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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-19
The Nymore Road.

For weeks past, the Nymore road
has been we'll nigh impossible. Farm
ers bringing loads into Bemidji have
had to cut them in two in order to
get them the last mile into the city.
Automobiles starting east have had
to plough through ruts seven and
eight inches deep. To turn out is an
Herculean task
Tomorrow a special election will
be held in this city for the purpose
of deciding whether or not the road
around the south shore of the lake
shall be paved, the pavement to start
at the city dock on Third street and
run east to the city limits. If the
bonds are voted, a contract for the
paving will probably be let at spec
ial meeting Of the council Wednes-
day night and the actual work start
Cd at once. V
The election calls for the voting of
$4,000 to be used in laying the
pavement. Voters should not believe
that this entire sum is to be paid by
the city. The city will vote the bonds
and do the work, which is estimated
at $4,000. The railroads have agreed
to furnish the gravel and this will
cut the cost to less than $1,000. Of
. this amount, the city pays half and
the AUDITING property owners half,
which means that the improvement
will cost the city about $4,000.
This amount is spread over a per-
iod of twenty years, so that no in
crease in taxation is expected to be
to meet it. The bonds will
be bought with money now in the
sinking fund so that the city will
save itself the interest. It will be the
cheapest pavement ever laid in Be-
midi because the railroads will stand
one-third of the expense by furnish
ing the gravel.
The towns to the south and east
of Bemidji are thickly settled with
farmers who at present are tempted
to leave their produce in Nymore in
stead of hauling it the extra mile be-
cause of the bad road around the
lake. A paved street to the city linn
it's will give them a level highway to
the heart Of the marketing district.
Every voter should tomorrow go to
the polls and cast his vote for good
roads.
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THIS DATE, IN HISTORY.
August /!

1607-First settlement in Maine
made at the mouth of the Kennebet
river.
1777-Gen. Philip Schuyler sue
ceeded by Gen. Horatio Gates in COM
mand of the northern army.
1782-Kentucky pioneers under
Daniel Boone defeated the Indians in
a battle near the Blue Licks.
1812-The American frigate Con-
|stitution captured the British frigate
Guerrero.
1S35-Richard P. Bland, Missouri
statesman, born. Died June Is, 1899.
1879-James Russell Lowell ap-
pointed United States Minister to
England
1SS3-Jeremiah S. Black, secre-
tary of state under President Buch-
anan, died in York, Pa. Born Jan.
10, 1910.
1909-British parliament passed
the South Africa Union bill.
. Dollhouse of representatives
passed the amended statehood bill for
Arizona and New Mexico.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-19

A. Gilmour Co., Kelilher, stock from
$500 to $500.
George Gunderson, Kelliher. stock
from $4,000 to $780, ...-* #5
L: Latterell, Kelliher, stock from
$500 to $1,000. -.
Mrs. NJ: Latterell, Kelliher, stock from
$500 to $780,
* Kaye ye g.! 8 Garter. Town of Blackjack.
v. M. Owen. Town of Blackjack, stock
from $500 to $780,
Summit Mercantile Co., Blackjack
stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Jas. M. Reed, Blackjack, stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Walters Bros, Blackjack, stock from
7. A. Cross, Blackjack, stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
| E. N. French & Co.. Blackjack. stock
from $400 to $500.
A. O. Johnson, Turtle River, stock
from $500 to 5000.
Albert Martin, Wilton, stock from
1880 to $500.
Armour & Co., Bemidji, stock from
Baker & Co., Bemidji., stock from
81 400 to $4,000.
Berman Emporium, Bemidj i, stock
from $4,000 to $4,000
p: A. Barker, Bemidji, stock from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Schwandt & Marin, Bemidji, stock
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Gust Brown, Bemidji, stock from $500
Ito $11O0.
Bazaar Store, Bemidji, stock from $4,000
to $4,000.
c. E. Battles, Bemidji, stock from ST.
600 to $4,000.
Floyd Brown, n w. Credit ASSOC, Be-
midi stock from 5000 to S4OO
C. O. D. Clothing Store Bemidji,, stock
from $1,000 to $500.
T: J. Crane & Co., Bemidji, stock from
$500 to $4,000.
P. NJ. Dicaire, Bemidji, stock from 800
to 5000.
w. A. Elliott, Bemidji, stock from
5000 to $500.
r. ]. Fenton, Bemidji, stock from $3.50
to $3.50.
f. N. French & Co., Bemidji, stock
from $4,000 to $4,000.
FitZsimmons Baldwin Co., Bemidii,
stock from $1,000 to $4,000.
Gill Bros, Bemidji stock from $4,000
to $4,000.
@. B. Grotte, Bemidji, stock from $500
to $3.50.
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emission of it's second, the motion was

permission of it's second, the motion was
withdrawn.
! Moved by Peterson, seconded by MY.
rhe, that the personal property valuation
Of the Crookston Lumber company il
TIA be increased to $4s4,000. Roll call
Ayes, Rako, Myrtle, Peterson. Nays
Clementson, Fellows, George.
Motion declared lost.
/ Moved, seconded and carried to ad.
journ to 1880 p. m.
| Upon reconvening at 80 all members
were present and the afternoon was de.
voted to a hearing Of the Crookston
Lumber company representatives land a
further examination of the assessment
books.
The county auditors attention was
called to the following omitted personal
property:
Yves Wright, Bemidji, stallion, 5000
| J. c. Cowan, Baudette, threshing ma
chine, 5000.
Warfield Electric Co., Bemidji, fran
chise, $1,000.
| Blackjack Electric Electric and Tele-
phone Co., Blackjack, franchise, $1,000
Given Hardware Co., Bemidji, ware
house on R. r., $500.
international Cedar Co., Baudette. CO.
dar, $4,664.
| Aubolee & Kroken, Bemidji, boat
house, $500.
r. Pupore, Dist. No. 2, cedar, 500.
+. II. Slipp On. w. Credit Bureau,
Baudette, stock merchandise, $780,
Crookston Lumber Co., Hornet camps
and steam hauler, $1,650.
Engler Lumber Co., Village of Bau-
dette, cedar, 1925
N. w. Cedar and Tie Co., Village Of
Baudette, cedar, $1,000.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ to a. m. Friday, August 9Th
Board reconvened Friday, August 9th,
1912, at a.. m, as per adjournment.
All members present,
Moved, seconded and carried that the
ia as assessed against the follow
ing individual companies or corpora
lions be raised as follows:
Roll call. Ayes: Rako, Clementson,
Fellows and George. Nays: Myrtle and
Peterson.
F. f. Johnson, Baudette stock from
1915 to $1,000.
E. Farder, Clementson, from $500 to
$3.50.
O. A. Slime, Solway, from $500 to $780,
A. D. Grignon, Pitt, from $500 to
$500 stock.
Fink and Sons, Pinewood, stock from
5000 to $500.
NJ Larson, Nymore stock from $500
to $1,000.
H. F. Schmidt, Nymore, stock from
$3.50 to $500.
julius Hermanson, Kelliher, stock
from $500 to $500.
Lundberg & Lindquist, Kelilher, stock
from $500 to $3.50.
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string any longer. Nothing to do
but double track, double terminals,
double everything. But doubling ia
cilities does not automatically and
|instantaneously double the earnings.
That is why the railroads were so
hard up"
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Acting upon the earnest solicita-
ton of friends, I again announce
myself as candidate for the NOM
ination of sheriff of Beltrami county
and solicit the support of the voters
at the Republican primaries to be
held Tuesday, September 18th, 1912.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
Shotley, MINI.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

ST. Francis Causes Alarm
The principal alarm now felt Is con
ocrning tho continued rise OF the St
Francis river, which continues TO rise,
while the flood waters are falling at
llulburt, lIdmonson and other points
near the Mississippi, they are rising
at Madison and other points near the
southern extremity OF the st, Francis
Now that the st, Francis Is reported
at stand NJ Marked Tree, near It's
northern end, II IL hoped that It will
soon fall throughout lts entire length,
The LAnguIllo, u sluggish stream
which cmptIes into the st. Francis, IA
also rising, presumably from back
water from the st. Francis,
Water Falls at Lake Village,
The watcr fell little less than an
inch In "a hours nj Lake Village, but
IL stll between five ana ak feet deep
In the business section Of the city II
Ia expected that the city viii be under
water for At least two weeks longer,
Number Of Refugees Increases,
The number Of refugees In the cities
and towns from jonesboro down to the
Louisiana line continue to Increase,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

good use by the escaping farmers who
load their families, live stock ana
household goods upon It and float TO
ono high piece Of ground or tow 1t
10 some town or city immune from the
Hood.
The rescue work IA well organized
md 80 far as known no fatalities have
occurred 30 efficient has II been, The
rcscucrs tell many tales OF suffering
md priyatIons as they have found peo'
pie IN trees who had been there for
days exposed 70 the weather and With
out food and sufficient clothes TO
keep thom warm,
Fighting the Floods,
Since the first rise In the river men
have been working night and day to
nreycnl the loyccs from breaking and
flooding tho country Armed men
constantly guard the loycos to watch
for breaks and keep them from being
cut In some stOtoa conycte are used
10 build the leyees higher and strong'
then the weak spots, When a levee
breaks the roar can be heard for
miles From small gap II will widen
ill n IL hundreds OF feet wide
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

"When they were afloat the condi-
tion of the rapidly settling ship was so
much more a sight for alarm for those
in the boats than those on board that
the sailors saw they could do nothing
but row from the sinking ship, to escape
the vortex.
'They no doubt anticipated that sue
tion from such an enormous vessel
would be more than usually dangerous
70 a crowded boat mostly filed with
women.
"All this time there was no trace Of
disorder, panic or ourush to the boats.
and no scenes Of women sobbing hys-
terically, such MS one generally pictures
as happening at such times. Every one
seemed to realize, slowly, that there was
imminent danger.
"Whcn it was known that we all
might be presently in the sea with moth
ing but cur Iife-belts to support MS un-
til we were picked up by passing steam
ers, it was extraordinary how calm ev-
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

cryouc was and how self,coutrolIed One
by one the boats were filed with wom-
en- and children, lowered, and rowed
away into the night
presently the word went round
among the men; 'Thc men are to be
put in boats on the starboard side
~ was on the port side, and most Of
the men walked across the decks to see
if this was so, | remained where | was,
and presently heard the call:
" Amy more ladiesi'
d" Looking over the side of the ship !
saw the boat, Number l3, swinging level
with 'B' dcck-half full Of ladies'
Again the call was repeated; Any more
ladiesl'
~ saw none come on; and then one
Of the crew looked up and said: Amy
ladies on your deck, sir2'
." no., replied. 'Thcn you had bet.
ter jump, he said, dropped, and fell
in the bottom as they cred Lower
awayp
CAS- the boat began to descend two
ladies were pushed hurriedly through
the crowd ON the deck and heayod over
into the boat, and baby was passed
down after them. Down we went, the
crew calling: AFT, stern, both togeth.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Flood Devastation Continues

Little Rock.-Ruin and destruction
still follow in the wake of the Missis-
sippi valley flood. Drops in tempera-
.ure and rain have caused added suf-
'ering to the homeless thousands OF
refugees.
Since the first of the month, when
leyees began to break, water has
;pread over hundreds of square miles
Of territory inundating it of human
beings and drowning live stock and
wild game. In the refugee camps
many stories of narrow escapes are
told by persons who had remained till
the last moment before fleeing.
In the flooded districts one could
get into a boat and travel for miles
in any direction without seeing any
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

owe kept a lookout for lights, and sew
cral times IL was shouted that steamer
lights we're seen, but they turned out 10
be cithor lights Of another boat oc n star
low on the horizon
"About 3 n. M We saw faint lights
showing in the sky, and all rcioccd to
see what we expected to be the dawn;
but after waiting for half mn hour and
seeing no change in tho intensity Of the
lights, We saw IL was only the northern
lights,
Sight the Reseuer,
"'Proscnty We saw double lights, which
proved 10 be the mnst.hcnd and deck
light below Of q rcscuing steamer We
swung around and headed for her, The
stccrsman shouted Now boys sing
and for the first timo the boat broke In
TO song with Row for the Shore, Boys,
aud for the first time tears came to the
eyes Of us all when safety was nt hand,
'Tho song was sung, but 1t vOs n poor
imitation Of the real thing, for Quaycrlng
voices make poor songs, a Cheer was
given, nad that WAS better.
"Our rcwucr showed mp rapidly She
was now motionloss, and We Mad TO row
To her just then day broke
"As we ncnrcd the CnrpothD we gow
In the duwuing light what We thought
wus full rugged schooner standing w
nonr her aud behind her, all mils stt, Wa
thought they were fisher hootp But In
Hnuthpr five WiuUtus lhp liuht shown mink
on them and We saw they were icehofga
towering many fcct In the mir, huge
ulistcning masses nnd peaked In way
that had casIl, suggested schooner
"Tbcrc were others wherever the eye
could srnn,
"Thc steamer wa had 10 reach was
surrounded by Them and we had 10 make
u detour 20 gct to her, We fowed up
to the Corpolhia about il3O u, m, aud
wcro hoislcd or climbed up the ship
side, with grateful hearts -
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27


erl until we were some ten feet from
tho water-and here occurred the only
anxious moment we had during the
whole Of our experience In leaving the
deck to board the Carpatha,
Immediately below our boat was the
exhaust Of the condcnsers, hugo stream
Of water pouring all the time from the
ships side above the water line, II was
plain we ought to be smart away from
this, not TO be wamped by Vt when we
touched wntor, We had no officer aboard
nor petty officer or member Of the crew
to take charge. So one Of the stokers
shouted Some one find the pin that rc.
leases the boat from the rope and pull IT
upl No one knew wheTo II was,
A" We felt as well M we could on the
floor and sides, but found nothing and Il
was hard TO move among so many people
we had 90 or 20 In the boat, Down we
went, and presently nootcd with our
ropes still holding us, the exhaust wash
ing us away from the side of the vessel
and the swell Of the sen urging us back
against the side again, The result Of all
these forces was nm impetus which ear
rod us parallel 20 the ships side, and
directly under boat II, wh,h had filled
rapidly with men and was coming down
ON Nv In way that threatened TO sub
merge our boOts
"'stop lowering li'' our crew shouted
and the crew Of No, II, now only 10 feet
above us, shouted the same But the dis
tance TO the top was some 80 feet. and
the crcaking pullcys must have dcadenod
all sound TO those above, for down she
cnme--lj feet, 10 fcot five feet, and u
stokcr bounced up and touched her swing
Ing over our heads.
''Tho next drop would have brought
her on our hcHds, but just be,oro she
dropped another ptokct sprang 10 the
ropes with his knife
Ne Used Nls knife,
- 'Oncl we heard him say rwol ns
his knife cut through the pulley ropes
md che nett moment the exhaust stream
had carried us clear while boat II drop,
ned into the water into the spncc We had
the moment before occupied, our gun
wales almost touching,
"Wc drif,cd away easily M the oars
were got out and headed directly away
from the ship, The crew seemed 10 me "a
he mostly cooks In white jackets n
an oar, with stoker Al the tIllet
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

at Cummins, places In imminent dan
ger territory In several counties and
ondangors the lives and property Of
approximately eight TO ten tpousanS
people, involving from 30 to 100 miles
Of railroad. Can you send engineers
Immediately to make recommendation
~ to the best method OF ayertlng tbs
calamity An immediate response u
respectfully requested
"(Signed) George w, DonOgheN
Governor OF Arkansas
Wild Game Slaughtered,
From all the flooded districts CONE
stories OF the slaughter OF wild game
II In said that there Ia no restrlotlS
being placed on the hunters, CAM
is very tame, as several people nav
captured live deer without muc'
trouble aro keeping and feeding thc"
Stock Loss 10 Heavy,
The heaviest loss that the farlue'
will have TO bear will be caused w
live stock being drowned, Those wp'
have been to the flooded scenes say
dead bodies OF live stock can be ses'
floating around In the water.
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
carina for the Refugees.

To make the suffering more intense
the present flood followed a bad farm
ing year and found great many IN
prepared to help themselves in any
way as they had no money or food
laid by in case Of emergency. When
these refugees began to gather IN
the towns, cities and camps it became
a problem of caring for them. Ap-
peal was made to the outside world
asking that aid be given to relieve
the suffering. Congress responded by
an appropriation of $350,0OO, most of
which was to go towards succoring
the refugees. A later appropriation
of $500, 900 was made for the same
purpose. Public subscriptions also re-
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

New York-The following remarkable
story of the wreck scenes of the Ii
tanic was given tonight by one of the
survivors, l.. Beasley, a Cambridge
University man, who resides in London.
Mr.. Beasley was in the second cabin and
had not been mentioned in the list of
the saved.
'Tbe voyage from Queenstown had
been quite uncventfuI; very fine wealth
er was experienced and the sea was
quite calm. The wind had been very
cold, particularly the last day; in fact,
after dinner on Sunday evening it was
almost too cold to be out on deck at all.
/ had been in my berth for about lc
minutes when. at about ll:15 p. m., |
felt a slight jar and then soon after a
second one, but not sufficiently big to
cause any anxiety.
"Howevcr, the engines stopped imme-
diately afterward and my first thought
was She has lost a propeller ! went
up on top (boaO deck in a dressing
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

lieved the situation greatly as money,
food and clothes were donated and
distributed under well defined plan,
The United States government es-
tablished many relief camps, in charge
of army officers, where many thous-
and were taken care Of. 1t will be
necessary for some time to come for
many people to be aided as everything
possessed was destroyed by the waters.
Among the people fleeing from the
lowlands negroes are in the majority
and they are the least worried Of any
and the hardest to control. A show
Of force being required at times to
keep them quiet,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
Ultra Violet Rays Purity Air,

Al n recent meeting OF the Compar'
ntvc Pathology society nj Paris M,
Daniel Dorthclot brought out tho fac,
that ultraviolet rays could be used
for purifying tho air IN submarine
boats. Such rays arc produced In
great quantities by the quartz mer.
curry vapor lamp, and their storilirins
power Ia now well known The no.
cret Of tho great power OF tho ultra.
violet rays IL simple, according to
him, for they correspond TO the high.
est temperatures that we know, In
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

land. The depth Of the flood may be
Judged by referring to the photo
graphs-such as the railroad scene
near Bridge Junction where the tele-
graph poles are submerged up to the
cross arms.
Rescue WORK.
The work of rescuing mdrooned
people has been a great problem for
the authorities to handle, Boats are
scarce and all are being put to their
utmost use. 1t is no unusual scene
to see a sldff or motor boat coming
out of the woods loaded to its capacity
with rescued people and their belong.
ings. Rats are very often put to
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
New Territory Is Threatened.

Asking governmental aid in deter.
mining just what steps should be tax.
en- in averting the threatened caving
of the levee at the state farm at Cum.
mings, Ark, was the action taken by
penitentiary board at special meet.
ing in regard to the levee proposition
as presented to the board by the Lin.
wood-Auburn Levee Board engineers.
The Linwood-Auburn Levee District
directors met with the penitentiary
board and discussed conditions at the
state farm levee with them c. C.
Price, the engineer of the Linwood.
Auburn Levee District, made q report
of the conditions existing at that
place and stated that all the revet-
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

fact, tho temperature OF tho mercury
yapor lamp which produces them Ia
even higher than that OF the sun lie
mentions also mn interesting point
that IL, " we expose TO the rays n
mixture OF carbonlo acid gas and nm
monia they combine and give rise TO
tormie amide, which Ia tho base Of
protoplasm and living matter
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

ment work had been washed away and
that the levee was very liable to cave
and break in the event of the June
rise, thereby endangering lives and
property in Lincoln, Desha, Drew and
Chicot counties, IN this state, and a
large amount of territory in northern
Louisiana, and recommended that a
new loop be built However, no ac.
tion was taken on this report or rec
ommendation, but the following tele-
gram was authorized to be sent to
the secretary Of war at Washington,
signed by Gov. Donaghey;
Threatened break in the levee on
the south side of the Arkansas river
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

found that tho mean duration OF Wv
descent Of tho I'D IL from eevenV'u",
to ninety ono.thousandtbs Of 4 secooa
The interval while the eye Ia 90"
was in one cnse only ilfteen'uu'
dredths OF n second The rlslne "
the lid occupied seyentcen'hundred'p'
OF a second A specially affanee,
Photographic apparatus was use,
The popular pbrass that sotneln'm
Ia done quicker than n wink ~.
therefore, expressive 10 n degree uv w.
may be stated In fractions ol u "
nd,-=llarpef's Weekly,
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

capeha, generally, ara dressed bs
leaving feathers on the neck from
tho head down twothlrds to the
shoulders They are Olse loft on two
frat joints OF wings, on tail, halfway
up the back, and on legs from knee
Joint twothirds up the hips, All tho
rssi OF the feathers are taken off
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
"Quloker Than Wlnk.n

Tho time occupied by tho several
phases OF tho movement OF wlnking
an eye has been measured, and Il Ia
The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27

Although several consistent accounts
OF what happened aboard the Titanic
have been obtained from survivors, II
was manlfcstly Impossible for ono
fully to take account OF Al that 90.
cured on her great decks, four city
blocks In length, Thus there are those
who maintain that thorc were ono or
more eases OF suicide among the ON.
GERS, Captain Smith, Il would appear
from the consensus OF narratives, went
down with his ship, but several pas.
scngcrs say that First Onlcor Murdock
shot himself through tho head bofors
she sank
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-10-31

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NUi Hnl'''''S y VIII ''e O''e"'''
husband ano ,amIly.
The cotton crop is short in this
sectior wirb rba majority cf farm.
nh .,. ~, .,,,,,
ers, 'lous" SUM '"' ''eS VIII '''''Ns
d Tar Sle''' -'''er liIeN ii'''1H
cotton, but laws 9-massy, chile, the
corn, pea ami ratets." A good corn
ouon - +h;s s,,,;,, and q b,,r,nar
p " ,I -...,;
p0'"'' 0t'r ''' =,
not Starve II some one VIII just lIf-
nish the bacon. "a tarnier' Wh'
lives near town, sass Ne gathered
abont $50 bushels OF one-fourth of
on oors, If = ., isr, . 'hinper"
:. 49,. ,,,ou
lets have It ff'"'. >'"'' ''E quar-
ter.
Miss Fanny Cannon. a student At
Coker college, spent the weekend
At her home here.
Miss Rovall Peak spent the week
end here with her sister, Miss u2r.
tens. Peak, our music teacher.
Miss Alma Singletary is yis'..1-
her brother Mr. Fl. Singletary :,
Efinohan
Rev Willie Tru!uck iilleG ms ~
,,oinrn,ant ot the Baptist chylcn
Svnday morninp His sub;rc. was.