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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-06
STATE BOARD RAISED
BELTRAMt co. VALUATION
Board of Equalization Raised Some
Items, Lowered Some.-TotaI
Valuation Raised $1,000.

At the meeting of the board of
county commissioners, this morning,
the returns were read from the State
Board of Equalization on the as
sessed valuation of Beltrami county.
The state board has increased
several of the items returned by the
county board, as follows:
per cent
Stations, high grade mares, etc.
Cattle, three years old and
over .....................lO
Watches and clocks. 10
Gold, silver and plated ware. 10
Diamonds and jewelry. 10
All manufactured articles and
manufacturing materials lex
cept logs and lumber, flour, and
wheat to be manufactured 10
Manufacturers tools, implements,
machinery, engines and boilers 10
, Moneys, other than banks, ETC.. 10
Credits, other than banks, etc.,. 10
Dogs, six months and over. ........2O
Bonds and stocks other than
banks ..........::.........
per cent
Village of Kelllher. Us
Village of Baudette ................ S
Village of Spooner ...................10
Village of Blackjack. ...............1O
The decreases made by the
state board were as follows.
per cent
Horses, one year old. 10
Horses, three years old and over...1O
Cattle, two years old.
OOWS....... ........................ }
Hogs of all ages.
Melodians and organs............. 40
The assessed valuation of Bel
tramj county, as raised by the county
board disqualification was 81, 4O3,411.
The increase as made by the
State Board of Equalization was
ZIG, $50, making the assessed valua-
ton as returned by the county
state board, S1,419,591. Taking
from this the decrease of assessment
as made by the state board, 1881.
leaves the assessed valuation at
81, 407, 280, being a real increase of
$500 in the valuation of the county
to what was originally returned by
the County Board of Equalization.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-06
Boom Cases Still 'On."

The case of the International
Boom company and the Namoken
Lumber company VS.. the Rainy
Lake River Boom companyis still
on trial in district court, and to the
uninitiated, the proceedings are very
tiresome, the arguments of points
and admissions and denials taking
up most of the time before the jury.
These various boom" cases will
occupy the time of the court during
the remainder of the week.
: H. r. Trask, the local commercial
traveller, departed this morning for
Pine River, on a business trip.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-06

Our coffees are fresh roasted every
week. Bemidji Tea Store. Tele-
phone 423. -.-,--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-06
Notice to Band Members,

Notice to Band Members.
Owing to the militia dance Fri
day night, there will be no band
rehearsal until Monday evening Of
next week.
". l.. Ellis, Manager Band.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

the Church can rise to promin-
cnce in affairs of State and re-
ligion. and become most morthy
instruments for the furtherance
Of the cause they represent and
the uplift of humanity, we need
but behold the distinguished
guests of the evening, the Hon.
Ernest Lyons, Minister Pleni-
potentiary to Liberia, and Bishop
|. Z. Scott, Missionary Bishop oil
the Methodist Church to Africa.
One OF the most striking anc
interesting things about tho
American Negro, and ont that has
impressed itself upon my mlnC
more and more in the course o
the preparation Of these articles
is the extent to which the blacl
man has interwined his lie witt
that of the people Of the whit
race about him. While it is tru
that hardly any other race OF pee
| Die that has come to this countr
has remained in certain respect
so separate and distinct a part {
the populationas the Negro, it
also true that no race that ha
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ment into the highest possibilities
Of citizenship.
The influence of the Church
as a factor in racial development
can never be made a second to
any other force. This is as it
should be, for with the coming
of Christ men have been teach
ern shore rebauching clavery,-
Frederick Douglas.
Following in his wake, work
ing with him, were such men as
Binggeld Ward, Raile A.
Payne, Henry Highland Barnet,
Alexander Crummel and the
mightiest spirits of that time,
whose names do not wither and
ton of their teachings the Negro
whose deeds can never pass away
Everywhere under the inspira-
Gospel of Jesus Christ during
those awful years.
In the darkness of that hour
when real religion had beer
ing the duty of man to man, Th'
| Church through the centuries, ha
been the hope of the common PEE
| pie. 1t afforded opportunity TO
the lower classes to rise when a
else failed.
AS the highest opponents OF tn
ability OF the Church to produc
great men--men who by way {
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were all influenced to this effort
through the preachment OF these
crude, unlettered men who had
faith in God and could deliver
His word with a power that only
the consecrated knew.
The Negro leaders in these
Churches joined with the aboli-
tionists. They stood with Gar
rison, Lundy, Phillips and Har-
rison, Beecher, Stowe. The
strongest Of them was that
local preacher, a slave, who
escaped from Maryland's East
have his marriage legalized. He
took on a sir-name, and his child
rem born in wedlock knew the
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31
POLITICALLY, WHERE IS
THE NEGRO AT?

We have been watching the
Press Throughout the country tor
some days to see ll if Senator
Uullum, O Illinois, would himself
rise and refute the charges that
lhe has gone on record as favor
ing the wholesale disfanchise-
ment of the Negro citizens in the
South. (2) AS to whether Presi-
dent Taft would deny that he Is
wrongly quoted as concurring
with the Senator'S views, but the
Associated Press has afforded us
no relief. We have waited IN
vain for refutation from either
rof the distinguished representa-
;tives of the G. O. P. and take Tor
granted that they must be accur-
.ately quoted. That being the case
all we have to say is, words are
Inadequate to express our sur
prise and disappointment, es-
s-cially when viewed in the light
rof what the Negro has suffered
f.or those very men and the party
since the day of emancipation
When we think of the oceans OF
BLOOD shed by the Negro and
men-we mean white men-oi
The North to perpetuate the Prlh-
ciple of the Republican party
when we think of all this, ano
more, we are astonished beyond
utterance that right now at TINS
particular hour we are "WoundeO
in tn house of our friends, Ia
cerated and thrown overheard
and now into the sea just Wher'
our late lamented leader, Freder
lex Douglas said we would be l
we ourselves desert the parIy
now. What would Mr.. Dougla'
say were he alive today-can an,
one guess? And what is this sac
rihce on the alter laid, namely
listen and think as you read: II
build up lily white Republicai
party" Where is the Negro at!
The Freeman
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ity little less than a jest, there
arose out of suffering's night, a
star of hope-the Negro Church
And so Nat Turner, Denmark
Vrezey and other of that type
were but the product of these
preachments and the light they
saw was a reflected illumination
radiating from the fires that
burned on the alter of the Negro
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

mother. These children he plac-
ed in schools organized and fos-
tered by Negro Churches and
Negro preachers. And with the
great UNCONVENTIONAL schools
those of the Freemen's Aid and
Southern Educational Society,
the African Methodist Episcopal
the Zion, the c. M. E., the Bap-
list. the Presbyterian, the Epis-
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

come to this country has so WOW
en- its life into the life of the peo-
pie about it. No race has shar-
ed greater extent in the work
and activities OF the original set
tiers of the country, or has been
more closely related to them in
interest, in sympathy, and in SEN
timent than the Negro race.
In fact there os scarcely any
enterprise of any moment that
has been undertaken by a men,
Der of the white race in which the
Negro has not had some part. In
all the great pioneer work OF
clearing, forests and preparing
the way for civilization the Negro
as l have tried to point out, has
had his part. In all the diff
cult and dangerous work of ex-
ploration of the country the
! Negro has invariably been the
faithful companion and helper of
the white man.
Negroes seem to have accom-
, panied nearly all the early Span
) ish explorers. Indeed it has
even been conjected that Negroes
r came to America before ColuID-
bus. carried hither by trade wind
and ocean currents, coming clr-
rents, coming from the west
coast OF Africa. At any rate one
of the early historians, Peter
Martyr, mentions "a region IN
the Darian district of South Al
rica where Balboa, the illustrious
discovere of the Pacific Ocean,
found a race of black men who
were conjectured to have come
from Africa and have shipwreck-
ed on this coast"
1t is said that the first ships
built along the Atlantic coast was
constructed by the slaves 'oi
Vesquez de Allyon, who, one
hundred years before the English
landed there, attempted to found
Spanish settlement on the site
of what was later Jamestown
Virginia. There were thirty
him in building the first ship
that was constructor on the Pa
cihc ocast of America. Cdrtez
. the conqueror of Mexico, .hH
, three hundred Negro slaves with
: him in 1922, the year in which hs
:, was chosen Capthain-General q
- New Spain, as Mexico was theI
\ called; and it is asserted that tn
- town of Santiago del Princip
81 was founded by Negro slaves
. who had risen in insurection a
: gainst their Spanish masters.
~, 1--WE
of story Of Esteven, "Ilittle Steve,
/. Negroes with the Spanish discoN
81 cred, Balboa, and they assiste'
, a companion of Panhlo Narvae
las in his exploration OF Florida i
nd 1927, who afterward went
OF search of the seven fabulous CT
es, les which were supposed to
lck located somewhere in the preseI
ith state Of Arizonia, and iscovere
lite the Zuni Indians.
rue Negroes accompanied De Sol
co on his march through Alaban
try in l54O. One OF these Negro'
cts seemed to have liked the counti
OF Tor he remained and SETTLE
is among the Indians not far fro
has Tuskegec, and became in I'll
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which fattened on degeneracyr
the result of its existance, would
have made impossible the re-
been for the preachments of the
demption and salvation of the
American Negro, had it not
made a mockery, and Christian
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copalian, the Catholic, and Ameri
can Missionary Association School
all worked to one end-the edu-
cation of the Negro-these forces
took this dead mass, breathed in
TO its nostrils and breath OF life
the Negro stood up and became
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

he church in the affairs of men
S never a problem to fair mind
ed men, when the question is
reduced to its final analysis.
That through the inspirational
power of the Church, the desire
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Church. The Negroes who fled
TO the swamps and withstood
masters, Overseer ana DIoou-
hound: the Negroes who follow
ed the North star to a land OF
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

nm MONTANA PLAlNDEALER
Published Weekly by The Montana
Plaindealer Company
B. BASS, EDITOR
Upton $a.oO per year. Strictly in A'
..,c. Advertising Rates on APPhcauon'
catered as second-class matter April II
n. Post Office at Helena, Montar a
,.5er the Act of Congress of March ), 1877
,5lrsss all Communications to The Montan
plaindealer, Io South Main Street,
Helena, Montana.
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+ IS to this great force that
u.s owe the preservation; in a
GREAT measure, OF the morals o. d.
: tbe race through two and a hall
centuries o tslavery. / IL, ms =, III. II.
opitous CIl5s-.. system which did all 5 to
b-,,tsIize and debauch' and
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

Major Generals Jack Johnson
and Jim Jefferles continue to be
The most talked CT.
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freedom. and who through the
underground railway found the
pathway to liberty and lls.
= m -. s~=-~5z-
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When that Billings push goes
after anything it generally lands
1t we heartily congratulate her,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

for better things ramihes every
norton Of our racial and nation
Al life all will agree.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

City treasurer A. J. Duncan
hiss made an enviable reCorb in
that position and is no wonder
h his friends are boosting him
for a promotion.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31
EDITORIAL

The Plaiddealer wishes It's ae
aders a happy New yea and an
oher year of prosperity,
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31

meaning Of the words, home ana
a living soul.
While working Tor elevation OF
mind and salvation Of soul the
Church urges the consition oi
realty holdings and the develop
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31
REGISTER w. T. VERNON

Speaks a. - 49,. - on Pow
er of the Church.
The much discussed question
as to the value to be placed upon
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-31
PEACE !
PROSPERITY

UNIONI!l
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
Monday, to take in the Hudson-Ful- ton celebration.
WORTHWHILE,

Messrs Harry Kinney, and A. c.
 Bowers have installed capaclous eel rack in the river q few rods below the bridge, A diagonal dam acts as wing that is to lead the unsuspect- ing cells into the trap. So far the eels have not been on the job" very heavily as only two have been taken.
 Thirteen members of the Bible school journeyed over the beautiful hills of sherman, last week Tuesday, to attend the Litchfeld Southwest Auxiliary Of the Connecticut Sunday School Association. The exercises were up to the usual high grade of the yearly meetings, and all were we'll paaid for the day's outing. Too much praise cannot be accorded the ladies of sherman for the excellent dinner served.
 Mrs Hulda Morehouse returned, Monday, from New York City, where she had spent 10 days. She was weary but we'll pleased with her part in the celebration,
 MT and Mrs Leviness also report an exceedingly good time for the four days they were there.
 MT and Mrs w. C. Hine jcurneyed to Spectacle Lake, Tuesday, for weeks soiourn. ne lure of the Lake seems tosbe irresistible, even if 0cto- Der has begun to paint the hills in gorgeous tints, betokening crisp weather.
 Mrs Caroline Hallock of Woodville was the guest of her son, Jay, all last week. She returned home last Sun day. In all her 77 years she had never entered an automobile until the home journey was begun. This treat was supplied by Edwin Hen drix, IT,, who drove her home in his IS horsepower Columbia.
 Mrs Sheldon Hendrix, who has been ill for the last 10 days, is slow ly improving and was able to sit up little the first of this week.
 Mrs F. P. Braman returned to her home in Schenevus, N. Y, last We'd nesday.
 J. NJ. Hallock of Gaylordsville was the guest of his laughter, Mrs W. D. Soule, from Friday of last week until Monday of this week.
 MT and Mrs w. D. Soule enter .ained ..rs F. M. Wooster of Hunt ngton, from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday, and Mrs c. H. Soule of Gay ordsville for a couple of days early n the week.
 Moses Marsh raised the biggest ;rop of watermelons in this region. The quality is good, too, as a sam- )le found it's way to the home of the Worthwhile scribe.
 A threshing machine (pocket size) | ;trayed through Worthwhile, last Fri lay. Destination unknown to writer. But it was a reminder of old times | md other scenes in Wisconsin, where he big fellows threshed out the gold n grain by the thousands of bushels i ,n individual farms.
 Services Sunday at 10.3O a. m., ] md ' D. m. Christian Endeavor l ervice at 6.30 p. m. Topic "How can we help our pastor?" Leader, Mrs | Edwin hendrix.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTIONS.

A company of real merit, a scenic equipment unsurpassed by any con- pany travelling, and a play simple in story and pure in sentiment are some of the features of Along the Kenne- bec," the newest big success which will be seen at the Opera House on Thursday evening, November Il. The play and. the company have pleased vast audiences wherever presente6 and return dates have been solicited. A special feature this season will be the introduction of some eleven char acter specialties. All special scenery is carried for the production through out. Coming here under the auspices of the Odd Fellows.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08

LOSES END OF ONE FINGER.
 Harold Hendricks. employed at the Eastern Upholstery Works, lost the end of the middle finger on his right hand, coming in contact with a run ming saw, last week Tuesday. Drs Barker and Bostwich dressed his wounds.
 INGLESIDE OPENED TUESDAY.
 Ingleside school opened, Tuesday, with 103 boarding and five day pupils, the largest enrolment since the schcnl was established.
 James Capron has resigned his po- sition with Starr & Dean, the Bank Street grocers, and has entered the employ of the Locomobile Co. at Bridgeport.
 Mrs c. D. Pulver passed Sunday with Canaan friends.
 The Town hall was we'll filled, Sun day night, at the meeting in the in- terest of the license business. Noble Bennitt and Landlord J. c. Daley of the Lincoln House occupied seats on the platform with the speaker, At torney Klein of Bridgeport, who spoke for about an hour. Mir Daley presided and introduced the speaker.
 w. N. Noble, Dr R. s. Todd, Louis Richmond and Gus Taylor enjoyed an auto trip to Poughkeepsie, N. T.,
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
MILLINERY OPENING AT w. G.
 BART0N'S,

The millinery opening, Saturday
 and Monday, at the popular store of
 W. C. Barton, attracted large num-
 bers of ladies, especially on Saturday,
 when the salesroom was crowded
 with Interested ladies. This depart
 ment, this year, Is in charge of Miss Elizabeth A. Wood, well and favor ably known to New Milford ladies, assisted by Miss Julia Barker, in charge of the salesroom, Miss Maud Buckingham and Miss Mary Halpin
 The new and popular shade, this sea- season, is the catawba shade. The hats as a rule are more medium in size, alt"ough the large hats are still worn. The crocodile green shade is very popular. They are also wearing a great deaal of whiteand black, the facings to the hat being reversed from the way they were last season. Lots of fancy feathers are used, Mara bou, Osprey and the ostrich. The Tam 0'Shanter crowns and the box turbans are immensely popular The handsome willow plumes, with the droop effect, are used in the decorat- ing. The new Taft rose in the vari- ous shades is very pretty, but expen- sive. The Continental hat, a three cornered arrangement, is quite in vogue. Lots of tinsel and gold is used and pretty combinations are ef- fected in black and gold. Altogether it promises tC e one of the best sea- sons this popular store has had.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
Sherman.

The people of Sherman and vicin- ity who appreciate quality are all smoking Country Life cigars. (There is a reason.) Ask w. B. Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
The NewtoWn Bee
Newtown, Friday, --.oueF s, 1909,
New Milford.
HIGH COMPLIMENT TO REV G. II.
 J0HNsoN's WORK.

At the annual meeting of the Zee elesiastical Society of the First Con- gregatlOnal church held on Wednes- day, September 20, Dr c. P. Blinn was elected to the Society s commit tee in place of C, P, Bentley, wuose out of town business connections caused him to decline reelection. Another action of the meeting was the increasing of the pastors salary s200 by unanimous vote, a compli- ment to the efficiency and popularity Of the pastor.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
MARSH BUYS OUT A
 DRUG STORE BUSINESS.
 Clifford Marsh has bought out a drug store business at Corning, N. Y.

Hans Ahlstrom completed on Thursday the task of filling his lSO ton silo. R. L. Duncan and William Johnson assisted him.
 H. A. Marsh of Waterbury was in town, Monday, to cast his vote.
 Ray Osborne, who has been ill with diphtheria under the care of Dr F. E. King, is convalescing. | Postmaster G. V. Capron of Falls Village was in town, Saturday,
 Dr Howard Staub of Stamaford was visitor in town, Monday, the guest of his brother, Dr George E. Staub.
 MT and Mrs Frederick Allen of New Haven were guests, Sunday and Monday, of MT ana Mrs M. w. McOm- Der.
 Mrs A. c. Morley was called to Boston, Mass, Saturday, by the seri- ous illness of sister.
 A regular meeting of New Milford lodge, No. 292, will be held Tuesday evening, October 12.
 Dr Russell of New Haven was in town, Sunday, to see Dr c. N. Allen, in consultation with the attending physician, Dr F. E. King.
 J. Edwin Hungerford moved, last week Wednesday, to his recently purchased residence on Whittlesey Avenue.
 Postmaster G. H. Jackson moved last week Thursday, from South well pald for the days outing. Too tlesey Avenue vacated by J. E. Hung erford.
 Prof E. s. Clemence returned on Saturday, after sojourn of some time in Bedding Ridge and New York City. /
 c. H. E~ans and M. w. Hill have been on jury duty, this week, in the Criminal Superior court at Litchfield.
 Miss Mary Weaver passed Saturday in New Haven.
 S. s. Green and Rev G. H. Johnson enjoyed a very pleasant day, last week, at the Norwalk Mills, Norwalk, as the guest of c. P. Bentley, presi- dent ana treasurer of the company. They were joined at dinner by Con- gressman Hill of the Fourth Con- gressionaI district and by Hon John Treadwell. The trip was taken in MT Greens automobile.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
DEATH OF HENRY BOOTH.

Henry Booth of Second Hill, one of the we'll known Grand Army men of the town, uied on Thursday last at the residence of his son, B. Booth, at the age of "A years, 10 months and 21 days. The funeral was at tended on Saturday, Rev MT Honnold of the Methodist church officiating The palluearers were Charles B. Buckingham, Frank Erwin, E. T. Hartwell and w. H. Hartwell. The burial was in the Center cemetery. MT Booth was an excellent citizen. He is survived by three sons, w. H. Booth, John w. Booth and B. B. Booth. Funeral Director Thomas had the arrangements in charge.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08

Everybody's friend-Dr Thomas Ec- lectric Oil, Cures toothache, earache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises, scalds. Stops any pain.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08

After a heavy meal, take couple of Doan's Regulets, and give your stomach, liver and bowels the help they will need. Regulets bring easy, regular passages of the bowels.
The Newtown bee., 1909-10-08
CONGRESSMAN E. J. HILL TO
 SPEAK HERE.

The people of New Milford will have the opportunity of hearing an address by Congressman E. J. Hill, next Sunday evening. Mr Hill will speak in the Congregational church at z o'clock in the evening on the subject, From Constantinople to Cairo" All the seats are free and the public is cordially invited to the service.