Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1908, Page 1

e ’ WIRNESOTA ivo. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. state printer THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 261. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH ESTS TODAY: COURT |DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS |luth Father Tloyd of Evelech | {ARRY DODD GOMMITS CONGRESS WILL RIGIDLY ; STATE R ;) Father O’Mera of Park Rapids afzd { CHURGHES OF THE GITY| Father Massonatt of Grand Rapids SUIGIDE AT STAPLES | ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY will assist Father O’Dwyer in these X ENFORCE LAND GRANT LAw | services. There will be no services — 8| _— Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser- | in the eve“iflfl'h Fazbfl. M“s"“’r‘ Young Man Was Injured in 1906 and ; | Confessions of Godatte Permitted to be Introduced.--Go-| mons to Be Detvered in the | 11 hea Hreneh confessions. at the Never Fully Recovered Authorizes Department of Justice to Compel Railroad { datte Confident He Will be Acquitted.---Defense City Tomorrow. o'clock. from Same. Companies to Abide by Terms of Concessions Already ‘ = to be Taken Up Monday. Band' Conoort: Given.---Resolutions Offered in Senate. k Episcopal—Services will che held " 0ty concert andidance to be The many friends of Rev. I:ay- inthe Odd Fellows hall Sunday| ;' '+ ‘1o band will be given in|fette Dodds, who was at one time = i International Falls, Feb. 22.—|examined the body of Williams after | evening at 8 o’clock. Rev. Parshall the city hall on Friday evening, presiding elder over this district for| = Washington, Feb. 22.—(Special to| while on a visit to the Pacific coast. | (Special to Pioneer.)—The trial of |the killing. Dr. Ratcliff stated that|will officiate. Sabbath school at 4 February 28. Subscribers to the the Methodist church, will be pained | Pioneer.)—The fact that the depart- | He was satisfied that railroads are ‘ James Godatte still occupies the | the last bullet fired by Godatte was|p. m. at the Odd Fellows hall. band fund will be admitted to the |t learn of the suicide of his son,|ment of justice has made all pre- | withholding from settlement lands attention of the court here, aud|the only bullet that was fatal and 5 : concert free. After the concert a|H2rry Dodds. T parations to begin a suit to en-|worth millions of dollars. much interest is shown. that penetrated to any depth in the No.rweglan Lut.heran—Serwf:es dance will be given, The young man had been werking | force the terms of government land| The propriety and necessity of | Yesterday afternoon it reached a|body of Williams, this bullet en- mun.ung and eyening. 5 Moml:z — e in the yards of the Dower|grantsin the state of Oregon was | passing such a resolution was ques- | dramatic stage when County Attor- |tering the neck and was fired while | Service at 10:30. P"j“h"'g lfyt H HEAn_E"n GULUSUN I“ Lumber company at Verndale|brought out in the senate when |tioned by Mr. Foraker. | ney Stanton, by cleverly arranged | Williams lay prostrate on the ground, | PAStor In the evening mrv’lcle a‘t for a number of months and a|Senator Fulton of the committee Mr. Fulton did not personally be- | evidence, led up to the confession| Williams having already received 7:30. Suuday school at 2 o’clocl M & II YAHDS TUDAY few weeks ago was sent to Wadena; |on judiciary -reported a resolution |lieve the resolution Wwas necessary, made by James Godatte at the time | three bullet wounds. p.m. Rev. T.S. Kolste, pastor. i i where he was assisting the book- authorizing the department to bring | but if the attorney general wanted it i of the coroner’s inquest for William’s.| The statement was followed by Bapliste-Moriring service- atail. keeper. Tlfe work seemed to be too | suits .and asked for its immediate | he thought it should be passed. | - Mr. Stanton paved the way for the | the further testimony of Dr. Ratcliff. Subject, “The Church at Thyatira,” | Regular South Bound Freight Collides |™uch for him and on Wednesday | adoption. Senator Heyburn asserted | Senator Nelson said the supreme ; . admittance of this evidence by other | This testimony was very damaging No. 4 in the series. ~Sunday school With'a North Bound Extra.... evening of last week he left the|that hundreds of millions of dollars court had decided that the forfeiture | testimony that was entirely unobjec- |to Godatte and it will take tremend- at12:10. B. Y. P. U. at 7:15. No Lives Lost, town and for a couple of days cou}d would be found to be involved if|of such grants could be enforced “ tionable. He then called upon the|ous amount of testimony by the Evening setvice at 8, "Subject, "An 3 not bl? located. ; .He turned up in |the proceeding was made general. :3‘ither in the courts or by “conzress. | stenographer from Big Falls, who |defense to counteract the effect of Unexpected Preacher.” Everybody Detroit and VlSlt'ed at the Bert| The resolution was generally c}is- This resolution,” he said, “is merely 4 took the testimony at the time of |the sensational evidence given. ade weldoins: i G ok 1 Chadrfel’ home. His flather went to| cussed by senators, the only action |an expression that congress prefers | the inquest. However, it is believed that Attor- ead-end collision tool p.ace Detroit and brought him home to urged against it being based on the | to have the court take action. Con- | The introduction of the state-jney Scrutchin, for the defense, Presbyserian—Morning worship this morning near the south switch Sfflplei: idea that the attorney general was|gress could only declare absolute for- | ment was strenuously objected to, | has a surprise up his sleeve which at11. Subject, “The Churches|at South Bemidjiand as a result| He did not seem to know where | now empowed by law to do all that feiture, but the court of equity coulc | the defense claiming the so-called | he will spring when the defense Awakening.” Bible class and Sun-|two engines and two cars were D€ had been but it was afterward | was sought by the resolution. say to the railroads that if they pro- | confessions should not be allowed | opens their part of the case. day school at 12:15; Jr. C. E. at 3; |thrown of the track and were badly learned that he had been at Fargo| During the discussion of the reso-|ceed to comply with the terms of the : t e at this time on the grounds that Sr. C. E. at 7; Evening service at 8; | damaged. and h;fld gone to Val.ley City. lution Senator Fulton announced |grant their grants would not be for- i same was taken while the prisoner| 2 p.m.—Court convened this morn- Thursday evening at 8. All are| o, 44, the regular freight, south While his dementia was al?pal:- that the department was ready to|feited.” ‘ was in the hands of the sheriff, and | ing at the usual heur and after the cordially invited to be present at|pound, which leaves Bemidji at6 antly of a few. days duration, it is|proceed and merely wanted the| Senator Heyburn said the same | s that the confession was made due |examination of two witnesses the thewe services: o’clocl’c in ‘the -moFSfag 1ft Be probable that it dates back to a few authority of congress to meet any|conditions referred to in the reso- w to the over-excited conitions of | state rested it’s case. midji on schedule time. | Extra No. years ago. s possible question that may be raised | lution exist in all land grant states, 1 the surroundings at that time. C. W. Scrutchin, attorney for the Methodist—11 . m. a_sermon by 1o a lowelie tdin) soth . boundy] In the fall of ]:906, while alone flt against the legality of the proceeding. | although only Oregon is referred + Judge Spooner over-ruled this |defendant, stated to the court that the pastor, subject, ‘“Barbarian yasa Littls bebinds tine" and going thfe home"of his brother Tesse in| The resolution also applies to the [to in the resolution. For forty | objection and quoted his authority | he was surprised at the early rest Virtues.” 12 m. Sunday school. 7|ata good rate of speed, expecting Minneapolis, burglars e.ntered t.he grant made to aide in the coustruc-|years the railroads, he said, had | for the same, and the stenographer |taken by the state and that he was p. m. Epworth League meeting. 8t make the side track and leave house and he grappled with .them 10 | tion of a telegraph line from Port-|refused to comply with the terms ! was requested to proceed with the | not prepared to take up the defense | 1 the pastor will give a lecture-|the main track clear for No. 44, ap| ¢ 427 and was shot at twice, one|land to Ontario and McMinuville, |of these grants. The settler could ; reading. at that time; that he had supposed sermon upon Victor Hugo’s master |the time of the collision both bul.let entering his breast, and x.t 18| Ore., under the act of May 4, 1870. |not proceed against the railroads i The statement was read by the| the state would occupy all day, at character, Jean Valjean. Miss|trains were going at a good rate of belicved that thewhoclk:she received | The resolution authorizes the attor-| to force them to comply with the 1 stenographer in clear, concise tones |least until noon, and asked for an Graling will sing a solo. The speed. The engineer and firemen at that time had some effect on his ney gen?ral to ascertair. and enforce | terms of their grants to the land | 1‘ of voice and amifht breathless sil-'adjournment untl Monday mOrming, public is invited to all of these ser-|of both trains noticed the danger Detyous system tia wa_s ITOt anpal:- all Ehe rights e.x.ifting in favor of the | because the proceeding could only 1 } ame ence of all those in the court room.|at 9 o’clock. This request was vices. and Tampedsing titse o sive tHem: e.nt, but it had left hm? in a condi-| United States if it appears that thejbe brought by the government ; ‘1 According to the testimony as|granted by Judge Spooner. Sloe Bom any iminis. txon. that he could not withstand the |jands are forfeited to the United wl::'}ch gave the grant. 3 1| read by the stenographer that state-| Dr. Winthrow gave testimony Catholic—Dedication services of| A wrecking crew was at once set straln of workand worty, States by the violation of the con- This question,” he added, “in- | | ment was voluntarily made by |this morning which corroborated the g ~ His act has been a great shock to | dition of these acts. volves millions of acres of land - § 7 = the new St. Phillips church will be|to work and by noon enough of|,. 5 5 his fath 5 e Godatte. Godatte told of the|evidence given by Dr. Ratcliff yes- held tomorrow ‘mornitig: ‘ab-10:30| the-wrepkait hibil=+bech-. cloared his relatives, especially to his father. | ~Senator Fultonsaid there was no|worth hundreds of millions of dol- trouble between himself and Will- | terday forenoon. He also testified . 2 Sl It is expected the funeral will be question but that the roads had -vio- | lars.” p 5 o’clock. Rt. Rev. Bishop McGol-|away toallow the morning passenger, | held at Staples this afternoon or { fams; how they had gotten into an|that the last bullet fired by Godatte rick of Duluth, Father Blais of Du-|south bound to pass. tomorrow mornin; lated the ferms ot these grants, as| Inreply to a question by Mr. argument, Williams throwing an|was fatal and described the bullet 2 the violation had been admitted be-| Dixon, Mr. Heyburn said he thought axeat him (Godatte). Godatte’s|as shown as the one taken from the fore the sub-committee of the com-|the same limitation existed in the statement was that he followed |bedy of Williams and testified that mittee on judiciary. land grant of the Northern Pacific Williams to his shanty, Godatte|said bullet was the fatal bullet. Mr. Tillman explained that he |railway. Senators Dixon, Fulton waiting outside until he saw Will-| Sheriff Walsh identified the pipe had introduced the original resolu- |and Nelson did not agree with him iams coming out of the cabin with a|which was in Williams’ mouth at tion in view of what he had learned |in that statement. - shot gun. the time he was shot. Sheriff Walsh Godatte said he dodged behind|also téstified to having given tiveness of this section, owing to the 5 the cabin until anopportunity offered, | County Attorney Stanton the bullet GI]I]I] HESULTS FHBM very late and cold spring, Whgich was L when he fired the revolver, the shot|taken from Williams’ body. "[]HTHEH" MI“"- FAHMEH genéral throughout the northwest. entering the body of Williams, the| Assistant County Attorney Sam- ‘The wheat grown was Minn, 169, latter firing the shot gun over Go-|uelson identified the pipe. STRE an improved variety of blue stem. datte’s head. Edward Bennet't of Bi‘g Falls testi- Supt. A. ). McGuire of Grand Rapids|Oats, improved Ligowa; barley, The statement says that Godatte|fied as to thel '111 feeling between Gives Interesting Figures On Crops Mandscheuri; peas, Canada field; fired another shot from the revolver, | Godatte and Williams. Mr. Bennett 3 ; clover, medium red (some alsike); Williams falling on his hands and | seemed an unwilling witness. in Northern Minn. fodder corn, Minn. 13; potatoes, Car. knees. Godatte then fired two more| County Attorney Stanton is confi- men No. 1; roots, Mastidon stock shots while Williams lay wounded |dent he has proven his case. i = carrot. Y and helpless. sl e Hightyacres lof the ermeren barley and pota- The statement further says that| 4 p.m.—C. W. Scrutchin, attorney rlntlng farm is given to a system of farm- toes are the selection of sevetal years - Godatte then went to Big Falls and | for the defense, expresses the belief ing considered - practical and best|from a great many varities. They gave himself up. Through the|that he will present so strong a for this section of the state. are the varieties found to do best in . entire reading of the statement the |defense to at least get a disagree- 1907 was the second year crops|this section of the state. defense objected to same and to|ment of the jury with statement were grown in the rotation that isto| Miscellaneous crops and vege- each sentence, made by Godatte at inquest; and be followed on the different fields' of | tables, fruits, etc., will be taken up This testimony was followed by |post mortem of physicians as to the this 80 acre tract. in later bulletins. the testiony of Dr. Ratcliff, » who | wounds. 3 g The average grown to the differ- A. J. McGuire, == - The Pioneer Printery Is Equipped ent crops are as follows: wheat 4 Supermtendent. those in which the applicant resided, 3 i acres. oats 20 acres, barley 6 lMPI]HTA"T HU“NG MADE are void. i Modenn Mn.chmery, UP- tordate acres, peas 2 acres, clover 20 acres,| Attorney General Holds Law Good. BY u_ S- LANI] UFFIGE The land office at Crookston Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of fodder corn 14 acres, stock roots 2| George Peterson, assistant attor- today had to refuse an application Flat Papers, Ruled Goods and Stationery acres. Potatoes 4 acres, Taine pas- | ney general, has prepared an opinion . to make homestead entry by Inge- % & 3 ture (clover and timothy) 8 acres. |in support of the law of 1907, pro-- Al Citizenship Papers Must Be Taken|DPorg Olson of Baudette, because she of All Kieds in Northern Minnesota. In 1907 the wheat yielded 17 |viding for the appointment of county e Out in County Where Appli- fieqlared her i'utention in .Kooch- We have the highest-salaried Printers bf:shels per - acre. The average :j.uperintendent ofhi{ghways andlroad cant Resides iching county, in place of in Bel- a < yield of the state was 13 bushels; of | inspectors ofAtowns in all counties of A . trami county. in Beltrami couan’ and we are leaders the United States 13.2 bushels. the siate having less than two hun- —_— B 2 * SR . 4 Oats 32.5 bu. per acre, that ofjdred thousand inhabitants. This il Play at Bagley Tonight. m,commercml Pnntmg. Try o e the state 24.5 bu., of the UnitedJIaw recently was held by Judge Since the change in the law in| The Bemidji high school boys’ and Suit you. States, 23.8 bushels. Homer B. Dibell of Duluth to be 1906 as to the manner of persons |girls’ basketball teams left this after- Peas 8 bu. per acre, in 1906, 21 |unconstitutional on the ground that declaring their intention to become|"°0R for Bagley, where they will bus. per acre, in 1905, 16 bu. per|it was special legislation. citizens ot the United States and to | PI3Y agaiust the Bagley high school acre. Judge Dibell ruled that the law become citizens, the idea has been boys’ and girls’ teams this evening. Clover hay, 3 tons per acre, first|was so worded that it would apply that such declaration of intention| BOth teams are confident that they cutting. -Second crop mostly pas-|for all time to all counties having to become full citizens might be in ‘;;" win taht I};agl]ey tthiS evening. |/ = . tured. less than two hundred thousand in- i any part of the judicial district in| *QWEVEr, the Dagley teams are con- P P Fodder corn 11.5° tons per acre|habitants at the time of its . enact- wh!ilc: the appli;ants resided. Re. |Sidered a_s"°“g team and the people loneer rlntery green (cut for ensilage). Field cured | ment, and therefore it would mot cently the Department of Commerce | °f that village may expect to see two 6 tons. apply equally toall counties of _the and Labor, having control of all |#00d games this evening. Stock roots, 10 tons per acre, or |state under similar conditions. - matters in relation to. citizelfshipv New Attorney for Bemidiji. Pa2 hus el 1905 Lo eritons et his;r ::i:is:;s:axol:ltiféifi%::?rfli’t: has ruled that declatr?.hon of inten Frank A. Jackson of Minneapolis, acre. & number ot other lavat bt lunat tion to become a citizen must be : R Potatoes, 184 bus. per acre; aver- identical wording that h: been o ) who has been in Bemidji the past 3 g ave 1 made in the county wherein the ap- twormeike Lo tdsm i g age of state, 101 bus, of United|peld by the supreme court of this plicant resides, and all proceedings 7 States, 95.4 bus. state to be constitutional. taken to become citizens of the !lere and has ?pe.ned U lew office The above is the yield of the 80 United States must be in the county |- the Rosshullding, Sonen of Hourth ‘acres under field conditions. Some s_fleeinl Service Sunday. of which the applicant isan actual Steeetsand Beltraml.Ayenuef ME parts yieldled much higher than| St. Phillips church will hold resident. Jackson comes to Bemidji W.eu reco.m- others owing to better drainage etc., | special services nextSunday. The 2 It appears that all papers taken :‘;"i‘eie Z’;‘ih:‘feg‘gu:‘:s;:g&rece've but the average of all was taken. service being the laying of ‘the out whether declaration of intention This yield may be considered |corner stone and the completion of/ or final papers in counties-other than Local news on last page only fair as a measure of the produc- | their new building.