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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
SPRINGTIME is HERE!

And with it comes the busiest season of
the year. This is the time when every one
wants to do all they can in as short a time
as possible. Isn't it a great saving of time,
which means a saving of money, if you can
buy everything you need at one place, and
at the same time get the best goods at the
Lowest Prices?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
We CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH EVERYTHING

We CAN SUPPLY You WITH EVERYTHING
Every department of our store is we'll
stocked with new goods of all kinds. We
have no doubt that one visit to our store
will convince you that the T. G. Power s
to buy your Groceries, Clothing, Dry Goods,
Furniture, Harness, Grain, Hay, Lumber and
Building Material, or anything else required.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
BOOKSELLER FEzhED WITH BOOK
Lie There, Thou Son Of Dizziness
Ignorance and Obsecurity."

Tom Osborne, the bookseller, was
one of ssthat mercantile rugged race
to which the delicacy of the poet is
sometimes exposed" -
Osborne, irritated by what he
though an unnecessary delay on the
part of Johnson, went one day into
the room where Johnson was sitting
and abused him in the most illiberal
manner.
Johnson heard him sometime un-
moved; but at last losing all patience
he seized a huge folio and, aiming
a blow at the booksellers head, sue
ceeded in sending him sprawling to
the floor Osborne alarmed the
family by his cries; but Johnson,
placing his foot on his breast, would
not let him stir till he had exposed
him in that situation; and then left
him with this triumphant express
sion: Gle there, thou son of dull
ness, ignorance and obsecurity." -
Kearsley's "Anecdotes. y
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
ELKS BUY SITE FOR NEW HOME
Purchase Mc1ver's Two Lots; Plan
on for Building.

According to present plans, with
in two years time the Bemidji lodge
of Elks will be located in a modern
new home erected by themselves in
the heart of the business section, on
Beltrami avenue between Fourth and
Third on the site now occupied by
McIver's livery stable, these two lots
having been purchased by the Elks
at an enthusiastic meeting here last
night.
The Elks have been looking for a
location for several weeks and the
building committee of which Ray
Murphy is chairman and other mem
bers are George Kreatz, Joe Harring-
ton, Gene Berman and John Graham,
have considered several different
propositions.
The committee came to the conclu-
sion that the McIver SO foot lots
were by far the more desirable and
the report that this site be purchased
was favorably received by the lodge.
The lodge also authorized the COM
mittee to now proceed to devise ways
and means whereby a new building
can be constructed and it is expect
ed one will be erected within two
years.
At present there will be no change
on the McIver property.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
KEEPS PRISONERS CASH
Charles Ingram Turnkey at 1nterna-
tional Falls, Sentenced on Grand
Larceny Charge.
TAKEN TO THE REF0RMAT0RY

Because he searched prisoner in
the Koochiching county jail at In
ternational Falls and found $50
which he kept, Charles Ingram, ~
years, was yesterday committed to
the reformatory at st. Cloud by
Judge C. w. Stanton of this city.
Ingram was brought to Bemidji by
County Attorney McPartlin and
Clerk of Court j. H. Drummond of
international Falls to enter plea
of guilty and receive sentence.
The young man had been employed
as a turnkey at the Jail and part of
his duties was to search prisoners
when brought in to be locked up. Al
ter having searched the man who
had $40 he resigned his position, but
was later arrested in Information
al Falls and the money taken from
the prisoner was found upon him.
The specific charge was grand lar
ceny in the second degree. Once be-
fore he was arrested on a similar
charge. On account Of the prisoners
youth and his vigorous assertions of
ssnever again." he was let off with a
reformatory sentence and has been
taken to the st. Cloud institution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE
Joe Harkins Won Nomination By
Display Of Agility.

"Any news down my way?" re-
peated the farmer, as he stopped his
team and bit a chew off his plug.
"Well, l kin give you leetle bit, l
guess. 1t hain't earthquakes nor cy-
clones, but it does purity we'll for our
place."
"Well?" queried the tollgate man.
"Well, the news is that Jim Will
liam's wife's canary bird got out of
the cage the other day and she had
to chase it more'n two hours to get
it back
ssThat isn't much news"
Nope, l s'pose not, but was saw
ing the best for the last
"And what is it?''
"Why, a tin peddler came along
and bet Joe Harkins that he could
outjump him, and Joe held his breath
and jumped seven feet and won
the bet, and it's already settled that
we are to run him for the legislature
next fall
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
CASE ON OVER LOST LOGS
international Company Alleges Brad
ley Concern Took 1000, 900 Feet
and Sawed Them.
ASK FOR INJUNCTION.RECEIVER

A case involving the alleged dis
appearance Of 100000 feet of logs
from the Big Fork River is on today
before Judge G.. w. Stanton, the In
ternational Lumber company bring
ing action against the Bradley Tim
Der and Railway Supply company, al
leging that the logs were taken by
that concern to Gemmell where they
were converted into timber. -.
Harris Richardson of St. Paul, ap-
pears as attorney for the Interna-
tional company and Albert Baldwin
of ST.: Paul together with Judge
Spooaer and F. o. LEVINE of Big Falls
for the defendants.
The International company re-
quests a restraining injunction and
chat receiver be appointed
Arguments are being heard this at
ternoon by Judge Stanton in cham
bers here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
LOYALTY OF AFRICAN NATIVES
He Had Been One of Livingstone's
Boy; Preferred to Die By Load.

While journeying through central
Africa once, after several days of
severe marching, the men of Alfred J.
Swann's caravan failed to reach
camp. He returned to them with
water and assistance, and finding the
carts with only half their crew, he
asked where the heavy load was and
they replied, "miles behind" 1t was
on this journey that he witnessed a
remarkable instance of the endur-
ance and loyalty Of black man.
Fearing the men would be starved,
writes Mr.. Swami in "Fighting the
Slave-Hunters in Central Africa" we
pressed on toward them, and finally
discovered the load drawn up under
a bush. Searching round for traces
of the crew, l heard a voice family
Call out:
II am alive, but give me water"
On looking into the bush, we dis
covered the leader, sheltered from the
Dull, ouu olCC1 giving A1un WdICI, L
asked: -
'Where are the others?"
"Gone on to camp" he replied,
''for food and water"
"NVl y did you not go?"
No. master, I could not leave the
boat section. My name is Mahau-
bubu. l was one of Livingstone s
bubu. was one of Livingstone's
boys. I should have died by the
load. I cut off the hide lashings
and ate them, and the roots dug up
and sucked for moisture
Let no man question, concludes Mr..
Swami, the ability of black men to
perform loyal service after evidence
of such heroic conduct.-Youth' s
Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
HERE TO open COLLEGE
RECEIVING SUPPORT OF CITY

A. E. Brown, who has conducted
business colleges in Faribault, New
Ulm and Northfeld, Minnesota, il
arranging to open a business college
in Bemidji.
About three months ago Mr.
Browns attention was called to The
fact that Bemidjifwas without bus.
mess college. He has received suffi-
cient encouragement through small
campaign of advertising in papers in
this community 10 insure success
full college here.
Mr.. Brown has established head
quarters at the Rex Hotel and will
remain in Bemidji for several weeks
during which time he will perfect
arrangements regarding the renting
of suitable quarters and Of organic
ing classes for shorthand and type.
writing.
He expects to- open the school
about September and will be pre-.
pared to give special individual in.
struction to all students from the
grades and the high school. Ad-
vanced work will also be given tc
high school graduates.
Nearly 100 names have come. to
Mr.. Brown in response to his adver-
tisement from Bemidji and the sur
rounding country and towns. Stud
ents from International Falls, Miz-
pah, Northome, Blackduck, Mc1n-
tosh, Pequot and other cities of this
northern country have expressed
their desire to attend a business col
lege in Bemidji.
A number of the business men and
members of the Commercial club in
Guiding Mayor John G. Parker and
F. j. Burke, president Of the Com
mercial club, favor the new enter
prise and believe that Bemidji should
accord hearty welcome to the new
school.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Francis Joseph il 81 Today

Vienna, Aug. 18.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph today celebrated his 81st
birthday, as has been his custom for
some years, in retirement in the inn
perial summer villa at Ischl. The
people kept general holiday and in
all the churches special services of
Thanksgiving were held.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Among the Cannibals.

ssIn my most successful novel, =
said Upton Sinclair, at vegetarian
banquet in New York, 81 aimed at
the public's heart and hit it, with
my beef talk in the stomacr.
II was rather like the Bangala
who said:
CT failed, alas, to bring tears to
those cannibals' eyes, but at least I
made their mouths water
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Utilize Every Moment:

Know the true value of time;
snatch, seize, and enjoy every MOS
ment of it.. No idleness, no laziness,
no procrastination: Never put off
till tomorrow what you can do to-
day.-Earl of Chesterfield.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Learn How to Shake Hands.

Few people know how to shake
hands we'll; the general run of folk
either give a limp paw and allow it
to be shaken, or else grasp yours in
theirs and nearly dislocate it with
their violence.-London World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Secret Cameras.

A number of secret cameras are on
the market. One resembles a pair
of field glasses. While the photo
grapher is apparently looking at a
distant view he is in reality snap
ping the unsuspecting person at his
side.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
J. and p Coats Plant Closes

Pawtucket, r. l., Aug. 1S.-The
big plant of the J. and P. Coats Com
pany will shut down at the close of
business tomorrow and will not re-
sumo operations for at least four
weeks. Twenty-six hundred en-
ployes will be thrown out Of work
temporarily. Lack of orders is said
to be responsible for the shutdown.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Bridge Perfectly Adjusted.

In the Forth bridge there is a hor-
izontal pull of 10000 tons on the
chief spans, and the weight of 1907
900 tons o ntheir bases. Half a
dozen ironclads might be hung upon
them without causing any undue
strain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Normal Children.

All proper children are destruc-
tive. That is their way of finding
out what things are made of. But
they get over it. 1t is not well to
take inconvenients activities too SER
iously George Hodges, in Atlantic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Says HaZen Misled Court.

1t was further contended that the
writ must be dismissed at this time
because the relator, Hazen, had mis-
led the court by making a showing,
in order to obtain the writ, that he
had put in bill to the board that
was correct, bill that had been veri-
fed by Hazen to the ecect that 'the
services therein charged had been
actually performed, and that the fees
therein charged were such fees as
are allowed by law" whereas it now
appeared conclusively that many Of
the fees charged were without any
authority of law whatever. ..
The courts attention was called to
the fact that the Write of Manda-
mus is not issued as a matter of
right, that in ordinary actions par
ties are left to their ordinary reme-
dies, and that the writ can only be
used where the right to the exact re-
lief sought is clear; that it will not
issue to test doubtful rights; that
a party seeking such writ must
come into court with clean hands,
that where it appears that claim
is tainted with fraud or illegality, the
relief sought will be denied; and it
was argued that in this case the right
of Hazen to this order was not clear,
hut no o1oo y.1x onfif1o1
to it; that this suit was brought to
determine doubtful rights; that the
county had claim against the sher-
if for similar illegal charges all
through the years 1909 and 1910;
that the Sheriff did not come into
court with "clean hands," but that
the claim was tainted, through and
through, with fraud and illegality.
Cites Supreme Court Cases.
:. Authorities from the Supreme
Court of this state were cited in sup
port Of every proposition advanced.
Mr. Funkley stated to the Court
that he did not then have any au-
thorities to submit to the Court, that
he did not know what matters of
defense would be interposed, and that
he would like time to look into the
matter and later argue his side of
the case. The Court suggested that
the matter be again taken up today,
but at the request of Mr.. Funkley the
hearing was continued until August
%, at 10 a. m.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Can you Say This Without Sneezing !?

Can you Say This Without Sneezing
Thomas Thistle, the successful
thistle sitter, in sitting a sieve full
of unsifted thistles thrust three thou
sand through the thick of his thumb.
How many would'st thou, an unsuc-
cessful thistle sitter in sitting sieve
full of unsifted thistles, thrust
through the thick of thy thumb?
Success to the successful thistle
sitter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18

to the municipality he repre-
sents. 1t is no answer for him to
say that while he knew the facts
he did not know the law. To
sustain a plea of that sort would
open the door to PUBLIC PLUM
DER.
Nor is the question of his liza
bility in any way controlled by
the fact that a town board, in
allowing claims, acts judicially.
In whatever capacity they may
act, defendants knowledge of
the facts and his participation
therein expose him to liability
That defendant is liable for the
misapplied money is settled by
the decisions of this and other
courts. ..--r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Market for Canadian Tomatoes.

Sample boxes of tomatoes, packed
in peat and sawdust, were recently
despatched from Toronto to Covent
garden. It is thought that brisk
trade in this vegetable can be devel-
oped between England and Ontario.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Oranges Join Procession and Peach
es, Unusually Scarce, Held at
so Cents Dozen.
ALL BERRIES THING OF PAST
Plenty of Finest Kind of Home Grown
Vegetables to Be ION Market
Saturday.

Concord grapes have arrived and
they are selling unusually cheap, IS
cents for 10 pound basket, but
comfort, the market man has no glad
tidings, so far as prices are con-
cerned for Bemidji housekeepers.
In fact the high cost Of living
promises to edge up still a little
closer to the moon, and this will es-
pecially be true of canned tomatoes,
peas and corn. @
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Such Funny Parents.

ssOh. mamma, 4 met such funny
little girl at school today
did you, dear? What was funny
about her?'
Her papa and mamma have not
been divorced. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
All Three in Court.

Inc manuamuS Was brought
against Viggo Peterson, chairman Of
the Beltrami board of county COM
missioners and County Auditor James
L. George to compel the payment of
a bill of $752.7O for alleged services
rendered.
Both Mr.. Peterson and Mr.. George
were present and Sheriff HaZen was
an interested spectator. Following
the continuance of the proceedings,
Mr.. Funkley and Mr.. Hazen with 9TH
er friends held a long conference in
the sheriff's office.
Moves That Writ Be Dismissed.
After the answers were presented
to the Court Mr.. Torrance said that
while it was the usual practice, upon
the interposition of answers, for the
case to stand for trial as an ordinary
action, that in this case he wished,
on the undisputed facts appearing
upon the face of the pleadings, to
move the court to dismiss the writ
as having been improvidently issued.
The attention of the court was first
called to the fact that while this ac-
ton was apparently brought by the
Sheriff against the Auditor and the
Chairman of the Board, that the real
party interested was the County of
Beltrnmi; that it was an attempt
made by a public officer to obtain
money from the public treasury to
which he was clearly not entitled,
and that the writ must be dissolved,
contended Mr.. Torrance, because:
1t clearly appeared from the bill
the sheriff was trying to collect, that
it contained illegal items and items
for which the sheriff had no legal
right to collect from the county.
Reference was here made to the
charges for bringing prisoners into
court, for attendance on court and
for mileage in bringing prisoners in
to court, and Judge Stanton prompt
ly stated that he needed no citation
to authorities on that point, for he
was satisfied beyond any question
that such charges were illegal.
Says Peterson and George Did Right.
1t was further argued that the writ
must be discharged because, the bill
containing illegal items, the respond
ents, Peterson and George, were
clearly right in refusing to issue the
warrant, and that if they had done
so they would have laid themselves
liable to repay to the county the
money so improperly expended. 1t
was contended on the part of the
County Attorney that public officers
entrusted with the disbursement of
public funds, were bound to see that
the public funds were only proper
ly paid out, and that if they had
knowledge of the facts which made a
bill illegal, and still paid the money,
that they would be personally re-
sponsible for their action. -
On this point the court was cited
to the case of Town of Buyck VS..
Buyck, 112 MINI. "a, decided July
20, 1910, where town treasurer had
to repay to the town over $4,000 for
paying illegal warrants on bills
which had been passed by the town
board, orders drawn by the Town
Clerk, but which the Treasurer knew
were not legal claims against the
Town, and to that portion which
reads as follows:
On Danger of Public Plumber.
1t is the duty of public Of
ticer, charged with the custody
and expenditure of the public
money, to keep it safely and dis
burse it in accordance with law.
For failure to do so he is liable s,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Sugar in Another Jump.

Incidentally sugar, which has been
aerOplaning around for some time, is
still trying for the altitude record,
advanced during the past few days
showing that commodity up to 81 for
100 pounds.
No attempt is made to explain this
new jump but in the case of the
canned goods new pure food rulings
are responsible. Tomatoes which
formerly sold at Is cents can will
cost 20 while 10 cent peas are a
thing of the past and corn will show
about the same amount of increase.
New Law Prohibits Junk.
Under the new ruling, however, it
will be impossible for the packers
to can anything but solid tomatoes,
perfect peas and unadulterated corn,
so that while the price is more, the
produce will be better. In some in
stances in the past the cheaper grades
have contained peeling, over ripe to-
matoes and imperfect vegetables
have been used in the other cans.
II On the Bemidji market tomorrow
will find an abundance of wild plums
selling at cents quart. High bush
cranberries, picked in this vicinity,
will also be found in profusion.
No Blackberries This Year.
There will be no other berries of
any kind, the berry season, so far as
the merchants are concerned being a
thing of the past. No blackberries
have been received and there will
be none here this year, say the deal
ers.
Oranges are another commodity
which are moving up into the aris-
tocratic class, having Tapped their
way into the SO cents dozen class.
Lemons live up to their name and
will not bulge at less than 40 cents.
Many Home Grown Vegetables.
When it comes to home grown veg
etables, the housewife will find a
tempting array at reasonable prices,
including green corn, at 10 cents,
cabbage, with heads as hard as a
darkey's, cents pound; potatoes,
rs cents bushel; hubbard squash at
10, Is and 20 cents. The smaller
members of the vegetable family, on
ions, radishes, lettuce, carrots, tur-
nips, etc., can be had fresh from the
garden.
Water melons are selling at As
cents. If that's too much. half a
melon can be purchased. Canteloupe
is hard to get. ..-. -
Peaches are poor crop, extremely
high and scarce. They are now sell
ling at 80 cents a dozen or $1.75 a
crate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-08-18
Named By Governor Eberhart, Who
Has Accepted Offer Of Present
Occupant to Quit.
HAS LONG BEEN PUBLIC WORKER
Came to Minnesota in 1888 and Has
Twice Served as Lieutenant Gov
ernor of State.

swell, I am only sorry that he.
doesn't quit today, instead OF Janu-
airy L." was Viggo Peterson's COM
ment of the public announcement of
George T. Simpson that he was to
retire as attorney general on January
Il, 1912.
Mr.. Peterson was in Bemidji today
on business connected with the man
damus proceeding brought against.
him by Sheriff Hazen. He did not
attempt to conceal his satisfaction
over the prospect of the public Off
cial who has blocked his efforts to
have the sheriff's office investigated
retiring to private life.
The attorney general presented his
resignation to Governor Eberhart
yesterday and it was accepted and
Lyndon A. Smith, at present assist
ant attorney general, was named to
succeed Mr.. Simpson on January
next.
Lyndon A. Smiths Record.
Lyndon A. Smith, who will become
attorney general Immediately after
Mr.. Simpsons resignation becomes
effective January 1, 1912, was lieu
tenant governor of Minnesota from
1899 until 1908. He was born in
Merrimac county, New Hampshire,
in 1854. He was born in the same
county and in the same month as
Justice Calvin S. Brown of the Min
nesOta supreme court.
Mr.. Smiths father was Congre-
gational minister, who died when
Lyndon was eight years old. To the
boy was entrusted the ask of provid-
ing for the family. He went to work,
doing odd jobs. When he was II
years old, his occupation was work.
ing on farms in the summer and
teaching school in the winter. When
he was 20 years old he had saved
sufficient money to enable him to en-
ter Dartmouth college and he gradu-
ated from the straight academic
course there in 1880. He was vale
dictOrian of his class and won all
the college prizes in Latin and math-
ematics. The same year in which he
graduated at Dartmouth, he went to
Washington, D. c., where he obtained
a position as assistant to Commits
sioner General John Eaton in the bu-
reau of education in the national cap
itol. While working in this place, he
attended Georgetown University,
where in 1882, he got his L. L. B.,
degree, and in 1884 his L. L., degree.
Came to Minnesota in 1885.
In 1885 Mr.. Smith came to Min
nesota and opened up law office at
Montevideo where he has maintained
his home, since. He was elected lieu
tenant governor of this state in 1899
and served until 1903. He was elect
ed county attorney at his home in
1889 and served until 1891, and
again in 1903 he was elected county
attorney, serving this time until 1909
when he became first assistant attor-
ney general under Mr.. Simpson.
Mr.. Smith is married and has one
daughter He is a mem
Der of the Congregational church,
and belongs to the Masonic, Odd Fell
lows and A. O. U. W., lodges.