Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 30, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE T Historical Society. % S | geCIETY. VOLUME 7. NUMBER 216. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1909. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. PLUCKY DEPUTY SHERIFF RECOVERING FROM WOUND Splendid Surgical Attention and Nursing, Coupled With Grit and Determination, Enables Andrew Johnson to Survive Desperate Assault by Bandits. With only a small red scar near his collar bone on the front of his left side, and a similar abrasion on his back, just below the shoulder blade, indicating the course of a bullet, Andrew Johnson, deputy sheriff of Beltrami county, has won out in a contest against the fatal ANDREW JOHNSON, Deputy Sheriff, Whose Pluck and Splendid Constitution Has Enabled Him to Survive Dangerous Wound Inflicted by Murderous Bandits. effects of a very serious wound inflicted by bandits who were resist- ing arrest on the night of Novem- ber 26th, after having blown the safe and robbed the postefice at Puposky and attempting to make their escape into this city. When Mr. Johnson, in company with Sheriff Hazen of this city, ordered the two bandits to “hold up their hands,” one of the desperadoes fired a shot from a rifle which struck the deputy sheriff in the left frent side, near the collar bone, and passed directly through the left lung and passed out near the left shoulder blade, cutting a floating rib and making an ugly wound. Mr. Johnson was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital in this city, where he hovered between life and death for three weeks, but by a re- markable display of nerve and will power, coupled with a fine consti- tution, he overcame the shock of the bullet wound and has gradually ! gained strength until today he is felling very good, and but for the positive orders of Dr. Gilmore his at- tending physician, would undoubted- ly be at work in the sheriff’s office. In speaking of the fizht with the | two bandits and the incidents con- | nected therewith, Mr. Johnson says: | “About the most trying time I ?ever experienced in my life, was when Sheriff Hazen and myself were i lying alongside the railroad track at } the bridge and saw the robbers dis- mount from the railroad speeder and | start towards us at the bridge. “We could not shoot at the men without first commanding them to give themselves up, and I was fear- ful that they would walk from the track down a path, some little dis- |tance from us, and make a clean get-away. It wasrather nerve-trying. We could see they had rifles, wken they came closer, and the first im- pulse was to take a shot at them, anyway, but we waited patiently until the men were within about twenty-five feet of us, when I arose partly and commanded them to halt. “The men both swung slightly to the right and immediately two shots rang out. I felt a burning sensation in my left shoulder and all through my left side to, —y back, and knew that I had been hit. I did not immediately fall to the ground, but in 2 moment my mouth began filling with blood, and I thought my final summons had come. It was difficult to breathe, and I sank to the ground, my legs and lower limbs becoming somewhat numbed. Inthe meantime Allan | Benner had commenced shooting and I could hear bullets whizzing over my head after the fleeing desperadoes. “Sheriff Hazen and Mr. Benner leaned over me and they talked of me having been killed; but I re- tained consciousness, although I could scarcely articulate a word. | “Those few moments were the famous used in our prescription departme: of the highest standard, and hand which insures purity and accurac || When You Have a Prescription “ You want it accurately filled and with the purest of drugs. Ask your physician about the quality and the medicinal value of the PARK, DAVIS & COMPANY DRUCS City Drug Store E.N.FRENCH & CO., 116 Third Street Phone 52 I nt, which drugs we guarantee to be led only by competent druggists, Offer for New Yea Half Belts, Novelty brellas, Belt Veils, Silk Kimo Sacques. Pins, Mufflers, Head Wraps and Auto T.J.Crane & Co. Tomorrow r Gifts at Price Cloaks, Suits, Dresses and Gowns, Jewelry, Collars, Jabots, Ties, Fancy Mounted Um- Belt Buckles, nas and Dressing crisis of my life, and I had a big fight trying to arouse from the numbing effects of the shock. I saw a treight train go by, and my impression was very vivid that the men bad probably boarded that train and got away; and it is possi- ble that the one who escaped did come into the city on that_train, «I was brought to the hospital; and I could tell that Dr. Gilmore thought me very dangerously wounded, and that the attendants were certain that my time had come. I made up my mind, right then, that T would ‘beat out’ the ‘grim reaper,” and with Dr. Gil- more’s help, I have doneso. I cannot give too much praise to Dr. Gilmore and the sisters of St. Anthony hospital for their splen- did treatment of my case. “I feel no very ill effects of the | wound, other than a soreness around where the bullet struck the rib, and on the top of my shoulder and a slight soreness where the bullet came out.” Beyond the fact that he is some- what pale, and has grown a whisker half aninch long over his counte- nance, Mr. Johnson looks none the. worse for his experience with the rifle bullet. He intends to leave, before the end of the week, for Minneapolis to spend a week visiting with relatives and old friends in the “Mill City,” where he at one time made his home and was em- ployed as a conductor by the Twin City Rapid Transit company. GLAIM AS WATER GLERK SUED BY THOMAS MALOY City Clerk Alleges that City of Bemidji Owes Him Some $200 Back Pay. Thomas Maloy, clerk of the City of Bemidji, has entered suit against the city to recover the sum of $200, besides costs and disbursements in his suit, which amount he claims is due him because of the fact that he was ready and willing to act as clerk of the city water board from the month of March, 1909, up to the Fresent time, but was deposed by another clerk in the person of Wil- liam McCuaig, whom the council elected clerk of the water board last March. In his complaint Mr. Maloy alleges that the defendant is a cor- poration, duly organized and exist- ing according to law; that he was, “at times thereinafter mentioned and now is,” the duly elected, qualified and acting city clerk of said city of Bemidji. Mr. Maloy further alleges that he was clerk of the water board, with a salary fixed at $20 per month, according to the city ordinance and the city charter regulating the City of Be- midji; that in accordance with said ordinance and said city charter he was appointed as the clerk of the water board on the 27th of September, 1906, and acted as such clerk up to and in- cluding March, 190g. Mr. Maloy asserts that a new set of alderman were elected in March, 1909, and that, notwithstanding the ordinance and the city charter, providing that the city clerk should be the clerk of the water board, the aldermen refused to allow him to act as clerk of the water board; that he had been willing and ready, and now stands willing and ready to and has offered each month to act as clerk WILL TELL TAFT ABOUT STRIKE Labor Leader to Be Received by the President. MAY USE GOOD OFFICES Chief Executive Greatly Concerned Over the Railroad Situation in the Northwest and the Breaking Off of Peace Negotiations—Hopes to Avert a General Walkout of Crafts Affiliat- ed With the Switchmen. ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—President Taft will .use his good offices to end the strike of the switchmen in the Northwest and thus avert a threatened general strike of crafts affiliated with the railroad department of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. This was decided on when a confer- ence to be held at the White House was arranged for next Friday, at which representatives of the striking switchmen will present their case to President Taft, Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission and United States Labor Commission- er Neill. The meeting will be held at the re- quest of Chairman H. B. Perham of the railway department of the Federa- tion of Labor. President Taft is greatly concerned over the railroad situation and the failure of the peace negotiations at St. Paul, as explained by Mr. Perham, led him to consent to a conference on the subject. He has received reports in reference to the status of the various brotherhoods with regard to their de- mands for increased wages. ROADS’ OFFER WITHDRAWN Time for Switchmen to Return to Work Has Expired. St. Paul, Dec. 30.—The railroads of the Twin Cities have formally with- drew the only proposition they would make for the settiement of the switch- men’s strike.. This was their ultima- tum, delivered through Governor Eber- hart. The proposition was that the railroads would accept terms made by the Chicago conference and take back such men as they wanted, when and as they wanted them. “The proposition was ridiculous, if it was intended to be an aid to settle- ment,” said President Frank T. Haw- ley of the Switchmen's union. “It was declined at once and not a single man, 8o far as I can learn, returned to work in any part of the affected terri- tory. At thirty-two division points over the systems the switchmen held meetings and adopted resolutions to stick and my telegraphic information shows that the strikers are as solid as the rock of Gibraltar.” The railroad officials agree with President Hawley that no men are go- ing back locally, explaining that the reason is that no men are needed, there being no vacancies. If, however the old and most reliable men wish to return places will be made for them by weeding out some of the weaklings from the ranks of the new switchmen. drew the cnly proposition they would BEMIDJI WILL ENTERTAIN - TEAGHERS ON FEB. 1011 North-Central Minnesota Teachers’ As- sociation Will Have Fine Program. —Governor Coming. The fourth annual meeting of the North-Central Minnesota Educational association will be held in Bemidji Thursday and Friday, February- 10-11, and there is every prospect that this meeting will eclipse in attendance and interest any former meeting. Prof. P. M. Larson, superintend- ent of the Cass Lake schools, is president of the association, and Prof. A.P. Ritchie, superintendent of the Bemidji schools, is secretary; and the latter is doing some yoeman of the water board, the aldermen|work for the meeting to be held in still refusing to allow him to do so; and Mr. Maloy proposes to invoke the aid of the court in demanding judgment in the sum of $200, the amount he claims he would have earned had he been allowed to serve as clerk, and costs and disburse- ments. Mr. Maloy, through his attorney, Charles W. Scrutchin, summons and requires the City of Bemidji to answer his complaint within twenty days from the 27th day of December, 1909, and in default thereof to take February. Secretary Ritchie announces that Governor Eberhart has consented to be present on Friday evening, Feb- ruary 11, and deliver an address to the association and the public gen- |erally, and the invitation to attend the meeting that night will be gen- eral. In addition to Governor Eberhart the association will have as speakers many of the prominent eduacators and business men from different parts of the state who will be given judgment against the city for $200. | Places on the program. The matter of answering the com- plaint has been referred to John Gibbons, attorney for the City of Bemidji. Those having the meeting in charge are anxious to make this meeting of the association a record- breaker and are solicitating the co- | the Salvation Army operation of all business and pro- fessional men in this part of the state, and Secretary Ritchie says: “If anyone has in mind any topic or theme which they would like to help discuss or have discussed at the meeting, they will confer a favor by reporting the same to me, at Bemidji, Minn.” The territory embraced in the membership of the North-Central Minnesota Educational association extends as far south as the southern boundary of Hubbard county and north to the international boundary line; west to and including Fosston and Mclntosh and east into Itasca county to Deer River. Itis expected that there will be educators in attendence from a large portion of the schools in the district mentioned, which will insure a large crowd at the meeting, on February 10 and 11. ) The meeting will be held in the new Bemidji High School building and will begin Thursday mornirg, February 10, and extend through Thursday afternoon aud evening and all day Friday and Friday evening, February 11. GOMPANY K STORES ARE T0 BE INSPEGTED JAN. 7. Captain W. H. Hatcher, State Military Storekeeper, Will Visit Bemidji and Make the Inspection. Company K, Bemidii’s crack militia company of the National Guard, will be visited an January 7 by Captain W. H. Hatcher, military storekeeper for the State of Minnesota, who has notified Adam E. Otto, captain of Company K, that he will'be here, in the follow- ing letter: “St. Paul, Dec. 27. — Captain Adam E. Otto, Bemidji, Minn,: Com- plying with General Orders, No. 24, adjutant-general’s office, dated December 1, 1909, I will be in Be- midji January 7, 1910, for the pur- pose of checking up and inspecting the ordinance and quartermaster supplies in your possession. Very respectfully, W. H. Hatcher, Captain and Military Storekeeper.” In a previous letter, Captain Hatcher stated that he was this year making a more detailed in- spection than ever before and that he would Jook after the minutest details connected with the ordnance and supplies of each company that is a member of the Minnesota National Guard. Captain Otto has “brushed up” the paraphernalia belonging to his company and he welcomes the in- spection by the military store- keeper, and he is certain that that officer will find everything in Com- pany K’s keeping in ‘“apple-pie order.” No Daily Pioneer, Saturday. Observing a custom which the present management will continue relative to national holidays, no Daily Pioneer will be published on Saturday, January 1, New Year’s day. Patrons of the Pioneer who desire advertisements in Friday’s issue will confer a favor by bringing their “copy” to the office early in the forenoon. The clergymen of the city are urged to make the copy for the Sun- day services as brief as possible and to hand the same in before noon tomorrow, otherwise we cannot guarantee that the same will be printed. New Year's Eve Night Watch Service. On New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec- ember 31, the Salvation Army will bold a regular meeting at 8 o’clock. Coffee and cake will be served from 9:30 to 11 o’clock, when the night watch service will commence. The public is invited to join with in song and praise as the old year passes into eternity and we enter upon the new, 1910. The small sum of ten cents will be charged for coffee and cake and a good time is promised all who attend. Local news on last page. CANTON MISSISSIPPI WAS ORGANIZED LAST EVENING Preliminary to Instituting High-Degree Lodge of 0dd Fellowship, January 12.—Col. Crowhurst Officiated.— Rebekahs Held Reception and Served Lunch. N. L. HAKKERUP, Elected Captain-Commandant of the New Canton Mississippi. Canton Mississippi is the name of the new lodge of the highest degree of Odd Fellowship, which was organized in this city last night, under the supervision of Col. William Crowhurst, colonel on the general staff of the soverign grand lodge of the Odd Fellow order of the world. The organization of the canton was made a feature event in local 0dd Fellow circles, and the mem- bers of the Star of the West Rebekah lodge of this city ten- dered a reception to Colonel Crow- hurst, visiting and local Rebekahs | and Odd Fellows, there being a fine attendance and much fraternal interest shown in the meeting. “Canton Mississippi” was selected as the name for the new lodge, the names Bemidji and Beltrami being rejected because thereis a Bemidjiencampment in this city and a Beltrami encampment at Tenstrike. The canton will be formally in- stituted on Wednesday evening, January 12, when Colonel August Hobesntein and staff of twenty members, from St. Paul and Minne- apolis, will be present and perform the degree work. The canton elected the following officers: N. L. Hakkerup, captain and commandant; Dwight D. Miller, lieutenant; R. C. Hayner, ensign; E. H. Cornwall, clerk: George A. Canterbury, accountant. When the canton meeting had been adjourned, the Rebekahs held a brief business session during which Col. Crowhurst gave an ad- dress on the application of the de- gree work to conform with the new Rebekah ritual, which will go into effect Saturday, Jan. 1. At the conclusion of the colonel’s address, the meeting was declared public, when another address was made by Col. Crowhurst and several others prominent in Odd Fellowship, also spoke briefly, including D. S. Whittimore of Detroit, one of the foremost Odd Fellows of the state. Mrs. B. Erickson, noble grand of the Rebekah lodge, presided at the meetings, and made a very good chairwoman. An elegant oyster supper was served in the dinningroom at the rear of the hall, prior to the final {adjournment, t h e “feed” being served in the inimitable manner for which the Bemidji Rebekah ladies are famous. Colonel Crowhurst will leave to- morrow morning for Staples, and from that point will journey “by easy stages’” to Baltimore, the gen- eral headquarters of the Odd Fellow order of the world. From Balti- more, the colone! will go to Atlanta, Ga., and await there the annual meeting of the sovereign grand lodge, which will be held at Atlanta, the third week in September. A CARLOAD OF COLORADO APPLES IN BUSHEL BOXES | They excel in quality any apples ever seen in Bemidji. Price $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 per box Wine Sap, Gano and Jonathans. Send in your orders. Select Burbank Potatoes Thoroughly sorted before being binned in the 3 5 C basement, per bushel...... Mixed varieties, treated Price, per bushel....... in the same way. 300 7 large bars of Soap for 25¢. SHOES In the shoe line we have ladies’ shoes from $ 1 to $3.50, also splendid bargains in men’s and boy’s shoes. A large and complete line of rubber foot- wear, dry goods, ladies’, men’s and children’s under- wear. Our line is very reasonable in price. pay you to give the goods It will a thorough inspection. W. G. SCHROEDER Phone 65 and 390 Corner Fourth and Minnesota CWINNESOTA | HISTORICAL