Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 4, 1910, Page 1

o . escape. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE T —— SOCIETY, VOLUME 7. NUMBER 246. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1910. s TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COLD-BLOODED SHOOTING AT WALKER Walter McDonald, Walker Three Weeks’ Spree by Howard Saxton, a Bartender. McDonald Still Holding Out. Walker, Feb. 4.—3:45 (Special to Pioneer.)—At this hour p. m.— McDonald is stillon guard at his home, defiant as ever, and in houses near his home are stationed half a dozen determined men, concealed, heavily armed and prepared to “get” “Mack,” should he attempt to Sheriff DeLury and County Attor- ney Funck have abandoned thé plan to capture McDonald this afternoon, dead or alive, as they realize that to storm the place would unnecessarily endanger one or more lives. John Sitzer, brother-in-law of Mc- Donald, has attempted to have his sister go to Cass Lake with him to- pight, but McDonald’s better-half refuses to leave him and will not go out of the house, although it issaid that he has given his consent. County Attorney Funck has se- cured statements from three persons the shooting, as well as a final state- went from Saxton, whose death is hourly expected. who were eye witnesses of McCUAIG'S 120 Third St, Specials fo Sunkist Oranges, per peck . =0 Sun klst Lemons, per dozen . ...... Ben Davis Apples, peck . z Baldwm Apples, p PEEK ¢ 5 i 5 o o o e v e Fresh Dates. per 6 Crown Frgs, per Ib . e Seeded Rarsms, 15 for....... s dozen . ...... Mackerel, each . ........ J. A., per pound package .. . . .. package .. .. .. Fresh Cotmtry Eggs, per Give Qur Coffees a Trial: None Better for the Money. H. No. 5, per pound Home Brand, per pound package........... LAST EVENING Saloonkeeper, Terminates Murderous Assault on Determined to Get McDonald Dead or Alive. Walker, Feb. 4—1:30 p. m.— (Special to the Pioneer.)—It is said that Sheriff DeLury has sent word to McDonald’s that Mrs. McDonald and their neice, who are in the house with McDonald, shall leave the place at once, as the take - house officers are determined to McDonald prisoner this afternoon, No reply has as yet been received to this request. McDonald, who has a telephone dead or alive. in his house, called up Bert Chase, proprietor of the Hotel Chase, and requested that Chase come to where Chase refused to go, having every reason to believe that McDonald desired to “‘get him,” as he had threatened to ‘“get” several other Walker citizens yester- day. he was hiding. Saxton Cannot Possibly Live. Walker, Feb. 4.—12 m.—(Special to Pioneer.)—At noon today Walter McDonald, who shot Howard Saxton, remains barricaded in his home and refuses to surrender or to give any sign of leaving the house, Telephone No. 1 [ Saturday| 551 29¢ 300 olc 15¢ per er { c package 10c] 32¢ . . 20c 25¢ 40¢ D T e e e e e here, late this afternoon. John Sitzer of Cass Lake, brother- in-law of McDonald, was allowed to enter the house, this forenoon, and. he remained there for an hour, endeavoring to induce McDonald to surrender to the officers. Sitzer says that McDonald-would not hear of surrendering, swearing that he would not be taken alive, and that he would kill any man who attempted to arrest him, According to Sitzer, McDonald had sobered . somewhat, but \'nas still ver§ nervous, but there was no doubt of his determination to resist arrest. McDonald has a 44-caliber re- volver and a big supply of cart- ridges; and he is keeping close watch of the oustide. The sheriff and his deputies re- main at safe distance, and are keep- ing watch that McDonald remains “bottled up,” and they are prepared to shoot should he attempt to escape and still refuse to give himself up. Dr. Thabes, a Brainerd specialist, bas been with Saxtonsince morning; and the attending physicians state that 1t would be abeolutely 1mpossi- ble for him to survive longer than midnight tonight. The mother of Saxton is at his bedside. The Shooting of Saxton. Walker, Feb. 4 —(Special to Pioneer )—Crazed, the verge of delirium tremens, as the result of a three weeks’ debauch during which he drank large quan- and on | tities ¥f liquor, Walter McDonald, a saloonkeeper residing here, late yesterday afternoon made a des- perate and cold-blooded attack on Howard Saxton, . bartender at the Chase hotel, firing five shots at Saxton, three of which entered Saxton’s body, making gaping wounds from the effects of which itis believed the wounded man cannot possibly recover. After shooting Saxton, McDonald coolly walked out of the hotel and went to his home, be barricaded the doors, and he has remained con- the officials’ to threatening to cealed, defying arrest him, and “bore” anyone who dares approach the house. The shooting of Saxton was an exceedingly brutal and uncalled-for act, McDonald being unprovoked; and the aroused the citizens of practically Walker to a pitch of excitement- that will prob- ably result in the killing of McDon- 1 aldy3hould he attempt to leave hls residence. deed has| It appears that McDonald had been on a prolonged spree, lasting during the past three weeks, and that he drank very heavily, ate but little, and has been in a desperate mood for several days. Reports are that he yesterday, to several people, that he would “get some folks if they didn’t look out,” and his actions were those of a man whose mind was deranged by~ over-indulgence in liquor. ; 3 From a statement made by Saxton to County Attorney Funck, the facts insinuated of the shooting are about as follows: McDonald walked into the Hotel Chase, yesterday afternoon, at about 4 o'clock, and began using abusive and obscene language and making threatening gestures. He was under the influence of liquor, and went to the bar room, Howard Saxton, the bartender at the Chase, spoke to McDonald and told him that he must aesist in using such language in the place; that he must “cut it out.” «“Wait till I come back; I'll fix you,” yel'ed McDonald, drew a revolver from his pocket and aimed it at Saxton, who was standing behind tke bar, at about as he the center. McDonald fired the revolver point blank at Saxton, the bullet hitting him in the stomach, and as Saxton was falling to the floor, McDonald reached over the bar and emptied the shots at Saxton, one entering his back and another piercing his right arm, the other two shots not taking effect. Saxton was covered with blood, and as the people hotel rushed into the bar room and litted him trom the floor, McDonald de- liberately walked out of the bar room to the street, and leisurely went to his house. Sheriff Robert DeLury was sum- moned, and he went to McDonald’s home to arrest the desperate gun revolver with in the man. i When DeLury Donald’s door, the latter spoke from the inside of the building to the officer and warned him that if be the rapped at Mc- persisted in trying to ~enter house he (McDonald) would kill| him; and the actions of the frenzied man have been such of late that the sheriff had no doubt of the sincerity of the threat, and be left, going for a posse to surround the house. The sheriff swore in a number of § v deputies and placed them at ad- vantageous points, out of range,|. YOUNG GIRL SETS FIRE; BABY BURNS Horrible Deed Committed at Jenkins, This Neon, by 9-Year- 0ld Girl.---Deliberately Cremated Infant Sister; . Home Also Destroyed. ‘The 9-year-old-daughter of a man named Wilcox, at Jenkins, at noon today, deliberately set fire to a bed in which was sleeping her 2-year-old sister, and the house and the babe were cremeated before anyone could be summoned to stay the flames or save the child, according to a telephone message wbich was received From what can be learned at this hour, Mrs. Wilcox had gone to a store to get some grocmes, leaving her 9-year-old daughter in charge of her 2-year-old baby, the infant sleeping on a bed. Soon after Mrs Wilcox left the house, the older gisl rushed out of her home and smoke was seen to issue from the place. The house was soon in flames and rapidly burned to the ground. Mrs. Wilcox hastened to her home, but could not gain an entrance, and frantically questioned her older daughter as to the whereabouts of the baby. The older girl was terrified and admitted that she had placed an oil can on the bed where the baby had been left asleep, and had set fire to the bed, the fire spreading qnickly and enveloping the bed before the girl could regret hér action and put out the fire. Mrs. Wilcox is nearly insane at the horrible act of her older girl, and the girl is a pitiable sight from fear ’ | great topic to be discussed at the around the McDogald house, where aclose vigil has been kept ever since; but McDonald has stuck in- side the house, where he was bar- ricaded this forenoon, and he refuses to agree to surrenderor put in an appearnace at the door or window. County Attorney Funck came here last night from Walker and has been in consultation with Sheriff DeLury at all.iimes, giving advice. Saxton was taken tothe hospital, where an examination showed that he had been desperatly wounded; and litfle hope was entertained that his fife ‘could’ be saved. ORATORICAL CONTEST TO BE HELD THIS EVENING Winners Will Represent Bemidji High School in the Annual Inter- Scholastic Contest. The final oratorical contest, for the selection of the two students of the Bemidji High School who will represent this city in the annual declamatory contest with other High Schools: of this section, will be held at the High School building this evening at 8 o’clock. when'the six who participated in the .| former contest will again participate, and the best for the humorous and serious selecuons will be finally chosen. In the former contest, the partici- pants were ranked as follows, by the judges: Serious, first, Hiram Simons, Jr.; second, Grant Gill; third, Elmer Hilliard. Humorous, first, Emil Engels; second, Marjorie Kuox; third, James Knox. These contestants have devoted much time and study in the preparations of their selections for the contest, and it is expected that all will make a most excellent showing. A splendid program has been ar- ranged, which should be thoroughly. enjoyed by the student body and all others who attend. Mus *“The Lance of Kanana” Grant Gill *“What Willlam Henry Did"...... Marjorie Knox ‘Vocal 8olo—"The Lass With the Delicate Air" Miss Hal “Gentlemen, The King" Flmer Hill “In the Tolls of the Enemy' A John Seymour Wood Willlard French J. J. Harbour s Kno: Duet—"When the Wlnd t!lows from the Sea Ruth Wightman and Maude McCawley “Touissaint L'Ouverture’... Wendell Phillips Hiram Simons, Jr. “How Ruby Played”.. Emil Engels Vocal Solo. Andrew Rood Treasurer Busy on Annual Report. City Treasurer Earl Geil is busy this week preparing the annual ‘re- port of his office for the past year. Mr. Geil expected to have the same ready tomorrow - for: checking by City Clerk Maloy, which would possiblo be in time to. be preseated to the city council Monday night. ‘Local news on last page. - Mackenzie says: CHAIRMAN TALKS OF THE CONVENTION, FEB. 17-18 W. R. Mackenzie Tells of Reapportionment, Good Roads, Ete., All of Which Should Be Fully Discussed by > Delegates at ° W. R. Mackenzie, the chairman of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association, ‘and who has charge of the monster meeting which will be held in Bemidji on Thursday and Friday, February 17-18, is confident that there will be representatives present from every county north of Brainerd and that the sessions will be both interesting and instructive. In speaking of the meeting Mr. “My first aim in organizing the Northern' Minnesota Development association was prompted by talking with many - people’ throughout northern Minnesota who are Inter- ested in reapportionment, “There is ©#o question that reapportionment should be the one convention, on the 17th and 18th insts. - Without a just and equitable reapportionment of our representa- tion in the legislature we cannot hope to get any deserved recognition for this section for many- years to] come, 5 “While I was at St. Paul, last winter, I found that many - members of the legislature who were ‘pledged to look after the people’s interests were totally indifferent to the reap- portionment of the presentrepresen- tation in the'legislature. Our meet- ing shouid, therefore, arrange in some manner to pledge .every can- didate for election to the legislature to an honest scheme of reapportion- ment. ‘. ““The federal census which will be taken this year will show where the different districts stand, and our northern Minnesota representation should be choser. with the single eye to our requirements; they should simply stand to their ‘guns ‘until we haye our. victory for reappor- tionment won; they should let' noth- ing else obscure their vision. We the Meeting. will fight for reapporiionment, and by putting up an honest contest, will enlist the people with us, to the end that sentors and reapresenta- tives who are today holding seats through an unfair distribution, will, of necessity, surrender them to those really entitled to the seats. “Good roads and advanced methods of tilling the soil of this sectien, as well as dairying, should be -discussed as vital subjects tor consideration, L “Other matters to be considered are in connection with Minnesota state lands. “How should they be sold? “Should the state pays its share of the cost of developing good roads, where the lands are undoubtedly benefitted. “Should the state pay taxes on its lands on which it is deriving an income through sales of timber and grass? “Should the state loan its money to parties within its own borders, or continue to loan the money at a low rate of interest in other states? “Should northern Minnesota get together on ali questions involving our common welfare? “All of these “matters will be throughly threshed out and dis- cussed from every standpoint at the meeting- to be held- here Febru- ary 17-18, - “I believe that the time is not far. distant ‘when it-will be shown that the ultimate market ofthe whole of northern Minnesota will be Duluth. This is a fact which is being brought about by the con- struction of the new lines of rail- ways and by the natural command- ing position of Duluth, at the head of the Great Lakes. The interests of Duluth are immical- to those of this entire' northern section. Her sympathies are with us; and we owe it to the ‘Zenith City’ to co-operate for our mutual benefit.” [ PEROXIDE FAMILY Everyone knows the value of HYDROGEN PEROXIDE as a disin- fectant and deoderant, but few people know the value of CALCIUM PEROXIDE. This has the the same deoderizing and disinfecting properties. but has this advantage—it can be worked into the follow- ing remedies: PEROXIDE Face Cream PEROXIDE Tooth Powder 25¢ and 50c PEROXIDE Tooth Paste PEROXIDE Soap PEROXIDE Foot Powder I have the entiré line of PEROXIDE toilet preparatlons and I guarantee the different remedies to give absolute satisfaction. If one of these fails to do so | Want It Back—I will refund your money. GEO. A, HANSON Fountain Expert. 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