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GOVERNMENT RONDc
PROVISIONS

BUTTER-Weak; creamery 1929
a.
CHEESE-Weak; ranged 1.13.
EGGS-Firm; western 1G.1S.
CoFFE-Options closed steady at d
net advance of $40 points. Sales
1880 bags. July S9.95.G.OO. Spot
steady; No. Z Rio GA; mild quiet:
Cordova 9A-121k.
SUGAR-Raw firm: refining s3.75:
centrifugal 90 test si25: molasses
sugar $40; refined steady.
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Time OF Trains 40
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Time o. Trains a.
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Chicago, June 2o-The following
car loads represent the days move
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the lots had been bought on con-
tract and were not in her name as
yet. Such instances are of almost
daily occurrences during the present
season of tax collecting.
Ten or twelve such occurrences a
week take up considerable of the
county treasurer's time.
Parties writing for the amount of
their taxes on real estate should
bear in mind that it is the land, and
not the owners, that's taxed. You
should describe the land, giving the
lot or block in villages or cities, and
the town, range and section of the
unplated lands.
This method will facilitate mat
tiers considerably and make it easy
for you to get the information from
the county treasurer.
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MRS. {. J. JONES DIES
after 5 WEEKS ILLNESS
Death Caused by Severe Attack Of
Pneumonia. ---Remains Will Be
Taken to Rusk, Wis.

Died, at her home in this city this
morning at 1885, Mrs. E. ]. Jones,
aged so years.
To most of her friends and &C
quaintances in this city, the news of
her death comes as shock, as but
few knew that she was dangerously
Ill. Mrs. Jones has been sick for
the past few weeks with pneumonia
and the past few days she seemed
somewhat better though not out of
danger. Death being caused by
pneumonia and heart failure.
The death of Mrs Jones comes as
a double bereavement to her rela-
tives as her mother died Wednesday
evening and is being buried at Rusk,
Wis, this afternoon.
Mrs. Jones came to Bemidji about
year ago and is we'll known here,
having conducted a millinery store
at O'Leary & Bowsers. Mr.. Jones
died three years ago. She leaves
to mourn her death an only brother,
Mr.. Sanderson of Rusk, Wis.
The remains will be shipped to
Rusk, Wis. for burial. Her brother.
Mr.. Sanderson, will arrive some
time tomorrow and will take charge
of the remains.
Mrs. Jones was member of the
Rebekah and Maccabee lodges.
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MANY INQUIRIES FOR
AMOUNT OF LAND TAXES
Numerous Inquiriers Fail to Give Des.
cription of Land.-..Causes Extra
Work and Delay.

The matter of tax payments is
quite a problem and requires con-
siderable work in the office of the
county treasurer. Parties wishing
to know the amount of their taxes
by mail, especially real estate, should
be particular in giving descriptions
of the lands or lots.
County Treasurer G.. H. French
has a tremendous amount of this
work to take care of and improper
descriptions, or no description at
all, make it almost practical for
him to give inquiring parties the
information for which they ask. For
instance, when a party writes and
says, How much are the taxes on
my land? Yours truly, J. N. Smith,
Foy, Minn.," he might just as we'll
write in for the figures on a comet
or some other out-of-the-way planet,
so far as the intelligence of his letter
is concerned.
The county treasurer and his
deputies want to be obliging and
always try to trace down the land by
party'S name; such methods take I'D
considerable time of the office, and
are not successful in case the land
happens to be in someone else's
name.
The other day lady living at
Solway wrote just such a request to
the county treasurer. They checked
over the books for the writer's name
for nearly an hour. The lots could
not be found and correspondence at
once taken up. It developed that
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A SIX WEEK SUMMER
SCHOOL FOR BEM|DJ|
School Will Commence June ~ 81
Supt. }. H. Hay of Thief River Falls
to Be Conductor.

County Superintendent w. B.
Stewart today received a letter from
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. w. Olson announcing
that he has assigned a six-weeks
teachers training school to be held
at Bemidji commencing June 22.
The following faculty has been
assigned for same: Conductor, J.
H. Hay of Thief River Falls; In
structors, John E. Palmer of Clinton,
Bell Richards of Duluth, Mrs. Emo
gene Lectra of Duluth and Prof. LIP
Harrington of the state Agricultural
School of Crookston.
Conductor J. H. Hay is we'll known
and liked by the teachers of Beltrami
county, having taught in the summer
school here last season.
Miss Bell Richards was also
teacher here last summer and her
return for another season is but Civ
ing her hearty Endorsement for the
work she did while here last season.
Prof. L. P. Harrington, of the
Agricultural college of Crookston,
will be in attendance at the summer
school for one week to conduct
lessons in agricultural. This is a
new department and no doubt will
be very popular as we'll as instructive
to the teachers
Bemidji is the center of a large
territory in northern Minnesota
and State Superintendent Olson
has certainly chosen the right
course for the teachers in this Sec
ton of the country in giving them
a six weeks term with an able
corps of instructors.
The equipments and accomoda-
tions are as good as any town in the
state and as at this time there will
be a number of conventions and
summer outings to be held, the
teachers will be given the special
opportunity not found or to be had
by teachers attending summer school
in other parts of the state.
County Superintendent Stewart
expects to have enrolled a number
of teachers from the surrounding
counties, especially Koochiching,
Cass and northern Hubbard coun-
ties. No pains will be spared to
make this one of the best and most
up-to-date schools to be held this
season.
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his efforts would be exerted to that
end; he wanted no innocent man
convicted of so grave charge as
murder in the first degree. The
grand jury had indicted Godatte on
the charge of murder in the first
degree; the court would charge the
jurors as to what the law was. The
statutes extend the strong arm of the
law to man accused of crime.
Outlining the case briefly, Mr..
Stanton stated that he intended to
prove that Charles Viii "a m S
(colored) citizen of Grand Falls
township, was killed at his homestead
on August Fl, 1907. He would
prove that the defendant James
Godatte) came in three miles from
his homestead, and stated that
Williams was dead and that he
(Godatte) had killed him; that
Godatte surrendered the revolver
with which he claimed he had shot
Williams, and was then taken in
custody by an officer; that seven
people visited the Williams home
stead and viewed the body of
Williams, that same evening; that it
was found that there were four thirty
eight calibre bullets in the body.
He would show that two days after
wards Godatte made statements as
to how the tragedy occurred. He
would show that Godatte and Will
liams were in the same door yard,
and that they became involved in an
alteration. Williams threw an ak
at Godatte, which went about twenty
feet and fell within eighteen feet of
the latter; that Williams went to his
cabin afterward Gall this from
Godatte's own statements).
Mr.. Stanton said he would prove
by Godatte's statement that he
(Godatte) rushed to the corner of
Williams cabin and watched
Williams, who was inside, going to
the opposite side as Williams
emerged from the cabin; that
Williams went away from the cabin
and away from the scene of the
alteration, when Godatte says he
(Godatte) jumped out from behind
the building crying Here I am" and
then fired a shot from revolver into
Williams body. Godatte surmises
he shot first, as he states that
Williams had a shotgun and fired
about the time heidi. Another
shot was fired into Williams body
and again Godatte advanced and
shot Williams while the latter was
down on his hands and knees, fol-
lowing with still another shot as
Williams sank to rise no more.
Mr.. Stanton said he was prepar ed
to show by evidence that the last
shot fired into Williams body was
really the shot that caused death.
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the body where it lay; the wounds
were in plain sight.
Mr.. Highly, who is justice at Big
Falls, testified as to Godatte giving
himself up and surrendering the
revolver with which he said he had
killed Williams. He said that
Godatte at first simply said he had
killed Williams. Later he said he
had killed Williams in self-defense
and that he could not help it.
Maher testified to having taken
Godatte in charge and taking the
revolver from him. Godatte told
witness that he had killed Williams,
and practically repeated what Mr..
Stanton stated in his opening ad-
dress would be proven as to how
the tragedy occurred. Maher ad-
mitted that Godatte afterwards told
him he had shot Williams in self
defense.
Court adjourned until this morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
100 p. m.-The trial of Godatte
was resumed this morning, court
converting at 10 o'clock.
Long before the time for the con-
vening of court the room was crowded
not even standing room left for
those who arrived at 10.
Godatte seems cool and collected
and apparently cheerful. He was
accompanied by his children.
Mrs. Alexandria of St. Paul, a
daughter of Williams, the man killed
by Godatte, is present at the trial.
At the opening of the court this
morning Sheriff P. A. Walsh of
Koochiching county was the first
witness placed upon the stand. He
testified to the taking of the revolver
which was handed to him on the
night of the killing of Williams by
the police of Big Falls. He further
testified that short time after this
he gave the revolver to County
attorney Stanton. AS soon after the
killing as notified he went to the
home of Williams the scene of the
shooting) and made thorough ex-
animation of the body and also the
grounds and surroundings. He tes-
tilted that the body had not been
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Mr.. Stanton, continuing, said the
shooting took place on Williams
homestead in the presence of no
one. The lips of the dead man were
sealed forever. However, he had the
statement of Godatte, made forty
eight hours later Neither the wife
or the children of Godatte actually
saw the shooting. He would show
that there had been much ill feeling
between Williams and Godatte.
The state intended to introduce
photographs of the scene of the
tragedy, and would produce wit
nesses to show that Godatte had
threatened Williams.
Only facts would be produced,
and he hoped an impartial verdict
would be rendered as result.
DR.. ]. ]. Radcliffe, William Highly
and Dennis Maher of Big Falls,
we're called by the state.
DR.. Radcliffe testified to having
visited the Williams home, the even
ing of the killing of Williams; that
he examined the body, finding two
bullet wounds, without disturbing
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WORK ON INTERNATIONAL
FALLS DAM THIS SPRING
The International Falls Echo Tells of
Plans for Developing the Immense
Waterp0Wer.

International Falls Echo: While
no positive statement has been
made by Mr.. Backus or any member
of the company, those who are in
position to keep tab on things feel
quite certain that early spring will
see work resumed on the dam. It
is generally known that Mr.. Backus
is working hard to shape matters
up to that end, as the success of
the many interests of himself and
associates in this vicinity all hinge
upon the development of the power.
With the splendid railroad facili-
ties which we now have, the re-
ductlon in the wages of labor that
has recently taken place, and changes
in conditions local and otherwise
that have occurred during the past
year, the company will now be in
position to complete the work much
more advantageously and economi-
cally than could have been done
before. They fully realize all this
and that fact is responsible for the
extra effort which Mr.. Backus is
making to get things moving.
With work progressing on the dam;
with freight rates lowered and the
cost of building and living de-
creased; with the employment which
will be given large numbers of
laborers who are either skilled or
possesses of Drawn; and with our
town so easy of access as it now
is by reason of having the advan-
tages of three railroads, Interna-
tional Falls ought to early next
season become one of the liveliest
and most prosperous towns in the
northwest.
Along this line we might add that
Capt. H J. F. Sissons. the we'll
known lawyer of Fort Francis, was
recently in Toronto on business and
on his return home was quoted by
the Fort Francis Times in part as
follows:
In regard to the water-power and
its early development the govern
ment, said Capt. Sissons. has granted
Mr.. Backus and his associates three
months to April LIST to begin de-
velopment and show their good
faith by the early completion of
the water-power. Failing in this
the entire concession and right to
develop will revert back to the
crown when development along
other lines will be undertaken. The
government has no wish to place
any obstacle in Mr.. Backus' wav,
but they will insist on the early
completion Of the contract. In re-
gard to the erection of a mill here
by Mr.. Backus it is now altogether
likely that it will be a plup mill, as
the government has given their
assurance to Mr.. Backus that when
his mill is built they will give him a
chance to secure all the pulp
material he requires on the
same conditions as those granted to
others. This is done to carry out
the promise made here last summer
to the town council by Hon. Mr..
Cochrane that pulp limit would
be reserved for the town. This is
good news to the people here as a
pulp mill with no available plup
would mean nothing, not even a
mill -
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International Falls, Feb. 21.-
Especial to Pioneer. )-Whether the
killing of Charles H. Williams at
Big Falls on the 21st of August,
1907, at the hands of James Godatte,
was murder in the first degree will
be determined by the jury which
was finally completed at a late hour
yesterday afternoon for the trial of
Godatte, who was indicted on that
charge by the recent grand jury of
this county.
The real trial of Godarte was
commenced yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock, at which hour the twelfth
juror was secured, after "skirmish"
between County Attorney Stanton
and C.. w Scrutchin of9Bemidji (the
latter acting as Godatte's attorney
which lasted from an early hour
Tuesday forenoon until yesterday
afternoon, 100 veniremen having
been examined and three special
venires issued in the attempt to Sc
cure the good men and true.'
Godatte is bearing up wonderfully
well, and hardly looks like a man
who was being tried on a charge
where his life hangs in the balance
as the outcome. He is clean shaver,
very we'll dressed, and his manner is
such as to indicate every confidence
that he will not be convicted of the
grave charge lodged against him
the most serious in the criminal
calendar. Beside him during the
trial has sat his three children:
Doris, aged II years; James A., j.,
aged 9; and Mona, aged 6. The
children are also cheerful, and dis
play great affection for the accused
man.
When the twelfth juror had been
secured yesterday afternoon, eight
names still remained on the last
special venire of fifteen which had
been issued earlier in the day.
These eight were excused from
further duty. 1t was noticeable
feature of the trial that the last seven
of the jurors who were examined
were excused because of their con-
scientious scruples relative to impos-
ing the death penalty in case of con-
viction on the charge of murder in
the first degree they did not believe
in capital punishment.
After a recess of five minutes, the
actual trial of Godatte was COM
menced.
c. w. Stanton, county attorney
of Koochiching county, opened the
case on behalf of the state, and his
address to the jury is pronounced by
all who heard it as having been one
of the most fair, able and impartial
statements of a case that has been
heard in the judicial district.
Mr.. Stanton stated that it was not
without reluctance that he took part
in the trial of this case. Never but
once before had he taken part in
case where human life was at stake;
and the statements brought out in
securing the jury indicated that
none of the members of that body
had ever participated in a trial for a
human life. However, he would
try and reach fair and impartial re-
suits. It was the duty of the judge,
of the jurors and the county attor-
ney to arrive at the exact facts and
see that justice was administered.
He desired to assure the jurors that
as against Godatte as an individual
he had no prejudice whatever; he
wanted him to have fair trial for
his life. He desired Godatte's to be
declared innocent if he was not
guilty, and that throughout the trial
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-21
For Sale.

One good heater, center table,
bed complete and sewing machine
will offer at snap prices for cash.
Mrs. G.. E. Meyer, 9O7 Irvine Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-21
Dwellings For Sale.

For sale, cheap, if taken at once
Seven room modern house, with
hot water heating plant, situated on
a soft. lot, fronting east. 1919 Be
midi Ave.
Three room cottage on soft. lot,
1908 Doud Ave.
Two lots with buildings, Corner
Irvine Ave. and Fifth St.
Inquire of J. P. Lair.
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COMPLETE JURY IN GoDATTE CASE.

Benjamin W. Bacon, international Falls.
Ed. Eek, International Falls
H. w. Mannery, Littlefork
John Steffer, Black River.
R. Christensen, Black River.
Olaf Rattle, International Falls.
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Thomas White, International Falls.
A. B, Paul, Littlefork.
Carl Murray, Black River
Lon Powell, Black River.
N. P. Nelson, Waterous.
John Hazard, International Falls.
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MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN
GODATTE'S MURDER TRIAL

County Attorney Stanton Gives Outline Of Case
for State Being Examined. Objects to
Introduction Of Testimony as to Confessions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-10
RETURNS TO RICHMOND.
Rev. Legion Richards Will Occupy
Congregational Church This Summer

Richmond, Me. June 9-(SpeciaD.-
Rev and Mrs. Leyton Richards arrived
here Friday morning on the Boston
boat, having returned from European
visit They arrived last Friday on the
Baltic and have been visiting friends
at Magnolia, Mass. Mr.. Richards will
officiate for the next three months at
the Congregational church In this
place, preaching his first sermon Sun
day. June Ia.
Mr. Richards was in Richmond three
years ago and preached at the Con-
gregational church. He was then at
Oxford University, England, and grad
uated from that college the year after
he left Richmond. After graduation
from that college he accepted the pas
torate of the Peterhead church and
has another year in that town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-10
Causes Discharge Of B.
K. Dolby at Saco,
Was Accused Of Attempting
to Burn His Store.
Evidence Too Slight to Hold and
Judge Discharges Him.

saco. Me-, June 9.--The hearing on
the arson charge brought against By
ron X. Dolby, who has a paint store
on Main street. was commenced here
this forenoon. County Attorney Hobbs
conducted the case for the State and
state Detective Timothy E. Hartnett
Of Portland assisted him, using the
facts he recently gathered in his in
yestigation. Dolby was represented by
Lawyer James o. Bradbury. Fifteen
witnesses were called and the examin-
alton began at once.
The most important facts brought
out during the forenoon session were
that Dolby was alone in the store at
the time Of the fire and that the place
was filled with smoke when assistance
first arrived, showing the fire had ap-
parently been in progress sometime.
Dolby was placed under arrest last
Saturday after an investigation by
the municipal officers.
More rapid progress was made in
examining witnesses this afternoon
and at $50 F. NJ. Dolby was discharged
because Of Il lack of evidence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-10

dedicatory program opened the build
ing was filled with visiting E,lks who
came to admire the handsome edifice
and help their Lewiston brethern en-
joy it
Hon Will c. Atkins. mayor of Car
diner, conducted the ceremonies and
the speakers were Hon. d. j. McGilli
cuddy and Col. c. Fl. Osgood. both OF
Lewiston. After the building had been
dedicated to the purposes of the order
and thoroughly inspected and admired
by the visitors a feast of good things
was partaken of in Shrine hall and
later q social session was held at the
new home of the Lewiston Elks. G. Fl
McCarron presided at this meeting
and Major Holman +. Day acted as
master of ceremonies. There was not
second of the evening that was not
thoroughly enjoyed.
The building itself, which must be
seen to be appreciated. is a brick
structure, 81 feet long and 46 feet wide
and cost, together with furnishings
$4,000. 1t fronts on Middle street
facing toward the post office. and has
view of Lisbon street from it's Wii,-
dows. 1t is centrally located, being
largest hotel. the post office. public
library, City hall and the main busi-
ness streets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-10
ARTISANS CANADIAN FRANCHISE
Closing Sessions Of Maine and New
Hampshire Convention.

Biddeford, Me, June 9.-The closing
session of the annual convention on
the Maine and New Hampshire
branches of the Artisans Canadian
Franchise was held here this after
noon. the session being chiefly given
to discussion of various amendments
to the constitution and bylaws Among
the more important ones was an
amendment relative to assessments.
The Supreme Council proposed, in
stead of a universal 80 cent assessment
on the members for sick benefits, that
sliding scale be subtitutcd. The
delegates objected to the proposed
change, and the delegates to the gen.
cral convention, which will meet in
Montreal in August, were instruct
ed to vote against it.
The delegates chosen to the general
convention are: X. H.. BlOuin, Au-
burn, Me; Argnas Goier. Manchester
n. H.. J. M. Dupont, Nashua. n. II. /;
George Michaud, Lewiston. Me.