Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 5, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE VOLUME 7. NUMBER 247. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. PROGRAM IS COMPLETED FOR SGHOOL DEDICATION Dedication New High School Bul_iding, Friday, Feb. 11, Will Be a Big Affair. Prof. A. P. Ritchie, superintend- ent of the Bemidji schools, has pre- pared;the program for the dedica- tion of the new Bemidji High school building, which will be held on Fri- day, February 11, at which time Governor Eberhart will be present and ‘deliver an address in the even- ing. From 2 to 4 o’clock in the after- noon, the building will be thrown| open- for the inspection of the general public, when competent peo- ple will be on hand to show the different rooms, etc. Beginning at 8:15 o’clock in the evening, the following program will be rendered: “William Tell"...... Masten's Orchestra. Overture, Invocation Rey. C. History of the Buildin, G. M. Torrane Violin Solo, “'S M Presentation of Building......... J.P. Lahr, President ';chool B-)nrd Acceptance . R Dedication Reading supt. A. P. Ritchie. Muslc, “The Heavens are Tilling" —From “Creation” Chorus—(Trio,) Miss Hanson, Messrs, Lucas and Rood. Dedicatory Address Gov. A. 0. E Informal reception on second floor. The dedication readings will be as follows: Superintendent — To American patriotism—the highest ideals of true citizenship, All—We dedicate this building. Superintendent—To the truest manhood and womanhood — the highest culture fer which education stands, .| Golda Hull, Minnie Koerner, .| McNulty, All—We dedicate this bmldmz Superintendent—That the fine arts, music, painting and poetry, may be more highly appreciated and i | their beauties revealed, All—We dedicate this building. Superintendent—To the liberal arts and sciences, to manual train- ing, agriculture and domestic econ- omy, All—We dedicate this bun]dmz. Superintendent — In the youth, may there be regendered here the seeds of purity, strength and truth; the highest ambition that means all that is manly ‘in man and womanly in woman, the molding of character, rugged in worth, whose aim is high as heaven; firm in the belief that ““man is man and master of his own fate,” all this—that the future citizenship of our state may be broader, worthier, truer—to these purposes and needs— All—We dedicate, we consecrate, this building. The following constitute the members of the Independent School Board of Bemidji, and the faculty: School Board—A. P. Ritchie, superintendent; Grace Greaves, W. Z. Robinson, Rica Graling, Mabel Wager, Albi E. Bickford, Sarah Pat- ricks Dora Hanson, Floy Donald- son, Delia Johnson, Carrie Hogden, Morgan Flaherty, Mrs. E. Dwyer, Dora Holcomb, Edith Bergquist, Mary Cosgrove, Annie Kennedy, Millie Westberg, Jean Elliot, Lucille Roe, Verna Bell, Iva Diment, Helen Duonington, Ruth Whiting, Zeda Christine Munger, Iva Osborn. The new high school building cost in the neighborhood of $50,000, and the site cost an additional $6,000, making nearly $57,000 which is invested at the high school build- ng. Miss Theresa Beaumont left this morning for St. Paul, where she will spend a few weeks in the large wholesale millinery establishment of Strong & Warner. fectan PEROXIDE. ing remedies: 25c and 50c PEROXIDE Soap Fountain Expert Postoffice Corner PEROXIDE FAMILY | Lveryone knows the value of HYDROGEN PEROXIDE as a disin- ind deoderant, but few people know the value of CALCIUM This has the the same deoderizing and disinfecting properties, but has this advantage—it can be worked into the follow PEROXIDE Face Cream PEROXIDE T%oth Powder PEROXIDE Tooth Paste 1 h'nt the entire line of PEROXIDE toilet preparatlons and I guarantee the different remedies to.give absolute satisfaction. If one of these fails to do so I Want It Back—I will refund your money. GED. A. HANSON DRUGGIST PEROXIDE Foot Powder Prescription Specialist Bemid}i, Minn. Stoves Before buying that Range call and look our large stock agents for the . see us. Great Majestic and The Columbia Our prices are right and payments easy. Call and A. B. PALMER Stoves new Sole over. Walker, Feb. 5.—12 m.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Preferring death by his own hand to surrendering to Sheriff DeLury and his deputies, who had him “bottled up” in his own residence, Walter McDonald, the slayer of Howard Sexton, com- this morning, shooting himself through the head with a bullet from a 45.caliber revolver. § Howard Sexton, McDonald’s victim, expired, in the Walker hos- pital, at 11 o’clock this forenoon; and thus two lives have paid the penalty of a desperate man’s diaboli- cal temper, the display of which was brought on by over-indulgence in liquor and a trifling dispute. Barricaded in his house, and uttering defiance to Sheriff DeLury and his deputies, McDonald gave no sign whatever of weakening in his determinaton to kill the first officer who tried to approach his door to arrest him, nor did he show any indication to give him- self up. He allowed his wife to go to Cass Lake last evening; and prior to her departure, McDonald told Mrs. McDonald and her brother, John Sitzer of Cass Lake, that he would possibly surrender this morning, . That “surrender” with him meant taking his 6Wn hfe‘and escaping the vengeance of the law was not thought of, but this morn- ing’s events bear out that intention. As dark approached last evering: Sheriff DeLury doubled the guard at asafe distauce around the house, iand gave instructions not to allow McDonald to escape should he make a dash from the house in an attempt to gain his liberty. Once during the early evening, McDonald appeared for a moment at one of the windows, but he did not again show himself and gave no sign of his exact whereabouts in the house. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURGHES OF THE GITY Hours of Worship and éuhiecls of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the City Sunday. Episcopal—Sunday school at 4 p. | @ There will be no evening ser- vice. Rev. Parshall, pastor. Baptist—Men’s Bible Class 10; morning service, 11, subject “Res- toration.” All members are requested to be present as this will be our monthly communion service. Sun- day School, 12:10; B.Y. P. U, 7; evening service, 8; subject, “The Two Drinks.” The young people’s THAT MONEY QUESTION - ITS SAFE- TY-1S SOLVED IN HAVING 4 CHECKING ACCOUNT HERE. THEN IT 1S SAFE FROM ALL DANGERS OF LOSS THROUGH THEFT, BURGLART, FIRE AND MOST OF ALL THE “BURNING OF THE POCKET.” A CHECK BOOK HAS |4 MANY OTHER FEAT-| J§ URES 700 FOR YOU [irke THE NORTHERN NATIONAL BMIK BEMI 1, MINN. mitted suicide, at an early hour| "|and Sunday school 12:15. WALKER MURDERER SUICIDES SHOOTING HIMSELF IN HEAD Walter McDonald Terminates His Checkered Career by Bul- let from Revolver With Which He Shot Howard Sexton.---Sexton Died This Forenoon. The cordon of deputies kept close vigil during the night, but there was no sign of life at the McDonald home, except the smoke curling up from the chimney, indicating that the murderer was keeping a fire within. John Sitzer, whom McDonald had allowed to visit the house at all times since the shooting of Sexton, went ‘'to McDonald’s place this morning and attempted to enter, but he found all the doors locked, and despite several calls to the man within, got no response. Being unable to obtain an-entrance, and suspecting that McDonald had terminated his earthly career, Mr. Sitzer got Sheriff DeLury and Deputy McCabe and went to the house. - The officers forced an entrance to the house through the front door. Lying in the bathroom, in a pool of blood, they found the dead body of McDonald. A gaping wound in the head, and a.45-caliber revolver lying beside the body, indicated that the desperate gun man had §ulfilled his determination to never be appre- hended alive, and, as he was fully dressed, had literally “died with his boots on.” i As the budy of McDonald was still somewhat warm, itis believed that be must have fired the fatal shot that terminated hi§ eventful career sometime about 5 in the morning. Although every effort had been made to save the life of Howard Sexton, the bullets fired by McDon- ald had inflicted mortal wounds, and, after in'ense suffering, the young man expired at 11 o’clock this forenoon, his mother being at his bedside when he breathed his last. A coroner’s inquest was held over the body of McDonald, this fore- noon, the jury returninga verdict that the murderer came to his death by his own hand. The inquest over Sexton was to choir will sing a special number, “Lay Hold on the Life Line.” You are always welcome to our services. ‘Strangers especially invited. A Presbyterian—Morning worship at 11. “The Part of the Holy Spint in Matters of Worship.” Miss Halde- man will sing a solo. Bible class Young people’s meeting 7. Evening wor- ship at 8; Misses Hanson and Haldeman will sing a duet. The pastor will conduct -the ‘services. these services. Strangers and visit- ors to the city always welcome. Methodist Episcopal—The regular services of the Methodist Episcopal hall ou Sunday, the morning service at 11 o’clock, and the evening at 8 o’clock. The Sabbath school at 12 o’clock. The devotional service of the Epworth League at 7 oclock. The subject for the morning, “The Lame Take the Prey.” The subject for the evening, “Does My Occupa- tion | There will be special singing at both of these services. Everybody is cordially invited to attend, and all will be royally received. Y. P. S. C. E. Reception. A reception was held last night-fnt the home ot Chester Gracie, in honor of the new members of.the Youang People’s Society of Christian Endeavor of the local Prebylenan church. Games were played dunng the evening and a splendid supper was served. There were about thirty guests present and everything was made very pleasant for the fourteen new members of the society, who had joined during the month of January., The public is cordially invited to church will be held at the Masonic Influence My Character?” |3 have been held this afternoon. Since both McDonald and Sexton bave died, there are some exceedingly interesting storizs being circulated connecting the men with some mat- ters which would indicate that their altercation of Thursday was not the first disagreement between them. Just what the npature of . these rumors are is not given to the pub- lic, but may be divulged later. Walter McDonald was quite well known over the central portion of northern Minnesota. For many years he had led the life of a gambler, and was in the saloon busi- ness most of the time. While he was living in Cass Lake some six years ago he shot and dangerously wounded Thomas Dalton, a brother of J. A. Dalton of Bemidji, and was often quarreling. He figured in a gun display at Farley when living at that place; and his general reputa- tion was that of a “bad man” when drinking, and who was quite free with a “shooting iron” at all times. McDonald had some good traits and when not unduly excited or under the iofluence of liquor, was a very companionable fellow. Excessive drinking for the past month had greatly unnerved Mc- Donald, and he was practically a nervous wreck, .irritable and ready| to perform almost any desperate act, the details of which occurred to him: Howard Sexton was 28 years old and was a scaler by trade. He was employed at the Chase hotel at Walker as day clerk. He was a son of the late Thomas Sexton of Du- luth who was one of the earliest residents at the Head of the Lakes. His sister, Florence, lives with the mother at the old family home at 616 East Fourth street. Howard Sexton was very well and favorably known in Duluth. He was educated in the Duluth schools and was a musician of no mean ability. 3 Mrs. D. A. McFarlane has been quite ill during the past three dayé. Eagles’ Masquerade was Big Success. Some- 400 people, including dancers and spectators, were pres- ent at the annual masquerade ball given last night at the armory, under the auspices of the Bemidji Aerie of Eagles. Prof. Harry Masten’s orchestra of seven pieces furnished a high class of music, the dancing pro- gram was a fine one, and the par- ticipants indicated their. approval of the affairby insisting on dancing until 3 o’clock this' morning, There were a large number of most excellent costumes, . both bumournus and “grand,” and the spectators thoroughly enjoyed the display. The credit for the splendid suc- |, cess of the affair is due to_the com- mittee, composed of Albert Valliere, E. W. Pepper and C. H. Daily. The Eagles will initiate a class of eight candidates at the meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon. Attention, Royal Neighbors. By order of the oracle, the mem- bers of the Royal Neighbor degree team will meet at the hall Mon- day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, to practice drilling. All members should be present at that time. BURNING OF BABE, AT JENKINS, WAS AGGIDENT Traveling Man Says Wilcox Children Were Using Kerosene in Stove Causing Fire. A traveling man who was at Jenkins yesterday states that the cremation of the 2-year-old Wilcox child, mention of which was made in last night’s Pioneer, was one of the most heart-rending affairs which he ever witnessed. The traveling man states that the Pioneer’s informant erred somewhat in his account of the burning of the child, as” itis believed at Jenkins that the elder girl, who is really but 5 years old, did not intentionally set fire to the bed, but that the two children were pouring kerosene ‘oil into the stove, the lid of which was off. According to the traveling' man, the house was not destroyed, but it would have been forbut the prompt action of several men who were ina near-by saloon. ‘The body of the 2-year-old child was frightfully burned and the little one lived but a few moments after and is confined to her home. P to Ask this of the man taat | is burned ‘and the- worst Buy the Range that Pays for Itself - why are the seams and joints of the common steel range plastered up with stove putty? tries to sell you a grey iron-and steel range. - Everyone who has ever used this- kind of range Kmows how these puttied | seams open up, how the range requires. more and more fuel every month it being brought out of the house Built air tight with rivets---not fas- tened together with stove bolts and lastered up with stove putt If ranges are | not supposed more fuel it be air-tight, e . air-tight by steel plates frames. of it is, the HIRAM SIMONS, JR. AND - EMIL ENGELS, WINNERS High School Declamatory Contest Last Night, Was Productive of Many Fine Recitations. Hiram Simons, Jr., in the seri- ous selection, and Emil Engels, in the humorous selection, represent the Bemidji High School . will in the annual” inter-scholastic de- clamatory contest, to be held in this city in March, the two boys having been awarded first places in the final contest of local candi- dates which was held in this city get good results. to the Monarch—built permanently It does its work just as promptly, ‘with just as little fuel after many years as when new. experience we know that the Monarch saves the fuel that is wasted by the other ranges. convince YOU that— The Monarch Range Actually Pays for Itself THE BARGAIN STORE, First Door North of Post flffu:l M. E. IBERTSON, Prop. last night. Last night's contest in the High School Auditorium, was the second which has been held “between the candidates for oratorical honors, the same stucdents participating last night as were on the program in the former contest, and the same students again winning. In the serious selection, Hiram Simons Jr., was first, giving as his declamation ‘“‘Touissaint L’Ouver- ture,” by Wendell Philips. Elmer Hilliard, giving “Gentlemen, the King,” by Robert Barr, was second: Grant Gill, with “The Lance of Kanana,” third. In the humorous selection, Emil Engels was first, with “How Ruby Henry Did,” third. The program included music by the High School chorus; a duet, “When the Wild Wind Blows from the Sea,” by Ruth Wightmaa and Maud McCawley; and a splendid s-vocal solo by Andrew Rood. The iudge} of the contest were W. B. Stewart, county superintend- ent of schools; P. J. Russell, and Rev. C. E. White. The anoual inter-scholastic con- test will be held in Bemid!i at some and it is expected that there will be representatives present from Grand Rapids, Park Rapids, Cass Lake, and . Akeley, as well as Bemidji. Last year, the prize (a penant) was won by Park Rapids, at Grand Rapids. The different declamations were given in a very able manmer, last night, and “all the contestants were complimented by the judges. YValentine Postals at Ploneer Office. One cent each. ‘uses, the harder it i_é to What a contrast hand riviting its heavy to ‘the Malleable Iron As stove dealers of long . Give us a chance to. " MINNESOTA | ISTORICAL SOCIETY. Played;” James Knox, “In the Toils of the FEnemy,” second; Marjorie Knox, “What William - date in March yetto be selected, .