Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1907, Page 1

T RS THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 199, i | | MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. R. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1907. FORTY CENTS PER MONTII MUCH BUSINESS IN OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR The Closing of the Year’s Business of the County and Preparing Records for Next Year Necessitates Large Amount of Labor. The work of concluding the busi- ness for this county for the past year, and preparing the records in| shape for the beginning of 1905,J causes an immense amount of labor in the office of County Auditor Wil-| mann, and he has been forced to engage the services of several com- petent helpers in order that the ! work may be completed in due time, | and he now has in the office Misses Dottie Kiehm, deputy; Jo. Hegg, Bernice Pendergast and Bertha Ben- | i son. Mr. Wilmann yesterday declared | This | sale has been going on since No\'em-} ber 11, and the last three tracts ‘ which the county auditor was o!'fer-l ing were sold yesterday. The best! sales were made at the beginning of the sale. Mr. Wilmann must make | a report to the state of these sales, which he has been keeping open so as to dispose of as many tracts as possible. The auditor and his staff are very busy with taking cate of the end-of- the-year work of the office, This is no small task, and is being done| very expeditiously. The record of the recent meeting | of the board of county commissioners is being made out and transcribed. The financial statement of the county affairs for the current year| is now in the course of preparation and the county auditor announces| the forfeited tax sale closed. that he expects to have the same ready to be considered by the county commissioners at the first meeting in January, which is a very early date. The county auditor expects to |receive the assessment books for 1908 in a few days, when the work of transcribing the record for next year’s assessments will be com- menced. There will be about sixty- six books. There has just been prepared a i report to the state auditor of taxes collected—of state revenue, state schools and state lands collections. The matter of hunting licenses, the auditor reported to Carlos Avery, the executive agent for the State Game and Fish Commission, showing a large increase in the number of licenses taken out this year over last year. There were 446 licenses issued this year by the county audi- tor, as against 290 last year, show- ing a gain of 156. During the last three months the auditor has been taking back taxes for land in Clearwater county, which was formerly part of Beltrami county. The amount collected is some $2,000. As a result of these collections several of the school dis- tricts of Cleaawatea county will get as their share an amount reaching as high as $200. There will be no more meetings of | the board of county commissioners this year. The first meeting in the new year will be held January 7th. BAZAAR- HAS AN ELEGANT DISPLAY IN THE WINDOW An Assortment of Holiday Goods That, Will-Please All Classes and All Ages. ‘The man or woman who is being | threatened with brain storms because of puzzling themselves about what they shall buy for Christmas, can find relief by going to the corner of | Minnesota avenue and Third street and glancing in the windows of the Bazaar store, where they will find a display of timely goods, appropriate for gifts for either sex, or any age. The Bazaar is the first store in the city to decorate its windows for Christmas, and the effect is very pleasing. Mr. Ives and his associates de- serve much credit for the handsome | results which they have obtained in arranging their display. In the corner window there is a large display of dolls, which the “laymen” would think covered every nationality on the face of the earth —and then some. There are dolls with red hair, some with black, some that have a suspicious tint of blue, and a few with hair that almost rivals the sun in its golden brialli- ancy. Judiciously placed about in the interior of the window area namber of Teddy bears and mon- keys that render a contrast to the entire display. In the other windows there are shown a nice line of furs and fur- lined garments; gents’ and ladies’ mufflers, handkerchiefs, toys and a lot of holiday stuff that it would be impossible for a man to describe. In the interior of the store the holiday goods are on display and already trade in this line is brisk. In the other department there is what is undoubtedly the largest stock of toys ever brought to this city, which one must see to appreci- ate. Mr. Ives has a most excellent window display and is prepared to handle all orders in the line of Christmas goods. Square This Colonel. ; of (newspapers) regulated families,” and we hasten to apologize for Colo- nel Allen of the Sentinel. We are told that Peter Lindberg has a grievance against the pub- lisher of the Sentinel on account of an article that appeared in the last issue of the Sentinel, wherein it was stated, in substance, that Sheriff Bailey had taken Mr. Lindberg to Stillwater, because Peter had plead guilty to the crime of having stolen a Savage rifle from Palmer’s livery stable at Solway. Now, we know that the Colonel would not have said that, had he been fully informed in the prem- |ises. The facts are that Mr Lindberg accompanied Sheriff Bailey to Still- water as assistant to the sheriff in taking a prisoner to the state “pen” for the crime mentioned; and the Colonel simply got twisted in the premises, and will probabiy apolo- gize. Forget it, Pete. GALLED TO WASHINGTON; RATE GASE WITNESSESS Lumbermen and Railroad Officials of the Northwest Will Testify at National Capital. Washington, Dec. 11.—Lumber- men and railroad men from the the Northwest are arriving in Wash- ington for the important lumber rate cases which are to be taken up by the interstate commerce com- mission at its meeting Wednesday. J. M. Hannaford of the Northern Pacific; J. C. Stubbs of the Harriman lines; J. G. Woodworth, traffic man- ager of the Northern Pacific; W. W. Broughten, traffic manager of the Great Northern, and many other railroad men are here or on the way. Forty-two witnesses have been subpeened from the Pacific coast, and many from the Twin Cities. C. M. Stafford and C. A. Vestare expected to reach Washington today. A. A. D. Rahn of Minneapolis is already here. ‘The hearings involve the increase in lumber rates from the Pacific Coast and it is expected that four days will be required for the taking “Mistakes will happen in the best of all testimony. Walker, Dec. 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Miss Lola Bright of binsdale, Minn.,, were drowned in Leech Lake at Glengarry Point, last night atabout 10 o’clock. Miss Bright and Mr. Johnson were skating on the lake when they fell through an open hole and both were drowne&, being "pinned under the ice. Miss Bright and Mr. Johnson had gone skating early in the evening. They were alone and had gone over to Glengarry Point. They were missed, and as they did not return, at about 10 o’clock several people went out to search for them. Their coats were found Walker and Walter Johnson of Rob-| on the dock, but there was no trace of either Miss Bright or Mr. John- son, z Arthur Rogers skated on the lake, looking for the missing couple, and he fell into a hole' in the lake, but managed to get out all right. The searching : party spent the entire night on the lake looking for the missing skaters, but found no trace of them until 8 o’clock this morning, when they made investiga- into the lake. The water at this point is about seven feet deep, and the bodies of Miss Bright and Mr. Johnson could be plainly seen on the bottom. Fish-hooks were used in raising the bodies to the surface, and they tions at the point where Rogers fellI WAS DROWNED WHILE SKATING Miss Lola Bright of Walker, Well Known in This City, and Walter Robbinsdale Skated to Watery Grave on Leech Lake, Last Night. were brought up. Miss Bright was a daughter of W. M. Bright, a prominent merchant of Walker, She has ‘worked for the past two in_ the office of the Walker Pilot, as compositor. the most popular young ladies in the village. Mr. Johnson’s home is at Robbins- dale,; Minn. the Walker sawmill during the past and was 22 years of age. years She is one of He was employed in summer and intended leaving: for his home in a few days. The untimely death of the young couple has caused profound ‘sorrow in this community. Miss Bright is well known in Be- midji, having visited there several times during the past two years. FAMOUS IMPERSONATOR AND A HARPIST GOMING Second Number of Lyceum Course, Wednesday Evening, Should Be of Excéptional Merit. The third entertainment in the lyceum course which is being given this winter under the auspices of the Presbyterian ladies the Lucey- DeBona combination, consisting of T. Elmore Lucey, poet and reader, and Signor Francesca DeBona, har- pist, who will give their entertain- ment at the city hall Wednesday evening, December 11. Both of these performers are of country-wide fame. Of T.- Elmore Lucey, (Kansas) Beacon says: “Looking all the world like the poet, Riley, he recites verses of his own making that brings hearers near his heart. He is a great im- personator, as is evidenced by his lightning art in making up for such characters as the immortal Lincoln, Pope Leo, Bill Nye and many other notables.” Alice Genevieve Smith, demon- strator of the harp, Chicago, says of Signor Francesca DeBona, the har- pist: “Signor Francesca DeBona isa harpist of unusual ability. He has a clean, brilliant. technic, together with a full, rich tone, making him one of the most perfect players to whom I have ever listened. He has a charming personality and is a gentleman of merit.” Wichata Dampier Doing Effective Work. E. R. Dampier, the efficient young county attorney of Hubbard county has of late been “‘getting after” the wrongdoers in his county, and with most excellent results. Some blind piggers at Akeley have come to grief and been heavily fined and their stocks confiscated and des- troyed, and other offenders, at Park Rapids and elsewhere, have also been made to cease their breaches of the law. The Akeley Herald says of Dam- pier and his work: “County Attorney Dampier is en- titled to a great deal of credit for the business like manner in which he has managed these cases. During the past year $687 havebeen paid to the County Treasurer and in all the cases not one cent of expense has been charged to the county. Itis a record to be proud of.” Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. _Sflbscribe For The Pioneer. =llllllllilll-lll S O O O O 0 O o MUNN AND MA As the intervening time passes jand the date approaches for the carrying out of the death sentences imposed upon Merten S. Munn and Peter Mathieson, convicted murder- lers, there is corsiderable specula- tion as to whether the attorneys and friends of the men will be able to secure new trials or commuta- tions of sentences to life imprison- ment for either or both of the men. Governor Johnson has set Friday. February 7th, 1908, as the date when the sheriff of Beltrami county shall execute the two men, and, as the time passes and the date draws i nearer, the public is becoming in- terested as to the possibility that they may not swing. G. M. Torrance of this city, attor- ney for Mathieson, has strong hopes that he will secure a commutation jof his client’s sentence to life im- prisonment. It is understood that he has several affidavits bearing on the case that will possibly have weight with the board of pardons in applying for the lessening of the severity of the penalty for the crime of which Mathieson was convicted. The board of pardons will not meet until some time in January, THIESON ARE COMPOSED AND CONFIDENT Men Who Are Now Awaiting the Carrying Out of the Death Sentence on Februaiy 8th, Believe They Will Not Swing. when Mr. Torrance will take up Mathieson’s case with the board. The relatives of Merton 5. Munn have been very active in his behalf, and it is understood that they will move for a new trial of his case. They state that they have some new ievidence in the case that should have weight in the application for a new trial. County Attothey Henry Funkley says but little concerning Munn or Mathieson, and is willing to let the matter rest as it is with the board of pardons. The men were duly tried and con- victed by-a jury, which was only se- lected after due questioning and con- sideration of every man who sat on the case. These juries found both ° men guilty of murder in the first de- gree. In the case of Mathieson, the jury recommended the mercy of the court in passing sentence. When Judge McClenahan sen- tenced Munn and EMathieson, he went over the cases of each ina thorough manner, as he told both men and their- attorneys. In sen- tencing Munn, the judge stated that he had tried in every possible man- ner to find mitigating circumstances Continued on Last Page Send Us Your Mail Orders (0’LEARY & BOWSER Bemidji’s Grandest Display of Holiday Goods SUNDAY SCHOOLS We are prepared to make you spee- ial prices on Holi- day Goods. you--Don’t com delivered when pair. Gloves. pair. House Coats. $6.50 each. $4.50 to $5.00 Handkerchiefs. of Christmas $1.00 each | FREE A GIFTS FOR MEN Suspenders—in Christ- mas box, 76c to $2.50 a Neckties—in Christmas box, 50c and 75¢ each Silk lined gloves $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 a R.&W. Smokiog Jackets, $4.50 to R. & W. Bath Robes have a large ussortment Handker- chiefs at from , 10c to Dolls. Rag dolls 10 to 25 to 50 cents; Bisque and $3.00 each $3.50 We Magic Lanterns GIFTS FOR GHILDREN We are showing the greatest col- lection of dolls ever brought to Bemidji— Mechanical Toys, steam engines, ev- ery one tested, $1.00 to $5.00 'American Trains, complete with track, engine and coaches, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 Tool Chests for the boys from $1.00 to Building Blocks=-10c to $1.00 Iron Toys, Tin Toys, Wood Toys Bemidji’s Great Christmas Store is now ready to shcw Christmas Goods--We welcome e too late. Do your sh will have a beiter selection; our salespecple wi:l be in better condition to wait on you. packages neatly wrapped. marked and stored to be you direct. Never Stop Top will be given free with each suit of boys clothes 6l cents; Rubber dolls 25 dolls 25¢ to $15.00 to te: -=$1.00 to $5.00 - Gifts_ for the Home Velvet Rugs, Axminster Rugs, Brusse's Rugs, Carpet Sweepers, Screens, Curtains,’ Draperies, Pictures R O You can have your Silk Kimonas, Oriental designs, $5.00 to $8.00 Silk Petticoats, $5.00 Fur Coats, $60.00 each Kid Gloves, $1.00 to $4.00 U;nbrellas, Coats, Palmer and Wool- Silk Hose, $1.50 to $5.00 opping early. You FREE FTS FOR WOMEN $15.00 $3.00 to $1.50 to LY x make, $9.00 to $35.00 I 1 1 1 pair Garters =Belts Collars