Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1907, Page 1

N | - THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SGIETY. VOLUME 4. NUMBER 301 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEK WORK BEING RUSHED ON THE MISSISSIPPI DAM Beltrami Electric Light and Power Co. Putting in Dam and Lower Plant,---Big Wate July First and the The Beltrami Electric Light & Power company is pushing with all vigor possible the work of putting in the big dam and pow- er house at the rapids in the Mississippi river five miles east of Lake Bemidji, for the purpose of furn’shing cheap power for the operation of the Bemidji cleerric light plant and other manufacturing industries of this city. The Beltrami Klectric Light & Power company is a corporation duly organiz:d under the laws of| the State of Minnesota, and the company has acquired all flow- age rights along the river from the lake to the point where the dam and power house will be in- stalled, besides also securing right-of way for placing poles for a wire line from the dam to this city. It is estimated that the power that can be produced at the dam will be at least 2,200 horsepower, | and that the power can be furn- ished at so low a rate that it will be a great aid to the establish- ment in Bemidji of many more manufacturing enterprises, be- sides solving the problem of cheaper power for the ‘local} electric light plant. | The work at the sight of thel dam ard the power house is pro- gressing very nicely. A camp has been established, which is in charge of W. E. Hazen | of this city, and William Burns! of Minneapolis is overseer nf the men who are performing the! labor. The dam proper will be feet long and 33} feet high. coffordam will be 80x110 2444 The feet, | rwheel Will Be Delivered Dynamo in October. rand the work of installing this i preliminary dam is about com- pleted. The excavating for the pen- stock and wheelpit and the foundation for the power house will begin within the next two weeks. Before this excavating {can be done, the water must first I'be pumped from the interior of | the cofferdam, this to be followed by driving down matched sheet piling. Then the work of putting in a foundation of cement and in- stalling the power house, pen- stock, and wheelpit can be {rushed to completion. | The big waterwheel which will be used at the plant is 1,100 horsepower and weighs 90,000, 1bs.and is being manufactured at York,Pa. Itwill be delivered in this city the tirst of next July, and will require three cars for transporting from York to Be- midji. The electric dynamo to be used in the plant is 100 horse- power and will be delivered in October. Barges are being built on Lake Bemidji to be used in taking ma- terial and machinery from this city across the lake aad thence down the river to the site of the dam. A bridge will be built on top of the dam, and while it will be but la temporary affair at present, it is the intention of the power company to maintain a perma- nent bridge of ample durability At 4 o'clock this afternoon James Wesley, convicted on the charge of having killed N. O. Dahl near Quiring on April 7th, 1904, was taken from the Bel- trami county jail, and in custody of Thomas|Bailey, sheriff, started for Stillwater to begin serving the sentence imposed upon him by Judge Spooner, confinement at hard labor in the state’s prison for the remainder of his natural life. Wesley was dressed as he ap- peared in court; had on a round white felt hat, a neat-fitting suit of clothes, negligee shirt with tie and well-blackened shoes. He did not give any sign of Innocence concern as to the future that awaited him, and was absolutely “standing pat,” relative to the murder and the circumstances surrounding the killing of the Dahl's. Ever since he was sentenced, he has been cranky and exceed- ingly profane, using the most vile language. To anyone who has asked him as to his guilt or innocence, he has steadfastly maintained that ' he had‘nothing to do with the murder and knew nothing about them. Charles W. Scrutchin, Wes- ley’s attorney, bore down on *‘Shorty” to tell of anything that he knew about the crimes, as -he had already been sentenced and ‘SHORTY"” GOES 'TO STATE “PEN” One of the Men Convicted of Killing N. 0. Dahl Starts to Serve Sentence---Is “Standing Pat” and Claims His could be given nothing more se- vere, but that it might help “Little Paul,” Wesley still “stood pat,” and goes to the “‘pen”” with his lips sealed as far as confes- sion of a sensational character is concerned. It is understood that he will apply to his people and that an attempt will be made to get his case to the supreme court. However,nothing definite along that line has as yet been decided upon by his counsel. There was a curious crowd at the depot, but Wesley was in no wise disconcerted by the curious eyes bent upon him. He is main- taining to the letter his reputa- tion for gameness. ORIENTAL LIMITED WRECKED Lakota, N. D., April 15.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—The “Oriental Limited,” the Great Northern’s fast coast train, west bound, was wrecked at an early hour this morning, about three miles from this place. Almost every car on the train was derailed, caught fire and burned. Nine people are known at this time to have heen killed, and it is believed that many more bodies are lying under the burning deb:is. for the use of trayelers. While 1t is expected that Lake Bemidji will be raised somewhat by the putting in of the dam, the lake will always be main- tained at one level. DOINGS AT THE VARIOUS | OFFIGES AT COURT HOUSE| Hearing on Claims in Estate Simon Paulis, Deceased---Several Mar- riage Licenses Granted. In probate court this morning, Judge Clark took up the matter of hearing on claims against the estate of Simon Paulis, deceased, | of which John C. Thompson of Blackduck is the administrator. No claims were prese: ted. Paalis was accidentally killed, near Langor postoffice, last sum- wer, being misiaken for a deer. The man who did the killing! afterwards wrote a letter from where he had fled, in Wisconsin, acknowledging the deed and of-| fering to do anything snggested | in reparation. Among those who were trans- acting business at the various offices this morning were M. D. Pettingell, from Battle River township, and G. W. and Bert] Butler nf Buena Vista. The following marriage licen- ses have been recently issued by Clerk of Court Rhoda: Edward H. Koppang to Gedinee O. Ne- gaard, both of Buzzle township;| Christ Vanseth to Petra Olson, of Beaudettc; Oscar H. Clement- son to Clara Brogan, of Clem-| entson, Minn; Ole J. Rued to Emma Brusben, of Beaudette. Clerk of Court Rhoda this forenoon issued the commitment | papers whereby Paul Four- nier is committed to the' state penitentiary at Stillwater for the remainder of his natural life. ~ Wesley’s commitment| papers were issued Saturday afternoon and turned over to| Sheriff Bailey. past few days going over the tax collections and will have a state- ment of the March settlement ready, it is expected, by tomor- row. The auditor today expressed to State Auditor Iverson certi- ficates for $947 which has been ipaid out of the county funds for wolf bounties, all of which will be reimbursed the county by the state, as Beltrami county does not singly pay any. wolf bounty. The new assessment books for the county assessors have been received by Mr. Wilmann, for the use of the assessors in making the 1907 assessments. An improvement has been made in the vault of the auditor’s office which 1s of great conven- ience in the expeditious handling of records and leaving free access to the later records. An opening has been made in the floor of the tirst-room vault and an iron stair- way placed down -o the floor be- low. In the lower room will be stored the old records, while those of more recent date will be kept on the first floor. Notice to Clean Alleys. Notice is hereby given that all parties owning property in the city, are hereby ordered to clear all alleys abutting their property, of all rubbish or refuse, by or before April 25, 1907. If not complied with by or be- fore April 25, 1907, same will be done by the city and the expense thereof taxed up to the property. By order of the Board of Health. —Dr. L. A. Ward, chairman. Mrs. Cornwall Better. The many friends of Mrs. E. H. Cornwell will be pleased to learn that she is recovering nice- ly from the effects of the opera- tion which she underwent re- cently, and expects to be able to Auditor Wilmann and Deputy Brose have been busy for the be out again within the next thirty days. Fedro Used to Ball Many northcountry journalists will read with much interest the following which we clipped from the Duluth Herald’s ‘T'wenty Years Ago’ column: “The Zen- of a new organization in Duluth. Among the players is James Fedro, who played short stop with the Providence team of the Rhode Island State league in1885 and who is now employed in the composing room of the Evening case. At presenthe is employed on the Forum, at Fargo, and is an officer of the Fargo Typo- graphical Herald. considered ons of the very best all-around printers struck this north = country. Sirgle-handed and alone, he used to set nearly all the type that was used in the Daily Pioneer, besides making up the forms and attended divine service on the Sabbath, and the way he could stack up long primer deprived one of his breath. Indians Discharged. R. E. L. Daniel, chief clerk at the Red Lake Indian agency, came up from Walker Saturday and remained over Sunday, re- turning to Red Lake this after- noon. Mr. Daniel had been to Walker for the purpose of ap- pearing as a witness in cases against three Red Lake Indians, charged with having introduced whiskey on the Red Lake reser- vation. The cases were heard before Daniel DeLury, U. S. commissioner at Walker, and there being insufficient evidence against the redskins to constitute a case, they were dismissed. Excellent Sermon. The Rev. Mr. Peart preached a sermon last evening to the merchants of the city and was greeted by a full house. The audience was inspiring, and the expressions of appreciation of the discourse were many. 'HIGH SCHOOL STATE ith City Baseball club is the title ! Herald.” Fedrois well known|High School among the north country print-|nations should make known the ers, and is an old-timer at the|same to the County Superinten- Shevlin Has a Good Paper. s. Evan Carson and little FuP"_s’ EXAMIHAT"]N son ;Vesnier left this afternoon for their home at Shevlin, having visited in the city for a week past. State High School Examinations for| Mrs. Carson secured several nice Rural and Ungraded Schools at Close of School Year. Rural and Ungraded Schools' desiring to secure the State Board Exami- dent at ence. In thus notifying the Supt. it is necessary to state Union.—Brookston ; the subjects in which examina- tions are to be taken and the Fedro was for some tine an|number of sets of questions de- employe of the Pioneer, and is|sired in each subject. No questions can be orderedl that everlafter a requisition for same has| been made to the State Board. Teachers desiring the examina- tions should report without de- Ila‘y. The examinations will take place the last week of May or the first week 1n June. Funeral at Ortonville. R. W. Reed left yesterday afternoon for Ortonville, Minn., or the sad mission of attending the funeral of his father, R. W. Reed, Sr., who will be buried at Ortonville Wednesday. The elder Reed died in California on March 11th, and it was at his request that his body will be interred at Ortonville, where he lived for many years. The body will be met by Mr. Reed in St. Paul, where he will be joined by his sister, Mrs. O. I. Chamberlain, and the latter’s husband, who accompanied the remains from California. Mr. Reed expects to be back in Bemidji Saturday. Mr. | brother, Jerrard sang a solo, which was|dence, when the brother hit his warmly commended, and Mr.|finger withanax, nearly sever- Finger Cut Off. Lester Reeves, little son of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Reeves, sus- tained a severe cut on the index finger of his right hand yester- day, and it is more than likely that he will lose the digitasa result of the accident. Lester was playing with bis near the Reeves resi- the physician can save the finger. advertisements here for the Shevlin Advocate, of which Mr. Carson is the publisher. And, by the way, that boy is ¢‘going some” over west, and giving the people of Shevlin a paper of which they should feel proud, Experienced Seamstress Wanted. An experienced seamstress can secure steady work with good wages by applying to the undersigned. —Mrs. Charles Walker, 615 Minnesota Ave. The Pioneer at all times has in stock office supplies of every description WILL WIND UP AFFAIRS. Ohio Department of the A. 0. U. W. to Be Abandoned. Cincinnati, April 15.—The Ohio de- partment of the Ancient Order of United Workmen is to be abandoned, according to a statement made by the Ohio grand recorder, A. T. Roever. A suit has been filed to appoint a re- ceiver for the business and to wind up its affairs. ‘The matter will be heard in Troy. Grand Recorder Roe- ver sald that at present there fs no plan in sight for reorganization or continuance of the order in Ohio. Mr. Roever said it is exceedingly dificult to convince members of a fraternal organization of the wisdom of increased assessments. Conse- quently the order in Ohio now finds itself confrcnted with liabilities ap- proximating $153,000, with assets of only $3,000. FOURTEEN MEN DEAD. Fire in Mexican Mine Smothers Min- ers to Death. Mexico City, April 15.—News has reached this city that fourteen miners were smotkered to death in a fire which broke out in the mine of the Dosestrellas mining camp at Elore, about 175 miles southwest of this city. The mine is still burning and rescue work is being carried on with diffi- culty. Threat of General Strike. Minneapolis, April 15.—The strike of the local carpenters may spread to all the building trades in Minneapolis within a few days. Orders have been issued by the building trades council that no open shops shall exist. The master builders and many of the inde- Kinney rendered a trombone. solo|ing the bone. It is possible that pendent contractors sesm willing to which was well received. stand a strike to settle the matter one way or the other. A. J. Wosterchill of Cincinnadti, representing the Peters Cart- ridge Company, advertising and demonstrating the good qualities of ammunition of this brand, equally proficient with pistol, rifle or shot gun, gave a wonder- ful exhibition at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon. of his ability in handling modern firearms. Ike Black, the traveling repre- sentative of the Kelley-How Hardware company of Duluth, had prevailed upon Mr. Woster- cnill to give the exhibition, as his firm is the general northwestern distributor of Peters ammuni- tion. - The expert did some excellent work with a .30-.30 rifle, putting a soft nose bullet through a piece of } inch steel, and threw vp oranges, which, when hit, en- tirely disappeared in a cloud of vapor. With a .25-.20 calibre rifle, he threw up pieces of coal, hitting them while in mid-air, and per- formed several other feats that were simply astounding. The work which he did with a .22 rifle was nothing short of marvelous. He started by throw- ing walnuts in the air and easily hitting them, then marbles; and last took several No, 8 shot (an exceedingly small mark to hit even when stationery) and hit them squarely while in the air. He also hit washersin the air, concluding by hitting an empty IS A DEAD SHOT WITH ANY OLD KIND OF A WEAPON A. J. Worsterchill, Expert for the Peters Cartridge Com- pany, Gave an Exhibition of His Wonderful Pro- ficiency as a Marksman, Sunday Afternoon cartridge in the air after being ejected from the rifle. His work with the shotgun was equally phenominal, His “‘rushing the can”act was a good one, hitting a can when descend- ing and keeping it in the air un- til the six shells in the gun had been fired. He threw up three pieces of coal azd hit them be- fore they reached the ground. He extracted a shell from the shotgun and hit it before it fell to the ground. He took up the .22 rifle and did the same thing with that weapon. With a .88 Smith & Wesson pistol, he hit may objects by turning therevolver up side-down and also made several good shots by aiming with a looking glass. He placed two empty beer bottles twenty feet apart and standing at a point twenty feet distant from both, fired two shots, breaking the bottles simultan- eously, the discharges from the guns sounding exactly like one report. His concluding act was the feature of the afternoon. He took his .22 calibre rifle and fir- ing 218 shots, made an exact pro- file of an Indian head, calling it old Chief Bemidji’s likeness. Mr. Wosterchill is but 23 years of age, but is one of the very best shots in the world. There is But one other man. (Capt. Hardy of Omalia) who does the same work as Mr. Wosterchill. Making Good Paper at Watabh. The Watab dam isone of the most substantial structures on the Mississippi, and was built to do business for many years. The company is turning out miles of paper every day, and the quality is of high grade. is perhaps the best paper maker in the country, and it was a great achievement to have the first out- put fully up to the standard. As a usual thing big newspapers are rather shy of taking the products of a new mill for the first few months, as the paper is apt to run uneven, but Mr. Oberley’s reputation was such that his company was enabled to make contracts for the entire output Mr, Oberley | long before the mill was com- pleted, and the demand now ex- ceeds the supply, and more ma- chinery for making paper will be installed as soon as possible. This will give employment to a large number of additional men, and will be a.big factor in the prosperity of St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids, Much of the pulpwood that is used at the Watab mill comes from the stands of timber in the vicinity of Bemidji and north of this city, andis, for the most part secured by Dan Rose of Northome, buyer for the Watab people. A. H. Jester Will “‘Lay Off.” A. H. Jester, who has been traveliog on the rcad for several years for the wholesale grocery firm of Greene-DeLaitre of Min- neapolis willnot work for that concern for several months to come. Mr. Jester has decided to take a ‘‘lay-off” until after the sum- mer season closes next fall and will devote his entire time for the next four months in looking after his “farm” on Lake Plan- taganet, ‘“Al” has one of the very best private resorts in the state, ‘and it is justly popu- lar. He left this morning. for Minneapolis, where he will con- clude arrangements for his ab- sence from dutyas ‘knight of the grip.” ! DOINGS AMONG BEMIDIYS GCOUNTRY NEIGHBORS Live Correspondents of the Pioneer Write the News From Their Localities. SPAULDING. M. Sande wasat Wilton Thurs. day. Wm. Aldrich of Nymore vis- ited with N. McCarty Wednes- day. Christ Sande built a shack on his homestead Friday. Mrs. Fred Ihde was here from Nymore visiting with friends, Wednesday. John Hanson and R. Stai were fanning oats at M. Rygg’s Sat- urday. Melkier and Hans Sande called on Oscar Olson Sunday. S Laurence Soland and Theo. Westgaard called on the Rygg brothers Sunday. A. Blom of Fowlds called on John Hanson Sunday. Theo. Westgaard made a_trip to Bemidji via Wilton last Mon- day. A. B, Hasfjrd and family vis- ited with A. Westgaard and fam- ily Sunday. Archdeacon Parshall Here. Rev. H. I, Parshall of Cass Lake, was a visitor in the city to- day, having come over from his home last night. He left this afternoon for the Red Lake In- dian agency to consult the pastor at that place who has charge of the local Episcopalian church. Rev. Parshall has re- cently been appointed| arch- deacon of this diocese of the Episcopal church, succeeding the Rev. Appleby. Rev. Parshall, in his new position, has jurisdic. tion over the congregations on Indian reservations. He is a very popular gentleman, and has a number of friends in this city who wish him well in his labors. Card Party. The Modern Samaritans will give a card party Thursday even- ing, April 18, at the 1. 0. O. F. hall. Lunch will be served and a good time assured all who attend.