Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 7, 1911, Page 1

<o THE BEMIDJI MINNESRTA - HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 112. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSD! PERSONALPROPERTY 35 YEARS N PRISON TAXES TO CHANGE| sese 2omeroy 112 sottry con- finement for this Period of | Years, Minnesota State Tax Commission Ad- . vises County Auditor by 5 Letter. IS HAHL AND HEARTY AT 51 Boston, Mass., Sept. 7.—After hav- ing spent thirty-five years of his life in a solitary cell of “Cherry Hill,” the stronghold of Charlestown State prison where the life prisoners are DOGS GO UP 30 PER CENT Other Items are Advanced From 5| to 20 Per Cent in This County. confined, Jesse Pomeroy, the most no- :tnrious of these life prisoners today entered upon his thirty-sixth year of ! |solitary confinement. When Jesse | Pomeroy entered the prison cell thir-| E»OBSES AND COWS ARE Lowm!tyfi\'e ;ears ago he ?vas a youth of | about sixteen years, he is now flt’ty-‘ one, and, notwithstanding the rigor | Machinery, Lumber Office Furniture |of his confinement which was inter- . | rupted but for a short period during| Railroad Lands are Among Those | ine present year, seems strong, heal- | Advanced. | thy and vigorous physically as well| |as mentally. | | During the latter part of 1871 and | |the beginning of 1872 a series of | County Auditor James L. GeOrge | pegtial and indeseribably eruel crimes | received word from the Minnesota|perpetrated upon little boys of ten- State Tax Commission that assess-|ger age created a perfect panic in | ments on various items under the gouth Boston and Chelsea. In every | personal property list have been un-!one of the cases the little victim was officially changed. Persons interest-|anticed to some lonely spot by a boy ed in the change have from Septem-!of about twelve or fourteen years, ber 12 to 20 in which to enter com-| gripned, tied to @ tree or board and plaint and be given a hearing. The|(hen unmercifully beaten and tor- letter from the chief clerk of thefiyreq by him. It was many months| Commission reads as follows: | efore the police obtained the first September 5tn, 1911. clue to the perpetrator of these I. L. George, | crimes. Information given by one of County Auditor, |the young victims led to the arrest Bemidji, Minn. “of Jesse Pomeroy, the son of a poor { Dear Sir: | but respectable dressmaker. 1 am directed by the tax commi | Jesse Pomeroy at first denied his sion to inform you that they have guilt, but, after he had been con- decided to inci the assessment|rronteq with several of his victims upon the following items of '“’"*“““l,‘aml definitely identified by them, he property in your county as follows: | roke down and confessed. He could 5-A 10 per cent. i not explain his motive and repeated- 10-B 10 per cent. {1y asserted that he was driven to 16-B 5 per cent | these fiendish outrages by impulses | 17-B 10 per cent | which he could not resist. He was 17-E 20 per cent. | tried, found guilty and, in cansidera- 18 20 per cent. |.tion of his youth sent to the State re- 10 per cent. ! form school. At that time degen- 29 40 per cent. eracy was not so thoroughly under- Decreases: | stood as it is now. Pomeroy was 1-A 20 per cent. | called a generate, but it was con- 1-B 15 per cent. i sidered more proper to punish him 1-C 15 per cent. | than to treat him as a defective and 2-C 15 per cent. |send him to an asylum where he Changes in Item 24, Bank Stocks. | could have been kept under perma- will be reported later. | nent control. | This information is unofficial, and Pomeroy remained In the reform | is given to facilitate the work in YOUT fgchool seventeen —months, always office, and to give the taxpayers and | playing the model prisoner, He acted jand the good things coming is a dou- | the directors, weather permitting, to STATE FAIR BOARD T0 CROWD PROGRAM Owing to First Three Days Inclement Weather All Features Crowded on Last Three. = SAVAGE HORSES ARE TO RACE Dan Patch and Other Record Break- ers Will Do Stunts Today and Friday. AVIATORS -TO GO UP IN THE AIR Exhibits Are Best Ever—Big Anto- mobile Races for Friday and Saturday. The old saw, “It's an ill wind that| Llows nobody gvod” holds forth at| the big Minnesota State Fair this) week. What between drexching rains and | chilly blasts, the higgest and most elaborate amusement program ever attempted has been sedly demoralized and latter week fair visitors are due to benefit in co:sequence. To speak in the language of the| showman the state’s loss is your gain bled program 1or the next three days. Records in respect to this are to be shattered. Not in the memory of the oldest inhabirant Fas such weath- er attended the opening day, but they benefited, rather then inter- fered. Only once did the sun show | itself the first ilree days this year and all the prograin plans went hyl the board as a result. Despite the| demoralizing weather, however, the attendance was fair, and what the thousands of ors were denied the first day in the way of a curtailed track and amusement program Was amply compensated for in a line of exhibits in the several departments that have never bezn equalled. It is this excess of amusement turns and features that confronts the board and the decision bas been reached by crowd into the closing days. This excess includes the hig race features with Dan Patch and the Savage string of record breakers, many com- edy and spectacular acts and a double | rates here stated. |nounced growth in value. tax officials of your county an oppor- tunity to be heard in case they think the changes are unjust. This com- the part so successfully that he de- ceived his mother, several clergymen |and a number of charitably inclined dose of fireworss. Pain’s “Battle in the Clouds” was given for the first AY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. U..S. FARM. CENSUS OUT[BENIDJI SENDS THIRTY NAN SHOT THROUGHHEARTIPOTATO WAREHOUSE Director Durand Gives Valusble In- formation on the Farm and the Farmer. ONE THIRD ARE MORTGAGED ‘Washington, D. C., Séptember 7.— Census Director Durand gave out to- day an important advance statement from the Bureau of the Census con- taining additional figures and details of the agricultural statisties of con- tinental United “States collected at the Thirteenth Decennial Census, April 15, 1910. It is based on a pre- iliminary comparative summary sub- mitted by Dr. Le Grand Powers, chief statistician for the Division of Agri- culture in the Bureau of the Census and it supplements a brief prelimi- nary notice issned in July last. The figures here given are subject to revision, inasmuch as there is a small number of farms, the returns for which are incomplete, which will be included in the final tables. Such additions, however, will not materijal- | 1y modify either the emounts or the Further informa- tion with regard to the acreages and yields of the various crops and the number and value of domestic ani- mals in the United States will be published later, when:the tabulation of the material kas been completed. Farm Buildings, Implements and Ma- chinery. 1t is not alone farm land which has increased in value. Farm huildings valued in 1909 as $3,556,640,000 have increased to $6,294,737,000 in 1910, a growth of 77 per cent. Im- plements and machinery show a cor- responding but slightly less pro- lne. In 1900 they represented §749776,000 and in 1910 $1,262,022,000, an increase in value of 68.3 per cent. Expenditures for Labor and Ferti- lizers. Hired labor cn the farms of the United States absorbed im 1900 an expenditure of §357,342,000 and in 1910 $645,612.000, an increase of 80.6 per cent. Expenditures for fer- tilizers are much less important, be- ing in 1910 $114,277,000. Com- pared however, with an expenditure of $53,482,000 in 1900, this repre- sents an increase.of 113.9 per cent. Farm Mortgages. Of the total rumber of farms, 3,- 933,705, operated in 1910 by owners, there were 2,622,341, or 66.7 per cent, reported as “owned free of debt”, while 1,311,3€4, or 33.3 per cent were reported as mortgaged. Game Hunters Leave on Early Trains While Some of Them Left Yesterday. SHOOTING HERE IS PLENTIFUL At day break this morning about 30 of Bemidji’s hunters fired the first shots of the season at prairie chicken and ducks which are so plentiful in this north country. Many of them left yesterday to be on the grounds early this morning. They went by pairs, threes and fives, all expecting to return with a supply for their families, neighbors and friends. Among those who left for the hunt- ing grounds were: Judge M. A. Spooner, who left yes- terday for Gonvick where he goes/ every year for the first shooting. Del Burgess, who will hunt around Long Lake for a couple of days, Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda, who is hunting in the vicinity of Bemidji. A. G. Wedge, A. A. Warfield, R.| H. Schumaker, A. Marris, 8. T. Shel- ton and Mr. Mosely, who formed a party to hunt at Winnibigoshish Lake. They will remain there until the end of the week. 0. C. Simonson came down from Hibbing where he had gone on busi- ness and was joined here this morn- ing by Dan Rose and together they went to Bagley. s - T. R. Simons, Al Jester and V. L. Ellis went to Bagley yesterday where they will hunt until the end of the week. G. H. French went to Clearbrook yesterday. He was joined there to- day by-Dr. D. L. Stanton. D. D. Miller, E. D. Fay and H. W. Johnson formed a party and left this morning for Bagley W. A. Gray was to go with them but was ill this morning and unable to start He will probably join them this afternoon. Geo. T. Baker and E. R. Getchell went to Oklee where they will hunt for the next two days. 5 -H. B: Titus is-hunting in the vi- cinity of Cass Lake. Dr. G. M. Palmer left this after- noon for Grand Forks where he will join his brother, A. E. Palmer, his father, G. M. Palmer of Mankato, and Mr. Upson of Baltimore, Md., and to- gether they will hunt north of Crook- ston. F. S. Lycan is hunting in the vi- cinity of Crookston. D. W. Spooner of Deer River has gone to Thief River Falls where he will hunt for two or three days. Malvin Benner and Dr. A. E. Hen- mission will cheerfully accord such!women. Between them they succeed- a hearing to any person interested at|ed in procuring Jesse Pomeroy's re- any time between September 12th|jeage without having him first exam- | and 20th, Unless revised as the re-|ined by an alienist. This was in! sult of such hearings the Treturns| Fepruary, 1874. Scarcely a month above indicated will remain un-|jater a little girl named Katie Cur-| changed. 1 ran disappeared on her way to school | We wish that you would notify the langd although a thorough search was | members of your county board and!made extending over many months, | |is a popular assembling place for the time Tuesday night and made a de- cided hit. It has becn voted the big- gest thing in Sreworks ever shown. The race and amusement program | was also pulled ofi fairly intact. Judging is on in the various de- partments and is being pushed to completion. Institute Hall with its interesting and instructive lectures There were 45,975 farms for which |derson will hunt around Clearbrook. no mortgage report was secured, and ) these are included in the farms re- ported as free from debt. The Cen- PARTY TO OUST SULLIVAN sus Bureau has no information re- specting the indebtedness in' farms leased to tenants or operated by man- agers. In 1900 information was secured A Conference of the State’s Progres- sive Democrats Meet at Chi- all others whom you may deem in-|not a trace of her could be found. terested, and give the matter as much publicity by publication or other- ! visitors from the rural districts. Ma-| chinery Hill and the various build- Later in the same year a clam-dig- ger of South Boston, in crossing the| concerning the “cwned farm homes.” At that time 2,545,239, or 70 per cent, were reported as “free from cago Today. | wise as you can conveniently. | marsh back of Washington village, The official returns will follow|south Boston, found the horribly mu- about October 1st next. | tilated body of a small boy who was Yours very truly, afterward identified as Horace Mil- H. B. Bacon, len. The crime was evidently the Chief Clerk.|work of a degenerate, and, remem- The classification of the articles!pering the record of Jesse Pomeroy, that are to be increased can be enu- the police arrested him and took him merated as follows: to the morgue where the body of the 5-A Wagons, carriages, sleighs,‘mue boy lay upon a stone slab. The and bicycles. |sight of the mutilated corpse so un- 10-B Office furniture. | nerved Pomeroy that he confessed his i 16-B Retail merchants. guilt and also admitted that he had 17-B Logs. lumber, lath and|iortured and murdered little Katie shingles in hands of manufacturer. |Curran. Her mutilated and decom- 17-E Other materials and manu-| posed body was found buried under factured articles. ashes and rubbish in the cellar of 18 Manufacturer’s tools and im-|Mrs. Pomeroy’s house. plements and machinery. | The confession of these crimes 27 Elevators and warehouses on created the most intense feeling R. R. lands. among the people in South Boston 29 Dogs over six months old. and Chelsea and Pomeroy would have The classification of the decreaSES}heen lynched had it not been for the are as follows: 1-A 1 year old horses. trial lasted only three days and only 1-B 2 year old horses the prisoner’s youth saved him from 1-C 3 year old horses and over.|the gallows. He was sentenced to Cows. {spend the remainder of his life in —= | solitary confinement in Charlestown : prison. During the first ten years Pamous Horses at Anction. of his imprisonment Pomeroy made New ¥ork, Sept. 7.—Many of Am=|, yumper of attempts to break out erica’s most celebrated racing horses|ge jui1 but they were frustrated by were listed to go under the hammer ;o watchfulness of his guards. A at the guction sale of S. C. Hildreth's | pypper of sentimentalists induced great stable, which began at Sheeds-| e governor in the spring of this head Bay today. Included in thely.ap 5 allow Pomeroy more freedom, string were FitzHerbert, the fastest|y,¢ phis privileges were soon revoked horse in America for four seasons; Novelty, the winner of last year's|yaq used his greater freedom to plan Futurity; King James, a noted han-|yjg oscape and had even obtained pos- dicap winner; Zeus, Firestone, Royal|gassion of a steel saw, Meteor and a number of other horses| whose names are familiar to every patron of the turf, The prominence of the thoroughbreds to be disposed of led to marked interest in the oc- casion and a number of well known; No reward, no efficiency. But we horsemen from various parts of the|{must have a considerable degree of United States and Canada were pres- | efficiency in order to get our ordinary Anyhow, the deadbeats have found !a way to reduce the cost of their living. precautions of the authorities. His! when the discovery was made that he ings are likewise popular and are lib-; erally patronized by both city and ruralite. Rain and cold hae not interfered with the work of the Scotch collie dogs nor with .le aviators. Daily ascents have been made by the lat- ter, many of thew: thrilling. The horse show has likewise proceeded without interruption. Friday and Saturday will witness the big auto races, for which four big machines have been reccived. They are the largest and fas'est machines ever run on a dirt track. Whitney Wedding Abroad. New York, Sept. 7.—According to the latest advices received by friends in this city the wedding of Miss Dor- othy Whitney and Willard Straight, whose engagement was announced some time ago, is to take place today in the American Church at Geneva, | Switzerland. Miss Whitney is the youngest of the four children of the late William C. Whitney, who was Secretary of the Navy in President | | Cleveland’s cabinet. Her sister is iMrs. Almeric Hugh Paget, who lives in London, and Harry Payne Whit- ney and Payne Whitney are her brothers. Mr. Straight is from Os-| wego, N. Y., and was graduated from Cornell in 1901. Since then his rise| to prominence has been of a meteoric character. After service in the Chi- nese custom service and as a war correspondent in the Far East, ke be- |came American consul general, first |in Seoul and then In Moukden, Mocre| | recently he has been a representative | | abroad of J, P. Morgan and Company | Huhn, Loeb and Company and other {large fingncial interests in New York. Lorimer is alarmed by Socialismw Pending its arrival, however, the honest voters will get rid of Lorim- ent at the opening of the sale. wages, salaries and dividends. erism, bribery and jack-pot. debt,” while 1,093,164, or 30 per cent, were reported as mortgaged. There were 126.059 farms in 1900 for which no mortgage report was secured, and these are included with p the farm homes reported as “free Chicago, 1IL., Sept. 7.—The undo- from debt.” There has thus been 2|55 of Roger C. Sullivan, the Illinois considerably greater increase in the | memper of the Democratic National number of mortzaged farms than in | committee and for many years the the number of farms free from mort- acknowledged master of the party in MAYOR HARRISON LEADS MOVE ‘| close of the exhibition Ssturday. gage. The increase in the propor- tion of mortgagcd farms from 1900 to 1910, however, was less than that from 1890 to 1900. STANTON STATUE IS UNVEILED Governor Harmon Delivers Address at Birthplace of Former Sec. of War. Steubenville, 0., Sept. 7—The trib- ute of his birthplace was paid to Ed- win H. Stanton today. The memory of the statesman who served as secre- tary of war in the cabinet of Presi- dent Lincoln was honored in a way to be remembered by the thousands of citizens who gathered ta witness the unveiling of the striking bronze like- ness of Steubenville’s most famous son. Governor Harmon delivered an address and among the other distin- guished participants were descend- ants of General Grant, President Lin- coln and other intimate friends and asscciates of Secretary Stanton. Lew- | is H. Stanton, son of the statesman, unveiled the memorial, Bench Show at Reading. ‘Reading, Pa., Sept. 7.—With an entry list larger than ever before the annual bench show: of the Reading Kennel Club opened today. The show is al%o said to contain a greater var- iety of breeds than were exhibited in previous shows. The judging be- ‘gan today and will continue until the this state, is the object sought by a number of more or less prominent Democratic leaders throughout the state, who assembled at the Hotel La Salle today to discuss a plan of cam- paign. The conference was called by the State Progressive Democracy, an or- ganization which seeks the support of all Democrats who, in the lan- guage of the official call, “are dis- gusted with the trend of their party affairs and the bipartisan affiiliation which culminated in the election of William Lorimer as United States senator from Illinois.” Mayor Carter Harrison is said to be at the head of the movement. Following the pre- liminary eonference today-it is pro- posed to hold a great rally of Pro- gressive Democrats at the State Fair at -Springfield next month. Feast for Stamp Collectors. Vienna, Sept, 7.—Under the pro- tectorate of Dr. Wagner von Jauregg, Postmaster-General of Austria-Hun- gary, .the International Philathelic Exhibition was opened here today. Collections of stamps from every country in the world are on exhibi- tion, among them some of the larg- est and most famouns known to phi- lathelists. Many valuable prizes will be awarded. The hobo convention is a failure. Talk may be cheap, but it-involves Bullet Which Was Fired at Bear Migses Mark and Kills Mitchell - McCrhen. DEAD MAN WAS 75 YEARS OLD Mitchell McChren, an old man 75 years of age, was shot through the heart while roaming the woods in Moose Lake Township. The shooting ‘was purely accidental, and was re- lated to Coroner Ibertson as follows: As William Hill, a farmer in that man lived, went after his cattle on Tuesday evening, he took his gun with him. He was crossing the slough when he spied a bear making for the woods. He took aim and fired. The old man must have been a short distance in the woods in range with the bullet as the bullet pierced his heart, death resulting but a few seconds afterward. Coroner M. E. Ibertson was at once notified and left for the scene of the accident Wednesday morning. No inquest was held. He returned last evening after ordering the body bur- ied. Mr. McChren left no relatives to; mourn his loss, JUDGE McCLENAHAN WEDS Takes Miss Rose Poppenberg as His Bride Monday Evening in West Duluth. IS JUDGE IN THIS DISTRICT The following :t¢m clipped from the Duluth Eveniag Herald will be ‘nr:‘g}&rest to_.caiy- Bemidjites and other citizens of this eounty and dis- triet: A wedding ot interest, not only to Duluthians but ' to the legal fra- {ernity of the sfatc, took place at ‘West Duluth Mondey evening, when Miss Rose Popu-nterg of Brainerd became the bride of Judge W. S. Mec- Clenehan, judge of ‘he district court of the Fifteenth judicial distriet. The ceremorLy was performed at ‘he home of Rev. D. W. Lynch, pas- tor of St. Jamcs’ Cathelic chureh, 721 North Fifty-sevenih avenue west. The wedding was a quiet affair, only intimate friemd. and relatives attend- ing. Judge McCienahan is known as one of theleading jurists of the state and has been or the bench for a num- ber of years. The bride is the-daughter of Coun- ty Commissioner and Mrs. Henry Pop- penberg of Brainerd and is popular in her home lown. Miss Margaret Cunneen, an iustructor in the Irving school of this city, was bridesmaid at the wedding and E. J. Kenney, former assistant cily attorney, was groomsman. After the wedding ceremony Judge and Mrs. McClenahan left on a wed- ding trip. Thcy will live in Brain- erd. ELECT SIMONS PRESIDENT High School Seniors Meet and Elect Officers—Gladys Stanton is Secretary, A. RIPPLE CHOSEN SECRETARY The senior class of the High School called a meeting yesterday for the purpose of organization and election of officers. They elected as their president Hi- ram Simons, Jr., secretary, Gladys Stanton and treasurer Alex Ripple. They have chosen as their class flower the American Beauty and the class colors will be Old Gold and Maroon. The “newly elected president has already made a record for himself while 2 member of the lower classes, along the debating and oratorical lines. Mr. Simons is gifted with those qualities that go to make up good orators. and should meet with success in fulfilling the duties of his office. The secretary and treasurer have also been prominent in work during their course in the lower classes. The class should gain recognition under the leadership of such officers as it vicinity, and at whose house the old | FOR BEMIDJI Northern Minnesota Co-Operative Association Rents Building for Produce. WILL USE J. LUNN BUILDING Want the Farmers to Buy, Stock at Small Cost and Share Profits December 1. A “BUMPER” CROP THIS YEAR Outside Buyers are Anxious to Se- cure Our Crops For Other Markets, The Northern Minnesota Co-opera- tive Association was formally organ- ized in this city last Saturday. Its object is to furnish a cash mar- ket for our surplus produce. It is believed that such an organization will be backed by every farmer and settler in this, as well as the sur- rounding, counties. X Potatoes, being a short crop else- where this year and a “bumper” crop in northern Minnesota, gives this as- sociation an opportunity to show its_ usefulness right at the start. The products placed in the hands of this association will reach the consumer at a lower percentage of cost this year over any previous year. Large potato buyers are willing to come to Bemidji and save our farmers the cost of putting their potatoes before them. More than twelve produce dealers throughout the Northwest are making every effort to land the po- tato crop grown in north central Minnesota. It is the object of this association to secure the best possible prices for the farmer’s produce as well as to en- courage the raising of the best grade in the various lines. Other associa- tions that have been established in other localities are making efforts along these lines, especially that of maintaining standard grades. The fact that we can raise the best potatoes in the world, as well as oth- er vegetables, is a constant induce- ment for outside buyers to bid strong- ly for our crops. In the past we have stood very little show in being able to market our produce at market prices, but the fact that this organi- zation this year will manage to get our goods into the hands of the con- sumer will give us better than an even chance in the years to come. There has been some talk in the past few years about a potato ware- house. At last we have one. This organization has been started on the co-operative plan, the Lunn building on the Great Northern right of way has already been rented and it is practically up to the farmers to make it a success. Members of the association are de- sirous that the farmers in Northern Minnesota show their willingness to boost for the new organization and become a part thereof by buying whatever stock or number of shares they are able to take. The shares have been placed so low that no po- tato grower or produce raiser can af- ford to stay out of the association. President F. M. Pendergast will . probably have charge of the local warehouse and will look after the commission end of the business. The plan is to charge a commission on the sales and on December 1st the actual cost of selling will be deducted and the balance of the commission charg- ed will be distributed among the stockholders according to the amount of produce each has sold. The officers of the association are: F. M. Pendergast, president;” Wm. Morris, vice-president; A. G. Wedge, treasurer; and Otto I. Bergh, secre- tary. TAFT SPEAKS AT STATE FAIR Large Gathering at Charter Oak Park to Hear President, Hartford, Conn., Sept. #—At Char- ter Oak Park this afternoon President Taft spoke before a large gathering assembled for the Connecticut State Fair. The president was introduced by Governor Baldwin. Previous to going to the park the president met the members of the Connecticut gen- eral assembly and was entertained at a luncheon given by the State in Memorial Hall. The Gavernors Foot Guards and the local hattalion of the naval militia furnished the military escort for the distinguished visiter. Immediately after concluding his ad-- has elected and: will doubtless strive to break all previous records set by some effort, nevertheless. former senior classes. - dress at the State Fair.the president departed for his summer home at Beverly. 2