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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
The Devil Coming.

The theatre patrons of this city
will shortly enjoy an excellent treat,
one OF the most talked of plays
throughout the country, The Devil" "
This is the play of the daring Hun.
garlan writer, Franz Mohar, whose
wonderous wit, impish imagination,
shavian satire and cheerful comedy
has already flashed his fame over
Europe.
It was the women, perhaps who
loudest sing the praises of this witty
and wicked devil, but altogether
wholesome and humorous devil.
The women, better than any 9th
|ers. understand this handsome temp.
ter, who whispers his cunning sug.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

the people calm down and get
on reasonable and sane basis in
enacting laws.
As one instance Of how unjust
the Oklahoma laws are he, stated
that, for example, if railroad wished
to extend branch only 80 miles,
the road would have to form separ-
ate corporation in order to build the
branch and would have to take out
new charter to construct the line.
The insurance laws are also unjust.
He said there were evidences that
the bank guarantee law Of Oklahoma
was not going to work out right very
much longer.
Mr.. German was raised at Fari-
.bault, this state, but has been resi-
dedt Of Oklahoma for 80 years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Mrs. olive Benson Dead.

Mrs. Olive Benson, a pioneer resi-
dent of Bemidji, died at her home in
this city at 3 o'clock this morning
after an illness of more than year
past, with heart trouble, cancer and
other complications, against the fatal
nature Of which she struggled
valiantly, only giving up the strug-
gle when human nature could stand
no more, being unconscious for a
day previous to her demise, sinking
into deep sleep that was never dis.
turbed and passing away with
scarcely tremor. Deceased was 48
years of age.
! Mrs. Benson lived in Crookston
for several years before coming to
Bemidji, arriving here in the early
days of this village, when the lum.
berjack held full sway and the
everyday life of Bemidji was by no
means tame" Mrs. Benson was
always a pleasant woman whose dis.
position made her many friends.
When she was taken i'll, little over
a year ago, she did not take her all
ment very seriously, but as time
went by and she did not improve
very materially, and especially dur
the past few months, she became
resigned to her condition, although
fighting the fatal termination of the
disease.
| Mrs. Benson is survived by five
children, three daughters, Gyda,
Bertha and Clara, and two sons,
Elmer and Chris, also a grand
daughter, Cora.
Funeral services will be held in
this city Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock and the body of Mrs. Benson
will be taken to Crookston Sunday
night for burial in the family lot at
that place, where lie the remains of
Judge Benson, Mrs. Benson's hus.
band.
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her. This lady of mystery is one OF
the most marvellous acts of the stage.
St. Julian, head dancer and novelty
athlete, has never been excelled in
the west.
The Six Rice Kids will keep you
laughing the whole evening. /
Manager Brinkman has exceeded
all former efforts on this program,
and you cannot afford to miss this
rare treat.
Hilliard and Phillips will complete
the weeks engagement Sunday night.
Don't forget the matinee Satur.
day afternoon. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
SpO0ner and Baudette.

March 5. q
The M. w. A. Lodge of Baudette
initiated a class of twenty-four at
their meeting on Monday evening.
After the ceremonies, lunch was
served to the new neighbors and a
social good time had by all. 1t is
expected that class of thirty will
be initiated into the mysteries of the
the order at the next regular meeting.
This will make the Baudette lodge
one of the largest in the northern
part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Matheiu
were hosts at one of the most enjoy
able affairs of the season, last even
ing, when they entertained at a
bridge-whist party at their home, in
Rainey River. Bridge was played
at five tables, the score cards were
novel and created great amusement,
as each player represented some
prominent character of past history
or present day affairs, as, for instance
Taft was given one lady who took
the part of Teddy's wife. Dainty
refreshments were served to the
guests. Those attending were Mr..
and Mrs. Go1ham, Mrs. Fairbanks,
Mrs. Plunkett, Mrs. Eagan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. f. Ericsson, and Misses
Plunkett, Inez and Lottie Lynch,
Ericsson, and Messrs. Malone, Dodds,
Anderson, Diercks, Waters and
Carlson.
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gestions in the ears of lovers and
winds his victims around his crafty
fingers. The story is human to the
core and holds an audience breath
less throughout the play. The
Devil'' will be played here by
Maxim and ghts,Saturday evening,
March 18th. Seats on sale at the
City Drug Store.
Maxim and Sights company will
play a three nights engagement at
the City Opera House, beginning
Thursday evening, March 11th.
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and he is known as an expert in rail.
road law. Although resident of New
York city Mr.. Wickersham is native
Of Pennsylvania; having been born in
Pittsburg in 1853. He first took civil
engineering at Lehigh university, but
later entered the law school of the
University of Pennsylvania, from
which he holds the degree of bachelor
/ Of laws. He Immediately entered
practice I'm Philadelphia, but later
went to New York and associated him
self with the firm of Chamberlain, Car.
ter & Hornblower. A year later he
became managing clerk of the firm OF
Strong & Cadwalader, of which Pres.
fdent Taft's brother is member, and
eventually was taken into partnership
Richard A. EaIIlnger.
-Four states may claim proprietary
interest in Richard A. Ballinger, the
new secretary Of the interior. He is
q native of Iowa, having been born in
Boonsboro in 1855; after practicing
law in Illinois for while he removed
to Alabama and in 1889 he became a
resident of Port Townsend, in Wash
ington state. The next year he was
appointed United States commissioner
at Port Townsend and later was elect
ed judge of the superior court of JEFF
ferson county. Five years ago Mr..
Ballinger was elected mayor of Seat
tie and when his term as mayor. ex.
pired President Roosevelt appointed
him commissioner of the general land
Office.
James Wilson.
I: Secretary Wilson continues to
hold the agricultural portfolio until
next November he will have broken
the record for continuous cabinet serv
Ice, which is now held by Albert Gal
latin, once secretary of the treasury
who served twelve years, eight
months and twenty-five days. Secre
tary Wilson was appointed at the out.
set of the Mckinley administration.
He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in
1885, and at the age of seventeen was
brought to this country by. his par
ents. He was educated in the public
schools of Iowa and at Iowa college.
He engaged in farming and, entering
state politics, was a member Of the
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
assemblies of Iowa, being elected
speaker of the assembly in his last
term. He served three terms in con-
gress.
Charles NageI.
( Charles Nagel of st. Louis, the new
secretary of commerce and labor, is
better known among lawyers and edu-
Gators than to the public at large,
although he served as member of
the Missouri house of representatives
and is member of the Republican
national committee. He is a native
Westerner, having been born in Colo
RADIO county, Tex, in 1S49. In the
height of the Civil war the pronounced
Union sentiments Of Mr. Nagel COM
PEELED him to remove from Texas to
st. Louis. Mr.. Nagel, as the Missouri
member of the Republican national
committee, served during the recent
campaign as member of. the execu-
tive committee and was In charge OF
the Western headquarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Excellent Artists at Brinkman,

The program at the Brinkman
Family theater next week will in.
clude eight people, the best that ever
made" the northwest.
Princes Tapeia, America s greatest
escape artist, will be the leading
number. No handouts, straigh-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
RattIeships Ride Out storm.

Norfolk, Va, March with the
wind blowing nearly forty miles an
hour across Hampton Roads the bat.
tleships of the Sperry feet still at
anchor there had very rough time Of
it. The great machines of war rodd
through the storm in perfect safety,
but several of the small boats and
launches were sunk or driven ashore.
There was no loss of life, however, SO
far as has been reported.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Steel Sheet Prices Cut.

Pittsburg, March 5.-Fol1owing a
meeting of independent steel sheet
manufacturers in this city reduction
in the price of all grades of steel
sheets ranging from 81 to So a ton, it,
is said, has been decided upon. The
meeting was attended only by sheet
manufacturers and report that steel
bar and billet prices had also. been cut
by the independents is not correct.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
st. Paul Banker Dead.

st. Paul, March 5.-Joseph Lockey,
many years one Of the leading bank.
ers of st. Paul and until recently
president Of the American National
bank, is dead. Mr.. Lockey sustained
a stroke Of paralysis some days ago
and his strength since had been grad.
ually declining.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
ADVISERS OF The
new PRESIDENT
Sketches Of Members Of The
Taft Cabinet.
ARE LEARNED IN THE LAW

Most Of Them Were Disciples Of
Blackstone at Some Time in Their
Careers, Although but Few Are En-
gagged in That Profession at Present.
Hitchcock the Youngest Member of
New Administration.
Washington, March 6.-The follow
Ing are brief sketches of the members
Of the cabinet of President Taft, as
officially announced:
Philander Chase Knox, Mr.. Taft's
secretary of state, re-enters the cab
met after five years in the United
States senate, to which he was ap-
pointed in June, 1904, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Matthew
S. Quay. Like most Of his colleagues
In the new cabinet Mr.. Knox is law
yer and first came into national prom
inence as attorney general in Mr.. Nc
Kinley's first cabinet, when he sue.
cessfully prosecuted the Northern
Securities case. Mr.. Knox is fifty-six
years old, having been born in
Brownsville, Pa, May 6, 1858. After
graduating from Mount Union college
at Alliance, o., he began the study Of
law in Pittsburg later and three years
later was admitted to the bar in that
city. During the Homestead riots in
1892 he was counsel for the Carnegie
Steel company and directed the legal
end of that famous labor disturbance.
When in 1901 Mr.. Mckinley appointed
him attorney general Mr.. Knox's par
ticipation in the Homestead affair
caused some opposition on the part of
labor organizations to his confirma-
ton.
Franklin MacVeaqh.
Franklin MacVeagh, merchant, Sec
retary of the treasury, was born on a
farm near Phoenixville, Chester coun-
ty. Pa. He was graduated from Yale
as b. A. in 1862 and from Columbia
law school, New York, in 1864, and
began practice with his brother,
Wayne MacVeagh, but, his health fail
ing, he abandoned law and went West.
Shortly after he established in Chi
cago the wholesale grocery house of
Franklin MacVeagh & Co., which for
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March Wheat May,
$1.1814 4@011Sa3s;;s = July, $1.O5B; Sept,
$3.50; Dec, 99%c. Corn March,
.657sc; May, 68lsc; July, 67A@673sc;
Sept, 675k@67c. Oats-May, 561ac;
July, 507sc; Sept, 41a4c. Pork-May,
.s17.30; July, $17.35 5@17.371a. Butter
-Creameries, 22@2sc; dairies, 2O@
25c. Fggs-18@21c. Poultry Tur-
keys, TIC; chickens, 141ac; springs,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

committee IN the recent campaign. Mr.
Hitchcock is only forty.tWo years OF
age and since he left school has been
in the employ Of the government. He
is a native Of Ohio, but received his
education in Massachusetts, to which
state his parents removed while he
was quite young. In Mr.. Roosevelt's
first campaign he was assistant sec.
retary to the Republican national com.
mittee and was later appointed first
assistant postmaster general
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Brakeman Crushed to Death.

st. Paul, March 5.-Harry Fitzsim.
mons, aged thirty, brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, was instantly killed
in the yards near Phalen creek. He
was caught between two box cars as
he was making a coupling and
crushed. Fitzsimmons' home in in La
Crosse, Wis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
III Health Cause Of Act,

New York, March s.. FRANK G. Hol.
lings, head Of the firm Of w. G. Hol-
lings & Co, IL Wall street, dealers In
investment securities, committed sui.
eide at a hotel in this city. He had
been In III health for some time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, March 4. Cattle -Beeves,
s4.6O@7.25; Texas steers, $4.40@5.5O;
Western steers, s4.1O@5.60; stockers
and feeders, $3.90@5.5O; cows and
heifers, $2.0o@575; calves, $4,000
.S.75. Hogs-Light. s6.20@6.65, mixed,
sS6.3O@6.7O;; heavy, s6.40@e.75; rough,
s6.40@6.505 good to choice heavy,
s6.sOSDe.75; pigs, $5.35@62O. Sheep,
sa.35@5.S0; yearlings. $6.1O@7.2O;
lambs, 5.76@7.S5.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Sunday School Entertainment.


The members of the Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School will hold a
temperance rally next Tuesday
evening, March 9Th, in the church.
The little declaimers and singers
especially of the primary depart.
ment, are putting forth strenuous
efforts to excel each other and the
entertainment will undoubtedly be
good. IA
The public is cordially in vited tc
attend this rally. Admission:
adults twenty cents; children, ten
cents. .~.. ....->, = =.
.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March 4.-Wheat-
May, $1.14%; July, $1.14%. On track
No. 1 hard, $1.16A@1.161a: No. 1
Northern, $1.15A @1.15k; No. 2
Northern, $1.14A @1.147s; No. 3
Northern, $1.10@1.12.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
st. Paul Union stock Yards.

st. Paul, March 4.-C Cattle Good to
choice steers, $5.OO@6.25; fair to good,
s4.5Q@5.OO; good to choice cows and
heifers, s4.00@5.OO; veals, $5.25@6.25.
Hogs $60O@640. Sheep-We
S5.0O@5.5O; yearlings, $6.O0@650;
lambs, $7.GO@7.5O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
Captain and Wife Drowned.

Captain and Wife Drowned.
New York, March 5.-Captain Will
lam Ferguson and his wife were
drowned by the sinking of the barge
George B. Bates at the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad docks between st.
George and New Brighton, S. l., dur
ing the storm. Six other barges an
chored nearby were sunk during the
storm.
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many years has been one of the larg-
est in the country and from which it
is reported he has only recently re-
signed. He is also a director Of the
Commercial National bank and other
Chicago corporations.
Mr.. MacVeagh is distinguished in
Chicago not only as most successful
merchant, but especially for his active
work in behalf Of civic progress and
reform
Jacob M. Dickinson.
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, the new
secretary Of war, is the Southern
member of President Taft's cabinet.
A Mississippian by birth he is a citi-
zen of Tennessee and as q Cleveland
Democrat supported Mr.. Taft for the
presidency. Probably his most nota-
BILE public service was as counsel for
the United States in the Alaskan
boundary case before the arbitration
tribunal in London In 1903. He was
an assistant attorney general Of the
United States during Cleveland's ad-
ministration and has been general
counsel for the Illinois Central Rail-
road company for some years, spend
ing most Of his time in Chicago, where
the general offices of that company
are located. Mr.. Dickinson is fifty
eight years old. He is president of
the American Bar association.
George Won Lengerke Meyer.
Coorno WOW r o-oor1>, REo,,o,. nh, :,
goes from the postmaster generals
office to the navy department, was
brought into the cabinet in February,
1906, to succeed Postmaster General
Cortelyou. He was at that time am
bassador to st. Petersburg, to which
post he had been transferred from
Rome, where he had served five years
as ambassador. Mr.. Meyer is a ma
tive of Boston, in which city he was
born in 1853. After graduating from
Harvard he entered the employ Of
commission firm and some years later
became member Of the firm Of Lin
der & Meyer, East india merchants,
which had been established by his
father. He Is an officer or director in
many large manufacturing and finan,
cial concerns and has always been
active in politics, having been mem.
Der of the Boston common council, an
alderman, member Of the state leg.
ts1ature, serving as speaker Of the
lower house for three consecutive
years.
Frank H. Hitchcock.
Although the youngest member OF
the new cabinet Frank II. Hitchcock,
Mr.. Taft's postmaster general, is prob.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

;Theo. Gullickson, the local agent
for the Hamm Brewing company, re-
turned to the city this morning from
a short business trip to Kelliher
where he attended to, some collec-
tions for his company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
George w. Wickersham.

New York's representative in the
new cabinet is George w. Wicker
sham, who becomes attorney general.
Mr.. 5Wickersham is a member Of the
law firm in which President Taft's
brother, Henry w. Taft, is partner
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

FOR SALE-Two hundred acre
farm land. Will make very easy
terms Inquire of C. C. Wood
ward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

WANTED-Balsam lath bolts. Will
pay $500 per cord for Balsam
lath bolts delivered at our mill.
Douglass Lumber Co., Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
D0INGS AMONG BEM|DJIS
COUNTRY NEIGHBORS
Live Correspondents of the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
Localities. -
Island Lake.

Norman Williams went to Fowlds
on a business trip.
There is to be a dance at Jack
Volger's Saturday night. Everybody
is welcome.
Joe Williams went to Bemidji
being subpoenaed as juror for this
term of court.
Joe Helf left for Larimore, N. D.,
Monday morning where he expects
to be gone for a few days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

WANTED-To rent April 1st, good
flve-room house, with yard, easy
walking distance from P. O. Good
tenant. Inquire at Pioneer Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05

aAss ~ az ~,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
2:3O to s p. M, and Saturday
evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Donald, librarian.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE
 VISITS KERN CASTLE

That the popularity of Castle Kern Is growing is evidenced by the num- Der of tourists who visited that seen ic resort during the past week. A. mong the prominent people who mad the ascent to the castle, were a num- Der of the party who accompanied George w. Perkins, all of whom were very enthusiastic and went into costa sies of delight over the beautiful viws afforded by the elevation to which they had climbed, and with one accord expressed their pleasure and surprise at tine cOmf.rt and conveniences afforded them at the hands of the attendants at the chalet. Mir. Perkins stated that he thought that within the next two or three years a tramway would be nee sSary to accommodate the tourists which are bound to come in crowds r.. see the Castle and surrounding country. Before making the descent the party made their way up to Scen' ic Park Bridge, where a number of photographs of the Castle were taken
 When asked as to the accommoda- tions at the Castle, Mir. Jos. F. swat onsky stated that they were in posi- ton to accommodate about twenty, comfortably, and that the rates were very moderate.
 Adv, Joseph Syatonsky.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
CHASE
 CREW IN SEA

Pursued by steers maddened by be- ing hoisted from a ship after many days confinement, several members cE the crew of the Tampico narrowly es- capped injury and possible death while a Dutch Harbor on their recent trip to Nome. Some of the men were forced to leap from the wharf into tha sea to avoid being gored by the infur- ieted animals.
 The Tampico carried fifty steers from Seattle to Ouch Harbor to sup uIy fresh meat to he inhabitants of the island of Unalaska during the coming winter. The steers were far from peacable when they were loaded aboard the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's freighter in this port early iu June, and after several days on troubled seas they were ready for re- volt upon their arrival at Dutch liar bor.-Seattle Timse.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
STILL
 OPPOSES THAW
(By United Press.)

WHITE PLAINS, N. r.. Aug 2T1
 William T. Jerome, district attorney of New York, is continuing his fight against the release of Harry Thaw from the insane asylum. Today Je- rome read many pages of the testi- mony in the first Thaw murder trial, in which witness after witness, incnd ing members of Thaw's own family, swore on the witness stand that liar. " Thaw was insane and not legally responsible for his acts. .....,
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
STOCK HOLDERS 60 INSIDE

Mir. and Mrs. Troy, Mrs. Julius, Grey CT, Julius Greyer, jr,,' Mtss'S. Wagner Henry Meier, MT. Kaichen and Will liam Kennel of Cincinnatti and Miss Elizabeth Dow of Kenyon, Ohio. all stock holders in the North Columbia Gold Mining company of Discovery, B. C., left on the train this morning for Discovery, where they will insp- ect the mine and be the guests of J: NJ. Ruffner. The party arrived in Skag' way Thursday, and have been guests ( the Pullen house.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
CALLS ! [. r. BARNETT

.E. de F. Barnett, president of the Cahbon Creek Placer Mining company, died without a moments warning last Saturday eveltng while sitting in a chair in front of his cabin at Cahoon creek. Acute heart failure was the cause of death. Mir. Barnett was in apparently good health anl lad never suffered from a weak heart.
 Mrs. Barnett, who was also at Ca. hoCn Creek, came to iiai tcs sunday and will accompany the body of her husband to St. Paul, NIinn., his home. His body will be sent south on the inst boat.
 Mr. Barnett was about 5S or 60 years old and was retired dentist. He was interested in several mining propositions. He was well esteemed by all who knew him. Besides Mrs. Barnett he is survived by son, liar vey Barnett, a dentist in St. Paul. Mrs. Barnett is prostrated by the sud den dea'h of her husband.
 Mir. Barn4e6 arrived in Skagway from St. PatdG June 19.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
RIVER REPORTS

The steamer Selkirk arrived at Whitehorse at 12 o'clock last night with 22 through passengers.
 The steamer Dawson passed Yukon Crossing at midnight and the Casca le Dawson at 4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon, both bound up stream.
 The Bonanza King passed stewart River and the WhitehorSe passed Cof- fec Creek at 9 o'clock this morning bound down stream.
 The Selkirk will sail from White horse tomorrow night.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
SANTA CLARA BROUGHT TOURISTS

The Santa Clara arrived in port early yesterday morning with j5 tour ists and 250 tons of balcd hay on board. The majority of the tourists made the trip to the Summit in ? special rain. The Santa Clara sailed south at 9 o'clock last night.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
HENEY WILL
 SELECT JURY
(By United PreSs.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. . Dilatory tactics are being used by District Attorney LangdOn in selecting jurors for the second trial of Patrick Calhoun. Langdon is trying to kill time so that the selection of the jury can be postponed until Francis J.. Heney returns from his Alaskan trip.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
GOV. HUGHES Is IN SEATTLE
(sy United Press.l

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 2-Govern-I or Charles Hughes Of New York ar rived from New York to participate in the ceremony of unveiling bust of James J. Hill at the AMP. fair grounds.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-02
COTTAGE CITY IS DELAYED

Owing to the heavy cargo of freight and the time spent in different ports it, the Cottage City will not arrive in Skagway until early to- morrow morning. She has 70 round trip tourists and 15S tons of freight on board.