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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
FIERCE FIRE ENTIRELY
BURNED FAIR BUILDING
Fire Probably Started from Blaze in Grass Near the
Building ...Large Quantity of Hay Furniture and
Oil Was Also Destroyed

Famed by a 5O-mile-an-hour wind,
fire which caught from a blaze in
some dead grass on the fair grounds
yesterday afternoon burned the
exhibit building belonging to the
Beltrami County Agricultural asso-
citation and threatened to spread to
the adjoining dry jackpines and con-
sumo the entire north end of the
city. AS it was, the building is a
total loss, several rods of the fence
was torn down and other damage
was done that will cost considerable
to repair.
1t is not exactly known just how
the fire started, but parties living
near the fair grounds state that
when the fire was first noticed flames
were bursting from every portion of
the fair building. One who was first
on the ground asserts that the fire
originated from a blaze which had
started inside the fence, some dis
lance from the building, but which,
on account of the strong wind blow
ing from the west, was spread
rapidly to the building.
AS the exhibit building was being
used by Yves Wright as temper
airy warehouse, and as there were
several barrels of machine oil stored
inside, much infamable material
was added to the wooden structure
and the flames were in few NOM
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
New Episcopalian Pastor.

Mr.. E. M. Davies, a graduate of
St. Johns College, Winnipeg, has
accepted call to take charge of
the local congregation of the Epis-
copal church, and is now on the
ground, familiarizing himself with
conditions and becoming acquainted
with Bemidji people. He was taken in
hand today by Rev. Parshall of Cass
Lake, archdeacon Of this diocese,
who will continue to visit us occa-
sionally and lend Bro. Davies help
ing hand,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20

ents raging furnace, the fire from
the oil sending a cloud of impene.
trab,e black smoke high into the
air, which was waited by the wind
into the middle of the city,
1t was impossible for the fire de-
partment to reach the grounds with
hose, on account of the long dis
lance from the nearest hydrant, and
all that the large crowd of citizens
could do, was to tear away pieces of
the fence adjoining the building and
watch the structure being reduced to
ashes.
In the building at the time of the
fire were two carloads of hay, one
belonging to J. J. Opsahl and the
other being the property of Jonathan
Smart, quantity of household furni-
ture belonging to William Blocker
and forty-fve barrels of oil, the
latter being stored there by Mr..
Wright.
The building was erected last fall
by the Beltrami County Agricultural
association and was used to house
the exhibits shown at the fair held
last September. The structure was
wooden frame, covered with cor
rugated iron, and cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,000.
The loss of the exhibit building
will be keenly felt by the agricultural
association, as no insurance, was
carried.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20

unless, as flowers are picked before
the frost that we may not witness
their decay.
Prudence Doran was the daughter
Of the late James Doran, and she
had spent the larger part of her
recent years in this city, where she
developed from youth into young
womanhood. That she was uni.
versally popular was demonstrated
by the large attendance at the fun
eral services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
Warrants Payable.

Notice is hereby given that there
is money in the city treasury to pay
all outstanding warrants registered
against the General Revenue fund
prior to December 1, 1907; andinter-
est will cease from and after date
of this notice.
Dated at Bemidji, Mimi, this
18th day of April 1908.
Earl Cell
IS City treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
CHARLES TRONDS0N HAS
TAKEN A "BETTER HALF"
Made His "Get-Away' and Was Mar.
ried at Thief River Falls
Yesterday.
Thief River Falls, April TO-

Thief River Falls, April co.
Especial to Pioneer. CHARLES
Trondson of Blackduck, junior men,
Der of the firm of Whiting & Trond-
son, and Miss Addell LaMoll, form
erly of this city but now resident
of Blackjack, were united in mar
riage here yesterday, at the home of
the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter LaMoll, the wedding being a
very pretty one and witnessed by
many friends of the LaMoll's.
Mr.. Trondson and Miss LaMoll
came to Thief River Falls from
Blackjack, very quietly, Saturday
night, few if any of the friends of
either knowing that they had left
Bemidji for Thief River Falls, and
when the marriage ceremony was
performed the bride and groom we re
rather elated at the fact that they
had outwitted their many friends at
the duck"
Mr.. and Mrs. Trondson will make
their home at Blackjack, but will
not return to that place until about
two weeks. IS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
''just a Few" Makes Visit.

Mrs. C. D. Ives of Cass Lake, one
of the brightest little women in the
state, was in the city Saturday after
noon from the Lake"
Mrs. Ives is the editor of the
Just a Few" column in the Cass
Lake Voice, and her comments are
exceedingly pithy and bright. She
is credit to the third estate"
The Pioneer man acknowledges a
pleasant call from Mrs. Ives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
CONGRESSMAN BEDE SEES
TEDDY" ABOUT The dam
Calls on President With Reference to
Veto Of International Falls
Bill.

Washington, April 2o.-The
Rainy River Improvement COM
pany has taken steps to have the
bill for constructing a dam at
International Falls which was
vetoed last Monday by President
Roosevelt re-introduced.
Congressman Bede, author of the
bill that was vetoed, hurried back
to Washington and was one of the
first callers at the White House to
lay the matter before the president.
Mr.. Bede stated that the com
pany had spent considerable
amount of money on the work la
ready, but the president pointed
to the fact that the Bede bill fxid
a time fer starting the work as we'll
as completing it. # is understood
that most of the work that has been
done is on the Canadian side OF
the river.
Messrsr Backus and Brooks will
be in Washington this week and
Mr.. Bede tried to arrange for an
interview with the president but
nothing definite was agreed on.
1t is quite probate that either Sen.
ators Nelson or Clapp will call
with the International Falls del.
egation at the White :, House.. At
this late day in the session the
prspect are not of the best TO,
again putting the bill through.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
Will .speilv at Brainerd.

Judge c.. w. Stanton has accepted
an invitation from the Moorhead G.
A. R. to deliver. the memorial ad-
dress at Brainerd on May 3Oth.
AS Judge Stanton is fine speak
er, the people of Brainerd can rest
assured that the judge will give them
something good, on May 30th.
John Goss, Jr., one of the heavy
reservation loggers at Cass Lake,
accompanied by Mrs. Goss, came
over from Cass Lake Saturday after
noon and visited in the city fol
several hours, returning to the
Lake" on the night train.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
Lumber for Sale,

We have for sale lnmber, lath
and shingles. While they last we
will sell shingles at 81. 90, lath at
S1.25. Douglass Lumber Co.
Bemidji
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20
Court at Walker.

District court for Cass county will
convene at Walker. tomorrow fore
noon, with Judge Stanton presiding.
There are many important cases to
be tried this term, which promises
to be an interesting session. This
will be Judge Stanton's fist appear
ance at Walker. %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20

Charles TrondSon and Miss La.
Moll came down to Bemidji from
Blackjack Saturday morning, and it
was not until late Saturday after.
noon that the prospective bride
groom had gotten himself nerved
to a sufficient extent that he was
enabled to undergo the ordeal OF
appearing before Clerk of Court
Rhoda and securing the necessary
marriage certificate. When the
document had been furnished, Mr..
Trondson fed from the court house
and accompanied by Miss LaMol]
at once left for Thief River. Falls,
only the clerk of court and the edi.
tor Of the Pioneer being taken into
their confidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trondson have a
host of friends throughout this north
country, all of whom will be i'm.
mensely pleased to learn that thew
have wed.
Mrs. Trondson is one of those
self-reliant women of northern Min.
nesota who took claims and after
undergoing many hardships proved
up on her land and has made. her
home here. She is very excellent
woman.
Mr.. Trondson has been engaged
in the cedar business in company
with A. E. Whiting, at Blackjack
and other points, for several years
past. Unassuming IN demeanor,
and loyal and true to his friends,
Charlie" Trondson has become
very popular wherever he is known.
Hearty congratulations will be
showered upon the bride and groom
when they return to Blackjack and
it is more than likely that w. H.
Squier, Jerry O'Kelliher and the
other dignatries of the Blackjack
Handcar club will hold an extra
ordinary session and prepare a warm
reception for their honored co-laborer
when he returns to the Duck" to
take up his permanent residence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-20

Howard Bailey left Saturday
night for his home at Crookston,
after having spent the week inter-
viewing customers in Bemidji and
nearby towns in the interest of a
wholesale house which he repre-.
| Sents. ~.. 49,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
MURPHYSBOR0 PLEASED
Over Passing of Public Building Ap.
preparation For That City--Credit
to ThistleWood.
lRenIlhlican.Era-l

Mr.. Jas A. White.-Fublic buildings
bin passed house today almost unani-
mously and carried an appropriation
.of siXtyhye thousand dollars for build
ing and site at Murphysboro and five
thousand dollars for site at Du
Quoin CONCENTRATIONS
n. b. THTSTLEWOOD
The above telegram received by
Postmaster Jas. a. White about $50
Friday evening was the first news
received in Murphysboro relative to
the action of the house of represen-
tatiyes on the Public Buildings bill
which was reported out Thursday.
The vote on the measure was al
most unanimous, being PCS to 6
The passage of the bill, carrying
with it the SG5,oe1 appropriation for
a government building in Murphys-
boro win be pleasing news to all the
residents of this city, and especially
TO Postmaster White who has worked
for the appropriation.
The securing Of the appropriation at
this time is largely due 10 his untring
efforts Several days ago when action
on the matter was deferred Mr. White
went 20 WASHINGTON 10 consult with
congressman Thistlewood ana Ruden-
berg relative to the appropriations for
and Du Quoin The
bin calls for the appropria
ton of over $4,000 100000
Wien the government buifding in
Nuruhys boro is completed it will BE-
the only government building Ia
Southern Illinois, excepting those IN
East St Louis aud Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
SOCIETY NEWS
Fads and Fashions.

New York, May l.. So much has
been said about the long. clinglng lines
that are so fashionable that women
are beginning to question whether IT
is a style that will stay any length
o ftime and be absolutely the only
correct model for all crowns Needless
to say these lines are only becoming
to the slender graceful woman ami
then il has a charming effect But it
will be noticed that failures have
made it a most hideous fashion The
very latest gowns of the slim order are
being heavily trimmed and many Of
the skirts show the tunic effect Wheo
this effect is given the material is
draped long on the sides and much
shorter in the front and back
The seams are cut to give as much
length as possible The expert dress.
maker can arrange wide fat embroid.
cry, folds or hounces on a skirt with
out interfering with the long lines.
Narrow soutache broad is the most
popular trimming OF the moment
One-piece frocks OF thin material
viii be much worn during the summer
months and there are many attractive
models cut from the daiutiast muslins,
organizes and silk hatistes Such
dresses require a lining of some deli
cate plain color and should be httei
Although the blouse and
skirt are made separately they are
oijned together az inytslbly as posi-
bic by Insertion lace. beading or even
a morrow band OF the material " the
fabric is too sheer for a slip. a deem
girdls perhaps ten 20 twelve inches
is fttcI and boned very carefully. and
is caught to the frock This girdle is
often finished with Valencienncs edg-
ing top and bottom that it may not
show any hard lines. The blouse and
7kirt fan prettily over it and it also
holds the waistband in place
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
BIC SHOWS ARRIVE
VIII Begin Performances Today Under
Auspices of Company K.-Tent
$50 BY 200 Feet.

owing to the mammoth size of nh"
Sugaer's Greatest Shows United. a de
law was experienced in leaving Padu-
cab and it was not until 10 p. m last
evening. that the shows arrived in
Cairo
A representative of the Shows.
speaking OF the new enterprise. states
.that the tent was the largest ever
made and that il really exceeds the
famous hippodrome tent that was rails
81 in Chicago in 1876. The dimensions
OF the great spread of canvas is about
53o feet in length and 200 feet wide
and 100000 square feet OF canvas was
required in its making. II is support
ed by eight of the-largest center poles,
60 feet high. AM $50 smaller poles
about 80 feet in length.
To walk around the promenade four
times will equal nearly one mile Prob
ably the largest lighting plant ever
constructed for a private concern was
manufactured by the Sunlight Manu-
featuring Company of Tampa Fla.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
THINKS HUSBAND WAS VICTIM

Knoxville Tenn. Nav 17.-Mrs Le-
liza Brady of this city has written
Sheriff suffer of Laporte, Ind. stet-
ing that she believes her husband,
George Brady an eugraver who has
been missing for nearly Two years,
was one OF Mrs. Guinness victims.
sheriff shutter replied today asking
for a description OF Brady's watch or
icweiry be had when be left here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
JOHN R. FORD
ON TRIAL TODAY
FIFTY MEN SUMMONED FROM
NORTH END OF COUNTY FOR 8.
JURY PANEL.
Rumors of Absence of Main Witness
For Prosecution Not Confirmed
Kentucky Friends of Victim
Interested.

7 tI-1,.,, ,;..,,t. --.-.,--. -.
! 90 ''''7 i'io' II
MS t"e e''9v u JoI'n H. Foi0 VIII Dc
called for trial Ford has been il
the county jail six months, being sem
there by the corouer's jury without
bail for the killing Of John Lewis
Ills case has been continued from one
term OF the circuit court 10 the othel
lat the request of his own attorneys
Messrs Reed Green ana Angus Leek
but it is announced that now the de
tense viii demand trial and the
case VIII be tried unless the states
attorney shall ask for a continuance
and present reasons that shall justify
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

I IHs Ut IITE TdIIH'
c L. Pufer OF Paducah, who be
sides having the powers of a deputy
county clerk in McCracken county
and has been vested with the same
rights in Ballard returned from Ban
dana and Wickliffe Saturday night.
He brought word that the farmers and
planters of Ballard county are happy
.at the thought OF an electric line in
to Paducah and are donating right-of-
ways with thanks and the road can
not be finished too soon for them
Ballard county men believe that the
electric line will Ne one OF the best
things that ever happened for that
county as well as for Paducah.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
TO BEGIN OPERATIONS ON
CAIRO & PADUCAH ROAD

Yesterdays Paducah News-Demc-
crat has the following II appears
certain as if the construction work
of building the Paducah aud Cairo
lnterurhan Electric Railway viii he
gin June H. Only small margin OF
the stock is vet 10 be sold. The Royal
Construction company of Milwau kee
Wis. that has taken contract to build
the road. is ready. The company has
a trainload of tools and implements
at Thebes, H., waiting to be brought
to Paducah for the start on the lay,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
GIRL IS SHOT
ON CAIRO TRAIN
GOING TO POPLAR BLUFF. MO.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHASE.
sHOoTlsT ON ST FRANCIS RIV-
ER-WoUNO NOT DANGEROUS.

A dispatch from Poplar Bluf under
date OF Saturday says
After a thrilling chase in skifrs down
the ST Francis River lasting for Il
Idistance of thirty miles Deputy Sher
IFS James Smith aud Hiram Hays sue,
lceeded in capturing today Ray VIII
hanson and Sherman Smith young
men, who are charged with shooting
into an Iron Mountain car. one OF their
bullets seriously wounding pretty
Helen Correll daughter Of f. J. Cor
Irell, engineer of maintenance of way
for the railroad
Miss Correl was sitting in her
fathers private car as the train was
speeding toward Poplar Bluff from
Cairo, when a bullet struck her in the
side.
Posses were formed at Fisk, eleven
miles from here, the scene of the
shooting. The young men secured "a
skiff, said OF have been obtained with
out permission of the owner. and start
ed down the st. Francis River
Deputies Begin Chase.
The deputies secured another skiff
and gave pursuit The deputies prov
ed the more skilled oarsmen. In the
race down the river the skiffs darted
from shore to shore, the fugitiyes in
front yaily attempting To escape by
getting 10 land Their efforts We're
futile and finally the deputies got
within shooting distance
stop or We fire. the deputies Yell
Cd.
The men then stopped and surronl~
cred. Their capture was effected early
today and they We're brought here to-
night They admitted firing into the
train, but said that they had no inten-
ton OF harmng any OF the passengers. ,
The sheriff here win hold them Tor
the Stoddard County authoFties,
whore the shooting occurred
Hard Chase IN Moonlight
1t was a hard chase said the de- !
puties. AS we were travelling in the
night and didn't know much about the
river In the moonlight we could !
catch heeting giimpses of the skiff con
tanning the fugitiyes but were unable |
to identify them and therefore feared |
to fire upon them Both their skilI
and ours ran upon snags several times. !
but We managed to capture them with
aut either of MS losing our lives by
While feeling is high against the
1len. who are alleged to have shot
Hiss Corren, it is not believed that
there will be any mob yioleTEe
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
On Washington Avenue.

This morning operations on Wash.
inEtoH avenue will start whore th,v
left on Saturday evening a. follows
The concrete work past Eighteenth
street; brick to Fourteenth street.
asphalt filling to Douglas street.
This is on the west side going moth
from Second street. On the easterlv
side the curbing and euttering has
nearly reached Second street. going
southwark
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
REWARD PEACE DELEGATES.

Rio JaneirO, May ia bill has
been introduced in the chamber OF
deputies asking for an appropriation
of $500 400 as a gift for Senator Ruy
Barbosa. former president of the sen
ate. for his services in defense Of Bra
iii at the last peace conference at The
Hague. to which he was a delegate
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Another barge of brick for Wash
ington avenue is anchored at the
foot Of Sixth street T. Is the fourth
barge 10 arrive from the upper river.
Six or eight more are due for Wash
ington avenue. and then some fer
Sycamore and Poplar streets which
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
BakerE Changed Hands.

The t,etse-Nordman bakery or
Twentieth street changed hands
saturday it being bought by John and
Jacob Steser and julius Herman.
Jake Steger and julius Herman viii
be The bakers and John and Joseph
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Steger viii do the outside business.
This is one Of the oldest and most
popular bakeries In the city. Mrs.
Reese who has given it personal at
tention since the death OF her hu
band will retire from business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

with capacity of $4,000 candle pow
en- in addition to the electric plant
carried by the company of 10000
candle power capacity
Immediately upon the arrival of the
special train the big gangs Of men
went to work putting up the show
which viii open in full blast this even
lnm
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
Very Quiet.

There wasn't anything doing to
speak of in police circles yesterday
No boot ieeegrs or lid liftere"
caught, and only two DRINKS" Il was
not developed where the two cot their
oxide of ethil.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18
Died in ST. outs

Airs. Joseph Cooking. of 1888 Eu.
@enia street 81. Louis. sister of Mrs.
\ B. Comings. OF this city died Sat.
urday evening. Mrs Comings went
up Thursday To attend her sister The
funeral viii be hell today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Call up Bucharan's Music Store II
you want your
oiANOS or ORGANS TUNED OR
REPAIRED. NJ. r. BRIGHTER,
Resident Tuner, Is years experience
All Work Guaranteed. Moderate
Charges.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

If Your piano needs tuning or re-
pairing and you want it carefully and
correctly done phone Miss Emma
Woodward No. 329 and have M D.
l. Spencer give same his attention
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-18

Contractor Williams also has under
contract
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-28

he said. by what he recommended TO
congress and by what he did, the sin
cerity Of his efforts to command res
pect for the law, to secure equality
of all before the law, and to save the
country from the dangers of pluto
cratic government, toward which we
were fast tending. In this work Mr..
sympathy Of the Republican party,
and its chief hope of success in the
present controversy must rest on the
confidence which the people of the
country have in the sincerity of the
party's declaration in its platform,
that it intends to continue the poll
cies.
Mr.. Roosevelt has set high the
standard OF business morality and
obedience to law.
But we should be blind to the ordi
nary working of human nature, IL we
did not recognize that the moral stan
dards set by President Roosevelt will
not continue to be observed by those
whom cupidity and a desire for finan-
cial power may tempt unless the re-
quisite machinery is introduced into
the law which shall In its practical
operations maintain these standards
and secure the country against a de-
parture from them.
Duty Of Next Administration.
fFFv-z
tration In my judgment is distinct
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-28

the offender without wealth and with
out influence, and he proceeded by
recommending legislation and direct
ing executive action to make that
principle good in actual performance.
He secured the passage of the So
called rate bill designed more effect
lively to restrain excessive and fix
reasonable rates, and to punish Sc
cret rebates, and determinations
which have been general in the prac-
tice of the railroads, and which had
done much to enable unlawful trusts
to drive out of business their COM
petitors. 1t secured much closer super
vision of railway transactions and
brought within the operation OF the
same statute express companies,
sleeping car companies, fast freight
and refrigerator lines, terminal rail-
roads and pipe lines. and forbade in
future the combination of the trans
portation and shipping business un-
der one control in order to avoid un-
due discrimination,
President Roosevelt directed suits
to be brought and prosecutions to be
instituted under the antitrust law,
to enforce its provisions against the
most powerful OF the industrial cor
porations. He pressed to passage the
pure food law and the meat inspec-
tion law in the interest of the health
of the public, clean business meth
DDS and great ultimate benefit to the
trades themselves. He recommended
the passage of law, which the Re
publican convention has since specifi-
cally approved. restricting the future
issue OF stocks and bonds by inter
state railways to such as may be
authorized by federal authority. He
demonstrated to the people by what