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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 88.
THE STAR ISLAND
FIRE OUT
Mayor Stein of Cass Lake
And Volunteers Fought
It Down.
IT TOO NEARL A DA O
EXTINGUISH BLAZE.
Was Subdued Before Any of the
Best Timber Was De
stroyed.
A Dispatch from Cass Lake
says that Mayor George Stein,
deputy fire warden, acting under
instructions from Gen. Andrews,
state fire warden, called out the
fire department to subdue the
fire raging on Star island, which
is now government reserve.
About thirty men responded to
the call and left in the steamboat
Columbia. There was a high
^wind and the boat experienced
rough steaming for about one
mile.
Arriving at the island it was
found that the fire was making
rapid inroad towards the heavy
tall Norway pines and some were
blazing. The fire was running
fiercely in the underbush and
spreading rapidly. Trenches
were dug and with dirt and bush
es and water the fire was fought
fr a long time and then beaten
JJO. At the south side, for near
1 ]ty mile in patches, the fire was
ning and was assisted by a
^northwest wind. Had the wind
^been blowing from the other side
of the island the pine could
scarcely have been saved. It
took nearly all day to get the
fire under control and men were
left to watch the fire all night.
Visitors on the island are mov
ing off, afraid of the fire. The
island is three miles across and
one mile long, it is thickly wood
ed, especially with a fine grade
of. Norway pine. There is on one
side a small lake containing bass
and so"great was its beauty that
the government reserved it by
the Morris bill. Major Scott
recently made all campers on the
island procure permits from Dr.
Rodwell, the Indian agent here,
to camp on the island to save it
from fire and great precaution
has been used to preserve it, and
so far with good results.
Completely Outdone.
The Gentry Bros, have corn
pit-cly outdone all of their com
petitors, with their enlarged
trained animal shows this season.
From the regal street cavalcade
to the monster 50-horse act,
everything has been enlarged
and improved, until the exhibi
tion is simply perfect. Gentry
Bros, have always presented the
est show of this character on
he road, and those who have
een it this season declare the
xhibition to be the best one of
he kind in the world. The shows
ill be seen in this city, two per
ormances, afternoon and night,
5, at the old baseball
rounds.
Dr. Rea Coming.
Dr. Rea, the eminent special-
i, will arrive in the city Mon-
a^. He may be seen at the
r'/vl am hotel from 8 o'clock
m. to 3:30 p. m.
Frank Mageau, the contractor,
as returned from North Da
ota. He says that he does not
elieve that Mr. Street'stmtimely
eath will have any affect on the
uilding of the business block at
ie corner of Beltrami avenue
ud Second street.
HUNTING SEASON
SOON OPENS
Local Nimrods Can Go In
Pursuit of Feathered
Game Sept. 1
BIRDS O AL KINDS SAID O
BE PLENTIFUL.
Sportsmen Had Their Fill of Fish
ingGood Strings
Taken.
Just one more month remains
between now and the opening or
hunting season.* When the hunt
ing season opens the brook trout
season will close. This will not
effect Bemidji sportsmen to any
extent, for there is no trout fish
ing in this section of the country.
Pike, pickeral and black bass,
however, are to be found in
plenty, and the local desciples of
Isaac Walton seem to be wholly
satisfied with the sport afforded
them by these varieties.
Fishing in Lake Bemidli is not
as good now as it was a few
weeks ago. Pike keep clear of
the angler's hook, but good
strings of pickrel and perch are
still being caught. A few musk
alonge have been taken from the
deeper spots in the lake. A
seventeen pound muskey seems
to have been the largest for this
season. Some say that this was
a pickeral, but it was a good
sized fish, whatever the variety,
and put up a very pretty fight
before it was landed. Several
ten and twelve pounders have
been taken.
Hunters have by this time, in
most cases, had all the fishing
they want, and are oiling up the
guns, and perhaps practicing
along the lake shore, or at the
grounds, anxiously waiting for
Sept. 1st to come along. Re
ports from all over the North
west are that feathered game is
plentiful this year. The season
for chickens, ducks, geese and
similar fowl opens Sept. 1.
It has been noted by hunters
that the chicken and quail dis
tricts are working northward
constantly.
Subscribe for The Pioneer,
SITE FOR GOVERNMENT HALL.
Square. Block in Washington to Be
Acquired.
Washington, Aug. 1. The govern
ment has decided to acquire a square
in this city between Eighteenth and
Ninteenth and E and streets, Just
west of the state, war and navy build
ing, as a site for the proposed hall of
records for government archives.
Smith Gets the Job.
Washington, Aug. 1.Secretary Cor
telyou announced yesterday that Her
bert Knox Smith had been appointed
deputy commissioner of corporations
in the department of commerce and
labor. Mr. Smith is a resident of
Hartford, Conn., a Yale graduate and
a lawyer. Mr. Smith was a member
of the judiciary committee of the Con
necticut legislature and has given par
ticular attention to various measures
relating to corporation laws.
Gen. Stewart Critically III.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 1. Gen.
A. P. Stewart, one of the few surviv
ing lieutenant generals of the Confed
erate army and a member of the
Chickamauga Park commission, is
critically ill. Gen. Stewart was sec
ond in command at the battle of Mis
sionary Ridge.
Twenty-Five Persons Injured.
Anderson, Ind., Aug. 1. By a col
lision on the Indiana Union Traction
lines here yesterday twenty-five peo
ple were injured, and while none of
the injuries will be fatal, nine persons
were hurt seriously.
Two Were Drowned.
Chicago, Aug. 1.By the overturn
ing of a small rowboat on the lake
front last night two men were
drowned. Two companions of the
dead men narrowly escaped a similar
death.
THE DAILY PIONEE
RICHARDSON DIED
OF INJURIES
Brakeman Hurt At Depot
Passed Away Early This
Morning.
INJURIES MOR E SERIOUS THA N
A FIRST SUPPOSED.
Home at Cass Lake Leaves
Young Wife And a Little
Child.
A. J. Richardson, the Great
Northern brakeman who was in
red yesterday morning by be
ing crushed between the depot
ifor in and a moving-, freight
car\died at '2 o'clock this morn
ing tk the St. Anthony hospital,
whereJie was taken immediately
after the accident.
Upon first examination by the
doctors yesterday it was impos
sible to tell whether or not Rich
ardson's injuries would prove
fatal. He was hurt internally,
and just how seriously only time
would tell. In a few hours it be
came evident that the man's life
could not be saved, but every
thing possible in the line of
medical skill was done to save
him. His wife arrived from Cass
Lake yesterday and watched at
his bedside till the end came.
Mr. Richardson was 82 years
of age and his home was at Cass
le. He leaves a wife and one
child. Wm. Ormger, an engineer
from Cass Lake, also watched
through the night at the side of
his friend.
Sylvester Peterson, register of
the United States Land Office at
Crookston, is in the city.
Hearts of the.county officers are
being made glad by the sprouting
of grass on the court house
grounds. A good deal of work
has been expended on the lawn
to make it fit to set off the beau
tiful building. From .present in
dications the fondest expecta
tions of the county commission
ers will be realized as far as the
appearance of the court house
grounds is concerned.
A want ad in the Daily Pioneer
is a winner. Try one.
BUSINESS HAS GROWN.
American Trade With Philippines* Is
in Prosperous Condition.
Washington, Aug. 1.A statement
prepared by the bureau of insular af
fairs of the war department shows the
customs revenues in the Philippines
for the firBt four months of 1903 to
have been $2,231,782, against $2,901,-
011 in the same period in 1902, and
$1,215,657 in 1899. A comparison of
the customs revenue under Spanish
administration during the ten years
from 1885 to 1895, with the period
from Aug. 20, 1898, to April 30, 1903,
under American occupation, shows the
volume of business has increased
about fourfold.
KEEPS REPORT SECRET.
Secretary Root Will Not Tell About
Glove Contracts Just Now.
Washington, Aug. 1. Secretary
Root received the report of Col. Gar
lington, the inspector general who was
detailed to investigate the facta In con
nection with the contract for gloves
made with E. R. Lyon, and the rela
tions of Representative Lucius N. Lit
tauer of New York, to the contractors.
The secretary has not examined the
report, and will not make it public at
present.
SUICIDE ON THE INCREASE.
Report of the Coroner of the District
of Columbia.
Washington. Aug. 1. The annual
report of Coroner Nevitt, submitted to
the commissioners yesterday after
noon, shows a remarkable and start
ling increase in the number of suicides
in the District of Columbia. During
the year ending June 30, 1902, there
were 32 deaths by suicide, while dur
ing the same period of 1903 the num
ber increased to 54.
WHOLESALE
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BIG TRANSFER O
TIMBER
Grand Forks Lumber Co.
Buys Bunch of Timber
For $32,640.
IS LOCATED IN BELTRAMI AM)
ITASCA COUNTIES.
A. J. Lammers and William
O'Brien Were Owners of the
Property.
The-transfel* of the timber on
a large tract of land in Uoltnnni
and Itasca counties was recorded
at the register of deeds' office
yesterday afternoon. Several
hundred acres are involved. It
was sold by A. J. Lammers and
wife and Wm. O'Brien and wife
to the Grand Forks Lumber Co.
The consideration was $32,640.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien are res
idents of Ramsey county and
Mr. and Mrs. Lammers live in
Washington county. The deed
transfers all the whito, Norway
and jack pine: also .the spruce,
growing on the land to the lum
ber company.
Most of the timber is in Bel
trami county. That in Itasca
county is in township 149 north,
of range 29 west and lots 3 and 4
in section 30.
That in this county is in town
ship 149 north, of range 30 west
township 149 north, of range 31
west township 149 north, of
range 33 west T. 150 north, of
range 30 west T. 150 north, of
range 31 west T. 152 north, of
range 30 west and township 149
north, of range 31 west. The
timber is to be cut within the
next ten voars.
Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of W. F. Street
will occur tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock, from the city hall.
The remains will be interred in
the Greenwood cemetery.
The different lodges of which
the deceased was a member will
escort the body to its last resting
place, and a large procession is
expected.
Miss Ihittie Kaiser, of Winona,
is visiting relatives in the city,.
Mrs. Dr. J. Hvoslef and chil
dren of Minneapolis are in the
city, tin ruos,t of Dr. (iilmore
and family.
Washington, Aug. l. Secretary]
Cortelyou has decided to select a lim
ited number of women from civil ser
vice eligible lists for appolntmen' a?
matrons in the immigration Service
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATUK DAY. AUGUST 1, 1003. TEX CENTS PER WEEK.
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board incoming vessels and assist in
the examination of women passengers
A three months' trial of this plan re
cently led to its abandonment.
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FRE C. SMYTH, President THOS. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. D. SMYTH, Manager
BEMIDJ I MERCANTIL E CO.
Opposite the Old Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phone
2 I 5
LIKED BEMIDJI
Mary E. Joslin Writes for the
Staples World of the (i. A. R.
Eneampment.
Following is an extrni't from
an article written for the Staples
World by Mary E. Joslin on her
return to Staples from attending
the Bemidji G. A. R. Encamp
ment:
'A very successful meeting of
tin1
annual Park Region District
Encampment of theG.A. R. has
just closed at Bemidji after a
four days' session. Any one who
has ever visited that charming
city knows that a more beautiful
place for an encanvpmeut eo.uld
not have been chosen, and only
one idea prevails in the minds of
those who have just returned,
the people of Bemidji art) well
versed in the art of entertaining.
"If any feature of the enter
tainment would be given a prefer
ence the writer could especially
mention the drum corps which
was composed of Bemidji boys
MRS BttSBOZ*
and farmers.
THINGS
Till- mm TOW N OF
KELLIHER
.situated as it is, at the head Bullhead Lake, and
at the terminus of the Bullhead bram-h^jf the M. &
I. railway, and being in the heart uf the timber di.
triet where logging will be carried on extensive-l-y
for the next fifteen years, is bound to be a thriving
town in a very short time. The soil in this vicinity
is loam with clay subsoil, showing excellent pros
pects in regard to agricultural purposes. The
O'Kelliher Mercantile Co.
of Blackduck
will build a Ianye gederaJ store, to supply loggers
0 0 1) 0
E A I
from 10 to 17 years of age. The
corps did more than its share in
the entertainment of the guesis,
and did it so cheerfully and
politely that the writer feels if
these were a sample of Bemidji
boys she would be pleased to
meet more of them. Another en
joyable part of the encampment
was the little uirls'drill, whi ch
was given three times during the
encampment. ioveruor Van Sant
was astonished when up on in
quiry he was told only 13 days
had been spent in preparation."
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TTHE young townp in Northern Minnesota are fam
ous for their rapid growth, and everything
to show that KELLIHER will be one of the busies!
logging center.- in this district.
For Information regarding prices of lots, or other general
information, write or rail at the
Crookston Lumber Company
LOGGING DEPARTMENT
BEMIDJI MINN.
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ir has re
Thomas fcjauey,
uriied from-l'hen a.
I you expect the girls to be
i sweet Oil you, sweeten them at
the Lakeside bakery ice cream
parlors. They will enjoy it.
Another crazy man is reported
to be in charge of the Blackduck
authorities. It is also said that
two men thought to be insane are
under the eyes of the police.
Three or four insane patients
have already been brought down
from Blackduck' this year. Be
midji authorities are wondering
what is the matter
northern neighbors.
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with 'our
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