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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
NINE JURORS I'm MUM
CASE..-GRAND JURY REPORT
Work of Securing Mum Jury Progressing SowlyCourt
Adjourned Until 1880 This Evening ..Grand Jury
Make Several Recommendations.

Clerk of Court the following report
Ist That we have considered
and disposed of all matters brought
before us.
2nd. We have visited the county
Jail, and find the same properly kept
and the prisoners properly treated
and guarded. The jail is sanitary
and clean and we commend the
sheriff and those under him for the
same.
5rd We also visited the county
poor farm and find that the farm
buildings and inmates are properly
cared for. We recommend that the
county commissioners build suit
! able barn and remove the cess-pool
farther from the house and we'll, in
the interest Of sanitation. We CON-
mend the manager of the poor farm
for his careful and competent
management.
The attention of this grand jury
has been called to the fact that the
state law regarding the closing of
saloons in this county is being con-
stantly disregarded in several villages
and cities of this county therefore
we recommend that the court in
struct through the proper channels
all mayors, village presidents, council
men, police officers or any officers
whose duty it is to see that the state
law be complied with, and that such
officers will be held accountable
under their oaths of Office for the
non-performance of their duties as
such officers.
This grand jury also wishes to call
attention to the fact that a certain
assessessment on logs in the year
1904, purporting to be the property
of Walker and Akeley assessed at
SSO,O00.00, the amount of taxes on
said logs: being S2,952.00 with
penalties and interest,", is now unpaid.
Therefore, we recommend that the
county attorney proceed at his
earliest convenience to collect the
same.
This grand jury has made some
investigations concerning the assess
ments for taxation made in this
county, and in our opinion the
owners of the timber, logs and lum-
Der of this county are not paying
their proportion share of the taxes,
and we question the. method of the
board of equalization in reducing the
assessment on said property; and we
further recommend that the county
attorney make further investigation
of taxes due the county and proceed
to collect the same: if any appear.
We wish to thank the Judge of
this district, with the County Attor-
ney, and also the other officers of
this county for the courtesy shown
this grand jury while in session.
A. Klein, foreman.
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EVERYTHING I'm READINESS
FOR BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR
Beltram County Fair Opens Thursday MornngExcellent
Exhbit.--.Race Meet Promises to Re Good....A $40
Number of Good Horses Entered

In spite of the adverse weather
conditions which have prevailed
during the last few days, the prepar-
ations for holding the fair have been
progressing very satisfactorily.
The work of cleaning the grounds
and putting them in "apple-pie"
order for the reception of visitors
has been under the supervision of
president Wes Wright, who has been
ably assisted by several other men,
bers of the fair committee.
In the new main building the in
terror has been so arranged that
there will be room for exhibits
entered for premiums and also stocks
of goods for show. E. H. Cornwall
has been engaged to superintend the
receiving of the exhibits IN the build
ing and to lot the exhibitors space
and place the exhibits, so that there
may be no confusion during the busy
hours of tomorrow and Thursday
forenoon. In this connection it is
earnestly requested by the fair man
agement that everyone intending to
exhibit articles take them to the fair
grounds as early as possible, in order
that everything may not be left to
the opening day.
Secretary Rutledge returned on
last nights train from visit to Hib.
bing, where he went to book any
attractions which may be there and
also to urge upon the horsemen
attending the races there to send
their racers and trotters to Bemidii
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saw the race say it was by far the
most stubborn contest pulled off
IN the north country and all of these
horses with the exception of Doctor
will race in Bemidji. --.,.a.~.... s,-,.....
In addition to the above named
horses, other 'speeders" will partici-
pate in the following races: .
Bemidji Belle, a splendid little
gray mare, owned by James Wonzer
of this city, in the 2:2S class; King
Banecia in the 2::4O class; Flora
Doris, owned by Thos. Newly, in
the 800 class; Cathrine West, owned
by Fred Kruger of McCana N. D.
in the 2:4O and 800 class. n,
i A. F. Hatcher, the logger has
four speedy harness performers,
which will be entered in the races
here.
All Of these horses assure some
very fast racing on the 27-28-29.
Indications now point to a large
crowd of north country people being
in the city on Thursday, the open.
ing day Of the fair, when the matter
Of drainage and north-country
development will be discussed with
members of the state drainage
board, the governor and several
other state officers. 38ss4.s
While Secretary Rutledge was in
Duluth yesterday he took up the
arrangements for the meeting with
Hon. G. G. Hartley Of Duluth
Mr.. Hartley assured Mr.. Rutledge
that he would be present Thursday
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
COUNCIL LEVY 1907 TAXES
PASS RAILWAY ORDINANCE
Council LeYies 1907 Taxes and Make Assessments for
improvements. PASS Street Railway Ordnance
Harmonious Session

The regular meeting of the city
council was held last evening
and all the Aldermen were present
except Alderman Brinkman.
After the reading and approval OF
the minutes of last meeting and the
allowance of the usual amount OF
bills, the regular work of the council
was taken up. . ...:...--. ii
The ordinance granting to Carl
c. Gowran, A. A.Carter and George
W. Teitsworth the privilege of con.
structing and maintaining street
railway within the limits of the
city of Bemidji for a period OF
twenty-five years, was given its
third reading and passed by the
unanimous vote of the council.
Ordinance No 20, relating to
miscellaneous licenses was given its
third reading and voted down. 1t
is the intention of the. council to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24

Some of the best horses of the
northwest were at Hibbing and
before the rain of Sunday, all agreed
to come to Bemidji. Late Sunday
night, the officers in charge of the
Hibbing fair decided to postpone
their racing until Saturday and
Sunday of this week, the same dates
on which the races will be held in
Bemidji. This act on the part of
the Hibbing management was not at
all expected and was done without
consulting the wishes of the Bemid j
people. However, Mr.. Rutledge
got busy, and secured agreements
from the drivers of several of the
horses to come to Bemidji, regard
less of what the Hibbing people
done in the matter. Among the
horses that will positively appear in
Bemidji are the following, which are
faster than any of those that raced
here last year:
Pat Ford, 2:10; Budweiser, 2:13A;
Little Jim, 2;141a; Shamrock, 2:16H;
St. Croix, 2:18A; Bessie Barolite
2:21A; Doctor D., 2:29A.
Of the above horses Budweiser
Little Jim, Pat Ford, Shamrock and
St. Croix started last Saturday al
Hibbing, in a 2:13 pacing race. II
took five heats to finish this race
Budweiser won two heats, Doctor
D. two heats and Little Jim one
heat, Doctor D. being given first
money, finishing second in the heat.
he did not win. Old horsemen who
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
, Rummaqe Sale.

The Ladies of the Methodist
church will hold rummage sale in
the Boyer block, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week. -~
At that time they will offer at a
moderate price a number of useful
articles. 1~% }5..9.. s. al -e2sa5a.
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The jurors:
A. D. Simpkins,
0. S. Huset,
Freeman Anderson,
P. P. Teneyk,
George B. Thompson,
]. Fl. Rendell,
Charles Cramer,
D. c. Rhodes,
0. J, Mulligan.
Only nine jurors have been Sc
lected in the case of the state against
Martin S. Mum, whose trial for the
murder of August Franklin at
Spooner, June IA, was begun yester-
day morning.
The special venire summoned yes
terday, was exhausted at noon today,
and court ordered another venire of
Is talesmen returnable at 7:5O to-
night from which it is expected that
the remaining three jurors will be
selected.
The task of choosing the jury in
this case has proven more tedious
than was anticipated, and there
seems to be a general ave rsion among
those who have been examined to
serve in this case.
Both sides are exercising the
utmost care in questioning prospec-
tive jurors, and County Attorney
Funkley's examination of candidates
as to their feeling in the matter of
capital punishment, has been loop
hole through which a great many of
those examined have escaped.
The attorneys on both sides have
also used a number peremptory
challenges in getting rid of undesir-
able timber that has proved accept
able either to the defense or the
state
From the close examination, and
putting the question of the prospec-
tive jurors feeling in the matter of
capital punishment, it would appear
that Mr.. Funkley will ask for a
verdict of murder in the first degree
in this case. r..
That the case will be vigorously
contested on both sides is now
apparent, and while little interest
was at first taken in the outcome by
the public, it now appears that WIDE
spread attention will be attracted.
The present grand jury which has
been in session since last Tuesday
morning adjourned last evening and
before adiourning, filed with the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
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Bemidji Fair Attracting Attention.

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
Letters from Senator Clapp and Secretary
of State Schnahl
UNITED STATES SENATE,
COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-24
NELSON DID NOT KNOW
OF HIS WIFE'S INSANITY
Arrives in the City on Same Train His
Wife Is Taken to the Insane
Asylum.

Tom Nelson, who is ct
Kelliher but who has bee
the past few days at Ora.
on business, arrived in til
that place yesterday att
the same train on which
Mrs. Mary E. Nelson, was
Fergus Falls, after being
insane.
Mr.. Nelson knew nothi
unfortunate affair until he
by friends in the city, aft
had long been speeding Q
bearing his wife to her
at Fergus Falls, in char,
sister, Mrs. McCue, a,
Bailey. It was a severe
him. He left last night fe
near Quiring, to look
children.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13
Another Fire.

The fire company was called to
the Hope Restaurant about nine
O'Clock this A. M. A chimney
burning out had set fire to the
attic and in a very few minutes
more and the entire upper floor
would have been a mass of flames.
The different companies we're
there on schedule time after the
alarm was turned in and soon
had the fire extinguished. It
was nip and tuck with the hose
and hook and ladder companies
as to which was first in active
service, as the hook and ladder
laddies had the ladders on the
building and hadformed a bucket
brigade just as the water was
turned on.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13
Local News Items
As Told To Us

Stricken is sure selling watch
es.
Adam Major is in LaMoure
this week.
Fresh Strawberries at the
Palace every day.
Does your piano need tuning?
Ask Mr.. Gardner.
Atty. w. j. Courtney, Of Page,
was in the city Tuesday.
DR.. A. j. Bassett, of st. Paul,
was in the city Saturday.
Cheaper than dirt. 8 baths for
$500 at Sliter's barber shop.
Call at Sliter's barber shop and
inspect his new bath parlors.
Mr.. Lowen, Of Aneta, is assist
ing in the Hope National Bank.
Latest styles in Lanpher Hats
at The Kraabel-D Donaldson Co..
For real hobby fancy vests call
at The Kraabel-D Donaldson Co.
The Palace dispenses all the
latest drinks at the new fountain.
S. j. Danskin returned yester-
day from a business trip to Min
neapolis.
Mrs. E. S. Carpenter and
children are visiting at Coopers-
town this week.
Cleanliness is next to Godli-
ness Try Sliter's bath parlors
in Philip block.
Mrs. E. ]. Pepper and children
and Mrs. G. r. visited with r. J.
at Fargo Sunday.
At Sliter's barber shop you
can get a bath ticket good for
eight baths for 5000.
Mrs. Minnie Luce and son,
George, were passengers for
Fargo Tuesday evening.
The annual school election will
be held Tuesday, June 18th. See
election notice elsewhere.
, The ladies' of the M. E. church
will meet next Thursday, June
Goth, with Mrs. Danskin.
!. Comrade A. r. Baker is al
. Hillsboro this week attending the
!. State Encampment G. A. r.
. Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Lunding
. spent the past week in Fargo
. visiting relatives and friends.
. FOR SALE-Cheap furniture
. new single harness, new barre
churn. Mrs. E. M. Cassells.
The watch accepted on all rail
roads is the watch to buy. SCI
Strictler about the Hamilton.
A. Meyer will pay $500 a tor
for old iron r. 0. B. Hope o.
Blabon or $500 not delivered.
Fresh bread and all kinds o
bakery goods can be found at tn
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13
CROP LAND.

CROP CONTRACT A
We usually have on hand good
land at reasonable prices that
can be bought with small cash
payment and the balance on the
crop payment plan.
BROWN & DANSKIN,
AtFirst NationalB ankof Hope.
North Dakota.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13
Rooms
Especially
Fitted
for
Customers
use.

tvative banking methods are a.
mong the substantial advantages
offered to present and prospec-
tive patrons. 10 maintain and
increase these advantages is the
policy of the management.
The equipment in every de.
partment is thorough, modern
and efficient.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OFHOPE.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

1l0xx1S
To Us
The w. G. r. u. will meet with
Mrs. 8. D. Curry tomorrow
afternoon.
That Buckeye root beer with
cream served at the Palace foun-
tain for 5 cents is certainly out
of sight. Try 1t.
Miss Mabel insmore, of Troy,
Idaho, arrived yesterday morn
ing and will visit for some time
at the Smith residence.
Get a crushed fruit ice cream
sundae at Mallory's. We have
the goods and will treat you
right. Come in and see.
Mrs. e.. D. Wasburn departed
Monday for Ann Harbor, Mich,
where she will visit with MI. and
Mrs. Howard Washburn.
Alex. Curry, of Sharon, spent
Sunday in the city. He came
down to attend the Masonic
meeting Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ed. Regan and children
left last evening for Kasson,
Mimi, where they will spend a
few weeks visiting relatives.
All the leading watch factories
make about S different grades of
l7Jewel watches. Ask Stricken
about the grades and prices.
Bernard Kotts, of Baldwin,
Wis, brother of Will, arrived in
the city yesterday morning and
will remain here this summer.
We will furnish ice cream for
parties, clubs, etc. in any guam
ty. The finest ice cream in the
and. JAS. Loney.
f. N. Gilmore was reelected
Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge [. O.. O. F. at the meeting
held at Grand Forks last week.
The Hawkinson Lumber Co.
is prepared to furnish hard and
soft coal in small or large guam
ties. See them when in need Of
fuel.
Mrs. D. w. Vadnie spent Sun
day with D. w. at the St. Johns
hospital Fargo. D. w., we are
pleased to state, is getting along
nicely.
Miss Kate Killeen, of st. Louis
and Mrs. and Miss Cook, sisters
of Mrs. T.. A. Lyons, Of Joliet,
ILL.,, will visit here for a few
weeks.
Misses Regina and Jennie
Hough left Hope Tuesday. Miss
Hough going to Fargo, while Miss
Jennie went to her home at
Sacret Heart, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Ward and
children, of Minneapolis, arrived
in the city yesterday and will
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wamberg and family.
1 want 100 head Of horses, SO
head of cattle to pasture during
the summer. Excellent pasture
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

The ample
capital and sur
plus Of this
bank, it's fnan-
cial pc sition
and it's estab-
lished reputa-
ton for conser-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

The first passenger train to
run over the new line from Devils
Lake to Aneta passed thru this
city Friday evening. The train
was a special and carried some of
the r. r. officials.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

Fresh bread and all kinds of
bakery goods can be found at the
Palace restaurant at all times.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

A. Meyer will pay $500 a ton
for old iron f. O. B. Hope or
Blabon or $500 not delivered.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

f. N. Gilmore was reelected
Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge [. o. o. F. at the meeting
held at Grand Forks last week.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

The watch accepted on all rail.
roads is the watch to buy. See
Strictler about the Hamilton.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

We will furnish ice cream for
parties, clubs, etc. in any guam
ty. The finest ice cream in the
and. Jas. Loney.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

M. B. Cassell was attending a
meeting of the Mayville Normal
Board at Mayville Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

The Hawkinson Lumber Co.
is prepared to furnish hard and
soft coal in small or large guam
ties. See them when in need of
fuel.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

Bernard Kotts, Of Baldwin,
Wis, brother Of Will, arrived in
the city yesterday morning and
will remain here this summer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

Mrs. A. Usselman and mother,
Mrs. Wells, left Hope last Friday
for their new home at Lidger-
wood, N. D..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

A number of Shriners from
this city were in Fargo last week
attending the annual shrine
meeting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-06-13

All the leading watch factories
make about 5 different grades of
17Jewel watches. Ask Stricken
about the grades and prices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14

and villages in 1.-THE kind of men
who, as a general rule, would scorn
to do so dishonorable, so sneaking a
thing as to desert, and too many
idlers and tainted loafers from
large cities Increase the pay in
crease it as the Dick Capron bill
proposes to do-and the services
will prove sufficiently attractive to
the young men in the country and
smaller towns, as we'll as to much
better class of men in the larger
cities, and they will not run short
of good material; and the disgrace
full desertion record will disappear,
largely. Whitewater, (Wis.) Reg
lister.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14
THE TRAGEDY OF WAR.

"a tragedy is now being enacted
in the Russian court which brings
wildly to mind the events we were
all reading of with such intense
interests a few months ago and our
syInpathies must go out, involuntari-
1y TO poor, old, Gen. Stoessel, who
has been placed on trial to answer
with his life and reputation for the
surrender of Port Arthur to the
victorious Japanese army after the
prolonged siege and desperate
fighting that preceded its capture.
Long after the entire world had
felt that the Russian general was
making a hopeless resistance and
bringing death to thousands of his
soldiers needlessly by refusing to
surrender, he grimly held the
Notifications and fought hopelessly
for their retention. Finally, with
his forces sadly decimated by death
and disease; with food supplies and
ammunition nearly exhausted he
finally yielded to the inevitable and
surrendered the fort, which was
the beginning of the end of the war.
Returning to Russia he was dis
graced by a dismissal from the
service, and now he is on trial for
his life. AS the grim old warrior
IN firm tones and confident manner
pleaded not gully before his ac-
cusers in the court, he of all his old
comrades and other soldiers present
appeared in civilians grab. He
wore proudly about his neck, how
ever, the Gordon of the military
order of st. George, conferred by
the emperor during the siege, and
on his breast was pinned the cross
Of George III, awarded for bravery
IN frontier fighting. It is thought
IN many quarters that the detractors
of Gen. Stoessel are seeking to re
habilitate the sins OF the war office
at the expense Of the Port Arthur
garrison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-14
HOW TO IMPROVE THE ARMY.

If Congress will quickly increase
the pay of the Army and Navy, a
thing that has not been done for
nearly forty years, and recruiting
officers are instructed to take more
trouble to increase the number of
recruits from the farms. small cities
and villages instead of taking so
many from the large cities, there
will be little or no trouble in keep
ing the Army and Navy recruited
up to the needs. The soldier and
sailor material in the large cities
has been seriously contaminated
the past ten or fifteen years by the
increasing amount of soc1alistic and
anarchistic talk by noisy orators,
both on street corners and in halls.
Much of the talk of these classes is
well calculated TO mislead the youth
and young men into the belief that
the Army and Navy should be dis
couraged, done away wlth-that it
is to the credit of men in the serv-
ices TO desert. This is plain talk,
but it is truth, nevertheless. Idiers
by the thousands in the big cities
make up most of the audiences for
those classes of compaigners and
orators. These idlers lack Industry
to hold positions in factories, on
railroads and in other walks of life,
and when days of .pinching hunger
come, too many of them are ac-
cepted as recruits. They know that
they will be we'll fed and clothed
while in the service, and the teaching
they have had from unpatriotic, un-
American spouters, many Of
whom should be jailed for talking
in a REASONABLE manner, makes it
perfectly natural and easy for them
to think that it is all right, even
commendable, in them to desert,
and desert they do, by the thou
sands, every year. 1t is a well
known fact that most of the men
who desert are from the large cities.
1t is also fact that nine tenths of
the men who desert are poor soldier
material. The average boy and
young man in the country is honest
and patriotic. His conscience will
not allow such a young man TO
commit the degrading crime of
desertion. One of the most serious
troubles with the Army, today, is,
that there are too few young men
from the country and smaller cities