Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 3, 1907, Page 1

| | e THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIO MIN NESOT) HISTORICAL VOLUME 4. NUMBER 215 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1907 TEN CENTS PER WEEK WAS NOT THE BODY OF KELLY; PINKERTON ‘OFF' [RESIDENTS: OF KELLIHER HAD A SMALLPOX SCARE Roy Kelly, the Missing Employe of the Sam Rogers, Thought to Have Been Crookston Lumber Company, Not Afflicted With Smallpox, Has Yet Located. Pneumonia. Crookston, Jan. 8.—M, Kelly,| The residents of Kelliner are who has arrived home from Min-{much relieved as the result of neapolis, reports that there is no(an examination into a reported truth in the rumor that the body |case of smallpox in their midst, of hus son Roy was found in New [ which proved to be an acute at- York, and that so far the detec- |tack of pneumonia. tives have obtained noclue asto| Dr. Blakeslee, county physi- his whereabouts. The body re-|cian, received a telegram yes- ferred to in the telegram which [terday from William Lennon, was received here last week|president of the Kelliher village from Thomas Shevlin proved to|council. requesting his (the doc- be that of another person. The [tor’s) presence to attend to a mystery of Roy Kelly’s disap-|patient believed to be suffering pearance grows more deep as|with an attack of smallpox, The time advances, Superintendent Strachan Here. W. H. Strachan, superinten- dent of the M. & I., came up last evening from Brainerd in his private car, “50,” which was at- tached to the vegular north- bound passeuger train. He spent the night in the city and lett this forenoon for poiats along the north line of the M. & I, accompanying the snowplow, which is clearing the road of the recent fall of the “beautiful,” which filled certain cuts along the right-of-way. Sale Confirmed. In probate court yesterday Judge Clark approved the sale of lands belonging to the estate of R. E. Leland, which were sold at private sale by J. A, Murray, the administrator. doctor went to Kelliher last evening and found that a man named Sam Rogers was sick in bed, at the lodging house operat- ed by Mrs. McDonald, with an acute attack of pneumonia. The man’s clothing and the furnish- ings in the room had been bur- ued, to avoid spread of the sup- posed contagious disease, and there was much relief when it was found that Rogers had pneumonia. Dr. Blakeslee brought Rogers to Bemdji this morning and he was taken to the poor farm. As both his lungs are badly effected with the | pneumonia, there is not much hope for his recovery. Read the Daily Pioneer. A, Y. Merrill, an attorney of Minneapolis, was in the city to- day, looking after some legal matters. SKULL FRACTURED AND FAGE BADLY DISFIGURED Peter Jacobson, a Woodsman, Injured While Working in Ross’s Camps at Kelliher. Peter Jacobson, a woodsman; was brought down this morning from Kelliher and taken to St. Anthony’s hospital for treatment for injuries received while work- ing in the woods. Jacobson has been employed in the logging camps of Ross & Ross, near Kelliher. While he was working at his usual duties he was hit by thelimb of a falling tree and received injuries that rendered him unconscious, A tree which had been sawed, lodged in the limbs of another tree and when it fell to the ground, oue of the heavy limbs struck Jacobson full in the face. He was knocked to the ground and when picked up was uncon- scious, blood streaming from his face and head. An examination showed that the limb had dis- located his nose, injured his eyes, scratched his face, and fractured his skull on the front side. Jacobson was taken toKelliher and was unconscious for an hour before being reyived. The accident cccurred yester- day afternoon. RAISING PRICE OF RENT OF BOXES IN POSTOFFICE Postmaster Carson Receives New In- structions from Postal Authorities at Washington. Postmaster Carson has recent- 1y received new orders concern- ing the renting of boxes in the local postoffice. The new orders make a raise - in the prices of the boxes, and Mr. Car- son and his deputies are put to considerable trouble explain- ing the conditions of the order. “Box rent rates have been fixed heretofore upon no estab- lished basis, with the result that at certain large post offices rates are lower thanat many small offices; thut the charge for small boxes is in many cases higher than that whieh should be made for large boxes; that rents are sometimes collected at the same rate for hoxes of all sizes; and that postoffices of likeclass, in the same vicinity, equipped with similar boxes, rents are collected at widely different rates. In order to remedy these conditions and to provide a definite and sat- isfactory rule for the collection of box rents the following sched- ule, based upon the kind and capacity of boxes and the gross receipts at post offices, bas been An operation was performed on Jacobson this afternoom, at the hospital, for relief from the fractured skull, Miss Martha Panchot and Mr, Kittleson of Akeley, spent New Year’s day in this city, being guests of the Misses LaFontisee, Blank Books 04 Beginning the New Year nearly every business will need new sets of books. dred pages. The Pioneer carries a full line of books and an in- spection of the stock will show that we earry all sizes, styles and bindings of books. We have the two, three, four and five column day books and journals. A good line of cash books; a well selected stock of ledgers, single or double entry, one hundred to eight hun- adopted and will be strictly ad- hered to by the Department in the establishment of all box rent rates, from and after January 1, 1907.”” A summary of the schedule given shows that the rent of boxes in the Bemidji postoffifle are fixed as follows: Bozxes previously renting for 350,"now 60c; 50c boxes will cost 75¢, and the former 75c boxes require $1 per quarter, and are due and must invariably be paid in advance the first of every quarter. Statement to the Public. Bemidji, Minn., Jan. 1, 1907. On April 3rd last sixteen of the residents of Bemidji contri buted the sum of $310, and the same was deposited with me to be used for the benefit of the signers of the so-called Minne- apolis & Manitoba - Railroad agreement. Out of this money the sum of $20 was expended in defraying the expenses of a re- presentative to Minneapolis to interview the officials of the rail- road company, and the balance, $290, is now deposited in the Lumbermens National Bank to the credit of E. A. Schneider, trustee. This statement is made for the benefit of the subscribers and all those interested in this fund, and for the reason that the fund it should be publicly accounted for. E. A. SCHNEIDER. Many Made Final Proof. Before Clerk of Court F. W, Rhoda, yesterday, the following setitlers on northern Minnesota’s garden spot made final proof on their claims: Jennie Noel, Mary L. Moore. Allen F. LeVan, Floyd H. Minton, Ira J. Moore, Charles N. Magnu- son, James Healey, Charles O. Glidden, Charles A. Anderson and Johannes E. Svenson. The next date set for making proofs before the clerk of court has been set for Saturday, March 2ad. Hazel Wood Married. “Mr. Otto K. Radke and Miss Hazel Wood, married December Seventeenth, Nineteen Hundred and Six, at Grand Rapids, Minn,” The above announcement has been received in this city by the parents of Miss Wood and her friends here. Miss Wood was for some time employed on the Pioneer and is well known here. She has been living in Grand Rapids for sev- y eral months. o being in its nature a public one, ! +lated out of office. COMMISSIONERS OF NEW KOOCHICHING COUNTY MET Appointed Officers who Will Govern the “County.—Are Not Worrying Over Filing of Contest. International Falls, Jan. 8.— (Special to the Pioneer.)—The board of county commissioners of the new county of Koochiching have held a meeting and organ- ized. The commissioners attending the session were R.S. MecDon- ald, chairman; Hugh MecIntosh, Fred Smith and N. 8. Olson; the officers qualifying. and taking office. The new village hall will be the temporary courthouse. The commissioners appointed the following officers of the new county: Auditor,R. C. Fraser; attorney, C. W. Stanton; register, F.S, Long; sheriff, Patrick A. Welsh; clerk of court, J. H. Drummond; probate judge, W. V. Kane; treasurer, George A. Snyder; superintendent of schools, Annie Shelland; assessor, E. F. Cing- man; surveyor, L A. Ogaard; physicians, M. E Winthrow, C. R. Ward; coroner, T. H. Kinshel- li; court commissioner, F. G, Mc- Partlin, The International Falls Echo was designated as the official paper; and Sheriff Walsh has ap. pointed Edward Felton as his deputy for the Northome country. Word has been received here that a contest has been inaugur- ated at Grand Rapids for the purpose of knocking out the new county, the contest being: based solely on the grounds of illegal counting and ' rejecting of votes cast at the election. The news caused no surprise here and it is believed that the contest will be something in the nature of a ‘“tempest in a teapot,” and will amount to nothing in the end. Two Sent to Poor Farm. Dr. Blakeslee, county physi- cian, this morning brought Peter Duschan down from Blackduck and sent him to the poor farm for care while he is suffering from asthma and a complication of ailments. Duschan, wilo is 74 years of age, has been working in the woods near Blackduck, but bacame ill and will stop with Superintendent Phillippi for a short time uutil he recovers from his present sickness. G. E. Coolidge, an old gentle- man who has been visiting at Tenstrike, was brought down from that place last evening and sent to the poor farm. Coolidge, who is 76 years of age, is suffer- ing with an attack of pneumonia. He does not live in Beltrami county, but says that he has a weekly income and can pay his way. A Attended Meeting of Board. Hugh McIntosh of Northome, who is a member of the board of county commissioners of the newly-organized county of Koo- chiching, came in yesterday from International Falls ‘and went to Northome last evening. He attended the meeting of the county board held at TInterna- tional Falls on Decemwber 29, and participated in the_organization of the board and the appointment of the officials who will ad- minister the affairs of the new county, He states that every- one at the ‘Falls” is confident that the contest recently started to knock out the legality of the new county will amount to nothing. - Edward Gallagher, who lives on a valuable farm of 160 acres which he owns ut Moose post- office, in Clearwater county, south of Shevlin, was a visitor in the city today. Mr. Gallagher was for several years a member of the board of county commis- sioners of Beltrami county, but ‘when Clearwater county was. set, off from Beltrami he was legls HAVING ‘A GOOD TIME” Pauline Sather, Fiance of John Sather, of Bemidji, Is Still an “‘Abent Quantity.” The subjoined article, taken from the Minneapolis News, will be of interest to friends of John Sather, who was an employe of the Crookston Lumber company, in this city: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Pauline Sather from the residence of her uncle, Rev. H. A. Sather, 1832 26th. st. e., the day before she was tohave been married to John Sather of Bemidji, was slightly cleared this afternoon by a letter recieved by Rev. Sather from the missing girl. In it she says she is still in the city and having a good time, al- though she gives no clue to her exact whereabouts, saying that she will give her address later. John Sather has not yet heen beard from and it is not known whether or not he knows of his financee’s actions. The young woman who was found hanging to a bridge near Ackley, Ia., and who was thought for atime to be Miss Sather, was positively identified Friday as another woman. Local News on last page. Moore Case Continued. E. E. McDonald returned last night from Minneanolis, where he has been for several days in connection with the habeas corpus proceedings brought by J. R. Moore, who did some sharp work- here recently in- selling stock. Moore’s case has been continued until Monday next. Franklin Anderson, who plead {2&® guilty and paid a fine here on the charge of larceny, was brought to Grand Rapids last night to answer to the charge of being a party to a stock = swindling scheme which was worked at Bovey. Itisintimated that the charge . against Anderson will not “stick,” as a man named Allen did the work at Bovey. Skating Race at Rink. There will be a one-mile skating race at the Parker & Beck rink Friday evening, open ouly to local skaters. First prize will be a season ticket, issued by the management, and the skater taking the second place will be awarded a ticket to the rink good for one month. There will be efficient judges and timekeepers appointed for the race, which will be skated on its merits, There are several skaters in the city who are speedy on the blades and the contest for supremacy promises to furnish some good sport. The race will be called promptly at 9 o'clock. Married Last Evening. Miss May Averill and Mr. A, F., Brabetz were united in mar- riage last eyening at 8 o’clock, at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. Broomfield performing the cere- mony. The wedding was a quiet affair, Both the bride and groom are well known in this city. Miss Averill is a sister of Mrs. Madi- son of Bemidji, and came here three years ago from her home at Little Falls,. Mr. Brabetz is employed in the Crookston Lum- ber company’s mill and has also lived here three years. Mr. and Mrs, Brabetz will make their home in Bemidji. Mrs. Foster’s Funeral. The funeral of Mrs. I. M. Foster was held this afternoon in the court room at the court house. Rev. Peart had charge of the services and was assisted by the Royal Neighbors, of which, order Mrs. Foster was a member. There was a large crowd of friends of the deceased presane. The body was i mrredin Greqn WRITES THAT SHE IS STILL ‘WILL BE A BIG WEEK IN . | water for the engine at fires will MILL GITY FOR FARMERS Farmers’ Club, State Agricultural Sg- ciety and Breeders’ Ass’n Meet Beginning Jan. 7. There will be a large gathering of farmers in Minneapolis next week—perhaps the largest ever held in the state. Meetings of particular interest to agricaltur- alists will be held and subjects E of practical importance will be = discussed by speakers of national 3 reputation. &/ On Monday morning, Jan. 7th, g the Farmers’ Club of Mingesota 3 will hold its annual meeting at the University Farm. This club is composed of ex studente of the agricultural school but all farm- = ers are welcome at its meetings. 3 It seeks by organizing local clubs - in all parts of the state to pre- mote co-operation among the z farming classes and extend the | work of the school and experi- ment station. It has been organ- ized for four years and now re- sults are being shown in the way of reports on practical ‘matters by every-day working farmers. At the afternoon session on Monday “Tile Drainage,”’ “Mar- geting Farm Products,” and “Work for Co-eds,” will be dis- cussed, and in the evening the subjects will be *‘Co-operation,™ and “Developing Farm Boys for ° Agricultural Leadership,” the 3 latter taken up by Prof. Fred 21 Rankin of the Illinois Exper:- ¢ ment station. On Tuesday the regular ses- sion of the State Agricaltural Society opens in . the assembly hall at the Minneapolis .court, and the principal address of that day will be on ‘-farm drain- age,” by C. G. Elliots of Wash- ington, D. C., a drainage expert of International fame. In the afternoon Dr. H. M. Brown of Hillsboro, Ohio,. will speak on “Cattle Breeding.”” Tuesday evening’s meeting wiil be con- ducted by E. K. Slater, commis- sioner of the state dairy and food department. The Field Crop Breeders’ association will have the Wednesday morning meeting and in the afternoon and eve- ning the Live Stock Breeders’ association will conduct the programs—these two sessions will be held in the livestock pa- villion at the university farm. A large number of prominent authorities will make speeches. Railroad rates of a fare and a third will be made for the week. Will Work for Cudahy. C. A. Hill, for several months { past day clerk at the Markham hotel, left this morning for Brainerd for a visit of a few days with relatives and old | friends, Mr. Hill has resigned : his position at the Markham and | accepted a sitnation with the A Cudahy Packing company. He | will represent that concern ‘‘on | the road,” and will have the ter- ritory north of Bemidji, on the M. & I arnd Red Lake railroads. He will begin his new labors next Monday, and will make his headquarters in this city. New Hall for Big Falls. - Big Falls, Jan, 8.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Big Falls is to haye a new fire hall and building for use of the public. - The village council of - this place has purchased & - fifty-foot frontage on Second street, north of William and Ben Harsh’s places of business for the special purpose. of erection thereon of & fire hall. A well for storing be dug at once. The price: paid for the lots was $410. Marriage Licenses. Clerk of Court Rhoda day afternoon issued the follow- ing marriage licenses: 'l‘hom‘,u Hlyden to Agnes Beauune and