Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 26, 1913, Page 1

E . ——— a +——! Grand Vapids GRanp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1913 VoL, XXIII. No. 39 BARTENDER SLAI BY LUMBERIAK John McDonald Shot Down at Deer River—Herman Maki Jailed as Murderer. GRIME DUE TO DISPUTE OVER MONEY Victim was Known Widely Through- out North Country-—Prisoner Will be Tried at Present Term of Court. John McDonald, 50 years old, a bartender known to practically ev- ery person in the north country, was murdered at Deer River, Tues- day afternoon, and Herman Maki, a woodsman, is in the county jail charged with the crime. He will probably be indicted by the grand jury now in session, and tried at the present term of district court. The killing of McDonald occurred in the saloon of John M. Jones, where he was employed. The di- rect cause of the crime was a dis- pute over a sum of money which Maki is alleged to have left with the saloon for safe keeping. The crime was committed with a revolver, one shot being fired. The bullet entered MeDonald’s head be- low the right eye, and lodged against the back of the skull. He lived about an hour after being shot. Maki was promptly arrested, and a coroner’s jury was assembled at the direction of County Attorney McOuat, who drove to the sceng of crime with Sheriff Riley as soon as notified. A verdict was returned in accordance with the facts stated. Maki is said to have with George Severson, bartender in the saloon, early in the day. He was drink-- ing, and when McDonald came on duty he told Maki that he had left $30 another spent $20, and gave him a_ ten dollar bill. Maki protested, and said he had more coming. He, ac- companied by Otto Reike, then went to a hardware store and pur- chased a revolver and ammunition. Returning to the Jones saloon, he walked up to the bar and fired point blank at McDonald. J. J. Burns, marshal of Deer Riv- er, was in the back of the saloon to serve papers on a WwooKdsman, but did not see the shooting. He rushed out on hearing the shot, ana found McDonald dying. He thought the bartender had committed sui- cide, but failing to find the weapon, realized a crime had been commit- ted. The murderer left the saloon at once and threw the revolver be- tween two buildings, where it was found. When the village marshal made the arrest the prisoner would not talk, and says he knows no English. He was brought to the county jail on the night train. He is about 35 years old. Reike is held as a witness. TEACHERS NAMED FOR COMING TERM School Board Meeting Devoted to Making Appointments and the Blackberry Row. The school board meeting Tues- day was entirely given over to the appointment of teachers and the discussion of the site of the Black- berry consolidated school. Owing | berger, drawing and second grade; |Miss Katherine Roney, seventh | grade; Miss Katherine Fisk, eighth | grade, | Central School—Miss Royetta Transeau, 6th grade, principal; Mis | Alice Grendall, 5th grade; Miss Eva Holden, 4th grade; Miss Alida Holmes 3rd grade; Mrs. Clara Grove, ist grade; Miss Dorothy Ely, kin- dergarten; Miss Mae Benton, as- sistant in kindergarten; Miss Agnes | Bryan, normal department. ! Forest Lake School—Miss Mar- garet Aiton, principal and third \grade; Miss Florence Thoirs, ist grade; Miss Clara Thompson, 2nd grade; Miss Sophia Thomas, 4th | grade; Miss Anna Knudson, 5th | grade; Miss Lavina Gutherie, 6th } erade. | Cohasset School—Mr. Henry Bald- | win, principal; Miss Lillian John- | son, 2nd and 3rd grades; Miss | Gladys Roberts, 4th and 5th grades; | Miss Jessie Aiken, 1st grade; | Miss Louise Twinam and Mr. O. | W. Holmes were not candidates for re-election. Miss Twinam expects | to go west the coming year and Mr. Holmes expects to do experiment station work. LONE GETTYSBURG BATTLEMAN HERE William Wetzel, Soldier of Great Conflict, Will Meet Comrades on Historic Field. Only one Grand Rapids veteran of the civil war will visit the battle field of Gettysburg as the guest of the state and nation the three first days of next July. He is William Wetzel, a soldier of that history making conflict, and who fvught in thirty-one other bat-| tles of the rebellion. Mr. Wetzel is the only Gettysburg battleman in Grand Rapids, and as far as can be learned, in the county. All the Gettysburg soldiers are entitled to transpotration to- and from the scene of the battle, and expenses, under the provisions of a bill re- cently passed by the legislature. Mr. Wetzell is looking forward with keen anticipation to the re- union of his comrades, and in spite of his 79 years feels entirely equal to the long journey. He is in vig- orous health, and known as one of the most ardent outdoor sportsmen of the village. The old veteran has a service record such as can be boasted of by few men. He enlisted in 1861 in company H, Twelfth Pennsylvan- ia infantry, which was one of the units of the famous Pensylvania Reserves. He served three years with the regiment with which he left home, and was then transferred to the Bucktails, the crack regiment, of the division. They left Harrisburg twenty thou- sand strong, and when the division was mustered out in 1864 only two thousand remained. During the period of service they engaged in 32 battles, including practically all the great engage- ments of the war. Mr. Wetzel is a taxidermist, and ISTCT COUT TEAM 1 OPENED | Judge Stanton Opens the Spring Grind with Long Calendar. Few Important Cases. INDICTERS TO CONSIDER 10 CASES Deliberations of Grand Jury Under Way—Four Unsatisfied Married Persons Seek to Have Bonds Severed. The March term of the district court opened yesterday with 63 civil and 26 criminal cases to be dis- posed of. Judge Stanton of Bemidji is presiding. The civil suits are mostly, trifling, being largely confined to disputes over property rights. There are four divorce actions, all found- ed on the usual allegations of bad treatment or desertion. Three of them are brought by wives. The jury cases were begun today. The first action to be tried is that of Chas F. Folliot against John Walsh. The list of grand and petit jur- ors follows: Grand Jurors—Gust Youngberg, Nels Goodwin, J. Tresider, Mar- tin Christianson, J. E. Lane, Neil McKinley, J. M. Romans, E. G. Phifer, John Lundeen, D, C. Mc- Dougall, Malcolm Campbell, Charles Nordstrom, Harry Johnston, Wm. Olin, Carl Nelson, John Snyder, Alexander Cook, John Shultz, J. F. Sundioff, Levi Cochran, Henry Fin- ley, Jos Arsonauld, Harvey Van Horn. D. C. McDougall is fore- man.- Petit Jurors—Andrew Olson, John Boyhtari, J. K. Jasper, C. S. Hagen, Edward Nelson, George Ross, W. W. Fletcher, S. Boness, George Best, Ed. Miller, Dan Shannon, Jr., John Cochran, Harold J. Geo. Martin, Sever Hanson, Henry L. Sessions, Wm. J. Cain, Howard Hackey, John Billock. CHURCHMEN LAUD WORK OF PASTOR Trustees of Presbyterian Congre- gation Pay Merited Tribnte to Rev. Mr. Burrows. Rev. Leo. R. Burrows, pastor of the Presbyterian church is prepar- ing t@ leave, with his family, for his new field of labor at Appleton, Wis., about the first of April. No definite move has yet been made te fill the local pulpit, although some names have been discussed by the church trustees. At the meeting of the church, called to consider and accept the \ { | ' | | | \ | | | Luther, ; works steadily at his business, | resignation of the pastor, a well-de- with all the energy of youth. He/served tribute was paid Rev. Mr. is one of the soldiers who has not | Burrows. In the resolutions adopte been embittered by the strife and | the trustees say: fraternizes with ex-rebels when- “We hasten to express our ap- ever he meets them. preciation of the good work that has been done here by Mr. Bur- New Brand of Snow. rows during the past 2 years, That A fall of snow of a pale pink | work is largely found in the splen- color was reported last Friday in| did growth of the church and im the Deer Lake country. Farmers in| the life, energy, vitality and pow- the vicinity say it carne down for |¢? which ‘has been infused into it, hours and that the precipitation al-|™aking it what it is today, a real, together amounted to about half an|@ffective, aggressive, force for inch. Discolored snow of a red-|Tighteousness and the upbuilding dish tint is common in the far|f the entire community....He has north, but this is the first time |80ne further than ordinarily con- any of it has fallen in this region | Sidered church work and has iden- so far as known. It is supposed td tified himself with the general in- be mixed with some foreign sub-|‘eTests and activities of this com- stance. Fine sand in falling snow|™Unity and Northern Minnesota. 6s Especially has his influence been felt in the creating of good, sound, healthy optimism in business and ine has been reported by many persons in the village lately. LAND HUNGER SETS GREAT ARMY AFOOT Multitude of Settlers Pouring Into Waste Places of the Great Northwest. MINNESOTA 1S GETTING ITS: SHARE; Older States Sending Most of the Farm Makers—Home People Fail to Grasp Advan- tages Offered. The army of the lan. uungry is responding to the call of the forest and prairie this year in greater numbers than at any other time in the history of the northwest. ltasea county is getting a’ fair share of the newcomers—but not as many as its opportunities should attract. Other counties in the northern part of the state are also doing well. Montana is getting a lot. of them, and the Dakotas quite 2 number. During the first half of this month 1509 cars passed through the transfer yards at St. Paul against 1458 during the same period last year, showing an increase of 10 ears per day. H. J. Maxfield, immigration com- missioner, has found that 8,028 cat- tle and horses have been shipped inte Minnseota during the first two months of the year. These figures, according to the immigration com- missioner, show that farmers in other states appreciate the excellent grazing lands to be found in this state. Following. are ‘the classes of live stock; vevéivel since-Jan. 1:0 CUAL. «in ie as sidan < peed Horses .. - 3,80 Hogs ... 4,242 Sheep ..... 93 The live stock was shipped by im- migrants, who, with their house- hold goods, filled 702 cars. The im- migration commissioner believes that the coming months will show a greater increase in shipments of live stock into the state. The cam- paign started for more cattle on Min nesota farms, it is believed, has be- gun to make a showing already.” Said Mr. Maxwell, discussing the heavy movement of settlers to waste lands: “The farmers’ sons in the old sec tions have caught the trend of the present economic conditions. Am- erica is growing, We are adding ST PAUL sinking is looked for early in spring, and it is probable that the first of June will see the work well un- der way. Will Be Musical Treat All preparations have been made for the singing of the operetta “Sylvia” by the high school chorus tomorrow evening. The event promises to be one of unusual importance to the musically inc'ined people of the village, and the sale of seats indicates that there will be a large audience at the auditorium to enjoy the treat. Unusual are has been taken by Miss Emma E. Vogel, musical di- rector cf the schools, who has the production in charge, and she promises that the work of the mem- bers of the cast will be a revela- tion to the auditors, who naturally : will expect a finished production from their knowledge of the form- er brilliant performance of the Same young singers. The chorus is made up of five girls and six young men, and they are all recognized as highly taltnted aud possessed of unusually effec- tive and swell trained voices. MINES WILL MAKE RECORD THIS YEAR Heaviest Season of Production to Start in About Ten Days Fore- __ shadows Prosperity. The iron mines of St. Louis and Itasca counties are preparing for the beginning of the busiest ship- ping year in their history. Practi- tally all the mines will be in op- eration within ten days, and the shipping of ore to. the lake ports will be under way by April 45. It is expected that the locks at Sault Ste. Marie will be open by the 20th, which will mark the begin- ing of interlake traffic for. the season, Large stock piles have been ed at eleven ‘of. the mines on the Mesaba range, which have been working all winter, so the move- ment of ore will not have to de- pend entirely on early production. Over 7000 men have been em- Mitr misiwidas Suetely —_—— evicw. . Two: Dollars a-Year* WOULD GVE NORTH QUTLET BY AVER Representative of Commercial Or- ganizations Demand Improve- ment of Mississippi PROJECT NOT THOUGHT DIFFICULT Only One More Dam and Locks Necessary on Upper Waters. Would Break up Railroad A navigable depth of water in the Mississippi from Bemidji to the gulf was the demand made at the meeting of the representatives of Commercial bodies of Itasca, Cass and Beltrami counties at Cass Lake last. Friday. An executive committee of the president and secretary of the Commercial clubs of Bemidji, Cass Lake, Federal Dam, Walker, Boy River, Ball Club, Deer River and Grand Rapids was appointed to push the matter in and out of congress in order that action may be takem as soon as possible. By the build- ing of a lock in the Warfield dam and the building of one more dam between Bemidji and Cass Lake Bemidji would be the head of navi- gation on the Mississippi. It is proposed to have locks built at; all the dasns to be erected or ngw in existence, which would make the waterway a commercial thoroughfare, and it is claimed, make possible the shipment of farm and forest products at a cheap rate to the great markets to the south, tis also urgedthat the success of the project would make it impossi- ble for the railroads to -diserimin~ ate against this section as they de now, often paralyzing manufactur- ing and agriculture because it is unprofitable to ship out what is pleyed at the underground mines made or grown here. all winter. About 10,000 more will be put to work when the pits start. 'PIONEERS TO HAVE THEIR BEST DANCE) Eighth Annual Event to Take Place Friday Night—All Old Timers Are Expected. The Old Settlers’ eighth annual dance will be held at the village two millions of people a year to our population. These must be fed. The food must be grown upon the land. The man who grows it is sure of an ever-growing market, and with it an ever-increasing val- ue of the land en which it is grown, They see that land is the surest investment. It grows in value stead ily, and produces a revenue at the same time. The westerner does not see it. He is too near the oppor- tunity to get a fair perspective of it. Pretty soon the cheap land will be all gone. Then he will wake up, too; late.” - : WILL HURRY WORK ON MINING LANDS Further addition to the engineer- ing force new at work on the min- ing properties optioned by the Jones & Laughlin interests near hall Friday night, and is expected to eclipse all former social gather- ings of the organization. It is intended to make it an event The plan includes the straighten- ing of the river at many points that it may drain the great tracts of meadow land which are flooded much of the time by its overflow. Indictments are Dismissed Nine indictments against F. E. Ruesswig, standing over from the last term of the district court, in connection with fraudulent pay checks issued in the name of School distriet No. 1, were dismissed by the district court on motion of the county attorney Tuesday. Actions are Quashed Judge Stanton in the district court truly representative of the pioneers Tuesday, diSmissed five indictments and in consequence the younger! against’ James Rhody, convicted generation, outside of those who arg Some time ago of keeping a disor- married, will be excluded. A stand- ing complaint in former years was derly house. and sentenced to the state penetentiary. The cases that the boys and girls of the com-! Were all of a nature similar to that munity, whose age measured up to{% which he was convicted. practically took possession of the floor. r ‘rhe committee in charge decided that no invitations should be is- SUSPECT IN BASTILE stood that all persons in the coun- _— ty who have resided here since|T, J, Storey of Duluth Victim of 1895 are expected to attend. ba ler While Ash Good music has been provided, ; ‘a at Deer River. the requirements of membership, \WARDEN IS ROBBED, sued this year, and wish it under- and a bountiful supper will be served. 2 George Smith of Deer River was — | brought to the county jail Friday. Joseph McMahon Dies. The charge against him is that he Joseph McMahon, 53 years old,|T0bbed a game warden, and he is died this morning at St. Benedict’s | Charged with rolling a person that hospital, where he had been con-|¥#S-asleep. : fined for some time, a victim of in-' T. J. Storey of Duluth is the al- to factional disagreements no de- cision was reached regarding the latter. The teachers named are as fol- lows: Miss Lea Benge, commercial de- partment; Miss Harriet Kummerer, Campaign Is Delayed. Mr. W. M. Fraser, science; Mr. R. | out. according to his present calcu- C. Hoisington, manual training; | lations. Miss Grace Norton, science; Miss Florence Burlingame, | in the wocds, will make it inad-|With Rev. Mr. Burrows during his English; Miss Emma Vogel, music | visable to plant fry until the streams Tesidence here heartily agree with and second grade; Miss Erna Rhine-| have subsided to normal, or near it. the spirit of the resolutions, The expected early floods|and those not affiliated with any domestic j due to the presence of much snow|church, who have come in contact | have been eunsiderably retarded dustrial affairs. He has made the | the village limits are expected by church a power and an influence in| "¢xt week. The present crew is The unfavorable weather of the|business. He leaves for a larger | °7gaged it determining the topo- past week has set back the spring|and therefore a greater work. We |TaPhy of the ground and mapping fish planting and spawn gathering | congratulate the church and the peo it out for the guidance of those campaign in the northern lakes by|ple of Appleton, and we expect | Who will do the active mine mak- pearly two weeks, and it will be|much greater things done by Mr. German and mathematics; Mr. Fred| near the middle of April before|Burrows there because the oppor- Carson, history and mathematics; ;|Game Warden Jess Harry starts | tunities will be greater.” ing. With. the enlargement of the ferce it is expected that much of the preliminary wurk will be done by the middle of April. Operations Persons of other denominations lately by deep snow. __ The arrival of a big force of men to make preparations for shaft digestion, complicated with other|leged victim. He complains that troubles. while he was peacefully slumber- Mr. McMahon was a pioneer of|ing in the hay at a caravansary im the country, having lived here 32) the lumber town up the line, Smith years. He was for many years town entered with light step, went clrek, and has been conspicuous in|through his pockets and took $36 the community for a generation. | in real American coin therefrom. He was an uncle of County Trea-| Smith made considerable noise surer John McMahon, Stanley,|When he was departing. Probably Frank and Miss Sadie McMahon,|the silver clinked in his pocket. and is survived by his brothers, P.|Storey arose with a bound, and M. McMahon of St. Paul, Micheal,|took after him. After a short race Thomas and Edward, and a sister|the alleged malefactor was caught Miss Katherine McMahon, of Duluth.! with his stolen wealth and brought The funeral will-be held from St.|Dack. Then the were called Joseph’s Catholic church Friday at|®"d the offender in jail. 9a. m His case is before the grand jury.