Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 12, 1907, Page 1

. July of 1904. THE BEMIDJT DATILY PION VOLUME 5. NUMBER 95. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1907. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL } SOCIETY. ' FORTY CENTS PER MONTH WOULD CLAIM A REWARD FOR WESLEY CONVICTION Chief of Police at Green Bay, Johnson---County Attorney Funkley Denies Correct- ness of Green Bay Man’s Claim. An article which has been pub- lished in some of the twin city and Duluth papers is to the effect that Gov. Johnson has received a claim for a reward of $500 which was offered by Gov. S. R. VanSant in On that date the state offered the reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of N. O. Dahl and his_daughter Aagot Dahl, in Beltrami county. James Wesley was arrested and later convicted, according to the story published in the twin city and Duluth papers, and is now serving a life sentence for the crime in the Stillwater prison. The reward, for some strange reason, say the papers, was never demanded by anyone, until last Saturday. Now comes William E. Finnegan, who at that time was chief of police at Green Bay, Wis., and claims the reward as being the man who caused the arrest and furnished conviction evidence. “It is likely that the claim of Finnegan will cause others to be made, doubt- less by some men who were then in authority in Beltrami county,” con- cludes the article published in the daily press. Henry Funkley of this city, county attorney of Beltrami county, and who prosecuted Wesley and Fournier for the murder of N. O. Dahl and secured their conviction last spring, was shown the article referring to the reward claimed by Finnegan. He says, relative to the reward and Finnegan’s claim therefor: “It is difficult to understand how the reward referred to in the twin city and Duluth papers in the slightest degree contributed to the conviction of Wesley. “Wesley was convicted in the latter part of March last, and was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Arne Files Claim With Governor Solberg, about four weeks before that. The arrest of Wesley by the Green Bay police .was made about three years ago, from which he was released, and had enjoyed his liberty for more than a year when he was again picked up, by Mr. Solberg and convicted. Mr.Solberg is not claiming any reward, nor is the county attorney. It was clever work on the part of Mr. Solberg that brought about the arrest upon which Wesley was convicted, and he was in no manner aided by the arrest that had been made by the Green Bay police several years before. ““I think the claim for the reward is unreasonable. On general prin- ciples, I do not believe in rewards, anyway. Offering of rewards for the apprehension of criminals may, and I do believe sometimes does, aid in the miscarriage of justice—inno- cent men being convicted by over- zealous reward-seekers, who care more for the reward than for a con- viction on the merits. Again, such offers of reward are always an obstacle in the way of the prosecu- tion, in that it is made to appear that the reward is a motive for man- ufacturing evidence against the accused. - *“The best piece of work that has ever been done in this country in apprehending a criminal was done by John Bailey, a couple of months ago, when he arrested Mathiesen on the Pacific coast, for the murder of Johnson, at Tenstrike. That job is absolutely withqut any parallel, all circumstances considered, and there was not one cent'of reward offered.! “An efficient officer doing his plain duty will do more for his con- stituancy and accomplish fairer re- sults than the motives actuating the ordinary reward seeker.” THE WINTOSH BASEBALL TEAM IS EASY PICKING Boys who Beat Fosston Never in the “Running”---Otto Pitches Good Game. The Bemidji ball team won from Mclntosh, yesterday afternoon, by a score of 10 to 7, the game being a fierce combination of good and bad playing, including good hitting on the part of Bemidji when at bat and rank fielding when their oppo- nents were using the cudgel; and McIntosh also made many fumbles and wild heaves that counted in the run-getting. Bemidji was clearly entitled to the game, the much-heralded Narveson being pitched to a stand- still by Otto, the local slab artist. ‘The Bemidji players took kindly to Narveson’s twisters, from the start, Louis Royleading histeammates with two corking two-baggers. Every other member of the team took a crack at Narveson’s delivery. ‘I'ne McIntosh heaver, who had been using an illegal delivery all through the game, sulked when the umpire (a McIntosh man) finally called a balk on him in the seventh inning, and quit, the Bemidji players having pounded his curves to the four corners of the lot, earlier in_ the inning. d Otto pitched a fine game. But two hits were secured off his delivery up to the last inning, and when he had the game safely stowed away, the big fellow let up and McIntosh got around the bases for three runs, they being given very able assistance by some yellow fielding behind Otto. The McIntosh team recently defeated Fosston, and as the latter team gave Bemidji her only defeat this season, the “dope” would indicate that the game lost to Foss- ton was a fluke. However, the locals must practice if they expect to win games with really fast teams, as some of the elding errors are rank. Northern Beltrami Prospering. I. R. Severson, cashier of the First State bank of Baudette, arrived in the city Saturday noon and will spend several days here attending to is interested. Mr. Severson says the north end of the county isenjoy- ing a healthy growth and the new settlers are a class of desirable citi- zens who are taking up diversified farming and stock raising in a prac- tical manner. NEWS FROM LAKE SIDE AND GRAND FORKS BAY| People Living on Beautiful Lake Be- midji Are Enjoying Their Outings to the Utmost. August 12, day at the Merrifield cottage, the guest of Miss Clara Bull. S Philip Hays of Grand Forks 'is returning home, after spending” Syin- Tom Campbell is again enjoying the pleasures of Lake Bemidji, after a business trip to St. Paul, . Lake Bemidji presents a very lively appearance, with so many tents pitched on its banks, Miss Margaret Sargent and Miss Grace Welch were passengers on the afternoon train to Grand Forks. Mrs. T. B. Holmes and ‘Mrs. F. S. Sargent are spending the day with Mrs. H. S. Chase at Grand Forks Bay. \ James A. Barrett, Lawrehce Mc- Coy and Hall Sargent broke camp today, after a week’s pleasant outing, returning to their homes in Grand Forks. A party of boys consisting of Mr. Pettibone, Mr. Diechart, Ralph Lycan and Mr. Mayo of Bemidji have pitched a camp above Grand business matters in which the bank [ Forks Bay, and so far they report a delightful time. The various committees having charge of the forth- coming county fair arerequested to meet at police head- ~ Meeting of Fair Com- mittee_Emight quarters this evening at 8 ‘o’clock. There is much of importance to discuss and take " action on, and some reports of interest to all will be read. Be thero promptly, at 8 o’clock. WES WRIGHT, President. State Sheriffs Subpoenaed to Come to Bemidji \ If the sheriffs of the various counties throughout Minnesota do not visit this city-Wednesday and Thursday, they will have something serious to answer for, as will be shown by the following subpoena, issued out of the district court, for the Fifteenth Judicial district, and served through the mail by Sheriff Thomas Bailey: STATE OF MINNESOTA, §s. County of Beltrami. DisTricT COoURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, Greeting You are hereby commanded that, laying aside all and singular your business excuses, you be and appear before the Judge of the District Court for the Fifteenth Judicial District in the county of Beltrami, at the court- house in the city of Bemidji, in said county, on Wednesday and. Thursday, August 14 and 15, 1907, at 1:30, A"M: and P. M.,-of said days, then and there to partake of -the free-handed hospitality that will be dealt out with a lavish hand, by the citizens of Bemidji, unto you and your co-conspirators on the occasion of the semi-annual meeting and the second annual outing -of the Minnesota State Sherriff’s association, and to further give evidence of possessing an unlimited capacity for assimilating solids and liquids. Hereof fail not on pain of the penalty that will fall thereon. Witness, the Honorable Marshall A. Spooner Judge of the District Court aforesaid, at Bemidji, Minn., [seaL] this 10th day of August, 1907. F. W. RHODA, Clerk of the District Court, Very few negative answers have been received to the invitations sent by Sheriff Bailey to come to Bemidji. There are eighty-fiive sheriffs in the state, and it is certain that the larger portion of them will be here to enjoy the ‘outing and attend the semi-annual business meeting jof the State Sheriffs’ association. Most of them will arrive tomorrow evening. _ : P A A A A A A A A A A A e A A A AP Spoke to Big Congregation. The Rev Isaac Peart faced a most delightful congregation yester- day forenocn. The audience listened with marked attention to the dis- cussion of the pastor on the theme “We are getting something for nothing in these times,” based on the words of Jesus, namely, “Herein is that saying true, one soweth -and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon you bestowed no labor. Other men labored and ye are entered into their labors.” The pastor showed that we have an immense fortune consisting of the religion, literature, civilization, of all ages. Our estate is vast. Our wealth is unspeakably great, and it has come to us without labor; we had no hand in making it. Other people sowed and we are ' reaping. Other persons labored and we are enjoying the fruits of their labors. At theclose of the sermon, Mr. Hawksett sang to the delight of the audience, “The” Pharisee and Pub- lican.” One person united with the church. The’ Sunday school was largely attended and “the review evoked an interesting and profitable discussion of the lesson. Typewriter ribbons, nearly all makes of standard machines at the Pioneer office. - Local news on last page Noble Bros. TONIGHT Big Tent TONIGHT Show HIGH CLASS REPETOIRE AND VAUDEVILLE Entire change of program each night. DEFECTIVE PAGE Big Vaude- ville Acts v Show grounds Cor. 4th St. and Bemiflji ‘Ave. POPULAR PRICES < ) YOUNG MAN DROWNED AT LAKE ITASCA SATURDAY E. Peterson, Who Was Member of Corps of Forestry Students from State University, Attacked by Cramps While Bathing Near Heinzelman’s. Dr. Marcum, of this city, who has just returned from a professional visit to Idlewild Inn (M. Heinzel- man’s summer resort on Lake Itdsca, State /Park,) ,states that a young man named E. Peterson was drowned in Lake Itasca, near the Idlewild place, Saturday afternoon. From what Dr. Marcum could learn, Peterson was bathing in the lake with a party of friends, all .of whom weie members of the-i:'brf;s of fordstry students of the State Uni- versity who are. faking a practical term in forestry at the park this summer. The boys were diving from a raft into the lake, when the chain which held the anchor to the raft broke and the raft floated some distance. Peterson had dived from the raft and while trying to swim back was taken with cramps and sank, not reappearing on the surface of the water. Search was made for the body and it was recovered yesterday, and will be taken to Dawson City, Minn., the home of young Peterson, for burial. y o o s Died at Hawley. Geo. Sands, aged 61 years,passed away at the Northwestern hotel in this city, Sunday morning about eleven o’clock. His home was at Port Huron, Mich., at which place he has two sons and two -daughters. He had been working on the road here for some time, until recently when he has been too,weak for work. He left a statement in which he said he had $10, 2 watch and a re- volver, also a claim in Beltrami county, but the description is so meagre that the location is not known, * Coroner Vincent of Moorhead was here Monday but decided an inquest was not necessary. He found $16 in the clothes of the deceased, instead of $10. The body was taken. to Thysell’s undertaking rooms where it was “prepared - for burial.—Hawley Herald. Denley Moving to Bemidji. Park Rapids Enterprise: Geo: Denley has sold his stock of general merchandise at Dorset, and will locate at Bemidji. Geo. has a host of friends in this' locality who regret to know that he is leaving here, but who,_wish him well in his new loca- tion. 3 N. A. Otterstad of Turtle River is in the city today with a number of men whom he expects to locate on stone and timber claims north of Duluth. MISSISSIPPI DRIVE IS JAMMED ON LAKE IRVING Nine Millien Feet of Logs, Belonging to Grand Forks and Crookston Com- panies, Successfully Briven. The big river full of logs, known as the “Mississippi river Drive,”has been brought down the Mississippi and Schoolcraft rivers and is an- chored from the sorting works on the southern shore of Lake Irving and stretching back on the Missis sippi river ina solid jam for at least eight miles, The logs in this drive number some nine million feet, and are the property of the Crookston Lumber company and the Grand Forks Lum- ber company. The logs belonging to the Grand Forks company are being taken to the East Grand Forks mill as rapidly as they can be hoisted from Lake Irving and put on the G. N. cars, while the majority- of the Crookston company’s logs will be rafted across Lake Irvingand through | | the narrows into Lake Bemidji,to be sawed at the Crookston company’s Bemidji mill. A large number of men employed on the drive (called “river hogs”) were paid off Saturday and dis- charged, and their trade in the city was of considerable benefit to the local merchants. A. T. Hatcher, the logger, had charge of getting the drive through, and considering the weather con- ditions and stage of the water in the rivers, he did an excellent job. Local news on last page B TELEPHONE FROM PARK RAPIDS TO STATE PARK Company Formed‘ at Park Rapids to Build Line---Will Connect with Bemudji. An association has been formed at Park Rapids for the purpose of building and equipping a telephone line from that village to the Itasca State Park and several postoffices and stores near the park. At present there is no connection, except by mail (which is taken by stage and is rather uncertain of delivery) between the points at the park and Park Rapids and Bemidji, and the increasing number of people who stay at the park each succeed- ing summer has lead several Park Rapids business men and capitalists to the conclusion that -a . telephone line from that place to the park points (which will:also be connected with the long-distance lines at Park Rapids for other outside places) will be a paying venture. An association has been formed, with the following officers: J. H. O’Neil, president; William Tabor; vice president; W: R. B. Smyth, secretary-treasurer; board of direct- ors, O. S. Keay, H. Alexander, Dr. Walling, John Boyer and L. H. Rice. ' The 'company has ample capital to properly finance the enter- prise and conduct the phone- system successfully. The plans and specifications for the construction of the ‘line have been pre?ared, au,fl S. E. Mickell of Arago has offered to construct the line (which will cover about ' thirty miles) for $20 per mile. The line will connect with Idle- wild Inn (Heinzelmann’s summer resort at Lake Itasca) the Park house and Douglas lodge, and it is probable that two wires“will be strung, one for through business and the other for local use. " New Lodge for Blackduck. A new lodge of the Brotherhood of America will be instituted at Blackduck this evening, when a delegation of Bemidji and.Tenstrike members of the order will go the “Duck” for-the purpose of doing the degree work in initiating a class of thirty candidates. Chas. Parker of this city, special district deputy for the order, has been instrumental - in securing the applications and arranging the work of instituting the lodge, and he will have charge of the work this even- ing. < Will Fish at Wilton, Crookston Times: Richard Mills, son of Roddmaster E. A. Mills, left this morning for Wilton, Minn., where he will spend some time fish-" ing and enjoying the outdoors. Richard is one of the ‘truest: sports- men in Northern Minnesota *and knows not only where the best are, but how to land them. =~ Additional local matter will be s 1 | ] PSRN, SRR |