Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 24, 1910, Page 1

u | 1 ‘ ) MINNESOTA HISTORICAL QCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEEE VOLUME 8. NUMBER 136. 'BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, ‘SATURDAY EVENING,.SEPTEMBER 24, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. TESTIMONY TAKEN IN AKERBERG CASE Chemist Gives Evidence on Death of Young Man Whose Mother Seeks $5,000 Damages, JURYMEN TANGLE IS STILL ON Coroner Ibertson to Furnish Judge With Names to Clear Up Interest- ing Points. Ira B. Derby, state chemist, is testimony in the Akerberg damage suit before Judge Stanton this afternoon. giving expert This is the case in which Matilda suing F. A. Mayo, a former druggist, for $5,000 alleging Akerberg is that one of his clerks gave her son poison causing death, The case is being handled for Mrs. Akerberg by County Attorney McKusick and Senator E. E. McDonald repres- ents the defense, Chester Peterson. Testimony at the morning session consisted of evidence offered by Ar- thur and Garfield Akerberg, brothers of the young man who died. They described the death scene and gave financial information. ‘The circumstances leading up to the selection of the jurymen to try the case are yet to be investigated by the judge. On an affidavit of predjudice against the sheriff filed by Mrs Akerberg, the court instructed the coroner to draw up a ven- It came out in court that some of these men had express- ed a desire to serve on the jury. ‘The judge requested Coroner Ibert- son to furnish the names of such men and this will be done, possibly on Monday. Interesting develop- ments are expected when the names and details of complications which caused the present action of the judge are made public. ire of six men. Mrs. A. G. Rutledge left today for Waterville, Minn.,, where on Thursday next her brother George Mills will be united in marriage to Miss Jennie Miller of Cleveland, Minn. Mrs. Rutledge will be a NEW GRIEF FOR FLEISHMAN Turns Four Small Children Over to Care of State. Judge of Probate Clark has form- ally committed to the Owatonna state home the four children of Charles Fleishman of the town of Port Hope near Tenstrike, who, when he returned from here last week as a member of the grand jury, found that his wife, according to testimony which he presented to the judge, had stripped his home of the furniture and deserted him. Fleishman is the man whose daughter was shot and killed two years ago by a lover who later killed himself and who, while still 2 mem- ber of the grand jury, secured a warrant for the arrest of Lawrence Smith, charged with intimacy with a daughter of unsound mind. The children committed to Owa- tonna by Judge Clark are: Ralph F., 13 years old; Maude Elizabeth, 11 years old: Hiram A., seven years old and Frederick William, five years old. They were taken from here this morning to Owatonna by Deputy Sheriff Cahill. LIEGLER AND ZIEGLER WILL OPEN OFFIGES Bemidji business men proudly mention the firm of Ziegler & Ziegler as one of its new business enterprises. This firm is opening offices in the Schroeder sbuilding and will com- mence to do business about October 1st. They will deal in posts, poles. pulp wood, ties and piling. The firm comprises John G. Ziegler, whose former home and place of business was Tomahawk, Wis. He comes recommended as a man who thoroughly understands timber, log scaling and log baying. Frederick W. Ziegler, the other member of the firm formerly lived in Minneapolis. He is a thorough business man, having had much ex- perience dealing in hides and furs in that city. Both men have moved their families to Bemidiji and reside at 908 Bemidji avenue having pur- chased the property owned by E. R. Getchell. Tawney Defeated By 2,737. Winona, Minn., Sept. 24—Ac- cording to complete returns James A. Tawney was defeated by 2,737. matron of honor at the wedding. Rubber At Our Rubber Goods Displayed In Our Window We have just received, perhaps the largest ship- ment of rubber goods ever shipped to Bemidji. As these goods were bought months ago, we are in a position to offer to the trade these goods at the prices that prevailed a year ago, in rubber. regardless of the advance Fountain Syringes at from 78c¢ for the cheaper goods up to the very best manufactored at $2.25. Combination Hot Water ing in price from $1.35 bottles from $ 1 to $2. Bottles and Syringes rang- to $2.75. Hot Water These goods are all known_ to be strictly guaran- teed to give satisfaction. them at the It costs you nothing to see The Gity Drug Storej Where Quality Prevails LAST RAIL DOWN ON - S00 ONE DAY EARLY Line Now Complete From Moose Lake Through Bemidji to Plummer, Crew Working in Rain MIXED TRAINS SOON TO RUN Work of Ballasting Tracks Being Rushed, Four Steam Shovels Supplying Needed Gravel. The connecting link which places Bemidji in touch with all points on the many branches of the Sno rail- way and its associate companies, in- cluding the Canadian Pacific trans- continental line, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, the old Wisconsin Central and minor lines, was made late yesterday, when the last rail joining the tracks from Plummer to Moose Lake was laid and com- munication established through Be- midji and reaching into the wheat fields of North Dakota and Manitoba and the shore of Lake Superior, the Sault Ste. Marie and eastern Canada. The last rail went down twenty- four hours ahead of the date desig- nated for the completion of the new line. This was only accomplished by keeping the construction crew at work during the rain of Wednesday. No ceremonies - of any kind marked the completion of the new railroad. The track laying crew which has been laying rails from Moose Lake northwestward yesterday reached Roughey Brook, a point four miles west of Four-legged lake. At this point the track was connected with rails that had been laid by the crew out of Plummer. The tracks had been laid to Roughey Brook for several weeks, the crew working eastward having been compelled to cease work at this point because of unability to get the necessary machinery through to the east side of a large cut there, The work of ballasting the track from Plummer to Moose lake is be- ing rushed as rapidly as possible. The ballasting already is complete from Moose Lake to the Great North- ern Crossing at Schley, and forty miles from the Plummer end east- ward. The Soo has four steam shovels in operation for the gravel ballast- ing trains, None of the Bemidji Soo officials care to be quoted on the subject, but but is generally understood that mixed trains will be in operation on the Moose Lake Plummer line with- in a month, 600D FEATURE BILL AT THE MAJESTIC TONIGHT A playlet, entitled “A Child’s Faith” is particularly well illustrated on the screen at the Majestic to- night. - This is a drama with power to hold the audience spell-bound. It is the story of agirl who marries the man of her choice against her father’s wishes. The husband dies and the daughter is left in destitute circumstances with her child. The child offers a prayer and through it the father and dayghter are again brought together. “A Vacation in Havana.” This is indeed a most interesting picture, showing many beautiful scenes, sea- soned with just enough love] adven!- ures to make it interesting. “How Bumptious Papered the Parlor” is the k'nd of picture that creates laughter, best comedies ever screen in this city. The 1llustrated soung is “My love is Greater Than the World.” The pictures that go with it are unusually good. G thrown on the George Baker who conducts the Baker and Company jewelery store on Third street, returned this morn- ing from»\Bagley where he has been the past few days on business. 3 Ttis one of the| FALL HATS. [5] —Ketten in New York World HONEST MAN DISGOVERED Picks Up Pocket Book and Brings it to Pioneer Office for Owner. Douse your glim, Diogenes, old boy. An honest man has been found at last and he lives ir Be- 1. His name is Dennis—Daniel Dennis in full. He came into the Pioneer office this afternoon and left a leather pocketbook contamn- ing mony and this is what he said: “I found this purse on Eighth street between Irvine and America avenues. I want to leave it here in the hopes that the owner:may call and get it.” The purse is here. PRIZES TEMPT MINNESOTA In Contest at Western Show—St. Paul Man Judge. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 24—]Judg- ing of exhibits of dry land -products at the Dry Farming Congress and Spokane Interstate fair here the week of October 3, will begin-the morning of October 1 and it is ex- pected to announce the winners on October 4. * Prizes and premiums of a total value of $10,000 will be awarded. Exhibits of grains, grasses, vegetables and fruits are coming from Minnesota, Idaho, Washington, California, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota and other states, Canadian provinces Australia and Mexico. " The four judges are: Grains and grasses: professor Coates P, Bull, agronomist, college of agriculture, Umiversity of Minnesota, St,- Anthony’s Park, St. Paul, and Al C Aicher, super- intendent of the Idaho experiment farm, Caldwell. Vegetables: - Professor O. B. Whipple, horticulturist. Montana agricultural college, Bozeman, Fruit: Professor V. S, Thorn- ber, horticulturist, state of Wash- | 1ngton college, Pullman; Must Attend School. Superintendent of ¢ity scheools W. P.’ Dyer has announced that the state compulsory school law will be enforced: He is being given valu- able assistance Harrington, who has already gather- ed in a number of truants. This state law says in effect: (a) Every pupil betwzen eight and sixteen years of age must at- tend a public or private schoal during the entire time the school in his district is in sessioh; unless excused by the school board for any of the following reasons: (1) poverty, (2) sickness, (3) having completed the eighth grade, (4) not being within reasonable dis- tance ot the school. (c) Every teacher is required to make monthly reports to the county superintendent of all cases of unex- cused attendance. The county super- intendent is required to make re- port to-the county attorney, who is charged with the duty of notifying parents and to'prosecute if necessary. Clerks, teachers and superintend- ent are liable to fines if they do not comply with the requirements of the law. wrappers. and look nice. of Police THERE is a vast difference in silverware that a good jeweler sells and the kind bought from mail .order houses or department stores or given away as premiums with soap One kind is made to sell, and the other kind is made to wear You need only to inspect our stock and the distinction will be clear to you the moment you lay your eyes on our goods.. BARKER’S DRUG STORE 217 Third Street, Bemidji, Minnesota WRITES FAIR BOOTH PRAISE Minneapolis Man Says Display at Ham- line Vindicates North Country. Praise tor thedisplay of Beltram1 county at the recent state fair con- tinues, some of it coming from un- Today H. C. Wood received a letter from V, J. South of Minneapolis in which the following voluntary expression is made: expected quarters, “I hunted up the Beltrami county exHibit at the state fair and its com- pleteness exceeded my expectations. So long as Beltrami is able to make so fine a showing of so many differ- ent varities, no one need be alarmed over the future of the north.” Mr. South.is a property owner in the town of Eckles. RAGE FOR AUDITOR WON BY J. L. GEORGE Three Small Precil;ch Furnish Dramatic Finish to Long Drawn out Contest HAYNER TALKS OF CONTESTING Oppone;t's Lead is Small and he is Inclined to Dispute Vote in Some Places. In one of the most spectacular contests fora county office in the history of Beltrami, James L. George, the last man to file, has been elected on the republican ticket as a candi- date for auditor. The nomination is considered equivalent to election. Oscar Krantz, on the Public Ownershlp ticket, will be his only opptrent at the general election on Nov. 8. It was not until late today that Mr. George’s nomination was ase sured, the retnrns from the three small precincts of Cormant, Minnie and Lee bringing to a dramatic close a contest which, since the counting of the ballots began on Tuesday night, has swayed first in favor of one candidate and then another. At one time Mr. Hayner, the pres- ent auditor was seventy votes ahead. He dropped behind late Wednesday and has at no time since then re- gained his lead, although at all times he has been within striking distance. Mr. Hayner now concedes his defeat but is not entirely satisfied with the result in some of the pre- cincts and threatens to demand a recount. He has not fully de- termined as to what course he shall pursue, There are yet three precincts to hear from: Steenerson which last election cast five votes, Hamre which cast ten votes and Zipple which cast fifteen votes, It is reported unofficially that Zipple’s entire fifteen is in favor of Mr. George. Even though he were to lose every vote in the three miss- ing precincts he would still have a lead of seventeen votes, providing the vote in these places is no heavier than two years ago. Before the returns came in from Minnie, Lee and Cormant, Mr. George was 57 ahead of Mr. Hayner. Cormant gave Alsop thirteen, Hay- ner two, George one and Wilman four. Minnie gave her seven votes to Alsop. Lee gave Alsop a goose egg, Hayner twelve and George three. The total vote in these pre- cincts for Mr. Hayner was fourteen to four for George. This cut George’s lead down to forty-seven, where it now stands. Mr. George the successful nominee is an expert bookkeeper and far several years has been secretary of the Metropolitan club. GOLD WAVE CONTINUES Drop in Temperature Caused by Blast From Canada. After having caused the residents of the Canadian northwest to take down the old gray blanket, a gale 41 yard line here last night and threatens to repeat the dose tonight. At that Bemidji wasn’t the coldest place on the map. Williston, N. D., won that distinction with a tempera- ture of thirty degrees. The temperatures here during the past twenty-four hours have ranged from 41 up to 71. m, today it was 57. ‘The forecast is for continued cool and cloudy. T. J. Miller returned last night from St. Paul, where hte had spent several days.. While away, Mr. Miller suffered with rheumatism in the knee, but he 1s now able to nd to his business. sent the thermometers down to the At3 p. .