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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
crookedest Railroad In the World

Cfookedest Railroad In The World.
Up CALIFORNIA; Tamalpafs runs the
erookedest railroad in the world OF
the eight miles of track the longest
tangent is but 413 feet. In one notable
instance the road makes five complete
hoops and ties two complete bowknots
to attain an elevation of ninetyS feet.
The end Of the line is about half mile
higher than the starting point. and
there is not one particularly steep
grade in the entire system.-Wall Street
journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
Worse still.

Did Mr.. Jobbless pay his bin o.
Eyes, sir" answered the collector.
s'but he made lot Of fuss about it.
I'm! Don't let that trouble you, son.
It's the fellow who bellows and doesn't
pay Nthat we should worry about. -
Birmingham Age Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
Painfully Frank.

Hostess Ito departing guest)-Must
you go SO early, Mr.. Blank? Rlank-I'm
very sorry that must leave, Mrs
Park. The fact is. not expecting to
have such pleasant time this eve
ming. / made another engagement
Boston Transcript.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
Hint That Failed.

Visitor (waiting an Invitation to-
lunch) Two o'clock. I fear I'm keep,
ing you from your dinner. Hostess
No. but fear we are keeping you from
youvs. AIeggendor:e Blaetter.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
Without oHenurnq.

Two things you can say to almost
any man without offending him. One
is, 'You are working too hard The
other is. ..You ought to get more pay
Boston Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
cemetery.
JOSHUA HODGSON

Joshua Hodgson, a veteran of the
Civil War, and pioneer resident of
Belgrade township, Nicollet county, died
at his home there last week, from COM
plication of diseases. He was born in
Clinton county, New York, in 1916, and
came with his parents to Belgrade in
1857. He served as a private in the
Company F, First Minnesota Heavy
Artillery.
He is survived by one daughter, Miss
Luella Hodgson; brother, J. Hodgson,
aafnldd three sisters, the Misses Sarah and
Charlotte Hodgson, all living at the
far1m home
The funeral was held from the home
Friday afternoon, and burial was in the
Glenwood cemetery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-01-03
OBITUARY
MRS. LOUISA DAHMs.

In the death Of Mrs. Louisa Dahms,
widow of the late Johann Dahms,
Niconet county has lost another pioneer.
Mrs. Dahms passed away at the home
Of her daughter Mrs. Louis Fitzner,
CORTLAND Township last Thursday
morning, December %, after an illness
gilmore than ten months: Myocarditis
is given as the cause of death. She had
passed her eighty fifth birthday.
Mrs. Dahns, whose maiden name was
Louisa Stolt, was born in Sallentin,
Province of Ponmern, Germany, Sep
TENDER Z, 1881, and was married to Mr..
Dahms in that country in 1854. They
came to America in 1859, stopping at
Madison, ILL.,, where they remained for
about year and then coming to Mime
sofa, settling in Nicollet township,
Nicollet County, in 1860, taking
homestead a mile west of Nicollet village.
Following her husbands death in 1895,
Mrs. Dahns continued to live on the
old homestead until about twelve years
ago, when she went to reside with her
daughter, Mrs. Fitzner in CORTLAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahms were <Nicollet
county residents during the Indian up.
rising, and experienced many of the
early-day hardships of those perilous
times ~,
Mrs. Dahms was the mother of nine
children, six of whom survive her, as
follows: J. G. Dahms, Walnut Grove;
Mrs. Louis Fitzner, CORTLAND; Mrs.
Charles Braun, Mankato; Mrs. Henry
Bode, Courtland; Mrs. Charles Tom
schin, New Ulm; w. M. Dahms, Nicollet
township. She also leaves three sisters
and one brother, Mrs. Minnie Kettner,
Mrs. Louis Bode, ST., Mrs. Elisa Cor
nelius, and Christian Stolt of Nicollet
township; also forty-four grand-child-
rem and forty-one great children.
Mrs. Damns was lifelong member of
the Lutheran church.
The funeral was held Saturday after
noon, from the home of Mrs. Fitzner,
with services at the CORTLAND Lutheran
church, Rev H. Strasen, the pastor,
officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Expert Testimony,

There is jus, m of two things
about married life"
"Eh?"
You either ct Il divort e or you get
reconciled t. Il Exchange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Primary Colors.

As to what are the primary colors
is something on which authorities
have disagreed. Sir David Brewster
called red, yellow and blue the pri-
mary colors, and this view has been
commonly held by painters and others,
since all the known brilliant hues can
be derived from admixture of these
three pigments. But if the pure spec
trail colors are superposed upon a
screen the resulting colors are quite
different. Thomas Young suggested
red, green and violet as the primary
colors, but subsequent experiments by
J.. Clerk Maxwell appear to show that
they should be red, green and blue.
Sir William Abney, however, says red,
green and violet. Any two colors
which together produce a white or
gray light are complementary colors.-
Exchange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Nicely Trapped.

The sexton of a certain church the
other afternoon had conducted a party
round the ancient edifce, and, despite
dropping more than one gentle hint"
it appeared as if the sexton was to go
unrewarded.
In the porch the leader of the party
paused a moment.
Il suppose" he said, you've been
here many years?"
"Forty," replied the old man, IAN
it's a VERY strange thing as when
ever I'm a-showing a party out O. the
porch they allus asks M that question
or with ~emphasis) the other"
"Indeed!' smiled the visitor. "And
what may the other be?"
what l calls question number two"
replied the sexton calmly, sis Jest this
-'Samiwell, is tips allowed?' And
Samiwell allus answers, Tips is al
lowed!"
The hint was taken, as was the tip.
London Globe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Stevenson as an Enaineer.

Robert Louis Steyenson's old friend,
the Rev. Archibald Bisset, was minis
ter of Ratio for over forty years. Mr..
Bisset's intimacy with Stevenson be-
longed to his early Edinburgh days"
when he was trying to become an au-
thor despite paternal opposition. and
Mr.. Bisset used to tell how the elder
Stevenson, having got his reluctant %
safely anchored in his Office one day,
gave him a problem to solve regarding
bridge pressure and went off to a meet:
ing. Louis cast his eyes over the task.
pulled Lewes' Life of Goethe" III of
his pocket and applied himself to that.
well, Louis" said the father on his
return, "have you worked out that cal
culation?"
NO" was the bored reply. II knew
that nothing depended on my doing it;
| haven't the slightest curiosity as to
what the pressure would be; tell me.
and will take it on your authority"
The lighthouse engineer looked at his
o and then remarked slowly, II think
you'd better go Observation-Disclosures
Guardian.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Fans of

At the time that Louis XIV. was king
of France fan making had reached per
haps It's highest point. 1t has not gone
backward since, but surely no fans
could be made more exquisite than
were those of the days of the glory of
Versailles.
Du Barry and Nine. de Pompadour,
the two most persistent favorites of
Louis XIV, were both very fond of
fans, and many are the stories told of
their extravaganza in buying them or
at least ordering them, for the king
had to pay for them. One that was
chosen by Nine. de Pompadour took
nine years in the making. 1t was made
of paper cut like fine point lace, and
the sticks bore medallions so tiny but
withal perfect that they could only be
made out by the aid of a very power
full Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17

Length, six inches. Our smallest
woodpecker; spotted with black and
white. Dark bars on the outer tail
feathers distinguish it from the SINH
larly colored but larger hairy wood
pecker.
Range: Resident in the United
States and the forested parts of Can
ada and Alaska.
Habits and economic status: This
woodpecker is commonly distributed,
living in woodland tracts, orchards,
and gardens. The bird has several
characteristic notes, and, like the
hairy woodpecker, is fond of beating
on a dry resonant tree branch a tat
too which to appreciative ears has the
quality of woodland music. In a hole
excavated in a dead branch the downy
w%oodpecker lays four to six eggs.
This and the hairy woodpecker
are among our most valuable allies,
their food consisting of some of
the worst foes of orchard and
woodland, which the woodpeckers are
especially equipped to dig out of dead
and living wood. In the examination
of 1913 stomachs of this bird, animal
food, mostly insects, was found to con-
stitute rs per cent of the diet and
vegetable matter "a per cent. The
animal food consists largely of beetles
that bore into timber or burrow under
the bark. Caterpillars amount to Is
per cent of the food and include many
especially harmful species. Grasshop-
per eggs are freely eaten. The vege-
table food of the downy woodpecker
consists of small fruit and seeds, most
ly of wild species. 1t distributes seeds
of poison ivy, or poison oak, which is
about the only fault of this very USE
full bird.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Spizella ~passarina

Length, about five and one-fourth
inches. Distinguished by the chestnut
crown, black line through eve, and
black bill.
Range: Breeds throughout the Unit
ed States, south to Nicaragua, and
north to southern Canada; winters in
the southern United States and south
ward.
Habits and economic status: Tho
chipping sparrow is very friendly and
domestic, and often builds it's nest in
gardens and orchards or in the shrub
berry close to dwellings. Its gentle and
confiding ways endear it to all bird
lovers. 1t is one of the most insectivor-
u of all the sparrows. It's diet con-
sists of about AZ per cent OF insects
and spiders and So per cent of vege-
table matter. The animal food con-
sists largely of caterpillars, of which
it feeds a great many to its young.
Besides these, it eats beetles, includ-
ing many weevils, Of which one stom-
ach contained 80. 1t also eats ants,
wasps, and bugs. Among the latter
are plant lice and black olive scales.
The vegetable food is practically all
weed seed. A nest with four young of
this species was watched at different
hours on four days. In the seven
hours of observation 119 feelings were
noted, or an average of II feelings
per hour, or four and one-fonrth feed
ings per hour to each ~ g This
would give for a hrs at
least ''0 fnee brood.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Stumpinu Him,

Il am now prepared to answer any
questions you may care to ask" said
the lecturer.
"Any one barred? 2" asked the man in
the audience.
Certainly not" replied the man on
the platform.
Then just wait a few minutes, will
you. mister, till l run home and get
that fou%r-year-old kid of mine. He's
got a few hard ones that I'd like to
have you answer for me."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Accurate

rs oma really the weaker yes
sel?'
Only when she is unnamed
Pittsburgh Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17

All complain Of want of silver. but
none of want of sense.-Scotch Proverb.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Keeping Home Happy.

The tramp touched his hat and walk
ed along beside the horseman.
you wouldn't think it. sir" he said.
but nee had a happy home"
Then" said the rider. why didn't
you do something TO keep it happy?"
Il did, sir" said the tramp; 81 left
it.''-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17

There's no false modesty about the
cent-a-word column of The Pleasant
vile Press. No legitimate PROPOSE
ton need hesitate to launch forth to
find =. pom Need n t even sign
your name or address. This off e
receives and holds replies for you.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17

You doubtless enjoy reading the so
cial and local items in The Pleasant
vile Press. Bear in mind, when you
have some n visiting you, to call OF
write or phone us the fact, so that
we may make this department more
interesting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
The Paternal Idea.

Miss RoXley--l lost my heart last
night, pa. | accepted Mr.. Poorman.
Mr.. RoXley Huh. You didn't lose
your heart. You must have lost your
head.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-17
Willie's Question.

Pa
Yes, Willie"
"Pa, how is it that my hair has
grown longer than yours when yours
has grown longer than mine?" 6
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
APOLOGIZE WHAT FOR?
(EditOrial)


of
following the reading the bills Al
when the
bills drawn.
officials who allowed the bills
citing substanaon
of a charter of Bemidu
and copy OF the city he laid on the long
which aldermen turned back
then he charter walked
heard the question
Alderman which asked and the result
and the section mentioned
Alderman Lah located The incident recalled and the question
with his again stated
its being asked the salient of the provision
mentioned by him reproduced in the Pioneer
public provision also
answered. in other words g
The reply Alderman Lahr whatever
ASKED MADE AN OPEN SESSION OF THE
COUNCIL. CITY OF BEM1DJI.
THEP1oNEER PRESENTED BEING PART
BUSINESS SESSION OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE
PEOPLE,
THE TRUTHFuLNEss OF WHAT THE
DISPUTED.
FOR GIVING THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF BEM1DJ1 A
REPORT PROCEEDINGS CITY COUNCIL
PIONEER TAKEN TO TASK.
reading opinion last
the raised bv ah
II think Pioneer should apologize the council"
81 think too,' added Alderman Miller.
Justfo what apology
writer this
the the council He
with either Alderman Bailey
Alderman Miller and would be offer should he
unjusty statement concerning them
justice the Pioneer in connection with the openly stated
following:
if
He ONE STATEMENT UNTRUE concerning Alderman
Miller.
ONE STATEMENT concerning
concerning City
president the city council City Clerk sten Chief Police Ripple Chief
atters bull IN
Bemidj
We STAND READY TO "BE SHOWN"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
BUFFALO BILL" IS
NEARING END OF
THE i TRAIL OFLIFE

Denver, Colo, Jan. 9.-Colonel
William F. Cody (Buffalo. BilD is
dying in Denver today, facing
death in the same manner he faced
it many a time on the plains Of the
west in conflicts that made his name
famous. aar .-.> ,E..t
Colonel Cody heard the warning
words of the approach of the end
of his life from DR.. J. H. East, his
physician and friend. Colonel Cody
had summoned the physician to his
bedside. When DR.. East walked in
to the room, Colonel Cody said:
e'Sit down, doctor, there is some
thing want to ask you. 1 want you
to answer me honestly. What are
my chances?"-
Dr.. East turned to the scout.
"There is time, Colonel, he said,
~swhen every honest physician must
commend his patient to a higher
power" ----------
Colonel Cody's head sank
How long?" he asked simply. s .
.s'I can answer that" said the
physician, ,e'tonly by telling you your
life is like the hour glass. The sand
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
WIFE MURDERER TO
HANG JANUARY IS
(By United Press)

Ossipee, N. H., Jan. "a verdict
of "guilty with capital punishment"
was returned last night against Fred
erick L. Small, former Boston broker,
who was charged with the murder Of
his wife, Florence A. Small. To-
day he was sentenced to hang Jan.
IS, by Judge Kivel.
The jury deliberated three hours.
Small staggered for an instant as he
heard the words of the foreman of
the jury, but at once pulled himself
together and maintained the COM
posure which, with few exceptions,
has marked his conduct from the mo-
ment he was arrested.
Turning to the newspaper men
after the formalities of adjourning
the court were observed, he said:
gentlemen, am innocent of this
crime. I know no more about it
than you do. am awaiting the next
move"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
LEWIS EX0NERATED
BY SLAIN MODELS
SISTER; R;;PR0BE ON
(By United Press)

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Bessie Col
bert, sister of Maize Colbert, slain
corset model, and Mayor Thomas
Smith have Joined efforts to force
a complete solution Of the death mur-
der of the pretty model. It is the
belief that when Bernard Lewis, son
of a millionaire father, committed
suicide the mystery was solved.
Prominent society men, cafe fire.
quenters and stellar lights Of the
gay night life are busy scanning
headlines of the newspapers.
Bessie Colbert has issued state
ment declaring Lewis innocent of
having committed the crime. The
police are flooded with letters, the
writers stating they have positive
proof that Lewis is not guilty.
The police are giving little atten-
tion to these letters are the writer's
are prompted, it is asserted, solely
by hopes of financial gain from the
rich father of Lewis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
Six Points Are Ordered Purchased; Will Be Sunk Near
#z The Pump House For Use In Case
Serious Occasion Arises
lCoNDITIoNS ARE DECLARED TO Be DEPL0RABLE
Bsts Protection Recommended For tho Business Section
Of City; 9!as Print Plat Of the Water System
r.: Is Ordered To Be Made

several years ago and which has
never been used. At the present time
this pump is of no use to the city but
could be used for a purpose which
the committee will recommend later
in this report.
{ Makes Recommendations.
The committee recommends the
following:
That the steam pump above re-
ferred to be thoroughly overhauled or
a new one be installed in it's place,
should the cost of repairs be too
great, and would further suggest that
the council obtain estimates of the
cost of overhauling the old pump and
the cost Of a new one.
We further recommend that as
soon as the steam pump is repaired
and put in condition to furnish the
necessary amount of water for the
city, that a new cement foundation
be put under the big electric pump.
This can be done with very little ex-
pense. .
We further recommend that all
city wells be thoroughly cleaned i'm
mediateyl, believing that If this is
done in the proper. manner, a suffi-
cient flow of water may be obtained
for city use except in cases of large
fires.
More Fire Protection.
We further recommend that ais
soon as practicable for the better fire
protection in the congested down
town district an estimate be obtained
on the installation of seven or eight
blocks of fire mains of say, eight or
ten-inch diameter, running from the
lake through the closely built-up
portion of the city and that the CEN
trifugal pump now lying idle at the
pump house be installed on the lake
shore to furnish water to the afore-
said mains.
We further recommend that all
steam and water pipes in the pump
house be cleaned and painted and
that all machinery kept in better
condition, and that the meter at
pump house be put in. good condi-
tion.
We further recommend that the
city engineer be instructed to furnish
the council a blue print showing To-
cation of all water mains, taps and
sewer connections in the city of Be-
midi and file a copy of same with
the city clerk and clerk of the water
board.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09
CITY'S OFFICIAL FAMILY
"' INCREASED BY TWO

When the city council convened
last evening it was the first time the
city had been represented by eleven
aldermen, ten from the reguar wards
and the alderman and
Mayor Vandersluis beamed pleasant
1y over his increased official family.
The addition of Nymore, the new
Fifth ward to the city, added two
more representatives to the council
and Aldermen Brinkman and Tagley
were in their seats for the first time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-09

The water system of the city of Be-
( midji is to be overhauled, put in
proper condition and given a thor
sough OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that
] is declared has long been q dire
necessity. This was decided last
evening at the meeting Of the city
fathers after the committee, consist
ing Of, Aldermen r. E. Miller F! s.
Lycan and P. L. Foucault, had made
a report of their findings concerning
the plant as instructed so. to do! by
the council, the report being received
by the council. . .: D.. RET
a It was during the discussion OF; the
findings of the report during which
time the condition of the plant was
thoroughly gone into, that Alderman
Smart moved that six points be pur-
each point to be three in
~ches, six-foot screen and g. 7O!1nch
mesh and sunk at the plant as an
emergency, and auxiliary to the pres
ent plant capacity. The motion was
made after Charles Warfield, had ad-
dressed the council giving what, in
his belief, would be for the best in
the Improvement of the plant.
The council also went on record as
wanting the plant kept cleaner. II
t&@' Report in Detail.
p The report of the committee to the
council is as follows:
L On January 3 the. committee ap-
pointed to investigate the water sup
ply and pumping station equipment
visited the pumping station and beg
leave to submit the report OF their
findings. w. .- ir
r. The large electric pump which
supplies most of the water for the
city was found to be in fairly good
condition, it having been recently re-
paired. The foundation on which it
rests, however, is loose, causing more
or less vibration and undue stress
and wear on the pumping machinery.
The engineer in charge Informed us
that this pump was running at about
two-thirds of it's capacity on account
Of poor water supply from the city's
wells. 80
The auxiliary pump or large steam
pump is in very bad repair. This
pump is an old one, having been in
service more or less for the past fif-
teen years. To repair the same
would require new cylinder heads,
piston rings and several other parts.
The city has at the pumping sta
tion a 65-horsepower motor-dr1ven
centrifugal pump which was installed