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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
DIRECT
 PRIMARY Report of Special Commits sion to General
 Assembly.
Objections Answered. Important Provisions of Bill Recommended For Passage.

The report of the special commission on the Direct Primary, presented to the General Assembly,. Tuesday. shows that two-thirds of the states of the Union have the direct primary in some form. and. including those states in the South, where the system is re- quired by party rules, about one-half the states are thus advanced.
 Objections are cited and answered as follows: That the law would give the newspapers an undesirable influence; that it would impair the right of the small towns; that it would end party organization; that it's cost is too great
 In reply the report states that the newspapers are not caught agreeing very often: the concert for the small towns comes. not from those towns themselves but from others anxious on their behalf: the party organization is not and cannot be destroyed by the primary; and. as to cost, the common fumor is that some money is spent under existing methods.
 The bill recommended by the com ing the primaries at the town meet ings on the first Monday of October, thus reducing the expense; only those voters can vote at primaries who are registered as members of the party whose primary they propose to take part in. and nobody can shift to an- other party within ninety days of a primary: if he does. he loses his right to vote at that primary: the voting at the primaries is by secret ballot; the ballots of the parties are to be of diff ferent colors and to be printed by the state and not given out in advance of the day of voting; it should affect Governor, Lieut.-GOvernor, Congress sional Representatives and Senators. Sheriffs. State senators and represen- tatives. Probate judges and all elective city and borough officers: candidates to be placed on ballots after filing peti- tion signed by a fixed proportion of electors; pluralities should govern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
ORDERLY MOB"
 HANGS NEGRO
Not a Shot Was Fired and the Victim Was Allowed
 Time for Prayer.

Houston. Miss. Feb. 10.-Roy Bask- ing. a seventeen-year-old negro, was taken from jail yesterday afternoon by a mob of 300 citizens and hanged to a tree almost in the heart of the town.
 The 1ynching was very orderly, not a shot being fired. The boy was al- lowed time to pray and the citizens who did the job wore no masks. The Sheriff arrived just as the negro was being strung up.
 Basking had confessed that he mur- dered the Rev. W. T. Hudson, a Bap- tist minister. for the purpose of rob- bing him.
 The mob asked that the negro be tried at once. but Judge Sykes refused and then it was decided to lynch him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
INVENTOR OLIVER DEAD. Especial from United Press\

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Thomas Oliver, we'll known inventor, died in his home here to-day. His wife was with him when he was stricken at the Argyle elevated station yesterday where he fell into her arms. He was the in ventor of the Oliver Cotton machine and president of the company of that name manufacturing the machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
PRETTY DANCE
 ARRANGED

man department store will give a
 dance tonight in Slocum's gymnasium, which is expected to be a most enjoy able affair. The committee in charge
 of the festivity has left nothing un-
 done that may contribute to the pleas ure or the comfort of the occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
FRENCH BANKS BLOWN UP.
(special from United Press.)

IOp6CIdI HUH CIiItOU Kes5'J
 London, Feb. 10-A report today from Haven, Sengal, a French posses sion in West Africa, says that the Maurel, Prom and Peyrisic banks all owned by Frenchmen, have been blown up by gunpowder explosions and sev- eral persons have been killed and in jured. No details have been received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES?

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES? When two of them. taste and smell, having been impaired if not utterly destroyed. by Nasal Catarrh, are fully restored by Ely's Cream Balm, can you doubt that this remedy deserves all that has been said of it by the thous- ands who have used it? It is applied directly to the effected air-passages and begins it's healing work at once. Why not get it to-day? All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren Street, New York. on receipt of 50 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
HEAD. OF PEARS SOAP FIRM DEAD

Special from United Press.) London Feb. 10.-Andrew Pears, head of the soap factory bearing that name and grandson of the founder of the establishment, died suddenly today of heart failure at his suburban home at Brentwood. He was worth many mil lions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10

treatment for tortufing, disfRuring ec- semas, rashes and every form of itching. scaiy, crusted humor of the slin and scalp. Guaranteed absolutely pure.
 CutieuTa Meme4ies ars sold throughout the worid- 1spos,i p LSssen a.e Y: aaFssrhcuse sq Psn4 Rue ee. AfricA. LenneA. LA., Cape Town ssc.t 0sA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
SUPPER AT CHRIST CHURCH

Those who like roast beef will f1no what they want at the supper given tonight under the auspices of the Mems Club of Christ Episcopal church The supper will be served at 6:2O There will be music. and such hos oitality as the committee in charge@of the affair know so we'll how to extend
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
Ask for O'Rourke's unlon tobacco.
THE PRFTTTFST FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of. ten disf1gured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few day. without pain by using Cyrus War Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10

ment, most soothing of emollients, pre- serve, purify nd
 beautny the skin, |scalp, hair and hands of infants and chil- dren and, assisted by
 mild doses of Cuti- cura Pills, afford the most I.,s speedy. grate-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10

Guaranteed not Instantly removes Grease, Ink, Paint hands or clothing. Manufac actured by Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
THE BEST HAND
 COAP

to injure the skin.
 Stove Polish. Rust. and Dirt. For the
 Large can 10 cents. Wm. R. Vim. PA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
For Baby's Bath Cuticura Soap has Become the
 Mothers Fav0rite.

Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings with Cuticura Oint-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10

WANT ADS. GENT "A WORD
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25

Don't fail to see Farmer Hopkins.
the rube fiddler and his gal at the
Bijou tonight.
Birch wood, jack pine and tamarac,
four foot and sixteen inch. Hayth
wood yard, rear Of P. o. block.
A. w. Danaher, who is logging in
the vicinity Of Tenstrike, came in
this morning for short visit with
his family in this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
BLACK HAND PLOT Fooled
italian Merchant Kills Man Who Do
lt1anded Money!.

italian Merchant Kills Man Who Do
r1anded Money.
New Orleans, Jan. 25.-As the re
suit Of an alleged Black Hand plot,
Antonio Genusa, an Italian, was shot
and killed here by Pasqualo Paormina
wholesale wine merchant and grocer
and prominent member Of the local
Italian colony.
Paornlina claims that he received
a letter demanding that he pay over
to parties who would meet him at q
certain time and place, the sum OF
$500. It was declared in the letter
that his home would be dynamited I'M
less he complied with the demand.
According to the merchants story
he was approached at the corner OF
Charities and Ursuline streets by
Genusa, who was accompanied by two
other men, and asked if he was ready
to pay the demanded sum. Following
short parley, Genusa is claimed to
have made a threatening movement
and Paormina fired three shots al
Genusa, all of them taking effect
Paormina Immediately gave himself
up to the police and is now in jail. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
MENACE TO PUBLIC WELFARE
Arguments Against Child Labor at
Chicago Conference. q

Chicago Conference.
Chicago, Jan. That child labor
Is q menace to the national health and
the public welfare and that America,
taking the lead among progressive ma.
tions, should discourage 1t, were argu-
mants made before the days session
Of the fifth annual national child labor
conference. 51.---z.-- ---4-=-55
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
LIVE WIRE KILLS ACTOR
Frank Robinson Dies instantly ct Nit
cheIl. s, p,

II a s.
Mitchell, s. D., Jan. AkFrank G.
Robinson, a member Of the dramatic
company playing AS Told in the
Hills was instantly killed by COM
ing In contact with guy wire leading
from an electric light pole to another
pole some forty feet distant. He was
walking through an alley and placed
his hand on the, guy wire to steady
himself and received the shock.
B He was found Mter by Henry TIP
pie, the janitor Of the theater build
Ing. Triple was also nearly killed by
placing his hand on the wire, being
rendered. unconscious for four or five
hours.
James Keaney also got hold Of the
wire and received shock. Robinson
was twenty one years Old and unmar-
ried.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
A LIBERAL OFFER.
.Barker's Drug Store Guarantee to Cure
Dyspepsia. II They Fail, The
Medicine Costs You Nothing.

To unquestionably prove to the
people of Bemidji that indigestion
and dyspepsia is durable and that
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will effect
the care, we will furnish medicine
absolutely free if it fails to give
complete satisfaction to anyone
giving it a trial.
The remarkable success of Rexall
Dyspepsia Tablets is largely due to
the new and successful method of
manufacture, whereby by well-known
properties of Bismuth, Subnitrate and
Pepsin have been combined and
carminatives and their agent.
3. Bismuth Subnitrate and Pepsin
are recognized by entire medical
profession as specifics for acute indi-
gestion and dyspepsia.
The Pepsin used in Rexall Dys-
pepsia Tablets is nufactured by
a new process which develops
its greatest efficiency. Pepsin sup
plies to the digestive apparatus
one of the most important elements
of the digestive fluid, and exerts a
tonic influence upon all the glands
which supply all the other elements
necessary to proper assimilation and
digestion.
s. The carminatives add properties
which promptly relieve the disturb
ance and pain caused by undigested
food.
The perfect combination of these
ingredients make a remedy that's
absolutely incompatible and invalu-
able for the complete cure of indi-
gestion and dyspepsia.
We are 50 positively certain Of
this that we sell Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets on our own personal guar
antee that they will either cure you
or cost you nothing. Three sizes,
Csc, SOC and $1.0O. Barker's Drug
Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
SOUTH AFRICAN
Mine FLOODED
Bursting Of Dam Causes Los.
Of I73 Lives.

johannesburg, Transvaal, Jan. 81
Ten white men and $50 natives were
drowned in the Witwaters-Ra go1d
mine, which became flooded by thu
bursting of Kings dam. Heavy rains
caused the dam to give way.
The water from the dam flooded
also the lower sections of the town
of Elsbnrg. A number Of houses vert
swept away and thirteen persons were
drowned, NJ, -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
SOCIAL CLUBS HIT HARD
Minnesota Supreme Court Decides
They Are Saloons.

They Are Saloons. -
ST.. Paul, Jan. 2].-The Minnesota
club, composed Of st. Paul's leading
business and professional men,. is q
saloon, according to decision handed
down by the state supreme court. This
means that the Minnesota club, the
Commercial club, the Elks' club and
like organizations will have to pay
for saloon licenses Just the same as
ordinary saloons and that the "speak
easies" will have to take to the tall
grass.
The suit was originally instituted
BY former Attorney General q. =.
Young against the club to force 1t to
obtain a license. It was a test case
and was therefore followed with much
interest The lower court decided that
the license law does not apply to So
cial organizations and the case was
appealed.
Social clubs all over the state have
been hit by the decision.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
HILL TAKES HOPEFUL VIEW
st. PauI's Railroad Builder Secs Bet
ter Times Ahead.

New York, Jan. 2J.-James ). Hill
.is feeling somewhat better. In an In
terview which he gave to newspaper
men regarding the business situation
Mr.. Hill spoke in particularly hope
full tone. The future looks bright for
him.
"Best of ALL" he said, there is
plenty of money in the country There
has not been so rapid a recovery as
some people looked for, but that is
just as well. There Wasea good deal
Of damage done last year and it takes
some time to complete the work OF
repair, but it is. going on steadily.
There is a steady increase in certain
kinds of business and look for a
healthy revival in all lines this spring,
Perhaps the most noteworthy fea-
ture of the situation is the increase
Of building operations, particularly in
the West"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25

The conference Is seeking to lnduce
congress to establish a bureau to In.
vestigate and guard the rights of chill
dren. Among the speakers were DR..
Woods Hutchinson Of New York, Dr..
Albert H. Freiborg of Cincinnati, DIR.
Thomas M. Rotch Of Boston, DR.. An
drew s. Draper, state commissioners of
education Of Albany, N. T.; Howell
Cheney, South Manchester, Conn, and
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker of Denver.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
MRS. LEAvITT ASKS DIVORCE
w. J. Rryan's Daughter Files Petition

W. 5ryan's Daughter Files Petition
at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2l-Ruth Brya1
Leavitt, daughter Of William J. Bryan
has filed suit for divorce from VIII
lam H. Leavitt. The petition was ia
mediately Withdrawn. s.
T. s. Allen, brother-in.law Of Mn
Bryan, is the attorney for the plain
tiff. Leavitt is now in Paris.
The reason given in the petition Il
alleged non-support. TO minimize
publicity the attorney exercised ,
common privilege Of taking back int,
his possession the documents in th,
case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
United States District Court, District Of
Minnesota Sixth Division S.

United States District Court, District of
Minnesota. Sixth Division. IS. .,
On the 2lst day Of January, A. D. 1909 on
reading the foregoing petition. 1t is ordered
by the Court. that q hearing be had upon the
same on the 9Th day of February, A. d. 1909.
before Said court. at st. Paul. in said District,
at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon: and that notice
thereof be published In the Bemidi Pioneer,
all known creditors and other persons in
interest may appear at the said time and
the prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted, g
And it is further ordered by the court. tina
the clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies of said petition and this
order. Addressed to them at their places Of
residence as stated. 9
Witness the Honorable Page Morris, Judge
OF the said court, and the seal thereof, at
Fergus Falls in said district on the 21st day
5 OF January, A. D. 1909.
By =. A. LEVORSEN. Deputy Clerk.
tSeal Of the Court.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Fresh carnations. 81 per dozen
the greenhouse.
A complete line of 1909 dairies
may be seen at this office.
Don't fail to see Farmer Hopkins,
the rube fiddler and his gal at the
Bijou tonight.
Edison Records for February now
on sale at The Northwestern Music
Co., 314 Mimi, Ave. Phone 143.
Come in and hear them.
]. G. Sterling, who travels for the
Minneapolis Journal, arrived in the
city Saturday and was among the
out-of-town visitors in Bemidji over
Sunday.
J. H. Beagle and son, w. ].
Beagle, of Duluth, two expert cruis.
ers in the employ of the state, spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city
as guest at the Markham hotel.
- H. N. Douglass, president of the
Douglass Lumber company of this
city, departed on the south-bound
M. & I. passenger train this morning
for Minneapolis where he will spend
a few days on business. .. ~.
Theo Lennerk and Miss Hannah
Anderson of Devils Lake, N. D.,
arrived in the city Saturday night
and spent Sunday and today in this
city while on their way to Blackjack
where they will 60 this evening.
Guy C.. Monroe of Crookston, who
is clerking in the Crookston Lumber
company's camps at Fowlds, came
in Saturday morning and spent
several hours in the city, returning
to Fowlds by way of Wilton in the
afternoon. ....... s-.-
Miss Mildred Woodruff, who is
teaching at Turtle River, spent
Saturday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Andrews of this
city, returning to Turtle River on
the M. & I. passenger train Satur-
day evening. -
F. c.. Lang of Grand Forks, N. D.,
travelling freight agent for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway,
spent Saturday on business in this
city and departed on the west-bound
train in the afternoon to spend Sun
day at his home.
Archdeacon H. F. Parshall of
Cass Lake came over yesterday after
noon and held Episcopal services in
this city last evening, returning to
the Lake" on the Bemidji-Sauk
Center Great Northern passenger
train this morning.
A. A. Campbell, who succeeded
w. A. Currie, of the Northern
Grocery company of this city, as
representative in this section of the
country for the owan-Peyton-
Twohy company of Duluth, arrived
in Bemidji Saturday and "sundayed"
at the Markham. %
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. French, who
are now living at Blackjack where
Mr.. French owns a drug store, re-
turned home Saturday evening on
the north-bound M. & I. passenger
train after enjoying a short visit
with friends in this city. ALI
Paul Perkins, the mayor of Rainier,
a village near International Falls,
spent Saturday extending the glad
hand" to friends in Bemidii while
attending to some local business
matters and returned home on the
M. & I. passenger train Saturday
night.
Ed Tabor, who travels for Melges
Brothers Wholesale house of this
city, returned Saturday night from
Milwaukee where he accompanied
his brother, Ludin Tabor of this
city, in order that the latter might
receive medical treatment for an
ulcer of the eye.
At the Bijou tonight-three thou
sand feet new moving pictures; also
Farmer Hopkins and his gal.
DIT nc CIIDpn IA & rn DA~,c
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1914.

1914.
In the District Court Of the United States for
the District Of Minnesota. Sixth Division.
In the Matter Of Abner B. Allen, bankrupt
In bankruptcy
To the Honorable Page Morris. Judge of the
Unitep States District Court for the Dis
trict of Minnesota. ...
Abner B. Allen of Bemidji in the county Of
Beltrami, and State Of Minnesota, in said dis
trict. respectfully represents, that on the Ist
day OF December. last past, he was duly
adjudicated bankrupt under the acts Of
congress relating to bankruptcy; that he has
duly surrendered all OF his property and
rights OF property and has fully complied
with all OF the requirements Of said acts. and
OF the orders OF the court touching his
bankruptcy. :, IS =
Wherefore. he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
bankrupt acts. excepting such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated January q 1908. -
ABNER B. ALLEN,
Bankrupt.
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The Continued
Story Of
Current Events.
1909 Diaries at the Pioneer office.

1909 Diaries at the Pioneer Office.
At the Bijou tonight three thou
sand feet new moving pictures; also
Farmer Hopkins and his gal.
E. ]. Taylor went to Blackjack
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
with his family, returning to the city
on this mornings train.
Mrs. P. A. Friedell Of Interna-
|'tional Falls arrived in the city this
morning aud spent the day shopping
among the local stores.
+ Edison Records for February now
on sale at The Northwestern Music
Co., 314 Mimi, Ave. Phone 134.
Come in and hear them.
Reverend Davies of this city re-
turned this morning from ,Interna-
tional Falls, where he went Saturday
night to hold Episcopal services yes
terday.
Superintendent A. P. Richie, of
the Bemidji public schools, left on
this mornings train for st. Paul
where he will spend several DAYS on
business.
M. Richards, secretary of the
Bemidji Lumber company, left this
morning on the M. & I. passenger
train for Minneapolis on few days
business trip.
Mrs. ]. N. Koch, wife of DR.. Koch
of Blackjack, came in from the
Duck" this morning and spent
the day in Bemidji as a guest at
the Markham.
P. J. Skrief, the Northome repre-
sentative of the Bemidji Lumber
company, came in this morning for
a short visit at the company's head
Offices in this city.
P. J.. Larkin, president of the
village council at Turtle River was
an arrival on this mornings train
who is attending to some business
matters in this city.
Oscar Holden, one of the business
men of Fosston, came in Saturday
noon and transacted business for
few hours in this city, returning
home on the afternoon train.
Dan Rose of Northome, the pulp
man for the Watab Paper, company,
passed through the city this morn
ing on his way to Minneapolis for
a short business visit in the twin
cities.
George Kirk, the logger, returned
to his camps near Northome Satur-
day evening after enjoying a short
visit with his family in this city and
securing some supplies from the
local merchants.
c. H. Gardner, manager of the
logging department of the Grand
Forks Lumber company, came in
this morning from the company's
camps near Blackjack and spent the
day on business in this city.
Reverend Deniston, of the local
Methodist church, returned to the
city Saturday night from Madison,
Wis, where he was called to attend
to some urgent business for his
father. Mr.. Deniston was gone
about ten days.
. Mrs. F. w. Rhoda of this city left
on the M. & I. passenger train this
morning for the twin cities enroute
to Marionnettee, Wis, where she
will visit at the home of a sister.
Meanwhile, the clerk of the district
court will bach" it.
Henry Logan of Grand Rapids,
who travels through this section of
the state and transacts business for
the St. Benedictine Sisters hospitals,
came in this morning from one Of
his trips up the line" and returned
to his home at the Rapids on
this Moons train.
w. D. Currie Of Minneapolis was
an over-Sunday visitor here, being
the guest of his sister. Miss Isabel
Currie. Mr.. Currie left this morn
ing for New Orleans, where he goes
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Called the Turn.

Called the Turn.
whats the old lady doing now!?!,'
asked the old stocking in the work
basket.
"She's getting out her needle and
yarn" replied the scissors.
9 well, we'll, exclaimed the stocking,
spl be Observation-Disclosures Press. !
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-25
DOZEN INMATES INJURED

Fire Destroys Mems Building Of an
Ohio County Infirmary.
Garfield, O., Jan. 2',-Fire Of I'M
known origin destroyed the mems
building of the Mahoning county, in.
Urinary here and twelve of the aged
inmates received burns more or less
serious. Steven Kelley, who was
burned about the head, face, hands
and legs, may die.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-11

Mrs. 4. G.. Watts has returned from
several weeks spent with friends i'm
Inc east
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-11

Lawrcncc Kcslcy left the first Of the
week for his home i'm Indiana. after
spending the past week here with Rob.
rrt Mcintyre. former classmatc at
Exeter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-11

Miss Eleanor II, Roccrson, who has
spent the past few weeks here, guest
Of Miss Franckc. will leave next week
for her home III Minneapolis. Minm