Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 6, 1904, Page 4

WILL WORK FOR BEMIDJI E. J. Willits Will Not Lose Bemidji Interests In New Location. GOES TO MINNEAPOLIS TO Bring COLONIES HERE. Office Here Will Be Conducted As Heretofore With Minneapolis As Headquarters. Anent the article published in yesterday’s Pioneer, E. J. Wil- lits, the real estate man, called at the Pioneer office this moraing, and while not denying that he would remove to Minneapolis, stated that he would still con- duct a real estate office in this city and was looking for all the business that he could get. Mr. Willits will establish an office in Minneapolis and use that as his headquarters, but wiil not engage extensively in the local real estate business in that city. He will use his efforts in locating colonies in Beltrami county, and thinks that he can accomplish much more in a cen- tral location like Minneapolis than if he had only an office in Bemidji, as railroad accommoda, tions are better and the country from which he would bring colonies is much more easily accessible from Twin Cities than from Bemidji. He will spend much of his time on the road and will use every en- deavor to induce colonies to sei- tle in this vicinity, as he thinks that the land in Beltrami county will sell more readily than in any other part of the country. Mr. Willits will have a repre- sentative in Bemidji to take care of his business here and will conduct the office as heretofore; except that he will not be pres- ent to supertintend the work. Hendricks in Town. Attorney J. A, Hendricks, of Tosston was in the city today arguing a motion for a new trial before Judge Spooner in the case of Isreal Cubanaugh vs. Hans C. Widness. Mr. Hendricks is a candidate for the nomination of county attorney, of Polk county at the coming primaries. Heis an able attorney, conscientious, honest and a hard worker. If nominated Polk county will have an able and efficient officer. He has the united support of the east end of the county as well as a strong following in the balance of the county, and will undnubt]y receive hhe nomination. l‘ngerman Guilty. Jake Ungerman was up before Judge Pu)del gast this afternoon on a char: ge of being an accom- plice in stenling akeg of beer consigned for shipmentat the M. & L. depot. Several witnesses were examined, and the court found the defendant guilty and imposed a fine of $5 and costs or ten days in the county jul. An appeal will probably be taken. PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Manager. Fancy Bottled Goods Fancy Canned Goods Princess Brand Teas and Coffees Princess Dried Fruits are un- equaled. The Best Line of Cookies in the city. Our Vegetables are home-grown and fresh. Fruits for the table and canui: ¥ arrive daily. We give you the benefit of Market Prices. Our delivery is equally prompt on large or small orders. Our Ice Cream Parlor and Con- fectionery are clean and up-to-date. Princess Grocery Co TORKELSON IS GUILTY Bagley Justice Gives Swan Thirty Days For Release Of Prisoner. TORKELSON APPEALS CASE TO DISTRICT COURT. Town is Stirred Up Over Trouble And Feeling Runs High On Bosh Sides. \ P=LbiciE 1y Swan Torkelson, ejected ex- Sheriff of Clearwater county, has been convicted by a jury in jus- tice court before Justice Thomas Wiltse, of Bagley, on August 2, 1904, for taking J. H. Ferris out of jail and from the custody of the village marshall, by breaking the lock from the cell and liberat- ing Ferris, who had been tempo- rarily contined, on a charge of drunkeness, by the marshall, Judge Wiltse imposed a fine of thirty days in jail, upon the de- fendant Torkelson, who has given bond for appeal to the dis- trict court and to be of good be- havior and keep the peace during the meantime. Ferris who was:! liberated by Torkelson, onarrest and arrangement, plead guilty and paid a fine of ten dollars, and another warrent has been served on Torkelson for carrying con- cealed weapons and pointing the same at the village marshall and threatening to shoot him, and his trial on that plaint will be heard tomorrow morning at nine o’clock Torkelson acted as his own attor- ney in the case where he was convicted. Thomas Keefe, form- erly of Fertile, but now attorney for the village of Bagley is prose- cuting attorney. J. H. Ferris had also been convicted by a jury in justice court before Justice B. F. Brown, of having assaulted three children of Robert Edgar, and was under bonds on appeal and for good behayior pending the appeal, at the time of being committed temporarily on the night of August 2. Much feeling has been stirred up over the trouble, friends of Torkelson claiming that he is innocent of the crime, and the other faction rejoicing in his ar- rest and conviction, TAKEN AWAY Body of Joseph MecGuire Taken to Mason City, Iowa, Today. The finding of the body of Joseph McGuire was accom- plished yesterday afternoon at about three o’clock and was dis- covered by a crew of men in the employ of the Crookston Lumber company who had gone out after some logs which had broken away. The party consisted of five men, Duncan MceDougald, Millier Seegnor, Roscoe Durbin, Thomas Touey and another whose name we were unable to get. The boys had just finished their work and were on their way home when McDougald said, “I am going this way”’, shortly he noticed the tloating body and hailed the searching party and in a short time the body was safely ashore. Joseph McGuire, was a young man born in Mason City, Iowa, twenty six years ago and which place was his home until three years ago when he came to Min- nuap()lla and worked a year in the retail department of the North Star Clothing store. In February 1908 he came to Be- midji and is well known and was popular with the boys here. His four brothers returned this morning on the Great North- ern and the funeral services will be held at Mason City, Iowa sometime tomorrow. DISTRICT COURT Special Term of Dist:ict Court in Session at Court House Today. A special term of the district court was call: chis morning at the court house, Judge Spoouer presiding. The lien cases against Frank © Mageau on contracts for the erection of the First Na- tional Bank and Street buildings were postponsd to the next regu- lar term of court.. A number of attorneys from Grand Rapids arrived in the city on business connected with the court in minor legal matters. Judge Spooner goes to Walker Monday and will be at Park Papids Tues- day. Very few naturalization papers were taken out during the day. Adverttise in the Daily Pioneer. It’s a good ingestment. HOT TIME AT SPOONER Two Elections Are Held And Two Separate Sets of Officers Elected. MAT GANNON CHANGES NOTICES OF ELECTION. First Election in Township of Spooner Fraught With Strenuous Incident. The first clection of officers in the newly organized township of Spooner, on the Canadian bound- ary, was held Aug. 1, and from reports reccived from there it was one of the hottest things of its kind ever pulled off in North- ern Minnesota. Sheriff Bailey recently posted notices for holding the first elec- tion of the new town stating the time and place, buta few hours before the polls were open Matt Gannon, a resident of Spooner tore the notices from the build- ings upon which they wereposted and placed them on other places and changed the place for hold- ing the election about four blocks from the original place and cathered around him about a dozen friends who elected a com- plete set of officers, the election at the other place taking place meanwhile. Gannon was elected chairman of the board of super- visorsat his election, but- it is thougt by the authorities that he will not hold office, as the pro- ceedure is considered unlawful, Gannon is a leader of a faction in the new town, and is consid- ered by some as being a shady character. He recently at- tempted to file upon land which embraces the townsite of Spooner, but his application was turned down by the land office officials, It 1s hinted that his arrest for the illegal sale of in- toxicating liquors is emminent and that he has been invited to wake his stay short in several towns where he has been. FELLED BY TREE Mrs. Sherwood Sustains Severe Injuries While Picking Berries Yesterday. Mrs. Sherwood, who liveson Mississippi avenue in this city, sustained very serious injuries yesterday atternoon while pick- ing berries five miles south of Bemidji. While passing under a tree the high wind caused it to blow dnwn. the tree falling upon her side and a broken branch cuta arge gash in her side, She was brought to the city by a team and received medical treatment and is getting along very well, although the injury is very painful. FUNERAL HELD Remains of John Wilbur Hitch- cock Laid to Rest At Greenwood Today. The funeral of John Wilbur Hitchcock, who was drowned Thursday, was held from the family residence this afternoon, Rev. McLeod officiating. A large number of friends of the bereaved parents were in attend- ance at the funeral, and the casket was literally buried in floral tokens of regret and sor- row. Theremains were interred in Greenwood cemetery and the funeral cortege was one of the largest ever seen in the city. Subscribe for the Pioneer and get the news. DO O] —HOR— Wedding and Baby Pictures =GO DO=— HAKKERUP and Prices Reasonable. Enlarging, Framing and Finishing for Amatuers. Hakkerup Studio Two Doors East of City Drug Store. 5 : 5 % 0 E Up-to-Date Work ) fover CHOUNBRD GETS PIOUS Man Condemned to Death Spends Time Reading Bible. MUCH SYMPATHY FOR RELA- TIVES OF CHOUNARD. Eftort is Being Made to Bring Matter Before Supreme Court of Appeals. William Chounard, confined in the county jail at Walker, is yet in ignorance of the fact that he has but twenty-five days to live, and he continues to spend a large portion of his time reading the Bible. - Itis gratifying to note in the case of Chounard that there has been an absence of that morbid curiosity and sentimentality on the part of the public, and espec- ially the feminine portion of it, that so often prevails in the cities criminals condemned to death. All the circumstances surrounding the trial of Chou- nard and since his conviction in- dicate the existence of a rational public sentimeny and a desire to avoid as far as as possible the un- pleasant notoriety which usually attaches to cases of this kind. There was sympathy for the unfortunate man’s sister and aunt when they were circulating the petition for a commutation of his sentence, and even those who felt that they could not conscien- tiously sign that petition com- mended the spirit of affection which prompted the two women to do all in their power to ward off the death penalty. It is said they have not yet ceased in their efforts and that steps are being taken to bring the case before the supreme court on-appeal. Should this be done a stay of ex- ecution would probably be granted. The decision of the board of pardons denying the application for a commutation has not been made known to Chounard, and he can only surmise from the long- continued silence on the subject that it was adverse. In the absence of official notifi- cation. Sheriff Hardy has, of course, taken no action as yet relative to preparations for the execution. When it does occur it will be with all the privacy and decorum imposed by law. EXPECTED BAND Many Excursionists Disapointed Because no Band Greeted Them at Bemidji. Many excursionists were much disapointed last Sunday when they arrived on the excursions from St. Cloud and Larimore, and comments on the absence of a band on either of the trains or in the city during the timethe visitors- were here have been noticed ina number of news- papers in giving an account of the excursion. The Long Prarie Democrat, from which place over eighty tickets were sold, has the following to say: “There wasno band oun the great disappointment to many. An excursion without music is generally a very tame one. The band along from some point, and it is always easy to secure one.” For.Sale Lumber. For sale, all kinds of rough iumber and dimension stoff. Prices right and prompt delivery. Bemidji. Ross’ hardware store in this city. I SR R R R R i & gl R I b Lakeside Studio, m{ on Lake Front. ";1 M. J. MORSE - Proprietor. [ RS B A PR % S N Beginning Monday, July 25, we will start classes in the following branches: Shorthand and Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Commercial Law, Commer- cial Geography, Business Arithmetic, Spelling. Hours, 10 to 12 a. m.; 7 t0 9 p. m. Conway s Commercial College, 108 Sixth Street, between Beltrami Avenues. train or at Bemidji, which was a A. K. Rako, three miles south of \‘l Orders may be left at W Wfl?mx@ Weddmg Groups .gl - Souvenirs W Baby Pictures ;W SATURDAY: " — will MONDAY THIS SALE not require any talking. The old . shelving has gottocome down to make room for the new The accumalation of Dry Goods of the summer must go to make room for our Fall Stock. now on the road. Everything will be on tables, marked in plain fig- ures. Take it and go home rejoicing. Tell your neighbors it’sfrom : : : : ....THE BAZAAR.... TUESDAY WEDNESDAY| - BEEPAIBVVEL OOV LOBEVTIT IR BLDD “Itis what you Save, not what you Earn, that makes Wealth.” - Get a. Home Bank Free! 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Almost every fashionable material of the season; practically unlimited choice. Mere words have not the power to convince you of this wonderful opportunity to hand-made Suits at less than one-third of their a.ctual value. B33 purchasestandard, high-grade j $3333333333& n n n " 333338