The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-02
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the annual fall carnival, known a.
the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. =
The Riverside and Toxaway cot
ton mills of Anderson, S. c., which
are among the largest in the state
resumed operations on full time today
after having been idle since the first
of May.
A redemption committee headed by
former Senator Burkett met Presi-
dent Taft upon his arrival at Lin
coin, Nebr., from Omaha this morn
ing and escorted him to the Lincoln
Hotel, where the distinguished visit
or was entertained at dinner by the
Omaha Commercial club. Following
the dinner the President delivered a
speech at the Auditorium. Governor
Aldrich presided at the meeting.
Visitors to New York's second bud
get expedition, which opened today
and will continue until the end of the
and will continue until the
numerous charts and illustrations
many interesting things concerning
the metropolis. For instance, the
figures show that in New York there
is birth every four minutes, a death
every seven minutes, and marriage
every eleven minutes. Moving pic
lures illustrate the work of the var
ious city departments and show how
is spent the immense sum of $174,-
100000 that is required to run the
city one year.
The term of court which convened
al Weschester, Pa, today will be
made memorable by the trial of the
persons accused in the lynching of
the negro lack Taylor, who was
burned to death by mob at Coates
vile on August Is last, following his
arrest for the murder of an officer
1t is expected to begin the trials this
week. In addition to those against
whom charge of murder has been
made for alleged completely in the
actual lynching, the chief of police
of Coatesville and one of his subor-
are to be tried on a charge
of manslaughter, growing out of
their alleged failure to take any steps
to prevent the lynching.
The Jewish people throughout the
world today celebrate Yom Kippur,
@. the day of Atonement. the most
widely observed of all the many
feasts and fasts in the Hebrew calen-
dar. This fast day is considered the
most important of all the Mosaic holy
days. With it's observance the pen
itential season which began with the
new year comes to an end, and the
Jews then look forward with joyful
anticipation to the Selebration of
Succoth, or the feast of Tabernacles,
the harvest festival of the ancient
Israelites. Among the orthodox
Jews Yom Kippur is kept as a solemn
fast, and for twenty-four hours no
food or drink or nourishment of any
lind is allowed to pass the lips of
the pious and observing Jew.
Almost all the towns in Connect.
cut hold their annual meetings today
for the choice of town officials for
the coming year. In recent years the
political significance of these elect,
lions has disappeared, but this year
new interest has been aroused in
them by the referendum vote on two
proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition, one to give the lieutenant
governor larger powers in case of
death or disability of the governor,
and the other to the effect that "the
General Assembly shall adjourn sine
die not later than the first Wednes-
day after the first Monday in June,
following the organization" The
complications following the death OF
Governor Lilley showed the neces-
sity of the first of the proposed
amendments, and the unusually long
session of the legislature this year
out of all proportion to the results
the latter.
With the opening of registration
today for the remainder of the Rose
bud and Pine Ridge reservation:
Uncle Sam has started the ball rolling
| IN one OF the largest land lotteries HI
has ever conducted. A total of 466,
562 acres is thrown open to settle
ment, comprising some of the fines
agricultural and grazing lands il
South Dakota. The registration i
being conducted at the land Offices il
Gregory, Chamberlain, Dallas ant
Rapid City. The applicant is requir
ed to appear personally at one of tn
registration points and swear befor
a notary public to his qualification
to take a homestead. The sealed aft
davits will be mailed to Judge Wittel
at Gregory, where the drawing will
commence on October "a. On tina
day the metal cans containing tn
sealed envelopes will be dumped O
large platform at Gregory. A chill
will be selected to go on the platfor1
and pick up the envelopes one by one
Tho fret anva10ne will he nllu hare
"one'' and the person who filed j
will have the privilege of making tn
fret calanti ion frQm all the lands Gil