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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24
Crawford Notes.

Everybody Is busy getting ready
for Christmas. - ssss5~
DIR. and Mrs. r C. Spauidfng and
two bright children, Franklin and
Sarah Louise. visited West Point the
first of last week. Guess they went
up to see Santa Claus.
Rev and Mrs. D. W. Babb left on
Tuesday for their new home in We
roma, Miss. We hated to give them
up, but since they have been here
four years, couldn't help ourselves.
We hope they will be well pleased
with their new home, and will visit
their old one just as often as an op-
portunity presents ieself. Rev. w.
G.. Lester of Guntown takes Brother
Babb's place as pastor of the Metho-
dist church here. We extend to Bro.
Lester and family a cordial welcome.
Miss Maggie Lou Ledbetter came
from Asheyille, n, c., Tuesday night.
Miss Maggie LOUIS. friends are glad
to know that she is quite well again.
Mr.. Wade Erwin. having bought
the Eggleston stock of goods, two
miles east of Columbus, has. gone
into the mercantile business there.
Wade's friends will find him just
across Eggleston's bridge. Success
to you, Wade.
We have just heard with sorrow of
the death of Mrs. Docia Lawrence.
Mrs. Lawrence was visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Kirksey, in Oklahoma at
the time of her death. She was the
widow of the late J. H. Lawrence of
Artesia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilkins con-
tinue to get good news from their
daughter, Miss Bessie, who is in the
Meridian Sanitarium. May she soon
be able to come home.
Mrs. Gould had as her guests last
week Mrs. C. H. Hubbard of West
Point and Mrs. H. H. Hubbard of
Chicago.
We see Mr.. J. O. Henke1 of Stark.
vile on our streets every few days.
Mr.. HenkeI formally lived here, and
he, like everybody else that comes to
Crawford, can't stay away. We are,
always glad to see these old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimbrough of Scooba
visited Mr.. o. P. Kimbrough and
family last week
Miss Matte Smith Carr came in
Saturday night from Belmont College
for the holidays.
Mr.. John Lester, of the University
of Mississippi, is visiting his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. w. C. Lester.
Mr.. H. S. Walker of Columbus was
in town one day last week.
Miss Lucille Ledbetter, who is
teaching school near Cedar Bluff is
at home for the holidays.
Mr.. Nat Gaines of Mayhem spent
Sunday here.
DR.. r. A. Bailey has been quite I'll
for several days. He was taken to
the Columbus Hospital Saturday af- !
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24

prove 10 her that you love her better
than your wine cup.
Ne are sorry that Mr.. Hal vii
Iiamss and his good little vie are
going: TO leave soon for Gordo. Ala.
They go there 10 take charge OF the
hotel We wish for them prosper
Gus new year and great success in
their new business. as they we're
much loved here and commanded
quite large patronage while they
were here.
|. The health OF our town Is good.
with a few exceptions
We are glad 10 say that Mr.. VIII
Waldrop. who has had such n serious
! spell. and relapsed after being up.
and was quite sick again. Is nov do
ing better. being able TO be gp again
We were glad to shake hands nth
Bro. Metealf on Saturday. ~ho was
here in State missionary board
meeting
Mrs Mamie Gravele was oat sat
urday getting up a Christmas box 70
send 10 Bro. Metcalf and family. Who
live at Fayette. We think she Sc
cured quite a nice lot OF donations
These tokens are sent TO show our
appreciation OF his faithful service
and pleasant association nile with
US this year. We hope he will return
again another year. We think his
religious influence will De worth
much TO our town. and he has gained
the love and good will OF many who
do not belong to his church Wish
all our pulpits everywhere could be
filed with such God-loviRg and God
fearing ministers
Mr.. George Cox has bought the
keenan, home. and has rsmOdeled Il
into a beautiful house.
The sound OF hammer and saw Is
heard in various parts or oar town
Mr.. Ferd Williams ne~ store Is
now about completed and ready for
occupancy.
All the merchants are doing a big
business. Clerks all busy
Mr.. Homer Wells who has been
staying in our home. is expectee 20
return this evening from visit 30
Columbus TO see home folks.
Miss Ruby Gray Livingston. one of
vernon's most popular Young ladies.
and Miss Bebie and Jimmie Caroth-
ers OF Aberdeen. are expected visitors
in our home during the holidays
Mr.. r. E. Leigh. proprietor Of the
-Woman's Store. and his clerks. were
up Sunday. the guests Of Mrs. Bailey.
We hope their visit proved a pleas
ant one.
Mrs W. r. Prater has gone on a
visit to Henderson. Tenn. TO see her
son. Gibbey. and her sister. Miss Ra-
bic Prater, who is there in school.
Mr.. Garbreath Prater. one OF Mill /
ports fine boys. who has been ab-
sent all fall as travelling salesman. Is
home to the delight OF his numerous
friends. He. in company with Miss
Ethel Hodo and Miss Louise Phillips. 4
two OF Millport's attractive girls. 4
have just called to see VIII. so viii 4
have TO ring OF.
Wishing you each and all a merry I
Christmas and a happy neaw year.
I am, Venice"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24
BIRMINGHAM,s BAD FIX.


Birmingham Will start the year in
an unenviable position. Recent de.
velopments have exposed graft in
both the city council and the admin
| | istration OF the eounty's affairs, and
a late decision Of the Alabama su-
preme court makes it appear that
Birmingham isn't Birmingham after
all. More than year ago the peo-
pie in all the suburban towns adjoin-
| ing Birmingham voted to come into
| came effective last October, but last
June another election was held in
East Birmingham, and the people de-
cided to become part of the city
at once. Now the supreme court has
decided that because this election oc-
Cured within six months after the
election which created Greater Bir-
mingham occurred, it is null and
void
Immediately after the June cleo
tion East Birmingham was officially
declared a part of the city, and the
territory heretofore embraced in the
suburb became the Eleventh ward.
Two aldermen were elected from this
ward, and for the past six months
have participated in all deliberations
of the city council. The aldermen
have voted on a number of impor-
tant matters, and lawyers declare
that the action of~the supreme court
in declaring the election illegal invai-
idates their election as aldermen and
makes every act of the, city council
since the time they became members
thereof null and void The city had
undertaken many improvements in
the annexed district, but all work has
been ordered stopped pending the
Strengthening out of the usual tangle
in which the city is enmeshed.
Members OF the legal fraternity
in Birmingham have proposed several
plans for extricating the city from
the exceedingly complex position in
which the city finds itself. The most
popular plan SO far suggested is one
to secure the repeal of the King bill,
whish was passed by the Alabama
legislature few years since. and
which provided for the creation of
Greater Birmingham. Several of the
leading lawyers of the Magic City
have always contended that in the
passage of this bill the constitution
was violated, and there is now a plan
on foot to attack its validity in the
court. In the event that the bill is.
declared unconstitutional it will be
a simple matter for East Birmingham
and. other. suburban towns to vote
separately on the question of .anneyz.
ation,. and although this course will
naturally. require "a great deal of time.
it will effectnally settle the matter.
and after all the suburbs have de-
cided to become q. part of Greater
Birmingham the people will have the
satisfaction of knowing that in form
ing their city the provisions. of the
statutes were faithfully carried out
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24

The Sunday school scholars % AZ
Christian church Nil give a Chrisi-
mas e1tertainment az tae eAurcA a.
Use o'clock on m~xt E-rl4Ay ntwet-
There wEl - ia aadigloa % q CariSt-
mas tree well arranset literary art
musical qroEraus. approsrl4ts @ozss
and zecitatioas heinE rendere4 % tee
little boys and girls who attez4 tte
SUNDAY school TEE Ruhiae e. cor-
daily invilea - - pres~at
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24

It was reportedkIast week that the
reappointment Of: Oscar b. Hundley
as Judge of the United States circuit
court for the Northern district of
Alabama had been. confirmed by the
senate. but it laters developed that
the report was erroneous, having been
based upon information that was not
official The Democrats in the senate
are protesting against the confrma-
tion of the appointment on the
ground that Hundley is a mugwump.
He was for some years a prominent
Democrat in the Eighth Alabama dis
trict, and was elected TO the legis1a-
ture on the Democratic ticket Seven
years ago he turned Republican, and
had the endorsement of the referee
for appointment as federal Judge. In
accordance with this endorsement he
was appointed by Roosevelt last win
ter, but the senate adjourned without
having confirmed the appointment.
When the body reconvened two weeks
ago the appointment was again sub
mitted, but up to this time has not
been confirmed.
The Democrats Of Hundley's home
district are making a hard fight
against him. A meeting to protest
against his appointment was held by
the Jefferson County Bar Association
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24

at Birmingham last week, at which
a strong resolution calling on the
United States senate not TO confirm
the nomination was unanimously
adopted.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24

!, The Dispatch covers Northeast Mis-
sissippf and Northwest Alabama. the
territory tributary to Columbus, like
the dew.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-24
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Mr.. Dag St~pheason aa1 Az Gracy
StephenSon viii arrive O. Teurs1aF
frcn the WEBB school Bell backl-.
TerEsss@e.
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But we have recognized our mis-
take before it is too late and will
begin to rectify matters Immediately.
How? Just by marking goods at the.
low prices which will bring Christ
mas shoppers here in crowds-by Of
fering the best and the newest and
the most acceptable of gift articles
at prices lower than you viii pay else
where - by making this store the
Economical Spot for Christmas shop
ping.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-19
SMALL MOUNTED BASS
ARE CAUGHT IN BASS LAKE
A. E. Otto and Two Chicago Men
Caught Fine String There Few
Days Ago.

Local devotees of the rod and reel
are considerably elated over the fact
that they have discovered that there
are small-mouthed black bass which
inhabit the waters easily accessible
to Lake Bemidji.
This fact was discovered by two
gentlemen from Chicago, Messrs.
Sitger and Carlson, who came to
this city several days ago to enjoy
some fishing. They had a letter of
introduction to A. E. Otto, assistant
postmaster of Bemidji, which letter
requested Mr.. Otto to show the
windy City, gentlemen some good
bass fishing,
Mr.. Otto took Messrs. Carlson
and Sitger to Bass Lake, where they
had some right royal sport in catch
ing black bass. The party was con-
siderably surprised to catch a mum.
Der of fine small-mouthed black bass.
It was not supposed that any small
mouthed bass were to be found in
Bass Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-19
Died at Williams, MINI.

Died at the home of his son, w.
E. Rowley at Williams, Minn.,
Monday, at 10 o'clock, September 7,
Joseph J.. Rowley, at the advanced
age of "a years and II months.
Mr.. Rowley was born at Col
chester, Conn.,, Oct. 1, 1928, and
was married to Roxanna Irene
Rowley January l, 1858. They
lived in Portland, Conn. for seven
teen years, when they came to Min
nesota and settled in Mower county,
where they lived for many years.
Seven children blessed this union,
five of whom survive Mr.. Rowley.
They are Miss Emma L. Rowley of
Stewartvile; Alfred c.. Rowley of
Central Butte, Can, Mrs. M. Wright
of Los Angeles, CAL, Mrs. Mable
M. Hall of Osseo, and w. E. Rowley
of McDougaId.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at $50 at the home of
w. T.. Rowley and the remains were
inferred in the McDougald Cemetery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-19
". R. MACKENZIE BUYS
A fine GUERNSEY BULL
Mr.. Mackenzie Will Engage in Dairy.
ing and Starts in the Right
Way.

W.R Mackenzie OF this city,
who is an ardent advocate of dairy
ing will become one of the most
profitable industries of Beltrami
county, has recently demonstrated
his convictions in the matter by
bringing to this city one of the best
full-blood dairying animals that has
ever been shown in the state of
Minnesota.
Mr.. Mackenzie, few days ago,
received full-blood registered
Guernsey bull, which he will use in
developing animals for his dairying
industry. The name of the animal
is Liberty Chief" and Mr.. Mac
kenzie purchased him from J.
Gilbert Hickcox of Whitefsh Bay,
Wis.,, who is proprietor for the FAM
Gus Glover Nook" dairy farm.
This splendid animal won first
prize at the Minnesota State fair
and also the Wisconsin fair at Madi-
son.
Mr.. Mackenzie is assisting very
materially in developing Beltrami
county along the agricultural and
dairying lines and Bemidji is
fortunate in having as resident so
able booster" as Mr.. Mackenzie.
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Sixty-hrst legislative district, in
forms the Pioneer that he has CON-
pleted deals whereby he has sold
forty-two lots at Lavinia on
the shore of Lake Bemidji to par
ties from Grand Forks, N. D., and
from Bagley, thirty-two to the for
mer and ten to the latter.
Jacob Sannan of Bagley will
clear up part of the lots
and erect a summer hotel there.
The remainder will be sold. The
Grand Forks people will immedi-
ately proceed to improve their
newly-acquired property and will
erect cottages there next spring.
People are certainly beginning to
appreciate the beauties of Lake Be-
midi.
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Grand Jury Censures Bemidji
Sentinel. +.

"We the grand jury desire to compliment Henry Funk
ley the county attorney upon his able faithful service
to the county and regret that this the last term of
whereat will county attorney,
term of office will expire before the next term.
And we denounce outrageous and uncaled for the
malicious attacks that been upon Funey
the Bemd Sentinel We believe that the Funkley
has will live longer in the memory of people
will the filth being spread against him by the
tinel. "(Sgned) A. GILMOUR,
foreman of the Grand Jury
The filed by the which the
for Beltrami a the present -
morning
may be voter taxpayer Of Beltmi
"Od Allen" his suriou unmitabable
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FAIR GROUNDS ARR I'm FINE
CONDITION FOR THE FAIR
Secretary Mackenzie Has Done Heap O. Work" in Get
ting New Building and Cleaning Grounds for the
Fair, Sept. 24.25.26

building will be filled with first class
exhibits.
The race track is in excellent
condition and the farmers will have
splendid course on which to run
their races Thursday and Saturday.
In the center of the track, back
of the judges stand, the Bemidji
high school football team, under
the direction of Coach Matt Bright,
have laid out the gridiron for the
football game between Bemidji
and Fosstoon high school teams,
which will be played here on Sat-
urday.
One of the commendable features
of the building erected by Mr..
Mckenzie is an apartment which
has been set aside for the use of the
ladies as Mushroom where towels
and water will be provided at all
times.
Secretary Mackenzie states that
L. Britton of Movuel Lake will have
his loom working at the fair and
will manufacture carpets in the
exhibition building.
There will also be several other
interesting features in the main
building.
Much credit is due Mr.. Mackenzie
for the large amount of work which
he has done to the grounds and
also in advertising the fair and
attending to the details. He is
vitality interested in the welfare of
the fair, which will undoubtedly
be of great benefit to the county in
demonstrating what can be raised
on the fertile acres of this part of
the state.
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STATE AUDITOR |VERSON
CAN'T COME TO The FAIR
Mr.. Iverson Writes that He Has Un-
avoidab|e Engagement Which
He Cannot Cancel

Samuel c.. Iverson, state auditor,
announces that it will be impossible
for him to attend the county fair,
which will be held in Bemidji next
week.
A. c.. Rutledge of this city had
extended Mr.. Iverson a personal in
vitation to attend the fair and de-
liver an address and Mr.. Iverson
had consented to come provided
other matters did not interfere with
the appointment.
A letter was received from Mr..
Iverson yesterday, which is as fol-
lows:
st. Paul, Sept. II.
Mr.. Arthur G.. Rutledge, Bemidji,
MINI.
MY Dear Rutledge:zThe last
time you were in here you spoke
something about my being there
for your county fair, and I think
you wanted me on the 18th. I am
billed to be at Plainview on the
gath, and it will therefore be i'm
possible for me to reach you on
the 18th. I write you at this early
day, in order that you may make
other arrangements. [ am very
sorry that it will not be possible
for me to meet the good people Of
your county on such festive oc
casion as your county fair, but there
are other days coming, and you car
always count on me whenever ano
wherever ] can be of any assist
ance to you.
Wishing your county fair every
success, and with highest personal
regards, am,
Very truly yours,
IS. c.. Iverson,
State Auditor"
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BELTRAMI AND CLEARWATER
COUNTIES SEND EXHIBITS.
Farmers National Congress at Madison Wis., Can See From
These Exhibits What Can Be Raised on the Lands
in Northern Minnesota.

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kenzee Of Bem chma sG tn O. Nhnl
Farmers Congress ~
The n " % S hmgth We u for is
xtwek IS hSmpk at te will O crops
tn hib somee ellen OF
sfmi e Tow
county
xii fgis
adb
the n LARGE for e. is n u mdatve a car
the Brama is
and gransg uopsh op muc OIL the
LAM in ty
Beuamc M
Gran obn,
Frohn ohm Charles
ber of re N o
Clearwater county T.
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Purchased Miles, Saloon Business.

James L. George and Edwin
Gearlds have purchased the C. H.
Miles saloon business, which the
latter has conducted in the big
brick building at the corner of
Third street and Beltrami avenue.
Messrs George and Gearlds will
take possession of the business
and are being congratulated on
acquiring the Miles, saloon. Both
gentlemen are popular IN the city
and it is believed that they will
enjoy large measure of prosper
ity in their new venture.
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MARGIE MAN ARRESTED:
SUSPECTED KILLING WIFE
Jacob Ungerman Quarreled With His Wife and Attacked
Her With Hatchet-Hred Man lnterferred-Womau
Disappeared Under Suspicious Conditions.

going in an opposite directionrfrom
that which his wife went.
When Ungerman returned he told
the hired man that Mrs. Ungerman
had not gone to Margie, as he had
been there and had not seen her.
Ungerman's subsequent actions
aroused the suspicious of his neigh
bors, who believe that he has made
away with his wife and has taken
steps to conceal his crime.
1t is said by the hired man that
Ungerman has taken lantern, every
evening since the 9th inst. and has
gone out over the maple ridge near
home and has remained an hour or
more, saying nothing of his visit or
it's object.
There is suspscion that Unger-
man knows of the whereabouts of
his wife, and some are not backward
in asserting their belief that he took
her life, as he had been previously
fined for assaulting her.
A searching party found some
bloody clothes, but up to the present
writing no word has been received
here indicating that the body of Mrs.
Ungerman had yet been found.
Ungerman is about IS years of
age and has three children, the old.
est being 7 years.
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International Falls. Sept. 49,
Especial to Pioneer.)-Jacob Unger-
man, homesteader living near Mar
gle, was lodged in the county jail
here last night, and will be kept here
pending developments as to the
disappearance of his wife, who has
been missing since September 10th,
when Ungerman quarreled with Mrs.
Ungerman, and the latter left her
home, declaring she would 20
away.
1t appears that Ungerman is a
man whose reputation as an un-
desirable character" is of COM
mon knowledge in the vicinity of his
home; and it is asserted that he has
on several previous occasions beat
his wife and mistreated her in a
brutal manner.
On September 10th Ungerman
had a bitter quarrel with his wife
and made vicious attack on her
with a Ratchet, a tragedy being
averted by the timely interference of
a man who was working for Unger-
man.
Mrs. Ungerman left the house,
declaring that she was going to
Margie and would leave the country.
Ungerman also left the premises,
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A visit to the fair grounds of the
Beltrami County Agricultural asso-
citation shows that much good
work has been done at the grounds
under the direction of Secretary
Mackenzie and President Malzahn,
and by the time the fair opens,
next Thursday morning, verything
will be in readiness for first class
Farmers Fair" which is the claim
made by the officers for this years
exhibition-a farmers event in
every sense of the word.
The different stalls of the barns
have been repaired and placed in
first class condition; fifteen new
pens have been built and the
grounds to the east of the grand
stand have been brushed out and
placed in excellent condition for
promenade and also for the display
of stock.
The new exhibition building occu-
pies the same grounds where the old
building, which was burned, stood
lasr year. The new building is $50
feet long by rs feet wide and
furnishes a whole lot of space in
which to place exhibits. Stands
have been erected through the center
of the building and provision has
also been made for the exhibition of
different articles brought to the fair.
There are wide aisles on each side
of the center extending clear through
the building; and although many de-
clare that not more than two-thirds
of the space is needed, Secretary
Mackenzie declares that the entire
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Methodist Episcopal-J. H. Den
iston, pastor. II "a. m. foods
Husbandmen. 8 p. m. "Temtation. "
Both sermons by the pastor. Sun
day school at II m. and Epworth
League at 7 p. m. There will be a
solo by Miss Oliver at the hour of
the morning service, also an instru-
mental solo in the evening by Mr..
GUNNER. The public is cordially
invited to all services.
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An Unintenti0naI Omission.

In yesterdays Pioneer we neg
lected to mention the splendid
selections rendered on the piano
by Mr.. Bertram, the pianist at
the social session of the Elks, held
Thursday evening.
Mr.. Bertram acted as accompan-
ist to the different songs that were
sung and his piano solo was espec-
tally good.