Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 11, 1910, Page 1

f]_‘ ce cmem Banes Mistorteal Soclety. TRE =4 (’vfifinzsm N | HISTORICAL { SECIETY, VOLUME 8. NUMBER 190 DIETZ CHARGED WITH MURDER OF 0. HARP O:her Charges Will be Preferred if He is Found Not Guilty of Murder. THREE MEMBERS OF FAMILY HELD Game Wardens Seize Five Carcasses of Deer Found in Dietz Store- house. Milwaukee, Wis. Oct. 11.—John F. Dietz sent a telegram to Mayor Emil Seidel of Wilwaukee, asking Mr. Seidel to g.t a competent attorney to defend him. Mayor Seidel stated that he would take steps at once to render assis- tance to the fallen hero of Cameron Dam. Winter, Wis,, Oct. 11.—Charges ot murder in the first degree were formal- ly laid against John F. Deitz, the Cam. eron dam defender; Leslie Deitz, his son, and Mrs. John F. Deitz, his wife by the verdict of a coroner’s jury w hu h met here to investigate the kill- of Deputy Oscar Harp during the ult on the Deitz cabin Saturday. The jury was assembled by Coroner W. H. and listened to evidence from a score of eyewitnesses to the events at Cameron dam Saturday when Harp, one of Sheriff Madden’s deputies, was shot and instantly killed while trying to reach the lumber pile near the Deitz cabin. The coroner’s jury found that the shot which killed Harp was fired from the roof of the Deitz barn. As the mewmbers of the jury were unable to find from the evidence who fired the shot a blanket onsibility was laid on Deitz, on his wife and son. The )ul) was thoroughly persuaded, how- , that the shot could not have come from any other point than the root of the barn. en told in various news dis- Gin \Vinter that Deitz went v the fire of his at- bin, where his wife and that while d the fire of his enemies. 0t be definitely proved by nce of the deputies, who were the only witnesses at the inquest, charges were laid against Deitz’ wife and son as well. The inquest was held at the Winter town hall and was attended by every- body who could get inside the apart- ment. The flags in Winter are all at half mast %mce the Deitz surrender over 500 visi s have arrived to view the famous cabin at Comeron dam. Moze are arriving on every train. There are many charges hanging over the head of John Dietz and if the murder charge does not stick, Dietz will be tried ‘or the shooting of Horel. The carcassesof five deer were found in the Dietz storehouse and game wardens today took the deer from the storehouse to Chippewa Falls. The game wardens were in- structed to prepare formal charges against Dietz for violating the game laws. WOUND IN HAND IS SLIGHT Deitz Wil! Be Fully Recovered in a Few Days. Hayward, Wis, Oct. 11.—John Deitz and his fawily are the first inmates of Sawyer county's new $25,000 jail, which has steam heat, electric lights, running water, shower baths and all the modern conveniences. Deitz and Leslie. his son, are in cells on the ground (l(.m The elder Deitz has ng much since his ar- i, saying, for one thing, that he does not like steam heat His wound in the hand is a slight one and Jail Physician Zeigler. who it, said it would be healed in days. While the physician was dressing the wound Deitz talked free- ly with him. He said that the dress- ing of the injured hand did not hurt him at all. Leslie Deitz appears sullen and de- flant. He seems. however, to like the notoriety inte which he and his fam- ily have come Clarence Deitz, the other son, occupies a cell on the second floor of the building. His wound is healing nicely and he will be ali right in a short while SAYS SHE'3 GLAD IT'S OVcR Elmyra Deitz Teld of Her Father's Surrender. Ashland, Wis,, Oct. 11.—"T am sin- cerely glad it is all over without great- er loss of life,” was the first remark made by 2lmyra Deitz when the news of the capture of her parents was brought her by Deputy Sherift Arent- son at St. Joseph's hospital. Miss Deitz is suffering from nervous reaction and is as limp as a rag. She PIONEER SENDS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE Realizing the duty which de- volves upon this paper to furnish its readers with the best and latest accounts of the Spooner-Baudette fire disaster, the Pioneer is send- ing its editor' F. A. Wilson, as a special representative to the fire zone on board. the governor,s spe- cial. Every effort will be made to give our readers information up-to-the-minute and absolutely authentic. In this effort no ex- pense is being spared. complains of headache and mnervous. ness. She cried a great deal during the trying days last week, but was careful not to let the deputy in charge see her cry. Mrs. Oscar Harp, wife of the deputy who was killed, sat up with Elmyra the night she was shot and intended to accompany her to Ashland. COUNGIL LETS GONTRACT FOR NEW SEPTIG TANK To Thomas Johnson of Bemidji is Awarded the Job at a Cost of $2250. At the regular meeting of the council Monday evening, the bid for the construction of the sceptic tank was let to Thomas Johnson, a local contractor. The tank is to be built at a cost to the city of $2250. The city has long been in need of this improvement and citizens have fought hard for this modern device of sewerage disposal. Wes Wright was award=¢ the contract to fill the lower end of Beltrami avenue, leading up to the proposed union depot on the Soo right-of way. It is estimated that dirt to fill this low land. _The con- tract was awarded for 21%c per yard and work will be commenced at once. The usual bills were allowed among them being the balance due to John Goodman for the paving of Third street. The balance allowed him amounted to over $3,000. After an iaspection of this street, it was found that the work was exception- ally well done and to Mr. Goodman much credit is due. Bids were opeaed for the build- ing of a new city jail but all were reiected. The city clerk was in- structed to advertise for new bids for the construction of this building. UNGLE TOM'S GABIN WILL PLAY AT ARMORY Bert E. Taylor, manager for the Mason Bros. world’s greatest Uncle Tom’s Cabin ‘Co., was in Bemidji Monday. arranging to bill the show for this city. The date arranged for has been set for Saturday Oct. 15. Mr. Taylor will be remembered as an old resident of Bemidji, having lived here for several years, and is an example of Bemidji’s product in the theatrical world, baving risen from the so called town bill poster to general manager of Mason Bros. mammoth theatrical enterprises, which include such large productions as "Little Nemo in Slumberland,” ‘“The Newlyweds and Their Baby,” and seven companies of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” * Mr. Taylor guarantees this company to be the original No. 1 company and the best production ever laucnhed of the world’s famous drama. The management is proud to advise its patrons to see Mr. Taylor’s production and feel sure that he will make good in his guarantee, City Warrants Payable. Notice is hereby given that there is money in the City Treasury to pay all oatstanding warrants register. ed against the General Fund pryor to June 1, 1910. 7 Al warrants™ registered against the Poor Fund prior to Jlnuary 1, 1910: Dated October 10, 1910. Earl Geil, City Treasurer. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 11, 1911 SCHOOLS GAIN (30 OVER (909 FIGURES Total Enrollment For High School is 118 Compared With 100 For Sep- tember of Year Ago NEW TEACHER BEGINS WORK Miss Charlotte Wunsch of Morcis Re- places Miss Jones, Who Goes to Primary Room. The total enrollment of the Be- midji public schools ior the first month of the present school year was 981, an inerease of 130 over the cor- responding month for 1909. ] The high school enrollment for September was 118, an increase of eighteen over a year ago. At the East Bemidji school there is a total attendance of 21 On Monday morning a new teach- er was added, Miss Charlotte Wonsch of Morris who took Miss Jones’ place in the second grade at the high school building. Miss Jones was transferred to the newly created first grade room in the central building. The cooking and sewing classes are now in full swing and Superin- tendent of Schools Dyer announces that visitors will be welcome to these classes and especially urges the visits of mothers. The cooking classes are held from 2:50 p. m, to 4 p. m. The high school sewing classes are it will take one thousand yards o held in the morning and the first part of the afternoon. Prof. Dyer said: *“The total number of visitors dur- ing the month of September was 27, We want to double or triple that nuwbér for October ag it is our_ de- sire to make the parents -familiar with this ‘new line of work and to keep them in touch with the progress being made.” The work on the new East Side school is progressing rapidly under the direction of Contractor Erickson. The walls arenow up. It i< expected the building will be ready for occu- pancy by Thanksgiving time. Miss' Ruth Talmon, who has been acting as substitute seventh and eighth grade teacher, has gone to Valley City, N. D., having secured a permanent position. Miss Neill of this city will fill the vacancy until Miss Brown, the regular teacher who has been ill, returns. GRAY PRAISES BEMIDJI *| Says Out Look for Head of His Ticket is Bright. St. Paul; Oct. 11—]James Gray. democratic candidate for governor, returned yesterday from a cam- paign tour in northern Minnesota, where he made nineteen speeches in six days. Before leaving today on another strenuous week in central and western Minnesota, Mr. Gray expressed himself as higbly satisfied with the political outlook in the ninth district. *All political comparisons made in the ninth are with the Johnson vote,” said Mr. Gray. “If any one’s predict- ions are of any use at this time, the outlook would indicate that I will get substantially the Johnson vote throughout the ninth district. The sentiment there is strong for county option, and the most applause I re- ceived for my statements on that question was in Cass Lake and Be- midji, where the trend is supposed to be against it. The basis of their sentiment is on- the broad ground that the people have a right to' regu- late those things for themselves. It is not so much a question as to whether they shall have saloons, on that many reserve their judgement who are for county option. It is simply a question whether the people shall bave the right to decide. Think for Themselves. “Politically the people of that sec- tion think for themselves. Much in- terest was displayed in the meetings; |t and though this is a busy season, the .| college at Crookston, he says, is THE DISASTSR IN BRIEF. Towns and settlements destroy- ed: Baudette, Spooner, Swift, Langworth, Tripple Creek, Grace- ton and Cedar Spur. + @~ In danger or partly burned Rainy River, Pinewood, Stratton, Sleemans, Kelliher, Puposky and and many smaller towns. Estimated dead: From 200 to 1,000. Bodies found: 100. Known dead: 150. % Missing: 2,000. Some of these supposed - to “be seeking shelter at various ' points, but many believed dead. > Hundreds of homesteaders, out- side towns, unheard from. Feared they may have perished. Area covered by fires: 2,500 squaremile Estimated loss: $4,000,000, with fires still burning, increasing damage hourly. audiences were large. The people were interested and willing to stay and hear a full disewssion. They like to ask questions, mot frivolous or smart ones, but in the spirit of seek- ing information. Many women came out, and ther were from twelve to fifty at every meeting.: “Party lines are not tightly drawn. The people are looking for the right thing. Any one who goes into that country and tries to give them any shuffling on any proposition is going to come out a little worse than he went in. Insist on Rights. ““The people up there are getting thoroughly waked up on the subject of their rights in the state. They have developed wonderfully and have great possibilities, so they feel they are entitled to -recognition. They are loyal to the state.and to their communities. - In some places the farmers were hatd hit by the dry séason, and one man 3 said the farm he took 7,000 bushels of wheat from last year only yielded 400 this season. Yet he was just as chipper, just as loyal, and just as confident of the future as ever. “Bemidji is grown into a beautiful modern city, right up to date in every respect. Crookston, too, has made great strides, and is a splendid business center tor the vallege country, resting oa a solid toundation,” While on political tour, Mr. Gray was impressed to makea speech at the high school in Frazee, at the high school and parachial school at Red Lake Falls, and at the branch agricul- tural school at Crookston. The doing a great work and deserves liberal support. Heads Off “Con’ Men. The candidate figured in an inci- dent on a train as he was nearing Crookston. Two ‘‘con” men were trying to fleece 2 young boy, whom they asked to make change for them. The conductor shook his head at the boy, but he did ndt seem to see the warning. After the conductor went on, Mr. Gray stepped up and offered to make the desired change. The men resented his interference, and he promptly “called” them, saying that it they did not go back to the smoking car he would lodge a com- plaint against them. They left the car, and when the train reached Crookston, the boy asked Mr. Gray. the way to the -agricultural school, Later in the day he saw him there already enrolled. for work. BEAR KILLED NEAR HERE Thorald Stoi Bags BI‘ Bruin Which Be- came Too Bold. Thorald Stoi, a farmer residing in the town of Liberty, five miles west of Bemidji yesterday shot and killed a big, black bear which had become 30 bold that it approached to within | for the benefit of four teachers in a short distance of the Stoi home. Two well aimed bullets from a rifle resulted in the animal’s death, It weighed 225 pounds. . Mr. Sta l uld part of the carcass BIG MEN TO SPEAK IN BELTRAMI GOUNTY Governor Eberhart, Senator Nelson, R. B. Brower and' Others Will Come to Campaign H. A. SIMONS IN PRYOR’S PLACE Republican County Commitice Meets and Instructs Chairman to Ap- point Committeeman. At a meeting of the Republican county committee held in the city hall Monday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, about twenty members attended. H. A. Simons of Bemidji was selected as candidate for court com- wissioner on the Republican ticket to succeed the late C. J. Pryor. A general discussion of work to be accomplished by the members of the committee in their respective pre- cincts was held and the chairman instructed each committeeman to appoint a committee of five in his respective precinct to further the work and do all in their power to elect the Republican ticket, The - chairman and secretary were instructed to select a place in Bemidji, which is to be known as the County Republican Head quarters. Steps will at once be taken to secure all moneys and donations by candidates on the Republican ticket, and a man will be appointed to have charge of the headquarters. The committee will have speak- ers in Bemidji and throughout the entire county before election day and the list includes Senator Knute Nelson, R. B. Brower, Governor Eberhart, Congressman Halvor Steenerson, - J. P, .Boyle and others: s : ROBBER SHOOTS GUARD? ESCAPED TO WooDS Thugs Are at Work Among the Ruins of the Unfortunate Cities. A rumor that caused considerable excitement at the M. & I. station this noott among the national guard men and others, that a guard had been shot at Baudette while on duty, by u thug has as yet not been veri- fied, but efforts are being made to learn more of the facts in the mat- ter before a substantial statement can be made. It was reported that a guard while on duty tried to effect the arrest of a suspicious character, who was in the act of taking some valuables from a safe among the ruins in Baudette. When the thug found himself corner- ed he fired a shot, that is supposed to have killed the man on duty. The robber escapid by entering the woods near by. BAKED BOOKS; BOILED INK Four Bemidji Public School Teachers Have Happy Thought. DINNER. Bay of Biscay Soup Pickled Pencils Escalloped Blue Points, Faber's Best Boiled Dictionaries Broiled Blotters Creamed Copy Books Call Bells with Tartar Sauce White Chalk Pudding Library Puff Paste, a la Sanford. Penstum Blue or Green Ink -This intellectual menu is offered she Bemidji public schools: who have decided to keep house al}' by themselves. The pedagogical quartet is composed ot Miss Loe of the high school faculty; Miss Patrick, manual training teacher; Miss Wager, commercial teacher; and Miss Hill of the first gnde at the high school. They have chartered furnished apartments at go4 America avenue and have launched the place as a|; real household. = Their menus are| original but there is only one article on whish they draw the line and is lobster: GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL TRAIN .|and in many instances but scantily |- TEN CENTS PER WEEK RUSHED TO FIRE ZONE Sends Message to Preus; Secretary of the Central Commit- tee That He Will Remain for Week.—Cancels All Dates; TRAIN IS PACKED WITH SUPPLIES FROM BEMIDJI Fires are Raging Near Kelliher, Puposky and Other Cen- tral Villages. Relief Trains are Rushing to Give Assistance. With brisk winds still blowing in | for Bemld]l s generosity, are pro- the district huddled by hundreds of | Perly fed. bungry homeless hamans toward which relief trains, the governor and militia are rushing with all the speed of express engines, the new and disheartening danger presents itself today with the renewed life of the fires by threaténing to melt from existence the trains of mercy once they reach within the greedy grasp of the flames. Even before the ash heaped ruins of the district can’ be reached a period of peril faces at least the train on which Governor Eberbart, militia and three cars of provisions are being whizzed northward. Governor Eberhart’s special train Dr. Marcum Wires Message. The only message received in Bemidji from members of the re- lief party which left here Sunday afiernoon at 2:45 o’clock, since their arrival at Baudette, was a telegram from Dr, E. H. Marcum, last night, which read as follows: “‘Situation relieved, Will be home Tuesday night, Notify the other doctors’ families.” Northome, Minn. Oct. 11—(Re- port received from special train.)— First man to penetrate region be- tween Warroad to twenty miles east of the Rainy river. This man saw arrived in Bemidji at 11:45 this|many corpse strewn along the way. morning and proceeded with as little Governor’s special train now running delay as possible, being required, through thick smoke. Conditions however, to lose ten minu‘es time|jq vicinity of Blackduck alarming. here in order to pick up the second _— car of provisions to be sent from Be- Governor Sends Message. idji, the remaining members of the | While in Bemidji, this noon, Gov. company, twenty-eight men.|ernor Eberbart sent the following The remainder of Company K has| telegram to J. A. O. Preus, Secretary been on the fire scence Monday{of the Republican State Central Committee in St. Paul: Ilhlll :pend not; Jess ‘than a| “I am exceedingly sorry that the week’s timein the devastated dis-|uufortunate condition among the fire trict,” said Governor Eberhart, “I|gufferers compels me to cancel all my have cancelled all of my political en- campaign engagements for at least #agements because I feel that as|one week. The disappointment re- chief executive of the state I should | sulting from failure to fill speaking devote my entire time to the needs|engagements is to be regretted but and relief of my sorely stricken|the duty to relieve suffering and dis- people. tress and to protect from further “Minnesota has undergone a|destruction to life and property is a ghastly lesson. The loss of life higher one and as governor and simply appalls one, while as a president of the State Red Cross lesson of finance the property loss, Society I deem it my duty to devote the -destruction wrought in our |, my time in the fire region as long forests will stand as a convincing as may be necessary. Tn cancelling argument when the legislature my engagements please announce assembles next January. that I will endeavor to come later. “‘The loss sustained in the dis-| The situation is intensely distres- aster is more than enough to have sing but there will be no expense or insured proper fire protection for effortspared to meet every emergency the entire state of Minnesota for | and secure immediate relief.” the next fifteen years.” In commenting on the work the In addition to the mil'tia going|city of Bemidji is doing for the aboard the train here, a car of pro- | fire sufferers, the Governor said: visions loaded by the Northern| «The way Bemidji has come to Grocery Co. was attached to the |the relief of the fire sufferers is train. This car contained the|most admirable and has been com- following, mented upon wherever I have One hundred fifty bushels of|been. The prompt response to potatoes, fifty bushels of onions,|the call for aid certainly deserves sixty boxes soda crackers, thousand |the greatest praise. We shall pounds bacon, thirty cases salmon, | probably look to Bemidji for five, hundred pound sugar, thirty |further aid and shall undoubtedly cases one pound salmon, thirty cases | bring some of the sufferers to your corned beef, fifteen cases chipped|splendid hospital. I cannot praise beef, five hundred pounds rice, five | the attitude of Bemidji too strong- bundred pounds coffeee, eighty|ly.” pounds tea, 500 candles, three big boxes matches, four boxes.- soap, twenty-five cases condensed milk, one Reports from points in central barrel table salt, three hundred | Beltrami county come from Kelliher pounds ham, two hundred pounds|ipqt every man, woman and thild in roast beef, two hundred pounds|ipa¢ city has abandoned his or her canned Vienna sausage. daily duties and is out fighting the ‘Refugees are now flocking into| fires, It is reported that the fire is Bemidji and the Armory opera house | raging fiercely in that vicinity and has been secured as headquarters. every precaution is being taken to for the destitute who are penniless | gave the town. Later reports show that the clothed. They are being cared for|fire is pretty well under control and in the building, both eating and |if the wind remains abated, the town sleeping there. Many. of the re- |ig gut of immediate danger. fugee do not stop here but goon to| There was a rumorafioat late this relatives or friends to points south. afterncon that the village of Popusky . Mayor John C, .P‘uker has |04 been wiped out but no com- ued a proclaration, -calling |y pication with that village could upon citizens here to give aid at be effected and therefore the rumor once, andithe women of Bemidji| ;uid not be substantiated. under the leadership of Mrs, A. P. : R No Danger at Bagley. te are making a systematic| canvass for clothing. The com-| Early reports this afternoon reach- ercial club has'been notified to|ed here that Bagley, the county seat mble at three o'clock this after- | of Clearwater county, nopn and devise means whe:eby Kelliher in Danger. the peable who would starve but| [Continued on PageH] e e ——— | twenty-five.