Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 18, 1907, Page 4

Murder Cases Dismissed ‘at Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Minn., July 18, 2 p. m.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The casds against David Cochrane and John Anderson, charged with murder in the first degree (killing Charles Whitt, \near Wirt postofilce, this county) came up for trial in district court this morning, and on the motion of County Attorney Thwing, the cases were dismissed. . The motion was made on the ground that Mrs. Rosen testified falsely at the preliminary examination. . Judge McClenahan has ordered the arrest of the Rosen women on the charge of perjury. George H. Spear was attorney for Cochrane and Anderson. $100 Reward Offered by Hubbard County for Recovery of the Body of Mrs. Emily Chase Who Disappeared from Yola on June 27th “In the Mrs. Emily Chase, at Yola, the authori- disappearance of -ties of Hubbard county are, I be- lieve, confronted with a coldblooded murder and hiding of the crime by putting the body secluded, unfrequented spot, or sink- ing it in some nearby lake,which for deliberate premeditation will the Dahl county.” This is the conclusion arrived at by C. E. Dampier of Akeley, county attorney of Hubbard county, who so expressed himself in a telephone inquiry away in some rival murders of Beltrami answer to made the authorities were doing to un- ravel the mystery surrounding the disappea ce of Mrs. Chase some two weeks ago. Mr. Dampier, in company with this | morning by the Pioneer as to what| Daniel Petrie, sheriff of Hubbard county, and Thomas Phinney, deputy sheriff, have returned to Park Rapids |from a trip to Yola, which is in | the northern part of Hubbard county, some twenty-five miles distant from any railroad connection. The authorities caused another close search to be made at the home of Mrs. Chase and also made a dili- gent inquiry of the relatives of the missing woman as to her where- ! abouts, but despite all efforts of the officers they were bafled and found no trace of Mrs. Chase after she was last seen on June 27th. However, the sheriff and county attorney have a theory as to the disappearance,and are of the.opinion that Mrs. Chase has been murdered and her body concealed. ‘The board of county commission- ers of Hubbard county have author- ized the offering of a reward of $100 for the recovery of the body of Mrs. Chase, and County Attorney Dam- pier has written to Governor John- son in an endeavor to have the latter offer a like reward on the part of the state. It is beleived that these rewards will act as an incentive to more caréful search of the woods and lakes in the vicinity of Mrs. Chase’s home. J. W. Spaulding, a resident of Yola who was in Bemidji today, says that the neighbors at Yola intend to drag every lake, stream and swamp in the vicinity, and he believes that the body will be found before the end of the present week. The authorities have in their possession some facts that will war- rant criminal action against certain parties at Yola, in case the body is found. Extra copies of today’s Pioneer may at the office. be secured Gill Bros.’ GLEARANCE JALE IS IN FULL SWING Come and Take Advantage of the Big Bargains All Summer Goods at 20 per cent Reduction Come Early and Get G‘ood Selections GILL BROS. Popular Priced Clothiers Next Door to First National Bank ““THE BEAUTIES OF THE ‘NORTH STAR' STATE Continued from First Page new settlers which are scattered throughout; and the operatioiis of the loggers and lumber companies that while showing many millions of feet of logs cut each season, seem as yet to have made but a slight impres-| sion on the immense area of | timber left standing; yet in the aggregate there are literally tens of thousands of acres of cut-over lands available to the new settler. “There is sufficient pine_timber in this belt; to say nothing of the hard- wood, to keep many hundreds of men employed in the logging camps during the season,for the next twenty years, thus assuring to Bemidji its continuance as the cheif market and supply depot for this whole region. “With this practically unlimited supply of raw material close at hand, Bemidji should, and undoubtedly will attract to itself, the attention of manufacturers of all kinds of - wood- work, both soft and hard. Its geo- graphical position and present rail- way facilties offer an assured means ofireaching not only a present ready market, ‘but in many instances a large territory as yet undeveloped. “The farm lands of Beltrami and Hubbard conntiesare asa rule the best in northern Minnesota. These counties are not as yet settled very exténsively, but farmers are coming in more and more as they learn of the merits of the lands. State audi- tor S. G. Iverson, who is well posted on the soil and conditions of farm lands in northern Minnesota, while in Bemidji recently addressed a large number of farmers. [The pioneer recently published this speech in full—ED.] “The sentiments expressed - by State Auditor Iverson are justifiable, and the man who purchases lands here, works as energetically to im- prove and clear his land as he would in other locations will be rewarded with a farm of equal value to those now selling elsewhere at from forty to sixty dollars. The presence of stumps are no hindrance to immedi-- ate farming, as the clearing of land is easily 'done. This country is destined to become a rich dairying, sheep, hog and stack raising section in a few years. Clearing of land is not considered the difficult task it was a generation ago. In the past, in older sections, hardwood timber was cut and burned on the ground, entailing a loss of hundreds of dol- lars to a field maker, and stumps were removed by the crude process of mixing muscle,pickaxe and mat- tock. “Today practical farp-makers real- ize that agriculture does not need to lag on account of the presence of stumps, although they can be speed- ily removed with stump-pullers. To- day there is good market for both soft and hard woods, and the timber can all be disposed of readily at good prices. Once the timber is removed, the stumps will practically remove themselves if given about four years to rot away. N “Grass seed scattered around the stumps followed by cattle, sheep and hogs, will hasten this decay,and in a short time the land will be in a condition to be cleared at very little expense. “However, if the farmer isina hurry for ‘a cleared field, he will find on every quarter section many acres of meadow land and under- brush stumps which can be grubbed at small expense. The land is worth the cost of the clearing, even if there be nothing but stumps to pay the labor at the time. As a rule, even on cut-over lands, the high prices ‘paid for small and partly decayed refuse timber will more than pay the cost of clearing the land. The lands in. Beltrami and Hubbard counties a few years ago were well covered with saw timber, but with the timber off there .isa soil left that will produce the finest and most delicious clover, timothy, alsike ‘and root crops produced any- where in the state. Potatoes here yield from 300 to 450 bushels to the acre, and oats, barley, rye and other crops yield abundantly. Oats yield from forty to eighty bushels ‘per acre, barley from forty-five to seventy-five bushels and rye from eighteen to thirty-five bushels, and wheat from twenty to forty bushels to the acre. & “Corn, alfalfa and millet also do well.” Strawberries grow to an enormous size, and the settler not fortunate enough to haye tame ber- ries can find thousands of * the wild strawberries, which thrive well here and can always ‘be depended on to produce well,. Two acres of clover S in Hubbard county. last year pro- duced $28 worth of hay, on ground that had never been plowed. LR I T “The trip from Bemidji to Duluth on the return home, by the way of Grand Rapids, was pleasant, and the sight of millions of logs in the river west of Cloquet was a rare treat. The train runs along the river for several miles, and from the car window could be seen log-jams, many extending thirty feet in the air. These logs are cut during the winter and sold to the lumber com- pany, who, after scaling-or marking, roll them into the river and float them down to the lumber mills,whére they are sawed up into lumber or made into pulp and manufactured into paper. - While the extensive sawmills of northern Minnesota man- ufacture millions of feet into lumber -each year, there still seems to be an inexhaustible supply. The logs now sawed, as a rule, are not as large as those cut a few years ago. The first timber taken off the land was only the largest and best, but the second and third time through the woods brings down many that were over- looked the first time or were, per- haps, considered unfit for sawing. The supply of timber may be kept up if the settler will follow the sug- gestion of General C. C. Andrews of the state forestry commission to set aside twenty acres on every quarter- section as a reserve for our future needs. “A trip through northern Minne- sota is well worth the time, and the man who is looking for future land investments or a farm home can do no better than cast his lot in any part of the North Star state.” BRANNON-SLIPP WEDDING WAS VERY PRETTY AFFAIR Miss Beatrice Brannon and Mr. Frank Slipp Married at the Home of the Bride’s Parents. A very charming home wedding was that of MiSs Beatrice Brannon and Mr. Frank Slipp which took place last evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brannon of 520 Minnesota ave. The service was performed by Rev. Father Blais, in the presence of the immediate relatives. The parlor, living room and dining room were very beautifully decorated with carnations, sweet peas, and roses, carrying out the color scheme of pink and white. In the parlor was arranged a canopy, artistically draped in white and decorated with clusters of pink sweet peas with a back ground of white studded with pink camationsy and under this the marriage vows were said. Promptly at 9 o’clock Miss Blanche Boyer sounded the. chords of the Lohengrin Wedding March and Rev. Father Blais entered, fol- lowed by the groom and Mr.George Fleming as best man. They ad- vanced to the canopy and there awaited the bride, who entered on the arm of her father, preceded by her sister, Miss Beulah Brannon, as maid of honor, and little Jean Mor- rison as flower girl. Previous to the entrance of the bridal party, Miss Gladys Brannon sang“Oh Promise Me.” During the ceremony, Miss Boyer played Neyin’s Love Song and - afterward sang “Sweatheart.” The bride wore a beautiful princess gown of white net, embroidered in pink roses over white taffeta and carried a boquet of bride’s roses. Mlss Beulah Brannon wore a gown of white embroidered swiss and carried pink roses. After the ceremony an informal reception was held and light refresh- ments were served. Mrs. J. LaMour, Jr, of Pembina, N. D., presided at the punch bowl. Mr. and Mrs. Slipp left on the midnight train for Duluth, and will be at home, after Sept. 1st, in this city. The out-of-tqwn guests were: Mrs. J. LaMour, Jr, Pembina, N. D.; Mrs. B. Daniel, Grand Forks, N, D.; Mr. L. Crombie, Northome; Mr. Walter Brannon, Crookston, and Mr. Wilby Brannon, International Falls. The Misses Clara Rice and Hattie Roughland, talented readers and impersonaters, will give an enter- tainment at the Opera House Friday evening, July 19, dially invited. Everybody cor- Admission 25c, Re- served seats 35¢. Children 15¢, ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING ~ T0 BE HELD- SATURDAY Every Legal Voter Should Attend Meet- ing, and Take Part in Educa- tional Affairs. The annual election of school officers will be held at the central school building Saturday evening of this week, the poles to be opened at 7 o’clock and remain open one hour and until all present at the time of closing have voted. ¥ At this time the question of vot- ing to set aside $2,500 of the gen- eral fund now on hand, for the purposeé of building a school build- ing at Mill Park will be submitted to the voters, 2 During the month of June a petition was circulated and over twenty five per cent of the voters of the city signed same, asking that two directors be elected from each ward. The law so sited is Chapter 285 of the General laws of 1901, and an opinion recently rendered by the attorney general is to the effect that the law does not apply to the city of Bemidji. In his opinion he says: “The territory so represented must be co-extensive as regards the school district and the city. Within the city limits two school districts are represented, a part of the third ward being in both districts.” In his opinion the city of Bemidji does not, nor will it ever, come under this law until the territory of the district and the city are the same. ’ Deings Around the Lake. Mr. Ansel Wineman has returned to his home in Grand Forks after a much enjoyed outing at Lake Side. Mrs. Earl Irish has arrived from Grand Forks to spend the rest of the summer at Lake Side where she has a new cottage. Mr.Steven Collins of Grand Forks is spending a few days with his family at the Bay and enjoying the fishing in Lake Bemidji. Mr. and Mrs. Wills Smith with their two children from Appleton, Wis,, are spending.a few days with J. Walker Smith and family at Grand Forks Bay. Park Rapids Here Sunday. The Park Rapids baseball team will play a game here Sunday against the locals. Bemidji won a game from the Park Rapids players, on the local grounds, recently, but the victory was only gained after a very hard struggle which turned the score in the last two innings, Park Rapids is coming strength- ened for the game,and a battle royal may be looked for. RECEIVES MAJORITY VOTE Proposal Regarding Inviolabllity of Private Property at Sea. The Hague, July 18.—A vote on the principle of the American proposition regardipg the inviolability of private property at sea was taken by the com- mittee of the conference dealing with the Geneva convention. Twenty-one dolegates voted favorably, 11 were against the measure and there was 1 |absontee. Great Britain, France, Rus- sia, Japan, Spain and Portugal were in opposition, while thé triple alliance, although Germany made a reservation, was ameng the majority. Belglum presented a compromise proposal, but Joseph H. Choate of the American delegation refused to accept it, saying thet inasmuch as a majority admitted the principle of immunity he could not consent to the limitation of this idea, especially as Great Britain and Russia already had declared they would not accept it in any form. This made unanimity impossible. Professor de Martens (Russia), who presided'at the meeting, called atten- tion to the fact that although the American proposition was supported by a majority of the votes cast the populations of the countries voting agalnst the principle was numerically largely in excess of those favoring it. WAR ON GREEK PEONAGE. Governm‘ent Opens Fight on System in Vogue Here. Chicago, Jhly 18—War on a sup- posed system of Greek peonage has been opened by the government. Pro- prietors of Greek shoe shining par- lors, ice cream parlors and restau- rants who lure boys from Greece to America and here keep them in prac- tical slavery will be called to account. Evidence involving a number of Chi- cago Greeks has been forwarded to District Attorney Sims by the bureau of immigration at Washington and wholesale indictments against offend- ers are promised by federal officials. In addition to the information sub- mitted by the Washington officials a mass of evidence, it is said, already has been gathered in Chicago by Alei- deulls A, Sarephic, United States im- migration inspector, who was com- missioned by the bureau to make a special investigation here. The entire system through which thousands of boys are said to be sold into slayery will be unfolded to the tederaAl grand jury which will recon- WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—For U. S. army, able- bodied, unmarried men between ages of 19 and 35, citizens of the United States, of good character and temperate habits, whe can speak, read and write English. For information apply to Recruit- Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji, Minn. WANTED: For the U. S. Marine Corps, men between ages 21 and 35. An opportunity to see the world. For full information apply in person or by letter to Marine Recruiting, 208 Third street, Be- midji, Minn, i WANTED—A good girl, for general housework, Good wages and good situation fo right party. Apply 514 Minnesota avenue. Mrs. Abercrombie. WANTED: Competent young lady for office work. Must understand stenography and typewritlng. Ap- ply at Red Lake depot. WANTED: Two chamberm.aids, two dining room girls and one laundry girl. Hotel Brinkman. WANTED:—Boy, 15 or 16 years old, for restaurant work. Apply at Model Bakery. WANTED: Girl to do general housework. Apply upstairs over Model Bakery. WANTED—Two bell boys and two laundry girls. Hotel Brinkman. FOR SALE. FOR SALE: Bedstead with mat- tress and springs, 9x10 rug, com- mode, large mirror, gasoline stove, dishes, etc. Apply at Gould’s harness shop. A SNAP: Business place for sale. Annual rent $900. Willing to sell at $3,800 Cash. Act quick, Ad- dress Pioneer. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE: Household furniture; cheap. Apply at corner Third street and Mississippi avenue. FOR SALE—Magnificent moose head mounted; will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office. LOST and FOUND B RIS STV LOST—YVYellow-headed parrot. Find- er will be rewarded by leaving same at 306 Third street. H. F. Smith. FOR RENT. FOR RENT: 24x80 store room, Shelving and counters. L. § Boyer, 320, Minn. Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p. m. Thursdays 7 to 8 p. m. also. Library in’ basement of Court _House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librar- ian, WANTED: Torent a piano for two months to use at Lakeside. Good care guaranteed. Write Mrs. F. P. Nash, Grand Forks, N. D. Want Ads FOR| RENTING A . PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer .