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The Columbus journal., 1908-02-26


Bank Cashier Ito prospective depos-
itor-Our system. sir. l hatter myself.
is absolutely perfect. You literally
have only to drop your money ut the
counter and 90 home without wor-
rying.
Prospective Depositor-But how do
you guard against possible defalca-
tons?
Manager-Sir, the cashier is con-
fined In . boileriron cage with only
one door. This opens On our patent
dynamic scale. which is adjusted e..
actly to his weight, and II he were to
attempt to elope with the highest bag
he would surely bring . bomb down
On his head"
The Columbus journal., 1908-02-26
CENTRAL CITY.

From the NOnpareil.
Mn. Tom Costello and babies came
up from Columbus Friday to spend q
week or 20 with relatives. Nm. Oos.
tello he's entirely recovered from her ~
cent attack Of appendicitis, but viii sub.
nit to IN operation in The near future ia
prevent . recafronco At the troubla.
John Harvey, . tssvsling man VIA
The Columbus journal., 1908-02-26

vas noticed BY his friends that b was
somewhat melancholy. He ooosinas
Solks went to . neieabor's Sunday and
asksd him to go along but he said that
be would rather stay ct home. On re-
turning in the evening the cousin cav .
man lying beside the windmill tower and
fastening to him found it was his cousin
Who had taken the small rife and climb
cd to the TOP Of the tower and deliberate
" blew out hls brains and had fallen
hesdlong to tho ground where he vas
found. No one saw the act but asit Wa
eviden: that it was . u Of self-de.
structiou, the ron thought it not
necessary TO hold IN inquest. The young
mans parents reside in Bohemia. The
incident vas peculiar and quite nd.
The Columbus journal., 1908-02-26
Women ~ Scientists.

It may surprise some readers to
learn what . very large share won.
en- now have in the purely scientific
work Of the government At the United
States naval observatory, says the
American Home Monthly. women aS.
sist in making the astronomical calcu.
lations for the Nautical Almanac
the sea Bible Of the mariner and q
the Smithsonian institution and the
department Of agriculture women ars
directly responsible for much Of the
intricate technical work.
The Columbus journal., 1908-02-26

Comrades.
Il simply serve to wedge the special.
ties apart" declared the actor.
"And /. the tlustTations," chimed
in the author.
Shake. old man, shake"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

John Lee Carroll Of Maryland has
been reelected president general Of
the society Of the Sons of the RevQlu-
ton.
A seat on the New York Stock Ex-
change has been sold for $4,000. This
is an advance Of $4,000 since last
November.
1, It has been learned definitely that
the report in circulation that Raisuli,
the Moroccan bandit, had been assas-
sinated is untrue.
Directors of the United States Steel
corporation have declared quarterly
dividends of ~ per cent on the pre-
ferred stock and one-half of 1 per cent
on the common stock. These are I'M
changed from the last previous quar-
ter.
Colonel Myron H. McCord, collector
of customs at Nogales, Ariz., is dead
of. Brights disease, aged sixty-seven
years. Mr.. McCord, who was ma
tive Of Pennsylvania, was veteran of
the Civil war. He also served in con-
gress from Wisconsin.
At the annual meeting Of the North
western Commercial company just
held at Seattle, Wash, a surplus Of
cash on hand of over 100000 was re-
ported on the last years business, or
dividend of nearly 10 per cent on
the company's capitalization.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
MILLERS FEAR CORNER.
Agree to Take No. 2 Wheat on Out
standing Contracts.

Agree to Take No. 2 Wheat on Out
standing Contracts.
Minneapolis, - .,--':' an.-The North.
western Consolidated Milling com
pany, by A. G. Loring, president, post.
ed a notice at the chamber of com.
MERGE announcing that on contracts
for wheat due it for May and July
delivery the company will accept No
2 Northern wheat at fair and equitable
prices of difference, instead of No. 1
Northern, the contract grade.
The sensation caused by this move
was still at its height when eight more
such notices were posted and what at
first had looked like the daring move
of one big company took the appear.
ance of concerted effort on the part of
millers to stop the price manipulation
that has been going on openly in the
Minneapolis pit for some time and has
threatened to end in a corner in May
wheat.
The millers' contention is that a
condition was developing that would
paralyze the industry; that while
there is wheat enough there is SO
small a quantity of No. 1 Northern
the contract grade in Minneapolis
that one large firm or a combination
Of firms might control it and run
prices to a level that would make it
impossible to sell flour, necessitating
the closing down Of the mills.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01

Deputy Sheriff Arne Solberg went
to Kelliher last evening and returned
to the city this morning.
Arthur Govereau and Charles Nc.
Ginnus returned last night to
Kelliher after spending a couple OF
days in the city.
D. ]. Lewis, who sells booze, y
went to Mizpah last night to buy a
quarter section Of land and sell
forty barrels of whiskey."
Bisiar & Fraser are head quarters
for Kimball Pianos and organs, and
Singer and Wheeler & Wilson sew
ing machines. Bemidji MINI.
w. r. TAFT returned last evening
from business trip of several days,
duration at St. Paul, where he form
erly lived, and where he still has
many friends and business acquaint-
ances.
It's girl; bouncer; weighs
liz pounds; looks just like me. y
That is the way Louis Poppenberg,
engineer on the M. & l., put it yester-
day, when Intercepted relative to
his broad expanse of smile, and
general air of satisfaction. Yep;
born last night, and you bet she's a
hummer" Reports are that the
mother and child are doing nicely,
and Louie" is certainly looking
fine,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
FEAR DRIVES HIM INSANE
Wisconsin Man Expected Death and Is
Now in Asylum.

Kenosha, Wis, APR. oo.-Nels
Christensen waited all day for death,
but was disappointed. 1t was the first
of a long series Of calamities prophe.
sled for him which had failed of full
fillment. Instead of death he was
adjudged insane in the county court
and removed to the state asylum for
the insane at Mendoza.
Physicians who examined the man
and heard his story are unanimous In
declaring that he was driven to in
sanity by suggestion-that the direful
prediction made by fortune teller
In Denmark to Nels just before his
departure for the new country year
ago so preyed upon his mind that mad
ness resulted. A physical examina.
ton showed the man to be In splendid
condition and the most reasonable
theory is that the mental breakdown
is the result of fear.
Christensen put in terrible night
at the JAIL Convinced that death was
near he spent most of the time in
vehement praying, his shouts being
heard for blocks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Major General Charles B. Hall. q
veteran of the Civil war, has been
placed on the retired list Of the army
on account of age.
With but one dissenting voice the
Seattle chamber of commerce passed
resolutions which favor the retention
on the Pacific coast of not less than
twelve battleships.
The Rev. Walter Scott Campbell,
aged sixty-six years, a prominent min
lister Of the Christian church and a
well known veteran of the Civil war,
is dead at Louisville, KY.
The senate committee on public
lands has authorized favorable re-
port on bill providing for the open
ing of the Fort Keogh (Mont.) mill
tary reservation to settlement.
The Philippine assembly committee
on appropriations proposes a series Of
sweeping reductions in general ex-
penses and salaries, reducing the
budget roughly from 28,OO0,0OO pesos
to 20,00e,0oo.
The Uncle Sam Oil company Of
Kansas in 1905 contributed to a cam
paign fund, according to testimony
brought out in the trial of H. II.
Tucker, Jr., charged with using the
mails to defraud.
Frederic VOTERS Nuidekoper, whose
career in the railroad world includes
the presidency, first vice presidency
and receivership of many roads in
various sections of the country, is
dead at Washington.
The engagement of Miss Jean Reid,
daughter of Whitelaw Reid, the Amer
lean ambassador to England, to the
Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of
the Earl Of Dudley, is announced. Mr..
Ward is a favorite with King Ed
ward, to whom he is an equerry in
waiting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
Democratic County Convention.
The call of the Democratic Comm

The call of the Democratic Committee for
the county convention on May g.
Notice is hereby given that county con-
the county OF Beltrami and state Of Minne-
house in the City Of Bemidj in said county
on the 9th. day Of May. 1908, at the hour OF
ten o'clock in the forenoon Of that day. for
the purpose of selecting eight delega tes to re-
Of said party to be held at the city OF ST. Paul.
Minnesota on the 14th day of May, 1903. and
to- transact such further business as may
The respective precincts in said county will
be entitled to representation in said conven-
ton on the basis Of one delegate at large from
for each twenty votes or major fraction
thereof cast at the general election in said
state for the year 1905 for the Honorable John
representation. the several precincts in said
county will be entitled to representation in
said county convention as follows:
Blackjack 2. Baudette 8. Buzzle e. Birch 2,
Cormet 2. Durand 2.Village of Wilton 2.
Eckles 9. FROM 8. Grant Valley 3. Gndrid 2.
g. Liberty2, hammers 4. Langor 2. Lee 2. Lake
Pougalds 2. Minnie T. Nort6ern :. Nebish :.
s6otlV Z Village Of Baadette s. spooner ' s.
Spruce Grove 2: Turtle River 2, Taylor 2, Wa
banaca 9. Walhalla 2, City OF Bemidii, LIST
Village OF Blackjack 5. Village Of Nymore 8,
Village OF Tenstrike Center 8. Village OF
Turtle River 2. Village of Fnpkley 2, Village
! of Red Lake Agency 3. Zipple2.
Primaries for the selection OF delegates to
said county convention will be held in the
several precincts in said county at the usual
polling place therein Wednesday. May 9Th.
from the hour Of 7:3O p. m. to the hour of $3.50
p. M. Of that day.
Ali voters subscribing to tie fundamental
principles of democracy are invited to pariic-
ipate in the selection of delegates to this con-
! vention.
1 Dated April 20th.. 1908.
| By order of the
! Democratic County Committee.
P.J. RUSSELL,
Secretary
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
of Independent School District of Bemidii.

Whereas petition has been presented to
the undersigned. as clerk of said district re-
questing that a special meeting of the legal
voters of said district be called at the time
and place, and for the purposes hereinafter
set FORTH
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
special election of the legal voters Of Inde-
pendent school district Of Bemidji will be
held at the Central school house located in
block four a. of the First Addition to Be-
midi. in the city of Bemidji. Beltrami
county. Minnesota, on Friday, the 1st day
of May, 1908. at 4:30 o'clock p. M. for the pur-
pose of voting upon the proposition Of auth
orizing and directing the school board of said
district to purchase the following tract of
land. in said district. for a school site for a
high school and graded school building. and
of authorizing and directing said school board
to use and expend. out of general funds now
in the treasury Of said district the sum OF
five thousand dollars. or such portion thereof
as may be necessary. for the purchase and
acquisition of said site.
The following is a description of said school
site to be SO acquired: Block D. of Bemidji
TOwnsite & Improvement Crmpany's Subdi-
vision of Outlets @, d. and E, in Bemidji,
Minnesota. according to the plat thereof on
file and of record in the Office OF the Register
Of Deeds of Beltrami County. Minnesota.
Dated this.20th day of April, 1905
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE,
Clerk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-01
Mine Explosion Kills naiIors.

Kiel, - .,-'' 90 Two sea nen Of the
German battleship Elsass we're killed
and six others were wounded here as
The result Of the explosion Of mine.
"A launch had been sent out from the
battleship to experiment in the blow
Ing up Of distractions in the water.
During the maneuvers one of the
mines on board exploded prematurely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
Drummer Names Conditions.

Sporting Editor T. r.: Your issue Of
Sept. II contains challenge from one
George Lapman, of Mason City, adj
dressed to me as champion heel and
toe walker of the state, offering to
walk against me at the Marshall county
fair or any other fair. Now j have not
claimed the state championship. altho
l hold the record for the fastest mile
walked in the state, and owing to my
age, 81, am not likely to assert such
claim Naturally I am not in condition
to step out of my place Of business
and walk for championships. were so
inclined, at days notice. 1t is neces-
sary, as all athletes understand, to
take some little time to get into con-
dition to walk a race.
Now if Mr.. Lapman means business,
and is not four-f1ushing to make rep
utation at a cheap rate, he will pay
some attention to the following propo-
sition:
I will walk him one mile in the city
of Marshalltown, nowhere else, at the
fair grounds or in hall, square heel
and toe. To bind this he must cover
Immediately stake of 500, which l
will put up with the sports editor OF
the Times-Republican or with any
bank in the city.
Race to be walked inside of sixty
days from the day the money is put
up Now this means business and If
Mr. Lapman is anxious to race some
where except around the stove he will
be on the minute he gets his money
into action. HENRY Drummer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19

second, and r. L. Clay's horse. Dia-
mond. was third. Cecil Howard, OF AL
bton, got fourth with his horse, Fred,
and Carl Halverson. with Clip Twist,
was last. No time was taken.
Laurel Beats Red Men.
The Laurel base ball team, which
won from Clemons on Tuesday. re-
peated the performance by beating the
Red Men by the score of 5 to l. The
first few innings of the game were hot
ly contested, but toward the close Lau-
rel gradually increased its lead. Fret
ter and WEIGH were the battery for the
local team, and Finders and B. Ward
were I.aurers battery. The score by In
nings:
Red Men ........0 o 1 0 0 0 OIL
Laurel .. ....1 O. o O o 1 0 20
Several exhibition heats were run by
drivers of local automobiles and In one
race l. p. Huber pitted his motorcycle
against two automobiles, going two and
one-half miles to the autos two. Hub
Ter won by half the length of his ma
chine.
One of the features of the afternoon
was the parade of the live stock IN
front Of the grandstand. More than 100
animals were in the line, which made
an excellent showing.
During the heats of the races the
Y. NJ G.. A. boys performed.
The music during the afternoon was
furnished by the Marshalltown Union
band
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
One Week of Fun at the odeon.

This coming week The Flints, the,
worlds famous hypnotists. will be the
great attraction at the Odeon, that
will be of much interest to everybody.
Professor Flint will deliver short
address each evening upon some phase
Of hypnotism which will be nicely il
lustrated At an expense of both time
and money, the Flints have gathered
material which has made their per-
formances famous turnout the land. No
source which could possibly furnish
anything new or novel has been left
untouched. Each country on the face
Of the globe which knows anything OF
hypnotism. has its latest discoveries
represented in these entertainments.
The entertainment is composed OF an
almost endless variety of things se-
lected from the everyday walks of life.
The drama opera and extravaganza
have each furnished their best parts.
Quaint characters from various pro-
LESSONS and trades, many of which
show the most ludicrous instantaneous
transformations in plain view OF the
audience. are all blended together with
such nicely that the beholder has con-
stantly before him wonderful
evanescent panorama Of life, which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
SUNDAY al the Churches.

Rev. l.. b. Hix will preach at the
Congregational church both morning
and evening. His morning subject will
be The True Symbol for Life" even
ing, THE Fourfold Look"
Dependence" will be the subject of
Rev. James McGees sermon at the
Baptist church in the morning. His
evening sermon will be on Let the
Contributors Be Known" 1t being the
third of the series on THE Platform of
the Christian Party"
Rev. c. w. McCord will preach at the
Presbyterian church morning and eve
ming. Morning subject, "The Faith OF
Abraham" evening, Religion and the
Clock
C. III. Van Law will speak at the
Christian church in the morning. Rev.
c. H. Morris will preach in the even
ing on the subject Goddess and Hope
less"
Rev. J. Auracher will preach at the
State Street United Evangelical church
in the morning. Rev. J. e. Stauffacher,
of Cedar Rapids will preach in the eve-
ming. communion following the evening
service
Rev. M. N. Smith will preach morn
ing and evening at the Methodist
church. Subjects: Morning. The Mys-
terry in Christianity" evening, "a Way
of Certainty In Christianity"
Rev. j. J. Brewer, of the Iowa VAL
ley Church of the Brethren will preach
at the Willing Workers mission at $3.50
o'clock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19

which a 5 cent admission could be
charged. This is said in spirit of
utmost friendship for the fair manage
ment has been building just as fast
as it could and no management can
do everything in minute.
&
The fancy cattle breeders of this
county are open to legitimate public
censure for sulking in their tents be-
cause they have not been able to have
everything their own way at the fair.
Marshall county's fair is entitled to a
larger exhibit of home cattle and it
should not be so provincial as to ex-
clude fine types from herds outside the
county. 1t would probably be well to
provide separate classes for home and
foreign exhibitors and put up pre-
miums in each, then the county breed
ers should turn in with a will to make
a cattle show at the fair worth while.
The horse show this year was some
thing like it ought to be. county as
rich as Marshall should grow more
horses of the prize winning type. Pro-
fessor Curtis suggests that the mer-
chants ought to hold horse fair IN
the fall and induce Marshall county
breeders to come to town for one day
with an exhibition of the real thing
The facts are that men who farm $3.50
land ought to drive draft teams weigh
ing at least a,2O0 pounds. and carriage
teams crowding $1,000 in value. That
bow necked French coacher suggests
the type. Ho! for the horse fair.
On Monday a. savings and loan assoc
citation will be organized for Marshall
town. 1t will offer an opportunity to
people Of limited means to acquire prop
crty on the installment PLAN Stock
in the savings and loan company can
be bought on payments of 80 cents per
month. AS fast as the money is PAID
in 1t will be loaned by a competent
board of directors on first mortgage
security. and after the shareholder has
been paying about three years he can
always borrow from the association on
his paid up portion of stock as securt-
ty. The experience Of other such So
cieties has been that a share can be
matured and 500 drawn out In about
eleven years with less than $50 actually
paid in by the subscriber. The COM
pound interest earnings do the rest.
This Is the savings feature. Those who
want to build home and can raise
one third of the cost of the house ana
lot in cash can borrow the other two
thirds from the savings and loan assoc
citation and pay off the loan in month
ly payments not much larger than
rent. The savings and loan associa-
ton will make home owners of hum
dreds of Marshalltown people who
could never get a start All owning
property in any other way. Let all
prospective shareholders attend the
meeting at Columbia hall Monday ev-
ening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19

makes most enjoyable entertainment
from a purely theatrical standpoint,
but when we consider the material for
the performance, the results obtained,
and the mighty working of this SEEM
ingiy strange and incomprehensible
influence-Which for want of a better
name we call hypnotism-We pause In
the midst of our musings, and sit as If
spellbound, while our thoughts seem
lost in the dreamless drapery of eternal
mystery. Monday night, Sept. 81, la
dies will be admitted free if accom-
panied by one paid 50-cent ticket, pur-
chased before 6 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
GET READY NOW.

Good Time to Have Those Clothes
Cleaned and Pressed.
list a good time now to have your
light overcoat and other clothes
cleaned up ana pressed ready for the
time when you're sure to need them.
You're likely to need them any day
now. we have every facility for clean
ing, pressing and repairing ladies and
gentlemen's garments. Our work is
proving entirely satisfactory to hun
dreds Of people in central iowa. Why
not have yours attended to now. Out
Of town orders given prompt and care
full attention. Write for. price list.
Marshalltown Steam Dye Works.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19

Bearing the above message sixty-five
miles, little white clad runners of the
Oskaloosa and Marshalltown Y. M.
c. A. took it from the hands of Mayor
Ralston, at Oskaloosa, and placed it in
the hands of Mayor Ingledue in the
day afternoon. The message left Os-
kaloosa at $40 in the morning, and it
was delivered to Mayor Ingledue at
8: A in the afternoon, in seven hours
and four minutes. The average speed
maintained was 1-5 miles an hour.
This rate is faster by almost half a
mile an hour than was made in the
New Yerk-to-Chicago relay.
The Oskaloosa boys carried the mes
sage thirty-fiye miles in three hours
and forty-fiv minutes, averaging 9.3
miles an hour. The Marshalltown boys
took the message at Grinnell at 1925
and carried it thirty miles in 1913,
averaging just little over nine miles
an hour. The Oskaloosa boys ran the
faster chiefly because they were larg-
err. The relay was not run without
accidents, but no one was injured. The
oShdlOOSd OoSS WSlG SdlAAS0 III AhSC
autos. One, containing five boys up
set and turned turtle ten miles north
Of New Sharon with all of its occu-
pants, who, however, escaped injury.
Another machine blew out tire. but
the relay runners kept right on with
out moments delay.
A tall youth named Farrell, of Os-
kaloosa, tore thru the streets of Grin
nell and to the college gymnasium,
where Fred East Of this city, was in
waiting. The message was transferred
without moments delay, while many
Grinnell people looked on Without a
hitch it was sped north towards this
city.
AS only two autos could be secured
here only eleven boys were taken to
Grinnell. These eleven, running in re.
lays Of five minutes each, carried the
message in it's nickle tube, to the
Rock Valley cemetery near LeGrand.
There they were met by ten other
boys, who had gone that far in buggy
and on bicycles, who brought the mes
sage to this city. On Twelfth avenue
east Of the city, the message was
turned over to Conrad Olsen, who de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-19
livered it to Mayor Ingledue.

HVefeu IL 20 NHyUr IHBIeuUe.
The boys who carried the message
from Grinnell to this city. we're Con-
raj Olsen, Fred East, Leland McFar-
land, Clifford Baxter, 4, Ralph Sellers.
Carlisle Woodmansee, Harold Oppides
Ralph Welker, Clarence McCombs, Will
lie Stump, Fred Hollingsworth, Harry
Bremen, Ralph Psenicka, George
Thompson, Cole McCreery, Elderkin
Boardman, Kenneth Glow, Raleigh
Forey, Harry Gabelman, John Casey
and Harold PurseL
The local association feels greatly in
debted to Messrs M. NJ. Dickson and
Mayor, o. L. Ingledue for the use OF
their cars: