The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-05


are retained on the temporary sched-
ule arranged.
Berthold, N. D., Oct. 5.-Fire
starting in the Great Northern hotel
this morning did $4,000 damage.
Four stores were burned.
Grafton, ILL.,, Oct 5.-Leo Peter
son, superintendent Of the Illinois
Powder company plant, and two la
borers were killed this morning when
three carloads of dynamite on a stor-
age track exploded.
Chicago, Oct. Sit is predicted
that there will be two dollar wheat
before January prices. The United
States short crop, discouraging Ar
gentina crops and the allies demand
ing the Australian and Canadian crop
is bringing on the high price.
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 5.-Argentina
offers little hope for relief for the
high flour and bread prices in the
United States. Chief Lapittee of the
statistical bureau today told the
United Press that the Argentina crop
was below normal and that there will
only be 100000 tons for export.
Juarez, Oct. 5.-Communication
with Chihuahua City has been cut.
Passenger trains have been restricted
from moving southwark.
Boston,, Oct. 5.-Hotel managers
are predicting the greatest worlds
series crowds ever had. # Is sesti--
mated that from 25, 700 to 10000 will
attend the games.
New York, Oct 5.-The Hughes
itinerary announced today for tour
to start Oct. g., shows sc stops.
Northwest stops will be made Oct.
II at Yankton, Mitchell and Sioux
Falls, S. D.
Bismarck, N D., Oct. 5.-Arnold
Lauserman of Alexandria, Minn., was
killed and John Gaisler of New Sa-
lem, N D., was fatally injured today
when they stood too close to blast
ing yard.
Omaha, Neb., Oct 5.-It has been
learned that President Wilson has
asked General George Goethals, Pan
ANA canal builder, and Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Clark to be-
come two of the three members of
the commission to investigate the op-
Grafton of the eight-hour day on rail-
ways.
Minneapolis, MINI :, Oct. 5.-After
retirement two years ago from the
University of Minnesota for old age,
John F. Downley, former dean of the
college of literature and art;, sailed
from Vancouver today, to teach in
China for charity. He would be un-
able to accept money for his work
among the Chinese, under the Carne-
gle pension fund which gives him suf-
ficient to live. He simply won't be
shelved, he says
Edmonton, Alta, Oct, 5.-The AL
berta government has awarded the
worlds record for raising wheat to
G. S. Noble, pioneer farmer of the
Claresholm district. His 1000 acre
wheat field averages So bushels to
the acre. This is one bushel an acre
higher than the worlds record, for
merly held in Polouse county, WASH,
in the United States. Mobiles grain
was No. 1 hard. This years crop,
he says, will excel last years haul
of 100000 bushels on his farm. He
credits scientific farming for the ad-
vance.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct 5.-Just 292
cases were on the calendar of the
Minnesota supreme court when it
opened today. Frederick T. Prices
appeal from the decision of the Hem
nepin county court fining him guilty
of unorcide, was among the principal
appeals.
South St. Paul, Mimi, Oct s.
Sixty thousand packing plant work.
ers here were today notified of VOL
untary 2& cents an hour wage in
creas, increasing payrolls $4,000,O0O
annually.
Columbus, o., Oct. 5.-Twenty
years in prison because of a five-cent
bet in crap game.
Lifetime in prison because a hat
didn't fit. y r 81
The above are but two of the freak
causes why. men are spending their
days in the Ohio penitentiary, ac-
cording to report made today. by
Bertillion Officer Robert Miles.
The Junior COMMERCIAL club will
hold a meeting tomorrow night.