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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

Up to date We have noted the fol-
lowing as the choicest epithets applied
by the leading Patterson organs to
Mr. Carmack: Dependent Mere
Ofice-hunter,' Political Adventur-
err" "Butter-in. "Hypocrlte.' Bonn
bastic Furiaso, Bully" "Buccaneer.
The following classic terms have been
applied to his supporters. especially
to the county committeeman who
have signed the petition for pri-
mary: Sore Heads" Judi-
crous Squad" Bunch OF Job Hunt
ers," Hounds" "Rabble." The move
ment in favor of direct primary has
been thus described: Farce Com.
edy," Ridiculous "Burlesque," Fool
Talk" "Concatenated" "Yelp,"
Bark" Howl" BELOW" "Rabble,"
Rebellion" All this lends point TO
the assertion that the Patterson man.
ayers are trying to make politics so
foul that nobody can live in II except
themselves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
IF you SEE 1T IN OUR AID ITS 10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF..

We are authorized to- annouf
LOVE WEBB as a candidate for
election as Sheriff OF Maury cour
subject TO the action Of the DemoO
ic party.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

Mems $3.50 and $1.75 Manhattar
Shirts. $1.25 each.
Mems $1.0O New Columbia Negligef
Shirts, S5c each.
All the Black and Fancy Silks arr
included at Clearance Prices.
All the Table Linens, Napkins ang
Towels go in at Clearance Prices
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

We are authorized TO announce
E. Allen as a candidate for Sheriff
Maury county subject to the action
the Democratic primary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
FOR TRUSTEE.

We are authorized to announC
FLEM THOMAS as a candidate Il
reelection as Trustee OF Maury coul
ty, subject to the action of the Der
ocratic party. d&V
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

Patterson will allow John Carmack,
the Knox county negro murderer. to
hang. Johns last name didn't appeal
- Ham.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

OUR APOLOGIES ARE DUE HuH0REos-MAY Sc
ruousANps-oF PEOPLE TO WHOM WE WERE oN-
ABLE TO GIVE ATTENTION LAST MONDAY We Ac-
kNowL EDGE THAT WE WERE uNPREPAREo FOR The
UNPRECEDENTED CROWDS THAT CAME THAT DAY. But
EVERYBODY WAS IN GOOD HUMoR AND WE'VE YET TO
1.Ae OF ANY DISSATISFACTION ON THE PART OF
SINGLE CUSTOMER.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
McKs.,ua, Anderson & Foster
Four. Four. Four Days More of the Urea
January Clearance Clean Sweep Sale.

THIS SALE COMES AN Nd NEXT MONDAY Nsr'' '4, -
hxeeD now and that sell thousands OF dollars ~ "
goods at JANUARY CLEARANCE PRICES which means e
sO Mira }, half on the very JAM any
! 49, n oou,no
you haven't been to sale you'd better lose no time " s
,a IL Won have been you'd again
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
Store

No. 400 East Broad Street. ren1ode1ed
front; store just been put in nice re-
pair: rent reasonable; possession at
once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
KeaI estate for Reut.
FOR RENT,
H. Seldom Taylor & Co.
Flat

Third and Main Streets. second nat
OF st. Adams Hall, 10 rooms, baths,
newly papered and painted throughout:
rent $3.50; possession at once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
New Warehouse

Tenth and Canal Streets. stores and
basement. $4,000 square feet: track
front and rear. rent very cheap; pos
session at once.
Any othsr information can be had
by phone 80
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
IMPORTANT RULING MADE
BY U. S. LAND OFFICE
All Citizenship Papers Must Be Taken
Out in County Where AppIi-
cant Resides.

Since the change in the law in
1906 as to the manner of persons
declaring their intention to become
citizens OF the United States and to
become citizens, the idea has been
that such declaration of intention
to become full citizens might be in
any part of the judicial district in
which the applicants resided. Re-
Gently the Department of Commerce
and Labor, having control of all
matters in relation to citizenship,
has ruled that declaration of inten
ton to become a citizen must be
made in the county wherein the ap-
plicant resides, and all proceedings
taken to become citizens of the
United States must be in the county
of which the applicant is an actual
resident.
1t appears that all papers taken
out whether declaration of intention
or final papers in counties other than
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
COLLISION IN
N. & |. YARDS TODAY
Regular South Bound Freight CoIIides
With a North Bound Extra....
No Lives Lost.

A head-end collision took place
this morning near the south switch
at South Bemidji and as a result
two engines and two cars were
thrown of the track and were badly
damaged.
No. a., the regular freight, south
bound, which leaves Bemidji at E
o'clock in the morning, left Be-
midi on schedule time. Extra No.
~, logging train, north bound,
was little behind time and going
at a good rate of speed, expecting
to make the side track and leave
the main track clear for No. a.. At
the time of the collision both
trains were going at a good rate of
speed. The engineer and fremen
of both trains noticed the danger
and jumped in time to save them
selves from any injuries.
A Wrecking crew was at once set
to work and by noon enough of
the wreckage had been cleared
away to allow the morning passenger,
south bound to pass.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
Attorney General Holds Law Good.

George Peterson, assistant attor-
ney general, has prepared an opinion
in support of the law of 1907, pro-
viding for the appointment of county
superintendent of highways and road
inspectors of towns in all counties of
the state having less than two hun
dred thousand inhabitants. This
law recently was held by Judge
Homer B. Dibell of Duluth to be
unconstitutional on the ground. that
it was special legislation.
Judge Dibell ruled that the law
was so worded that it would apply
for all time to all counties having
less than two hundred thousand in
habitants at the time Of its enact
ment, and therefore it would not
apply equally to all counties of the
state under similar conditions.
The assistant attorney general, in
his opinion unfolding the law, cites
a number of other laws of almost
identical wording that have been
held by the supreme court Of this
state to be constitutional.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
HARRY DODD COMMITS
SUICIDE AT STAPLES
Young Man Was Injured in 1906 and
Never Fully Recovered
from Same.

The many friends of Rev. Lay,
fette Dodds, who was at one time
presiding elder over this district for
the Methodist church, will be panied
to learn of the suicide of his son,
Harry Dodds.
The young man had been working
in the yards of the Dover
Lumber company at Verndale
for a number of months and a
few weeks ago was sent to Wadena;
where he was assisting the book
keeper. The work seemed to be too
much for him and on Wednesday
evening of last week he left the
town and for couple of days could
not be located. He turned up in
Detroit and visited at the Bert
Chadner home. His father went to
Detroit and brought him home to
Staples.
He did not seem to know where
he had been but it was afterward
learned that he had been at Fargo
and had gone to Valley City.
While his dementia was appar-
antly of few days duration, it is
probable that it dates back to a few
years ago.
In the fall of 1906, while alone at
the home of his brother Jesse in
Minneapolis, burglars entered the
house and he grappled with them in
the dark and was shot at twice, one
bullet entering his breast, and it is
believed that the shock he received
at that time had some effect on his
nervous system that was not appar-
ent, but it had left him in a condi-
ton that he could not withstand the
strain of work and worry.
His act has been a great shock to
his relatives, especially to his father.
It is expected the funeral will be
held at Staples this afternoon or
tomorrow morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
GOOD RESULTS FROM
NORTHERN MINI. FARMER
Supt. A. ]. Mcclure of Grand Rapids
Gives Interesting Figures On Crops
in Northern MINI.

Eighty acres of the experiment
farm is given to system of farm
ing considered practical and best
for this section of the state.
1907 was the second year crops
were grown in the rotation that is to
be followed on the different fields of
this 80 acre tract.
The average grown to the differ
ent crops are as follows: wheat 4
acres. oats 20 acres, barley 6
acres, peas acres, clover 20 acres,
fodder corn IA acres, stock roots 2
acres. Potatoes 4 acres, Tame pas
ture (clover and timothy acres.
In 1907 the wheat yielded II
bushels per acre. The average
yield of the state was 10 bushels; of
the United States 1872 bushels.
Oats 32.5 bu. per acre, that of
the state 24.5 bu., of the United
States, 23.8 bushels.
Peas 8 bu. per acre, in 1906, FL
bus. per acre, in 1905, Is bu. per
acre.
Clover hay, 3 tons per acre, first
cutting. Second crop mostly pas
tured.
Fodder corn lis tons per acre
green (cut for ensilage). Field cured
tons.
Stock roots, 10 tons per acre, or
335 bus. In 1906 15H tons per
acre.
Potatoes, 1874 bus. per acre; aver
age of state, 101 bus, of United
States, 95.4 bus.
The above is the yield of the 80
acres under field conditions. Some
parts yielded much higher than
others owing to better drainage ETC.,
but the average of all was taken.
This yield may be considered
only fair as measure of the produc-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

tiveness of this section, owing to the
very late and cold spring, which was
general throughout the northwest.
The wheat grown was MINI. 1o9,
an improved variety of blue stem.
Oats, improved Ligowa; barley,
Mandscheuri; peas, Canada field;
clover, medium red (some alsike);
fodder corn, Mimi. Is; potatoes, Car
men No. /; roots, Mastidon stock
carrot.
The wheat, oats, barley and pota-
toes are the selection of sevetal years
from great many varities. They
are the varieties found to do best in
this section of the state.
Miscellaneous crops and vege-
tables, fruits, ETC., will be taken up
in later bulletins.
A. J. Mcclure,
Superintendent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
CONGRESS WILL RIGIDLY
ENFORCE LAND GRANT Law
Authorizes Department of Justice to Compel Railroad
Companies to Abide by Terms Of Concessions Already
Observation-Disclosures Offered in Senate.

Washington, Feb. 22.-(Special to
Pioneer. 1.-The fact that the depart
ment of justice has made all pre-
parations to begin suit to en-
force the terms of government land
grants in the state of Oregon was
brought out in the senate when
Senator Fulton of the committee
on judiciary reported resolution
authorizing the department to bring
suits and asked for it's immediate
adoption. Senator Hepburn asserted
that hundreds IF millions of dollars
would be found to be involved if
the proceeding was made general.
The resolution was generally dis
cussed by senators, the only action
urged against it being based on the
idea that the attorney general was
now empowed by law to do all that
was sought by the resolution.
During the discussion of the reso-
luton Senator Fulton announced
that the department was ready to
proceed and merely wanted the
authority of congress to meet any
possible question that may be raised
against the legality of the proceeding.
The resolution also applies to the
grant made to aide in the coustruc-
ton of a telegraph line from Port
land to Ontario and McMinnville,
Ore, under the act of May 4, 1870.
The resolution authorizes the attor-
ney general to ascertain. and enforce
all the rights existing in favor of the
United States if it appears that the
lands are forfeited to the United
States by the violation of the con-
dition of these acts.
Senator Fulton said there was no
question but that the roads had VIC
lated the terms OF these grants, as
the violation had been admitted be-
fore the subcommittee of the com
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Tillman explained that he
had introduced the original resolu-
ton in view of what he had learned
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

while on visit to the Pacific coast.
He was satisfied that railroads are
withholding from settlement lands
worth millions of dollars.
The propriety and necessity of
passing such a resolution was ques-
toned by Mr.. Foraker.
Mr.. Fulton did not personally be-
lieve the resolution was necessary,
but if the attorney general wanted it
he thought it should be passed.
Senator Nelson said the supreme
court had decided that the forfeiture
of such grants could be enforced
either in the courts or by congress.
This resolution" he said, is merely
an expression that congress prefers
to have the court take action. Con-
gress could only declare absolute for
feiture, but the court of equity coule
say to the railroads that if they pro-
coed to comply with the terms of the
grant their grants would not be for
feited."
Senator Hepburn said the same
conditions referred to in the reso-
luton exist in all land grant states,
although only Oregon is referred
to in the resolution. For forty
years the railroads, he said, had
refused to comply with the terms
of these grants. The settler could
not proceed against the railroads
to force them to comply with the
terms of their grants to the land
because the proceeding could only
be brought by the government
which gave the grant
This question:" he added, in
wolves millions of acres of land
worth hundreds of millions of dol
lars"
In reply to a question by Mr..
Dixon, Mr.. Hepburn said he thought
the same limitation existed in the
land grant of the Northern Pacific
railway. Senators Dixon, Fulton
E.
and Nelson did not agree with him
in that statement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
Play at BagIey Tonight.

The ,Bemidji high school boys and
girls basketball teams left this after
noon for Bagley, where they will
play against the Bagley high school
boys and girls teams this evening.
Both teams are confident that thew
can win at Bagley this evening.
However, the Bagley teams are con-
sidered strong team and the people
of that village may expect to see two
good games this evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
Band Concert.

The next concert and dance to be
given by the band will be given in
the city hall on Friday evening,
February %. Subscribers to the
band fund will be admitted to the
concert free. After the concert a
dance will be given.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

those in which the applicant resided,
are void. vs. H..
The land office at Crookston
today had to refuse an application
to make homestead entry by Inge-
borg Olson of Baudette, because she
declared her intention in Kooch-
iching county, in place of in Bel
trami county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

luth, Father Floyd of Eveleth,
Father O'Mera of Park Rapids and
Father Massonatt of Grand Rapids
will assist Father O'Dwyer in these
services. There will be no services
in the evening. Father Massonatt
will hear French confessions. at the
church this evening from 7 until 9
o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
STATE RESTS TODAY; COURT
ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY
Confessions of Godatte Permitted be Introduced
date Confident He Will be Acquitted. defense
to be Taken Up Monday.

International Falls, Feb. a.
Especial to Pioneer. 1.-The trial of
James Godatte still occupies the
attention of the court here, and
much interest is shown.
Yesterday afternoon it reached a
dramatic stage when County Attor-
ney Stanton, by cleverly arranged
evidence, led up to the confession
made by James Godatte at the time
of the Coroner's inquest for Williams.
Mr.. Stanton paved the way for the
admittance of this evidence by other
testimony that was entirely unobjec-
tionable. He then called upon the
stenographer from Big Falls, who
took the testimony at the time of
the inquest.
The introduction of the state
ment was renuously objected to,
the defense claiming the so-called
confessions should not be allowed
at this time on the grounds that
same was taken while the prisoner
was in the hands of the sheriff, and
that the confession was made due
to the over-excited coniti ons of
the surroundings at that time.
Judge Spooner over-ruled this
objection and quoted his authority
for the same, and the stenographer
was requested to proceed with the
reading.
The statement was read by the
stenographer in clear, concise tones
of voice and amidst GREATNESS sill
ence of all those in the court room.
According to the testimony as
read by the stenographer that state
ment was voluntarily made by
Godatte. Godatte told of the
trouble between himself and Will
Jams; how they had gotten into an
argument, Williams throwing an
axe at him (Godatte). Godatte's
statement was that he followed
Williams to his shanty, Godatte
waiting outside until he saw Will
Jams coming out of the cabin with a
shot gun.
Godatte said he lodged behind
the cabin until an opportunity offered,
when he fired the revolver, the shot
entering the body of Williams, the
latter firing the shot gun over Co.
dates head.
The statement says that Godatte
fired another shot from the revolver,
Williams falling on his hands and
knees. Godatte then fired two more
shots while Williams lay wounded
and helpless.
The statement further says that
Godatte then went to Big Falls and
gave himself up. Through the
entire reading of the statement the
defense objected to same and to
each sentence.
This testimony was followed by
the testiony of DR.. Ratclif, who
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
New Attorney for Bemidii.

Frank A. Jackson of Minneapolis,
who has been in Bemidji the past
two weeks, has decided to remain
here and has opened up law Office
in the Ross building, corner of Fourth
Street and Beltrami Avenue. Mr..
Jackson comes to Bemidj j we'll recon-
mended and no doubt will receive
his share of the legal business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
Special Service Sunday.

St. Phillips church will hold
special services next Sunday. The
service being the laying of the
corner stone and the completion Of
their new building.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22
.DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS
CHURCHES OF The CITY
Hours Of Worship and Subjects Of Ser
mons to Be Delivered in the
City Tomorrow.

Episcopal-Services will be held
in the Odd Fellows hall Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. Parshall
will ofhciate. Sabbath school at 4
p. m. at the Odd Fellows hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

Norwegian Lutheran Services
morning and evening. Morning
service at 1890. Preaching by the
pastor. In the evening service at
7:30. Sunday school at 2 o'clock
p. m. Rev. T. S. Kolste, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

Baptist Morning service at II.
Subject, THE Church at Thyatira,"
No. 4 in the series. Sunday school
at 1910. B. Y. P. u. at us.
Evening service at 8. Subject, An
Unexpected Preacher" Everybody
made welcome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

Catholic-Dedication services of
the new St. Phillips church will be
held tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock. Rt. Rev. Bishop McGol-
rick of Duluth, Father Blais of Du-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

Presbyterian Morning worship
at II. Subject, THE Churches
Awakening" Bible class and Sun
day school at 1915; Jr. C. E. at 3;
Sr. c.. E. at I; Evening service at 8;
Thursday evening at 8. All are
cordially invited to be present at
these services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

examined the body of Williams after
the killing. DR.. Ratcliff stated that
the last bullet fired by Godatte was
the only bullet that was fatal and
that penetrated to any depth in the
body of Williams, this bullet en-
tering the neck and was fired while
Williams lay PROSTATE on the ground,
Williams having already received
three bullet wounds.
The statement was followed by
the further testimony of DR.. Ratcliff.
This testimony was very damaging
to Godatte and it will take tremend-
GUS amount of testimony by the
defense to counteract the effect of
the sensational evidence given.
However, it is believed that Attor-
ney Scrutchin, for the defense,
has surprise up his sleeve which
he will spring when the defense
opens their part of the case.
Up. m.-Court convened this morn
ing at the usual hour and after the
examination of two witnesses the
state rested it's case.
c. W. Scrutchin, attorney for the
defendant, stated to the court that
he was surprised at the early rest
taken by the state and that he was
not prepared to take up the defense
at that time; that he had supposed
the state would occupy all day, at
least until noon, and asked for an
adjournment until Monday morning,
at 9 O'Clock. This request was
granted by Judge Spooner.
DR.. Winthrow gave testimony
this morning which corroborated the
evidence given by DR.. Ratcliff yes
terday forenoon. He also testified
that the last bullet fired by Godatte
was fatal and described the bullet
as shown as the one taken from the
body of Williams and testified that
said bullet was the fatal bullet.
Sheriff Walsh identified the pipe
which was in Williams mouth at
the time he was shot. Sheriff Walsh
also testified to having given
County Attorney Stanton the bullet
taken from Williams body.
Assistant County Attorney Sam
uelson identified the pipe.
Edward Bennett of Big Falls testi-
tied as to the i'll feeling between
Godatte and Williams. Mr.. Bennett
seemed an unwilling witness.
County Attorney Stanton is conf
dent he has proven his case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

Methodist-11 a. m. a sermon by
the pastor, subject, Barbarian
Virtues" II m. Sunday school,. 7
p. m. Epworth League meeting. 8
p. m. the pastor will give lecture
sermon upon Victor Hugo's master
character, Jean Vatican. Miss
Grazing will sing a solo. The
public is invited to all of these SER
vices.
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Local news on last page
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-22

4 NC. w. Scrutchin, attorney
for the defense, expresses the belief
that he will present so strong a
defense to at least get a disagree
ment of the jury with statement
made by Godatte at inquest; and
post mortem of physicians as to the
wounds.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16
MANDOLIN AND GUITAR.

Special rates for lessons by Prof. Fountain, guarantee you to play in one month. Gall at Prof. Fountains Music store. F.. Washington street.