Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 21, 1907, Page 1

G ’ does not leave Shevlin until nearly THE BE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 182, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1907. JI DAILY PIONEEI MINNESGTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH JOHN DORFF WAS KILLED AT SHEVLIN THIS MORNING Was Struck by Locomotive on Extra Freight Train, While He Was Sitting on the Platform.---Was Returning from North Dakota. John Dorff, age 21, was struck by the engine of a west:bound extra freight train at Shevlin this morning and instantly killed. Dorff, who is unmarried and who lives at Alida, Clearwater county, south of Shevlin; had come from Garske, N, D., on the midnight passenger train, in company with Henry Trondson and Charles Bro- beck of Alida, who had also been at Garske. All three young men had been drinking while on the train. As the stage which goes to Alida noon, the three young men decided to wait in the depot until daylight. Dorff, who had not been used to drinking, was taken sick and went out on the platform. At 5:36 this morning an extra west-bound freight train, known as No. 1606, passed through Shevlin. The train was a through freight and| did not stop at the Shevlin depot. | As young Dorff had not put in an appearance for half an hour before the train passed through, his com-| panions decided, about five minutes after the train had gone, to go| out and look for him. Trondson| and Brobeck went out of the depot onto the platform. They found the dead body of Dorff lying on the platform a few feet from the track. Blood was oozing from his nose and mouth, and there was a wound on his right temple,-indicating that he had been struck by the engine. Death had, undoubtedly, been al- most instantaneous, as the wound on the temple was of such a nature that a person could not have withstood the blow. The bedy of Dorff was taken to the village hall and word was sent to Charles Wagner of Bagley, who is the county coronor. There were indications at the de- pot that Dorff had been sick, and it is bel 2ved that he was so affected with the liquor which he drank, that he sat down on the platform facing the track, where he retched several times, and that he afterwards fell asleep with his head in his hands. The wound on the right temple would indicate that either the beam of the pilot or the cylinder of the locomotive of the freight train struck him on the temple while he was sit- ting on the platform. No blame can in any manner be attached to the railroad company for the death of Dorff, TWO POPULAR BEMIDJI YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED| | Richard Erickson and Erma Abraham- son Were Wed in This City Last Evening. | Bernhard Erickson and Miss Irma Abrahamson of this city were last evening united in marriage at the Norwegian Lutheran church, Rev.’ S. E. P. White of this city perform-| ing the ceremony. The wedding was a very pretty one, the church being handsomely decorated for the occasion, and the ceremony was performed in the presence of about | twenty relatives and personal friends of the bride and groom. Rev. Stromme and Mr. King sup-! ported the groom, and Miss Nellie! Erickson, a sister of the groom, and | Miss Grace Abrahamson, a sister of the bride, acted as bride’s maids. At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal party adjourned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Erick- son, parents of the groom, where a reception was held and an elegant wedding supper was served. The bride and groom are both popular young people of this city and were the recipients of many congratulations and beautiful pre- sents. Bernhard Erickson, the groom, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Erickson, and is employed as clerk | in the clothing department of| O’Leary & Bowser’s store. He is one of the most popular young men | in the city. The bride has been a resident of this city for some time past and is very highly respected. The Pioneer joins the many friends of the couple in wishing them a long and happy wedded life. State Scale Inspector Here. Charles C. Neal, state inspector of scales, was in the city yesterday and inspected the railroad weighing scales in this city belonging to the M. & I. railway company. As is usual with every weighing scale, some few complaints have been made that the M. & I. scales were not exactly right. Relative to these complaints Mr. Neal said: “I have carefully examined the M. & I. scales and I unhesitatingly pronounce them to be absolutely correct. There .is no just cause for the complaints that anything was wrong witn the scales, as they are all right. Mr. Neal had a special car, which is provided by the state for the use of the state scaler in testing the various scales in the state. Through on a Special. A special train passed through the | city yesterday over the M. & I. railway, enroute from Big Falls to Brainerd. On the train were General Man- ager Gemmell, Superintendent Strachan and W. L. Darling, chief engineer of the N. P. Railway. The gentlemen had been inspecting the line of the M. &. I. from Brainerd to Big Falls and also the extension from Big Falls to International Falls. When asked as to when the trains would be run through to International "Falls, the gentlemen had nothing for publication, but from | other sources it is learned that the company hopes to start the through trains on December 1. First National Improvements. The interior of the First National bank presents a ‘‘newish” appear- ance to the visitor who is looking for currency, these days. Cashier Schumaker points with commendable pride to the fact that inew steel has been placed on the side walls and ceiling, and that the painters and decorators have plied their brushes, giving a beautiful effect to everything in tne bank, and | that institution now presents a very attractive appearance. The Town Is Deserving. - Internationol Falls Press: The Daily Pioneer of Bemidji devoted the front page of its issue of Thurs- day of last week to exploiting the possibilities of International Falls, which is illustrated by a number of view cuts from the Echo office. Editor Rutledge made his first visit to our town a short time before and was so impressed by our falls and other natural advantages that he gave our town a splendid lot of free advertising. Lndians Pleased With Logging. Earl W. Allen, superintendent in in charge of the Red Lake Indians, and who makes his home at the Red Lake agency, was down from the agency yesterday. Mr. Allen re- ports that the members of the Red Lake band are much pleased at the prospect of logging the dead and down small timber on the reserva- tion this wintef, as the operations will give work to a large number of Indians who would otherwise be idle all winter. - Financial Conditions Improving---More Conservative Business Methods Necessary. “I am much pleased with the improved conditions now prevailing in the financial circles in the twin cities,” says W. L. Brooks, cashier of the Lumberman’s National Bank, who has just returned from a visit to Minneapolis and St. Paul, where he has consulted with the officials of the principal banks of both cities. “It is the universal feeling among all the officials of the financial circles of the twin cities, that the worst of the stringency in the money market, caused by the recent flurry and somewhat pan_ icky talk, has passed and that the conditions will steadily improve from now on,” says Mr. Brooks. “The action of the government in placing Panama bonds on the market and issuing certifi- cates of indebtedness amounting to $150,000,000 has already had a great strengthening effect on the situation. ative methods in the transaction of business of all classes. “Grain is moving freely throughout the northwest, principally through the action recently taken by J. J. Hill and twin city bankers in securing financial aid from New York.” In fact, it is felt that the only result of the flurry will be the exercising of more conserv- New Militia Companies. Crookston Journal: Adjutant General Wood issued an order from his headquartersat St. Paul today, calling upon officers of the Minne- sota National Guard to recruit their companies up to federal require- ments. Following that order, an- other one is to be issued locating nine additional companies over the state as per the provisions of the Dick national guard bill. The order is sure to arouse interest in Northern Minnesota towns that have been ambitious of entering the state guard. Cities in this section that will probably avail themselves of the opportunity of having a com- pany are, Thief River Falls, East Grand Forks, Moorhead and Bemidji. There are several other good towns. Ada had a company for several years and may decide to come in again, and Hallock is a very ambi- tious tewn and should have a com- pany. *‘We Are King” Coming. Walter M. Roles, advance man for “We Are King,” was in the city city today, arranging with the man- agement of the City Opera House for the appearance here Thanks. giving night of that great play. It will be remembered that this play was given here last winter, and it was by far the best performance seen at the local play house during the season. Bemidji theater-goers should not miss the opportunity to see this i excellent performance, on Thanks- giving night. New England Supper. The Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church will give a New England supper atI. O. O.F. hall Thursday evening from 5 to 8 o’clock. Price 25c. An invitation is extended to all. Subscribe for the Pioneer. BASKETBALL GAME AT THE SKATING RINK TOMORROW, Local Basketball Squ;ii Will Play Two Games Friday Evening, Beginning at9 O0’clock. As was stated in last evening’s Pioneer, the first basketball game of the season will be played at the Grand Opera House skating rink, Friday evening, when the members of the regular first five will play against the city team and also against the high school team, there being two games during the evening. There will be skating the fore part of the evening, prior to the games which will be called at 9 o’clock. As fhere are some very fast play- ers on all of the teams, the public is assured of some rare sport. The rink is especially well adapted to the playing of basketball, and| there is plenty of room for all spec- tators to witness the games. Bemidji’'s Tax Rate Reasonable. Through an agitation in St. Cloud, | concerning street paving, etc., the rate of taxation: became a bone of contention and an alderman of that city made inquiry as to the rates in other cities. He found the follow- ing: Bemidji, 43.6 mills. St. Cloud, 39 mills. Crookston, 55 mills. Willmar, 37.1 mills. Wahpeton, N. D., 70.9 mills. Brainerd, 21.5 mills. Little Falls, 48.2 mills. Fargo, N. D., 46 mills. Albert Lea, 34.2 mills, Winona, 34.6 mills. Austin, 42.8 mills. Owatonna, 32.5 mills. Grand Forks. N. D., 64.3 mills.— Anoka Union. i right YK onenhe Con The e S Bemidji’s tax rate, according to the above, is 43.6 mills, which com- pares very favorably with the other cities of the Northwest. “Pay Day” on the M. & I. Yesterday was “pay day” on the Minnesota & International railway, and the hearts of the various em- ployes of the company were made glad along the line of the company, last evening’ when Bert McCauley, a clerk in the general offices of the company at Brainerd, came up last evening and left the checks at the depots of the company. A commendable feature of the payment was the fact that each em- ploye received several small checks, the total aggregating the amount due, the small ones being given in order that the holders might not be inconvenienced, as they would prob- ably be were the payments in each case made 1n one check of large de- nomination. X Rebekahs Were Surprised. The meeting of the local lodge of Rebekahs, last evening, ended in a happy surprise for the lady members of the order. When the regular business of the evening had been disposed of, a number of the bold bad men sur- prised the ladies by serving a fine supper in the hall, which had been prepared unbeknown to the Re- bekahs. Some of the “old boys” got into the kitchen, kindled a fire and in a few minutes had coffee boiling on the stove, which they served with some very good things to eat. The social session was a very en- joyable one. NeW England Supper. The Methodist Ladies Aid Society will serve a new England supper in the Odd Fellows hall on Thursday evening from 5 until 8 o’clock. Price 25¢c. Money Cheerfully Refunded 27 Clothing House That's hat of The House of The House of Clothes-Quality Sooner or later every one of you men whe care for quality you get in clothes will learn that this store is your store. You'll learn that it doesn’t matter so much what you pay for your suit, or your over- coat, or your other things here--whatever price you fix as your limit, you're going to find some- thing here at that price which is better in qual- ity than you expect, or than you can find any ‘where else for the money. ‘mean by “values.” ‘business of. That’s what we mean by our full representation. in special and exclusive pat- terns, of such a line as t Kuppenheimer. Suits $9.75 to $30. -Ove_rcoats $10 to $35 That’s what we what we make a A telephone message received from Yola this morning announces that appeared from her cabin about June 27, had been found Tuesday, near a tamarack swamp, about a mile from her home. A party of hunters, while search- ing in the woods in the vicinity of Mrs. Chase’s cabin, found a dis- membered body, consisting of a skull and limbs. The stomach was | missing and a few of the bones, otherwise the body was intact. Hanging on some bushes some distance from the remains was a large piece of a skirt, and lying near the body were two small pails. As Mrs. Chase always carried these little pails, there is no doubt that the body is that of the missing old lady. : The authorities at Park Rapids were notified of the finding of the body and County Attorney Dampier of Akeley, accompanied by Dr. Irish of Akeley,. county coronor, arrived at Yola last night for the purpose of inspecting the 1emains and making an i1nvestigation to ascertain if possible the cause of death. Mrs. Emily Chase, who was about 70 years old, disappeared from her cabin about June 27. Per- sistent search was subsequently made by the county officials of the body of Mrs. Chase, who dis-! BODY OF MRS. EMILY CHASE HAS AT LAST BEEN FOUND Hunters Accidentally Run Across Partially Dismembered Remains, on the Border of a Tamarack Swamp.--- Had Been Missing Since June 27th, Hubbard county and organized posses of people living in the vicin- ity of.Yola, but nothing was fourd to indicate where the old lady had gone or whether she had been foully dealt with. The country in the vicinity of Mrs. Chase’s home was covered with dense underbrush and there was a large flowage where a human body would speedily sink forever from view. Many thought that the body of Mrs. Chase was imprisoned under the floating bog in this flowage, and would never be recovered. Phere has been consid- erable talk relative to the disappear- ance of Mrs. Chase, and it has many times been intimated that she has met with foul play. It is stated by some of the people of Yola that the exact spot where the body was -found has been searched since Mrs. Chase disap- peared and that there was no body there previous to the find of Tues- day. The absence of the stomach from the rest of the body is taken by some to indicate that the remains had been placed where they were found, subsequently to the death of Mrs. Chase. The authorities of Hubbard county are making a thorough in- vestigation of the case and wlll un- doubtedly bring to light the circum- stances surrounding the death of the old lady. ‘‘East Lynne,” Nov. 2I. Every one has seen or read ‘‘East Lynne.” Full of comedy, pathos and sentiments it has a trend of feeling that appeals to the sympathy of all. It will still be a great play when the popular plays of the day are gone. and forgotten. Its story is the old one of man, the tempter and the betrayer, and women the unction caused by an uncalled for ealously. Itis interesting full of heart interest and isa lesson to every human being, It willbe seen at the City Opera House Thursday evening, Nov. 21. Attention, Elks. A regular meeting of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. E., will be held at Elk hall this even- ing, Nov. 21. Every Elk is urgently requested to be present at this meeting, as there will be business considered which is of vital importance to the lodge, among which is the matter of the State Convention, to be held next year. Two Recruits for Navy. Sergeant Allan Ward has secured Ernest Ludwig Hine and Alfred Andrew Clark as recruits for the U. S. marine service. Clark has already served two enlistments in the U. S. army. Both Hine and Clark will be sent to the Brooklyn, New York, navy yard in a few days. Sheriff's Residence, No. 367. Deputy Shenff John N. Bailey desires the Pioneer to state that he has installed a his residence and the number is 367. He has so many calls that he has deemed it necessary to have the ’phone placed at his home. Social at Baptist Church. The Baptist young people will give a Thanksgiving social and en- tertainment in their church Tuesday evening, November 26. All are cordially invited. for further notice. Watch William Lennon, the gemial and popular mayor of Kelliher, spent to- business affairs. 'Mr. Lennon states that the work of installing the new waterworks ‘system for the village of Kelliher is progressing very satis- factorily. . Mr. Lennon will return home this evening. - ’phone at|’ day in the city looking up some|- WORK COMMERGED ON THE KELLIHER WATERWORKS Installing of the Municipal System of the Village Is Being Rushed Vigorously. The work of installing the munici pal water works system was this week commenced, and from now until the entire plant is in working order, the work will be pushed as rapidly as weather conditions per- mits. Contractor Bosworth of Ada has a crew of men at work digging the trenches for the water mains, and already thejwork is well advanced. Mr. -Bosworth, who is in the city superintending the work, states that unless unforseen conditions arise he will have his contract completed in four weeks. The water mains have already arrived and have been distributed over the route. The mains will extend around blocks 8 and 11,and can be extended from time to time as the demand for water in other parts of the city increase. : ‘The Chicago Bridge & Iron com- pany, which has the contract for furnishing the tank and tower, have written the city authorities that both tank and tower were shipped from Chicago on Nov. 5, and will reach. Kelliher some time next week. As soon as these arrive a crew of men will commence construction work. It is expected the entire plant will be in working order by the first of the year, when Kelliher will be supplied with water for fire protec- tion and for private use. Henry Logan, who is the general agent for the Benedictine Sisters’ Hospital, came down this morning from an extended visit among the lumber camps of the north country. Two Games Basketball Two Hours Skating Friday[ive. 25¢ i ]