Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 27, 1907, Page 1

v e THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 5. NUMBER 57 N BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1907 ‘FORTY CENTS PER MONTH KEATON WILLIS MURDER TRIAL AT GRAND RAPIDS Work of Securing Jury Drags Tediously---Judge McClen- ahan Grants Temporary Injunction in Case of Hepfel vs. Village Grand Rapids, Minn., June 27.— (Special to Pioneer.)—The trial of the case of the state against Keaton Willis, who is accused of killing his father at Deer River on April 1, was begun here this afternoon. Ten talesmen of the regular panel of twenty-four had been examined un- successfully when court adjourned for the day, and Judge McClena- han, before whom the case is being tried, ordered the sheriff to summon a special venire of sixty inen to re- port in court tomorrow morning. Self defense will be the plea of young Willis. The alleged crime was committed at the Willis home, near Deer River. Mrs. Willis, two daughters and Keaton were sitting in a room, when Mr. Willis entered with a quantity of bed clothing that had been in a camp in the woods all winter. Mrs. Willis told her husband that of Grand Rapids. The lad was later arrested and accused of murder. Judge McClenahan last evening conducted a hearing on the order to show cause why a temporary in- junction should not be granted in the case of John Hepfel vs. Village of Grand Rapids et al. There were two grounds on which the plaintiff relied, the first being that it was necessary that the estab- lishment of a street grade should be made through the medium of an ordinance instead of a resolution, and the second, conceding that if a resolution was sufficient for the pur- pose, that the resolution in question was so indefinite in its terms as to be void. The second branch of the argu- ment was not taken up at any length, inasmuch as the hearing was virtually determined upon the first point. A “temporary injunction was she did not want the bed clothing in the house, but the on coming in, when Keaton pushed him through the door. Mr. Willis then went down town and bought a revolver, and returned to the house. The occupants were first attracted to his presence out- side by seeing him point a gun at them through a window. One of the sisters then ran into another room, and returned with a revolver which she handed to Keaton, telling him at the same time to defend them. Keaton, then, it is claimed, took up a position near the back door, and when his father approached, shot at him. The old man reeled | for a moment, then fell. He got up however, whereupon the boy fired another shot, the bullet striking his father in the back of the neck, killing him almost instantly.l man insisted ordered, issued upon the filing of a bond by the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000. The bond was filed this morning. As a result of the action of the court there are no grades left in the village of Grand Rapids. Citi- zens generally were very much inter- ested in the proceedings of this season. As an incidental result of the action, it follows that the contract with Bowden & McVeigh for grad- ing Third street is invalid. The council, thetefore, will be compelled to not only provide proper grades by means of an ordinance, but if the improvement of the street is continued, to enter into a new con- tract with suitable persons. Bids will have to be advertised for again. F. F. Price and George H. Spear were attorneys for Hepfel, and C. L. Pratt represented the village. BASEBALL GAME SUNDAY; BEMIDJI VS, DEER RIVER Local Manager Expects to Have Sev- eral New Men in the Bemidji Line-up. Adam Otto, manager of the Be- midji baseball team, announces that the Deer River -team will play against Bemidji, in this city Sunday the game having been completed today. Deer River and Bemidji came to- gether twice last year, and the Bemidjians won both contests. It is claimed that Deer River has a fast bunch this year, and hopes to win in the game here Sunday. Manager Otto states that he has at least three new players who will be in Sunday’s game. One is a catcher, whose name is not given out at present. He is from Inter- national Falls, and is said to be a good one. Truedell, 'a pitcher, is also on the roll, and A. A. Andrews of Minneapolis, is also a candidate for the team. It is safe to predict that Sunday’s game will be a good one, and that the playing will be much better than last Sunday. afternoon, arrangements for Ball Notes. The Park Rapids team will play at Cass Lake on the Fourth. Hazen’s arm is still sore from playing last Sunday and previously, and it is not at all likely that he will pitch any more games for at least a month. It is said that “Tony” Hoover has resigned from membership in! the Warren baseball team and has gone to Minot to play with Leigh LeGore on Carroll Leonard’s team. famous colored “Gopher” team of t. Paul, wrote here for a game next Sunday, but as the colored players wanted the earth with a good-sized picket fence around it, Manager Otto did not feel justified in signing a contract for their appearance here. It is not yet definitely known what team will play here on the Fourth. Several have applied for a game, among them being two from Minneapolis and one from St. Paul. It is not likely that any of the twin city teams will be taken on, buta team from one of the near-by towns will play here. Fire Department Meeting. The fire department held their regular monthly meetirg last night, being a large attendance. Reports from delegates to both the state convention at St. Cloud and the tournament at Red Lake Falls were presented, and a very interest- ing session was held. A resolution condemning the practice of employers docking their employes who are members of the department for time spent attending fires was also adopted, and ordered published in the Bemidji Pioneer, Sentinel and Beltrami County News. RESOLUTION. Resolved, That the members of Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department, in regular meeting assembled, con- demn the practice of certain local institutions of docking their em- ployes who are members of this organization for time spent attend- ing fires. Bemidji. Minn., June 26, 1907. —Bemidji Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. there " Visiting Cards. Leigh is now rounding to and be- ginning to pitch in his old-time; form. / Walter Ball, the manager of the! A neat line of up-to-date visiting cards can always be found at this office. New and up-to-date type from which to select style of print- ing. GOUNTY AUDITOR WILMANN GIVES VALUABLE “HUNCH"| Handling Egg Plant---A Valuable 2 Suggestion. - ¥ Several amateur gardners in Be- midji have written; the managing editor hereof relative to the egg plant and requesting us to tap our tank of wisdom and “put them hep” to the proper way to encourage the egg plant to remain in the nest as it were. 4 John Wilmann, county auditor, has had a varied experience in rais- ing gardens, and upon soliciting his advice in the matter he gives out the following: “The egg plant is one of our most graceful garden ornaments. It is simplicity itself in appearance, and yet it requires care and thought- fulness in its upbringing. “Choose an egg plant of ‘good stock. The Plymouth Rock egg plant is favored by some, but others claim that the Buff Cochin is~a handsomer growth. Still, the Black- Spanish with its iridescent hues and its gay plumage when it attains its full height, is as pretty a plant as your garden can sport. “Lay the egg plant, whichever you choose, on a good layer of straw. If you choose the bantam egg plant, you will not, need so much straw. ! *““When the feathers begin to sprout, watch the plant carefully, and from time to time remove the feathers. If you are raising ostrich egg plants, pull out everything but the plumes. “When the eggs begin to appear, Tells of Practical Method of Properly | tie: erect a wire netting about the coop— the bed, we mean—and do not dis- turb the plant. “The eggs are ready to gather as soon as the plant cackles.” Missionary Society Held Open Meeting. The meeting of the Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary society held at the Presbyterian church last night proved to be a very entertaining and beneficial occasion. Mrs. Robert McLeod led the de- Frudden sang . very acceptably “Must I Go Empty-handed.” Mrs. Ekstrand gave the report of Foreign Mission day at the an- nyal convention of missionary socie= s of Adams Presbytery which was held at Mallory, June 15 and 16, Mr, Moyer piayed a violin solo wfiich was very much enjoyed by all present. - Mrs. White then gave the report of Home mission day at the Con- vention after which Mrs. Ekstrand sang a beautiful solo, “A Dream of Paradise.” At the conclusion of the pro- gram, a social - hour was enjoyed during which ice cream and cake were served. :Hurts Hand With a 22 Pistol. ‘This forenoon while George Chis- holm, aged nine years, was playing with a 22 pistol, he -had the mis- fortune to discharge a blank cart- ridge into the palm of his left hand. While playing with the pistol "he placed a stone in the barrel of the gun, hit the end of his thumb, while the discharge of the cartridge entered the palm of the hand, the wax wad-| ding creating a painful and ugly wound. The wound was -immediately dressed; and it will be sometime be- fore it is thoroughly healed. SUMMER CLEARANGE SALE AT GONGER'S MILLINERY Special Reduction Sale Being Held By Mrs. Conger to Make Room For Fall Stock. Buy a- Fourtfi‘of ]ulif hat at Mrs. Conger’s millinery store. Hats that ‘were $2.50 and $3.00 are now being sold at 98 cents. $3.50 and $4.00 hats are selling for $1.25 and $1.50. My large stock must be sold to make room for the new fall goods. Re- member the location, Post office building one door west of Roe & Markusen’s grocery. - Fountain pen ink at the Pioneer j votional exercises after which Mr. ofiice < When discharged, the stone; gain. - Rockers Phone 178-2 FURNITURE Removal Sale] June 20 Two Weeks July Having decided to move my present store building to the back end of the lot, I offer my entire stock of Furniture and Furnishings at greatly reduced prices. My loss will be your All goods marked in plain figures and reductions will range from 10 to 30 per cent. . Dressers worth $26.00, now $18.20 Dressers worth $9.75, now $7.32 Iron Beds worth $3.00, now $2.25 Iron Beds worth $I1.50, now $8.63 Brass Beds worth $28.50, now $22.80 . $8.25, now $6.19 Rockers worth $3.75, new $2.82 Diners, Extension Tables, Center and Library Tables, Side- boards, Buffets, China Closets, Combination Cases, Chiffoniers, Mastresses and Springs, Art Squares and Rugs, Cupboards, Couches, in fact everything. usually carried in an u'o-to-da.te Furniture Store will be included in tlus sa.le. J. P. LAHR ssrns Bemidji, Minn. worth MINNEAPOLIS MEN WILL SAVE THE LUMBERJACKS B. F. Nelson and Other Business Men Interesting Themselves in Mis- sionary Work in Camps. Between 30 and 40 representative business men of Minneapolis and surrounding territory are expected to attend a noon luncheon at the Minneapolis club Thursday for the purpose of dxscussmg Evangehstxc Work Among Woodsmen of the Northwest” and devising ways of accomplishing more in the future than has been done in the past. The invitations just sent- out are signed by F. A.-Chamberlain, D. C. Bell, B. F. Nelson, J. E. Carpenter, C. A, Barton, W. A. Holt, C. A. Smith and J. E. Rhodes, all local men.—Minneapolis Tribune. This movement is, probably inde- pendent of the work which has been done in the lumber camps by Rev. Frank Higgins, the well-known lumberjack “sky pilot.” Rev. Hig- gins has done yoeman service among the lumberjacks and has accomplished much good. Weigh Mail July 1. Beginning July 1st all mail matter received at the local postoffice, and all other U. S. postoffices, must be counted and weighed, and a record kept of the class of each piece, whether postal card, letter, package, etc., - besides many other details. This work will greatly increasé the labor of the postoffice force. The new ruling is made that the depart- ment may be supplied with data to enable it to find the actual cost of handling - ‘mail throughout the country. The -Dock Completed. The work of repairing and putting in a safe condition, the city dock has been completed and it is now in a safe condition for the public to use it. Tonight the'band will give another of their popular concerts which will be played from the band stand at the city dock. = The band boys extend an invita. tion to the public to come out and see and hear them. \ ON CHARG A WINNIPEG MAN ARRESTED E OF FORGERY Sheriff Bailey Arrests Thomas H. Johnson of Winnipeg on Charge of Forgery---Wanted by Roseau County A A neat and clever swindler was’ apprehended by Sheriff Bailey June 18, while on his way from Baudette to Warroad where he was to take in charge W. S. Munn, the murderer of Franklin, Thomas H. Johnson, who gave as his home address Winnipeg, Canada, about the first of fu:. came to War- [road and registered at the leading hotel there and entered into an agreement with the landlord, to put in a revolving hotel register. Johnson spent about a week at Warroad, and when about to leave needed a little money, and presented to the bank a check of fifty doilars. The cashier of the Warroad state Dank, to whom the check was first presented demanded a guarantee signature. Johnson, then went back to the hotel-and showing to the landlord a bogus telegram, secured his signa- ture to the check. It was then presented to the bank and cashed. The bank then sent the check to the Winnipeg bank for collection. The check was promptly returned. uthorities. i Again the landlord sent the check to Winnipeg and the check was prompt- ly returned with the endorsement “Forged"’ A warrant was then sworn out for the arrest of Johnson. ~ Cashier Hedberg and Attorney James Taylor saw Johnson board the Winnipeg train at Baudette; they followed him and their search was futile. They stated their trouble to Sheriff Bailey, and after getting a good description of the man, Sheriff Bailey made a thorough search and i found his man curled up in a seat apparently sleeping —using this method of -escaping notice. He demanded Johnson to sit up and Hedberg and Taylor immediately identified him as the man wanted™ i Johnson is wanted on several charges and Sheriff Bailey’s cap- turing is appreciated by the officers of ' Roseau county. He left his prisoner at Warroad in the hands of the Roseau county sheriff, who immediately took ~him to "Roseau. The American Bankers association. had offered a reward for his arrest which will be paid Mr. Bailey. ““Market Day” at Verndale. Verndale, ‘June 27.—(Special to Pioneer.) — Verndale will have a “market day” next Saturday, and the event is expected to be a “‘red letter” day among the local mer-~ chants, - This is the first “market day” of this year, the event having been or- The plan is for each merchant of the village to have a- special price on certain articles, which attracts a large trade on “market day.” A program “of sports and games has been prepared for the enter- tainment of farmers and other vis- itors on’ Saturday, and as a special attraction the Staples band has been engaged to furmsh music during the day. A feature of the program will be a two-mile auto race. ; The Verndale and Motley base- ball teams will play a game for a purse of $100. A’ free lunch will be served to everybody who is in the village that day. iginated last year. — Little Fork Bridge Delayed. International Falls Press: The wagon bridge that is being con- structed across the Little Fork river received a decided set back last week, when a large jam of logs and cedar poles took out the piling which had been driven for the bridge. More piling is-being pre- pared and work on the structure will be resumed this week. Crookston Land Sale. Crookston, June 26.—(Special to Pioneer.)—At the sale of the state lands held here today 1,700 acres of the 3,000 acres offered for sale, were sold at an average price of ~$8.50 per acre. The highest price paid per acre was $20. Box Stationery. v We still have on hand a few boxes of box stationery. We are closing out, this-line and will not re-order. Wind Storm In Southwest. -Muskogee, I. T., June 27.—Aéheavy wind: storm caused more or less-dam- age at Mounds, Keefer and Gens and all over the Glenn Pool dfstrict. Sev- eral persons are reported injured, but 80 far no fatalities have been report- ed. At Cleveland, Okla., and Tulsa, L T, store fronts were blown in and some small buildings damaged. Man Hit by Two Street Cars. Minneapolis, June 27.—Albert Heln 1609 Aldrich avenue north, was hit by: two rapidly moving street cars while riding a bicycle on Washington ave- nue and barely escaped belng killed. He was struck from behind by one car and thrown in front of the other, ‘which dragged hinrfor some distance but he was not badly injured. PRETTY CHURGH WEDDING AT FOSSTON YESTERDAY Miss IClara Hendrickson Became the Bride of Iohn Lenes at Fosston Yesterday Afternoon. s 3 A pretty-wedding took place at Fosston yesterday afternoon at two o’clock, when Miss Clara Hendrick= son became the bride of Mr. Joseph Lenes, both of that place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. F. Blomquist of the Congre= gational church ‘and was witnessed by 300 friends of the contracting parties. The church had previously been handsomely and tastily decorated for the occasion, -and everything pre: sented a pretty dppearance. At the conclusion of the wedding ceremony, the bridal party and in- vited guests went to the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johannes Hendrickson, two and a- half miles from town, where a bouns teous and delicious dinner was served, the dmner being served in |the grove, the ‘tables literally groan= Img with viands; Mrs. Hendrickson fully sustaining her reputation in the culinary art. - In the evening a dance was, given at the city hall at Fosston. Both the contracting parties are well known here having lived here for a number of years. The bride being a daughter of Mr.-and Mrs. John Hendrickson, and has a host. of friends here. The groom is sales- man for the Fosston Roller Milling Co., and is popular with the travel ing men as well as the people at Fosston. ¢ The love and esteem in which the happy young couple are held was shown in the many beautiful and valuable presents which were given them. " Marshall County Land Sale. Warren, June 25—(Special to Pioncer.)—At the state land sale held here today over 6,000 were sold at an average price of $7.50 per acre. One piece of land which was adjoining the townsite. of Two Rivers sold for $36 per acre, Ee bidding - being quite lively. = As usual a number of outside bidders were present. Enurlvlnfl»~ Those desmng engraved cmis can leave their orders wlth ‘ug