Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 28, 1911, Page 1

i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 52. COME JULY 25 TO BOOST ROAD SCHEME Senator Elwell, Cooley and Officials From 32 Counties to Gather Here for Conference. DECIDED AT COMMITTEE MEET Gathering of Development Associa- tion Highway Commission Yes- terday Bears Fruit. 4 MAIN DRIVEWAYS PLANNED One From Grand Forks to Duluth and Another From St. Paul to International. Northern Minnesola will be thoro- ughly equipped with good highways it the members of the good roads committee of the Northern Minne- sota Development association can successfully carry out their plans. The first meeting of the committee | which was appointed at the Duluth convention, took place in Bemidji yesterday afternoon, and with the oxception of F. A. Green of Stephen and Chris Burns of Cass Lake, the entire committee was present, as fol- lows: Cyrus King of Deer River, chair- man; J. S. Pardee of Duluth and Representative D. P, O,Neil of Thief River Falls, Pardee Named Secretary. Mr. Pardee, who is the secretary of the Duluth Commercial club, was elected secretary of the committee: Four roads were discussed: one be- tween East Grand Forks and Duluth, a road between Moorhead and Du- luth, a road between St. Paul and In- ternational Falls and one between St. Paul and Duluth, i Mr. O’Neil and Mr. Green were selected to attend to the work of the western counties in the move- ment while W. R. Mackenzie will at-} tend to Beltrami county. Big Meeting to Be Held Here. Following a suggestion of County Attorney McPartlin of Koochiching county, all the county attorneys of the counties in the association will be asked to attend the next meeting of the good roads committee which will be held in Bemidji on Tuesday, July 25. The Elwell good road bill which passed the recent legislature will largely be depended upon for the es- tablishment of these new roads, and Senaor G. P. Elwell of Minneapolis, author of the bill, will be asked to attend the July meeting for the pur- pose of explaining to the committee the exact working of his bill. Link in One Proposed Road. G. E. Marshall of Cass Lake, United States forester for the reser- vation located near that city, has taken much interest in the proposed Duluth-East Grand Forks road, and in doing his work at the reservation has constructed a road 24 miles length which could easily be con- nected with the new highway, will also be asked to be present at the coming meeting, as will William T. Cox of St. Paul, state forester, and State Engineer C. W. Cooley. Besides the county attorneys of the counties in the association, the chairman of the county boards will also be requested to attend as will the presidents of all commerecial ¢'ubs | in the thirty-five counties of the us- sociations. The meeting will consist of two sessions. The committee will meet in the afternoon while in the even- ing the session will be held for all. Story of a Nail Keg. A bundred years ago Jeremiah At- water was a leading New Haven mer chant, buying his supplies in Boston and recelving them by vessel, Among other goods recelved were several casks of nails, one of which on opeo: ing It under a layer of nails at each end was found to be filled with silver dollars. Mr. Atwater, who was a con scientious man, immediately wrote to the Boston merchant that there must be some mistake in the involce of nalls, as one of the casks contained other articles besides nalls. He was promptly informed that the nails were bought for nalls, sold for nails and nalls they must be. Forthwith Mr. Atwater bad a basin made of the sil- ver and presented it to the Center church, where it bas been used in the baptismal service from that time to the present. More Palatable. Mr. Benham—1'll ¢at my hat! Benham—Try mine, Yruit on it.—Judge. Mra. dear; there’s some e e 14-YEAR - OLD - BOY LOST Clarence Simpkins Disappears from . .Home of His Parents In Turtle River Township. MAY BE ON WAY TO WASHINGTON Clarence, the 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Simpkins of Turtle River township disappeared Sunday and nothing has since been heard of him, although every effort has been made to locate him. The boy’s parents spent the day at the home of a neighbor and had in- tended taking their son with them, but he refused to go, and said he would go to Masterson’s, a near neighbor. - Upon the return home of his par-! ents, Clarence was missing. The boy walked to Ebro, a station west of Wilton and it was thought he went to Crookston, but telegraphic communication with that city failed to find any trace of the lad. It is now believed that he ran away to go west—probably to Washintgon state. Mr. and Mrs. Simpkins are much worried and are doing everything to| trace the runaway. CAMELS IN A RAGE. When Roused These Usually Patlent Animals Fight Like Fury. The usually patient and submissive camel, like the proverbial worm, will sometimes resent an overdose of abuse. Too dense to think of a way in which he can outwit his driver and so take him unawares, when roused to the pitch of fury he rushes at the tyrant open mouthed, and his formi- dable teeth and powerful jaws do seri- ous damage. Of this vindictiveness the camel driver is aware and of the certainty that sooner or later the camel will seek revenge, Accordingly it is customary for the person who fears his malice to throw his clothes before the camel meanwhile hiding himself until” the animal's: fury has been expended in tossing and tramping on them, when the injury, real or supposed, is at once forgotten. i The camel will not identify himself with his driver or rider in the smallest way whatever. He steadily declines all advances. His eye never lights up with love or even Interest at the ap- proach of his master Should you at-| tempt to pat or caress him he will ob- Ject in a very decided manner. Good treatment or bad makes no dif ference to the camel. Life and Its hard conditions are taken for granted His view of things Is far too serious. He is so absorbed and preoccupled that be has no time to waste in the gam- bols indulged in by all other young animals.—Harper’s Weekly. A PLEASANT MEETING. 1t Is Nice to Find a Friend Who Scat- ters Sunshine. “1 don't like people who are always coming to me for sympathy.” “They do get tiresome, but 1 prefer them to the onmes who come boasting of their successes and trylng to make me dissatistied with my lot.” “Oh, 1 don’t mind that kind. They never worry me any. I am always so successful myself that 1 never have cause to envy them. And, speaking of success, | made $500 last week in a little real estate deal, and my boy has been making a great record in school. He's away ahead of all the other boys of his age, and my wife has a mald now who is the best girl we have ever been able to find—the best one in our neighborhood, in fact. How is your boy doing now? 1 heard some time ago that he was inclined to be rather wild.” “Please don't mention bhim. I'm afraid be 18 going to bring sorrow upon us. You always were lucky. | guess I'll have to lose the little home I've been paying on during the past eight years, all on the boy's account.- My wife has had to quit keeping help, although her health is very poor and” - “Well, goodby. I've got to be going. Cheer up. What's the use of belng grumpy? Look at me. Youll find. if you try it, that it pays to scatter sun- shine.”—Chicago Record-Herald. Illuminating. ‘While touring abroad a certaln citi- zen of New York found this item in a list of police regulations posted up on a highway in Ireland: “Until further notice every vehicle must carry a light when darkness be- gins. Darkness begins when the lights are lit"—Saturday Evening Post. The Family Orchard. “Could I Interest you in our orange | grove proposition?* “Nope; 1 have already put all my money into a frult orchard. “Where?” “On my wife's hat.”—Houston Post. Next Best Thing. “Yes; 1 have just done Europe.” “Can you give me a list of hotels to go to?" “No; the best I can do is to give you & list of hotels to keep away from.”— Louisville Courfer-Journal. NEEECATI\/IC DAN LUMBER COMPANY WINS IN JAM SUIT Judge Wright Dismisses $11,000 Damage Charge Brought By Clearwater Farmers. SIMILIAR TESTS IN BELTRAMI One of Plaintiffs Declares Court’s Order Will Be & )pealed to Su- preme Bench. “BLIND PIG” TRIAL NOW ON Follows Present Controversy Between | Former Sheriff and the Firm of Higdum & Bugge. An order for dismissal by Judge B. F. Wright brought an end to the damage suit case of Theo. Torgerson and ten other farmers of Clearwater county who allege that the Crook- ston Lumber company in making their drives caused jams forcing the water of the river to overflow onto the lands of the plaintiffs. The case was tried by Attorney Hendricks of Fosston for the plain- tiffs and Attorney E. E. McDonald of Bemidji appeared for the defendants. | As the suit was for the considera- tion of $11,000 it has been watched with interest, especially in Bet- trami county where several cases of the same nature have been tried dur- ing the past winter, Says He Will Appeal. Theo. Torgerson, one of the plain- tiffs was in Bemidji this afternoon and in conection with the case said; “The case in not reaching the jury did not surprise me, but the men in- terested with myself jn_the suit in- tend to appeal and we .are. not through yet.” The Clearwater term which began a week ago yesterday will probably come to a close at the end of this. week, the three cases of Ferris vs. Keefe, Ferris vs. Huseby and Brou-| sough vs. West having been dismiss- ed. Former Sheriff in Suit. The case of Higdum and Bugge vs. Swan Torkelson, for the recovery of a small amount of money is now in progress. Torkelson, the defend- ant, will be remembered in Bemidji as being the man who was at one time sheriff of Clearwater county and who was removed from that pos- ition and later served a year in the state penitentiary for a eriminal of- fense. The next case on the calendar will be that of the state vs. J. Hyser on the charge of having sold liquor il- legally in Bagley. The other “blind Dig” cases were tried at this term being against Defendants Swanson and Hagen, who were fined $11 and $50 respectively. Bemidji Pair Married at Duluth, A Bemidji couple, Miss Vivian Guptill and W. H. Utley, were mar- ried in Superior Thursday night. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. K. Grimes at the parsonage of the Hammond avenue Presbyterian church.—Duluth News Tribune. It is the pride of some men that they have nothing to be proud of. The man who has no illusions is about ready to take the count. Embarrassment in one person is often caused by egotism in another. ‘When a man feels sure that he is boss you will generally find him the husband of a diplomat. The application of a brickbat to a swelled head has been known to effect a cure. You don’t have to prove that some men are liars. = They do it with ease and facility themselves. There is only one thing that is interesting, and that is a thing that you can’t find enough of. Heroism may attract notice, but: it seldom attracts any thing that will pay the grocer’s bill. The top must be a solitary and lonsome place considering that there is such widely advertised room there. ‘We spend most of our time trying to fool ourselves and the rest of it proving how foolish we are to do so. A word to the wise would be all right if we could have it demon- strated to us beforehand just who the wise are. i : \ i/ (Copyright, 191L) BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1911. A STRENUOUS MONTH il SslESTI T FORESTRY _SCHOOL HIGH On Par With Yfle—Snneyfig Course Planned—Mary McFadden Gives . Dance, Ttasca State Park, June 28.—Pr)- fessor John T: Stewart of the depart- ‘ment of engluogr‘ lig-at- the agricul- tural college in St. Paul, will arrive at the Forest School the middle of July for six weeks of instruction in surveying. The Minnesota Forest School has the best equipment in the United States, for practical field work; in class room instruction it ranks with the Yale Forest School and the Ann Arbor, Michigan Grad- uate Forest Sshool; and out ranks Biltmore Forest School, Washington state and other state forestry schools. —— Miss Mary D. McFadden, of St. Paul, has been occupying one of the cottages at Douglas Lodge since June 19, with Miss Stella McFadden. The evening of June 22 they entertained the Forestery boys with a dance, who came down in three canoes, paddling the four miles on Lake Itasca from the Forestery Camp to Douglas Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. M. Heinzel- man of the Lodge assisted. Mrs. W, G. Northcott and Miss Amy North- cott of Springfield, “Illinios, Mrs. E. A. Sherwood and the Misses Sher- wood of Duluth, George Siegel of Sargeant who has been at the Lodge every summer for the past ‘seven years, Miss Myrtle Beebe and Miss Ella May Beebe of Park Rapids, Miss Wilhelm of Savannah, were Douglas Lodge guests who assisted. CROOKSTON SEEKS SENSATION In Effort to Hit Bemidji Pace, Sug- gests Auditor for Semator. State Auditor Sam G. Iverson, Ralph Wheelock, private secretary to Governor Eberhart, and Theodore Nelson went to Roseau, where today a monthly land sale will be held by Mr. Iverson and Clerk Nelson. Tomorrow Messrs. Iverson and Wheelock will join engineer Ralph and inspect two of the big ditches being constructed in that vicinity. ‘When impressed with the fact that Crookston should have a sensation to detract from the notoriety that Cass Lake and Bemidji are getting from the Dumas stories, Auditor Iverson j was asked if he could not be launch- ed as a candidate for the United States, which caused the genial audi- tor to roar, while Mr. Wheelock re- fused to make any statements—but laughed as though he had one com- ing.—Crookston Times. | After a man has met his wife’s relatives he wonders how he ever ihad the courage. ‘We most of us feel in close touch |with life all the time because life iis short and so are we. Indolence is the quality that sets forth to a sneering world the quali- ties that are not in you. The man who knows how to take care of himself has learned the fun- damental law of evistence, @ ‘tfendant while intoxicated was ap- THE GUESTS COME IN CA:fioés;bwached by an Indian who asked GIVES INDIAN DRINK; 30 DAYS Grand Rapids Man Sentenced Here Today By Judge Stanton. As punishment for selling liquor to a person of Indian blood Robert Murphy of Deer River was this morn- ing sentenced to 30 days in the coun- ty jail at Grand Rapids. The de-| for some whiskey which request Murphy generously complied with. The Deer River marshal witnessed the transaction and at once placed Murphy under arrest. The defend- ent obtained C. B. Webb as his;etz] torney, who- advised him to ‘enter a plea of guilty and he came here this morning for sentence, before Judge Stancon. Sheriff T. T. Riley, of Itasca county brought Murphy to Be- midji this morning and returned to Grand Rapids with him in custody| this noon. As is required in all such cases Clerk of court 1. D. RassMussen of Itasca county was here as was County Attorney R. A. McQuat who represented the state. Formerly the law made it a felony to sell liquor to Indians, but the last legislature did away with the felony clause making the offense a misdemeanor, and re- ducing the period of imprisonment from 2 years in the state prison to not more than one year in the coun- ty jail, WHITTIER REQUESTS DENIED All But One Turned Down, if Opinion Out Today is Followed. St. Paul, Minn., June 28.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)— Every motion but one, made by Judge Wilson, attorney for Superintendent Whittier, to strike out certain para- graphs lodged against Superintend- ent Whittier will be denied by the members of the state board of con- trol, if the opinion given out today by C. L. Weeks, assistant atorney general is followed. Accompanying the opinion is a formal order for the members of the board to sign if they see fit. $100 REWARD FOR LOST LAUNCH In Final Effort to Recover “Keemar” | Harry Masten Makes Offer. Harry Masten today announced that he would pay a reward of $100 cash to the person who will locate his lost launch “Keemar” which went down in midlake several days ago. Mr. Masten and others have made repeated efforts to locate the sunken craft but without success. By some it is believed that the launch sank! in a bed of quick sand and that it never can be located. Others be- lieve a systematic search would be successful. All who wish may test! their theories as .to the location of | the boat with the $100 reward as an incentive. The milk of human kindness is often entirely unrelated to the cream,| of society. There are people who are so busy having a good time that trouble can’t | touch them. Making apologies sometimes keeps us from doing anything that we! need not apologize for. 4 Nobody is perfectly right, so what- is the use in fretting when it is all i i ( Sy § AW f|l"|||| DENIES 67 MILE ROAD Judge Stanton Heads Requests of Op- posing Forces to Blackduck- Rainy River Highway. DELAY MAY MEAN STATE AID After Dbeing ably defended by George Lennon and a delegation rfrom-+Keliher and opposed by Coun- ty Attorney McFartlin, Chairman Durand of the Koochiching county board, and Commissioner = King of Itasca county, the petition for the building of judicial road number 4, was denied by Judge C. W. Stanton. The road was to have begun at Blackduck and to have run through portions of Beltrami, Itasca and Koochiching counties to the Rainy River, a distance of 67 miles, and wag opposed for the reason that it would. result in too large an expen- diture. At the time the petition was filed the law required that the counties through which the judicial road would run should pay for the cost of it, but the last legislature made it possible for the counties to obtain aid from the state. The petition having having been filed in the time covered by the old law and under its jurisdiction would mean that the counties through which the road ran would be requir- ed to pay for the total cost of the road, and as they might now be as- sisted by the state the petition was opopsed. The building of the proposed road would mean that Bemidji as well as the surounding country would be given a highway to the Rainy River district, a district which cannot be reached by team or automobile at the present time. MAKE UP FOURTH PRIZES Committee Prepares Lists to Tally With Money in Celebration Fund. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the amusement committee of the Fourth of July celebration met in the Com- mercial club rooms for the purpose of completing the arrangements for the day’s program. With one excep- tion the entire committee was .pres- ent, this being C. J. Woodmansee, who is'in Brainerd. Prize lists were made out to agree with the amount of money raised. Numerous appli- cations have been received by the boat race committee. Large dis- play ‘bills have been posted in Be- midji and in adjoining towns by the advertising conimittee, and it is ex- pected that a large crowd of outsid- ers will be here for the day. A genius is often so busy genius- ing that his wife has to make the living for the family. There are people very happy mere- ly because they are well skilled in the art of self deception, If every day were pay day labor would be so haughty that capital would have to earn its own living. Hawaii is the pineapple farm of the world. The largest pineapple cannety in the world is near Hono- a question of degree? S AL lulu, = TEN CENTS PER WEEK DUMAS CASE GOES OVER FOR ONE DAY At Request of Assistant Attorney “General Smith, Arson Hearing Is Continued. JANES TO REPRESENT STATE Courtroom Crowded With Men and Women, Who Get Glimpse of Mayor Prisoner. BEHAN T0O GO ON STAND Munhall, Held on Same Charge, Also Will Be Arraigned Here Tomor- row Morning. ’ At the request of Assistant Attor- ney General Lyndon A. Smith the preliminary hearing of Dr. D. F. Dumas, mayor of Cass Lake, charged with conspiracy to burn and rob the postoffice building at Puposky, was continued until tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock. At that time he will be arraigned, together with William Munhall held on the same charge, before Court Commissioner H. A. Simons, the pro- ceedings to take place at the court- house. Janes Delayed By Wreck. The delay is caused by a mixup in the attorney general’s office. Alex Janes, assistant attorney general, was to haye taken charge of the case for the state but because of a wreck was delayed and late yesterday af- ternoon. Mr. Smith was assigned to come to Bemidji. He arrived here this morning but was not familiar with the evidence and requested that the case go over untit-2 o’clock-p. m:: At that hour he told the court that he had to ap- pear in the United States Citcuit court at Fergus Falls tomorrow, and that he believed it to be undesirable to attempt the two hearings today. He assures the court that Mr. Janes would be here in the morning and with this understanding and in the absence of any objection on the part of Judge Spooner, who appeared for Dr. Dumas, the hearing was con- tinued. State Fire Marshal Charles Keller arrived on the same train with Mr. Smith this morning. He - will main until after the hearing. No Persecution Says Keller. State Fire Marshal Keller said that no persecution of Dr. Dumas or any- one else was being attempted in the cases which have been brought against Dumas, Behan and Munhall, but every effort was being made to detect and severely punish the par- ties who have been guilty of setting fires, especially in northern Minne- sota, where there had been alto- gether too many fies of undoubted origin during the past year. “The information which has been furnishéd our office is of such a sub- stantial character,” said Mr. Keller, “that 1 have no doubt of the exist- ence of well-laid plans to burn many buildings in this section of the state. We shall certainly push prosecution to the finish; and there will be no let-up.” When the case was called before Commissioner Simons in his office at’ 9 o’clock this morning there was but few persons present, it having been understood that it would be practi- cally impossible to proceed at that time. When the case came up at 2 p. m. the court room was filled, many - persons standing, many of those present being women. re- Crowd is Disappointed. The crowd was disappointed as the proceedings lasted scarcely longer than three minutes, Dr. Dumas, confident as ever‘, sat with his atorneys, Judge Spooner and A. A. Andrews. Mr. Smith asked that the case go over. “That is satisfactory to us,” said Judge Spooner for the defendant, and then Commissioner Simons granted the request. Behan to Testy. Martin Behan, the wounded rob- ber who failed to make his getaway at.Puposky and was arersted and locked up here, has been subpoenaed as a witness for the state; and there is much speculation as to whether the testimony which he will give will implicate Dr. Dumas. Other persons who are expected to 80 on the witness stand for the state are: Detective Fielding, Sam Fuller- ton, Deputy Sheriff Matt Kennedy of Cass Lake, Sheriff Hazen, Deputy Helmer. tnfi R. BE. Smythe, el