Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 30, 1908, Page 1

VOLUME 5. NUMBER 292. Fhistorical Society. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION T = BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH HISTORICAL MINNESOTA CUNTTH ) )& NEW MILITIA COMPANY READY FOR THE MUSTER Fifty-two Applicants Have Been Accepted.---Thought that Company Will Be Mustered into Service in the Very Near Future. Bemidji’s new company of militia, which will soon be mustered into membership in the Minnesota National Guard, is ready for the words to be pronounced by the state officials of the guard which will make the company a part and parcel of the state “army.” A meeting of all those who have enlisted in the company and who have been examined and passed a satisfactory medical “inspection,” was held Saturday evening in the city hall. The meeting was an en- thusiastic one, there being fifty- two men who are ready to be mustered into the guard. Adjutant General Fred Wood has been notified that the company is prepared for the muster and elec- tion of officers, and A. Otto, the head of the company, predicts that the company will be mustered in ]within the next ten days. Considerable satisfaction is ex- pressed among the local “soldiers” over the fact that the number that will be mustered in here are four more than were mustered in for the new company at Duluth, which numbered forty-eight men. As there are many experienced military men in the company, it is predicted that the Bemidji organiza- tion will soon rank with the best of the new companies. _— RED LAKE LANDS TO BE RESTORED TO ENTRIES Congressman Steenerson Has Re- ceived Favorable Report on Bill Al- lowing Settlement on Lands. A telegram from Washington says: “Representative Steenerson has secured a favorable report on his bill to restore to entry and settlement a Tailor Made Clothing That is what you get when you buy an Adler Suit. $15.00 te $30.00 Easter Hats for Men and Boys. Yeoman Hats. ... $5.00 Roelof Hats......$4.00 Lanpher Hats. ...$3.00 Challange Hats..$2.50 Crescent Hats...$2.00 Winner Hats.....$1.50 Neckwear A new stock of Easter Ties, showing the latest cut and pattern 50c¢ O’LEARY & BOWSER Bemidji, Minn, ‘cents an acre, to cover the cost of large tract of ceded Red Lake land which was withdrawn two years ago pending investigation, witha view to the establishment of drainage works thereon. The investigation was made and it was found that reclamation by drainage would cost more than $1,000,000, which con- gress was not disposed to provide at this time, even though the ap- propriation is made reimbursable from the sale of reclaimed land. “There has been a demand from that section for the reopening of this land, some of which can be cultivated without drainage, and the bill was introduced in response to that demand. “It provides for payment in ac- cordance with the terms of the ‘Red Lake treaty, with the addition of 3 the drainage survey. “Mr. Steenerson has introduced a bill to legalize naturalization proof in certain cases. Under former de- cisions of the department of justice his proof could’be submitted in any county in a judicial district. Under later rulings,’ however, applicants for naturalization papers were re- quired to submit their proofs in the county in which court was held. “Many aliens in Minnesota have procured naturalization papers under the first ruling which are now de- clared to be invalid, and the bill is intended to give such persons rights of citizens without further proceed- ings in court.” Fine Show Coming. The plot and story of “On the Bridge at Midnight” which is .to appear for one night, Monday, March 30, at City Opera House, is a triumph of ingenuity and play con- struction, and among the cleverest and most interesting on the stage. A blind mother seeks a kidnapped child and meets with experience that would overwhelm anybody but such a mother. The child is an im- portant part that furnishes much of the interest. The play was an in- stantaneous success in Chicago where scenes are laid and the fam- ous bridge located. ‘GUARANTEE. I personally guarantee “On the Bridge at Midnight” as an attraction that is first-class in every respect. Any dissatisfied party or parties can call at the box office after the second act and I will cheerfully refund their money. | (Signed) M. F. Cunningham, Sec., Mgr., City Opera House. Local news on last page one year. the mail. was willing to pay for it. Newspaper Postage Laws. On and after April 1 the new rifling of the postméster general regarding the postage rates for newspapers will take, effect and the Pioneer desires to make some arrangement with all its subscribers that none may miss an issue of the paper. The new ruling of the postmas&er general requires that all issues of the daily, when more than three months in arrears, shall be mailed at the rate of one cent per paper; the same ruling applies to the weekly paper which is in arrears for more than The ruling does not effect subscribers of the Daily Pioneer whose papers are delivered by carrier boys; but does effect all papers received by subscribers through The Pioneer is the oldest paper in Beltrami county, and we have never re- fused to send the Daily or Weekly to any citizen who desired either publication and Owing to this liberal practice there are a number on our Brinkman Has Great. Program. Manager Brinkman, of the Brink- man Family theatre, has secured for this week one of the best vaude- ville performances ever seen in this or any other city in the north- west. The Lenoirs, Who Present a Sensational Show at the Brinkman All This Week. The following taken from the Fargo Forum will be of interest to the theatre-goers of this city: “Those who attended the vaude- ville theatre this week may not have known it, but they witnessed a relic of the twelfth century drama in the exhibition of the Lenoir mar- ionettes. The use of dummies to present scenes from the stage dates back to about 1150, when the idea first originated in the mind of some Italian, whose name unluckily has not been handed down. “When several years ago, an English society resurrected one of the old English morality plays and presented it under the name of Everyman, students of the drama were much interested in the experi- ment, seemingly unmindful of the fact that in Italy to the present day is a phase of drama that had its beginning 350 years before some forgotten monk wrote the quaint, old Everyman. “In “Little Italy” in New York, the heart of the slums, there flour- ish today two theatres devoted to the exploits of these marionettes, and through these has America come to know something of the theatrical customs across the water. “It was in 1886 that George Le- noir first conceived the idea of showing Americans the drama of another age. His first efforts were somewhat more crude than was the miniature stage, Lilliputian acts,and actors presented here last night, Now he sets the little stage, peoples it with actors, actresses, has a lively piano player, and an "appreciative audience” in the boxes. The marion- etts are manipulated by strings and wires, but there is nothing for the audience to see except the remark- able life-action of the dummies, whose burlesque are real vaudeville, seemed to touch a responsive strain in the laugh department of the good- sized house which greeted the per- formance last night.” GRIMINAL GASES BEING CONSIDERED IN GOURT Sjogren Plead Guilty to Assault in Third Degree.—Cochran Found Not Guilty. The work of disposing of the cases before the present term. of district court which is being held: here, . is being pushed to the limit by Judge Spooner, who desires to conclude the casesin which he is directly connected by Wednesday evening of this week, when he will step down from the judicial chair of the Fifteenth judicial district and will be succeeded by the newly-appointed judge, C.W. Stanton of International Falls, Judge Spooner has been holding night sessions and has convened court as early as 8:30 o’clock in the morning in order to get through as much as possible each day. When court convened this morn- infi County Attorney Henry Funkley took up the case of the State of Minnesota vs, Witals Sjogren, in- dicted as William Sjogren for the crime of assault in the third degree. Sjogren withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty Judge Spooner sentenced Sjogren to pay a fine of $60 and costs and in default of payment to be confined in the Beltrami county jail for a period of sixty days. Sjogren did not have his money with him at the time the sentence was passed but stated that he would probably get the necessary $60 this afternoon. Sjogren’s offense is alleged to have been assaulting his wife, at their home twenty miles north of Black- duck. The case of the state of Minnesota vs.Micheal Cochran, indictedas Jake Cochran, charged with grand larceny in the first degree, was taken up immediately after Sjogren was sentenced. Cochran was accused of having stolen some pork from the warehouse of Pierce & company (Frank Pierce and A. Klein). A. Klein and Robert Nelson had been examined as witnesses on' bebalf of the state up till noon today. P. J. Russell is attorney for Cochran. The case went to the jury this afternoon. -After being out for an hour, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. During the noon hour today Judge Spooner considered the case of Jennie Specht vs. Charles Specht, wherein . the plaintiff entered suit against the defendant for a divorce on the grounds of desertion. Judge subscription list who get the paper by mail who must make some kind of a settlement within the next few days or their paper will be discontinued. It can readily be seen that the extra postage of $3 per year on the Daily and 52 cents on the Weekly will be quite an item and one which we will be unable to pay. We hope that the next few days will bring in remittances from a great many who still owe us. If you cannot pay write and tell us so, as we can then send you a note for your signature and thus fix the account and continue to send you the paper. We do not care to cut from our list a single subscriber, as many of them are old friends of the paper.. We believe practically all of our subscribers .mean to pay us some time, and prompt attention to this letter will save them all on our list. It will be the policy of the Pioneer to mail in a single wrapper for two or three days the paper of the delinquent subscriber, and when you receive your paper in a wrapper with a one cent postage stamp attached, we would ask that you give it your prompt and careful attention. ) e ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Spooner found judgment for the piaintiff, and a divorce will be granted Mrs. Specht. F. A. Mayo appeared in court Saturday evening, and through his attorney, E. E. McDonald, entered a demurrer to' the indictment re- turned against him by the grand “|jury, chdfging him with vending medicines without 'the supervision of a registered pharmicist. The demurrer to the indictment was made on the grounds that the facts stated in the indictment do not con- stitute a public offense. Judge Spooner set May 2nd, at 2 p. m, as the time for arguihg the demurrer, before Judge McClena- han. “It's Upto the Council.” “He (the city clerk) SHALL re- cord at Iength in a book provided by that city for that purpose, all official and other bonds running to the city of Bemidji, EXCEPT- ING ONLY THE BONDS OF THE CLERK AND THE TREASURER, WHICH SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS OF BELTRAMI COUNTY; and all bonds shall be filed and preserved by the clerk.” At 3 o’clock this afternoon, City Clerk Maloy had filed no bonds of any nature, although he has been city clerk for three years (this is his third year.) He says he will not record any bonds unless ordered so to do by the council. Is the clerk mightier than the charter? It’s up to the council. Moberg Will Farm. John Moberg, the logger, left this morning for his camps at Laporte, where he has been logging during the past winter. Mr. Moberg is “cleaning up” around his camps and expects to ship out his extra horses on Wednesday. 'He has rented a large farm near Lakota, N. D., where the horses will be shipped and where many of the men who have been working at the camps will be employed during the coming summer and fall. ~Mr. Moberg’s brother will keep two of the horses at the camps and will remain in charge as watchman during the summer season. The past winter was a successful logging season for Mr. Moberg, and the logs which he cut are dumped on the ice on Lake Sheridan, from which place they will be hoisted in the spring by Walker & Akeley and taken to the Red River Lumber company’s saw- mill at Akeley, to be cut into lum- ber. The jury in the case of the State vs. Tollef Peterson and Mike Shea (charged with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree) returned a verdict of guilty, Sunday at 11.10 a. m,, after having been out nearly twenty hours. Considerable of a sensation was caused in the courtroom when Judge Spooner told the jury that he had been informed that one of the mem- bers of the jury had been approached improperly. Asked directly by the judge if he (the judge) had been correctly in- formed, he was answered in the affirmative by Mr.Phelps, member of the jury, who stated thata man at the Remore hotel, Saturday, just after dinner, handed him a note and immediately left the hotel. Mr. Phelps stated that he put the note in his pocket, believing it to be a message from his family; later he had decided to give the noteto the court, that being the proper place for it. A JUROR CLAIMS HE WAS HANDED IMPROPER NOTE Charles Phelps Returns Note to Judge Spoonmer, When dJury Returns on Cases Against Peterson and Shea, Found Guilty of Grand Larceny. The note was handed to Judge Spooner, who ordered it placed in the custody of the clerk of court for safe keeping. The judge then told Mr. Phelps to keep a sharp lookout for the man who gave him the note. Mr. Phelps stated that he could not be positive as to the identity of the man, but that he would be on the lookout. Peterson and Shea were arrested on the direct charge of having stolen a sum of money from a lodger at the Lakeshore hotel, while the latter was rooming at that place. R.C.Bryant, who lodged at the hotel testified that he had been knocked through the window of his room in the second story of the hotel, to the pavement below, being stunned by the fall. The lodger;according to his own statement, re-entered the hotel and gave Peterson and his associate, Shea, a sound licking, they being later arrested, and after a hearing, held to the grand jury, which body returned an indictment against both men. Farewell Party for Mrs. Spooner. The ladies of the whist club of Bemidji gave a party in honor of Mrs. M. A. Spooner last Friday after- noon at the home of Mrs. W. L, Brooks. There were sixteen ladies present at the party, which was in the nature of a farewell to Mrs. Spooner, . prior to that lady moving to Spokane, Wash., to make her future home: Bridge was played and refresh- ments were served, the hostess, Mrs W. L. Brooks, acquiting herself very nicely. 5 Mrs. Spooner was presented with a handsome brooch and an elegant brush, as a small reminder of the esteem in which she is held by the ladies of the whist club, and there were many expressions of regret at the forthcoming departure of Mrs. Spooner for the west. The party was a very pleasant affair and will long be remembered by those who participated. Died of Excessive Alcoholism. Ole Stoge, an old time lumber- jack, was picked up by the police in therear room of Jens Hanson’ssaloon Saturday and taken to the city jail, after which he was taken to the poor farm. Stoge was a physical wreck, owing to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors, and his condition was such that he died at the poor farm Satur- day evening. Stoge has relatives living in Wisconsin, but just where, nobody seems to know, and he will undoubt- edly be buried in the potter’s field at the poor farm. The dead man was ‘at one time well-to-do, but excessive alcoholism proved his undoing. When taken to the poor farm he was reeking with filth and vermin and was a loath- some object to behold. Installed New Pastor. Dr. Dahl, president of the United Norwegian Lutherian church of America, left this morning for his home at Minneapolis, after having spent Sunday in Bemidji, during which he had charge of the services in the local Norwegian Lutheran church, Mr. Dahl preached a powerful sermon in the church last evening and installed Rev. Kolste as pastor of the Bemidji church. The Bemidji Norwegian Lutherian church is a strnog organization and the in- stalling.of Rev. Kolste as pastor meets with universal favor among the members of the congregation. Marriage License. Clerk of Court Rhoda issued mar- riage license last Saturday to Gust Oberg to Anna C. Vatahe, both of Beltrami county. Local news on last page AGGUSED OF GOMPLIGITY IN BLOWING NEVING DAM Five Men Brought to Bagley, Last Night, in Custody of Sheriff Holste. Bagley,, March 30.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Sheriff . Holst came to Bagley this morning with five parties in ‘charge, who are supposed to be connected with! the blowing of the Neving dam last Thursday night. The dynamite used was traced from Bagley to Neving postoffice and all parties who were inany ‘way con- nected with the explosive from the time it got to Neving last Tuesday until it disappeared are in charge of the sheriff. Rumor has it that one of the parties has given enough information to the county attorney to warrant the holding.of at least two, -if not three, until the. grand jury meets. All the logs belonging to the S. P. K. Lumber, Cedar & Tie company are reported safe, but at last accounts considerable anxiety was felt for the state bridge, which it is feared will go out unless the weather remains favorable for the next ten days. The dam has been plugged, but the volume of water that went out the first day raised the river to within one foot of the state bridge, and it is feared that when the ice goes out, the bridge will go with it. Two other bridges on the river will be washed out should we have con- tinued warm weather. Gone to Conference. Rev. J. H. Deniston, pastor of the Bemidji Methodist church, left this morning for Litte Falls, where he will attend the district conference of the Brainerd district of the Methodist church, which will be held at Little Falls March 31-April 3. Rev. Deniston will " preach - the conference sermon. Among the' “big guns” who will be present at the conference are Robert Forbes of Philadelphia, sec- retary of the board of church exten- sion of the M. E. church, and S. P. Long, presiding elder of Minnea- polis, both of whom will address the conference. Baked Baled Hay. The fire department was called to the corner of Third street and America avenue today. Some children had made a play house out of about twenty bales of Charles Nangle’s hay, and started a fire in it; with the usual result. ' As’ there were no buildings near, the fire was allowed to burn itself out and the department returned to the hall.