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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Shooting With q Revolver.

Shooting With . Revolver.
Very few people, even accomplished
shots. know how revolver ought to
be handled.
Troops are. taught IN aiming never
to look at the weapon ut all. but to
keep their eyes on the object to be
struck. In quick firing. and especially
in shooting from hor1eheck, much bet
ter results are TUptai1aDie5iH this why
a man throwing a stone does not,
look at his hand; neither does billiard
player sight along bis cue. The same
rules apply to the use of short weapons.
Men have been trained to shoot excel.
lently at mark when they could not
see their pistol sights at all.
Pieces of pasteboard were fastened
just in front of the cylinders. which
effectually prevented the men from
using their foresights and greatly in
creased the rapidity of their fire.
Nearly any one can sight q pistol
correctly. the fnaccuracy of the aim
being due to the trembling of the hands
before the trigger is pressed By hid
ing the sight the temptation to hold
too long Is removed and the first aim,
generally the most accurate. Is pre-
erved.-Pearson's. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
FLEsHERs GIVEN BIG ROCKER
Miss Schmidt Gets Silk Umbrella,
Methodist Sunday School Has 1872

At the watch service in the
Methodist church, largely attended,
the pastor, Rev. Charles H. Flesher
and his wife were given a leather
upholstered rocker, a present from
the Ladies Aid Society Miss Elsie
NJ. Schmidt, church organist, was
given silk umbrella The financial
report Of the Aid Society showed that
this organization came within SIS
OF raising $1,000 during the past
year to apply on the new church.
Frank Stirratt, superintendent OF
the Sunday School, revealed the fact
that at present there are 24S active
members OF the Sunday School and
that with the home and cradle roll
the number totals 3 2. Three young
men reports the progress Of the
Brotherhood Of David, Jesse Head,
the secretary. speaking On The Past
of the Club. . while Maurice Whiting,
treasurer. told of the clubs present
activities and Hiram simons Jr., the
king. spoke on ssOur Future
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
The Way Of 4 Woman.

The Way Of q Woman.
"she passed me on the street yester.
day without speaking"
She didT' MI
Yes, the stuck up thing"
Il wouldn't say that. Perhaps she
didn't mean to snub you"
"Of course she meant to snub me.
You see, had on my old hat
THAT wouldn't make any difference
to her"
"Oh. wouldn't it? Once before when
/ happened to have on an old dress
she didn't speak to me, either. Now
I'm through with her. If she doesn't
care enough for me to speak when I'm
in my old clothes she needn't speak at
all. won't speak to her when I'm
dressed up. That's all there Is to It."
did you speak to her?''
II should say not. It's her place to
speak FIRST. Do you suppose I'm going
to attract attention by yelling my
lungs out for the like Of herr guess
not"
Perhaps she didn't see you.'' v
"see me? OF course she did. 4 saw
her, didn't 1? Then why didn't she
zee meT'-Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
When the Shoe Pinchss.

"n0n tho 0n0O pIn0uOOs
my own common sense and the shoe
clerk permitting, l shall never wear
another pair OF. tight, Shoes" said wo-s
man, "but If should be inveigled into
making myself uncomfortable know
what shall do to allay the pain. The
ministrations to the aching feet Of q
man who called on my Italian cobbler
for relief showed me a remedy. The
mans shoes pinched In three different
places. Having located the painful
spots Rafael dipped long strip of can
ton flannel into boiling water and held
the cloth stretched tightly across the
mans shoes. When the water began
to evaporate he dampened the cloth
again and repeated the process severai
times.
= Now. said he at last. 'yonr shoes
are set to your feet. No more hurt
The man gave him quarter. which
i thought q small price to pay for re-
lief from 9 pinching shoe. - New York
Sum- sas
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
.NYMORE HAS $1,000 FIRE
Three Buildings Burn as Result, it
is Believed Of Frost Cracked
Chimney.
NO WATER TO FIGHT FLAMES

Three business buildings In NY.
more. aggregating in value about
$4,000, were destroyed and q fourth
damaged to- the extent Of $1,000 BY
IRE Sunday, at $: 80 q. m. and 81 two
hours time the corner buildings
were a pile of ashes.
The fire probably started in the
building owned by the Duluth Brew
ing Co., and occupied by G. G.. John
sons hotel and restaurant. Mr..
Johnson ascribes the cause to the
chimney, which he says had been
badly cracked by the frost.
The Johnson building was a total
loss; the value of. the building and
the fixtures being about $4,000. In
Esurance, $500. This building was
"a two story, light frame structure
and Unfinished ready fuel for the
flames, which spread rapidly to the
one story frame building owned by
s l AOAAO " &uAAu, III WHICH ME. N3ulu
has had saloon for the last four
years.
The total valuation Of this prop
#erty with its stock is about $4,000,
of which $1,000 is covered by in
surance.
The third building to take fire
was the confectionery store owned
by Anton Q. Krog and conducted by
Thee. Buldic. The cement base
ment is all that is left of this store.
The building was valued at about
$500, one half Of this being covered
by insurance. The stock which con-
sisted Of candy and general supplies
was valued at $1,000, but only 5000
worth of this was lost and the re-
mainder is covered by $500 insur-
ance.
It is expected that all of the
burned buildings will be rebuilt in
the spring.
The Bemidji Fire Department
responded to q call for aid but was
impossible ito fight the fire as there
was no water.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
MAxF1ELD DECIDES TO ACCEPT
Resigns at Wadena to Begin Work
- as Commissioner Tomorrow.

H. J. Maxfield, county attorney Of
Wadena, Mimi, notified the Cover
nor this morning that he would ac-
cept the position of immigration
commissioner, offered to him several
days ago. D
& Over the long distance telephone
this morning Mr.. Maxfield said to
a st. Paul newspaper: !.
Il notified the governor this morn
ing that would accept the position
and that I would assume my duties
Thursday. A meeting of the board
of county commissioners here today
prevents my coming to st. Paul be-
fore tomorrow. My successor, who
probably will be J. H. Mark, will be
at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Signifies snails.

sightless Snails.
a patient investigator in Europe
named Yung claims that the snail
doesn't see at all. He has mado 2.400
experiments upon l76 specimens. and.
he says that when you put snails into
an Enclosure where there are both light
and shade their distribution is a mat
ter Of chance The snail. he says, does
not shnn the light 50 much as he hunts
for seclusion. His conclusion is that
the snail does not perceive obstacles
In his path until he bumps into them.
His speed being low. be escapes In
jury. Having once selected q resting.
place. flashing lights into his apology
for q face does not disturb him To
complete his experiments M. Yungs
amputated the organs OF sight from
several snails and couldn't find that it
made any difference in their happy II
placid lives. B
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03

omic conditions in America but de-
clared that Socialists need not abuse
men of great wealth, such as Rookie
Teller or Carnegie, because" said
the speaker, "to obtain wealth is but
natural and they do but the same
thing that you or l might do under
like circumstances" The speaker
held that the present system of "beg-
gars at one end and billionaires at
the other" is made possible by the
average citizens Indifference to ex-
listing social iniQuities. The next
lecture in the course will be deliv-
cred by Mrs. Maynard on Jan. 16.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
SUCCESS OF DINNER IS ASSURED
Many Invitations to Young Mems
Event for Friday Accepted.

Returns from the invitations sent
out for the second dinner OF the re-
Gently formed young mems club, to
be held at the Markham hotel on
Friday evening Of this week, assure
the success Of that AFFAIR as many
acceptances have been sent IN. The
hotel management has planned a
special menu for the occasion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
A Bird Much Like n Fish.

The birds of feather" that flock
together" do not belong to the penguin
family. as they are entirely destitute
OF feathers. having for covering q
kind Of stiff down. Another penguin
popularity Is that it swilns not on.
but under. water, never keeping more
than it's head out. and when fishing
coming to the surface ut such briet
and rare intervals that an ordinary
observer would almost certainly mis-
take it for fish.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
|FAYORS OPsAHL' s PLAN
State Auditor Says Work is BEING
Done Along Lines Laid Down By
Bemidji Man.
CITES FRUIT OF SUCH ACTIVITY.

st. Paul, Jan. 3.-Many OF the
suggestions in regard to bringing
immigrants to Minnesota, made by
J. J. Opsahl, Bemidji, former men,
Der of the legislature. in a commune
cation to the state board Of immigra-
ton already have been adopted by
the board, according to State Audi
tor S. G.. Iverson.
"We have endeavored to procure
the cooperation of bankers, real es-
tate men, farmers, the press and the
commercial clubs throughout the.
state in our campaign for immiera-
ton. said Mr.. Iverson, sand they
always have been ready to meet Us
haif way and to follow our sugges-
tions. -
'Ibelieys that our work is bearing
fruit and Chat Minnesota, ana espec-
iaNy Northern Minnesota, is on the
eve OF large development and q;
great inf1oWsof immigration. This
is foreshadowed, I believe BY the
very successfaI sales Of state: land:
held in l91A: We sold -156, 900 acres
last year and nearly 10000 acres Of
that was in Roseau county. Other
counties In the northern part of the;
state shared nearly as well, 10000
acres each being sold in Aitkin and
Marshall counties, $4,000 in Cass
county, $4,000 in Koochiching coun-
ty. -, -. .-.- Pa. HID
e" Mr.. OpsahPs ideas are very good
and we have received and profited by
many valuable suggestions from him.
His plea for cooperation in bringing
the immigrants to Minnesota il
sound and is the only way that we
can get the people we need.
"The suggestion in regard to get
ting the real estate men to boom
Minnesota and to sell Minnesota
lands instead of those of outside
states is a good one, but difficult to
carry out, as the real estate men are.
~ the business as a. hnsinass and.
they will boost the territory where.
they have the lands for sale. But
we have loyal group of real estate
men, who own Minnesota land, and
who are aiding us in every way.
eff I should be asked to name any
body of men who have helped us
more than any other I should say
the bankers. They have been in the
forefront in every movement to
boost the state and in many of them
have taken the initiative.
'sThe gathering of statistics is a
good idea and one that we have en-
deavored to carry on on an extensive
scale. We always have urged the
bringing of live stock into Minneso-
ia, and especially to the northern
counties of the state, where the land
is especially fitted for the raising of
clover and hay grasses"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Stove Explodes, Burning Woman.

Mrs. William Bigsbee, who oc-E
cupies rooms over the Murphy
Furniture store on Belmtrami
avenue, was painfully burned
about the face and hands at 2:45
this afternoon when a gasoline
stove exploded. Mrs. Bigsbee
was alone in the room at the
time. Her cries for help were
heard and the fire department
made quick run, the flames be-
ing extinguished with the chem
ical engine and the property loss
was slight. Mrs Bigsbee was
taken to the Office of DR.. r. H.
Marcum where the burns, which
-rer not serious; ere treat
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Mrs. Ibertson Entertains.

Mrs. M. E. Ibertson entertained a
party Of young people last night in
honor Of her niece. Miss Rose Nc
fPherson, who is spending her Christ
mas vacation here. The evening was
pleasantly spent In playing games;
the hostess served refreshments.
The guests were Nettie Bright, Maud
Slater, Mae simenson, Myrtle Meth
ven, Hazel Hulett, Margaret McGhee,
Delbert Elletson. darcy McG hee,
Leslie Slater and Hiram Simons,.
- ~ 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
The Best She Could DO,

ne Best Sho Could Do. n
"There is only one reason lie said.
why have never asked you to be my
wife"
What is tbat?" she asked.
Il have always been half afraid you
might refuse
Well" she whispered after long
silence, Il should think you'd have
curiosity enough to want to find out
whether your suspicion was well
founded or not" Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
M1l1SEsoTA WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JANuARY 8 le1
MAYNARD EASY ON RICH MEN
Socialist Lecturer Declares it But Ma.
tural to Accumulate Wealth.

B. A. Maynard, third lecturer In
the series of five given at the City
Hall throughout the winter by the
Socialists of Bemidji talked to near
ly 800 persons last night. He paint
ed dire picture of present day econ
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Depends.

DO you prefer the expression
among or samid z =
1t depends on circumstances. re
you are referring 70 q pretty girl at
Annapolis - June week e wonld b
awkward to say amid middies -
Baltimore American
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
The Penknifs.

Everybody knows that penknife Is
no longer penknife In the days Of.
the squen Ky quill pen. before the In.
Production OF steel pen points. the PEN
knife was used for the purpose of
trimming the quill and keeping It In.
good writing order It was made with.
q folding blade. 80 that it could be
carried around in the pocket where Il
wo1ld be easily found Whenever.
needed So
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
FARMERS Unite And WIN
Residents Of Northern By Co-opera-
ton aet Diynsnds, Telephones
and Bigger Crops.
ALSO CHURCH, AND 4 SCHOOLS

| 49, i q - 2 x p =
The Pioneer is Indebted to resi-
dent of the town Of Northern for the
following ssss..5.s
Five miles North of Bemidii is q
y u
mers who have ucceeded In intro
ducing many improvements. during
the few years that Northern has ex-
listed as a town.
First, they have been able to bring
their mail to their doors, by means of
rural delivery. .
"a Farmers club has been organ
lied, limited to IL families, which
meets the first Monday of each month
at the home of one of the members.
Owing to the restricted number of
members, all who would, are not
privileged to join, but the club has
succeeded in accomplishing many
new steps toward the betterment of
the community with the co-operated
help Of the remainder of the COM
munity.
"They first proceeded to secure a
Guernsey bull. A co-partnership was
formed known as the Farmers Mer-
camille Co., toward which each mem
Der contributed $40, which was to
be withdrawn in case Of necessity
in the form of groceries or in cash.
a manager was elected to take
charge. withsa salary of five per cent
Of all the money invested by the
members of the company. Last year
profits amounted to $3.50, on bust
ness Of $4,000.
"a telephone company also was
organized and the town now has
telephone service, costing less than
$3.50 to each member of the corn-.
pany. ss
"1n the raising of potatoes, coop
Grafton has resulted in the raising Of
from eight to ten carloads of pota-
toes Of several varieties, which lie ten
times the amount raised annually,
four years ago. Several prizes were
taken by Northern farmers at the
last county fair.
sThe community has advanced ed
ucationally and socially New homes
and several additional farms have
increased the towns prosperity, and
well built church and four district
! & Z - 35.4sf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Frank Day to Return.

Minneapolis, Jan. Frank A.
Day, chairman of the state democrat
ic committee of Minnesota, who has
been living at Missoula, Mont, has.
announced his intention of return
ing toeMinnesota to live.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Believed that all Who Were Hurt
Tuesday Will Recover. Brakeman
Escapes Injury.
TRAIN NOT GOING FAST AT TIME
Agent Walker Explains That so
Miles Hour Impossible as Farley
is Stopping Point.

Maybe SO, but seems to me there
is some slight mistake about it,
family commented Huston Byrd at
the st. Anthony's hospital here to-
day regarding the report that. he had
died of injuries in the Minnesota &
international wreck yesterday morn
ing at Farley.
MI. Byrd not only is not dead but
the attending physician says he now
is headed the other way, with good
chance at recovery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03

u : =
the attending physician says he now
is headed the other way, with a good
chance at recovery.
Near Death Yesterday.
Late yesterday, however, Mr.. Byrd
had a sinking spell; his pulse action
could not be, felt and it was thought
that the end had come.
The public has Mr.. Byrd's own
word for it that he did not entirely
stop breathing
All other victims of the wreck are
resting easily and it is now thought
that the accident which injured IA
persons will not result in a single ia
tally.
Cold May Have SNAPPED Rail.
still is impossi BILE to say just
what caused the wreck, but Road
master Mills is of the opinion that it
was broken rail, resulting, it is
believed, from the intense cold pre-
vailing at the time.
SIS G. A. Walker, Bemidji representa-
tive of the Minnesota & Information
al, who took charge of affairs imme-
diately following the wreck, had at
tended the Railway Trainmen's ball
at the City Hall Monday night and
had but nicely gotten asleep at his
home, a few miles south Of town,
when he was notified of the accident.
He at once hustled back to town and
made what arrangements he could for
caring for the injured.
Wasn't Going so Miles.
Mr.. Walker has made up a report
concerning the wreck, containing all
the facts obtainable.
''There is one thing said Mr..
Walker, today, cit couldn t have been
possible that the train was running
at SO miles an hour, or anywhere
near that speed at the time, because
the train had to stop at Farley. Far
ley is regular stopping point. Any
how, SO miles an hour is faster
rate of speed than is permitted on
that stretch of track"
Conductors First Run.
Conductor Jerry st. Cyr, in charge
of the train, was in the baggage car
at the time of the crash. It was the
first run he ever made as passen-
ger conductor. His wife, in a rear
coach, was slightly injured.
sSThe report, = said Mr.. Walker,
.that Brakeman Bush had had his
ribs broken was not true. He was
uninjured.'''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
Believes Past Year Satisfactory But
Tells Rangers in Session Future
Contains Many Problems.
HOW TO GET RID OF sLAsHlNGs
This and Other Questions of Interest
to Residents of North Discussed :
at City Hall.

Forester w. T. Cox. his assistant
d. P. Tierney and every forest rang
er in Minnesota assembled in Bemid-
il today at the city hall. The meet
ing began at 8 a. M, Mr.. Cox pre-
siding.
The object of the meeting is for
general discussions sof the most i'm
proved methods of fire prevention
and the disposal of forest debris on
settlers clearings and accumulated
slash where logging operations are
carried on in the state.
To Join with Railroads.
One of the main features of the
meeting today was the decision to
join with the railroad officials of the
state at a meeting to be held some
time in the near future for the pur-
pose of reaching an agreement as to
plans looking toward a prevention of
fire along railroads by means of pat
rol or other measures to be decided
upon. ~
A review by the individual repre-
sentatives of their work of the year
-l,zn-s3a.tef-al heard --
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
To Join with Railroads.
Pleased with Work Done.


In regard to what has been accom-
plished since last May, Forester Cox
said:
''The work so far to me is highly
satisfactory, considering that we
have only been at it in this state for
eight months, but there is much
room for improvement, and we have
concluded at this meeting that the
first important step toward fewer
fires in 1912 is through the combined
help Of the railroads, which we ex-
pect to obtain at our meeting with
them in the near future
The following are the principal
topics of discussion covered in today's
session:
What They Talked About.
Organization of State Service.
Routine of Service (Methods and
correspondence.
Equipment.
improvement work (marking of
trails, erection of cabins for forest
ers).
Disposal of slash and settlers
clearings.
Proposed spark arrestors on locomo-
tives.
Reconnaissance (study of forestry
u
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-03
These are Here.

Those present included the entire
force of forest rangers employed at
the present time and were: Walter
Eisenach, Aitkin; Percy Vibert, Clo-
quet; J. P. Saunders, Brainerd; H.
C. Nelson, Grand Rapids; M. j.
Thornton, Deer River; A. C. DePuy,
Park Rapids; Percy Records, Thief
River Falls; e. A. Under; Warroad;
VIM. Kilby, Baudette; H. w. Win
slow, Northome; Gus Peterson, Inter-
national Falls; Fred Bessette, Orr;
E. E. Chappell, Tower: Hans Kasper,
Grand Marais, and L. F.. Johnson of
Bemidji. ..5-
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-18

ihan; GauffIn, Petersburg Howard, Sitka; Shaw Skagway liousel, Treadwell; and Me Cormack, Wrangell.
 Votes of thanks were order led sent to the mayor and citi- zens of Juneau, Tn apprecla- lion of the courtesies extend ed them during their stay in Juneau, and to the Elks club for permission to use Elks hall as a convention place at the rate usually charged platform speakers only.
 At o:37 D. m. a motion to ad- journ carried and the delegates who had manifested such en- thusiasm at the opening of the convention, then left the hall in .tke same happy frame of mind, confident of victory at the elec- lion on Nov ember ,.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-18
TRANSFORMATION
 MAN HERE

R. D. Pinneo, assistant gener al freight agent of the Pacific Coast 5. s.. company is a local visitor. He is returning south on business hustling trip for his company intending to go to Prince Rupert on the Princess and thence to Seattle on the re- turn trip of the Spokane. He was in receipt of a letter this morning telling him that he had been elected president of the Travellers Club, a Seattle or yanization of transportation men.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-18
AT THE COURT HOUSE

The Court resumed work this morning at 10 o'clock the first business being the report of the Grand Jury. Three true bills all charging the furnishing liq- uor to indians were turned in, viz: Joe Souza, Aleyo Gorobot, and Harry w. Delaney all of Ketchikan. The court today is bearing the evidence in a civil ease, Thos. L. Fay vs. A. II. Bnhring, involving title to d piece of land situated Up the creek. Plaintiff represented by pIumley, defendent by Cos grove.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-18
Summons By Publication
 No, 1892, K.-A.

In the District Conr} for the District of Alaska. Division
 No. 1.
 Sadie L. Durrant, plaintiff, Percy w. Durrant, defendant.
 To Percy w. Durrant, defen- dant, greeting:
 In the name of the United States of America, You are hereby commanded to be and appear i'll tl;c al.ovc entitled Court. holden at Eetchlkan in said District of said District. and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-entit- action within 30 days from the date of the service of this summons and a copy of the said complaint upon you, and. if you fail so to appear and an- swcr, for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the Court