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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
CITY OF BEMIDJI

County Seat.
Population-In 1900, 1900; in 1910,
1000. ii. ...~-... -. e, . s..
Summer Resort-Hundreds of outsiders
make their summer homes on Lake Be-
midi. Fishing, boating and bathing ac-
commodations are second to none in the
United States.
Area-Ten square miles incorporated.
Altitude-14OO feet above sea level. z
Water Power-22OO developed horse
power, Mississippi river.
Water-Absolutely pure. Two artesian
wells.
Water Mains-About seven miles.
Boating-5O0 miles by lake and river.
Death Rate-5.4 thousand in 1908.
Annual Rainfall-33.7 inches.
Temperature-2O above, winter: rs
summer, mean. "
Sewer Mains-About three miles. s@S
Cement Sidewalks and a half
miles.
Lakeshore Drives-Ten miles.
Parks-TWO.
Water Frontafe--Ten miles, two lakes
and Mississippi river. ....-
A Home Town-16OO residences.
Taxpayers--12O0.
Churches-S.
School Houses-Three.
Bank Deposits-$750,O00.. . ..s
nufactures-Hardwood handles, lum-
Der, lath, shingles, and various other
industries.
Great Distributing Point-Lumber prod
ucts, groceries -four. feed and hay.
Postal Receipts-$17, 900 for 1909, 10th
place in state outside of St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth.
Railroads-Great Northern, Minnesota &
International, NJ, R. L. & NJ, Minneapolis,
St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton &
Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and
Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Four.
Passenger Trains-Twelve daily.
Hospitals-One. .........-
Distances-To St. Paul, 23O miles; to
Duluth, 1877 miles.
Hotels-Fifteen. -
Breweries-One.
Sawmills-FOur.
Handle Factories-One.
Wholesale Houses-Four.
Banks-Three.
Auto Garaees-One. .... ,....,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
NEGROES AS SUFFRAGETTES
Join New York Club at Invitation of
Mrs. Belmont.

New. York, Feb. Mrs. o. II. P:
Belmont has. invited the negro women
of the state to join the Political Equal.
ity club of which she is president. Ulti.
mately they may form suffrage asso.
Citations of their own, but for the pres.
ent as many as wish will be admitted
to the Political Equality club. Forty
enrolled at a meeting addressed by
Mrs. Belmont in West Side negro
church.
Mrs. Belmont came quietly to the
point. II feel" she said, that unless
this cause means freedom and equal
rights to all women, Of every race, of
every creed, rich or poor, it's doctrines
are worthless and it must fail"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
Prisoner swoons When Judge Passes
Prison Sentence.

Prisoner ,swoons When Judge Passes
Prison Sentence. ....
Lansing, Mich, Feb. Former
State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier was
sentenced by Judge West to serve
not less than five nor more than ten
years in prison for misappropriating
$685,00 of state funds. Glazier con-
trolled bank at Chelsea, which failed,
and the money had been deposited in
this bank contrary to law.
A dramatic scene followed the pro-
nouncing of the sentence. Judge West
had scarcely finished speaking when
Glazier turned away from the bench
and swooned. His wife endeavored
to assist him to his feet, but in her
excitement fell beside her husband.
Two daughters, hurrying to the aid Of
their parents, only added to the con-
fusion and quickly fell themselves, all
four lying on the courtroom floor be-
fore the judges bench.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
BELIEVED TO BE INSANE
Minnesotan Who Killed Wife and Four
Children. @.,

NIlIlHCSOtdH WIN NIIlSu WIZ auV T OuT
Children. ,
Parkers Prairie, Mimi, Feb. -
William Ruckheim, aged thirty-seven,
killed his wife, two sons, two and four
years old, and two daughters, eight
and ten years old, by beheading them
as they slept with the sharp edge of
an axe.
Ruckheim then stabbed himself
with a penknife, but will not die.
Ruckheim is believed to be insane
II have done the right thing" he
said. "The world is coming to an
end" .- -... II
A search of the premises revealed
four calves which had been killed
with an axe. In rambling statement
to the sheriff Ruckheim said some
thing about giving up sacrifices and
also that he killed the calves to feed
the dogs, of which Ruckheim has sew
eral.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Secret Societies

The Pioneer will publish in the fol-
lowing manner the notices of all the
secret organizatio in this city.
The local secret organizations
are extended a cordial invitation to
furnish cuts Of their respective lodge
emblems, with the notice of their
regular meeting nights, ETC., and the
Pioneer will do the rest.
Plates of these notices will cost
about $1.OO. If each of the various
lodges will send a representative to
this Office to choose the proper en-
blem. we will secure same for him
and begin publication as soon as cut
arrives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08

I hereby announce that l
am a Candidate for the office
of Mayor of the City Of Be-
midi to be voted on the 18th
day of February, 1910. If
elected to fill the office of
Mayor | pledge myself to the
faithful performance of the
duties of the office, and shall,
at all times, have uppermost
in my mind the advance
ment of our City and the
welfare of it's citizens.
Yours truly,
J. c.. PARKER. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
termine which should Be offered in evi.
dence.
TURKEY PREPARES FOR WAR
Believes Greece Will Reject Plan for
Governing Crete.

Constantinople, Feb. THE island
OF Crete; must eventually belong
wholly to Turkey or to Greece if it is
to be removed as a cause of strife be-
tween these two countries, in the
opinion of leading Turkish diplomats
The plan of a Turkish commissioner
undertaking the government of Crete
is proposed by Turkey and will be
presented: to Greece before the meet
Ing Of the Greek national assembly
In view of the fact that Greece will
undoubtedly refuse to agree to such
a proposal Turkey will go right ahead
in the work Of strengthening her mill
tary forces.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Respectfully yours,
e: R. (Ted) Getchell.

If troubled with Indigestion,
constipation, no appetite or feel
bilious, give Chamberlain's Stom.
ach and Liver Tablets a trial and
you will be pleased with the
result. These tablets invigorate
the stomach and liver and
strengthen the digestion. Sold by
Barker Drug Co. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
North Dakota Banker Arrested.

Lakota, N. D., Feb. sensational
developments in the closing of the
Peoples State bank of Lakota took
place here when President F.. A.
Raiders Of the bank was arrested on
charge of forgery and bound over to
the district court under $1,000 bonds.
s. A. Floren, cashier. of the bank, will
be arrested on similar charge. - 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
ISOLATED TIMBER TRACTS
Secretary Ba'iinger Wants to Dispose
Of Them to !)ettIers.

Secretary BaiIinger Wants to Dispose
Of Them to ')ettIers.
Washington Feb ).-Authority to
dispose of certain isolated tracts of
timber lands on the Chippewa reser-
vations in Minnesota Is asked in a
communication forwarded to the house
by Secretary of the Interior Ballin-
ger. -
Under the present law Indian tim
ber in Minnesota is sold to the high
est bidder after proposals have been
submitted. There are number of
scattered tracts OH the Minnesota res.
ervations upon which the big lumber
operators refuse to make bids.
Mr. Ballinger asks authority to open
such unsold land to settlement, with
the stipulation that the settlers at
the time of making original entries
shall pay for the timber at prices to
be fixed by the secretary of the in
terror. .-.--..~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08

An attack of grippe is often fol
lowed by persistent cough, which
to many proves great annoyance.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been extensively used and with
good success for the relief.and cure
of this cough. Many cases have
been cured after all other remedies
had failed. Sold by Barker Drug
Co. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, Certain relief for feverishness. Head
ache. Bad Stomach. Tee thing Disorders.
Worms. They break up Colds in "A hours.
They are so pleasant to the taste and harm
less as milk. Children like them. Over
10000 testimonials of cures. They never fail.
Sold by all Druggists Csc. Ask today. Don't
accept any substitute.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
LOOKS LIKE A ROYAL FLUSH.

Al Kaiser of Bagley sold $500
acres of land last week and is now
prepared to enter the fight for state
treasurer as the candidate of the
Ninth district. If M. S. Carl of
Clara City, the candidate of the
Seventh district can beat his hand
we would like to see what he holds.
Fergus Falls Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08

Emma Goldman certainly started
something" at Madison, Wis. by her
recent visit to that city. It is
said that her shadow still fingers
around the classic precincts. Wonder
what kind of a reception she would
receive we're she to call again soon?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Rebel Gunboat is RepuIsed.

Managua, Feb. THE insurgent
gunboat Ometepe appeared off Grey
town and bombarded the city for
twenty minutes. Nine houses were
set on fire by the shells from the gun
boat. The shore batteries replied Wig.
orously to the onslaught and succeed
ed in disabling the Ometepe, which
was forced to retire.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
BY THE WAY.

When you know Of a person only
what he himself tells you, get others
opinion before you confde in him.
Men who bring others into the
limelight must not insist on taking
all the credit, because the man who
is brought out won't stay out unless
he's there with The goods.
It is short lane that has no
stumbling blocks. -
The men who can drink and
keep sober generally abstain from
drinking.
When the man runs the family
they are generally undesirable as
acquaintances. *f
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
INDIANAPOLIS Lid Fits Tioht.

Indianapolis, Feb. 8.-The 'rid" is
on in indianapolis and woe to the sa.
loon keeper who attempts to tilt it so
that even ''suds" can ooze out to be
grabbed up by the thirsty" on Sun
days. The city is the "tightest'' in the
country. according to the police.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08

A rich man with taste for figures
says he cannot figure out whether
a loafer or a shopping daughter con-
tributes the most to the cost of
living. ---.--.. .--. ..fa
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Millionaire Ends His Life,

New Orleans, Feb. blood drip
ping through the ceiling led to the
discovery of the suicide Of Henry H.
Schwabacher, thirty-ive years old,
president of J. & M. Schwabacher,
limited, at his store here. Mr.. Schwa-
bacher, who was a millionaire. had
suffered from stomach ailments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Train ManqIes Workman.

st. Paul, Feb. 8.-The manglec
body of Gus Sneder was found on ths
tracks of the st. Paul road in the Mid
way district. Sneder was an employs
of the Dana Warehouse company and
it is supposed that he was going to
work in the dusk of the early morning
when he was hit by an engine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Do you know that Group can b,

prevented Give Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse or even after
the croupy cough appears and it
will prevent the attack. It is also
a certain cure for Group and has
never been known to fail. S,ld
by Barker Drug Co.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Dozen Men Entombed In Mine.

Indiana, Pa, Feb. An explosion
caused by dynamite tore the timbers
and bracing to pieces and buried
twelve men in the lower levels of
mine No. 2 at Ernest, five miles north
of here. Several men were taken
from the mine burned and injured.
Rescue parties have as yet failed to
reach the entombed miners.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
STATE OF ONO. ORR OF TOLEDO, !

LUCAS COUNTY. So.
Frank j.. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner OF the firm Of f. J.. Cheney &
County and State aforesaid. and that said
ilrm will pay the sum Of ONEHUNDREn
DOLLARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure NE s.
t17 FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence. this 9th day OF December: 1885.
a. w. GLEASON
(SEAL) NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally.
and acts directly upon the mucous surfaces
or the system. Send for testinOniAls free.
| +. ]. CHENEY q co.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c. ssssss
Take Halls Family Pills for constip1tion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
BoRR0Ws MONEY FOR FARE
Senator Gore Left His Wallet in His
Other Trousers,

st. Louis, Feb. 8.-United States
Senator T. P. Gore of Oklahoma ar.
rived in st. Louis in state of great
financial embarrassment, in fast, he
was compelled to borrow money Of a
stranger on the train to pay his fare
from Washington to st. Louis.
His predicament came about, he ad.
mitted to friends who heard his appeal
for loan in this city, because he.
boasts Of two pair of trousers. One
pair he had on, the other, with his wal.
let in the hip pocket, occupies the post
Of honor In the senator's boudoir at
the capital
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
Candidate for Alderman, First Ward.

OoIIuIudSe tut AIucCIlldII, TCSI Vdrus
l hereby announce myself can
didate for alderman in the First
ward to be voted on. at the city
election February IS, 1910.
l will, if elected, endeavor to
give an impartial administration
as far as is in my power so to do.
All my efforts will be directed to-
wards the welfare of the City of
Bemidji and the interests of the
ward that chooses me to represent
them. ..-
Respectfully yours,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08

A firms advertising should be like
it's business-just as far above
criticism as it knows how to make
it,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-08
TO CURE AcOLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
W. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c
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The houses whore card playing
was carried on are all closed sincs
Monday. Now that tho law 10 On.
forced in the town it should be on.
forced 40 we'll IN the parish. II
tho law is good for towns it would
DO better for the parish because
there is moro gambling and idle
ness in the parish around these
shops than iu the towns. Now va
will SEQ what tho officers and pa
rish authorities will do in regard
to this matter. The Sheriff and
the District Attorney can stop
gambling in tho parish as we'll as
it was stopped in Brsaux Bridge
and St. Martinvills. Will they
do it?
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Louisiana. each having thirty three (S3)
feet front on MOuton Avenue, BY which
they arr bounded on tho North; and
bounded on the South by property OF
Vendor. Eat by Church lot. this day
donated by Vendor herein. and West BY
The property Of Benjamin Butler. Tho
said three lots being better described a.
lots forty one az forty two (42) and
forty three (43) Of = plat Of survey made
Of the prospective Town Of st. Paul BY
Stanley GuilbSau. surveyor. and annexed
to an act Of sale from Paul MelancOn TO
An,eIie Narcisse In this Parish In 1903.
Spized to satisfy said above writ.
Terms and cOnditi0ns-Cash.
Sheriff's office this 18th day Of Decem-
Der A. b. 1910.
A. T.. BROUSSARD, Sheriff.
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Ten Things To Do This
Month.

l. Keep plows going wherever
lands will not wash; pillow deep,
especially on clay lands, and fol-
low with cover crops wherever
possible.
2. Drain the lands; mako ter
races aud bitches, il you must
have them, % that they can be
worked over; get out stumps,
brushes and stones, repair fences
and outbuildings.
8. Lay out your work for next
year, planting crops with special
reference to the building up of
soil fertility.
4. See that oil farm animals
are we'll housed, that they are fed
on the feed they need, and that
they are kept comfortable.
s. H1ul out manure % made if
possible; buckle down TO the stu.
dy of fertilizing problems and see
if you can't get moro for your far-
tilizsr money next year.
6. Kill the hogs - soon % they
become fat and the weather ad-
mits; it doesn't pay to keep . pix
after he has reached the "killing
stage"
Z. Get catalogs from the impls-
msut makers aud study up on farm
machinery; try to arrange to do
cheaper work next year.
8. Keep an sye on your school
cooperate with the teacher; help
aud encourage the children in
every way you eau.
3. Plan . reading course fol
the winter EVENING", one which
will be helpful to you aud lin
which the whole family can bs.
como interested.
10. Get ready for New Years
don't make it q time of sslf-indul.
geuce or of reckless spending, but
q time of gladness for the little
folks and Of goodwill to oil men
-Starkvills (Miss.) Progressive
Farmer and Gazette.
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NOTICE.

In accordance with resolu-
ton passed by the School
Board the old High School
building will be sold at Pub
lie Auction on the 18TH of
January 1911 at the school
grounds.
J. G. BRoUssARD, Pre-.
St. Martinville, Dec. II, 1910
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II you are suffering from biliousness,
constipation. indigestion chronic head
ache. invest one cent In postal card
send TO Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des
Moines, Iowa. with your name and adj
dress plainly on the back. and they will
forward you free sample Of Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sold
by ALL DRUGGISTS.
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EndsWinter' S Troubles.

To many, winter is . season OF trouble.
The frost bitten toes and fingers. chap
ped hands and lips. chilblains, cold sores.
red and rough skins. prove this. But
such troubles fly before Bncklen's ArDica
Salye. A trial convinces. Greatest
healer Of Burns, Boils, Piles. Cuts, Sores,
Eczema aud Sprains. Only 25 cents ut
ALL DRUGGISTS.
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The greatest danger from influenza Is
Of its resulting In pneumonia. This can
be obviated bv using c b a m be ains
Cough Remedy. Is it only cures inhuen-
"a, but counteracts any tendency OF the
disease towards Pneumonia. Sold by
ALL DRUGGISTS.
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The Coming Era Of Big Mills
in Louisiana,
Modern Sugar Planter.

A>s''s~ ~ ~kVsossVo ~ SosO
State for years, notably at the Co
70 aud Glsnwild centrals, aud tho
ono at the former house, w be-
lievs, having been the first modern
mill ever made with such multiple
prsssures, until Of late little alton.
ton has been given by Louisiana
sugar manufacturers to tho install.
alton of tho three sets OF mills in
tandem. The idea has been large
~ existent that what with more
steam being required for running
nins.roll mills. and more for the
evaporation Of extra saturation va.
tor. the added sugsr recovery Va.
lus 10 Offset by tho larger amount
Of fuel consumed. That this il
not tho case 10 borne out by state
msnts from manufacturers opera.
ting the triple sets Of mills. as
against tho former working of
double mills, and We this year saw
the installation of great nine-roll
mills at three OF the leading cen-
trails of the State.
Such 10 the attention attracted
to this sudden rise in favor Of tho
addition Of another set of rolls
over and above tho Louisiana six.
roll standard. and stimulated az it
is by report of the Adsline Sugar
Factory Company having deter
mined to install q twelve-roll mill,
with crusher, that we now hear of
some of our most prominent man.
ufacturers seriously considering
the installation of . third SGT of
rolls next year behind the other
two sets already in.
1t is said that in Hawaii, where
nine-roll mills prevail, sugar house
experts agree that with nine rolls
twenty-five per cent. more cane
may be passed through mills of
given size than with six rolls, and
yet obtain - good extraction, and
they contend further that by the
use of twelve rolls fifty psr cent.
more work of the same quality
may BE- done; in other words, their
contention is that whore ], 900 tons
of cane per "a hour 10 passed
through . six and . half or seven
foot si1.roll mill, and giving good
average extraction, then with nine
rolls 1850 tons may be handled
with as good result or !, 400 tons
be handled on . twelve rolls OF the
same size equally we'll. This
phase Of tho multiple expression
mill idea, it 10 believed, sppsals
moro to the Louisiana sugar pro-
ducer than tho statement that he
should use such al equipment in
order to improve extraction, for
tho latter determination 10 90 un.
certain - to make most planters
satisfied with judging their mill
work by the physical appearance
and feel" of the sagasse. Many
of our sugar planters are dssirous
of increasing their cane crushing
capacity, and convinced that the
addition OF another thres.roll in
tandem with their existing six
will give them sufficiently desired
increased capacity, We may expect
to seq the coming years bring
nine. rolls mills into rather Rsner-
al aud popular favor. Az an illus.
trstion, We know of one LouisiaDs
central factory where two six.rol|
mills are now operative, planning
to next year convert Que into
uiue roll, and in 191 2
to follow suit with the other. l,
Ia A. - ~,,s
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LOCAL NEWS.

Prot. A. y. COrmler was In town
Wednesday.
Father ]. F. NORM made a trip
to Now Orleans this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Bienvenu
spent Christmas in Lafayette.
Our young people enjoyed soy.
eral receptions and dances this
week.
Mr.. Palmer Bisnvenu Of Lake
Charles Was here on q short visit
this week.
Misses Louise Thomas and
Eliza Delahoussaye visited friends
in Lafayette this week.
Rev. Martin Hebsrt pastor of
the Methodist church here, moved
to New iberia this week.
MIR. F. E. Clement Of Now Or.
leans. spent tho week hsrs. visit
ing relatives and friends.
Misses Marie and Leonie Barry
Of Sunset spent few daye here,
guests of Miss EuIa BONN.
Mrs. George Eastin and sister.
Miss Edna Guirard spent several
DAYS in New Iberia this week.
To-day is the last day you can
pay your poll tax and qualify your
self to vote in the election in 1912.
Mr.. JOS. Dorset Of Broussard,
who bought the Liable plantation,
near this town, has moved to bis
place this week.
Mr.. Edmond Laperuse Of Hou.
ma spent several days here this
week, at the home of his uncle,
Mr.. Theodore Laperuse.
Nearly all the teachers of our
public schools went to their homes
for the holidays. The schools will
reopen on tho 3rd day OF January
Whom you give a present, Why
not give something Of service.
which you can find at X. Schwartz
4 Co., who have . largo stock OF
novelties.
Mrs. Bud Thomas aud children
of Brsaux Bridge spent the week
hero at the home OF her father,
Mr.. Aug. Clement.
The new High School is about
completed and school will probs.
bly, be opened in the now building
Monday or week after next.
The time to be neat and dressy
il upon 10 and K. Schwartz & Co.,
can fit you up nicely. They have
a largo stock OF elegant clothing,
the hest, a full line OF hats and
largo stock of shoeE Be sure to
give us call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Guerin and
his brother Alphonse of Hattsrs-
burg, Miss. spent several days
here this week s* tho home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Guerin.
When you are thinking about
your Holiday Presents DO sure to
visit the store of X. Schwartz Il
Co., and see their large stock OF
Novelties, suitable for presents.
Our merchants have been doing
rushing business during the
past few days. Nearly oil our
merchants report tho business OF
the year just passing to history.
one of tho best since many years,
with prospects much brighter for
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Fine Home For Sale Cheap.
For Sale: - Property former
ly belonging to DIR. Baylis on
Port st., Laizaire Bienvenu.