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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-09
COUNTY TEACHERS SHOW
MORE INTEREST IN WORK
W. B. Stewart, County Superintendent
Of Schools, Tells Of Recent examina.
tions.-List of Participants.

considering the season of the
year, the state teachers examina-
which we're held Thursday, Friday
and Saturday were better attended
than ever before, and the interest
manifested IN the examinations indi.
Gated that educational matters in
this county are progressing very
satisfactorily, and comparison with
former years is very favorable to the
late examinations" says w. B.
Stewart, superintendent of schools
of Beltrami county, in speaking of
the examinations. .- 81. =
Three years ago, but forty.one
applicants took the examinations,
while this last examination was
attended by fifty-eight who wrote
the exams Of course most of the
teachers of the county took the
examinations last August, the GER
tifcates granted at that time extend
ing for one year, and these applicants
did not participate in this Febru.
airy examination.
More first-grade applicants at.
tended this examination, showing
that there is more of a tendency
among the teachers to qualify as
frst-grade teachers"
Those who took the examinations
we're as follows: Estella Oracle,
Vivian Guptill, Lillian G. Mac
Gregor, Elizabeth MacGregor, Ellen
Gleason, Agnes Back, Isabella
Wallin, Anna M. Pierce, Mae O.
MacGregor. Mary McDougald
Bernice Bently, Nellie G. Erickson
Inez R. Cell, Betsy Frverak, Haze
H. Wells, Eliza H. Boobar, Bemidj il
Hattie M. Hayes, Rose thinner
man, Blackjack; Elisa Bronby
Alyce Wilkin, Florence Eastman
Tenstrike; Arvilla Patterson, Goldie
Lackore, Alice c. Jacobson, Oma
Hannah, Wilton; Celia M. Clark
Rose E. Olson, Hilma Johnson
Berthe Greenfield, Mary Ma1gau
Nymore; Fred Slumpes, Myrtle
Hubbell, Becida; Farnham Watson
lone A. Higgins, Ethel L.. Knox
Nebish; Mrs. Cora L. Wright
Maude E. Ames, Norma ]. Dobbdal
Guthrie; S. Gladys Bickford, Battle
Lake; Mary L. TenEyck, During
Lulu c. Daily, Julia L. Johnson
Laporte; Nell Latterell, Foley;
Matte Ruskjer, Alma A. Powers
Solway; Olive Sidney Hines, Edna
Wilson, Hines; Nellie G. Knox
! Puposky, Jeanette Mcdonald, Ehie
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-09
SHIPPERS ASSN Will
MEET HERE FEB. 18TH.
Secretary 0psahI Says Newly organized
Association Will Again Discuss
Rates on Wood.

Representative ]. ]. Opsahl OF
this city, who is secretary of the
newly-organized North-Central Min
nesota Shippers association, states
that meeting of the members of
the association will be held on
Thursday forenoon, February II, at
10 o'clock, and that he expects
good attendance at that time.
AS Thursday, February II, is the
opening day of the development
reapportionment meeting which will
be held in this city on the 18th and
18th insts., there will undoubtedly
be many shippers, of cordwood and
other small timber products in the
city for the purpose of attending
that meeting, and who will become
members of the shippers association
and assist in the deliberations of the
shippers at that time.
Secretary Opsahl says that he has
had communication with w. HI.
Gemmell, general manager of
the Minnesota & International
Railway company, who has agreed
to attend the meeting, and who
also has been requested to CON-
municate with the freight agents
of the Great Northern and 500 rail-
ways relative to what can be done
for a joint lower rate for shipping
cordwood and other small-timber
products from the country north of
Bemidji to points in the Dakotas
and the western part of Minnesota,
with the object of calling a joint
meeting of these agents, the shippers
and Mr.. Gemmell at some central
point, where the matter of lower,
living joint rates for shippers can be
thoroughly threshed out and the
relief desired by the shippers secured,
IN order that the wood dealers may
again resume business and can dis
nose of their large stock at some
profit. ~
Present conditions, and more es-
pecially freight rates on cordwood,
have about killed the wood market
for the north-country people, so they
claim, and the organization of the
new shippers association wasbrought
about by an agitation for lower
freight rates and desire to assist
the people who are clearing their
land to dispose of the small timber
and realize something out of it,
instead of being compelled to burn
it because of inability to realize a
profit by selling the same.
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High School Orchestra Does Well.

High School Orchestra Does Well.
The High School Orchestra, con.
sisting of seven pieces, appeared in
public for the first time Tuesday
morning. Their two selections were
very well rendered and shcw much
painstaking work. They have
proven. conclusively. that they can
render frst-class music.
The following are members of the
orchestra:
Olive Miller, pianist; Emil Engels,
clarionet; Willie Russell, drums;
Fred Chamberlain, Maud McCawley,
v;olins; Ernest Neumann and Don
Shannon, comets.
1t is the sincere wish of the
student body that this orchestra give
a repetition of this style of entertain
ment in the near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-09
A CASS LAKE LODGING
HOUSE WAS DESTROYED
At Early Morning Fire, To-day, Up
Stairs Roomers Jumped Through
the Windows. i.

Cass Lake. Feb. 9.-(Special
to Pioneer 1.-The lodging house
owned by Dennis Cain was totally
destroyed by fire this morning,
the flames originating from an un-
known cause, probably an over
heated stove. ... ---.
Mr.. Cain arose at an early hour
and made fire in the big heater
and afterwards retired to his bed.
His son Warren was awakened
shortly afterward bya choking SEN
sation,. and he found the house
filled with smoke. Warren gave
an alarm, and it was with difficulty
that the inmates of the house were
able to get out of the building.
A number who were sleeping on
the second floor we're compelled
to escape by jumping through
windows and falling to the ground
below
No she was seriously injured.
The fire department responed and
did good work in preventing the fire
from spreading.
M. Cain places his loss on the
building at $4,000, with $1,000
Insurance.
Moral: Insure with S. A. Pa.
quain & Co., Bemidji, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Rice entertained a
large number of their friends at Genea-
logical party last Friday night. The rooms
were decorated with green spruce and
ornaments, and later, useful leaves. The
family tree was the key note of the even
ing and was beautifully carried out in
various games and tssts. A delicious
lunch of sandwiches and salad, coffee and
cake was served. The guests departed at
a late hour with many expressions of
pleasure for an evening delightfully."- spent.
The delightful home talent play. "Mr.
Bob" to be given Monday evening, Feb.
ii, will have the following in the cast of
characters: Philip Royson, DR.. Freeburg;
Robert Brown, clerk of Benson & Benson,
J. F. Sullivan: jenkins, Miss Rebecca s
butler, Mr.. Long; Rebecca Luke, a maiden
lady, Mrs. Lee French; Katherine Rogers,
her neice, Mrs. j. M. Freeburg; Marion
Bryant, Katherine's friend, Miss Clara
Winegart; Patty, Miss Redecca's maid,
Miss Marion Long. The proceeds of the
play will be used to buy books to place in
the public reading room.
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Don't forget to attend the meet
ing tonight at the Norwegian
Luthern church at Nymore. The
meeting will be in charge of Capt.
]. Geo. Barry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-09
D. W. Meeker viii Name Enumerators.

D. w. Meeker Will Name Enumerators.
S. A. Cutter, the secretary of the
civil service bureau who conducted the
census examinations in this city last
Saturday, has sent the papers which
were written by the applicants for
examination, to D. w. Meeker of
Moorhead, supervisor of the census
for the Ninth Congressional district,
who will in turn send the same to
the superintendent of the census
bureau at Washington, D. C. The
papers will be returned, properly
marked as to standings, to Mr..
Meeker, at Moorhead, and the latter
will name the enumerators.
The following took the examina-
ton and test in this city last Satur.
day: Edward H. Cornwall and Fred
is. George, City of Bemidji; Chris c.
Hagen, Louis T. Bella, Town of Be.
midi; Harry c. Wood, Liberty;
George H. Bronnan, Eckles; Erwin
N. Tagley, Nymore; Frank ]. Dun
woody, Turtle River; Mrs. Morris
Maltby; Brun H. Major, Wilton
George A. Hayes, Nicls Sorenson
Solway; F. K. Nyhus, Otto Mattrud
Becida; ]. o Snustad. Nary.
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s
served, and the following were initi-
ated into the mysteries of the
order: J. P. Pogue and son, Frank,
Mesdames S. E. Dryer, Gladys
Erickson, Bessie Quick, Nora Bel
ding, Robert OILS on, A. Halvorson,
Harding, Coyle, Julia Titus, D.
Cobb, c. Schroeder, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bowers and two daughters,
Florence and Ellen, and Miss Hllda
Dublin.
1t is expected that another-large
class of candidates will be initia ted
at the next meeting of the lodge.
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Ed. Feldman, brother of Mrs.
Arthur Hagberg, returned to his
home at Northome this morning,
after visiting at the Hagberg home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-15
THE POSTAL DEFICIT.

II there ever was an illustration of
the fallacy of government ownership
and management, it is the United
States postoffice department. Here is
business amounting to $2O0,O0O,0 900
annually, end after charging itself for
the use it makes of its own facilities,
(Which it should do, the same as any
business has to) it just about comes
out even.
The idea that an institution doing
business amounting to hundreds Of
millions of dollars is not making a
profit, is ridiculous on the face of it.
An Institution that charges a rate
sufficient to make the volume of the
business amount to such figures.
should be self-sustaining, and it would
be if it were not handicapped by the
red tape that is almost inseparable
from government business.
A few years ago, w. D. Boyce, a
Chicago capitalist, offered to take a
contract of carrying the United States
mail at one-half the price now charged
by the government. He also agreed to
bind himself and associates to pay an
immense bond to the government if he
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SEED CORN WORST IN YEARS.

The extension department OF the
iowa State college is exerting every
effort to impress upon the farmers OIL
Iowa the necessity of planting goou
seed corn this coming spring. ies.s
made at the annual short course III
Ames nroved that much OF the corn
sent to compete for prizes was worm.
less for seed, and the average seeu y
tbe state is held to be undoubtedly ps-
low the standard Of that sent 10 Aiiles'
Professor Holden in bulletin just 10
sued declares that the seed corn
which is to be planted this spring Is
the worst Iowa has had for many
wears. The very hard freezes "hich
came the second week in OCTOBER, ne
SAYS, killed large part OF the corn
then in the field. Many who had tne!i
seed saved before that freeze are hnd-
inc that the vitality is bad. Farmers
are urged to plant nothing but tested
seed corn. If they are compelled TO pey
seed. they should purchase 1T as near
home as possible, as corn grown from
seed brought in from distance does
not weld as we'll nor mature as Wen
as that from home grown seed. Those
having seed or cribs of old corn also
are urged to notify the extension de-
nartment at Ames in order that IN
auiries from parties in their section
Wishing to purchase seed may be IL
.ected to them.
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was kindly light in each OF them,
bar none.
Later on the prince in his khaki rid.
ing suit loped gayly down the broad
mountain road toward Ganlook beside
the black mare which carried John
Tullis. He had told Tullis of his vain,
glorious defense in the antechamber.
"Say, Uncle Jack, when are you go
ing to take me to the witch's hovel?"
The thought abruptly banished all else
from hts eager little brain
Some day soon," said Tullis. "You
see, I'm not sure that she's receiving
visitors these days. A witch is very
arbitrary person. Even princes have
to send up their cards."
The witch's howell was in the noun
tain across the most rugged of the
canyons and was to be reached only
after the most hazardous of rides. The
old woman of the hills was an ancient
character about whom chung a thou
sand spookish traditions. but who, in
the opinion of John Tullis, was moth
ing more than n wise fortune teller
and necromancer who knew every
trick in the trade of hoodwinking the
superstitious.
AS they rode back to the castle after
an hour, coming down through Castle
avenue from the monastery road, they
passed tall, bronzed young man
whom Tullis at once knew to be an
American. He was seated on a big
bowlder at the roadside enjoying tho
shade. AT his side was the fussy,
well known figure OF Cooks inter-
prefer eagerly pointing out certain I'm.
portant personages to him as they
passed. or course the approach of the
prince was the excuse for consider.
able agitation and fervor on the part
of the man from Cooks. He mounted
the bowlder and took off his cap to
wave it frantically.
Its the prince" he called out to
Truxton King. Stand up! Murray!
Long live the prince!"
The man from Cooks came to grief.
He slipped from his perch on the rock
and came foundering to the ground.
The spirited pony that the prince
was riding SHE'D and reared in quick
alright. The boy dropped his crop
and chung valiantly to the reins. A
guardsman was at the pony's head in
an instant.
Truxton King picked up the riding
crop, strobe out into the roadway and
handed it up to the boy in the saddle.
THANK you" said Prince Bobby.
Don't mention it." said Truxton
King, with his most engaging smile.
mo trouble at ALL
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CHAPTER III.
MANY PERSONS IN REVIEW.

MANY PERSONS IN REVIEW.
HMN RUXTON KING witnessed the
Ea review of the garrison. That
EA in itself was rather tame ex-
htbition for man who had
seen the finest troops in all the world.
thousand earnest looking soldiers.
proud Of the opportunity to march be-
fore the little prince, and that was all,
SO far as the review was concerned.
Mr.. King saw the court In all its
glory scattered along the shady Castle
avenue-in carriages, in traps, in mo-
tors and In the saddle His brain
whirled and his heart leaped under the
pressure of new found interest in
life
If Truxton King had given up in dis
gust and fled to Vienna this tale would
never have come to light. instead Of
being the lively narrative of young
gentleman's adventures in faraway
Graustark, 1t might have become
tale Of the smart set in New York,
for, as you know, we are bound by {
tradition to follow the trail laid down
by our hero, no matter which way he {
elects to fare. He confided to his
friend from Cooks that he could new
er have forgiven himself il he had ad- I
hered to his resolution to leave on the
following day.
II didn't know you'd changed your
mind, SIR" remarked Mr.. Hobbs in
surprise.
"Of course you didn't know It," said
Truxton. How could your I've just
changed it this instant. didn't know
it myself two minutes ago. No, sir
Hobbs--or is it Dobbs2 Thanks. No,
sir, I'm going to stop here for a-well,
a week or two. Where the dickens do
these people keep themselves? I
haven't seen 'em before
ooh, they are the nobility-the
swells. They don't hang around the
streets like tourists and rubbernecks,
sir" in plain disgust.
Il say, who is that just passing
the lady in the victorian" King asked
abruptly.
"That is the Countess Marlanx"
"Whew! / thought she was the
queen"
Hobbs went into details concerning
the beautiful countess.
~ was just going to ask il you know
anything about young woman whd
occasionally tends shop for William
Spantz. the armorer," King finally
asked.
HOODS looked interested She's
quite beauty, sir, give you my
| word"
81 know that, Hobbs. But who is
she?'
II really can't say, sir She's his
niece, I've heard. Been here little
over a month. think she's from War
saw"
! Continued Next Saturday,
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stored to navigation, that means OF
cheap transportation is to be opened
up to move the rich crops of the Des
Moines valley and the vast mineral
deposits along the stream 1t paves
the way to make the Des Moines val
ley the greatest manufacturing cen
ter in the middle west, as the i'm.
provement of the river contemplated
will provide water power sufficient TO
generate electrical power for factories
the length Of the stream
At the Ottumwa convention plans
will be discussed by which Iowa may
cooperate with the government in this
Improvement which means SO much to
the state. The cities and towns along
the Des Moines river are vitality in
terested in this movement and there
should, as doubtless there will be, a
representative gathering of the citi-
zens of the Des Moines valley at the
Ottumwa convention
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THE RIVER CONVENTION.

call mas been sent out by the COM
mercial association for a waterways
convention to be held in Ottumwa on
February 25. Invitations have been
sent to the Commercial associations.
the mayors and postmasters in all the
cities and towns along the Des Moines
river from Keokuk to Des Moines, and
a few cities above Des Moines, re-
questing them to send delegates to the
convention. The decision of the United
States engineering board to make a
survey of the Des Moines river as a
preliminary step in making the stream
navigable from Des Moines to Keokuk
is the best news that the Des Moines
valley has received in years. 1t means
that the Des Moines river is to be re
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1t goes without saying that the limo
cent rejoinder opened the way to an
acrid discussion of John Tullis. If
that gentleman's ears burned in re-
Spouse to the sarcastic comments Of
the Duke of Perse and Baron Pultz,
they probably tingled pleasantly as the
result of the stout defense put up by
Halfont, Dangloss and others.
The dukes impassioned plea was Of
no avail. His confreres saw the wis
dom of keeping Russia's greedy hand
out Of the country's affairs-at least
for the prescnt-and reiterated their
decision to seek the loans in England
and France. The question, therefore,
would not be taken to parliament for
reconsideration. The duke sat down,
pale in defeat; his heart was more bit
ter than ever against the shrewd
American who had induced all these
men to see through his eyes
At this juncture the prince, gather
ing from the manner of his ministers
that the question was settled to his
liking, leaned forward and announced
to his uncle, the premier:
I'm tired, Uncle Caspar. How much
longer is it,"
Count Halfont coughed. "Ahem!
Just a few minutes your highness.
Pray be patient-er-my little man."
Prince Bobby flushed. He always
knew that he was being patronizcd
when any one addressed him as ''my
little man"
Il have an engagement" he said.
with stiffening OF his back
The Duke of Perse smiled grimly. In
his most polite manner he arose to adj
dress the now harassed princeling,
who shifted uneasily on the pile of
lawbools.
May your most humble subject pre-
sumo to inquire into the nature of
your highness' engagement"
You may, your grace" said the
prince.
The duke waited. A smile crept into
the eyes of the others. well, what IS
the engagement"
II had q date to ride with Uncle
Jack at II and TO review the troops"
Count Halfont interposed good hui
moredly: There is nothing more to
come before US today, your grace, so l
fancy we may as well close the meet
ing. To my mind 1t is!rather a silly
custom which compels US to keep the
prince with us-er-after the opening
of the session. OF course, your high
ness, we don't mean to say that you
are not interested in our grave deliber,
ations''
Prince Bobby broke in eagerly: "Un-
Gle Jack says I've just got to be inter-
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At present we are permitted to at.
tend meeting Of the cabinet. which
sits occasionally in solemn collective.
ness just off the throne room within
the tapestried walls of dark little
antechamber known to the outside
world as the room of wrangles."
The question under discussion relates
to the loan of 100000 gavvos. before
mentioned. AT the head Of the long
table. perched upon an augmentary
pile of lawbooks. surmounted by lit
tie red cushion, sits the prince. almost
lost in the huge old walnut chair of
his forefathers.
The prince was a sturdy, curly haired
lad. with big brown eyes and lam
entably noticeable scratch on his nose,
acquired in less stately but more prof
table pursuits. ut seems that he
had peeled his nose while sliding to
second base in certain American
game that he was teaching the juve-
nile aristocracy how to playo
About the table sat the three regents
and the other men high in the admins
sA''ASh W ulioihS, ailiOhS5 luSlb 0tu-
eral Braze of the army. Baron Pultz
of the mines Rosion of agriculture
ihe Duke Of Perse was discussing the
great loan question. The prince was
watching his gaunt. saturnine face
with more than usual interest.
of course it is not too late to rescind
the order promulgated at our last sit
ting. There are five bankers in ST.
Petersburg who will finance the loan
without delay. We need not delay the
interminable length Of time necessary
to secure the attention and co-opera-
ton of bankers In France and Eng
land. 1t is all nonsense to say that
Russia has sinister motives in the mat
fer. We need the money before the
winter opens. Why should we prefer
England? Why France?"
| For some unaccountable reason he
struck the table violently with his fist
and directed his glare upon the aston
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There are two conventions to be
held in Iowa this year in which the
entire state should be deeply interest
ed, One is the good roads convention
at Des Moines March and 8. The 9th
er is the Waterways convention in OF.
tumwa this month. Every county in
the state should be represented at the
good roads convention. Iowans must
be brought to realize that their most
important need is better roads. 1t
Will be left to the convention to
settle upon a definite program of road
Improvement and Iowa must carry
out this program. The Waterways con-
vention in Ottumwa is of most vital
Importance to the people of the Des
Moines valley, but the entire state
will benefit by the improvement to
which this convention will pledge its
cooperation. The entire state will
benefit by the manufacturing possibil-
tiles opened up through the improve
ment of the Des Moines river so as To
make it navigable for freight traffic
AMI develop water power for scores of
new factories that will be attracted
by cheap transportation facilities and
cheap electrical power