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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
DELIVERY DAY ON
BOARD OF TRADE
Large Amount Of Wheat Turned
Over to Patten.

Chicago, May St was delivery
day on the board of trade and the
May option, which was the medium
Of the recent bull campaign led by
James A. Patten, became cash wheat
On May contracts 100000 bushels
of wheat were delivered, practically
all of it to Bartlett, Patten & Co.
Brokers have hazarded a guess that
Mr.. Patten paid an average of $1.Os
for his May wheat. Assuming this
figure to be approximately correct
Mr.. Patten might have sold the wheat
delivered him at SLIP for delivery in
July, which would show a profit of 4
cents per bushel. May wheat, how.
ever, opened at $1.241A to $1.24A and
a good demand for actual wheat would
enable the bull leader to sell at q
much greater profit.
While May is commonly known as
delivery day sellers have until the
end of the month to turn over the
wheat which they have sold. Former
ly only No. 2 red winter wheat could
be delivered on future contracts, but
under new rule of the board made
two years ago No. 2 spring wheat was
made standard. A large quantity OF
this latter, it is expected, will find its
way down from the Head of the
Lakes when navigation opens, thus
swelling the amount In the Patten
elevators.
No. 2 red wheat is selling at $1.41A
to s1.44A and No. 2 spring at Si26.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
DISASTERS ON
Great LAKES.
Several Vessels Sink bat
Casualties Are Few.
Her ENTIRE CREW LOST

Barge George Nester Strikes Reef
Off the Huron Islands and Seven
Men Perish-Steamers Russia and
Aurania Also Go to the Bottom, but
Their Crews Are Rescued by Pass.
ing Vessels.
Marquette, Mich, May 3.-The fears
that the furious gale on Lake SUI
perior would be productive Of disas-
ter came to tragic realization when
the barge George hester struck a reef
off the Huron islands, northwest of
here, and was lost with all hands.
There were seven men on board.
In tow of the Schoolcraft the vessel
was bound for Baraga to load and in
the terrific storm was driven onto
the rocks. The lighthouse tender
Marigold was directly behind her.
Small boats could not live in the
heavy seas and the :Marigold attempt
ed to rescue the Nester's crew by
means Of 1ifelines This attempt was
unsuccessful. The hester went to
pieces fast and in short time she
was total loss and all those on
board had persisted.
The Marigold has arrived here with
news of the disaster. She brought
an injured man, a member of her own
crew, who, in aiding in the attempted
rescue, had been hit by q piece of
floating wreckage- and had suffered a
broken shoulder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
ALL OF THE CREW ESCAPE
Steamer Aurania Crushed by Ice in
3 Whitefish Bay.

Steamer Aurania Crushed by Ice in
> Whitefish Bay.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, May g.
Captain Robert c. Pringle of the Cor
rigan line steamer Aurania has ar
rived here with all the members of
his crew and told the story of the
sinking Of his ship in Whitefish bay,
Off tile foot of Partisan island All Of
the crew escaped from the sinking
boat without injury and were brought
to this city by the steamer J. H. Bar
low.
When Captain Pringle, with the Au-
rama, reached Whitafsh bay he was
caught in the ice. The great ice foes
packed in on all sides of the ship
with such tremendous force that the
Aurania could not be moved. 1t
finally became apparent that the
steamer was sinking and plans we're
made for abandoning her. The crew
climbed down to the ice, taking with
them one small yawlboat to use in
crossing the gaps in the ice field and
started for the steamer ]. H. Barlow,
also fast in the ice three miles away.
The perilous trip was made in safety.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03

w. E. Feeney Of Northome
arrived in the city last night on the
1880 train and spent today tran
sacting business in this city.
Miss Sassea, the accomplished
young lady who trims hats for Mrs.
Henrionnett has been somewhat in
disposed at her home, 616 Bemidj j
avenue for few days. She has
a bout recovered and is on duty
again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
IRRATIONAL ON DAY OF CRIME
Thornton Hams Testfles Regarding
Rrother,s Condition.

Thornton Hams Testifles Regarding
Brothers. Condition.
Flushing. N. T., May S.-The cross
examination of Thornton J. Hams
was continued when court opened at
the trial of his brother, Captain Peter
G. Hams, U. S. A., for killing William
E. Annis.
District Attorney Dewitt asked the
witness about his brothers. appear
ance and actions at Fort Hamilton on
June 1, when he saw him at the cap
tain's quarters.
'sHis eyes seemed CLASSY and star
ing" said the witness, "aEd his face
was white and drawn
would you say that he was ra'
tional or irrational at that timer
asked Mr.. Dewitt.
Irrational was the prompt reply.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
FEARED HER CREW is LOST
Steel Barge Batavia Found Abandoned

Steel Barge Batavia Found Abandoned
on Lakes.
Traverse City, Mich, May 3.-Ann
Arbor car ferry No. 1 picked up the
steel barge Batavia floating nineteen
miles south of Fox island without a
crew. The table was all set for din
ner. The barge was towed to North
port. No one knows what has be-
come of the crew. It is feared they
are lost. .- ....
The steamer Batavia was built in
1904 for the Lehigh Valley Trans
portation company of Buffalo. Her
gross tonnage was POP, length SO feet
and % feet beam. She was lighter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
PUTS TWO BULLETS IN BODY
Cincinnati Woman Kills Man ProwI.

Cincinnati Woman Kills Man ProWI.
ing About House.
Cincinnati, May 81. D. Plowman,
forty years old, a printer, of Canton.
O., was shot and killed by Mrs. Eliza
beth Forsythe, wife of William For.
sythe, a newspaper correspondent.
The woman was arrested, but was al
lowed her liberty on her own recog'
nizance
Mrs Forsythe heard sounds at he1
window on the ground floor of the
house Her husband was not at home
and she secured a revolver and when
she opened side door man ran by
She fred and the man fell with two
bullets in his body.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
STEAMER RUSSIA FOUNDERS
Sinks in. Lake Superior, but All Of the
Crew Escape.

Port Huron, Mich, May 3.-The
captain of the package freight and
passenger steamer Russia, owned by
c.. o. Duncan of this city, telegraphed
to the owners from Detour that his
vessel had sunk in Lake Superior
twelve miles off that port and that all
of the crew were saved. He gave no
details. The Russia piled between
Port Huron and Duluth and was on
her first trip of the season. She was
wooden boat, formerly a passenger
steamer of the Anchor line.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
FOR MURDER OF TWO WOMEN
Minnesota Finn Accused of Brutal
Crime,

Wadena, Mimi, May 3.-Peter Turs-
sivainen, a Finn, was arrested near
the town of Menahga, in this county,
for causing the deaths of Mrs. Ben
Mursu and Mrs. Paul Kuha, also
Firms, and setting fire to their houses.
The bodies of the women with their
skulls crushed were taken from the
blazing home. The husband of the
Mursu woman is money lender and
Is in Canada. Robbery is supposed to
have been the motive of the crime.
The alleged slayer was tracked
through the snow to the home Of his
brother-in-laW
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
ASK RESTORATION OF WAGES
Strike in the Missouri Lead District
Spreading.

Bonneterre, Mo-, May 3-The strike
of miners in Leadwood spread to this
place when the underground en-
ployes of the St. Joe Lead company
quit work. The big mills Of the COM
pany were forced to close down and
LOO men are now idle. About 5000
other workmen are threatening to join
the strikers, who are asking a partial
re-establishment of the wage scale
prevailing before the financial panic
in 1907. At that time the men were
receiving s2.25 a day, but accepted a
cut to s1.7O. They now ask that they
be given 50 for eight hours work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
Wealthy Merchant Ends Life.

Chicago, May 3.-August Moos, a
wealthy retired silk merchant, aged
eighty-two years, and father of Joseph
and Julius Moos, comprising the firm
of Moos Bros, committed suicide by
hanging himself from q bedpost. Ill
health is given as the cause.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03

Wanted-Good girl for genera
house work. Inquire Mrs. NJ. D
Stoner AIS Bemidji avenue.
John G. Spooner came to the city
Saturday from his home at Dee1
Lake and spent Sunday in the city
Charles Martin of Mcintosh
transacted business in Bemid il Satur
day, returning home on the after
noon train.
R. J. Poupore departed Saturday
night for his camps near Kelliher
where he is logging for the Missis
sippi Lumber company.
Charles Weiss, a member of the
large Office force of the Crookston
Lumber company of this city, is
visiting at his old home in Crystal
N. D.
A. c. Ross, of the logging firm Of
Ross & Ross, came in this morning
from the company's camps near Kel.
liner for a brief business visit in Be.
midi.
Mrs. R. C.. Spooner, wife of Roger
c. Spooner of Deer Lake, has been
ill for several days and a local ply.
sician has been in attendance
several times.
Frank Shepherd of Minneapolis
arrived IN Bemidji Saturday evening
and is enjoying a short visit in this
city as a guest at the home of his
father-in-law, D. Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Thompson
and Mrs. A. Jacobson of Blackjack
formed a party of 'Duck' visitors
in Bemidji Saturday and returned
home on the evening train.
M. E. Withron and R. H. Bennett
two prominent residents of Interna-
tional Falls, came down from the
Falls" last evening and are attend
ing to some local business matters.
F. ]. Dunwoody, who owns farm
near Bass Lake, few miles north
east of this city, returned home
Saturday night after spending the
day purchasing supplies from the
local merchants.
wv. Boeing, a real estate dealer
of Mimic, N. D., has a carload of
lumber at Lavinia and intends to
build cottage there within two or
three weeks. He will spend the
summer at Lake Bemidji.
John Gravlin and Alex Collett,
two residents of Tenstrike who are
acting as jurors at the present ses-
sion of the district court, went home
Saturday night and spent yesterday
with their families. They re turned
to court again this morning.
Thomas Robinson of Libby, the
government inspector of the reser-
voirs on the upper Mississippi river,
arrived in the city Saturday evening
and left yesterday noon for Grand
Rapids to attend to some matters
connected with his official duties.
J. Evan Carson, an old Bemid il
boy who is at present in the employ
of the Akeley Tribune-Herald, came
to the city Saturday night and Sun
dayed with relatives, returning to
Akeley this morning. Evan is now
foreman of the Akeley paper, and is
doing nicely, down in the sawmill
town.
A. B. Clair, the timber buyer,
came to the city Saturday evening
from Northome and left Saturday
night for his home at Grand Rapids
to Sunday with his fellow towns
men. Andy" is particularly we'll
pleased with the course events
(political and otherwise) are taking
these days.
w. H. Cleary, president of the
Brainerd Grocery house and also
vice president of the Northern
Grocery company OF this city, re-
turned to his home in Brainerd
early Saturday morning after spend.
ing to days in Bemidji consulting
with President T. ]. Burke, of the
Northern Grocery company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Tho Continued
Story OF
Current Events.

John Cam, the Funkley logger,
returned home Saturday night after
spending the day on business in this
city.
E. r. Swan of this city went tc
Walker this morning for brief bust
ness visit at the county seat of Cas-
county.
F. J. Wilson of Tenstrike spent
Saturday in Bemidji attending to
some railroad contracts. He re.
turned to Tenstrike on the evening
train.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Baptist church will meet at 3 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Hulett, 1908 Mississippi
avenue.
A meeting of the United Order Of
Foresters will be held Monday even.
ing in the Redmen hall. The social
session has been postponed for a
couple of weeks.
J. Bisiar, of the Bemidji Music
house, went to Walker this morning
on business for the firm and will
return to the city on the 8 O'Clock
train this evening. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Jensen OF
Akeley arrived in Bemidji Saturday
night and visited over Sunday in
this city as guests at the Hotel
Markham. They departed for Akeley
this morning.
Mrs. J. R. Stewart of this city re-
turned this morning from Blackjack
where she spent few days giving
her weekly instructions to her large
class of music pupils, which she has
at the Duck"
w. E. Everton, proprietor of the
European hotelat Deer River, arrived
in Bemidji Saturday afternoon
and spent several hours on business
in this city, returning to Deer River
on the midnight train.
Miss Chloe Beere, formerly of this
city but who now resides at Abba,
Iowa, departed this morning for
Abba after enjoying a five weeks
visit in Bemidji as a guest at the
home of Mrs. George Knott.
James Misner of Farley, who is
serving as juror at the present
term of the district court, went to
Farley Saturday evening and visited
over Sunday with his family, re-
turning to Bemidji on this mornings
train.
Henry Felt of Mallard came in
yesterday morning and visited over
Sunday at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John Moberg. Mr.. Felt de-
parted this morning for St. Paul
where he will spend several days on
business.
Mrs. M. F. Guyer and little
daughter of this city returned this
morning from Turtle River, where
they have been visiting a few days
with friends and relatives as guests
at the home of Mrs. Guyer's sister,
Mrs. Kirkland.
Miss Alice Mills of this city, who
teaches in the Walker public schools,
came up Saturday evening from
Walker and spent Sunday at her
home, returning to Walker last
evening on the 1890 train. This
was Miss Mills first visit in Bemid il
since the Easter vacation.
Conductor c.. N. Shannon, of the
M. & l., who runs on the Bemid il
International Falls "locap' freight
train, departed this morning for
Brainerd where he was called to take
the annual examinations required by
the railway company. Mr.. Shannon
expects to return to the city on the
$40 train tomorrow morning.
Mrs. L. H. Bailey Of this city re-
turned Saturday evening from Brain
|erd where she spent several days
with Miss Ida Bailey, who under
went an operation in a Brainerd
hospital last Tuesday for appended.
tbs. Mrs. Bailey reports that Miss
Ida is getting along nicely and will
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-03
Hollands Queen Doing Nicely

The Hague, May 3.-The condition
of Queen Wilhelmina, who Friday
gave birth to a daughter, and the in
FAINT princess is thoroughly satisfac-.
tory. The princess has been named
Juliana Louise Emmt Marie Wilhel
nina.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
ID r A w IN G
Antonito, Colo, Nov. 4th

payments from time that the COM
pany notifies the purchaser that water
is ready for distribution.
Your deposit at the time of reg
istration on each legal subdivision of
40 so. 120 or 100 acres would be as
follows:
40 acres. deposit required. $4,000
so acres. deposit required. 80. $4,000
12O acres. deposit required. ... $1,000
$50 acres. deposit required. -. 5000
There are many Important features
to consider in the selection of farm
The most important of which are cli-
mate. soil. water. crops and location
as to market and transportation. All
these points have been carefully in
vestigated and considered by those
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28
All Provisions of the Carey Act Have
Been Complied With and the Draw
ing VIII be Held Under the Direc-
ton of the State Land Board

who carried to completion the Toltec
project
CLIMATE.
The climate of the sunny San Luis
Valley is considered one of the best
in the state, and pioneers who settled
there before the railroads penetrated
the valley and have become rich would
not trade with any section of the
state. and are proud of the fact that
violent winter storms generally leave
the valley untouched and billiards
and crop failures are strangers to
them
THE SOIL.
The soil is a rich, sandy loan, which
when under irrigation is capable of
raising crops that will more than
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

When Zebulon Pike, the discoverer
of Pixies Peak and the first American
to discover and penetrate the San
Luis Valley, which he had the honor
OF doing in 1906. returned TO Washing
ton and reported that he had ira
versed an Earthly Paradise" he lit
tie dreamed of what was in store for
the beautiful valley which he saw in
Its native state when sparsely settled
by few Mexicans. Spaniards and
indians.
II he could see the San Luis Valley
today. with its prosperous towns,
costly irrigation systems. rich fields
. of wheat. barley. oats, potatoes and
thousands of cattle. hogs and sheep
munchlng the nutritious acres OF
field peas which have made the San
Luis Valley famous rs one of the
greatest pea-feed hog and sheep
raising districts in the world. his en-
thusIasm would know no bounds.
After n short period OF development
the San Luis Valley has been trans
formed into real garden spot by
the industrious farmer and the magic
touch OF water. the life blood OF west
ern lands.
Every acre OF land put under irri-
CATION adds TO the prosperity of the
valley. provides homes for industrious
farmers and increases the agricul-
tural output OF the state
The Carey Act drawing for $1,000
acres Of choice land under the Toltec
project. which will be held at Anto-
nito. Conejos county. Colorado. Thurs
day. November 4. under the direction
OF the State Land Board. will give
hundreds of farmers and homeseek-
ers who have watched with pride the
rapid growth and development OF the
fertile sunny San Luis Valley. an op-
portunity TO secure n farm and home
direc, from the state. under the lib
eral terms of the Carey Act
All the land under the Toltec pro-
ject is under a practically completed
canal and storage reservoir system.
and Ia the first Carey Act drawing TO
be held In the state where construc-
ton work is almost completed and
water has been ready before the day
OF the drawing 20 be turned on the
land after the building laterals. etc
ABSOLUTE SECURITY
UNDER CAREY ACT
Under the provisions OF the Carey
Act the State Land Board. after the
inspection and approval OF the state
agent of the Federal Government. su-
pervises the entire construction of the
irrigation system and dams. The State
Land Board approves all water con-
tracts and secures final patents to set
tiers and the entire canal and reser-
voir system ultimately becomes the
property OF the settlers.
HOW YOU CAN FILE
AND SECURE THIS LAND
Any citizen over the age of q years
can file on these lands. fling not TO
exceed 100 acres. Filing on less than
100 acres does not exhaust your
Carey Act rights. Your Carey Act
rights are good even though you may
have used all your other government
ai land rights The Carey Act permits
one person TO file on land for another.
50 that by giving a power of attorney.
which Will be furnished you free of
charge by the Toltec Colonization
Company. sol Boston building. Dem
YER. by calling on them personally or
writing them. you may form club In
your own neighborhood. giving all OF
your power OF attorney to any one.
who may then select land for you.
WHAT THE LAND AND
WATER WILL COST Y0U
The price OF land is 80 cents per
acre. which goes to the state. The
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28


priced Iowa farms
THE WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply has been ex-
amined and very favorably reported
upon by engineers OF national reputa-
ton, and also by the state engineer of
Colorado. who says that in his opinion
the water supply is adequate and suf-
ficient for irrigation and reclamation
of all the lands subject to the duty
of the canal and reservoir system.
This insures the settlers plenty of wa
ter for irrigation. For domestic pur-
poses wells can be sunk at very lit
tie expense.
BIG CROPS GROWN.
Every agricultural section has sta
pie crops and the San Luis Valley has
reputation for large yields of wheat,
oats. barley. field peas. potatoes, al
falfa. sugar beets. vegetables and nu-
tritious hay Many have made big
money. with small fruits. poultry and
honey. and the San Luis Valley is
noted for its sleek cattle and prize
winning. pea-fed hogs and lambs.
Wheat yields of so to so bushels
per acre have become common and
flour made from San Luis Valley
wheat took first prize for excellence
at the St Louis Worlds Fair.
The fame of San Luis Valley po-
tatoes for large yields and excellent
quality is known the world over. and
1t is a common occurrence to have
yields of from 800 to 500 bushels to
the acre. and the record of growing
an acre of potatoes yielding Ss3 bush
els. which is held by the San Luis
Valley. has never been beaten.
PEA-FED HOGS AND LAMBS.
The adaptability of the soil and
climate OF the San Luis Valley to the
successful growing of field peas has
made II the greatest pea-fed hog and
Embarrassing section in the world. The
hogs and lambs are usually free
from the diseases common to other
sections. This and the fact that be-
ing raised and finished on peas. pro-
duces firmer and sweeter meat.
causes them TO bring higher prices
in all the markets of the fold than
corn-fed hogs The result is that hog
and lamb raisers of the San Luis
Valley are getting rich from natural
advantage which has been given to
the farmers OF the valley
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

er The first payment of Csc on the land
an must be made at the time of filing.
nm The payments the water rights
follows
Cañon City record., 1909-10-28

This 5000 acres of fertile land is
open to every citizen of the United
States. male or female. over 81 years
OF age. regaziless of where they are
now living
This land is practically under COM
pleted canal and reservoir system. and
Is the first Carey Act project in Colo
RADIO 10 be offered to settlers where
construction work is almost complet-
ed and water ready. to be turned on
the land after the building OF laterals.
etc. The cost OF water rights is fixed
by the state at $40 per acre, payable
800 per acre when filing is made and
twelve annual installments for the
balance.
The opening will be under the su-
pervision of the State Land Board and
all who register will have an equal
opportunity to secure land Filings
cannot exceed 16o acres, and those
who file on less than 1so acres do not
exhaust their rights under the Carey
Act