Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1904, Page 4

TRAMP ACCUSED OF ARSON John Berg Arrested For Burning Great Northern Bridge at Shevlin. ARREST -~ MADE ~BY - SPECIAL ‘AGENT BRITT YESTERDAY. Strange Manner of [Itinerant Blacksmith Arouses Sus- picion at Shevlin. John Berg, an itinerant black- smith, who according to his:own story is tramping through the country, was arrested at Shevlin yesterday afternoon by Special ‘Agent Britt, of the Great North- ern, charged with the burning of the bridge across the Little Mississippi river, one mile and a half east of Shevlin village, last Monday afternoon and the conse- quent wrecking of the afternoon passenger train. i Berg was brought to this city last night and is now at the county jail. No formal charge has yet been preferred against him, but detectives are carefully investigating his connection with the matter. Berg’s story is that he was walking out of Shevlin toward this city and that he was on his way. to the Iron range where he expected to be employed. He did not notice that the bridge was/on fire until he was nearly up toit. He went up and inves tigated and found it burning. Then he looked for something to throw water on the fire with but did not find it and decided to re- turn to Shevlin and give the alarm. He knew that the pas- senger was due in a-‘short time _and decided to remain at the bridge and give the alarm. He went down the embankment to see if he could not devise some way to put out the fire and just as he was coming up he saw the passenger approaching. He sig- naled the engineer to stop, but he was too late to be of material assistance in stopping the train before it reached the bridge. He stoutly maintains his innocence. He has been drinking quite heavily for some time and"is ap- parently ‘a typical tramp. His manner 'yesterday at Shevlin aroused suspicion together with the confused stories he told o the affair and led up to his arrest. ‘A new theory of the origin of thefire and.the one which seems to be most plausible is that the bridge was fired by coal from the fire box of the freight engine which passed over it shortly after one o’clock. PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Manager. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY: ¢ | herecafter RELATIVES FOUND C. K. Steen, Who Died at St Anthony’s Hospital, Has Family at Jasper. The family of C. K. Steen, a at St, Anthony’s hospital last Saturday afternoon as the result of the shock of a surgical oper- ation, were located yestorday afternoon at Jasper. Steen leaves a” wife and several child- ren. He had driven across the country to Bemidji and had in- tended to remove to this section with his family. His people could not believe that he was dead when first advised and waited-to hear from him before answering the message. The remains will be shipped to Jasper today. T STATE SCHOOL County Commissioners Petition Probate Court to Commit the Lyons Children. County Commissioners Wright and Anderson have filed a peti- tion with the county probate court asking for the committ- ment of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lyons, of the town of Haglai, to the state school at Owatonna. The peti- tion cites as grounds sufficient that the parents are unable to properly care for and support their children. All are now at the county poor farm. The family is oneof the pioneer families of Beltrami county and Mr. Liyons was form- erly ' ‘postmaster at Oalcwood. Their predicament will'be gener- ally regretted. Judge Clark was to hear the petition this afternoon. A New Proposition. Street Commissioner Pogue, who usually has troubles -of his own in a great sufficiency reports that he is up against a new pro- position. For the past ' several days the water mainsin _various| portions of the city haye been giv- ing trouble by stoppingup. Mr. Pogue has been investigating and etable matter and iron in some of the mains has grown to such proportions as to clog the pipes. They are bemg cleaned out with the steam cleaning apparatus to day. Monday thecity water sup- ply for lawns was turned on and of twenty-three taps -only one was found running. Most of these were frozen up. The water supply was shut off the first day of last November. Must Keep off Sidewalk. The police department has been notified by Mayor Luding- _| ton that the city ordinance pro- hibiting bicycle riding —on-the sidewallk must be "strictly ob- served and all bicycle riders found riding on the sidewallk will be arrested and fined. Last night a careless -| vider collided with an old gentle- Fancy Pe ver ¢ Fancy Pears, _ Fancy Egg per can =~ Fancy Pre Fancy 3K Herrini each ........ ONIONS LETTUCE 5 STRAWBERRIES RADISHES CUCUMBERS Remember the Date, Saturday, May 7. Princess Grocery Co Phone 282. 214 Beltrami A vy man at the City hall corner, - | knocking him from his feet and uite severely injuring him. The q iy g | bicycle. rider made his escape before his indentity could be dis- -fcovered. ~ Secured a_Stay, The_second case for bribery “|against Dr. Ames came on for | trail at Minneapolis yesterday. Judge Martin who will conduct the ex-mayor’s defense secured ‘|la stay of one day to-allow him .[time to familiarize himself with the facts in the case. The judge will have associated with him two Minneapolis and two St.Paul attorneys and is confident that he will be able to secure an ac- quittal, Exchange Re-Opened. The Exchange saloon on Minne- sota avenue has been re-opened, The license was owned by the Duluth Brewing company and the place is theone formerly conducted by Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, who left the city be- tween to days a short time ago and have not since been heard from, For Daloy Bhetograghs - and Wedding Stowgs IN ANY STYLE, FINISH OR PRICE. ALL KINDS OTF Photos, Views of the City, : = Lake and Lumber Camps 0ld pictures made new and enlarged to any size. Street block, next to the postoflice. of the second floor of the new Studio occupies all My — peception, display and dressing roome are always open and you are welcome. R. W. REED, Prop. stranger—in-the-city, who_died [ ‘GOES. UP. THE NORTH LINE TO- and finds that the depositof veg-|s ~{company for Lcompense for the inconvenienee FIRE WARDEN IN BEMIDJI State Fire Warden Looking the City Over [This Afternoon. NIGHT FOR A FEW DAYS. Causes of Forest Fires Being Carefully Investigated by €. C. Andrews. State [ire Warden €. C. An- drews, of St. Paul, was in the city for a short time this after- noon looking oyer the conditions here, on his way to Northome, Blackduck and several ‘other north line towns, . Mr. Andrews made a tour of inspection around the city looked over the fire pro- tection and says Bemidji is well guarded against property loss in this direction. Mr. Andrews visit to this sec- tion of the state at this time is for the purpose of looking out for forest fires which annually do a oreat deal of damage to the for- ests of the state. The law bear- ing on forest firesis very strict and has resulted in their curtail- ment toa commendable degree, but there are still a number of caveless people who apparently cannot learn that it does not pay to be careless in the woods. Several small forest fires are now burning near this city. They perhaps had their origin from camp fires or from the careless burning of clearings and while fires are not as dangerous at this time of the year as later in the summer when- the . woods are dry they nevertheless do a very great deal of damager Before returning to St. Paul Mr. Andrews will carefully in- spect the fire protection of all up fine towns, and instruct the deputy wardens to increased vigilance in preventing forest fires. Will Get Together. Tieearlyclosingguestion-isnot yet settled but a joint meeting of a committee from the Business Men and the Retail Clerk’s As- S tion is to be held some time this weel atvwhich it is hoped to. reach an agreement that will be satisfactory to both. The com ittee to represent the clerks is composed of the Messrs. Wright, West, Crane, Fleming and Me: Carthy. Guarantees Good Gods. Manager Wheelock of the City Opera House gives his personal guarantce that the recent dis- graceful conduct of the gallery will not be repeated at tonight’s formance —of “I'he Missouri » It is one of the very best attractions we have ever bad at the house,” said Mr. Wheelock this morning “and we will refund admissions to' those who do not say the show is worth the money. The gallery will be good or it will be pitched into the strest—that’s all,” Settled for Twenty-five. State Engineer George A. Ralph, who was quite. seriously hurt in the Shevlin wreck yester- day, settled I iim against the Special agents spent yesterday in Crookston squaring matters with those who were in the wreck and although Mr. Ralphdid not want any re- he was put-to, they pressed himn to take the and he yielded. Ma;;- of Blackduck: L. J. Romdenne, a former pop- ular St. Cloud man and now mayor of Blackducl, isin the city for a few days combining. busi- ness with visiting his friends. He is busy now explaining why he did not appoint to office any of the dozen of former comrades in St. Cloud who applied to him itions as policemen; dog '¢t., on the occasion of on.—St. Cloud Jouanal- Bagley's School House. A. R. Amber of Fosston has gone to Bagley to commence aperations upon their $10,000 school house; for—which-he-h the contract of bmlding this sum- mer. Delay caused by the late| spring will nec ate active op- | erations-from-this time-on-in—or- der to have the structure com- pleted within the time specified in the contract, Sept. 1. -Small Boys and Gun. This morning while on hi to school the litile ten-year-old son of Police Officer Arthur Brose was struck in the tvmp]u: by a rifle bullet and rendered | unconscious. Who fired the shot cannot be learned but it was evidently a spent bullet from a small calibre rifle presumably discharge by some careless way | GIVEN FAREWELL Citizens of Turtle River H;)no; Mr. and Mrs. James Duff Last Night. leave for Spokane, Wash. make their future home, were tendered a reception-by. -the.citi- zens-of Turtle-River last night, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lou S:Smith. There was a large at- tendance of friends and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Duff were pre sented with a fine cut berry dish as a token of remembrance. The presentation speech made by Reyv. Benjamin Iron Cards and crokinole amused until mid- night, when refreshments were served. Mr. Duff has been em- ployed at A.O. Johnson’s store at Curtle River and the family have been very popular at that village, MEETING CALLED Chairman Stoner Calls Meeting =of Charter Commission For - Tomorrow Night. M. D. Stoner, chairman of the charter commission has called a meeting of the charter commis- sion for tomorrow night at the clerk of court’s office at the court house. The city charter is now out of the hands of the charter commission attorneys and ready for submission tothe commission. Gill Bros., who have conducted a clothing store on Minnesota avenue between Second and Third streets, will soon change their location to the Brinkman building on Third street. ' A plate glass front: will be put in the building and the interior will be thoroughly cleaned. Steenerson Returns. ‘ Congressman Steenerson, ac- companied ‘by Mrs. Steenerson arrived at Crookston last night from Washington. They will be tendered a tion ati Flks hall tor yor Chesterman and the Crookston. Elks will have the matter in charge, Waded the Swamps. A crew of woodsmen arrived in the city this morning from the Big Fork country where they haye been employed during the past winter! 'The boys came out via the big swamp road which is in a terrible condition. For a distance of over six miles in the big moskeag swamp-they—were compelled to wade through water and they say the tripis one which they would not recommend to a tenderfoot. Proved Up a Homestead. Lars Myhre, one of the oldest residents of the town of Liberty, was in the city yesterday for the purpose of proving up on his homestead before Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda. Mr. -Myhre has not found the five years and more that he has lived in Liberty town time poorly spent. He has been improving his property and now has one of the best farms in Beltrami county. Early Morning Fishing. TFarly morning fishing is find- ing great favor with-local fisher- men since the opening of the fishing season, and almost every morning with_the first gray streak ot dawnshortly after four o’clock several boats leave—the voat house for the sorting gap. Some fine' catches were made this morning and " yesterday af- ternoon pike bit better than any tife this season. Getting Busy at Farley. Blakely & Farley, the big lum- bermen of Farley are getting busy preparing for the drives. Yesterday they sent out five out- fits from Farley in as many diff- erent directions. They have something like twenty million of logs to handle this summer and expect to be well finisued up by the latter part of June. To Have a Picnic. TheLadies Library Association are planning a picnic to be held in about two weeks at Diamond Point. The ladies have not yet decided the date but.if the picnic held it will be quite an elaborate air. There will be a picnic dinner in the woods and plenty of amusement provided. To Build Residence. Mrs. Ted Smith has purchased two lots in block F' from Mrs. J. J. Doran and intends to build a handsome new residence on them this summer. The lots are in the rear of the present Smith residence. Blackduck Wedding. A marriage license was this morning granted to T. H. Thomp- son and Anna A. Thompson, of Blackduck, by Clerk of Court Rhoda. The wedding is to small boy. take place at Blackduck. ..THE BAZAAR.. The Center of Attraction - WATCH FOR THE PRICE CARDS ON OUR DISPLAY TABLES! Every Day a Change! THIS WILL BE FOR THE WHOLE WEEK HERE AREAFEWOFTHE ITEMS: These are all New Arrivals and Up-to-Date Ladies’ and Misses’ Dress Suits and Shirt Waists. The Original Kalamazoo Petticoat, at 98¢ and up. Ginghams, Wash Goods, Waistings, Suitings, ..such as.. Splash Voiles, Valerji Voiles, Tailors’ Suitings, Laces, Trimmings, Linings, Bindings, Ribbons, Buttons, &e. Our Shoe Depaftment is Compléte; Don’t Miss the Shoe Day Groceries. All bought within the last few weeks. lowest prices this week at ~—THE Biggest quantity and BAZAAR. To Play ‘With Indians. Professor E. Robitaille,efficient leader of the Fesston band for ‘thany months past, left last week for St. Louis, there to join the Chilocco Indian band, from the Chilocco Indian school, Indian Territory, with whom he will play during the next six months, under contract with the govern- ment, at the Exposition. Mrs. Robitaille and family will move to White Earth agency, where she has relatives, there to re- main until Mr. Robitaille’s re- turn next fall. 7 Left Town Today. C. C. Blake, who has been notorious in Bemidji for several “|years past; left Bemidji,’bag and baggage,today. Blage will here- after have his happy home at Cass Lake. "He owns property in this city, but intends to dis- pose of it as soon as possible, and according to his own statement he does not intend to return to this city again. To Have Base Ball. A number of the Cass Lake Indians who are proficient base ballists are said to be planning the organization of a base ball ‘team to tour the Northwest this summe; The Indians have some very fast talent:and a num- ber of the old White Earth team are now at Cass Lake., An In- dian ‘base ball team is a big drawing card for managers and the Flandreaun Indians have been making money with a base ball team for a number of years. WANTED—Lady clerk for gen- eral store; give reference; state experience and ‘salary ex- pected. Address J. F. Bockler, Britton, S. D, Lop a Length Off . get-up. Your Tailor Bill and add the spice of style to your We can pull you out of the gustom-shop bog with STEIN- BLOCH SMART CLOTHES. Sky-scraping style, top-notch qual- ity-and ground-floor prices. Summer sacks in four kinds of cuts, outing two-piecers for belt days, snappy top:coats for weather- changes and graceful . rain-coats which are just as helpful with top- hats and patent leather on a society night as at 10 a. m. with_ a derby and tans. We just polite- ly ask you in. The question of buy is up to you. Speak about this label: Ghe Clothiers