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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
MRS. A. {. OTTO IS DEAD
Prominent Bemidji Young Woman Fails
to Survive Operation. i.

: Following an operation for ap-
pendicitis, performed Friday Of last
week, 2Ferne Spencer Otto, wife Of
Deputy Postmaster A. E. Otto, died
in this city yesterday. ~
Mrs. Otto, who was % years old,
and had lived in Bemidji seven years.
She first came here as a telephone
operator. She was married five
years ago and leaves two daughters;
one -Four years old and the other
seven weeks.
Mrs. Otto had been in i'll health
for some time and last week her
condition became alarming and she
was taken to the hospital. There
she showed signs of improvement
and became so strong that an oper-
alton, the only hope for ultimate
recovery, was decided upon. She
withstood the shock of the knife
fairly we'll but gradually sank, the
end coming Sunday morning.
Owing to the large number of
friends who wish to pay tribute to
the dead woman it was at first
thought advisable to hold the funeral
in the armory, but it finally was de.
cided to hold it on the lawn of the
Otto home, 921 Lake Boulevard.
The services, which will be held to.
morrow afternoon, will be conducted
by Rev. H. F. Parshall of Cass Lake
who also has charge of the Episcopal
church here.
Company <. M. N. G., of which
Mr.. Otto is captain, will attend in
dress uniform as an escort of honor
Mrs. H. r. Spencer of Yola
Mimi, mother of Mrs. Otto was with
her at the time of her death. Mr.
Spencer has arrived to assist in thu
funeral arrangements.
| The interment will be in Green
wood cemetery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
Because He Was Intoxicated, Edward
Whaley, Confessed Thief, is Given
Chance to Reform.
SMITH FACES GRAVE CHARGE
Tenstrike Man Must Answer for Con-
duct With Daughter of Member
of Recent Grand Jury.

Extreme youth and an admission
that he was intoxicated at the time
be took a grip from a room on
Minnesota avenue, saved Edward
Whaley from being sentenced to the
states prison at Saltwater.
Whaley, who is nineteen years old,
pleaded guilty to charge of grand
larceny in the second degree, before
Judge C.. w. Stanton in district
court here H. J. Loud, who had been
appointed attorney for the prisoner,
asked leniency on the grounds
of young mans previous
go d record and because of
his youth, stating to the court that
Whaley was under the influence
of liquor at the time of the crime,
and that he went at once to the
home of his parents at St. Hilaire,
where he was arrested.
Judge Stanton thought reforma-
tory sentence might answer the pur-
pose and sentenced whaley to the
St. Cloud institution, where he has
been taken.
Andrew Lust, charged with have
ing stolen a grip containing CLOTH
ing from the Minnesota & Interna-
tional depot last June, pleaded not
guilty to a charge of grand larceny.
Lawrence Smith of Tenstrike was
brought before Judge Stanton on a
bench warrant as the result of seri-
Gus charges involving Mabel Fleisch-
man, daughter of Charles Fleisch-
man, member of the grand jury at
its session here last week, and a
prominent and highly respected
farmer of the town of Port Hope,
near IenStrlke.
A. M. Crowell was appointed at
torney for Smith, who is a laborer
without the necessary funds to make
a defense. The girl in the case is
described in the warrant, Whose
unsoundness of mind renders her in
capable of giving consent"
Smith was arraigned this after
noon and pleaded not guilty.
A. Burk and N. Grovnean, both of
Bemidji, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of having sold liquor to a
person of Indian blood.
Judge StaLton announced that the
first of the criminal cases would be
held on Sept. 20. The civil cases
will be taken up on Wednesday of
this week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
What Became Of the Indians.

q arranged with ]. G. Morrison
of the Red Lake agency to bring
Chippewa Indians here to play
lacrosse at the county fair" said
Secretary Mackenzie of the fair
association in explaining why no
lacrosse game was played as had
been announced. eve appro-
priated $50 for the game and ad-
ded SO for tepee raising. /
had presumed the Indians would
come and / don't understand why
they didn't"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
TIGERS WIN At FOOTBALL
Defeat Little Chiefs By Two Points in
First Game of Season.

In one of the most closelycon-
tested games ever played in Bemidji,
the Tiger football team of this city
defeated the Little Chiefs, also of
Bemidji, yesterday afternoon, the
final score being to o, the Tigers
score of 2 being secured as the
result of a safety, which was made
possible by Mcdonald, quarterback
of the Chiefs, fumbling the ball
near the Chiefs goal and not re-
covering the pigskin until it had
rolled over the goal line, where a
Tiger tackler nailed Mcdonald in
his tracks.
There was much fumbling during
the game, and because of the play.
ers not being conversant with the
new rules, many penalties were i'm
posed.
The line ups:
Tigers - C.. Breneman center,
Kreatz and Carlton guards. Kelley
and Mccullough tackles Lindsay
and Kahler ends, Manter (captain)
quarterback, Adams and Getchell
halfbacks, lullaby fullback.
Chiefs-F. Breneman center,
LeBonde and Mattson guards,
Peck and Henderson tackles, lib
bets and Neuman ends, Mcdonald
quarterback, Larson ami Ripple
halfbacks, &C. Jackson (captain) full
back.
Of the Tiger players, Manter,
the former St. Thomas college
stsr, did fine work, as did McCul
Tough, formerly with Racine,
whose punting was the feature O
the game. = "
For the Chiefs, Ripple, who j.
playing his first season on any team
did brilliant line bucking and ma,
become a star. Tibbets did fin.
work as end.
Mayne Stanton referred the game
Next Saturday the Bemidji Higt
school eleven will play the Fosstar
High school team, in this city
Sunday the Tigers will play the Cas-!
Lake team here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
Jockey Blind. Opponents Horse.

Because one Of the opposing
jockeys struck the pony owned by
Kenneth McIvers during the last
days races at the county fair, that
horse is likely to become blind in
one eye. The poney was ridden
BY Lloyd Tanner, who says his op-
ponent struck his mount at least
twenty times across the head, sew
eral Of the blows landing on the
animals eye. j
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
Special Train for PapaI Legate.

Winnipeg, Sept. 10. Great North;
ern officials are assisting in the ar
rangements for magnificent receps
ton here for Cardinal Vannutelli and
his suite. James J Hill has arranged
to send special train, consisting Of
the most magnificent rolling stock
owned by the road, for the cardinal
and his suite in the trip to st. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
To Member. Of Company K.

All members of company K. are
requested to assemble at the Armory
at 100 on Tuesday afternoon for the
purpose of attending in body the
funeral of Mrs. A. E. Otto. Blue
uniforms and white gloves should be
worn and without arms.
John Hillary, First Lieu tenant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
John c. Parker, Mayor.

go sHHS HAAAA~AJ SAS~SASA ~
select candidates for the Offices of
congressman, state senator, state
representative and all county de-
partments will be open in Bemidji
tomorrow from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m.
All voters who have resided in
Minnesota for one year and in Be-
midi thirty days and their pre-
cinct ten days are entitled to vote.
There are four ballots to be voted:
republican, democratic, public owner
ship and prohibition. To vote one
must declare his political utilization
and vote the ballot of that party.
In the country the polls open at
9 a. m. and close at 9 p. m.
The counting of the ballots will
begin as soon as the polls have
closed and as soon as possible the
returns will be forwarded to the
Office of the county auditor.
All saloons will be closed during
the hours in which the election is
being held.
Owing to the interest taken in
some of the contests it is expected
that fairly large vote will he polled,
providing the weather is favorable.
The forecast for tomorrow is clear
and somewhat warmer"
In the city of Bemidji it is be-
lieved that the vote will be unusually
heavy, some estimating it at 1000,
although between 800 and 900 prob
ably would be more nearly correct.
The total vote of the county is
estimated at about $500. The vote
for state senator and representative,
which will be polled in the, coun.
ties of Beltrami, Red Lake, Norman,
Mahnomen and Clearwater is esti-
mated at approximately 5000.
Not many wagers have been made
on the results. A few at even money
are said to have been made on the
contest for sheriff. An offer of $500
that Henry Funkley would defeat
Chester McKusick for county at
torney was not taken.
The Daily Pioneer has perfected
arrangements for receiving election
returns. Bulletins also will be
displayed at the Markham hotel.
The town of Spruce Grove is
not becoming undully excited over
tomorrow's primary election. The
Daily Pioneer, in an effort to place
the returns before the public at
the earliest moment, has written
every town clerk in the county,
asking that this paper be given
the returns as soon as counted.
This is the reply from Bessie Or
helm, deputy clerk for the town Of
Spruce Grove: 81 am sorry to
say we have returned all primary
election blanks as there would not
be enough voters at that time to
hold primary election-they are
all out in Dakota threshing."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
SPOKANE H0N0RS G0PHERS
Special Day For Minnesotans at Com.
ing Congress; Bemidji Represented.

Spokane, WASH, Sept. 19-The
Minnesota club of Spokane, which
enjoys the distinction among state
organizations in the Pacific North
west of having representatives of
every county in that commonwealth
has completed plans for Minnesota
day at the third International Dry
Farming exposition and Spokane
Interstate fair October 4. :.
Harry L. Knappen has arranged
a program of exercises, to be opened
with an address by Mayor Nelson S.
Pratt, formerly of Fairmont, Mimi,
and there will be brief talks by Pro.
lessor Cyrus L. Smith, formerly of
Minneapolis; A. c. Clausen, who
came here from Crookston; Edward
A. Moye, former resident of Du.
luth, and other pioneers from Mime
sofa.
Governor Eberhardt, Louis w.
Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway company and
his assistant, Thomas Cooper, and
delegates from various parts Of
the state will also be here to re
present Minnesota.
w. R. Mackenzie, appointed by
Gov. Eberhart. asa delegate from
Bemidji, expects to attend the con.
gress as a representative Of Northern
Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19
BIG VOTE EXPECTED
AT PRIMARY ELECTION
Polls Open in Bemidji Tomorrow at 6
a. m. and Will Not Close
Until 9 p. m.
SOME WAGERS BEING MADE
Offer Of $500 on County Attorney
Fails to Find Taker-Saloon.
to be Closed.
SOME WAGERS BEING MADE
PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
Confronting with the state law, a
proclamation is hereby issued for
bidding the sale of intoxicating
liquor in the city of Bemidii on
Tuesday, Sept. 20 between the
hours of E A. NJ. and 9P.M,
John c. Parker, Mayor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-19

Mrs. Samuel Olson OF Duluth
has opened the City hotel on Bel
trami avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28

The guests assembled in the county
court house early in the evening and
after an hour or more of greeting and
social intercourse went to the Grange
and 200 guests partook of the feast
and listened to the after-dinner
speeches by Senator Hodges. F. M.
Pearl, Barney Sheridan. ex-Gov. John
P. st. John and number of local
speakers. The object of this EanQuet
was to launch Senator Hodges in the
race for governor, and when the fol-
lowing resolution was read by DR.. j.
]. Parker of this city vigorous round
of applause lasting for a quarter of
an hour preceded the adoption of the
resolutions:
Resolved, That the Democrats of
Johnson county present to the state
Democracy, as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination of the state of
Kansas this year and the name of our
townsman, Senator George H. Hodges.
"In so doing we point to his splen-
did character, both as private citizen
and a legislator; to his leadership and
Identification with all the beneficial
| legislation enacted or attempted in the
past six years: to his answering devo-
| ton TO the public interest in rising
above mere party and supporting the
passage of good laws, no matter by
whom proposed; to his consistent re-
fusal to play politics for the advance
ment of his own selfish interest and
am bition; and to his work as an orig
| NATIVE and constructive legislator.
I'VE direct the public attention to his
| high standing and personally friendly
relations with the public men Of the
state of whatsoever party or faction
and the weight given by them to his
advice and counsel, as peculiarly fit
ting him for the office of governor. and
making for a harmonious administra-
| ton of public affairs, in a state now
distraught with political strife and per-
| sonal bitterness.
1--WE ask consideration of Senator
| Hodges legislative record and point out
| that in addition to supporting the bene-
| fetal laws introduced by others, he
originated the law of taxing express
| companies, the full weight coal bill, the
| rock road law, introduced in the SEN
ate, the reciprocal demurrage law: wor
the committee on railroads and the
| senate over to the Is per cent horizon
tai reduction of grain rates, was joint
| author of the present amended ballot
| law which enables a man to vote with
out danger of casting a void ballot
| wrote for the committee the law tt
prevent the conf1scatfon of coal, made
! a valiant fight for the Massachusetts
| ballot law, exposed the attempt of the
Standard Oil company to secure re
duction of inspection fees, cast the vOtt
which was necessary to the enactment
of the anti-pass law, and at all time!
fought graft and extravaganza.
| I'VE commend him to the Democrat!
and the people of Kansas as a man t.
whom a public office is a public trust
a public servant who has been fount
. faithful, a Kansan who speaks plainl.
| and fearleSsly the Kansas language
man without reproach in private an
| public life. and who. while in principl
and by affliation Democrat, and doe
not hesitate to declare 1t, broadly rep
resents all parties and interests in Kan
sas that stand for Kansas welfare, an
without fear or favor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
NATURE Taxing.
Alleged Mother of bankruptcies Said to
Have Borrowed Babies.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2S.-Assert-
ing that bankruptcies were not born to
Mrs w. w Wilson. ORA c. Pratt,
who attended the woman afterward,
refused to issue birth certificates. DR..
Powers, city health officer. asserted
that he believes from knowledge at his
command that certificates had already
been issued for all four of the babies
under other names 1t is declared that
the babes are not of the same age.
In the Wilson home the claim had
been made that Mrs. Wilson gave birth
to bankruptcies Her only attendant at
| the time was woman not listed as a
)graduate nurse.
the fact that the Wilson's were hcnored
by Colonel Roosevelt after the alleged
arrival of triplets at their Chicago
home several years ago, it being
"triplets" were borrowed for the oc-
bcasion.
For sixteen years we had no chill
dren," Mrs. Wilson said, according to
DR.. Pratt. who was called to give color
to her assertion of having become the
mother of bankruptcies
my husband desired children, a
large family, and so did I. Our only
child died when it was born, nearly
twenty-five years ago. Nine years ago
nurse whom I knew in Chicago
helped me by telling me of a child
| that was about to be born at a hos
pital near our home.
I'VE planned it together 1 did not
desire my husband to know that he
had been fooled. 1 hoped to please
him, but when the. birth happened
| there were two babies, and the nurse
| rushed in to tell me. 1 told her to
bring them both. So 1 had twins
when my husband arrived from the
store.
"Since then it has been the same
IVxr-ion OINf niV r. =; =
each time my husband has been great
| ly pleased. [ would not do anything
to hurt his feelings for the world but
! he was so happy when the children
| came that I kept on. I began my
plans for these last children several
months ago and carried out the details
so as to fool everyone except the
woman who assisted me. My husband
did not suspect anything and my fam
| lily physician, DR.. Paul Bresee, was not
taken into my confidence.
| please don't tell my husband, doc
tor" Mrs. Wilson said to DR.. Pratt, he
declares, "for he is as happy as car
be in believing that they are his chill
dren- If we could only have kept the
others alive, 1 should not have at
tempted it again. But each time the
little ones died. We did our best tc
keep them
In addition to confessing that all Of
Mrs. Wilson's supposed quadruplets
had been contributed by other women
the nurse said:
/ quadruplets from the county hospital
one from a private hospital, one from
a saleswoman in a store and one from
a physician who knew of the schem,
to provide Mrs. Wilson with severa
| babies.
Mrs. Wilson desired five babies. bu
I could obtain only four of the righ
age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
LID IS OFF AT WICHITA.
Joints Throw Doors Wide Open Fol-
lowing Courts Decision.

Wichita, Kan. Jan. 2S.-The lid is
off in Wichita. The city authorities.
being without an ordinance. are in no
position to prosecute offenders under
the city laws. Last week the district
court declared the city liquor ordi-
nance invalid and dismissed twenty
one liquor cases on motion of defend
ants which had been taken to that
court on appeal
This is the famous liquor ordinance
passed by the city commissioners early
last spring Mayor Davidson at that
time declared that, an emergency ex-
listed and called the commissioners to-
gether. The liquor ordinance was
passed The court held that the ordi-
nance was invalid in that the mayor in
his declaration of an emergency did
not ask the commissioners to pass an
emergency ordinance
Immediately following this decision
of the court. the alleged liquor deal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28

tor Glenn discussed briefly. calls for a
good road from Salina to Great Bend.
where it is to join another good road
built from Hutchinson. Then the road
is to go west to Pueblo, Colo. Every
county is to build it's own road. Much
of the money, it is expected, will be
artsed by popular subscription and the
counties along the way will furnish
the rest without, it is believed, a great
deal of protest. This will insure a
good road from one end of every coun-
ty to the other.
81 don't believe there will be four
hundred miles of better road on
earth,'' Senator Glenn said this morn
ing. There will not be a hill, such
as you have here in eastern Kansas,
along the route. Most of the way the
road will be of dirt. well graded and
drained. Where there is sand the
road is to be oiled, and built after the
plan of the sandhill roads near Gar
den City
kansas is provided with material
for the best roads in the world. A
good road can be constructed and kept
up with less trouble here than any,
where else. In central and western
Kansas this is especially true and the
people there are going to build the
| longest good road in the country to
show what can be done.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
BEST ROAD ON EARTH.
Four Hundred Miles Without a Hill
Is Western Project.

Four hundred miles of road, good
road, without a hill, is the plan of
the people living in central and west
ern Kansas, according to Senator w.
M. Glenn of Tribune. who is in Topeka
for few days Senator Glenn is ac-
companied by Mr.. Clyde Allphin of
Leoti. They will remain in Topeka
until Sunday
People are too much interested in
the good road project to think of poll
tics, according to the senator A very
successful farmers institute has just
closed at Tribune and things material.
rather than political, are attracting at
tention there
The good roads project which sena-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28

Rio Grande and Delaware and Hudson !.
and Southern Pacific and Cnadin Pcific
large fractions. Consolidated Gas receoeo
IN, United States Realty 2, Amalgamated
Copper and Bethlehem Steel 1, and kan
sas and Texas preferred and Republic
Steel y.
Stocks which were strong at the outset
lost most of their gains when profit tax
ing commenced. Large buying orders APP
peared for the high priced railway stocks,
such as Pennsylvania, New York Central,
and Southern Pacific and prices were bid
up vigorously in all directions After
score or more of the leading stocks in
GLIDING United States Steel had sold
point or more above yesterdays closing,
the market became dull and dropping:
The movement of prices became certain
Reactions of point on light dealings In
half a dozen stocks were followed by a
recovery to the top. Business was meager
in both directions. Pullman rose 2.
Bonds were steady.
Special strength was shown by Reading
and Union Pacific in the early afternoon,
a rise of 23k together with an advance or
ia in United States Steel, giving slim
illus to the whole list. A drop in Pennsyl-
vania from 1876 to 1885 and realizing sales
in other quarters depressed the market
afterwards, Union Pacific and United
States Steel reacting large fractions.
American Sugar and Great Northern Ore
certificates advanced IA. Toledo, st.
Louis and Western fell points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
HODGES The Man.
His Boom for Governor Launch.
ed at Olathe.
He Is Progressive Democrat
and Very Popular.
LITTLE OPPOSITION.
Party Appears to Be United on
Popular Senator.
johnson County Resolutions of
Endorsement.

olathe. Kan. Jan. 2S.-Amid the
shouts and applause of over 200 Demo-
Gratis assembled at a banquet here last
night, Senator George H. Hodges of
johnson county consented to enter the
race for the Democratic nomination
for governor. The announcement
came after the adoption of strong set
of resolutions endorsing him, to which
the senator responded briefly that if it
was believed that he could poll the
biggest vote and it was the wish Of
the Democrats throughout the state
that he make the race he felt that it
was his duty to respond to the call
He expressed his elation over the
hearty and unanimous support given
him by his home county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-28
COLBY VOTES BONDS.
Issue of $50, 900 VIII Be Expended for
Light and Water Plant.

Colby. Kan, Jan. 2S.-The PROPOSE
ton to issue bonds to the amount of
$55, 900 for the erection of a munich
cal waterworks and electric light
plant was voted on here and carried
by majority of 147 according to the
unofficial count. A total of 231 votes
were cast, 1S9 for and AZ against.
The plant now being considered will
give Colby one of the best waterworks
and electric light plants in the state.
Every house within the city limits will
be covered with fire protection and all
the pumping and electric machinery
will be in duplicate.
The town has had no fire protection
nor lighting of any kind since its or
ganization and the citizens have de-
cided that the business houses and
homes of the city are worth protect
ing