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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
$4,000 Will Sing.

!NDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 2S.-A
maSsed male chorus of nearly 25,0Ca
Voices is being trained for the nation
al musical festival of the North Ameri-
can Saengerbund to be held here June
i to %
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
Funeral of Will Parkes-

Funeral services of Will Parkes Will
be held from the family residence, ST
North Sixth street, tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. Rev. NJ. L. Sanders Of
the First Methodist church, will con-
duct the services Interment will be
in the Masonic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28

STRAYED-TWO BAY MARES WITH
white strip in face: branded O. L. on
left shoulder. Return to A. B. OlsOn's
"ncn or WaHa Walla, for reward.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
Set for Hearing

In the superior court this morning
the date of the hearing OF the petition
OF William 4. Sailing for letters of adj
ministration to the estate of Ann Sal
Wednesday afternoon, June To-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF I
Married Yesterday

The wedding of Ralph Hart and Miss
Hattie G. Peck, both of Franklin
c. r. Howard, of this city.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
Tennis Meeting

The tennis association of the Y. NJ.
c. A will hold a meeting of its MEM
members. tomorrow night at s o'clock
in the association building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
Deputy Sheriff Home.

Deputy Sheriff Claude Berry re-
turned this morning from North Yak
in the federal case against Tom Allen
and Jack Clark for robbing the post
office at Page Washington. The men
were found guilty and will be SEN
fenced in the near future
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-28
Veterans To Meet

A special and an important meeting
of the Union Veterans union is called
for tomorrow night in odd Fellows
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
CITY PREPARING TO CARE
FOR IT'S OWN POOR FOLKS.
Council Appoints Dr. Bakeslee City Physician. Under
Temporary Arrangements Alderman E. j. Gould
Will Pass on Condition of "Indigents."

Mr.. Phillippi stated that he would
conclude his contract with the
county January 81. 1909, and that
he did not care to remain any longer.
He requested instructions as to
what disposition he should make of
the city's official poor.
Mr.. Blakeslee informed the
council that the common carrier
which brings a poor Individual into
the city is liable for the expense in
cured in the caring therefor, and he
advised the council to authorize the
city attorney to get information a.
long this line. The doctor also in
terjected the opinion that caring for
the city's poor would involve an ex-
penditure of at least $4,000 during
the coming year.
Alderman E. ]. Gould was ap-
pointed to act as inquisitor for the
city in ascertaiping whether any in
dividual should be sent to the city
poor house.
The council decided to advertise
for bids for county physician who
will serve from the time he is
selected until March /, and author
izing the employment of DR.. Blakes-
lee as city physician at S. per day
until such official physician is desig-
mated by action on the bids.
The report of City Engineer
Stoner was submitted and adopted.
(This report will be printed in to-
morrow's issue of the Pioneer.)
The municipal court report shows
$40 paid into the treasury.
Dudley & Mahon's application for
liquor license was granted.
The liquor licence application of
Charles Swedback was granted dis
pite the protest made by Attorney
A. A. Andrews, who represented
several citizens who have business
interests near the location of MI.
Swedback's saloon.
A motion was carried that the
certified check of the Chicago
Bridge & Iron company, which was
submitted in accordance with the
bids for the construction of the city
waterworks, a few months ago, be
returned to them.
The council then adjourned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
''Sent Up" For Contempt.

Janson Carter of Tenstrike has
been committed to the Beltrami
county jail by Judge Stanton for ten
days on the charge of contempt Of
court. a ,>Es z5z<.
Carter's wife secured divorce in
October and he was ordered by the
court to pay the attorneys fees Of
$25 and S. a week toward the sup.
port of the three children. Carter
paid part of the money due and
then claimed that he had no more
and stopped payments.
Carter appeared before Judge
Stanton in a balf-intoxicated con.
dition and the judge fnally decided
that ten days in the county bastile''
would give him time for a little re.
Election. ...>,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29

"Four.fifths Of the county poor come from
Bemidji. advised the township system and
understand several people voted against this
system Of caring for the poor because Doc
BIakesIee was county physician. do mol
want to be county physician and don't care
for it.".--Dr. BIakeslee, to the city council
last evening.
The City of Bemidji, in accord
ance with the township system of
caring for the poor which was
adopted at the general election in
November, will care for its own poor
after January 1, as decided at the
meeting of the city council last even
ing.
The poor committee, which was
appointed at previous meeting,
made their report. J. M. Phillippi,
superintendent of the poor farm, and
DR.. Blakeslee, county physician,
were present and DR.. Blakeslee
stated that there are nine people in
the county poor house from Bemidji,
Most of them are suffering with
some disease. Mr.. Blakeslee said
that Long, pauper who is now a
resident of the county poor house,
came from Nevada and that if he
had a ticket, the man would be
willing to return to friends in Me-
vada. He advised, as matter of
economy, the purchase of a railroad
ticket for this pa lper.
DR.. Blakeslee continued his re-
marks and said that many lumber
jacks came in from the north and
the country surrounding in a condi-
ton of breaking down with diph-
iberia and smallpox and it was
necessary for the city to care for
these cases, as the city would be
liable to severe punishment from the
state if the municipal authorities
shipped them out, after finding them
ailing with contagious diseases.
According to DR.. Blakeslee the
council would find it necessary to
erect a building for the poor with
seperate rooms for diphtheria, small.
pox and for the consumptive case
which is now at the poor farm.
The council adopted a motion
authorizing the making of a contract
with Superintendent Phillippi to
care for the city's poor until January
81, when Mr.. Phillippi's contract
with the county expires.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
Modern Samaritan Officers.

The following is the list of officers
of the Bemidji Lodge of Modern
Samaritans, which were elected at
the last meeting of the lodge:
Lady Good Samaritan, Mrs. Dan
aher; Vice G.. S., J. Bisiar; Scribe,
Miss Martha Huntosh; Fin. Scribe,
Mr.. Andrew Larson; Treasurer, Mr..
Fenton; High Priestess, Mrs. Peart;
Levitt, Miss Bertha Benson; Chief
Messenger, Mrs. Tultern; Junior
Messenger, Mrs. Bertha Schmidt;
Centurian, Mrs. Mary ]. Kaelble:
Waterman, Peter Diciar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
ing what an invaluable assistant
the telephone is to the farmer in a

ing what an invaluable assistant
the telephone is to the farmer in a
business way.
To the town or small city the
telephone has become almost as
necessary to their welfare as the
lighting supply and water supply.
To many the former is as important
as the other two. No city or town
can prosper and grow without all
three. s-... 49,.
Today, even in cities of four or
five thousand inhabitants, the candy
store, plumbers shops, restaurant
and even tobacco store that is
without telephone is not considered
an up-to-date establishment. OF
course all establishments that make
any pretentions towards monopo-
lizlng its particular line of business
in any small city or town has
number of phones sufficient to meet
all requirements. But business and
professional men, and men whose
duties require that they be away
from home during the day are hav-
ing telephones installed in their resi-
dences. This increased demand for
house telephone service is found
particularly amongst men of limited
means. The cost for such service
has been reduced to a minimum
and they now find it desirable to
have a service in the home as we'll
as in the Office. .
To the housewife it is friend
that does not fail. The inconveni-
ence of marketing and shopping is
done away with. To her as we'll as
the farmers wife it is an all around
necessity as we'll as an aid to social
enlivenment.
The new equipment in the Bemidji
exchange, is up-to-date in every
detail. All the most modern switch
board improvements are incorpor-
ated in it. Our local telephone SER
vice is unsurpassed in any part of
the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
NEW SWITCHBOARD is NOW
INSTALLED FOR PHONES
Western Electric Company by Installation of New Board
Has Added Greatly to the Permanent Efficiency of the
Local Telephone Exchange.

On December Fl, the installation
of a new switchboard in the. Bemidj j
exchange of the Northwestern Tele.
phone Exchange company was COM
pleted. The work has been under
the supervision of experts in the
employ of the Western Electric COM
pany from whose factories the new
switchboard and appliances are
products.
Upon invitation of Manager A. E..
Harris, several persons witnessed
the final connections to the switch
board. This work having inter-
ferred somewhere with the calls of
subscribers the connections were
made after midnight, when calls are
received less frequently than at any
other time.
The explanation of telephony as
given by Manager Harris and the
examination of the various appli-
ances proved very interesting to the
few invited guests, for to- those
persons whose knowledge of tele-
phony is limited to the simplicity
with which an exchange operator
can be called, by simply ringing
the bell, an examinatio of GEN.
trail office switchboard and its
appliances is interesting. The in
tricacies of it's arrangement are
amazing and while quite beyond the
understanding of the ordinary man
is after observation as simple as
A. B. C.. Watching operators re-
ceiving and sending calls alone
proved interesting. The quiet un-
assuring way in which these duties
were carried out, devoid of the un-
necessary of noise or hustle usually
attending upon haste, impressed
one with the fact that here was an
invention that would seem to have
been perfected to the highest pos
sible degree. At any rate none of
those present were heard suggest
ing improvements.
Perhaps the most interesting
operation witnessed was the cutting
out of the wires from the old switch
board and connecting them up with
the new equipment that has just
been installed. 1t was then that
opinions were expressed as to the
length of time that would be re.
quired to do this particular job.
The opinions were many and varied;
but sadly inaccurate, with accent
on the in. The lowest estimate
made was one hour. In reality the
performance of the work required
but few minutes.
However it may be said that all
estimates appeared conservative
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29

Rome, Dec 29.-Southern Italy was
visited by a serious and fatal earth
quake. The center of the disturbance
was in Sicily and the greatest loss OF
life and property occurred. on that
island. The reports are as yet In
complete, but the people everywhere
were thrown into a condition of panic
At Caltan1ssetta, a Sicilian town OF
10000 people, a number of houses
were shaken down and the inhabitants
fed for safety to the streets. Vast
crowds gathered in the parks and the
churches are filled. At Minao, small
town 100 miles southwest of Catania
several houses collapsed and the
scenes of panic were repeated.
At Catania the docks and shore
front were overwhelmed by a tida
wave that rolled in from the sea
Much damage was done to the ship
ping. Details are lacking, but it is
known that several steamers were
damaged. At Catania the shocks last
ed for twenty seconds.
At Agosta, in the province of SYRIA
cuse, two churches and several houses
were demolished, but no lives were
lost. The prisoners in the local jail
made their escape and dashed through
the praying crowds on the streets fol
liberty The troops were called out
opd~o uiof uaa rocforad There ware
shocks also at Lindua Glossa, Santa
Saverina and MOTTO, all in Sicily.
The latest reports from Calabria say
that three dead and sixty wounded
persons have been removed from the
ruins of Stefanconi. Soldiers have
been called in to carry on the work
of succor The troops have been or
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
"GOLD At TENSTRIkE!"
is A STARTLING RUM0R
An Old.Time Alaskan Prospect0r Is
Said to Have Found Some
Gold Quartz.

There is gold at Tenstrike, us the
latest startling announcement con-
corning the mining possibilities of
northern Minnesota,
There will always be wars and
rumors of wars, and there will al
ways be gold finds and rumors OF
gold finds. The people of this state
are up against the latter rumor
now.
It has been reported that a pros.
pector brought in 81 worth of the
finest gold, claiming he had made
strike" near Tenstrike, a village
fifteen miles distant from Bemidji.
As may be imagined, this assumed
find" has created a furore in this
neck of the woods, and much inter.
est on the part of the business men
has been aroused.
Whether there is anything in the
report, or whether it is a canard,
has been verified beyond a doubt.
It is to be hoped, however, that il
is true, as it would mean much tc
this section of Minnesota and espe.
cially Beltrami county.
Gold is about the only mineral
which Minnesota has not produced
and it is in the pale of possibilities
that this report may be true.
Local News on Last Pace,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
Auction 800 Horses.

Grand Opening Auction Tues.
Jan. 5, %. Commencing 1880 al
New Sale Pavilion South St. Paul
Horse Exchange, Loggers, Farm
Horses and Mares. Horses of all
kidd. If you want one horse or car
load attend this great auction.
Every animal must sell to highest
bidder, nothing reserved. Union
Stock Yards, So. St. Paul, Mimi
Auction every Tuesday. Auctionee,
Baird.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
SICILY !. CENTER
Of Dis TURbANCE
Southern Italy Visited by
Severe Earthquake.
MANY TOWNS AFFECTED

People Everywhere Thrown Int
Greatest Excitement and Aggregate
Loss Of Life Is Not Yet Known
Tidal Wave Occurs at catania a.
Result Of Shock and Shipping |.
Badly Damaged.
St. Paul, Dec. 29.-(Special to
Bemidji Pioneer. 1.-THE latest esti-
mate places the loss of life in the
earthquake in Sicily and three pro-
vidences of southern Italy at from
sixty to seventy-fve thousand.
Twenty-one towns are known to
have been practically destroyed,
though reports as to the number of
dead from many Of these towns is
still vague.
Messina, capitol of the province
of the same name in Sicily is the
worst sufferer. At the lowest esti-
mate, casualties there are twelve
thousand.
Fire followed the earthquake and
the; town was practically destroyed.
Reggie, town eight miles from
Messina, is also in ruins, and the
loss of life there is probably as
great as at Messina.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29

dered also to tear down damaged
buildings in order to minimize the
danger from falling walls.
Sixty persons are said to have sus.
tanned injuries at San Nofrio and tho
population is camping out in the open
air. The troops everywhere are en-.
gagged in the work Of rescue.
At Palmi many houses were shaken
to the ground and It Is said there
were many victims.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
Swedish Ladies Will Meet.

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Swedish Lutheran church will meet
at 2:3O o'clock Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Cornwall, 1121
Bemidji avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
Marriage License.

"A marriage license was granted
yesterday by Clerk of Court Rhoda
to Ernest Bansmer and Marion
Johanna Finsand.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-29
THE DEVIL" WILL Be IN
TOWN new YEARS NIGHT
Ernest Fisher and His Splendid Com.
pany Will Present This Most
Noted Play.

Devilgrams from the story of the
Devil"
He who spurns the good things Of life has
not lived.
There is only one true woman-the other
fellows wife.
Here's the key to !fe-Iove yourself.
David Belasco's projection of
The Devir' is still receiving the
UNDATED interest of theatergoers in
New York, and the road companies
have been playing to crowded houses
in all the large cities of the country.
The effect of the play is not al
together pleasant, it is almost too
brutal a realization of the wish to
see oursels as ithers see u.s. and
human nature has many impulses
and weaknesses that will not stand
analysis.
The play has been the talk of the
country for the past year, and the
subject of critical comment on
theatrical writer's, but large portion
of the theatergoing public is still
waiting eagerly for an opportunity
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04

ment or establishment on the part OF
the recipient beyond thisEDella had
not the slightest idea who the young
| man was!
Della finally gave up the endeavor
to discover the meaning of the mys-
terry.
On the next day another picture
came for Della of the same young
man. Della could not help being in
terested. She noticed that the cards
were both mailed at Brampton, and
realized with start that the spot was
| the place where she intended to spend
| the summer.
During the time intervening be-
tween Della's departure for Bramp-
ton and her receipt of the first card
she received a number of others.
| 1t was with considerable excitement
that Della went to Brampton, and 1t
was with more excitement that she
glanced at the young men in the no.
| tel None of them, though, that she
could see, was the young man of the
postcards Somewhat disappointed
she followed the bellboy. AS she
walked down the hall, she glanced
into a room, and there, to her utter
establishment, saw a dresser almost
covered with postcard pictures of her.
self. Ties and military brushes pro-
claimed the rooms occupant to be
man. Who was the man? No one
that she knew was staying at the no.
tel, she was sure.
1t was inevitable that Della should
meet the man of the postcards and
be introduced.
'Did you send me the cards?" she
asked bluntly.
| "Why no." replied the man in sur
prise. did you send me the post
cards of YOURSELF"
"No!" gasped Della. SIS that your
room where | saw them? Did some
one send you some of mine?"
A week or two later they saw Hun
ter MCCULLOUGH, a mutual friend,
buying postcard pictures of the man
at stand Being taxed with sending
the cards, he confessed.
''You see,' he said. Il had bet
with friend that l could bring two
people unknown to each other tOgeth-
err and have them marry in six weeks,
with yours truly as best man. l guess
win my bet, all right. The only
thing is, you must have me as best
man."
Della blushed charmingly. She
looked at her companion, who was
grinning genially.
you win and you lose" she said.
You can't be our best man for we
married week ago."
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
RUSSIAN PRINCESS EXILED.
UNITED Press Service.)

ST. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. A.
Convicted of belonging to a revolu-
tionary group organized for the pur-
pose of changing the existing forms
of Russian social life, Princess Alex
androvna Tiepernisky, beautiful
and accomplished descendant of the
ancient royal family and distantly re-
lated to the Gear, was today SEN
fenced with forty-five other prison
ers to spend a long period Of exile in
penal servitude in Siberia. The term
of exile for the princess is fifteen
years.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
PICTURE POSTCARDS.
BY Frank III. Williams.

Della eyed the picture postcard
with something closely bordering on
amazement. The card was photo
graph of a good-looking, tall young
man standing by a tree. There was
nothing particularly striking about
the picture. nothing to cause amaze.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

The following program will be rem
Jered this evening at o'clock in the
park by the Wenatchee Military
band:
March, 'The Colored Major Henry
Overture, "Superba" Dalbey
Cornet solo, "Rancher's Song" Warner
Intermezzo, lola" ..... Johnson
Patrol, BLUE and Gray" -. Dalbey
Selection, Mariana" -. Wallace
March, "Our Senator's. Chambers
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
A Scream,

Song Writer-Heard my latest lingef
ing Tilt. old man? It's making the
horridest kind of a hit with the girls.
Observation-Disclosures it surnamed?
Song Writer-"How'd You Like to
Be the Barney Stone? "-Puck.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
The Effects of Circumstances.

A lady whose voice was quite mellow
Attracted to her a nice fellow,
Till one day q COW
She thought raised row.
For her fellow she yelled with n below
Baltimore American.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04

The World is in receipt of pre-
MUM list of the Third Annual Okla
hogan County Fair, which is to be
i held at Riverside, September %, 90
| and 80.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Life.

Knicker-Wisdom comes too late to
be of much use
Bocker-And by the time your lungs
are developed you are too big to cry
New York Sum-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Finicky.

Guest-You're early in the water to-
day
Bather-Yes: l hate to battle after
so many others.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Under Fire.

May-There were several army Off
GERS there, but not one of them asked
me to dance.
Belle-And they are accustomed to
the smell Of powder too.-Judge.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
S.lrewd Inference.

Or. Volgarheim latter the balD-See.
Josephine. Il spoon. One of the guests
must have had hole in his pocket
Meggensdorfer Batter.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Comparison.

Young MIR. McNagg
Is a terrible jaeger.
He goes to a stag
And comes back with a stagger.
Cleveland Leader.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
The Worst Yet.

Although it makes ME mad when men
Talk shop" it makes me hopping
To be among the women when
They start in talking shopping.
denver News-Times.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
A WILLING Worker.

Bills he willing worker?
Jill-Well. never heard him kick
when he could work anybody.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Odd.

The English language seems to be
Quite queer at times. for when
A jovial friend goes on spree
We say, Hes off again.
Denver News-Times.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Another CHARGE.

Those seven jokes that led the van,
The old Egyptians priced 'em,
But now it seems that wicked man
Sesostris plagiarized EN-.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04

| Dressmaking done on short notice
at Wilt & Adams Dressmaking Par
| lor So
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-04
Rifurcated.

When first she donned her riding gafn
She deemed IT. just gem.
She has another habit now
And says she's proud Of them"
Boston Post.