The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-06-08
MURDERED
FOR MONEY
Sensational Story Comes
From During Postoffice
Near Blackjack.
FATHER AND GIRL MISSING.
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Young Lady Who Owns Home
stead Near During Mysteri.
Ously Disappears.

OuSly disappears.
From During postoffice near
Blackdnck comes a sensational
story Of the mysterious disap-
pearance of Miss Aagot Dahl,
and her father n. O. Dahl, Of
Crookston, and the opinion pre-:
walls at During that both have
been the victims Of a murder
perpetrated to secure possession
Of a sum of money which Mr..
Dahl was believed to have on his
person.
Miss Aagot Dahl took a home
stead near During some time
ago and has made her home on it.
Last winter, her father N. y.
Dahl. an aged man, who had for
merly resided in Crookston came
to spend a few weeks visiting her.
The couple werelast seen at the.
homestead on April 3, but since
that time nothing has been seen
or heard of them. They were
supposed to have left ona visit to
Crookston about that time.
April II some Of the neighbors
visited the cabin. They found
everything in disorder The
beds where Miss Thol and her
father had slept were still in dis
order and a part Of their morning
meal stood on the kitchen table.
The wearing apparel of both was
found in the house and the gen
eral appearance Of the place at
the time aroused some suspicion.
The theory that the pair had
made a hurried departure for
Crookston was accepted, how,
eyer, for the time being.
Mail kept arriving at the OUR
ing postofice for the couple until
the postmaster was led toinquire
as to their whereabouts, when it
was developed that they had not
returned to Crookston and that
their relatives there knew moth
ing of their whereabouts. Theil
mysterious disappearance IS still
unexplained O.. G. Rood, q
prominent Creekston merchant,
is a son in-law Of Mr.. Dahl's and
M the family are much worried
over the absence Of Mr.. Dahl and
his daughter.
Adyices were received at OUR
ing postoffice yesterday that the
pair had not returned to Crooks
ton and the people Of that vicinity
are much excited as a result.
The theory that Mr.. Dahl and
his daughter have been made
away with in some manner pre-
walls and the residents FIGURING
are Investigating.
A3rumor was current in OUR.
ing at the time Mr. Thol came to
live with his daughter that he
had $1,000 in cash with him and
this is believed to have been the
inducementfor some ore to muir
der him and his daughter and
hide the bodies. From a Crooks
L ton bank it is learned that Thol
had only about $50 when heleft
that city.
A searching party are out at
During today in an effort to dis
cover some clue that will lead up
to an early solution Of the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of Mr..
,Thol and his daughter.
SNOWFALL a Thief.
SNOWFALL, a well known charac-
ter about Bacon & Browne s and
a good friend Of Teddy Malloy's
is in sad disrepute today.
Snowfall is a. shepherd dog with
all kinds of dignity and a talent
for discovering Give ones that
has made him all sorts of friends.
s9ssvVucu CuSUOIlc1 cl1UclS Ulc
place and fattles money in his
u pocket Snowfall Immediately be
comes his escort and shows him
about the place. The advent Of
.dead one" has never been
knownto move him. This morn
ing Mr.. Malloy dropped dollar
on the floor and Snowfall very
promptly grabbed it and ran to
Che Opera buffet Of L. Blooston,
where he turned the=meneyeveF
to the bartende Heretofore
Snowfall has always been a very
good friend of Mr.. Malloy's but
today he totally.ignores all over
lures looking towards the estab
lishment of any degree of good
fellowship.
Ives ice cream only, served at
our parlors over the store. j.
Peterson, Jr.
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