Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 24, 1909, Page 1

VOLUME 6. NUMBER 264. DISTRICT COURT TO BE ADJOURNED TO MARCH 10 At That Time Judge Stanton States the County Will Have Money from Current Collections to Pay Jurors and Witnesses. ' The present session of the district court came to an abrupt end this morning when Judge C. W. Stanton excused the petit jurors until March 10, 1909, when they are required to return to try the criminal calen- dar. The grand jury which was sworn in yesterday afternoon is busily en- gaged investigating the matters which are being brought before them by County Attorney McKusick. In his opening remarks in court this morning Judge Stanton made reference to the financial condition of Beltrami county. He stated that it was a general matter of acknow- ledge to the residents of the county that there were outstanding warrants to the amount of $200,000, and that the warrants issued lately were hard to dispose of to any one at a reason- able discount. Judge Stanton further stated that an opinion has been rendered by the attorney general and the county attorney that current expenses should be paid out of the current collections; and after the March settlement there would be some money with which to pay the jurors. He further stated that this might result in litigation to determine the proper application of the funds. He stated in open court that it is the intention of the officials to pay cur- rent expenses with current collec- tions. Court will be in session for the trial of court cases until the grand jury completes its work when it will adjourn until March 10. Judge Stanton announced that in all probability the civil calender would be taken up commencing Tuesday April 13, Late this afternoon the grand jury reported to the court returning several indictments. The parties indicted will be arraigned in court tonight or in the morning. Court Notes. Walter Markham and Gust Berg were excused from serving as grand jurors. Allen Benner was appointed by the court as foreman of the grand jury and H. J. Osland swornas offi- cer in charge of the grand jury. H. W. Alsop has been appointed deputy clerk of court to act during the term. Mr. Alsop is familiar with the work of the office and gives general satisfaction. Sheriff A. B. Hazen has appointed James E. Cabill and H. J. Osland to act as deputies during the term, in addition to his regular deputies Christ Olson and Andy Johnson. Among the out-of-town attorneys who are attending this term of court we notice George Ericson of Spooner; S. M. Koefod, C. R. Middleton, H. V. Dyer, of Baudette; Bunn T. Will- son, Blackduck; W. E. Rowe, Crooks- ton, Frank Price, Grand Rapids; C. A. Dosland, Moorhead; J. W. Mason, Fergus Falls, United States Attorney R. K. Doe of St. Paul was in attendance at court yesterday for the purpose of examining those who wished to secure final citizenship papers. Mr. Doe completed his work here last evening, returning to St. Paul this morning. The application of Daniel Stewart, for final citizenship papers was re- jected. During the questioning of Mr. Stewart by special agent R. K. Doe it was found that Mr. Stewart had been a citizen of the United States for a number of years. The Stewart’s father was a resident of North Dakota in territorial days and that according to the enactment law which made North Dakota a state it made citizens of all residents within her border who had complied with the naturalization laws. William Janish, who has been a resident of the state for a year and a half, produced depositions from his former state to cover the time point made by Mr. Doe was that Mr. | {Ladies’ Furnishing Store the only Annual Meetin& of Fair Association. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1909. There will be a meeting of the members of the Beltrami County Agricultural Association at the council rorms, at the city hall, on Friday evening, Feb. 27. At this time the annual reports will be given, and the officers who will have charge of the association will be elected. F. M. MALZAHN, President. 5 W. R. MACKENZIE, Secretary. not a resident and upon the evidence of local witnesses and these deposi- tions was granted his papers. A techincality arose in the proof submitted by M. J. Darcy, of Pitt when he presented his proof, one of his witness testified that he had known the applicant five- years in January, but not five years at the time application for the final papers were made in November. After tak- ing the matter under advisement Judge C. W. Stanton decided to allow Mr. Darcy his papers-to which special agent R. K. Doe took an exception. Finel citizenship papers were granted to the following applicants: Anton Helgeson, Christ Storn, Half- dan Clabo, Gust Anderson, Martin Tande, Ole Anderson Byklun, Emil Knutson, Ole Olson Stevens, Hans Olson, Ole Siverson Quale, Jacob L. Jacobson, Michael Darcey, Elias Nybo, Gunder Nybo, Albert Edward Hooper, Carl Oskar Oberg, Thomas Melby, Julius Thompson Embrofur, Otto Jaenish, and H. M. Lapointe. Lembke-Adams Wedding. Yesterday afternoon Judge M. A. Clark officiated at the marriage of Martha Lembke to August Adams. The young people left on the night train for Cass Lake where they will make their future home. Millinery Business for Sale. A well established Millinery and one in town. Good business. A great opportunity. Box 82, Interna- tional Falls, Minn. Episcopal Guild. The Episcopal Guild will meet Thursday afternoon promptly at2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. P. Riddell on Lake Boulevard. Local News on Last Page. viz: you of. \ ) The First of March Will find a great many business and professional men out of office stationery, Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, Envelopes, etc. know you are all out. THE PIONEER Printers of Everything. You always use more of these toward the end of the month than you realize and then the first thing Or perhaps your stationery is a trifle old, out of style and you hesitate in] the use of it because it does not conform to your ideas of twentieth stationery. Look over your supply and see how you are fixed. century style in If you are in need of something let us know over the phone, by mail, or come in person and we will fix you up in short notice. are now equipped to turn out work on short notice and give you the best that neat and artistic -workmen are capable We GASS LAKE MAN DIED IN DEMENTED GONDITION Friends “Joked” F. 1. Dagg About Start- ing Recent Fire and Idea Weighed on His Mind. Cass Lake, Feb, 24.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Frank J. Dagg, one of the oldest residents of this place, died yesterday afternoon at Brainerd after being demented for several days. Several days ago some of his friends were ‘playfully joking with him and in the course of their jokes they stated that he set a recent fire which occurred here when three buildings were burned. Mr. Dagg seemed to take it seriously as it weighed on hismind. A day or two afterwards some farmer came to town and reported that Frank Dagg passed him at the railroad track about eight miles south of here and that he acted very queer. Some of Frank’s friends at once secured a hand car and started after him. They traveled down the track about ten miles when they spied some foot prints leading off 1nto the woods. . The hardcar was laid aside and the men followed: the foot prints. After traveling about a mile they came to a little log shack and upon entering found tbe unfortunate man sitting on a box with his clothes almost all removed. As soon as the men appeared in the door Dagg jumped up and raising his-hands high above. his head shouted, “I swear by God above that I did not set that fire.” The men took Dagg to Wilkinson station not far.away and brought him home on the passenger train which was due shortly after they arrived there. He was in-a very demented condition when he was found but appeared to be recovering rapidly as soon as he got in.a warm place. His partner, Juel Jamieson, who lives at Brainerd, came here and took him to Brainerd where he was placed in the hospital. He was thought to be getting along nicely when a telegram received here yes- terday afternoon announced his death. His remains will likely be taken care.of by the local council of the Eagles as he was a member of that order. Surprised--Mrs. Carter. Mrs. A. A. Carter of this city was pleasantly. surprised Saturday even- ing at her home on the corner of Mississippi avenue and Eight street by a party of thirty friends who unexpectedly came to her home, the occasion being the anniversary of Mrs. Carter’s birthday. The guests brought a generous lunch and cards were played until a late hour. {ONE BROTHER IN ARSON ° - GASE DEGLARED GUILTY Tom Maher Sentenced at “Falls” to Reformatory for Arson.—Sixty-day Stay Granted. — F. E. Price of Grand Rapids, county attorney of Itasca county, came in yesterday morning from International Falls, where he was employed -in the defense of the case of -the state against Thomas and George Maher, who were charged with setting fire to the Axdahl ware- house at Big l'ffilla a year ago. 2 Mr. Price reported that the jury in'the trial of Tom Maher had re- turned verdict ‘of guilty Sunday morning and that Judge Wright had sentenced Tom Maher to the state reformatory at St. Cloud. 4 stay of sixty days was granted and Mr. Price intends to argue a motion for a new trial and is having the trans- script prepared at the present time. Mr. Price stated that the case against George Maher had been con- tinued until the next term of the district court for Koochiching county in July, on account of the difficulty of securing a jury and the fact that he had to return to Grand Rapids yesterday to look after his client’s interests in the Riddell-Riley election contest. case, which was resumed there yesterday afternoon by Judge Cant of Duluth. Exhibited Pictures. R. W. Reed, the photographer, has returned from Red Wing where he spent the last two weeks exhibit- ing his famous Indian pictures at the Carnegie Library in that city in order that Miss Dinsmore, the Smithsonian Institute’s Indian specialist, might have the oppor- tunity of studying them. Mr. Reed took the pictures to Red Wing at Miss Dinsmore’s request. Mr. Reed reports that Miss Dinsmore has secured a fine collection of Indian = songs on phonographic records, which she secured from the tribes-in this'section of the country. Wanted in Wisconsin. Deputy Sheriff Andrew Johnson returned to the city yesterday morn- ing from Gemmell where he accom- panied Sheriff M. Christenson of Phillip, Wis., who arrested Adolph Erdman without requisition papers. Erdman is wanted at Phillip for a crime of a disgusting character, MAGKENZIE AND M'LERAN HOLDING INSTITUTES, W. R. Mackenzie Returns From St. Paul With Pofessor McLeran to Give Suggestion to Farmers. W. R. Mackenzie of this city, sec- retary of the Beltrami County Agri- cultural society, returned to the city last evening from a fwo month’s business trip through southern Wis- consin and to Chicago and St. Paul. Mr. Mackenzie was accompanied by F. D. McLeran of Wrenshaw, who spoke here last fall at a meeting of the farmer’s institute: Mr. Macken- zie persuaded Superintendent Wilson, of the state Farmer’s Institutes to send Mr. McLeran on a tour over this section of the country and deserves much praise for securing this aid for the nearby farmers. Mr. McLeran is a good practical farmer and is an interesting talker and he, together with Mr. Macken- zie, will doubtless benefit the,fariers considerably by this trip. They left yesterday morning for Maple Ridge schoolhouse and held an institute there yesterday afternoon. Following is the itinerary of their trip: Feb. 26, Buzzle school house Sec. 8. Feb. 27, Neving, creamery. Mar. 1, Leon school house, Sec. 12. Mar. 2, Berner school house, ‘Sec: 13. ‘ Mar. 3, Gonvick town hall. Mar. 4, Leon creamery. Mar. 5, Willborg village. . Mar. 6, Dudley school house, Sec. 20. - Mar. 8, Vern achoolv ‘house. March'9, Alida town halk March 10, Solway village. March 11," Frohn school house, Sec. 14. March 12, Woodmen Hall, Sec, 5- 145-34, near Maltb Historical ‘Society. Efsly Y PIONEE SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI HAS A FINE VOLUNTEER FIRE CORPS Chief Geil Thinks It Best in State.—Large Attendance at Regular Meeting Last Evening.—Table Shows Where Hydrants Are Located.” The regular monthly business meeting of the Bemidji fire depart- ment was held last evening, there being present at the meeting thirty- two out of thirty-five of the members of the organization. Of the three not present, one was out of town and the other two presented good and sufficient excuses of their absence. : E. J. Mullin was initiated as-an auxiliary member, and will be given a regular position in the department as soon as there is a vacancy. Floyd Brown and M. F. Cunning- ham, officers of Hose Company No. 2, presented the members oi their company with handsome . service belts. 7 After the business meeting a so- cial session was held which was enjoyed by all. Mrs. J. J. Doran and Mrs. D. R. Burgess served an excellent lunch. Chief Geil is very proud of his lads and stated this ‘ morning that the Bemidji Fire Department is with- out doubt - the best volunteer fire corps in .the state, and the Be- midjites can well feel proud of their volunteer fire department and the excellent services they are render- ing to the city. The officers of the department are as folows: EARL GEIL... J. J. DORAN.. ALBERT HALVORSON JOHN GOODMAN. ... Treasurer HOSE COMPANY NO. 1. HERB DORAN. _..Captain JOHN GOODMAN. Ass’t Captain MATT MAYER Lineman GARY BRENNAN 4 CHAS. COLLINS, JOHN FALLS M. F. MURPHY. “ Hydrantman 8. C. DAILY . HARRY ‘GEIL i O HOSE COMPANY NO. 2. ~ FLOYD BROWN M. F. CUNNINGHAM__Ass't Foreman SCOTT STEWART _Lineman EMIL GUSTAFSON. C. H. WILLIAMS PAUL WINKLUSKY 2 JOHN HILLABY _ s L. E. LLOYD _ HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY MIKE DOWNS E Captain J. A. McELROY, Engine No. 1. M. D. MILLER, Ass’t, Engine No. 1. STOKERS RUBE MILLER E. H. CORNWALL POLICE J. P. POGUE J. CLINE J. R. MILLER SECRETARY ALBERT HALVORSON Hydrants are located on streets and avenues as indicated hy the following table: AVENUES STREETS Dewey I T 1T 1T T 1 18[8710 Bemidil | (2131 I5(61 (8(9] Beltrami I 12131 51 I7]8[8)10 Minnesota | 121314[5161 [8T9T10 America (I I P Y Irvine L T 13141 1 T 1811 Mississippt I 1T I8 1 1 1 18191 Park T T I Across G. N. Track, Irvine ave. and Oak st. New Store at Redby. A large general store for Redby, which will be in operation in a few days, is one of the latest additions to the mercantile establishments in that town. D. W. Carter and his son, F, A. Carter, are to be the proprietors = of the new store and they will carry| a full and complete line of general merchandise, clothing, lumbermen’s supplies, hay, flour and feed, hard- ware and shoes, . in fact they will carry in stock as complete line of goods as can be found anywhere in the north country. They have recently completed a two story building 26x64 feet which will give them excellent rooms for their large stock. The Carters are well and favor- ably known throughout Beltrami county and ' northern Minnesota, having settled on a homestead at Quiring thirteen years ago. They have many friends in the vicinity of Redby and Quiring and no doubt will enjoy a gopd business from the start. = Bemidji Billiard Tournament. s J. F. Boss played L. G. Crothers last evening with 3 handicap of 100 to 70. -~ Mr. Boss won by a score of 100 65. “Below is the standing of the differ- ent members of the Bemidji Billiard Tournament: Player Played Won Lost Pctg. Markham, 15525, 1 833 3001 22750 3 2 600 1 2 333 Torrance. 2. 3 400 Boss ... 2 3 400 Crothers . 1 3 250 Smith... 1 3 25 Bemidji Club Dance. The Bemidji ‘Dancing Club will hold one of their regular dances Thursday evening in the Masonic hall. All members are requested to be present. ew Arrivals.| Ladies’ Tan and Black Oxfords; Men’s Tan and . Black Oxfords, Men’s Spring Hats; Dress ies: Ribbons; Dress Cases. Skirts; * Petticoats; Shirts; Trunks; Suit Goods; Wash Goods; Colored Embroider- Laces; Dress Men’s MINNESOTA HISTBRICAL S