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Grand Uapids Voi. XXIII. No. 40 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913 SHOOTS WIE EAD THEN KILLS SELF Reinholt W. Heideman Enacts Grim | Double Tragedy in Home of | | | Victim’s Employer. | HEADS BLOWN OFF WITH SHOTGUN Slaughter is Culmination of Loug Period of Domestic Strife. Woman Was Suing to Ob- tain Divorce, Reinholt W. Heideman murdered his wife, Marie, and killed himself, at 6:45 Tuesday evening, at the home of Cal Gilman, where Mrs. Heideman was employed as a do- mestic. Mrs. Heideman was alone, Mrs. Gilman being absent visiting a neighbor, and the Heideman 10 year old son, Raymond, outside playing with. other boys. The murderer used a repeating shotgun, firing at his wife at a distance of a few feet. The charge tore away the head almost from the base of the skull, and scattered its fragments all over the room. Hedieman then dropped on his back on the floor, rested the muz- zie of the gun under his chin and pulled the trigger. The front of the head was practically | blown away. The murder and suicide are the culmination of a long period of abuse of Mrs. Heideman by her hus-, band. He had beaten her on many ; occasions for several years, and was under indictment for a recent assault on her. Mrs. Hiedeman had begun action for divorce on the ground of cruelty, which case was to be disposed of within a week, . That he had planned his terrible act deliberately seems evident. He went to the Gilman home at sup- per time, when he reasoned his victim would be in the kitchen, and} pushed open the kitchen door with- | out warning. His wife probably realized his intention, for she fied screaming when he appeared. In her attempt to escape she had made her way to the dining room. She was not more than ten feet distant when the shot rang out, and she sank to the floor a e se. The news of the tragedy spread | rapidly, and a. great crowd col- lected. It was at first thought that } Heideman, after killing his wife, | had barricaded the doors, and in- | tended to resist arrest. The crowd | was in an ugly mood, and threats | of lynching were heard on every side. Sheriff Riley was notified a few minutes after the shooting, and) at once went to the scene. He was warned that Heideman was in the kitchen, prepared to shoot anyone who attempted to interfere with him. The Sheriff, however, disregarded the advice, and pushed | open the kitchen door. In _ the darkness he dimly noticed the form en the floor, clutching the gun. Seizing the weapon, he found it covered with blood, and knew the murderer had ended his life. The bodies were taken to the Kremer undertaking establishment. ‘Heideman was 35 years old and his wife 37, according to the statement of her divorce complaint. They were married here in 1901. Heideman was frown eastern Can- ada, and lived at Port Arthur be- fore coming to Grand Rapids. His ; wife’s former home was in Wis- consin. They have no relatives here. Mrs. Heideman has been the main support of the family some years. Her husband formerly ran a harness shop, but failed to make it pay. He worked only at short intervals since, and was addicted to drink. Mrs. Heideman on the contrary, was an unusually industrious wo- man, and by her earnings as nurse, housekeeper, and domestic, when nothing better offered, had _ be- come owner of.a comfortable home and had a bank account of about $300. She was highly thought of by her neighbors, and those for whom she worked, and general re- ; gret was expressed over her tragic end. In Heideman’s pocket were two letters from a married sister at Detroit, Mich., in which she dis- cussed his domestic affairs of which he had evidently written her. Ov the outside corner of one of the envelopes Ww ritten in Heide- man’s handwriting: “Notify Albert Heideman, Zurich, Ont.” Heideman was born and raised in Zurich where his parents and other rela- tives still reside. Relatives in Ontario and Detroit, Michigan have been notified. Horror Not Exaggerated The flood horror in Ohio was not exaggerated in newspaper accounts according to Fred Rosenow of Cin- cinnati, traveling salesman, who was in Grand Rapids over Sunday. “I saw the wreckage at Dayton after the flood struck that city,” he said, “and certainly it was im- possible to enlarge upon the facts. Wreckage and death were every- | where. I turned from it sick at heart. “The torrent swallowed up homes and their occupants in a few min- utes. Ruin was dominant. Bod- ies were tai be seen every few feet lodged against the debris that came with the flood, or ruined buildings. I hope never to witness such a scene again.” WANT THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR ROAD Taxpayers Adverse to Having L'ne to Bridge Charged to This Township. A mass meeting of the taxpayers of the Town of Grand Rapids will be held Monday, April 14, at the Village hall at 8 o'clock p. m., fol- lowing the meeting of the town electors, with the purpose of having the electors give expression as to | their desires to have the county construct a road-to-the bridge be- ing built over the Mississippi west of the village. The road traverses two commissioner districts as well as two towns, and for this reason question has arisen as to where the cost should be charged. Taxpayers in both towns be- lieve that this is not a matter for either, and that as it is intended that the road and bridge shall serve a large district of country, well | settled, wiht many farmers still be- ing added to its population, it is properly chargeable to the county at large. Objection has been made to such a course in some quarters. As a! consequence there is a dead+ lock, and the bridge is likely to stand without connection unless a solution is reached. At the coming meeting it is pro- posed to get a united expression of the taxpayers of the Grand Ra- | pids district favorable to the coun- ty assuming responsibility. At the same time and place, the townshipj electors will meet to vote on the proposition of authorizing the town board to sell sertain second hand machinery belonging to the township of Grand Rapids. Under the law, the supervisors have no authority to sell real or personal property belonging to the town without authorization by the electors. Advances Road Program. Road building plans had the call at the meeting of the board of county commissioners Thursday. Petitions from various districts were dealt with, and all advanced. De- finite action was taken on none. The largest contemplated piece of work is the Deer River and Northome road, about sixteen miles in length, on which the estimate of the engineer was recived. It calls for the expenditure of $32,- 446, or $2,027 per mile. It is possible that the construc- tion of this much needed — high- way will be begun early this spring The state, under the Elwell and Dunn laws, will pay half the cost, Other road petitions were dealt with las follows: Survey ordered of road No 424 in the town of Blackberry to deter- mine which of two proposed routes is the more feasible; plans order- ed drawn for a bridge over the Swan River between the towns of IGT LIQUOR NEN ; set and Deer River Dealers Caught in Net. Selling to Minors and Drunkards Also Alleged—Village Condi- tions Probed Deep—All Plead Not Guilty. After indicting five alleged of- fenders of the common variety, the grand jury last Wednesday took up the question of liquor law violation throughout the county, and re- turned eight other indictments, all against saloonkeepers. The true bills were returned after the examination of many witnesses, including all the officials of Deer River, who appeared before the body Thursday. Conditions in many villages were probed, The list of indictments ' follows: John Carlson, Nashwauk, keeping saloon open on Sunday. John Lanto, Nashwauk, keeping saioon open on Sunday. Hjelmer Heino, Nashwauk, keep- ing saloon open on Sunday. Albert Peterson, Nashwauk, keep- ing saloon open on Sunday. Anna Jones, Deer River, selling liquor to intoxicated persons, Patelle and Cloutier, Grand Ra- pids, selling liquor to minors. Anderson & Olson, Grand Rapids, selling liquor to minors. John Nelson, Cohasset, liquor to ‘minors. Oscar Satajo, shooting cows be- longing to a neighboring farmer in the town of Sago. Steve Parlica, stabbing Izo Ne- jovan during a quarrel in a Bovey saloon. Thos Smith, robbing T. J. Storey, | in a Deerr River hotel, while sleep- ing. Ed Marland, stealing a trunk from Wm. Smith’s home at Deer ‘River. | i Patrick Sullivan, assault. All pleaded not guilty. PASTOR BIDS HIS PEOPLE FAREWELL Parting Gives Evidence of Mutual Appreciation— Leaves for New Field of Labor Rey. Leo R. Burrows of the Pres- byterian church said farewell to his flock Monday night at the church. There was a large attendance, and the parting was attended by evi- dences of affection and apprecia- tion on all sides. The pastor ex- pressed regret at leaving the scene of his labors for the past two years, and said he would ever retain pleas- ant memories of his work here and the kindly cooperation with which his people had seconded his ef- forts. There were several vocal num- bers, Miss Emma Vogel, Mrs. Mc- Ouat and L. M. Boelter contributing. A congregational meeting pre- ceeded the reception, at which the officers of the church made their reports, These showed the parish to be in a flourishing condition and told of a year of progress mater- ially and spiritually. Sunday was Mr. Burrows’ last Sabbath in charge of the local church, and it was notable in the history of that body. There were special services and communion, and thirteen new members were re- ceived into the church. Money for Sufferers The Grand Rapids village council selling 18 ARE INDICTED; ORILLS 10 START LID-LIFTING 1S THE CHIEF CHARGE | UP PRESENT WEEK 'Nashwauk, Grand Rapids, Cohas- | Joner & Laughlin People Prepared to Begin Work of Mine De- velopment Here. MAY SHIP ORE SOME TIME NEXT YEAR Company’s General Manager Looks Over Ground and is Satisfied. Concentrating Plant to Be Erected. Preparations for drilling the iron lands near Grand Rapids held undes option by the Jones & Laughlin in- terests are complete and it is ex- pected that the work will be begun this week. Two drills arrived Mon- day, and are very near ready for work, Extra engineers have been put to work, and the survey is now so well in hand as to make drilling possible. E. E. Brodt of Pittsburg, general manager for the Jones & Laughlin people, was here Wednesday to look over the ground. He express- ed himself well satisfied with tne situation, and said that there is a possibility that the, mines will be shippers by the latter part of the season of 1914. The company will open offices here this spring. The drilling of the ground has been decided upon in spite of the faet that the steel trust thoroughly ored it before makitig the leas- es recently cancelled. The prospec- ive lesees adhere to the policy of determinifig for themselves just what they may expect on each tract. , The Jones & Laughlin people be- lieve that fully half the tonnage of about 30,000,000 can be taken out by stripping. 2 A washing plant similar to that at! Coleraine, it is understood, is con- | templated to take care of a great amount of concentrating ore exist- ing on some of the ground. SCHOOL SINGERS SCORE A TRIUMPH Operetta of “Sylvia” Is Delight- fully Rendered by Grand Rapids Students In the Dark Ages the strength and grandeur of a city was reck- oned from the height of its towers and the thickness of the wall round about it. A broader culture and a better appreciation of life has dis- pelled this idea and today the school is the barometer which in- dicates the civic, moral, and cul- tural standard of a community. Grand Rapids may be justly proud of her high school. In every field of activity success has crowned the efforts of the followers of the orange and black. Foot-ball, bas- ket+ball, debate, “The Drum Ma- jor,” and now the beautiful be- witching “Sylvia” has charmed, and it is a pleasure to sing her praise. There was a wholesome atmos- phere permeating the whole per- formance Thursday- night. The plot moved quickly and with decid- ed definiteness toward the climax But if the operetta was a success, the work of the chorus, the acting of the principal characters and the work done in the solo parts were even a greater success. To say that Miss Vogel, as director of the chorus, has been unusually success- great regret that the public will learn that she has decided not to return to Grand Rapids another year.’ at a special meeting Thursday ap- rropriated $50 for the benefit of the Ohio flood sufferers, The Sago and Feeley; $350 appropriated for the improvement of county road of precipitation in that section. Preliminary action was taken on many other roads. amount was forwarded to the Du- luth Evening Herald, which has charge of the collection of funds. There was no other business be- fore the meeting. Now to be a little more specific. Miss Mable Thompson as the beau- tiful Sylvia, tired of her amorous poet lover, captivated the audience as always. She has.the stage pres- ence of an experienced actress and sings with the freedom that is de- lightful. To Miss Vona Claus was given ful is placing it mildly. It is with lived an hour. nn muster orBaue an even fmore delightful role than the one played by Miss Thompson. As a simple country maiden—some- what tired of jocund William and his uncouth ways, she added a touch of humor to the story by try ing her luck with the poet. She repented beautifully. Her solo work touches the right spot—what more need be said? But to forget Prince Tobbytum would be to rob the recounting of the spice of the evening. The “Man of Consequence” was never more in his element. He added that something which sent you away happy and almost made you hate yourself for laughing so hard. The poet too, serene, dramatic, concious of his power over hearts, was done in the usual Robt. Gil- bert style. That means that it was done right. Althouhg suffering with a severe cold his solo work was excellent. A jolly farmer lad was William, interested in his cows and pota- toes—but also in Betty. He won her—that speaks well for John’s acting and solo work. Among the minor characters who did excellent work, were Beulah Nesbit, Evangeline Peterson, Bertha Durand, Mildred Shipman, and Mar- garet D’Connell. Whatever the success of is due ot Miss Vogel for her genius tm direction and tireless work. M°DONALD’S SLAYER ESCAPES LIGHTLY Maki Pleads Guilty of First Degree Manslaughter and Gets Inde- terminate Term in Pen. Herman Maki, who shot and kill- ed John McDonald in a Deer River | 9 saloon on March 18, pleaded guilty] state tax commission, the task @f in ; considering the alleged grievance ke of first degree manslaughter district court Saturday afternoon. Judge Stanton sentenced him to in- determinate imprisonment at the ‘state penetentiary, his term-to run’ five to twenty years. This is the form of sentence prescribed by law. -Maki had been indicted by the grand jury for murder in the first degree. The decision that he be allowed to plead guilty of a lesser crime was reached at a conference be- tween the court, County Attorney McOuat and Phil Stone, attorney for, the prisoner, early Saturday. Judge Stanton and Mr. McOuat agreed that. in view of the circumstances sur- rounding the killing, it was more than doubtful whether the indict- ment could be sustained on trial. The facts relating to the death of McDonald as related in the last issue of the Herald-Review have not been materially changed by fur ther investigation. It seems that Maki had deposited money with the bartender, Sorenson, in Jones’ saloon, and had withdrawn all but ten dollars. At the noon hour Me- Donald relieved Sorenson. The latter neglected to inform MeDon- ald of the money deposit for Maki. When Maki and some companions later appeared in the place and were served drinks which cost 40 cents McDonald requested pay. Maki protested the bartender had ten dollars of his money, and de- clined to hand over any cash. The dispute that followed awakened Sor room, and he told McDonald that the Finlander had the amount stat- ed coming. Thereupon McDonald handed over two five dollar bills, and Maki paid for the drinks he had purchased. Leaving the place he went to Baker’s hardware store, and after some dickering bought a revolver and catridges. He then, with a companion, entered a candy store and made a purchase. Returning to the saloon with a companion, he stopped at the ci- gar case in the front, and when McDonald came back to serve him, fired point blank. The bullet en- tered the front of the head and lodged in the brain. McDonald After the shooting, Maki left, and ‘threw the gun away. It was found between the saloon and the next building by the village marshal, af-' ter the arrest was made. The hardware store employees and candy shop people say Maki did not appear to be intoxicated when he made his purchases. J. M. Jones, proprietor of the place, had been out in the country }and knew nothing of the affair un- til notified at his home. ical Society the | Posed to collect. The lands affect. cperetta may have been, the credit |@4 are situated in the Towns of enson, who was sleeping in a back | | Objection Made That Values Are Set too High and Reductions are Demanded. WOULD LIKE THE LEVY CUT$15,608 ‘County Board and Nashwauk andl Greenway Officials Will Dis- cuss Proposition on April 8. The Great Northern Railway com— i pany is dissatisfied with the tax sss levy made on its mining property f in Itasca county last year, : wants approximately $35,000 lopped off the amount the county is supe Greenway and Nashwauk. Petitions have been filed witht the county board objecting te tam assessment of a great number ef parcels of land, on all of which ex~ ¥ cessive values are said to havebeem = placed. Zz “ The county board at its mectimg Thursday considered the co! a and decided to investigate them a conference which will be April 8, in which the officials é the affected towns will take part On account of the fact that the — ssessments were levied by : the county and town officials — particularly difficult. The — mission, in arriving at its made use of the blue prints of company, and drilling showing whether the lands are derlaid by iron deposits. No suc! information has ‘been given to ; cal officials, nor would it be pas— sible to arrive at any intelligem® understanding of the matter until after long and careful study if Gia& information were at hand. Under the law the company a barred from applying to the tx commission for relief, as that body has no power to reduce assessments unless such action is recommended j by the board of county commissiam ers. ‘ 3: A settlement of the dispute is jnot looked for, and there is a tke lihood that the case will be takem intg court. SZ DEFEAT HIBBING ‘Grand Rapids High School Team Adds Scalp of Mining Town To Its Collection ; lf any ambitious city in Minae— sota or. elsewhere thinks it has debating team, let it please com municate with Grand Rapids 3 school as a preliminary to licked. This village has a’ b than can do the trick and not try. Tueir latest victory was at Hie biug Friday night. They met eipquent crew of logicians, but the case of the iron diggers was > less. The debate was on pi ownership of railroads and Grand Rapids students were a ed the decision by a vote of twe to one of the judges, these Superintendent Morse of the schools, Prof. Wallace of the peiior normal and Judge of chisholm. The Grand Rapids debaters three girls, Miss Muriel Fairbé Miss Clarisa Clay and Miss Mills. Their opponents were men, The Grand Rapids team has been defeated in debate, altho was pitted in every contest schools having a vastly larger stu ent body to draw from than local institution. The Five Sixths Jury The five sixths jury law will into effect after July 1. From & time the statute will permit jurors to return a verdict in a il action after the deliber: have lasted twelve hours. -

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