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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
Good Roads.

The problem of making good,
hard roads in sandy soil is one that
confronts every road overseer and
street commissioner in this section
of the country. In fact, right in
the city of Bemidji, there are streets
in which the sand is so prevalent
that wagons with anything like a
decent load are buried to the axle.
The Farmer" published at ST..
Paul, says of a new plan for build
ing roads in sandy soil, which is
being tried by the Minnesota High
way Commission:
In some sections of the country
excess of sand is quite an obstacle in
the making and maintaining of first
class roads and it is usually neces-
sary to either surface the road with
clay or some other material in order
to keep it in good condition.
The Minnesota Highway CON-
mission has been experimenting with
new methods of controlling sandy
roads in Anoka and southern Mile
Laos County. In this section there
are some tracts of land that are quite
sandy, the soil being of a sandy
loan nature and at certain seasons
of the year TRANSPORTATION is very
difficult.
This year the highway commits
sion, cooperating with local authori-
ties, has been endeavoring to better
the condition of these roads and
have used clover for the purpose.
IiClover thrives exceedingly we'll
on this sandy loan land and the road
sides in certain sections were seeded
down to clover. AS the season pro-
crossed these clover patches were
plowed up and turned into the
middle of the road. The roadbed
has thus been changed from almost
pure sand to loan soil by the ad-
dition of the vegetable matter in the
clover plants. 1t is said that great
improvement has been made and
the work will doubtless be continued.
Work has also been done in using
sawdust for the purpose of surfacing
sandy roads with successful results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
". A. CASSLER MAKING A
BIG SUCCESS, FARMING
Is lust Completing Fine New Resi-
dence.-Has Modern Barn and
Other Necessities.

That farming in an up-to-date
manner is being pursued on the So
called jack-pine sandy land" in the
vicinity of Bem1dii, in fact within
the fve-mile line beyond the city
limits, with splendid profit to the
party engaged in the agricultural
pursuits, is fact which is not
known to every resident of the city,
many of whom have always been
under the opinion that the lands
hereabouts were unfit for much of
anything except reproduction of
scraggy, understandable timber.
An instance of the possibilities of
diversified farming that pays in this
immediate vicinity is that of w. A.
easier, who owns farm four miles
from Bemidji.
Mr.. Cassler has 100 acres of land
cleared and under cultivation, and
possesses farm buildings that are
unsurpassed bya any in the county.
He has just completed a fine new
residence that is modern in every
respect. The house is equipped
with hot-air heating plant, and the
sanitary plumbing job was let yester-
day to Doran Bros. of this city.
Mr.. Casters barn is thoroughly
modern. 1t is provided with solid
cement floors, with sanitary drains,
and all conveniences. Stock can be
housed nicely, and the barn is a
splendid storing place for hay and
feed.
Doran Bros. are also installing a
water works plant for Mr.. easier,
which is complete and of high
class.
Mr.. Cassler states that his farm
has been a great deal more than
self-supporting; that during the past
two years, the profits of the farm
have paid for the barn, stock and
machinery, valued at over $780,.
Mr.. Cassler now has 500 worth
of potatoes in his root cellar, having
raised very bountiful crop of the
'tubers."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
ESTATE OF SIMON PAULUS
AWARDED CIVIL DAMAGES
Paulus Was Mistaken for Deer and Shot by William
Roddeau, Northwest of Backduck.-
Roddeau Left Country.

who owned a valuable claim near
that of Paulus, and who disappeared
quietly the day Paulus' body was
found. In this letter Poddeau
acknowledged that he had killed
Paulus, claiming that he had also
been out after deer the night Paulus
met his death, and that he mistook
Paulus for a deer and fired a shot at
Paulus before ascertaining that he
had been shooting at human
mark.
In this letter, Roddeau agreed to
deed all his earthly belongings to
the wife Paulus, providing he (Rod-
deau) was not prosecuted for shoot
ing Paulus.
Roddeau's offer was accepted, but
the latter never went futher with his
proposal than the offer made in the
letter; and Mrs. Paulus instituted a
suit for damages for the sum of 49,
900, for the taking of her husbands
life. Roddeau never appeared to de-
fend the suit, and judgement was
rendered in favor of Mrs. Paulus in
the sum of $4,000.
An execution was issued against
the farm which Roddeau had owned,
the execution sale the sum $1,000
was bid for the land by John Thomp-
son, administrator of the estate of
Simon Paulus, whose killing was the
first crime of the kind in this north
country.
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Through the sale by execution of
p farm northwest of Blackjack,
which sale was made by Sheriff
Bailey Saturday $4,000 damages
were recovered for the taking of the
life of Simon Paulus, two years ago,
at the hands of William Paddeau,
who mistook Pau]us for deer.
The killing of Paulus caused con-
siderable excitement for some time
after he was shot, and there was a
suspicion that there had been foul
play.
Paulus went out one evening, with
light attached to his head, for the
purpose of killing deer by means of
shinging". He failed to return the
following morning and a searching
party afterwards found his dead
body, in small clearing. There
was bullet wound in Paulus' head,
and his rifle lying at his side, with
none of the cartridges in the cham
Der having been fired.
The county authorities were at a
loss to account for the exact man.
ner in which Paulus met his death,
but there was a well-defned sus.
picion that he had been murdered.
A coroner's inquest was held,
but no clue as to the killing was
ascertained at that time.
A few weeks afterwards, a letter
was received from William Poddeau,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
Questions.

In the daily work on the farm
many things happen that we can
not quite understand. We ask first
one party and then another and
each usually gives US a different
answer
Many questions come to our minds
about agriculture that we would
like to have explained. How to
feed roots: how to keep the boys
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

names of. the new members are
Wynn Litchke and Harry Williams
The fire boys also decided to
give New Years ball and the fol-
loving committees were appointed
Printing! Earl Cell and John
Goodman.
Decorating-- Messers Doran and
Gustafson.
Floor D. D. Miller, Art Gould
and l.. Lloyd.
Costumes. Harry Cell and Art
Gould.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
FARMERS INSTITUTE AT
BEMlDJI FRIDAY, DEC. 4
j. Mcclure and Other Prominent Speakers Will Give Many
Valuable "Poiners Farmers Will Be Entertained and
All Should Come Who Can.

small but so important points in the
care of the COW will be explained.
1t will pay you to come and listen.
attraction alone will we'll repay any
farmer for the time and effort spent
to get to the meeting.
At Bemidji, Friday, Dec 18th.
Wilton, Thursday, Dec. 10th.
Glover.
1t has been said that if all clover
could be properly cured, timothy
and all other hay would have to
leave the market. Whether we be-
lieve this or not, we all know that
clover is the coming feature in the
agriculture of Minnesota. While all
have a vague idea that clover is
something great, very few under
stand it thoroughly or appreciate as
they should its wonderful value, not
only as feed for all kinds of live
stock but as an enricher of the soil.
AS fast as farmer comes to under
stand more thoroughly this wonder
full plant, just so fast does he be-
come more prosperous farmer.
Men who have made life study of
the clover plant and have had
life's experience with it, will talk
and answer your questions on it at
the Farmers Institute. This one
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
HUNTING SEASON CLOSES
TODAY FOR THE BIG GAME
Also for Ducks and Geese Quail Partridge Rufed Grouse
and Pheasant.-Fve Days Allowed to Bring
in the Carcasses.

shall not be duplicated by others,
and which shall not be removed, to
be attached to each bird or animal,
parts thereof, not exceeding forty
five (45) turtle dove, prairie
chicken, pinnated, white-breasted or
sharptailed grouse, quail, partridge,
rufed grouse or pheasant, woodcock,
upland plover or golden plover, or
any or all of the same combined; or
fifty (50) snipe, wild duck, goose or
brant or any varities of aquatic fowl
whatever, or any or all of the same
combined; two CD deer or the parts
thereof, one Il } male moose, or the
parts thereof, for each applicant; or
in lieu thereof, if any applicant
therefor resides at distance from
any game warden, then the comis-
ission may issue to such applicant
written permit to keep and use such
game.
The person making such applica-
ton shall, before said tags or seals
are attached, pay the commission
the reasonable expense of making
and attaching such tags and seals.
After the tags and seals have
been so attached, or such permit
received, the person holding such
permit may, while the tags or seals
remain upon said birds and animals
and parts thereof, retain possession
of the same until consumed; pro-
vided, that nothing in this chapter
contain shall prevent person from
disposing of as gift any of the
birds and animals mention herein.
The having in possession of any
game bird or animal or any part
thereof which is not so tagged and
sealed, or for which retention per-
nit has not been received, except
during the open season and five 60
days thereafter, is hereby made un-
lawful.
Any such game bird or game
animal, or any part thereof, had or
held in possession by any person
during the season when it is unlaw-
full to have the same in possession,
is hereby declared contraband and
the right of such person to retain or
use the same shall cease.
Any person who shall destroy,
initiate or duplicate any tag or seal
attached to any bird or animal, or
part thereof, or who shall ship, sell
or dispose of any bird or animal, or
any part thereof, which has been
tagged or sealed as aforesaid, OF for
which a permit to keep and use the
same has been issued, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by q
fine of not less than twenty-five (25)
nor more than fifty dollars ($5O)
and costs of prosecution, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for
not less than thirty 500 nor more
than sixty (6O) days for each and
every bird or animal or part thereof,
so shipped, sold or disposed Of"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

The open season for lawfully kill
ing deer and moose, and also wild
duck, goose and all other aquatic
fowl, as we'll as quail, partridge,
ruffed grouse and pheasant, closes
TODAY, and it will be unlawful to
shoot any of these animals or game
birds or aquatic fowl after this date.
twill be lawful to have deer and
moose in ones possession for five
days after today, providing the same
have been lawfully killed by the
party in whose possession the
animals may be; the intention of the
law being to give five days of
grace" in which to bring in animals
that have been killed at some dis
lance in the woods.
Game animals and game birds or
parts thereof may be retained in pos
session of the person haying lawful
possession of the same, by having
them properly tagged; and the law
governing the matter is as follows:
Sec. 81. Retaining Game-Any
person who is resident of this state
and legally in possession of any of
the game birds or game animals, or
any part thereof, which have been
caught. taken or killed at time or
in a manner permitted by the pro-
visions of this chapter, and who is
DESTROYS of retainil g possession of
the same for his own use after the
time in this chapter limited, and
who shall before such time make
application to the commission for
leave to retain the same, which
application shall be in writing, and
signed or sworn to by the applicant,
and shall state:
"First-The name and residence
of the person in possession of such
birds or animals or parts thereof.
"Second-The number, kind and
location of said birds or animals or
parts thereof, which number shall
not exceed forty.five (45) turtle dove,
prairie chicken, pinnated, white
breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, quail,
partridge, ruffed grouse or pheasant,
wood-cock, upland plover or golden
plover, or any or all of the same
comblned; or fifty (50) snipe, wild
duck, goose, brant or any variety of
aquatic fowl whatever, or any or all
of the same combined;two(2) deer or
the parts thereof, one Cd male moose
or the parts thereof for each appli-
cant.
"Third-That if permitted to re-
tain the same by said commission
the applicant will retain possession
of said b irds or ANIMALS for his own
use and will not ship, sell or dispose
of the same.
If said commission is satisfied
that said application is made in
good faith and said applicant will
keep said birds and animals and
parts thereof for his own use and
not for sale, the said commission
shall cause tags or seals, and which
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
Pencils ! Pencils !!

Those who desire a good lead
pencil for bookkeeping work should
remember that the Pioneer has in
stock the celebrated Koh-I-Noor
and Faber pencils from H to
HHHHHHHHH. We also have
the soft pencils from B to BBBBBB.
We carry in stock a full line of
cheap pencils; also the Mephisto
and Venus copying pencils.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
1909 Diaries.

The largest and best line of 1909
diaries ever carried in this' part of
the state can now be seen at the
Pioneer office.
We have made special efforts OF
secure the largest assortment ever
shown in the northwest. Those who
want special kinds should call early
and make their selection.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
Transacted Business Here,

w. E. Feeny, of Bena and J. E.
Cowan of Northome, who are both
in the banking business, spent Sat-
urday on business in the city and re-
turned to Northome on the M. 81.
passenger train in the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
Firemen Will Give Dance.

Secretary Halvorson of the
Bemidji fire department, reports
that two candidates we're taken in
to the department at the meeting
last Wednesday evening. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

On account of the unreasonable
weather all new winter coats and suits
are sold at sacrifice prices at the Ber-
man Emporium. -. ss.s@
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30
The Farmers Institute Annual.

The Minnesota Farmers Institute
Annual No. FL, for 1908, is one of
the best books of the kind that has
ever been issued. The topics
treated in it are not only valuable
for their practicability but include
subjects which are up-to-date and
are of general interest. The book
containa 1874 pages, is beautifully
printed and illustrated, and treats
more subjects than can be named
here. Cement working, drainage,
clearing land of stumps, co-opera-
ton, and other vital topics beside,
those of field and stable, alone make
the book worth having. But in
addition all branches of live stock
husbandry, soil culture, crop grow
ing and so on are treated. The
only sure way to get copy of this
valuable book is to attend a Farmers
Institute and the book alone will
pay the attendance to say nothing of
the instruction given by the practi-
cal and experienced lecturers on the
Institute platform.
At Bemidji, Friday, Dec. 4th.
Wilton, Thursday, Dec. 10th.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

Only three days left Of the great
Berman clearance and pre.ho|iday
sale.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

and girls on the farm; the hired
man question; how to test our seed;
how to grade up our cows; the best
methods to follow in various work;
the latest ideas in building and CO.
operation, and a thousand other
every day questions. All of the
above you have privilege of asking
at the Farmers institute, and they
will be answered by men who are
paid by the state for knowing how
to answer them.
At Bemidji, Friday, Dec. 18th.
Wilton, Thursday, Dec. 10th.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-11-30

The business men of Bemidji are
arranging to make the forthcoming
Farmers Institute the best ever held
in this vicinity.
w. R. Mackenzie, the chairman
of the commercial club committee,
has charge of the arrangements for
the institute, which will be held at
the city hall on December 4. There
will be two sessions, one in the FORE
noon and one in the afternoon, and
every farmer in Beltrami county
should make it point to be present
if possible.
The business men of Bemidji will
serve free dinner to all farmers who
attend the forenoon session of the
institute, and all who can should
come to Bemidji and attend the instI-
tute.
Dairy.
That this section is destined to
be a great dairy section is now
we'll understood by all thinking
farmers. All the natural conditions
point to dairying. Let us start
right, for no matter how favorable
nature IS man must do his part.
At the Farmers Institute the farm
ers will hear Mr.. Mcclure talk on
this subject. He has carefully
worked out a system of dairying
that is giving him big cash returns.
How to get the most cash out of
our COWS, out of the cows that we
now have-is what we most want to
know. How to properly raise and
feed our calves so as to make good,
profitable COWS out of them, how to
use the skim milk to best advantage
as a hog feed and many of the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-02

A Boston wire says: The action of
the market yesterday and today indi-
Gates liquidation by special interests.
We do not think that the end of the
upward movement has come by any
means, but we do think that some
stocks are being sold which have
been bought to cause the rise we
have had. We advise taking profits
on all strong spots until we see a
disposition on the part of the big
banking interests to put up the mar
ket again. Copper Range had the
best support in the room today and
is being quietly accumulated in an
ticipation of a good showing when
the Globe shaft strikes the lode.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-02

meeting the impending financial re-
quirements of the company was dis
turbing to those holding the securi
ties of the company. Besides the in
terest amounting to about half mill
lion dollars, on convertible bond is
sues, payable tomorrow, and the $5,-
100000 of one year notes, which fall
due on April and which sold today
at SO, there are known to be other
heavy floating liabilities to be met.
The view that the company will be
safeguarded from bankruptcy was
founded on the Independent resources
at the command of the great bank
ing house which is the principal spon-
sor for the company. That this as
sumption of a means of rescue did
not entirely reassure holders of the
securities was evident from the wide
declines at which bonds of different
classes of the company were sold at
the stock exchange.
There was suggestive sympathy in
the movement of issues of companies
under the auspices of the same bank
ers and which are similarly strait
ened, for financial means to meet ur-
gent requirements. A line of policy
to be adopted by an authority so in-
fiuential in the financial world will
be regarded as an expression of opin-
ion over the future course of affairs,
at least those concerning railroad
properties.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-02
MARKET STILL
BACK TRACKING
Unloading Of Stocks Con-
tinueS-- Feature is Not
Considered Alarming.
All Stocks Decline

Word is now expected daily from
the east with reference to the meet
ing of Cumberland Ely and Nevada
Consolidated called for Tuesday for
the purpose of considering various
matters, principal among which was
understood to be that of consOlida-
ton. The meeting is understood to
have been postponed from Tuesday
until the latter part of the week. Its
outcome will have good deal to do
with the movement of the stocks in
terested, which have during the last
couple of days declined with the bal
ance of the. list.
A part of Nevada Consolidated
and Cumberland Ely decline is at
tributed to unloading for the pur-
pose of placing money for the new
consolidation stock, which the pub
lie believes will be the biggest thing
that has ever been offered it in the
way of copper investment. This
also partly explains the general fall
among the coppers, for there are
none of them that can have as at
tractive appearance for the eyes OF
the investor. as is presented by the
new flotation, IL its manner OF COM
ing on the market when preliminary
arrangements are concluded Is I'M
derstood correctly.
Beside the influence brought to
bear as above indicated, the market
has suffered from some profit taking
and possibly from a restraining hand
put on for the purpose of preventing
its from running wild and destroying
a good deal of Roadway that has been
made on solid grounu.
Considerable activity was in evil
dence on the Ely exchange yester-
day. In all 3,210 shares were dis
posed of during the day. There were
distributed as follows: A. N. M. &
p, 500 at 12k; Cumberland Ely.
40 at $3.50; Dolly Warden Copper,
1000 at 10h ; Ely Central, 200 at
so; Ely Bonanza Copper, 100 at
531a; Giroux Consolidated, 20 at
$4.121a; Mcdonald Ely, 100 at II W !;
Richard Ely, $50 at %; Nevada
United, 100 at 21; Ely Western, II
900 at s. Quotations for the day
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-02
GOLDF|ELD HAS
GOOD INCREASE.
Minesa are Rapidly Getting
Back 10 Old Time Ac-
INTERPRETATION now
Growing Rapidly.

GOLDFIELD, April Following
is last weeks production in Gold
field:
Combination mill, 6S5 tons; esti-
mated value, $4,000. Nevada Gold
field Reduction Works. S39 tons, es-
timated value, $84,736. Western
Ore Purchasing company, 495 tons;
estimated value, $37,290. Total tom
mage, 2,019 tons; total estimated
value, $148,626.
The Kinkead mill ran only por-
ton of the week. No direct railroad
shipments. The production is just
beginning to resume its old standard
and the figures for the week are
greatly under that which may be ex-
pected in the future.
Western Ore Purchasing company
received: Florence Annex, 55 tons
at $40; Rogers Syndicate, EOS tons
at 500; Florence Mining company,
tons at 1920; Kerns lease on Flor
ence dump, SO tons at $40; Sand
storm dump, 100 tons at $50; Daisy,
81 tons at $50.
Nevada Goldfield Reduction Works
received: New Western Reduction,
SO tons at $50; Jumbo, 254 tons at
$685. Rogers Syndicate, 162 tons at
$40; Little Florence. 1873 tons at
$3.50; Mohawk, 1870 tons at 500;
Won Polenz, Rawhide, 20 tons at
500 mot included in Goldfield esti-
mattel; Combination Fraction, go
tons at $75; Daisy, "a tons at S103.