Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1909, Page 1

: EEEEEE— ) I . : b : ; b v L Historical Society. 715 : i ; \ =k THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER: ISTBRICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 7. NUMBER 202. BEMIDJIL, MINNESOTA M()NDA EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1909. dence of the state against Paul Fournier, on trial for the murder of N. O. Dahl, was practically all in when the court. adjourned Saturday afternoon. Only one important wit- Neighbors also swore to hearing a shot and a scream in the direction of Dah’l cabin about the time they disappeared. ness remained. The state has woven a net work of circumstantial evidence around OPINIONS DIFFER AS TO THE RESULT OF THE CASE State Had About Completed Case in Fournier Trial Sat- urday Evening.—Defense Was Expected to Begin Introducing Testimony Early Today. Brainerd, Dec. 13.—(Special Cor-|appeared, which never was found, respondence Pioneer.)—The evi-|that Fournier had told his brother in the presence of the latter’s wife that he had killed Dahl and had some more people to - kill before he left the country. son and Tke Halvorson. . Mrs. Owen Fournier proved the most ~ sensational witneds of the tnal. She testified that shortly after she came to live with, Paul Fournier, sometime in December, 1904, one Sunday when Paul Four- nier was shaving; he statéd that he had purchased a “tifle with which to “They say I'killed ‘the Dahls; well, 1did, and I have five more “to kill right in these woods.” ' Mrs. Fournier testified that hcr husband and herself were at thalt time living. mth Paul Fournier, on his invitation, eating at his table and sleeping in his bed; that she and her busband had had a violent quar- rel with Paul, and that Paul had ordered her husband from his It is expected that|to tell her she could stay as long as \- | Bemidii exactly as she was testifying : reporter, who reported the .former . | trial of this case, has been subpoened -+ |arms. He simply identified a «cart- CHESTER McKUSICK, County Attorney of Beltrami County. A ) ‘ rifle, a Winchester, that the state HON. W. S. McCLENAHAN, Judge 15th Judicial District, Who Is Pre- siding at Fournier Trial. Fournier from which it would seem to be impossible to escape. It bas '1p‘re$eh(ed. testimony -<to show he had talked of putting the‘ old man Dahl out of the way, that|remains. he had no money just before the Dahl’s disappearance and afterwards |, had plenty, though he had eéarned little, that Dahl had teceived con- siderable money just before }:e dis- y' the defense will occfxpy today and part of Tuesday with its tcsumony From Another Correspondent ' |identified the former record in the Saturday Evening Dec. Bemidji Daily Pioneer.)—The state: has practlcally ‘rested its case; one thnesu TITODUIEIOE at the Thati: mouy of Mr. Ike Halvorson alone' t ’l‘hls testxmouy has to do with immaterial details. The witnesses of the_ day were Mrs. Owen Fournier, §. P. Co_flrain, Epgene Caldwell, J. J. Cameron, Mrs. Grace Caldwell, ‘| for findinig’ thé bodies: of - the Dahls. Talking Good Cottee Doesn't Make- Coo& Céffee; Does It? l If It Did All Coffee Would Be the Best No—it takes more than talk. It takes a knowledge house, but that he was kmd enouzh she plezsed On cross- examination she admitted that her memory - wasn’t very good,; but was very positive that she bad testified on the former trial at then. s A Mr. J. J. Cameron,‘ the court as an impeaching witness against the story told by Mrs. Fournier. ‘- The" testimony of Mr. Coffrain revealed the fact.:that Mr. Coffraig is a barber by profession, also_that he is something of an expert on _fire| ridge that had been introduced in evidence.:as being a 38-40, and a claims belonged to Mr. Cruger, a witness forthe state. Mr. J. J.'Cameton was. called and case as being trué and correct. Eugene -Caldwell was subjectcd @& mercilesss cross-examination be very deféctive, he ot to remeinbes - wheni: he . himself was arrested for the crime-‘of killing the Dabl’s, or whén he'got ott of jail, or|. when he receivedthe reward of $100 The most remarkable. feature . of the testimony of”‘Mr. . Caldwell, corroborated by the testimony of his kill Mr, Caldwell, and then said, | .. FARMERS’ INSTITUTES ARE- PROVING. SUGI}ESSFIIL Messrs. Mchmn 4l Nelson:Conduct- |ng Splendid instifutes.—Meeting * atBig Falls Was ““Rouser.” s The membery . of the State Far- mers Institute yql_'pl who are hold- ing institutes .throughout north- central Minnesota : Sundayed in Be. midji, prepantory to another busy week of educating tlefarmers in this section how totlll “their (soil in an up-to-date mannnr and raise dairy cows and engage +in dairying, with profitable results Qnd with less labor than the old lyoppmz methods which have been:in Vogue to a large extent. . The corps is:Headed by F. B. Mc- Leran of Wredshall who bas a, fine dairy farm at Wrenghall and makes a big success of dairying -and plant- ing his lands; with paying crops. Associated.with Mr. McLeran is H. G. Larson of fierner. in Clearwater county, who- bas demonstrated at Berner what & big success can. be made of mollern farming methods and dairying. Last Saturday, Messrs. Mc. Lerap and Larson held an. insti: tute at Big Fnlls, and they state that the meeting there was the very best which they have held this fall and winter! The Big Falls band met the speakers at the train and escorted them to the hotel; a reception committee attending to the wants of Messrs. McLeran and Wren- shall and ‘making their stay in Big t oney * The local aced: &p!ovm at ‘the' d(spasaloitke armers. tttendmg {the -instituée, providing a free dx,nuer, and otherwise being- genial to the tillers of the soil. , Messrs. “McLeran and Larson went to Wilton today and held an institutethere They will go from. Wilton to Bagley and Shevlin and then jump to towns pouth ot Sand- stane., CHARLES W. SCRUTCHIN, Bemidji's Colored Attorney, Counsel for Fournier. wife, Mrs. Grice Caldwell, was, that at exactly 9:15 on the evening of April 7th, the mnight “the tragedy is suppused to Have occuried, he heard a scream, somewhat resembling the screech of a night owl, .and which he believed to be such, “followed s Basketball Nqws. - Since the opening game of bas- ) ketball .was playgd last Friday night,. between. the Co. K and Fire Department fives, there has -been i | keen nterest in thg contests that | will be-pulled off this winter, and " Itis.announded | $hat the Bemidji High School basketball five will /| play a game at Fosston next. Fri- dayor Saturday njghts, this ‘being ing the opening game . between these two fives, Fosston - has always - proved -too strong . for |« Bemudji- high, apd the Fosston i| boys are concedeq as being-about the best school five in this section of the state. The Co. K teamp will probably take on'a ‘Cass lake five, next Monday night, but if arrange- ments cannot be n\nde for a game with thie «“Lake” tegm, Co. K will probably take on tbe High School team for a game in the series for the city championship, Pioneer Ads Bring Results. been led a- contract to gra two miles of the right-of-way which water county, near where. the Soo will cross the Clearwater river, north of Bagley. Mr. Lundahl states that he will up the two miles of grade, and that he will commence the work just as soon as he has definite instructions asto where to begin, there. being} quite a stretch of right-of-way be- tween where John Moberg of this city hasa contract and where he will commence to grade thatis not definitely located. For View Calendars, For Bemidji Views, For Lake Scenes, For Indian Pictures, For Your Photo, See Crippen & Reese Phone No. 173. GHIGKEN PIE SUPPER IS LEADER OF SUCGESSES All Former Efforts of Methodist Folks ./ Were Eclipsed by Saturday Night's Affair, The great Christmas carnival and chicken pie supper conducted by the “200 club” and the Ladies’ Aid in connection with the Methodist Episcopal church on Saturday last was the. ‘“greatest success ever.” For weeks the 200 club” had been preparing for this event, and loud :.nd long did they' advertise the ready - did-thé customers .Mh their appearance, ‘and the waiters were busy doing' up the dainty little] Christmas “nick-nacks” long be(ore the hour scheduled had come. So; attractive wese the many things made, that not a single article was left when the bazaar closed. The ladies of the church had made ample provision in the form of a substantial supper. The enticing ‘odor of chicken pie regaled the air, and those who came to buy were constrained to: stay and eat;] and'suchiwas'the - demand that the supply was.<soon exhausted. The receipts: of - the evening, which amounted" to $150 " including the:sale and-supper, -fully ‘justifies the:statement that this "event ' was the:greatest success ever experienced in Bemidji, and great credit is res flected upon “all who “put their shoulders to the wheel” to make it a of Superior has has been definitely settled, in Clear-| use a gang of shovelers in puttin!y which be cut his throat, dropping In an effort to ascertain the name of am unknown man who committed suicide recently at Westerly, Rhode Island, and who haa a letter in his possession that, although almost decipherable, had a Bemidji date line printed thereon, parties at Westerly have written to Bemidji people enclosing a clipping from a Rhode Island paper which tells of the sad close of the career of someone who had tired of life and emded his earthlv trou- bles by cutting his throat with a razor. The clipping from the Westerly paper says of the finding ol the body of the suicide: “The skeleton of the unknown man, who was found Sunday after- noon near Wood River Junction by Jesse Whaley of East Green- wich and William Joyce of Caro- lina, a¥ reportedin The Sun last evening, remains unidentified and the same shroud of mystery sur- rounds the tragedy. “Dr. H. E. Rouse of Carolina, medical examiner, pursued his inves- tizations yesterday after the remaing were removed to the udndertaking rooms of S. R. Avery in Hope Val- the razor at his right, where it was found still open, thouzh so badly tusted by its exposure to the ele- ments that when Dr. Rouse at- tempted to close it the handle came off in his hands. “Evidence of clggted Dblood were found on his clothing from the to the abdomen, q)omnz unmfi ably from what &ource death ensued. “In the pockets were found two ‘quarter-inch twist- - drills, which would - give one the impression ‘| that the man had been a machinist. There was nothing else in the pockets” of any value or which would give a clue-to his identity, except a letter upon the envelope of which appeared the postmark Bemidji; Minn.,and the letters ‘R. I.,” THERE’S LOCAL INTEREST IN RHODE ISLAND SUICIDE Body (;f Unidentified Man, Found at Westerly, Mass., Had in His Possession Letter from Bemidji.—Cut His Throat With Razor. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. figure was 2 7 or a 9 it is impossible to absolutely determine. The latter was written on a business letterhead, the printed letters ‘Ben—' and ‘Nor—' showing distinctly. ““The opening words of the letter were decipherable, and were ‘Dear Sir—Please send the sox and dress suit case—’ and at the close was the name ‘John P—’ but whether the ‘P’ was a middle letter or the first of the surname is impossible to decide. Bemidji is a town of aboui 3,500 populatian in the extreme northern part of Minnesota, and is composed largely of Swedes, French, Indians and half breeds. “The man’s clothing was above the average in grade. He had a nice rain coat, which he had removed and placed on . the ground, upon which a portion -of his body rested. It.was bought of Besse-Bryant Co., Worchester. The hat, size 73%, was a derby of the style of two or where the address would be written. “In"the postmark the date ‘1907’ seemed to show but whether the last three years ago, and bore the label of the "A. W. M. Hat Co., Boston.’ The shoes were Nox-all, calf Blucher, and were brought at ‘H. E. Smith’s Shoe Store.” The suit was of dark worsted and had been but little worn. ““The underclothing consisted of a fine grade of union suit, over which he had worn a heavy suit of high grade woolen underwear. “The tie was a black four-in-hand and the shirt a negligee. There were.no ‘marks of the maker on_the | ‘tie” that could be made out.. .. ‘The man in the doctor's opin- ion was.about 50 years old, 5 feet 7 inches- in height, of heavy build and would probably have weighed 170 or 180 pounds, The hair was black and the man wore no beard. “Some of these clues may, in time, lead to the identity of the unknown, who found life so hard that he ended it all months ago in the silent pine woods near Wood River junction, and whose bleach- ing bones have lain where the ‘tragedy was enacted, until dis- covered Sunday afternoon.” The Pioneer has quietly inquired about the city if anyone knew of a ‘missing relative who would be liable to be at Westerly, Rhode Island, but so far no light has been shed asto the possible identity of the myster- ious stranger who met such a tragic end. Are You Undecided? Is it still a question what you will give your friend for Christmas? Do you want to give something good? Something in the Jewelry line is always appreciated and—REMEMBER I have nothing I cannot guarantee. My stock of Watches and Jewelry is complete and my prices will compare with the prices anywhere for the same high grade goods. I can save you money, and at the same time you can feel that you are getting only the best. Watches of what’s in coffee to pick and choose—to pick and choose the good—to let the rest go. Again the columns of the Pioneer almost instantly by a rifle sfiot. v have demonstrated their ability to His wife, Mrs. Caldwell, ‘A watch is always an ideal gift. I ean furnish you anything in Because there are a great many numbex of coffees that masquerade under false colors. We want you to judge our coffee by the coffee itselfF—not by what we say. If we could get every person in town to do that we would never need to say much about coffee again. For we have really superior Coffee values. Various prices from fifteen cents to forty cents a pound. A trial is all we ask. Yours tr uly‘ ROE & MARKUSON GROCERS that at. that. time it was. night,” half between;a snnw,xnd rain, and 'very very dark. It will ‘be the'theory that the: scream “was:. t} Dahl, the shot being the the rifle which sent & bu‘l!e her clothing. * The .+memory , of Mrs Caldwell, also proved very.defective on the crosc-examinatién ‘to- which she was subjected. Although she could re-| member that it was exactly 9:15 p. m. five years ago when she heard the' scream and shoty’ she: failed' utterlyy| to - remember. the .date: of her ‘hus-if band’s- azgest, or return, home, after, being; dhcharged from custody; also/ |failed to'rémember whedi her hus.| band received. the 'check for 5100 the reward far. fin [ M‘r‘ hl, ind many mhenmportanr" detai i ge; dom i ” f .| do things when called upon. The .Paquin Meat Market. of Blackduck recently inser;ed an ad for a strgyedisteer. The following 5| Botice was wreceived this morning :| from " H. Olberg, manager of the ‘| market: “Bemidji Piotiéer Pub. Co., Bemidji. “Gentlemeny—The Bemigji. . Pio- neer is all right for obtaining ' adver- tising results. We have found: our steer, for which accept our thanks. Take out the ad. Enclosed i{ the pay for the same. Yours respectfully, 3 -#+=Paquin Meat Market. "'S_uperincmm Gets Soo Coniract:. - The:- Soe: Railway company - is Ieu_ina contracts for the cqfiulvnetign 'fof its entire Plummer-Mpase -Lake éxtensior as rapidly as the snrveyors complete-‘their work and the - route agent selects the permanent route forsthe line. ’ the watch line and save you money. Elgin or Waltham, 7-jewel in 20-year gold filled case.....$10.00 Elgin or Waltham, 15-jewel in 20-year gold filled case....$12.76 Hamilton, 17-jewel in 20-year case.. Hamilton, 21-jewel movement........ ; Ladies Watches F-3445 Elgin or Waltham, 10size, 15-jewel in 25-year Bosscase $20.75 _Qifts for Ladies: Fine Gold Set Rings. $2.00 to $15.00 Solid Gold Signet Rings.........$2.25 to $7.00 Duteh Collar Pins, fine gold £’d $1-50 to $5 00 Signet:Collar Pins, finegold £'d $1.75't0 $3.00 Belt Pins, h]gh grade, gold °d$1-50:t0 $4 50 o $28.00 Gifts for Gentlemen Scarf Pins, gold filled. ..75¢ to $2 00 Scarf Pins, solid gold. Cuff Links, goldfilled.. Cuff Links and Secarf Pin to match, gold filled. $2.50 to $4.00 9 Fobs, high grade, gold filled...$3 50 to $10.00 Bracelets, secretjoint, fine gold’ - Vest Chains; fine gold filled $3.00 to $10.00 . filled .. floo to$12. 00 Elk, L. 0. 0. F., Masonic, M. W. A., Bracelets, adjustable......-......43 00 t0 $6:75 § (M. B, /&, Emblem Buttons.....500 to $3:00 | 'CHAS. L. CUMMER, 5 0 s A