Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 14, 1907, Page 1

/// WANESOTA HISTORICAL : Sclm. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 46 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1907 BFMIDJI FANS SOME BASEBALL SUNDAY Adam Otto Has Organized a Team~That Should Make the Best of ’Em Go Some---Will Probably Be a Game Sunday. “Bemidji will have a baseball team, and a pretty good one, too, at that,” says A. Otto, who has played several seasons with Bemidji, who has been busily engaged dur- ing the past ten days getting ball talent lined up for organization. Although Bemidji, through the flunking of the Grand Forks “fans,” was denied league ball this season, it is certain that we will see some good games with outside clubs. The team which can be placed in the field to represent Bemidji will local “Play Ball!” be a strong one, possibly not as fast as last year, but as gopd as the aver- age in this part of the state, with the possible exception of Hibbing. Louis Boy, the veteran catcher, is expected back from Duluth, where he has been playing with the Du- luth “White Sox” of the Northern league. There are none better than the “Big Chief.” 4 and ; | team, will play the same position WILL HAVE Earl Hazen will pitch, and “Red- dy” has already demonstrated that he is better this year than last, which means the best box artist in the north half of the state. Ripley, a former member of the Superior Northern league team, will play on first base. He is a hard hitter and a fast fielder, and thor- oughly understands the game. Roy Govro, the crack second baseman for last year’s Blackduck with Bemidji. Graham, a new man, will play short. He is well recommended. Old reliable John Riddell will cover third base. “Reddy” is always good. Collins will officiate in left field, and there are none better. Otto is slated for centerfield. He is a hard hitter and good in all points. Roy Carlton, the youngster who played good ball as a substitute with last year’s team, will chase flies in right field the “sun garden” on the local grounds. Arrangements are being made for the opening game on Sunday. Either the Crookston, Park Rapids or Deer River teams will play here, TWO YEARS IN THE PEN FOR COMMITTING BIGAMY Louis N. Nolan of Spooner Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Taking Unto Him- self Two Wives. Louis N. Nolan of Spooner was yesterday sentenced to serve a term of two years in the penitentiary at Stillwater, on the charge of bigamy, to which he was allowed to plead guilty before M. A. Spooner, judge of the district court for Beltrami county. Nolan was arrested at Spooner May 23rd, County Attorney Funkley having issued a warrant, charging Nolan with bigamy. Nolan was given a preliminary hearing and bound over to await the action of; the next grand jury, at the fall term of court, in November. Nolan, a few days ago, requested to be allowed to plead guilty to the charge. Under the law adopted 1905, whenever the county attorney will file the necessary information relative to a case, and the prisoner consents to plead guilty to the charge, he may make his plea at any time before the judge of the district court and receive his sentence,do- ing away with the tedious wait for the action of the grand jury. No- lan was allowed to plead guilty to the charge of bigamy, yesterday afternoon, and Judge Spooner tenced him to serve a term of two years in the penitentiary. According to the information in the possession of the county officials, Nolan lived at Thief River Falls with a woman whom he married, and who bore him several children. The family lived at Thief River until five years ago, when there was a mutual separation. sen- Nolan went from Thief River Falls) to International Falls. Last fall he married another woman, at Inter- national Falls, the license being is- sued from that place. The couple made their home in Spooner until this spring, when the attention of the authorities was called to the al- leged fact that Nolan had committed bigamy, as he had another wife liv- ing and had not secured a divorce from Mrs. Nolan No. 1 before mar- rying Mrs. Nolan No. 2. His arrest followed. Sheriff Bailey took Nolan to $till- water this morning and he will to- morrow begin the twenty-four months’ sentence. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. {ed their tent on the banks of Lake 'FRED MAGEAU HAS BEEN {in a verdict of $1,000. The suit i gressman Steznerson, who represents Camping on Shore of Lake. Ralph Lycan is entertaining two of his friends, Tom Beare of Brain- erd and Bruce McDonald of Grand Forks, who will spend some time in this vicinity. The boys have pitch- Bemidji, between Rocky Point and Lavina, and will camp there for[} three weeks. They expect to have a jolly time. AWARDED $5,000 DAMAGES His Wife Sustained Fatal Injuries While Aboard G. N. Train, Near Barnes- ville, Last Fall. Crookston, Minn., June 14—The jury in the second case of Fred A. Mageau of Minneapolis, against the Great Northern for expense incurred by the death of his wife, who was injured in a wreck at Barnesville last fall and who died here in a hospital a month ago, and for the loss of her companionship, brought was for $5,500. With the verdict of yesterday, this makes a total of $5,000 recovered by Mr. Mageau from the Great Northern. The jury was out less than an hour’ in both suits. Immediately after this suit, Con- the plaintiff in both cases, and who also represents the Mrs. H. B. Lanager of this city, a widow of H. B. Lanager, who was killed in the Ojata, N. D., wreck on the Great Northern, March 8, the same wreck C.W.Andrew,a St. Paul paper salesman, and others were killed, made a settlement with the Great Northern for $7,500. The suit was brought for $15,000 and the settle- ment was made with Attorney Mason of Fergus Falls, and A. C. Wilkinson of this city, represemmg the Great Northern. The special feature of “this term of court is the number of indict- ments against saloon keepers who are charged with selling liquor to minors. There are four cases in this city and five from Fertile, every sa- loon keeper there. These will plead . lin a day or two. * Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mageau lived in Bemidji two years ago, and both were well known here. The verdict against the road and in favor of Mr. Mageau, . is' very favorably received lin this city. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Bemld High School Girls Basket Ball Team |LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS TAKE A PEEP AT REMIDJI Elmer E. Adams of Fergus Falls, W. H. Putnam of Red Wing and C. W. Glotfelter of Waterville Are Shown Site for Proposed Normal School. Photo by Reed Courtesy Duluth Evening Herald Reading from left to right—Eva - Getchell, Bernice Pendergast, Shirley Knox (captain), Ethel Getchell, Belle Larson. With the close of the school year (May 31) the season of 1907 closed for the basketball games. The Bemidji high school girls' team played several games and' were never beaten. They discarded the usual rules used by girls’ teams and.played boys' rules. SHOT AT SPOONE W. S. Munn Shot and Instantly Killed A. Franklin, This| Morning---Munn Is in Custody---Sheriff and Coroner Leave for Beaudette---Particulars-Are Meagre. At 11 o'clock this forenoon the foilowing telegram, County Attorney Henry Funkley, was received from Beaudette: addressed to “‘Beaudette, June 14. “‘Henry Funkley, County At torney, Bemidji, Minn.—W. S. Munn shot and killed A. Frank- lin, this morning. Have Munn in custody. Wire instructions. Send coroner and sheriff at once. George Erickson.” Further than the above telegram, there were no particulars as to whether the killing was deliberate murder or a case of shooting in_ self- defense, or in what manner the tragedy occurred. M. & 1. EXTENSION WORK IS PROGRESSING NIGELY Those in Charge of Consfruction Claim Road Will Reach Interpational Falls Before Aug I. International Falls Press: Chief Engineer Huss and Contractor Dougherty of the M. & I. are in town today and report rapid progress in the construction work along the} line. Mr. Huss says the track will be laid to Littlefork some time next week and the bridge across the Lit- tle Fork river will detain them two| weeks but expects to” begin laying rails on this side of the river on or before July 1st. By that time Con- tractor Dougherty will have the first seven miles of grade completed and his entire force at work on this end. About 450 men are employed on the grade and laying track and by put- ting the full force of men on this end after July 1st they expect to be able to proceed with the work of track laying at the rate of . three- quarters of a mile per day, “Under ordinary circumstances we will reach International Falls some time in July,” says Mr. Huss. “The frost is_not all out of - the ground and we have had to" contend with many unforseen difficulties in laying track since leaving Big Falls. However all those difficulties will be overcome when we cross the Little Fork river and we hope to be able to proceed with the work- without any difficulties whatever.” Engraving. Those desiring engraved cards can leave their orders with us and same will be given prompt and careful attention. Local matter on last page. The sheriff and coroner left for Beaudette today and will investigate the killing and ascertain the full particulars of the events that led up to it. = Diligent inquiry in this city fails to elicit any information relative to the victim of the shooting and the man who did the shooting, further than is contained in the above tel- egram, Just what Justlflcatlon Munn may have had for firing the fatal shot at iFranklin, is, of cburse, a matter for conjecture, but the fact is evi- :dent that he was immediately taken into custody. X It is more than likely that the shooting is a murder. G The Pioneer wired to Beaudette for additional particulars of the 'shootmg, but up to 3 o’clock had !received no answer, it being neces- sary to send the request via Winni- peg, which is a nmetakmg Pros | cedure. That interest in the bill to estab- . Itasca, and they came here yester- lish a proposed fifth state normal day for the purpose of making the school has not by any means died trip from this city, but they found out, despite the fact that the measure when they reached here that the was killed at the last session of the most feasible route to the park legislature,, was demonstrated yes- would be from Park Rapids, so de- terday afternoon, when three mem- bers of the house at the session last winter came quietly to Bemidji and; looked over the proposed site for a normal school and investigated con- ditions generally prevailing here. The delegation consisted of Elmer E. Adams of Fergus TFalls, one of the most prominent members of the entire body and who held positions on the committees of insurance, mines and mining, hospitals for in- sane and general legislation; W. H. Putman, vice president of the Simonds band of Red Wing, and one of the most prominent and influen- tial members of the appropriation committee of the house, and the best informed man in the legislature relative to the state’s finances and whether appropriations can be wise- ly made; and C. W. Glotfelter of Waterville, who has been prominent in shaping state legislation as a member of the house. The lawmakers had met at the home of Mr. Adams, at Little Falls, and it was decided that they would visit some of the state ‘institutions and also the sites for the proposed normal school. They went to Crookston and look- ed over the state agricultural school, and were well pleased with what they saw. = Being desirous of making a trip to the Itasca state park, they intend-' ed driving from Bemidji to Lake | | cided on going that way. When it was learned that the legis- lators were here, they were visited by a number of the residents of the city and E. E. McDonald, who.when he resided in St. Paul was a member of the house for several years, took the gentlemen for a drive about the city, visiting the site which Bemidji proposed giving for the normal school and also taking note of the solidity of the city in general. While the gentlemen would say but little concerning their impres- sions of Bemidji, enough was freely stated that would indicate beyond a- doubt that they were very favorably impressed with the proposed site and its very desirable surroundings which borders on Lake Bemidji at one of its most beautiful points. In discussing the matter of the school, Mr. Adams stated that while the bill for the establishment of the school was killed last winter, it was altogether probable that an approx priation would be made for a school at the next session, and he intimated that his companions were very friendly to - Bemidji and that he, personally, would vote for this city. Messrs. Adams, Putnam'and Glot- felter left this morning for Park Rapids and will go from there to the Itasca State Park, which is- in the northwestern part. of Hubbard county, about thirty-five miles south- west of Bemidji. stock. 3 manship. The same sale price is given on all those. A visit'to our store during this sale will astonish you at the great monay 4 saving opportunities. T-. GREAT SALE Only Four Days Remain of This Tremendous Sale at the Berman Emporium Thousa.nds who have taken advantage of it are convinced that this is the most REMARKABLE SALE that was ever held in this city ‘or in this part of the northwest, and that our great BARGAIN GIVING exceeds all their expectations. The cut prices as quoted in our big Friday and Saturday ads prevail in all the departments on every article in our whole magnificent Dry Goods, Millinery, Waists, Skirts, Long and Short Coats, Suits, Curtains, Laces; Em- broideries, Ladies’ and Misses’ Furnishings, Shoes, Oxfords and Slippers . ......... We have received new shipments of the above mentioned ar- ticles in the latest designs of most exquisite materials and work- This Sale Closes;: Monday Evening, June 1_7: The Berman Emporium