Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 9, 1908, Page 4

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i i i { { { 1 i { | i | i i When Penally Attaches. Wadena Ploneer-Journal: -It. is ..~ probable that many people are not aware of the law existing in regard to the paying of real estate taxes where the amount ot such tax on any one lot or tract does not exceed $1. Itis the usual costom. for tax payers to pdy* one-half their -taxes before June 1, of each year and the remaining half prior to Nov. 1. While the country treasurers are compelled by law to accept taxes in this manner on sums of over $1, on each tract or lot, they are also en- joined to compel full payment prior to June 1, on all amounts not exceed‘ ing Sl o Thus, if a person owned several lots or tracts on which the tax was 42 cents for each, he must pay this tax in full before June 1. If the tax is $1.01 or any larger amount for €ach’lot, he may pay half June 1, and the remainder prior to Novem- ber 1. Swedish Ladles’ Aid Meeting. The members of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Swedish Lutheran church held a meeting; yesterday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. John C. Tenstrom, at which the following officers were elected for the ensuing. year: President, Mrs. John C. Tenstrom; vice president, Mrs. John Moberg; secretary, Mrs. A. Bodine; assistant secretary, Mrs. Sieverson; treasurer, Mrs. Gardhamer; assistant trearurer, Mrs. P. Bodine. Six new members were taken into the society, which has been of material aid to the church and did much good during the past year. Successful Jnsurance Company. The Farmer’s Mutual Fire Insur- ance company, a Clearwater county érganiznion, held its annual meet- ing at Bagley on Tuesday, ,for the important business. Phe following officers were elected for the ensuing year: John Wick of Nora, president; H. J. Holst of Bagley, secretary; Christ Larson of the town of Shevlm, treasurer. The company was organized Tour years ago and has did much success- ful Business. The report of the secretary showing that the company had $107,000 insurance in force, which is an increase of $21,000 over the previous year. The company had no fire losses during 1907. - Barker in His New Quarters. E. A. Barker has finished moving from his old quarters in the Swed- back block, into his handsome mnew brick block, one door east of the Berman Emporium. In the new store, Mr. Barker has every opportunity to display to ‘the best advantage his elegant stock of drugs and also his superb line of jewelry, watches, etc., and he has made the most of it—and the stock is certainly very attractively placed, the large plate glass front being a feature. Wolt Bounties Allowed. L. A. Hanson of the town of Liberty and L. C. Kirk of the town of Taylor were in the officé of -the county auditor yesterday, and eich presented a claim for a wolf . bounty. The auditor issued 2 warrant in the sum of $7.50 for each of the - gentle: men. Special Notice. All parties. indebted to me are requested to settle their accounts at once and pay the same to C. F. Schmidt, City Meat Market. —H. F. Schmidt. purpose of electing officersand other 3 ‘Body Removed to Cincinnati. The body of Samuel H. Spooner, father of Judge M. A. Spooner of this city, was shipped ‘this morning to Cincinnati, Ohio, in the suburbs of which city it will be given a final burial, Judge Spooner accompamed the remains to Cincinnati, where Mrs. Spooner, mother of the judge, now resides. Samuel Spooner died in this city some four years ago, and the body was buried temporarily here. HEINZE IS ARRAIGNED. Pleads Not Guilty to Overcertification of Checks. New York, Jan. 9.—F. Augustus Heinze, who was arrested Tuesday charged with the overcertification of checks while president of the Mercan- tile National bank, entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned before Judge Chatfield in the United States court. Through his counsel Heinze reserved the right to withdraw the plea of not guilty and demur to the indictment any time before Jan. 20. ‘The bail bond of $50,000, which Mr. Heinze furnished after his arrest, was allowed to stand. After the plea of not guilty had been entered Edward Lauterbach, counsel for Mr. Heinze, made a motion that he be permitted to inspect the min- ates of the grand jury which returned the indictments against his client. The motion was withdrawn, however, when it was learned that no minutes had been kept by the investigating ‘body. Neither Mr. Heinze nor his counsel would make any statement with reference to the case after the arraigrment. Greene and Gaynor Go to Prison. Macon, Ga, Jan. 9.—Benjamin Greene and John F. Gaynor have been taken to Atlanta to be placed in the federal penitentiary there to begin four-year sentences for embezzling government funds in connection with government work in Savannah harbor. The men have been in jall here for eighteen months pending a decision on an gppeal to the supreme court of the United States. SURPRISE FOR JEROME Attorney Littleton Makes Unex- pected Move in Thaw Case. SUBPOENAES STATE EXPERTS Witnesses Who Testified for Prosecu- tion at Former Trial and Before the Lunacy Commission Will Be Questioned by the Defense. New York, Jan. 9.—The defense in . the case of Harry K. Thaw sprung the first great surprise of the second trial by announcing that it had issued sub- poenas for several of the expert wit- nesses who testified for the prosecu- tion at the first hearing a year ago and who, when District Jerome ap- g 3 P ‘MARTIN W. LITTLETON. plied for a Tunacy commission, made affidavit that in their opinion Thaw at the time of the inquiry was siiffer- ing from an incurable form of insan- ity. These same doctors, however, had previously testified on the witness stand, in response to Mr. Jerome’s famous hypothetical question, that they believed Thaw knew what he was about when he shot and killed Stan- the Madison Square HARDWARE . In these days of special sales and money saving opportunities, Bemidji and vicinity a chance to sort up on their hardware needs at | Roof Garden. This move 1s Inténded by the defense as a block to the prose- cution in putting these same doctors on the stand and is taken by some as showing a determination that Thaw shall not be convicted even with the danger of a stay in the asylum for the criminal insane at Matteawan as the alternative. - The alienists who were the main- stay of the prosecution at the first trial were Doctors William Mabon, Carlos Macl'onald and Austin Flint. They were present at the former hear- ing from the first day and their ab- sence this year has been commonly noted. The defense in the preésent trial is insanity at the tima Stanford White wag killed. Tn making out this case it. will require delicate handling to show Thaw so mentally deranged at that time as not to know the nature or quality of his act and at the same time show that he is now mentally sound. ; Doctors Mabon, MacDonald and Flint swore that in their opinion Thaw is a paranoic, whose case is incurable. It is undoubtedly the intention of Mr. Littleton, the new chief counsel for the defense, to interrogate and draw from th men the orinicn that Thaw was also insane at the time of the homicide and then to limit all testi- mony as to the defendant’s mental condition to the immediate period of the tragedy. If successful in this the defense would force a trial of the case strictly on Thaw’s mental condition in ihe summer cf 1906. This, in turn, would fcrce District Attorney Jerome again to apply for a lunacy commission and Thaw’s attor- neys are confident of his ablility suc- cessfully to fight out his claim of pres- ent sanity before such a board. Just what steps District Attorney Jereme will take to combat this unex- pected move by the defense is not known. 2 When the court adjourned for noon luncheon three sworn and six pro- visional jurors occupied the box. FAKE LOTTERY CONCERNS ‘Thousands of People Being Swindled Each Week. New York, Jan. 9.—Investigation into the trafiic in lottery tickets on Abe Fast Side of the city shows, ac- cording to postcfiice inspectors, that not only is the trafiic an extemsive one bul that a larg&proportion of the tickets sold are forgeries and that swindled each week by fake Goncerns which pay a small prize here and there to keep up interest in their en- terprises. Postal inspectors say that in spite of the utmost vigilance of the state amd department officials a conslderable number of tickets from' the big lotteries in Germany and South America find thelr way into this country. Their number is’smalt, however, compared with that of the fctitious concerns. - Railroad Furnishes Passes. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 9.—Members of the Nebraska state railway commfs- sion have received Missouri Pacific raflroad annual- passes good for the year 1908. Chairman Winnett said the pusses would be placed in the hands -of Attorney General Thompson. The Nebraska anti-pass law forbids free transportation being issued to state officials. |POSSE AFTER BOY BANDITS Latter Guilty of One Murder and Sus- pected of Another. ~ St. Louis, Jan. 9.—Armed posses under the direction of Sheriff Herpel are scouring St. Louis and St. Charles counties for the two boy robbers who killed Bartender August Boss in his saloon at Normandy Groves Tuesday night. They then forced three cus- tomers into the icebox and robbed the cash register. Later they forced the cusiomers in a saloon at Ferguson Into the icebox and robbed the cash register. Their descriptions tally with those of two masked boys who killed Peter Dunn and robbed a saloon on the night of Nog. 6. RETURNS FOR BREAKFAST Alleged Murderer Escapes From the Shakopee (Minn.) Jail. Shakopee, Minn,, Jan. 9.—Thomas Nee, in jail here for the murder of Deputy Sheriff McCall at Prior Lake a couple of weeks ago, escaped by knocking down the jailer. He went five miles in the country, where he stayed ail night in a strawstack. Dur- ing the nizht he attempted to take his life by using strips of a horse blanket for a noose. but this required so much effort that he finally decided to return to jail and he walked in on the guard in the morning in time for breakfast. T COST PRICES we have decided to give the people of prices never before heard of in Bemidj. “Live Dollars Better Than Dea.d Stock” The ‘year just closed has been the most su and we find that it will be more FREE!' A Beatiful $10.00 Chafmg Dish With each cash purchase Friday and Saturday you are entitled to a guess on the number of beans in the jar now on display- with the chafing dish in our show window. The person. guessing nearest the actual num- ber of beans in the jar will be given the beautiful chafing dish absolutely free. Sale Begms Frlday Morning, January 10th, at 7:00 a. m. ccessful in the history of our business, profitable to sacrifice the profits and get money out o WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able- -bodied unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English For information apply to Recmif, ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. WANTED—A good girl for general housework. Inquire of Mrs. C. P. Ekstrand, 422 Minnesota Ave. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE: One barber chair. Price $15.00. Apply to H. A. Miles. | FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Six room cottage, 913 Bemidji Ave. H. A. Miles. ’Phone 8. FOR ‘RENT: Furnished 921 Minnesota avenue. rooms. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to § p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell, librarian, DeWitd’s Wi Salve Fo~ Pilgs, Burns. Sores. Kodol Dyspepsia Gure Digests what you eat. Our stock is large and well ASSDrted f.them than to carry them over for Owing to the fact that we have hun- " dreds of special prices for this sale, we find it impossible to enumerate them here, but you will find each and every article marked with the regular, and the Sale price, so that you can tell at a glance just how much you are saving. The prices will be sure to draw the crowds, so come early and avond the rush. We Must Reduce Our Stock Don’t forget the date--Friday, Jan. “We need the money ”’ You need the goods. lOth All goods dehvered promptly. 316 MINN. AVE, ING BROS. "HARDWARE PHONE 57 i

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