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i^y 1 a ft ^T REGISTERED I1 i ^''^m&w?%*s!&m NAME YOUR ROUTE EAST In purchasing your tickets East, if you call for an excelllence in service and equipment not obtainable elsewhere, name your route CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY No additional charge to ride on the Pioneer Limited or the Fast Mail, the two most pop. ular trains between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago. But it is necessary to Name Your Route. W. B. DIXON NORTHWESTERNjPASSENGER. AGENT 365 ROBERT STREET,ST. PAUL Bemidji Townsite & Imp. Co. H. A. SIMONS, Agt.. Swedback Block qy V^^Fiisnf Rrnrr EusncBONT US. PATENT OFFICE, JULY K^IWr. N US PATEN OFFIC E JUL 1^190 1 FOR METAL RooF^NKiftNGStrc. LEAKS MBPREVEMTS RUST. fi* NATIONA Pfl!NT VflRNBH'Cd rlEVELflHP. OHIO. JSubscribe for the Daily Pioneer Mi Our Facilities $ for PLUMBING of ALL KINDS $ are Unexcelled. Let us Quote y. Prices. Doran Bros. EMIDJ I Remember My Prophecy. iif Hi I have sold more lots in Bemidji the %df past month than have been sold in ft any six months d\iring the past two Hi years. ib iH Buy NOW while prices are LOW. Come in and ijjf make your selection before the choice locations are ty gone. They are going fast. BUSINESS LOTS RESIDENCE LOTS MANUFACTURIN SITES. if) 1\ 225 5 SOLD BY homing & Downs! Hardware 5 Merchants. PromptlDeliyery. Phone'57. The Daily|Pioneer PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON. Official Paper Village of Bemidji PIONEER PUBLISHING CO Br R. W. HITCHCOCK. tntered In the postofflce at Bemidji, Mien., as second class matter, SUBSCRIPTI0ir^$5 PER^yiAR WILL CONTINUE INVESTJGATION. Secretary Wilson Postpones His 'An- nual Vacation. Washington, Aug. 5.Secretary Wil son has determined not to take his annual vacation during the progress of the investigation he is conducting in the department of agriculture. He had intended to leave Washington on Aug. 1 to accompany Chief Forester Gift'ord Pinchot on a tour of the West ern forest reserves. This work will now be left to Mr. Pinchot. "If any person has any reason to suspect the integrity of any of. my employes now is the time for him to speak," said the secretary. "I am in the inspecting business now and want to get at the bottom of any rumors or facts that may be brought to the department. I am making inquiries on my own hook, but at the same time I will bring the searchlight to bear on any employes whose actions may be the subject of the suspicions pf outsiders. Let them bring in their hints Of wrongdoing *nd we will find out whether there is foundation for Mri. John Hyde, wife of the former chief of the bureau of statistics who is now in Europe, visited the depart ment in an effort to collect the salary that is due her husband. She was told that the bureau was under in vestigation by the department of jus tice and the amount due her husband would have to be withheld until this investigation had_ been^ concluded, word has been received from Mr. Hyde sjtace^tejcaWegrani^o Secretary Wil son'saying he *woulcT return from Eu rope "as soon as possible." UNNECESSARY ALARM FELT. John Barrett's Opinion of the Chinese Boycott. San Francisco* Aug. B.John Bar rett, the newly appointed minister to Colombia, is here in connection with the commercial relations existing be tween the United States and China, particularly as regards the boycott in augurated by the Chinese guilds against American products. He insists, however, that his mis sion is not of an official character, but simply to acquaint himself with the feeling of the people of the coast as to the boycott and interview some of the merchants who are engaged in the Oriental trade. ,v Minister Barrett, while conceding that the Chinese guilds are all power ful in their country, is of the opinion that the present alarm shown by the people of this country over the action f the Chinese is unnecessarily exag gerated. He firmly believes that what ever grievances the Chinese guilds have will soon be dispelled when they are made to realize that our gov ernment is disposed to act fairly with them in the matter of immigration. OVERVALUATION SUSPECTED. Experts Will Inspect Real Estate Holdings of Equitable Life. New York, Aug. 5.Two experts have been appointed by President Paul Morton to value every piece of real estate in which the Equitable Life Assurance society has an iriter est, says the Tribune. 'He is seated to have taken this action when he re ceived the reports of expert account ants. These reports, it is alleged, in dicate the possibility of overvaluation. The society owns in this country and abroad real estate valued at approxi mately $36,000,000. According to the Tribune it' is thought possible that this amount will have to be reduced, while the valuation on parcels o,n which loans are outstanding nmay have to be reduced by at least 10 per cent. The last report to the state insurance department gave the value of real estate owned by the society at $36,895,647. CEASES ON MARCH 4 NEXT. Government Aid for" Certain Indian Tribal Schools. Washington, Aug. 5.Acting Secre tary of Interior Ryan has decided that appropriations for the main tenance of Indian tribal schools in Indian Territory must cease March 4 next, when tribal government for the Five Civilized tribes ceases. The de cision is announced in a letter to the commissioner of Indian affairs in re sponse to a letter from that officer asking to be advised as to the length of time for which contracts should be made with Choctaw boarding schools. KOREANS TO SEE PRESIDENT. Will Request That Interests of Their Country Be Protected. --J"*' "v OysteivBay, ti. I., Aug 5.Arrange- ments were made during the day by which Syngmah Rhee and Rev. P^ K. Yoin, two Koreans who have just' ar rived here, will see the president. Their mission is to present to him a request that he will interest himself to protect the interests of Korea at the forthcoming peace conference. The two Koreans have neither official nor diplomatic standing. Their request will be referred by the president to the'state department FOLETSHONET^LA ...Cures Goldsi Prevents Pnesfnooia W i jJVtBSs's. .TRAIN, NARROWLY ESCAPES. Saved From' Disaster by Coupling Pin --\1& 4? Breakin a-4'^v New York, Aug. 5.Engineer Will iam Money rolled with his engine down a steep embankment at Bay onne, N. J., into Newark bay and was drowned. The enine plunged out pf sight into deep water. A crowded excursion train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey was left marooned and with passengers panic stricken on a trestle above the bay, saved from the same fatal dive Dnly by a breaking coupling pin and the bravery of the lost engineer, who went to his death while in the act of swinging the emergency brakes. The train was running from Atlantic City And had just passed over a bridge at moderate speed when the engine ran into an open switch and was derailed, along with the tender and two bag gage cars. At this point the rails are laid on a steep embankment which forms the bridge approach and the engine and tender toppled over the embankment. The coupling pin be tween the tender and the first car snapped, leaving the coaches, which fortunately stopped gtilj, p the em bankment. j&g5R8ES2Bk**--- SLAYS COMRADE IN TREE. Boy Frightened by Noises in Woods at Night Fires Pistol. Duluth, Aug. 5.William Haburt of West Duluth, aged seventeen years, who with a companion named William Little, a lad of the same age, went berrying near the city, is dead as a result of accidental shooting. The boys had expected to stop during the night in_avshack, but they could not find the building. Becoming alarmed at noises in the woods they climbed trees when darkness set in. Each had a revolver and at intervals they fired the weapons to drive away real or imaginary dangers. One of the shots from Little's revolver entered Ha burt's hear/t and he fell from the tree dead. DOG SHOOTS MASTER. Animal Paws at Gun Until Weapon Is Discharged. La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 5.William Hoffman, a farmer residing near Lan caster village, was wounded in the leg by a bullet from a gun discharged by his dog. Hoffman carried a load ed gun into the field while cutting hay and dropped the weapon to the ground near a fence before taking up his scythe. His dog, which followed him from the house, found the gun and in scratching at it pulled the trig ger, discharging the weapon. The ball entered the calf of Hoffman's leg, tearing an ugly hole. WILL SEND BONES HOME. Bodies of French Solchers Slain in Germany to Be Returned. Berlin, Aug. 5.The French govern ment some time ago expressed a wish that the bones of French soldiers who died while prisoners during the Fran co-Prussian war should be returned to France. Emperor William, has or dered that this be done and that mili tary honors shall be rendered in every Instance during the transfer. KAISER AND KING MAY MEET. Anxious to Assuage Bitterness Be tween 'Germany and Britain. Berlin, Aug. 5.No confirmation is obtainable of the report that a meet ing has been arranged between Em peror William and King Edward, but the news is regarded by the press in genepal as probably true, as it is as sured that both rulers are anxious to assuage the embitterment between the two peoples. & THREE KILLED BY FOUL AIR. :a Gases From Old Well Fatal to Father and Two Sons. Big Stone, S. D., Aug. 5".A most peculiar accident happened on the farm of Martin Storck. While Mr. Storck and his two sons were engaged in cleaning out an old well they Were all three overcome by the foul air or gas and soon after died. Prominent Horseman Fatally Cut." Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 5.Cap- tain William Crocker, prominent ho telkeeper and horseman, was fatally cut in an encounter with F. H. Jergen of this city, W. EL Ingram and Walter Mayhew of Ohio, aH well known horBemen, and an unknown jockey who escaped into Kentucky. Th pther hay# bea arrested. Cen&i Word. :,*r. SECOND JURY DISAGREES. No Verdict in Case of Congressman Williamson and Others. Portland, Ore., Aug. 5.For the sec ond time, after deliberating for over forty hours, a jury in the United States district court has reported to Judge de Haven that they were un able to reach an agreement in the case of tfie Uftited States against Con gressman J. *N. Williamson, Dr. Van Gessner and former United S^tates Commissioner" ^Marion Q. Biggs, charged with conspiracy tg guborn perjury in connection with the secur ing illegally of part of the public do main, and was discharged. At the pervious trial the jury was discharged after deliberations which i^3^.1^S^i4woday 13^8*^* ^S^^l^iaTlusT'concluded the" case wasjjyen, inore" bitterly contested than during the first and the failure ofthe jury to arrive at a verdict is, a keen disappointment to the prosecu tion, which believed that it had made out a much stronger case than in the former trial. The jury stood six to six. The case. will be tried for the third time on Aug. 28. RIONEER FOR SALE. FOR~SALEGood well located homesteads, |50. Apply at this office quick. FOR SALERubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you on short notice. FOR SALEHotel furniture. 20 rooms, all newly furnished four months ago. 1928 West Michigan street, Duluth, Minn. FOR SALESoldiers Additional Homestead Scrip, Santa Fe Land Scrip, and Military Bounty Land Warrants. All sizes, fiast classy fully guaran teed. Can be used on timber land 6P any Government Land subject to entry. Prompt de livery. Price by letter* or wire. L. W. Hubbell, Springfield, Mo. FOR RENT. FOR RENTVGood office rooms. Swedback Block. FQft RENTTwo nicely fur nished rooms. Inquire 615 Minnesota avenue. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY Or^ Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays, 2:30 to 6 p, m. Thurs day 7 to 8 p. m. also. Li brary in basement of court House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, li brarian. PATENTSWilliamson & Mer chant, Patent Lawyers and Solicitors. Main office 920-937 Guaranty Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn. Branch office McGill Bldg. Washington B. C. 4 W'eWler Cooley jj Wall Paper & Paint Store LOne TH0S. JOHNSON Bxiilder AND WANT COLUMN YQUR WANTS 31 Call 2 door south of old P. O. building. Telephone No. 283. S """""""^"HhkiLiMLittkikUkkkklkkklttUir Contractor For" any work in the line of building be sure to see me and get your work right prices accordingly. Phone 127. ffWWTT TTTTTm mmft IffffTWfTfTTTTf fTmTOtt In Connection with the ..Northern Pacific. Provides the best train passenger service between Northome, Funkley Blackduck, Bemidji, Walker and intermediate points and Minne apolis, St. Paul, Fargo and Duluth and all points east, west and south. Through coaches between Northome and th,e Twin -Cities. No change of cars., Ample time at Brainerd for dinner.. STATIONS ".Northome., ...Funkley. Daily ex. Sunday 630 a. m. IiV. &55 a. m. Ar.. 7:10 tRm.Lv. 1-Zl 7.42. 8:20 9:38 10:07... Hackensack.... 10:25 trz, Backus... 10:46.... ...........PineBiver.. 11.05 Peguot. *i Daily ex. -i-, Sunday Ar p. m. 7:50 iJv. p.m. 7:25 Blackduck......Lv.p 7:10 ..Tenstrike... Turtle River Bemidji.. -Walker. Lv. 6:51 ......656 6:10 ...,4:45 .....4:13 3.57 12:05 a. m. Ar Brainerd...... Lv p. m.2:25 Daily except Sunday 6:00a. m. Lv. ..Kelliber...... .Ar. pan. 6:45 a. m, Ar.........Funkley .Lv. p. m. .1 r: HELP WANTED. WANTED-Lady cook at the Palace hotel Blackduck, Minn, WANTEDMan and wife to cook WANTEDFifty men of Weeks & Co. railway work north of Wilton,free fares and free fees. Wheelock & Hawked. WANTEDFor U. S. army able- -r bodied, unmarried men be tween ages of 21 and 35, citi zens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For in formation apply to Recruiting Officer, Miles block, Bemidji (Minnesota. lo st and Found. FOUNDIn Barlow's Best, the best baking flour on the mar ket. LOSTAn old fashioned gold A brooch black enameled inlaid Return to E. A. Barker's for reward. i-OriTTwo checks $1 and $5. name of Scott Stewart on back. Leave at LumbermensBank. FOR SALEMagnificent moose head, mounted will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office. PROFESSIONAL^ CARDS LAWYERS. D. H. FISK Attorney and Counsellor at Law Office opposite Hotel Alarkham. P.J. Russell Attorney at Law BEn,DJI Dr. Blakeslee Physician and Surgeon Office fUleg Block. Beminli Dr. E. H. Marcum Physician and Surgeon Office: Over First National Bank Residence Phone aai office Phone DENTISTS. Dr. R. B. Foster, Dr. Phinney SURGEON DENTISTS PHONE 124 MILES BLOCK. Dr. C. M. Smith, DENTIST Office over E. ff. Winter's Store/ DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, S ye (C *H^jS 8:36 3:18 Minneapolis about 3:00 p. m. formerly 4: No. 34...Duluth Express.. i 36 85)5 7-30 N. P. BY!?"'&f m. 1:05 1:30p. m. Lvi.:.Brainerd^:^lLr 2:30 ....Little FaUu... 3:27 St.Clond a. m. n:so 4:50 Anoka 9:48 5:30 Ar ...Minneapolis Lv. 9:lo :00 Ar St. Psul Lv. a. m. 8:40 IT. 12:10 S3:~^Zi&&il^r~p^m wsm. WEST BOUND Po8ston Line 33. 35 i* 107 :& and do chores at stopping ^if~ place. Address J. Lundeen Marcell, Minn. --Of, i niNN. E, E. McDonald LAWYER BemidH, ninn. Office Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. L. A. Ward, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Diseases of the Eye a specialty. Glasses fitted. Dr. Rowland G-ilmore Physician and Surgeon Office mies Block .c% $\ f^ Dray and Transfer. ^t"?S* Phone 40. 404 Beltrami Ave. Great NorthernJR'y ALL POINTS^l IN THE'A^ NORJllWEsf^ fJk Centre, arrives EASTr BOUND.uaS^ No.l08.,.Park Kapids Line..5:30a. m. .12:27 p.m 12:49 a.m- 3:52 p. nu- 2:55 a. m*. Park Rapids X.ine7:50 Pull information from J E. CHAMBERLAIN, Agent Bemidji. Minn