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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-23
ATHLETICS MAKE
BRILLIANT RECORD.
Bemidji Basketball Five Disbands AT.
ter Most Successful Season Lost
Only to Wisconsin Champions u
SCORED 513 POINTS AGAINST 3o7
Team Will Remain Practically Intact
Next Year-Won Twelve Of
Seventeen Contests

Following a most successful sea-
son the Bemidji Athletic club basket
ball five has disbanded. The team
has been credit to the city, and
their many victories have been are
suit OF hard practice and clean play
ing, and no former Bemidji quint has
ever established better record.
During the season, seventeen
games being played, only one series
was lost, this going to the champions
Of the world, the Fon du Lac team of
Wisconsin While the champions
took all three contests, not one of the
games was easily won and the visitors
had to extend themselves in order to
Twelve Victories
Such teams as the Superior Y M.
D. As. Two Harbors, st. Cloud, Red
Wing, Grand Rapids and Grand
Forks proved easy for Bemidji and
not until the locals met Fond du Lac
did they clash with opponents Of
like ability. Twelve games were
won and five lost. during. the season,
Red Wing and Superior fves being
able to win one game of three-contest
81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-23

Miss Emma Noesen, of the Bemidji
Abstract company, spent yesterday i'll
Crookston. being the guest Of her mo-
Their.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

The commissioners appointed by
District Judge Hawkins to draw the
jury lists for the district court be-
gan their duties Tuesday morning.
The commission is composed of Lee
Moore Of Midlothian. VIII Woods Of
Ennis and r. O. Hoover OF Italy.
Names for the grand jury and for
the petit iuries Tor each week of
the term will be drawn from the tax
lists.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
SWISS Efi4E RINGERS
Vt LIBRARY TONIGHT

dret rla.s eatortainm40t is
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$500 a.,,,.a.raa TLor arc entertain
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
WANAHttHiE MAN
DIES IN SAN SABA

c. A. Wilkins today received a
telegram advising him that Mrs.
wilkins father, Mr. J. r. Robinson.
died last night in san Saba county.
No details We're given. Mir Robinson
was SO years old and was a resident
of WaXahachie for many years, NOV
ing to San Saba county TWO or three
years ago. He was good man and
was esteemed by all who knew him
The body will be shipped to Waxa-
hachie for burial probably arriving
some time tomorrow. The buria1
services will be conducted by the
Masons.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

The rainfall for December 1913
was unprecedented for the same
length of time 50 far as the records
show, the precipitation amounting 10
$40 on December 3. 1913. and the
highwaters caused q damage Of
$500 600 in the county.
Only seven clear days in the pres
ent month have been recorded to
date the most of the others be
ing cloudy and misty, with slow driz-
FLING rains.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
The Hampton Court Singers. IL

The Hampton Court Singers, the
fourth number of the I.yceum course
appeared at the Main Street Chris
tian church last night. Owing TIC
the inclement weather the crowd
was small. The place eff holding the
concert was changed from Trim,
ity university auditorium to the
Main Street Christian church because
of the weather.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Miss Myrtle Anderson who has
been visiting friends in the city for
the past few days, was hurriedly
called home this morning to the bed
side Of her brother, MIR Willie r.
Anderson, who was stricken with ap-
pendieitis. Mr. Anderson was oper-
ated upon Monday and as yet We
have not heard of his condition, but
he has many friends here who hope
for his speedy recovery.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
DISTRICT COURT TERM
DRAWING TO \ CLOSE

court will end Saturday and new
term will convene Monday morning,
business for this week has been
practically completed and the dis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

> . . . . . . . . . . = = = .
Nietrolas and kodaks at Curlin's,
adV.U
Mazda electric lamps at Curlin's.
adv,tf
twenty-five rolls of toilet paper
for dollar at f. S. Cronk Co. advtf
For best of McAlister coal see
Broadhead < Kennedy. If
Baggage-Call No. 2 when you
want a baggage wagon. adv.tf
Call 159 old phone or 100 new
phone for Colorado coal. II. d.
Timmons Lumber Go. ady242
Full lire bath room trimmings.
f. S. Cronk Co. advtf
For feed and fuel phone Broad
head & Kennedy. Old phone 10. tt
Hog killng-we scaId We want
10 kill your hogs, call for and de-
liver. Ola phone 92G. +. l.. Feray,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Spot cotton was bringing the same
in Waxahachie today a-yesterday
basis middling bringing 7.1o with
some little of the better grades
bringing $50. March futures in
New Orleans and New York closed
practically the same as Yesterday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

The fire department was called
out today by a burning flue at the
home Of S. w. Wesley on Vickery
street. No damage resulted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Rev. T. c. Bush is suffering severe
pain from bone felon on his
finger, which was lanced today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Mill and gin supplies, betting.
etc. =. .. Irohk GO. adv.tf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
Licensed to " ed.

w F. Windham and Miss Lizzie
Lee Caudle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29
Cures Old Sores, othsr Remedies Won't Cure.

The worst cases. no matter of how long standing
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dt
Porter Antiseptic Healing OIL. 1t relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, Sec 500
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

The Daily Light e.as the news.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Buy the Alb Gas Range ana save
so per cent of your gas bill. Let
us show you. f. S. Cronk Co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Birth announcements, cards, en-
velopes and ribbon, printed or plain
at the Daily Light Job Printing De
partmeHt.-(A dN.l pd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-12-29

Get your Chill and Hot Chocolate
at Harrison 5, in Matthews-Gammon
building. adytf
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25

belong together. place the long pic
ture two or three inches beneath the
other. This will give the impression
conveyed by column and its capital,
OF mass supported by slender strength.
In a lolg, narrow wall space such an
arrangement is particularly happy. In|
general, hang smaller pictures below
larger
Pictures should usually be on or|
shortly above the level of the eye. Ger
tain pictures, however, can be elevate
ed without detriment to their effect
iveness. The Sistine Madonna, for in-I
stance, poised, as it were in the heav-,
ems, loses nothing by being raisedI
Well above the other pictures.
Your pictures are individuals.
Each has been lovingly wrought
with some one end in view. Put your-I
self In the place Of the artist; respect,
his aim; do justice to his achievement.
If you succeed in this, your pictures.
like intelligent, well-mannered guests,
will become an integral part of yourl
household, each contributing of it's
beauty, its strength or its character
to the whole.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25
TO KEEP NECKWEAR FRESH
When Travelling, Put Between Leaves
of a Observation-Disclosures Col
lars and Ruches.

To keep your neckwear smooth and
fresh when travelling with a suit case,
put such things between the differ
ent leaves Of a magazine, which takes
up less room than box and Is very
convenient when removed to the dress
er drawer. 1t is specially suited to
laundered neckwear and ribbons.
Tho fashionable highstanding col
lars and ruches may be made remov-
able Instead Of sewing the ruch or
collar into the neck of the dress, sew
snaps every two or three inches along
the facing Of the neckpiece and the
corresponding parts at equal distances
on the neck Of the dress. In this way
Il neckpiece may be quickly trans
ferred to another dress, or taken of
when dress is hung in the wardrobe
or packed in a suit case.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25

are small circular holes, through
which brass-headed nails can be run
into the woodwork by the side of the
window. These holes should be made
large enough for the heads of the nails
to pass through so that to take the
curtain down it merely has to be lifted
from the nails.
The small sketch at the top of the
Illustration clearly shows this and the
end of the lath that is visible on either
side Of the curtain can be painted the
same color as the woodwork behind it.
Short curtains suspended In this
manner will not sag In the center.
which so often happens with curtains
hung upon tapes, and as the lath Is
stiff, 1t can be run through the curtain
In moment, and equally easily with
drawn when the curtain has to be
washed
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25
PICTURE HANGING A FINE ART
Careful Study of tho Possibilities
Should Be Made Before Com.
mencing Work.

Picture hanging may become fine
art, and, as In all artistic composition,
the general must precede the particu-
lar. You must first have q comprehen-
sve idea Of your pictures and the
groups into which they fall by reason
Of size, color and subject before you
can plan their hanging. Nor must
you hang any one picture on the wall
until in general way you have men,
tally hung them all.
II you have long, narrow picture
and short, broad ono that seem to
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25
Sewing on Pump-Bows.

Here is a useful hint for busy house
wives. While was struggling with
an ordinary needle, trying to sew some
new bows on my pumps" CORE
spondenl writes, my husband, who ls
a physician, suggested that | try one
Of his curved surgical needles.
1T solved the problem at once, and
now keep one ready in my needle
case for immediate use. They can be
had from any chemists for q few
cents
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25

Tomato juice is said to be successful
In many cases in removing ink stains
from white materials, such as hand
kerchiefs, muslin frills, etc. 1t must
however, be done as soon as possible
after the mishap occurred. A clean
piece Of blotting paper should be laid
under the stain and slice of raw, ripe
tomato rubbed over the surface, fresh
pieces Of blotting paper being substi-
tuted until the Ink spot has vanished.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-25
BOTH EASY AND INEXPENSIVE
Simple Way to Hang Short Curtains,
Without Use of Brass Rod,
Tape or Hook.

The accompanying sketch illustrates
an easy and inexpensive way of hang
ing short curtains, without the use Of
brass rod, tape or hooks.
The curtain itself is of a pretty sim.
pie type, made of soft white silk gath
cred into a frill at the top. and has
an insertion of lace few inches from
the bottom At the base of this frill.
the material is turned over and
hemmed down, and a thin wooden
lath, cut to fit across the window, run
through. In each end of the lath there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

How man does admire hrt6nk
ehildraa- n then are his ewp
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
POISON PLOT ALLEGED
County Attorneys Office Used Die.
tagraph and Claim Evidence Against
Divorced Wife Of Tomlin.

As a result OF rigid investigation
In which the principal feature waS
the use OF the dlctagraph Mrs. Emma
+. Tomlin was arrested yesterday uf
ternOon by Deputy Sheriff @. n.
Johnson on charge OF attempting 10
poison Mr. Jennie L. Tomlin.
Lee TOmlin, former husband OF Mr..
Emma r Tomlln, was granted q di-
yorce from her Just u year ago. Dc.
cember l3, 1918, In Judge Carney'4
division OF the district court, and Ia
July married his present wife, Mrs.
Jennie L. TOmlin. The two Tomllns
board with Mrs Nellie sullivan, 80
West Fourth street and Il was on the
complaint Of Mrs. Sullivan that Mrs.
Tomlln number had tried to hire
her to poison Mrs Tomlin number
: on the ground that she believed shs
could win back her former husband if
the present wife were out Of the way,
that the arrest was made.
Assistant County Attorney John
w. Choate took NJ the investigation
and arranged with Mrs. Sullivan to
have a meeting with Mrs. Tomlin ye-.
terday afternoon at 2 O'clock. A dicta
graph was concealed In the room hv
Choate and Earl Hickman, court re-
porter who Afterward transcribed the
notes taken by the machine. The ma
chine recorded the conversation In
which Mrs. Tomlin No. is alleged
10 have urged Mrs sullivan TO put
Strychnine In the food Of Mrs. Tom.
lin No 2 but cautioned her not to in.
lure her former husband
Charges were Immediately prepar
cd by the county attorneys office aud
the arrest made. Mrs. Tomlln at first
denied her alleged plot but finally
admitted the conversation, trying Ia
put the blame on Mrs. sullivan. Ar.
ralgned before Justice 7. r. DOnnell
Mrs. Tomrn wss released on $1,000
bond. nj
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Dramatic order, knights Of khoras.
san Holds Important Mee,ing-Will
Confer Glass Degrees.

An important meeting Of the IRA
matic Order, Knights Of khOrassan
was held At Westfal Halt Thursday
evening, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term.
II r. neupree, royal yizler 7. G.
Narnhart, grand cmir u II Powers,
,hiek John 4 Flndley maheda J
~ Cunningham, atran. W A. Alley
sRhlb ]. A. Branlff, secretary; s. W.
McCann, treasurer; W. II, FruuL I
years, imperial representative H. l..
Findley 4 years, alternate imperial
representative,
The honors Of Royal Prince" we're
conferred upon 5. W. Mccain L. G.
Nnlbracht was recommended to the
Imperial Temple for the honors of
Imperial Nahob
After several other matters OF I'M
portance we're passed upon aud In
terestlng talks made by members, the
temple agreed upon comforting the de
gree upon largo class from over the
state IA Tennle No, i01 some time
rdurlng the early part OF 1915.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
MEETING OF GlDE0NS
Organization Of Christian Travelling
Men viii BE Formed at the Lee
Huckins Meeting Tonight.

The GideOns Of the state will meet
at the Lee Iuceins hotel tonight to
form an organization to be- known ns
the Christian Commercial Travellers
association Of America the object NJ
which organization will be to bring
Christian Influence TO bear upon the
travelling men " the country.
The meeting win be directed by A.
B. 7 Moore, president OF the national
GideonS, organization and II will open
AT 7 80 sharp
The work Of this organization has
heen mostly confined to looking after
the travelling man andsplacing Bibles
In the hotels over the country. They
have In the past six years places 26O.
900 Bibles IN this manner.
Several Of the churches here will
be- occupied by Gldeons aud a free will
offering for the purchase Of Bibles
In this city wiz be- taken.
In addition TO the meeting tonight
the order held a meeting this after
noon In the committee room Of the
Lee HuckIns and President Moore ad
dressed q body Of Gideons, their wives.
mathers aud sisters. The meeting 10.
night is expected 10 call II large at.
| tendance " the members of the order
and the organization of the proposed
association viii I've completed,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

The Young WomeD's society of the
First Presbyterian church was enter
tained Friday by Mines. Hugh Harrell
and A. +. Mum The lesson on '"rhe
Child 10 the Midst was led hy Mrs
NJ. r Stewart Mines y L. simpson
and s. ]. Meyer gave a,duet aud Mrs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
ACCUSE TWO MlLKMEN
Women Inspected Premises Of Two
Dsirymen and Caused Their Ar
rest For Keeping Them Unsanitary

\ SneJla session Of police court
wa, held this morning at y O'Clock
and two cases Of violation " sanitary
laws were tried. W \ Tinsey and
v Wallace dairvmen, were accused
of settling milk from unsanitary pre-
misses.
The complaints were filed as re
suit VI the investigation Of the state
senate sanitary survey committee and
several prominent women were pres
sent us witnesses against the dairy
men Mrs. Coulter Todd. Mrs + A
Garrison and Mrs, s nitzen were
prominent witnesses who were mem
hers ot the committee. Their invcStl
cations were conducted from Nov
emhcr - 10 December ] aud upon
their rcrort the complaints were filed
nv A. A. Doughty, dairy inspector
The case was carried over 90 a
session Monday because of lack NJ
evidence
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
PARCELS POST GROWS
Postmaster Eastman Makes Prepsrs-
items to Handle II and sayp IL /.
Due 10 Judicies Advertising. h

Owing to rapid Increase Of the par-
eel post business here. Postmaster
Eastman hOs been compelled. THROUGH
the department at Washington to pny-
chase a considerable amount OF ad.
ditlonal furniture 10 be used Ia thls
branch of the service.
This furniture includes cases and
sorting tables used In the parcels
post business Mr.. Eastman stated
today that while the incoming busl-
hess Of the parcels post In this el,y
RENAME about stationary. the ont.
going volume Of packages Is continual-
ly increasing, indicating 4 healthy
growth IN the business Of local mrr
chants with no apperciable tendency
toward increase OF natl orders shin.
ned IN here
Asked how he accounted for tie
rapid increase IN business Of the par.
cells post here Mr. Eastman said" It
Is because Of the Intelligent. p>fsIs
tent and generous advertising VI the
Oklahoma City nierchant<'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

somebody asks you how many dogs
you've got. Try 1t yourself. Wen say
that you're sitting In railroad smoS.
er, for example. and the talk veers
around to dogs. You make some com
ment about your dogs and sharp.
eyed little man, wen say. asks sud
denly: How many dogs have YOU"
Then very slowly and solemnly,
carefully separating each syllable.
you reply, we'll say, rather ponderous-
ly:
Il have eleven"
OHair figured II out exactly right.
Anybody would be impressed with
that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

Subscription the Belgian be sent at once to
sohbeg Milling which
the shipment Belgium be
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

The Phi lambs Epsilon fraternity
win entertain with dance Monday
evening, December ~ at the Musical
Art Institute The chaperones viii
he Measrs. and Mines Albert NJ Tehr,
A, |. Welsh and C, y. Van Cieef
Mrs, ]. A. Green entertained a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

.t J. Bllnn reading The hustesses
were assisted Ia serving by Miss Grace
scales.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
No Place for Him.

NnW congress Is M place for man
with that many collie dogs back
home II Is moi improbable that O'Ilair
heing maa Of real parts, could have
thought mp way 10 defeat Mr. Uncle
Joc Cannon except for having all those
tlOge on his mind wondering all tho
while how they were making out.
The moment the early returns con
vlnced him that he was defeated
0Hair determined that he would now
carry ont nm ambition that he has had
for more than year refer 10 HIS
desire 10 own 4 total Of eleven col.
lies. lou may wonder why man
should want Just eleven collies, why
not 20 ahead and make II an even dog
ems YOU inquire
Hut you overlook that Frank O'Halr
has given great deal more thought
TO this than you have and he knows
exactly what he's about lie wants
eleven collies because eleven In word
Of more than one syllable. whereas
nine and ten aud twelve have Just one
syllable ench II " much more impress
slye to say Mr. O'Hnlr, 10 reply In
. word Of more than one Nllable when
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
STORIES OF STATESMEN

Washington Dec. IL When Frank
T. OHair learned on election night
that he was defeated for congress by
MIR. Uncle Joe Cannon he was per
turbed almost not at all.
To the contrary, going back to
dwell Ia Paris, H., after March I
| will solve a grave problem for Mr..
/ OIlair Ever since he has been IN
/ Washington AZ member OF congress
he has lost much peace Of mind over
/ the question VI what to do with his
collie dogs When one has no collie
dogs one can shut up the old home
bring the family 10 Washington, set
tie down In II furnished apartment,
and be a congressman without much
difficulty.
But when there are seven or eight
collie dogs complications arise, be
cause flock Of collies will not thrive
In the average stean heated apart
ment, moreover, a great many land
lords viii try TO discourage tenant
from moving In with eight or nine 10
vial big collies That many dogs
bounding up and down the Railways.
barking merrily will In tune make the
owners family just as unpopular as
II they had player plano aud a phou
ograph
lie Bought Collies.
II may be we'll TO recall at this point
Just how OHair happened to have
seven or eight or nine collie dogs. His
plan originally was to have just one
collie A dog man In his town had
a little group OF four collies for sale
aud OIiair accompanied by his small
daughter, went around TO pick one out
Each collie Of the four had lts own
individuality and was 80 cute and Gun
Mn that O'Ilair simply could not
make up his mind which one TO buy So
he compromised by taking all foul.
The more he thought It over after he
got the little quartet home the more
he became convinced that he had done
the right thing For, as | have heard
him say;
Almost everybody has dog. hut
when you drive by q yard with four
dogs in II you'n Inquire who lives
there"
All might have been well n Mr.
! O'Hair had not been elected 10 con
gress when II came To leaving Paris.
ILL.,, for Washington, D. c., he pre-
pared To place the dogs In storage out
on a farm. But one of the dogs gave
him n funny look or something aud
he was convinced that they would not
he content any place except right at
home, Thus II became necessary for
him to hire man 10 come and live I'm
his house while he was In Washington
and mother his collles.
! 4 year ago one Of the collles. a
particular fagorite which O'Hairs NJ
tie girl had named Rover, became
the parent of delightful little fami.
I ~ -Four or five " the offspring SUI.
viyed, and In that way II came about
that OIlalr has eight or nine collie
dogs
No Place for Him.
Nnw congress Is nn place for man
with that many collie dogs back
home II is moi improbable that O'Iiair
heing maa Of real parts, could have
thought up way 10 defeat Mr. Uncle
Joe Cannon except for having all those
dOge on his mind wondering all the
while how they were making out.
The moment the early returns con.