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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

\ watermelon and n ncgro have al
ways been supposed to he a natural
combination, but from the number that
disappear in Roswell il would seem
TINT the white folks have a taste for
the fruit, too. A well posted dealer
told me the other day that over u
thousand are sold in the town every
week and now that the season il draw
my To "A close the demand il ~ brisk
rs ever. lnasmuch as the colored pop
~ulation is insignificant, no warrant Is
needed for the statement that the white
folks have a weakness for the redlesh.
ed delight. Anyone who doesn Z needs
determination AS being unfit for the
society Of folks who have poetry in
their souls. There is something wrong
with the gizlard of the fellow who
does not unbcHd to the consuming
sweetness of the Pecos Valley melon.
II il as delicious AZ IA Texas girl in
a sunbonnet, or "A pan of pOne fresh
from the ashes OF the old fire place.
No man with sound meat ON him, that
is worth killing, can withstand il. Take
one Of the cool, striped fellows that
laugh at you when you push 1t in the
ribs, and yelp when you stick the
knife in 1t, and you have something
TO lift the spirit, II is meat aud drink
TO the hungry aud thirsty, and 1T food
for tired and weary. The Eddy county
peach is famed in song and story, but
1t is not any more celestial than the
Eddy county watermelon. Some day,
when the farmers realize the money
there is in it, solid trains Of wa,ermel
ons will 20 out of the valley and the
orchards will have runners all over
them. Our cantaloupes beat the world,
but they are merely a hint as to the
watermelons, which will set new marks
ia the northern and eastern markets,
The conditions seem peculiarly adapt
ed to melons, and they will lift many d
mortgage when the farmers strike their
gait,
| never see a big, plump melon, but
that it calls 10 mind an incident that
occurred many long years ago back
in the good states Of mint juleps and
real Observation-Disclosures. Ii was back
in my early jour days aud chance had
waited me into one Of those towns
that seemed to have dropped out OF
the pages Of some novel, aud which
never seem to realize that there haC
been a war or that new customers anC
conditions were about. That was tn,
time when Georgia had gone dry, an,
there were hot coppers all along th,
line were Sherman Is coffee coolers stol,
chickens and when econstruction be
; gan, the %roosts, too. The situation wa
something awful. You would call n
some fine old home, and there woul,
DO IN abject apology as lemonade, al
inocuous sengaree, or some such truck
was served with tho refreshments. l
was hard shedding, with on oil on tn
/ skids, and cheer was chilled.
4. ~
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

uotic. tina, the ycoplc ~ New
York hp," ben having q dog show
Blue hloodcd rurrs from oil parts ~
the world have been taking part and
she nv, udnucc has reached up into the
thousands. II j. not recorded that
there H. u single coon Dog IN exhibition
but the people u Yaukccland DO not
have the artistic appreciation Of DOT
dogs that they ought 20 have-so that
i. not a fair indication 81 the breadth
Of the show. A whole lot Of those
dudes who waste their time on the
~dnschunds and like would be r lot bet.
Ter ~ " they - somewhere and
followed the hnuud- through "A frosty
night. - the finish where the tree -
chopped down ard the quarry is taken
care 81 hy the pack. ~ the same time
their love Of the dog shows that they
have gotten entirely away from first
principles. The dog from time history
hcynn. has been the most intimate an.
iiual assoriatc ~ man, and there Is
much IN his charncter 20 retain his sway
now that the world il getting old, and
the need Of him ~ a provider Of food
aud raiment has passed away. The
storicd faithfulness Of the dag is like
nothing except that of woman, begging
not in the melon business for his
health, began marketing the most mar
yclous mel"ns mortal man ever saw.
Apparently natural, some Of them ac
tually seemed 20 taste Of apple jack,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

As the summer drew on, and melons
appeared the cloud lifted. An ingen.
ious and honest old farmer, who was
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Minnesota Played Against Iowa
s.. in an Anticipated Hard
Came.
FIRSTHALF..
Bemidji High. =;
Grand Rapids. e; =;
final SCORE
Bemidji High.
Grand Rapids. p: =:
Impossible to get score)

Impossible to get score.)
(Last Years Scores-Grand
Rapids Fl, Bemidji O.. Bemidji II,
Grand Rapids 81,
The Bemidji High School Foot
ball team, accompanied by Prof.
Robinson, their coach, and number
of rooters went to Grand Rapids
this afternoon, and at 3 o'clock this
afternoon lined up against their old
time antagonists, the Grand Rapids
high school gladiators.
Last year the Grand Rapids team
had it on" most of the high school
eleyens of this section during the
greater part of the season; but Be-
midi braced up, and when the two
teams lined up here for the closing
game of the season, the Bemidji
team easily defeated the Rapids"
boys 49, - x e
The Bemidji school eleven is in
splendid condition, and the boys are
prepared to give the Rapids"
champions the game of their lives.
They have been coached by Prof.
Robinson, the new science teacher,
and are improving every day.
Bemidji lined up as follows:
Brenneman, center; Russell and
Peck, guards; Mcdonald and Lar
son, tackles; Neuman and D. Gould,
ends; Kreatz, quarterback captain };
Stanton and Gill, halfbacks; Lycan,
fullback.
Grand Rapids opposed Bemidji
in the following positions:
Center, Webster Tyndall; left
guard, George O'Brien; right,
Ross McLennan or Ed Erskine; left
tackle, Ernest O'Toole; right tackle,
Howard Reussvig; left end, Hugh
Logan; right end, Edward Murphy;
quarterback, Will Powers; left half
back, Ralph Brandon; right half
back, Tom Erskine; full-back ano
captain, Roy Blood: substitutes
Hepfel, GRAHAM and Costello.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT,
$4,000 &. N. DAMAGE SUIT
Court Directs Jury in Case of Anna Stuart vs. G. ~ Ry
Co.-Grand Jury Not Progressing very Salts.
factorily, Says Court

the man in whose custody they
were lawfully supposed to be; and as
indictments returned by the grand
jury against the person identifying
the books would be null and void
1t would be a waste of time for the
jury to have the books brought
before them for identification.
One of the jurors asked if there
was not a way to have Mr.. Slocum
brought before the jury and 20 over
the dockets with them. Judge
Wright gave the same opinion rela-
tive to having Mr.. Slocum brought
before the grand jury: that his appear
ance before the jury would make an
indictment against him of no avail.
The judge concluded by saying
that, for some reason, he did not
know just why, the work of the jury
did not seem to be progressing as
satisfactorily as he thought it SHOULD.
He stood ready, as did also the
county attorney, to assist the jury
in any manner and hoped their
deliberations would bring more salts
factory results.
The judge also made the request
that the jury submit their requests
in writing.
This forenoon the case of Eric
Nelson ct al VS.. the Village of Black
duck was called for trial. This is
case wherein Nelson is suing the
Village of Blackjack to recover the
balance claimed to be due on the
amount of a saloon license paid to
the Village of Blackjack, the license
having been subsequently cancelled.
g.. The jury was secured this forenoon
and the trial was commenced this
afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
DISTRICT MEETING OF ODD
FELLOWS WE'LL ATTENDED
Grand Master Barber, Grand Patriarch McCulloch and
Other Prominent Odd Fellows Joined Bemidii Lodge
In Rousine ''Three.Link' Gathering.

A district meeting of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows for
this district was held in Bemidji last
night, and the affair was very sue
cessful "getting.together' of the
prominent three.linkers of this
section.
w. M. Barber of Long Prairie,
grand master of the State of Mime
sofa, was present at the meeting and
assisted in putting enthusiasm into
the gathering and there were promi-
nent Odd Fellows present from Deer
River, Brainerd, Elk River, Wilmont,
Blackjack, Tenstrike, Mispah and
other points.
A feature of the evening was the
presence, also, of G. S. McCulloch
of Brainerd, grand patriarch of the
Minnesota State Encampment, the
higher branch of the Order of Odd
Fellows.
A regular business session of the
Bemidji Lodge was held, during
which there were speeches for the
good of the order and general CON-
parison of notes on the secret work
of the order.
While the "Three-linkers" we're
holding their business session, the
lady members of Bemidji's lodge of
Rebekahs gathered in the kitchen in
the rear of the meeting room and
prepared fine supper, having the
same on the table, steaming, for the
men folks" when they were pre-
pared for the less serious considera-
tons of the evening. And full
justice was done to the elegant
meal.
After supper. the Odd Fellows
and the ladies of the Rebekah
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02

lodge reassembled in the hall and
there was social a session.
Grand Master Barber delivered a
short address, in which he compli-
mented Bemidji on having so solid
and substantial an Odd Fellow and
Rebekah lodge, the order owning its
own building and having some funds
otherwise invested. The speech was
brilliant one.
Grand Patriarch McCulloch fol-
lowed with a similar speech and he
added to the good things said by the
grand master relative to the local
lodges.
Speeches were also delivered by
many of the other visiting brethren,
and few of the ladies made remarks,
although being somewhat backward
in coming forward" as the grand
master put it.
It had been the intention of the
Odd Fellows present at the meeting
to have held a session of the grand
lodge and to have conferred the
grand lodge degree on some candi-
Gates. However, there were not
enough of the grand lodge officers
present. Bemidji lodge has twelve
past noble grands among its men,
bership, ten of whom have taken the
grand lodge degree, and the session
could have been held had one or two
additional officers besides the grand
master been present. 49,.
Plans were inaugurated for the
holding, in the near future, of
another monster district meeting,
when special effort will be put forth
to have a session of the grand lodge
and confer the grand lodge degree.
1t is likely that this meeting will
also be held in Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Presidents of Councils Can Vote.

Monday next, the chairmen of the
different town boards, presidents oil
village councils and the mayor o.
Bemidji will meet in this city to
select successors to Yves Wright, F.
o. Sibley and A. w. Danaher, who
were recently removed by the late
Governor johnson from the Offices
of county commissioners. ..~
The notices to all of the chairmen,
presidents of councils and the Mayor
of Bemidji have been issued and
served and they will all be present,
if possible.
1t was thought that the presidents
of village councils where such vii
lagos were not separate election dis
tricts were not allowed under the
law to vote on the selection of a new
commissioner. Another question
raised was as to whether any member
of a town board could cast the
ballot of the chairman of the board
if the latter was, for some reason,
unable to be present.
Assistant Attorney General L. A.
Smith has rendered a decision as
follows in both these matters:
When the chairman of town is
still in Office, but is absent from
home or for other causes is unable to
attend the meeting called to elect a
new county commissioner, there is
no way to supply his place at such
meeting. The rule applicable in
such case is substantially this:
The voting privilege is of the
nature of a personal trust committed
to the discretion of the person
designated as a member of electing
board, as an individual, and hence
is not susceptible of being exercised
through the delega ton of the voting
power to another person mol
designated by statute
The president of villages included
in a commissioners district is en-.
titled to vote at a meeting to elect a
county commissioner to fill a
vacancy, without reference to
whether such village is a separate
election district or not. This was so
held by this office several years ago
and I do not see any reason for
changing the opinion"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02

In district court this forenoon,
the jury in the case of Anna Stewart,
administrator of the estate of Toby
r. Irwin, deceased, VS.. the Great
Northern Railway Co. brought in a
directed verdict in favor of the
defendant company.
This case was suit for damages
in the sum of $4,000 brought by
Mrs. Stewart against the Great
Northern Railway company as a
claim for the loss of life of her son,
Toby Irwin, who was killed at Gran
vile, N. D., several years ago.
The plaintiff in the case intro
duced the evidence of Mrs. Stewart,
Olive E. Irwin and Bertha Irwin, at
the conclusion of which M. L.
Countryman, attorney for the rail-
way company, moved that the court
instruct the jury in favor of the
defendant company, on the ground
that the parties seeking to recover
were not the benefciaries under the
statutes of the State of North
Dakota.
Arguments on this motion were
submitted to the court this morning
by the attorneys for the plaintiff
and the railway company, after
which Judge Wright directed the
jury to return a verdict in favor of
the defendant.
The grand jury made a report
this forenoon and retired, coming
in later in the forenoon for instruc-
ton. Judge Wright told the jury
that he might issue an order for the
sheriff to bring in certain books to
the jury, but that the books could
not be used as legal evidence unless
they were properly identified by
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02

Additional local matter on
last page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
BOSWORTH FINISHES HIS
SEWER CONTRACTS HERE
B0sW0rth Bros. Have Had Several
Contracts Here.-W0rk Was A.
ways Well Done.

H. F. Bosworth, the active mana
ger of the contracting firm of Bos-
worth Bros. of Ada, has completed
his latest sewer contract with the
City of Bemidji and the same has
been accepted and Mr.. Bosworth
paid for his work.
This last contract which Mr.. Bos-
worth had with the city was for the
building of 1870 feet of sewer, ex-
tending from Third street to Sixth
street on America avenue, and one
block on Beltrami avenue, between
Fifth street and Sixth street. A part
of the sewer on America avenue
necessitated an excavation Of FL feet.
making considerable extra work in
this line. All of the sewer was of 8.
inch pipe, and was installed in the
very best manner.
Mr.. Bosworth put in the original
sewer system for Bemidji in 1896.
That contract was for three blocks
of sewer on Third street; two blocks
on Beltrami avenue, and two blocks
on Second street.
In 1898, Mr.. Bosworth put in two
blocks of sewer on Bemidji avenue
two blocks on Dewey avenue and a
half block on Eighth street.
All of these contracts were full.
filled in a very able manner, the
city engineer complimenting Mr.
Bosworth on his very efficient work
Mr.. Bosworth always employed loca
men, and has been a great booster
for Bemidji.
Mr.. Bosworth has given estimate.
to the Commercial Club 500 right
of-way committee for the moving
of buildings from the route which is
proposed to be used by the Soc
through the City of Bemidji. Mr.
Bosworth has done considerable Of
this class of work and it is possible
that he may be brought here tt
move the buildings, provided the
500 decides to build into the city
Telephone 81, for one of those
leather bound dictionaries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02

Local news on last page,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
MAY ESTABLISH A SASH
AND DOOR FACTORY HERE
Visitor from Eau Claire, Wis.,, Says
Bemidji Can't Afford to .
Pass Up Soo. ~. =

w. N. Bartlett of Eau Claire,
Wis.,, departed last night for his
home at Eau Claire, after having
spent two days in Bemidj, looking
over the city and surrounding
country with view of establishing
a frst-class sash and door factory
in this city.
A brother of Mr.. Bartlett owns
and operates large sash and door
factory at Eau Claire, which is a
highly successful and well-paying
institution. The factory manufac-
lures sash and doors for both
wholesale and retail dealers and
does lot of jobbing work as we'll
as manufacturing sash and doors
from special plans.
1t was Mr.. Bartlett's intention
to start similar factory here pro-
viding he found the conditions
such as he desired. Before leav-
ing he expressed himself as being
we'll pleased with Bemidji, but
stated that he had not yet fully
decided whether he would build a
factory here or not.
| Speaking of the efforts of Be-
midi citizens to prevail upon the
500 Railway company to build its
Plummer- Moose Lake line through
Bemidji, Mr.. Bartlett said:
1.-THE citizens of Bemidji can
i'll afford to let this railway pass
through the country north of the
city, and all should contribute
their share towards raising the
necessary funds for the purchase
of right-away through the city
| limits.
The City of Menominie, Wis
was at one time made a similar pro
position by the Omaha railway
Menominie refused to furnish the
right-of-way and the Omaha bull
its line two miles beyond the city
limits.
Later, the, citizens of Menominit
raised money and had spur bull,
from the Omaha tracks into the
heart of the city. The building O.
the spur cost fully as much, if moi
more, than the right-of-way through
the city would have originally cost
and Menonimie would be much
better off today if her citizens hae
furnished the right-of-way and had
the main line of the Omaha pas.
through the limits of the city,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
FIRST HALF.
Minnesota ...............:..
Iowa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
final SCORE,
Minnesota
Iowa .........................
The Lineup.

The Lineup.
Minnesota-Pettyjohn lie, Walker
1t, Mohlstad lg, Farnham center,
Powers re-, McCree TT, Rodemacher
re, Stevens rh. Johnson III, Pickering
fb, McGovern (capt.) or.
Iowa-Kresensky lie, Hull 1t, Bell
lg, O'Brien center, Gross (capt.) TT,
Hyland re, Murphy rh, Ehret III,
Wright fb, Stemart or.
At Nortbrup Field, Minneapolis,
this afternoon, the Minnesota and
Iowa University football teams
engaged in what was supposed to
be the first 'sbig" game for Mime
sofa this season.
This game was considered one
of the most serious games of the
Minnesota schedule-serious. on
account of its being the first clash
with big nine team for the year.
The Hawkeye squad, as viewed
in Minneapolis yesterday, looked
to be made up OF very classy foot
ball men. There were no giants,
but they looked to be fully as good
as the Minnesotans, as far as
quality went.
According to the coaches of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Attention, Football Players.

All football players in the city are
requested to meet at the ball park
at 9 tomorrow morning and help in
the practice with Co. K team.
We have hard game with Grand
Rapids for Sunday, the 10th inst,
and diligent practice is necessary.
We must defeat Grand Rapids,
this year.
John lullaby, Mgr.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02

. F..
Iowa team, the game with Mime
sofa today would be one of the
hardest-fought battles that Mime
sofa would run into this season.
DR.. Williams, coach of Minnesota,
would say but little as to the prob
able oucome of the game, except
that he expected his men to win;
which statement was accompanied
by his. usual determined smile.
It was generally expected, before
the game, that Minnesota would
win, but not by a large score.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Townsite Co. Moves, in St. Paul.

In a letter to the Pioneer, E. l..
Calihan, secretary of the Bemidji
,Townsite company, which h a S
general Offices in st. Paul, states
that the offices have been moved
from their old location, in the Pho.
neer Press building, to 4O4 New
York Life block, where the secretary
can be found most any old time"
by Bemidjites who desire to transact
business with the company.
The writer is certain that Bemid il
f o k, whether having business
relations with the company or not,
will always be welcome when in St.
Paul, if they call on Secretary Cali
han, 404 New York Life building.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Gopher Schedule for 'O9.

Gopher" Schedule for 'O9.
Official schedule of the Mime
sofa football team.
October 9-Ames, at Minneapolis.
October 16-Nebraska, at Omaha.
October 3O-Chicago, at Minnea-
polls. --
November 10 - Wisconsin, at
Madison.
November 20 - Michigan, at
Minneapolis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-02
Mrs. Gamble Caught Big Fish.

The friends of Mrs. Gamble are
Gliding that good lady and insinu-
ating that she caught a whale, -
while fishing last Wednesday.
The facts are that Mrs. Gamble
landed a pickerel that weighed thir-
teen pounds; and it wasn't a very
good day for fshin', either.
Local news m last name.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-17

Pecahes-Tons ready by September 25 or sooner. Two cents per pound at ranch. John L. Thomas, Oak Creek. Sept. 17-24.
 Captain George Hochderffer and Charles Nickells have returned from Camp Perry, Ohio, where they attended the National shoot.
 MT. and Mrs. Claude b. Jones, who spent the summer in Flag staff, departed Wednesday for Phoenix, where MT. Jones will re- sume his duties as teacher of sci ence in the Phoenix high school. It was through the efforts of MT. Jones that Flagstaff secured chautauqua course.
The Coconino sun., 1909-09-17
Good for BiIliousness.

l took two of Chamberlain S Stomach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel fifty per cent. better than l have for weeks, says J. J. Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. They are certainly fine article for billiousness." For sale by all dealers.