Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 28, 1905, Page 4

“ & 2 BUILD ON TO RIPPLE Yorthwestern Telephome €o.. Will Extend Its Lines At Omee. NEW GOPPER CIRCUIT FEOM * BEMIDJI TO CROOKSTON. Company Will Spead:$1€;008 in This Vicinity Within Next Six Months. Something of the extensive improvements planned by the Northwestern Telephone com- pany in this part of the state has already been cutlined by the Pioneer. The company now makes the further announce- ment that it will within a very short time extend its line from Northome to Ripple. This ex- tension will be completed this winter. Work upon the installation of 2 copper circuit from shis city to Crookston has already been be- gun and will be pushed toa con- clusion as rapidly as possible. This will give acopper circuit from Minneapolis to Bemidji. The old phones now in use in Bemidji will be removed as soon as possible and Bell automatic phones put in, The improye- ments in this vicinity will cost at least $10,000. Heavy improve- ments are also planned in Crookston. Itis given out that the Tri- State Telephone company is now making an effort to secure a franchise in Crookston. MOOSE HUNTERS WILL BE TRIED Case of State Game and Fish Commission vs. Boyd and Ward Comes Up Today. Game Warden Saunders of Brainerd arriyed in the city last evening in charge of B. F. Boyd of Brainerd and left on the early morning train for Grand Rapids, where the cases against Boyd and B. H. Ward of Fairmont will come up today. The charges against Boyd is killing acow moose near Northome on Nov, 14, 1904, and the charge against Ward is having shipped a por- tion of the carcass of a cow moose from Northome to Fairmont. Both were tried before a justice of the peace at Northome and were found guilty and fined $50 and costs each. Special!| We have just re- ceived a fresh supply of Frog Legs Ludefisk Fresh Smelts Little Neck Clam Blue Points on the half Shell Good Coffee Good Meals Good Lunch ] ARMSTRONG’S LUNCH ROOM Next door to Markham Hotel G TO MURDER HIM meapolis Russians. The Police Investigating Minneapolis police are inveswt-| igating an alleged jplot on the! part of four Russiansin Mianea- polis to murder George Meclver, a trusted employee of the Red River Lumber eompany, new employed in the company’s mill at Akeley, Minn. {In an .aumc- nymous letter Mclver has been warned that his life will be taken -soon after Jan. 1, 1906. The let- iter is.as follows: “Mr.:G. Mclver, Akeley, Mina. Dear -Sir—I am about to tell you something that 1 hate to, but, being a fellow citizen -of Alkeley, I feel it my duty tode se. Now, |WARNED OF PLOT \INCENDIARISM AT CASS LAKE ‘Started the Receat Fire. Cass Lake, Minn., Dec.28— "There bas been ancther fire in (Cags Lake, which resembles this wicinity, in that it has all the ‘earmarks of having beex of in. cendiary origin.. The Johnstor & Toole:block,ithe largest build- ing located on the Lydick allot- .ment, was totally destcoyed, ‘together with the contents. The fire, when disgovered. was burn- \ing bri kly in «that part of the building .occupied by Smith & Anderson as a meat market and .grocery store, and had gained it seems that, abouta year ago, as near.as I understand, that a certain Russian millwright had a beastly trick played on him .at the sawmill, and some Russian society has been looking into it, and decided that it was you who did it. Now, I don’t know the nature of the trick, the name of the man it was played on, or who did it, but [ kmow this, that there is a party of three or four| Russians in Minneapolis who arej| callod to.do away with you any! time after Jan. 1, '06. It has been decided for over four| months, but they have waited and left signs to give you a chanece to get away before the first of the year, but you either did not see the signs or did not care, for they are now making preparations to murder you, “I hawe tried my best to find out enough to be of help to you, but it is hard to find out what little I did. I would like to be able to denounce them, but I can’t, sol thought that the best I could do was to put you on. You might pretend you had a position somewhere and quietly leave. I would not trust my family in their reach either. I will not sign my name to this, for I care not to get into trouble over it. I am simply doing this as a true friend. “If you don’t believe this letter, tear it up and burn it, but I can swear I am telling the truth. If you should leave and want me to write you what I learn, you can quietly leave your address with some members of the Brother- hood lodge, and I can find it out. I may be able to help you some. You may be safe one or two weeks after the first of the year, but I would hate to chance it. Don’t look for me, for I don’t iwant to be mixed into your trouble—I am simply doing you a favor, and have told nobody of it. Wishing you good speed, Iremain. Your sincere friend «P 8.—If I knew more about the mill crew, I might help you some.”’ The police of Minneapolis are not inclined to regard the letter very seriously., At the Greek jCatholic church it is stated that there are few Russians in Minne- apolis aside from the Russian Jews and that the majority of the | congregation are of other nation- alities. Nevertheless Mr. Mec- Iver is considerably worried over the letter. He refuses to say anything regarding the trick perpetrated on the Russian at the Akeley mill. YOUTH KILLS GIANT. Small Stone Hurled at Seven-Foot Man Causes His Death. Columbia, Mo., Dec. 28.—Mitchell Shadrick, a giant seven feet in height, was almost instantly killed near here by an eighteen-year-old boy, said to be Henry Jones, who brought him down with a stone no larger than a walnut, thrown from a distance of forty feet. Shadrick had struck a younger brother of Jones and had picked up a club with the intention of assaulting Henry Jones. The boy is said to have picked up a small stone and thrown it at the giant. It struck him behind the were unable to save thestructure. ‘To add to the delay in giving 4he alarm the rope on the fire- whistle broke and the whistle was not wsed, The building was a two-story one, the ffrst floor being oecupied by Johnston & Toole, 'dealers in hardware, and Smith & Anderson, above men- tioned. On the second floor was the lodge room of the local aerie of Eagles, and the .other half of the floor was msed for sleeping rooms, Nothing in the building was saved,and the insurance will| not cover half the loss, which was total. The residence of John Eagan, adjoining the Johnston & Toole block on the east, was also destroyed. Mr. Eagan saved his furniture. He had no insurance It is the belief of nearly every- one here that the fire was started purposely by someone, but not by any of the occupants of the buildings burned. It is more than likely that steps will be taken to employ competent people to ferret out who is responsible for the numerous fires of late that have been of suspicious origin. SUICIDE AT GRAND FORKS M. T. Caswell, an OId and Respected Resident Shot Himself at Noon. A special dispatch to the Pio- .neer this afternoon from Grand Forks states that M. T. Caswell, shot himseft in the toilet room at the Hotel Dacotah shorsly after noon and is now at the point of death, with recovery out of the question. Caswell wasin the employ of Barnes & Nuss for many years as a bicycle repair man and later run a shop of his own. He was partially paralyzed a few years ago and brooded over his misfort- une. Heshot himself just be- low the heart, that organ evi- dently being what he aimed at. Small Fire. Fire broke out in the tar paper roofing of a small house on Twelfth street inhabited by Mr. and Mrs. Oakes this morning. The women folks of the house- hold put up a ladder and finally extinguished the flames after considerable damage had been done. several during the recent pastim | such headway that the firemen, an old and respected resident| STAR ISLAND l IN BELTRAMI Steenerson-and Buckman ils Averted. Under the date of Dec. 27, the Minneapolis Journal centained HOTEL BURNS |ANOTHER FIRE AT CLIMAX |Akeley Man Fears Min-|Firébugls Believedl to Have|Clash Botwoen Congressmen Entire Loss in Fire Which|Saloon Building of Con Ki Oocured Tuesday ‘Night Bistimated at $8,000. The Climax hotel, owned by Hans Samuelson, was entirely de- Ithe tEollowing special telegram from éts Washington cerrespond- dent: “Indiian ‘Commissioner Leupp ‘has abolished the eoffice -of .custodian of Star Islard, in ithe |Cass Lake Indian reservation, |and thereby .averted a clash -be- jtween 'Congressmen ‘Buekman l;and Steenerson. The old -cus- todian &ied recently and Buck- man recommended the appoint- ment of Steven Mnucy of Little Falls, to the vacancy. A corres- pondent called Steenerson’s attention to the fact that Star Island is in Beltrami county and therefore in the ninth distriet. Steenerson called at the Indiam office today to ascertain the| situation, but was informed of| |The blaze started during the ab- lsenoeof Mr. and Mrs. Samnel- streyed by fire Tuesday night. son, who were attending aChrist- mas tree. ‘The loss is estimated at $8,000, partially covered by in-| surance. The hotel will be re-| - built. i Summer Cottages. Grand Forks Herald: Plans are being made for the building of a large number of cottages at Bemidji the coming summer, and there will be a large number of; summer visitors to the place, which is becoming well known in the east and south as an ideal; summer resort. Olaf Huseby transacted busi- ness at Rosby this afternoon. j the action of the commissioner and will s0 inform his corres- pondent, who is pnresumably a condidate for the job.” Shortly after the death of E. G. Hill, who has acted as cus- todian of Star island during the past two years, a party living in Bemidji called attention to the fact that the island. was located almost wholly in Beltrami county, and Mr. Stecnerson was notified of the fact and a sugges- tion made that he at least should be extended the courtesy of recommending a man for the position, hence his calling on (ahel commissioner of Indian affairs. It is believed that the position of custodian of the island was abolished at the request of mem- bers of the forestry service, and that the island will hereafter be looked after by C. C. Waln, the {present custodian of the ‘‘ten I sections,”” at Cass Lake, and who | was appointed by Mr. Richards, jcommissioner of the general land office, he (Waln) having been an old personal friend of the commissioner. No person had been recom- mended to Congressman Steen- lerson as a candidate for the position left vacant by Mr. Hill’s demise. TWO COUPLE HOLD HANDS Double Wedding of Northome People Occurs This Afternoon. A double wedding occurred in Jndge Pendergast’s offica this afternoon when Timothy Mahoney and Miss Cora Carl- stad and Sam Johnson and Miss Anna Berg were united in marriage by the judge.! Both the grooms are home- steaders in the vicinity of Northome and the two couple !will make their homes on their | claims. County Health Officer Blakes- Ilee was called to Fowlds this af- ternoon by a message informing {him that a case of dybtheria ex-I isted there. i 1 i AT CASS LAKE chof Partially Destroyed By Flames. Fire last night' pactially de stroyed the saloon buildicg of Con Kirchof at Cass Lake last Details of the fire are meager and the origim of the blaze is unknown. No estimate night. ot the loss can be given., Saw Wolf This Morning. William Filkins, a deliveryman: |in the employ of Fleming Bros.,. while driving to the city early this morning from the Achen- bach farm saw a.arge timber wolf. The animal sat quietly by ithe roadside and allowed the sleigh to pass by it without mov- ing. Read the Daily Pioneer. Let us take your subscription for any periodical you may wish: at publisher’s price, Péterson’s- JUST RECEIVED! THE “NEW STORE” 1 has just receiyed a large shipment of FANCY APPLES NAVAL ORANGES CREAMERY BUTTER, FRESH EGGS TRY OUR HEINZ PICKLES AND MINCE. MEAT Roe & Markusen TELEPHONE 207 ; SPECIAL ANN BARG Come when the stock is compl : gest line in the c | Bemidii Consi FOR Thursday and Friday We carry the celebrated DAVID ADLER & SONS { Hand Made Clothing which we sell less than the actual cost of the material. | Also boy’s and children’s suits. The lar- OUNCEMENT ! AINS! Early! ete and get your choice. ity to select trom gnment Com'y 305 Third Street The Best Sign— - left ear and after running about in a circle for several minutes the man dropped dead. 175,123,800 bu. of Wheat kg o —sign of the best —were grown 1n only three of seven Northern Pacific states this season—72,431,800 bushels in Minnesota; 69,692,000 in North Da- kota and 83,000,000 in Washington. That’s not all. Other crops proved wonderfully productive. Plenty of good land left. Climate and soil are right. Write C. W. Mott, Gen’l Emigration Agent, St. Paul. Minn., for information about the prosperous Northwest, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY St. Paul and Minneapolis to the Pacific Northwest A. M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, St. Panl, Minn. ‘‘Wonderland 1905,”’ for Six Cents Stamps. i