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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
EXAMINE PLANS
FOR BIC SEWER
Property Owners in the Sixth Ward
Hold Meeting and Talk OF
Proposed System
TO DRAIN A BIG TRACT
Blue Prints Are Placed in Hands of
Residents --TWenty-fourth Street
Ditch to Be the Outlet.

The Sixth Ward Bluff Improvement
association held one of the biggest and
most enthusiastic meetings in it's his
tory at H. A. Lohse's shop on Thir-
teenth avenue last evening. The mat
ter of the proposed Sixth ward sewer
system was taken up and City Eng1n-
eer Wallace Treichler was at the meet
ing with preliminary drawing to
show the general outline of the drain.
The meeting place was crowded and
everybody seemed very enthusiastic
over the project AT the present there
is no sewer system in the district at
all, and many of the cellars of the
houses are filled with water a large
part of the year. The plans which
were presented were very general, as
the city engineer did not know just
what the residents of the ward wanted.
What he did plan for them, however.
met with their hearty approval. and
they will help him work out the de-
fails.
Covers Big Territory.
The plan is to use the many ravines
which are in the Sixth ward for the
main sewer lines and to connect with
the Twenty-fourth street drain for an
outlet. All of the ward from Twenty
fourth street to Thirtieth street and
between Tenth and Eighteenth ave-
nues will be drained by the proposed
system. No close estimate of the work
was presented last evening, and none
will be possible for long time, as
much private property will have to be
crossed and condemnation proceedings
may have to be gone through in some
cases. No difficulty is really expected
however. as nearly every one who is
interested in the sewer seems heartily
in accord with the project
Can Suggest Changes.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Peoples Power Co
Rock Island
FORCED.OUT SALE
Must Vacate Building for Landlord by
Nov is,

Nov. IS.
Everything in the shoe line in our
store will be sold at a sacrifice, nothing
TO be held back, every pair of mems,
ladies', misses, boys ard children's
shoes and slippers must be sold, as We
must vacate the building. 1t will be a
money saving chance for you. Come
and see, and convince yourself that
the prices have been greatly cut. We
are going to quit the shoe business.
GEORGE F. SCHMALE
1905 Second Avenue.
To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's Druggists refund money if il
fails TO cure. E. W. Groves signature
is On each box. 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

All the news all Inc time = THE
ARGUS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09
sonal interest in the work. Now
there are three crews-one working,
one lea1rinn and anothar cnm;nn-

SOldl lutGIGSt Ill Tic WORK. NOW
there are three crews-one working,
one leaving and another coming
none of them remaining long enough
to get used tothe lay of the land be-
fore moving on to other camps.
The old-time lumberjack took
pride in swinging the best ak, throw
ing the canthook little better than
anybody else in camp, or getting a
little better haul out of his oxen
than a fellow bull puncher.' To
make a stack of horns do more
pullin' than a locomotive is the
way Hughey Sherrod, an ex-teamster
of the old school, used to put it.
Hughey has a most picturesque
manner of telling of his exploits with
horned haulers.' On frosty morn
ing said Hughey, after the first
haul was out you could pick up a
bushel of shoes-the cattle pulled so
hard they'd cast every time One
winter,' again to refer to Hughey,
so many cattle died I lost track of
the ones I drove, and the only way
I knew in the spring was by cording
up the yokes-There was whole
cord of them, back of the howell
Hughey Sherrod is now living in
quiet retirement in Champin, and is
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09

still unreconciled ito the fact that
the locomotives and not a stack Of
horns are doing most of the log
hauling. In the early days the tim
Der was large, the haul short, and
dragging, godevlling and scooting
logs with oxen waswell enough, but
now the timber is often hauled from
ten to fifteen miles to the landing,
and oxen would grow too old for
service after making one trip.
Horses and steam haulers have
supplanted them. Ice-roads have
come into use and with them the
new Office Of conductor of the
sprinkling tank, who works nights
preparing the ruts so that they are
smooth as glass for heavy hauling
the next morning. The road mon
key has also come into, existence
with the new order Of things. His
duties are to repair bad spots in
the road by day, showing the bare
spots and putting hay on the down
hill runs to prevent the loads from
running over the teams.
In the days when the under
cutting was all done by ak, instead
of with the cross-cut saw, as it now
is, man representing himself as
Continued on Last Page
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09

tary, showing full delegations present
from nearly every point.
The convention adopted the plan
to accept and seat as a delegate
the person from any town which.
was not represented by regular dele
gates and that be be allowed to
cast full vote of the precinct which
he represented. The temporary
organization as made permanent was
W.A.Gould for chairman and George
E. Erickson as secretary.
On motion Chairman Gould ap-
pointed committee of five on reso-
lutions one from each commits
sioner district of the county-as fol-
lows:
]. c. Parker, Bemidji; Albert Berg,
Spooner; 0. GravelIe, Red Lake;
i. F. Parker, Blackduck; Henry
Stechman, Tenstrike.
The chair also appointed COM
mittee of five to select the twelve
delegates to attend the congressional
district convention and also the
twelve delegates to attend the state
convention.
This committee consisted of the
following:
John G. Morrison, Jr., Harry Gil
ham, Knute Strand, Anton Erickson
and A. 0. Johnson.
Albert Berg, ex-secretary of state,
was called upon and made brief
address in which he started out by
saying that in ancient times there
was quotation to the effect that
while the people were in power the
people rejoiced; but had they lived
at the present time this would have
been changed to the assertion that
when the republicans were in power
the people rejoiced. Mr.. Berg spoke
briefly but forcibly in favor of Taft
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09

for president and then submitted the
subjoined resolution which was
adopted unanimously amidst pro-
longed applause:
The republicans of Beltrami
county, in convention assembled
this 9th day of April. 1908, do here
by most heartily endorse the honest
and effective administration of
President Roosevelt, and recognize
that in that administration he has
been ably seconded and assisted by
the services of Secretary William H.
Taft; and we believe that the best
interests of the nation require the
nomination and election of Secretary
Taft as its president; therefore, we
request that the delegates sent to
the national convention to represent
the state Of Minnesota support his
nomination at the national conven-
ton.
We also request and instruct the
delegates selected by this conven-.
ton to represent Beltrami county,
in the congressional convention to
be held at Crookston, on the 18th
day Of April, by all honorable means
to secure the election of Albert
Kaiser as one of the delegates from
this district to the national conven.
ton.
We further desire at this time to
express our sincere admiration
and commendation of the splendid
services rendered the residents of
the Ninth Congressional district by
its most able representative in con-
gress,the Hon. Halvor Steenerson. We
fully appreciate his earnest efforts to
secure for this portion of the state
much needed legislation for the de-
velopment and advancement of this
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09
LUMBERJACKS BECOMING
AN EXTINCT RACE OF MEN
An Old Timer Laments the Passing of Woodsmen Who
Formerly Went into Woods in Fall and
Remained Till Spring. y

there until camp breaks there's
only a few of them left"
Then, with a little coaching, the
story of the passing of the lumber
jack was related by one who claims
to know the Minnesota pineries and
their picturesque inhabitants by
ten years intimacy with them.
While the transformation in the
personnel of the woodsmen and the
methods of logging were we'll under
way ten years ago." said the author
ity, the most notable changes have
taken place within that time. Ten
years ago a man went into the
woods, and, as rule, remained for
the season, working the entire winter
with the same crew, taking a per-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09

At a largely-attended and enthu-
siastic gathering of delegates held
in the city of Bemidji this afternoon,
William H. Taft was endorsed as the
republican candidate for president;
Albert Kaiser of Bagley was recon-
mended as a delegate-at-large from
the Ninth Congressional district to
the Republican National C Convention
at Chicago; and Congressman Steen-
erson received hearty endorsement
for his excellent record of the past
and also for his retention at Wash
ington in the future.
The republican county convention
for Beltrami county for the purpose
of electing twelve delegates to attend
the republican congressional district
convention to be held in Crookston
on April IS, and also to select twelve
delegates to attend the republican
state convention at Minneapolis on
April Is, was called to order at the
city hall this afternoon at O'Clock
by I. B. Olson, chairman of the
republican county convention Of Bel
trami county.
w. A. Gould of Bemidji was
chosen as temporary chairman and
George E Erickson of Spooner was
selected as temporary secretary.
Mr.. Gould thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon
him and at once proceeded to the
business of the meeting.
It was suggested to dispense with
the committee on credentials, which
met with some opposition and the
suggestion finally prevailed and it.
was decided to call roll Of the differ
ent towns and villages in the county
which were entitled to delegates.
The rolf was called by the secre-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-04-09
[From the Minneapolis Journal

"Lumberjacks, lumberjacks, is
that what they call this Bridge
square bunch?"And Little Mickey,
the Cook" weighted down with this
name and tussock. thrown care
lessly over his left shoulder, spat
audibly and then passed his free
hand over a stubble of red beard.
We'll, I'm only camp cook N.Y.
self, but 1 know some of the old boys
up north, who'd go back on their
names if they heard these lads pass
ing themselves off as lumberjacks-
they're camp inspectors and tourist
swampers, but lumberjacks, never.
A lumberjack is man who goes in
to the woods in the fall and stays
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
THE PARAMOUNT" ISSUE.

An exchange desires to know what
issue the democrats will make "para-
mount" this year.
Can't say for sure, just yet, but 1t
won't be hard to find out. All that
is needed in the way of an issue will
be something that won't offend the
rich fnanciers of the East or the
very poor of the West something
that will gently strike at the negro
in the South, and at the same time
won't ALLEVIATE the affections of the
negro wing of the Tammany De-
mocracy; something that will bring
joy to the free trade democrats and
not disappoint the high-tariff demo
Gratis. A short simple declaration
for pure milk in the South and the
suppression Of the "Black Hand So
ciety" in the North, will fill the
bill reasonably we'll.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

Simmons has now declared for
State prohibition. Evidently he
thinks there is tidal wave for pro-
hibition in this State which his
party could not check. When the
the Anti Saloon League first met in
Raleigh Simmons was there and told
them the democratic party was their
friend and to place the matter in
their hands. The real prohibition
lists trusted the democratic party,
with the result that they were given
democratic dispensaries instead OF
prohibition. It is evident that Mr..
Simmons now thinks that it is i'm.
possible to delay the matter much
longer, so he has crawled on the
band wagon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

VIII Pass Ns~ Railroad
Rate Is~--To Vote on Prohibition
Other Bills VIII Be introduces.
The extra session Of the legisla-
ture met In Raleigh Tuesday at
noon. The Governors message was
read and both houses adjourned until
Wednesday. The Governor recon-
mended that the railroad rate be
changed from ct to q cents per
mile. The Seaboard has petitioned
the legislature to make II three cents
per mile, and If the prohibition
question was considered that such q
law be passed. He also recommen
ded that law be passed creating
new judgeship.
The Democratic caucus on Tues;
day night considered the prohibitio
question and decided to make pro
visions for the people to vote on tn
question Of State prohibition. A
mass meeting Of many prohibition
lists from all over the State was held
in the Academy of Music Tuesday
afternoon, and there was much en-
thusiasm They petitioned the leg
islature to pass q prohibition law 81
this session, but the democratic
members were afraid of 1t and deci
ded to leave it to q vote Of the peo
pie. Many minor bills will be in
troduced. and it is possible that thu
legislature will be in session for sew
eral days.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
WHEN THE CHICKENS COME NOME TO
TO BOOST.

Several OF the Democratic papers
Of the State say that 1t would be
unwise, undemoeratic and unjust for
the extra session of the legislature
TO pass law for State prohibition,
that it would be blow at local self
government as enunciated in the
Democratic platform. Without dis
eussing the merits or dement's Of the
prohibition question, we would like
to ask the Democratic papers that If
they believe In local self.government
why didn't they raise q protest when
their legislators Of 1905 and 1907
were appointing democratic tax col
lectors, democratic County Commits
missiones and democratic magistrates
in Republican Counties against the
wishes of the majority of the voters
in those Counties /? Wasn't such acts
a blow at local selfgovernment ?
These Democrats howl for local self:
government only when the chickens
come home to roost.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

Sundays issue of the News and
Observer contained several columns
on the prohibition question, but still
it said: eff passing State Prohibi.
tion by the extra session would re-
suit in a Democratic defeat this fall,
State Prohibition ought to be post
poned." That shows where the
Democratic politicians stand on the
liquor question. IF prohibition will
advance the cause of their party,
then they are for prohibition but
if it will hurt their party then they
are against prohibition. True prohi-
tionists should not put any faith in
such pretended friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
STATE NEWS.

The fourth annual session of the
State Cotton Growers Association
met in Charlotte this week.
Near Greensboro Saturday after
noon Ella Clapp shot and instantly
killed her sister. The shooting was
accidental.
Monday was General Lees birth
day and was generally observed as
a holiday throughout the State.
Mr.. William T. Dortch, of Colds
boro, is now being mentioned as
probable candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
Person County has no representa-
tive in the House of Repre- senta-
tives this week. Mr.. Whit, the
Republican member, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Roxboro since
the last session adjourned, and re-
signed his seat in the legislature.
Judge Pritchard has appointed K.
@. Duncan, formerly Collector of In
ternal Revenue of this district, a re-
ceiver of the Seaboard Air Line, and
Mr.. Wheeler Martin, Of Williams
ton, has been appointed Collector to
succeed Mr.. Duncan.
Mr.. J. L. Eagles, proprietor OF
the Eagles Drug Company of Char
lotte, was tried in that city Friday
on four charges of liquor selling and
was bound over to Court under bond
in the cum of $500. Charlotte is
supposed to be very dry town, and
drug store and blind tigers are the
only resorts for those who become
exceedingly ''dry."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
The Extra Session a Political Move.
Wilmington Messenger

The Extra Session Political Move.
Wilmington Messenger
AS the time approaches for the
converting of the extra session Of the
legislature the more interest the PEG
pie take in what will be the results
of that session. Present indications
are that it will be a rather exciting
session. Information reaches US that
some members will oppose any leg
islative action in the way Of indors-
ing the governors proposed compro-
mise measures on the ground that
the best way to settle the contro-
versy is to let the courts of last re.
sort pass upon the questions in dis
pute.
1t may be that the governors pro-
posals of compromise will 60 through
with only slight opposition, and on
the other hand, it is possible that
there may arise serious opposition
to his proposals. No one can tell
III" " Inv "AAA AoPPOA az sAot CAtAo
session. Gov. Glenn was cropping
in the dark when he made up his
mind to convene the legislature at
this time. What the result of his
political move will be he does not
know, and no one else can predict
with any certainty. There is only
thing certain about in the opinion of
those who have closely followed the
trend of political events in this
State since 1904, and that is that it
is political movement, pure and
simple, but there are chances that
it will act as a boomerang instead
of SENATORIAL BOOM FOR
THE GOVERNOR. AS the Char
lotte Chronicle says, the people are
not being led by q string in the
nose this year. They can see through
a milestone when there is such a
big hole in the middle of it as is
the case with the one some folks are
now using in their political grist
mill.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

Postmaster Rsyseids. Of Winston.
Makes !. sssssrens Regarding the
Recent Postal Rsiing.
To the Public:
There has been some intimation
TO me that the action OF the news-
papers In cutting OF their suoscri'
bers Who have not paid up Was due
to the papers themselves This IL
not 50 ut all. This Ii done under .
ruling of the Postoffice Department
which classes the patron OF news
paper who does not pay as not ie-
gitimate subscriber L. therefore not
entitled to the use Of the malls.
The newspapers have no hand In
this ruling, so far a. ] know. AL
they have to do L. to obey and the
general public should ct once come
to their newspapers assistance By
paying up all past dues, for unles'
they do, their papers must be dis
continued after April Ist.
@. A. REYNOLDS,
Postmaster.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
Nearing the End.

Joe Lincoln. whose Cape God folks
are we'll known characters recently
attended q lecture, When asked
how he liked it, he related this little
story:
A stranger entered Q church in the
middle Of the sermon and seated
himself In the back pew. After q
while he began to fidget. Leaning
over to the white haired man at his
side, evidently an old member OF
the congregation, he whispered:
"How long has he been preach.
ing ?"
"Thirty or forty years, I think, u
the old man answered. 81 don't
know exactly"
"I'll stay them" decided the stran-
ger. "He must be nearly done."-
Everybody's Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
THE EXTRA SESSION AND FREIGHT
AND PASSENGER RATES.

Governor Glenn has called the
legislature together in extra session
to increase the passenger rate lac
cording to his agreement with the
railroads) to q figure higher than
that fixed by the last legislature. As
we understand the agreement, the
man who is able TO buy a large mile
age book would be given q two-cent
rate-the man who Is able to buy q
small mileage book will be given a
two and a quarter cent rate-but the
average man who cannot afford to
buy a mileage book, land this will
apply to ninety people out Of hun
dred, if not more, will be required
to pay two and q half cents a mile
when they ride.
This discrimination is not fair.
The man who rides one mile should
not be Disseminated against any
more than the man who buys one
postage stamp. If the railroads can
afford to carry part of the people at
two cents mile, then it can afford
to carry all the people at two cents
mile; but if the rate of two cents
mile is too low, then rate that is
fair and just, whatever it is, should
be fixed for all alike; certainly two
and a half cents is too high, or the
railroads would not be willing to
haul anyone for less.
Is the average man to be forced tC
pay high rate in order that the
specially favored class may ride on
rate that is too low?
We trust the legislature, while in
session, will not overlook the greater
and much more important question
of freight rates. Freight rates are
not only higher in proportion thar
passenger rates, but there is even s
greater discrimination practiced, anC
it is of the greatest Importance thai
such Determinations be broken up
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
INCREASE In CRIMES.

The following from the Charlotte
Chronicle, democratic, tells of stu
alton in this State under democratic
rule which has not yet been ex-
planned. The Chronicle says:
"It is a matter Of common knowl.
edge that the Courts in the State are
far behind on their dockets and that
in almost every County important
litigation is held up for lack of at
tention, and this lack Of attention is
brought about by an insufficient
supply of judges to give the Courts
the proper attention. One new judge
to take the place of judge that
might be sick and unable to hold his
stated term Of Court is an absolute
necessity. A judge acting for the
State at large would do much to re-
lieve the pressure and the extra ses.
sion Of the legislature could do the
judicial interests of the State a good
turn by appointing this extra judge.
The necessity is apparent to all ia.
miliar with the condition of the
Court dockets, aud it is hoped that
advantage will be taken of the extra
session to supply this much needed
want"
That nearly all the Court dockets
are crowded is a fact-but why
Aycock, in his inaugural address in
January, 1901, said that under Flu.
sion rule "Lawlessness walked the
State like pestilence and the sound
Of the pistol was more frequent than
the song Of the hooking bird" He
meant to infer that Fusion rule had
caused laWlessness and murder. Sup
pose that the Fusionists were re-
sponsible for the comparatively few
crimes committed in this State dur
ing their rule, then would il not
hold good that Democratic rule has
been responsible for the great in
crease in crimes in this State since
Educational Charlie was inaugurated
in 1901? Since that time two new
iudgeships have been created and
still they are unable to mete out JUS
tice as fast as the crimes are COM
mitted under democratic good
government" and are now asking
for still another Judge! What is the
matter? Is it possible that we are
becoming more barbarous, while the
State is paying out thousands and
thousands Of dollars more each year
in the name of education? Is it
possible that the lawless redshirt
element of '9s and 1900, who knew
no law in those days, are still of the
opinion that laws were not meant to
be obeyed Will some Democratic
prophet please explain the situation
In the meantime, Aycock might
amend his declaration of 1901.