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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30

Hugo, Albert and Rudolph Bonner
stag, brothers arrested at Rhinelander
early in August for counterfeiting, broke
jail at Madison Sunday night and were
gone half hour before their fight was
discovered.
They we're locked in cell on the third
floor of the Jail, and got out of their cage
by use of key and by saving iron bars
with crude saw made from steel slat
from their cell cot. They slid to the
ground on a rope made of bedding torn
in strips and tied together.
They we're in their cell at supper time,
but at $50 barn laborer noticed long
rope dangling from an upper window
and reported.
These brothers were arrested at their
home, eighteen miles from Rhineiander,
Wis, on August IL, after federal officers
had fooled them into laying aside their
guns Great quantities of spurious coin
were found in their ''mint" and the evil
dence against them was complete. They
we're brought to Madison for safe keep
ing awaiting the November grand jury,
being unable to give ballot $4,000 each.
They are desperate men and are be-
lieved to have accomplices who assisted
in their delivery.
Sheriff Kittleson said "Those broth
ers were the toughest bunch | ever han
died. They we're gone only half hour
when we found it out, but we have been
unable to get any trace OF them. | have
communicated to all towns in the county
and roundabout, and have had deputies
out searching and watching the railroad
tracks for them. | will keep on the out
look but it is doubtful If we get them.
We fed them as usual at o'clock, and
half hour later barn man noticed a
rope like affair dangling out of an east
window of the Jail, and he reported.
Then we discovered that the Bonner
stays had broken out. They must have
had key to their cell door, which must
have been gotten to them from the out
side. They had evidently been able to
get out of their cell for several days, be-
cause they had done great deal of work
in saving the iron window bars"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Events Cleaned from the Files of The
Reporter Twenty-Five Years Ago.

Reporter twenty-five Tears Ago.
Frank Clifford bought the Nate Bur-
dick farm at $40 per acre.
DIR. VIM. Fox, one OF the pioneer ply
sicians of the state, died at his home
near Oregon.
Rev. Geo. Wildermuth is erecting a
fine residence next to the German Luth-
eran church.
The marriage of A. r. Ames of Slough
ton and Alice Andres took place at
Tabor, Iowa, on the Oath inst.
Albert A. Robinson, a former Edger-
ton boy, is appointed general superin-
tendent of the Santa Fe railway
Frank B. Lawton and Dora J. Potter
were united in marriage at the home of
the brides parents in Albion on the oath.
After an encounter with skunk, Mar
shall Dell Chamberlain allows that if
such animals are permitted to run at
large some other official must make the
arrest-not he.
Great activity in the tobacco market.
Buyers are focking from the east and
paying from Ia to Zoe for the unfrosted
leaf, which is said to be free from faults.
Henry Warner and o. p Saunders each
received zoe for assorted Spanish.
Friday, Oct. 26, 1885,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Children's Prizes Awarded.

The Edgerton Federation of Women's
Clubs have been endeavoring to pro-
mote industry and love for the beautiful
by offering prizes for the best flower
gardens raised by pupils of the public
schools from the 4th to the 9th grade.
These prizes for 1908 were awarded at
exercises held at Culton Memorial hall
on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21st at 4
o'clock when the following Introductory
program was given:
Solo. Mrs. Lawrence Hutson
Duet ............M Marion Doty and Hattie Lund
Violin Solo katnleen CuluoH
Reading Observation-Disclosures. Nora Farman
Reading .......................My Myrtle Maltpress
The committee on awards were Mrs.
L. G. Whittet, Mrs. Chas. Bentley and
Miss Jessie Mabbett and their findings
were announced by Mrs. Geo. Farman,
president of the federation, as follows:
Edward McDonough, S1.00; Palma Han
son, S1.0O; Victor Hauge, S1.00; Roland
Williams, SOC; Harold Balm, SOC; Ruth
Bartz, SOC; Herbert Goedy, honorable
mention.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Wisconsin Congregational Association.

The Wisconsin Association of Congre-
gational churches is now operating
under state incorporation, headed by
superintendent and designed to conduct
the entire affairs of the church in Wis
consin.
The association, unique to Congrega-
tionalism, was perfected about two weeks
ago. Efforts have been made to induce
the Rev. L. Ell. Keller, formerly of this
city and now of Fond du Lac, to take up
the superintendency The position will
be the highest offered of the entire state,
control of the educational institutions
conducted by the church and the head
ing of all state Sunday schools estab-
lished on mission basis.
Mr.. Keller's congregation has declined
to release him and he will be unable to
accept the position. much as his friends
would desire to see him have it, as he is
generally believed especially fitted to
assume the duties OF uperintendent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30
Horses Burned While He Slept.

When Lois Noey of the town of Mil
ton got up Saturday morning and start.
ed out to do his barn work he discovered
for the first time that cruel flames dur
ing the night had totally destroyed the
barn and all contents including six head
of valuable horses.
That was the first that any member OF
the family knew of the terrible calamity,
having slept soundly through the burn
ing of the structure and the helpless
live stock.
All grain, machinery and quantity OF
new lumber were also destroyed. The
barn was only few rods from the house
and it seems queer that the ire attracted
no one in that vicinity. The bodies of
the six helpless horses were found in
one pile as if the frantic animals had
huddled together after finding escape
impossible. What caused the fire or
what time it broke out is mystery. Mr..
Noey had some insurance on the barn
but none on the horses or contents.
Mr.. Noey says that few nights ago
his brother was summoned to his back
yard by the barking of his dog and there
made the discovery of strange man
who was in hiding. The next evening
the same man was again seen about the
place and Mr.. Noey set the dog upon
him. Now 1t is believed that the same
man might have set fire to the barn dur
ing the night Mr.. Noey says that he
does not believe that he has an enemy in
the world and why some one should at
tempt to burn him out of house and
home is mystery too deep for him to
solve
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-10-30

Billy Sullivan secured much enter
tainment while here by showing his
new medal" He would hand out to
friend handsome plush covered case
with pearl push button. The friend
would push the button and there would
be an immediate explosion of small dy-
Mantle cap. The exploding mechanism
was inside and very ingeniously arrang-
EDIT. Atkinson Union.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13

pose of having him examined by the
insanity board that he was brought
to Bemidji.
Eklund appeared before the board
this forenoon and was given. an
examination.
Up to two years ago,and ten years
previous to that time, Eklund lived
at Nome, Alaska, where he had some
mining claims. While the examina-
ton was being conducted, Eklund
referred to these claims and assured
the board that there were millions
in it," so to speak, and his prospects
for becoming immensely wealthy
were very good, although his
property has not yet been developed.
Eklund says he has been running
up against fakes" and he has been
getting the worst of it for some
time.
His general talk is irrational, and
the board decided he should be
committed to the asylum at Fergus
Falls.
Exlund has already been an inmate
of the Rochester asylum, from which
place he was released some years
ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Firemen's Annual Masquerade.

The members of the Bemidji fire
department will give their annual
masquerade ball at the city opera
house, on the night of February
21st. The date heretofore has
always been on February 22nd
(Washington's birthday but the
date j. fixed one day earlier
this year because of the ia It
the 22nd of February falls on
Saturday night, and those present
at the dance would probably desire
to dance after midnight, thereby
fracturing" the Sabbath.
A committee of the fire laddies
met Sunday and appointed the follow
ing committees to have charge of
the dance:
Floor Committee Russell, A.
Gould, c. S.~Dailey, A. Doran.
Arrangements George Fleming,
J. J. Doran, M. Downs, M. F. Gun
bingham, E. H. Cornwall, H. Doran,
Bart Stafford.
Special Committee Bren-
nan, John Cline.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
EXPRESS BUSINESS WAS
LARGER 1907 THAN 1908
Every Month Was Larger, Except De,
cember, Which Fell Away Con-
siderabIy Last Month.

H. G. Page, local agent for the
Northern Express company, states
that the express business in this
city has been very good during the
past year. IT,. dahl. -
The business of 1907, as com
pared with that of 1906, showed an
increase each month of the year,
with the exception of December.
For some reason, the express bust
ness of DECEMBER, 1907, was not as
heavy as that of 1906. The So
called financial panic probably
has something to do with the ship
ping Of Christmas gifts, which would
in a large measure account for the
falling off that month. =
On January II, 1907, the officers
of the M. & I. and the C. N. Ex-
press companies were combined in
this city under the name of the
Northern Express company, and Mr..
Page was put in : charge of the
merged Offices. -
1t is usual for the travelling audi
tor to ' isit the local Office twice a
year, six months generally .interven-
ing between the visits. However,
only four months had interviewed be-
tween the visits Of D. 4. Newcomb,
travelling auditor of the Northern
Express company, who was here a
few days ago. Mr.. Newcomb in
tends to make a visit to Egypt and
he shortened the time from his pre-
vious visit on that account, as he
expects to leave for the other side
of the earth" the latter part of this
month.
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opular and IS for the balance.

popular and IS for the balance. L
it had been spruce it would have
brought more than twice as much
But as it was poor stuff in a bad
country to work in, it was bringing
enough to pay for the work of gett-
ing it out and leaving enough over
for grubbing and burning the land
with just balance to pay the cost
of the tract. c
And it must be remembered that
the work was being done by men
hired at the market rate of wages
and the work was not being done
with that fine regard of small econ
omies as it would be if a farmer with
small tract was doing it himself
The ordinory cut-over land will
yield much better quality of tim
Der. This is a market out of all
proposition to the supply for pulp
amp other woods, and there is moth
ing so insignificant in wooded growth
on these lands that it cannot be
marketed. The very small stuff that
has hitherto been burned may be
gathered up and sold in the local
market to be worked up as box and
crate wood. Everything else is avail
able of course.
The tremendous demand for pulp
woods by the paper manufacturers,
has made every acre in this section
of value. Spruce for pulp should
bring $12 a double cord. Poplar
and balsam are worth now IS and
IS on track, respectively, a double
cord. Timber that will cut into
ties is worth infinitely more and
the stuff that was formerly dis
re- arded- dead and down wood
that filters the grounds in de-
mand in the mining country close
at hand for Tagging" 1t is worth
S. six-foot cord.
Inasmuch as the market value of
the wood on this 20 acre Island
farm was sos per acre, it was OBJ
vious enough that every acre on
the place that carried wood at all
would produce good value. Of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
INJURED BY 4 FALLING
TREE; MAY NOT RECOVER
Erick BaIsum, a Woodsman, Brought
from Northome this Morning and
Placed in Hospital.

Northome, Jan. 13.-(Special to
Pioneer. )-While working in the
woods near here Saturday Erick
Balsum, a young Norwegian, was
struck by a falling tree, causing in
juries that may prove fatal. sr
Balsum was engaged in trimming
tree which had been fe]led, while
two of his fellow workers were saw
ing a large white pine nearby. Bal
sum was warned several times of
danger, but did not make any effort
to get out of the way until the tree
began to fall. In running he un,
knowingly took the direction the
tree was going, which came down
with terrible crash, and with the
result that the unfortunate man was
pinioned beneath it.
Balsum was Immediately brought
to Northome, where it was found
that he was still alive, although he
was unconscious from the time he
he was~hit. Examination disclosed
an ugly cash, about four inches long
and two inches deep, on the top of
his head, besides other serious
injuries, from which, the physicians
here claim, he cannot recover. The
injured man was removed to the
hospital at Bemidji this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Bethel Crouch Dead.

Bethel Crouch, the 275-year-old
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Crouch, died Saturday after
noon at S o'clock at the Crouch
residence in this city.
The little girl had been i'll for
thirteen days previous to her death.
She was first attacked with Group,
which was succeeded by pneumonia,
turning into membranous Group, with
fatal results.
The funeral was held at 2:3O this
afternoon from the residence. Rev.
Mckee, pastor of the Baptist church,
offciated and M. E. Ibertson had
charge of the funeral arrangements
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
WONDERFUL FARMING AT
HARTLEY'S ISLAND FARM
Continued from First Page

The fields are fenced and there is
an air of thrift over it all. Surround
ing the buildings are the fields that
have been brought into use. In one
little patch of three acres there were
raised last year 1000 bushels of
rutabagas and 1900 bushels of house
carrots-that was on new ground.
There are fields of hay that cut two
tons to the acre last year and will
go on doing that until they are put
into grain or other crops. Over to
the northeast of the buildings are
the plots where the celery was put
in last year. The land was ditched
and then cut up with transverse
bitches. The four acres of celery of
last year will be brought up to eight
acres this year and the experience
of last summer will be brought to
bear now.
The bog was not sour" as has
been the general impression concern
ing these lands. 1t is rather too
rich in nitrogen and other qualities
and these will be qualified by treat
ment to equalize the soil.
From the house one hears the ring
of the woodlands axe in the groves
of poplar and birch over to the north
where the clearing is going on. A
camp has been established for the
men in the midst of the tract that is
being cleared and they are piling up
pulp and cord wood at tremendous
rate.
The writer asked the boss of the
gang what he was doing and got
some information at first hand that
was worth while.
The tract just then being cut and
cleared consisted of 20 acres. It
was yielding 80 cords of popular
and four cords of birch to the acre.
Laid down at the track the product
was bringing $3.50 per cord for tn e
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Johanson Held to Grand Jury.

Before Judge Slocum Saturday
afternoon, Johan Johanson, the man
who shot Charles Hill recently,
waived examination and was held to
swat the action Of the next grand
Jury, at the spring term of court for
Beltrami county.
=: Johanson was charged with having
shot Charles Hill in the shoulder
while the two were at resort in the
west end of the city. Hill, the man
who was shot, recovered from the
effects of his wound and apparently
suffered no serious consequences
from the shooting,
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course there was an advantage on
this. particular tract in the short
haul, two teams hauling out so
short cords a day, but this would
be made up for in longer haul by
a better quality of the product,
Mr.. Hartley's experience in a
large way is typical of what can be
done on the cut-over lands and in
the swamps.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Mrs. Ben Johnson Dead,

Mrs. Ben Johnson, wife Of Ben
Johnson of this city, died at her
home in Bemidii Saturday evening,
at 8 o'clock, after an illness of a
month, brought on by child birth.
The funeral will be held at the
Norwegian Lutheran church tomor.
row afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. johnson is survived by he1
husband, and a baby girl one month
old.
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Word from the hospital late this
afternoon, is to the effect that Bal
sums wounds were dressed by a
local physician, and that there is
no immedia te danger of his injuries
proving fatal; n the contrary, it is
believed that he will recover.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Special Notice.

All parties indebted to me are
requested to settle their accounts at
once and pay the same to c.. F.
Schmidt, City Meat Market.
H. F. Schmidt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
Committed to ASYLUM.

Gust Eklund, a resident of Inez,
was brought to Bemidji this morning
under the care of ]. E. Dade, mayor
of Blackjack. !
Eklund is mentally unbalanced,
and has been acting queer" for
several days. and it was for the pur-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13
LOST and FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS,

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:3O to 6 p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell,
librarian.
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WANTED: Driving horse, at
small rent, for balance of winter.
A. A. Richardson, SOP MINI. Ave. !:
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GIRL WANTED: 81 to S. week.
Mrs. A. A. Richardson, sos MINI.
Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13

WANTED-Good girl for general
Homework. 1907 Beltrami Ave.
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FOR SALE,

FOR SALE: One barber chair.
Price $780,. Apply to H. A.
Miles.
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w A II S
ONE CENT A w OR ID.
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-A good girl for general
housework. Inquire OF Mrs. c.
P. Ekstrand, 422 Minnesota Ave.
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FOR RENT: Furnished rooms.
921 Minnesota avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-13

FOR RENT-Six room cottage, 913
i Bemidji Ave. H. A. Miles S.
phone 8.
The evening world., 1908-02-18
WOMAN ACCUSED
OF SHOPL|FT|NC
MAKES DEN|ALS
Pretty Edna Utley Denounces
Arrest and Talks About
Suit for Damages.

Miss Edna J'tlev. a pretty Young wo-
lyn. who was arrested on charge of
shoplifting in a Fifth avenue DEPART
ment store Will he arraisned his even
Ing for examination in the Night Court.
At the time of her arres; Miss ut!ey
made no effort TO conceal her identity
and protested against the injustice Of
her detention. she was rhrolled In The
custody of her counsel when taken be-
fore the Magistrate sitting last night
Miss rtley had recovered her poise
when seen to-day a her home and
most willingly told her story OF her
arrest She says she Will bring civil
action for damages as soon the pa
pers can he prepared.
II had an appointment 10 meet Mr..
Martinez to whom ! am engaged 10 ne
married said the young woman. Il
was to meet him at the Waldorf at i
o'clock p NJ Being early. ! Went into
the store where the trouble occurred
Al one counter there was sale Of
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23
CARNIVAL IN oPELIKA.
Miss Katherine Dean Chosen Queen of
 the Occasion.

tne OecustOus Opelika. Aug. 22.- Especial. )--The carnival given by the opelika Concert Band came to a close Friday night. and the affair was complete success.
 The votes for the queen of the car nival were counted Friday at noon, and 1t was found that Miss Katherine Dean had received the highest num- Der of votes and she was declared the winner of the coveted honor.
 Miss Julia Hill came second, and she was given a prize.
 Friday afternoon at o'clock there was a carnival parade on the main thoroughfare of the city which was participated in by the band and sev- eral beautifully decorated conveyances. The tandem. in which the queen and her maids of honor rode. was especiai- ly pretty.
 The parade was led by Miss Kate Torbert, In cowboy uniform.
 The committee consisting of the Misses Dawson. of Montgomery, and Mrs. P. R. Puckeft. of opelika, de- cided that the conveyance of Mrs J M. Burt. was the most beautifully decorated in the parade.
 At 8 o'clock at the spacious Palmer store on South Eighth street. Hon R. B. Barnes in an appropriate and eloquent speech, delivered the first
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

prize. handsome toilet set to Misa Katherine Dean, and the second prize beautiful braceietd to Miss Julia TIlu
 The proceeds from the two days carnival amounted to over s200 ana the success of the enterprise was due in large degree to Miss Lizzie Buch. anan and her corps of assistants.
 Rev. Walter R. Sanford. aon of tba late ex-Governor William. J SamforT will occupy the pulpit of tho First Methodist M sa Church both Sunday, morn
 Prof. J. D. Hepderson, director of the opelika Concert Band. left the city this afternoon for Nashville, Tenn. where he goes to spend several days with relatives.
 Mrs. M. T. Trawick and Miss Katie Belle Hopson, who have been spend ing several weeks at the Chau tauoua at Monteaglc. Tenn. will return to their homes in Opelika this evening.
 Rev. and Mrs. C. s.. Johnson of Admission. who have been the guests of their daughter. Mrs. J. B.. Butler in this. city went to West Point. ca. this morning.
 Mss Floy Smith. of Montgomery, ,a visiting in opelilSa. and Is the enest of Miss Annie Mae whittlesey on ave- nue A.
 Mrs. H. A. Wilkinson and Mrs M A. Heard. of San Antonio. Texas. are visiting Mrs. Andrew Edwards n, South Tenth street. '-
 Miss Katherine Dean has xone.s to La Grange. Ga. to be the guest Of her cousin, Mss 3ISittie SeaY. th-