Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 24, 1907, Page 1

- r THE B VOLUME 5. NUMBER 132. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVEN[NG, SEPTEMBER 24, 1907. MINNESOTA CMIDJI DAILY PIONEERE FORTY CENTS PER MONTH NINE JURORS IN MUNN CASE.--GRAND JURY REPORT Work of Securing Munn Jury Progressing Slewly.---Court Adjourned Until 7:30 This Evening.--Grand Jury Make Several Recommendations. ‘The jurors: A. D. Simpkins, 0. S. Huset, Freeman Anderson, P. P. Teneyk, George B. Thompson, J. H. Rendell, Charles Cramer, D. C. Rhodes, 0. J. Mulligan. Only nine jurors have been se-| lected in the case of the state against Martin S. Munn, whose trial for the | murder of August Franklin at Spooner, June 14, was begun yester- day morning. The special venire summoned yes- terday, was exhausted at noon today, and court ordered another venire of 15 talesmen returnable at 7:30 to- night from which it is expected that the remaining three jurors will be selected. ‘The task of choosing the jury in this case has proven more tedious anticipated, and there seems to be a general aversion among than was those who have been examined to| serve in this case. Both sides are exercising the utmost care in questioning prospec- tive jurors, and County Attorney Funkley’s examination of candidates as to their feeling in the matter of capital punishment, has been a loop- hole through which a great many of| those examined have escaped. The attorney’s on both sides have also used a number peremptory challenges in getting rid of undesir- able timber that has proved accept-| able either to the defense or the state. From the close examination, and putting the question of the prospec- tive jurors feeling in the matter of capital punishment, it would appear that Mr. Funkley will ask for a| verdict of murder in the first degree | in this case. That the case will be vigorously| contested on both sides is now apparent, and while little interest was at first taken in the outcome by the public, it now appears that wide-| Clerk of Court the following report | Ist. That we have considered | and disposed of all matters brought before us. 2nd. We have visited the county jail, and find the same properly kept |and the prisoners properly treated | and guarded. The jail is sanitary and clean and we commend the sheriff and those under him for the | same. | 3rd. We also visited the county |poor farm and find that the farm ‘bmldm% and inmates are properly cared for. We recommend that the ‘munt} commissioners build a suit- lable barn and remove the cess-| pool farther from the house and well, in | the interest of sanitation. We com- ! mend the manager of the poor farm |for his careful and competent management. The attention of this grand juryi | has been called to the fact that the state law regarding the closing of saloons in this county is being con- stantly disregarded in several villages and cities of this county therefore we recommend that the court in- struct through the proper channels all mayors,village presidents, council- | men, police officers or any officers | whose duty it is to see that the state law be complied with, and that such officers will be held accountable under their oaths of office for the non-performance of their duties as such officers. This grand jury also wishes to call |« | attention to the fact that a certain assessessment on logs in the year 1904, purporting to be the property of Walker and Akeley assessed at | $80,000.00, the amount of taxes on said logs being $2,952.00 with penalties and interest, is now unpaid. Therefore, .we receinmend that the | county attorney proceed at his earliest’ convenience to collect the same. This grand jury has made some nmestla'\txons concerning the assess- | ments for taxation made in this county, and in our opinion the | owners of the timber, logs and lum- ber of this county are not paying their proportion share of the taxes, and we question - the method of the | board of equalization in reducing the assessment on said property; and we | further recommend that the county | attorney make further investigation of taxes due the county and proceed to collect the same, if any appear. Deer River News: Beltrami county’s fair to be held next week is atiracting much attention from all over the north part of the state and the attendance as well as the exhibits and entertainment give every promise of outdoing all like affairs ever tried in northern Minnesota. The reason is that Bemidji has the most enterprising number of citizens for a town of ils size in the north- ern part of the state, or for that matter, in the state, and they are making an elfort to succeed; that is they are putting money with their work and are not running a big thing on cheap scale. That's what counts, and the idea should be emulated by other localities Letters from Senator Clapp and Secretary of State Schmahl “UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS. “Mr. A. G. Rutledge, Bemidji, Minn. “My Dear Mr. Rutledge:—Your favor of the 19th inst. is at hand. St. Paul, Sept. 21. I had hoped to go north the first of the week and reach Bemidji about the 27th, or perhaps the 26th, but in my absence my Secretary made an engagement for me at Austin, the 26th, having figured out from the time tables that that engagement could be made and leave plenty of time to reach Bemidji by noon of the 27th. which showed that the speaking was to be in the afternoon. He already had the program “Of course this having been made without my presence I could cancel it, but it would be a matter of i great embarassment all around to do so, so I will arrange to be at Bemidji on the noon train going east from Crookston. “I am sorry this was done as I would have liked to have been there the 26th, especially in the evening, to participate in the drainage meeting, for, as you know, I have taken a great interest in the drainage problem and we are engaged in an effort to get the Government to take in the drainage of the Red Lake lands, but it will be impossible now to be there before noon of the 27th. “Should the occasion seem to require it you might indicate that I regretted not being there but that before knowing of the meeting of the evening of the 26th engagements impossible. had been made which rendered it “I have written Mr, McKusick accepting his invitation to the banquet on the evening of the 27th. “With kind regards, I am, “STATE OF MINNESOTA “DEPARTMENT OF STATE A G Rutledge, Bemidji, Minn., “Cordia]ly yours, “MOSES E. CLAPP.” “St. Paul, Sept. 23, 1907. “Dear Sir:—1I am in receipt of the very kind invitation sént me by the Beltrami County Agricultural Association, the city of Bemidji and the Commercial Club of that city, to be present with you on Sept. 26th. Several weeks ago, I accepted an invitation to be present at the Harvest Festival at Winnebago City.on the 27th. When Mr. Ralph had the matter of the state drainage commission, as well as the state immigration board under consideration, he was of the opinion that I could attend the fair in your city on the 26th and make my train for Winnebago the following morning, but since that time it has been ascertained that it will be impossible to make connections, and consequently T am obliged #o decline, your very kind invitation, and trust that I can be there at a};:ff‘h‘ “race” -course - at -the - fair and T do so with deepest regret, as I wished very much to be at- Bemidji later date “The governor and the state auditor, as well as the commissioner of immigration—MTr. George Welch,— and my Assistant Secretary, Mr. James A. Larson, will be present on.the occassion and I trust that the fair will be a great success and that the meeting to talk on immigration will be in which I am deeply interested. “Please convey to the officers of the two kindred associations present. of great value to the northern section my regret atnot being able to be “Yours truly, “JULIUS A. SCHMAHL “Secretary of State.” spread attention will be attracted. | We wish to thank the Judge of this district, with the County Attor- The present grand jury which has| ney, and also the other officers of been in session since last Iuesday this county for the courtesy shown morning a 1djourned last evening and | this grand jury while in session. before adjourning, filed with the‘ A. Klein,foreman. Money Cheerfully Refunded Clothing House Glad to Show You Shoes The new comers in Fall. The Florsheim flexible sole shoe, $5 and' $6. It will make your fall and winter foot comfortl a certainty. The Walk-Over Shoes this fall season in- clude particular young men’s kinds; with the short toe that are in vogue, $4. We want to show you now at $3 the best $3 50 quality you have ever seen 1n a shoe, in Monarch “Foot Korm.” Fall styles of Men’s Service Comfort Shoes, $2.50. —— The three winners in Boys’ School Shoes Boys’ Goodyear Welt Shoes, box calf, $3.00 Little Men’s double or single sole Blucher, $2 Boys’ Heavy Calfskin Shoes, heavy soles, $1.50 EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR Beltrami County Fair Opens Thursday Morning.---Excellent Exhibit.---Race Meet Promises to Be Good.---A Number of Good Horses Entered. In spite of the adverse weather conditions which have prevailed { during the last few days, the prepar- ations for holding the fair have been progressing very satisfactorily. The work of cleaning the grounds and putting them in “apple-pie” order for the reception of visitors has been under the supervision of} president Wes Wright, who has been ably assisted by several other mem- bers of the fair committee. In the new main building the in- terior has been so arranged that there will be room for exhibits|* entered for premiums and also stocks of goods for show. E. H. Cornwall has been engaged to superintend the receiving of the exhibits 1n the build- ing and to lot the exhibitors space and place the exhibits, so that there may be no confusion during the busy hours of tomorrow and Thursday forenoon. In this connection it is earnestly requested by the fair man- agement that everyone intending to exhibit articles take them to the fair grounds as early as possible, in order that everything may not be left to the opening day. Secretary ‘Rutledge returned on last night’s train from a visit to Hib- bing, where he went to book any attractions which may be there and also to urge upon the horsemen attending the races there to send their racers and trotters to Bemidji. Some of the best horses of the northwest were at Hibbing and before the rain of Sunday, all agreed to come to Bemidji. Late Sunday night, the officers in charge of the Hibbing fair decided to postpone their racing until Saturday and Sunday of this week, the same dates on which the races will be held in Bemidji. This act on the part of the Hibbing management was not at all expected and was done without consulting the wishes of the Bemidji people However, Mr. -Rutledge ‘got busy” and secured agreements from the drivers of several of the horses to come to Bemidji, regard- less of what the Hibbing people done in the matter. Among the horses -that will positively appear in Bemidji are the following, which are faster than any of those that raced here last year: Pat Ford, 2:10; Budweiser, 2:13%; Little Jim, 2;14%%; Shamrock, 2:16%; St. Croix, 2:18%; Bessie Barolite, 2:21%; Doctor D., 2:29%. Of the above horses Budweiser, Little Jim, Pat Ford, Shamrock and St. Croix started last Saturday at Hibbing, in a 2:13 pacing race. It took five heats to finish this race. Budweiser won two heats, Doctor D. two heats and Little Jim ‘one heat, -Doctor D. being given first money, finishing second in the heats he did not win. Old horsemen who saw the race say it was by far the most stubborn contest pulled off in the north country and all of these horses with the exception of Doctor will race in Bemidji. In addition to the above named horses, other “speeders” will partici- pate in the following races: Bemidji Belle, a splendid little gray mare, owned by James Wonzer of this city, in the 2:28 class; King Banecia inthe 2:40 class; Flora Doris, owned by Thos. Newby, in the 3:00 class; Cathrine West, owned by Fred Kruger of McCana N. D. in the 2:40and 3:00 class. A. F. Hatcher, the logger has four speedy harness performers, which will be entered in the races here. 4 All of these horses assure = some very fast racing on the 27-28-29. Indications now point to a large crowd of north-country people being in the city on Thursday, the open- ing day of the fair, when the matter of drainage and north-country development will be discussed with members of the state drainage board, the governor ‘and ‘several other state officers. While Secretary Rutledge was in Duluth yesterday -he took up the arrangements for the meeting with Hon. G. G. Hartley of Duluth Mr. Hartley assnred Mr.. Rutledge ‘that he would ‘be present Thursday DEFFCTIVE PAQCFE COUNCIL LEVY Bemidji Fair Attracting Attention. The regular meeting of the city was held last evening and all the Aldermen were present except Alderman Brinkman. council After the reading and . approval of the minutes of last meeting and the allowance of the usual amount' of bills, the regular work of the council was taken up. The ordinance granting to Carl C. Gowran, A. A.Carter and George W. Teitsworth the privilege of con- structing and maintaining a street railway within' the limits of the city of Bemidji for a period of twenty-five years, was given its third reading and passed by the unanimous vote of the council. Ordinance No 29, relating to miscellaneous licenses was given its third reading and voted down. It is the intention of the, council to afternoon and evening and assist in every way he possibly could in St. Paul the need of state aid in advancing the progress of this country. - Mr. Rutledge has been in tele- phonic connection - with Governor Johnson, and the State Auditor Iverson. The state auditor will possibly be here, so will the state drainage commission, state drainage engineer, Senator A. D. Stephens of Crookston and Congressman Steen- erson, and the Governof will give an answer by tomorrow morning. unds is being worked and placed first class condition and if there is-no more rain, the track will be in excellent condition and very fast. Rummage Sale. The Ladies of the’ Methodist church will hold a2 rummage sale in the Boyer block, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. At that time they will offer at a moderate price a number of useful articles. is cheap. that put them forth. range you buy; examine it; look at quality at a reasonable price. steel range: - W. M. demonstrating to the visitors from | . UnsightUnseen Range Buying is risky and very unsatlsfactory business. The cut may look large and fine, the pnce of course is cheap, but when the range arrives, it 1t} .simply had to be made of the cheapest, poorest material by cheap, unskilled labor, in the cheapest way. to get the cheap price that catches the eye, and then the glowing high sounding claims made for it are positively a reflection upon the integrity of the house “Something for nothing”—you - don’t get it and never will, particularly in steel range buying. You ought to see the fitting and mounting-——compare the cheap and the good, which one is going to take little fuel and wear and last for years to come, not the cheap one, bless you, no, that was made to sell at a price, price only § was meant to catch the buyer—not quality. about it but what was cut out to get the cheap price. nothing in it, not when you can come here to our store and see the dependable ROUND OAK' Chief steel range—a range of the highest Askor write for the book of the Chief We will pomptly supply it free. Ha;dwaro. Eurniture and Umlortaklnfi 1907 TAXES PASS RAILWAY ORDINANCE Council Levies 1907 Taxes and Make Assessments for Improvements.---Pass Street Railway Ordinance,-- Harmonious Session. have another ordinance prepared along this line and with moderations of fees as compared with No. 29. The estimate of the city engineer allowing the Jerrard Plumbing Co. an additional $1772.50 on their sewer contract was allowed. The liquor license bond of Frank Gagnon with Chas. Nangle and Chas. Knopke as sureties was approved. The applicatiou of H. E. Ander- son for liquor license was accepted. A resolution was introduced adopt- ing the city engineer’s report of the tax levy for the year 1907, and passed. Resolutions were also passed assessing the cost of improvements for cement sidewalks sewerage,street sprinkling and other improvements within the city limits, to the abuting property. A copy of these resolu- tions will be filed by the city clerk with the county auditor. NELSON DID NOT KNOW OF HIS WIFE'S INSANITY Arrives inthe City on Same Train His Wife Is Taken to the Insane Asylum. Tom Nelson, who is er. . Kelliher but who has bees the past few daysat Gr: on business, arrived in the that place yesterday af8: :he -train-on_ which' & Mrs Mary E. NelSon, was Fergus Falls, after being insane. Mr. Nelson knew nothiis « unfortunate affair until he - by friends in the city, afte: had long been speeding o (i way bearing his wife to her destination at Fergus Falls, in charge of her sister, Mrs. McCue, and Sheriff Bailey. It was a severe shock to him. He left last night for his home near Quiring, to look after the children. the material—the workmanship in “FRITZ, WHAT | LIKE ABOUT THE ROUND OAK CHIEF STEEL RANGE IS THAT WATER IS ALWAYS HOT,SO Not a single good thing Really there is ROSS