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"Farmer** Hines Says Great
Immigration Movement to
Canada Will Soon Cease.
LANDS ARE WORTHLESS FOR
FARMING PURPOSES.
Many Who Have Taken Lands
in Canada Will Soon Return
to United States.
D. W. Hines, who ten years
ago created a stir in railroad cir
cles by announcing that he wonld
build a railroad from Duluth to
the rich wheat belt of North Da
kota and southern Canada, was
in the city last night enroute
from Hines Spur, where he
visited his brother, Jabez, to his
home near Cavalier, N. D.
Mr. Hines has just returned
from a trip through southwest
ern Canada, where he looked over
the situation with a view of in
vesting in farming property. He
was not favorably impressed
with the lands, however, and did
not buy a single acre of Canadian
soil. He claims that the lands
are utterly useless for farming
purposes, especially in the sec
tions which are not affected by
the precipitation from the Rocky
Mountains.
"In some sections," said Mr.
Hines, "the weather is so dry
that only one crop is raised in
eight years. Further north,
where some of the more daring
settlers have ventured, nothing
can be raised on account of the
early frosts and blizzards. Snow
storms are common even in the
middle of the summer owing to
the close proximity of the region
to the ice laden lands lying far
ther to the north. A shift of the
wind will bring on a blizzard or
below zero temperature. It is
altogether probable that large
numbers of settlers who have
bought lands in the Saskatche
wan valley will return to the
United States this fall, and indi
cations point to a general deser
tion of the territory now settled
by people from the United
States."
Mr. Hines also discussed rail
road matters for a short time,
saying that the line which the
Soo is now contemplating is the
identical route selected by him
ten years ago when the Great
Northern, through the influence
of its vast interests in Minnesota,
killed the proposition and barred
for the time being the establish
ment of a rival and competing
line from the wheat belt to the
Great Lakes. He said that he
was confident that the Soo would
build in the near future from
Thief River Falls to Duluth and
that should this go through
northern Minnesota would profit
untold benefits.
It is not known whether Mr.
Hines is interested in the mys
terious company represented by
his brother, but it is probable
that he is connected in some way
with the company.
PRINCESS
Grocery Co.
We have a full line of
Christmas Tree Decorations,
Candy Toys, Candies, Etc.
We will make a special price to
Churches, Societies and
Schools on these goods.
Home Made Taffys
Peanut Candy Mixed Nuts
Bon Bons Chocolates
Smokers' Articles
Fancy Box Tobaccos
Case Pipes
Look at these before selecting
your presents.
We will have for the Holidays
a select line of Fruits and
Vegetables.
Select Oysters always in stock.
Princess Grocery Co
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RED LAKE NO W
HAS DAILY MAIL
First Trip on New Schedule
Made This Morning by
Mail Carried Smart
The new daily mail service be
tween Bemidji and Red Lake was
instituted this morning and the
first trip under the new schedule
was made today by Mail Carrier
John Smart, who will have charge
of the route, although his brother,
the Bemidji drayman, has the
contract for carrying the mail,
and no half way station will be
established, as the expense of
the arrangement which was first
contemplated would have been
greater than using six teams and
eliminating a half way stopping
place.
HINES NAMES
SECRETARY
D. M. Stoltz Made Secretary
and Treasurer of Mys
terious Company.
D. M. Stoltz, who has been em
ployed as day clerk at the Mark
ham hotel for some time past,
has been appointed secretary and
treasurer of the mysterious com
pany represented dy Jabez Hines
at Hines Spur, and leaves tonight
for that place to take up the duties
of his position. Beyond this
there is no news as to the doings
of the company and it is probable
that the purpose of the mysteri
ousorganization will not be known
for two weeks yet.
THREATENINGS
AND SLAUGHTER
Col. Greene Was Formerly
Indian Fighter in the
Northwest.
Col. Greene of the Greene Con
solidated Copper Co., who is said
to have lost five millions because
of the recent Lawson raid and
who is now breathing out threat
enings and slaughter against
the man from Boston, proclaim
ing that he is going up to Bos
ton with a gun in each hand and
a rifle or two up his sleeve and
his pockets full of dynamite, is
an old resident of the northwest.
In the early seventies he was in
Fargo and was one of the origi
nal owners of the Fargo townsite.
He spent a number of years in
the Bad Lands cattle raising and
mining. The Fargo Morning
Call declares that he was a fam
ous Indian fighter and that he
made himself popular during the
Indian Troubles in the early
70's.
Lawson is still living at three
o'clock this afternoon.
LOTS OF FUN
FOR MR. HINES
Jabe Hines Trots About The
Country and Gets Him
self Interviewed.
Jabe Hines of Hines Spur,
Blackduck and the new Zion City
is having all manner of fun with
the newspapers of the northern
part of the state. Mr. Hines has
been traveling a bit of late and
has had himself interviewed in
every town of any size that he
has visited. If Mr. Hines likes
to see his name in the newspap
ers he must be fairly hugging
himself in satisfaction.
Some of the things that the en
terprising newspaper men of
northern Minnesota make of Mr.
Hines interyiews are fairly funny.
One newspaper is much worried
because Mr. Hines does not wear
a silk tile and thinks that a hand
me-down sweater and a mack
anaw jacket does not well become
the founder of a new Zion City.
The interviews are going to
make a lot of things happen when
Mr. Hines throws off the coat of
secrecy. All Blackduck town
ship has been brought, the name
of Blackduck will be wiped off
map, forty factories will be built,
every house in the colony will be
a brown stone front, the colony
will be for the relief of the pau
pers of England, a steamship will
be built to plough the waters of
the Atlantic, a Divine healing
plant of extraordinary capacity
will be installed, and a million
dollars will be a mere drop in the
bucket compared to the amount
of money the company is pre
pared to spend, Selah.
If Jabe Hines does not get a
plug hat and a spike tailed coat
pretty soon though the whole
thing is liable to fall through.
The Red Cross is coming.
DECISIOMN^:
BANKRUPTC
United States District Court
Hands Down Important
Decision.
BANKRUPT FIRMS MUST DIS
GORGE ALL PROPERTY.
Mast Also Keep Proper Books of
Account Showing True Finan
cial Condition.
The court decides that in order
to obtain a discharge in bank
ruptcy, the bankrupt must not
only turn over all of its property
to the court to be distributed
among his creditors, but must
keep proper books of account,
showing his true financial condi
tion.
The decision arises from bank
ruptcy proceedings in the case of
Johnsrud Bros., who formerly
conducted a hardware and imple
ment storeat Fertile, Polk county.
They filed a petition in bankruptcy
Jan. 2nd last, and later made an
application for a discharge from
all debts, claiming that they had
turned over tothe court all their
property and complied with all
the requirements of the bank
ruptcy laws, but the court
thought otherwise, the creditors
say their attorney, John Balk
with, having filed an objection to
the discharge being granted, it
having been discoveerd that a
considerable amount of their
property had been turned over
to relatives of the bankrupts, and
that no accounts had been kept
of cash receipts and disburse
ments, for some time before their
petition, and that some of the
books had been mutilated by
erasures and cutting out leaves,
and the bankrupts were unable
to account for a shortage of oyer
ten thousand dollars between
what they were supposed to have
had in January 1903, and what
they had when their petition was
filed. MILL WORKERS
PUT UP CASH
Raise Fund of $500 to Aid
a Brother in Dis-
tress.
The trial of Joseph Guilemette,
accused of the brutal murder of
Joseph Monegan at Mentor last
fall is on at Crookston and is at
tracting widespread attention.
Guilemette has been employed
all his life in the large woolen
mills of Woonsocket, Rhode Is
land and his fellow workmen be
lieve that he is innocent of the
crime. They have raised $500
among themselves and have sent
Attorney Brochu from Woon
socket to Crookston to defend
their fellow workmen. Guil
emette has relatives in Red Lake
county who are well fixed and
they are prepared to spend any
amount of money to clear the ac
cused man.
Attorney Brochu says that he
will put up a fight for his life to
save Guilemette.
M'LEOD LEAVES
O N MONDA
Presbyterian Pastor Quits
Bemidji to Accept Position
at Tucson, Arizona.
Rev. McLeod, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Be
midji, announced this morning
that he would leave Bemidji next
Monday to accept a call as pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
at Tucson, Arizona, where he
will make his future home. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Mc
Leod and child. Mr. McLeod
will deliver his farewell address
to the people of the city on next
Sunday evening and itis expected
that the entire Presbyterian con
gregation, as well as the many
other friends of the pastor in Be
midji, will be present to hear his
closing address. ,-r
Neat Restaurant.
The removal of the furniture
and fixture of the Palace cafe
from its former location on Bel
trami avenue to the building on
Third street formerly occupied
by the I. Meyer & Co. clothing
store has been completed and the
restaurant now presents a very
neat appearance. The interior
ofi^the building-^ has 3been
thoroughly renovated and rede
corated and there is little doubt
but that Mr. Throm, the proprie
tor, will receive liberal patron
age.
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RECOVERIES
ARE DOUBTFUL
Men Injured in Boiler Ex
plosion Still in Very Cri
tical Condition.
"The recovery of three of the
men injured in the Frohn town
ship boiler explosion is consid
ered very doubtful," said the
physician who has had charge of
the injured men since the acci
dent, -'and it will be rather a sur
prise should two of them pull
through. Fred Biksbadt is no
better, and if anything his condi
tion has changed for the worse to
a certain extent. Albert Brewer
remains in about the same condi
tion, but the severe burns and in
ternal injuries which he sus
tained may result in his death.
Alfred Brewer is a little better
but as yet it cannot be stated
whether or not he will recover."
These may be considered as the
most sanguine statements that
can be offered regarding the con
dition of the unfortunate men,
coming, as they do, from the
mouth of the attending physician
and the death of all three of the
men is not unlooked for. The
other two men, Haberli and
Hand, are improving rapidly and
there is no doubt about their
recovery. BLIND PIGGER
IS ARRESTED
North Dakota Fugitive Ar
rested in Bemidji This
Afternoon By Police.
Wm. Semple was arrested this
afternoon by the local police and
confined in the city jail and will
be held here until the arrival of
the authorities from North Da
kota. Semple is said to have con
ducted a blind pig at Langdon
and was arrested in that city
charged with the crime. He fur
nished a bond for his appearance
in court but failed to show up
when the trial was to take place.
An investigation followed which
resulted in finding that he hadtions
eluded the officers and made his
escape from Langdon. Sheriff
Pinkerton immediately tele
graphed to towns along the line
of the Great Northern with the
result that the man was arrested
in Bemidji this afternoon. Sem
ple is well known in this city,
having formerly conducted a res
taurant here, and an effort is be
ing made by a number of friends
to secure his release.
VACATION WILL
BE CUT SHORT
Probability That Children
Will Be Allowed Only
Week's Rest for Xmas.
At the present time the pros
pects for an extended vacation
for the pupils attending the Be
midji public schools are very
slim, and it is probable that only
a week will be allowed the child
ren to rest from their studies.
At a meeting of the school board
Wednesday night it was decided
to adjourn school on next Friday
and Keep the institution closed
until Tuesday, Jan. 3. A protest
was made by teachers in some of
the rooms against the arrange
ment on the grounds that their
plans would be materially inter
fered with, and in view of this
the board will probably limit the
vacation toQone week instead! of
two, which they had intended to
allow the children. A meeting
of the board will be held at the
president's office in the school
house Monday evening and the
matter will be brought up for
discussion and finally decided.
TAWNEYN0T0UT
FOR THE SENATE
Brother of the Congressman
So States in Positive
Terms.
Judge Tawney, a brother of
Congressman Tawney yesterday
passed through the city and it
was surmised that he was here
to further the interests of the
congressman as a candidate for
the United States senate, notwith
standing the fact that he has de
nied his candidacy several times.
When Tawney was interviewed
by the Pioneer, however, he stat
ed in most positive terms that
his brother was not a candidate
for the senatorship, and that he
was not here in his interests in
any way but to attend to some
private business matters in
northern Minnesota.
FreeA Tur-
nkeywith each
purchase of
$15 or more
5$
of Combs ever shown in this city.
Man Missing.
Carl Wranke, a young man
from Konitz, Germany, left Chi
cago about a year ago and came
to this part of Minnesota. He
worked for the Crookston Lum
ber company from September 1
to November 15, 1903, but since
then all trace of him. has been
lost. Anyone knowing of his
whereabouts will confer a great
favor by informing the Pioneer
or writing to E. W. Heinrich, 93
W. Lake St., Chicago, 111.
Issues a Manifesto.
Jabe Hines publishes a long
letter in this week's issue of the
Blackduck American in which he
announces that deplomatic rela
have severed between him
self and the Apostle Alexander,
that he is thirty two years old
and a lumberjack and that Editor
Oberg of the American is the
only newspaper man in Beltrami
county who cannot tell a lie.
What he does not say about the
purposes of the "company"
would crowd a Carnegie library.
Read the Daily Pioneer.
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A chance of a life time for old aaid young to
purchase Christmas Presents.
Our Holiday Goods are displayed on tables in the center of our store and one glance will
show that our Holiday Counters are not only covered with Toys but are
laden with useful goods of all descriptions such as Fancy Handkerchiefs,
Valuable Furs of All Kinds, Ladies' Fancy Belts, and the largest assortment
The Bazaar Department Store
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MODEL
Bakery
Will be Headquarters
for Christmas Trees,
Trimmings and Holly.
A full line of Candies con
stantly in stock and our special
effort will be to please the Xmas
trade. We have the very best
and the moderate priced goods.
Our facilities for making Wed
ding Cakes a'nd Christmas Cakes
are unsurpassed and all orders
will receive careful attention.
Remember the Model Bakery for
"GOOD THINGS TO EAT"
R. R. BLY Prop.
Subscribe for the Pioneer and
get the news.
THE: REAL CHRISTMAS STORE
THE CLOTHIERS.
CREAT
Display of Men's High Grade Overcoats
$12 and $L5 Overcoat Values
with belts and plain
nobby, rich Overcoats
at
:Jg Men's $12 and $15 Suit values
^%\r real Scotch materials, single
and double breasted in
183 season's newest styles
From America's Foremost Makers of Clothing.
250-SUITS AN 0 VERC0ATS-250
to select from 'the cream of this
season's make. Not a last year's
coat nor an old one in stock all
new and up-to-date.
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Steih-Bloch Suits and Overcoats
back
$10
$10
HOLIDAY GOODS AT PURSE-PLEASING PRICES
We placed on sale thousands of dollars worth of everything that is new and* proper
Xmas. Our prices will prove a revelation to the Bemidji Public.
Smoking Jackets, Neckwear, Fancy Hosiery, Fancy Suspenders, Handkerchiefs,
Gloves, Dress Shirts, Bath Robes, Mufflers, Night Robes,
Underwear, Seap Gaps, Pajamas, Cloth Caps.
^Selections made now can be delivered later.=
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Bemidji Commercial College
is now in a position teach
any and all subjects taught
by that school for $1.00 per
week nights, and $1.50 per
week days, straight. All
subjects.
P. J. CONWAY, Principal.
Box 744, 108 Sixth Street, between
Bemidji and Beltrami Avenues.
For Sale or Rent
One store building, 24x60
plate glass front hardwood
floors good basement and
barn second floor contains
eight nice, light rooms.
Will sell on easy terms.
0'LEARY & BOWSER,
Bemidji, Minnesota..
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You will re-
ceive a Tar-
key free with
each par-
chase of $15
or more
Men's $20 Overcoat values, in
elegant fancy patterns as well
as plain a strictly hand- ^j T
made Overcoat r?~f
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Men's $20 Suit values beauti
ful, fancy worsteds and Scotch
plaids strong-wearing
hand-tailored Suits $15