Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 19, 1910, Page 1

" THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER VOLUME 8. NUMBER 27. | P U T Mistorical Society. T \ BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. CANADA NOT A LAND OF MILK AND HONEY Harry Bauers, Well Known Farmer Living Near Bemidji, Returns Dis- | gusted From Western Canada. J NO DRINKING WATER--BUT ALKALI LANDS, HIGH PRICES | Decides That Minnesota’s Woods, | Lakes, Game and Fish Are Good Enough For Him. Western Canada is not alla land, of “milk and honey,” according to‘\ the report of Harry Bauers, a well- to-do farmer living near Wilton, a short distance from Bemidji, and who recently went to that land of much advertised resources but returned a few days ago thoroughly disgusted with his trip. “I found everything in that new | country but just what was ndver!ised]‘ so strongly by those men who are] trying to send farmers into western Canada. On my trip 800 miles west of Fmerson, I found that all the towns where I stopped had to get their drinking water piped from streams or mountain currents from six to 18 miles away. “Furthermore, I want to corro- borate Farmer French’s recent state- ment that that part of Canada is all alkali land, just as Mr. French saying in the Be- Two-thirds of the entire country in that district is covered with alkali. The towns} that I visited are Moose Jaw, Medi- cine Hat, Swift Current, Gull Lake and Maple Creek. “I took an automobile trip 45 miles out of Maple Creek and I found a very small amount of land which was fit to live upon. The country is filled with alkali, stones, hills and “gumbo” which make| farming in that country impossible. **And the cost of living is enorm- ous. I think it bad enough Lere in Minnesota, but this is paradise in| comparison with western Canada. The best flour there costs $3.75 per hundred, hay is 90c a bale; potatoes $1.00 per bushel and butter, that article which every man can have in this country, is worth 50c a pound in Saskatchewan. Coffee, well you can’t get 1t, they haven’t got it in that country. The nearest you can was quoted as midje Pioneer. secure is something like postum, but there is no coffee. And this was at a division point on the C. P. R,, one of the best towns in that section of the country. The railroad busi- ness supports it and, as I see it, farming is entirely impractical in that vicinity. “Northern Minnesota, with its great clover lands, its beautiful lakes and well stocked streams and where wild game can be procured in season, is good enough for me. I am go- ing back to my fine old farm near Wilton.” In Business For Himself. Jesse Harrison, formerly in the employ of Eddie Bereman of this city, has purchased the Bereman | cafe and his buffet on Third street. Mr. Harrison is making considerable improvements on the interior of both the restaurant and the salooo, and will conduct his business in an up-to.date manner. He will take charge of the saloon as soon as Mr. Bereman’s license is transferred to him by the city council. HERLOGKER FUNERAL. The funeral of Mrs. E. F. Her- locker, corner Norton avenue and Thirteenth street, who died Mon- day, following a sudden attack of pneumonia, will be held Friday after- noonat 2:30 in the Baptist church. The body will lie in state at the church from 11 o’clock to 2:30. Mrs. Herlocker’s death was a great surprise to her many friends, she having been sick with pneu- monia only a few days beforé her demise. She was 33 years old, is survived by a husband and four children between the ages of 5 and 12 years, Rev. H. M. McKee of Thief River Falls, district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church, will have charge of the services. The Bemidji L8dge of the M. B. A, of which the deceased a member, will attend the services in a body. Several relatives of Mrs. Herlocker | from Nebraska are bere. Interment will be held at Greenwood cemetery. There will be carriages in attend- ance to carry people to the cemetery. M. B. A. To Attend Funeral. All members of the M. B. A, are requested to attend the funeral of our late sister, Mrs. E. R. Herlocker, at the Baptist church Friday after- noon at 2:30. (Signed) Mrs. A. A. Carter. erything necessary graphs. Cameras from and all of them the at the price. We Call Your Atten The ity ANSCO CAMERAS We have just received a shipment of Ansco Cameras and Supplies’ including every size of camera, and ev- for making photo- $210 $25.50 best there js made mm‘ to Our Window Drug Store FINISH SELECTION OF FOURNIER JURY Special Venire Necessary to Complete Jury in Whose Hands Paul’s Life Will Rest. ONLY ONE SCANDIANAVIAN AMONG TWELVE JURORS County Attorney McKusick Opens Prosecution for State at 2 0’clock This Afternoon. Aifkin, May 19. 2:30 p. m.—The jury in the Paul Fournier case was secured at 11 o’clock today, the attorneys for ‘both the state and the defense making splendid headway in examining the venire men. Sheriff Haugen returned a special venire of 25 men at 9 o’clock this morning. -Three jurymen -were accepted yesterday and it was not until twenty special venire men had been ques- tioned that the twelfth juror was accepted. Only one person known to be of Scandinavian birth has been accepted, and all members of the jury are farmers with the exception of two, one being an ex-Methodist minister and the other a timber cruiser and mine inspector. The jurymen who will try this case are Preston Chapman, W, B. Gorsuch, Colin Hyslop, James E. Ryan, H. Brooks, B, Pedme- court, Rev, C. S. Rathan, John T. Packer, Andrew Magnuson, C, M, Smith, W. A. Fastwood, Stach Harris, When the jury had been selec- ted, Judge Stanton discharged all of the special veniremen who had not been chosen and adjourned court until 2 o’clock this after- noon, when Chester McKusick began the introduction of testi- mony for the state, Three jurymen, all farmers, and living a considerable distance, and all claiming they had heard but little of the cruel murders of N. O. Dahl and his daughter Aagot near Quiring, in 1904, and none being of Scandinavian birth, were secured in the Paul Fournier murder trial yes- terday, the entire-regular petit jury panel for this term of court in Aitkin being exhausted. Two of the mem- bers of the petit jury were excused, three were rejected. C. W. Scrutchin, counsel for Fournier, exercised four peremptories in excusing undesire- able jurors and County Attorney McKusick used one peremptory for the state. The balance of those ex- amined were proven to be incom- petent for one reason or another, a number being actually rejected for not possessing enough knowledge of court matters to enable them to in- telligently try a case. The defense showed plainly that it desired no person of Scandi- navian birth on the jury, it being evident that they feared prejudice from Scandinavians, because of the fact that the late N. O. Dahl and his daughter were Norwegians. The three jurors accepted are bright men and are not of Scandi- navian birth. The trying of the jurors for qualifications to act in ythe Fournier case was of necessity aslow and tedious process, many of the jurors. not understanding the English language sufficiently to grasp what was wanted in a fair and impartial juror, Judge Stanton gave to Sheriff Haugen of Aitkin county an order for a special venire of twenty-five new jurors, and it is hoped that when this venire is returned Thurs- day morning that the remainder of the jury can be secured from the new jurors who report.. A larger portion of these men will be resi- dents of Aitkin, while some will be from a farming district. % The grand jury made its final re~ port to the court Wednesday fore- noon, and Judee Stanton compli- mented the jourors on their ‘speedy and efficient work. This jury re- turned eleven indictments. Barney Sullivan was charged with carnal knowledge of a child five years, and was arraigned. Sullivan, was arraigned and his attorney, F. W, Hall of Aitkin was given until today to plead. Sullivan is charged with having the carnal knowledge of Catherine Welch, of Waubenaka township, last January. Marlow Collins was arraigned on charge of keeping a house of ill fame, and he was_given until today to plead. There are eight other indictments, one for forgery, one -for obtaining property under false pretentions, and six for violations of the liquor laws, ; In the case of the State vs. Paul Fournier, brought to this vill- age from Beltrami county, Aitkin county has the first murder case which has been tried here during the past seven years. Aitkin’s last murder trial, seven years ago, resulted injthe conviction of Ole G. Olson, a farmer of this county, who killed his dafigh(er, and Olson was hanged trom scaffolds erected in the jail here, the present sheriff, Chris Haugen pulling the lever which sprung the trap and sent Olson into eternity. Olson. was enraged because his daughter “in- tended to marry a man whom be did not like and he stabbed his daughter with a big knife, the woman dying a few moments after the knife thrust was made. Interest in the trial of Olson was intense, and seems to have been revived in Fournier; and the little Frenchman who has been tried twice previously on the charge of murder iny the first degree, while apparen J ant of the interest whif awakened, gives no outl that he is at all aftected curiosity of the cr, moved, and onej him would not rq for the man who 15" the third time staking his life on the result of the trial and verdict of twelve men. His nerve is remarkable and has caused much, comment, He is chefrful and’ confident that he will be acquitted. ELKS MEET TONIGHT, The Bemidji Lodge of the Benevo. lent' and Protective Order of Elks will meet this- evening. Business of importance will come before the lodge and all members are requested to be present. J..O. Harris, Exalted Ruler. M. S. Gillette, Secretary. Ladies, 1f you want to select from one of the best stocks of hair goods west of Chicago, call on Mrs. Holland, room 31,. Hotel Markham, M. D. Stoner, the well known local surveyor and civil engineer, went down to Walker this morning to look over some tax matters in the Cass county auditor’s office. Mrs. Holland, room 31, Hotel Markham, has large assortment of switches, transformations, puff\ chignons, ring puffs, braids, nets and hair ornaments, - Combings made up; old switches made over. The supper given last evening by the members of the Norwegian Lutheran Ladies’ Aid scciety was a big success, the ladies taking in over $50. The members of this society desire to express their thanks to the public for its patron- age. K. Ronning, of the Red Wing Boat company, was in the city yester- day and today looking after the launching of the "Storm King” in Lake Bemidji. Mr. Ronning was also repairing some of the Red Wing engines and boats which are on the lake here. . G. F. Ross, the well known Duluth logger, arrived in Bemidji this morn- ing and was met by Alex Ross, the other member of the logging firm of Ross & Ross. They were joined here by W. J. Kuntze of Gem- mell and all three held a business congultation concerning logging in this part of the country, Webber Funeral. 5 The 3-year-old daughter of Will- iam Webber, a farmer living near this city, who died a few days ago, was buried in Greenwood cemetery yesterday, the funeral being held from Lahr's undertaking rooms. The baby succumbed to an attack of mieasles and pneumonia, o " |usually surround TAIL OF THE COMET MAY BE DETACHED Astronomers Dumfounded Because Earth Did Not Pass Through Terminal of Star. LOCAL MEN FELT INFLUENCE OF THE CELESTIAL VISITOR Crookston Practical Jokers Get Busy, And Merriment Stopped Only By 11 p. m. Law. Washington, May 19. 2:30.—Ac- cording to reports from observatories all over the world the earth did not pass through the tail of Halley’s comet, Last night the tail was still visible in the eastern sky until dawn this morning. The astronom- ers of the world are dumfounded. Some say that the‘tail may be de- tached. - The Washington dispatch has caused considerable excitement in Bemidji today. Several men 1n this city saw double and triple tailed comets last night, and are unable to account for the bad vision of the world’s best astronom- ers. Othets are’ willing to swear that they felt the effect of the presence of the gases which these comets, their heads feeling light during the period of transition,” followed by a heavy, dull ache, witha bad taste in their mouths this morning. If the tail has become detached from Halley’s comet and is slashing around in space, as ome of the astronomers suggested, the Bemidji people want to know it. If the tail is lost, it cannot be very far away, and local amateur astronomers are seriously considering the calling out of Company K, of the Minnesota National Guard, to search for the missing end of Halley’s discovery. Several comet parties, which had been planned for last evening, had to be abandoned, owing to the rain. While none of Bemidji’s citizen’s were afraid of the comet, oh no, it was noticed that several Indian peddlers from the Red Lake agency disposed of a large amount of strange pills and odd charms, which were guaranteed as antidotes for comet tail gas. Crookston, May 19.—About all .The Agency for the Famous Chase & Sanborn ‘Teas and Coffees the disturbance Halley’s comet caused in Crookston was comments expressing satisfaction that fine showers fell during the afternoon and evening. Yesterday morning scores of people tried to locate the heavenly tramp, butvery few suc- ceeded. There were afew people who were pretty much worked up over fear of an impending calamity. However the excitement in some of the refreshment parlors was not out of the ordinary during the past few weeks, and was due to the meteoric activity of the Anti-saloon league and not to any heavenly body. One lady, Mrs. Paulson, residing in Sampson’s addition, was so fear- ful of disastrous results from the passage. of the earth through Halley’s comet’s tail that she kept her child- ren home from school, and there were a few instances where families got together through fear that they might die separately. The weather was cold, damp and clear as a bell after 10:30 last evening but not the slightest disturbance was experienced in any way. However J. N. Kirsh and A. L. Berkland of the Quickprint Job office were the victims of a practical joke and both did some rapid fire praying. Practical jokers got behind their “place of business and held a can filled with vile smelling stuff, which - was smoulder- ing and gave an ordor something like a pecular gas. The can was so placed that it blew into -their office through a rear window and they began investigating. A scout reported when they went into a rear room to look out the back windows, and five men from sur- rounding roofs began shooting off roman candles, sky rockets and can- non crackers by the bale. The two men made a wild rush for the street and it was some time before they could be convinced that the heavenly shower they had witnessed was a practical joke, = They _ were glad when the 11 o’clock ordinance went into effect as their bank accounts were becoming depleted from pur- chasing liquid refreshments for the crowds of which they were the cen- ter of attraction. $1,000 Sale. Chester Snow and family have just returned from the Pacific Coast to close up the Snow interests here, and Wednesday May 18th, they will start selling at private sale $1000 worth of fine furniture at 919 Be- midji Ave. Come early and get first choices. At Last We Have It What? Its On the Way Our Team Leaves for Delivery at the Followlhg Hours Momings—8:30, 10, 1. w And when it gets here we'll let you know all about it. Coffees will sell at any price from 20 to 40 cents a pound, and you’ll know it’s the best the price asked can buy. % Roe & Markusen " Phones 206-207 hitermoons---2.30, 4, 5115 OPENED RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN IN ARMORY Wet Weather Retarded Attendance, but Rev. Buswell Is Well Pleased with First Meeting. “WATCHING JESUS” SUBJECT OF SPEAKER’S FIRST ADDRESS Meetings Aim to Bring Together Peo- ple from All Religious Denomina- tions.—Music Tonight. The three weeks’ evangelistic cam- paign in Bemidji was opened at the national guard armory last evening. Considering the wet weather which naturally kept many people away, the first meeting of the campaign Rev. J. O. Bus- well, in charge of the three weeks’ discussion of religion, declared this morning that he was well pleased with the opening of the campaign. ““Watching Jesus” was the sub- ject on which Mr. Buswell spoke last night. The principal idea of his excellent address was that wag@ a great success. when the whole truth is presented to a person it brings about great changes in that one’s attitude and actions; that when a man sees the whole picture of a forgiving Christ nailed to the cross for the re- demption and betterment of man, his whele life is changed for im- provement. The aim of these meetings, said Mr. Buswell, is to bring the people together without regard to de- nomination or torm of religion, but simply to persuade them to attempt to lead better lives, These meetings cannot fail to aid in im- proving the moral tone of Bemidji. Final arrangements for the appear- ance of a large chorus on the plat- form last evening were not completed but C. M. Martin of Minneapolis, who has charge of the musical part of the campaign, expects to have 75 voices in his special chorus tonight. He is requesting the aid of the sing- ers in all of the churches. Mrs. A. A. Warfield, who plays the pipe organ at the Presbyterian church, presided at the piano. Two pianos and two players have been secured for to- night’s services. o MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL SOCIETY. s