Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 15, 1910, Page 1

" MINNESOTA - TH1 BEMIDJI DAILY PION EERgm| | " VOLUME 8, NUMBER 50. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNCILMEN WANT LARGER ATTENDANCE Especially Urge Business Men to be Present at Meetings Each Monday Night. CITY AFFAIRS CONDUCTED IN UNBUSINESSLIKE WAY Postponed Session to be Held Tonight— Members Want a Big Audience. Why don’t the business and pro- fessional men and tax payers attend This question that the councilmen ask the couacil meetings? is a themselves nearly every day. It can not be that they are not interested in city ‘affairs. There are “grum- blers” in this city as well as other cities and councilmen express them- selves as saying, “that these very men that grumble as to what the council does, are the very ones that never attend the council meetings. It is not only the privilleg of every citizen to attend council meetings but it is his duty to do so. If he bhas any suggestions to offer or any advice to give he should feel at all times free to do so.” This is what the city fathers want and ask. We elect men to conduct city affairs and represent our respective wards and therefore should feel interested at all times as to the word carried on by our representatives. Another expression heard from one of the councilmen was, “that if a business man conducted his busi- ness the way that the city affairs arg being conducted he would ‘go broke’ in less ~than six months. Not but what everything is done honestly, open and above board but it lacks business like methods.” He continued in saying that bills presented at council meetings of which nothing was known until their presentation. It may be that the bills are al- right and that they should be al- lowed, but there should be a record of this bill before it reaches the council. A wise move made by the council was the issueing of an order book of which there is an original and a duplicate of every order issued. T'his order, it is understood, must accompany every bill presented be- fore it is allowed. The council should be firm in its action as to the allow- ing of bills and should 1eject each and every bill that is not accom. panied by an order from the city clerk, not because the bill is question- able but because of the unbusiness- like metnod. A number of councilmen express themselves as anxious that business men of the city attend the council meetings and attend them regularly. During the past the meetings have been attended and at times the council chambers were crowded but not by the class of men that is desired. What the councilmen want is tax payers and men who have the interests of the city at heart and not a lot of men who come there merely for past time or curiosity. ‘This article is being published as an appeal to the business men and the tax payers and it is hoped - that they will see fit to be at the council meetings whenever possible. Morrison Fell in the Lake. A good story on John Morrisoa of Red Lake has just transpired. He went over to Cass Lake while down here to assist in the jubila- tions attendant on the visit of J. U. Sammis, grand exalted ruler of the B. P. O. E. The party was out fishing and wanted toland for awhile. The boat sat too deep for the shallow water so Morrison stepped into a row bow to lighten the load. He stepped all right, but lost his balance on the edge of the boat and sat down in two feet of water. He was soaked, and had to ride in the launch twelve miles in that con- dition, J. U. Sammis was well pleased with the entertainment afforded him while here, The reception Saturday night was well attended and every one seemed to have a good time. E. E. McDonald presided over the festivities, Al Jester told his famous telephone story and then he and John Morrison did an Indian inter- pretation stunt so well that they even fooled their fellow lodgemen. Mr.' Sammis, in a short speech, impressed the good points of the order on the members present and told them of the good they could accomplish by a strict adherence to the order’s fundimental principles. Visiting members from Minneapolis, St. Paul and St Cloud also made short speeches. Lunch was served after the speeches and Masten’s orchestra furnished the music. SENSATIONAL RAGES The Fastest Aviator, the Fastest Auto Driver and the Fastest Horse, Pitted Against Each Other. Every city of much consequence in the coun‘try will have aviation meets this summer, but Minneapolis and St. with a program of events tha’t are Paul have taken the lead not only sensational in the extreme, but unique. Glenn H. Curtiss, king of the air, with his model machine, Barney Oldfield, with- his great 200 h. p. Benz car, with which he has made a mile in 26 seconds, and Minor Heir, the fastest harness horse in the world, will new compete at the same time, the horse on the half-mile track, the auto on the mile track, and the aeroplane above them. The race is symbolical of the past, present and future of racing, bringing together in a single event, the champions of each class of locomotion. There are to be four big days of racing, beginning with Wednesday June 22. Accompanying Curtiss will be Charles K. Hamilton, bolder of the :record for accurate starting and landing, and J. C. Mars, another sensational professional flyer. There will also be amateur aviators, among them Clifford F. Harmon, the wealthy aeronant and aviator. Besides Oidfield with his Benz car, Kischier, with his Darracv 100-h. p. car, and Ray Harroun, the Marmion driver, are to go against world’s auto records on a circular track. Oldfield is also to drive his car twice around the mile track while Curtiss flies over a two mile course. There will be motorcyle races in addition. The state fair- grounds, located between the Twin Cities, furnish splendid accommoda- tions for such a meet, which itis anticipated will attract crowds that equal those of the state fair. Jobbers Spend Day . Here. St. Paul was here yesterday after- noon, and we knew it. The fat man who takes care of us when we go down to the legislature brought a few of his helpers up here in a special train and rolled in about half after one. He had the Minne- sota state band with him and they, assisted by the engineer, gave due notice that his honor was among us. Seriously though, this trip of the St. Paul jobbers and manufacturers is as good for us as it is for them. It means that our merchants will feel acquainted with the men with whom they are dealing and more business harmony jis sure to result. The Minuneapolis dealers went out into Montana and the Dakotas, but we believe that taking everything into consideration, the St. Paul men will realize more from their trip. We are glad that we could have you for a little while, friennds, even if we could not entertain - you over night. Don’t forget te stop next year, % Candidate for Sheriff. I hereby anpounce myself as candidate for the republican nomina- tion for sheriff of Beltrami county at the primaries September 20ih, 1 respectfully solicit the support of the voters of this county. Andrew Jobnon. |in Gutile, FIRE AT PARK RAPIDS Ten Structures Destroyed in Hubbard Co. Capital, Causing $20,000 Loss. Park Rapids, Minn., June 14.— Fire yesterday burned the following buildings: Bowling alley, Central hotel and barn, Cutler’s drug store, Cliff Tubb’s temperance saloon, A. J. Szuszitzky’s barber shop, the Ladies’ Improvement club’s res rooms, the old Baptist church, once occupied by John Tubbs, and F. O. ‘Vanderpool’s barn, the last catching from sparks blown from the main fire three blocks away. It looked tor a time as if the whole town would go. Lossabout $20,000; insurance about $7,600. SPORTING NOTES American Association Won Lost Pct Minneapolis .. 37 19 .661 St. Paul . .. 35 21 .625 Toledo. .85 21 .625 Indianapolis 26 30 .456 23 31 .426 20 30 .406 22 34 .393 Milwaukee. . 20 32 .385 National League Won Lost Pet Chicago . . 30 15 .687 New York . 28 19 .596 Cincinnati 23 20 ..545 Pittsburg 22 21 .512 St. Louis. 22 25 .468 Brooklyn 21 26 .447 Philadelphia 18 25 419 Boston .. 17 31 .354 American League Won Lost Pct Philadelphia 29 14 .674 New York 28 14 .667 Detroit . .-32 18" .640 Boston. 23 21 .523 Cleveland 18 20 .474 Washington 22 26 .458 Chicago. . 25 .357 St. Louis. .. 35 .208 l Yesterday’s Results. | National League Chicago 9—New York 5. St. Louis 0—Brooklyn2 . Cincinnati 6—Boston 0. Pittsburg 4 —Philadelphia 9. American League Cleveland 6-—Boston 6. (nine ' innings.) Philadelphia 7—St. Louis 2. Amercian Association Minneapolis 8—Columbus 3. MilwaukeeZ5—Toledo 8. Indianapolis 3—Kansas City 2. Louisville 4—St. Paul 2. Cement. Work Done. Cement walks laid and all kinds of cement wortk done and guaran- teed. . Telephone 470, Nels Loitved The ladies of the G. A. R. will serve ice cream, cake, sandwiches, and coffee, Saturday June 18, from 4 to 9 at the Odd Fellows hall. DIVORCE SUIT WITHDRAWN Minister's Daughter Returns to Her Japanese Husband. Reno, Nev., June 15—A sensatiom was sprung at Carson City When it became known that the young Amerl- can girl, daughter of Archdeacon Emery of California and wife of ‘Gun- Jiro Aoki, the Japanese servant of the archdeacon, was again living with her Japanese husband, after having filled divorce proceedings ten days ago. The fact has come to light that the couple are to settle all their marital differences, despite vigorous opposi- tion oh the part of the girl’s relatives, The divorce suit is to be withdrawn and the couple is to return to Cali- fornia, IN ORDER TO GET RECORDS Governor Haskell May Call Out Okla- homa Troops. Oklahoma City, Okla;, June 15— Over the door of a parlor in a local hotel hangs the sign “Governor's Of- fice.” Inside has been transacted some official business for the state. In the hotel also are the offices of Attorney General West and quarters for other state offices were secured in office buildings' and in a schoolhouse.: None of the records are here, how- ever. It is rumnred that the governnr con templates calling out {le Wirst regi- ment of militla to aid the state officers: in taking possession of their recnrds HINDAHL'S MURDERER FINALLY CONVICTED Chase of Three Years Ends Capture, Proseeation ‘and’ VICTIM OWNED HOMESTEAD _CLAIM WEST QF BLACKDUCK With T. J. Miller Called to Edmonton to Supply Missng Link in Evideace. T. J: Miller, of the T. J. Miller Real Estate Co., returned Monday from Edmonton, Canada, where he was a witness in the case of the state vs. King. King was charged with the murder of Joseph' Hindahl who once lived in this county about twenty-five'miles from here. King was found guilty and sentenced to be hung July 2f, 2 Mr. Miller wn the witness most needed by the . prosecution. - He supplied the missing link in the chain of evidence.. The Royal ‘Northwestern Mounted Police had traced the crime to King, but there was one link missing to supply the chain. Sergeant Nicholson, who bas charge of the Edmonton dis- trict, had traced King to Bemidj, and Mr. Miller was called upon to testify to the business Kiog trans- acted while here. The story of the way in whu.h King murdcred Hindahl and then came here, impersonated the dead man and borrowed $300 on his land, reads like a. thrilling novel. Joseph Hindahl ‘is the victim, King the villian, and the police the deadly avengers:- g In June 1907, a man representmz himself as Joseph Hindahl applied to T. J. Miller for a loan of $300 on his land located NEY{ section 17, township 149, range 32 west. The land was looked up and found to have been filed by Hindahl, who had lived on it five years. Mr. Miller was familiar with the land so did not go out to look it over but made arrangements to negotiate the loan. On June 21, the papers were made out and signed by the sup- posed Hindahl and He took his money and left. The next Mr. -Miller heard was that Sergeant Nicholson. was here tracing King and looking up Hindahl’s property. In the trial, the prosecution showed every step taken by King from the time when he murdered Hindahl in 1907 until he was taken into custody. When Hindahl proved up on his land here, he sold the timber, de- posited the money in a Minneapolis bank and went to Canada to file on some land ‘there. In Alberta, he met King and his wife and boarded with them. There was trouble between the couple, soon after and Mrs. King ran away with another man named Parks. It was about this time that King murdered Hindahl and Luried his body ina manure heap back of a stable. in Penoka, Alberta. ' It was reported to the mounted police that Hindahl was misssing and Sergeant Nichol- son was'put on the trail. He followed it for three years and did not stop until King was convicted. A little while after he came down here, King was arrested for horse stealing, was convicted and sent. enced for seven years. He wanted a chahce to escape so he told the police that he knew where there was a boly buried. He was taken to the scene, but the 'livery stable had burned. the police” dug into the heap and found bones, and in order to have King's assistance, took off his handcuffs. He watched his chance and escap- ed into the brush. Sereeant Nichol- son is a dead shot. King dropped so they did not go after him at once. When they did, he was not there, as he had simply dropped for xi blind. The police go* the bones of - Hun- dahl, and took them to Edmonton; 2 At’ihe end of nine ‘months, Klug went to Edmonton, snppoudly to first and had him arrested at once. Mrs. King, who now claimed that she was Mrs. Parks, then told the police that King had murdered Hindahl, had gone to Bemidji and had - borrowed $300 in Hindahl’s name. Rearrested and Charged with Murder. King was then charged with mur. der and the trial was set for May 17. but was postponed until June 1 because of the death of King Edward. It was postponed again because of the birthday of the new king. The case wentto trial June 3, and it took the jury just three hours to bring in a verdict of guilty, Hindahl came up here from Illi- nois where 'he was a coal miner. He had money on deposit in two Illinois banks and also has the Minneapolis - account. His only relative is a brother in Germany who has been communicated with by the mounted police. t Mr. Miller says that he cannot find terms in which to praise the Royal Northwestern Mounted Polica. He says that once a man commits a crime in Canada, he might just as well stand up and say be is guilty for they will surely get him in the end. Sergneat Nicholson tracked oune man around the world and spent $35,000 ta get him, but he finally caught him in England. King was tracked for three years. He says that they are a fine lot of fellows, royal in every sense of the word. The pay of a amounted policeman is $1.25 per day and ex- penses. Mr. Miller visited the penitentary where King is confined. He says that he is in a steel cell with a steel mesh in front so fine that a toath- pick cannot be put throygh. There is absolutely no chance for prisoner to . get out or commit suicide. He threatened in court that they would never hang him, so theé.watch has been doubled. 5 On the way'up, Mr. Miller went via Winnipeg and the Canadian Northern and came back via the Soo through Montana and North Dakota making a journey of 1975 miles. He says that outside of the nature of the errand, he had a most delightful trip. The police treated him like a prince. Joseph Hindahl was well known in this country especiallv. around Blackduck. His friends now knew that his murder will be avenged. NEW -BRINKMAN SHOW SAID TO BE BEST EVER Three Acts and Moving Pictares Makes a Classy Evening’s Entertain- ment. The show at the Brinkman this week surpasses anything there for some time. seen The bill'is composed of three acts which are topnotchers. The acts together with the moving pictures and illustrated song make up a bill that Mgr. Brinkman may well be proud of. The first act on the bill, the musical Stripps is one of the best musical acts ever seen in the house. Both Mr. and Mrs, Stripps are experts on the Xylophone and the audience voice their approval each time by making them respond to an encore, The. next on the bill is the Original Topsy Turvy Dancer, Mr imitate but is classed by himself, It m~kes no difference fo him where the dancing - floor is, for he does several very difficult stunts, upside down as it were—dancing on the ceiling and side wall. There is not a dull minute during his whole act. Last but not least, Will 1jelds and La Adelia in their own laugh- ing sketch ““The Janitor and the Maid.” Miss La Adelia ‘does a dance on her toes which is one of the most graceful dances ever seen on the vaudeville stage. Mr. Fields dees some very clever imitations of a Hebrew and finishes with an excentric dance. _ Mgr. Brinkman appreciates the way the Bemidji people patronize his show, : the | QUIET GAUGUSES ELECT GONVENTION DELEGATES No Opposition to Candidates Named > Onthe Original Ticket Apparent. At the ward caucuses held yes- terday to elect delegates from Bemidji to the county reputlican convention to be held here Friday, practically noopposition developed to the candidates putup on the tickets. The voters got together the elections, The men who are to represent Bemidji at the convention are: First ward, W. A. Gould, - William Klein, A. P. White, Dr. Gilmore, and William McCuaig; Second ward, E. H. Denu, R. G. Murphy, A. R- Erickson, H. A. Scharf, and G. W. Campbell; Third ward, K. K. Roe, P. M. Dicaire, ‘J. M. Phillipi, J. C. Parker, and G. E. Carson; Fourth ward, F.S, Lycan, N.W. Brown, Fred Brinkman and George Mc- Taggart, Early reports from up the county shows a solid delegation for Al Kaiser for the republican nomination for state treasurer. It is practically certain that he will go before the convention next week backed by solid upper Minmesota. TELEGRAPHIC” SPEGIALS. Niagara, Falls, N. Y. June 15 (Special to the Pioneer)—Twelve workmen on Canadian power devel- opment plant burned to death at two o’clock this morning in fire which destroyed a large boarding house at Falls View, Ontario. The men were trapped in their rooms and suffocat- ed before help could arrive, New York, June1s; (Special-to Pioneer.)—This city is filling up with strangers. Not since Admiral Dewey sailed into New York har- bor with his victorious flagship, Olympia, have hotels presented such a rush, Delegations “representing every state of the union are pouring in to assist in the welcome to Colonel Théodore Roosevelt. quietly and made short work of|_ CITY VOTERS PASS BOTH BOND ISSUES Council Authorized to Raise $27,000 For Street, Bridge and City Hall Improvements. ELECTION CARRIED THREE TO ONE ON LIGHT BALLOT Detailed Summary to be Made Public At Council Meeting Tonigh. Both of the bond were passed .at the municipal election yesterday. The vote cast was lighter than usual, but the results stood for the two issues about three to one. This shows that the citizens of Bemidji want good streets, bridges, and city property. The first bond issue, for $15,000, will put money ‘into the permanent improvement fund and to be used in the construction of a city jail, repair- ing the city hall, and the construc- tion and repairing of streets and bridges in the city. These bonds will be fifteen in number, bearing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum and will be due in twenty years. The interest is due semi- annually. By making these bonds due in twenty years, future residents of the city will pay a share in the cost of the improvements. The issue of $12,000 to be used in paving the down town streets will be paid off in twelve years, at the rate of $1,000 a year. The asses- ments on the abutting property will be run over a period of -four - or- five years. Dowh town property owners will stand the entire cost of that paving. It is hoped that twelve or fourteen blocks can be laid before fall. Novote can be published until the council meets this evening. The boxes were opened last night and a count taken, but the count was sedled and will not be opened issues until tonight. eep Louis Stone ‘who. does not || asset. Now How's your face? scraped? Garland of Roses Garland of Violets - Garland of Lilies Sandal Wood ~ Ariston Your Face as you would like to. Take no chances with toilet waters of which you know little Get Palmers and your face will be your most valuable So much for the ladies. Gentle- - men Does it ever hurt you? Does it smart and burn after shaving? Does it feel as though your skin had been Palmer’s Toilet Waters Cools and comforts the skin. pemally good for tender faces. The Kinds of Palmer's It is es- Sweet Peas Lilac Sweets Rose Leaves Apple Leaves Red Clover The Gity Drug Store