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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
KELL|HER FARMER RAISED
SOME fine CRABAPPLES
John A. Carlson, One Of North Countrys
Most Prosperous TiIIers OF Bel.
trami County Soil.

Kelliher Journal: John A. Carl
son, the prosperous merchant and
postmaster of Foy, Minn., was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
Mr.. Carlson is an enthusia site
booster for Beltrami county soil, and
believes there is none better in the
entire country to compare with it.
This year Mr.. Carlson raised an
exceptionally fine crop of vegetables,
which took several first prizes at the
county fair.
From an acre and half seeded
to timothy. among some pine stumps
he cut over five tons of hay, which
at $12 per ton will yield him nice
profit.
Besides his many other duties Mr..
Carlson finds time to experiment in
an orchard. Several years ago he
set out some crabapple trees,and this
year gathered his first crop of the
fruit. Only few of the trees bore
fruit, but the yield was good and the
quality excellent.
This is another indication of the
resourcefulness of northern Mime
sofa that our skeptical friends in the
southern part of the state can con
template at their leisure.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
FARMERS INSTITUTE SATURDAY.
Speakers of Note Will Be Present and Everybody Interested
in Farming Is Invited to Be at the Bemid City Hall
Saturday. All Day. "s

attendance at the institute and will
address the farmers.
Messrs. Wilson and MCGUIRE will
speak in both the forenoon and after
noon, and they will have real live
subjects for discussion with the
other farmers who attend the insti-
tute. The subjects to be discussed
are as follows: Clearing land; dairy
ing; growing seed, roots, etc.; raising
bacon hogs; marketing farm pro-
ducts. and several other topics.
The gentlemen announce that
they will be prepared to answer any
questions regarding any subject
pertaining to farming, and more
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31

The coroner's jury which was
selected to determine the cause OF
death Of Carl Akerberg, reconvened
in the city last evening for the pur.
pose of reaching verdict.
The jury listened to the reading
of the report of the state chemist
on the analysis of the stomach and
contents of Carl Akerberg, after
which the members returned a
verdict to the effect that deceased
came to his death from causes to
the jury unknown.
Young Akerberg died rather sud-
denly on Sept 10. Some of the
symptoms accompanying the death
indicated poisoning.
There was something resembling
a sensation when the relatives of
young Akerberg intimated that
death was caused by poison and
desired coroner's inquest over the
remains of young Carl.
County Coroner Marcum called
an inquest with a jury and a post
n1ortem was held on the body OF
young Akerberg. The stomach Of
the dead boy was sent to St. Paul
to be anylized, and the coroners
jury adjourned until report of the
finding of the state chemist would
be received. This report was re.
ceived a few days ago and was
read to the jury last evening, as
follows:
State Food and Dairy Department.
st. Paul, MINI.
DIR. E. H. Marcum, Bemidji, MINI.
Dear Sir:-I have completed the
analysis of the human stomach and
part of the liver which yog forwarded
to me by Great Northern Express,
on Sept. 10Th. 1907. I made the
first analysis on about one-third o1
the stomach and contents. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
LOCAL ELKS CONSIDERING
NEXT SUMMERS MEETING
Charles Hunts Purple Book Tells of Plans Being Con-
sidered for Entertaining the State Association Of
Elks in Bemidji, Next July.
From Chas. Hunts Purple Book.

(From Chas. Hunts Purple Book. y
What would you say, Bill, if you
knew that the homes of the best
people in the city we're to be thrown
open to your wives and children
for three days, that your loved ones
were to be entertained during that
time and at the end you were
told that there would be no charge
that the bill was paid? What
would you think of this act for
strangers, only because you were a
member of the greatest fraternity in
the world? Well, that is just what
will happen to you if you attend the
annual meeting of the State Elks'
association at Bemidji next July. 1t
is only one of many attractions they
will offer you to show you that their
hearts are in the right place, and
that they want you to come and
help them celebrate. In all Elk
dom, no feature like this has ever
been offered.
Bemidji has population of $500.
1t would be reasonable to suppose
that such a city could not handle
great crowds; but rest assured that
arrangements are being made out
there to take care of from $500 to
5000 people per day during the
three day session of the association,
and take care of them we'll. Con-
ceding that the hotels and homes
will be filled, tents, with complete
cooking and sleeping equipment, are
to be erected along the shore of the
lake. They will be set up street.
fashion, and police patrol employed
from twilight till dawn to protect
the sleeping inmates against noe
turnal prowlers or irregulars who
always follow crowds. In the warm
days of July the delights of outdoor
sleeping accommodations beside a
beautiful breeze. swept lake can be
easily imagined. Not only are visit
ing Elks requested to bring their
wives and children, but they are
urged to do so, and any buck pos.
sessing such treasures is warned
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
CAME TO HIS DEATH FROM
CAUSES UNKNOWN TO JURY
Coroners Jury Reached Verdict Inquest Held to Deter
& mine Cause Of Death Of Late Carl Akerbere Who
Died September 10TH

results showed that there was pres
ent in that portion small trace of
strychine, in fact, too small
quantity to attempt to isolate N the
pure state and weigh. By an
indirect method, I estimated that
the amount of strychnine was not to
exceed one-sixth thousandth of a
grain.
The next analysis was made on
the piece of the liver, without serious
difficulty, isolated strychnine, but
again in very small quantity. and
scarcely more than was obtained
from the stomach. I then turned
my attention again to the remainder
of the stomach, usiug this time,
somewhat modified method of analy-
sis, which I have found to yield
good results. After a week pains
taking efforts finally obtained
again only quantity of strychnine,
amounting to not more than a trace,
and hardly giving reaction equival-
ent to that which I repeatedly OBJ
tanned on one.sixth thousandth of
grain of alkl0id.
I have not analyzed the kidney,
believing that in view of the above
results, such analysis would be use
less.
Yours truly,
Julius Hortvet, Chemist"
A subpoena was issued by Coroner
Marcum, for Garfield Akerberg,
brother of the dead young man, re.
questing him to produce the powders,
concerning which there was consid-
erable controversy. Mr.. Akerberg
appeared but was unable to produce
the powders, or the analysis of the
same, as the latter was under lock
and key and the owner of the safe
was out of the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31

especially to the requirement Of the
farms located in northern Mime
sofa.
Institutes have been held in St.
Louis county during the past week
and they have been we'll attended.
Reports from Institutes are to the
effect that great interest has been
manifested in the subjects discussed
by Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Wilson.
Everyone interested in agriculture
and the best methods of farming is
urged to attend the Institute, as the
addresses which will be delivered al
the gathering will be of great benefit
to those present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31

game, either at Bemidji or East
Grand Forks.
Come over, boys, and show US
that you are entitled to the cham
pionship." It takes games to win
championship laurels, not newspapers
talk.
The upshot Of the entire matter is
that there will undoubtedly be no
game here Saturday, with any out
side team, and probably the Forks
team will never play here.
The above sounds very much like
a back-down on the part of the
champions of northwestern Mime.
sota."
The true status of the standing OF
the East Grand Forks high school
football team is $50 the Pioneer is
informed, by one who should be well
informed) that at least two men,
and possibly three, are playing on
the team who have no right to be
members of the team. It is said
that Quigley, one of the strongest
players on the Forks" eleven, is
taking but two subjects at the
school, and that he is post-gradute
of the East Grand Forks High
School, which is strictly contrary to
! the rules governing eligibility.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
FORKS" FOOTBALL TEAM
NEWSPAPER CHAMPIONS
Claim Championship Of Northwestern
Minnesota, But Show No lncIina-
ton to Defend Title.

Grand Forks Herald: The chal-
lenge of the Bemidji high school
football team which appeared in
Tuesdays Herald is regarded by the
supporters of the East Grand Forks
team somewhat in the nature of a
pleonastic and pneumatic plant. In
conversation with the Herald the
local manager had the following to
say:
East Grand Forks won the cham
pionship of northern Minnesota, out
side the head of the lake teams,
in 1906, has successfully defended
the title against all corners this
year, and has at all times and with
all teams, Bemidji included, taken
an aggressive stand in the matter of
securing playing dates.
"As early as Oct. Is our manage
ment wrote Supt. Ritchie for game,
asking at the time for but a $50
guarantee of the $78 necessary for
the trip. In letter on the 21st the
Bemidji management virtually turned
down the request, refusing to stand
more than $50 of the $72 expense.
1t is not impossible, however, tc
meet you on that date, providing
you would play us on Saturday, Nov
2, and pay all but $50 of your ex
penses' is taken from the epistle.
Does this sound as though the
locals have flown the saffron flag, OF
does it rather appear that Bemidjj
would seem not unlike the little fly,
which, perched on the axel of the
carraiage and looking backward as
the carriage sped along the highway.
exclaimed, my, what dust I an
raising
But laying aside all previous in
ferences and communications the
matter resolves itself into the one
vital question: Has Bemidji any
right in the least mite, to claim Z
championship? Was she not defeated
by Grand Rapids, a high schoo
scarcely 40 miles east of her? If so
let her tend to her next door neigh
bors before assuming a dictatoria
attitude toward top mother hal
way across the state.
If Grand Rapids beat Bemid j
and the latter reluctantly admit
she did, Grand Rapids, and Crane
Rapids alone, would have bid fo
the championship Of northern Min
nesota. Grand Rapids, however
unhesitatingly refused East Crane
Forks a game. The locals agreed
to pay $40 of the $o8~necessary 70
a trip to that city, but Supt. Free
man would not even consider paying
the fare for forty miles of the way
stating in a letter: It does no
seem proper that Grand Rapid
should pay the entire expense Of til,
trip even to and from Bemidji, a
there is very little probability Of tn
locals getting a return game eithe
this or next year
With these points to consider
: will any one raise the question tina
East Grand Forks has been pre-
sumptious in claiming the champion
q ship Of northern Minnesota cor
| tinued the speaker. ].
.s1- 1870 ----s--- -.--s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
Pay Taxes Tonight.

Today is the last day for the
payment of the last half of real
estate taxes and parties wishing to
avoid the ten per cent penalty
should see that same sre paid today
In order to accommodate the
public, County Treasurer G.. H
French will keep the office open
until 9 O'Clock this evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31
Will Return This Week,

Rev. Denniston, pastor of the
Methodist church, will return this
weekand will preachSunday morning
andevening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31

The proposition of the Bemidji
team was clear and very fair, and
the heated atmospheric spell"
given above is no answer to the chal-
lenge issued to the team to play a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-31

Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
Admits Eighteen Murders.

On Thursday, Orchard crowned his
admissions of grave crimes when,
continuing his testimony against
William ID. Haywood, he made an ex.
plicitly detailed confession of the
murder of Frank Steunenberg by an
Internal machine that directly opens
the way for his own conviction and
execution for the mortal offense.
He swoTe that the assassination of
Steunenberg was first suggested by
Haywood, was jointly plotted by Hay
wood, Meyer, Pettibone and himself,
was financed by Haywood and was
executed by himself after the failure
of an attempt in which Jack Simp-
Hns had participated.
Orchard lifted the total of his own
murdered victims to eighteen, de.
tailed the circumstances under which
he tried to murder former Governor
Peabody. Judge Goddard, Judge Cab
bert, General Sherman Bell Dave
Moffat and Frank Horne. Incidental
ly he confessed to a plan to kidnap
the child of one of his former asso.
ciates
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
Orchard Traitor to Both sides.


Boise. Ida.-Counsel for William ID
Haywood continued their attack on
the testimony of Harry Orchard at
both sessions of the trial on Friday
and conferred their strongest assault
on the events beginning with the ex.
plosicn in the indicator mine and
ending with the earlier meetings be.
tween the witness and the leaders OF
the federation in Denver. To the ex.
tent that traffic with the other side
in the war of labor and capital in
Colorado was discreditable, they sue.
ceeded in discrediting the witness.
Taking up the admission that Or.
chard made in direct examination
that he had been treacherous to his
comrades in Cripple Creek by tipping
off a train-wrecking plot, they de-
veloped the fact that Orchard entered
the employ of ID. c. Scott, who had
charge OF the railway detectives. Or
chard said that with Scott he had met
X. C.. Ste <!hg, detective in the EN-
ploy of the Mine Owners association
and that Scott had paid his expenses
and accompanied him to Denver on
the trip when first he had met Meyer
and Haywood. He said that he had
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
EFFECT OF THE BAD WEATHER
Murder, Suicide and All Kinds Of
Crime Rampant In Chicago.

Murder, Suicide and All Kinds Of
Crime Rampant In Chicago.
Chicago.-Chicago's suicide record
was broken in May when fifty-fve
persons ended their lives. The cor
oner's Office and Forecaster Cox say
the weather IL responsible for the in
crease.
The coroner's books show that all
records in the history Of Cook coun-
ty were broken in May. There were
100 cases of self-destruction so far
this year when the Office closed Satur-
day, and the effect of the weather
Is to he seen in the increasing scale.
January led with twenty-five cases.
February had twenty-nine, March
thirty-seven. April forty-six, May
fifty-flve. Seven cases were reported
In the first seven days of June. The
effect on all sorts Of crime also was
manifest. In the first five months Of
The year there were seventy-five muir
ders, twenty-five of which were com
mitted in May.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
THE DUST MULCH.
II Prevents Evaporation Of Moisture
and Causes Roots to Strike Deeper.

A Matter Of much Importance. both
as regards saving moisture and pre-
venting root injuries, is the depth o,
surface tillage. Too shallow cultiva
ton will not be effective in checkint
evaporation, still one must know that
the soil should not be stirred so deer
that the top roots are cut. IL this IL
done the growth is at once checked
and the roots are forced lower II
search OF supplies. From two to three
inches have been found the best depth
for fiat cultivation. where the grouno
has been thoroughly prepared. Wher
a seed bed has been thoroughly fined
proper handling will bring the corn
crop along. with the minimum amount
of rainfall. The problem. says In
diana Farmer. Is to maintain gooc
capillary action between the lower
water systems and The soil where tn,
roots are growing. When the water
moves upwards and strikes the dust
blanket II Is checked. and II must pass
out through the plant, rather than by
evaporation. II is a pretty nice prob
lem. but the aim should be to max,
all water and fertilizing material pas.
through the roots of the CROWNS
plants. work for the dust mulch
don't dig down to the wet soil, sc
that with every cultivation you ex
pose more soil to the sun.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
N EDlTATlONS.

Failure comes TO the faint heart.
ed.
Fear of being caught stands for con.
science in some men.
Much OF the fertility of American
soils has been wasted by the men
that have cultivated it,
No man should call himself a good
farmer II his land has been growing
less productive from year to year.
II is not safe to be governed by the
results OF trial OF one year on the
farm. for frequently results are
brought about by conditions which we
know nothing about.
The most nutritious hay Is made
when grasses or clover are in bloom
delay of one week in the cutting
period will make big difference In
the actual feeding value OF the
crop.
With the prospect Of short hay
crop, put away some sheaf oats, wher
harvest comes again. They make fin,
feed; in fact, II they are not put NJ
before the straw becomes too ripe
there is nothing better.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
Life Lost In Auto Race.

, Albany. N. Y,-The 20O-mile auto
mobile endurance run under the aus,
pieces of the New York Motor club
ended In the loss OF one life. Clar,
ence Mckenzie of New York, and the
serious. II not fatal, injury of two
other persons about three miles east
Of Albany Thursday night, when one
OF the automobiles crashed into an
electric car. The car In the accident
was among the leaders in the race
The scene OF the collision was al
Clifton Heights, station on the AL
bany electric line.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15

agreed to report to Scott. but that he
was lying to him, never intending to
make reports to him. The defense
also tried to show that because he
stood in with the other side Orchard
was never molested by the militia IL
Cripple Creek during the strike. Or
chard admitted that Scott had tol0
him II the militia interfered with
him he was to send for him and that
the militia never did interfere with
him or search his house.
Defense Direreditins Orchards Story
The defense endeavored in various
ways to throw the shadow OF doubt
and improbability around the whole
Vindicator story and the alleged con
nection of w. F. Davis and William
Easterly with the affair and the cir
cumstances under which Orchard ties
tilted he met Meyer and Haywood anc
was paid for the commission OF the
crime, and to discredit Orchards
story that he was sent back to Grip
pie Creek with unlimited credit ant
orders to commit any act OF violencs
that he cared to. They confronted
Orchard with Easterly and Owney
Barnes and paved the way for the con
tradiction by them of the story tolc
by Orchard and several times durin6
the day paved the way for controvert
ing his testimony on material points
Orchard stood the strain and test very
well and held tenaciously to the story
he had previously related.
Suddenly toward the close OF tht
day the defense took up the trip Or
chard made to southern Colorado with
Meyer in the early part of 1904 anC
showed that Meyer feared to &c
south unguarded because mine own
ers' official thugs" had beaten up in
nocent union men and had sent fol
Orchard to aid in protecting him
II was agreed that they should carry
cutoff shotguns and sit in the center
of the railway car, so that If they were
attacked they could defend them
selves. Attorney Richardson, In
questioning the witness, made 1t very
clear that this had been perfectly
straight proposition, free from an!
fake"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15

the open fork is made round so II will,
fit the post.
A number Of holes bored through
the top of a post, one under the 9th
er. through any one of which bolt
may be placed. This bolt. c. holds
the upper hinge in place. BY setting
II up or down in the row Of holes
the gate may be made to swing high
or low, as desired. When there Is a
heavy snow, the bolt can be placed ir
the top hole, and the gate will swing
over the drift. II II is desired &c
raise the gate so hogs and SHEEP
can pass under while large animals
are restrained. the bolt can be set
any height desired to make the pass
ageway under the gate large enough
to permit ingress or egress of the
smaller animals
The drawing will explain the con
struction.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
Getting Out From Under.

San Francisco.-President w. II,
Leahy of the board Of police commits.
sioners announced on Thursday that
his resignation had been In the hands
OF Mayor Schmitz for three weeks
and that In very short time he In.
tends leaving the city for an Euro.
pean trip. In discussing the matter,
President Leahy said his resignation
had been prompted by the necessity
OF going to Europe on business con.
nected with his theatrical interests,
and his belief that no city Official
should absent himself from the city
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15

that we ought to get Ex-Governor
Steunenberg. He thought that If we
got him after letting him go seven
or eight years and then went back to
Paterson, N. j., and wrote letters to
Judge Gabbert. Judge Goddard, Pea
body, Bell and the others telling them
they would get the same thing as
Steunenberg, it would show them they
were not forgotten either and would
have a good effect. Meyer said it
would be better than killing them;
that II would be living death, for
thought always of somebody waiting
for them.
Haywood said he had sent several
men to Caldwell to do the Steunen-
berg job. Among them were Minister,
Art Bascom. Mccarthy and Steve
Adams. Minister was miner-a
member of the union. didn't know
Mccarthy"
Planning Steunenberg's Death.
Orchard then told how he and Jack
Simpkins had gone to Idaho to CON-
NIT the crime of murder In removing
Ex-Governor Steunenberg and detailed
their movements, and failure to get
the governor until after Simpkins had
left Caldwell. Continuing, he said:
once ! came to Boise but could
not find him here. ! returned to Cald'
well and stopped at the Saratoga
hotel, carrying the bomb in my grip
| finally located Governor Steunen.
berg on Christmas night, 1905, and
taking the sawed-off shotgun Petit
bone had given me, went out to his
house. | heard the governor coming
and tried to get the two parts of the
gun together, but had not succeeded
before he passed into the house.
then went down town again.
Planted Bomb at Gate.
"The next time saw the governor
he was sitting in the Saratoga hotel
| went up to my room and got the
bomb and hurried out to the Steun
enberg house and planted the bomb
by the gate. then started back tC
the hotel, and when about two blocks
away | met Governor Steunenberg or
| his way home. ] ran as fast as
could toward the hotel, but had moi
reached 1t when the explosion oc
Cured.
Il went to my room to do up some
acid and giant caps and things In Q
package AS was doing so giant
cap In my pocket exploded and tore
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-06-15
ORCHARD A DETECTIVE.
Such is Charge Made by Woman
Whom He Married In Cripple
Creek.

Cripple Creek. Colo.-Mrs. Ida
Toney, the woman who Harry o.
chard married in Cripple Creek, is on
her way to Boise to appear as wit
ness for the defense.
According to intimate friends OF
Mrs. Toney, she will swear that al
the time she married Orchard, he
claimed to be Pinkerton detective,
She will also testify that Orchards
home was never searched by the mil
tia, although he was considered to bt
strike leader All the surrounding
houses were searched.