The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-29

luS3 Gu0 W1uU01 5O10O lOI CdlU Wcll,
and on the drive during the
spring. During February Cald-
well and F'ournier had worked 80
days on a tim Der job for Martin
dale, and Wesley nine days.
Fournier and Wesley boarded at
Martindale's, Fournier doing the
cooking. Caldwell used to eat
dinner with them occasionally
while working on the job had
heard Wesley say something
about Dahl.
Wesley said: "Dahl has plant
and l would like to make him
dig it up and show the old --
how to spend it."
Wesley knew that Dahl had
sold his tim Der and had money.
"Me and Paul." continued Cald
we'll, "used to josh him about
Miss Dahl and Miss Flaske when
in the house." Shorty asked
what would I do with that
Ground head," meaning the girl,
and Fournier said she would be
just the thing to have on a farm
Shorty then said what would I
do with the old man, and Paul
said it is an easy matter to get
rid of him.
Shorty asked: "Kill the old
would you?'
II left Mr.. Martindale about
this time, but 'FShorty and Paul
were talking during this time
about Dahl going to Crookston
to get money for the girl to
prove up" con ntinued Caldwe
During the winter Of 1908
"Shorty" often spoke of old man
Dahl's plant; couldn't state the
exact time, butit was before he
sold his tim Der. One day Wes
ley said something about shoot
ing the game warden, and bury
his dead body in the swamp.
April z, Caldwell had been
hauling hay. Was home in the
evening, and heard the dogs bark
ing outside. Went out with wife
and heard scream NJ which his wife
said might be an owl hooting,
but he thought it sounded like a
human being. Later heard rifle
shot fred about a q uarter mile
distant. Thought it was funny
and remarked to his wife that
someone must be doing up old
< EArueger The time of the shot
was about Y:15 and the night was
still.
Next morning, the 8th, he went
after a load of hay and turned his
Stick out. Later the cattle dis
appeared and he tracked them by
Miss Dahl's cabin, within about
four feet of the door. Saw tracks
leading from the door toward
southwest and followed them to
beaver dam, where the tracks
stopped. Came back to look for
Dahl; the doors were locked
and one blind down. Didn't see
clothes line or old mans sled.
Noticed tracks from swamp to
spruce tree, many tracks fresh
from the night before.
Went to Fournier's place 10
the afternoon, and found
"Shorty" and Krueger with him
"Shorty" looked different than
usual. Looked pale and kept his
eyes on the floor; didn't talk
m uch. After a while Krueg, r
started to 60 home, and Fourni
said, "there's your gun, Bill y
Cald we'll went to Krur ger :
place and from tn re ho ~. Ia ;
happened April 8. the day aft, r
he heard the shot and screa ~.
Later became aware that Id
man Dahl and daughter W re
missing, and went with Rood Z
Crookston, Dahl's son-in-law, &C
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great disorder The beds looked
as if they had jost gotten up, ar d
large oval shap ped looking glass
vas furned to The wall.
Went there again next i y
with Halvorsau and Lor' QUE.
| Not cd slA:s il 'front.'. of xi:I's 5
| bed broken. Uad Stated +
mako sea ch for ,helr bodi y
before Mr.. Rood came, as he b.
|ieved they had been Kill, d
)Vegetation grew fast and arch
n the woods and the swamp be
came more difficult daily. "
Ga tn 25th of July went ,utt
| hunt for missing COW with Owe,
| French. Found cow on Dahl ;
| hon estead with re mains Of hemr
clothes lire shared arnn4d hons
which held her tied. Ia gong t
COW stepped over balsam stumI
and got strong smell.
French's dog began TO rose
around the stump, and seeing
bugs and vermln crawling out 0
hole in the ground they roo, e
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