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The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25
Taft Nominated
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spnng. Tnar didn't matter. The
Republican Indians liked 1t that way.
Then Mr.. Teddy Bear was tossed
through space into the middle OF the
Iowa delegation. The intrusion of
bruin was apparently resented, and In
efforts to keep him moving he was
swiftly hurled into the midst of
The Californians and tossed along the
row where the Oklahoma patriots sat.
with Bird MCGUIRE. national commit
teeman, In command. BY this time the
convention was on the verge Of a good
natured riot. Mr. Mcclure saw that
If the bear went the rounds the police
would be needed. He showed rare dis
erection and did credit to the new state
by sitting down hard on the bear and
fighting off those who tried to get it
away.
ut was not out of disrespect to the
president. but because | was afraid OF
a riot" said Mr. Mcclure
When the crowd finally exhausted it
self, Chairman Lodge turned Ice water
on the stampede by saying:
"That man is no friend to President
Roosevelt and does not cherish his
name and fame who now, from any
motive, seeks to urge him as a candl
date for the great office which he has
finally declined. The president has
refused what his countrymen would
gladly have given him. He says what
he means, and he means what he
says"
80 do wei! yelled an unreconcied
shouter from the gallery.
And his party" continued the chair
man, land his country will respect his
wishes as they honor his high charac-
ter and great public service
Lodges Tribute to Roosevelt.
Immediately the third term bogy'
vanished utterly and forever. Chair
man Lodge paid this tribute to Presi-
dent Roosevelt before the conclusion
of his speech:
The president. who has led his party
and the people in this great work, re-
tires by his own determination from his
high office on the 4th of March next. His
refusal of a denomination, dictated by the
Hottest motives and by a noble loyalty to
American traditions, Is final and irrevo-
cable Any one who attempts to use his
name as a candidate for the presidency
impugns both his sincerity and his good
faith two of the presidents greatest and
most conspicuous qualities. upon which
no shadow has ever been cast That
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

Oculist Crying various glassesi-How
70 they look now? See them any bet
ter? Mr.. Wunmore Well, the green
giraffe | can shee firsh rate. but that
red ELEPHANT an the purple potamus
IT'LL look kinder-kinder blurred
Puck
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

Unqualified Endorsement Of the policies
advocated by President Roosevelt
Endorsement OF the emergency currency
legislation.
Unequivocal declaration FOR revision
of the tariff by a special session OF con
gress following the Inauguration u the
next president
Development OF a permanent currency
system.
Establishment Of postal savings bank
system.
Endorsement Of the Sherman anti-trust
law and a recommendation that it be
further strengthened by legislation.
Endorsement of the railroad rate law
and the laws against rebating.
Endorsement OF the employers liability
law.
Modified anti-injuncti9n plank
Equal justice for the negro.
Favoring ship subsidies.
More liberal administration Of the PEN
sion laws
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

Tom Moore, OF Rural Route /, Cochran,
Ga, writes: 81 had bad sore come on the
instep of my foot and could md nothing
that would heal it until l applied Bucklen's
Arnica Saye. Less than half # IS cen;
box won the day for me by affecting per-
feet cure" Sold under guarantee at g. 4.
Fogg's drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25
Why IL Was There.

Aunty-Tommy. | put three pies In
here yesterday, and now there is only
one. How Is that? Tommy-Please, It
was so dark aunty, / didn't see that
OneI-Punch.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25
SNmpathY.

"What made you Kick Jimpson|
"He called me an ass
"Oh. well. kicking is a characteristic
of asses. but | shouldn't think you'd
want to confirm Jlmpson's statement
so quickly London Telegraph.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

Lester NJ. Nelson, of Naples, Maine, says
in a recent letter: have used DR.. King
New Discovery many years, for coughs and
colds, and think it saved my life. l have
found it a reliable remedy for throat and
lung complaints, and would no more be
without a bottle than I would be without
food" For nearly forty years New Dis
coyery has stood at the head Of throat and
lung remedies. As a preventive Of pneu-
monia, and healer Of weak lungs, it has no
equal. Sold under guarantee at g. X.
togg's drug store, sos. and si,oo. Trial
bottle free.
Women who take anti lean remedies
try to make the most Of themselves.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

We get some great poultry stories
from down in Hancock county. Here
is another from the Ellsworth Ameri-
can--John Hodgdon, of Center, set a
hen on thirteen eggs. After the re-
quired time for the chickens TO match
he went to investigate, and discoy-
cred that his hen had SO eggs instead
of the number he had pu, under her.
He has IS chickens and eggs are still
Matching
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25
LODG Z.


man Is no friend OF Theodore Roosevelt
and does not cherish his name and fame
who now from any motive seeks to urge
him as a candidate for the great Office
which he has finally declined. The pres
ident has refused what his countrymen
would gladly have given him. He says
what he means and means what he says,
and his party and his country will re
spect his wishes as they honor his high
character and great public service.
But, although the president retires. he
leaves his policies behind him. To those
policies the Republican party stands
pledged We must carry out as we have
begun, regardless alike of the radicals of
reaction and the radicals of revolution.
We must hold fast to that which is good
while we make the advances which the
times demand.
The convention then got down to
actual business. One of the most inn
portant acts Of the day, and one hav-
ing great Significance, was the adop-
ton of the report of the committee on
credentials, seating the Taft delega-
lions practically In toto. If there had
been any lingering doubt of the Taft
strength 1t disappeared before this de-
cisive action, which In effect placed
upward of 700 delegates in the Taft
column Next In Importance and most
remarkable was the final acceptance
Of this result by the allies without the
formality of a dissenting minority re-
port and without carrying the question
to the floor Of the convention for the
open fight which had been long threat
ened. Instead OF this, all further OPP
position seemed to crumble. Those
who had promised trouble quietly ac-
cepted the inevitable. and thus the
path was cleared for the fulfillment of
plans already well matured for the
nomination Of the head of the ticket.
Nomination Of Taft.
The third day Of the convention was
"big Thursday" for Big BIZ Taft.
for the session closed with his trium-
phant nomination for the presidency
On the first ballot, the vote being made
unanimous Secretary Tafts victory
was foreseen. OF course, many weeks
ngo. Two months ago his political
manager. Frank H Hitchcock, predict
fu ItlaI IdII NOull iFFflNt lllDIt JlIdl
roo votes on the first ballot. Hitch
rock hit it exactly, for Taft got 702
votes. In all 979 votes were cast, one
delegate being absent. "Favorite sons"
bf half dozen other states received
me non-Tsft votes merely out Of com
ollment. Theodore Roosevelt got three
votes from Pennsylvania, though his
name was not placed before the con-
vention.
The others nominated and the num-
Der of ballots cast were. Senator Phi
lander C. Knox OF Pennsylvania, 6S;
Governor Charles e. Hughes OF New
The close of the present school
year marks the completion of the 25
years of faithful, successful work of
George G. Purington as principal of
the Pennington Normal school. AS a
testimonial of the deep affection and
esteem in which he is held, he was
presented on Wednesday of last week
with a check for 81, 200 Fifty dollars
of this was contributed by the local
festival chorus. and the remainder by
the alumni of the school.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

A woman's "no" doesn't mean yes
when she says it TO the wrong man.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

Some people are as misery with
truth as others are with money.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-25

The adoption of the Republican plat
form for the campaign of 1908. which
preceded the nominating speeches, was
by viva yoce vote. The main points
in the platform may be condensed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-17

All Bemidji has been hustling,
today. making the final preparations
of decorating the business houses
and cleaning up for the Elks'
reunion and convention, which
begins tomorrow.
G.. E. Kreatz, the contractor, has
the two single arches and the one
double arch completed and they are
draped and ready for the lights to
be turned on at any time. The
arches are imposing and add greatly
to the decorative appearance of the
city.
A very commendable act of the
Elks' executive com mittee was the
appropriation Of the sum Of 500 for
the purpose of cleaning up the lake
shore. Mayor Pogue got a bunch
of men together and by hustling has
done much to better the looks of the
shore of the beautiful lake which
borders our city.
The registration Office was opened
at / o'clock today for the receiving
of any of the Elks who will visit the
city.
Thomas F. Brady, municipal
judge at Hibbing and manager of
the Hibbing ball team, was the first
out-of-town Elk to register. Mr..
Brady is an enthusiastic member of
the horned tribe" and is one of the
| most prominent workers in 1922, at
Hibbing. At 4 o'clock this after
noon fifty visiting Elks had regis
tered, and they are still a-comin'.
| The members of the reception
committee were on hand this after
| noon and went to the north-bound
NJ. &. I. passenger train for the pur-
pose of meeting any Elks who might
come in.
The entire program of the conven-
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The Hibbing Team.

The Hibbing Tribune says of
Judge Brady and his "coIts":
7 Manager Brady will take eleven
men with him on the trip. Gilligan,
Gilchrist and Layman compose the
pitching staff while the rest of the
team will be composed of the regular
lineup as follows: Carroll, catcher;
Booth, first base; Head, Second;
Moynihan, captain and third base;
Calligan, short stop; Pagan, left field;
Geiselman, center; Hoffman, right
field.
Hibbing people are particularly
proud of the team not only because
for the past five seasons it has met
the. best amateur and semi-profes-
sional ball teams of the country on
equal terms, but because the majority
of the members of the team are bona
f1de residents of Hibbing and have
played with the team continuously
since its first organization by Judge
Brady, five years ago. Carroll, CALI
gan, Geiselman and Hoffman are all
married men and have been engaged
in business in Hibbing for several
years past.
Booth is a member of the police
force and lives here with his
brother and mother, Head and
Pagan are single men but have
made Hibbing their home for the
past four years and are permanently
employed here. None Of these men
are paid salary but play the
game for the pleasure they get out of
it and for the profit there may be
to divide after the expenses of the
season are met, These men are
individually good ball players and
the fact that they have a local
pride of their own in the team
contributes largely to it's success.
Thos. F. Brady has been the mana
ger of the team ever since Hibbing
began to play successful ball and
the fact that Hibbing has a success
full ball team is due in the first
place to him."
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ton is printed elsewhere in this
paper, and should be kept by every
reader of the Pioneer.
Every Elk who comes to the city,
together with his wife or lady friend,
will be required to register at the
registration office, when the COM
mittee on Accommodations will tell the
visitors where to go and where they
will be properly taken care of.
Each Elk and those accompany
ing him are entitled to free ticket
admitting them to one of the ball
games between Hibbing and Bemidji,
Mahara's Minstrels for one perfor-
nance, to the grand ball Friday even
ing and also to one free ride around
Lake Remidji on the North STAR
The committee hopes that, every
Elk will see to it that he himself
registers and also that all Elks whom
he runs across will register.
For the convenience of the COM
mittee on reception herewith is given
a schedule of the different passenger
trains which arrive in Belaidji:
M. & I. Trains.
Passengers from south
5:25 p. M; arrive from north gas
a. M, leave 9:35 a. m.
Freights- arrive from north ASS
|p. M, leave S a. m south bound
freight leave 7;3o a. M, arrive
from south 700 p. m.
Great Northern Trains.
Passenger arrives from west at
12:05 p. m. and 12:48 a. M; arrive
from east! 3:42 a. m. and $50 p. M;
south-bound leave for south 7:1O a.
M, arrive from south SIS p. m.
Red Lake Road.
Passenger arrive from north
1890 a. M, leave for north Ass
p. m.
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Chicago, June 17,-12:3O p. m.
Especial to Pioneer. Ut was after
4 a. m. today when the Committee
Credentials, after all nights session,
passed upon the cases cove ring the
entire state of Texas.
Every case decided by the com.
mittee was in accordance with the
previous seated delegation was one
instructed for Taft.
A dissenting report will be made
by the minority of the committee.
Chicago, June 17.-1:3O p. M
Especial to Pioneer. 1.-The commit
tee on rules this morning, by vote
of "a to II, defeated the resolutions
introduced yesterday providing for
the reduction in the ratio Of repre-
sentation at national conventions.
Chicago, June 17.3 3. m.
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THE FFICIAL Pro AN.

Saturday, July Goth.
FoREN NOON
e:OO-Ladies' Drive Around Bemidji
10;00-Baseball Game, Crookston Elks VS..
Bemidji Elks.
10:00-Excursion on the North Star
AFTERN NOON
1:00-Band Concert on North Star barge.
1:3O-Horse Races. at Fair Grounds
3:30-Baseball game. Hibbing vs. Inter-
national Falls.
vENING
7:O0-War Dance anb Indian Pastimes by the
Red Lake Indians on Lake Shore
7;3O-B and Concert.
s;3O-Mahara's Minstrels. at Coliseum.
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Great Work by Norris and BOYLE.

A special telegram from Staples
says of the baseball game played at
Staples Monday between the Staples
and Hibbing teams, in which Hibb-
ing was defeated:
Staples, Mimi, June 17.-Staples
defeated Hibbing Monday in hot
contest, the score being 5 to 4.
Lyman, for the visitors was sue
ceeded in the fourth by Gilchrist.
A raw dicision on third gave the
locals one of their two runs in the
first frame. In the ninth, with two
on bases, Callighan hit for two
sacks into right. The umpire, after
some hesitancy, again favored the
locals by calling it foul and Hibbing
was deprived of making it three
straight. Carroll and Booth for the
visitors and Boyle and Phillips for
the locals, made home runs. Norris
and Gilchrist both pitched in grand
form.
Norris, the crack Staples pitcher
who defeated Hibbing in the above
game, will play for Bemidji against
Hibbing tomorrow afternoon, and
Boyle, who plays third base fol
Staples, and who made a home run
off the Hibbing pitcher in the same
game, will also play with Bemidj
tomorrow.
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here the two men who, speaking with
Ne simplicity of truth, will be the
6ext president and vice president Of
{hs United States In order to win
{pf them and for our party, an assured
4e well as merited victory, we must
defeat our opponents, whose exclusion
from power Is desired by the country
and deserved by them.
"No political party in modern times
gan show such record Of achieve
fnent during the last fifty years AZ the
Republican party Upon that record
we can stand and challenge all corners
to the lists. But 1t is well to remem-
Der that the test we have to meet Is
much less severe This is a compare
tive world We do not go forth to con-
test the great prize with the ideal
party, which we sometimes see beauti.
fully depicted by persons OF self-con-
fessed and chronic discomfort. The
SlltteranS abstraction which they pre-
Sent never existed yet on sea or land
i CLEANS upon us III printers ink, but
It has neither substance nor organiza-
tfon, nor candidates. for organizations
Ind candidates must be taken from
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st. Cloud Coming, Strong, This Evening

business men who are to attend can
leave Bemidji Friday night and
arrive here Saturday morning. This
will give them two full days at the
convention.
It is requested that all st. Cloud
Elks who attend take their white
duck trousers and their purple and
white umbrellas with them. Thess
are to be used in the parade.
The visiting Elks are certainly
assured good time. The Be
midi lodge has made great prepar-
atoms for the event and promises
program Of events that is hard to
beat"
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W. W. KOONs.
Exalted Ruler Of St. Cloud Lodge.

Says the st. Cloud Journal Press:
Thirty st. Cloud Elks will leave
Wednesday morning for Bemidji,
where they will attend the annual
convention Of the Elks. The train
taking them to the northern Mime
sofa city will leave st. Cloud at 1857
a. m. Trains will leave Bemidji and
will return every night. The
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Hibbing colts champion baseball
team of northern Minnesota arrived
in the city last evening and have
taken quarters at the Markham hotel
where they will remain until to-
morrow, when they will begin a
series of two games with the much,
strengthened Bemidji ball team, the
games to be played on Thursday and
Friday.
Manager Brady has come to the
city with very strong lineup and
the team is fresh from a successful
trip of a week, during which they
played four games, winning three of
them.
The first game which the team
played after they left Hibbing was
with Superior. This game went
thirteen innings and was won by
Hibbing by score of to 7.
Hibbing played three games with
Staples on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. Saturdays game went ten
innings and was won by Hibbing by
a score of 2 to 1. Norris pitched
for Staples and Gilchrist twirled for
Hibbing. Sundays game was a
walk-away for Hibbing. Staples
used Beresdorfer, a St, Paul Western
Association pitcher, and the Hibbing
team pounded him all over the lot,
winning the game by score of to /.
Mondays game was won by Staples,
principally through the splendid
work Of Norris, who will pitch for
Bemidji tomorrow. The score was
S to 4 in favor of Staples. A
further account of the game is given
elsewhere in this issue.
The members of the Hibbing
team are in splendid condition, and
are prepared to put up the games of
their lives here tomorrow and next
day.
The Bemidji team has been greatly
strengthened for the games with
Hibbing, and local fans" believe
that Bemidji will give the range
champions run for their money"
Norris, the speedy pitcher of the
Staples team, who made Hibbing 90
ten innings to defeat his team Satur-
day, and who went in again Monday
and defeated Hibbing, will pitch
tomorrow's game for Bemidji, and
Louis Roy will be behind the bat.
J. P. Riddell ("Reddy") will
officiate at the first corner and the
remainder of the infeld positions
will be filled by Bush, Barker with
the latter possibly alternating to
the outfeld), Wobbins, of Inter
national Falls, and Boyle of Staples,
both of whom have been secured for
these games. In the outfeld will be
Hazen, and Collins, with Barker OF
Wubbins.
Charles Roy, brother of Louis
Roy, and former member of the
Newark team of the Eastern league,
will pitch Fridays game, with Hal
let and Baumgartner to be in reserve
at both games, if needed in the box
with Hallet as possibility behind
the bat, if Louis Roy is injured.
This team looks strong enough to
complete with any semi-professiona]
team in the state.
The game will be called at $3.50 b.
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Republican National Convention

Especial to Pioneer. 1.-The report of
the committee on credentials seat
ing all delegations present was
adopted viva voce vote, few dele.
gates shouting.
The report of the committee on
permanent organization, which
named Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts permanent chairman, was
adopted unanimously by the con.
vention.
! Senator Lodge then addressed the
convention as follows, which is his
speech in full:
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
Sachusetts, permanent chairman of the
Republican national convention, on
taking the chair made the following
! address:
Gentlemen of the Convention: I
thank you most sincerely for the great
honor you have done me in choosing
! me to preside over your deliberations.
For 1t Is great honor to be the pre-
siding officer of Republican conven-
tion. can conceive of conventions
have indeed heard OF conventions
where the honor Of such q post as that
| now occupied by me Is dubious, and
! where, If excitement is present, pleas
ure Is conspicuous by its absence. But
| to be the presiding officer of Repub-
! lican convention is ever a high dis
| tinction to which no man can be in
sensible Gentlemen of the conven-
ton, again thank YOU
| Il shall not delay or detain you with
many words Your resolutions will set
forth the principles of the party and
declare the policies upon which we
shall ask for the support of the people
Of the United States. With fullness
and with eloquence your temporary
chairman has already reviewed the
History Of the party has given you ac-
eeaAt Of what has been done. and has
iSt forth what we hope and mean to
DIS. Ny duty Is merely to aid you, SO
tar as ! can, IN the orderly and prompt
transaction Of the business which has
kSpught us together. That business Is
M1MeAfQHsno thing less than to Hame
i
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G. Oliver Riggs, Director.

All fishing paraphernalia and Boats are Free to
Visiting Elks. Apply at City Boat House.
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Thursday, June 18th.
70 r e N Q ON
half of the state.

ENOON
Music by the Crool<ston Band.
The forenoon will be taken up with an Ex-
cursion around Lake Bemidji, on the
North Star" beginning at 10 a. m.
AFTE RNOOk
1:3O-The North Star" will make another
trip around Lake Bemidii.
2:30-Concert by Crookston Band.
3:OO-War Dance by the Red Lake Indians.
at the Ball Grounds.
3:45-Baseball G anne, Hibbing VS.. Bemidji.
VENiNC
70O-War Dance by Red Lake Indians, on
Lake Shore.
7;30-Band Concert, on Pier, by Crookston
Band.
S:3O-M ahara's Ministries at Coliseum
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All Bemd has been husing, ton printed elsewhere
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Chicago, June II. 3 p. m.
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The Hibbing Tribune says of
Judge Brady and his colts: