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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
PASSED. BAD DRAFT

Police are looking. fora man who
styled himself John Webber" to T.
A. Carlson yesterday and succeeded
in getting SIS casn from Mr.. Carl
son on bad check for $64.
E. Mr.. Carlson said that the man re-
presented himself to be a farmer
near Wilton and that he bought SAC
worth of goods. "Webber''E said that
he would like to have the goods
Grated and ready. so that he could
take them home this morning. He
rendered a draft for $64 drawn on
the First National Bank of Minnea-
polls by s"Thomas::Luniham'' and en-.
dorsed by "R. T. McWilliams" Carl
son gave the man SIS in:cash and put
the draft in the. hank this morning.
1t was returned as not good. -: -
Investigation developed that W::L
Brooks, cashier of the Northern Ma
tional Bank had written the draft
for '"Luniham" as he represented that
he had money; on; deposit in ;Mlnnea.
polls and wanted to send $64 to a
friends in Southern Minnesota. Mr.
Brooks was looking for ".L1niham'
this morning. .:.:. >. -. :. :.,.,..
This is the second piece of bad pa.
per to be- passed in Bemtdji this week
as an Indian passed a bad check fo1
$40 on the: Berman Emporium Tues.
day: :-.~ -. .. =. q.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
CRooKsT0N BANK SOLD

The scandia-American bank Of
Crookston has been sold to A. A..
Miller and ]. P. Foote, doing q law
and loan business in that city under
the firm name Of Miller & Foote.
About year ago the scandia bank
was sold by Miller & Foote. who had
conducted 1t for q long time, to
Lewis Ellington and H. d. Reed
with whom were associated J.. H.:
Ruettell. Halvor steenerson, Charles
Loring, G. C. strander, G. 8. Chester
man. H. Holte and some others. Mr..
Ellington was elected president OF
the Institution and H. D. Reed; CASH"
Ter. The bank was capitalized for
$4,000 and there was surplus Of
$4,000.
The announcement was made day
or two ago that Mr.. Ellington had
been appointed postmaster OF Crook
ston by President Taft and is now
awaiting confirmation by the senate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
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DEER RIVER HERE FRIDAY TROOPS READY TO MOVE
Champions Of the Range to Meet Be.
midi in Basketball and Fast
Game is Predicted.
TROUBLE OVER BRAlNERD DATE

+ Friday night the High school bas.
ket ball team will play the Deer
River team in this city. Deer River
han played -cass Lake Haeley and
several Of the cities on the range
and have won every game. Their
men are large and are apparently
capable of playing a. fast game. II
Bemidji wins the game tomorrow, it
will mean a step toward the champ
ionship and will also put them in
line for the championship Of the
range as Deer River. is in the lead
there at present. 81 -
It is a big expense to bring the
visitors here, as the train connections
are poor and the team will remain In
Bemidji whole day at local ex.
pense. ..-~... -~
A game has been scheduled with
Brainerd for Feb. 21, but it is doubt
full as yet as to whether or not the
team can obtain a hall for that date
w. B. MacLachlan has advertised q
roller masquerade for that date and
as the hall has been rented for Feb
%, there will probably be no oppor.
tunity for a game in that hall fol
the. last of next week. Bemidji is
anxious to:meet Brainerd as they are
now playing a fast game and have
debated nearly all the fast teams in
line for the championship. -. e.
A large number Of rooters are ex-
pected to accompany the Deer River
team tomorrow night and dance will
be given in their honor after the
game. .:.. 80 ~. s: IA, .s@s, 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
X K k<kk<%<k X k<kk R@
X BECKER'S MOTHER WAITS !

X New York, Feb, ia little y
X gray haired woman, ninety \
X years old living in a Long Is \
X land town, receives every morn y
X ing a letter from her son, in \
X which he tells her that he is !
X getting better and that he ex- I:
X poets to see her just as soon as =
x his health is fully recovered. \
X The missive comes from for \
X mer Police Lieutenant Charles \
X Becker, who is awaiting electro i
X cution in the death house at 4
X Sing Sing. -
x Mrs. Anna Becker hasn't seen \
X a paper for. a good many years. \
4 It's hard for her to make out, \
X the characters, SO there is al +
X ways some one good enough to \
X read all the parts that might \
X interest her. In this way the X
X news that her favorite son has 4
X been convicted and is under r
X sentence OF death has been kept \
y from her. She thinks he is in \
* a hospital and all the letters are X
< written upon the stationery Of X
X a hospital: =, '-'>-' .,---'
4 kk Xxx 4 4 4 x Xxx X Xxx X X X !
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13

hundreds of similar letters received
and now on file in this Office. In re-
sponse to system of follow up let
ters, which are sent out thirty days
after our first communication, every
mail brings such letters as are quoted
above. either saying they have pur-
chased land in Minnesota or are
planning to come in the spring.
Prospects were never better and
look for the greatest movement in
Minnesota afrm lands in the history
of the state" "A
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
Says if Venture Succeeds This Sum-
mer Thousands More Will Be-
Sent Following Season.
SAIL TO MAKE A. PLAT
Will Go Over Ground Between Here
and Akeley to Chart the shel.
tered South Slopes.

A trainioad of sheep, to the num-,
Der at least $500. will be shipped to
Bemidji this spring and unloaded
here for summer grazing, provided
the Great Northern will make the
sheep men a rata Of the through rate
plus IS per car. This Is the an
|nouneement J. J. Opsahl makes after
returning from a trip to Minneapolis
the latter part Of last week. s -.
In Minneapolis, Mr.. Opsahl met
g. P. Pope. OF Miles City, Montana,
and Mr.. Pope returned with him as
far as Walker and Akeley. Mr.. Pope
is a sheep man and at:present is
wintering about $4,000 head. He
says that he Is in the same position
as other western sheep men who find
that their ranges are being .dimin-
ished by the incoming homesteaders.
From Walker, Mr.. Pope and Mr..
Opsahl drove west. through the Lake
George country to Akeley. Mr.. Pope
at first did not care to look over the
country in the winter but at Akeley
expressed himself as fayorably Inn
pressed With the range possibilities
OF the country. =rss5. 81 IL. 8: 5
II the Great Northern will make
me rate" said Mr.. Pope I will
ship in at least one trainload of ewes
this spring and try the range possi-
bilities OF the country. The ewes
will come in as soon as can be as
sured that there is feed for, them but
they must be here Dy the first week
in May. They will be heavy with
wool and lamb at that time. In tho
trainload, there will be from $500
to 1000 head. 1 will pasture them
here in the summer and then ship
them an to the markets In the fall"
Mr.. Pope commissioned Mr.. Opsahl
to make q plat Of the country be-
tween Bemidji and ,Akeley showing
tho hills and especially the south
slopes. He said that the ewes would
have no trouble In lambing II they
had sheltered spots on south slopes.
Mr.. Pope will bring men to care for
the sheep II the animals are shipped.
In Akeley Mr.. Opshal found that
tho business men went back from the
Bemidjf sheep meeting enthusiastic
and are taking steps to assist the
Bemidji Commercial club to get the
sheep. into this country. The Axe
ley men say that they realize that
when the lumber mill is moved the
city will suffer = great financial loss
unless the surrounding country can
be built up In the meantime.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
MINNESOTA ALUMNI,

The annual banquet Of the Alumni
association will be held in Minnea-
polls Friday evening. Bemidji
alumni have been requested to send
greetings to the guests of honor,
Presidents Folwef, Northrop and
Vincent. Alumni wishing their
names signed to the greetings call
679 between 6 and*S tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
TEACHERS REELECTED.

At special meeting of the school
board yesterday afternoon, the list
Of teachers recommended for re-elec-
tfon by the teachers committee of
Superintendent Dyer, and members
Brown and Roe was passed. All
teachers but "A. E.. Nelson were re-
elected, Mr.. Nelson's election being
held up pending his report on the
school farm. No action was taken
on the creamery proposition as the
matter had not been brought before
the board.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
MANN LEADS. F1LIBUSTER

Washington, Feb. 13.-Led by
Republican floor leader Mann of 1lli-
nois and Representative Garner
(Dem., Tex.) opponent of the Hon
lin measure appropriating $2,00O,-
900 for the national exhibit at the
Panama canal exposition at San
Francisco in 1915, late this after
noon began a filibuster against the
bill which promised to last late into
the night.
Roll call was demanded by the
leading filibusterer. : ....s. ~. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
STAY IS GRANTED /;
p. O. Harris Allowed Ten Days: in
Which to Perfect Appeal From i
: :. District to Supreme Court, ...:. J.

Judge g, w. Stanton this morning
heard the prayer Of J. o. Harris that
a Judgment in the Moon Harris cleo
tion contest be entered for Mr.. .Har-
if..+ Ia =: :....5. :: q
ris. and. that II it was denied that
Mr.. Harris be given ten days in
which. WI q to: perfect: !hts appeal to the
supreme court. Judge; Stanton
denied the motion for Judgment and
allowed Mr.. Harris ten days for tthe
=. -, :
appear. ..s.::t !. = j
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
TWO FIRES IN BAUDETTI
Office Of Cedar Company Burned and
Settler Loses Home Both Had "
Small Losses.
TO BUILD a NEW HOTEL

Baudette, MINI, Feb, 13.-The
cedar company's office conducted
by Z. 8. Hicks. was found to
be on fire about 1 o .. a. Monday, but
the Baudette fire department reached
1t in time; to put out the flre. before
much damage was done. .;a.
Peter Caveran, who lives north of
the Rainy River saw mil. on the
government road, about two miles
north of here, lost his home by fire
Monday morning. The fire. was
started in the cellar from some un-
known cause. Peter froze his feet
while going to- i neighbor for help.
He had no insurance. f-... a
The Duluth Brewing and Mailing
company is going to build q $4,000
hotel in Baudettec during the next
summer. It viii contain not less
than forty available rooms for
guests and will be as nearly f]re-
proof as possible. 1t will be three
stories high, constructed OF rein
forced concrete and pressed brick.
and modern in every respect.
H. M. McCumber, electrician of st.
Paul, who was called to Pitt last
week, on account of the death Of his
father, was in town Tuesday with
his brother, George, Of Pitt.
Marshal: J. r. Dundas was ap-
pointed deputy sherin Of this end of
the county last week by Sheriff John
son. Jack is well fitted for the job.
and no better appointment could
have been made. - - = ..,ss
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
DENIES HE ASKED FOR MONEY

DENIES HE ASKED FOR MONEY
Washington, Feb. i 3.-Denial OF
charges that he "illegally held up
federal employees In Arkansas for
contributions to the Republican cam
paign fund OF 1912 was made today
to- the 3Clapp. committee by: George II.
Campbell OF Little Rock, treasurer Of
the state committee.
He said he wrote many ofice hold
,ers requesting donations, but denied
fixing the amount they were asked to
give. ~ S
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
BAD $50 Bill

A: bad $40 bill was passed on the
T. J. Crane store lastsweak. -. The bill
was on New Jersey state bank: and
similar to the national bank notes.
The errqr !. Was not#:discoYered: until
the bill was taken to the bank this
week and It was then to,65S late to trace
the person who passed. 1t. 49, -. s.. .. i !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
FISHER PROTESTS TRANSFER

FISHER PROTESTS TRANSFER
Washington, Feb. 1s.--Protest
against a transfer of the Alaska coal
land cases from the interior depart
ment to the court of claims for set
tlement was entered today by Secre-
tary Fisher. -. g. 49, -
The Jones bill giving the claims
court this authority was before a
senate committee. - -s..-.. : =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
MORE BUSINESS m CAss IAKE

0VxkC UV03NXS0O - ~ksssss
Cass Lake. Feb. Ia. Reddeu.,
an Iowa, man. and Nd Barbseu. q
Cleveland, Ohio. have leased the
building west Of Marshik's block in
West Cas- Lake, from w. ]. Fahey.
|et Crystal. n. D.. and w!!! o2sl 8
restaurant and billiard hall therein ct
once. Mr.. Redden was here for q
short time last fall getting medical
treatment for I hand which was.
laosratsd by saw mill and Nc do.
cided 20 engage Ia business here and
bfing his family from lows.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13

JOHNSON BUYS 4 FORD.
Edward johnson, Of Irvine avenue,
bought a Ford automobile from the
Northern Automobile company yes
terday. ...4 :..,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13

Washington, Feb: 13.-The Amer
lean Red Cross has transmitted ST.
900 to Ambassador Wilson in Mexico
City, $500. 5to. be used by the Ameri-
can Red Cross society and $500 at
the discretion Of the American am
bassador,: for the relief of wounded
and destitute American citizens.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

a. 2. Whiting is In Minneapolis
attending the automobile show.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-02-13
Three Thousand Infantry and 2,too
Marines May Be Sent 70 Pro.
teot Americans in Mexico.
ANARCHY FEARED IN CITY

Vera Grux, Mex. Feb. 13-Dis-
patches from Mexico City say that
In addition to the battle raging in
the streets mobs are forming and that
|looting has become general. ~
!. Even the houses In the line Of
fire are being plundered by mobs
that are roaming the streets and
anarchy is threatened. =. -,'s,,. =
Nearly all the stores that have not
been plundered have been closed and
foodstuffs have become so high as to
be unavailable for the poorer class.
Dispatches from Mexico City also
say that the Madero government is
expected to fee the before tomor-
row night, unless the tide of battle
turns in the governments favor.
Caimenera, Cuba, Feb. 13.-The
United States battleship Nebraska
sailed for Mexico 10:30 Wednesday
morning. The remainder Of the
American fleet here is awaiting or
ders. 4 4 f j.. p
Washington, Feb. 13.-Prepara-
tions have been made to move ap-
proximately $500 marines from the
ships of the Atlantic fleet and the
Guantanamo naval station to Vera
Crux, to be held In readiness there
for landing, in case 1t should be
necessary to relieve the foreign lega-
tions in Mexico City. z':- r +, - ..::. SIS
-. q ..sE: :. 60: -
Washington: Feb. 13.-The First
brigade of the First division of the
army, about 5000 strong, has been
ordered prepared for "expeditionary
service" It.is. composed Of the Third
infantry, at Madison barracks and
Oswego, the Fifth infantry at Platts-
burg and the Twenty!-ninth infantry
at Fort Niagra, all in New York.
Washington, Feb: 13.-The Amer
lean Red Cross has transmitted 81
900 to Ambassador Wilson in Mexico
City, $500 to. be used by. the: Ameri-
can Red Cross society and $500 at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08
Call Springfield Bouts Fakes
Backers Optimistic.


field for the benefit of the legislators
considering a fight bill now before
the legislature is referred to as
pink tea affair."" "f1asco," and a
few other things by Miss Mary Bal
comb, secretary of the Young Peo-
pies Civic League.
Miss Balcomb has written to the
lawmakers, urging them to vote
against the bill She claims the bouts
staged were tame affairs, and points
to a bout between Jim Flynn and
Carl Morris in 1911, where blood
flowed freely, as sample of the
real thing.
According to her letter, Miss Bal
comb has all the dope on the fighters.
She claims the name of Rep. Hilton
is not in any pugilistic blue book, and
declares Peter Boyle, with whom he
boxed, has been out of the game for
Is years. Fred Gilmore, who travelled
four rounds with Mickey Sheridan, is
referred to as go feet 10 inches tall
and weighing 10 pounds" The go
between Packey Mcfarland and
Willie Schaefer might have been re-
hearsed, says the letter.
We'd hand it to Miss Balcomb as
a pugiistic authority if she hadn't
picked a go in which Carl Morris par
ticipated as an example of prizefght-
ing. Any one who has ever seen Carl
in action would never do that.
In spite of this belief, and opposi-
ton from several other sources,
there is a general belief that the bill
viii be passed by the legislature, and
ten-round bouts, under proper re-
strictions, viii be sanctioned. Several
local promoters have already secured
options on halls, so confident are
they that the law will be enacted
Sammy Robideau of Philadelphia
horned into the Iimelight by decisive
~ trimming Jimmy Lore in ten
rounds in New York last night.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08

It's about time Bill LANCE started
game. The Iron Man showed re-
markabIe form when he relieved Ci-
cote in the fifth, and appears to be a
candidate for a regular turn on the
slab. Washington only hit safely
three times in the last five innings,
and six were set down on strikes. In
the sixth the first two men got on and
then Shanks flied to Collins and Nc
Bride and Hughes famed. It was
nifty bit of pinch pitching, and LANCE
deserved all the applause he got. It
was Lange's second appearance on
the slab this season. He started
game against the Maps April 10, but
was lifted in the fourth after he had
been pounded for five hits and five
runs. He lacked speed and was also
shy on control Since that time he
has been working out daily, and at
last seems to have reached a stage
where he win be of real value to Cal
lahan. LANCE is one Of the best res
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08
LANCE Back in Rare Form-Griffs
LiVelier Than White Sox.
RESULTS YESTERDAY
American League.

Philadelphia, 3; st. Louis, 2.
New York, 6; Detroit, O..
Cleveland, 4; Boston, 1.
National League.
Cubs, A; Brooklyn, 3.
Boston, 2; Pittsburgh, 1 IL in.).
New York, s.; Cincinnati, 4.
Philadelphia, 4; st. Louis, 8 90
nnings).
American Association
Minneapolis, 8; Milwaukee, z.
Toledo, 10; Indianapolis, 0.
Louisville, 8; Columbus, 1.
st. Paul, 6; Kansas City, 8.
Federal League.
Chicago, 10; st. Louis, 5.
Pittsburgh, II; Indianapolis, 9.
No other game scheduled.
The Keota news., 1913-09-05

There is ut present only one ele-
phant. a male from India. and as he
is some forty or fifty years old. the
two new members Of this family.
which are practically babies. will be
valuable accessions. One of the ele-
plants is about four years old and
stands five feet six inches. while the
other. the female, Is six months
younger and is only about four and
one-half feet In height. 1t Is esti-
mated that they weigh about 700 and
900 pounds respectively. and yet the
male even will look like q pygmy be-
side the sole representative In the
park. which weighs In the neighbor-
hood of 1000 pounds. African ele-
plants are usually priced by dealers
at from $500 to $4,000 each. but
these cost considerably less. having
been bought from the government at
Gieza.
The new additions will bring the
total number of animals or individ-
uals in the park to about 1900. a
slight increase over the number at
this time last year. although the total
number varies annually through the
death list of the inmates.
The Keota news., 1913-09-05
Takes His Vacation in Rocker on Capitol Hill

he smokes and reads and talks with
whoever happens along. until the
small boy who bosses him shows up
at lunch time and pilots the way to
home across the street. All afternoon.
until dinner, the man reads magazines
and smokes and dozes, and moves his
chair to a fresh shade-spot whenever
the sun gets around to him. and. once
in awhile. takes looks at the grass and
white clover and dropped oak leaves
through q magnifying lens.
In the evening he comes back to the
trees with q coat over his shirt and
collar and tie. And a cigar. Later
on, his wife and the small boy come
over for a visit and the neighbors
drift out with chairs and camp stools.
while odds and ends Of children play
all around.
What about it? Oh. nothing. only
The man is taking his two-week va
cation with pay. Before this. he has
always gone to Atlantic City and come
home broke, and 80 dead tired from
overstrenuous efforts to enjoy himself
that he couldn't get in working trim
for a month. This year he figured that
what he most wanted was a rest. You
can't get rest at seashore resort
The Keota news., 1913-09-05
ERUPTION ON ANKLE BURNED

Kingsville, Mo.-"My trouble began
eighteen years ago. Nearly half of
the time there were running sores
around my ankle; sometimes 1t would
be two years at time before they
were healed. There were many nights
l did not sleep because OF the great
suffering. The sores were deep rum
ming ones and so sore that could not
bear for anything to touch them
They would burn all the time and
sting like lot Of bees were confined
around my ankle. I could not bear TO
scratch 1t. 1t was always so sensitive
to the touch could not let my
clothes touch it. The skin was very
red. l made what I called cap out
OF white felt. blotting paper and soft
white cloth to hold it in shape. This
I wore night and day.
II tried many remedies for most OF
the eighteen years with no effect.
Last summer I sent for some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. The very first
time used Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment gained relief; they relieved the
pain right then. 1t was three months
from the time 1 commenced using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment until the
sores were entirely healed. I have
not been troubled since and my ankle
seems perfectly we'll" (Signed) Mrs.
Charles F. Brooke, Oct. %. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. With 32-p. Skin Book Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
The Keota news., 1913-09-05
Eleven Dogs and Crow Special Pets Of Firemen

WHEN the fire bell sounds and the
w engines and trucks go dashing
up the street. nearly always there will
be seen. running and barking before
the steeds. a playful and intelligent
dog
There are II such mascots in the
local fire department.. and they are
just about as proud as can be: for in
day or two Tax Collector Rogers will
issue to them. without cost, bright.
new. glittering tags. These dogs are
the most intelligent and best trained
CANNES in the city. They are faith
full to their masters.
There are Tom, and Rags. and Bell.
and Nell. and Jack. and Teddy. and
Bubbles. and Mig. and Billikin. and
Nell. and Minnie. Among the most
interesting OF these is Jack, black
and-white bulldog. belonging to En-
gine Company No. T. in r street North
west, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. And Jack has a companion
a black one. and a very strange one.
too-a crow. named Jerry.
Now. some persons would naturally
conclude that there was not much
peace in a place where crow and q
The Keota news., 1913-09-05

w ASHINGTON.-Twenty-one new
w animals have just arrived at the
National Geological park in Washing
ton from Gieza. Egypt, where they
were purchased by w. H. Black
bourne, from Captain Stanley Flower.
director Of the Government Geological
park.
The shipment includes three Ara
bfan camels. two elephants OF the
form that occurs in the Sudan region.
three Hamadryas baboons. two chez
tabs. three lemurs. three Circassian
goats and three Arabian. one Korin
and one dorcas gazelles. Nearly all
are representatives of species not be-
fore included in the Washington zoo.
and the cheetahs will be the only anil
mails of this sort in the park.
The Keota news., 1913-09-05
TIME A MATTER OF MOMENT
Something Poultry Dealer Had For
gotten to Explain to His Very
Much Disappointed Patron.

Mr. Timkins of East Orange had
bought six new hens from q poultry
dealer in Plainfield.
Didn't you tell me that you got as
many as ten and twelve eggs day
from them?" asked Mr.. Timkins
few weeks later.
That's what 1 told you." said the
Plainfleld man.
i've had those chickens several
weeks now and l never got more than
four eggs on any one day. How do
you account for that?"
well. l don't know" said the guile
full dealer. unless it's because you
look too often. II you would look only
once every three days. you would
probably get as many as ten or twelve
eggs in a single day. just as l did" p
New York Evening Post.