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Basket Dinner.

merry part 81 children ~ Film
Pf"." Hit fltiui'V enjoyed basket
picnic III lHg Wheeling trsek near Fol
.usf gro.- VI Jonu smith and Al
hoy l'"GEia- druN" Tire part, 20 the
rt"ifN "ere enjoyed. ~ tine party were
Nisse> Mildred Nichols Carrie Craft.
,-fuIa Elmer Mary EiIner. Edna link
l.i.lau Graft Edna Douglas S.rs,
kfaff LeFe!etta D-rrst. Cora Hussuui.
MAJ Louise Hurns. Marie BaumherR-
.. josephine EnrebsrEer Helen KRAFT
Masters ltw berrsh. cecil NsGornbs
L"hr frpwu. fau. UiukIa John Ztnk
l'rAar1 Isrfah VOL douglas Tohu.
= rhaher Richard Douglas Walter
Nr1ff fe"rge Brown. Russell Mct'ombs
ard Eugene RaImhsrzsr
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wednssday Eu.hr. cnnh-

- T. Ilelnbers OF thc Wednesday
fuCnre club enjoyed q chicken and
|aHie Supper at MOrgan'~ hotel i'm Tris-
n. t"is fIaceS were laid for Mrs. John
I.h MIS- otto committee Mrs MARY
iIding. Mrs. Charles CIou--. Mrs Katie
hdltrhbach, Mrs. Earl NegelN Mrs
h'Fles Miller. Mira Lizzie F'ladins Mrs
ii'nrf Walker. Mrs AdoIph Wurz-
n..'u"r. Mrs. Turner. Mrs Lewis N-
t"rr! King Mrs Boring. i~S Sophia
b'"sy and Miss CLARK
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Warnocf-Marah

Tue wedding OF Miss Clara Marsh
S1ssughter or Mrs Matte Marsh. OF
Nam street. Shadyside and Nr Rav
Narnock. Or Marnock. - took niscs
o. THURSDAY Rev. ". H. Fields. ~
me tlrst Christian church officiated in
the presence or only immediate reIs-
lives The attendants We're Miss Grace
Shiilinons and Mr.. Arch brown. OF
.Ii.,uN SD" The wedding party took
t'I which they left for the east They
VIII make their home at Warnock ohio
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FOR Nina an,tth

ne Misses Hettit and Sarah Haxl,t:
VIII entertain this evening at the STRAIT
k.olh springs Hotel with Tango party
i0r the Misses Smith. OF Winter Park
List, at the Stratford
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MrS Fred Schmeichei who leaves
Tor MorSsntown where she will MAKE
nsr nome. will be honor gueSt next
Wednesday when the Modern Priscillas
VIII entertain with a dinner at Green's
notel AZ Iriadelphia- Sewing will be
IN" diversion and all the members ~
the cub Will be present Va
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Com OTHtara.

After tie plain boiled corn think corn
Oy stfrs tIe most delicate Cut corn from
siN ears and add one cCr Beat v.t1
dover heater until iiCrt and add flour 10
taste Two tablespoons ~ sweet milk.
Into oue-nalf cup OF flour sift one-fourth
teaspoon 81 hakinE ropder STIR irtp
corn mixture This mixture should b1
stiff enough 20 lust drop from a tea
spoon into deep boiling TAT. 10 delicate
brow
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R~c->-,

% sliced tomatoes. salt and pepper and
bits " butter and bit 81 parsley or
green pepper chopped fine. ADD another
layer Of corn and tomato. pepper AMI
parsley. Have layer ~ corn on top.
Cover With three cups - rich milk. intp
which, you have dissolved \ -sitspoon %
soda Bake one hour IN slow oven. This
is fine Tor = luncheon disa.
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CREOLE ohordR

crate tho corn from fous ears Of h'f-
81 corn. tnop tvo onions not very fine.
q or four green peppers the siz~ % peas.
Heat butter ffhe size - a large egg
golden brown puf ir onions and co0s
three minutes Slice four tomatoes and
add these. corn ard pepper o. butter and
ontor stir. ~ 10 vii burn easily. salt
TO taste Afffr fHr wfNfurc looks iiCrf
brown or golden set skillet IN pan ~
water and allow Co. rook hair IN hour
Serve pipiuE bot This ls a fine south
crn dish.
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Big DAY nj Isthanx

a. me outing club and friends OF the
ton 80 bethany will enjoy their gal.
oaN TO-DAY. Many from this CITY wifi o.
outing club, '"e
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Euison-Tippeua

Ne Eugene Tipprns. ~ Wheeling
ana Mr. William Ellison. Of New. ierseSS.
w"r" quietly married "Wednesday after,
innn ~ O'Clock at tho home Of her
S"nt Mrs y = Cdib-baugh No 1000
Jacob street Rev. !. H. Workman ~
mated and Mr. and Mrs Ellison left Tor
IS hich they viii b.. AZ HON. in this 10,
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Mercantile Club TANGO.

The members OF the Mercantile
club will meet in their club rooms this
evening and Miss Jeanette McIllwaino
will give instructions In IN. Tango.
hesitation waltz and other late dance
steps.
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Entertains This Evening.

Miss Bertha Nader. OF Martins
Ferry. will entertain this evening for
Miss Lena Roth and Mrs. Mark Boone,
of Rochester. Ind. Cards will be the
diversion.
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efate emo g. Errrr .ufU f.ou .r. co.,
. 90 H.u s.fsue fu rHec too cups f.i.
Irfn tNIa stir ONE vel. htHf.n Ks. give
trH epuun each - sugar avs melted luf
Ger. salt to ftssf Md enough flrur fr
staf.r YOU fn FORM t.e dough info UafIa
ltul DOB ZINE cracker crumbs unf ftt
golden brow Iu deep faf
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vssssrn woman mayor.

That Miss fla-a I.nf-f. Nm.
nHt "r - Wa-rentou ore f1e net
west. BE- business ever, f,,u- or az. d.y
HuI .H tH .InE keen interest iu IRE
f""if@ ~ tie town. and doing her uori,
't man uato t would is admitted bv
SOM" rer'd"ris vh". 90 nrst de,.Iare.i n
""fisu never could run p tpvr And
'"v 4 i- belle. 81 t.at Miss NIurson Wiii
-''e Nhrren'"n ono ~ the boss sdrniris-
tfIt"u7 lr I've histurt 81 the TOW n
W .rr MHf.un Toe been frn , or ~ War
Luton f"r r'N months. rrd if DO vercfI .
f'r '" new .unr"f -fori'. and the pro-
ruHHle Miss Wurauu csIs fu o.. fr-,f
NHfr'ut"r uuuiln.t know thar ff rss a
woman "e if. sNe.ufI." rle ,itt BE- be-
Just H- ul.H anirIer.t as tt 80. 80
before Au fuf hffas ffuresfr d. d. 49,.
i"fu fn' dut.'. of fHis Position fs-f o.
H.. "- -nr '.' i,9s" Of many other
Hfu "rll I' INK CO. give ut .Ift an
'N"inI' 10 Hlu uuaIusss. lI.s H1fufrIafr.
'I"f. sHld Niles Nunaou FOO .,u inter, iao
. hW iiinr ~ manage TIE affairs o.
n .."n rsnrer erfot tie oni.c
VI 'oIu.il five ln number. re all
.'rps Ny work fu fIe WeheEah f1.fr.
pos been rr"r helr o. mf FOO rrr-idinr
'"F" of ua li'iucntfrt rule
gus I"l1intii"n ,Hue urSo1ght ran
.N 3D." queens 'I' BOT. f slate puf Nn nr
r'"rie dI..lt.-frl sift tic adu.ristr..
f'f w. ttI been UAt lnE When Q 49,
suEEsstsd f"f fIr oTIre . auuour. I'D f,-,
w. fIUrEu"ea fr f|r g. rrsf there W Hs 10
0ii on frafdutf Teen o ~ Uefrf.a d..
.Iffe.I that fffNtr Fu -ea n woman De-.
.Ffnr u.tI'. He vorld Ilu r mssIr Do,
u.fl ttNN DID. .a Ifafar
NJ f1f tls nnl' 90 We are eoriite
HH'. N" Hfe .u-NtrffffuE fu give Wa
Irffnr t.r bsaI f.Hf We .tn At tr.a-
"uf We Hfe -iIefirg The gfaufirr or
HH Dc" ffi. lgnf and bower frHrrIfes
tHN planning fur bottle. vHfer a.sfer1
Vol. shall have erfaf tuu-tdaraf ru au
f.Hf .u fIfure If .Huu0f Us .ffr 90
f WOMAN woe WHN nf .tr fHaf wal.
E.H.f'U 81. least f .. .. said want I.
'H I.f IH rfHI.e instead 81 a.f.H-ur
MIS-. Nunenn hsH rn fIIrefura 4Do.tt|
f.r uI.Ils - rUeeIhi1ffIr of rrr admin.
tHfrdf. - - women uarfltiuaffnu IN
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PANTY Reunion Held.

Mr.. ana Mr. Jos tuuueli,- - Kirk
" o.. -. entertained relatives TUESDAY
evening and the affair was foo the ma
fur~ ~ a family reunion. The follow
ing were present Mrs John connolly
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Quitting Party.

Yesterday. AT her home near Mt.
Olivet. Mrs. Robert c. Snedeker en-
tertained the T. d. l.. Club with a
quilting party. After a pleasant days
work. the quilt was finished late in
the afternoon. Mrs. Snedeker served
delicious menu, which was enjoyed
by those present. The table was dec
GRATED with flowers. the center piece
bein gsweet peas and daisies. the lat
ter az which ia the club flower
The following were those present:
Misses
Hannah Baker Jean White
Emma Frey Irene MARBLE
Hannah Reick Beulah Snedeker
Lillian Snedekcr
Mesdams.
George NJ. smith John stump
Emma White A. NJ. Snedeker
W. +. Wayman r. -. Snedeker.
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BETHANY COLLEGE,:


shoru and
Located
mile OF
Z. D. W.
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Figufren ears - .urr GOO from rUn
~alf CO. faste ard Hdd tnrce tzEs one af
tre afd best RAPIDLY r. frar puolftl %
s4EHr table tostiu ~ Hlffef one ettu.
't.Ir~puun - corn stHftn. wade smooth
" "a. little cold mills str Hf fHts min
tue. adi trse ,uns 90 cold n.fk and
I1f .rtH Eressrd uIudIrE pan fuf BOO
i.Fr nf r'- water sud bake .r oven hstf
au bout
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and Mr. W. r. Walters was the toast
maste.. The committee in charge was
composed OF Mr.. Earl kettel ana Mr..
Fred fahrling. All the late society
dances were enjoyed and appropriate
music was rendered
The following were among the
guests in attendance:
Misses.
Nel PoffenbsrSer. Madeline Strlff
Rose Schmitt. Anna Bohn
Helen Harris. I.eopa Rrtnkman
Emma JurSeuson. Mabel Mason. OF
Maud Prince. WASHINGTON. Pa,
Regina Hell Freda Watson.
Elizabeth walters, Forrest Reisler,
Ethel MAY. Greyer Heiser
Mary l.. Bowen. Edna Dougherty,
Margaret Bruner. Jennie Burns
Lulu Dauber. Mrs W. T. DonneiIy.
virginia lsaue.
MeSSrS.
Rernard Mehen. Robert Smith
sam MOuntford. Robert Niorrow
Gordon bigeloW. Charles kleVes.
Harold Porter. ". T. Garyey
John Harding. charles Green
George watkins. Lawrence Gallegh her,
Harry Glover. carl Marshall.
Ted Mountford i.owrie Stutz
VIII Murray. W. u Walters
John Stromp. bred Yahrling
Edward Britt. Jack Spence.
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WORK OF
WOMEN

great deal Of interest il being mani
,sstfn locally among members OF tire
Wonan's club regarding the convention
70 be held at Chicago next year BY the
General Federation Of Woman's clubs
l,rieshtes VIII he.sent from this city and
'ltl'S ali over tni~ state. as we'll as otIer
states. Work or interest to the general
public Will Ice taken up and there is a
certainty that many topics Of general liz
terest will T.. discussed
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There IS = superstition 81 ancient ORR
GIN mat women are by nature conserVa-
i've. NhiIe men are progressive IL Is
nov said that men are bound by custom
and traditlpn-they are rnarCher- in the
beaten path-While women are pathfined-
Ts Mrs. Sims. wife OF Edwin W
sims. Who Was the FIRST United states
dstrici attorney To take up investiRa-
uon OF the white slave trade was the
nrSt u INFORM her husband and urge him
see That the laws for the protection Of
women we're enforced she was the in
gOink
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08

have little chance of appointment.
The result will be that the confer
ence committee will be in position
to undo what the senate may pro-
pose to do. ;
The senate today adopted Sena-
tor s. D. Works resolution for an in
vestigation of the grain trading
question, Independent of the house
investigation. Senator. Works, speak
ing for his resolution, pointed speci-
fically to the new Equity exchange
of, Minneapolis as needing investi-
CATION, saying that James Manahan,
the attorney of that exchange, is
the attorney of the house committee
and therefore it cannot be expected
that the house committee will invest
gate the new exchange,
Robert C. Dunn of Princeton pull
ed his county assessor bill out OF the
aare and secured it's passage sssas the
house by vote of 81 to As. When
the bill came up on general orders
Tuesday it was attacked in all quar-
ters of the house and Mr.. Dunn then
stated to the house that he realized
the sentiment of the members was
against It.
The measure applies to all coun-
ties in the state except Ramsey,
which has county assessor under
special law, but cities over 5000 do
not come under it's provisions except
by three-fifths vote of the city
council. The assessors are to be
elected by county commissioners
and their salaries are graded with
some latitude allowed in each class
the amount being fixed by the county
commissioners. The county assessor
superscedes all town assessors, but his
work is renewable, the same as now,
by the town and county boards of
equalization, and finally by the state
tax commission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08
A FIRE IN CASS LAKE
Special to The Pioneer.

Special to The Pioneer.
Cass Lake, Feb. 8-Fire last night
Quilted the home of Martin Surface
in the east end of Cass Lake. Al
though the department responded
quickly, the men were able to save
but a few articles of furniture. Mr..
Surface mad $500 insurance on the
house and an equal sum on furnish
ings.
Crossed electric wires are believed
to have caused the fire. The family
was sitting in the front room during
the evening. The lights suddenly
went out and when Mrs. Surface
went into the kitchen to investigate,
she found the ceiling on fire. She
dashed bucket of water on the
ceiling but. was painfully burned in
the process.
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sumo his duties as manager =, of the
local American League team, It is
rumored he will bring Orvie Overall,
the former Cub star pitcher, east
with him, and try to put through a
deal that will make the big twirler
a member Of the Yankees. Overall
quit the Cubs two years ago. de-
claring no would not play 4. for
Charley Murphy any longer. Re
Gently he has been pitching for semi
professional. teams In California
and showing all his former effec-
tiveness. Chance and Orvie are
great pals and the latter would like
to return to the big show under his
old manager. II President Murphy,
of the Cubs, will listen to reason a
deal may be put through at next
weeks big meeting.
"Big Chief" is the latest monicker
for John J.: McGraw, manager Of the
A>"'AoAe~A ASo6uO CAdMpAOu., MdC
now has two red skins on his pay
roll in Jack Meyers and Jim Thorpe.
What McGraw is going to do with
Thorpe now that he has that widely
advertised athlete safe in his tepee is
proposition for the future. The
little manager frankly says that he
hasn't the faintest idea at the pres
ent time. The Carlisle warrior will
leave for the training camp with
the first load and will be put through
the regular stunts with the other
rockies. With his ideal, clean
limbed and broad-shouldered build.
Thorpe may develop into a dia-
mond star under the direction of a
general of McGraw's ability. It goes
without saying that if there's big
league base ball in him the Giants
manager will bring it to the sur
face. go 3*.:->-.
An unusually dull period con-
fronts New York boxing fans next
week. - = -
S."
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VISITORS !! ON WAR. PATH
$500, =. ~, T: -. i
cass Lake Team, Strengthened By
Two Men, to Defeat Bemidjjii ),
!. ...:..: and Win Lost 1aurels, q.
GAME TONIGHT. IN ARMoRY

- i 70 -. zf.
Tonight the High school basket
ball team will play it's third game
of the season when It clashes with
the cass Lake team at the armory.
The game will be called at s: Is and
thoseA whoswish to skate before 3tlle
game and between halves will be al.
lowed to- do so. -, -.
The lineup will be practically the
same as in former games, Graham
and Olson have been playing well
the last two weeks and are pushing
the regulars for place on the team.
Possibly each of these players will
get chance to play in tonight's
game. An informal dance will be civ.
en- in the. Odd Fellows hall fmmed-
lately after the game in honor of the
visitors. :
A report came from Cass Lake this
morning that the high school team
Of that city had been. defeated by
the Walker team by the score Of 81
to 10. If the Cass Lakers win this
evenings game it will mean. a: great
deal for them as :Bemidji" has de-
sfeated Walker. The visitors: will
work hard to win tonight's. game as
a victory tonight will put them back
n the::~run for: the championship
which they lost by losing last nights
game: :. r.. -, * $::.,.,..
A.: Superintendent Allen, of Cass
Lake will referee the game tonight
The Cass Lake team will be streng=
thened by the addition Of two regular
players who were unable to be in
the. lineup last night. III
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08

The next civil service examina-
tions in Bemidji will be held on
April 49,. The examinations will be
for those who desire position in
the government servicesin the follow
ing positions: map engrayers. clerks
at department of Washington; cleo
trotyper, finisher and moulder, ele-
vator conductors, for department
service, press feeders at government
printing Office, stereotyper for same
Office, stenographers and typewritera
for all service, typewriters for all
service and typewriters for Philip
pine and canal service. So
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08
LOCAL OPTION PASSES

Minneapolis, Feb, - Senator
Frank Clague's bill allowing cities
CT less than ! . 100 the RICH: of local
option passed the senate yesterday
by vote of 81 TO /.
The same bill was killed two years
ago by house off GERS refusing to al
low the turnins lack of the clock the
last night Of the session. The bill
had passed botn houses but was wait
ing in the lower house for Ccncur-
rance in a senate amendment. At
present only towns and villages have
local option
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X X X X X X X X X x X X Xxx X X \
- SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES :
II 4 4 4 4 ~ Il 4 ~ ~ * 4 q

= X = X X = = x X = y = NTT y =
St, Bartholomew,s Episcopal: 9ss4s. -.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Bible
class at the same hour. Morning
prayer and sermon at II a. m. c.. de
L. Harris, pastor.
Swedish Lutheran:
Rev. J. H. Randall will preach at
the Heart Lake church Sunday morn
ing. Sunday school at -. Evening
services at p. m. J. H. Randall,
pastor.
First Scandinavian Lutheran:
Rev. Emerson of Blackjack will
preach in the morning at 1890 and
in the evening at eight o'clock.
Sunday school at IL. T. S. Kolste,
pastor.
First Baptist:
Morning sermon at eleven o'clock.
Subject, "Sin's Contribution to the
World" Evening address, "some-
thing to Live For Meeting for
prayer and Bible study Thursday
evening. The public is cordially in
vited. G. G. Chandler, pastor.
First Methodist Episcopal:
Preaching 10;45 and 1880. Morn
ing subject, "Conviction." In. the
evening Rev. A. H. Mckee, district
superintendent, will preach. Special
music at both services. Sunday
school at IL. Mrs. A. e. Nelson will
lead the Epworth League services at
$3.50. Topic, Lincoln Sunday"
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
Everybody welcome. Charles H.
Flesher, pastor. - : <~
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Among the out-of-town people in
Bemidji yesterday were George H.
Grant of St. Cloud; Mr.. and Mrs. G..
T. Hammery of Gonvick; Miss Ella
Larson of Gonvick; J. H. Hickman
Of Cass Lake; G. La Bell of Cass
Lake; Sam Chem of Little Falls; G.
P. Ellerigson of Northome; Miss
Katie Van Pelt of Cass Lake; L. Lat
terel of Kelliher; E. P. Lee of Red
Lake; Miss Elizabeth fetish of Foss-
ton; A. P. Nicholson of Northome !;
Peter Berg of Northome; J. S. Roem-
er of Crookston; G. H. Sloan of
Crookston and E.. w. Collins of Zip
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08
A BAD EXPLOSION
DR.. Charles r. Ward at Northome
Painfully Burned When Acety-
49, lene Tank Lets Go.

Special to The Pioneer.
Northome. Feb. 8-Dr. Charles r..
Ward, the only physician of North
ONE, was painfully burned Thursday
night when the acetylene lighting
system in his drug store exploded
and set fire to the building. His
was the only drug store in Nortome
and it burned to the ground with the
stock. Dr.. Wards Office books and
furniture were lost also as he had
rooms in the same building.
With his clothing on fire, DR..
Ward rushed from the building and
jumped into a snow bank. He sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames
but not before he was painfully bur-
ned. The loss on the building and
contents is estimated at $4,000 with
insurance unknown. =.
Miss Floy Donaldson. sister of Mrs.
Ward, left Bemidji this morning to
give what aid she could. DR.. Hen
derson, Of Bemidji, happened to be
in Northome at the time of the ex-
plosicn but had left the drug store
to go to the botel. The tank which
exploded stood in one of DR.. Wards
offices. f..
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Written Specially Tor rhs 1tonss<.

Written Specially Tor The 11onssk.
New York, February 8, 1915
A quarter of a century ago the city
of Detroit had team In the Nat
ional League that boasted four. of
the highest salaried athletes in pro-
fessional base ball. The national
game had not then developed into
the huge commercial proposition
that makes the: present time an age
Of opulence in salaries. IN the Spring
of 81 the owners OF the Detroit
club negotiated what was up to
that time the most gigantic deal in
base ball when Il bought the fran
chise of the Buffalo team and took
over among othsf players the
original Big Four-Dan Brouthers,
Hardie Richardson, Deacon, White
and Jack Rowe. ., s:.~... -
Although this celebrated diamond
quartette formed the nucleus of a
team that brought Detroit two pen
nants and a worlds championship,
and which had on it's roster several
other famous stars OF: the SOS, and
early COS, among them Charley
Bennett, "Pretzel' Getzein, Fred
Dunlop, Lady" Baldwin, Ed. Han
Ion and Sam Thompson, the PROPOSE
ton was losing venture. After
carrying the team at a loss for sew
eral years the management was COM
PEELED to sell the franchise. While
the Big Four made Detroit q winner
the salaries paid them practically
bankrupted- the owners.
The present Detroit club has an
other "Big Four proposition on its
hands ana ii the owners Of the club
meet the salary demands they, too,
may find it>@a hard matter to keep
the good ship of the rocks. In
Detroit the impression prevails that
Cobb, Crawford, Strange and Dubue
have agreed to hold out until all
have signed at their own figures.
President Frank Navin announces
that he will positively not meet the
demands of the players. The play
ers on the other hand have shown no
inclination to compromise. Without
these stars the club would be a tail
ender. AS one critic aptly puts it,
IF .Navin pays what the players de-
mand he wont have any money left,
and if he doesn't. he won't have any
ball club LETT :: ...,: :. =. -.
1855 - :
Speaking of high salaried big
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08

Frank Chance is due to arrive in
New York early next week to as
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08

Speaking of high salaried big
Fours" how many clubs in either of
the major organizations could AFFORD
to pay wages to Mathewson, Wag-
ner, Cobb and Bresnahan and twenty
other athletes of more or less
prominence and hope to have &C
counts balance on the right side OF
the ledger at the end Of the season?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08

Mrs. Emil Lund of Nymore, who
has been confined at the Samaritan
hospital for some time, is reported
much improved. .z- l.. - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-08
CITY STATISTICS ! / It

-.
+. Cost of the Bemidji fire department
for. 1912. %: :: . ::: =
Vol. Dept. for attending res. s1,os4.oo
Dormitory 80. s.. .>..,.:. 1870
New equipment. :. -. $4,000
Salaries :, &. = ~: s::... :, 1,19833.
Barn and horse expense -. 22O.33
Material and repairs. 1888
Total 3,396.49
Z Paid the department. for attending:
thirty fiveScalls.. "
Cost year 1912 $3,s96.49
Cost year 1911 1895
Increase ~: !. 8. /. $1.243.44