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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
sERyIA ACCEPTS TERMS.
Her Minister in Vienna win Complete
Her Humiliation.

Her Minister in Vienna Will Complete
Her Humiliation.
Belgrade, Servia. The formula
agreed upon by the Powers of Europe
and Austria Hungary for the settle
ment of the dispute between the dual
monarchy and Seryia has been accept
ed by the Servian Government. The
formula was presented at the Foreign
Office by the British, French, Ger
man. Russian and italian Ministers,
and Servia will, through her Minister
at Vienna, deliver to the Austrian
Government a note to the following
effect:
Servia declares that her rights have
not been violated by the annexation
by Austria-Hungary of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and accepts the Powers
decision to annul paragraph rs of the
Treaty of Berlin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
NEW SERUM SAVES BOY.
Receivers From Pneumonia After His
Eyes Are Fixed in Death.

st. Louis, Mo.-The restoration of
life to a boy, moribund from pneu-
monia that affected two-thirds of the
breathing capacity of his lungs, by
the administration of NEW serum
for the cure of pneumonia is like
modern miracle. The boys name is
Truman Pitcher. Five days after the
pneumonia became manifest DR.. ].
b. Buchanan, his physician, who had
been giving oxygen in large quanti-
ties to the boy, began to administer
a pneumococcic serum for the cure
of pneumonia.
At that time the boy was low and
it was believed he would not survive
the night. 1t was then that he adj
ministered the full adult dose
twenty cubic centimetres-of pneu-
molitic serum. Slowly but surely he
came back from death.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Swedish Medal For Edison.

The Royal Academy, of Stockholm,
Sweden, has presented Thomas A..
Edison with the Adelskild gold medal
for his Inventions in connection with
the photograph and the incandescent
light. This medal is conferred only
once in ten years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
A Prosnectire Shelter

A well known Senator was asked
why some politicians were always
making such a howl about the pres
ervation of our forests. "Oh," he
replied, they probably never know
just when they may have to take to
the woods. Success Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Priest Sentenced to Jail.

Father Daniel Pembroke, formerly
in charge of st. Mary's Parish, at
Maryville, Mo. was sentenced to six
months in Jail by jury for sending
a Matchmaking letter to Bishop M. f.
Burke, of the st. Joseph Diocese.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
DONKEY BLOWS OUT GAS.
Owner Sues Express Company to Re-
cover Damages For Loss.

st. Louis, Mo.-William Grothe, of
Wentzville, Mo-, through his attor-
ney, is trying to collect from an ex-
press company the value of donkey
he had bought and which ended it's
life while being shipped from Illinois
to Missouri The donkey was Grated
and placed in the express company's
warehouse for the night. A gas jet
was burning near the animal when
the employees locked the warehouse, In
the morning the light was out and
the donkey was dead.
Grothe contends the donkey blew
out the gas while braying.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
FATHER MCMAHON BANKRUPT.
Dragged Down by P. J. Keiran's FL
deity Funding Company.


Cleveland, Ohio.--The Rev. Will
lam Mcmahon, pastor of st. Bridget's
Catholic Church, Cleveland, and edi-
tor of the Catholic Universe, has filed
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the United States Court. In the petit
ton his liabilities are given as ST.
594,141.64, with assets aggregating
$75,207.0S, of which $71,300 is real
estate. The secured claims amount to
$946,925.73, unsecured claims $371,-
207.91, and commercial paper $780,
918.
Father Mcmahon was director of
tht Fidelity Funding Company of
New York City, founded by P. J.
Keiran, and which now is in the
hands of receivers. Thus it came
about that his name was signed to
many of the papers issued by the
company and for which he is now
held liable for the receivers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Moses Minister to Greece.

President Taft has sent to the Sen
ate at Washington. d. c.. the nomin-
alton of George II. Moses, Of New
Hampshire. to be Minister to Greece
and Montenegro.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06

ITOm nervousness
and annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege ia BILE Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as 1t
restored my health
and strength. 1
never forget to tell
my friends what
T,vdia.E Piukham,s
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
wisconsin Kills County Option.

County option in Wisconsin re-
ceived its death blow at Madison in
the Senate Of the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture, when the measure was defeated
by vote of II to II.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Roosevelt Visits Gibraltar.

Mr. Roosevelt arrived at Gibraltar
on the Hamburg and got ducking
while boarding the ship from small
boat after a trip ashore.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Negro Murderer a Suicide.

James Vango, a negro murdee
committed suicide in the Tombs, *
York City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change OF Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, VT. was passing
through the Changeof Life and suffered
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
iowa Senate Kills Prohibition.

Constitutional prohibition was de-
feated at Des Moines, Iowa, in the
Senate by vote of rs to 81 This is
the end of the matter for two years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
LATEST NEWS.
BY WIRE.


Taft Names Hand For Judge.
Washington, D. C. President Taft
sent to the Senate the nomination OF
Learned Hand, of New York, to be
United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York.
Anthracite Miners at Work.
Wilkes-Bar Pa.-The anthracite
miners returned to work under the
conditions embodied in the old agree
ment.
Pays $40, 500 Tax.
Parkersburg, w va.-All records
in West Virginia for the amount Of
inheritance tax paid were broken
when the estate of Senator Johnson
N. Camden paid $4,000 to the State.
Commencement at Carlisle.
Carlisle, Pa.-The commencement
exercises at the Indian school were
held. Fifty-two students from the
trades department and twenty-six
from the classical department were
graduated.
Would Wed Aged Man.
Athol, Mass.-In answer to his adj
vertisement, seventy-two offers of
marriage have been received in two
days by Joseph Fenno, of South
Athol, Civil War veteran.
Boys Were After Crazy Snake.
Boston. John O'Connell, eleven;
David Blanchard, fourteen, and
Frank Mannix, fourteen, were arrest
ed on freight train at Brighton,
Mass They announced that they
were on their way to capture Crazy
Snake
Auto For Sherman's Use.
Washington, D. C.-To provide the
Vice-President with carriage or au-
tomobile "for his social uses" is the
purpose of resolution offered in the
Senate by Senator Scott.
No Hold-Up Without Booty.
San Antonio, Tex.-Justice, Fiske,
in local court, ruled that hold-up
with gun is not robbery. unless
the footpad secures money from his
victims. Two men arrested for hold
ing up man on the street we're re-
leased
Boy WEEDS Widow, "a.
Columbia, Mo.-Mrs Sarah Mon
tamat, widow sixty-four years old,
has been married to Turner Action,
nineteen years old, who worked at
the house where she was house
keeper.
RislSed Life to Save Bird.
Chicago. Policeman H. Smith was
overcome by smoke while attempting
to rescue a canary bird in a fat fire.
Other policemen dragged Smith from
the burning building. The bird was
suffocated.
Hands Spoiled; Woman Sues.
Macon, Ga.-Alleging that her
hands were ruined by the violet ray
Mrs. Edgar A. Ross, a
social leader of Macon, sued DR..
proprietor of sanitarium
here, for $4,000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
PAYS $4,000 Tax.

Parkersburg, w va.-All records
in West Virginia for the amount Of
inheritance tax paid were broken
when the estate of Senator johnson
~ Camden paid $42,50O to the State.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Bill Prohibits Aliens.

Berlin, Germany. The Prussian
Government has introduced bill
in the Diet forbidding foreigners
from acquiring mineral properties
and operating mines within Prussia
without the special permission of the
King.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Farm For Sale Fi;s S9o

-
Bargains, profusely illustrated, mailed freq; we pay
YOUR R. r. fare. E. A. STROUT CO.. Book u
Works. Largest Farm Dealers, ~ West 18th St. New toFks
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Commencement al Carlisle.

Carlisle, Pa.-The commencement
exercises at the Indian school were
held. Fifty-two students from the
trades department and twenty-six
from the classical department were
graduated
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06

RislSed Life to Save Bird.
Chicago Policeman H. Smith was
overcome by smoke while attempting
to rescue canary bird in a fat fire.
Other policemen dragged Smith from
the burning building. The bird was
suffocated
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Hands Spoiled; Woman Sues.

Hands Spoiled; Woman Sues.
Macon, Ga.-Alleging that her
hands were ruined by the violet ray
treatment, Mrs. Edgar A. Ross,
social leader of Macon, sued DR..
Rushin, proprietor of a sanitarium
here, for $4,000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Austria and Seryia al Peace

Belgrade, Servia. Negotiations
have been begun for a new CONNER
cial treaty between Austria-Hungary
and Servia.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06

Boy WEEDS Widow, "a.
Columbia, Mo.-Mrs. Sarah Mon
tamat, widow, sixty-four years old,
has been married to Turner Action,
nineteen years old, who worked at
the house where she was house
keeper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Anthracite Miners at WORK.

Wilkes-Barre Pa.-The anthracite
miners returned to work under the
conditions embodied in the old agree
ment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Reset lady Crichton,s snine.

London.-A successful operation
was performed on Lady Crichton fol-
the replacement of one of the verte.
brae of the spine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06

Taft Names Hand For Judge.
Washington, d. President Taft
sent to the Senate the nomination OF
Learned Hand, of New York, to be
United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Eeduces Discount Rates.

London rate of discount OF
the Bank of England has been re-
duced from three to two per cent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Monument to Sardou.

Paris.A committee, headed by
Premier Clemenceau. and composed
Of prominent artists, actors, scientists
and literary men of France, has been
formed to arrange for the erection of
a monument to Victorien Sardou.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Suffrneettes 60 hal IaiI.

London.-Nine suffragettes arrest
ed in the raid made upon the House
OF Parliament were arraigned in the
Bow Street Police Court and SEN
fenced to months Imprisonment.
There was a great demonstration in
court when the women chose the Jail
sentences in lieu of paying nominal
fines. ls
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
Bena's Merchant Prince Here
Yesterday.

Ernest Flemming of Bena, one of
the most prominent merchants, log
gers and farmers in northern Mime
sofa, came over from his home yes
terday afternoon and spent the after
noon and evening here, looking over
a prospective job of logging which
he may take. MI. Flemming. started
a store at Bena when there were but
few settlers III IN that vicinity and
Indians, some lumberjacks and
Charlie Seeley constituted about the
only human habitat around that
section. Mr.. Flemming attended
strictly to business, logged some,
traded with the Indians and exer.
cised considerable di plomacy, with
the result that he prospered exceed.
ingly, and for the past few years he
has had at Bena one of the very best
general stores to be found anywhere
in this section. He is popular and
deserves his success.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
. NJ. N. Kohl in City.

M. N. Kohl, the Cass Lake land
dealer and general promoter and all
around good fellow, was a visitor in
the Pioneer inner circ]e'' yesterday
afternoon. -
Mr.. Kohl states that the deal thai
has been Hanging fire" between
Samuel Sutor of Cass Lake and
Thomas Bailey Of. this city for the
purchase of the Endion hotel by Mr.
Bailey, has been at = deadlock
during the past few days, there being
a difference of some $4,000 between
them on the price to be paid for the
hostelry: 80 =
MFR, Kohl was here for the purpose
of closing a deal which he had with
local parties which he attended to.
Mr.. Kohl states that his good wife
recently presented him with a g.
pound "nucleus' for a stenog
raDher."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
FATE OF PAUL FOURNIER
NOW RESTS WITH JURY
Evidence in Murder Trial Was All in at Noon-Councl
Were to Each Occupy Two Hours in Making
the Pleas.

Brainerd, Dec. Al p. NJ
Especial to Pioneer. 1.-The fate of
Paul Fourier (once convicted of
the murder of N. o. Dahl, and who
has been given a new trial on the
same charged will rest with the jury
in the district court here before the
BemidjisPioneer goes to press this
evening; and it is believed that
verdict will be reached without very
much of an extended deliberation on
the part of the jury.
The introduction of evidence for
both the state and the defense was
concluded at noon, when the defense
rested.
It was agreed that four hours
should be set aside for the arguments
of counsel. Mr.. Weeks, from the
attorney generals, Office, to occupy
two hours in making his argument
for the state, and Mr.. Scrutchin, for
the defendant to take the same time;
Judge McClenahan was then to
charge the jury, which body would
probably retire before s p. m. to find
verdict.
Yesterday afternoon the defense
had on the stand, Jesse Dade of
Blackjack, ]. P: Lahr and H. ].
Loud of Bemidji,e and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus Fourier, Cyrus a brother of
Paul Fourier.
The testimony of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus Fourier was introduced in an
effort to impeach the testimony given
by Mrs. Owen Fourier at the for
5mer trial~and repeated at this trial,
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
THE ELK CHARITY BALL
WILL BE SWELL AFFAIR
Committee laboring to Make the Ball
ASwell ction.-Proceeds
For Benefit Poor.

Preparations for the annual
charity ball to be given by Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1852, B. P. O.. Elks,
are progressing nicely and lnd1ca.
tons point to very large attend
ance on the night of the tall, Fri
day, December II.
The decorating committee, con-
sisting Of A. H. Jester, Gus
Melges, DR.. G. M. Palmer, NJ. J.
Brown, D. D: Miller, Eric Ives,
F. S. Lycan and E. H. Jerrard,
have outlined scheme for decor
ating the armory that will trans
form the soldiers drilling quarters
into veritable bower OF beauty in
which the Elk's colors OF purple
and white will predominant.
This part of the function is in
very capable hands, and those who
have received invitations and will
attend the dance are assured of very
pleasant environments. The COM
mittee will serve refreshments and
efficient people will be in charge of
the booths where ladies' and gentle
mems wraps will be provided for the
comfort of the dancers.
Masten's orchestra Of eight pieces
will furnish music for the dance, and
Professor Masten has been drilling
his corps of players ON some new
stuff" which will be sprung at the
dance. 80.
It will be necessary for those in
tending to attend the dance to pre-
sent their invitations and tickets at
the door before being admitted. The
local Elks are determined to prevent
any undesirable characters from at
tending this dance and the rule will
be strictly adhered to in admitting
persons to the armory on the night
of ball.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
SETTLER FAVORED BY THE
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
Decides Adversely to State in One "Swamp Land Case
P. j. Russell Writes Pointed Communication Con-
corning Swamp Land" Contests.

P. ]. Russell, attorney for nearly
all of the settlers who are in
contest with the state over certain
swamp lands, has received notice
that the secretary of the interior
has decided in the favor, of the
settlers in the case of Frank ].
Porter VS.. the State of Minnesota,
involving the NWA NWA of Sec
ton l; the NEA NEA and the
NWA NEA of section 2-153-15.
This is the last appeal in this
particular swamp land" case, and
the secre tary of the interior, in his
decision, affirms the decision of the
local land Office at Cass Lake and
also the decision of the commissioner
of the general land Office, which
were both in favor of Porter.
Inc result OF this case Will no
doubt have far-reaching effect on
the cases which are now Hanging
fire" and have been decided by the
local United States land office at
CaSs Lake.
Mr.. Russell has written a COM
muniCation to the Duluth News
Tribune relative to these so.called
swamp land" contests. The CON-
munication is in answer to pub
lished letters written by State Audi
tor Iverson and Attorney Kulkin of
Duluth, and is as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14

the act, was to sell a, few hundred
thousandac and with the proceeds,
the first state prison at Saltwater
was built. r. - >4. -. g
Hundreds of thousands of acres
were given away to railroad com
panies, the granting of permits
almost for song to cut millions Of
feet from school sections, the extern
sion of these permits without consid-
GRAFTON, the winking at wealthy tres
passers, the dismissal of suits against
them and the rebating of taxes
against them are few of the Incl
dents in the administration of the
laws. 49,
In the face of all this, the artor-
ney for the state says that the poor
settlers who are fighting to get title
to a few acres of natural meadow or
which can be easily made such)
together with what is on it and
under it, are liars, thieves and rob-
bers.' -.--.-.
What is the gain to the state if
these officials do as they say, save
ten thousand acres to the state?' as
this land, as we have before said,
will be unstable for half century
or more. Nothing. 1t will, however,
furnish a nice campaign argument,
something that we can point with
pride to- Yes you may have saved
ten thousand acres to the state, but
you have lost ten settlers and pros
pective purchasers for every acre
that you have saved.
Very respectfully,
p. J. RUSSELL"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14

In an issue of the News Tribune
of the past month was long news
item purporting to give history of
the conflict between large number
of settlers in northern Minnesota
and the state, over land claimed by
the state under the swamp land
act A few days before, you pub
llshed a statement from w. E. Cul-
kin, attorney for the state, in which
he brands these settlers as liars,
Spectators, pulp wood men, etc.,
etc.
Both the news item and Mr..
Culkin's statement are misleading,
not justified by facts, and do the
settlers a grave injustice; nine-tenths
of them being settlers in good faith.
Permit me, therefore, space in your
valuable and widely circulated news
paper to give the settlers side of
this controversy.
March 18th, 1860, the swamp
land act was extended to Mime
sofa and other western states.
Under and by its terms, all lands
within the state, then unsurveyed.
which were found so low, wet,
swampy or overhowed by the
government surveyors as to unfit
them for cultivation, without any
system of artificial drainage or en-
bankment' were to belong to the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14

result-the plat was filed, no one
else could contest and the state
acquired title to. land it was not
entitled to under the swamp land
act.
Mr.. Iverson also takes up the
pulp wood cudgel and fguratively
pounds these rascally settlers over
the head. He says they want to get
title so that they can sell the pulp
wood and timber to the pulp men
and lumber companies.
Admitting, for the: sake of argu.
ment, that this is true, who will get
the timber if the state gets title to
the land? All state lands are ap-
praised and the timber thereon esti-
mated before sale, and when more
than few thousand feet of timber is
found on a forty, it is sold to the
highest bidder. Who will naturally
be the highest bidder? Not the
poor settler, but the lumber CON-
panies who have bought up and own
the timber on the surrounding lands.
The land itself would not be
purchased for half a century and the
state does not pay any taxes, while
in the first instance the land would
be taxed and contribute, in some
measure, to the building of roads
and school houses.
The state land officials make a
plea, to the galleries whom they
say, we want these lands so they can
be sold for the benefit of all the
people of the state.' Now it is self
evident that if they are in fact
swamp and cannot be cultivated,
with the timber sold and mineral
rights reserved, no sane man would
pay S. an acre and upwards for
them.
The state spends thousands of
dollars every year to maintain an
emigration bureau, yet the fact re-
mains, disguise it as much as we
can, that the population of our
state has not Increased for a num-
Der of years: Prospective settlers
go to other stares and Canada, and
no wonder, when they are offered
such a proposition as the state holds
out to them.
The swamp land act, as we have
said, provided that every dollar rea-
lied from the sale Of land awarded
to the state. as. swamp or overlooked
should be expended in draining the
same, yet one of the first acts of its
land officials, after the passage of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
District, Court Today:

Judge Wright-is inthe city from
Park Rapids and is presiding at
court, considering a: number of court
cases, the particulars of which will
be given in tomorrow's Pioneer. =.
:, - :. --..-~.>. =:
Card party and lunch given BY St.
Philips Aid Tuesday !. evening rs Dec.
14th., in St. Philips church base:
ment. Tickets rs cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-14
K, P, Meetinu T0niQht,

A regular meeting of Bemidji
Lodge, No. 16S, K. of P, in
Masonic hall this evening at $50
o'clock. r.@
There will be business Of import
ance, and all members are urged
to be present early.
ID. y. Miller, c. c.,