Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1906, Page 1

TH BEMIDJI VOLUME 4. NUMBER 117 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TUESDA;Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1906. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEER ATTORNEY ATTENDS CHIPPEWA COUNCIL: Judge Matthews Tells of Red Lake; Indian Gathering and of Indian Oratory. INDIAN SCHOOL AT AGENCY DOING GREAT WORK FOR REDS Educational and Religious InlluencesJ Being Lavished on the Govern- ment Wards. Judge W. B. Matthews, a Washington - attorney, returned to Bemidji yesterday from the Red Lake Indian agency, where he attended a council of the Red|, Lake night. The judge stated that the coun- cil was a very important one. While it was not very largely at- tended, yet it was one which re- flected the sentiments of the In- dians on all questions of import- ance, It is customary in these meet- ings that the [ndians have their; orators or speakers elected in advance. The Indians were, for the most part, seated on the tloor, most of them smoking pipes of different kinds, some of them cigars. Si- lence prevailed for a time, then first one speaker, then another, would arise and make a specch some of them waxing elcquent, and all of them asking many questions. Of course there was an interpreter, who translated the speeches of the white speak- ers as well as those of the In- diaas. As the Indian speoakers pro- gressed, there was now and then a grunt of approval, and each would generally end by suying, “This is all I have to say now.” Judge Matthews gave them what he terms a ‘“talk,” which gave general satisfaction among the! Indians assembled. Before the council adjurned, John Frater, the new agent of the Iadians, was sent [or and he made them a practical speech in wh ch he displayed a remarkably thorough knowledge of the situ- ation of affairs at the agencies, Indians, held Saturday I 1ecently appointed, and he as- ‘sured the Indians that it was the policy of the Indian department, tus well as his own, to do all that could reasorably be done in their behalf, but there was limitation itu his power toact, and it must be remembered under iustructions of the depart- ment. At the couclusion of Mr. ter's address, i mained in council all of Saturday | inight, and there was a general idiscu;sion of their grievances, both imaginary and real. The i council adjrurned until such time ias more of the Indians, who are now out haying, wild rice, can be ‘*‘corralled,” when a general council of all the i Indians will be called to deter- mine some questions of great importance to them, Said Judge Matthews,in speak- ing with the Pioneer: “The Red Lake agency has charge over about 1,350 Indians, constituting the Red Lalke Chip- pewas. A majority of the Indians live on the side of Red Lake where the agency is located. About 500 are across the lake, reside along its shores, and are watched over by John G. Morri- {son, Jr., superintendent of In- dians on the Cross lake side, and a prince of good fellows. “Mr. Morrison is, perhaps, the| only man who could have been selected for his present pusit.iol:nI who could have controlled thesej particular Indians. He is pars| Indian, speaks the Chippewa lan- | guage fluently, and by his hon- est and straightforward dealings has beer able to command and; hold the respect of the reds. His! school has sixty or seventy young pupils (boys and girls), and judg- ing from their appearance, rapid advance is being_made and much ircflected improvement is made upon the tribe. At Red Livke, the seat of the agency, there are guite a num- ber of whites, composing a vil | age of some twenty or thirty neat and com fortable houses. Among| these the one of the greatest im- | portance is the agency schcol, a building costing some $20,000 or $40,000, heated by steam and Iligmed by gas. “This building is located on the banks of the great Red lake and commands a fine view of this, the largest and most beautiful of all ) considering that he has been but that he acted! I'ra- . 1 the Indians re- and gathering | the fresh-water = lakes lying wholly within the borders of the United States. This school is presided over by 8. O. Norman, a gentlewan of education and culture, peculiarly well fitted for his work. The school has some ninety students, boys and girls. All of these are well quartered tand fed and clothed. They are *given g bath once a week and a change of clothing twice a week, They sleep in dormitories, well ventilated and kept scrupulously clean, i The children progress up to a | certain point but seldom go be- yond the high school. Unfortun- {ately, when they leave the schools there is no place for them. They return to their homes in the huts and tepees, and soon go back to their former mode of living. It {is of the greatest importance that some plan be devised for this class of our warda, otherwise, much of the good they would re- ceive will be lost. | “Father Thomas, of the Bene- dictine order, has a fine church and mission school and is doing a great work among these Indians. He has lived and main- tained this mission for some nine- teen years. At one time the | government rendered substantial aid, but now this support has been entirely withdrawn, “FatherThomas is a fine gentle- map, and has devoted his life to this work, without pay. He is supported in his work by five or six sisters of the order, The Indians have come to regard him as their real father, hold him in the highesi esteem, and hence he is avle tu exert, as no other man can, the best sort of influence over them. He has some 60O communicants. The Episco- palians have a church, also, with about 100 communicants.” “Too much cannot be said. of Red luke,”’remarked the judge in conclusion. “It is an 1deal | place to spend the summer. It is some thirty-six miles long and twelve miles wide. Oa one side { 0o land can be seen and it looks like the ocean. At times the waters have a reddish ting®, hence the name Red lake, Its ! shores are surrounded by hard wood virgin forests. The lake abounds in all kinds of fish and the woods are full of game. Some day a large summer hotel will be erected and this will become one of the most famous 253 DISCOUNT ON SHIRTS! Any shirt shown in our windows for 25 per Don’t miss cent less this oppo 1 than its real value. rtunity. i H HUNTERS! on the market. HUNTERS! We are able to supply you with anything the hunter may need in the way «f hunting boots, coats, pack sacks, ete. the famous Chippewa sewed down cruiser, the most comforuable and durable Alsy Putmans viscole hunting hoots. waterproof boot known to the huntermmmme— HUNTERS! We carry the most reliable HUNTERS! DRESS GOODS Keep your eye on our windows for fall and winter dress goods. We are unpacking them every day and are confident that we have the things you wantat the right price. E.H.WINTER & COMP'Y (POLICE ARE; AFTER PUIS(]NEB OF DOGS Five Canines Killed" SMnday Night in Bemidji From éfllng Poisoned Food. —= . MAYOR CARTER o@kzns A$25 Mayor Points ont' ?‘hal Children, as Well as Dns, Are Endangered. A dog-poisonef: is abread in Bemidji and a Bumber of un- suspecting cani?:s have fallen victims to his iwiles. Sunday night no less than five dogs, at different places in the city, were killed as the result of eating poisoned bread. Mayor Carter is thoroughly aroused, as are ‘the police, and vigorous measares are being taken to run the guilty party or parties down, Tke police have a certain man under suspicion and if he is detected doing any more of his work, he will be arrested and prosecuted. The mayor has entered earnest ly into the campaign against the poisoners and has offered a re ward of $25 for the arrest and conviction of the guilty person or persons. The method adopted by _the dog-poisoner is simple. He takes a piece of bread or mea!, smears it with' a_thick “butter- ing” of arsenic, and throws it into a yard where'a certain dog or dogs will dlsc‘enband eab i- The mayor sr_e*,rd signed b) himself, is-as follows? ereby offer a reward of §25 for informa- tion and evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of poisoning dogs in this city. The practice is not only & most de- spirable one because it kills poor defenseless dumb animals, but because it endangers the lives of our children, who play around in the yards where the poisoned food has been left, and who may very readily eat some of it. The practice must be stopped, and T shall do all that I can in my official capacity to stop it. “A. A. CARTER, MAYOR "’ Card of Thanks. We desire to ‘thank all the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the recent illness and death of our beloved wife, daughterand sister. Henry Marin, "M. J. Foley, and family. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our heart- felt thanks for the courtesies and sympathies extended us by all kind friends during our sad be- reavement caused by the death of our beloved mother. Lewis Bennington. Russell Bennington. Mrs. Wm. Johnson. Mr, and Mrs. J. A. McDunald. Hold Family Reunion. The fumily reunion of the Jer- rard family was held here' last Sunday. E.H. Jerrard of this city, as host, entertained James J. and wife of St. Cloud, . B, a1d wife and diughter of Super- ior, . H and wife of St. Paul, Miss Helen of Daluth, Miss Mar- garet and R. B. of Calcite, Ci. The members of the party had a picnic at, the head of the lake and utherwise put in the time which passed all to quickly. All who were here departed for their homes Monday, excepting Miss Margaret, who will visit here for another two weeks. resorts in the United States.” Judge Matthews isenthusiastic over Minnesota, its climate, beautiful lakes, rich agricultural lands, and good people, He hopes to spend & part of each summer in this state. {COMMERGIAL CLUB WILL \WELGH RESIGNS TO JOIN HOLD SPEGIAL MEETING| LUMBER FIRM AT WALKER Much Business of Importance to Be Transacted Wednesday.— A Full Aitendance Desired. An important ‘meeting of the Commercial Club will be held on Wednesday evening, when several matters will be con- ance to the city. A proposition will be submitted to the members of the club relative to the establishment of a large lath mill here, in the near future. This mill would employ a large number of men and be of great benetit to the city. Michigan capitalists desire to erect a second sawmill here and have a proposition for the consid- eration of the club. Another propusition that will come up for considerationis a celebration to be given to the lumberjacks of northern Minn- esota, who are in the“habit of working in the woods in this part of the state during the winter. It is the intention to give the “jacks’’ a twodays’ cele- bration that they will not soon forget. Everything for their pleasure will be furnished and all will be invited. The affair will be extnsively advertised in the western part of this state and throughout North Dakota, where many of the boys are now engaged in assisting the tillers of the soil to gather their crops. Every member of the club is urged to attend the meetingWed- nesday evening. Mrs. Marin Laid to Rest. The funeral of Mrs. Henry Marin.was held yesterday after- noon at the Presvyterian charch, Rev. White beirg in charge, and interment was in Greenwood cemetery. A large number of the friends of the family attend- ed. Mrs. Marin was 22 years of age and beloved by all who knew her. The circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs., Marin were peculiarly sad, After being taken ill Thursday of last week, she never regained consciousness, and was unable to say a word of farewell t2 her husband, or even give a token of recognition to anyone. The young husband is heartbroken. Buys Bemidji Real Estate. E.V.Milton of Millaca returned to his home yesterday, after be- coming the possessor of property in Bemidji. He will move from Millaca to Bemidji in the near future and make his home here. While in this city he purchased an acre of land in White’s addi- tion to Bemidji and two acres in Wagner’s addition. Mr. Milton has been county surveyor of Mille Lacs county for ten years past and is much attached to that county, but he is greatly taken up with .Be- midji and her surroundings and decided to make this place his future home. Wilson Goes to Hospital. Harry Wilson, engineer on the M. & I., was taken to Brainerd this morning and will remain in the hospital there until he gets relief from an aggravated attack of rheumatism. Wilson has-heen suffering with rheumatism for several months, but “was much improved last week and reported for work, but a fow days at the throttle brought on another attack of the “‘nerve-racker’’ and he is again out of commission, Small Crowd to the State Fair. There has not been the large number of visitors from this part of the state going to the state fair that the railway offi- cials banked on. The G. A. R. encampment drew the crowd, two weeks ago, and the people hereabouts can’t stand more ‘than two or three days of a year in the nvelt.ering l\ eets of the sidered that are of vital import- Inspector of Indian Allotments Casts Fortunes With Leech Lake Lum- ber Cempany. T. J. Welch of Walker, ex-in- spector of Indian allotments on theChippewa Indian reservations was a visitor in Bemidji yester- day. Mr. Welsh resigned his position as inspector several days ago, and it is understood that J. N. Bartelle of Brainerd will be appointed to fill the position va- cated by Mr. Welch. Mr, Welch has become a mem- ber of the Leech Lake Lumber company, a recently-organized corporation which will build a large millat Walker and engage in the manufacture of lumber. Associated with Mr.. Welch in the company are B. F. Nelson of Minneapohs, the noted lum- berman, - and several others of lesser calibre. The new plant will be located south of the M. & I. depot at Walker, adjoining the Wright property. The mill will be com- pleted by January 1, 1907 and, be in readiness to cut logs by the opening of the following spring. The capacity of the mill will be from sixteen to twenty million feet per year. Masons Elect Officers. The local Masonic lodge elected and inatalled officers for the en- suing year last night at the Masonic lodge room. Rev. H. | this is the only way of bringing about M. Green of Crookston, grand chaplain, performed the installa- tion services. The officers are: W. B. Stewart, high priest; R. H. Schumaker, king; D. H. Fisk, scribe: G. E. Carson, captain of]- hosts; C. J. Anderson, royal|* arch captain; A. P. Ritchie, sec-| retary; E. N. French, John Graham and George T, Baker, |- masters of the Wm. M :Cuaig, sentinel. veils; Presbyterian Picnic. The members of the Presby-|. terian Sunday school gave a pic- nicut “Diamond Point’’yesterday afternoon, which was thoroughly enjoyed by a large crowd of both young and old people. There were good things to eat, and everything connected with the affair reflected credit on those who were in charge. T0O LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED: Girl to work at Del Mareca Cigar Factory. ' MAN KILLED BY LOG FALLING FROM TRAIN Frank Fuller, Teamster, Dies as- Result of Injuries Received Monday. BUMPING OF CARS LOOSENS LOGS JUST AS MAN PASSES Victim Taken At Once To The Hospital But Died in a Few Hours. While working at the logging hoist on the south shore of Lake Irving Monday, Frank Fuller of this city received injuries from which he died .Monday evening at 6 o’clock. He was driving a team, used in switching the cars at the hoist. THe- cars came together with such force that several of the logs were farred loose from their position and fell, hitting Fuller. No one, ‘according to reports, saw him when the timbers fell from the cars, He was picked up and brought to St. Anthony’s hospital. A physician wassummoneda d it was found that Fuller had suffered such serious internal ibjuries that his recovery was impossible. He suffered con- siderably, but was conscious only a part of the time, and died at 6 p. m, 5 The accident occured at about 11 in the forenoon. Funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. AT OHCE' NOW! MEN! Those wishing to make hay on meadows . one and one half miles south of Bemidji . - will please call on G. E. CARSON . . nnthole‘lcel!me JUDGE PENDERGAST IS NOMINATED BY *“DEMS” Second Place on State Tieket Given Local Man By Ac™ clamation. Judge L. G. Pendergast of this city was nominated for lieu- tenant governor by the demo- cratic convention today. There Was no opposition, the nomina- tion being by acclamation. The naming of Judge Pender- ast as Governor Johnson’s run- END WAR BY CONPROMISE ning mate s been . foregone PUBLIC OPINION IN CUBA MAY COMPEL PRESIDENT PALMA TO NEGOTIATE. conclusion for several weeks, but his friends, and the judge him- self, conducted a hard campaign before they succeeded in getting things “lined up.” ENDS BY KILLING HUASELF. ny *Havana, Sept. 4—Peace through po- ltical compromise is the sole topic of conversation in all the best informed circles, where it is recognized that a settlement of Cuba’s internal trou- bles. Therefore there is a general disposition not to agree with the stand taken by President Palma that the government should not treat with the insurgents upon the basis of ar- ranging a compromise and the pres- 1dent Is understood to have already modified his attitude (o the extent that he has no objections to private nego- tiations on the subject. 'fhe leading newspapers, representing all parties, press the idea' of a political settle- ment and it is belleved that public opinion will soon set firresistibly in that direction. A common expression heard is that the war began through differences between the political par- ties and therefore they are the ones who ought to settle it in the most prompt and effective manner possible; save the dixamity and sovereigaty of the republic and avert furthir blood- | shed. It is believed beyond further doubt that an attempt to reach peace through some compromise will now be made. The government force commanded by Captain Cardenas has dispersed a rebel band near Guines, Havana prov: Ince. A small party of insurgsnts is reported to have surrendered the A band of Insurgents made an Cruee lowa Man Slays Sweetheart and Wounds Successful Rival. Daverport, Ia, Sept. 4.—Henry Drenter, living near Argo, twelve miles from here, shot and killed Grace Reed, severely wounded Sam Moore, a successful rival, .and then put the muzzle of a.rifie in his mouth and blew off the top of his own head. 8ix Kill Many Wounded. ‘Warsaw, Sept. 4.—The display of a red flag at Rudaguzowska, near here, at the funeral of a workman killed by Cossacks, led to fighting between Cos- sacks and workmen and others taking part in the procession, during which the troops fired a volley, killing six and injuring twenty-two persons. BRIEF BITS OF NEWwS, ‘The Moroccan pretender Is reported to have been defeated near Muluya No details of the engagement have been obtained. The North German Gazette an- nounces the resignation of Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg as a_director of the German colonial office. Many Army Officers Arrested. Odessa, Sept. 4.—A terroristic or- Extensive correspondence with other revolutionary bodies snnimtlnn among the troops nlmlnt )