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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR .
TRANSFER OF
LIQUOR LICENSE

STATE OF MINNESOTA, --<
COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, ss.
CITY OF BEMIDJI. y.
Notice is Hereby Given, That appli-
cation has been made in writing to
the City Council of said City Of Be-
midi and filed in my office, praying for
the transfer of Lisence to Sell In,
toxicating Liquors granted to Ole AM
derson for the term terminating Dec
14th, 1912, by the following person.
and at the following place, as stated
in said applications, respectively to-wit:
PETER BERG.
at and in the front room ground floor
of that certain one story frame building
located on the south rs feet Of the north
80 feet Of lots 10. II and .12 in block
19 original townsite.
Said applications will be heard and
determined by said City Council of the
City Of Bemidji at the council room in
the City hall in said City Of Bemidji
in Beltrami County, and State Of Min
nesota, on Monday the 11th day Of
March, 1912, at 8 o'clock p. NJ, Of that
day. ;s
WITNESS by hand and seal Of City
of Bemidji this oath day of February,
1912. Is
(SEAL.) GEORGE STEIN,
City Clerk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, ss.
VILLAGE OF WILTON.
Notice is hereby given, That applica-
ton has been made in writing to the
Village Council Of said Village of Will
ton and filed in my Office, praying for
the transfer of a License to Sell Intox-
icating Liquors for the term COM
mencing on January 18th, 1912, and
terminating on January 18th, 1913, by
the following person, and at the fol-
lowing place, as stated in said applica-
tons, respectively, to-wit:
C. G. NIGEN
at and in the front room ground floor
of that certain one story frame build
ing located on lot one Q), Block one
o., Original Townsite of Wilton.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said Village Council of
the Village of Wilton at the Recorders s
Office in the said Village of Wilton in
Beltrami County, State Of Minnesota, ON
Monday the 4th day of March, 1912, at
o'clock p. M. Of that day.
Witness my hand and seal Of the Viii
lage of Wilton this 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1912.
F. S. PATTON,
Village Recorder.
(SEAL.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

Tho hossless carriage has come in an b
q common thing,
House-cleanin's done tho mopless way
most every fall an spring,
Tho seedless orange isn't new, the core
less apples here.
An smokeless powder IS we'll known. a
. we'll AZ jagless beer
But, Eee-mun-nee! I'd Jest a. soon ex'
pect 9 Wetless rain
A. to believe we'd ever have 9 "Roor-
backless'' campaign. . -
Tho hreless cooker does tho work in
kitchens nowadays,
The painless dentist pulls your teeth an
wins your honest praise,
Revelvers. too, are hammerless, an
kingless China comes,
An msbhe Christmas time will bring 4
lot o. noiseless drums,
But I'd as soon expect to 20 an buy 4
linkless chain
Al to be sure that we would have 4
"Roorbackless'' campaign,
The uckless clock, the hairless dog. thu
heelless boot an shoe.
The tailless cat, the jokeIess show, q
we'll as stickless glue
We've got 'em all, along with the muck
rakeless magazine.
An lots of US top Off our bread Will
acreamless butterine,
An It took lots O. countin' to preserve 4
Voozeless Maine
But who believes we'll ever have 4
"Roorbackless" campaign?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
Beans for the Hair.

When Shakespeare, Arnold Bennet,
and other geniuses cease to stimulate
or soothe US, we turn to the bulletins
Of the agriculture department or to
the U. s. patent reports. It is in the
latter that we find the description ol
patent No. 100000, issued to Thomas
n. Bartlett Of California, for a hail
resAorer.
Mr.. Bartlett uses pork tat. bean oil
and other ingredients. He boils the
beans with salt pork for eight hours
then bakes them for twelve hours
The remedy is then ready.
Rubbing this into the scalp *'fllls"
tho hair into the head and causes II
to stick, it is stated.
Fancy curls up in a heap when
asked to suggest what Mr.. Bartlett,
might do with q mince pie or an oys
ter stew.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
FORECAST FOR next WEEK
Several Republican State Conventions
Scheduled to Select National
Delegates
ROOSEVELT TO BE IN BOSTON

Washin gton, D. c., Feb. "a A
number Of Republican conventions
are scheduled for the week to select
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago. The North Carolina
State convention will meet in Ra-
leigh on Wednesday and the South
Carolina convention in Columbia the
day following. District conventions
to be held during the week include
those of the First, Second, Third and
Seventh districts of Alabama, the
First and Tenth districts of Virginia,
the Second, Seventh and Eleventh
districts of Georgia, and the Third
district of Missouri. IT.. z....-.. -..
President Taft has no public en-
gagements announced for the week,
excepting those of purely social
character. Colonel Roosevelt will 60
to Boston to attend meeting of the
Harvard Board of Overseers and dur
ing the several days that he will
spend there it. is, expected he will
confer with many influential New
England Republicans. Governor Har-
man has engagements to speak dur
ing the week before the legislatures
of Virginia and Maryland.
Pursuant to the call of Governor
Osborn the Michigan legislature will
assemble in special session Monday
to pass a bill providing for a presi-
Dental primary.
One of the largest conventions of
the week will be the annual meeting
of the Department of Superintend-
ence of the National Educational So
ciety, which is. expected to attract a
thousand or more prominent educa-
tors to St. Louis.
The trial of Bert H. Franklin, the
Mcnamara detective, who is charged
with having bribed members of the
Mcnamara jury, Is scheduled to be-
gin in Los Angeles Tuesday. This is
the case in which an indictment
charging a similar offense has been
returned against Clarence Darrow,
the attorney for the McNamaras.
A joint wage conference to dis
cuss new contract for the anthra-
cite field will begin in New York
Tuesday. The miners demand an g.
hour day, recognition of the United
Mine Workers, a minimum wage
consideration work and $3.50 a day
for laborers, and more convenient
and uniform system of adjusting To-
cal grievances. The operators, it is
stated, are inclined to resist the de-
mands of the miners as unreasonable
and exhorbitant. The present agree
ment will expire at the end of March
and unless an agreement is reached
before that time general strike is
threatened.
Important events of the week
abroad will include the great anti
suffrage demonstration to be held in
London, with Lord Cromer presid-
ing, and developments in the indus
trial situation in England. Unless
the demands of the British Miners
Federation are granted a national
strike of coal miners is threatened
for February 20. -:.
Of interest to followers of sport
and athletics in America will be the
hegira of the big league baseball
players for the spring training
camps in the South, the opening of
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

rapidly took 81 from the pile and
placed it in his vest pocket.
"What do you mean by that?'
asked the robber as he toyed with
his revolver. Hurriedly came the
answer:
mine trent, you surely would not
refuse me 2 per zent discount on a
strictly cash transaction like dis?"-
Fun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
stevee,nson's keer, comroent.

80 4
The hit that Treasure Island" made
is one Of the most pleasant episodes
IN literary history. The story that
Gladstone got Z glimpse OF the book
at Lord Rosebery's house. and spent
the next day hunting over London tor
. secondhand copy. Is good enough
to be true. Stevenson's own comment
on his success is levelheaded, II point
ed: "This gives one strange thoughts
Of how very bad the common run Of
books that the wise,acres think too
bad to print are the very ones that
bring me praise and pudding"
What to Do With Babies.
II the custom Of checking babies at
the department stores and leaving
them there continues to grow, 1t may
be necessary for those establishments
to hold auction sales of unclaimed ba-
bies, as the express companies do Of
parcels left on their hands.-New York
Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
A Bit Of History.

A Bit Of History.
ITO arms! To arms!"
Marco Bozzaris uttered the words
in a tone Of pleading, rather than Of
command. =. ::*-.. 2
And 1phigenia Kalikrates, his sweet.
heart, obeyed orders.
There were Sunday beaux" as well
As wars in the days Of ancient
Greece.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
Givinq Him the Limit.

Giving Him the Limit.
The reply Of Henry Clay Dean, the
famous Missouri lawyer Of the early
days, to man accused Of unspeakable
crime, is historic. The man asked
the lawyer to defend him and admitted
to him his guilt. NO." said Dean, Il
will not defend you. You ought to be
shot out Of redhot cannon, through
barbed wire fence into hell"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

the annual tournament of the Amer
lean Bowling Congress in Chicago,
and the opening Of the annual Sports
mems Show in Madison Square Gar
den, New York.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
QUITTING TIME.

Raporter-How did your assistant
happen to fall from tho parachute?
ksrouaut-He belonged to the
union. +
iReporter-What did that have to
do with it? -~ -
.Asronaut-He was two miles up
when he heard a whistle blow, and
thought it was time to quit work.
How They Happen. -
To-day my head is simply void,
And contains no moro ideas than q
.bean,'
The fpoet said: 'and so I'll write
Some sonnets for tho Scrumptious Nag
zAxine," fl
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY

8 1716-The Earls OF Derwent-
o water and Kenmuir be-
@ headed in London, for <
@ treason in favoring the <
. cause of the Pretender. <
8 177S-Jose De San Martin, IA <
8 nous South American pa <
o triot, born. Died, Aug.
o II, 1850.
o .17S5-Charles Bonaparte, faith <
o er of Napoleon, died. <
@ Born March 20, 1746. (
o 1S48-Abdication and flight of <
8 Louis Philippe of France (
o 1S63-Territory Of Arizona
o formed from part of New <
o Mexico.
9 1S65-Governor Vance of North <
8 Carolina issued a war <
o proclamation "that the <
@ struggle for freedom (
g shall never be given up"
@1S74-Carl Schurz made his ia
O nous speech in the SEN x
o ate against the proposed (
o currency imitation.
o o 8 o o o o @ o o o 9 o o o (
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. CALENDAR OF SPORTS FOR .
Q THE WEEK .
SATURDAY;

SATURDAY.
A. A.. U. 5O0-yards swimming
championship at Pittsburgh Aquatic
Club.
intercollegiate boxing, wrestling
and fencing tournament at Universi-
ty of Toronto.
Annual indoor games of the Ford
ham University A, A., New York
city.
Opening of annual show of the
Brooklyn Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
@ @ 8 o o o @ @ 9 O O @ @ @ @ 6
o WITH SHEARS AND PASTE. 9
) @ (. @ 8 o o o O O O 8 9

<. 9 8 8 @ 3 o o o (. O O 8 . I.
Following story is contributed.
Il was driving through the coun-
try one day when I came to a dam
whic hhad been built across river to
the back the water up for water pow
er. An old negro was sitting on the
bank with a shot gun across his
knees.
"What are you going to shoot, I'm
cle," l asked him.
"Muskrats that are damagin' the
dam," he replied.
81 watched with him for a moment
and then saw rat swimming for the
dam. "Shoot, l said "Why don't you
shoot?"
piled: "Does you think ah wants to
lose nah job?"
"Pa, what is the great white plague
the newspapers talk about" asked
Bobby.
"a heavy snow storm, my son. re-
piled Pa as he wearily resumed shov-
cling off the snow.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
81 see by the papers that Teddy was
introduced as the man whose face
was more familiar than the man in
the MOON"
''Yes, and I'll bet there are several
we'll known men just now who wish
that the moon would not shine for
about one year.
A man was recently arrested In a
northern Minnesota town on the
charge of selling liquor illegally. The
judge asked him his name. He re-
piled that it was Barnum.
"Oh." said the Judge, "you are the
man who has the circus?"
"No sir, he replied, 81 have the
blind tiger"
IlcdIu dL Cut luhuActA.
He: "Have you any particular place
to eat supper tomorrow night?"
She: thinking it an invitation)
"Why, no, have not"
He: "Then you'll be pretty hun
cry the next morning, won't you?'
A young man meeting an acquain-
tance said:
II heard that you were dead.'
"Well, you see me alive now," the
other replied.
81 don't know" said the first. "You
are such a notorious liar"
A man in Toledo was approached
by book agent. The agent said:
II have here the latest work on artic-
exploration and would like to inter-
est you in the proposition"
mo chance" the Toledo man re-
piled. 81 carried mail in North Da-
kota for four years, drove an engine
on the Minnesota Iron range for two
years and have just escaped from Du-
luth. If you have work on tropical
exploration, I'll take a copy."-To-
ledo Blade.
"Do the trees take their trunks
when they leave?"
Heard in the Pioneer Office: "Mr.
Rood, will you drop in for a minute
before you go out?"
The following resolutions were
passed by the board of aldermen in a
small Mississippi town:
81. Resolved; That we build new
jail.
2. That the new jail be built out
CT the material of the old Jail.
E. That the old Jail be used until
the new jail is finished"
Sir Walter Scott said that some of
his friends were bad accountants but
were excellent "book keepers"
FAMILY FAILING
Wifey- My grandfather fought
with Washington.
Hubby-That's nothin'; If George
was here now you'd fight with him.
A train in Arizona was boarded by
robbers, who went through the pock-
cts Of the luckless passengers. One
of them happened to be q travelling
salesman from New York, who, when
his turn came, fished cut 5000, but
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
HELP WANTED

WANTED-For U. S. Army-Able-
bodied unmarried men between
ages of 1S and 35; citizens of the
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write the English
language. For information ap-
ply to Recruiting Office at schroe-
der Building, Bemidji, or 217 Tor
rey Building, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

MEN-1f you want wurk, sell guar
anted hosiery to wearers; big COM
mission; make $40 daily; expert
ence unnecessary. Address IN
TERNATIONAL MILLS, 3O38
Chestnut, Phila.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
Depths Of Misery,

DoMncast Alaskan Prospector-I
gust atn't got the heart to dig, cause
with svery ounce O. gold I takes out a
NE earth. decrease the purchasfn:
power sof the dollar!-Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Three pleasant furn-
ished rooms, best view. Inquire
at 523, Minnesota ave. Twin Port
Meat Market. &
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

WANTED-Position by young lady.
Good education and business ex-
perience. Address d., care Pion-
eer. ..-... - -. -...- Z
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His Wants.

Mrs. Peck (reading)-A New Jer-
sey woman was sentenced to two
years.in jail for beating her husband.
Don't you wish you lived there?
Hen Peck-Oh. no, dear. Ito him.
self)-I want some state where they
send them up for life. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind Of
a rubber stamp for you on short
notice. .-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

FOR SALE-Hay ten dollars pei
ton. N. E. Fuller. F@s
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

l have about 100 cords of poplar
wood for sale cheap at s2.0O cord.
Delivered to. any part of the city.
Apply Nicolett Hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

WANTED TO TRADE-What have
you to trade for new standard pia-
no? Call at second hand store,
Odd Fellows Bldg. -'-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24

WANTED-Dining and sleeping car
conductors, $75-$125. Experience
unnecessary, we teach you, write
Dining Car World, 1875 w. Van
Buren, Chicago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-24
WANTED - Experienced kitchen
girl. Must have references. De-
pot Restaurant.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-18'-6" gasoline launch
and boat house. Launch run last
season, cushion seats, electric
headlight, storage battery, spray
hood and fine motor, fully equip
ped. Boat house with 72 gallon
gasoline. tank, pulleys, block and
tackle, repair shop, tools, etc. Will
sell cheap If taken at once. Ad-
dress box 474. or phone 535, Be-
midi, MINI. - -.-.s
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
TO SEEK NEW LAND

is the last great geographical problem
for solution
The expedition will leave Sydney
by special steamer on July 20. and
will establish winter quarters at
Flagler bay in north latitude 70. On
the way whale and walrus meat and
dogs will be collected and the ship
will be sent home In September and
through the long arctic night, when
the moon is favorable, the supplies
will be sledged to Cape Thomas Hub
bard, $50 miles farther on toward the
goal.
When the arctic day begins to dawn
in February, 1918. the expedition will
push over the 1870 miles Of ice to the
unknown Crocker Land. and IL no
game is found the return to Cape
Thomas Hubbard will be made in the
| following May. On the return to the
headquarters at Flagler bay scien-
| tiflc work will be carried on in Grant
Land, and then the headquarters and
the collections will be transferred
southwark to Etah. the village of the
most northerly Eskimos.
IN tne spring ana summer OF 1919
the expedition to the interior of Green
land will be made and an attempt
made to reach the summit of the great
ice cap at the middle OF the widest
/ part of the island. No man has ever
been there. On the return to Etah
ship will be awaited to bring the ex
pedition back to civilization in the au
tumn of 1914.
The expedition will be Jointly In
charge OF Donald B. Macmillan and
George Borup, both of whom were with
Peary. The only white men with
them will be a physician and a cook.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
THE SAFE LAXATIVE
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with a chronic, per-
sistent constipation, due largely to
lack of sufficient exercise. They ex-
perience difficulty in digesting even
light food, with consequent belching
Of stomach gases. drowsiness after
eating. headache and feeling Of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartics and
violent purgatives of every kind, REQ
ommendlng mild. gentle laxative
tonic. like DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin.
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is tho
perfect laxative, easy in action. GER
tain in effect and, withal, pleasant to
the taste. 1t possesses tonic proper
ties that strengthen the stomach, liver
and bowels and is a remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands of families, and should be
in every family medicine chest. It is
equally as valuable for children as for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and S1.o0
bottles. If you have never tried 1t
send your name and address to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 201 Washington St.. Mon
ticello, H., and he will be very glad TO
send q sample bottle for trial
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
HANDS BURNED LIKE FIRE

II can truthfully say Cuticura Rem
edies have cured me Of four long
years of eczema. About four years
ago / noticed some little pimples
coming on my little finger, and not
giving 1t any attention. it soon became
worse and spread all over my hands.
II 1 would have them in water for q
long time, they would burn like fire
and large cracks would come. l could
lay a pin in them. After using all
the salves l could think of, went to
three different doctors. but all did
me no good. The only relief got was
scratching.
so after hearing SO much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies. l pur-
chased one complete set, and after
using them three days my hands were
much better Today my hands are
entirely well, one set being all used"
(Signed) Miss Eta Narber. R. F. D. 2,
Spring Lake, Mich, Sept. rs. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutl-
cura," Dept L, Boston.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
DIES LEAVING SON AGED 86
Sixteen Children Survive Father at
Ashland City, Tenn, Who 10
Called When Near 107.

Ashland City. William Ben
nett. who died at his home in the Sec
ond district of Cheatham county. was
106 years s month and q days old.
Mr.. Bennett was born in william
son county in the year 1906. He is
survived by sixteen children. the old
est being eighty-six years old.
When Mr.. Bennett was 100 years
old he cut cordwood as fast as his
great-grandson could haul 1t to the
Sycamore powder mills, distance of
some seven or eight miles. His father
cut the first boards to cover the first
frame building that was put up in
Nashville in 1909. william Bennett
was then about four years old.
About iive years ago. when Mr..
Bennett was 101 years Of age, he cut
his foot with an ak while hewing ties.
This disabled him for the rest OF his
life.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
CHINESE GIRL is A BRIDE
Judge Reads Ceremony for Nephew Of
Leading Merchant Of Portland,
Oregon.

Portland. Ore.-Lee Song Quay. q
pretty 1S-Sear-old Chinese girl, lately
from San Francisco, became the wife
Of Seid Yew Sing. nephew of Seid
Back, a prominent local Chinese mer-
chant. The ceremony was performed
by Judge Gatens in his chambers and
was witnessed by Seid Back Jr. and
W. NJ. Davis. an attorney.
The age Of the bridegroom is 43.
Seid Back Jr. said that the girl had
plenty chance to marry in San Fran
cisco, but she came to Portland be
cause she like my cousin best"
AS provided by law, Judge Gatena
will later secure the photographs OF
the two and attach them to the mar.
riage certificate. Although the age OF
the bride was given as IS. she looks
scarcely more than 10.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
Russians Plan Novel Death

pathy with the member OF the league,
woman, who had recently attempted
suicide, but as yet without fatal re-
suit. He added the fervent hope that
she would meet the death she desired
By way of indorsing his words all pres
ent rose In silence.
Another member said that happily
the wound received by the woman
was dangerous, and there was no hope
of her recovery.
The greater part OF the SUBSEQUENT
discussion turned on the question or
devising original methods OF suicide.
II came out that nine OF the members
on whom the lot had fallen had preyi-
ously sworn not to take their lives In
commonplace conditions
Various suggestions were made. but
the one most favorably received was
that considerable number OF the
members should commit suicide en-
masse. 1t being calculated that the
sensation thereby produced would at-
tract any number OF recruits to the
league.
II was proposed that dinner De ar.
ranged at fashionable restaurant
and that the diners swallow cyanide
of potassium out OF champagne glass.
es. Their funerals would be organ.
lied with great pomp in order to ar.
feet the impressionable people.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
FINDS "RAPHAEL" PAINTING
Searcher Ends World Hunt for "Mary
and the Infant Christ" the
Masterpiece.

Boston.-A Raphael" unearthed in
Boston by Patrick E. Duffee, local
art connoisseur. has attracted much
attention from artists and picture ex-
perts who have seen 1t and has been
identified as the masterpiece. Mary
and the Infant Christ"
The painting was discovered by Mr..
Duffee after a search which began
when he was told of this missing pic
ture of Raphael's while he was abroad
in 1856. The picture was described to
him and almost Immediately he began
his search. 1t was found in Jamaica
Plains
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-28
Modern journalism.

Arthur Brisbane, the editor, praised.
at dinner in New York. the educa-
tive value of moving pictures.
But, of course" he said afterwards,
the moving picture will never equal
the newspaper as an educative force.
The newspaper not only reports
news-in dull seasons 1t makes news
as well. A famous editor put this
news-making feature very neatly be-
fore cub reporter when he said:
"Tf dog bites man 1t isn't news.
But, II man bites dog, it is. When
ever you can't find man biting q
dog, 60 and bite one yourself