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Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
BUTTON BErRAYs MURDERER.


An ordinary coat button has 5ust
led to the capture of a murderer after
a search Of many months.
On March 20 postcard publisher
named Donald Farquharson F1eurot.
a native Of Mauritius, was found muir
dered in his Offices in Paris. Near the
body lay an overcoat bearing the mark
of Brussels firm of outfitters. The
coat was much worn and had been Mt
ted with new buttons bearing a Bue.
nos Aires trade mark.
Inquiries at Brussels were fruitless.
The coat was then sent to Buenos
Aires, where, after a painstaking
search, 1t was recognized by a tailor
who did repairs for the customers OF
small hotel there He had sewn
new buttons on the coat 18 months
ago for a Belgian named Knopkaert.
This mans movements were traced
through local shipping office to
Paris, and 1t was ascertained that he
was there at the time Of the murder.
Investigation into Knopkaert's career
showed that he was deserter from
the Belgian army. Eventually he was
traced to Brussels and was arrested
Charged with the murder Of F1eurot.
he at once made full confession that
he had killed him in a quarrel.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
BAD CASE OF CANNIBALISM

A revolving case OF cannibalism
was recently tried at Sherboro. south
east of Sierra Leone, and resulted in
the hanging of a paramount chief and
four of his MOBILES" The men be-
ionged to one of the Leopard socie-
ties that were a source Of great trou-
BILE to the neighborlsood before they
were brought under hand by British
rule. The name is derived from the
practice OF the members. who were
accustomed to hunt down their hu-
man prey in leopard skins furnished
with large iron claws. The chief in
duced one of the men to kill little
boy. Strengthening him for the pur-
pose with pagan rites. By means of
these it was sought to make the muir
derer's footsteps inaudible, to give
him courage for the deed. and to
make the place Of the murder con-
veniently dark. After the foul deed
the dead body was taken to the chief
and his friends, who made short work
Of 1t. After year the cannibals were
brought to Justice. convicted of the
murder, and hanged.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
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WORLDS WONDERS
Stranfe Things Found In Various
Portions of the Earth
RARE OLD AMERICAN TRACTS

Some rare tracts relating to Amer
lea were sold at auction at Puttricks
in London. They realized high prices
The most interesting. which is be-
lieved to be unique, was "An Adver-
tisement Concerning the Province OF
East New Jersey" consisting of 3s
uncut pages and published in 164S. 1t
was bought by Stevens for ELS, or
$1,000.
The same firm paid $3.50 for "The
Humble Request of His Majestie's
Loyal Subjects. the Governor and
Company Lately Gone for New Eng
gland" written by Winthrop, the first
Governor of Massachusetts,, and
printed in London in 1880. 1t con-
sists OF ten pages.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
Country NesIectins the Children.

If the percentage of tuberculous chill
dren recently ascertained by an inves-
tigation in Stockholm, Sweden 1.61
per cent? were applied to the schools
of the United States there would be
273,700 children between the ages of
eight and fifteen who are positively af-
fected with tuberculosis, according to
statement of the National Associa-
tion for the study and prevention Of
tuberculosis. AS contrasted with this
figure. there are only II open-air
tuberculosis schools in operation in
the entire country, and nine more un-
der consideration. At the lowest esti-
mate, even with all the schools now in
operation and those proposed, accom-
modations will not be provided for
four-tenths of one per cent. of the
children who need this special treat
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
MACHINE SKINS ENTIRE ARM

John Clark of Steelton. Pa, one of
the employees Of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, which is erecting n
new railroad bridge for the Lehigh
& New England Railroad Company AT
Slatington. met with peculiar acci
dent. He was in charge of the self
propelling derrick. when his left arm
was caught between the cables. TIL.
machine ripped the skin from the
flesh az II the latter had been dis,
sected with a scalpel from wrist t.
shoulder.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
BAD DREAM PARALYZES HIM.

w. T. Hendricks, travelling sales
man of Pensacola, Fla. is at the
Schols hotel in Decatur, Ala, suffering
from a stroke of paralysis. He is un-
der the care of physicians and the
Decatur Lodge of Elks. Mr.. Hen
bricks was found by Sam Beavers, one
of the hotel clerks. lying on his face
on the floor of his room and unable to
move, though able to talk. He said
that in the night he had suffered from
a nightmare and that he imagined
that a team of horses were being driv-
en- over his bed, and that he jumped
from bed and fell ON the floor.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
Will Discuss Tourist Rate.

Chicago.-Chicago railroad officials
will hold special meeting next Mon
day to consider the subject of pro.
posed reduced rates on tourist travel
to Colorado for the summer of 1910.
Governor Shafroth of Colorado and a
number of Colorado business men will
appear before special meeting of the
executive committee Of the Western
Passenger Association in the interest
of lower rates. The roads have been
requested that these be placed on the
basis Of $25 round trip instead of the
$50 rate which has been in effect for
several years.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
LEG BROKEN; NOT TARDY.

Edward Delay. aged Is. son of John
Delay of Hartford, Conn, fell and
broke his leg while on his way to the
public school, but so anxious was he
to maintain perfect record in at.
tendance that he got several of his
mates to carry him to the school,
about quarter of mile. When the
injured boy and his companions drew
near the school, the teacher. Miss
Carter, learning what had happened,
had Delay taken to his home
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates

Coffee Is such a secret worker that
1t is not suspected as the cause of sick
ness or disease, but there is q very
sure way to find ont the truth.
A lady in Memphis. gives an inter-
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. 1t seems that he had been
using 1t for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the Worm
at the root Of the tree" and ordered
1t discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly In its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and We would have glad
ly paid hundred times the amount
Of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
"The use OF Postum instead Of cof-
fee was begun about a year ago. and
It has made my husband strong. we'll
man. He has gained thirty-five pounds
In that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
"The first time I prepared 1t I did
not boil 1t long enough and he said
there was something wrong with It.
Sure enough It did taste very fat. but
the next morning I followed directions
carefully. boiling It for fifteen minutes.
and he remarked this is better than
any Of the old coffee
I'VE use Postum regularly and never
tire Of telling our friends Of the bene-
fit we have received from leaving on
coffee"
Look for the little book, "The Road to
Wcllville," In pkgs. There's Reason" !"
Ever read the above letterS A new
one appears from tisse to time. They
are genuines tRues and fall ef human
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02

One of the sights of Copenhagen is
the famous Round Tower. 1t was
built for astronomical purposes short
ly after the death of the great Danish
astronomer. Tycho Brahe. but is no
longer in use as an observatory. The
tower contains broad spiral roadway
with an easy gradient on its outer
border. Peter the Great and the
king OF Denmark once drove with
horses and carriage to the top. and
not long ago some bicyclists rode up
the tower and down again in two min.
utes and 16 seconds.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
swItchmen eeoin strike.

st. Paul.-After fifteen days OF ne.
gotiations between the Switchmen's
Union OF North America and the
Joint committee Of railroad managers
representing thirteen railroads of the
Northwest. strike involving 1900
switchmen became effective ut Q
o'clock Tuesday night. The men are
employed by the various railroads
running west and north Of st. Paul.
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
coast. and unless speedily settled. the
strike will mean a serious interrup.
ton of traffic.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
"JuIius Caesar" Sent to Bed.

At the British Authors club BAN
quet in his honor, Lieut.. Shackleton
told an amusing story of man who
went home one night after dinner and
took with him four or five others.
Come in, boys" he said, "and have
last drink"
But your wife might not like it.
one of the party replied.
MY wife!' was the answer; Il am
julius Caesar in my house"
On entering they were received by
the lady of the house with the words:
"Oh. walk in. gentlemen; there is
plenty of drink In the dining room.
AS for julius Caesar, he is going to
bed"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
The Cost of Politics.

In his "reminiscences of Grover
Cleveland, George F. Parker tells a
story concerning prodigal expendi-
lures in politics. A rich man who
had been nibbling at the Democratic
nomination for governor of New York
asked William c. Whitneys advice.
This is the advice: "Of course, you
ought to run! Make your preliminary
canvass, and when you have put in
100000 you will have become so
much interested in it that you will
feel like going ahead and spending
some money"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
WINE WORTH ESQ A DROP.

A fanciful statistician has been
making curious calculation. In the
famous cellars OF the Hotel de Vile.
at Bremen, there are dozen cases of
holy wine. They have been preserved
for 2h centuries. On fair estimate
OF the cost Of maintaining the cellar
rent. interest ',pon the original value
Of the wine. and other proper Incl.
dental charges, a bottle OF this choice
IGaor is worth G40o.O00. one glass
E54.476. and single drop could not
be proftably sold under ESQ.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
PURCHASING Power.

A young gentleman of our ac-
quaintance. who had just reached the
age of six, was recently waiting with
his mother for a train at railway
station, when he noticed penny-in-
the-slot weighing machine. He asked
his mother a great many questions
about it, and at last received permis-
sion to drop in his penny and be
weighed. Having obtained that i'm
portant information, he said: How
much would 1 have weighed, mamma,
If | had dropped in a dollar?"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02

Even lofty mountain ranges do not
stop the motor car enthusiasts these
days, and consequently places erected
for their service and pleasure are to
be found in extraordinary spots
Doubtless the garage shown in the IL.
iustration occupies the loftiest situa-
tion of any building of its kind. for 1t
stands on the summit Of the Simplon
pass in the Swiss Alps. 6.582 feet
above the level of the sea-
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02


in
gift n
diameter inches diameter bree
inches caiber The charge is four of shilling powder The
"Poppers"
sorry "Poppe popping away
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reacA
the seat OF the disease Catarrh Is blood constL
tutional disease and in order to It you
Internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternaly and acts directly upon the blood and
surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure Is not quack medL
cine 1t was prescribed by of the best physicians
In this country for and Is regular prescription
II is composed OF the best tonics known. combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination of the
two ingredients Is what produces such wonderful
suits in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials free
F. J. CHENEY Il CO.. Props. Toledo. q
Sold by Druggists. price &c.
Take Hal's Family Pills for constiDaton
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
Wyoming Feels the Strike.

sheridan, Wyo-Hundreds of freight
cars are stalled on the Burlington
railroad here because of the refusal
of the Northern Pacific to accept
through freight, as result of the
switchmen's strike. Only local
freights are being operated.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
RlnqlnQ the Belle.

Jeweler-'I understand that you
want From Guy to Gwenyth' en-
graved on the inside of this ring. sir?"
Youthful Customer-"Yes. that's right.
But-er-don't cut the 'Gwenyth' very
deep. might want 1t altered to
Gladys or 'Irene!'"i
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
FORESAW HIS HANGING.

George L. Cobb, of Medina. N. Y,
while talking in his sleep, awoke his
family by shouting. When awakened
he said he had seen in a dream a
man being hanged. Within three
hours he was found dead. hanging
from tree in a neishbors orchard.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02

house. My back ached all the time and
1 was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health. and am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
Couldn't Uncouple.

A well-known Scottish clergyman
got into conversation in railroad
carriage with working man. who In
formed him that he had been a cou-
pier for over 20 years. "Oh." said the
minister. II can beat that! have
been a coupler for over 30 years"
"Ay." replied the workman. but can
uncouple, and you canna!"
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
The PhIIosopher Of Folly.

whats the use" asks the Philoso-
pher Of Folly. 'in judging n man BY
what his enemies tell you about himf
His friends are all perfectly willing to
give you Q complete list Of his faults.s
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02

not tell what Doan's-
Kidney Pills h a v o
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
clung to me. my ex-
istence was one Of
misery and for two
whole years I was un-
able to go out of the
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-02
FREED At LAST
From the Awful Tortures Of Kidney
Disease.

Mrs. Rachel Ivie, Henrietta, Texas,
says: 81 would be ungrateful II did
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09
N. g. |. AGAIN SENDING
TRAINS OVER THE BRIDGE
Trouble at Erickson Lake, Near Ten
strike, Appears to Be Over, at
- Least Temporarily. r..

The M. &. 7. Railway company
is again running trains over the
Erickson lake bridg near Tenstrike,
where much trouble has been expert
enced of late with the giving away
of the filling which has been made
under the bridge, because of an
immense sinkhole that seemed to
have the capacity of taking all the
gravel that an entire train could
haul to the spot for more than a
month past.
By placing big timbers in the fill
in, the company was able to estab-
lish something of permanency,and it
now appears that if there would be
no further trouble, once the gravel
gets the solid foundation.
Owing to the trouble at the bridge,
no freight trains were run over the
north line from Bemidji since last
Friday. Freights were again started
northward this morning, and no less
than three trains have been sent out,
laden with heavy consignments that
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09
COUNTY AUDITOR WILMANN
REMOVED BY THE GOVERNOR
Governor Eberhart Signed the Order of Removal This Morn
ing.-.-Governor Says He Does Not Question Auditors
Honesty; "Office Loosely Conducted"


Pioneer from Ralph Whee Governor Eberha
Eberhat
Belami
conducted before Eberhart Saturday. i
telling the signing the order Mr. Whee
did
which the office
Wlmann.
local circulation,
Wimann
her Sile
could act in getting meeting to elect commissioners
knowledge.
The board
removal of Mr. Wlmnn doubt
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09
LECTURE ON NORWAY.

Ola Johann Saervold will deliver
an illustrated travel-lecture on Nor
way, The Land of the Midnight
Sum-" in the city hall next Tuesday
evening.
The lecture will be illustrated by
$50 new colored views, and 5000
feet of new motion pictures. The
lecture will be given under the aus
pices of the Scandinavian Lutheran
church.
Mr.. Saervold is spoken of very
highly as a lecturer of note, and as
his address will be given in the
English language undoubtedly a
large number of our citizens will
attend.
Admission - adults, so cents;
children, rs cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09
CASS LAKE DRUG STORE IS
''RELIEVED" OF LIQUIDS
Special Officer Larson Calls on c. M johnson and Sue.
ceeds in Finding Quantity of "Red Stuff."-Liquor
Confscated and Destroyed.

Cass Lake, Nov. 9.-(Special to
Pioneer. y For the second time
within a fortnight, liquor was seized
at the store operated by C.. M.
Johnson in this village and des-
troyed and Mr.. Johnson warned
that a continuance of the practice of
handling the ardent spirits" would
get him into serious trouble, the
seizure and destruction being in
conformity with the ruling of the
Indian department in forbiding the
sale of liquor in the Indian country"
with the exception of two saloons
here and for medical purposes only,
under certain conditions, and also
forbidding having large stocks of
the stuff that both cheers and
inebriates" on hand.
H. A. Larson, the special officers
of the Indian service who has been
keeping tab" on the situation in
this vicinity since the order from the
department went into effect, happen
ed into the village yesterday even
ing and entered the Johnson drug
store on an investigating trip.
Mr.. Larson consulted with G.. M.
Johnson relative to a shipment of
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09
J. w. HILLlARD SUBMITS
REPLY TO STATE AUDITOR
Crcises Auditor Iversons Method of Conducting Swamp
Land Contests in Northern Part of State.-Tells
of His Own Contest.

financially poor, it became necessary
for us to adopt some means by
which we could earn our living un.
til our claims were opened up, or
filing on them was obtained. The
oldest brother had run several
small sawmills at times, and as this
is a timbered country, we hit upon
the plan to form little company,
buy a piece of timber and small
sawmill outfit, and work the timber
up into lumber. The land we bought
/ is near Grand Falls and cost $500.
The little secondhand saw-ring cost
US $500.
Did Mr.. Iverson really think the
states interests were menaced by
this vast Cd combination of wealth?
or did he purposely conceal the
facts to mislead the public? The
public my judge who omitted stating
facts that really had any bearing on
the subject, and whether, under the
circumstances, his department was
giving the settler the fair show
that he boasts of.
Mr.. Iverson says in the report
of the contest in my case: 'Hilliard
is a sawmill man in business at
Grand Falls, Koochiching county;
his wife and family. have been on
the land involved. All four forties
are clearly swamp
At the contest, the states at
torney asked me if I was not a
business man of Grand Falls. I
showed him my calloused hands and
replied I was that kind of a busi-
ness man.
he report briefly states that
my wife and family have been on
the land. Indeed. they haven't t
been off the land, overnight even,
since before our cabin was finished
in July, 1908.
"Why, if they wanted to g1ye
the settlers every possible chance
of a fair show, could they not
have added something like this:
His family are living on the land
involved; have comfortable
home with fair improvements; he
works during the week at land
Falls in a small sawmill, in
which he has an interest, and is
usually on his claim or at
his home over Sunday?'
t'It would seem to me that
nothing less than that kind of show
would give the settler a fair show.
All, but it wouldn't give the state a
fair show, for it is believed the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09

liquor which the druggist had
received yesterday and was told
that there must be mistake, as the
firm had no such stock on hand.
The special officer examined two
of the clerks pretty closely, and
after considerable "sparring,"
brought to light quite quantity of
liquor, bottled goods and stuff" in
jugs that had been received that
day. The liquor, with the exception
of some samples" for evidence, was
poured out, the officer having found
considerable quantity of liquor,
despite the first assertion of Mr..
Johnson that there was none in the
store.
Mr.. Larson also searched the
place conducted by H. A. Siddon,
but found no liquors.
While Mr.. Larson would say
nothing concerning his work, it is
beginning to be pretty we'll under
stood by Cass Lakers that the
Indian department means business
in its campaign to stop the liquor
traffic among Indians, and that the
orders that have been issued in
connection Herewith will be rigidly
enforced. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-11-09

ment officials are pleased to give
u.s. and, indeed, he could do no less
under the law if be would.
There are two facts which Mr..
Iverson virtually admits. One is
that the government survey does
not always correctly indicate what
is really swamp land. The other is
that the state gets land technically
swampy, but in reality high and dry.
He not only admits these facts, but
no one, probably, is in better con-
dition to know of the thousands of
acres the state has become possessed
of through these mere technicalities,
or loose framing Of, the law covering
the swamp land grant.
In the twin city papers, recently,
Mr.. Iverson takes up the cudgel
against me in particular, and against
those who endeavored to have some
kind of a law passed last winter
relative to these lands the state
became possessed of. He also pre-
tends to believe there is some sort
of conspiracy to take away some of
these lands from the state.
Allow me to say right here, that
/ do not know what the proposed
law was, but understood, by the
newspapers at that time, that it pro.
posed to enact some kind of
law to relieve settlers who happened
to find themselves on lands claimed
by the state. If that was its import,
what great service Cd Mr.. Iverson
has rendered the state by jumping in
and stopping the proceedings. The
settlers must not be relieved; it. is
so much better to add to the
immense fund already accumulated
and which the state does not need,
Is it any wonder that an editorial
in the Cass Lake Times declares
the state has always acted the part
of hog, with both feet in the com.
mon trough u -..=.
[ wish to also state that I do not
even know any member of the legis.
lature who had enough interest in
these state land contests to take up
the fight on behalf of the settlers.
Regardless of Mr.. Iverson's insinua.
tions, they must have been gentle
men who were trying to have justice
done for the settlers. and that was
sufficient to raise his ire. He also
says that under the law he could
not do less than he is doing without
jncurriug the displeasure of the
honest, law-abiding citizens, then
winks the other eye and boasts o1
thwarting legislation, whereby he
might be able to do differently.
do not accuse Mr.. Iverson of being
two-faced in this matrer-his own
words admit it.
| The inference to be drawn from
his communication is to the offect
that the settler who happened to find
himself on land technically claimed
by the state is not honest, or law
abiding. I wish to say, in this con.
nection, it is the wonderment of
l ! :. +.