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

THE NUMBER 136 VOLUME 5 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1907. MUNN CASE GONE TO JURY MATHIESON TRIAL NEXT Attorneys Argue Case and Jury Charged This Morning..-- Mathieson’s Trial Comes Next.---Special Venire Issued for Additional Jurors. The fate of Martin S. Munn, who! E. D. Clough made the closing has been on trial since Monday for | Plea for the defense, and made a strong appeal for his client. He dwelt on the fact that after the | shooting Munn gave himself up, and This forenoon was told the same version of the occur- the attorneys in the Munn case to|rance without any material change present their respective sides to the all the way through. Mr. Clough jury, and shortly before noon Judge | contended that while Munn might Mc(lenahan read his charge, and at have acted hasty in resorting to the noon the jurors retired to deliberate juse of a revolver, that under the on the verdict. Up to the time of | circumstancos he was justified, and going to press no word has been re-|plead for an acquittal. ceived from the jury room. Under, This afternoon the work of select- the charge of the court the jury can| ing a jury inthe case against Peter return a verdict of murder in the| Mathieson, indicted for the murder first degree, murder in the second of Johan Johansen at Tenstrike, degree, manslaughter, or a \'erdicklearly this spring, was begun. Mathie of acquittal. | sen was indicted for murder in the- At 9 o’clock this morning County | first degree, and while he has made Funkley commenced to| a partial confession, entered a plea sum up the case of the state, .—mdiof not guilty. He is being defenied made a thorough review of the facts 1 by G. M. Torrance. and evidence as brought out at the! The examination trial, and impressed upon the jurorsifor this case this afternoon is con- the solemnity of their position and | fined to members of the regular the high responsibility that devo]ved; panel, and up to 3 o’clock none has on them. | been secured. An order for a special Throughout the proceedings Munn | venire of 25 returnable tomorrow and while he was! morning, has been made, and it is the murder of August Franklin, rests with the jury. consumed by Attorney of the jurors sat unmoved, apparently under a high mental probable that it will take the best strain, appeared nevertheless com- part of tomorrow to complete the pose . | jury. New Postal Law. ‘T'he local postoffice has : postage coupon for 6 cents. This coupon may be exchanged in any foreign country for a stamp equiva- The postage coupon will enable people in this country to enclose in -theiri At the present time the’ rate of 'letters to friends across the ocean, letter postage to foreign countries is | postage for reply. At present this 5 cents for each one-half ounce orcannot be done, as our stamps,which fraction thereof,while under the new | are the only kind that can be pur- rule the rate will be 5 cents for the' chased here, are not good in the first ounce, and 3 cents for each | foreign country where the letter is; additional ounce. A letter under the present rate costs 20 cents to mail to a foreign coun- try, while under the new rate the, In order to give the employes cost will only be 8 cents. | of the Pioneer a chance to attend Another new arrangement for the the fair, Saturday’s daily will be convenience of foreign correspond- issued at mnoon. Church notices ence which will be put in operation and other notices for that issue October 1 will be the sale at all| should be at the office as early as postoffices in the United States of a | possible. received | a circular regarding the new rates on 5 . A . | 5 lent in value to our Sc stamp. first class foreign mail, wnich will be effective October first. two ounce ! to be mailed. Saturday Daily at Noon. IMMIGRATION, 'DRAINAGE, DEVELOPMENT, MEETING Large Gathering of North _Country People at Court House Hall Last Evening.---Meeting Addressed by Prominent State Officials and Others The drainage of the state’s low lands in the north half of the Minne- sota and publishing to the world that northern Minnesota is really the garden spot of the world, instead of a dreary swamp, unfit for anything but a lair for wild beasts and almost as wild and uncouth humans, was given an immense boost in this city vesterday evening, when ihe mem- bers of the state drainage board, Congressman Steenerson,State Sena- tor Stephens, Immigration Commis- sioner Welch and a number of other men in “high places” delivered ad- dresses ata mass meeting of the north country people, which was held in the Beltrami county court house, in Bemidii. For two weeks past the manage- ment of the second annual fair of the Beltrami County Agricultural asso- ciation has been arranging for this meeting and they would not accept a negative answer to invitations. that were extended to the officials to visit Bemidji and attend and participate in a mass meeting for bettering the newer half of the great ‘“North Star State,” with the result that all who were invited came to the city, with the exception of Governor Johnson, who was unavoidably re- tained, but who sent an able substi- tute, in the person of his private | secretary, Frank A. Day. It bad been’ planned - to have they visiting delegation arrive in Bemidji| at 3:30 in the afternoon,but a wreck on the Great Northern east of Grand Rapids delayed the train until it did not arrive here until 7:30 in the evening. A delegation of citizens, with carriages, met the party at the| depot, and escorted them from their | private car to the Markham hotel. In the party were Frank A. Day, private secretary to Governor John- son, who represented the governor; State Anditor Iverson; James A. Larson,deputy secretary of state, rep- resenting Secretary Julius Schmahl; REDUCTION organ- and sewi 'g machines, The Kimball Whitney Heinze Pianos. BAL.. ORGANS of highest grade. We are agents fo- the Singer, and Wheeler and Wilson S PIANOS ORGANS & Sewing Machines FOR THREE DAYS ONLY! During the three days of the Second Annual Beltrami County Fair we shall give you a liberal discount on all pianos, which inc'ude Walworth M. Schultz Concert Grand These Pianos are all standard makes. Which are world renowned Don’t miss this opportunity for it only lasts for three days September 26, 27 and 28 BISIAR, VANDERLIP & SALE ‘Also KIM- ewing Machines C0. George A. Ralph, state drainage engineer; Georg§ Welch, commis- sioner of the'new state immigration bureau; G. G. Hartley of Duluth, one of the most vigorous “boosters” of the north country that lives in this section; Congressman Halvor Steenerson, Frank Ives of Cass Lake and others. The entire party were taken to the fair grounds, immediately after rendezvouing at the Markham. The grounds were nicely lighted with torches and lanterns, and the main building was in elegant condi- tion for the reception of visitors. In the building were many ex- hibits of very fine vegetables, grains, grasses, corn, etc., and when the visiting delegation beheld the pro- ducts of the north country, placed before them in undeniable evidence, their expressions of wonder were as music in the ears of those present who have been endeavoring to im- press the state officials and others of the wonderful producing qualities of the northern Minnesota soil; and Frank Day, the governor’s private secretary, and who is a product of the south half of the state, exclaimed reverentially, “The half has ne’er been told.” After an inspection of the wonder- ful results from tickling the soil, the pazty-was takeatl the court houst, where a large crowd had assembled to hear the speeches. Representative Opsahl acted as chairman of the meeting, and A. G. Rutledge, secretary of the fair associ- ation, acted as secretary. Mr. Opsahl stated briefly the object of the meeting—“boosting” of north- ern Minnesota interests, and urging drainage of lands. Frank A. Day, as the official representative of Governor Johnson, was the first speaker. Mr. Day explained that it was impossible for the governor to be present'and that he would attempt to fill in the gap. Mr. Day stated that he lived in the south half of the state, and that what he had seen on this trip had been a revelation to him; he had, like many others in his section, been imbued for many years with the idea that this country was a wilderness, incapable of raising anything except an occasional statesman like Con- gressman Steenerson. Mr. Day alluded to the change in heart in the governor and himself, in their attitude toward drainage of the north country and attributed the change to the fact that they had become acquainted with the actual conditions and now appreciated the need of drainage. Mr. Day told of his surprise at the #|display he had seen at the fair grounds and told his hearers that it was the best example he had seen of tilling the soil along proper lines. “‘Continue this, and your salvation is assured after the timber is re- moved.” Mr. Day stated he had been to Island, G. G. Hartley’s farm, and he believed that, next to God Almighty, Mr. Hartley was doing more than any other individual to develop northern Minnesota. Congressman Steenerson was in- troduced and gave a splendid talk as to what efforts were being made by himself and others on congress towards securing the drainage of the government’s lands on the Indian reservations. His falk was very interesting and instructive. He referred to Frank Ives of Cass Lake as the real originator of the dramage movement, State Auditor Iverson was the next speaker. Mr. -that he be lieved the state should not ask the federal government to drain the N ATI\IE o - swamp lands that it (the state)now Iverson stated - that he be- || had; that the state should drain its own. MTr. Iverson declared the soil in northern Minnesota unequaled for general farming. He gave an eloquent illustration of the wonderful transformation that had taken place in this north coun- try during the last forty years, and gave the conditions in Todd county as illustrative of the evolution from lumbering to high-class farming. He stated that twenty years ago there were sixty farms in Beltremi county; in 1895 there were 293; 1907 there were 1,760—wonderful ad- vancement. What we wanted was home-makers and home-builders. George H. Welch, state imigration commissioner was next introduced. Mr. Welch did not spend much time in getting down to a fine speech, in which he told his hearers of what his department intended doing, and he stated it as his belief that Bel- trami county would develop so rapidly, from now on, that even the most optimestic resident would be astonished. We had men in this country who did things. He stated that in 1880 we had ten people here; now we have over 15,000. He could hardly conceive what we would have fifty years hence. Mr. Welch gave some very inter- esting and figures, and closed his speech. with un-eloquent appesl -to-the people present to advertise the resources of this great north country. G. G. Hartley of Duluth was next introduced, and he gave a speech brim full of good, hard facts, sting- ing rebukes to traducers of northern Minnesota and excellent explana- tions of what he was personally do- ng at his Island farm along develop- | ment in a swamp. Mr. Hartley stated that he had first visited Bemidji twenty-five years tago, when he cruised here, with a pack on his'back, when he was wel- comed by Indians. . The welcome he had received. now was a decided pleasure and did-him great good to receive. The speaker grew eloquent when he referred to the fact that no part of Minnesota had been villified and traduced as the country lying north of the Nortern Pacific railway and east of the Red River Valley. The national forestry board had attempted to tie up several thousands of acres of good agriculture landsin order - to make a play ground for a lot of people, one of whose represenatives had stated in an open meeting that the only road that could possibly be of any use in this state was an auto- Cont’nued on Last Page instructive facts and| MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. H FORTY CENTS PER MONTH TODAY BANNER DAY OF FAIR, ATTENDANCE 3,000 Agricultural Exhibit Very Good.---Tomorrow Is ‘‘North Country Day” and Large Attendance Will Also Be Here From Cass Lake. Today is the banner day of the Bel- trami County fair, the attendance at 1 o’clock being over 1,500, and it is expected that at least 2,500 people will have passed the gates before the fair closes this evening. Every train running into Bemidji since yesterday has brought many people and there are representatives from every town in this section, as far east as Duluth and west as Grand Forks. Bagley, Shevlin, Solway, Wilton, Turtle River, Blackduck, Tenstrike, Funkley, Kelliher and towns alsng the north line are well represented; and a large crowd is in attendance from the Red Lake agency and all towns along the Red Lake line. As hadbeen anticipated, the north line furnished the largest crowd, and this morning’s M. & I. train was loaded to its utmost capacity. People coming in large numbers from Big Falls, Kelliher, Northome, Funkley, Blackduck, Tenstrike and Turtle River. The attendance was also supple- mented by one thousand school chiidren from Nymore and Bemidji, togwhom president Wright, on be- half of the fair association issued complimentary tickets; the teachers being kind enough to grant a one half holiday to let the children en- joy the attraction. The feature this morning was the team pulling match, and was won by a teani-entered by the Grand Forks Lumber Company. Wes Wright won second money; and, as the contest was very close, it was decided between the contestants to have another trial tomorrow and the winner of tomorrow’s contests will take all the money. Senator Moses E. Clapp arrived on the noon train,and at 2:00 o’clock he commenced his address in the tent on the fair grounds toa large audience. He was introduced by Congress- man Steenerson, who paid a glowing tribute to the magnitude of Beltraml County fair in his introductory address. The races will be the main fea- tures of the afternoon, the following being the entries. 2:13 Class Trot or pace, Purse $400. Entries: Budweiser, Little Jim, Shamrock and Pat Ford. 2:22 Class Trot or Pace, Purse $250. Entries: Bemidji Belle, Bes- sie Barolite, Kittie Roan and Deck H. The program for tomorrow is as follows: “NORTH COUNTRY DAY.” FORENOON. 10:00—Parade of all animals ex- hibited at fair. Awarding of prizes for best four-horse trot team, harness and wagon. 10:30—Football game. Cass Lake vs. Bemidji. AFTERNOON. 1:30—Address Hon. Wm. O’Neil of Cass Lake, Ex-State Senator of Wisconsin. Horse Races. 2:30—2:10 Class Trot or Pace, Purse $300. Entries: Bessie Barolite, Budweiser and Little Jim. 2:40 Class Trot or Pace, Purse $200. Entries: Catharine West, King Benecia and Flora Dorris. Foot Ball Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock the first game of foot ball of the season will be played between the Bemidji and Cass Lake High School teams on the fair grounds. - The local team has been practicing hard lately and is in excellent shape. It is reported that Cass Lake also has a fine team this year. The line-up for the Bemidji team is as follows: John Peterson, fullback. Frank Getchell (capt.) right half- back. Roy Carter, left halfback. Will Shook, quarterback. Claude Brenneman, centre. Clarence Jackson, right guard. Charley Gould, left guard. Harry Roberts, right“tackle. Ralph Lycan, left tackle. Helmer Kruse, right end. Olaf Humdrum, left end. Substitutes—Rollie Dwyer, Ray- mond Kreatz and Daney Gould. Local news on last page GoTo Weather Permitting Steamer Will Land . at the Standard water Meters Wanted. Bemidji, Minn.,Sept. 25th, 1907. Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned in behalf of the City of Bemidji, Minnesota, for 100 Standard water meters. Bids will be opened before the city council October 7, ’07 at 8 p. m.. Meters to be fully guaranteed, 10 per cent of amount of bid in a certified check on a Bemidji bank to accompany each bid. The city council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. —Thos. ‘Maloy, City Clerk. Rummage Sale. * The Ladies of the Methodist church will hold a 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. . Cedar! Cedar! Cedar! Wanted cedar timber, logs or bolts. Douglass Lumber Co., Bemidji, tele- phone 371. The Woods Are Beautiful, The Lake Is Grand Ir Redby Sunday, September 29th, 1907 The Last Excursion this Season on the Red Lake Road TRAIN LEAVES THE RED LAKE DEPOT AT 10:30 A. M. Cross Lake School All flunday Trains Discontinued after Sunday. Sept. 29, 1907 W . G. MARSON YOU CAN Gen.