter winning the game by a score
of Is to IS, luck being great facto,
in the final result.
The game which was played be.
tween the girls teams of the Bemid i
High School was an interesting con.
test that was much enjoyed by the
crowd, the two fves being selected
from among the students in the
High School grades. -.-~-,--,.-~---~~
The teams lined up as follows:
Team No. Eva Getchell and
Marjory Knox, forwards; Clara Ben,
son, center; Inez Cell and Nell Shan.
non, guards.
Team No. 2.-Gladys Kreatz and
Florence Weekley, forwards; Hazel
Wells, center; Mable Brown and
Bertha Beeson, guards.
The young ladies all did very
good work, although the halves were
of such length that they were visibly
tired long before the game was con-
cluded.
In the first half, Eva Getchel]
threw free basket, as the result Of
a foul, making one point for he1
team, which was the only score he1
side secured during the entire game
Hazel Wells, center for the oppos
ing team, threw a field basket anc
secured a basket also from a fret
throw for her team, all being made
in the first half.
Neither side scored in the las
half, and the game ended with {
score of 3 to 1, in favor of Team
No. 2. .......... .-....... =...1E 81
Miss Dora Hanson refereed, ,ane
Professor Biddinger umpired tn.
game, which was entirely free from
any semblance of rough work O.
disputes. = s.'.;' :.'., .''
Where so many did so we'll, i
would be manifestly unfair to max,
special mention of any individual
player; the girls played a fine
clean game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
Card of Thanks.

TO all the friends whose sympathy
and services were so kindly rendered
in my time of bereavement, I desire
to extend my sincere thanks. Espec-
tally do appreciate the many kind
acts of my employees in this city;
their solaces and kindnesses will
never be forgotten.
J. A. Armstrong.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
THREE PERSONS DIED T.
f At CASS LAKE RECENTLY.
Mrs. 1. N. Lang, a Very Popular Lady,
Was Among the Number.-.-Fun- >
gzEycaI
! eraI Tomorrow.

- Cass Lake, Jan. 11.-(Special to
Pioneer.)-Mrs. Lang, wife of L.
M. Lang, judge of probate of Cass
county, died at her home in this
city at about midnight last night,
from an illness of several days Gura-
ton. 90. :. III /. - .-% =. q. .-.5t !.
t. The funeral of Mrs. Lang will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dence. -4aa:sf eli ,ts6vs f.ss- aa;4zes
Rev. Barbour, pastor of the local
Congregational church, will be in
charge of the services and the body
will be buried in the Cass Lake
cemetery. ---..------
Mrs. Lang was SO years old, and
was born in New York state.
( Besides her husband, Mrs. Lang
is survived by son, Harlow Lang,
who is also resident of this city.
Judge Lang, husband of the de-
ceased, is one of the most prominent
G. A. r. men in the entire state,
having been the commander of the
state G. A. r. at one time.
( Mrs. Betsie Roster, so years old,
died in this village yesterday fore
noon. She was the victim of paraly-
sis, with which she had been con-
fined to her bed during three or
four DAYS previous to her death.
The funeral will be held in the
Methodist church tomorrow after
noon, and the body will be buried in
the Cass Lake cemetery.
- Mrs. Roster was. the mother of
twelve children, among whom is Mrs
| Mel Cummings, who lives in Cass
Lake.
The two-days'-old baby girl Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caldwell Of this
city died last evening The
funeral was held this afternoon and
the body buried il the local Gene
L. L
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held on January 18. Smith was
brought before Justice Slocum in
this city and his preliminary hearing
was continued until the: 18th inst.
Smith was taken back to the Bel.
trami county jail, where he will be
held pending the outcome of the
hearing. j
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11
HEARING on Jan. 10.

The preliminary hearing of Harry
Smith, who attempted to shoot
Frank Coppersmith on the M. & I.
train Wednesday evening, will be
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11

Methods Epis copal John How
ard Deniston, pastor. at II a. m.
the sacrament Of theJLord's. Supper.
II m. Sunday3school. 7 pm. Ep-
worth League. meeting, 8 p. m. ser
mon by the paster,. What, Must, 4
Believe to Be sSayed.n gotrte 9d5 dis
Is5aft,fj --. -------- CTEgGfa aa5 81 4f
Baptist-Mo rning servide at II.
Subject, Choice Of Moses. . 90 Sun
day school 12:1O.aaB. Y. lP.zUa7:15.
Evening service at the usual time
at 800. Subject, Rahab.'' q The
pastor would be glad if you would
please BE on time. All seats free.
Come and bring a friend with you.
tPresbyterianAAt the morning
service we will observe our qusrterly
Communion. AT this time those
who desire to unite with the church
by lettersor On confession, will have
an opportunity. Our annual offer
ing to Foreign Missions will be
made attthis time. j. @. E. at s.
5srsG e. at Evening service al
81 Subject. The Christian Church
la Theater. ''ad7 All not Shipping
elsewhere are e,erlss'lially invited to
worship wifi uas & 81
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Special Notice.

All parties indebted to me are
requested to settle their accounts at
once and pay the same to C. F.
Schmidt, City Meat Market.
III. F. Schmidt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-11

We still have a large stock of
storm sash. Smith Minor Lumber
Co., 'Phone@97.
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.DOINGS in THE. VARIOUS. r..
CHURCHES OF The CITY
= z,s71I EEEfIsgTg0eInT .LsfsafIs '@fIIaTI.gI
Hours Of Worship and Subjects OF Ser
mons to Be Delivered in the u. 10 }.
City Tomorrow. e<aa Fl
-. I'D 10 Es+s.iI = : - 1JstEI ;1Et+l!t
Catholic Churc CHI There will be
mass tomorrow at $50 and 1880

Episcopal Services will be, held
in the Odd Fellows hall Sunday
|eyening at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Parshall
will ofhciate. Sabbath school at
q pm. at the Odd Fellows hall. glao3
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Local news on last page
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
VICTIM OF Thieves
The Underwood Candy Company
Suffers Several Lo!ses.

The Underwood Candy Co. suffers
the loss of couple OF automatic yend-
ing machines that were stolen from
their stations early Sunday morning.
The machines had been doing a good
business and each contained about one
hundred and fifty pennies or more.
The machines were in operation Sat
urday evening and the thief had prob
ably been keeping tab" on them to
see If the cash was collected. A pea
nut vending machine was broken from
Its fastenings in front of the Palace
Theatre ON Fist avenue west, and a
gum machine was taken from sta
tion under the band stand in the park.
Mr.. Underwood has placed the case
with the police. He says he would
like to have the machines returned
He does not care so much for the con-
tents and the coins, but If the ma
chimes are returned the money may
be retained and no questions will be
asked.
Mr.. Underwood has been having
more than his share of trouble with
thieves lately. A delivery wagon was
stolen from his sheds not long since
and no track or trace of the vehicle
can be discovered, and box contain
ing $50 pounds of candy has disap-
Fpeared
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
WILL TRIM DOWN ESTIMATES.
Committee on Appropriations to Be-
gin Work Next Monday.

Washington, Nov. 25.-With the
prospect of the second half of two
billion-dollar congress looming up be-
fore it, the house committee on APP
preparations will begin next Monday
its work of attempting to cut down
estimates, submitted by the secretary
of the treasury for running the gov
eminent during the coming fiscal
year. The first thing Chairman
Tawney did when he arrived at his
committee room Tuesday was to issue
call for the committee to meet
The legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill will be taken
up first. The estimates are about
s32,0O0,000, and vary very little from
the current appropriation Chairman
Tawney plans to conclude the hear
ing en- this bill before congress con-
venes December Z, and to have the
measure passed by the house before
the Christmas holidays.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
PLENTY OF EXER. +
CISE NECESSARY

Plenty OF regular exercise must be
taken in order to keep the body in
healthy condition! Amy excessive
or unusual exettion;a however, is sure
to cause stiffness and soreness of the
muscles and joints " '.... -
To counteract this effect there is
nothing better than Sloan's Lfrimcnt.
Lay it one lightly where the muscles
have been strained; it requires no rub
bling for it penetrates right to the
bone, relieves any congestion and in
fiammation and makes the muscles
elastic and plant ".r..'.
Sloan's Lih,iment is a great boon to
athletes, for it not only relieves pain
and stiffness, but it is an excellent
remedy for sprains, cuts, bruises and
cramps.
Mr.. J. F. Price of Tuscumbia, Ala,
writes: u am an engineer on the
Southern Road from the Chattanooga
to Memphis, Tenn. The continued ele-
walton of my arm upon the throttle
gives it a sore feeling when on long
journey, ana there Is nothing that will
take the soreness out like Sloan's Lin
iment, and keep bottle in my grip
always" '1- cog %.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
l. P. REVIVAL STARTS
Prof. A C. McClelland Opens Prom.
ing Meetings.

Prof. A. C. McClelland, "the Young
Peoples Evangelist opened a series
of revival meetings at the United
Presbyterian church., Second avenue
and Fourth street, Sunday. Good
audiences greeted him at the three
services held during tn day, morning,
afternoon and evening. he captivated
his audiences by his singing and by
the mastery way in which he presents
the simple truths of the gospel He is
master in chorus leading and his
solos are highly pleasing. r
+ The morning service was concern
ing prayer and for nearly one hour
the speaker held the undivided atten,
ton of all His discourse in the after
noon was based on THE Cross OF
Christ" 1t was an Illustrated sermon
and presented the fundamental truths
of the death of Christ in a clear and
foroeful way. Fifteen years eXper'
fence in evangelistic WORK have given
workers possess. His methods of
work are quiet and orderly and de-
void of any suggestion of sensational
ism. His manner and his style appeal
to and reach thinking men and wo'
mep,, He leads them to see and to
realize their personal and Spiritual
needs in a clear and yet simple man
ner. But while quiet and unassuming
and opposed, to the. sensational meth,
DDS that Characterize the effort OF
some workers of today, Mr.. McClel
land is an intense. and an untirins
worker. He is relentless in the pur
suit of his work and never permits 9
tagging hour. '' ~
A special meeting was held at four
O'Clock this afternoon for young peo
pie and the attendance, considering
the first effort of the kind, was encour,
aging and gave evidence of interest
A special illustrated lecture will be
delivered at 1880 o'clock this evening
for young people. Subject, "A Dead
Boy Brought Back to Life.
A general invitation is extended to
all people to attend these meetings
Everybody is welcome.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
CASTRO STARTS FOR EUROPE.
Venezuelan President Will Be operat-
ed on at Bordeaux,

q ~ u . "a :
Caracas, via WilIemstad, Nov. 25.--
President Castro sailed Monday from
La Guaira on the steamer Guadeloupe
for Bordeaux. for the purpose of I'M
dergoing an operation at the hands of
skilled specialist of Berlin. Efforts
which were made recently 10 have DR..
Israel of Berlin come to Caracas for
the purpose of performing the opera
ton faded and nothing remained but
for the president to undertake a Eu-
roEean voyage. ..,H. gtEabW Ha 81
The operation win be performed i'm
mediately on President Castro arrival
at Bordeaux, where DR.. Israel win be
in waiting. Should it be successful the
president will visit Paris, where he
will rest for few days only, as he
wishes to return to Caracas at as early
A date as possible.
The greatest excitement prevails in
Caracas and political intriguing al
ready has commenced. 1t is thought
that the departure of President Castro
may open the road for the settlement
Of the Holland, American and French
disputes. Vicente Gomez, the vice
president, will assume the presidency.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
TO SUCCEED CLIFFORD
Penn College Selects New Financial
Secretary.

The November Bulletin issued by
Penn College announced the selection
of new financial secretary to sue
coed Prof. e. H. Gihord resigned. I'll
says; .
when one servant of an institu-
ton sewers his connection with it and
difficulty is experienced in securing a.
successor, there is always a period
of more or less encouragement. Such
a period has been realized since the
resignation of Elmer H. Clifford, as
financial secretary of the college. IL
will be gratifying, therefore, to all
friends of Penn College to know that
q successor to Mr.. Clifford has been
secured in the person of Charles W..
George, of the Glass '99. After grad.
uation. Mr.. George served in the ca
pacity of general gent for the James
M. Davis Stereoscopic View Com
pany, remaining in this position for
some two years. conditions in his
family demanding that he leave the
road, he settled in Des Moines, Iowa,
where he was connected with COM
pany interested in the manufacture
of heating plants. While in Des
Moines he was connected with var
ious financial enterprises, to all Of
which he brought good business judg-
ment and splendid energy. The health
of his family demanding it, he remoV-
ed to Denver, Col, at which place ne
has lived for two years. While a
student at Penn College he served the
various interests of the student body
in the most responsible, offices in all
of which he rendered excellent SER
vice. He was business manager Oh
the athletic interests the only year
that a loss was not sustained in the
entire history of this department Of
intercollegiate athletics. His inter
ests and service for the church have
been uniformly valuable wherever he
has lived, he holding responsible re-
lations to the meetings both of Des
Moines and Denver.
We welcome him to his new duties
with much confidence, anticipating
that he will serve the college with
credit and energy. We bespeak for
him kindly reception by all the pat
rons of the institution.
Mr.. George arrived in the city
Nov. Bird and will move his family
here in the near future.