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HAS RECORD FOR EFFICIENCY County Attorney Loud Sub mits Annual Report to Attorney General. BIG VOLUME OF BUSINESS FOR THE CLOSING YEAR. Criminal Business of Beltrami County Well to the Front With Other Counties. County Attorney Loud has finished his annual report of bus iness of the county attorney's office and it will be forwarded to Attorney General Douglas some time this week. The report is an annual affair required by law from every county attorney in the state and shows the volume of business which passes through the county attorney's office. I is also interesting as establish ing the record of the county attorney. The report shows that during the year there have been 151 criminal cases before the county attorney in Beltrami county, many of them involving a pre liminary ex-indictment trial. Disposition of them was made as follows: Fourteen convictions in district court, one acquittal fifty-five convictions in justice court, five acquittals twelve cases pending, thirty-four fined, twenty-one served terms at the county jail, one sent to reform school, six received penitentiary sentences and two developed in sanity, pending trial. The total costs returned to the county at torney were $2616.47 and the total fines and costs collected 2679.12. Sixty-four cases were dismissed in all courts, including nolle, no indictment, insanity and other matters. It will be seen that the record of the county attorney in the foregoing is a substantial compli ment to his ability and efficiency. It is doubtful if there is another county in the state as large as Beltrami in point of population where it is as difficult to success fully administer the affairs of the county attorney's office as it is in this county. Mr. Loud's record is altogether to his credit and develops him a careful, econom ical and able official. Worthington Will Recover. Friends of Fred Worthington, the Northern township man, who recently suffered terrible ex posure while lost in the woods near Two Harbors and who was taken to the state hospital tor the insane at Fergus Falls as a re sult, are advised that he is doing very nicely and will ultimately recover. Mr. Worthington's father, who had visited him at the hospital, was in city Satur day and states that his release from the hospital will occur in about three weeks if he makes the favorable progress the phy sicians hope for. Married Saturday. The wedding of Miss Elsie N. Schwenk and Gilbert Crounce occurred in Bemidji Saturday evening. The groom is a well known railroad man living at Cass Lake. The bride is the daughter of parents who re side in the country a short dis tance from Bemidji. Mr. and Mrs. Crounce will make their future home at Cass Lake. Handkerchiefs Ribbons Belts Purses Wrist Bags Kid Gloves Waistings smsaa Yarn Mitts Golf Gloves Shell Goods Dolls Photo Albums Toys All Ladies and Misses Hats at Half Price Children's Underwear and Hosiery in the city at SUICIDE Family Jars Drive Knudt Hoff To Desperation Christ- mas Eve. News is received from "Warren that Knudt Olson Hoff committed suicide near that city. The body was discovered Christmas eve. at eight o'clock lying just west of the Lyons hotel with a bullet hole in the temple. The body was warm and had probably not laid there more than half an hour. The attention of a pass er-by was first attracted by a dog sniffing around some object which on investigation proved to be the body of Hoff. The unfortunate man lived some four miles from East Grand Forks. He recently sold his in terests there and his wife and family went to south to visit. He has a brother living north of East Grand Forks and the re mains will be shipped there from Warren, in all probability. It is not known why he was in War ren, or why he went there. He has been very despondent for some time over domestic troubles. I is said that Mrs. Hoff was suing for divorce in Polk county, and this led her husband to the rash act which cost him his life. However, the records of the county fail to show any such case. If she was suing for a divorce the case had just begun and had not as yet been recorded. Want County Redistricted. The Rainy Eiver Region says that "a glance at the map will prove that the country along the Rainy river and Lake of the Woods and the Canadian North ern railway might justly claim one representative on the county board. A petition is making the rounds of the neighborhood which will be placed before the said board at their next session. This does not mean to have a representative now but to have the county redistricted in antici pation of next election which is sure to come along later on." Pine Sale at Cass Lake. The second sale of reservation pine will occur at Cass Lake to day and will be much larger than the first one several weeks ago. The timber offered is better and more easily accessible and is ex pected to net more money than the last sale. The work of open ing the bids began at nine o'clock this morning and will not be com pleted today. The successful bidders will not be announced until some time during the latter part of January. "Champeens" Chastised. W. W. Browne and J. F. George, who a short time ago established themselves as the local whist "champeens" by defeating sev eral well known whist players are no more champions. They relinquished the title after a game played yesterday in which they were defeated by the Messrs. Rhoda and Graham. Buv Wheat. Wheat was again strong and higher with big Bull interest heavy buyers. May wheat, Min neapolis, closed 83$-, Chicago, 84| corn 17)1, oats 37f, pork 12.55, lard 6.92. ribs O.GO. On any decline from present prices buy wheat, corn and oats. W. H. GRAY, Miles Block, 'phone 261 Christmas Suggestions Baby Hoods Fasenators Pillow Tops Shawls Neck Furs Bed Spreads SEVERSON' SNextI)oort3ii,irstNat-Bankd DIPHTHERIA FROM A BEAR Hunter Shoots a Bear in an Inflicted Hut and Gets Disease Soon After. REMARKABLE STORV OF HENRY BURKE, A HUNTER. Burke's Boy of Six Years of Age Also Contracted the Disease From the Animal. Strange as it may seem, Henry Burke, a northern Minnesota professional hunter, lays an at tack of diphtheria, from which he is convalescing, to a be-er. Hethis also declares that his only child, a boy of six, contracted the dis ease from the animal. Burke was deer hunting several weeks ago, when he struck the trail of a black bear making in the direc tion of a log cabin in which a family named Stevens had lived last spring. He was then stalk ing a buck and went on, but two days later visited the same local ity to get a shot at bruin. The trasks had been obliterated, but the hunter believed the animal had not gone far, as it is time for them to "cave up" for the winter. There were no caverns in the vicinity, but it occurred to Burke that the bear might have been driven from his usual haunts by the deer shooting and have taken up a winter lodging in the old hut. Such things had happened, and he determindd to investigate. The Stevens family had been stricken with diphtheria shortly before they moved, and the cabin had since been abandoned. I was shunned by woodsmen, dis ease, but Burker had never been sick in bed in his life, and he did not hesitate to look over the place. A search of the ground floor re sulted in nothing, and Burke was about to return home, whenheno ticed a ladder leaning to the loft where the Stevens children had slept. Thehunterhad got halfway up the ladder when he heard a deep breathing. It was dark above, so he decended, making a torch out of a balsam knot, and returned. By thelight of the torch he saw a bear curled up under an old cot and half covered with straw. The animal opened his eye growled and was starting to his feet, when Burke shot him thro ugh the head. The hunter then procured a rope and snaked him up to a tree. Later in the day he got his mare and lugged the car cass home. The six year-old boy hung about while the animal was skinned, and that night,with the hunter and the rest of the family, dined on bear steak and then pl ayed with the skin while his ath erwTas Corsets Silk Mitts Dress Goods Under Skirts Towels Napkins Table Linens Table Spread The Largest Stock and Best Values in Ladies an 4 4 4* 4* 4* 4* 4 4 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4 4* 4* 4* 4 4* dressing it. Some days after the father and son developed sore throats. The elder Burke had once been afflicted withtons ilitis, and, thinking that he had a second attack, treated himself and offspring with a preparation of balsam gum and honey, a home made remedy. But the treatment failed to conquer the disease and and the next morning, whenlarge white patches appeared, a country physician was sent for. He diag nosed the disease as diphtheria, administered antitoxin and even tually brought him pottents out danger. When Burke found out what was the matter he laid the trouble to the bear, which he declared had carried the germs in his long hair. He gave the hide to another hunter. In time he got the disease and Burke was more than ever convinced that the bear was responsible. The doctor laughs at the idea, but Burke's theory is accepted by some. Meets Tomorrow Night. The city band has a regular practice meeting at the justice rooms in the city hall. All musicians in the city are invited to be present. After the first of the year the band will get down to active practice and an effort will be made to give a concert some time in February. Wants Judgment Renewed. The case of J. D. H. Thomas vs. James Hancock has been occupy ing the attention of udge Skin vik's court today. It is for the renewal of a 'judgment rendered in Iowa eleven years ago. The defense interposes the claim that the claim is outlawed. A Tenstrike Lawsuit. The case of Edward Lucia vs. Edward Leonard came up for hearing in Judge Skinvik's court morning. I involves the possesion of a pool table and a number of Tenstrike people are interested. From an Ohio Minster. Rev. G. W. Hagants, of Clyde Ohio says: "I have used Dr. Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup for sore throat, weak lungs, cough, cold, and any diseases of the kind it surpasses all other remedies. Many thanks to the doctor for his valuable remedy." For sale at the city Drug Store. 4* 4 4* 4* Patterns 4 4* 4* 4* We Do All Kinds of Tin and Iron Work Pump Steam and Water \k Pipe Repairing Specialty ^^i ri..a*^*- A ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^$P$P$P$P$P$P$?*1P$?$?$P$P to 1)e clothed? We sell the ready-to-wear CUTTING AFFRAY AT FUNKLEY George Dent, Hotel Keeper, Is Seriously Wounded in a Cutting Affray. DRUNKEN F1NLANDERS ENGAGE IN DEADLY FIGHT Dent Attempts to Stop the Trouble and Receives Several Knife Wounds. As the result of a cutting af fray which occurred at Funkley last night, George Dent, a well known hotel man of that town, lies in a critical condition and grave fears for his recovery are entertained. A number of Finnish woods men had come in from the camps to spend Christmas and had be come intoxicated. They engaged in a fierce hand to hand fight at Dent's place and it was while trying to stop the fight that Mr. Dent received his injuries. The HARDWARE J. A. N PHONE 2 5 0 A ^^AAAAAAAAA^AAAAAAA 4* "II you want to know what smartly dressed men are wearing this season, ask to see Stein-Bloch Clothes." H THE CLOTHIERS, STEIN -BLOC^t SMART 'CLq-EEffeS BENEATH THE COLLAR Do you know that you can wear fine custom made clothes at a very moderate cost if you come to us Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes *f which are acknowledged by clothing experts to be equal in style, in fabric and in work 4*. 4* mansliip to the high grade productions of the most fashionable "to order tailors." If you are a judge of^fine workmanship, you'll greatly admire this apparel. If 4 your clothes knowledge is meagre, you may safely come here and let us show you what 4* 4* high grade fabrics and superb workmanship are put into Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes 4* 4* the information will be worth monev to you now and fo^all time. 4* 4* 4* 4* doesn'tStein-Bloch Smart Clothes will "do the trick." If you really want to be well dressed at small costand where is the man that Suits aLi\d Overcoats $10 Upward Finns were quite beside them selves and were using their favorite weapon the Finnish knife to very good advantage. Mr. Dent received several knife wounds in the melee. Some of them are very serious and he suffered [greatly from loss of blood before a doctor could be secured. The Finns are under arrest. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned,have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surf aces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con sumption. Supper Tomorrow Night. The ladies of the United Lu theran church are arranging for a supper to be held at the church tomorrow evening. The menu will do entire Justice to the well known hospitality of the Lu theran ladies and everybody is invited to attend. We Make Everything in* I in Hot and Cold Water Tanks Hot Water Boilers Chimney Jackets Sinks, Etc mmmam^ fy^fytyfyfyfy^pfy^t^p^p^p 4 4 4