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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
THE LOCAL SPORTSMEN
ORGANIZE A GUN CLUB
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Night
in City HalI.-Temporary
Organization Formed.

A large number of enthusiastic
sportsmen of Bemidji gathered last
evening in the City Hall for the pur-
pose of forming a gun club and a
temporary organization was per-
fected.
V. L. Ellis, of the Bemidji Pioneer,
was appointed temporary chairman
and Captain Adam E. Otto, of the
local militia, was elected temporary
secretary, and a committee was
appointed to attend to the necessary
soliciting of funds. .-.
There are over fifty sportsmen in
Bemidji who are thirty-third degree
handlers of the gun and it is
expected that there will be large
number of members in the new
organization. A gun club will add
to the many attractions which
Bemidji now possesses for the sum-
mer visitor. Mr.. Ellis will call
another meeting as soon as the
soliciting committee completes it's
work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
FREAKIEST OF FREAKS
BEING EXHIBITED HERE
This Strange Mixture of the Animal
Kingdom Possesses Marks of
Several Rare Beasts.

One of the most astonishing freaks
that Ito use a strictly up~to-date
expression) lever came over the
pike" is being exhibited in front of
the Remore hotel on Third street,
and has caused all kinds of COM
ment today.
This freak of the animal kingdom
has head which would puzzle anv
nature faker" to analyze. It has
the general form and appearance of
hippopotimus and is supplied with
four ivory tusks which are very
peculiarly formed. The body is
covered with hide like a hippopoti-
mus and the animal is supplied with
a long name like that worn by
horse. None of the feet resemb bic
each other.
The attendant states that the
freak eats hay and all kinds of
vegetables with the exception of
cabbage, which peculiarly would
indicate that his "freakness" is not
of German origin.
The animal is certainly a freak of
the rarest kind and no one should
fail tn GEE If
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
THE GREAT GOLLMAR SHOW
EVEN BETTER THAN EVER
Herd Of Trained Elephants Are Best Ever Exhibited in
America; Cost Immense Sum.-Trapeze Act of Ernst
onans Thrilling Har.Raser -s-~

a cost of $4,000 in the city of
Bombay, India.
They paid the United States
customs officers an import duty of
$4,000; and that they are the largest,
most costly and best troupe of per-
forming elephants in the world today
is conceded by all.
1t is marvellous when one stops to
think of more than twelve tons of
pachyderm flesh dancing a quadrille,
and yet this is the very thing they
do.
These elephants work with with
the celebrity and directness of hu-
man beings, and the amazing acts
of these dumb brutes have never
been duplicated in a circus arena,
and for exquisite beauty, exhilarat-
ing charm, startling surprise, stimu-
lating action and absolute novelty,
this act is priceless jewel OF
amusement production. They not
only do quadrille, but posturing,
pyramids ETC., showing a diversity
of masterful skill.
Words fail utterly of describing
this wonderful act. Seeing alone is
believing. It demonstrates in a
manner that is at once convincing
the superior intelligence of the ele-
plant over all members of the lower
creation. 1t is the most astonishing
performance that has been given on
this earth.
These eleven ponderous beasts
walk on their hind feet, stand on
their heads, play tenpins, waltz, walk
on rolling globes, balance on teeter
boards, heat drums and play on
musical instruments, play hide and
seek, find hidden articles, running,
ambling, walking, marching, maneu-
vering, rearing, in fact do everything
but talk.
A mammoth mass of mastodonic
mammals, actually enacting many
more things than described or pic
tured with realism of so pronounced
character, as to denote the unques-
toned possession of reason, this
herd of elephants is the most massive
and ponderous of all the giants of
the animal kingdom.
If the clouds make you skeptical
about going to the night show, forget
it. The canvas is thoroughly water
proof, and about the dryest place
imaginable, despite ideas to the con-
trary, is under a modean circus tent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

acknowledged to be one of the best
couplers in the entire country and
always makes a good record at every
tournament. He has, on several
occasions equaled the worlds record
A seconds) and this year is coupl.
ing as we'll as ever. Dennis will
have as a running mate Earl Cell or
Albert Halvorson. 1t is possible
that Earl Cell will also enter the
coupling contest.
Albert Halvorson will be Bemidii's
representative in the ladder-climbipg
contest. Halvorson is very fast and
holds the record of the association
q Is seconds), which he made at
the tournament at Park Rapids sew
eral years ago.
Bemidji's flag team will be COM
posed of Scott Stewart, Ray Dennis,
Earl Cell, Charles Collins, Emil
Gustafson and c. C. Crippen. Be-
midi also holds the record of the
association for the flag race, having
completed the 600 yards in an even
66 seconds.
The Bemidji Fire department has
always had a splendid running team.
The department has won Champion
ship banners at five different tourna-
ments, two of which are the prop
erty of the department through the
running team having won banners
four successive years, two years for
each banner.
A large number of Bemidji people
will undoubtedly visit Crookston dur
ing the tournament to see the races
and cheer the local fremen on to
victory. -@4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

above the average trapeze acts that
there is no comparison. They pre-
sent a distinct novelty that is
entirely new to the American people.
They gamble with destinity and
dare death high up in the dome of
the canvass in their performance of
the famous zone foot breakaway,"
Of which they are the originators.
It is the one feat that has been
accomplished by none except the
famous Ernstonian Bros. They make
the hazardous loop the loop of which
everyone is familiar loop by con-
trast like parlor game of ten pins.
In addition to their trapeze act they
do hand to hand and head to head
balancing denoting feats of streng tn
that is truly marvellous.
The Gollmar Bros. Elephants.
We say without fear of contradic-
ton, that every one in this day of
progress has seen elephants, and the
acts of elephants; but never in the
history of the world have there been
such elephants as those owned and
carried by Gollmar Bros.
Seventeen months ago, the Euro
pean purchasing agent of Gollmar
Bros show secured these animals at
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
BEMIDJI RUNNING TEAM
WILL ATTEND TOURNEY
The Local Fire Department Will Send Their Fast Fremen
to Crookston to Compete in the Races to Be Run
at Queen City" Next Week.

The running team of the Bemidji
fire department will participate in the
tlremen's tournament which will be
held in Crookston, July 4-5:6; and in
addition to participating in the meet
ing and the races, the Bemidji fire
men will 90 to the Queen City,
prepared to make determined effort
to secure next years tournament of
the association for Bemidji, with the
intention of holding the meeting
the same dates as this year, July a.
Sc. affording Joint celebration of
the nations natal day and the meet
ing of the firemen. -.-
The members of the running team
have been practicing diligently
during the past two or three weeks
and Captain FIalvorson and his
assistant, Ray Dennis, state that the
boys aie in fairly good condition.
The firemen who will constitute
the running team to represent Be-
midi are the following.
Albert Halvorson, captain; Ray
Dennis, assistant captain; Earl Cell,
Charles Collins, Paul Winklusky,
ID. D. Miller, Louis Lloyd, John
lullaby, Emil Gustafson, Robert
Russell, Scott Stewart, D. R. Bur-
CESS, A. Doran, c. C. Crippen, H.
E. Dennis and Garnet Peterson,
with the possibility of two or more
firemen going along as substitutes,
there being just enough (fourteen)
to make the number of fremen
required for each race.
p Ray Dennis will do the coupling
for the ~Bemidji team Dennis is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

here and Reggie at 7:2O O'Clock
this morning created great panic
among the people in these two cities.
The walls of houses which were
not completely demolished by the
earthquake in December we're
shaken down and the inhabitants
OF the towns rushed from the
streets towards the open country.
The first shock was followed by
an explosion like the roar of a
cannon and lasted between eight
and ten seconds. 1t is said this
quake was greater in severity than
the fatal one of the night of Decem-
Der %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Weekend Excursions.

Via the South Shore for Detroit,
Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo by
rail to St. Ignace thence D. & C. N.
Co.'s steamers, leaving Duluth every
Friday. June 4 to July 80. To
Detroit and return $780,. Limit
Sept. 18th.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
To Quebec and Return $1,000

Via the South Shore in connec-
ton with the Annual Pilgrimage to
Ste. Anne de Beaupre. Tickets on
sale July 10, 10, 20, Fl and 22nd
and good for stop over. Limit Aug.
ust 31st. Excursion fares to all
Eastern points; tickets on sale every
day, return limit Oct. 31st.
For further particulars and reser.
walton write A. J. Perrin, General
Agent, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

John McDougall, the mayor of
Blackjack, returned to his home at
the Duck" last evening, after hav-
ing spent yesterday in the city look
ing after some business matters.
The Blackjack executive stated that
he would come down and help us
celebrate on Monday next.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
MINNESOTA & INTERNATIONAL,
WILL RUN "BEMIDJI'' SPECIAL
Fourth of July Committee Succeed in Securing Special Train
from Branerd Morning of July 5-..People from South
Given Opportunity to Celebrate at Bemidji

Late this afternoon of
the officials
the
The
several
general
beer granted
The will
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Police Found Lost Grin.

Yesterday, the police found a tele.
scope near the Great Northere tracks
which contained some lady's cloth
ing and child's wearing apparel.
The valise had evidently been taken
from the depot and broken into.
Anyone who has lost a grip of
this character can have same by call
ing at police headquarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01

The following in the June settle
ment of the taxes collected and
apportioned to the cities, villages,
and towns and also to the different
school districts of the county:
The sum Of $11,848.OO was appor-
toned to the City of Bemidji, and
to the different funds as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
MONEY APP0RT|0NED TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ETC..
School Districts, City, Villages and
Towns Get "Coin" from the
June Settlement.

The June settlement of taxes COL
lected, which includes the entire
apporrionment of funds, was given
in. the Pioneer yesterday and is as
follows:
The settlement" shows the fol-
lowing for the regular tax collec-
ton:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
American Sugar Co, Officers Indicted.

New York, July 1.-(Special to
Pioneer. president Thomas, of the
American Sugar Refining company,
five directors of the company and
two other individuals were indicted
by the federal grand jury here today,
on the charge of conspiracy in the
restraint of trade and also violating
the Sherman antitrust law.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
The Famous Ernstonians.

The above cut represents the
famous Ernstonians, one of the
many features with Gollmar Bros.
shows. These two young men do a
double trapeze act that is distinctly
in a class by itself. They do an
act that is new, novel and so far
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
AT MEssINA
FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSIONS
Panic Struck, Citizens Flee to Country,
To Places Of Safety.
Terrible Explosions.

Messina, Sicily, July Especial
to Pioneer.) Earthquakes both
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-01
Mortgage Tax.

The mortgage tax collection and
settlement is as follows: ~
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out. which Gale broke at last:
This forgiveness talk IL all right.
suppose-but | want Runnion"
We'll git him, too growled Lee, at
which Poleon uttered a curt exclama-
mo-
why note" said the miner.
wal" the Canadian drawed. slowly.
then paused to light the cigarette he
had rolled In n bit of wrapping paper,
inhaled the smoke deeply to the bottom
OF his lungs, held II there a moment, and
blew It out through his mouth and nos
trils before adding, you'll jus be
Gale looked up from beneath his
thatch Of brow. and asked, quietly:
You 'member-story toll you wan
day, two, tree mont ago." Poleon re-
marked. without apparent evasion,
bout Johnny Plat wat ketch on de
Porcupine all ct up by skeeter bugs?"
Il do" answered Gale
"War'-he met their eyes sqiarely.
then drew another long breath from his
cigarette-"l'm JUS hopin' nobody don
pick 1t up dis Runnion Teller de same
way. Mebbe dey fin hees hans tie be-
| hin I'm wit piece Of hees Shirt
Good God" cried the trader. start
Ing to his feet. "You-you'--
VI CouISt, j III JUS pnSln ZIG WIS
feel purity good wen I lef', He was feel
so good | tax hees coat for keepin' off
dem bugs from me, because lef 1t my
own shirt on de canoe. He's nice Teller
dat way. he give up easy Ba gosh!
never see worse place Tor skeeters!"
Gale fell silent and No Creek" Lee
began to swear In little useless, inef.
fective oaths, which were but two ways
OF showing similar emotions Then the
former stepped up and laid a big hand
upon Poleons shoulder.
That saves us quite a trip" he said.
But NO Creek Lee continued to
swear softly.
I'm glad for see dis day." said the
Frenchman. He's good man, an he
ain never goin to hurt her none" He
paused. "Dere's Jus wan ting I want
for ask It OF you. John-you member
dat day we stop on de birch grove. an
you spik bout her an toll me dose story
bout her moder? Wal, I was dreamn'
dat tam, so I'm goin' ask It you now
don never tell her wat | said"
Doesn't she know. my boy?"
She thinks I'm broder wit her. an'-dat's
wat am bs Car" He could not hold
his voice event. broke with him; but
he avoided the old mans gaze. Gale
took him by the shoulders
There amt nothing so cruel In the
WoTld as gentle woman said he, but
she wouldn't hurt you for all the world
Poleon; only the blaze OF this other
thing has blinded her. She can't see
nothing for the light OF this new love OF
hers"
II know OATS w'y-nobody onder.
STAINS but you an met
Gale looked out through the open
door, past the sunlit river which came
from land of mystery and vanished
| int N'a 90 . II, 4.
forest and the hills, in his deep-set
| eyes the light of wondrous love that
| had lived with him these many weary
years, and said:
Nobody else can understand but me
i know how 1t Is. | had even q
harder thing to bear for you'll know
she's happy at least, while p His
"oice trembled, but, after a pause, he
continued: They neither of them un.
derstand what you've done for them
for 1t was you that brought her back
but some time they'll learn how great
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their debt Is and thank you 1t II
take them years and years, however
and when they do they'll tell their
babes of you. Poleon, so that your
name will never die. loved her
mother but | don't think could have
done what you did
1t was II very simple. unpretentioous
ceremony that took place. inside the
long, low house of logs, and yet il was
II wonderful thing to the dark ahy
maid who hearkened so breathlessly be-
side the man she had singled out the
clean-cut man in uniform, who 3.n0d so
straight and tall, making responses in
voice that had neither fear nor weak
ness in 1t. When they had done he
turned and took her reverently IN his
arms and kissed her before them
all. then she went and stood beside
Gale and the red wife who was no VITA,
and sad, simply
II am very happy.
The first word of the wedding was
borne by Father Barnum, who went
alone to the cabin where the girls
father lay. ,,
an hour after the Mission boat, was
ready to continue its run, when, Just
as ii blew warning blast, down the
street Of the camp came procession
, so strange for this land that men
| stopped, eyed It curiously, and whis-
pcrch among themselves.
! 1t was blanketed man upon a
stretcher, carried by doctor and a
priest. The face was mulfled so that
the oilers could not make 1t out; and
when they inquired, they received no
answer from the carriers. who pursued
their course impasslvely down the rum
way to the waters edge and up the
gangplank to the deck. When the boat
had gone and the last faint cough OF Its
towering stacks had died away, Father
Barnum turned to his friends:
He could not bring himself TO face
defeat in the eyes of men or to see the
knowledge OF It in their bearing; there
fore. he fled. He told me that he would
be a hunted animal all his life; that the
news OF his whipping would travel
ahead OF him, and that his enemies
would search him out to take advan-
! tage OF him. This l could not grasp,
/ but Il seemed big thing In his eyes
so big that he wept. He said the only
decent thing he could or would do was
to leave the daughter he had never
known to that happiness he had never
experienced, and wished me to tell her
that she was very much like her
mother, who was the best woman in the
world"
(The End.)
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Lieut.. Meade Burrel. stationed at the min.
Ing camp Of F'lambeau. is engaged TO Necla
Gale. VINO Is secretly loved by young
Frcnchman. PoeDn Doret \ professional
"bad man" Runn0n, also loves her Years
before John Gale a miner, had loved Necia
mother. who had been married to Bennett
gambler. Bennett i!l.,reatei her. SO she gave
Necia (then baby TO Gale 10 care for ana
promised 10 join them later. Then the woman
had been found murdered, Bennett accused
Gale OF the crime. Gale became Fugitive.
finally m9rryng a s1uaw. Alluna, and bring
Ing no Neca as their own child. BENNETT
turns up at Flambeau under the name or
Stark. Necia, hearing that Burrell Will be
disgracel II he narrles a halforeed Indian
(which she believes she Isl. goes TO Stark for
advice. stark sends her away in boat, with
Runnlon as an escort stark returns to hts
own cabin and there is confronted by Gale,
Stark cortesses TO the murder Of Necla's
mother and he and Gale fight. Stark Is
wounded. Poleon and Burlel have heard his
confession, He now tells them he ha. spir:
tied Necia away. Po.eon starts In search OF
her Runnion during the voyage down the
river again asks Necia TO marry him Po-
leon overtakes them, thrashes Runnlon,
leaves him in the woods and returns with
Sec!a 20 Flambeau or Father Barnum's mis-
Siop steamboat.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Runnion Finds the Singing
PeODIe.
xfKro CREEK" LEE came Into the
I'M trading post on the following "a,I ING

>>wrO CREEK" LEE came into the
VIM trading post on the following
/ morning and found Gale at
tending store as If nothing unusual had
occurred.
Say! What's this about you and
Stark? I hear you had horrible run
In and that you split him up the back
like quail
I'VE had a row." admitted the trader
TITS been long time working out, and
last night 1t came to a head"
"Lord-ee. And to think OF Ben
starks bein licked! Why, the whole
camps talkn' about It! They say he
emptIed two six-shooters at you, but
you kept a-comln', and VIXEN you did
get to him you just carved your Initials
on him like he was a Eastwood tree
Say, John, hes a goner, sure"
DO you mean he's-pass!ng out?'
"Oh. no. | reckon he'll get well, from
what hear, though he won't let no.
body come near him except old Doc
but he's lost battle and that ends
him' Don't you s"ENE' Wherever "
killer quits second best It breaks his
hoodoo. Why, there's been men laying
Tor MN these twenty years from mere
10 the Rio Grande, ana every Teller he
ever hes.sd will hear of this and begin
=, 60, ,,t, ra,,.,.. ,no, ,ho DC,
TO grease MS holster then the hrst
shave-tnll desperate that meets him
will spit In his eye, just to make a
hame FOR himself NO. sir. Hes spent
Shell. He's got to hght all his battles
o,.or ,soir and ,rfs ,f,re ,re o,bar
oNe' "s""' an" ",'' ""' ',.e ''''e'
teller WI. open the Dali On We seen
,,..t, 49,, -, ,,,,.. 80, t. ,.,,,,', ,,,,,,,. ,.,,
n'"n' just rs sure ~ Il "" 'uuh "P
lis hide TO dry, and he knows It. Where
Is Nec,a"''
"st.,s ,o,o - s,,d ,ro trader ,.or,,,.
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FELL FROM WINDOW; KILLED.

Martin Donohue, machInist. sixty
nine years old, topped out OF the third
story window of his home, no. l6l
Bridge street, Brooklyn, at midnight and
was killed instantly.
Donohue was opening the window,
when he los. his balance.
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BEDROOM Golden
Oak Dressing Case and
Washstand; iron enam-
Aled Bed. brass trim
med; woven wirc he'd
Spring; soft top Mat
tresses, pair Feather
Pillows: Comfortabie;
1 Oak Chair: ~ yards
Mating; English Toilet
Set. 10 pieces.
X IT & II ~ n Oak
Kitchen Closet. glass
doors: Kitchen Range
or Refrigerator; three
Kitchen Chairs; ~
pieces of rInware /;
Kite h en- Table; IL
wards OilCloth,
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PARLOR-Finc Velour
Suit, 5 pieces; Pier Mir
ror. French bevel glass;
Parlor Table brass
feet): handsome Lamp
anf Globe; pair OF hand
y. ne Pictures; large
Oriental Rug. I.UN
,1O.B; 1 Rocker, /: pairs
Curtains.
DISISG-ROOM - Oak
sldeboard. b ollie d
mirror, or elegant Sew
Ing Machine with o
years. guarantee; lcath-
er Couch: u oak cane
seat Chairs; oak Dining
Table: 56-piece Dinner
sets Table Cover: 10
yurds Mating.
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This home consists Of the accom-
panying articles and Ii on exhibition
In our wnrcrooms.
Write for Our 1909 Catalogue
Mailed Free
Grand Rapids Furniture.
no. allowed on all cash sales.
WV Wepay freight &R.R. fare
LIBERAL CREDIT TERMS
SIS Worth $3.50 Down Sl.5O Week
100 1000 zoo F"
$50 1900 rs F."
200 1000 $50 Z"
500 5000 $50 f"
Our 'rerms AuDly Also tn New York