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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-14
BEMIDJI BRIEFS
WILL AND BESS.

Is. E. Kiser in Chicago Record
Herald)
My grandpa is the greatest man in
all the world, bet,
And all his hair has turned as white
as it can ever get;
But one day, when they didn't know
that l was there, I guess,
My Grandma called my grandpa Will
and he called grandma Bess.
My grandpa's kind of tall, and once
he held me on his knee
And said I was the kind of boy my
father used to be;
And then he laughed and grandma
cried-I don't know why she
should,
Because my father hasn't died, and
his health's awful good.
My grandpa's very old and seems to
know most everything,
And people bow to him so low you'd
thing he was king;
But something funny happened once;
I thing about it still
My grandpa called my grandma Bess
and she called grandpa Will.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28
Sterling Center

Fred Meade of Amboy is working
for Ira Tipla.
Virgil Newcome has a sister from
Iowa visiting him.
Mrs. Austin Fisk of Elizabeth is
here visiting at the H. M. Fisk home
Miss Hope Hazel contemplates at
tending high school at Amboy this
year.
Ethel Springer of Delavan visited
at her uncle's, William Dobie, last
week.
The Troy and Grover families
spent Sunday at the Fred Roberts
home.
Mrs. Olive Flemming of Florida is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. III. Long.
The Misses Zada Parks and Susie
Grover spent Sunday at the Benedict
and Doty homes in Lyra.
Mrs. S. w. Parks returned to V. her
home at Amboy after weeks visit
with her son, E. w. Parks.
Word has been received from Miss
Nellie Grover, who is visiting her
uncle, Thomas Benedict, at Kenwick
Wash. She likes the country very
much out there.
Mrs. Harriet Smith of Minneapolis
is here visiting her nieces, Mrs. e.
w. Parks and Mrs. S. M. Grover.
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the Cemetery society at her home Au-
gust 5. Let everybody bear this in
mind and come.
BeaufOrd was visited with nice
shower of rain Saturday night. Rain
is needed badly for corn and pota.
toes, but don't grumble.
Sylvester McMahan made a bust
ness trip to Alma City Monday and
while there disposed of one of his
horses, consideration $205.
BY the way automobile agents are
vending their way out to the L. G.
Pierce residence, Lewis will be rid
ing soon in a new machira
Omar Mullin and family departed
Saturday for Sanborn for few days
visit with Mrs. Mullins niece. They
made the trip in their automobile.
Sylvester McMahan has disposed
of horse to parties over near Alma
City. Consideration 1905. Sylvester
still has another young horse for
sale.
Mrs. r. Fl. Healy is assisting Ida
Mullin with the store duties while
the folks are away. Looks natural
to see Mrs. Healy behind the cOun-
tiers again.
1t is understood that Mr.. and Mrs.
r. III. Bhihm will locate at Rochester
this fall, having purchased resi-
dence there and will run hack line
with Robert Warnke as manager.
Harvest is completed and stack
ing is the order of the day. The
crops in some localities are a little
light. Let's say with the cheerful
optimist, it might be whole lot
worse.
Albert Birr's new residence will
soon be ready for the plasterers.
Mr.. Birr is cetainly putting up a
grand house and when completed will
be one of the best equipped houses
in Beauford.
Young folks to the number of six
ty were royalty entertained Saturday
night at the hospitable home of f.
Shaw. Dancing was enjoyed by all
until near morning.
Miss Anna Lunberg, who has been
staying in Minneapolis some time,
returned home Monday. Anna thinks
Beauford the better even if, it's
streets aren't so broad.
An eight pound boy gladdened the
home and hearts of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cramer Monday morning
Mother is doing nicely, and papa is
passing cigars in his usual good way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Pierce and
sons spent a very pleasant Sunday
at the hospitable home of Mrs.
Pierce's uncle, Alfred Adams, in
Medo. There's good place to go
when it comes to good times.
1t may be interesting to a good
many readers to know that Mrs.
Sarah Rinehart of Waterville, but a
former resident here for a number
of years, has sold her farm of eighty
acres and has bought town property
there. On account of poor health
she found it was necessary to sell.
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Judson.

Llewellyn Jones is suffering from
several boils.
David L. Thomas is to have a new
we'll put down on his place.
Idris Davis was laid up last week
with blood poison but is better.
George Thomas of st. Paul is vis-
iting with his parents and brother.
Harvesting is well along. This
week will put most of the grain in
the shock.
Mrs. Ann Pugh lost valuable
horse a few days ago from wire
fence cut.
Edwin Evans and Edward Jones
were both on the sick list last week.
but are improving.
Pierce, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Jones, has position with the
International Harvester company.
He started on his job little over
week ago. -
Mail carrier on rural route No.
5, Mr.. C. G.. Davis, and wife. and
Charles Evans and wife were among
CnOSo VINO aCJoHueQ JHc SOCldi ldSs
week from Lake Crystal.
The rain last Tuesday will prove
great benefit to the corn and pas
lures, as the latter were getting very
short. Some farmers are already
feeding the cattle hay night and
morning. There is considerable COM
planning of the potatoes being very
small and it is hoped the rain will
help them, otherwise we can look
for high prices for potatoes this fall.
The ice cream social held last
week at C. G. Jones' for the benefit
Of Florence Little turned out grand
success, netting her the sum OF
1851. The new barn proved to be
an elegant place for it and the turn.
out was excellent. Mrs. Ruth Rob
erts urges to announce on behalf OF
her niece, Florence, their great ap-
probation of this act and wishes TO
thank everybody that attended, and
those that contributed towards help
ing her in this hour of trouble.
Words have not the power to express
her valuation of the good will shown
toward her. st
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Kerns and Hebron

Miss Eugene Whitcomb is visiting
relatives in Hebron.
Roy Burrill of Tracy is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Johnson.
Miss Martha Ditburnner is visiting
her brother at Kerns.
Mrs. Ballon of Hayward, Wis, is
visiting her brother, William Spears.
Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Allen of Zum-
brota, Mimi, are visiting friends in
Hebron.
Miss Una Hodson spent several
days of last week with friends at
Fairmont.
Miss Lucy Thomas entertained a
number of her girl friends on Friday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jefferson of
North Mankato are visiting their son,
Frank, at Kerns.
Mrs. Thomas Hodson and daugh-
ter Una made business trip to st.
Peter on Thursday last.
Miss Florence Hendley visited with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
r. Kennedy, in Mankato last week.
Orrin, Lester, Elmer and Blanche
Door spent last Friday at Lake
Washington as guests at the Gardner
cottage.
Wilbur Purrier, brother of Reuben
Purrier, and Mrs. James Hodson, died
last week at his home near Los An
geles, Cal.
The grain is all cut in this vicinity
and shock threshing has begun. The
yield of oats on Frank Jefferson's
farm was twenty-nine bushels per
acre.
Mrs. John Belts and children have
returned to their home at Haynes,
N. D., after an extended visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Purrier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28
CHARGE IS SERIOUS;
SHOT At TWO WOMEN

J. G. Walters, prominent business
man and married, has been arrested
at Sioux Falls on the charge of as
sault with dangerous weapon with
intent to kill, growing out of the fir
ing of three shots late Saturday even
ing at Mrs. Sarah Bleifus and her
the former was accompanying her
mother for the purpose of spending
the night with her.
Mrs. Flanagan Widow.
Mrs. Flanagan, who is the widow
of former guard at the Sioux Falls
penitentiary, is the matron of that
institution and has living apartments
within the walls. The assailant Of
the women fired two shots at them,
and then turned and grasped Mrs.
Bleifus, putting an arm around the
woman's neck. Then he placed the
muzzle of the revolver in her mouth
and pulled the trigger.
The Gun Slipped.
Through some unexplained circum-
stances, the gun slipped from the in
tended victims mouth and the in
juries sustained consist of powder
burned face and mouth. At first it
was believed Mrs. Bleifus had been
shot in the cheek. Mrs. Bleifus,
who is a stenographer, was recently
divorced from her husband. She was
for a time in the employ of Mr.. Wal.
tiers, but more recently has been ste-
nographer in a local automobile
house.
May Be Former Resident.
1t is believed by a number OF peO-
pie here that Mr.. Walters was at
one time a resident of Mankato. A
man of that name came from Sioux
Falls to this city about seven years
ago and erected a grain elevator on
the Omaha right-of-way. He also
started in the coal business, but did
not succeed as we'll as he had an
ticipated. He returned to Sioux Falls
after having lived here about a year.
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WEST DEcoHIA-EAsr RAPipAN.

There will be lots of stacking and
shock threshing done this week In
this neck Of the woods unless that
much hoped for rain comes. -
Miss Annie, Johnston is home on a
vacation from Chamberlain, 8. D.,
where she has been the past several
months learning to be nurse. She
expects to return to Chamberlain
again in September. g
Owing to the inclemency Of the
weather Saturday night, the box So
cial advertised to be held at ]. 3.
Swartout's home failed to material.
ize. Had the weather been good.
there would have been good sized
crowd.
Davis Anderson threshed barley
from the shock for his father Friday.
The yield was considered fair. turn.
ing out thirty-one bushels to the acre.
He also threshed 500 bushels OF bar
ley for Pete Brodersen from a field
of seventeen acres. All was OF good
quality.
A good soaking rain would be
greatly welcomed in this locality as
the corn and potatoes need it badly.
The rain Saturday night was so light
it didn't any more than lay the dust
here. The potato crop will be light
unless we get good rain and get 1t
right away. 81
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Beauford

John Warnke and Henry Levi
we're guests at Mankato over Sunday.
Harvesting will be about completed
by Saturday night if weather per-
mits.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Ward are the
proud parents of a daughter, born
July 18.
Mrs. A. Levi and children spent
a few days in Mankato, guests of her
daughters.
~ Dollen, the buttermaker, spent
a very pleasant Sunday at his home
in Madelia.
Mrs. Tillie Johnson of Chicago is
Il pleasant visitor at her mothers,
Mrs. Olson.
A number of the jolly young folks
attended the dance at F. Kruegeps
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames Mcmahon spent
Sunday in Mankato as the guests
OF Mr.. Dumbeck.
Miss Grace Norton is assisting
Mrs. William III. Ward with her
household duties.
Lewis Pierce disposed of forty
Grafton $55 an acre.
The Misses Ruby and Ella Cumins
of Mankato were pleasant callers in
this village Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sonnacce enter.
tanned about thirty young and old
people Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Pierce and son
Ray went to Mankato Friday to at.
tend the chautauqua.
The Misses Tillie and Amanda
Hunke OF Redwood Falls are here
for a visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Pierce and sons
spent very pleasant Sunday with
Alfred Adams of Medo.
A little daughter gladdened the
home of William Ward. Bill says
it is the finest girl in the land.
Mrs. Jennie Granger and Rachel
Olson are welcome guests at this,
their old home with Mrs. Olson
Mrs. William Getty of Minnesota
Lake. who has been visiting relatives
in this vicinity, returned home Sat
urday.
Mrs. L. p. Westerlund and children
returned home from Iowa Monday
after a two weeks sojourn with her
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cramer are
rejoicing over a fine baby boy who
came to make his home with them
July II.
Mr.. Joe Hayworth, who has been
in Rochester taking treatment for his
eyes. is home again feeling very
much relieved. .a
Mrs. Fl. B. Greedy will entertain
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Good Thunder

This makes ideal harvest weather
and work is being pushed fast.
Emil Doehring and family visited
Sunday at the Ferd. Hitler home.
August Graft and wife were Sum
day callers at the August Deciding
home.
With one or two potatoes in hill,
the potatoes will be some conse'
quence this year.
Mrs. George Doty recently received
the news of the death of her cousin,
Hi Doty. Mr.. Doty died suddenly
at the Soldiers Home, in North Da,
kota.
Charles Peterson returned home
Saturday from near Ruthton where
he has been working at the carpen-
ter's trade. Mr.. Peterson reports
poor crops and nearly failure in
some places.
Miss Lille Meyer spent Friday and
Saturday at her sisters home, Mrs.
NJ. Benedict This is Miss Meyers
first little vacation since she began
work at the postoffice. Her work
has been most satisfactory and pleas
ing,
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YELLOW BOYS TOvIS|T
THE P0PaI! s,''''' TX

New Yosk ga.y .e=A cruiser fly.
ing the yeliow dragon standard Of
China is due to sail into the Hudson
today, and as a result all Chinatown
is on tiptoe with excitement. This
is the first time in history that q
Chinese warship has visited New
York. The vessel is the cruiser Hal
Chi, which was designated by the
Prince Regent of China as the naval
representative of the celestial enis
pire at the coronation of King George
and Queen Mary. Having fulfilled
that duty, the ship is now on thesway
home. -,
The Hal Chi will remain here a
week or ten days and her twenty.
five officers will be entertained by
American naval officers, while the
425 Chinese bluejackets will be given
the time of their lives by their fec
in this city. Picked
birds nests, cats tongues and an
the other delicacies dear to the celes-
tial tum-tum have been prepared ,in
abundance in advance of the COM
ing of the warriors of the dragon
ship, and there will be something
doing every minute in Chinatown
during the stay of the Hal Chi. =
Resembles American Ships.
In appearance the Hal Chi closely
resembles the American cruisers. Al
bany and New Orleans. Her arma-
ments are about equal to those ships,
and like them, she has two tunnels.
The Hal Chi, however, has a dis.
placement of nearly thousand tons
more than the Albany and New Or.
leans type of cruiser. The official
description of the Hal Chi is as
follows: r- i, .s,..t.,
Cruiser, 1900 tons displacement
two military masts, fore and aft.
both fitted with coming towers; a
rather low freeboard aft and a sharp,
knifelike stem, which resembles that
of the American liner St. Paul.. The
armament consists of two eight-inch
guns mounted in turrets. ten 4.7-inch
guns, twelve three-pounders, and six
Maxim quick fires. She is also fitted
with five torpedo tubes, all above
water, and although she Is more
than thirteen years old her engines
are of sufficient power to drive her
twenty-four knots an hour, If neces-
sary. The Hal Chi was constructed
in England. Her ill-fated sister ship.
the Hal Ten, was wrecked and lost
seven years ago. 10.
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BURNED IN HIS BARN.
ENDS LIFE IN A FIRE

Pipestone. July 26.-William Zah-
renhusen, a well known farmer of
Elmer township, was burned to death
Sunday afternoon in a fire that de-
stroyed the barn on his farm, and
while it is of course possible that the
fire was of accidental origin, the be-
lief is quite general that it was set
by Zahrenhusen himself with suicidal
intent. Shortly before the tragedy
he is said to have intimated that he
was tired of living, but was not taken
very seriously, as he had several
times before made threats to end
his life.
Horses Were Saved.
The fire occurred between two and
three o'clock in the afternoon, and
when discovered by persons at the
farm house, the blaze which evidently
had started in the hay loft, had gain
ed considerable Roadway in that part
of the building. The members of the
household, fastening to the burning
barn, were in time to save the five
head of horses from the lower part
of the structure, but they could not
reach the upstairs.
Remains Were Found.
When the barn had been entirely
consumed, investigation among the
debris brought to light the horribly
burned remains of Zahrenhusen. He
was lying face downward upon some
hay, evidently having taken that posi-
.tion in the hay loft and retained
it when he fell through to the floor
below. His head was almost entirely
burned off and his hands and feet
were gone.
Falling in the position that he did,
a pocketbook in one of his pockets,
containing a roll of bills, was pro-
tected from burning, and the bills
though badly scorched, could be de-
ciphered., There is said to have been
about 500 in the roll, and his watch
and some other articles upon his
person were found not much dam
aged.
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kasota

Mrs. ]. W. Johnson went to St.
Paul Saturday last on business.
Mrs. Fannie Turrittin has gone to
North Dakota to visit her daughter.
Mr.. Stratum and wife of Chicago
are visiting his brother, Aaron Rue
dell.
Miss Sadie Johnson has been
spending few days in the twin
cities.
Mrs. w. H. Powell has gone to
Richfield Mimi, where she will visit
friends and relatives for a while.
The marriage of Mr.. Henry Pettis
to Mrs. Steve Pettis was sOlemnized
at the brides home on Saturday last.
The young ladies of this village
passed the teaching course at the
Mankato normal school with honors.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society
will be entertained at the home of
Mrs. John Mention Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Charles Way OF Minneapolis
is here to spend few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ].
Hammstedt.
A twelve pound baby boy arrived
at the home of John Anderson Satur-
day morning, this being the fifth boy
in the family
Miss Leila Granger has returned
from Good Thunder where she has
been spending a few pleasant weeks
with her grandmother.
Miss Margaret Wilcox gave a six
o'clock dinner Monday evening
Marion Willard and Gertrude Stuart
of Mankato were present.
Mrs. Alfred Larson anu Mrs. Char
les Swenson pleasantly entertained
the d. of Fl. lodge Tuesday evening
last Ice cream and cake were
served.
The Kasota X. P.'s had a very de-
lightful time at the X. P. picnic in
Mankato. They were surprised to
think that they carried away so many
Of the honors.
The baseball game which was play.
ed between Cleveland-Pettis and Man
kato resulted in an easy victory for
Cleveland-Pettis in five inning
game. The score was to 0.
The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. David Turritin Thursday after
noon. Refreshments will be served
and everyone is cordially invited.
Mrs. George Pulver, who has been
here for some time with her sick
boy who has been under the care of
DR.. Merritt, returned to Waseca
Wednesday where they will make
their future home.
The school board met Saturday
evening in special session and the
following officers were elected to
serve the year: T. S. Wilcox, presi-
dent; J. August Peterson, treasurer;
w. G.. Youatt, clerk.
C. w. Babcock, who just returned
from an extensive trip into Nortn-
western Canada, reports that the
crops in the northern part are ex-
cellent, but the southern part not
quite so good, it being too dry.
The village council met in regular
session Friday evening last. The ap-
plicatiOn of transfer of license from
Ellie Kopp to c. w. SCHNEIDER was
read and hearing set for Saturday
evening, August II. An amendment
to the estray ordinance was also
adopted and ordered printed.
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very badly defeated, the score being

very badly defeated, the score being
2 to TO-
There was quite delegation OF
men in town last week looking for
work. Some of them willing to work
and some of them wishing they could
not find any, but Monday morning
they moved out of town towards
Eagle Lake.
Regular services at st. Clair Con.
gregational church Sunday, July %;
Sunday school at 1890 a. M; even
ing service at eight. Subject for
evening, 1.-The influence of Prayer
Upon God" Special music by the
choir. Everyone invited.
What has become of the water
works? Is ST. Clair going to have
them this year or will the town have
to winter it once more without them?
1t would be a whole lot safer with
them than without them. Why not
get them and have it over with?
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F. DAY PUTS ASIDE THE
CROWN; HIS new DOPE

st. Paul, July 26.-The Dispatch
says: There is gubernatorial bee
buzzing in the bonnet of Frank A.
Day, the late lamented' chairman
Of the democratic state central COM
mittee. He doesn't admit it and he
doesn't deny it. He's as shy as a
girl when the subject is mentioned.
The bee started to buzz some days
ago when well known politicians of
Minnesota gathered at the wedding Of
Mr.. Days daughter to the son OF
James A. Tawney Naturally, when
politicians meet, regardless of the &C.
casion, the all-absorbing topic of con-
versation is politics. 1t is known that
the subject was preached to him at
the wedding, and was discussed at
some length. Mr.. Day listened to the
siren voice which whispered to him
he might succeed Governor Eberhart
in the soft-cushioned chair at the
capitol.
Mr.. Day was in st. Paul yesterday
in conference with F. B. Lynch, who
succeeded to the direction of state
democracy when Mr.. Day went west
TO start his paper in Missoula. To a
Dispatch reporter he admitted that
the suggestion had been made that
he return TO Minnesota and make
the race for governor.
Says Hammond Is Man to Win.
But couldn't be elected" he add
ed 1.-The man who will make the
race will be Congressman Hammond
and he can win in walk
but what about your making the
racer"
"Oh. it was suggested to me, but
haven't thought about it,
rs there a chance for a democrat
to carry Minnesota"
MY boy" Mr. Day replied, with
the smile that was worked hard and
often in the days when he and John
A. Johnson were campaigning to-
gether, MY boy, there is the greatest
chance the democrats ever had. Let
me tell you that Congressman w. S.
Hammond will be the next governor
of Minnesota, and he will make the
greatest campaign ever known, not
excepting the campaigns of Lind and
Johnson"
Makes Qualifying Statement.
He thought moment, then added:
mo, ! guess | should not say John
son, because he was the greatest
campaigner the state ever produced.
But Mr.. Hammond is splendid
speaker and, if he gets into the race,
he will go like q whirlwind. Down
at the wedding last week, I talked
to a lot of the big men of the state
and they all believe that Mr.. Eber-
hart can never be reelected and they
are men in position to know the
feeling that exists"
"Do you figure on mixing in the
next campaign here?"
Some time I'll come back to Min
nesota- i still own my paper at Fair
mont"
Mr. Day said he feels his Missoula
newspaper is being made a success
because he is losing money on it and
that is essential in a new field. He
indorses Fred B. Lynch as the next
state chairman, but declares there
can never be a democratic boss in
Minnesota.
Il said so at the last state con-
vention," Mr.. Day added, "and it's
true. The people won't stand for it."