Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 12, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 10. NUMBER 268. - TOWN ELECTIONS WERE NOT EXCITIN Bagley and Fosston Purned Dry But Tenstrike Stayed Wet By 40 to 17, RETURNS SLOW -TO COME IN Ticket at Nymore Went Through Without Opposition—Same True at Cass Lake. BLACKDUCK VOTE WAS LIGHT Latterell Beaten For Clerk By One— Lennon Made The Mayor of Keliher, Town and village elctions held in the state yesterday proved to be tame affairs. The only reai exictment in this part of the country was at Bagley where the village voted dry and hav- ing been wet. The change was caus- €d, it is said, by a saloon row on Monday night in which one man was badly cut up. Fosston also voted dry. Pine River went dry by eight. Black- duck went dry and Tenstrike village wet. At Blackduck, the vote was one of the lightest ever cast. H. M. Latter- ell was defeated for reelection as clerk by one vote. Conway had no opposition for assessor and polled 122 votes. A caucus ticket at Nymore went through easily and in few cases throughout the country were there any fights. Bagley Went Dry. Bagley, March 12—With the wets in apparent control before the elec- tion, the village voted dry yesterday by a majority of seven. The reason for the change i sald fo have beéil| a free-for-all fight on Monday night In which several lumberjacks were engaged and which resulted in a young man having his face cut open by being hit with a beer bottle. Fosston Went Dry Also. Fosston, March 12—By a majority of thirteen, Fosston went dry at the village election held here yesterday. Lennon Wins Easily. Kelliher, March 12—William Len- non was elected maor of Kelliher by a vote of 57 to 13 yesterday. Other officers elected are as follows: Recorder, A. Kove. Trustees, L. J. Kramer, L. Lind- quist, Robert Foy. Treasurer, William Barry. Justice, E. J. Taylor. Constable, J. C. Brady. All Are Re-elected. Cass Lake, March 12.—Cass Lake for the first time in its history has had an election without opposition to the caucus. ticket. Mayor Andy W. Johnson and the following men were unanimously re-elected: H. -N. Harding, H. L. Carter and D. Jones,)| trustees; J. G. Oman, clerk; L. M. Lange, municipal court judge; Al J. Hole, treasurer; R. W. Koehn, jus- tice; F. L. Gorenflo, assessor; Jas. Leary, constable. Four inches of snow fell here today. Village of Nymore. Nymore, March 12—The election in this village was unanimous and the following ticket was named: President, Jack Olson. Trustees, Ole .Gunderson, William Chrigtianson, and L. F. Larsoa. “Assessor, C. M. Johnon. Treasurer J. A, Olson. Recorder, Willis Nye. Juatice, W. L. Palmer 'm/l Willis Nye. Constable, John Mack. Tenstrike Goes Wet. ‘Tenstrike, March 12—By a vote of 40 to 17, Tenstrike went wet at the village election yesterday. The fol- lowing were elected: President, W. H. Rice. Trustees, Wm. Fellows, J. H. Pem- ble, A. L. Morris. Recorder, J. G. Hammer. Treasurer, George Bryant. Justices, E. D. Alger nnfl William Hagadon. Constables, John Grabelin and Carl Robinson. Blackduck Town Goes Dry. Hines, March 12—By a vote of 48 t0.13, the-town of Blackduck voted dry yesterday. The following officers ‘were elected: 2 Supervisor, Jess Saunders. Clerk, Martin Johnson. Treasurer, Will Hines. Justices, William Higbee and Dave ‘Rutherford. EDWARD E. M'CALL, | New Chairman Public Service Commission, New York City. @ 1913, by American Press Assoclation. Constables, William Vail and Chr- les Brong. Assessor, Charles Johnson. Village of Blackduck President, T. A. Cross. Trustees, Lee French, John Cann, F. C. Alsop. Recorder, D. D. Rolfe. Treasurer, R. Zimmerman. Assessor, C. W. Conway. Justice, David Ebner. Constable, Simon Johnson. Village of Turtle River. President, Nels Otterstad. Trustees, Pete Larkin, Louis Wels- har, John Dale. Recorder, Carl Otterstad. Treasurer, W .E. Williams. Justices, W. E. Williams and J. Ryan. Constables C. Smith. Village of Funkley. Tresident, Alvan Abernathy. Trustees, Peter Storto~: William Riley and Willlam Murray. Rceorder, Martin Leat. Treasurer, A. R. Walkor. Jnstice, Ole Hagen. Constable, Charles W1'i e Town of Frohn. Supervisor, Pete Narum. Clerk, Nels Willett. Theasurer, F: K. Braten. Asgessor, Albert Brewer. Justice, J. BE. Raymond. Constable, John Swenson. Road overseers: 1, John Swenson; 2, Herman Eickstadt; 3,G. G. Moy; 4,Mr. Cummings. Town of Eckles Supervisor, William Heminger. Clerk, Henry Anderson. Treasurer, Earl McMahon. Assessor, Luman Aldrich. Justice, one year, Allen Forte. Justice, two years, Barney Aldrich. Constable, Henry Bearing. Overseers: 1, George Brannon; 2, Hans Nelson; 3, Fred Paetcoldty 4, George R. Wilson. 5 Town of Northern.- Supervisor, Wm. Masterson. Clerk, W. A.. Worth. Treasurer, W. H. Rice. Assessor, C. C. Spencer. Justice, Frank Wagner. Overseers: W. H. Rice, Ben Car- rick and Ed Runyon. Guthrie and J. W. Town of Bemidji. Supervisor, Alfred Moen. Clerk, Carl Opsata. Assessor, Chris Hagen. "I'reasurer, Even -Moe. Justice, A. P. Ritchie. Constable, Gilbert Moe. Road overseers: Gust Stann.and John Eickstadt. Town of Grant Valley. Supervisor, John Suchert. Clerk, H. M. Wilson. "T'reasurer, F. M. Pendergast Assessor, Albert Heath. (Continued on last page). 5000 —[|TWO ARE HELD FOR | DEATH OF A CHILD THE CUB REPORTER Dafactive Mrs. Eva Willis, of International Falls, Arrested in Winnipeg This Morning. Brother-in-law Taken at Same Time —Babe of Five Months 8aid Murdered. 5 By United Press. Winnipeg, March 12—Sudden and stariling developments were disclosed this morning when itwas learned that the Winnipeg police had arrested Mrs. Fva Willis, aged thirty-fou= ,of Inter national Falls, and Victor Pople, aged twenty-three, of Rainy River, Ontarlo, in connection with the death uf the five months old daughter of Mra. Wil- lis. 3 The little bruised body of the babe was found in a deserted poat on the Red River Monday and hoth mar and woman are now locked up charged with murder. A postmortem on the bo-ly showed- that the-babe had nct dicd a natural death . On the face near the nose was a large bruise. The lungs disclosed the fact that there had been a hemorr- hage. The face was distorted and the little hands had been so tightly clenshed that blood had clotted under them and imprints remained in the hands after the fingers had been pulled up. 5 Mrs. Willis had desterted her hus band several months ago.- ile is now Fliving in Illinois. Her Lhrea year old snp has disappeared but he may be vith the father. The woman is a sister-in-law of Pople who is an ex- |pert electrician. SENTENCED TODAY = William Clark was sentenced to Stillwater this morning for an ‘inde- terminate term for grand larceny in the second degree. Alex Sayer, a mixed blood Indian, was given the same sentence for for- gery. August Johnson was given an in- determinate sentece in Stillwater for manslaughter in the first degree. Ferdinand Busick drew an inde- terminate sentence in the St. Cloud reformatory for robbery. Steve Rogers was given sentence for grand larceny second degree, the same in the KKK KK KKK KKK KR KRK * MALCOLM. * KKK KKK KKK KK G. A. Benson went to Thief River Wednesday. John, Stangh and Bud Howe were out to Stanley’s mill Monday. Albert Miller went to Thief River Thursday. Mrs. Marie Stanley visited Mrs. Benson Friday. J. C. Jackley was out to Stanley’s mill Thurday. g Matt Myrold has- purchased the steam engine from G. A. Benson and will start running the saw mill Mon- day. % The dance which was to have been last Saturday at Fjeld’s was put off on account of the cold weather and will be held there this Saturday, March 8th. Henry Johnson was home from Ra- pid River a few days this week. Nels Tonness was hauling logs to Stanley’s mill Tuesday and Wednes- day. : A Socialist speaker held alecture in Sundberg’s school house 'Friday -|which was well attended. Matt Myrold returned from Bemidji Wednesday where has called on the Jury list. >, |{intention of the club to name five. i ONLY ON Nm i ‘m Commercial Club Last: Might Named' E. A. Barker to Sugosed 6. E. Carson for cummtl'ur MAY CHANGE - cbfimmo_x E. A, Barker was last plght elected 4@a director of the Commercial. club remm-z G: B —.a’k}’» on the directors-although it was the| ‘Before the ballot was cast it was informally decided that .as ten old and five new directors be elected and a ballot on fifteen ~men was taken. Part of the members voted for fifteen men naming ten old and five new and part only voted on ten old directors. As a result, the chairman, Vice-presi- dent White was forced to : decide that the fifteen highest should stand elected. The count showed fourteen old directors and Mr. Barker named. As a result of the meeting, it is probable that an amendment will soon be offered so that each year the club will elect five new men to the direcor- at and so making the term one of three years. Several of the directors wished to resign last night but no resignations were accepted. At a directors meeting immediate- ly following that of the club, Mr. ‘White was promoted to the presi- dency. Second Vice President Lakin was made first vice and F. S. Arnold was named second vice-president. Sec- retary Baer and Treasurer George were re-elected.. The next meeting of the club will be held the first Tuesday in April. Hiram Simons, Jr., was ele- cted to membership. - RAKO BUYS A THOROBRED. A. B. Rako, chairman of the board of county commissioners, has purchas- er a registered Jersey bull for the head of his herd.. The animal was bought from J. W. Love, of Minnea- polis. Andrew Warfleld and John Rich- ards returned this morning from Minneapolis. New - baths are being installed in the erthers'hnhgr shop on the corn- er of Third and Beltrami. ; il e E LS E L LR REL L L2 5 * PIONEER FOLLOWS THEM. % EXKKKKRKKKK KK KKK KK KK - Mr.and Mrs. J. H. Crouch, who for- merly lived in Bemidji, are now resi- dents of Orland, California. = Mrs. Crouch - writes that- they ‘cannot get along without the Pioneer and en- closes $1.50 for ‘s subscription to the: ern Glimornm very much. The week- 1y Ploneer is used by people who wish to keep in touch with Bemidji ang Northern Minnesota but who are too far away for a daily service. Final arrangements were made over long distance telephone last night be- tween Art Olson manager of the Su- perior Athletics and James Malone, manager of the “Big Bemidg” basket ball teams for the games to be played here tomorrow night and Friday. Mr. Olson $tated that the Athletics were a little afraid of the Bemidji team as they had heard so much about the games the local team has won. To add to their strength the Superior team has engaged a ' Duluth player who is supposed to be the best player in Northern Minnesota and Wiscon- sin. Mr. Olson also stated that the team that comes here will be the best team that has ever represented Superior. The local team. practiced last night in the armory with the new baskets. A game was played between a pick- up team and the first team and the “Big Bemidg” boys only allowed the scrubs two free throws and no field baskets. RAISE MONEY FOR BRIDGE. Farmers in the town of Frohn liv- ing near Swenson’s lake resent the implicatfon that the county has been asked to pay for the $3,500 bridge wanted across the Mississippi river about two miles Below the Warfield dam. As a matter of fact, they state that the estimates for the bridge vary be- tween $3,400 and $3,600; that the town board was voted $1,200 for the bridge and that $200 has been raised by private subscription. They ask the county to pay the balance. The lack of a bridge at this point makes it necessary for the majority to-go out of their way when coming to Bemidji by going to the Warfield dam bridge. In the winter, they can cross the ice below Gus Berg’s. place but in the summer the river cannot be forded here. There is a ford on the Berg place but the steep banks make it impossible to cross with a load. Scoop Thought He Had An Awful Drag i | ~ By ey Alfm“l!.'fl.g ,;ll’ il it - 'L\ J.lmnl I "III:;...mIIIIlIIIIInn;uj i NO MORE WESTERN AD State Fair Board Has Resolved Not to Sell Space to Other States For _Development Exhibits. RESULT OF MACKENZIE'S FIGHT Minneapolis, March 12.—A Minne- sota state falr for Minnesota farm - Mr.Barker,was the cillyssw man puii'w 3 EXTM” m,m by m.hnm_aL@a ‘gers. A resolution has been adopted un- animously providing that no space on the state fair.grounds be rented or leased for agricultural, fruit or land exhibits from outside of the state. This does not include exhibits of grain seeds. The state fair board’s decision is in recognition of the Northern Minne- sota Development association, which through its secretary, W. R. MacKen- zie, has been advocating a Minnesota fair for Minnesota for several years. In former fairs the board has rent- ed space to Canada, Oregon, Califor- nia and other western land companies to advertise opportunities in the west. Space was also given to western rail- roads. Members of the Northern Min- nesota Development association have held that this practice resulted . in taking residents away from the state to the western territory, when equal opportunities for them could be found in Minnesota. It was because of the revenue re- ceived from the western companies that the board of managers refused to accede to the wishes of the Minnesota assoclation in the past. This year the space occupied in former years by western adyertisers is to be taken up by state development associations, practically making up for the loss in revenue. The new policy applies only to farm lands and farm products. The state board will allow space for any kind of manufactured goods and ma- chinery, as they have done at former fairs. TAKE ON CASS LAKE SATURDAY The Bemidfi High school basket- ball team will leave Saturday noon for Cass Lake where they will play the Cass Lake quint on Saturday night. The Bemidji team has already defeated the Cass Lake team by a large score in a game on the Bemidji By “HOP* ‘|insane after they had seen him. - 'train and while in jail attracted much forty men were after him to kill him for.his money; Ludvig Steska, & Pole, was taken to Fergus Falls this morn- ing by Deputy Sheriff Deply and Con- stableMartin~ Thompson of Black- teska was brought to Bemidji at midnight last night after he had ‘broken two pairs of regulation steel hand cufts, had nearly killed Thomp- son and had ripped Thompson’s clothes to pieces. Steska who weighs 210 and is hullt like a gymnast, became violent in Blackduck yesterday and Thomipson put -him in jail. He was handcuffed but soon broke the first pair. His hands were put through the: bars of the cell and handcuffed on _the outside but he broke those cuffs also. Thompson then- entered the cell and Steska took his gun away from him. efore he could fire, - Phompson- Qtlll finger hm”iw'l pressure of Sterka’s mmd nurly broke the bone.-. Had it not ban for the assistance of two men confined in the jail Thompson would probably have been killed. Deputy Sheriff Denly went to Blackduck last evening to assist Thompson and the two were helped by‘ Bertram, who weighs about 250. The three entered the cell together as Steska seemed quite. They inted- ed to put on a leather mu® on him in * |order to bring him to Bemidji but as soon as the steel cuffs werd taken off, ne knocked and kicked all three men down in less than a second. For a few minutes there was a grand free-for-all in the cell but he was finally overpowered and the muff straped in place. His legs were tied also. In the fight, he ripped Denly’s vest to pleces, tore Thompson’s mack- inaw to shreds, bit Bertram’s arm through his coat so hard that it was dressed by a physician. The train was met by a dray with a col and Steska was strapped to the cot and taken to the county jail. He yolled all the way out and kept the noise up until taken out of town at 6:30 this morning. Judge M. A. Clark and Doctors Mar- cum and Henderson were routed out of bed and a trial was held at 2 a. m. The man was go violent the offi- cers were afraid to loose his schackles and deemed it expedient to get him to tbe asylum as fast as possible. The doctors gave him morphine which they said would have killed two ordi- nary men and it apparently had no ef- fect. During the fight in the jail at Blackduck, Steska was hit a dozen times over the head, on the ears and in the ribs with a lead billy but Thompson said that he never - even winced. : Nothing could be learned of the man beyond the fact that he worked | tor the Northland Pine company. for about three weeks but was discharged after he cleaned out the camp with an’ axe Saturday. - Nothing is known ot his relatives nor from whence he ‘came, Jim Cehill, deputy sheriff ln charge of the jail said that he was the first ‘while heing. tnken.m and._ attention and some believed a murder was being committed. Neither of the doctors Lesitated in declaring the man Steska believed every man he saw was one of the forty who were going - to kill him and so would not walk on - a road but came. into Bluukdnck Violently insane over the idea that 19 trigger Imt B{‘S %