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Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
DENY ORCHARDS TALE
Three Men Implicated Testify In Hay"
wood Trial.

Three Men Implicated Testify In Hay
wood Trial.
Boise. Idaho. July 3--Max Malich,
Joe Mehelich and Billy" Aikman.
three Of the men varlously implicated
III alleged misconduct at GObeville,
Denver and Cripple Creek. on the word
Of Harry Orchard, went on the stand
rs witnesses for William d. Haywood
md denied Orchards testimony. Ma
Itch swore that Orchard, and not he,
suggested the inhuman ploS of dSna-
hitting a boarding house full of non
union smeltermen at Globeville, and
that Orchard originated the idea OF
killing William Mcdonald. one Of Ma
lich's bus. ness rivals. He said that he
had been burned by some mysterious
acid thrown into his house, but denied
that this acid was really "Petubone
done" that had been left in his room
by Steve Adams. He also denied that
"Pettibone dope" had been used in
burning his store, and testified that
he was at his ranch when the fire oc-
Cured. He also swore that Orchard
had told him that but for Governor
Steunenberg he would be rich, and
that he intended to kill Steunenberg.
Eugene Englee, former attorney gen.
eral of Colorado. swore Orchard told
him Of holding a rich share in the Her
cules mine and of his intention Of kill
ing Steunenberg. Englee told at great
length. OF how the military authorities
defed the civil courts how he was him
self depOrted from Telluride, where he
went as counsel for the federation, and
how he was later deported from Grip
pie Creek the day the mob destroyed
the union store at Coldaeld.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
WHITE MAN LYNcHED
Mob Hangs Dock Posey For Assault
ina Little Step-Daughter.

Mob Hangs Dock Posey For Assault
ing Little step-Daughter.
Dalton. Ga, July Dock Posey a
middleaged white man. the self-con-
fessed assfulter of his 9-year-old
daughter. was taken from the Whit
field county Jail and hanged to rail
road viaduct in the middle of the city
Posey on the way to his death ad
mitted the crime, but said he did not
mean to harm the girl. The crowd,
consisting of about % men, marched
to the Jail covered the officials with
guns and took the prisoner. Several
policemen were forced to accompany
the crowd, but not a shot was fired.
Posey, who lived with his family a
few miles from town, brought the girl
here after the crime and accused an
other man Of the assault. Posey's wife
declared the truth, however and also
added that he made an attempt to as
sault his victims elder sister about a
week ago. The victim is in serious
condition.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
HADEs is IN THE SUN
Washington Preacher startles His Con-
areuation BY His Discourse.

Washington, July 2.-"Hell is in the
sun" With this brief statement the
Rev. Zed H. Copp. assistant pastor of
Bethany Presbyterian chapel, has
somewhat startled his congregation.
Il know that is a startling state
ment." continued the preacher. When
the thought first flashed across my
mind it frightened me terribly. But
since then l have studied the entire
universe time and again and find no
where else a place that so nearly cor
responds to the Bible definition of hell
as does the sun in its general charac-
teristics. This is no hasty opinion. I
have been studying it out for eight
long years"
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
CARRIED OFF BY TOY BALLOONS
Little Girl Given Unexpected Aseen-
sion BY Obliging Peddler.

RockpOrt, Tex, June 20. - Minna,
the 2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Moody, of Waco, was car
ried into the air by a bundle Of toy
balloons which an italian peddler on
the veranda of hotel tied around her
waist, thinking to please her. Before
the spectators could recover from their
surprise she was waited out to sea, 90
feet in the air. A launch occupied by
George Munafee, Of Denver, was in
the bay, and he came to the little
girls rescue. Firing at the bundle Of
balloons, he punctured several OF them
and she began to settle downward.
finally landing safely u feet from the
water on the shore of st. Joseph's
Island.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
~ w. Hewitt Held For Fraud.

South Bend, Ind, July S.-H. W.
Hewitt, an attorney Of New York,
graduate Of the Columbia law school,
relative Of ex-Mayor Hewitt, and twice
a member Of the New York legislature,
Is being held by the South Bend po-
lice for indianapolis officials on a
charge Of fraud, which, It is alleged.
he practiced in Connecticut against a
mercantile agency In Indianapolis.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
FARMER SHOT AND ROBBED
Victim of Footpads Fought Desper
ately For His Life.

ately For His Life.
New York July 3.-Held up by a
highwayman on a lonely road near
Richmond Hill, L. l., Christopher
Braas, a farmer, was murdered and
robbed while driving home from mar
ket. Braas lived in Jamaica.
Evidences along the roadside showed
that the farmer had made a desperate
fight for his life and that the highway
men finally shot him. One Of the
pockets of the dead man was turned
inside out and only one dollar, which
the robbers had evidently overlooked,
was found on the body. A paper found
on the body showed that the men had
been paid $50 for produce delivered at
market.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
clInns to Reseuer and browns.

York, Pa, July 2.-Claude Lease, IS
years old, who had boasted Of his abil
ity as a swimmer, tried It and sank
Michael Cochran, a companion, tried
10 save him, but Lease grappled with
him and both went down twice. Coch-
ran broke the drowning mans hold
and saved himself
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
FOUR KILLED BY CARS
Heavily Laden Train Breaks In Two
With Fatal Result.

With Fatal Result.
Bethlehem. Pa, July 1.-Two heavy
cars becoming separated from a Beth
lehem Steel company's train at the
works. crashed into a shifting engine,
fatally injuring Weston A. Gross, aged
40. Of Hellertown, a yardmaster; Harry
]. Marsh, aged 81, Of Bethlehem, a
yardmaster; William Dorney, aged SO,
Of Centre Valley. and Rudolph Nuss,
aged 40, Of South Bethlehem, brake
man. The four men died at St Luke's
hospital a few hours after the ACCIDENT
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-04

profitable farming, gardening and
stock raising.
1t is found that the only element
lacking to successful farming is more
sunshine. As fast as the timber is
removed native grasses, strawberry
and other berry plants crowd into
the clearing, and where once the
shade held the surface water, the
sunshine has dried the soil and pre-
pared it to receive tame seed and
tubers. AS the sunshine is given
wider play from year to year, it is
found that the frequency of frosts
disappears and that the equator
draws near" ...
1t may be argued by those who
have not given the matter serious
thought that the climate of this
latitude prevents the growing to
maturity of some of the products of
southern Minnesota, or even south
ern Iowa. This is another delusion.
while the winters here are more
severe, there is abundance of snow,
affording protection to vegetation
throughout the winter and by its
early fall and late stay the frost is
prevented from penetrating the
ground as in more southern ATTITUDES.
AS result, the roots of grasses and
tender plants are not injured oy
frost, and fields of potatoes have
been left undug all winter with no
injury to the tubers. 1t is not an
uncommon occurrence for flowers to
continue in bloom in autumn until
covered with snow and when the
snow disappears in the spring, for
the blossoms to be found still green
and fresh and they often continue
to thrive without interruption.
Mature makes compensatory pro-
vision for the apparent disadvantage
of short summer. The warm soil
responds readily to the action of the
SUMS rays and, owing to the long
twilights which prevail both morning
and evening in this latitude, the
midsummer days are about three
hours longer than in the Ohio valley.
The suns rays fall more direct than
at points further south, which ex-
plains the rapid growth of vegetation
in a short summer season.
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DEMSEY AND DAUGHERTY
COMPLETE THE GRADE
Work on N. & |. Extension Grade CON-
pIeted.- But Seven Miles of Track
Yet to Be Laid.

Big Falls, Sept. 2. Dempsey &
Daugherty, the contractors have
finished their work on the grade
of the Minnesota & International
extension from Big Falls to Interna-
tional Falls, and but for a few men
found along the line putting on the
finishing touches, no one is found at
work.
They broke camp a few days ago
and the balance of the work will be
only a matter of few days.
The rail crew did not work last
week, but in few days will take
up the work of laying the balance
of the seven miles yet to be com.
pleted.
Demsey & Daugherty have put
the roadbed in excellent condition
and it will now be but few days
before the line is completed to the
boundary.
The completion of this road is
probably the most important work
done in railroad circles this year
within the state of Minnesota, and
gives the north end of the state
direct communication with the
southern portion of the state and
will do much towards the develop
ment of one of the richest parts ot
the state.
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CARS PILE ON ENGINE
Canadian Pacific Train Wrecked
on Down Grade Curve.
SIX KILLED; SCORES INJURED

Special Of Five Coaches Carried Over
Three Hundred Exeursionists, Every
Seat Being Occupied and the Aisies
Crowded With People.
Orangeville, Ont, Sept. "A Cana
dian Pacific railway special train,
carrying over 300 passengers, bound
for the Toronto exhibition, was
wrecked at Horseshoe Falls, nine
miles south of here. Six persons were
killed and more than $50 injured.
The train pulled into Orangeville
one hour late. Half an hour later the
locomotive jumped the rails on the
down grade of the Horseshoe curve
of the Caledon mountain. Five crowd.
ed cars were piled up on top Of the
locomotive At Orangeville every seat
was filled and people were standing
in the aisles. All these cars were
jammed together in the fierce shock.
Of these at least $50 were injured,
many of them fatally, and six were
killed outright. The only explanation
Of the disaster so far is that the engi-
neer was trying to make up time and
was taking the Horseshoe curve at a
high speed.
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ANTI-JEWISH OUTBREAK.
Serious Rioting Takes Place at Odessa
Russia

Serious Riotins Takes Place at Odessa
Russia.
Odessa, Sept. 4.-The Black Hun
dreds have begun ricting here, alleg
ing that the Jews we're responsible
for the explosion of the bomb Satur-
day resulting in the deaths of an artil-
lery officer and four policemen
The rioters ran through the streets
inhabited by Jews, shooting promis-
cuously. Several were killed and
wounded
The mob indulged in other brutal
excesses and beat down many victims
with flexible rubber sticks.
The Jewish cemetery, where thou.
sands of Jews were praying at the
gravesides Of their dead, was the
scene of a fierce onslaught, many be.
ing shot down. A panic broke out in
the cemetery and many persons were
injured in the wild rush to escape
the vengeance of the organized mob.
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DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJYS
COUNTRY NE|GHBORS
Live Correspondents OF the Pioneer
Write the News From Their
Localities.
WILTON.

Miss Frances Bowers of Bemidji
spent Sunday at home.
Anton Guisness is building house
on his claim west of Wilton.
Melvin Dahl is preparing to have
residence erected here soon.
Ragna and Bennora Volland were
Bemidji il visitors last Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
LaTulippe, baby girl last Thurs
day.
Quite few intend leaving for
the harvest fields of North Dakota
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Zion spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Brennan.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers left
for the state fair at Minneapolis last
Saturday.
Mrs. Nels Volland and niece Miss
Stortroen left for Climax, Minn., last
Saturday.
Arvilla Patterson left for Bemidii
last Monday where she will attend
high school.
Hans Bolligrude who has been in
Dakota this summer returned to his
family last week.
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TIMBER ALONE HINDERS
AGRICULTURE In BIG FORK
Crops Grow Abundantly Wherever Clearing Is Made..-
Soil Prolific and Climatic Conditions More Favorable
"., for Farming than in Southern Latitudes

A. M. Greeley, in his Big Fork
Compass, says of the Big Fork
country, the statements made being
applicable to certain portions of Bel
trami county: <
twenty-five years ago it was the
common opinion of two-thirds of the
people of Minnesota that nothing
but timber would grow in the north
half of the state. 1t was then
asserted that the climate and soil of
this vast region precluded the pos
sibility of it's ever being devoted to
successful farming. Everyone now
knows how great an error was that
recent opinion, yet there are people
in portions of this state today who
are prolonging a greater error by
believing that the timbered and
swampy regions of the northeast
corner of the state, bordering on the
Canadian boundary, are not adapted
to agriculture. This is a misconcep-
ton by people who never lived in
pioneer days in this and other states
and seen the rude wilderness dis
appear, changing climate and primi-
tive drawbacks.
The soil of the Big Fork country
is as prolific as that of any farming
district in the state, am ct there is
plausibility to the statement fire.
quently made that it will never
raise crops" The first settlers were
in most cases men of little or no
experience as tillers of the soil and
their attention was given to cultiva-
ton only when other work was slack.
In many cases claims were taken
merely with the intention of securing
the timber thereon, and the attempts
at cultivation we're hardly sufficient
to comply with the homestead law,
AS soon as the title was secured and
the timber disposed of, the lands
were either sold or abandoned with
out the owner ever knowing or caring
what it's agricultural value might be.
"A few practical farmers, however,
have given their attention to the
soil and to the work of clearing the
land extensively, with a result that
is highly satisfactory in proving
that this section is we'll adapted to
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MRS. GEO. CLIFFORD DIES
In AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Machine Is Stalled on Side Hill and in Changng Gear,
Becomes Unmanaeeable. ....Mrs Clifford Falls Under
Machine and Dies Within Hour.

brakes were applied but failed to
hold and the automobile dashed
quickly down the hill. Near the
bottom of the hill the car tipped on
it's side and Mrs. Clifford was caught
under it. Her skull was fractured
and she lived only a few min"tes.
The other passengers escaped by
jumping.
The body was taken to Ashby
and from there sent to Grand Forks.
The funeral will be held at Grand
Forks today.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Clifford created wide spread sorrow
in Grand Forks and other places
where she was known. Mrs. Clifford
is we'll known in Bemidji, having
spent great deal of time during
the summer as visitor in this city.
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SPAULDING.

P. Olson was shopping at Bemidji
Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. w.
Hall Thursday.
A. P. Blom did business at Be-
midi last Monday.
Fred hide of Nymore was here on
the farm Thursday.
Miss Ella Hagen visited with Miss
Anna Rygg Sunday.
Andrew and Carl Rygg spent Sum-
day at H. F.. Bowers.
Mrs. O. F. Soland transacted bust
ness at Bemidji Thursday.
H. Patterson from Wilton called
at the post office Wednesday.
P. Sande and family and Miss
Bell Sande were at Wilton Saturday.
Miss Ella Hagen called at DR..
Blakeslee's at Bemidji Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. P. Blom, who was quite
i'll last week is reported to be some.
what better.
Mrs. w. Helmer and daughter
Pearl were Bemidji visitors Friday
and Saturday.
Christ, Arne and Martin Sande
and Carl Blom left for the harvest
fields near Devils Lake Tuesday.
Mrs. T. Anderson returned Wed
nesday from long visit with rela
tives and friends at Kirkhoven anc
Minneapolis.
The Misses Marie Rygg ane
Elsie Erkstad came down from
Foulds Tuesday evening for a visi
with the formers parents.
M. Rygg and daughters, Ann:
and Cecilia, were at Bemidji Satur
day,the latter went to Grand Rapids
near where she will teach school thi
fall.
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Mrs. Geo, B. Clifford of Grand
Forks was fatally injured Monday
afternoon, between 4 and S o'clock
in an automobile accident, west of
Ashby, Minn., about Is miles east
of Fergus Falls. She died in less
than an hour after being injured,
her skull being factured when the
heavy touring car ran backwards
down the hill and was overturned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford and their
sons, Ralph and Barnard, we're on
their way to Minneapolis for visit
with a brother, Fred Clifford.
When only a short distance up
the hill west of Ashly the car
stopped, the gear being too high.
1t was decided to change to a lower
gear, and while this was being done,
the car started backwards. The
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Will Collins Hurt.

Will Collins, who is a brakeman
on the local freight rnnning between
Bemidji and Big Falls had his right
hand quite badly smashed yesterday
afternoon while coupling cars.
He was brought to Bemidji and
the wound was dressed by local
physician. He was taken to the
Brainerd hospital this morning.
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Sept. 5th, 9th, and 9TH. Return
limit Sept. 10th. Extension until
Oct. 5th, on payment of one dollar
at Saratoga Springs, will permit of
side trip excursions to New York,
Boston, etc., at low rates. For par
ticulars apply to A. ]. Perrin,
General Agent, 430 West Superior
Street, Duluth.
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For Sale.

One rs horse power, compound,
traction New Giant Engine, used
only two seasons, in fine working
order, good as new, at snap figure.
Engine can be seen working. For
further information call at Pioneer
office.
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Detroit and Return $500

Via the South Shore; tickets on sale
leaving Duluth, September 9Th, 18th,
18th and 10th, connecting at St.
Ignace with the elegant steamers of
the D. & G. N. Co. To Buffalo,
$500 higher. Limit three weeks.
For sleeping car and steamer reser-
vations apply to A. J. Perrin,
General Agent, Duluth, MINI.
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His Leg Broken.

Frank E. Anderson was brought
to Bemidji this morning from Big
Falls and was at once taken to ST..
Anthony's hospital. Mr.. Anderson
was at work around his homestead
near Big Falls and in some way
slipped and fell, breaking his leg.
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George Kinney, the local wood
dealer, left this morning for the twin
cities, where he will spend few
days on business and attending the
state fair.
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Presbyterian Aid Society.

The Presbyterian aid society will
be entertained by Mrs. Oracle and
Mrs. Naylor at the home of Mrs.
Oracle on Beltrami avenue, Thurs
day afternoon at $50. All members
are requested to be present. Election
of officers will take place at this
time.
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Sequel to Attempted Assault.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 4-The
finding at Lewisburg of the body of
Jerry Johnson, negro, with five bull
let holes piercing it is believed to be
the sequel of an attempt to assault
Mrs. w. w. Ellard at North Birming-
ham. The coroner's jury returned a
verdict that he died of wounds in
flicted by unknown persons.
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Building Operations Paralyzed.

Havana, Sept. 4.-Building con-
struction in the capital is at a stand
still because of strike of masons,
who have demanded the payment Of
their wages in American money. This
strike may be the beginning of gen.
eral move for American money ex.
pected since the cigarmakers' strike.
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AFTER A LONG CHASE.
New York Police Capture "BIack
= Hand" Leaders.


Hand" Leaders.
New York, Sept. Caught taking
$500 from Giro Annoni,z a wealthy
barber, whom they. had threatened
with sdeath, three Italians, who, the
police believe, are ringleaders Of the
"Black Hand" were captured by de-
tectives after wild flight on trolley
car on Second avenue in which one of
the Italians was shot while diving
through the car window in final ef-
fort to escape. Annoni has for more
than a year been receiving letters de-
manding $500. He was told that his
place would be blown up and his FAM
lily annihilated unless he needed the
demand. Annoni informed the police
with the result stated,
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MRS. GoDATTE VISITS
HUSBAND At COUNTY JAIL
Says Her Husband Was a Hard Work.
ing Man.-.Friends Will Assist Him
in His Defense.

Mrs. James Godette, wife of James
Godette, who is confined in the Bel
trami County jail, charged with the
murder of Chas. H. Williams of Big
Falls, was in the city yesterday, and
to Pioneer reporter said: T.
I do not like the numerous CON-
munications which have been sent
to the Press, regarding my husband,
as his implication in the killing of
Williams. Tho some of it is true, a
great part of it is not true. We are
not living on a claim at all. Mr..
Godette was a contractor and at the
time he was cutting cedar poles for
John Martin of Big Falls.
James was a hard working man
Cutting cedar, you know, is hard
work, and he worked alone-in a
dismal swamp; something that no
one but steady working man would
do.
1t was said about him, he was a
prize fighter; the only reason he took
up this occupation in the early days,
at Bemidji, was because times were
hard and he could not get work.
Work at that time could only be
had by a very few. He entered the
prize fight as an occupation to obtain
money for the support of his family.
I was very much opposed to his
fighting, and it was always against
my wishes.
In Michigan he went under an
assumed name to keep me from find
ing it out. His assumed name was
Jimmy Dodds.'
we have been married IS years
and have three children. James is
very fond of the children and of me
and is fine family man. He does
not drink, and always works hard"
In regard to the article that ap-
peared in the Daily Pioneer she said:
This is all very true, except that
my folks lived in Michigan, instead
of Indiana, as stated in the article.
1t is true they are wealthy but I
would not ask them for any assis-
tance. I am to proud for that. We
have friends who are willing to help
us. I hope my folks will never hear
of this.
Now, as to Williams he was not
a man of principal. He tried to
induce me to have my husband for
him. He abused me and my daugh-
ter of II years, and I have not
spoken to him again since that. My
husband does not know this. I
never told him."
Mrs. Godatte spent most of the
day consulting her attorney, Mr..
Mcdonald, only getting to see her
husband but few minutes. ~
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Editor Dare Boosts Beltrami County Fair
few days in our city, goes home and writes

shomeand
abou t icounyf iras onowS
found il 1.-THE dmmad
Of the CuhyAgd
sh hf dread 1.-THE
Niam
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INDIAN POLITICIAN DEAD.
General Pleasant Porter Stricken
- with PARALYSIS.

Vinita. Il. T., Sept 4.-General
Pleasant Porter, the noted chief Of
the Creek Indian Nation, died. here
following q stroke Of paralysis, aged
sixty-six years. Second Chief Mety
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To Saratoga Springs and Return $22.50
Via the South Shore and connec-
tions, account of National Encamp-
ment G. A.. r. Leaving Duluth
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PLEASANT -PORTER,
Tiger will succeed General Porter as
chief of the nation.
General Porter was prominently
mentioned for United States senator
from the new state of Oklahoma.