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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
GERMAN, POSED AS PRIEST, ON
 HOLY MISSION

Paris, Dec. PA young German newspaper man who made his escape from a prison camp in the south of France, has been captured after two weeks liberty. He was wearing 8 long cloak like that worn by some of the French religious orders.
 In his hand he carried French prayer book, on the fly leaf of which he had written in perfect French that he was a priest on pilgrimage to Lourdes, and that he had vowed to make the journey on foot and without speaking a word.
 He then asked that he be given bread to eat and water to drink and a lodging at night The German had shown this soiled prayer book every- where along his way and the simple minded peasants, believing him to be a priest, had fed and sheltered him without suspicion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Congress will be asked to appropr1- ate large fund. probably $2OO, OoO. 900, for the immediate supply of rolling stock to handle the food of traffic which has swamped the railroads.
 The director general will have au- thority to decide whether the govern ment shall also assume operation and control of the express companies.
 President Wilson. when he outlines the governments plans in his forth coming address to congress, will ask that the government be empowered to buy any quantity of new railroad securities. All dividends over and above an amount to be agreed on will go to the government.
 President Wilson will recommend to congress that the railroads be guar anteed the average net income of the three years ending June 30. 1917, but any railroad may abide by it's con- stitutional right and refuse to accept this basis of compensation In that case the question will pass to an arbi- tration body, the precise nature of which is to be determined by con- gress.
 The equipment fund will also be used to pay any deficit of earnings this year under the pre-war average of the amount agreed on.
 Although in most cases earned dividends exceeding the guarantee will revert to the government, con- gress will be asked to make provision for railroads whose pre-war earnings were abnorma11y low, by authorizing
 the payment of dividends in excess of those amounts on approval of the in- terstate commerce commission. Railroads will continue to provide
 for their own issues of securities but
 will be compelled to obtain the ap-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
POLICE THINK
 MISSING MAN
 TOOK HIS LIFE

Because he has been missing since 2 o'clock Saturday morning, when he was last seen, attired in his under. clothes only, running wildly through snow and slush down Wall street to Water and into Fairfield avenue, Val entino Musante, aged 31, of Terryville. is believed by relatives to have com- mitted suicide.
 The man is thought to have suffered some mental arrangement, induced by worry and illness. It is feared that he jumped from the Stratford avenue bridge into the Pequonnock river and was drowned. Careful drag ging of the river and search along both banks has failed up to the pres- ent to reveal any trace of his body, but is still in progress in the hope that the remains may be recovered.
 A reward of $50 has been offered for the finding of Musante, dead or alive, by his brother, Samuel Musante, of 380 North Washington avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

prOva1 of the director general before going to the interstate commerce com mission for final sanction. The com mission will pass on the size of the issue and the director general will determine the interest rate, which could not be less than per cent. un- der the proposed plan.
 The legislation which will be recom- mended to congress would specify that roads should remain subject to all existing taws and regulations of the interstate commerce commission.
 The Association of State Railroa ] Commissioners will give full support to the new plan so long as their func- tions are not reduced materially.
 Until MT. McAdoo outlines his plans the status of express compan- ies under government operation o1 railroads will not be fully determin- ed. Rolling stock owned by the ex- press companies which is compara- lively little, will pass automatically tomorrow, when the presidents proc lamation goes into effect.
 The status of the railroads war board also is dependent on the direc- tor generals plan of organization.
 The presidents of many large lines now receive salaries ranging from $50,000 to $150,00o a year and one o1 the first acts of the director general probably will be to out these sharply Ten thousand dollars a year is dis cussed as a maximum.
 The saving in salaries would be applied to raising the pay of mem bers of the four railroad brother hoods, whose officers conferred to. day with President Wilson and o1 ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
STOCKS SOAR AS MARKET OPENS:
 N. H. ADVANCES

New York, Dec. 27-stocks scared at the opening of the stock market today, denoting the satisfaction of>the financial community with the presi- dents decision to take over the rail- roada
 The advances ranged from two to eight points in the railroad list, all the standard shares being bid I'D fur iousIy. New York Central advanced 1-2 points to II; New Haven ? 1-S to 39; Erie 2 3-s to 16; Soo 4 to S1; Reading 2 7-8 to 1-2; Southern Pa ctfic 1-4 to S4; Union Pacific 1-4 to 112: Southern Railway ? 1-2 to .24 1-2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
R. R. EMPLoYE INJURED.

Danbury, Dec. 27-Luis Purserolla, an employe of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, who was injured when a passenger train ran down and wrecked a motor hand car at Osbornetown, near Waterbury, on the night of Dec. 10, died in the Dan- bury hospital today. His leg was fractured and blood poisoning deve1- oped. Amputation failed to save his life. His home was in Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
SPECIAL FOOD CARDS.

Amsterdam, Dec. 13-(By maiD- The various German food cards are now issued on a special watermarked paper, as protection against counter feiting, which had become profitable business in many parts of the country. The watermark, capital B in an oc- tagonal frame, stretches over the en- tire card, and is easily seen against the light,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
pFACF.TFRMS OF GERMANY: WOULD RETURN SEIZED LAND
WILL RAISE SUM OF S2OO,OOO,OOO;; SLICE
 BIG SALARIES

Washington 27-One of the first acts of the govern en in beginning operation of railroads will be to reduce large salaries paid the railroad executives and increase in some measure the wages of the railroad workers
 Securities to be issued while the government is in control will be at interest rates not less an per cent and the issues will be made under joint authority of the director general and the interstate commerce commission
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and not quite so cold tonight and Friday; light variable ,windA
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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M. w. Butler and daughter, Miss
Inez, were Turtle River visitors on
Thursday.
Harley Baldwin of st. James,
Minn., arrived Saturday. He will
visit for some time with o. w. Olsen.
Miss Jennie Lawrence left Thurs
day for Turtle River where she Wis
tied until Saturday, when she she
left for Bemidji where she will visit
for some time with friends.
Frank Fournier visited Sunday
with Byron Lawn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Wentworth,
who have been visiting with rela-
tives at Blackduck and Hines, return
ed home Saturday.
M. Walters transacted business in
Turtle River Thursday.
William Olsen and Harley Baldwin
shopped in Puposky Monday.
George McTaggart called on j. H.
Locke's Wednesday.
Mrs. William Keys, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Reeves, left Wednesday for her home
at Shocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Butler enter
tained friends Sunday.
E. Williams was a Turtle Lake
caller Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25

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3 Mrs. Frank McCorkel spent Friday
in Bemidji where she is having dent
al work done.
DR.. Stevens of Gonvick was called
here Monday to attend the daughter
of Halvor Tronnes who is very ILL.,
{ Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Miller, Mrs. A.
Sthol, Misses Maidie and Lille Sthol,
George Sthol, w. Combs; w. Klinger
and Miss Helen Klinger were enter
tained at 6 o'clock dinner at the home
of Charles Lindgren Sunday in honor
of his son, Harry, who is home for
"a vacation.
/ c. A. Bye transacted business in
Bemidji Monday.
Page Wenstrum of Duluth spent
the weekend with the Spencer fam
lily.
Mrs. Martin Tronnes who has been
on the sick list is much improved and
able to be out again.
Miss Myrtle Borden of Thief River
Falls, who is teaching the Pinewood
school, returned Saturday and re-
sumed her work Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Mrs. Evan Moe has been i'll at her
home for the past week.
Mrs. Braaten and son, Conrad, Wis
it'd at the Moe home last Sunday.
ID. otto Moe visited at the Braten's
Sunday.
IA dance was given at the H. P.
LBh home Saturday night.
" Conrad Braaten was business Wis
ittr in Bemidji last Saturday.
= The farmers in this community are
busy hauling wood.
" The Moe boys are busy baling hay
for G.. H. Aakhus.
Mrs. Natalia Turin of East Grand
Forks is visiting at the Moe home.
T" Lewis King and Hugo Hensel are
busy cutting logs for Gust Berg.
!, Gust Berg bought Ford car from
B. Foley and stored it at the garage
for the winter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Th pupils of Miss Duckstad's room
are preparing for sleigh ride party
next Friday evening. After jolly
ride they will go to the Calvert home
where they will have lunch and play
games.
Freda Smith is a new pupil in the
second grade.
The Literary society will have a
program Friday. There will be
songs, recitations, dialogue, debate
and instrumental music.
Julius Hermanson, clerk of the
school board, visited the manual
training room during the entire reci-
tation period Tuesday afternoon.
The high school began the new
year Monday with every pupil pres
ent.
Warren Kerr returned to school
Wednesday after two days. absence.
The physical geography class will
take the mid-year state examination
Thursday morning.
Peter Skrief is new pupil in the
first grade.
The first year algebra class is now
taking up new factoring.
The pupils of Miss Brondby's room
and the teacher gave a surprise party
in honor of her birthday Friday eve
ming at the school house.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Thomp-
son, Thursday, at 1:1O o'clock a. M,
an S-pound boy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Ernest Norberg. who is working at
the Crookst"r Lumber company's
camp at Whitefish Lake, spent the
weekend ct his home.
Martin Norherg is visiting his
uncle at Leonard.
The Literary society met Friday
night at the home of r. R. Dickens.
The following program was given:
Song, "Perfect Day." Chorus.
Reading -"Americanism," Edna
Wright.
Recitation-"Pat and the Horse
radish," Lenora Ryan.
Paper-Mrs. N. L. Knox.
A new program committee consist
ing of Edna Wright, Esther Knox and
Carol Knox was appointed.
Mrs. w. S. Fauhl spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. N. L. Knox.
Dan O'Keefe has been suffering
from an attack of la grippe the last
week. William Dunkel has also had
slight attack.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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p Word was received by his parents
that George Stemmon had been kill
ed in a Wisconsin logging camp by
a tree he was telling. The body was
shipped home for burial.
:. The Sunberg school play will be
given at the Andrew Merried home
Saturday evening, Janyar %. A bas-
ket social will be given to buy an
organ.
T. Martin Knutson left Monday for
Perth, N. D., for the coming spring.
= Thomas Knutson and family spent
Sunday at E. J. Munsch's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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1t was 43 below zero Monday.
Sivert Raaen, John Anderson and
Swan Larson returned from Grygla
Thursday.
Gus Anderson has just finished a
fine cutter for Jack Doss.
Tom Laughery and Earl Bell are
getting out logs. at Carlson's and
Freleigh's.
Joe Strefelder is getting out a
nice lot of logs.
Chris Christensen is hauling logs
to the Carlson mill.
Guy Nair is busy logging.
Ole johnson is clearing and get
ting out logs.
Carl Watland is finishing up his
house and will dedicate it with a
dance.
Mrs. Rice, the teacher on the
ridge, reports fine attendance at
her school.
Sam Laugherby has been on the
sick list with the grippe.
Ole Raen has just recovered from
a severe attack of the grippe.
Gilbert Raaen is getting out logs.
Mr.. Fitch is getting out logs.
Lew Walbridge is busy cutting
road on the range line.
Fred Cord reports business fine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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John and oscar Grande autoed out
from Goodridge Saturday to spend
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Grande.
Miss Pearl Coleman spent Sunday
at the Strand home, the guest of Miss
Annie Strand.
Is Frank Magnison, Jacob Anderson
and Pete and Carl Hendrickson spent
Saturday in Grygla. Carl Hendrick-
son made final proof on his home
stead.
Anton Gilsone returned to his home
Tuesday from Bemidji where he had
been working for the past month.
Oscar Stromburg was a Grygla
caller Saturday.
Ed Miller, Bert Kroken and AL
bert Stromburg made trip to Good
ridge Tuesday.
John Mjelde made trip across the
bogs Tuesday to Mr.. Highlands place
to have some feed ground.
Ed Miller and Bert Kroken spent
Thursday in Grygla attending to
business matters.
Walford Peterson was a Grygla
caller Thursday and returned home
Friday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
Customers Praise This
Fine Kidney Medicine

We have been selling DR.. /Kilmer's
SwampRoot for the past seven years
and during that time we have never
heard a complaint. All of our GUS
toners speak in the highest terms of
the results obtained from it's use and
all are we'll pleased with it as kid
ney, liver and bladder medicine. We
think it is a fine remedy and we sell
a great quantity of it.
Very truly yours,
E. E. HARRAH & SON,
Druggists,
Dec. 18th, 1915. Golden City, Mo.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25

The farmers in this vicinity are
hauling their pulpwood into town
and as fast as cars can be obtained
it is loaded and shipped. 80 <
Landmark & Isaackson of Leonard
are having lumber hauled into Pine
wood from their mill near Azure. They
will have a lumber yard in, Pine
wood.
Rumors are that we will have an
other sawmill in this vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Andrew Gutenberg has been laid
up a few days with lame knee.
( James Angel is hauling cedar to
the Trondson spur.
Herman Thorn has shipped his ex-
celsior.
Mrs. J. D. Bogart spent Friday in
Bemidji.
Among those who we're in Black
duck on Saturday were Herman
Thorn and family, Mrs. r. M. Cossen-
tine, John Ingerburt, J. E. and J. D.
Bogart.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
Letter to
DR.. Kilr or & Co.,
Binghamton, N, Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root Viii Do
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton,, N. y, for sample
size bottle. It will convince anyone.
You will also receive booklet of
valuable information, telling about
the kidneys and bladder. When
writing be sure and mention the Be-
midi Daily Pioneer. Regular fifty
sent and one-dollar size bottles for
sale at all drug stores.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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J. L. Strefelder is on his claim and
got his house built and is comfort
able as can be. He is busy getting
out logs for the Carlson MILL
Frank Strefelder has q cozy house
built on his quarter and is busy these
days getting out logs.
Gus Anderson is getting out, shingle
timber -,
J. M. Johnson is busy clearing his
northeast quarter.
The Carlson mill is running full
blast.
Ole Johnson is getting out some
fine logs.
Guy Nair is busy clearing.
Lew Walbridge has a nice lot of
logs on his rollway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Mrs. Berry's house caught fire
again recently. Mrs. Berry is the
widow of Civil war veteran.
Mrs. Riley left Friday evening for
Minneapolis where she will undergo
an operation. Mrs. Horace B1gsDy
of Northome accompanied her.
Mrs. Berry left Saturday morning
for Northome where she will stay
with her grand daughter, Mrs. Hor-
ace Bigsby.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25
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Charles Iseman of Neving sawed
wood for several of the farmers in
this vicinity last week.
Oscar Landmark of Leonard was
a business caller at Debs last Tues
day and Wednesday.
Miss Agnes McNulty returned last
Monday from her home in Litchfield, |,
Minn., where she has been spending
the holiday vacation with her
mother.
Christ Nelson sold a large team of
horses last week to Charles Smith,
an Indian of the Red Lake Agency.
The Swedish Sunday school had its
.belated Christmas exercises in Myr-
tie Creek school house, Dist. No. 81,
last Sunday evening with a fine pro-
gram and tree. The children and
Sunday school officers deserve much
credit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25

A regiment of 1000 men, with equip
ment Of GO,OOO pounds, marching ten
miles, does as much work as laborers
raising weight Of 100000 tons dis
tance of one foot
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-01-25

Wnen making gingerbread collect ali
the odd bits of cooked fruits and jelly
in the pantry and mix them in the
batter. This will add good flavor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

Adjt. Gen. w. A. Morris says the
Fourth South Dakota Infantry regi-
ment which was called to Camp
Greene, at Charlotte. N. c., is re-
cruited to full war strength, having
2,OO2 soldiers; commanded by Sc Of
ficers. There are also some enlisted
men and noncommissioned officers on
the reserve. Camp Greene is describ-
ed as an ideal camp for soldiers. 1t
is in the Blue Range mountains, far
enough above the level Of the sea to
avoid excessive hum idity and in the
midst of beautiful scenery. The health
conditions are said to be excellent
Gen. Morris makes no predictions as
to when the boys will be taken across
the water, but thinks they will be
taken in time to get training in
France and be ready for the "Big
Drive on the western front next
spring.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04
The Lincoln Journal thinks it would

The Lincoln Journal thinks it would
be unwise to expel Sen. LaFollette
from the senate on account Of the
millions Of people who regard him as
a champion Of popular as against
special interests, and who might not
consider that record annulled by the
indiscretions with which he is charg-
ed. Ever since the war started Sen.
j LaFollette has been the champion Of
Germany as against his own govern
ment. Does the Journal consider
that the government is one Of the
special interests that the senator is
justified in fighting? If there are
millions Of people in this country who
hold that view, as the Journal inti-
mates, then the sooner they and Sem
ator LaFollette get together on IN
avowed anti government platform the
better. We can much better fight
them as avowed enemies than ID trail
torous friends.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04
BON HoMME COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The ninth annual convention was
held in Tyndall Sept 1928 The con-
vention theme was Going Forward,
and truly all on the program entered
into the spirit Of progress to the full.
Miss Mary Cooley read an excellent
paper on Rural Problems. which call
ed forth very helpful discussion.
Rev. A. G. Warner emphasized the
consolidation of our public schools as
a means Of bringing greater results
in religious life and opportunity.
Rev. Shurtleff laid great stress on
the Importance Of the CHILD we
teach.
Our state president, Mr.. L. w.
Robinson. Of Parker, gave mos t
helpful address on the duties the par
ents have in conforming with the
work Of the Sunday School, or in
other words, Home Training.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

Capt. A. n. Jones, who is under
contract to purchase horses and mules
for the government. was in Sioux City
last week, and says the government
lie in the market for .25O, 600 horses
and mules for army service. The
middle west will be expected to fur
nish the greater portion of these ami
mails, and Sioux City is likely to be
one of the leading markets. On his
frat trip there MIR. Jones purchased
80 horses aud 12O mules. the aver
age price paid being 5000 per head.
Mr.. Jones predicts that within a few
weeks Sioux City will be able to kes ),
an army horse buyer permanently.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

The cement plant at Yankton, which
has been closed for several years
since it.was purchased by the Western
Cement company, has now been pur-
chased by the Sandusky Cement Co. !,
Of Cleveland, Ohio. It is reported
that the plant will be overhauled at
once and opened for business, with
y capacity of 5000 barrels daily.
This, enterprise will be Of more bene-
fit to Yank ton than a dozen bridges
across the Missouri river:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

With the departure of the Soath
Dakota troops to the, various canton.
ments, the state is left with no mill;
tary support in case of an uprising.
With no large industrial centers where
the l. w. VS. congregate we do not
have the danger to contend with that
many states have, yet the recent dis
closures in regard to the menace of
this organization makes it wise to be
prepared for an emergency, and it is
about time that the home guards
were gettig their guns.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

Alexander Cournos, a Russian ew,
who has bee.a working in the weather
bureau at Huron, was arrested this
week by the federal authorities, and
it is believed that he is one of the
166 l. w. Ws. indicted in Chicago
last week charged with sedition. The
indictments were the result of raids
made on l. w. w. headquarters in
various cities, and documents were
seized that showed national organ
ization of this order, for seditious
purposes, and evidence is quite con.
elusive that the leaders were hired
agents Of Germany. w sMS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

A meeting composed of $50 clti-
zens of Sioux Falls was held last
week and an organization perfected
to be known as the Legion of Loyalty.
It is planned to have membership
Of l, 600 in short time, and the
plan is to induce other towns in the
state to form like organizations. Or
ganizations of this kind would con-
stitute good antidote for the anti
American organization known as the
Peoples Council Of America for De-
mocracy and Peace.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04

The third contingent Of men includ
ed in the draft from Bon Homme
county, consisting Of eighteen men,
was called before the board at Tyndall
Tuesday, and left on the following
day for Ft. Riley, Kans. Following
10 the list, which now makes 80 men
called from this county:
Rudolph Beran.
Fred John Walter,
Thomas j. Sedlacek,
Charles L. Huisman,
Peter j. Ferwerda,
Frank Pesek,
Adolph Sedlacek,
Louis Hatwan,
Theodore Woodburn Moore,
james 7. Cuka,
Anton BeraL,
Emil Kondelik,
Hubert Schmidt,
Otto Christian Max,
Emil Vaclav Mattel Bame,
Frank Edward LaPour,
Rudolph Pavel,
Frank Pavel.