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The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
NOTICE TO ALL CLAIMANTS
Proposed Rock Island Settlement to
 Be Consi deree ey Commission

Western NcwSpslrr iu!eu News Service
 Ltle Rock In tte ReHF Island rate case the Railroad Commission aas ot- taiuet from Che railroad a proposition to adjust il and has submitted the same to the tinted States District Court at Little Rock where the case is pending and the matter is set for hearing on April Sc. The Railroad Commission prayed the court to give notice 10 all interested shippers and passengers 10 be heard for or against said proposition. but the court declined to give said notice on the ground that the commission. the attorney general and special counsel are authorized to act fer the shippers and passengers but the court will hear such interested parties as may desire to be heard oE that date
 The substance Of the proposition is this
 First The injunction suit which temporarily eujoned the state freight and passenger rates to ke dismissed and the state freight and passenger rates to remain Iu force oh the Rock Island lines. not watvlur it's right in the future 10 contest the same as con fiseatory
 Second. To pay passenger over charges which occurred during the pondency of the temporary iuiuhetlou in assieud6le mileas" iu lIeu Of cash. Said payment not to.eNeted $@o.eea and if said sum is not in fun of the proved claims to he pro-rated
 Third. To pay Sl00.e.o for freight overeharges during sad time. said sun 10 be prorated if not full pay ment Of proved claims. Y more than proved claims. the surplus to fo to the state treasury.
 Fourth To pay t2,500 for expenses of auditing and dishursirg said sums
 The railroad commission d,s sires that all interested shippers and passengers appear before it on Aprll 29. al 10 n. m-. when full hearing will be had as te the advisahility of accepting said compromise and the commission will present fully to the couu on the 30th their views and those of interested parties and all interested parties will bc gwen opportunity to present their views to the court on the aeth
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
GAVE DOLLAR 10 SEE
 AN ARKANSAS NEGRO
CONGRE SSMAN SAM Nj. TAYLOR GOT ENOUGH WINTER UP
 IN MICHIGAN.
Western Sev.rsrer rulon New. Service

Western Sevsrsler Uulon New, Service
 Washington. II would take all the kings horses and all the kings men to drag Congressman sam Vi Taylor Of Pine Bluff away upon another con sressional investigation in the winter time with the thermometer down to io dcercss below zero Congressman Tay- lar recently accompanied subeom- mlttee on Mines of winch he K a member. to Calumet. Mich. 10 inyestl- gate the copper mine strike in that state.
 Although the committee remained in Michigan until q week or so. age, the winter weather showed no sign of let up and Congressman Taylor who was born and reared in the south. was as pleased as school hoy ou the last day Of school when the commute" Ooarded the train bound for Washington When they had become comfortable tu the Pullman sleeper Colonel TaYlor heaFed Il sigh ot re4ef as he said Well hope | Will never see any more slcds CT snow aS long as live. would rather right now see a nleEer and mule than any other sight in the world would he glad to pay $ for inst one glimpse Of an Arkansas negro
 I've done get you ah dollah Gun mel Taylor, said voice from the rear.
 IL was the negro porter speaking and no sooner had he uttered his first ex- clamation of surprise than he grabbed Colonel Taylor about the waist and fairly hufred him as he danced about the ear.
 lt seems the porter was a negro named Foster. he stepSon of Henry Childers. q well known negro of Pine Bluff. Ark, who had many times done edd iohs about Colonel Taylor's home at Pine Bluff
 Cheerfully Colonel Taylor handed the porter sl and il goes without say. ing that the Arkansas congressman and his colleaeues had no occasion to wish for anything for the remainder of the trip.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
resrkanians Go to Washington.

TeYarkana.-A committee from the Tcvarhana Board ot Trade headed hv Col Henry Moore. left here Saturday for Washington To he present al the hearing before the Senate committee of the Red river case. A sufficiently large appropriation is sought To make the Red river again nayjeable and to protect the leNees which recently were constructed in this section at cost of about S50o.0oO. The Senate com mittee hearing in the case is set for next Wednesday, April l.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL
 SWEPT BY FLOOD
SMALL CREEK CVERFLCWED ITS BANKS AND INUNDATED 6USl-
 NESS SECTION.
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Western Newspaper ntor >.~s Service.
 Jackson. Miss Revised estimates Of the damage done b! flood saturday stream flowing through the center Of the city eserflowed its banks and iu- undated the entire business distriet. is placed at sI2n.Gco
 More than Toe business houses sui fered. including two hiF department stores the Illuois CoEtra. freight de pot. cotton compress II which hun dreds of bales of co'tou We're stored . a dozen CT more who sale houses. and tEe rlectssc light plant. neeessltatius tae s'orrare If fhe street car traffic.
 Au ice ercam f4.tcrs stood s.N feet deep .u water and Was almost com pleJe'y wrecked. vnIte hundreds ot negro cat.ae aiote the creek were m. undated Withere s.rsr, ur,ck structure built ever the teG cf The creet. WAS undermined and FartiaifE ea2ed iu- A ueW coNe~et, ts5dse eH Nz3 street was broken to p.cges and washed away. Heatl Caunalc Was done in the freight dsrot. where tive feet e water sCa&ed maLy carloads of freight.
 Capital street the principal business street ot the Clty. was under water for four blocks while cu Parish and NH and Gallatln inte~sectinF streets. the water steod from siN to -irht feet deep The Royal hotel was flooded to H depth of 1N inches Just acres the street ae persons Wtre mareeued on the second floor of d iarg, brick build. ing He5deltorgs s furniture store Was flooded fo a depth of fhrcc feet and suffered damage of more than $to.ooQ
 No deaths have been reported. al though one negro man sad ae had seen two Heero boys strH.tUue in the waters. tut WAS erat., to render as. sistaHCe
 The waters recedea nearly as fast as they rose and eNeept for piles of denris and househoid effects that bor= der tuo streets there s Io sien ot the flood
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
COUNTRY LIFE TRAINERS
Arkansas WtIl Be Represented at trs
 portant Conference In Louisville

we.'-rr Ne-.r.rcr rnlon New. Service
 Fay"tfcyi)l"= President Futrall os the State University has received no tiee of a Soutasru state, meeting oe unusual interest which will be held at Louisville. ky. Apeil -1o The oe- jet of th.s meeting will be 70 tram ltaicrs Who C1u 20 back to their va- rio9s states and counties and organize rura' communities into assoc iations a'med at the urhuilding of country life. Somt ot th"s" organizations will he for the production and sale c. Gl poHltrs and ccEs. t9l vegetablea and small fruits. ca1 farm products. t4l dairy Jreducts. t5l IiYe stock Others NIl be Ter the purchasing of farm machinery and other supplies Another .,ue of work to he giveu ment of boys girls and womcns' clubs. \ sanitary country home. new type of country school and country church wul be demonstrated A conference of country women. the first of the kind will grapple with the task of making the country home an alluring place in which to live At th. same time. there will be a con- ference of bankers. merchants manu- lecturers and industrial leaders from the entire south 70 work out the most enectlve means for financing the farm and aiding n agricultural develop ment and to find common platform for m" cooperative farmer and husi- ness man. President Futrall bean Nelson of the College Of Agriculture. and Dr. Jewell of the Department os Eduoation of the University. expect to be present al this conference
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
An Attempt 10 Assasslnste zeIavs

Madrid-A dispatch from Barcelona says an attempt was made to assas- sinate Joseph Zelaya, former president of Nicaraugua, at Casa where Zelaya resides, A man who said his name was Rosas and who declared he was a Nicaraguan entered the residence ot Zelaya and fired at the eN president. but missed Rosas told the police that Zelaya, when president of Nicaragua. was responsible for the death of his uncle, and that he had been pursuing him ever since.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Praised Policeman for kiIlino

Buffalo, N. N Edward T. Tigue. a patrolman was commended by Chief of Police Began for killing Charles G. Keller, 27 years old, a stationary en- gineer The patrolman iuterfered in A fight between Keller and another man and Keller turned on him Ticue was heinz beaten when lie drew his re yolyer and shot Keller through the heart. Its hard 10 he forced To kill a man. said Chief Regan, but there are toughs who think their purpose in lie is to beat a policeman"
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
HUSBAND SHOT llVERYMAk
Who Refused 10 Desist From Renting
 Rigs 10 His Wife.

Fort smith Because he refused to agree not to loan livery rigs 70 his wife. William Hostetter shot and probably fatally wounded A. C. Hur. ley, a liyeryman at Tuskahoma, Okla according to reports received here.
 Mrs. Nostetter had been in the habit of leaving her husband and hiring a rig at liurley's place to go to the home of relatives After Hurley declined upon demand of her husband. Hostel ter turned both barrels of shotgun on Hurley. one charge striking him in the abdomen and the other in the head
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
To Reduce High Cost Of Llvlno.

Walnut Ridge A third city ticket Las been placed in the field. called inc "lshoring mans ticket. with the following candidates Mayor Charley Jacks recorder. Vance Ninson: treas urer. I K. sexton aldermen. ] II. Crook. l. (. s Mitchell. George Tee nor. (. W Ledhetter and Rob Elkias The ticket stands for a reduction Of the high cost of living and for giving the town hog and COW all the freedom they can stand Cons iderable interest is being worked up.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Donaehey Resigns From Board.

e Conway pr James Thomas oe Pine Fluff was elected chairman oe, the ioard of trustees Of Hendrix Col lece at the annual meeting. succeed- ing eN-Goe. George N Donaghey ofl Litte Rock Mir Donaghey stated that he Was forced to offer his resigA nation on acsount of his other bust ness cares. and the board accepted if with reluctance. pr Thomas is form CT financial commissioner of the oct, lege and ole of the leaders in tho forward movement rerentlv startaxA
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Probing Bia Smuggling Plot.

Roston.-United States customs ot ficials report that evidence had been discovered of an organized plot for smuggling silks and wines into this port by the use of trunks supposed to belong to immigrants Port officials were notified a few days ago that an unusual number Of immigrants trunks were arriving in the Mediterranean steamers. An inspector found on the arrival of the liner Cretic a dozen trunks aboard the steamer listed as belonged to steerage passengers.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
NEWS OF THE STATE
WH|SKEY CAUSES
 DEATH IF bOY
NlNE.NEAR-CLO LAD UNABLE TO SPEAK AFTER DRINKING
 THE LIQUOR.
Ne.te-n N.,.p.r.l l-n-.n Ny. e.-1l-c-


 Cabot The e-eear-oid son cf James Bla>7ingame livue three miles south vest ot Cabot, died from fha e&scts of drinking Il quantity of whisheN.
 He father and one loy were work. ing in d field in one place, and another bo1 and hired hand were m an. other place H the fteld and thez had the 1amjlA NHshey With them
 The hoy get the whiskey ana drank tee much He went to fhe other brother. tat tcll fas; as he gel Hcar lIWs and @a~ earned to the house. ana died before q doCter arrived
 The tamiN and nc shbers rolled the ch.ie.s reds on tae flood and stood hlus=on hls head, and quantity oe vtl@key ran ont A.s mouth tat .he lad was never able to talk. and soon cNrf.d.
 Chic,rs are inHestila IF the ease.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
New Students at Normal.

Conway Twenty new students ma triculated at the opening of the third term Of the Arkansas state Normal College. making the attendance far in advance of that of any previous session.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
country.Mide Search Tor Her

Kane. Pa.-A fortune Of s3t5.ooo awaits Keith Dalrymaple. aged 23. of Port Allegheny. who disappeared from home seven years ago Relatives have started a countrywide search The fortune was left him by his father. an oil operator
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
mounta ls sljoine Down.

Rrlee. France A large section o, mountain near here has become dc. tached tv seismic disturhauees and is sliding down into to valley sweeping everything it it's path. Already a mum Der of farms aLd cottages have been plotted out
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Prizes for Corn Raisers.

Ratosyille congressman N A Old field of the Second Arkansas district anr ounces three prizes aEgrega ting $l00 to memhers of the boys clubs of the district for the best showing. made in the production Of corn in 1914 The first prize Is $50. the sec. ond so and the third se0 The agent IF charge Of the state work wiu award the prizes
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02

During five months the Animal Hue bandry Department Of the University of Arkansas has sold 30 breeding hogy and realized Ss5
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
FEUD IN
 UPPER POPE C0. 7
THPEE MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT AND ONE WOMAN REPORTED
 AS DYING.
Dead.
Francis NcCain. Jchn church. G. N Hart.
 Mortally Wounded.
'VI'' " V v TTN VT Mrs John hurch.

 Wes''-r Nevsrsrcr rhicr News scr,ire
 KusseaKiile.=A \ bloody tragedy waa efa-trd near Nogo. T settlement in tht \oga ern fsrt of Pope county 90 mi.t, rem bere Tuesday night, but tbe uer.~= Gu net reach here until Fri dss n@at
 l. seems that G N. Hart and John Church both claimed right to farm a. small sttp oi government land and church had raised q corn crop on it- Trouble started last fall before k could he gathered. and feeling between them Was tense
 Clurch and lis wife were shot down in the public road while returning home and Church was instantly killed. His Wife. although mortally wounded. and reported to he dying. identified the assassin as c N. Hart. and told her relatives. Hart was hunted down, and his body was rtddled with 70 shots. IL Is not know who killed him
 Francis NcGujn. who was also in- yoiNcd III the land controversy. WAS killed whil. sistinE in his room read ing. the assassin having fired shot gun through his window
 Two North Carolina farmers who rr- gently came To the Heiehborhood ar. mNstorfouslv mixed up in the tragedy. and it k rumored that there may be something more than a land quarrel back of IL More trouble Is feared and sheriff tl@tiey and posse have hastes- cd to lhe scene
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
For State Offices.

For the NarIous state offices Jesse Hart for Associate Justice. Rufus G. Ncpauiel Tor State Treasurer. W. l.. Moose for Attorney General. and John Ii. Page for Agricultural Comm5ssIoner were unerposed
 Earle N Hodges. for Secretary ot State. won the nomination for d thlrd term ty majority that closely ap- proximated the 50.0oo originally pre- dicted by his friends. easfle leading the opposed ticket for state officers With more than 1ooo0o votes account ed fer. he received G9.9l5 votes to 97.- 7SS for r. II Downing. his only oppou. eHt. Who carried but four counties. as indicased by the returns. Eeouc. Ge- lamhia. Madison and Randolph
 The contest for Auditor of state he. tween fhe incumbent. L. !. GotfMan. and Henry C. MeCaH. his former de= putty, was very close. and on t.c face ot incomplete returns Cotfmau led h.s opponent hv about 4.5oa# ajortty.
 For stale Superintendent ef Fuuar Instruction. the incumbent. George F. Cock a candidate fer fearth term. was given d close race tH F.. r Rogers ot 1onesHero, who fell short only ato8t 2oo0 votes. While Prof Rogers would not coucede defeat il was generally believed that tbe lead which Prof Cock had maintained from tte frs. although slightly cut down. would not be overcome hy the official couut.
 For Railroad Commissioner. J sam Rowland Of Boone county was rtnomi- mated for the Northwestern q strict without opposition
 h the Southern district Chairman W. r. Mcknight easily defeated k. l.. Montgomery of Lafavette and former State senator ! F. Hughes of Drew. havtuc almost as many votes as his opponents combined. and leading Seua- tor Hughes hy more than 0oG
 IT. the Northeastcru district. r F Wood of rhe Narianua Courier. Presi- den: cs the Arkansas Press Assoeia- ton had safe lead over his nearest opponent. senator r. ! Rauef of in. dependence, Gel George w. Hellamv. the present member. being haGly out dlstanced n the race Senator Rauev stH claimed the nomination. but it was generally conceded that Wood x lead ,n1}f rtCt hp CyarcCr,,.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Japanese Dowaeer Empress D ylno.

Tokio,-.The dowager empress. Ha- ruko, is in a serious condition from angina pectoris
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Legislative Results.

Among the members returned are the following Arkansas. T K. Ben nett; Boone, | Lloyd Shouse. Claw. I. W Frawner. Cross. I W. Williams Garland, L. F. Sawyer. Grant. R. R. Posey Hot springs. !. C. Belote. h. dependence, \ c. Gray. Lard W. w Copeland Jefferson. T. A. Wilson Lincoln. R. c. Reid Miller. Louis Jo- sephs Pike, ]. T. Pollard Poinsett. E. h. Bennett St Francis. Samuel C. Sulcer Union w. l. Pinson. Van Bur. en, >I r. Lef,cr. Yell, sam Rorex: Conway Carroll Armstrong
 Samuel l., Owens of Millyille was defeated for renomination as state senator for the Nineteenth district. by Hamilton.
 G. F Clerget senator from the Twen. ty-sixth district, was defeated for re election by II. E. Ruff. former mem Der.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02
Congressional Contests.

There were Congressional contests in only three districts. T. II. Garraway of the First. Otis Wingo of the Fourth. II. N Jacowav of the Fifth, and sam NJ. Taylor of the sixth being unoppos- ed
 In the Second W. X. Oldfield was given safe lead over his only opponent, Pom " Campbell, who wds defeated by about three thousand majority
 The most spirited of the contests was that in the Third District. with ssx candidates in the field for !. z. Furd's place Judge j. \ Ti1man. former president of the University Of Arkansas. led Claude \ Fuif"r. prose eHtfae attorney Of the Eureka Snr4urs district. r. a few hundred eetae t8at indicated his nomination. W H.. zEo.H4 HarEeE of Neute Ne. san tA.ga, Y e. BEaroa fe8rth N fE tiudzea. member es the last feaj~atsr from Marion was 6fth. and w. l.. Sugkey of NasaUston was able ta poll less than -aa votes h the district TitImaH ar& Fuller toth claimed the uomlaa. ton. and If was generally agreed tsat he official count would be necessary tn decide the contest
 IT. the Seventh District. where K. >. Waruoek and sam N# samson were CD. posing N < Goodwin fer another term. Goodwin 5ad HaruoeF F. mere taaH a thousand. aaa confidently as serted hs F9etorv a4UoUgh stead fastly e.almee tha; the complete To. turns ~e9.G show that he aad woH Congressman Goodwin maintained an apparently safe lead over his oppou. euts from the first.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02

there were no county races, the total vote was only sS5, of which Clarke re- ceived 363 and Kirby received 520.
 Talk of a contest before the state committee was heard on every side and the impression seems to be gen. eral that Il contest over the senate rial nomination will follow the an nouncemcnt of the result The contest talk came from neither of the head quarters of the senatorial candidates. t seems to have sprung from the gen. eral opinion that the race is too close to be decided in the usual manner.
The Dermott news., 1914-04-02

ome,rs are neestl4.ae the ease
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-11-11
About The CITY
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LEST WE aFORGETs
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Big farmers .Round-up, institute
at the high school, Saturday, Novem-
bers 21.
Football: game Saturday. Bemidji
high school versus Crookston high
school,
Beltrami county's next term of
court will llaeonvene on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 8. -.... ..s.
Men'ssannual turkey dinner at the
Presbyterian church, Wednesday ev-
ening, November Is.
High school supper Thursday even
ing. It is given by, the pupils for.
the benefit Of, the high school Athletic
dSSOCldLlOAssyr4
That the, sElks Minstrel show will
be staged at the Brinkman theatre
Friday and Saturday evenings, No
vember 27 and %.
"The Cavaliers" will appear in Be-:
midi January 15.. This is Red
path attraction and comes here under
the auspices of the Woman's Study
club.
That the big game hunting season
closes on November 30. The wild
duck. and all other aquatic fowl open,
season also comes to an end on that
date.
Panama-California exposition at
San Diego, January L to December
81. Observation-Disclosures ex-
position at San Francisco February
20 to December A..
Big meeting Of NJ NJ. D. A. at
Brainerd, December IL 2, 3 and 4.
Affiliated at the convention will be
the Minnesota Crop Improvement as
sociation and the Women's Auxiliary.
Realizing the value Of bright and
interesting local columns in making
a paper welcome in the homes of its
subscribers the PioLeer as, asks.,->~its
readers to assist, by phoning~ all
news items to 81. FavorS of this
kind are appreciated by the publish
ers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-11-11

returHe1 44hissmorning from a duck
hants sat BAH @ulk sMrss Stone, who
is Mrs. Rat4sy.1 xothers returnedsto
his honassenH theanornines&rain. =
Tonight only. saReIsNodville.a Em4
ersoA f. RaGen2zatKs tass EclaiF sUni5
versal sno1 Dfi4t, sinl two parts, with
Barbara Tremant andsO. A. C. Lund.
4 reels 4of, pictuges::a s., anda 16 cents.
Coming Monday thes first series .of
Trey o'Hearts.,:---Adyss
Miss Hiider sAekerson of Minnea-
polls, .Ehoshas..baeR the guest of Miss
Gladys Stanton during the past week,
will return to sLaporte tomorrow
morning, where she is. spending sew
eral monthsssat the sR.sR. s..Hurlbut
Mrs.-Y. M. Owen of Hines, who has
been ~cQRtinedsat ST. fAnthony'ss hos
pital for the past several weeks, and
who has been in q very critical con-
dition. ,is.reeovering rapidly, and she
will be able to return to her home
! in gaaWeekss r. +-' s.s
Michaels Strogoff, "the courier of
the e=Gzagsss=is-the=centrai-fgurei in one
of the most famous, virile and fas-
fcinatinfss nfssEQmances.exe is
a story especially fitted for motion
picture production, and it's full worth
fasweAsrealized. See it at the Grand
fstomorrew4afternoon and evening"
EAdvss - -
w. Ws.Hunter of Coleraine was in
Bemidji today. Mr.. Hunter was a
candidate. faEseeuntys sasditerin Itasca
connty~ats~the~sfecent general cleo
tion and was defeated after one of
thezhottest fights ever recorded in
jthatacounty.l----s-.- s#..ss4
! "Drs and Mrs. D. Ls Stanton are ex-
pected toretarn, to- Remidjkffom Lit
tlefork this evening NhaEasthey=h have
been the guests Of -Mr.--a and Mrs,
George French. formerly. Of. this. city,
Mr.. French and DR.. Stanton spent
several days hunting deer.
DR.. E. H. Marcum of this city, DR..
s. J. Mitchell of st. Paul and N. s.
Davies of Chicago left Monday for
Kelliher to hunt deer. They notified
Bemidjf friends by telephone last ev-
ening that they were successf,sazin
Observation-Disclosures
/ The lediessAi6associstUpf thsaPrss-
byteriaas chArch will meetzin the
church hasssNsntst stAmorEows afteencon
at 3 o'clock and will spend the after
noon in tieing comforters.-All the
ladies are urged to come. andu are
asked TO- bEangs their scissorss and
thimhaesssss,ss ..s@ .
= Mrs. NJ. Sullivan of Bemidji pass
fed through etlae..sity Sunday enroute
to Montana where she will make her
home in the future. Mr. Sullivan
has been located in Montana for
somet time past. Mrs. Sullivan was
the guest of Mrs. George Deemer, her
sister, while in the city.-Tuesday,
Crookston Daily Tins. ~.. 81.
# yoaegaat 70 takesadyaptageof
thA EnaAA WaresSals o. -Isoppnan's
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-11-11
!. Notice.

To parties who are indebted to w.
G. Schroeder for merchandise dating
back 60 days from Nov. and over,
are requested to settle as soon as con-
venient and before Jan. L, 1915.
w. q. SCHROEDER.