Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1904, Page 4

FEAR FOUL PLAY Strange Disappearance of Woods- man Named Whalen Still Unaccounted For. Despite the most caveful search by the entire police force _there is still noclue to the pres- ent whereabouts of the woods- man-named Whalen; who left a team of horses at Bagley’s livery. stable the first of last weel and has not since been seen. Whalen was intoxicated when last seen in this city and may have taken the train to some of the neighbor- ing towns to continue his spree. He had a large sum of money, his earnings in the woods; on his person, and he may have met with foul play. - He was but little knownin Bemidji and this fact makes the task of the police de- partment in locating him partic- _ularly hard. 2 Mother Seeks Her Daughter. The police department has re- ceived aletter fromaladyat Louis- ville, Kentucky, asking for in- formation concerning her daugh- ter, Anna Jones, who was last heard from Bemidji and whose address was box 527. The mother states that she is in desti- tute circumstances and needs her daughter’s aid. She has been unabie to hear from her for ,six months and is greatly wor- - ried. The police have been un- able to locate Miss Jones. Smoked for the Herald. A timber cruiser lit a pipe for the benefit'of the Dulush Herald yesterday and a column: story tells how the Bemidji band plans to attend the exposition at St.|* Louis. The trip is to be made by boat from this city and the band is to take Ghief Bemidji with it to exhibit along the route and pick up the necessary change to defray the expense of the trip. Bemidji has no band at the present time, and all this will be news in this city. First Class Restaurant. John Armstrong, of Blackduck and A. E. Underwood, of Solway, yesterday rented the French buildiag on Beltrami‘avenue and will open up a first class restaur- antin a few days. Both gentle- -~ men are-well known_in. Bemidji. PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Manager Onions, Radishes, Lettuce, Tomastoes, Cucumbers, Pineapples, Oranges, Walnuts, Almonds, Filberts, Peanuts, —at ‘the Princess— ...Tomorrow and Saturday... ‘Princess. Grocery Company BERMAN BUILDING WELL ATTENDED Formal Opening of Public Library Drew Out a Good Crowd De- spite the Weather. Despite the blinding snow storm prevalent last evening there was-a good-attendance at the formal opening of the public library held at-—the court-house last night under the auspices of the Ladies’ Library Association and the meeting and reception at the library rooms which followed was a thoroughly enthusiastic and enjoyable event. Mrs. McCuaig, vice president of the association introduced Miss Clara Baldwin, of the state library commission to the meet- fng in the court room and Miss Baldwin responded with a very interesting address on public li- braries and', their ovjects and results: She complimented the ladies very highly for their com- mendable interest in the matter and her addvéss was very well received. Judge Stanton of Cass Lake, E. E. McDonald, H. G. Hays and "Rev. Broomfield responded to re- quests for remarks and made timely talks'on thelibrary. The reception at the library rooms followed. Lignt refresh- ments were served, the books and the home of the library were inspected. Thelibrary will be open tomor- row afternoon from 2 until6 o’clock for' the first time and books may be obtained upon pre sentation of the properly en dorsed application. Taught the Traveling Man. A traveling man who has a well dgveloped propensity for flirting was treated to a surprise at the Great Northern depot last night and no doubt this pastime will not be aspopular with him in future. In oneof the waiting rooms sat a young lady apparently trayeling alone. The knight of the grip fayored her with a few of his choicest smirksand the lady was visibly embarrassed: but-he co tinued his attentions until a stal- wart young man.in a mackinaw turned him around with a start- ling suddenness and informed him that the lady was his sister and ~ that there was only two things he could do to koep from getting as good a licking as had ever been handed out in the north country and one was to apologize to the lady and the other-to-beat the stalwart woods- man to the game. The traveling man apologized and the veriest Miss Prim could not have been visibly more embarrassed than he was, when at the conclusion of the ordeal he picked up his grips and stalked out into the night. Warrant for Perrault. Mrs. Nellie Stahnke, of Farley today swore out a warrant for the arrest of M. Perrault, on a charge of house breaking and disorderly conduct. Perrault’s wife was stopping at the Stahnke house when heis said to have broken into it to get her out. = He will have a hearing in this city tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Per rault is quite ill as the result of Wednesday night’s affair and as soon as she is able will swear out a warrant for the arrest of her husband on a charg: of assault. Administrator Appointed. Erick M. Oland was yesterday appointed administrator of the estate of Peter W. Weilander, | who was shot at Battle town last weelk. Oland is a cousin of Weil- ander’s. The estate consists of town lots at the village of Kelli- her, about $150 in cash and prop- -terty-in-the.old country, Reed’s 0ld pictures made new and enlarged to any size. the second floor of the new Street block, next to the postoflice. d mllng rooms are always open and )ou are R. W. REED, Prop. display K Studxo For Jaloy Dhotograghs and Wedding Sroups IN ANY STYLE, FINISH OR PRICE. ALL KINDS OF flMos, Views-of the City, Lake and Lumber Gamps Studio occupies all My BOUND OVER F. J. Artz Held to Grand Jury For Murder of Peter Weilander, at Battle. F. J. Artz, the Battle home- steader, accused ol the murder of Peter Weilanderwas bound over to the grand jury of the September “term of -~ court by Judge Reynolds yesterday after- noon. At the conclusion of the state’s evidence Attorney Henry Funk ley who represented Artz made a stronge plea’for his release bub the court held the evidence suf- ficeint to warrant his being bound over-and he was remanded tothe county jail. & Artz had expected to be re- leased but expressed no disap- pointment at the out come. ‘He is confident of his ultmite acquit- tal and says that when his case comes up for trail next Septem- ber he will be discharged. Attorney Funiley said he did expect his client’s release at ‘the preliminary examinination. He says he has a strong case and that the trial will establish con- clusively that Weilander and his friends had attempted o intimi- date Artz into giving up poses- sion of his homestead and that the shooting was done in self de- ence. The state also claims a strongér case than was developed at the preliminary examination yester- -eameathim-with-her- mouthopen: day, FUN WITH DUMMY Practical’ Joker at Kelliher Does a Bogus Dead Man Stunt Successfully. A practical joker at Kelliher had a surfeit of delight with a bogus dead man last Tuesday night and took in practically the entire town. A dummy was fixed up and laid across the railroad ttrack and the incoming train backed over it. The engineer. was startled picked up the mwangled mass and it was taken to the depot. Later the hoax was discovered and the engineer was not. pleased to say the least. By this time a crowd had gatker- ed and the corpse was picked up and solemly carried into a. saloon, covered with a blanket. ‘A hush fell over the crowd and WILL RESIGN Register Jomes of Cass Lake Land Office to Quit Soon. Washington, April 14.—It was learned Monday at_the general land office that -while no-charges had been preferred against J. D. Jones, register of the Cass Lake land office, it was only a matter of a short time before he was to relinquish his office. Mr. Jones is now on sick leave, recently granted him by the land office here. Representative Buckman has selected a successor to Mr, Jones who will be appointed immediatly upon the latter’s retirement. Fortune Awaits Him. Chief of Police Bailey has re- ceived a letter from Mrs. Louise Schroeder, of Des Moines, Iowa, asking for information concern- ing her brother, Fred Wheeler, who was last heard from in Be- midji several months ago. By the death of a relative Wheeler is the heir to a large sum of money. He has been working in the woods:-near Bemidji, but has not yet been located. To Move Logs. The M. & I. are preparing to construct a spur to the lake at Northome and a car dynamite and other material to begin the work of building hasarrived. The | contract has beenawarded to J. H. McCarty and the work will be commenced soon. The spur will be built down to the lake and a hoist put in-so that the logs now in'the lake cdn be moyed. Two seasons cuts have been landed in the lake, by Backus & Brooks. . <o BUT ..Our Little Talk Talks.. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: '™ The Original KALAMAZ00 I’ettlcoats$l 25 FIT ANY FIGURE, LARGE OR SMALL. Economy, ease and perfect satisfaetion. The most popular pettlcoat produced. Stylish, modish patterns cost little, Last long. Thos. Smart DRAY and BAGGAGE SAFE and PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY BEMIDJI, MINN. MOVING SHOOTING - GALLERY BRITTON BROS., Proprietors. Stationary and Moving Targets Tent, Footfi of Third Street. R. MARTIN Leading Painter and Decorator.. 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