Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 24, 1908, Page 4

A\ I NORTH-COUNTRY SETTLER INGENSED OVER ARREST Had Venison in His Possession.— Game Warden Was Only Doing His Duty. Chris Wilson, a homesteader liv- ing in the vicinity of Graceton, in the northern part of Beltrami county, | near Baudette, has been lodged in the county jail in thiscity to serve a thirty-day sentence for having venison in his possession.. Wilson is considerably incensed at what he terms is nothing bit a piece of malicious prosecution on the prrt of some of his neighbors, near Baudette Mr. Wilson is constable up in his vicinity and he claims that in his official capacity he was ordered to close up a “blind pig,” which was being operated there. Mr. Wilson says he arrested the bartender and at the hearing the case was continued until October 24. Ia the meantime, the bartender and his friends threatened Wilson with imprisonment for having killed a deer out of season if he insisted on making trouble for the bartender. After the man who had conducted the blind pig had been arrested he and his friends “got busy” and made complaint to Game Warden Loman that Wilson had killed a deer out of season. The warden arrested Wilson. Wilson was given a hearing, found guilty and fined $50 and costs or thirty days in jail. As the costs amounted to $32.50, making in all $82.50 as a total, Wilson chose to serve the thirty days in the county jail. Wilson is much incensed at the manner in which he was treated. He claims that all of his neighbors are in the habit of killing deer for meat to eat and none of them have been' arrested. This is one of the cases wherein the game warden has no choice in the matter. It has always been the policy of the State Game & Fish Commission to be very lenient with the settlers, but when complaint of this kind, well backed up with proof, positive, and determination on the part of the complaining wit- ness to prosecute, there is nothing left for the warden to do but perform his plain duty according venison in possession. to the statute, which provides 2 minimum penalty of $50 for unlawfully having Reunion, After Many Years. Thirty years ago, the village ot Dover, Olmstead county, Minnesota, was the home of two families— the Coppersmiths and the Rutledges’ j—whohad moved to that place originally from Illinois and Ohio, respectively. The heads of these families, George Coppersmith and Thomas S. | Rutledge, and their wives, being of that good old stock of whom itis said “their word was as good asa bond,” in the natural course of events became staunch friends. The children of both families mingled to- gether and there was established a bond of fellowship which youthful strife and contention only strength- ened as time passed. i Some years later, the families| were separated, the Rutledges mov- ing away from the little town on the Winona & Northwestern railway to LaCrosse, Wis., and later leaving the state for North Dakota and severing the personal associations of the two families. ! The Coppersmith family was later dismembered, the three sons all engaging in railroading, while the sister remained in Dover and was married to a pioneer resident of the village, and still lives there. ‘“Uncle George” Coppersmith moved to Rochester, where he now resides. Last Sunday, on the Koochiching falls, which mark the Canadian and United States boundary at Inter- national Falls, “Uncle George i Coppersmith and his three sons, ‘Frank, Arthur and George, and A. G. Rutledge, after a lapse of a quar- ter of a century, again met and recalled old timesin the little village of Dover and told what had trans- pired in the lives of each since the time when Frank Coppersmith and Jason Allen had been ‘“‘chaperons,” as it were, for a bunch of youngsters who were often told of the horrors of the reform school if they did not “mend their ways.” The writer was reminded of an old gentleman named Fry, who often declared in those days, with much .profanity, that he would erect a high-board fence and burn to death the boys who tore down his shocks of cora and raised havoc with his hay stacks, while playing “Barba Ree,” which riotous pastime called for the traversing, on a dead run, some four miles of territory in the dark of night. Art Coppersmith was the tower of strength to the kids’ baseball team, and that “Third Nine” brought out istrated his ability to cope with fame on other diamonds in fast company. 5 Senator Withersteen of Rochester was principal of the ‘Dover school and that early in his career demon- almost any situation by the very efficient manner in which he handled his pupils. Erpest Eckles- had schemes for getting rick quick that would startle Lawson, Morgan and other great financiers of the present day. “Ernie” now owns the Dover Independent, is a staunch member of the church and an admirable citizen. Of the Coppersmith family, “Uncle” George was treasurer of Olmstead county several terms, and now resides at Rochester, where he is one of the best beloved and high- est honored citizens of that place. George Coppersmith, Jr., is a con- ductor on the M. & I. Ry. and his brother is brakeman for the same company; Art Coppersmith is an engineer for the Soo railway, run- ning from Minneapolis to Glen- wood. Della Coppersmith is now Mrs. Brown, and lives at Dover. Thomas Rutledge lives at Cando, N. D., with his daughter, Mrs. M. F. Falahy (who was “Lottie” Rutledge); James Rutledge lives in Moorhead; Dr. S. W. Rutledge (Sam) was for many years a leading physi- cian of Grand Forks, N. D.,'dying at that place two years ago; Frank Rutledge is living in Texas, while A. G. Rutledge (Art, now called “Doc™) is a resident of Bemidji and is employed on the Pioneer. Verily, time passes, and it passes quickly; and old age comes on apace. But time will never efface the memory of cur youth and the pleasant recollections of our boy- hood companions. Sincerely do we honor the two old gentlemen who command the highest respect in their old age, as honest, straightforward citizens whose whole lives were exemplifica- tioUs of the golden rule, “Do unto others as you would be done by.” —A. G. Rutledge. Operated Upon Yesterday. Mr. Quine of Yola was brought to this city Thursday evening very sick with appendicitis and taken to St. Anthony’s hospital where he was operated upon yesterday morning by a local surgeon. Itis reported that Mr. Quine is doing nicely since the operation. Fred Mueller of Park Rapids, clerk of court of Hubbard county, some players who afterwards won spent last night in Bemidji. = Bro. Noonan Here from Baudette. W. T. Noonan of Baudette, who has charge of the Rainy River Region, came down from his home this morning, by way of Inter- national Falls, and spent today in the city making an acquaintance of the publishers of the local papers. Noonan is getting out a very excellent paper at Baudette, and judging from the patronage he is receiving, his efforts are heartily seconded by the Baudette people. Mr. Noonan is a very pleasant gentleman, and the Pioneer hopes he will visit here often. He will probably remain in the city over Sunday. Nymore Baby Died. The 2 % months-old little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ward of Nymore died this morning and will be buried Monday morning fn Greenwood cemetary, the funeral services being held in the Catholic church at 10:30 o’clock that morn- ing. Mrs. Ward has been ~confined to the St. Anthony’s hospital in this city with a severe attack of typhoid fever for the last three weeks and is unconscious of "the fact that ber little daughter is dead. Sageng Speaks Monday. Ole Sageng, state senator from Ottertail county, and independent candidate for Congress from this (the Ninth) congressional district, will speak at the City Hall in Be- midji next Monday evening, in support of his candidacy. Senator Sageng is facetiously called “The Man Behind the Plow,” and there is in existence some verse relative to his ability as a sod.turner. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses have been issued by Clerk of Court Rhoda of this city: John W. Berg to Alvida Huls- tenson. Konrad W. Kuchen to Lillian Farrar, Made Final Proof. Ludvig O. Larson of the Town of Roosevelt made final proof this morning before Clerk of Court Rhoda, Otto Smith and John Warner appearing as witnesses. Miss Nell Rielly of Brainerd, who has been assisting Judge C. W. Stanton in his office work during *he past eight weeks, returned to her home this morning. BEMIDJI ROLLER RINK NOTICE' Mr, R. C. Sermon, the new manager of the Bemidji Roller Rink, cor- dially invites the people of Bemidji to the Grand Opening of the rink which will take place as soon as our : New Electric Miiitary Band Organ arrives, which will be about the first of the month. This is something new in the line of an automatic musical instrument and is the most com- plete and perfect military band organ ever produced, and no doubt will be greatly appreciated by the skaters of Bemidji. The management proposes to run a first class rink in every respect and the door rights will be strictly reserved. We solicit only the patron- age of those who are disposed to comply with the rules and regulations of this rink, and reserve the right to refuse admssion or use of skates to ob- jectionable persons. We will promptly suppress and immediately eject persons using profane, abusive or other objectionable language. After our opening there will be skating every afternoon and evening. Saturday afternocns will be reserved for school children, when none but school children will be allowed the use of skates. A co mpetent and gen- J tlemanly instructor will be provided for ladies and children learning to skate. Instruction will only be given in the afternoons. The manage- ment requests information of any incivility on the part of our employees. ' Watch for the announcement of the date of our Grand Opening in this paper. BRYAN IN WEST VIRGINIA Tells Farmers Prosperity Is Not Dus to Republican Rule. Ravenswood, W. Va., Oct. §8.—Al though he did not retire until 2 o’clock in the morning, a half hour after mak- Ing his last speech, Willlam J. Bryan was up at sunrise and a short time afterward was. speaking to a good sized crowd here. As most of his audience were farmers the Democratic candidate proceeded to puncture the Republican contention, which, he said, was that the farmer owed his pros- perity to the Republican party. “I can prove to you,” he said, “that the Republican party has nothing to do with fertility of the soil or sun- shine or rain, for if it, did then there would be & trust on sunshine and a meter on the sun. The fact that these things are not monopolies is con- clusive proof that the Republican lead- ers exercise no control over them.” He denled that the Republican party ‘was responsible for the present prices of agricultural products. There was not a single thing, he said, that the Republican party had done that meant good for the farmers, for.the farmer had been the real vietim of every abuse that had grown up under Re- publican misrule. He declared that the Republican leaders had spent their time legislating in the interests of the financiers of Wall street instead of listening to the plea of the farmers for security in their deposits. He maintained that Mr. Taft’s position in the respect to guaranteelng deposits was that the insecurity of the depos- itor is the security of the banking sys- tem. WAR FEVER AFFECTS MONTENEGRO WOMEN All' Glasses Join in Parade in Capital City. Cettinje, Montenegro, Oct. 2}—A remarkable expression of the depth to which the war fever has penetrated the Montenegrin people as a result of the annexation of the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria- Hungary was witnessed in Cettinje when the women of the capital united in a great street demonstration. They were headed by the Princesses Zenia and Vera, daughters of Prince Nich- olas, who marched through the streets carrying Montenegrin flags. They were followed by a great throng of women of all classes, who chanted war songs as they marched, stopping from time to time to plead with the men who followed in their wake to defend the sacred rights of the nation. The two princesses sub- sequently formed a committee for the enrollment of Red Cross nurses. WILL RESUME IN NEW YORK Standard Oil Hearing at Chicage Com- pleted. Chicago, Oct. 2}—Judge Franklin Ferriss has concluded the taking of testimony in Chicago in the railroad phase of the government suit to dis- solve the Standard Oil company and announced that the hearing would be resumed in New York next Tuesday. There are a number of witnesses who will be called by the defense to testify at the adjourned hearing. All of the testimony of the defense must be presented before the exam- iner before Dec. 1 and the govern- ment will be allowed until the first of the year to rebut such parts of the evidence as it wishes to combat. At the conclusion of the taking of evi- dence Judg~» Ferriss will transmit his report to the federal judges in St. Louis, where the case originated. Three witnesses took the stand in the concluding session. Fred Zimmer- man, assistant general freight agent of the Michigan Central road, present- ed several division sheets showing rates on oil products, each sheet bear- ing the words “not to be posted.” Spe- cial Counsel Kellogg, for the govern- ment, said that he had asked for the state tariff sheets and not division sheets. Edward B. Boyd, assistant to the vice president of the Gould lines, told of conditions in commercial circles which made it necessary i 1889 for the Western roads to agree on uni- form rates in traffic to Upper Missis- sippi river points and testified that oil and oil products were excepted from the pro-rating system when it was found that no hardship was worked on the river towns through such exceptions. ALL HOSPITALS FILLED, Montreal Has a Severe Epidemic of Typhoid. Montreal, Oct. 2/—An epidemic of typhoid fever, which has been prev- alent in Montreal for several weeks, is assuming serious proportions. All the city hospitals are filled to capac- ity and are refusing “additional pa- tients. The hospital cases alone num- ber 200, while private physicians are overrun with calls. So far the num- ber of deaths has been comparatively small. The city health authorities at- tribute the epidemic to the bad con- dition of the water supply and impure milk. Serious Water Shortage. New York, Oct. 2)—From all parts of the state come complaints of water shortage. So serious is the situation in many parts of the state that ex- treme measures will soon be needed to prevent actual distress. In vari- “ous placés dairymen are compelled to drive their cows for miles to obtain water and in others it is being carried for miles to supply domestic wants. In the Hudson valley the shortage is particularly serious. Abruzzi’ Still in ltaly. Naples, Oct. »'—The Duke of the Abruzzi has arrived here. He is trav- eling with the greatest secrecy. No one met him at the raflway station. He drove in a public cab to the royal palace at Capodimonte, where he had a conference with his brother, the Dnka of Aosta. e FIVE HUNDRED DIE IN TYPHOON Awful Loss of Life in Phil- ippine Storm. HEROIC ACT SAVES MANY Three Americans, Aided by One Fili- pino Volunteer, Go to the Rescue of a Stricken Town in a Small Boat and by Strenuous Work Take Prac- tically All the Survivors From the Unfortunate Place. Manila, Oct. 2/.—Additional details of the damage wrought in the Ca- gayan valley by the typhoon of Oct. 12 indicate that the loss of life in the disaster will reach 500. At Aparri, ‘where a thrilling rescue of a hundred natives was effected through the hero- ism of Lieutenant Robert Clark, Lieu- tenant Tredway and Postmaster Foss, the survivors say that 300 residents of the submerged fishing village, which i8 located some distance below Aparri, ‘were swept away and drowned. The three Americans, aided by one Filipino volunteer, were informed of the danger that threatened the village and managed to reach it by boat. Ap- proaching the shore in a series of short rushes between breakers that threatened at any moment to swamp their frail craft the rescuers found soores of natives clinging to the poles of their wrecked habitations. Lieuten- ants Clark and Tredway, carrying lines from the boat, fought their way through the breakers and, swimming from house to house in the flood wa- ter, saved the lives of about one hun- dred men, women and children. So thorough was their work that all but six of those living when the boat reached the village were saved. The half dozen unfortunates in question Were swept away by the force of the ‘water while the Americans were striv- ing to reach them. More than fifty bodies were recovered in this locality. It is reported that many were drowned at Ilagan and that the town was almost entirely destroyed. 1t is feared that the storm and the resulting flood has seriously damaget the tobacco crop of the islands. ‘The principal supply and the best quality of Philippine tobacco is grown in the Cagayan district, where two planta- tlons report serious damage. ROYAL GERMAN WEDDING Kaiser’s Fourth Son Married to Prus- sian Quchess. Berlin, Oct. 2'~—Duchess Alexan- dra Victoria of Schleswig-Holsteln, daughter of Prince Frederick, duke of Schleswig-Holstein, was married in the chapel of the imperial palace to Prince August Willlam of Prussia, fourth son of Emperor William. The ceremony was witnessed by the members of the imperial family and some fifty princes and princesses of the minor German royal houses. The chancellor of the empire, Prince von Buelow, as well as the other high state functionaries, the members of the diplomatic corps, including Dr. Hill, the American ambassador, and the members of the embassy staffs, with their wives, together about eight hundred guests, also were present. The civil ceremony was held in the private apartment of the palace, after which the empress placed the Hohen- zollern crown upon the head of the young princess. The royal party then marched in procession to the chapel. The simple ceremony of the Lutheran state church was performed by Dr. Dryander, the court preacher, assisted by several minor ecclesiastics. As the rings were exchanged the artillery in the palace square began firing a salute and the crashing sounds were interrupted by the melodious chiming of the church bells. After the ceremony the royal party marched to the white hall of the palace and held a reception to some 2,000 invited guests. DELAY IN MORSE TRIAL. Sudden Iliness of Juror Cause of Postpongment. New York, Oct. 2:.—Sudden illness which attacked one of the jurors re- sulted in a temporary halt in the trial of Charles W. Morse, the financier, and A. H. Curtis, former president of tha National Bank of North America. The sick man is Gordon Wendell. He is suffering from acute indigestion and kidney trouble and is now at his home under guard of a federal officer. His condition is not regarded as seri- ous and Assistant District Attorney ‘Wise said he hoped the trial would be resumed in a few days. Under an order issued by Judge Hough of the United States court, be- fore whom the trial had been in prog- ress, the jurors have been held under close guard since the trial began. Con- sent to transfer Juror Wendell from the hotel to his home was obtained, but a constant guard will be main- talned over him until he is able to resume his place in the jurybox, Says He Wrecked Her Life. Chicago, Oct. 2 .—Jennie Dempsey, eighteen years of age, shot and prob- ably fatally wounded Joseph George- opolis. The young woman hysterically declared when arrested that her life had been wrecked by the perfidy of Georgeopolls. - Will Attempt to Produce Rain. Tdca, N. Y., Oct. 2}.—Professor Carl E. Myers of Frankfort, a suburb of this city, is going to make an effort %o produce a rain storm that the for- est fires may be extinguished. Mr. Myers is a veteran balloonist and aercnautical engineer and claims that down in Texas some years ago he produced rain that spréead over sev- eral states. S 2 Mr. Bryan says he is always ready to Mlift his voice in defense of the farmer, as if the thrifty, happy American farm- er needed any defense, St WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. —_— HELP WANTED. B S soauyu b UV WANTED—Diningroom girl and dishwasher wanted. Apply at Pioneer office. WANTFD—Good girl for general housework. Inquire of Mrs. S. E. P. White. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—1 span horses heavy and light harness, wagon, sleigh two-seated canopy-top buggy, also runners for buggy. T. J. Andrews. Corner Irving avenue and 14th street. P — FOR SALE:—Good hotel property. Twenty sleeping rooms. Inquire of Wm. Blocker, 508 Minn. Ave. or telephone 406. FOR SALE—1 horse, harness and buggy; also 1 cow. Inquire Mrs. John Washburn, 514 Fourth street, Bemidji. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—One new ‘six horse power Fairbank’s Morse gasoline engine. Douglass Lumber Co. FOR SALE—Kitchen range and folding bed. Inquire 700 Ameri- can avenue, FOR SALE:—first class organ. Price $15. Apply 1316 Beltrami avenue. FOR SALE—Confectionery busi- ess. Inquire of S. T. Stewart. FOR SALE—One large wood heater. 422 Minnesota avenue. FOR RENT. AN AP TO RENT—Furnished rooms, heated. ~ With or without board. 1121 Bemidji avenue. FOR RENT—Blacksmith shop in rear of Arcade. Inquire of Mrs. M. E. Brinkman. FOR RENT—Seven room house. 700 America avenue. Inquire of J. P. Omich. FOR RENT—Neatly furnisked front room. Apply to 504 Minnesota avenue. FOR RENT—One furnished room. Inquire 1013 Minnesota Ave. MISCELLANEOUS. B S s ST PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell librarian. WANTED—To rent small cottage. Address for particulars Box 581, Bemfdji, Minn. BOARDERS WANTED — Good board, by day or week. Apply at 508 Beltrami avenue. Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer