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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20

per for the evening was by Rev. Walter
E. Tanner on "Contemporaneous His
tory" The music part of the program
was duet THE Forge in the Black
Forest by Miss Edna Pence and Miss
Minna Mccall.
At the Central Avenue Christian
church this evening Evangelist
Coombs will preach on The Five
Kingdoms" Last evening there were
six additions to the church member
ship.
Charles Gerteisen has sold lots Nos.
log and los North Sardou avenue to
Schmidt buys the lots for an investment
and for home as later on he will build
nice cottage on them.
w. H. Barnes. secretary of the State
Horticultural society, will be present
at the mass meeting to be held this
evening at Lukens' opera house and
give an address. This meeting is held
in the interests of civic improvement,
and it is hoped that the attendance
will be large.
Word has been received here of the
death Monday from consumption of
John Olinger which occurred Monday
aat the home of his mother. Mrs
Olinger, at Horton. The deceased was
a brother of Miss Daisy Olinger and
Mr.. Elmer Olinger of this city who left
Monday for Horton to attend the
funeral, which took place Tuesday.
Esther Reed who with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Reed, will leave
this week for a new home in Council
Grove, was given pleasant surprise
party last evening by the members of
her Sunday school of the Kansas Ave
nue. church. Those present were Nancy
MARBLE, Stella Barton, Ada Schenck,
Sylvia Spetter, Marguerite Shore,
Baker Reed and Miss Kate Tolle the
teacher. The little hostess received
from the class a set of ten books
One of the most important real es-
tate deals made in recent months is
the selling by the F. NJ. Ward agency
of the A. NJ. Baird home at S33 Jack
son street to Mr.. John D. Pratt for
$4,000. This is the highest price paid
for piece of real estate in North To-
peak since the flood and for some
years before the flood no private resi-
dence brought so much. The Baird
home is one of the incest on the North
side, thoroughly modern in every way |
The location, too, is most desirable |
situated as it is on the southwest cor
ner CT Laurent and Jackson streets in |
the midst of a grassy yard we'll sup
piled with shade trees. Mr.. Baird has |
purchased home in Westlawn and |
will move his family there in about
two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
FIVE THOUSAND OUT.
Strike of Steel Works Employees Is
Spreading Rapidly.

Hammond, Ind, March 20-The strike
situation at East Chicago was intensi-
fed today when $500 men employed by
the Inland Steel company walked out
Three hundred of these are Iaborers
and the remainder are skilled men, The
reason for the walkout was the demand
OF the laborers for an increase in wages
of 25 cents per day. Six hundred men
struck yesterday at the Interstate Steel
company and 1900 at the Republic Iron
& Steel company and the walkout today
brings the total number of strikers to
over 5000 men.
The industries of East Chicago are
completely tied up.
Some rioting occurred early today and
one OF the strikers, who are for the
most part, foreigners, was beaten by
one of the guards at the Inland COM
pany's plant.
A conference has been arranged for
this afternoon between the officers of
the various plants and representatives
OF the strikers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
NORTH TOPEKA.
Leave items for this column with
KimbaIl Printing Co. s12 North
Kansas avenue.

IL DarIand of Meriden was a North
side visitor today.
Mrs Cordelia A Berger left yesterday
for Salt Lake City
E. c. Arnold has returned from a bus
mess trip to st. Louis.
N B. Maggie and daughter were in
town today from Granville.
George Weir of Silver Lake was a
North side visitor yesterday.
w. A. Luthye of Silver Lake has
gone to Texas to look after land in
terests there.
Mr. Bayless and family moved Satur-
day from 1120 Central avenue to 1925
Harrison street.
Charles Wise left yesterday for Berk-
ley, Gala, to be with his father who is
Ill at that place.
Monday evening the Quincy school
baseball team defeated the Grant school
team with a score of to 2.
Willie Colvin returned last evening
from a visit of several days to his uncle,
Mr.. Harry Colvin at Kansas City.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Clark of 1925 Jefferson street died
last Saturday and was buried Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berry are the
parents of a daughter born to them
yesterday at their home on the Phi
Adams farm.
Mrs. w. E. Bacon and little daughter
left today for Sterling. Kansas and will
later join Mr.. Bacon at their farm near
Raymond, Kansas.
Mrs. Fannie Paisley and daughter
Miss Maud Paisley, left yesterday for
Barstow. I. T.. to be with a daughter
of Mrs. Pasley's who is ill.
H. A. Cation, who has been visiting
in this neighborhood for the past two
months, has left for his home in
Creete, Neb. He will make the trip
overland.
Rev. and Mrs. James w Reed and
family expect to leave Thursday for
Council Grove, Kansas. where Rev Mr.
Reed will assume charge of the First
NJ. E. church.
c. d. Myers & Co. of S27 North KAN
gas avenue. have sold the John Lapp
property on N. Harrison for 81, 500 cash;
also the Al Taggert property in Hol-
mans addition for 5000 cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Farnsworth have
rented their farm north of town and
have gone to Manhattan where they
will make their home while their chill
dren are students at the college there
The Argonauts met last evening at
the home of Mrs. Charles Curtis 9O5
Van Buren, street. The lesson for the
evening was the 3rd and 4th chapters of
Shakespeare's Henry VIII and the pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
PROMISE OF FREEDOM.
Fails to Win Confession From Dis
charged Negro Soldier.

Kansas City, Mo, March 20.-Clif-
ford Adair, negro arrested on
charge of disturbing the peace and
called up in police court here today,
pleaded with Judge Kyle to be easy
with him, saying he was an old soldier
He had, he said, belonged to company
G of the Twenty-fifth infantry, whose
members were discharged because of
that company's part in the Brownsville
affair.
When Judge Kyle learned from the
prisoner that he was at Brownsville at
the time of the riot, he said:
Tell me who fired those shots at
Brownsville and I'll turn you loose"
Il don't know" declared Adair
How about that negro that con
fessed to the shooting the other day?"
He doesn't know a thing about it.
judge. We didn't have any trouble
down there. That confession was a
fake Somebody was just jobbing us
down there
Judge Kyle repeated his promise to
release the man if he would tell who
fired the shots at Brownsville, but the
negro remained silent. He finally was
discharged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
GOV. HOCH TO LECTURE.
VIII Deliver Three a Week For Three
Months for a Handsome sum.

Governor Hoch is planning to put in
ms spare time this summer deliver
ing lectures under the management of
the Rfdpath Lyceum bureau He has
entered into contract with Keith
VaWter of Chicago to deliver three lee
lures a week during the months of
July, August and September This
VIII keep the governor on the road
just about all the time. 1t is said that
the governor will receive about as
much for his three months work on
the lecture platform as his salary as
governor amounts to for a whole wear.
1t is Governor Hoch's intention to
put in great deal of his time after
retiring from the office of governor.
IN lecture work. He spent consider
able time on the road last August fill
ing a series of lecture dates which had
been arranged for Senator Dolliver of
Iowa Dollfver was sick, and obliged
TO cancel the dates. Governor Hoch
stepped in and filled them and he
made such decided hit that the lee
ture bureau people have been count
ing him as one of their best cards for
the coming Chautauqua season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
Terra Gotta Virgin Is Round.

Milan, March 20.-Della Robbia's
renowned figure in terra Gotta of the
Virgin, which was stolen recently
from Count Forzellis villa, has been
located and the man believed to have
stolen it taken into custody. Several
other persons thought to have knowl-
edge of the theft have also been ar
rested. 1t is believed the thief was
acting on behalf of English or French
dealers. He was arrested at Venti-
miglia. while trying to get the figure
across the frontier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
LONG TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Considering the ACCESSIBILITY of Camr,-
ing in Topeka Awhile.

Washington, March Ex-senator
Long will leave for Kansas next week.
He will spend a short time at Medi-
cine Lodge and then make a tour of
the state. He is considering the ad-
visa bility of esta blishtng headquarters
at Topeka.
Senator Curtis will reach Washing
ton from Panama about April 1. He
will spend a week here on official
business and then return to Kansas.
He expects to take a long rest during
the summer. ~AS Er
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
Children Burned in Prairie Fire.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 20
Last evening two children, aged and
4 years, of w. NJ. Nearing, living seven
miles west of Crescent, Okla, were
burned so badly from a prairie fire that
they died before morning. The mother
left the children in a buggy to go some
distance to the house to replace broken
harness. When she returned she found
a prairie fire had set the buggy on fire
and burned the children SO badly that
they died few hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
Gard of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Short wish to
extend an expression of the sincerest
gratitude for the kindness of their
friends shown them on account of their
recent bereavement through the death
of their. son, Clifford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
Injured by Needle i'm Soar

Oshkosh, Wis. March 20.-As the re-
suit of being injured by washing his
hands with toilet soap in which If is
alleged there was a piece of needle r
NJ Hashbroukh has instituted s,1it
against the Armour company of Chi
cago and the 8. Heyman Dry G.oods
company of Oshkosh for $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20

Gardening seems to be the order of
the day in Oakland just now.
Mr.. Horace Peake went to Liberal,
Kansas, Monday to work at his trade
Mr.. c. H Steele is having cement
walk placed in front of his residence
reaching from his house to the street.
S. w. McGarrah of Manhattan was
in Oakland Monday night. He is in
the cement business and was here
partly Investigating our cement walks
agitation. While here he was the
guest of J. G. Huev.
Mr.. Ludington sent to the school
yesterday a bound volume of speci-
mems of work done in the school in
the year 1904. The collection is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20

Oakland school exhibit which was
sent to the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton. The volume will be placed in
the school library. Superintendent
Carter was then principal of the
school. A collection of this kind to-
gether with a picture of the pupils in
the school would be a grand thing for
every school in the county to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
Made $3.50 sn FoIlr DAYS

Emporia. March 2O.-D. d. Williams
sold the Ellen Plumb building to Carl
Kicker for $12 600. Williams bourbt
the building from Miss Plumb Friday
for SO, $50, but the deed was not made
out till yesterday The sale Melted Wi
liams $3.50 profit. This is the biggest
advance any piece of property in En-
poria ever took in so short a time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20

Berlin, March 20.-Japan is doing
considerable business with the Krunns
in the line of war materials. A num-
Der OF guns are now being inspected
by japanese officers at Essen prepare
tory 10 their being accepted by Japan.
AS an indication of the friendly reIa-
lions existing between the manage
ment of the works and Japan, several
japanese engineers are now working
there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
KATY Excursion Train DeraiIed

Laude, Mo-, March pa southbound
homeseekers' excursion Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas train was derailed here
early today and a number of passen-
gers received bruises but none was seri-
ously hurt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27

. Local news on last page
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27
New Postal Law.

The local postoffice has received
a circular regarding the new rates on
first class foreign mail, which will be
effective October first.
At the present time the rate of
letter postage to foreign countries is
5 cents for each one-half ounce or
fraction thereof, while under the new
rule the rate will be 5 cents for the
first ounce, and 3 cents for. each
additional ounce. A two ounce
letter under the present rate costs
20 cents to mail to foreign coun.
try, wh lie under the new rate the
cost will only be 8 cents.
Another new arrangement for the
convenience of foreign correspond
ence which will be put in operation
October l will be the sale at all
postofflces in the United States of a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27

The drainage of the states low
lands in the north half of the Mime.
sofa and publishing to the world
that northern Minnesota is really the
garden spot of the world, instead OF
a dreary swamp, unfit for anything
but a lair for wild beasts and almost
as wild and uncouth humans, was
given an immense boost in this city
Yesterday evening, when ihe mem.
bers of the state drainage board,
Congressman Steenerson, State Sena-
tor Stephens, immigration Commits,
sioner Welch and a number of other
men in high places" delivered ad.
dresses at mass meeting of the
north country people, which was
held in the Beltrami county court
house, in Bemidii.
For two weeks past the manage.
ment of the second annual fair of the
Beltrami County Agricultural asso.
citation has been arranging for this
meeting and they would not accept
a negative answer to invitations that
were extended to the officials to visit
Bemidji and attend and participate
in a mass meeting for bettering the
newer half of the great North
Star State," with the result that all
who were invited came to the city,
with the exception of Governor
Johnson, who was unavoidably re-
tanned, but who sent an able substi-
tute, in the person of his private
secretary, Frank A. Day.
had been tanned &C have the
visiting delegation arrive in Bemidji
at $3.50 in the afternoon, but a wreck
on the Great Northern east of Grand
Rapids delayed the train until it did
not arrive here until 7:3O in the
evening.
A delegation of citizens, with
carriages, met the party at the
depot, and escorted them from their
private car to the Markham hotel.
In the party were Frank A. Day,
private secretary to Governor John
son, who represented the governor;
State Auditor 1verson; James A.
Larson, deputy secretary of state, rep
resenting Secretary Julius Schmahl;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27
MUM CASE GONE TO JURY
MATHIESON TRIAL NEXT
Attorneys Argue Case and Jury Charged This Morning..
Mathieson's Trial Comes Next....Special Venire
Issued for Additional Jurors

The fate of Martin S. Mum, who
has been on trial since Monday for
the murder of August Franklin, rests
with the jury.
This forenoon was consumed by
the attorneys in the Mum case to
present their respective sides to the
Jury, and shortly before noon Judge
McClenahan read his charge, and at
noon the Jurors retired to deliberate
on the verdict. Up to the time of
going to press no word has been re-
ceived from the jury room. Under
the charge of the court the jury can
return a verdict of murder in the
first degree, murder in the second
degree, manslaughter, or verdict
of acquittal.
At 9 O'Clock this morning County
Attorney Funkley commenced to
sum up the case of the state, and
made a thorough review of the facts
and evidence as brought out at the
trial, and impressed upon the jurors
the solemnity of their position and
the high responsibility that devolved
on them.
Throughout the proceedings Mum
sat unmoved, and while he was
apparently under a high mental
strain, appeared nevertheless COM
posed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27
TODAY BANNER DAY OF
FAIR, ATTENDANCE 5000
Agricultural Exhibit Very Good ...Tomorrow Is 'North
Country Day" and Largo Attendance Will Also Be
Here From Cass Lake.

have another trial tomorrow and the
winner of tomorrow's contests will
take all the money.
Senator Moses E. Clapp arrived
on the noon train, ,and at zoo o'clock
he commenced his address in the
tent on the fair grounds to large
audience.
He was introduced by Congress-
man Steenerson, who paid a glowing
tribute to the magnitude of Beltraml
| County fair in his Introductory
address.
The races will be the main fea-
lures of the afternoon, the following
being the entries.
2:13 Class Trot or pace, Purse
$4Oo. Entries: Budweiser, Little
jim, Shamrock and Pat Ford.
2:22 Class Trot or Pace, Purse
$3.50. Entries: Bemidii Belle, Bes-
sic Barolite, Kittie Roam and Deck
H.
The program for tomorrow is as
follows:
NORTH COUNTRY DAY."
FORENOON.
10:00-Parade of all animals ex-
hibited at fair. Awarding of prizes
for best four.horse trot team, harness
and wagon.
10:3O-Football game. Cass Lake
VS.. Bemidji.
AFTERNOON.
1:30-Address Hon. VIM. O'Neil
of Cass Lake, Ex-State Senator of
Wisconsin,.
Horse Races.
2:30-2:10 Class Trot or Pace,
Purse $500. Entries: Bessie Barolite,
Budweiser and Little Jim.
2:4O Class Trot or Pace, Purse
5000. Entries: Catharine West,
King Benecia and Flora Doris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27
+ Foot Ball Tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
the first game of foot ball of the
season will be played between the
Bemidji and Cass Lake High School
teams on the fair grounds. The
local team has been practicing hard
lately and is in excellent shape. It
is reported that Cass Lake also has
a fine team this year. ~
The lineup for the Bemidji team
is as follows: NJ
John Peterson, fullback.
Frank Getchell (capt.) right half
back. r.. ...@. :.
Roy Carter, left halfback. =
Will Shook, quarterback.
Claude Brenneman, centre.
Clarence Jackson, right guard.
Charley Gould, left guard.
Harry Roberts, right tackle.
Ralph Lycan, left tackle.
Helmer Kruse, right end.
Olaf Humdrum, left end.
Substitutes-Rollie Dwyer, Ray
mond Kreatz and Daney Gould.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27

f. D. Clough made the closing
plea for the defense, and made a
strong appeal for his client. He
dwelt on the fact that after the
shooting Mum gave himself up, and
told the same version of the occur
rance without any material change
all the way through. Mr.. Clough
contended that while Mum might
have acted hasty in resorting to the
use of a revolver, that under the
circumstances he was justified, and
plead for an acquittal.
This afternoon the work of select
ing jury in the case against Peter
Mathieson, indicted for the murder
of Johan Johansen at Tenstrike,
early this spring, was begun. Mathie
sen was indicted for murder in the
first degree, and while he has made
a partial confession, entered plea
of not guilty. He is being defenied
by G. NJ. Torrance.
The examination of the jurors
for this case this afternoon is con-
fined to members of the regular
panel, and up to 3 o'clock none has
been secured. An order for special
venire of rs returnable tomorrow
morning, has been made, and it is
probable that it will take the best
part of tomorrow to complete the
jury.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27

postage coupon for E cents. This
coupon may be exchanged in any
foreign country for stamp equiva-
lent in value to our Sc stamp. The
postage coupon will enable people in
this country to enclose in~4-their
letters to friends across the ocean,
postage for reply. At present this
cannot be done, as our stamps, (which
are the only kind that can be pur-
chased here, are not good in the
foreign country where the letter is
to be mailed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27

Today is the banner day of the Bel.
tram; County fair, the attendance al
l o'clock being over 1, 500, and it is
expected that at least $500 people
will have passed the gates before the
fair closes this evening.
Every train running into Bemidji
since yesterday has brought many
people and there are representatives
from every town in this section, as
far east as Duluth and west as Grand
Forks. Bagley, Shevlin, Solwav,
Wilton, Turtle River, Blackjack,
Tenstrike, Funkley, Kelliher and
towns alsng the north line are well
represented; and a large crowd is in
attendance from the Red Lake
agency and all towns along the Red
Lake line.
AS hadbeen anticipated, the north
line furnished the largest crowd,
and this mornings M. & I. train
was loaded to it's utmost capacity.
People coming in large numbers
from Big Falls, Kelliher, Northome,
Funkley, Blackduck, Tenstrike and
Turtle River.
The attendance was also supple.
mented by one thousand school
children from Nymore and Bemidji,
to: whom president Wright, on be.
half of the fair association issued
complimentary tickets; the teachers
being kind enough to grant a one
half holiday to let the children en-.
JOY the attraction.
. The feature this morning was the
team pulling match, and was won
by team entered by the. Grand
Forks Lumber Company. We S
Wright won second money; and, as
the contest was very close, it was
decided between the contestants to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-27
Standard water Meters Wanted,
Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. 25th, 1o,

Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. 25th, 1907.
Sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned in behalf of the
City of Bemidji, Minnesota, for 100
Standard water meters. Bids will
be opened before the city council
October 7, '07 at 8 p. M. Meters
to be fully guaranteed, 10 per cent
of amount of bid in a certified check
on a Bemidji bank to accompany
each bid. The city council reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
= -Thos. .Maloy,
City Clerk.