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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
RAIL TIEUP AFFECTING
BUSINESS
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moved by tnat time the result will
be serious. .....a.
Sixty freight trains are stalled in
Montana and Eastern Idaho and at
Great Falls and Fargo other trains
ar7 stalled, unable to move even along
the main line for lack of sidings.
Brainerd is threatened with coal
famine and throughout the Montana
mining and smelling regions there is
fear of Immediately serious trouble.
The Amalgamated smelter at Ana
conda the mines at Butte and the
Clark and Pittsmont smelters at
Butte are threatened with shortage
of coke and coal, which would mean
a shutdown. Through the Pacific
Northwest there is a general tieup Of
freight.
Terminals Are congested.
Locally strenuous efforts are being
made to move passenger trains on
time, but the terminals both in Min
neapolis and St. Paul are SO congested
with freight, coaches, dead switch en-
gines and lines of empties that there
are long delays. Officials are in the
yards throwing switches. Strikers
stand about watching them with
amused interest.
Perishable goods are standing out
on the tracks, going to rotor they
cannot be moved and the cars cannot
be iced Every railroad in st. Paul
and Minneapolis, excepting the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, has
sent notice to shippers that no freight
will be accepted and the one road that
will accept freight does so at the ship
per's risk. Every warehouse is closed.
Freight can be taken out, but none
will be delivered from the cars.
The situation may become involved
with the arrival of strikebreakers,
who are to be brought to the Twin
Cities to take the places of the men
now out.
Derby hats and stiff collars suffered
in the Minneapolis railway yards.
Office forces generally were taken
from the desks to take the places OF
the striking sWitchmen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

and 4 Northern Pacific at Billings.
Members Of the Trainmen's union
have remained generally on duty.
Thirty switchmen who continued at
work at Billings are not members OF
the union and are said not to be in
sympathy with the strike.
Local freight is being refused by the
three roads under orders from head.
quarters. Passenger traffic has not
been affected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

A State Farmers Institute, one of
the kind where everybody who at
tends, whether he is a farmer or not,
learns whole lot about farming and
kindred industries, will be held in
Bemidji on Saturday, December 4th;
and in a circular issued by A. D.
Wilson, superintendent of the insti-
tutes, information is given as
follows:
We should like to have you at
tend the sessions of the Farmers
Institute to be held at City Opera
House, Bemidji, on Saturday, De-
cember 4th, at 10 a. m. and 1870 p.
m. The program for this Institute
is arranged with special reference to
the needs of the farmers in your
district, and we know that every
farmer who attends this meeting can
get lot of good from it.
Among the speakers will be F.
B. McLeran who has the stumplng
of land down to science and gets
his land ready for cultivation at the
least possible expense. Mr.. Nc
Leran is also a successful dairyman
and fruit grower and will give his
experience in these lines.
&C. E. Brown of Elk River is an
authority on the growing of clover,
potatoes, corn and hogs, and can
tell you how he does it and help
you succeed too.
H. K. Larson of Berner has a
dairy farm rs miles from the rail.
way where he has had great success
with his COWS. He will tell some.
thing of what he has done to succeed
on timbered farm.
All the expense of this institute
is taken care of by the state or the
local business men. There is no
charge for admission. Everything
is free to those who attend.
Institute Annual No. 22, 384
pages of the best farm reading ever
put in book form. will be distri-
buted free. You need a copy of this
book to help you with your work.
Very truly yours,
"A. D. Wilson,
Superintendent"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
Alberta Coal Strike Settled.

Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 2.-The coal
strike in the Four Mines district
around Edmonton, Alberta, has been
settled. The men receive 211a cents
more per car mined and get recogni-
ton of the union in checkoff and other
matters. All former nonunion mines
are now unionized as a result of or.
ganizers being there the past few
weeks,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
Smart Set English.

The speech of the smart man and
woman sufficiently betrays the mod
ern attitude. To speak good English
is middle class. The modern vocabu-
larry is very small, and the greater
part of it is composed Of slang.-Black
and White.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

The play abounded in excruciat-
ingly funny situations, eliciting
many hearty laughs from the
auditors, with each and every one
of the cast protraying the parts
assigned them IN a pleasing
manner.
Tonight "Dora Thorne" will be
the offering.
This play is founded on the in
cidents depicted in the novel OF
the same name. A large crowd is
expected this evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

to no similar parlors in the state out
side of the Twin cities. They have
the very latest machinery, many of
delicate mechanism, for the exami-
nation of eyes and grinding and
manufacture of eyeglasses.
Drs. Larson & Larson have been
in Bemidji for three years past, and
they have achieved notable success
as optometrists.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
Big Success Is Scored.

"The Shadow Of Sin" made a
remarkably pleasing impression
on the large and critical audience
at City Opera House last even
ing. While the play contained
many thrilling climaxes, it was not
of a blood-and-thunde nature.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
INSTITUTE TO
Be HELD HERE DEC. 4TH.
:. B. McLeran of WrenshalI Will Be in
Charge Several Experienced
Speakers Will Participate.
FREE DINNER.

The Bemidji Commercial Club will
furnish FREE dinner to all farmers
who attend the Farmers Institute
Saturday. The dinner will be served
by the Presbyterian Ladies at the
armory, where there is plenty of
room. Tickets for the dinner will be
given out at the close of the FORE
noon session in the city hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
TRAFFIC BLOCKED AT FARGO
No Effort Made to Send Out Freight
Trains.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2.-The tieup of
freight business on both the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern roads
as the result of the switchmen's strike
has been complete, but passenger
trains are running on nearly schedule
time. No effort has been made to
send out either through or local
freights. Only one switching engine
is being operated in the Northern Pa.
cific yards in Fargo. 1t is manned by
yardmasters. All branch line freights
are being run into Fargo so crews can
be at home but no effort to send trains
out is anticipated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

William McKinnon (better known
among early residents of Bemidji as
Billy') was at one time living in
Bemidji. He is a cousin of Naish
McKinnon of this city, and had a
lot of friends among lumber-jacks
and others, he having been a great
deer hunter, prior to entering the
employ of the forest service. The
news of his blindness will be received
with sorrow by Bemidji people who
knew BILLY" as one of the most
cheerful men of their acquaintance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
A Source Of Joy,

"What seems to be the matter with
Mrs. Brown that she's ailing sop
"Why, poor thing, she's got one Of
those newfangled Diseases"
"She has? My, how fortunate she
is, to be sure. Here I've had nothing
more stylish than lumbago, and I'm
three years older than she is."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
FREIGHT is BEING REFUSED
Tieup Almost Complete at Montana
Points.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 2.-One hun
dred and fifty-six men we're reported
out at important railway points in
Montana in compliance with the strike
order of the Switchmen's union. They
consisted Of SO Northern Pacific and
Great Northern employees at Missoula,
80 Northern Pacific at Livingston, so
Great Northern at Great Falls, II
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee at
Laurel, 8 Northern Pacific at Butte,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
MAY AFFECT ten THOUSAND
Strike Likely to Close Many Industries
at Head of Lakes.

at Head of Lakes.
Duluth, Dec. 2-Not more than two
switch engines are working at the
Head of the Lakes and the tieup Of
traffic resulting from the strike of
the switchmen is complete. If the sit
uation is not quickly remedied 10000
men will be out of work here within
forty-eight hours.
The railroads, mines, coal docks, ore
docks, elevators, blast furnaces and all
other industries will contribute to the
unemployed.
The Northern Pacific has two en-.
gines in operation, manned by men not
members of the union. All local roads
are refusing freight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
OOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S
COUNTRY NE|GHB0RS
Live Correspondents of the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
Localities.
SOlWay.

Ss3 -
Miss Katie Bunker visited with
her parents in Bem1dji over Sun
day.
Selvoag and Estenson have
closed down their sawmill for the
winter.
Ray Dickinson has had his store
sided up, which gives it nice
appearance.
Dannie Sullivan will give a we'd
ding dance next Saturday evening,
December 4th.
Miss Ehe Sines and Miss Gertie
P1tensburger of Bemidj1 visited in
Solway Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Magnus Hanson
of Brinsmade, N. Oak, are visit
ing with friends here this week.
Dannie Sullivan and Miss Myrtle
Ellis were married Saturday, Nov
ember 28th. We all wish the
young couple a long and prosper
Gus life.
The school entertainment and
basket social last Friday evening
was a success in every way. The
program was one of the best ever
held here, not hitch in the whole
entertainment; and a large number
of baskets bringing a good price,
which went as high as three dollars
apiece.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

club shoot held in 1905. In the
same year he went to Canada and
won several high prizes. Shortly
after this his health began to fail and
he was forced to give up his shoot
ing.
Some of Mr.. McKinnon's relative S
have left for Colorado and will &C.
company him to Cass Lake as soon
as he is able to return.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
SHELTERS MAY SHUT DOWN
Prolongation of Strike Would Throw
Thousands Into idIeness.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 2.-Prolongation
OF the switchmen's strike will tie up
the Amalgamated smelter at Anaconda
and the miners at Butte through the
inability Of the smelling plant to re
ceive coke and coal supplies, as the
smelter has little coke ahead.
The Clark and Pittsmont smelters
here are similarly situated.
Suspension of smelters would mean
rendering idle of about ten thousand
miners and smeltermen here and at
Anaconda.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
Easy.

Easy.
Jack-The fortune teller said I would
marry a blond. Belle-Did she say
how soon? Jack-In six months. Belle
(coyly)-I can easily be blond by that
time, Jack.-Sketch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
Stuck to 1t.

Her Husband-If a man steals, no
matter what it is, he will live to re-
greet it. His Wife-During our court
ship you used to steal kisses from me.
Her Husband-Well, you heard what !
said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

Ladies: Free bowling tomorrow
afternoon. Bring your gentlemen
friends in the evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
DR.. t. W. LARSON PASSES
NORTH OAK. EXAMINATION.
Is Member of Firm of Drs. Larson &
Larson, BemidjYs Expert
0ptometrists.

DR.. F.. w. Larson, junior member
of the optometrical firm of Drs. Lar
son & Larson of Bemidji, has re-
turned from Fargo, N. D., where he
successfully passed the state
optometrical examination for North
Dakota. -.
Mr.. Larson was one of six persons
who made application for optometri-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02

FOR SALE-A No. 5 Oliver and a
No. 7 Smith-Premier typewriter.
Inquire at Pioneer office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. e
w. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
WA I s
ONE CENT A WORD
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-12-02
MISCELlAN EOuS.

MIOCECcANEU EUUS.
PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
2:3O to p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:3O to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Donald, librarian
WANTED-Place for young gentle
man to work for board and room.
Inquire of Prof. Ritchie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Miss Kennicott a Find

The old saying that artists have Il
90 among strangers to be appreciated
seems TO hold true in the case of Grace
Kennicott, Chicago girl whose prima
donnaship in "A Stubborn Cinderella
has caused dramatic critics in western
and central western cities to run short
Of words in their praise. Miss Kenni-
colt has startled st. Louis, Milwau-
kee, Indianapolis, st. Paul, Minneapo-
| lis, and other cities where she has
sung and although a few weeks ago
was an obscure church and concert
singer in Chicago in those places she
is now hailed as the marvel find of the
season.
Miss Kennicott is the daughter of
Flint Kennicott, who was an actor of
.enown so years ago. She is a de-
;cendant of DR.. John Kennicott, who
became a pioneer of Cook county in
1882 She studied music and dramatic
art in local schools, and sang at
churches and clubs. Last season she
played for few months in the perform
ances of the Donald Robertson play
ers.
Like many another Chicago girl who
has gone on the stage, Miss Kennicott
sought the advice of Will j. Davis,
who sent her to Mort H. Singer with
a high recommendation
The day that Miss Kennicott called
on Mr.. Singer at the Princess theater,
Chicago, he had received from Harriet
Standon word that illness would keep
her out of the cast of "a Stubborn
Cinderella"
Il haven't an opening now" said
Mr.. Singer, "at least an opening for an
inexperienced singer. l do need a
prima donna, but don't suppose you
want to tackle that just yet"
I'm not afraid to try" said Miss
Kennicott. Let me sing for you
They went to the Princess studio
where chorus master was trying
voices. Miss Kennicott sang a song
The 40 applicants for chorus positions
sat around with their mouths as well
as their ears open. Mr.. Singer was
more than pleased. He was impressed
He signed Miss Kennicott. gave her
the manuscript, and within a week
she had mastered the part of Lady
Leslie in "a Stubborn Cinderella" for
merly sung by Sallie Fisher She went
out on the road, and at her first ap-
pearance was pronounced a find The
country critics are proud of the fact
that they discovered" Miss Kennicott
instead of allowing her talents to pass
until she reached Chicago or
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
JURY FREES MRS. MASON
Found Not Guilty of Attempting to
Kill Owls President.

South Bend, Ind. Oct. 16.-Mrs.
Leona b. Mason was yesterday after
noon found not guilty of ATTEMPTING
TO murder John w. Talbot. supreme
president of the Order of Owls, last
March. The jury received the case
at O'Clock and in g minutes was
ready to- report. 1t was, however, al
hour later before Judge w. 4. Funk
was ready to receive the finding. IN
antir.p patton Of a quick ye1d:ct the
crowd which packed the ccurtl Ucm
during the closing arguments refused
tn icaHe. and every inch of space was:
occupied when the jury announced
char il had agreed upon a verdict
The defendant and her sisters were
present All of the three women
smiled when they heard the Hateful
words. but there was no demonstra-
ton. The defense was emotional in
sanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Tho king's Premature Death.

The leading tragedian of n small
company playing in an unimportant
English village felt himself hard up
one evening for man to walk on in
the first act of a historical bloodcur-
dler and say TO him, ''My lord. the king
is ILL.," and to appear in the last act
with the information, "AIy lord, the
king is dead" So the leading TRACE
dian took an active and fairly passable
stage hand on one side and, engaging
him for an extra shilling or two, in
structed him carefully upon the artis-
tic responsibilities of his new duties.
"Now. mind you" he said, 1.-THE first
time you come on you say, My lord.
the king is ILL., and the second time
you come on you say, My lord, the
king is dead" That's all right
guv'norw exclaimed the unshaven re-
cruit, growing visibly larger in the
chest with the magnitude of his pro
motion. And then 1.-The night came,
and in the first act on staggered the
dusty debutant. with the dread line.
uttered hurriedly. but in a nIodigious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
AT THE TIIEATER

! pany. 1t is claimed there is a cap
! able company of singers and com
edians, and that those who see the
performances are assured the full
worth of their money. The company
Is playing at popular. prices.
At the Elite.-Manage Norman
Friedenwald of the Elite theater has
arranged for one of the best attrac-
tions of the season for the coming
week. Coins dogs, a much sought
after attraction. will be here. The acc
is entitled 1t Happened in Dogvllle. .
and it is one in which only dogs APP
PEAR upon the stage. The CANNES
play the parts of policemen, tramps,
'drInfarts. lovers and IN fact any type
of man that their trainer wants Them
to. They are booked to remain
throughout the entire week.
win be two performances by the
The Boys and Betty" - Dainty
Marie CahiIl, in her latest musical sue
cess, THE Boys and Betty" with
which she has charmed the large cities
of the east, comes to the Burtis, in
Davenport. next Tuesday evening. It
is conceded ny the critics that Miss
Cahill has secured the very best We
hicle for the disPensation OF her mer-
riment that she has yet had. She is
supported by a large and capable com
pany, mostly handsome girls
Lew Dockstader Next ~eek.-Your
old friend, Lew Dockstadar. is on the
way here He will disport with lis
big band of burnt cork entertainers
at the Burtis. in Davenport, next
Wednesday evening Chief in his sun
port are Neil O'Brien. Al Jolson AMI
Eddie Mazier, top notcheTs in min
strelsy.
At the Majestic, Chicago.-At the
Majestic theater. Chicago, for the
week of Oct is. La Titcomb. The
Singer on Horseback" last years pre-
sensation in Europe. las been
imported as hcadliner, ana her offer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

who have threatened to xiii him be-
cause of his attentions to Suzon, Da:-
maid of remarkable mentality, who
has attracted him in a platonic way.
Steele provokes, the rivernen to at
tack him. He is struck on the head,
thrown into the river and believed 20
have been killed. He is rescued by
Joe Portugais, who takes him to his
home on a mountain 200 miles away,
where Steele RECEIVERS physically. bur
through an injury to his brain has no
recollection of his own identity.
Here ne lives with Joe for three
years. a completely changed man Of
simple habits. and pure life. He
meets RosaIie, the village postmistress,
falls in love with her and they are TO
marry. An eminent physician from
Paris sees Steele. and suggests al
operation that will give him back his
memory. This he refuses to submit
to at first. but a very thrilling dra-
matte incident makes him wish 70
know his own past and he consents.
This operation restores him to full
recollection Of his identity and he is
informed by Joe that he has been lost
to himself for three years; that his
wife, believing him to be dead had
married again, and that hei- brother 5
crime had teen charged to him.
Steele decided that he viii never -
turn TO Montreal. but will live out his
life among the people who surround
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Right Of Way in Stage Form is
Different From the Book Story


The Right of Way, a dramatizatiOn
by Eugene Presbrey of Sir Gilbert
Parker's well Known novel, will be
produced at The Grand Davenport, to-
morrow and Monday. The play de.
parts from the book in several &c
spects Charley Steele and Joe Por-
tugais are translated from the pages
of the novel 10 the more realistic at
mosphere of dramatic portrayal with
a life-like vividness that has been pro
nonnced startling by the critics in the
cities where this piece has been seen.
At the opening of the play. as in the
novel. steele is a brilliant but drunken
lawyer in Montreal He defends Joe
Portugais, riyerman charged with
murder. and secures his acquittal
This makes Joe his slave for life.
steele is married to a beautiful woman
who. loving another man, mar,ies him
through social ambitions. Steele is ar
agnostic and materialistic philosopher
of nature. He throws out to the world
a nerciless. haunting challenge. What
is life and what is death?
He discovers that his wife really
loves a Captain Fairing, and that Billy
Vantage. her brother. has forged his
name 10 secure funds for a minina
venture. Distraught with his own
question. what is death he dete
mines to seek the answer to the great
problem by going to the Cote Dorioh
a resort for st. Lawrence lumbermeH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

ing will provide a distinct novelty.
Abroad she was always referred to as
La Belle American" for she is in
fact, an American girl, who went
abroad and, planning novelty, pre-
scented it there for the first time and
created a sensation. La Titcomb is a
stunning beauty and she presents "A
striking appearance when she appears
in full white, tight fitting costume,
mounted on her marble white horse.
Her performance consists of five sec
tons, introducing songs, serpentine
dancing and high school riding, with
artistic and effective light effects
Miss Mabel Montgomery and her
players are well known farceurs who
viii present the one act laughing
classic "Chu:ns." The vehicle which
they are using for their vaudeville
tour, with special arrangement with
Charles Froh1an, is well known 10
theatergoers, as during the days of the
famous Empire Stock company in New
York, this playIet was used as a cur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16
Girls Who Are in Love: Jeanne
fowler, Star in Three Weeks .

IF a girl loves a man. says Miss
Jeanne fowler, who plays the unhappy
queen in Eliron Gyms Three
Weeks" which will be at the Illinois
next Tuesday. she will go to the end
of the world with him. If a girl is in
love and responds to the love offered
her, she will not be disturbed about
what she is about to give She will
give he- love lavishly and joyfully
and will proudly wear the name of
wife. She is not fair to an earnest
and honest sutton if she deliberately
keeps him in suspense because sh ?
does not know Ter own mind
Speaking of the surrender of free
dom involved in a promise of mar
riage, it is well for girl TO remember
that surrender is not all on her side.
A man who marries equally gives up
his life and his future to the woman
who is mis- life ccmrade and partne-.
and is equal with her in sacrifice.
This only is to be said, that where
there is a true, pure and deep love,
there is no thought of sacrifice on
either side, but instead, a feeling of
entire contentment and great happi-
ness. promise girl gives to the
man she loves is the response to a
pledge that he makes, and in both in
stances, promise ard pledge are to be
looked upon as hallowed. and for the
whole of life. not for a day. a month
or a year.
Miss fowler gays that Three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-16

tain raiser for Diplomacy" With
Miss Montgomery, who was formerly
leading woman of the Bush Temple
theater in Chicago, will be seen such
recognized players as James A. Bliss,
Walter Seymour and Miss Julia Nor
ton. Another we'll known trio of en-
tertainers viii! be George Felix AMI
Lydia and Emily Barry. who will be
seen in their eccentric creation en-
titled THE Boy Next Door," and Mel
vile and Higgins will also add to the
side of the program with
their funnyisms. Billy Van. the old
time minstrel. the ever funny Camille
trio with their remarkable and anus
ing acrobatic stunts. Lyman Meyer.
the man at the piano. Nonette. the
yiolinist, and several others will take
mart