Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PI VOLUME 5. NUMBER 115. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH MRS. GEO. CLIFFORD DIES IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK Machine Is Stalled on Side Hill and in .Changing Gear, Becomes Unmanageable.---Mrs Clifford Falls Under Machine and Dies Within an Hour. Mrs. Geo, B. Clifford of Grand Forks was fatally injured Monday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o’clock inan automobile accident, west of Ashby, Minn., about 15 miles east of Fergus Falls. She died in less than an hour after being injured, her skull being factured when the heavy touring car ran backwards down the hill and was overturned. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford and their sons, Ralph and Barnard, were on their way to Minneapolis for a visit with a brother, Fred Cilfford. When only a short distance up the hill west of Ashly the car stopped, the gear being too high. It was decided to change to a lower gear, and while this was being done, the car started backwards. The brakes were applied but failed to hold and the automobile dashed quickly down the hill. Near the bottom of the hill the car tipped on its side and Mrs. Clifford was caught under 1t. Her skull was fractured and she lived only a few min=tes. The other passengers escapeél by jumping. The body was taken to Ashby and from there sent to Grand Forks. The funeral will be held at Grand Forks today. The news of the death of Mrs. Clifford created wide spread sorrow in Grand Forks and other places where she was known. Mrs.Clifford is well known in Bemidji, having spent a great deal of time during the summer as a visitor in this city. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S COUNTRY NEIGHBORS Live Correspondents of the Pioneer Write the News From Their Localities. WILTON. Miss Frances Bowers of Bemidji spent Sunday at home. Anton Guisness is building a house on his claim west of Wilton. Melvin Dahl is preparing to have a residence erected here soon. Ragna and Bennora Volland were Bemidji visitors last Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George LaTulippe, a baby girl last Thurs- day. Quite a few intend leaving for the harvest fields of North Dakota soon. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Zion spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers left for the state fair at Minneapolis last Saturday. Mrs. Nels Volland and niece Miss Stortroen left for Climax, Minn., last Saturday. Arvilla Patterson left for Bemidji last Monday where she will attend high school. Hans Bolligrude who has been in Dakota this summer returned to his family last week. SPAULDING. P. Olson was shopping at Bemidji Saturday. The Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. W. Hall Thursday. A. P. Blom did business at Be- midji last Monday. Fred Thde of Nymore was here on the farm Thursday. Miss Ella Hagen visited with Miss Auna Rygg Sunday. Andrew and Carl Rygg spent Sun- day at H. E. Bowers’. Mrs. O. F. Soland transacted busi- ness at Bemidji Thursday. H. Patterson from Wilton called at the post office Wednesnay. P. Sande and family and Miss Bell Sande were at Wilton Saturday. Miss Ella Hagen called at Dr. Blakeslee’s at Bemidji Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. A. P. Blom, who was quite ill last week is reported to be some- what better. Mrs. W. Helmer and daughter Pearl were Bemidji visitors Friday and Saturday. Christ, Arne and Martin Sande and Carl Blom left for the harvest fields near Devils Lake Tuesday. Mrs, T. Anderson returned Wed- nesday from a long visit with rela- tives and friends at Kirkhoven and Minneapolis. T.he Misses Marie Rygg and Elsie Erkstad came down from Foulds Tuesday evening for a visit with the former’s parents. M. Rygg and daughters, Anna and Cecelia, were at Bemidji Satur- day,the latter went to Grand Rapids. near where she will teach school this fall, To Saratoga Sprinas and Return$22.50 Via the South Shore and connec- tions, account of National Encamp- ment G. A. R. Leaving Duluth - ~ Sept. 5th, 6th, and 7th. Return limit Sept. 16th. Extension until Oct. 5th, on payment of one dollar at Saratoga Springs, will permit of side trip excursions to New York, Boston, etc., at low rates. For par- ticulars apply to A. J. Perrin, General Agent, 430 West Superior Street, Duluth. Will Collins Hurt. Will Collins, who is a brakeman on the local freight rnnning between Bemidji and Big Falls had his right hand quite badly smashed yesterday afternoon while coupling cars. He was brought to Bemidji and the wound was dressed by a local physician. He- was taken to the Brainerd hospital this morning. His Leg Broken. Frank E. Anderson was brought to Bemidji this morning from Big Falls and was at once taken to St. Anthony’s hospital. Mr. Anderson was at work around his homestead near Big Falls and in some way slipped and fell, breaking his leg. DEMSEY AND DAUGHERTY COMPLETE THE GRADE Work on M. & I. Extension Grade Com- pleted.--But Seven Miles of Track Yet to Be Laid. Big Falls, Sent. 2. Daugherty, the Dempsey & contractors have finished their work on the grade of the Minnesota & International extension from Big Falls to Interna- tional Falls, and but for a few men found along the line putting on the finishing touches, no one is found at work. They broke camp a few days ago and the balance of the work will be only ‘a matter of a few days. The rail crew did not work last week, but in a few days will take up the work of laying the balance of the seven miles yet to be com- pleted. Demsey & Daugherty have put the roadbed in excellent condition and it will now be but a few days before the line is completed to the boundary. The completion of this road is probably the most important work done in railroad circles this year within the state of Minnesota, and gives the north end of the state direct communication with the southern portion of the state and will do much towards the develop- ment of one of the richest parts of the state. Presbyterian Aid Society. The Presbyterian aid society will be entertained by Mrs. Gracie and Mrs. Naylor at the home of Mrs. Gracie on Beltrami avenue, Thurs- day afternoon at 2:30. All members are requested to be present. Election of officers will take place at this time. Editor Dare Boosts Beltrami County Fair Editor Dare, of the Walker Pilot, who spent‘a few days in our city, goes home and writes about the Beltrami county fair as follows: We call the attention of our Minnesota readersto the supplement found in this issue, telling of the second annual fair, race meeting and old settlers’ reunion. This great meet will be given under the auspices of the Beltrami County Agricultural Association and the dates have been set for Sept. 26-29. We advise our readers not only to read the supplement thoroughly but to plan to attend, Bemid]i will take care of everybody who journeys that way and do it in an impressive manner. northern Minnesota friends at the Bemidji fair. Meet your MRS. GODATTE VISITS HUSBAND AT GOUNTY JAIL Says Her Husband Was a Hard Work- ing Man---Friends Will Assist Him in His Defense. Mrs. James Godette, wife of James Godette, who is confined in the Bel- trami County jail, charged with the murder of Chas. H. Williams of Big Falls, was in the city yesterday, and to a Pioneer reporter said: “I do not like the numerous com- munications which have been sent to tbe Press, regarding my husband, as his implication in the killing of Williams. Tho some of it is true, a great part of it is not true. . We are not living on a claim at all. Mr. Godette was a contractor and at the time he was cutting cedar poles for John Martin of Big Falls. “James was a hard working man Cutting cedar, you know, is hard work, and he worked alone—in a dismal swamp; something that no one but a steady working man would do. “It was said about him, he was a prize fighter; the only reason he took up this occupation in the early days, at Bemidji, was because times were hard and he could not get work. Work at that tim= could only be had by a very few. He entered the prize fight as an occupation to obtain money for the support of his family. I was very much opposed to his fighting, and it was always against my wishes. “In Michigan he went under an assumed name to keep me from find- ing it out. His assumed name was ‘Jimmy Dodds.’ “We have been married 15 - years and have three children. James is very fond of the children and of me and is a fine family man. He does not drink, and always works hard.” In regard to the article that ap- peared in the Daily Pioneer she said: “This is all very true, except that my folks lived in Michigan, instead of Indiana, as stated in the article. It is true they are wealthy but I would not ask them for any assis- tance. I am to proud for that. We have friends who are willing to help us. I hope my folks will never hear of this. “Now, as to Williams he was not a man of principal. He tried to induce me to have my husband for him. He abused me and my daugh- ter of 11 years, and I have not spoken to him again since that. My husband does not know this. I never told him.” Mrs. Godatte spent most of the day consulting her attorney, Mr. McDonald, only getting to see her husband but a few minutes. Detroit and Relurn $12.00 Via the South Shore; tickets on sale leaving Duluth, September 8th, 11th, 15th and 20th, connecting at St. Ignace with the elegant steamers of the D. & C. N. Co. To Buffalo, $2.00 higher. Limit three weeks. For sleeping car and steamer reser- vations apply to A. J. Perrin, General Agent, Duluth, Minn. For Sale. One 25 horse power, compound, traction New Giant Engine, used only two seasons, in fine working order, good as new, at a snap figure. Engine can be seen working. further information call at Pioneer office. George Kinney, the local wood dealer, left this morning for the twin cities, where he will spend a few days on business and attending the lstate fair. For | INDIAN POLITIGIAN DEAD. General Pleaunt Porter Stricken \WIth Paralysis, Vinita,; I. T, Sept. 4.—General Pleasant ;Porter, the noted chief of the Creek Indian Nation, died. here tollowing a stroke of paralysis, aged sixty-six: years. Second Chief Meq F PLEASANT PORTER. Tiger will succeed General Porter as chief of the nation. General Porter was prominently mentioned for United States semator from the new state of Oklahoma. ANTI-JEWISH OUTBREAK. Serious Rioting Takes Place at Odessa_ Russia. Odessa, Sept. 4—The Black Hun dreds have begun ricting here, alleg: ing that the Jews were responsible for the explosion of the bomb Satur- day resulting in the deaths of an artil- lery officer-and: four policemen: The rioters ran through the streets inhabited by Jews, shooting promis- cuously. -Several were killed and ‘wounded. The mob indulged in other brutal excesses and beat down many victims with flexible rubber sticks. The Jewish cemetery, where thou sands of Jews were praying at the gravesides of their dead, was the scene of a fierce onslaught, many be- ing shot down. A panic broke out in the cemetery and many persons were fnjured in the wild rush to escape the vengeance of the organized mob. Building Operations Paralyzed. Havana, Sept. 4.—Building con- struction in the capital is at a stand- still because of a strike of masons, who have demanded the payment of their wages in American money. This strike may be the beginning of a gen- eral move for American money ex- pected since the cigarmakers’ strike. SRS, ) CARS PILE ON ENGINE Canadian Pacific Train Wrecked on Down Grade Curve, SIX KILLED; SCORES INJURED Special of Five Coaches Carried Over Three Hundred Excursionists, Every Seat Being Occupied and the Aisles Crowded With People. Orangeville, Ont., Sept. 4—A Cara- dlan Pacific railway special train, carrying over 300 passengers, bound for the Toronto exhibition, was wrecked at Horseshoe Falls, nine miles south of here. Six persons were killed and more than 250 injured. The train pulled into Orangeville one hour late. Half an hour later the locomotive jumped the rails on the down grade of the Horseshoe curve of the Caledon mountain. Five crowd- ed cars were piled up on top of the locomotive. At Orangeville every seat was filled and people were standing in the aisles. All these cars were jammed together in the flerce shock. Of these at least 250 were injured, many of them fatally, and six were killed outright. The only explanation of the disaster so far is that the engi- neer was trying to make up time and was taking the Horseshoe curve at a high speed AFTER A LONG CHASE. New York Police Capture . Hand” Leaders. New York, Sept. 4—Caught taking $500 from Ciro. Annoni, a wealthy barber, whom they had threatened with ;death, three Italians, who, the police believe, are ringleaders of the “Black Hand,” were captured by de- tectives after a wild flight on a trolley car on Second avenue in which one of the Italians was shot while diving through the car window in a final ef- fort to escape. Annoni has for more than a year been’ receiving letters de- manding $500. He was told that his place would be blown up and his fam- {ly annihilated unless he heeded the demand. Annoni informed the police with the result stated. “Black Sequel to Attempted Assault. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 4.—The finding at Lewisburg of the body of Jerry Johnson, a negro, with five bul- let holes piercing it is believed to be the sequel of an attempt to assault Mrs. W. W. Ellard at North Birming- ham. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict that he died of wounds in- flicted by unknown persons. TIMBER ALONE HINDERS AGRICULTURE IN BIG FORK Crops Grow Abundantly Wherever Clearing Is Made.--- Soil Prolific and Climatic Conditions More Favorable for Farming than in A. M. Greeley, in his Big Fork Compass, says of the Big Fork country, the statements made being applicable to certain portions of Bel- trami county: “Twenty-five years ago it was the common opinion of two-thirds of the people of Minnesota that nothing but timber would grow in the north half of the state. It was then asserted that the climate and soil of this vast region precluded the pos- sibility of its ever being devoted to successful farming. Everyone now knows how great an error was that recent opinion, yet there are people in portions of this state today who are prolonging a greater error by believing that the timbered and swampy regions of the northeast corner of the state, bordering on the Canadian boundary, are not adapted to agriculture. This is a misconcep- tion by people who never lived in pioneer days in this and other states and seen the rude wilderness dis- appear, changing climate and primi- tive drawbacks. ‘ “The soil of the Big Fork country is as prolific as that of any farming district in the state, an”’ et there is plausibility to the statement fre- quently made that “it will never raise crops.” The first settlers were in most cases men of little or no experience as tillers of the soil and their attention was given to cultiva- tion only when other work was slack. In many cases “‘claims” wete taken -merely with the intention of securing the timber thereon, and the attempts at cultivation were hardly sufficient to comply with the homestead law. As soon as the title was secured and the timber disposed of, the lands were either sold or abandoned with- out the owner ever knowing or caring what its agricultural value might be. “A few practical farmers, however, have given their attention to the soil and to the work of clearing the land extensively, with a result that is highly satisfactory in proving that this section is well adapted to Southern Latitudes. profitable farming, gardening and stock raising. “It is found that the only element lacking to successful farming is more sunshine. As fast as the timber is removed native grasses, strawberry and other berry plants crowd into the clearing, and where once the shade held the surface water, the sunshine has dried the soil and pre- pared it to receive tame seed and tubers. As the sunshine is given wider play from year to year, it is found that the frequency of frosts disappears and that “the equator draws near.” “It may be argued by those who have not given the matter serious thought that the climate of this latitude prevents the growing to maturity of some of the products of southern Minnesota, or even south- ern Iowa. This is another delusion. “While the winters here are more severe, there is abundance of snow, affording protection to vegetation throughout the winter and by its early fall and late stay the frost is prevented from penetrating the ground as in more southern latitudes. As a result, the roots of grasses and tender plants are not injured by frost, and fields of potatoes have been left undug all winter with no injury to the tubers. It is' not an uncommon occurrence for flowers to continue in bloom in autumn until covered with snow and when the snow disappears in the spring, for the blossoms to be found still green -and fresh and they often continue to thrive without interruption. “Nature makes conipensatory pro- vision for the apparent disadvantage of a short summer. = The warm soil responds readily to the action of the sun’s rays and, owing to the long twilights which prevail both morning and evening in this latitude, the mid-summer days are about three | hours longer than in the Ohio valley. The sun’s rays fall more direct than at points further south, which ex- plains the rapid growth of vegetation in a short summer season.” Subseribe For The Pioneer. SEGOND ANNUAL HAIR RACE MEETING and Old Settlers’ BEMIDJI, SEP. 26-29 Reunion. [Given Under the Auspices of Beltrami County Agricultral Association.] For Agricultural, Race Program [$2500 in Premiums Dairy, Livestor;.k. Educational, Household and ° Industrial - Exhibits PREMIUMS Open to Competition by Residents of Hubbard, Cass, Clearwater, Itasca and Koochiching Counties. $1,550 In Purses Eifion'hy fioush ' ! SEPTEMBER 27 00 Class—Trot or Pace.. 22 Class—Trotor Pace.. SEPTEMBER 28 2:28 Class—Trot or Pace.. Free-for-all Trot or Pace. SEPIEMBER 20 2.15 Class—Trot or Pace.. 2:40 Class—Trot or Pace.. during the meet. ] Rules American Trotting Ass’n to Govern. Some of the Speediest Horses in the State will compete in these races, which are open to the world. WES WRIGHT, President. big tent on fair grounds Mrs. Knappen, of Tenstrike. OLD SETTLERS’ REUNION, THURSDAY;SEPT.‘.ZB The Entire First Day Will Be Giyen Over to the Old Settlers. Anyone who was a Resident of Beltrami County in 1900 and prior thereto, is elegible to membership. Wetsel, or Henry Stechman, Tenstrike; L. G. Pendergast or Earle Geil, Bemidji, a receipt will be given, which will admit-the holder to fair grounds, be a membership acknowledgement, ‘and also permit holder to participate in excursion on lake Bemidji, free of charge. Speeches by By sending s50c to G. W. Reunion will be held in Hon. Halvor Steenerson, Congressman, Ninth Dmtnot Hon. C. W. Stanton, County Attorney, Kooolnchmg County Hon. L. G: Pendergast, of Bemidji. September 27—Senator Moses E. Clafip Will Deliver a Speech in Pavillion on Fair Grounds. [There will probably be a running race each day of the fair, which will be arranged BALLOON ASCENSION _ For Premium List, Entry Blanks and Other Information, address the Secretary. A G. RUTLEDGE, Secreta. Baseball Games and Tented Shows with Sfirange and Unique Exhibitions Every Day. - = Bomld]l. Minneso 4+ £