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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
GOVERNOR JOHNSON GIVES
INTERVIEW AS TO HANGING
Chief Executive Doesn't Believe in Capital Punishment.
Early Experience Recalled When He Signed War; ants
for Execution of Mum and Mathieson.

night on a scaffold already con-
structed within the fence.
II will always remember the feel
ing of awe mixed with horror with
which this information filled my
youthful mind. 1t was the first time
that an execution had been so forced
upon my thoughts. There, within
that fence, two men were to have
ropes fastened around their necks
and to be deliberately hanged until
they were dead. 1t was dreadful to
think of, more dreadful to imagine.
And | could not shut out the picture
from my mind. That night I Law
awake for hours thinking it over.
then and there formed an adherence
for capital punishment which I have
ever retained"
But why then," asked the re-
porter, have you not refrained from
signing the death warrants for the
two Bemidji murderers?"
My dear SIR" was the energetic
reply, for the simple reason that 1
have taken oath to support the laws
of this state and perform my duties
under them to the best of my ability.
My work of setting dates for execu-
tions is really but clerical. This is
the fourth time I have had that duty
to perform. The first time was for
the execution of the Elk River So
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
New Store Doing Very Well.

E. H. Jerrard: The hardware
business is opening nicely for us,
and we are satisfied with the trade
which the public is according to us.
We intend to handle the best at all
times, and desire to always please
customers, which will undoubtedly
rebound to our benefit. Again, We
are doing nicely, and the trade is
coming our way"
Note the advertisement of Jerrard
& Covington, printed on the first
page of this issue Of the Pioneer.
The new firm will treat you well,and
they have an excellent stock tc
select from.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
CLAIM new n. P. SURVEY
DETROIT TO BEM|OJ|
Crookston Journal Authority for State.
ment of New Survey Headed
This Way.

The proposition of building some
kind of an old railroad from Detroit
to Bemidji Cat least on paper) will
not down.
Two years ago, the 500 surveyors
started line from Detroit Bemidji-
ward, and after :sashaaing" about
the country for couple of months,
pulled up stakes and have never
been seen since.
Now, the Crookston Journal
thrusts another survey upon US, from
Detroit, and states that is the MP.
this time.
The Journal says:
"A large party of railway survey.
ors are working in the vicinity OF
Detroit, Mimi, in the direction OF
Bemidji, Mimi, and in the opinion
of business men of the former city
they are in the employ of the North.
ern Pacific Railway company. The
survey is being made along the old
survey made by the N. P. some
years ago, connecting the two cities.
While it is not probable that any
building will be done this year, it is
thought the N. P. is preparing to
construct the line in the spring. 1t
would open up a new territory and
cut into the 500 business through a
large stretch of country"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
Pleased With Fall Trade.

George Fleming: Business is
good with Fleming Brothers. In
fact, we are doing double the amount
of business we transacted at this
time last fall, and in fact trade is
much better than it ever was with
us since we engaged in business in
Bemidji. We have been compelled
to add to our corps of workers and
have hired Evan Jones to assist in
taking care of our patronage. Be-
midi is the best city of its size in
the state; this I firmly believe"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
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.

attendance at the institute and will
address the farmers. j
Messrs. Wilson and Mcclure 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 answersany
questions regarding any subject
pertaining to farming, and more
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
Club Dance Thursday Night.

The members of the Bemidji
Dancing Club will give Halloween
dance in the Masonic Hall, Thurs
day night.
It is the intention of the club to
make the dance one of the most
successful ever held under the
auspices of the organization. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
Plenty Of Currency for Legitimate
Demands

Owing the by the banks St. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth
also the financial institutions Of the principal cities Of the United States
the banks the local banks have
agreed as possible and ask the cooperation the people
endeavorg activity and checks lieu
currency, where possible
the Lmbeen National Bank this city
have plenty of currency meet legitimate demands
believed will be relieved few days. both by gold imports
and by deposits in national banks
BY F. P. Sheldon President.
-LUMBERNEN'S NATIONAL BANK,
By A. White Presden
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29

If present arrangements do not
miscarry, the Bemidji highs will
play at Grand Rapids on Saturday
of next week, and the Grand Rap
ids city team will line up against
Bemidji on Sunday following.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29

Blackduck orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish the music and the
usual good time is assured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29
For Sale.

For Sale.
Saw mill, sit uated in northern
part of country. Will sell cheap.
Call or write, A. A. Andrews, Be-
midi, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29

Local news on last page
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-29

Continued on Last Page
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

The thirteenth annual report of the
Nebraska industrial school for boys.
issued from the press of that institu-
ton and printed by the boys in the
school who are learning the art pre-
servative, is a wonderfully artistic
piece of work and one which, withal,
must attract a keener interest in the
great reform work that is being done
at Kearney by Superintendent Hay.
ward.
The book contains the report of the
superintendent to the governor and is
featured with half tone cuts of Gov
ernor Mickey, Governor Sheldon, Su
perintendent Hayward and others. II
is also filled with number of very
attractive half tones reproducing like
nesses of the institution, its cottages
the carpenter shop, the printing of
flee, the tailor shop, the baseball team
the track team, the cement workers
etc.
Those who are intimately acquainted
with the school and its work can not
speak too highly of the efficiency OF
the superintendent and the work that
he is doing. He has been at the insti
tuition for years, has a wonderful hold
upon the boys at the school and could
not be replaced in less than a long
period NJ years 1t has taken years OF
eXpe.ieu.r N build up to his present
eficiencv
II is no wonder, after one has read
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
TIE LOSS OLE A SCHOOL.

The burning of the high school build
ing in Norfolk is public calamity. A
deep gloom has settled down upon the
city at the loss of this beautiful edu-
cational structure. 1t comes at a crit
zeal moment.
But there is one splendid sign rising
from the smouldering ruins. That is
the fact that the ashes of this struc-
ture have caused such universal and
such deep seated regret. 1t is a sign
that shows what Norfolk is made Of
The intensity of Norfolk's mourning
over this loss may be taken as a guage
by which to know Norfolk's love and
appreciation of the public school and
its work. And where that appreciation
exists as 1t does in Norfolk there can
be no permanent check to advance
ment in the right direction.
For moment Norlolk's high school
home has been destroyed. But Nor
tune, rises up to meet the emergency
and to clear away the ruins that an
other monument to educaton's value
may be erected.
1t is n public disaster, n great public
loss, but the heat SCARED walls make
Norfolk more than ever feel the sig
nificance of her excellent public school
system and the ashes will be mixed
into cement that shall bind Norfolk
even more solidly together than ever
before to maintain the high standard
of that system.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
PROFANITY THE TARGET.

Westfield, Mass, has passed an or
dinance forbidding profanity. Every
offense is to be punished by fine
of 500. At 500 per, cuss-words will
come as luXuries and will be INDUCED
In only by the rich That is, If the
ordinance is enforced,
IL Is commendable end that West
field seeks. But whether legislation
will accomplish the end in view re-
mains another question.
II is pretty nearly impossible to pass
laws that will prevent men and women
from doing things which their tastes
and appetites teach them to be desir-
able.
The logical way for Westfield to
have prohibited swearing would have
been to get at the root of the matter
to get at the mems minds and to con
vince the individuals that profanity is
type of ignorance and that 1t is, al
best, poor excuse for better words
with which to express ones feelings
Norfolk has an anti-spitting ordi
nance. 1t costs $40 per spit in Nor
folk today-according to the ordinance
books.
But you We're never arrested for tn,
crime. II would take a larger polio,
force than Norfolk can afford to en-
force that law.
The way to persuade men not t.
spit is to show them just how easily
they may get and give disease-dread
ed tuberculosis most of abby tn,
abominable habit.
The way to get men to refrain from
doing things that are wrong is to Civ,
them a new point of view. Mems owl
minds, rather than ordinances, will
prevent profanity and splitting and {
lot of other habits which are INDUCED
in.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
NnREOl.K,S SplRIT.

Before the ashes of Norfolk's high
school building had ceased to smoul-
der, NorfollIs board of education had
voted to ask the city for $4,000 bonds
nj the coming election which will he
held April 2, SO much for Norfolk's
spirit
There Is money with which to pay
on the old bonds by which the school
was built The new bonds will not In
crease the Indebtedness of the school
district over what II has been, but will
merely extend the Indebtedness over
a greater period. The bonds will be
carried. Il is believed, without dis
senting vote The bonds represent the
platform of all parties and of all
classes.
by next September new high
school building, an improvement in
many ways over the old one, will stand
where the walls of the old one totter
today.
IL will be smaller and more compact.
Probably only high school classes will
he taken care of In II.
There was only n day to spare In
issuing the call for the bond election,
But day was enough for Norfolk
TO act in,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
UNION DEPOT PROSPECTS
CHANCES SEEM TO BRIGHTEN
FOR THIS END.
SERIOUS EFFORT TO BE MADE
It is Becoming Apparent That Union
Depot Sentiment Has Spread All
Over the city-Meetine is Arranged
With Officials.
tFron Wednesdays Daily.l

Prospects for union passenger sta
apparent that members of the Com
mercial club are anxious to make the
proper efforts for the realization of
the project. One of the directors of
the club stated to The News yester-
day that, far from being discouraged
at the outlook, he personally thought
that a strong effort would be made to
bring the project to a successful con
clusion, While active steps along this
line have hardly been commenced, he
placed the union depot as still well
within the range of possibilities.
Yesterday the committee appointed
by the club to ascertain the sentiment
of the railroads towards a union depot
arranged for a conference with Gen
arranged for a conference with Mr.
Braden and Mr.. Reynolds of the North
western. On account of the absence
Of one of the members of the com
mittee from the city the conference
was postponed. This conference will
probably be held within the next few
days.
Union depot sentiment has spread
beyond the originators of the idea
1t is Selling the people as a whole
AS the matter passes through the
minds of the various citizens it will be
found that Norfolk as a whole is set.
ting her mind on a union station. The
Commercial club is public body. Its
prestige in its actions for the public
good is more than the mere prestige
of it's associated members. 1t speaks
for Norfolk as city with splendid
future when it asks for a union pas.
senger station from the railroads.
THE union depot problem can not
be solved by the railroad companies in
a minute nor the depot secured by the
Commercial club in a weeks effort,
were the words yesterday of a Nor
folk citizen well acquainted with the
situation. I'VE know that the rail
roads will try to do the right thing by
Norfolk in this matter We know that
Norfolk wants a union station. But
the matter does not end there. 1t is
a complicated matter likely to call fol
many adjustments. 1t may take
months to bring the several parties to
gether on an equitable plan. | hope
that the Commercial club is going il
TO this matter with the firm intention
of seeing it through Other cities il
Norfolks situation have devoted ovel
| a years constant and intelligent eff
fort to the winning of union depot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
A Hunting Trip.

e. b. Kaufman and Ralph Bever-
ege, who have just enjoyed a hunting
trip on the Platte, bagged large num-
Der of ducks and geese. Mr.. Beverage
declares that Mr.. Kaufman was
slow in the quicksand, but Mr.. Kauff-
mann insists he was quick in the
quicksand. Mr.. Beverage says that
his companion was "a good retriever"
but Emil responds snappily by assert
ing that while Beverage used No. 1
shot, all the birds bagged were filled
with No. shot. AT all events, they
had a good time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
CAN'T VOTE BONDS.

One Of the newspapers in this part
OF the state which had much to do
with the agitation that threw the pres
ent state legislature into a panic, and
which therefore is in a measure re-
sponsible for the hysterical acts of the
lawmakers, is now weeping large sized
tears because the legislature, in keep
ing with some of the rest of its fren-
zied radicalism, has passed law pro
hibiting the people of a precinct to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
NOW oR'NEvER FOR UNION DEPOT

NOW OR NEVER FOR UNION DEPOT
A citizen of Norfolk asks why 1t is
not possible to go ahead toward un-
ion depot, despite the fact that the
tract just north of Norfolk avenue has
been declared to be out OF the ques-
ton.
The suggestion of this resident of
the west side that now Is the time to
continue working for a union depot in
some other location than that north of
Norfolk avenue, Is timely, There is
no reason why the effort should be
dropped and there is every reason why
all effort should be exercised toward
this end.
Norfolk's welfare demands that ev-
cry possible effort be made to secure
a union depot before permanent city
station is built by the Northwestern
to replace the one destroyed by fire.
1t is no bad suggestion that Norfolk
take steps to learn if the Union Pacific
and the Omaha roads would serve in
an ideal way, so that not rail need
be transferred in order to accommo-
date all railroad companies. All effort
should continue toward trying to bring
main line trains of the Northwestern
up town.
The Northwestern railroad announc
es that it will build new depot up
town this year. Unless it is union
depot, the possibility of a union sta
ton in Norfolk will be killed for prac
tically all time to come.
Now is the psychological moment tc
/ get a union depot Tor Norfolk. Nc
possible effort should be spared in
this direction. There is nothing tc
lose and a union depot to gain.
The announcement that the street
closing injunction case will be carried
to new trial, If possible, or to the SUI
preme court of the United States II
necessary, only goes to strengthen the
ACCESSIBILITY of taking every possible
step toward union station
With this injunction case tied up In
the courts, the matter of closing the
street, even If the council were so in
clined, is practically done away with
so far as the Northwestern's new sta
ton is concerned, for that railroad an
nounces that a new station will be
built this year.
union station. therefore, Is Nor
folks only logical aim today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
TO MAKE SCHOOL RECORDS.
GRADUATES WILL GET CREDIT
FOR WORK DONE.
AND MAY ENTER UNIVERSITY
A. A. Reed. University Inspector Of
High Schools, Meets With Norfolk
High School Teachers to Discuss
Matter Of Lost Records.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.l

lFrom wednesdays Dally.1
Norfolk high school pupils desiring
to enter the state university will not
be deprived of their right, providing
their work was up to standard be.
cause of the fire. From private knowl.
edge of teachers records will be made
up which will serve as credentials for
the graduates wishing to enter the
university. This is the announcement
made after noon by A. A. Reed, univer.
sity inspector of high schools, who
arrived in Norfolk yesterday to inves.
tigate records.
I'VE have on file at Lincoln a rec.
ord of all graduates since 1892, except
ing the class of 1901" said Mr.. Reed
II met with Miss Won Goetz and other
school teachers this morning and the
matter of getting up set of records
for use by this years class who desire
to enter the university, was discussed
Records will be made up from the
teachers knowledge of the work. For
other classes now in school records
will be made from daily class books
and from report cards now In posses.
sion of the teachers.
Matters are in good shape" con.
cluded Mr.. Reed land pupils will not
lose their standings on account of the
loss of records by fire."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
Funeral Of Mrs. Ionn.

The funeral of the late Mrs. S. X.
Long was held Wednesday afternoon
from the Methodist church In addi-
ton to the members from the several
fraternal orders with which Mrs Long
had affiliated, many friends were in
attendance. The interment was at
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
FUNERAL OF DAN KOENIGSTEIN
Masonic Order Had Charge - Inter
ment by Cremation in Los Angeles.

Funeral services under Masonic aus.
pices for the late Daniel Koenigstein,
former mayor of Norfolk, were held
in Los Angeles, Calf, on last Satur-
day, March 8. A card giving brief no
tice of the funeral was received today
by the secretary of Mosaic lodge No
SO from the Los Angeles lodge.
The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
on Saturday afternoon. March 8. The
services were under the direction of
Los Angeles lodge, No. AZ. Interment,
by cremation, was at Evergreen GENE
terry at Los Angeles.
The death of Former Mayor Koenig-
stein occurred on March in Los An.
geles following an operation for ap,
pendicitis. More complete details of
the funeral will probably be received
in Norfolk soon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-15
Notice.,

Notice is hereby given to the quail
fed electors of the school district of
the city of Norfolk, Madison county,
Nebraska, that on the 18th day of
March, 1907, at a special meeting of
the board of education of said school
district regularly called and convened,
the following resolution was adopted
board, to-wit:
Resolved That the following ques-
tons be and are hereby submitted to
the qualified electors of the school
district of the city of Norfolk, Nebras-
ka, to-wit;
Shall the officers of said school dis
tricr of the city of Norfolk, Nebraska,
issue the bonds of said school district
in the sum of $24,O000O for the pur-
pose of erecting a high school building
in said school district and also to pur-
chase the requisite amount of furni-
ture to properly equip said building,
said bonds to be dated May /, 1907,
due thirty 600 years from date of
issuance with interest at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually, with the privilege to said
school district of paying all or any
portion of said bonds on or after 20
years from date of issuance?
I'm addition to the levying of the
ordinary taxes shall there be levied
and collected annually, as provided by
law, for the payment of the interest on
said bonds as 1t becomes due and an
additional amount levied and collect.
ed as provided by law, sufficient to
turlty, provided that not more than 10
per cent of the principal of said bonds
shall be levied in any one year and
no levy shall be made to pay any part
of the principal until at the expiration
of ten years from the date of said
bonds?"
The form in which the above prop
ositions shall be submitted shall be as
| follows:
"Shall the officers Of the school dis
trict of the city of Norfolk, Nebraska
issue the bonds of said school district
in the sum of 100000 bearing inter.
est at 5 per cent. per annum, payable
semiannually, for the purpose OF
erecting high school building in said
district and to purchase the requisite
amount of furniture to properly equip
said building?
And shall said officers cause to be
levied a tax to pay the interest and
principal of said bonds as they become
d. -
Now therefore, said questions viii
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the school district of the city OF
Norfolk, Nebraska, at the regular cleo
ton to be held in said school dl.'rict
on the 2nd day of April, 1907, the polls
to be opened from 8 o'clock a. m
until o'clock p. m, and If a majority
of the qualified electors voting at sal
election shall vote in favor of sale
proposition then the proper office o.
said school district will issue the bon,
of said school district for the sum o.
$24,O00,00 as above provided and shall
cause to be levied and co,fected an
nually the special tax above specified
to pay the interest on such bonds an(
the principal at maturity.
The electors who are in favor o.
said proposition shall vote as follows
And those who are against saiC
proposition shall vote as follows:
Against said High School bonds ant
tax. XXI
H. ]. Cole, Chairman.
H. C. Matrau, Secretary