Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 10, 1905, Page 4

INVESTIGATION An Eight Day IS ENDED “Case Agaisnt Commissioners Closed After Session of In- vestigating Commission. Several weeks ago the public examiner, at the imstance of Andy Danaher, chairman of the board of county commissioners, and of several others who wish to wrest the control of the board of county cummissioners from F. O. Sibley and Wes Wright and Joseph Wagner, filed charges against Messrs. Sibley and Wright accusing them of mal- feasance in office, the charges enumerating about every crime of which a public officer could by any possibility be guilty. A commission censisting of Johnson’s executive clerk, Attor- ney W. A. McIntyre of Red Lake Falls and Attorney G. M. Tor- rance of this city was appointed to investigate the charges and report to the governor. R. A. Stone, assistantattorney general, was named to conduct the prose- cution. The sittings of the commission commenced Tuesday May 2 and concluded today. The prosecu- tion abandoned all the charges except the one of negligent allow- ance of bills and the eyidence in- troduced on each side is sub- Cleyeland Van Dyke, Governor What the prosecution has at- tempted to show. 1. That the county printing was let in 1903 and 1904 to.the highest bidder. 2. That various printing bills during the year 1904 were exces- sive. Testimony by deputy pub- lic examiner Johnson, H. G. Hays of the Bemidji Sentinel and C. R. Martin of the Beltrami County News, the testimomy being radi- cally different as to the amount of the excess. 8. That the commissioners paid F. O. Sibley an illegal bill for a trip to Tennessee amount- ing to about $92. 4. That various illegal billst 4, were allowed to the county coro- ner, particularly charges of $25 for conducting autopsy when the law allows but $6. 5. That illegal bills for team hire for county surveyor were allowed. 6. That excessive bills were paid for making of coffins. Testi- meny of various carpenters. 7. That half a dozen prisoners worked part of one day for Com- missioner Wes Wright splitting wood and about three hours an- other day rolling logs. 8. That Commissioner Sibley traded 26 young pigs for 12 young pigs owned by the county poor farm. 9. That bills for the Grass Lake ditch were allowed before the completio, of the contract. Testimony of various farmers to the effect that the ditch is not yet complete. 10. That heavy bills were al- lowed for work on the Kelliher- Baudette road when in fact prac- tically no work had been done, Testimony of Andy Danaher, Ed. " Leonard and George Gunderson that at beginning of the road one man could cut a mileof the road in a day, stantially as follows: - What the defense has attempt- ed to show. 1. Admitted in part by the defeuse which declares that the law authorizes such action when the commissioners in their judg- ment consider it for the best in- terests of the county. 2. Denied by defense. Testi- mony of A. G. Bernard of the Cass Lake Voice, E. Kiley of the Grand Rapids Herald Review, W. E. McKenzie of the Crookston Times and R. W. Hitchcock of the Pioneer that the charges were reasonable and customary. 8. Defense shows authority of public examiner and resolution of the board of county commis- sioners for the trip. By this trip Mr. Sibley recovered for the county some $1600 which former treasurer Shinn was short in his accounts., The money was turn- ed into the treasury and only necessary expenses were charg- ed for the trip, Defense shows bills were paid on recommendation of county attorney; also that charg es are customary in this section; algo that work of coroner is par- ticularly arduous in this county some of the trips taken by the coroner requiring a whole week, and involying long walks, road clearing, etec. 5. Defense admits the bills but testifies that their allowance actually saved the county money. \WAIVED THE EXAMINATION Fred Foote, Who Killed Matt Gannon, Held to the Grand Jury. CHARGED WITH ‘MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE. Probable That Grand Jury Will Bring Nothing Worse Than Manslaughter Charge. Fred Foote, who has confessed that he killed Matt Gannon on April 9 with a 41 caliber Colts re- volver, was arraigned before Judge Skinvik this morning and waived preliminary examination. | He was held to the grand jury and will be confined at the Beltrami county jail awaiting the fall term of district court, The court informed him that he had the privilege of having an attor- ney to represent him, but Foote said that this was unnecessary. The charge against Foote is now murder in the first degree, having been arrested by Sheriff Bailey upon a warrant accusing him of this crime. In view of the fact thatihe has confessed to the killing of Gannon, as he DIANS GO T0 JAlL Four Red Men Brought to Be- midji Yesterday and Con- fined in Bastile. Deputy U. S. Marshals F. W. Tufts and William Grimshaw ar- rived in Bemidji yesterday with the four Indians convicted at Fergus Falls of selling liquor on the reservation. The Indians were taken to the Beltrami county jail, where they will serve their terms, which are from 30 days to three months, besides heavy fines. Peter Ronning of Bau- dette, convicted of stealing t.im- ber from government land, was also brought up from Fergus Falls and will do timeat the county jail as well as pay a fine of $720, imposed by the court. The names of the Indians are: John Winding,Shah-wan-ah-cum- ag- ish-kung, John Thunder, Ah- sin-in-e-we-ne-ne, ° Dr. Henderson made a pro- fessional call at Turtle River last night, returning home this morning. thinks in self defense, it is not probable that the grand jury will bring any worse charge than manslaughter against the man, who seems to feel that he was fully justified in shooting at Gan- non in order to save his own life, A P P llllllllllllll o221 New Wo.sh Goods s | We have had it mentioned among our customers that it is a genuine treat tocomeinto our store and look over our stock of fine = = Wash Goods We do not THINK thereis a stock in the city to equal 1t, taking Quality, Variety and Lowness of Price into consideration. e — — — o Cotton Voiles Mohair Lusters Embroidery Mesh — Arnold’s Silks Faney Persian Lawns Plain and Faney Fig ured Dimities Aeolien Crepe. Mercerized Etamine We have exercised as much care in selecting our stock of goods as one can possibly do in choosing an article for their own use. . 3 b 2 New Hoisery New Underwear New Ribbons u x Ghe BAZAAR STORE 6, Denied. Testimony of vari ous carpenters. 7. Admitted. But the county lost nothing whatever and even admitting that the action was wrong, the charge of wrong do ing would not lie against the commissioners. 8, Admitted. Shown that the pigs were about the samc size, the county gut more thar two for one and that the superin tendent of the poor farm thougl the bargain was an advantageous one for the county. 9. Denied. Defense shows reports of county surveyor ap proving the completion of thc ditch. 10. Denied. See testimon) of J. J. Jinkinson elsewhere in this iesue. Wold’s Trunk Located. A trunk belonging to Magnus E. Wold, the Buzzle homesteader who disappeared at Grand Forks last fall, has been located at Northwood, N. D. Wold was working for a farmer a short distance from Northwood and left there on Nov. 7, saying that he was coming home to make final proof on his claim. He was 1ast seen at Grand Forks. Henry Funkley, who is conducting the search for the missing man, states that there is little doubt but that the man is dead. Miss Minnie Foster, employed at the Pioneer, is confined to her home with la grippe. Three days sale in Ladies’ and Children’s shoes at the Berman Emporium, Cared His Mo ther of Rheumatism “My mother has been a sufferer for many years withrheumatism’ says W. H. Howard, of Husband, Pa. ‘‘At times she was unablc to move at all. while at all time: walking was painful. I presentec her with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a few appli cations she decided it was th most wonderful pain reliever sk‘.i had ever tried, in fact, she i} never without it now and is at afx times able to walk. An occasiona application of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that she was for merly troubled with.”” For sale at Barker’s drug store. R. H. Muncy left last night for Kelliher, where he will look aftes timber interests for the Crooks .l.-..-.-.-llllillnllfillfllllll building good clothes. garment sold. For fifty years the Cfulhcrnitera have been No other manufacturer in America has been at it so long and for so many reasons. No other maker produces clothes of equal merit at equal prices, The Clothcraft principle has always been to turn out the very best Irrespective of cost and then to add merely a legitimate manufacturing profit. Whatever is saved in buying cloth, or in improving methods of making, is taken out of the price. The Clothcrafters are clothing manufacturers and not speculators—they try to make the same percentage of profit on every Every garment Is guaranteed. 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