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The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
OIdtime Border Controversy

There was once a border dispute be- tween the states of Michigan and Ohio. but it was peaceably settled and had no serious results. In 1885 a contro- versy arose in regard to the boundary line between the states and the right to a strip of land to which both laid claim A convention held at Detroit that year framed constitution by which Michigan claimed the tract. For awhile there was danger of bloodshed. but It "blew over" In June, 1886, con gress passed an act admitting Michi- gan into the Union on condition that she relinquish her claim to the dis puted tract, in consideration of which. another tract, known as "the Upper Peninsula" was given her. These con ditions were rejected by one conven- tion, but accepted by another held in 1856, and in January, 1887. Michigan was admitted into the Union.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
 Ostrich Eggs in Liquid Form

sts { tsttss'
 The report of the British Imperial institute on consignment of ostrich eggs in liquid form gives the following analytical data: Water. 75.1 per cent i; protein, 107 per cent; fat. 11.4 per cent, and ash, 1.4 per cent. Chinese liquid eggs contain: Water, TOT per cent; protein, 12.7 per cent; fat. 12.7 per cent, and ash, IT per cent. If the above figures are calculated on a uni form basis of = per cent of water the composition works out the same in the two cases, and 1t is also seen that liquid ostrich eggs contain less pro tein and more fat than average hens eggs, though rather less of these in- gradients than ducks eggs. The re- port adds that the strong odor of liquid ostrich eggs may prevent their use for edible purposes. but that they might be useful for technical pur- poses in the forms of egg albumen and of preserved egg yolk in the leather industry. South African Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

caught he
  stato
 nots He madei The copps began to sncker
 birds ruhbe
 the old1
 "Whats il here?" demande the redhea dsergean
 ickens" said
 Wheredd you birds" he asked.
 Me ann of standing bridge" by a coupe O
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
News From Everywhere Condensed Items From All
 Over the World Tragedies and Comedies of Life Assembled for Busy Readers
MISCELLANEOUS.

Gov. w. L. Harding of Iowa has gone on record in favor of universal mill tary training for the youth of America.
 A branch of the Bolshviki have been organized in New York. Effective at once everything has been abolished, such as rent. debts, etc.
 A lieutenant in the Chilean army has completed an air flight over the Andes at their greatest altitude-19,- 900 feet.
 At Kansas City striking carmen are so incensed at the women taking their jobs that many of the conductorettes have been dragged from the cars.
 The "antinu" lid was placed on the schools of Milwaukee for the second time, and teachers and pupils are idle
 Former President Taft objects to the transfer of German colonies to Great Britain and urges they be made sub jeet to a league of nations
 Cook County, Illinois. property is valued at S3.254,712,114 for purposes of taxation according to the tax boards report
 The Railroad Administration spent S500,00o.000 for improvement of rail lines during the last ten months.
 Joseph Smith, head of the Mormon Church, though he controlled millions of dollars, left fortune of only some $70,000
 Peru has accepted the U. S. offer of arbitration in her quarrel with Chili. Argentine has also been called in as an interested party.
 A car striks in Kansas City has shut off transportation and the electric cur rent as well.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

much money he has got no at all He has his brothers thou of dollars of it. but He doctor for himself and he is sick Now if he could borrow 0
 a money Louis
 him the led
 I've SLIGO i q in sadL
 Louis Grand Rapids they met him at the n the obbng felt better Louis
 it, their all right They nailed When in funnyr'
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
WAR BREVITIES.

Ghili has promised the U. S. state de- partment that she will use every hon. orable means to avoid war with Peru.
 Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the kaiser is said to be the head of the new German revolution
 Nearly 500 Yankee prisoners have arrived at Munich en route home from prisons on the German border.
 A new gun-24-inch caliber-with a range of 40 miles has been installed at many of our coast defenses.
 A report from London declares that just before the Turks surrendered they made an effort to wipe out the Greek race.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

puv shf Van ve and Jones and his wife and supply station lo" up Soa covering with saWed7lh ShosulS
 appearing to drew automatic Pso rom Il ec with his first shot His second missed conched behind the machine the enped her revolver anu ooA rhes
 Thereupon baked killing woman sent one d s which erumred over the steering 
 headed Anderson of buckshot the head
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
German Title Of Honor

Eon" before name in German de. notes privilege title, either inherited or bestowed by a monarch upon his subject for meritorious services. While formerly this prefix was found in mi,,. uafy or feudal families only, many eolninoners' captains of industry. sci. entlsts. financiers and artists were s,l iioi'ored by their monarchs. The titlf IS either hereditary or ceases with rta death of the distinguished person
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
LABOR.

British labor leaders are willing to leave the settlement of all their diff eulties to President Wilson. and as sure him of their hearty support in every effort he makes.
 A big St. Louis shoe corporation has purchased a site for a new factory at Marshall. Mo. Erection will begin at once
 The national war board has in- creased the recent award of $3 per week of New York printers to $6.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Wooden Pipes for Water.

In these days of iron and cement it makes one sit up to read the report from the New England waterworks on wood pipe for water supply. They claim 1t is preserved and not rusted or corroded by water; it is not cor roded by any substance or destroyed oy aclds or salts; its carrying capaci~ " IS 70 per cent greater than castiron pipe and remains constant. while that or metal pipe decreases with age; it does not taint or affect fluids going through 1t; it does not burst if frozen. The elasticity of the wood preventing
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Marines as Fighters.

Washington. - The spirit of First To Fight, and Last to Give Up" was so strongly inculcated in the United States marines sent to the battle front that in the period from April to September 1, their casualties were g per cent. almost a fourth of their entire strength, and only 20 men were taken prisoner. according to the annual report of Major General Bar nett, commandant of the Marine Corps
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Acre of Bananas.

In India and the Malay peninsula the produce from one acre of bananas or plantains. as the fruit is termed Tn that region-will support a much greater number of people than a sim liar area under any other corp. Plan
 tain meal is made by stripping off the musk, slicing the core. drying it in the sun and then reducing it to powder, and finally sitting. It is calculated that the fresh core will give 40 per cent of meal, and that an acre of average quality will yield oyer q ton.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Says Some Pastors pislavaI

New York. = We do not attempt to deny that there are pastors in the Lutheran church who have been in sympathy with Germany and that some have spoken in a way to merit the despieable name 'disloyal,' Rev F. H. Knubel, president of the United Lutheran church of America, said in a statement here.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

The men at Camp Devens and other Eastern concentrating points are be ing sent west for easier demobillza- tion
 A new process for preserving meat is announced from New York by dry ing and pressing, water only being necessary to make it usable.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
To Settle Sailors, Fioht

Washington. The clash between the armed guird of the Ward liner Monterey and Mexican soldiers at Tampico has been left to diplomatic settlement and is now the subject of negotiations between the American and the Mexican governments. This announcement was made by the State Department.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Wilhelm Is a Renlnsa

Amerongen, Holland. - The form. CT German emperor continues to lead the life of a near recluse. He is vir. tuaily cut off from communication with the outside. Reports that he was in constant communication with his former advisers are not true
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Ex-kaiser Sheds Uniform

Amerongen, Holland. = Since his formal aodication, William Hohen- zollern has shed his uniform and ap- pears regularly in civilian clothes. as do the members of his suite. The entourage has been reduced in mum. to IS.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
CRIMINAL

B. NJ Hall. Texas ranger captain, was assassinated in front of the Bexar County, Tex, court house. No clue.
 Elmer Briddle of Sand Springs, Ok. broke into jail at Fort Smith, Ark, by being too anxious to locate the whisky in the building
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Vice President At Rally

New York. - Never before in the history of the Republic has the soul of America shone upon mankind with such refulgent splendor as it does this day" said Vice President Mar shall in an address at Red Gross rally at the Metropolitan Opera House.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Germans Interested in Wilson.

Berlin. = Dispatches reporting the arrival of President Wilson in Paris are displayed prominently by the Berlin newspapers. The presidents utterances are being scanned care fully. Newspapers which formerly were foremost in attacking the presi- dents policies now plead that they were deceived.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

IIIdTNcIIIlS III HIS DWH IIIIHU IIUW IVIITI= CTS and furs can cost so much. Pretty soon he saw a man leading crying man up the street.
 His brother is very rich said the man leading the weeping man.
 "For that should he cry?"
 His brother is dying and he him self will soon be very rich said the stranger.
 And he criesT asked Louis.
 Sure. he cries." said the stranger He is crying because while he has so
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

Norfolk, Va. - Fire destroyed the power plant at the naval operating base on Hampton Roads with loss estimated at $58O,00O. Famed by strong northeasterly wind. the fire for time threatened the entire base.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
ACCIDENTS

Two more army lieutenants have paid the penalty asked of those who go up recklessly in airplanes. This al San Diego.
 An accident to the British battleship Cassandra in the Baltic sea resulted in the death of II men.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Explosion Kills Six Navy Men

Washington. = Six men of the crew of the armored cruiser Brooklyn were killed and % others injured some seriously In an explosion of coal dust aboard the vessel at Yokobama Japan, where she was coaling.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

Conservation deereed shorter skirts fastidious men immediately began to spread the charge that the underpin- ningS of most girls were marked by Il slight curvature. Now, 'tis said. nine out of ten appear to possess knees which stand Ut least several inches apart.
 The libel is declared, even by wom- en, not to be altogether groundless, inasmuch as great many young women dc appear to belong to the bandy-limbed class. They blame this
 shoes they svear second the faulty . corsets that aon't fiji.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
New Railway Bill introduced

Washington.-Representatiye Graz of New Jersey, Republican, introduc- ed bill designed to create a national railway system under federal co-ope. ration and charter.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
COURT PROCEEDINGS

Jacob Frohwerk, editor convicted of reasonable writings, has appealed from the Missouri federal court to the supreme body.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
President May Stcn in cana,..

Geneva.-It is reported here on what appears to be good authority that President Wilson will ston for short time at Geneva on his way to Italy next month.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

IlnaZl1g feature, hOWeVer, thls ganS utdid the eld-time banglts-a woman ;un-hghter, twenty years old, who ought beside her husband to the death. Dale Jones, her husband, was hut twenty-one He began his crim- inal career in f9f4 at Los Angeles ny stealing an automobile. His murder aus depredatiens have ranged from
 he Pacific coast to Indiana. He was
 leader. if not the head of gang which killed without hesitation. Ger
 ainiy he and his wife were the gun
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
BattIeships Returnino To u 6

Washington. - Return to home wa. ters of the first ships of the Amerl- can armada sent 10 Europe to com bat German sea power will be marked sv great naval pageant in New Yor,, bout December 23.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
"How Comes It Such Little Legs and Big Body?"

CHICAGO"Ifmrnmts Harder or V effect How f little Policeman Harder sqned
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

uI n TEIIuN NHHSt UHty Wds IUUTIUi TIkV Il ball. and the front protruded in Il most extraordinary manner.
 Behind the first came another lit tie boy with large sack on his back. He looked like Atlas holding up the world or Prussian soldier going home with his loot. The kids were moving away from the Clark street bridge as fast as they could stagger and weave along under their loads.
 Policeman Harder took his catch 4I,., A,hnI, Iitil, 1 nlA
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
PSYCHOLOGICAL

J. Paul Stevens, general manager of the c. < O. By, is dead at his home near Covington, Ky.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Belgium May Get sunolies

Washington. = Surplus supplies in the hands of the American army in France may be used for the relief of Belgium,
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Something New Under the Sun: Woman Gun-Flghter

JonesLewis bandit gang has been ~pea of performances match those
 after 1he C war In one
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
"lsn't That Funny" Says Louis. It Surely Is

GRAND Iatega S39 Bridge street home again in Chicago Louis walking down in windows waiting for train time and
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

It; 1t requires less labor and experi- ence to lay in place than metal pipe :. II can when service pipes are not taken off, be laid in shallower ditcbes 'ilah metal pipe, for it is not easily ahected by frost; while more or less Joints show slight leakage when the pipe is first filled, they soon swell up and give less trouble in the end than castiron pipe.-Los Angeles Times
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Are Women of Denver Entitled to an Apology?

yER-Arse you salute yet pardon
 bowgged When Dame Fashion
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

'"h laughter he would i,Ifian to protect her rom ress similar ques- Herman lind of Joseph .o a machine 5 ., | blow. So he O. s,eir him fiat. He snar ,p Iun. In the meant -, :eet and made a savage
 Bingham gave the {
 s;f hit with a piledrl
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
Lono sieoe

It must be pretty tough to bo s,rahe with that all-the-way-down kind or sore throat. but just think of bein' an ostrich with rheumatism in "a, laigs. se'
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
''f Is the Price of Mans immortal Soul?

N side p IIThe tra pastor o the White
  b e pleaded guilty told Hun
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20
lncreasinu Love of Hor,a

presume the proper means of in- ereasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in A foreign one.-Shenstone.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

s +Lo American r shouted Judge Landis a baliif iusi ioA ~ shriveed souls of importance
 . ae daughter" said Judge Landis louis Tracy brltie Rat am trying to find if >h. GA pood Iniuak ma" Pratt said he would take .fo'e an wera ~ ~ rs daughter death aeyl of kalselis cor o' asch had origin in Ger. some decent and usef sentenr ion to the Red Cross firmly that the best : 'efdes fser to selling their Mrs John Die General Federation best possible use
 John Masef
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

Il other kinds tng waste grasn 'om the shed or are fed. and from.
The Monticellonian., 1918-12-20

wwyHEN General Allenby's Brit EMI ish troops entered Aleppo, v v another change was added
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02
INTERESTING CASE IS
BROUGHT HERE FOR TRIAL

The fall term of the District court
in Bemidji will begin September 10
and perhaps the most interesting case
docketed is that of Miss Margaret
Hansman against the Western Union
Telegraph company, in which the
plaintiff seeks to recover $25,O00
damages alleged to have been sustain
ed on account of contracting tuber-
culosis as the result of poorly heat
ed office operated by the company at
Luverne. e ~: ~
The case was first tried at Park
Rapids in 1916, when the plaintiff
was awarded a verdict of $4,000.
The company made motion for a
new trial, which was denied by Judge
B. F. Wright of Park Rapids, and the
case then went to the supreme court,
which reversed the decision and or
dered new trial. a. .. a
A change Of venue by stipulation Of
the attorneys in the case was granted
and the case will be retired here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02

MOUNT KENNEL FALLS.

London, Sept. Mount Kemmel,
the height dominating virtually all
the northern side of the Lys salient t
in flinders, is again in the hands of
the British. Dispatches to London
state that this famous hill, for which
the Germans paid terrible price in
April, and which was defended to the
death by the Allies, has been captured
There have been no reports, how
ever; Of an attack being made on this
hill and it seems probable the Ger
mans retired from it, and that the
British quickly moved in. There are
evidences that the enemy's retreat
from the Lys salient is being accel-
Grated, the British having taken the
station of Bailleul as we'll as Mount
Lille, to the east, and being in pos
session Of the bank Of the Lave river
from Vielle Chapelle to Lestrem on
the southern side of the salient.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02
FORMER BEMIDu W0BbLlE' +
ISSENTENCED TO TEN YEARS

Office, Sinclair was out of the city.
The day following, or the next day
after that, Sinclair. arrived in Be-
midi and as he alighted from the
train Officer Frank Frost, then a
member of the police force, grabbed
him and started to the, city jail. Sim
clar grew ugly; and applied vile cpl
thets to the policeman, whereupon
the latter went "over the top" and
when Sinclair appeared before the
municipal judge his face looked some
thing like an European war map,
and he was very tame and subdued.
He was ordered out of the city and
went. to Minneapolis where he was
taken in the federal dragnet.
Dunning to "Pen."
Following up the raid, the dis
loyal books and foul poems and other
literature were seized at headquarters
in Bemidji and Secretary Dunning
fell into the laws clutches, being SEN
fenced to two years in Leavenworth
under the new I. w. w. sabotage law.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02
Big Red Lake
Sturgeon ! ) u |l At
the State Fair /
Especial to Pioneer. )

st. Paul. Sept. 2,-The Red
Lake sturgeon was delivered to-
daY at the state fair grounds
alive and @. r., Quite q number
3 of other varieties were lost. .... :.-,..>
a -z #.ss - III S. A. SELVOG. :% H. T.
The above dispatch was received by
the Pioneer this afternoon, telling
of the arrival Of the Red Lake inhab-
liant for display at the state fair.
& His Fishship was interestedly in
sspected by Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Mo-
lander and Mr.. and Mrs: e. H. Denu,
who acted as a sort of reception COM
mittee for the big fellow Saturday
night. Tom Smart rcplenished the
tank with fresh lake water, leaving
another tank available for use during
the trip Of the sturgeon. It was six
feet long and weighed 100 pounds, not
a large one, but as large as could be
shipped alive. The car also carried
about $4,000 pounds OF fish packed in.
ice for supplying state institutions
and consumers. .sT...,. :i,s' . g.: y. Gt.,s II !,
The arrival of the sturgeon at the
state fair is notable, owing to it being
the first time a sturgeon was ever on
exhibition there. Mr., Selvog had
made three attempts before to get
one alive to the state fair and finally
made good. h.. ( ~. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02

Charging him with conducting a
disorderly place, Louis Strawbridge,
residing about four miles west on the
Jefferson highway, was brought be-
fore Judge Fisk this afternoon and
arraigned to await further action on
the pare of the authorities.
The arrest of Strawbridge is a re-
suit Of the barn dances" he has been
conducting on the second story of a
large barn on his place, while the
lower portion is said to be haven
for farm stock The arrest came at
an early hour Sunday morning when
about Is members of the Home
Guards made visit to the place
while the dance was on in full
blast The company detachment was
in command Of First Lieut.. Scott Ste
wart and leaders in the visit were
Major Mitchell of the Twenty-first
battalion and Lieut.. Brandt, who is
also federal officer.
In the barn at the time were a
number of young girls and boys, one
Of the girls being IA years of age.
The hour was about 1:45 Sunday
morning when the detachment ar
rived and every one in the place was
searched, as Strawbridge is under
bonds to appear before the federal
grand jury at Fergus Falls next No
vember, he having been arrested by
Federal Officers Brandt and Johnson
and held for introducing liquor. At
the time of his arrest on the liquor
charge Strawbridge had long been
suspected of dealing in booze and
bore the reputation of "the man who
could get away with it," He refused
to stop his high-powered car at the
time, and two shots from revolver
checked him. Four gallons Of booze
and four of alcohol were confiscated
by the officers at the time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02

The combined sentences imposed
by Federal Judge Lands on the 20
I. w. W. defendants in Chicago, in
cluded a we'll known character who
made himself. very conspicuous
in Bemidji,, Archie Sinclair, re-
ceiying total Of 2S years In
the federal penitentiary at Ft.
Leayenworth and a. total time OF $780,
900. He received four sentences to
run concurrently, the smallest being
two years and the largest ten years.
Sinclair broke into the !, w. W..
game about five years ago and IN the
lumber strikes nearly two years ago
took an active part in the troubles at
Gemmell and vicinity. That was at
the time the l. w. WIS attempted
to put the Backus-Brooks company
out of business or else they come 10
the terms demanded by the Wobblles'
s -. Named Secretary.
Nels Madison was then secretary
of the branch office at BemldJl anu
resigned to so west to the trouple,
some fields. Sinclair was then namca
secretary of the local branch oitlce
and was in turn succeeded by jess
Dunning. Sinclair is short stocky
specimen of humanity, with thin fea-
lures and wild sort of expression
when excited, and is loud of mouth
and not one bit. choice in his Ian
guage. He seemed to imagine that he
possessed the right to curse every
body and everything on the slightest
provocation and was a most unfit in
diyidual for any community.
Sinclair "Gets His"
When the citizens of Bemld]l
rounded up the I. w. w. in BemldJl
and sent the gang out on the train
with warning never to return, and
then closed the branch headquarters
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-02
SUPREME JUDGE TO
BE HEARD in .BEMIDJl

Supreme Court Judge Oscar Hallam
Of St. Paul will be in Bemidji and
speak on the Fourth Liberty Loan pm
der the auspices of the; America First
association of Bemidji. The time and
place is to be determined.
Z Judge Hallam is member OF the
Minnesota Supreme Court and is one
Of the most able jurists in the state.
He has served for the past six years
and is again ascandidate for the SUI
preme bench, and he should be heard
by large audience of patriotic citi-
zens. ?, .s II -, - s = +1,5 .