Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 7, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DATLY PIONEER. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 143. = OPPORTUNITY OFFERED TO DEMONSTRATE OUR NORTH Trip to Be Taken From Bagley Through Country to Be- midji.---Immigration Com: missioner and Secretary of State Can See Wonderful Growth. ‘The proposed visit to this city of Secretary of State, Julius Schmahl, and State Immigration Commissioner George Welch on Saturday, October | 12th, is creating considerable inter- est among the and vicinity. Representative J. J. Opsahl and others have been active in propos- ing this meeting, and the prospects are good-for a rousing demonstration | in behalf of north-country develop- ment. Yesterday, Mr. Opsahl received | the following letter from Mr. Welsh: “St. Paul, Oct: 4. “Mr. J. I. Opsahl, Bemidji, Mirin. “Dear Sirr—Replying to your favor of the 2nd inst., will say, Mr. Schmahl and I will be with youon the trip from Bagley, October 12th. “It may be possible we will have your kindness in this matter, I am, “Yours truly, “—Geo. Welsh Commissioner of Immigration.” In response to Mr. Welsh’s letter, Mr. Opsahl wrote the Immigration citizens of Bemidji| Commissioner to the effect that he was co-operating with Mr. Welsh and Secretary Schmahl in making a Itrip frP, Bagley to Bemidji, and continued as follows: “I sincere’y hope that you will arrange to go to Bagley and also go with us the next day for a drive through a part of Clearwater county, in the vicinity of the state park and part of Hubbard county and thence to Bemidji for supper on the even- ing of the 12th. We are anxious to have you officers see our northern country in its true light, and to note what the settlers are doing in the line of crops, roads, etc., and also to observe the conditions of the cut-over wild lands, Senator Cook of Wabasha county |as to what they are in the natural with us, although that partis yet unsettled. If he decides to go I will write you as soon as I have received his decision. “I will look forward with a great deal of pleasure to the trip, as it will give us a lot of valuable information, and I would particularly like to have Senator Cook with us, as it will open the eyes of at least one of the south- ern senators as to the possibilities of Northern Minnesota. “Thanking you very much for| state, after the pine is removed, and !also what they can be made into by the intelligent farmer. “We shall show you over as much territory as possible, Saturday, but we would be greatly pleased if your party could spare more time so as to see more of thc country.” No definite arrangements have at this writing been made in connection with the proposed meeting, but steps will at once be taken to make the meeting a success. THE BASKETBALL PAYERS WILL HAVE STRONG TEAM | Will Use the Skating Rink and Are Arranging for Some Good Games. | Arrangements have been made whereby the Bemidji basketball boysl will be able to use the skating rink for the winter, and the work of equipping the men and arranging the schedule of games for the winter is well under way. According to present indications there will be about fifteen games played during the winter, and most of these can be brought here, by proper management. Several of the neighboring towns are on the list, as well as some of the fastest teams this side of Minneapolis. The team of last year played the season through without losing a game, and now claims the champion- ship of northern Minnesota, which Warien has heretofore held, as that team was repeatedly challenged, and for some unknown reason always refused to meet our boys, probably i because they did not wish to partake of the “lemons” handed out to the teams that did meet Bemidji. War- ren will very soon receive another challenge which will mean play or “forever hold their peace.” With the exception of one man, the last years team will be intact, and the acquisition of three or four very promising new players will un- doubtedly make the squad stronger than ever. The skating rink will make the best kind of a hall toplay in, and the sport loving inhabitants of our city will have an opportunity to enjoy to the full the most popular winter game of recent years as well as of rooting for a winning home team, if the present outlook is reliable. The rink, when finished, is to be lined with steel and will be warm, and every spectator will be able to see all the plays, asits arangement, gives a seating capacity of 300 Qur Line of hand made Chippewa wear and please you. for both sexes and Shoes! New, nobby styles in men’s and young men’s shoes in both button' and lace; patents and plain leathers just in. is complete and from the $1.75 shoe to the something suitable to your wants that will Hunting Boots, Drivers and Cruisers A Complete Assortment of Shoes and Rubbers Bemidji Cash Work Shoes at $4 you will find for. all ages here Shoe Store BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1907. MATHIESON COMPOSED; MUNN COLLAPSED, AFTER SENTENCE Both Men Confined in Same Cell at County Jail.---Watch has Been Provided, as Ordered by Court.---Term Adjourned Saturday Afternoon. Since the sentence of death was passed upon Martin D. Munn and Peter Mathieson, last Saturday afternoon, both have been confined in the same cell in the northwest corner, on the second floor of the Beltrami county jail. A watch has been placed to care- fully guard the cell and this watch will be maintained, at all hours of the day and night, until the time set for the execution of th: condemed men, or until they may have been reprieved or granted a new trial and subsequently freed or given a lighter | sentence. To Julius Dahl and Andrew John- son has been assigned the duty of watchmen. Each will take his regu- lar hours as watchman, eight-hour shifts. After sentence was passed on Munn, he gradually broke down, and when taken from the court room, he grew weaker. As he entered the door of the jail, he collapsed and was carried to his bed in the cell, where he lay until a late hour Satur- day night, sobbing and moaning, being unable to eat any supper. Since Saturday night, however, l e has “braced up” somewhat, and is more composed. Mathieson’s actions are entirely differentsfrom those of Munn. The man who was sentenced to hang on the charge of killing Johanson was composed after being taken back to his cell, and beyond crying fora few moments, appeared to be but little affected by the seriousness of his condition. He eats regularly and heartily, and one would never think that the innocent-looking in- dividual who is a cell mate of Munn was condenned for murder jn the first degree. After Judge McClenahan had pro- nounced sentences on Peter Mathie- son and Martin S, Munn, Saturday afternoon, he adjourned all jury cases for the term until December 31st, when the balance of the cases will be taken up and disposed of. There will probably be a term in chambers before December 31st, to dispose of other court matters than the jury cases. Judge McClenahan will preside at the term of court for Koochi- ching county, beginning October 15th, at International Falls. This will be the first term of court for the new county of Koochiching, and promises to be quite an extended one. Among other matters which will come before the grand jury at the Koochi- ching county term of court will be the case of the state vs. James Godatte, who is bound over to the grand ijury on the charge of having killed a colored man at Big Falls, | two months ago. The term of court just closed in this city has been a remarkable one, in many ways. There have been many complicated matters brought before the court for consideration, and Judge McClenahan’s patience and nerve have been severely tried. There have been two long murder trials, in both of which the juries returned a verdict of guilty of mur. der in the first-degree. It is doubtful that if, in the history of the state, it has ever fallen to the lot of any judge of a district court to be compelled to pronounce sen- tences on the same day to two men who have been convicted of the charge of murder in the first degree. That Judge McClenahan broke down while pronouncing sentence on Munn, Saturday, is not to be wondered at, as he alone knew the nerve-racking ordeal through which he would have to pass. ’ Few who witnessed the sentenc- ing of Munn and Mathieson will never forget the dramatic scene on that occasion, and when the con- demned men were removed from the court room, there was evidently a loosening of the nervous tension to which every one present had been subjected for nearly an hour. Judge McClenahan is to be con- gratulated on the thorough manner in which he conducted the term of court just closed here. of the best seats.. It aslo gives ample room for the players, and has a much better floor for ball playing than the City Hall floor, making it certain that the game will be played at its very best. Music will be furnished and the skating will go on as usual, up till the time to call the game. “‘A Country Kid.” “A Country Kid,” H.B. Whitta- ker’s successful drama, comes to the City Opera House, Tuesday evening, Oct. 8. . The play deals with life as seen in small Indiana towns and is said to be one of strong morals and an inter- esting plot, enlightened by better dialogue than is usually found in the ordinary run of comedy dramas. It will be made notable by some pretty stage pictures and will be inter- preted by a company of well known actresses and actors in their particu- lar line of work. Wm. Zuhn, who assumes the title role has at once jumped to the front rank of success- ful stars. Since its initial perform- ance the play issaid to have met with favor in all of the cities visited and will doubtless duplicate what- ever measure of success it has had Isewhere when it is seen here. Al- ready many theatre praties are got- ten up and this attraction promises to be one of the theatrical treats of the season. In presgnting “A Country Kid” this season, Mr. Whittaker has spared neither expense or pains to make the production more preten- tious than ever before. It is today, {without doubt, the best play of its kind en tour. Patrons of the City Opera House will make no mistake when they purchase tickets, as the company appears under a positive guarantee of “‘satisfaction or money refunded.” Baptist Annual Business Meeting. This eveninng the Baptist church will hold its annual business meeting. Supper served from 6:00 to 7:00 p. m. All the members and congregation of the church are cordially invited to attend. Business transacted after supper. WALTER HARRIS FUNERAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON Remains Brought to Bemidji Yesterday | Afternoon.---Funeral from Resi- dence of J. 0. Harris at 2. “We saw not the lift of the curtain. Norneard the invisible door, Ashe passed where life's problems, uncertain, Will follow and vex him no more. We linger and weep on the threshold— The threshold each mortal must cross— Then we lay a new wreath down upon it, To mark a new sorrow and loss.” The news of the death of G. W. Harris (known familiarly by his friends as “Walt”) came over the telephone wires Saturday afternoon, as a shock barbed with pain and sorrow. Walter Harris had many friends in this north country—in fact, all his acquaintances classed him as be- ing one of their very best friends, and when a later telegram announced that the body of the deceased would arrive in this city Sunday afternoon from Superior, accompanied by his two brothers, J. O. Harris of this city and John Harris of Superior, everyone who had known him ar- ranged to meet the train, A delegation from the local lodge of Elks (of which J. O. Harris is a member) met the train and the-pall- bearers were taken from the Elks who were personal friends of Walter Harris in his lifetime. Elegant floral offerings were strewn on the coffin, which was taken from the train and borne to the waiting hearse and taken to the home of his brother, J. O. Harris, 1206 Dewey avenue. Walter G. Harris was born in Calles, Maine,, thirty-four years ago on the 19th of this month. In his early years he followed the vocation of a woodsman, the industry of that time of the section in which he was raised. At an early age he came west and spent the best years of his manhood in Wisconsin and Minnesota, coming to this state in 1902, engaging in the hotel business at Tenstrike with there until last winter, when the hotel was destroyed by fire. had in this neighborhood is his brother, J. O. Harris, who is register of deeds of this county, and a brother living in Superior. His father and mother and three other brothers as well as two sisters who live at Portland, Oregon, will be unable to be present at the funeral, which will be held tomorrow after- noon at 2 o’clock from the residence of J. O. Harris, 1206 Dewey avenue. Interment will be made in Green- | wood cemetery, Rev. Fr. O’Dwyer of the St. Phillip’s Catholic church officiating. With a heavy heart we would drop atear to the memory of G. W. Harris. His death has brcught the cup of sorrow to the lipsof relatives and friends. His was a heart of gold. He was one of nature’s noblemen in its truest sense-brave, generous, manly. He was the soul of honor, and his friends and friendships were sacred to him. To the broken-hearted mother, sister and brothers, who sit ‘in sor- row where his footsteps will never again find echo, we extend the sym- mired him as a strong and true friend. When they have drained the cup, may the peace that passeth all understanding come to them from One who cares for each little sparrow that falls. Buys Wonzor Shop. A deal was completed today whereby M. C. Longballa purchased the J.-A, Wonzor barber shop, 308 Beltrami Ave., and has taken pos- session of the same. in the city for some time and is con- sidered an excellent barber. He will devote his entire time to his work and has already commenced some improvements and will build an addition to the shop of pressed stone and the inside to be finished with steel sheeting. Thee Wonzor, who has had charge of the shop for some time will retire from the shop and will devote most his brother, and had the personal|of his time to taking care of- his management of the Hotel Richardsifather, who is quite feeble with rheumatism, Local news on last page The ' only'relatives Walter Harris Local news on last page pathy of one who knew ‘and ad- Mr. Longballa has been employed |* FORTY CENTS PER MONTH CLEARWATER COUNTY FAIR AT BAGLEY, OCT. 10-11-12 Prominent Speakers Will Be Present, and There Will Be Fine Exhibits.---Bemidji Should Send a Large Dele- gation to Bagley During the Fair. Much interest is being taken loc- ally in the forth-coming Clearwater County fair, which will be held at Bagley on Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 10-11-12. L. Jensen of Bagley, president of the fair association, has been nntir- ing in his efforts to make the fair a success, and he has been assisted by valient work on the part of the memhers of the Bagley commercial club. A splendid program has been arranged, including some very good speeches every day of the fair. Arrangements have been made which insure some very fine exhibits of dairy and agricultural products, livestock, vegetables of all kinds, poultry, fancy work, not to mention “the go ahead citizens” of Bagley, who are “boosters” of the 33rd degree, and who will also be on exhibition, and at the services of the visitors at the fair. President Jensen says of the fair: “We have no fast horse races to show you, but we will have a good stock exhibit, and we will tell you about the good points, and show us all what to breed for. He will also lecture on dairy and other agricul- tural topics. *“You will also have a chance to hear and meet with your representa- tive of congress, the Secretary of State, the State Immigration Com- missioner and Senator A. D. Stephens. “The Commercial club rooms will be at the disposal of the ladies and children from the country, during the three days of the fair.” Addresses will be delivered by prominent men as follows: Congressmén Halvor Steenerson, Thursday, October 11th; Secretary of State, Julius Schmahl, State Im- migration Commissioner, Welch, Friday; State Senator Stephens of Crookston, and A. J, McGuire of Grand Rapids, superintendent of the state northeast experiment station, Saturday. Arrangements are being made for a large delegation from Bemidji to attend the Bagley fair on at least one day, and probably two, Thurs- and Friday. — INGREASE IN PENSION; POSTOFFIGE AT REDBY Congressman Steenerson Tells of Official Notification of Department Orders from National Capital. Anton Erickson of this city has | received notice from Congressman Steenerson of Crookston. lows: as fol ““Mr.Steenerson has been officially advised that the claim for pension of William A. Oakley of Bemidji, Minnesota, formerly of Co. A., 55th. Il., has been allowed at $15.00 a month. This is under the age pen- sion law, passed Feb. 6, 1907,which grants soldiers 62 years of age a pension of $12; those over 70, $15.00 and those over 75, $20.00. Mr. Erickson has also been notified by Mr. Steenerson that the officials of the postoffice department at Wash- ington have granted the petition for the establishment of the postoffice at Redby, the terminus on Red Lake of the M, R. L. & M. railway, in Beltrami county. The officials also informed Mr. Steenerson that W. O. Newman has been appointed - post- master at Redby, in accordance with the recommendation of Mr. Steenerson, the appointment having been first advised by Mr. Erickson. Three Months’ work. During the quarter ending Sep-. i tember thirtieth, the New York Life Insurance Company paid about nine million dollars in death losses, en- dowments, annuities.. and tontines, The number of claims was 4100. The.death losses ..alone. were over - five million. * B The famous “Kilties Band” at Grand Opera house Monday eve., Oct. 7. Tickets on sale at Barker’s drug store. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. Program for Kilties Band. 1. March—*Buffalo”. 2. Overture— “Zanett: 3. Bagpipe Solo..... . g Hon. Pipe Major Angus Fraser. 4./ Concert Waltz—“Wedding of the .Hall Mr. Angus Fraser. 6. Selection from “'Gloconda"”.... Ponchiello INTERMISSION. 7. Selection—"Scotch Airs’ 8. “Scotch Reel".... The "Kiltles" Dancers. 9. Scenes from “The Tattooed Man" Herbert 10. “Part SODE".......cerreeereruanis The “Kilties” Choir. 11 (8) Charteristic—"Ina Pagoda”.Bratton (b) “Bells of St. Malo’ Rimmer 12. “Saflor's Hornpipe" . Mr. Angus Fraser. 18. “American Fantasfa”.............Herbert Kappey White Jacket FLOUR . We notice there is one thing the people of Bemidji are particular about and that is the flour they use. For that reason we sell only the best. we mean - White By the best Jacket It has Imsny superior qualities and is not made to com'j | pete with any flour—it is in a class by itselt and is'an good a flour as White We have the exelusive sale of thisflour ROE & exceedingly pure atd wholesome flur. We reach this conclusion by the many testimonials of praise our ¢ns- tomers give us for bringing to the Bemidji market so’| MARKUSE Phone 207 . ... ¢ . Jacket