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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
CLoUDBuRsT in MONTANA
Bridge and Track Washed out and
Trains Are Stopped.

Billings, Mont, June "A flood,
resulting from a cloudburst in the
valley west of Columbus, swept out a
bridge over Deer creek and carried
away more than a mile of track on
the Northern Pacific and train service
into this city from the west is at a
standsttll. It will be impossible to
get repairs completed in less than
fOrty-eight hours.
The floods between Columbus and
Big Timber are said to have been the
greatest ever seen there.
Butte, Mont, June bridges cross
Ing Silver Bow creek, within the linn
Its of Butte, are threatened by the
floods and street car tracks on the
flats south of this city are under wa
ter
The rainfall during May amounted
to seven inches, exceeding all records.
The Yellowstone river also is on
the rampage. Trains are from twenty
four to forty-eight hours late on the
Northern Pacific.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Young Hareis Attempts Suicide.

Jackson, KY, June Beech Har-
gis, in Jail here awaiting trial for the
murder of his father, Judge James
Hargis, attempted suicide by NOR
phine. The doctors who worked over
him for several hours announce that
he will recover. Allen Creech, now
on trial for murder, drank a pint of
whisky containing strychnine and Is
in a precarious condition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
JoIo Moros Are Restless.

Manila, June 1.-THE Moros on the
island of Jolo are reported restless
and one of the dattos has vowed to
personally kill twenty whites and q
hundred Chinese and then declare
war. A sentry has been attacked and
badly wounded. The guard has been
doubled. It is reported that settlers
have been attacked.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Bottom Lands Submerged.

La Crosse, Wis, June 2.-As the
result Of the almost unprecedentedly
heavy rains the Mississippi river is
rapidly approaching the danger point
in the city, while in the country great
damage has already been done. The
river stands at 10.4 feet above low
water mark and is expected to con-
tinue to rise for several days longer.
Thousands Of acres of bottom land
along the river in this vicinity are
submerged and the hay crop has been
ruined.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
OWL DRUG STORE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, lss
County of Beltrami.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, -.
County Of Beltrami.
District Court, Fifteenth Judicial District.
Patrick 81. Mcguire. Plaintiff.
against fSUMMONS.
Henriette Mcguire. Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint Of yhe Plaintiff in the
above entitled action. which COMPLAINT has
been filed in the Office of the clerk OF said
District court at the court house. County of
Beltram nj and State Of Minnesota and 70 serve
on the subscriber. at his Office. in the civy Of
Bemidj in the said County OF Beltrami with
thirty days after service o. this summons up
on you. exclusive of the day Of such service;
and if you fail to answer the sad complaint
within the time aforesaid the plaintiff IN This
action will. apply to the court for the relief
demanded in said complaint toge ther with
plaintiffs costs and Disbursements herein.
Dated March 31st A . D. 1915.
CHARLES w. SCRUTCHIN.
Plaintiffs Attorney
Bemidji. Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Will Refuse to Testify.

Columbus, O., June 2.-Nelson Can
non, who recently confessed to bribery
charges in connection with a street
paving contract and then went to Can
ada, said in Jail here: II have been
kidnapped from the Canadian courts
and am still in their jurisdiction.
therefore will refuse to plead to the
charges against me and also will not
implicate others who are charged with
bribery in this case. I will refuse to
testify in these cases."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Failed to Charm the Snake.

Louisville. KY, June 1.-Charles
Conn, tWenty-seven years of age, a
travelling salesman for law book con
Germ, died here as the result of bite
by rattlesnake received in the cafe
at the Mary Anderson theater. Conn.
who was formerly civil engineer in
Arizona, claimed to be snake charm
or and took the reptile out of It's
exhibition case in spirit Of bravado
but was bitten twice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
AssassIns Wore Black Gowns.

Paris, June MADAME Steinheil,
whose husband, Adolphe Steinheil, the
we'll known painter, and his mother,
Madame Japy, were found strangled
to death at the artists residence, has
somewhat recovered from the shock
and was able to give the police an
almost perfect description of the as
sassins, all Of whom wore long black
gowns. Madame Steinheil was gagged
and bound to bed by the strangers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Causes Drop in Bond Prices.

Paris, June "A heavy fall in 3
per cent rentes here was due to the
vote in the chamber of deputies last
week adopting the principle of the
income tax bill by which dividends
from rentes and all other French and
foreign government bonds are made
liable to taxation. The text of the bill
is now under discussion in the cham
Der. There is also an intimation that
the opponents of the measure are
bearing the market for sentimental
effect
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
COME ON OVER MARY.

Says Mary McFadden ("News and
Coment") in the Duluth News-Tri-
bune:
The Bemidji Pioneer extends a
highly tempting invitation to the
News and Comment writer to
come over to Bemidji and be happy
with the Elks and their wives and
sweethearts during the June Conven-
ton there. And that's a party that
is going to have a splendid time"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
President Starts Parade.

Washington, June president
Roosevelt pressed an electric button
which gave the signal in Kingston, N,
Y, to start the parade in celebration
Of the 250th anniversary of the found
Ing of that town. An extended cele-
bration of this event is in progress in
Kingston, of which the parade that the
president set in motion is part.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Reduces Time to Panama.

Mobile, Ala, June 2.-The Mobile
Panama steamship line was opened by
the departure from this port of the
steamship Thelma for Colon carrying
both passengers and mail. This line
reduces the time between the new re-
public and the United States mate
tally.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Leader of Filipino Sect Hanged.

Manila, June 2-Faustino Ablen,
leader Of the Dics-Dios movement,
who once assumed the title of pope of
the island of Leyte, and Espiridon
Rota, his principal follower, were
hanged at the prison of Bilibid. They
were found guilty of several murders.
Governor General Smith to commute
the sentence, but he refused.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
LOSES FIGHT
OIL Man Subject to Extradltion
From Missouri to Texas.
HIGHEST COURT so DECIDES
10 Under Indictment In Lone Star
State on Charge of Perjury in
Swearing His Company Was Not
Part Of the Octopus.

Washington, June 1.-The supreme
court Of the United States has at
firmed the decision of the United
States circuit court for the Eastern
district of Missouri in the extradition
case of H. Clay Pierce of the Waters
Pierce Oil company of st. Louis, hold
ing him subject to extradition to Tex
as, where he is under indictment on a
charge of perjury in swearing that his
company had not entered into a con-
spiracy in restraint of trade when the
company made application to do bust
ness in Texas. It Is contended thai
the Waters-Pierce company Is part
Of the Standard Oil company.
The case was a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding to secure the release of Pierce
by the chief Of police Of st. Louis, in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
BELIEVES THAW INSANE.
Judge Bowling, Who Presided at Laat
Trial, Discusses Case.

Trial, Discusses Case.
Detroit, Mich, June 1.-"There IL
no doubt but that Harry X. Thaw has
paranoia," said Judge Victor J. Dow
ling of New York in an interview on
the famous trial over which he pre-
sided. Judge Bowling arrived here ia
make an address at knights of Co
lumbus banquet,
"There is no question about his in.
sanity" said the Judge. There is no
doubt but that he has paranoia. Do
I think that Thaw will ever leave Mat.
teawan? That depends on his form
of insanity. If it is decided that he
has paranoia of course he never can
recover. Thaw was sent to Mattea-
wan to remain there as long as his
condition Is dangerous to the com.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Two Killed in Auto Wreck.

New York, June "A touring auto
mobile with party returning from
Coney Island was overturned while
speeding up Ocean parkway and two
of the men were killed. Two others
were seriously, but not fatally in
jured. The dead are William Gou-
beaud, aged forty-two years, and
Thomas Nolan, aged forty-fve years,
both Of Brooklyn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, June 1-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good,
$5.OO@5.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.5o@5.5O; veals, s3.75@5.o0.
Hogs-$5.30@5.40. Sheep-Wethers.
s4.5o@5.0O; good to choice lambs,
S5.50@5.75,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Bank Robbess Get Over $4,000.

Cuba, Kan, June -Four men
robbed the State Bank of Cuba here
and escaped with between $4,000 and
$4,000 after fight with citizens. No
one was shot, however. Posses are In
pursuit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02
Chicago Grain and Provisions

Chicago, June 1,-Wheat-July,
eoA @90Bc; Sept, s77sc; Dec, ssAc.
Corn-July, 6sM@6sAe; Sept, $685.
66kc; Dec, 571sc. Oats-July, old,
46Mc; July, 45Ac; Sept, 37sc. Pork
$1S.727a; Sept, s13.97R. But
ter-Creameries, 1S022c; diaries, 16
@2Oc. Eggs-l4c. Poultry-Turkeys,
l4c; chickens, 12c; broilers, per dozen,
$2.50@6.00.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02

Dr. Prices Wheat Flake Celery Food
The only remedy for dyspepsia is good, simple
food and exercise in the open air. Teach the
children to eat plain foods. Dr.. Price improved
wheat food is clean, pure and wholesome. 1t is
adapted for winter as well as a summer break
fast food is readily assilaed dainty and appetizng
If eaten once there will be desire for it. Makes
satisfying luncheon. !. - s@
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-02

Danger IL near at hand when the kidneys arc
the kidneys and restore them to their normal
and healthy condition. Is centSs
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29
YOUNG KING OF PORTUGAL,
Manuel II, at Age Of Eighteen Takes
His Murdered Fathers Place.

Very unexpectedly a boy of IS is
raised to the responsibilities Of King Of
Portugal. Young Prince Manuel natur-
ally felt that the burdens and dignity
Of that high place were far removed
from him. His royal father was in
the prime Of life and his elder brother
stood between him and succession. But
the bullets Of the assassins removed
the King and the crown prince in a
twinkling and upon an unframed boy
develops the tremendous duties and
cares Of Kingship.~
Manuel H., who was proclaimed
King the morning after his fathers
death, has served his country in the
navy. He Is blonde, tall, well edu-
Gated and considered good-looking. He
Is said to possess the qualities which
60 toward making a determined ruler.
Fortunately for him, in the present
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29
GRANDFATHER OF A POET

Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, the GRANDPA.
Their Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
was, in the phraseology Of colonial
times, man Of parts and of large DOS.
sessions. In 1880 the new Nation Of
Sovereign States" decided Gen. Peleg
Wadsworth $500 acres Of land, extend
ing from the Ossipee to the Saco. in
appreciation Of his stanchf adherence
to the colonial cause. In "The Youth
full Haunts of Longfellow," George
| Thornton Edwards describes Wads-
worth Hall, the mansion erected by the
general at Hiram, Me-, where the young
poet loved to go, and which always had
d warm place In his affections
The story of General Wadsworth's
capture by the British is an interest
ing one. The term of service of the 600
troops under his command had expired,
and he was left in secluded build
Ing on the borders of small stream in
Thomaston with guard Of only six
soldiers.
Through spies the British learned Of
his defenseless condition, and planned
an adroit attack At midnight of Feb.
IL, 1871, they surprised the small par
ty. all of whom, excepting the guard,
We're asleep.
The general, seizing brace of pis-
tolls, drove the attacking party back to
the door, and kept them at bay with
blunderbuss.; then. seizing a bayonet,
he defended himself until bullet
crashing through his arm, rendered him
helpless.
\ He was marched through the snow
and taken to Castine, where he remain
ed prisoner for two months.
Seeing the day of his departure for
England approaching, and realizing that
II he was taken across the ocean he
might never. return alive, he, with a
brave companion, Maj. Benjamin Bur-
ton, planned an escape.
With no better tools than a pen
knife and a gimlet, after three weeks
labor they cut an opening in the pine
ceiling of their room. Each cut and
boring, as it was made, was concealed
by being filled with paste made from
bread moistened in their mouths.
During a night as black as the ira
ditional darkness of Egypt, and with
the rain pouring In torrents, they re-
moved the panel and escaped Al
though pursued by the enemy, they ar
rived, after three days Of hardship,
safely back among the habitations of
the Americans.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

Fire destroyed a part of the Molsol
warehouse, occupied by the Canadian Pa
cidc railway at Montreal. Loss 100000
covered by insurance.
All the passengers and crew of the
steamer Anselm, wrecked on the Cuban
coast, were saved. The ship and cargo
probably will be a total loss.
The Ohio Supreme Court set aside the
indictments which had been found against
the so-called bridge trust, holding that
the charges were not sufficiently definite
An office building at Portsmouth, Va,
containing valuable records belonging to
the Seaboard Air Line railway, was
wrecked by fire and water.
Six Italians supposed to be members
Of Black Hand society are under arrest
at Canton, Ohio, supon charges of having
threatened to kill Mike Attire, saloon
keeper, if he did not give them $50 and
join their society.
Chancellor Heiskell at Memphis, Tenn,
made permanent an injunction prohibiting
an organization of negroes styling them
selves the Improved Benevolent Order of
Elks, with grand lodge headquarters in
Chicago, from using the name "Elks."
W. Is. Vanderbilt has planned unique
apartment house for New York The
building of two apartments will cost
$780, 900. Each apartment will nave three
floors. An elevator win take motor cars
to the garage III the basement The
building will be in Madison avenue near
Fifty-second street
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29
MODERN EDUCATION.

F@A,NE danger OF modern education, under the
4 pressure of the demand for skilled work
~ + men, is the sacrifice Of culture with Its
breadth and ripeness and depth Of knowl-
E2sl1AN edge, to discipline and instruction In this
k49Ia9AlN age of trained men person will
question for moment the necessity for
the disciplined brain and hand. To them is already
mitted Of tile work OF the day. and to them and
to the nation that develops Them the future belongs
will any question the necessity Of the education
that gives knowledge; for to-day only in science
but in practical affairs the fruits Of prosperity III
the hands Of those who pluck them from the tree
Of knowledge. But school university might dis
cipline and train and vet be bare Of any in
spirational influence refining quality, any power
Of stirring the SOUL the forest is bare Of leaves when
the wind Of December sweeps through it In its richer
sense education is much matter of atmosphere
definite instruction. and enthusiasm for any kind
knowledge shared by group of undergraduates is often
contagious and fruitful for educational purposes
than thu most thorough training In the classroom and
the interchangeable Outlook
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give got some news for you this
morning Evelina,' said the grocery,
man, as he laid his, basket on the table
you've got more pay, suppose
said the pretty cook, lnd1fferently. "O1
does the boss insist on your going In
partners with him and runnin' the bust
ness the way it ought to be run7"..
1T would be good thing for him If
he did," said the groceryman. HE
don't know what's to his intrust
though. When he seen the run O. Gus
tom there was after I'd been KEEP in
the store for week he'd be shakin'
hands with hisself AS it Is, I don't
get no show. 1t takes me all my time
deliverin' what's ordered without drum
min up any new trade centrally"
1T wouldn't if you didn't put in so
much time gassin' with folks that want
to get rid Of you," said the pretty cook,
severely.
whats more" pursued the grocery
man, ignoring the inunendo, rushed as
I am, find time to boom the business
once in while. l got new customer
this mornin', an that's the news I'd
got to tell you. She's bride"
rs that so?' asked the pretty cook,
opening her eyes. "Who is she? Is ahe
In the red brick?''
"Naw," replied the groceryman
"She's In the flats op'sit. Robinson put
me wise they was expected back an
I got In ahead Of everybody. guess
she never done no kind O housekeep-
ing afore. She ordered" .
as she young?' interrupted the
cook II don't want to know what she
ordered. Tell me about her. What's
her name? wonder If 1t amt some
body know?"
Yes, she's young" replied the gro
ceryman. 81 told her I'd come from
the hest grocery In town and wanted
to get her custom, and she seen right
away that It must be good grocery
IL was representa- it, SO she said that
was all right an she'd Jest as soon give
me her trade an little rather l
asked her what she wanted am
vi, hush. salu the COOK. how
young was she?''
Bout 20 or %, 1 guess" said the
groceryman. s"She might have been
few years older or younger. don't
know I don't know exactly what I
do want she says. I haven't had time
TO think about it. I'll want some sugar
an some salt-an' PEPPER
did you say she was good look
ln?' asked the cook. What was she
wearfn':'
"sAes a peach said the groeeryman.
!" Pepper, she says. am mustard You
don't keep cream. do you? I can't
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29
THE PROBLEM OF FARM TENANCY.

HERE Is cause for alarm in the figures Of
American farm tenancy, which show that
the percentage Of farms operated by owners
is constantly decreasing. The census Of
1900 Is authority for the statement that
over one-third OF the farms are operated
by tenants and that in the mast twenty
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-29

think what else it is want She says
oh, coffee an tea, O. course Then
-"
rs she a blonde or brunette p
asked the cook. 'Yoh didn't tell me
what she had on
1T was kind Of dress,' explained
the groceryman.
"Snarty!" said the pretty cook.
Then she stuck" pursued the gro
ceryman. Couldn't seem to think of
anything else. So l says, You let me
name over few things, ma'am,' I says,
an she says, oh, thank you SO much
SO--,'
whats their name?" asked the
cook.
"Now you listen to me an don't keep
buttin' In" said the groceryman IT
want to tell you. l got out a pencil
an list an my order book an put
in half an, hour namin things that she
needed an putin EN- down. An when
| got through how much do you think
it come to? A hundred an seventy
six dollars an thirty-tWo cents! My
gracious!' she says, I hadn't no idea
it would amount up like that. | thought
it would be about 500. couldn't spend
more than that So had to cut it
down to $50. Wouldn't that Jar your"
There's jest one thing I've got out
of all this said the pretty Cook. "She
amt more'n 20 herself" - Chicago
Daily News.
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Rare jewels:

The New York correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch writes:
Don't mention art to me- remarked
Pittsburger, as l pointed out q mar
yelous piece of photography to him the
other day. "Speak not of Rembrandts
and Ministers, but let's get right down
to Gainsboroughs. Now, much has been
said about the woman and the high
priced hat. It's all bosh. My wife is
the best artist in the world, and de-
fy you to say that she hasn't the pref
test hat in New York. It would make
the Duches of Devonshire's look like
that of an East Side waitress. She
wears good hats because she's an ar
list. Can't understand, Ell? Well
here's how she did it the other day
It was her birthday, and I wanted to
crown her with feathers, birds, fruit,
leaves, etc, and we started to explore
the stores. A hat costing $40, displayed
in the window of Fifth avenue store,
caught her fancy. Too much said she.
But wait she added. Pulling a pad
and pencil from one Of those junior
salt cases the women carry nowadays,
she began to- sketch that hat. It took
her about fifteen minutes, and in the
meantime, to relieve by. embarrassment,
I stood on the curbstone smoking my
cigar. She Joined me with a triumph
ant light in her eyes, and exhibiting an
excellent picture Of the hat she COW
eted. I'll buy the frame and the trim
mings and make the hat myself And
she did The hat complete cost her
something less than So
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269 sinking thence gradually through percentage OF
2OS for the North Atlantic States 1866 per for
the Western States.
Economists claim that tenancy step toward owner
shp that the young who purchases farm is first
renter This theory is not borne by facts the
percentage farms held by tenants
On the contrary, it is rising constantly.
Legislation will have to be had that will make it
easier to land than at present. and the establishment
of better credit system that be borrowed
readily and cheaply for the purchase of FARMS
also imperative If the United States is follow
Great Britain where So per of the farms oper
ated by tenants.-Chicago Journal.
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sense jest Of the humorists ranking higher than
the mothernlaw joke only because of its quadrennia
nfreqnency.
Doubtless, If felt the need Of permission to ask
to marry them they would obtain it. for one year
in four or for all years. But there is necessity Of
the sort The economy Of nature has arranged mat
tiers that women are provided With subter means Of
finding lifemates than merely asking them "Any
an" said Lord Chesterfield. team marry any man she
wishes to-" and the whole philosophy Of matrmony Is
contained in that one sentence. The who has
fixed upon man as her husband has only to fatter
him in the cunning ways that women know and before
he is of 1t he has surrendered. Woman Is not
always the propose of but she is in many cases.
In all those where the Of her choice shows
lack of will to possess her. She does not propose in
words but the proposition is made nevertheless Wom-
does not need the privileges nmakers have said
that leap year gives her. Every year Is leap year,
the feminine calendar-Des Moines News