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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-26
SECURITY TRUST co. IS
AWARDED co. BONDS
st. Paul Firm Submitted Bid Which
Was Accepted by the County
Board.

The $4,000 bonds, issued by
the board of county commissioners
of Beltrami county at a special
meeting, held May S, for the purpose
of taking up the outstanding floating
Indebtedness of this country, were
sold this morning at par, plus a
premium of S1131.75 and accrued in
terest from date of issue to the
Security Trust company of St. Paul,
that company having submitted the
highest of several bids at a meeting
of the county board held in the
court house in this city this morning.
The bidding was very active and
seven companies were represented.
A. P. White and R. H. Schumacher,
two local bankers, were appointed
committee to examine the checks
which accompanied each bid. The
committee reported favorably of all
checks except that of S. A. Kean &
Co. of Chicago.
The bids submitted by the various
companies were as follows:
Thomas J. Bolger & Co., Chicago,
par, accrued interest and would fur
nish blank bonds; would want 5000
for attorneys fees.
Security Trust Co., St. Paul, par
and $1,131.5O premium. Would fur
nish blank bonds.
Kane & Co., Minneapolis, par, in
terest and blank bonds.
Union Investment Co., Chicag o,
par, accrued interest and blank
bonds; would charge $500 for attor-
ney's fees. ......
Lumbermens National Bank, Be.
midi, par, interest and blank bonds.
S. A. Kean & Co., Chicago, pal
minus 81, $50. The bid was not con
sidered as it was not in accordance
with the advertised specifications.
The bonds will bear date of June
l., 1909, one-ffteenth of which is
payable December l, 1910, and q
like amount annually thereafter ur
to and including December 1, 1924
with interest at the rate of ~ pei
cent per annum.
The bid of the Security Trust Co
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-26
This Will Be the Third Annual Convention and Bemidi
Members Of League Have Prepared an Excellent
Program for the Event

ne third nnea
League will be held
1 tuesday,, Wednesday and Thursday June 8, and
Inc members the local Epwoh making
70 SO conduct the of the will
most successful the history the district
ment committee has been appointed.
F. A. Newton, Rev. II. Denston Shannon,
Woodruff md Carrie Hayden.
h district includes the territory
national Falls Polk county
pected that there will
uict.
The following the officers of the
PREsDENBSHoP A. D.
GENERAL SbaETARY-EDwnN RANDALL, D. D.
KCo
DISTRICT FPsIDESTWnLIAM H adena,A inneso
FIRST VICE PREsDENT-A Minnesota
SECOND AXE
THIRD VICE PREsDNTMEs MAUDE
FOURTH VICE fRsDENTAIDEN
SEcREERY-RAYMoND Wadena Minnesota
lREAsuRER-RoBERr G. GREEN Akeley. Minnesota
JUNIOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w g. IowTMAN Akeley
The
evening and the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-26

we're fully discussed. In all proba-
bility the Thoreen case will be
handled by the county attorney and
Mr.. Smith, under the new arrange
ment, Messrs. Mcdonald and Eric
son willingly Withdrawing.
He advised the board not to make
contracts except for actual necessi-
ties and that these supplies should
be furnished through the county
board and not ordered by any one
individual.
There should also be great care
exercised in the road work done by
the county.
The attorney general stated that
now that the county was about to
take up its outstanding warrants, the
board in transacting the county's
business must remain within its
income and the revenue must care
Tor the expense.
He told the board that he was
here for the purpose of helping the
county board and to aid it so that
the affairs of Beltrami county were
no longer run in an extravagent
manner
He wanted and asked, the full CO.
operation of the board in this matter
as well as the Office of the county
attorney.
Mr.. Simpson then broughtlin his
assistant, Mr.. Smith, and introduced
him to the board. County Attorney
McKusick also appeared at this
time.
Mr.. McKusick stated that instead
of signing bills his practice has
been to report on bills, reports being
given consecutivelY. Mr.. Simpson
suggested that this method was toe
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-26

of st. Paul was accepted, on motion
of Commissioner Peterson, seconded
by Commissioner Clementson, and
passed unanimously, F. o. Sibley
not being present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-26
ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES
GOOD ADVICE TO OFFICIALS
Met With County Board This Morning and Outlined Polio,
that Should Be Pursued in Transacting the Business
of Beltrami County, from Now On.

You must economiZe; cut out all
unnecessary expense except for the
actual needs of the eounty-in fact
economic at every turn, and allow
no claims against the county which
have not been approved by the
county attorney and which you are
certain are legal and just claim
against the county; then you will
eventually be able to get Beltrami
county on her feet and her financial
condition such that the taxpayers
will be perfectly satisfied with the
manner in which you have handled
the affairs of the county, The
above was the gist of the advice
given to the Beltrami County Boardef
Commissioners by Attorney General
George T. Simpson, who met with
the board this morning and advised
them as to ways and means of meet
ing the serious condition which has
confronted the county during the
past two years.
The attorney general and his
assistant, Hon. Linden A. Smith,
came from St. Paul last night and,
as he stated to the board, his visit
here was for the purpose of con-
sulting with the board of county
commissioners relative to the seri
Gus condition of the affairs of the
county.
Mr.. Simpson met with the
board when the meeting was
called to order this morning and
Immediately began his question
ing and giving of advice.
The attorney general began by
stating to the board that the
county attorney was the legal
head of the county and he should
at all times direct the members of
the board in their transactions
as to the legality of their actions,
| and counsel the board as to the
| best manner to pursue IN its
deliberations.
! He said further that he was here
for the purpose of offering the assist.
ance of the attorney generals Office
in the transactions of the business
affairs of Beltrami county, and offered
without cost to this county, the ser.
vices of his assistant, Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Simpson said he believed that
the advice and assistance necessary
in this case should come from man
who is bound by his oath as is Mr.
Smith to protect the interests of the
county and that, in his opinion, the
county should not engage the services
of private counsel except where nc
other course could be followed ano
the interests of the county be pro
tected.
/ He wished further to impress upor
| the board that they must do theil
work in a manner satisfactory tt
their constituents; that he was plac
! ing man at the disposal of tn,
board who was not interested in any
way in the political differences which
may exist here and one who wouls
do his duty irrespective of person
| with whom he might come in con
tact, and this, he believed, would bt
the means which would bring abou
a right end.
He advised the members Of tn
board to set aside personal feel
ling and to transact the county
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Programs:

Tuesday Evening June g. 1909
7:45-Devotional Exercises
REV. B. A. Parker. Walker Minnesota
A. RITcnE, Supt Bemidji Schools
2ss, f by Bea FARRELL wadena
sss ss Most da} Of s Etc
MISS LOUISE GILBERT Cass Lake
"a e oo n Mssns e CO. paper
MISS LAURA MAGE, Little Falls
hs Ds9e ssf %ss HsPsenos Factor
e. use Of the Word in Devotional Meetings"
a, Rs,,t;on Of nevoon MRS MckRY Park Rapids
40 minutes for discussion each papeD
Wednesday Afternoon
81 Ms yss IS ss so g each p'
FRANCES E. FARRELL wadena
o. Making the Monthly Mission Meeting Successful
e' Christian Stewardship and Missions" n-.,.
tD Relation Of Prayer to World Evaneeism'
40 minutes discussion on each papeG
Wednesday Evening
Rev. CHARLES B. CAREY, Norhome
REV. MERTON S RICE D. D. Duluth
coo ...,v..., Thursday norninf
LEADER WILLIAM FARRELL, Wadena
8:3O-Devotionals
REV.. VIII. BUNTING Pine River
9OODeparmen of Mercy and Help GO each
(a) Relation of the League to the Sick Needy"
Mrs GRACE WANcK, Wadena
CO. THE League Factor in Civic Life
PAUL E. SHANNON Bemd
(c) 1.-The LEAGUE Temperance Reform
Rev. GEORGE O. PARRISH, Cass Lake
40 minutes for discussion of each paper
1O:3O-Department of Literary and Social Work
(a) Social Life in the Light of the Word"
DEN1sroN Bemd
Cb) The Place of the Social in League Work"
H. NoRuM Mora
(D THE Epwothan's Ideal Culture"
M MAE SHOOK, Norhome
90 minutes discussion of pape)
Thursday Afternoon
w. A. MCKENZIE Hewitt
A5"The Junior League; Possibilities and Limitations
JUNIOR SUPT Mrs. w. G. LowTHAN, Akeley
INSTRUMENTATION Visitors
2:30-Business Sesson-Repots of Officers Reports of
Chapters, Reports of Committees Nomination and
Election of Officers. Outdoor Amusements
Thursday Evening
Rev. G. Fo11ENsBEE. Motley
745-F1atfom Meeting -Four 20 Minute Addresses
Literary and Social Work of the League"
Rev SAMUEL PARRISH. International Falls .
Rev. ROBERT G. GREENE Akeley
League World Evangelism"
Rev: EZRA R. STEVENSON Park Rapids
The League and Spiritual Life.
Conservation
Adjournment
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Continued on Last Page
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
CONDITION or CHILD
BATTLES PHYSICIANS.

PENSACOLA. July lI.-Physicians
are almost baifled over the condition
OF Little Marguerite KOnetohy. who
was shot through and through with
a 3S-calibre revolver nearly week
ago, the bullet twice penetrating her
intestines. but yesterday morning she
appeared TO D. rapidly recovering
and shows but little the effects OF the
wound. which nearly always proves
fa6l The girl could not be- operated
ur0n for over twelve hours after re-
oeying the wound. and in addition
had TO be- brought about thirty miles
Tor the operation. \ portion Of the
"trip had 10 Dee mad" In a wagon and
over half of b. over a loG road ~ reach
thn l. n y still She has rallied re-
marhahly from the operation aud an
less uuior s,u complications aris,
viii recover from tHn wound
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
HE CANNOT REMEMBER
NUMBER OF HIS WIVES
Noted BigamiSt Says He Deserted Trade Because He
Could Make Money Marrying Women.

SAN FRANCISCO. July lI.-Chris.
tan {. Johnson. sentenced Monday al
San Jose To seven years In the peni
Tertiary for bigamy. is reported TO
have confessed that he is the mystic
rious John Madison wanted In
many parts OF the country for matri.
noni"! N,Atur. a"C svstC ratic
in@l.ng o. al n y: wcmcn un.
Ter promis, of L.Arrlage.
Io.D. 2 ~ = col ',ss' n, how.
yer Is ~ ir Lsi. n ). great.
y at vGIarcc with statements he has
made since his arrest in this city last
week He declared that he has been
married to so many women that he
cannot count them Off.hand
In 1906" he says. Il quit my bust
ness Of buying horses and from that
day to this time | have been making
nv living by marrying aud making
.syo - women. getting their money
- ;.;a co-or:,nS them"
One of his most amazing feats. ac-
cording Co his own confession, was
making love to ten women at one time
in Portland. Ore. While he admits
that his marriages were part OF a
"get-rich-Quick system" johnson de.
clares that In every instance he spent
the money he received upon the vic
tim herself.
Johnson declares that he was born
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
EVELYN THAW WOULD
NOT TELL OF THREAT
Little Woman Is as Pretty, Petulan, School CirliSh
and Weu-DreSSed as Ever.

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y, July IA
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. H. pretty IA
ever. petulant and schOol.giriiSh and
dressed in the familiar blue which she
affected 80 much during the tlial of
her husband, Harry X. 'rhaW. Tor tn"
murder of Stanford Whitn. was on the
stand for more than AN h0dT b. fuIv
Justice Mills in the suprcnn court
here yesterday. suDpocnarTl Nv the
State N its fight to Keep Thaw in the
asylum for the cr!ia.hal insane Al
Matteawan.
But for the absence OF the dainty
eton collar, which Mrs. Thaw wore
so much during both of the murder
trials. she appeared yesterday much
the same as she did when Jerome
was trying to send Harry X. Thaw
to the electric chair.
And though called by the State in
an endeavor to prove Harry Thaw
irrational, what Roger Clarke, the
deputy encouragement drew from
her lips yesterday created a rather
favorable impression for her husband.
She was excused from the stand short
ly after o'clock. but was re-sub-
poenaed by the State and will proba-
bly, appear again today.
Upon the ultimate outcome of Eve
Ign Thaw's testimony the States fight
largely rests. Mr. Clarke tried hard
yesterday to get her To admit that
Thaw had threatened her life when
she visited him on one occasion after
his commitment to Matteawan. Blu.
turning appealingly to the court. shS
repeatedly refused to answer his ques-
tiOns. and after clash between counsel.
Justice Mills ruled that he would hold
the conversation in which the threat
Is supposed to have been made a conf
Dental one between husband and
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
j. u. SammiS Is Elected
Grand Exalted Ruler ElkS

LOS ANGELES. July li.-Detroit
was selected by reclamation for the
meeting place OF the Grand Lodge Of
Elks In 1910. st. Louis and Portland.
Ore. practically withdrew.
J. 4. Sammis Of Lemars. Iowa. last
night was elected grand exalted ruler
of Elks over Garry Hermann OF Gin.
cinnati.
The vote for grand exalted ruler
was extremely close. sammis receiv-
ing 500 votes. and Hermann 500.
The main contest Of the session was
over this election.
In a statement regarding the publ
cation OF a letter he had written tC
Sammls. r. l.. Holland. present grand
exalted ruler. complained that unfair.
ness had been shown In giving ont
only such portions Of II as made IL ap.
pear he had Endorsed the candidacy
Of Sammis.
The only other contest was over
the Office of grand exalted occurring
knight Harry Walter OF Philadelphia
lost 20 J. y. Jones, ~ Scranton. PA.
n"'r0i' was selected as the place
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
Knights PythiaS Parade
the Streets of ASheVille

and additional trains are expected to
reach here this morning in time for
the competitive drills to be held on
Biltmore Green this afternoon.
Al the business session yesterday
afternoon the rules were suspended
and William Beatty OF Toledo. Ohio.
was elected imperial prince OF the
Dramatic Order. Knights Of Khoras-
san. by reclamation. The other ma
tional officers will be elected In regu
lar order at this mornings session.
Toledo was chosen as the convention
city for 1911
Today's program includes a cere.
monial session at the auditorium.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

wife, and therefore privileged until
the State presented proof TO show
that Daniel oReilly, the New York
lawyer who was present at the time
was then not acting as counsel tor
both MI. and Mrs Thaw. She was
excused after identifying number OF
papers in her husbands handwriting
Aside from Evelyn Thaw's appear.
ance. which was the sensation N the
day. the testimony was much like that
of Monday-accounts by witnesses
called by Thaw's counsel. all of whom
attested to his apparent soundness Of
mind
The eagerness To See Mrs. Thaw
was just as intense as when she ap
peared daily at the criminal courts
building. When she left the stand
such crowd followed her that she
had TO take refuge in the district az.
toruey's Unicc.
On the stand she was reluctant to
duSNti WI Nid NJ > anu
had to be- instructed to do so a mum.
Der OF times By the court. The tears
came TO her eyes once when Justice
Mills ruled against her. and she turn
ed to him and said petutantly:
Il guess | will have to obey. for
cannot AFFORD contempt proceedings
or go to jail. My husband is not pay
ing me anything now. and ! haven't
enough money to hire counsel"
Perhaps the most favorable bit OF
Testimony for Thaw yesterday was
that OF Frank Toomey. his body guard
for FIVE or six months at Matteawan
He said that Thaw had exhibited nc
irrational tendencies during that time
The States representatives an
nOunced yesterday that they had re-
tanned DIR. Austin Flint and DIR. Car
+. Macdonald. who. with DR.. Amos Il
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

for the holding OF the reunion In
1910.
Other officers elected: Leading
knight. Warren @. sayres. Wabash.
Ind; secretary. Fred c. Robinson. Du.
buque. Ia; treasurer. Edwin r. Leach.
New York; trustee. Perry A. Clay.
Denver; tyler. Charels L. Decker. DO.
midi. Mimi; inner guard. A. NJ. Tay.
lOr. st. Augustine. Fla. -
The balloting for grand exalted 10y.
al knight resulted In no election.
Another ballot win be taken today.
In the annual report OF Grand Elk.
allied Ruler Holland the establish.
iny a an Orphanage for children of
dccc3Jed Elks Is submitted TO the
grand lodge without recommendation.
The situation OF the present Elks'
home At Bedford. Va. was condemned
by the grand exalted ruler. who sug-
gested that a new home be built In
some other city.
The report condemns the use Of
membership In the Elks' order for
pleasure and urges the expulsion Of
any member so abusing his member.
shin.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

ASHENILLE. y. C.. July lI.-With
a tOrchlight parade which took forty
five minutes TO pass a given point,
the second days proceedings OF the
ninth biennial convention of the i'm
perial palace. Dramatic Order OF the
Knights Of Khorassan. closed last
night in a spectacular manner The
parade was featured by the presence
OF maay marching clubs and drum
corps from distant States. After the
parade a costume hall was given at
The Battery Park Hotel Related spe-
cials arrived yesterday morning and
Yesterday afternoon 10 swell the ID.
q. X. X. representation already hero.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

In Germany and coming to this coun.
try In the eos secured a post with
the United States Government buying
horses for the army on commission.
This took him all over the country.
Al first, he says. he was a woman
hater because he had been separated
from sweetheart In Germany who
died later He married the first OF
his many wives in Springfield. Mass.,
In 1905. She was Mrs. Mary Brown.
i married only one woman under
the name OF John Madison" johnson
declared. Her name was Jones--if
! remember rightly-Ada Jones. I got
81 500 from her because she said she
loved me. ] could have got $4,000"
From the most of the women. John.
sen says. he obtained money or jewel
~ or both. Johnson left yesterday In
custody OF a deputy sheriff. for San
quentin prison. where he is TO serve
a seven.year sentence.
OF eighteen women whom Johnson
married, according TO the confession.
seven are from California. four from
Missouri. two from Oregon and one
each from Kansas. Arkansas. Tennes-
see. Illinois and Massachusetts.
The woman from Tennessee was
Mrs. Bertha King OF Memphis. and ths
one from Arkansas. Mrs. Birdie King
Of Fot Springs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15
MISS GLEN HAMPTON
Was Reelected Director Of the N. e.
A. at Denver.

The Daily News of Denver. Col. has
the following interesting notice OF
Hiss Glenn Hampton. who Is director
for Florida OF the y. +. A.:
A SouthcTner to the core. and not
so much the educator that she does
take pride in the fair complexion anu
light fluffy hair not characteristic O.
the natives OF her State-that Is Miss
elem Hampton OF Florida, the one wo
man on the board OF directors OF ia,
National Educational Association ana
of the department OF education al Tai
lahassce.
If there is any phase Of the edu
Catonal work. from the kindergarten
10 the management of the Nationa
Educational Association. cat Miss
Hampton does not kno; ner numerous
friends IN the assoCiat. "a. conventions
of which she has been SO ing lol
fifteen years, are not cogL.....t Of IA,
fact.
Being Southerner. Miss Hamp-
ton does not have a decided leaning
toward woman in politics.
II think all women should vote on
educational matters. she said dccid
eddy when asked her opinion On IN,
matter. After moment reflection
he added: Put am not sure that
| would want the m % vote on educa-
tional matters in Florida so long a.
the colored people have the right e..
franchise II would never do To al
low the colored women who have no
education at all. and who understanl
nothing about such matters. 10 vote
| From one end of Florida to tn
other Miss Hampton is known by
white and colored alike by reason OF
her position in the department of edit
cation. And she says that wherever
she travels, TO foreign climes or 20
some other States in the Union. she
Is always glad TO get back To the
sand. mosquitoes and flies of Florida
She is a niece of Gen. Wade Hampton,
who fought In the Civil War with the
gray. and who was a grandson Of Gen.
Wade Hampton of the Revolutionary
war.
Gen. hampton of the Civil War waA
South Carolinian who rose from
private to major.general. and com.
handed all Lees cavalry and later
JOhnston's. After the war he was
prominent In the politics Of his State.
serving first as Governor and later
as United States Senator. In which 20
sition he was succeeded by Senator
Ben Tillman."
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

shark In IT, attacks that the man
was almost disembowelcd when the
crew Of a fishing smack leaped into
the water and with cars and spikes
fought on the hungry shark The
latter followed the men with the
wounded man clear 90 the waters
edge and frequently made attacks
uron them. bat vas beaten on each
'imr Fut for the quick arrival q
thr r.scuins party Mr. Munson would
have been KILLED by The shark
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-15

Read The wAn' aas "a today. sVa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-16
Earlier "Freaks'' Were sillier.

The eccentric, of course, is still
among us, but even he is not so
common type as he once was, and
one may have to wait possibly for
some years before finding a gentle
man ready to initiate Mr.. "Jerusa-
lem" Whalley, who earned his sobri-
quet in consequence of heavy bet
that he would walk Except where a
sea passage was unavoidable) to Je-
rusalem and back Within 10 months,
and he won his wager, starting on
September 20, 1888, and returning
on June /, 1889. Now and again
even today the world is electrified at
the story of some spendthrift who
has dissipated an ample fortune in
foolish ways: but probably no mod
ern lunatic of this class has ever
equaled John Mytton, of Halston, of
whom it was said that ''if Mytton
had had an income of 100000, he
would have been in debt in five
years." 1t is stated that within the
last Is years of his life he squander-
ed full half million sterling, and
sold timber to the amount of $780,
900, the unfortunate man dying in
the Kings Bench Prison in the year
1884, at the comparatively early
age of 3SwQueen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-16
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