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THE
DEMIDORF CASE
1t Was Complicated From
Beginning to End
BY LUCY PETERSON
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The Demidorf case in Russia many
years ago excited great deal of atten-
ton there, though interest i'll it was
confined TO the aristocracy. The Deml-
dorf estate had been in litigation for
years. and Count Alexis pemidorf. who
was in possession, had been beaten Ill
the court of last appeal. Peter lvano-
vich, the representative Of another
branch of the family. had won the
property and was waiting for Demidorf
to move out of the paternal mansion in
order to move in his own effects.
Count Demidorf had packed his per
sonal belongings, had discharged all his
servants and had brought what money
he had to his library to take with him
in his exile from the home of his fore
fathers. The new incumbent drove up
in his carriage and went into the house.
In a few minutes Demidorf, looking
angry and excited, muttering to him.
self, came out, passed the coachman.
evidently too absorbed in his wrongs
to notice him, and passed out of sight.
The coachman waited an hour for his
master, then, leaving his horses, went
in to ask if he might not put them in
the stable.
He found Peter Ivanovich lying on
the floor dead.
Notwithstanding that if Alexis Demi-
dorf had not murdered the man who
had supplanted him he must have
known that he would be accused, but
he made no attempt to escape. When
he was arrested he showed great sur
prise that Ivanovich should have died
SO soon after he had left him. He told
his story apparently with candor.
Ivanovich, he said, had found him in
his library putting in his pocket some
gold pieces which he was intending to
take away with him. 1vanOvich had
aSkad him if the money he WAS taking
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CUTS orr S5,0O3,724
IN hPf nOPRIATIONS
Tener Makes Big Reduction in
G3nafal Bill.

Harrisburg, Pa July 1S.-The gen
eral appropriation bill, which provides
for the expenses of the state govern
ment and which passed the Legislature
carrying the unprecedented amount o1
S42, ,593 3,615.l4, was approved by Gov
ernor Teueg after he had. reduced II
to $37,149.S9l.G3.
The cut made in the bill amounts
to S5,S03, ,12411 and is the creates,
ever made III such measure in the
history of the state government
Scores of items in departmental al
lowances are reduced and some are
cut out entirely, the governor saying
-rnat Win exceptions specfffed the re
ductions have been made because o1
insufficient state revenue"
The highway department suffers the
most in the sweeping reductions, So,
, 1000 being cut, but only $4,000 Is
from the appropriation to the depart
ment OF health. The school appropria
ton, which was passed at $4,000, 900
is made Sl5,00o.0 .0GO, as ii was in the
general appropriation bill OF 1911. The
department OF internal affairs, some OF
whose bureaus are doing work cover.
ed by new branches of state govern
ment. is cut 100000.
Other departments cut 100000 OF
over are public grounds and buildings.
forestry, printing and binding and the
state railroad commission, which is al
lowed SeUG0 to close it up, as the pub.
lie service commission to be named
next week will supersede it. This new
commission is given 100000.
The governor has reduced appropria-
tions aggregating sS9,000,000 to $62,
100000, ard it is announced as his
policy to retain the allowances of edu
cation, charities and the maintenance
of the states dependents as close as
possible g the appropriations allowed
two years.
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VAIN FIGHT TO SAVE SON
Father Battles Desperately With RI
pids When Canoe Upsets.

Father Battles Desperately With Ra
pids When Canoe Upsets.
Frederick, Md. July 1S.-Willian
Beckett, eight years old, son of J. Viii
liam Beckett. superintendent of the
public schools of Railway, n. j., met
his death beneath The Rapids" neal
Weverton Junction, Brunswick, Md.
in full view of his father, who had
struggled for hours with the rapids
in a vain attempt to save his son
when the canoe which both were pad
ding upset.
Mr. Biskett, completely exhausted
tried to lift his boy to place OF safe
ty on a rock in the middle of the
rapids, but both We're so weak that
the father leaned over and kissed his
son goodby. expecting to go dowr
with him in the muddy water The boy
was then swept from his grasp and
lost beneath the water
The father, was rescued by a party
of railroad trainmen. On being res
cued he broke down and wept bit
terly The boys body was recovered
two hours later. a quarter of a mile
below the point where the fatality
happened
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Standing of the Clubs.
GENERAL MARKETS

PHI .ADEI. .PHlA = FLOUR weak;
winter clear, $415@4.40; city mills
fancy, $5.50G $50.
RYE FLOUR qriet. at $3.50@3.7;
per barrel.
WHEAT quiet: No. red, new, 81
690iac.
OATS quiet; No. 2 white. 451a q
4ec.; lower grades, 44c.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, Ii
619c.: old roosters, 116 12c. Dressed
drm; choice fowls, 1s1ac.; old roost
ers, 131sc.
BUTTER quiet: fancy creamery
soc per 10
EGGS steady; selected, 26 q 28c.
nearby, 24c: western. o4c.
POTATOES steadv. at G5c@S1 80
per barrel
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FOUND PETER 1NANONICH LYING oN IHE
FLOOR DEAD.
was not included in the amounts that
the court had decided went with the
estate. Stung at this meanneSs on the
part Of the man who had taken a for
tune from him. he had thrown the
money on the table, telling his sup
planter to take it, since he had taken
the rest, and go to the devil with it.
The money had disappeared, all ex-
cept one piece of gold that was found
on the floor under lounge. Demidorf
said that he had thrown the coins
down on the table, indignant, and re-
membered hearing one piece fall on
the floor and roll away.
Were it not that the motive for the
murder was so strong against Demi-
dorf this explanation might have had
weight But, in the first place, if Ivan
back to Demidorf In the second, it
was considered quite likely that Demi-
dorf had killed ITanovich in q fit of
passion.
There was another matter that some
considered an incentive for Demidorf
to commit the murder He loYed Olga
Massielevna. a girl who had by inheri-
tance an interest i'll the estate which
could best be served by her marry
ing the owner A love match had
been arranged between Count Alexis
and Olga, which must be broken with
the loss of the estate Indeed the
girls parents had withdrawn their con-
sent to her marrying Demidorf and
had accepted a proposal for her hand
from Iyanoyich
The power of parents in Russia over
their children is now considerable but
1T was then even greater Olga was
forced to assent to the breaking off
with the man who had supplanted
him. Her parents believed in Demi-
DORIS guilt She had implicit faith in
his innocence
The prisoners lawyer while hunting
for some person other than his client
who had motive for committing the
murder learned that the count while
trying to raise money with which to
carry on his lawsuit had become large
ly in debt One of his creditors had
pressed him sorely. showing great
eagernesS to secure payment of his
claim before his debtor should lose the
property. The defendants counsel
framed theory that this man Petrof
had gone to see Count Demidorf to en-
deavor TO collect his debt on the very
day the latter was to turn over hi;
estate: that he was in the house when
Ivanov1ch entered and, after Demi-
DORIS departure. gon" into the room
where the two had met, had found
Ivanovich with the money. Petroff
had claimed il and in the altercat ton
that followed had killed Ivanoyich.
though probably unintentionally
This theory was considered ingen-
ious, hut improbable. 1t was simply
theory and counted for very little
against the great inducements that had
impelled Demidorf to get rid of the
victim. NronSky, the lawyer who had
conceived the hypotteEie. made every
effort to secure evidence that Petroft
had been seen at or near the Demi-
dOrf estate about the tina Of the muir
der, but failed. The last person to
leave the premises was Il servant maid,
who departed half an hour before her
master.
All Vronsky could do for his client
was to prove his excellent standing,
his genial disposition and his generosi-
ty. He brought forward his theory,
saying that some one had gone into
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

AT Philadelphia Philadelphia. 4;
Cincinnati, Usu game). Batteries
Alexander, killifer, Ames. Susgs
Clark.
Cincinnati, 3; Philadelphia, 2 I'D
game) Batteries = Johnson, King,
Seaton, Mayer, Marshall, RiXey, Kill
lifer
At Boston-Boston, f. Chicago,
(lst camel Batteries-Miller, Rari
den; Smith. Richie. Bresnahan, Need
ham.
Chicago, 6: Boston, l I'D game)
6ae'eF,eu due Reriden w W%haIing. % ~ =
AT New York-St. Louis, 4; New
York, list game). Batterles-Har
mon, Wingo; Fromme, Meyers.
New York, 3: st. Louis, I'D game)
Batteries-Demaree, Marquard. Mey
ers: Sailee, Wingo, Roberts. >
At Brooklyn-Pittsbur 4; Brook
lyn, g. Batteries-Robins, Hendrix, 81
mon. Coleman: Ragon, Miller.
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Aerial AnaIYsis.

II the late Wilbur Wright ever had q
romance he managed to keep the
However. he was not without views
on the subject A reporter once asked
him why he had never married. Its
the e:iSiest thin. i'm the world to drive
AIT ;fernpiane." he answered and it
lust rs easy to get married" Then he
added Women and aeroplanes are Sc
much alike that you can't analyZe
either until you get them going"
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Taking Big Chances.

1t is too great a risk to depend
upon neighbors or sending for medi-
cine in case of a sudden attack of
bowel complaint. In almost every
neighborhood someone has died
from cholera morbus that could
have easily been saved had the
proper medicine been at hand. Then
think of the suffering that must be
endured until medicine can be OBJ
tanned. The safe way is to keep
at hand a bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
DIV. It has never been known to
fan and has undoubtedly saved the
lives of many people. Buy it now.
1t only costs quarter. For sale
by all dealers.-Ady.
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PLOT TO DESTROY CONSULATE
U. S. Representative at Piedras. Mex
In Dancer.

Eagle Pass. Tex. July 1S.-It is de
clared here on good authority that
United States Consul Luther Ellsworth
at Piedras Negras, Mex. has reported
to Washington the discovery of plot
to dynamite the American consulate
and that his lie is in imminent danger.
Consult Ellsworth sleeps in the
army post at Eagle Pass at nights.
Official records of the consulte were
removed to the American side for safe
keeping.
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! Remember.
hcfncNlpcTs
] remember, / remember,
When cOurtin' Sal / went.

] remember, l remember,
When courtin' Sal / went,
The parlor where so many
Delightful hours were spent;
The good old horsehair sofy,
The crayon portraits, too,
Which stared so impolitely,
AS crayon portraits do;
The whatnot in the corner
Filled up with ancient junk;
The stuffed owl on the mantel.
Who listened to the bunk
I peddled just like you did
When courtin of your gal,
And life was simply heaven
When l was courtin' Sal
] remember, l remember,
How / marched up the aisle.
The knot tied by the pastor
Has held for quite awhile.
The horsehair sofy's missing.
The crayon portraits, too
We're living in apartments.
With modern stuff clear through.
The stuffed owl is not with us.
Perched up above the CRATE;
We have no corner whatnots,
For we are up to date.
remember. | remember,
] married Sal, you bet
The landlord and collectors
Will not let me forget.
Brooklyn Eagle.
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Too Busy.

Gotham How many buttons has
your wife got on the back OF that
dress?
FIatbuSh-- Oh I'm sure don't know!
enough. haven't you?"
"Oh. yes, Il hundred tines
"And you don't know how many but
tons are there
mo; when Eve been buttOning 1t
up I've been to confounded busy to
count the buttons ,"-Yonkers States
man.
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Sword SwalIower Dies of Indigestion.
Bismarck, \. d.. July 1S.-Allan j.
Price, forty-five years old, sword swal.
lower and snake charmer, died here
chronic Indigestion. 1t was learned
some time ago that he had sold his
body, to be delivered after death to a
university at Baltimore. His widow
lives in New York city.
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Freezes to Death In New York

New York, July lS.-Hugo Meisner
a young helper in Brooklyn ice plant
was found frozen to death in a com
partment which he had entered TO ad
just the machinery His body was stif
and stark. The temperature on tht
street at the time was nearly 80.
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business"
Il know you do. That is why I'm
looking for Il job e."-Batimore
American
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Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURGH (Union Stock Yards)
CATTLE higher: chice. Ss.60@890;
prime, $500 $50.
SHEEP strong: prime wethers. $40
@5.60: culls and common, $2.50@3. so;
lambs, $685.: veal calves, $12@
1880.
HOGS slow: prime heavies. 1880
$40; mediums and heavy Workers,
$965@970: light Workers and pigs,
t970@975: roughs $S@S.25.
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Carried to Death by Balloon.

Schneidcmuehl, Germany, July 1S.-
The mili,aIy dirigible balloon Schuette
HAM was torn from its moorings here
by gale. i soldier guarding the bal
loon Wa cau@ht M in the cordage
and carried to = M"i hit of 600 feet
whence lie fell to ie ground and was
killed. The dlIigible landed an hour
later about two miles away.
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His Indigestion Cured at Last

After spending hundreds of dol
lars for medicine and treatment for
indigestion and constipation, with
only temporary relief, c. H. Hines,
of Whitlow, Ark, was permanently
cured by Chamberlain Tablets
For sale by all dealers.-Ady.
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ManqIed to Death by Reaper

Ewingville. N. j., July lS.-Willian
8. Walker, superintendent OF the E
v. D. Skiilman stock farm, while al
work On reaper and binder was
stricken and fell inside the machine
His head was terribly mangled and he
died instantly.
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Stronu Woman

Father said little Herbert. why
doesn't mother travel with the circus:'
"Wh1t could she do in Il circUsE''
she might be the strong woman !
heard her tellin grandma this morning
that she could wind you around her
| little finger" Judge.
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Bendinu the Truth.

His Wife tat the other end)-Well, it
you've already asked Mr.. Low to dine
with us suppose I'll have to manage
somehow. but you know ! don't like
him He ,at this end)-She says every
things all right and she'll be tickled TO
death to see you.-Exchange.
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To Restore
Good Health

The first thing to do is to cor
rect the minor ailments caused
by defective or irregular action
of the organs of digestion and
elimination. After these Or
gans have been put in good
working order by timely use of
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First Savage-What makes our
royal highness so full of laughter?
Second Savage He must have
swallowed the gent funny bone
New York American.
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Standino of the Clubs.
TRI.SIAIE LEAGUE.

At Trenton-York,> I; Trenton, O.
Batteries Williams. Knotts: High,
At Atlantic City-Atlantic City, 5;
Allentown, g. Batteries-Kunkel, Col
den; Girard, Monroe.
Al Wilmington = Wilmington, 10;
Harrisburg. J. Batteries-Tobin, Kerr;
Fox There.
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1t tells here in this paper about
woman who has worked for a
railroad for twenty-five years as a
watchman. Must be a good look
er.-Judge's Library.
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Army Filler Falls to Death.

Salisbury, Eng, July lS.-Major A
Hewitson. of the rit!sh army flying
corps. was instantly killed. He VIA:
1ying at height of 900 feet. when hi:
monoBlane suddenly collapsed ane
crashed to the ground.
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She-Have you running account
with that bookmaker? He-I did
have, but he stopped it before it
got into its stride.--London Opin-
ion.
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The public must be treated like
women; they must be told absolute
ly nothing but what thye like to
hear.-Goethe.
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Mrs. Chinn.-You know my hus-
band just won't listen to good COM
mon sense talk. Mrs. Frank-How
do you know w?-Yonkers Statesman.
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How did you list the money that
fortune teller got from you? l put
it under the head of prophet and
lost. Baltic. American.
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Murderer Escapes From onarr,

Wilmington. Del. July 1S.-Richaro
Kirby. colored. serving ten years foi
murder, escaped from the county
quarry and has not been recaptured.
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The Fourth Dimension.

Tommy-pa. what is, the fourth di-
mension? father-The one that fits
every fashion. Your mother has it
New York Sun.
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Baltimore, Chesapeake and Al
lantic Railway Company
Railway Division
Schedule In effect Nov IS, iyis
CHOPTANK RIVER LINE.
Change in Passenger Train Service

Stea amers leave Baltimore, wea,he. per.
Inltting, daily except Sunday for F1tgnnan'a
Oxford, Easton, Double siills, Rellevue,
Travers, kIby's, Cam bridge, Oyster shoi.
Point, Seer r6taTY. ChuptAnk and Windy Hi
Returning, 81 ca ne era Will leave Windy Hin
at p. IN. for baltimore daily except Satus-
day, stopping at all the above potnIs.
WILLARD THOMSON
General Manager
T. ID UKDOGh,
General Passenger Agent
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The Weather.

A man should be upright, not
be kept upright.-Marcus Aurelius.
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BEECHAM'S
PILLS


better digestion results, and then
the food really nourishes and
strengthens the body. The first
dose gives relief and sounder sleep,
quieter nerves, and improved action
of all the bodily organs are caused
by an occasional use of Beecham's
Pills. They give universal satisfac-
ton and in safety, sureness and
quickness of action Beecham's Pills
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Be of good coul.ge. That is the
main thing-Thoreau.
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Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that contain Mercdi "

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney Il
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family. Pills for con-
stipation.-Adv.
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"a wcuan has no sense of humOr.
said the man who tries to adopt su-
perior pose.
Did you ever watch a man pro-
pose?' asked Miss Cayenne.
NO"
Then you don't rea, iZe that a femi-
hne appreciation Of the humorous
would overcrowd the world with spin
sters. Washington Star.
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BASE BALL SCORES
Following Is the Result OF Games
Played Yesterday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Chicago 3; Athletics
2. Batteries-Scott, Schalk; Bush, Mo
rey, Lpp.
At ST. Louis-Washingt |; ST
Louis, 0. Batteries Engle, Henry
Weilman, Agnew.
At Cleveland-New York, I; Cleve
land, l. Batteries-SchultZ. Gossett
Kahler, Cullop, O'Neill
At Detroit-Boston: wet grounds.
Standing of the Clubs.
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WEATHER EVERYWHERE.
Temp. Weather.

Observations of United States
weather bureaus taken at 8 p. m.
Yesterday follow:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-08
Described London Club Life.

~ Described London Club Life.
Some amusing remarks on clubs
were made by Mr.. Plowden, the wide
" known London magistrate, at lee
ture to the Victoria Mems club II
Richmond.
= He belonged to two clubs, he said.
and they were Numerically opposite
in character. One was a very famous
club with great traditions; but It was
a terribly dull place. There was none
Of that, How are you, old fellow!
What'n you have?" Many Of the mem
bers never removed their hats even.
and when they We're in the rooms
scowled at any later arrival as much
as to say, How did you get In? It
must have been by some awful luke"
One member had ~ittIJseid OF It,;
TT is not club at all. It 10 like the
country house of q duke with the duke
lying dead upstairs. s That was the
club to which he went when he felt
particularly sulky or dtsagreeable. Z
f. When he felt lively and was enjoy
ing life he went to the other club,
where they all sat down to dinner at
the same table and afterward adjourn.
ed to the billiard room and smoked.
Every one talked to his neighbor and
almost invariably found he had some.
thing interesting to = say.-LondoD
Chronicle. -sz.-z-=s=
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PRAYER MEETINGS HAVE BEGUN
Conducted in AL Sections of the City
Monday Night.

The first prayer meetings pre1im-
mary to the evangelistic campaign
which will open in this city May 8
were held in various parts of the
residence and business districts last
evening. The following are the dis
tricts and places where these meet
ings will be held every Monday and
Friday evening until the opening OF
the campaign: ~ II
South district, all of the city
south of the railroads, business dis
trict, from the rail roads to Fourth
street; first district, Fourth to Eighth
streets east Of Minnesota avenue;
second district, Eighth to Twelfth
street east of Minnesota avenue;
third district, Fourth to Eighth street
west of Minnesota avenue; fourth
district, Eighth to Twelfth streets
west of Minnesota avenue; northwest
district, all of city. north of Twelfth
street.
Cottage prayer meetings are
scheduled as follows, Monday and Fri
day evenings: .
South district, Miss Margaret Hult-
gren, Second street south
Business district, Mrs.~D. G. Miller
Second street north.
First district, Baptist church :
Second district, Methodist church.
Third district, Presbyterian church
Fourth district Presbyterian
church. - = - MI
Fourth district, Mrs. Emma Col
lard. go
Northwest district, Robert Mcleod
All services at p. m. "-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-08

Charles Borchardt OF Crookston. who
will be the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
u. w. Naugle.
] Mrs. William Barry Of Kelliher.
who has been the guest of her moth
Ter. Mrs. Todd of this city for some
time, left last evening for her home,
Mrs. Barry came down to attend the
senior play in which her sister car
ried one of the leading roles.
Mrs. ]. Near of Livingston, Mon
tana, left for her home this morning
on the early Great Northern train
She was accompanied by her sister
Mrs. NJ. Addison of Indianapolis,
Indiana, who has visited friends in
the city for the past three months.
Remember the mems annual ham
and egg and flap jack supper in the
PRESBYTERIAN church basement, Tues
day evening, April 18th. Watch for
|menu.-Adv.
Frank Mathews, head bookkeeper
for John Moberg,s left this morning
for Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. where
he win visit for some time. From
there he will go to Ambrose, North
Dakota, where he will join Mr.. Mo-
berg and his crew and will be there
the rest of the summer
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid society of the Methodist church
Will be held in the church parlors
Wednesday afternoon, April 9. Lunch
will be served by the second divis-
ion. Important business will be
transacted at this meeting and all
the members are urged to be present.
Go-carts retired at the second hand
store.-Adv. ~. 1-<~ ---.=-~
Miss Eta Locke of Oaks, North
Dakota, who has been keeping house
for her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. E. Smith during their trip
through the. west, the past two
months, left yesterday on the after,
noon train for Fargo, North Dakota,
where she will visit for some time be-
fore returning to her home. Miss
Locke plans on visiting Bemidji
again this summer.