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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-29
HEAR GORDON
TODAY
"MAN WHO KNOWS" SPENDS
TWO HOURS WITH ROOT
INVESTIGATORS.

Judge N , Gordon. former state
supreme court chief Justice. and
more recently Great Northern coun.
sci az Spokane. also distinguished
az the.man whoknows. spent nearly
two hours with the Root luveatiga.
ton committee this morning az a
session held Ca the offices ~ Harold
Preston
~ would be the height of im.
propFiety for me tn tell you ans
thing ~ the proceedings while !
was before the committee. was the
answer made D. Judge Gordon "a
the reporters after leaving the com.
mlttce room.
Members Of the committee also
declined as they have ever done
20 talk Of Judge GoFdon's testimony
They would admit oniY that they
would probably not hear from ans
other witnesses. and that they
hoped 20 have prepared and NJ idy
FOR transmission 70 President
Bridges. ~ the State Par associa
rion. within The next two or three
days. their report
They declined even 20 lntmate
shat she nature ~ the report would
be-
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WORST EARTHQUAKE
IN HISTORY OF WORLD

ROME Dec 2sBy PA late edition of the Tribune here today
Inmates the number of earthquake and tidal victims between $4,000 and
The Tribune that twice that injured and suffering des
rushing food
plies and medical o the stricken sections.
LOSS is FEARFUL
King south and will direction of the relief
Of
food All the
Italy broken by the shocks
The soldiers doing good the sections visited by the disaster
the
have been carried
TWO CITIES ARE SHAKEN DOWN
The Msina Sicily and Reggie in Ca
sbia the from Messn Few have from Reggie,
teifcay and the life
capital Of province of di Calabra
Of about5 bitants
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use POMDER
ON FLAMES
DYNAMITE USED TO CHECK
FIRE WHICH THREATENED
TO DESTROY TOWN.

BOISE. idaho. Dec 20 By o. =.
Flames that destroyed eight
buildings. eutaillng gDtai loss q
$50 900. and threatened 70 wipe cut
Of existence silver CITY. the big
mining camp IN 0wyheg county
RACED for four hours early today
and their progress was only check.
"a bY the liberal uae % dynamite
The use 81 explosives In other
buildings saved the big War Eaeie
hotel and other structures "a the
path Of The flames The general
store Of Charles Caldwell aud two
adjoining buildings we're among
those blown up.
The blaze started IN n Chinese
restaurant. and spread rapidly
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KlDNAPER IS
ARRkIGNED

MOUNT VERNON. Dee. 20 by
| u. P.-Hef0re Judge Geo A. Joiner.
/ Leo Bozmer. charged with hdnap-
/ ing ~ g. English well known
iumbermnn. OF skagit county was
arraigned BY Prosecuting Attorney
/ NJ 4. Hurd Bezmer was repro
scented BY his attorney , y. Abrams
Of Bellingham. and his plea WIN be-
I insanity Bezmef'a bond has been
\ fixed az $40. 600. and hlE trial VIII be
/ held during the February term Of
] n.uFf
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HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED
OR HAS ELOPED

WINNIPEG Dec 90 ny Il. p.-
Miss aorsphin 3rnnisiowno fapon
der daughter - . g lsponder. %
south Omaha, Nrh. disappeared
suddenly sunday night after acting
as bridesmaid az the marriage ~ her
sister here She has oiopod or WAS
uipcN
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where sho shooting took place were
present In court a. the beginning
" The morning session.
Agtorney Mcintyte. ~ the da.
Tense insisted on a separation ~
Witnesses Ia the court room. settling
those of the people apart from those
~ ne defcnHe.
Witucsa Tterneg was confronted
by Mrs Annls when the heariag
commenced. tie said did not
see her ~ the time 81 The shoot
ing saw heg zoiag from the dock
% thc club house after ! was elact.
I'd from The iioat
James smy testified 90 ths ac-
tionH Of Captain Peter G. Hasus pge.
viona 20 the time he shot Anuis
lie declared he met the captain
every day prior 20 The shooting and
that hls actions we're those 81 an
exceedingly eccentric person
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ATTEMPTED TO DRINK
BARREL OF Wine

STOCKTON Cal. Dec. 2a.-uy
a. ~ AN inquest over the body
u Joseph A Holleuaieln. a farmer
who died suddenly on Christmas
day near Elliott this county, de-.
veloued the fact that death was
brought about by an attempt To-
drink a barrel OF wine which he had
recently made The man had been
heavy drinker FOR years
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RAILROAD BLUNDER
COSTS EIGHT LIVES

GREAT FALLS. Mont. Dec. ~
by q Pas q result % q head on
collision between n freight train
and q work train on the Great
Northern. cieht men are dead and
f0ur injured seriously The wreck
occurred because the freight
which was coming north. did not
stop at Midcanyon siding 70 allow
the work train % pass. but who ls
"a blame for this failure has not
set been decided The work train
had orders to pass the freight train
at Midcauyou
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Z MANNING succuMas TO
INJURIES RECEIVED IN
THE CITY JAIL.

aenrlng with bis last conscious
sss that the blow which laid
hu was struck by an officer
a. elty sail. n c Manning, zoe
- 81. died at his home short.
,wsers 1 O'Clock this afternoon.
Il hlaflcs received In the city
= On saturday last
1analng was arrested Christmas
along with a crowd ~ holt.
eelehratoFs, and was promptly
ase the next morning BY 70
ladge Gordon lie appeared an
n when he was In the police
bit Immediately after going
= became very ~. tie declared
Ia the morning when iailer
ng Was distributing the break.
he had asked another iailey
a. privilege OF using the tele.
~ aud in reply received a
on the head that laid him on
Encr unconscious After Judge
~ released him. he returned
s eilee headquarters to protest
N bis treatment. but met
scant courtesy
Skull Is Fractured.
~ Charles r. Cumming. who
mlied % attend Manning. found
AS skull was fractured since
Raay the unfortunate man has
q siakins gradually. and Il was
,fma early this morning that be-
x net i've the day through. To
~ reporter the dyinK man this
hans xasped ont with officially
s,ngy 81 the attack upon him.
- IS nothing short ~ murder
Rhlch has been successfully
~ 40 81 the police Manning
w he VS. dying. and he stuck
~ staEy np 10 almost the final
asat. wben be lapaed into UNI
wlomsness
q sannlng Was a broom maker.
~ e years old he vas a sin,
nan. and had been living for
,ast 10 years with Mr.. and Mrs
Sheets. 1e6 f.encra st. Mr.
Mrs.. Sheets declare that be-
) tivays Of a peaceahle DISPOSE.
81 Gea vas not addicted 70 the use
u Mnnr 90 any extent Tie was
ssnd % Councilman Arnold
sRn who Is greatly iuceused
~ " outrage. and wh0 has taxi.
9 re affalr with Chief og Pc.
Nard Il - knewn thar Ward
sscantly issued caution 20
ntn against rough handling Of
nnsrs
IL knowledge of the attack on
n,ng IL denied AZ the citv Jail.
49, probable that the death
manning will result IN a rigid
niigati0n. ard that the man who
xk tie mnrdcroua blow will be-
Mgered when once tho proper
n n official methods are ap-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-29

ROME. Dec. % Bulletin by u.
P.-The complete destruction OF
Messina the largest seaport town
LOT Sicily. with a population OF $780,
600, Is confirmed in an official dis
patch 20 the Italian government to-
day.
The dispatches express the fear
that Rcggio. across the straits Of
Messina has been annihilated and
that most Of the towns on the
straits have been destroyed
Railway communication into the
stricken towns has been establish
ed The transportation ls confined
10 che bringing In of supplies. and
government troops. and 60 the TAX
ing out of refugees.
Refugees Tell Story.
Tho destruction OF Messina was
more the result Of the tidal wave
than of the earthquake. according
90 the testimony OF a traiuload Of
refugees who have arrived az
Catauia from Messina. They say
the dead officially reported az Mes
sina numbered 1890, but assorted
that this would fall far below the
correct estimate. which they said
should be az least 1000.
The hotel Trinaeria. in which
were 90 guests, waF destroyed by
the quake, and later burned. None
OF the occupants are believed to
have escaped The telegraph Of
flee. the post office and the bar.
racks were destroyed.
City Wiped Out.
II the reports received through
official channels tonight are not
exaggerated out OF an proportion.
the destruction or Messina will
take It's place beside pompeii and
Horculanoum and Martinique. BE.
tween 1000 and 5000 wounded have
been accounted for by the rescucrs
and they report that they believe
there will be 10000 requiring at
tention.
The last census taken az Messina
showed a population of over 10000
but Il is believed that at the timo
of the quake at least 10000 made
their homes there.
Tho first message from Palmi
brought TO Rome news of the do
Continued on page ~
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APPALLING DISASTER.

APPALLING DtoAo EH.
4 Forty towns Of Cslabria and
4 Sicily are practically de-
4 stroyed.
4 Every town In Calabrla and
a Sicily has suffered.
4 Between $4,000 and $4,000
4 people lost their lives, and
4 twice that number have been
4 Injured.
4 The disaster is the worlds
4 greatest tragedy since 1888,
4 when 10000 lost their lives az
4 Messina by earthquake.
4 Messlna Is one Of the cities
4 that has suffered IN this earth.
4 quake.
4 The king Of Italy has order.
4 ed all the battleshlps 10 hasten
4 10 the scene 20 lend aid he
4 himself Will direct the relief
4 movements.
4 Mt Aetna threatens 20 add
4 to the horror by eruption.
Il a 4 A. 4 a a A A a 4 a A A
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DETECTIVES KILL
PRISONER

BUTTE. Mont Dec Boy Y. "
Lawrence NJ Vernon was shot aud
killed by Detectives parlin ana Lar
kin while eudeavoring 70 escape
re had just been arrested for hold
Ing 80 q street car two weeks ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-29

TIE l4th annual ball OF the Paint.
ors' union viii be given ~ Eagles
hall next Saturday evening The
committee on arrangements rs n.
u. Orchard. Charles W Doyle. Wal.
ter Stevenson. X h Rankin and y.
" Marchand.
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viii Address Engineers.

Mayor miller will be guest and
one of the principal speakers at
the annual banquet Of the Pacific
Northwest Society OF Engineers to
be given az the Perry January 2,
1909.
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6TEARNS. KY. Dec. 2S-By u.
r. The strike Of tho miners here
VII practically ended today. 30 per
cent Of The minors returning TO
work
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UEF SENTENCE
AGAIN POSTPONED.

= SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20 4
= by a. p Superior Judge 4
= l.awlor today postponed the 4
= sentencing OF Abe Ruef con. :
= vlcted Of offering a bride. until 4
= 1880 this afternoon Exten. 4
= sion OF time was granted I'm 4
= order 70 allow counsel for the \
4 defense an opportunity 10 sub. 4
= NIT affidavlts In rebuttal Of a 4
4 dozen such documents present 4
r cd by Assistant District AZ 4
\ torney O'Gara. 4
~ y u n NJ n N 4 II n 4 n = 4.
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Iou the curtain went
b glimpse ~
IL A. b McMr
star said would print picture Or McAiix today
.tA hoped expected didn't realize what
-
us think nobody has printed the picture Of A. y MONK
y ~ o short u high ambition. az least
~
W. aay successful contradiction
i We up writing other
sefaper other has tried
he Published printed the fret authentic picture Of
IL hss o. a. D. McMix.
The content with the victory
~ ~ VIII DO
sAshis
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HECTARES with Dying
| BREATH THAT OFFICER
STRUCK FATAL BLOW


= Fair Tonight and Wednes. I
. day; ceeier Tonight; Light 4
= East Winds. 4
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LATE BULLETINS

ROME Dee 2a-ny 4. PAn official dispatch received this
marine estimates the number Of dead
10000 This makes the extent Of the cal
amy even greater than previous reports Indicated.
Several hundred oogne including many Americans were in
of disaster No word has been received
from any Of Them aud i is feared all have persisted
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TWO CITIES ARE SHAKEN DOWN.

NAPLES. Italy. Dec 2s-By U.
p Twenty-Five thousand deaths is
the best estimate made today Of the
loss in the earthquake and tidal
wave which devastated Southern
italy and Sicily yesterday. King
Victor Emmanuel passed through
this city today en- route 30 Rome.
from which city he will proceed to
the affected districts
The king received reports from
Mcaaiua saying that the tidal wave
there had left a two foot layer Of
mud and slime over the city. and
that scores we're smothcrcd.
Messages Just received say that
fire has broken out IN Messina. and
that the flames are spreading rap
idly over the ruined city.
The wrecked and shattered build
ings are food for the fire. and. a.
the water supply has been cut off,
there Is no means o. checking ths
conflagratiou Even II means were
provided. there IL no organization
% any kind TO carry on che work.
The dispatches indicate that the
city Is doomed A squadron Of bat.
tleships left here today for Mes
slna. where the ships will be dlvld.
ed and win patrol the coast in the
devastated sections.
Messina is the second city IN
Sicily. ranking next 20 Palermo II
Is an ancient city, said to have been
established by pirates from Cumaa
In the eighth century - c.
The convent OF San Greeorio. con-
tanning a museum Of inestimable
value IL said TO have been so bad
~ damaged that Il is ia danger OF
collapse.
The city is al the northwest cor.
ner Of the island. on the Strait OF
Messina, and Is la the line of con-
tact on which earthquakes between
Aetna aud Vesuvius are most vio-
lent.
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WORST EARTHQUAKES or
MODERN TIMES

see Cnchar. India.
IsT1- lauiguc May 9
1Ek0- Manila.
1850 Agfnm. Hungary.
Valparaiso.
1850 Yokohama, Japan.
1858 -Ischia.
1854 CT hester. England
1854 Malaga and Grenada.
Spain
1855 Charleston. s. G.. Aug 81.
ls9i-Ccntral Japan. Oct 20.
1872 hilpHnclngu. Mexico.
1906 san Francisco. April as.
1906 Valparaiso, Aug t6.
1897 Kingston, jamaica. Jan.
a.
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*>faasF Andy MahoneT sailed
EfBny from San Francisco for
u Gamble
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1853 Cnllao. oct o.
1850. 1881. 1885 - Conception,
Chile.
Lisbon. Nov. /.
i1E3 -Calabra
1911 Mississippi Valley,
ISL. Caracas.
1872 Aleppo.
1870 Mount Ararat
1888 uruHa. Asia Minor
1857 Naples
1853 Quito. South America.
1860 Mendoza. Argentina.
1888 Manila
1855 africa chile. Aus i1
tsGk iuuiQuc. chile,
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ROME. Dee. 21-Hy u P.-The
captain of the Italian ship Washing
ton. which arrived az Palermo
sicily. today. said that hc believed
ho was entering the straits OF Mos-
sina just ns the first shock oc-
Cured
"The ship quivorod as n she hnd
lost one Of the screw propellers. and
Immediately we were envelopod ia
"a fog" hc said I'VE continued to-
ward Messine. but soon came upon
floating wrecks Of houses, ships and
scores OF bodies"
ROME, Dec 29-By Z. Pope
Plus X today gave 100000 and
King Victor Emmanuel gave $780,
GEO. 10 start the relief fund for the
earthquake victims.
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Continued on page ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
GODATTE WILL Be TRIED
AT FALLS" next WEEK
Man Accused of Murder in First Decree
Will Have c. W. Scrutchin
as Counsel.

The district court for Kooch-
iching county will be held at Inter-
national Falls next week, commence
ing on Tuesday, with Judge Spooner
presiding.
One of the principal cases which
will be considered by the grand
jury at this term of court is that of
James Godatte, charged with MUIR
der in the first degree.
Godatte is colored man and the
crime of which he is accused was
that of having killed Carlos H.
Williams on a claim near Big Falls
on August Fl, 1907. Godatte's
killing of Williams was witnessed
by no one but Godatte's wife and
Godette himself.
According to the testimony given
by Godatte at his preliminary hear
ing, a few days after the killing of
Williams, he (Godatte land Williams
had a quarrel; that Williams went
into his house for his gun and that
Godatte got a revolver and subse-
quently shot Williams. There was
bad blood between the two men and
they had several quarrels, according
to the people who live at Big Falls,
their differences being over some
timber matters.
Godatte has been confined in the
Jail at Bemidji, for the reason that
there is no county Jail at Inter-
national Falls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
Bemidji, Feb. IL.

Editor Bemidji Daily Pioneer, City,
Dear Sir:-My attention has been
called to an article published in
your daily Pioneer for Tuesday,
February 18th, giving an account of
the proceedings of the meeting of
the city council of the city of Be-
midi held last Monday evening,
at which meeting reference was
made to the spreading of the sewer
assessment on certain property
within the city upon city tax list.
Assuming that the statement as
published by your paper is correct,
will you allow me, through the COL
umns of the Pioneer, to submit
few facts in connection with this
matter, so far as it relates with my
office?
On the 2Sth day of September,
1907, Thomas Maloy, city clerk of
the city of Bemidji, filed in my
office the following:
Sewer assessment for 1907.
Copy for Auditor.
Sewer assessment for 1907.
The city council of the city of
Bemidji doth hereby asse
and levy upon and against
the several lots and parcels of land
below described the respective sums
of money set opposite each lot and
parcel. This assessment is levied
to defray the expenses of the con-
struction of sanitary sewer in the
city of Bemidji, along Minnesota
Avenue from the center of Fourth
Street to the north side of Eighth
Street and along Fourth Street from
the center of Beltrami Avenue to the
alley in block IL, original townsite,
thence north along the alley in
said block IL and block IL and
block to the center of Sixth Street,
thence east along Sixth Street to the
center of Bemidji Avenne, thence
north along Bemidji Avenue to the
north side of Ninth Street. Also
along Eigth Street from the center
of Bemidji Avenue, east 100 feet to
the center of alley; and said
lots and parcels of land are assessed
on the basis of an equal sum per
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
SUPERIOR DEFEATS big
BEMIDG" TEAM; Is TO 9
Co. Basketball Team Got the Jump Bemdji. but Lo.
Gals Gave Them Hard Game.-Two Games Will
Be Played This Evening.

Big Bemidg''-Heffron and Mark
ham, forwards; Brown, center; Bid
dinger and Peterson, guards.
When the game was started the
Superior players got into action
quickly and threw a basket before
the locals had fairly got warmed up;
and this was followed by the calling
of three fouls in rapid succession on
Bemidji, Burr scoring each time,
which took the heart out of Bemidji,
to some extent. However, Hebron
finally threw a fine basket, after
Markham had missed two tries, but
the visitors had a big lead, and the
half ended with a score of 9 to 5, in
favor of Superior.
In the second half the play was
faster, Bemidji playing much better
but again were unfortunate in fouling,
Superior getting four points from
free throws, owing to the good work
of Burr at center.
For Bemidji, Peterson and Bid
dinger, at guards, played fine games,
holding their men nicely, and ex-
ceiling in blocking and covering.
Brown, at center for Bemidji, had a
tough proposition in Burr, who
lowered over him, but the local cap
tain did very we'll. Markham was
unfortunate at forward, in his throw
ing at the basket, he apparently
having an off" night, but he played
steadily, showing occasional flashes
of his usual form. Hebron played a
fine game at forward, scoring six of
the nine points secured by Bemid j.
For Superior, Burr, the big center,
was the especial star, he playing
very fast, aggressive game. He
was ably assisted by Buchanan and
Clemens.
This is the second defeat the
Big Bemidg" team has suffered
this year, both games being won
by teams not residents of the state.
The element of luck was largely
in favor of the visiting players, and
it is believed that Bemidji will give
Superior a much stronger game this
evening, although the score of last
night was by no means one-sided.
H. Buchanan of Superior and H.
Cell of Bemidji alternated as referee
and umpire and gave general salts
faction.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
PIONEER ERRED AS TO
JOINING MILITIA COMPANY
Does Not Cost Anything to join.-
State Pays for Everything in
that Line.
Bemidji, Feb. II.

Editor Pioneer
Owing to a slight error in your
account of the council meeting Mon
day night, in Tuesdays issue, a good
many are under the impression that
each recruit must pay 81 in order to
join the militia company.
There is no payment of any
kind required. AS soon as the COM
pany is mustered into the National
guard, each member of the company
is credited with 81, which is paid
by the state to the company, and
is used by the company for rent,
lockers, racks and whatever may be
required.
The fee for medical examination
is also paid by the state.
In addition to the above. each
man who attends the annual encamp-
ment is paid $3.50 per day while
away from home; together with free
transportation and substance.
This money belongs to the indi-
vidual members and they may use
it as they see fit.
Respectfully,
p. J. Russell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14

James Godatte was born in Kings
ton, Jamaica, in 1864. He came to
Charleston, S. C. in 1881. Five
years afterward he went to St. Louis,
Mo. and stayed there until 1892,
working in a private boarding house.
From St. Louis he went to Chicago,
remaining in the Windy City" until
1884,, working on the railroad most
of he time. From Chicago he
moved to Minneapolis for a brief
time. He afterward went on the
road with a medical troupe and
travelled over Wisconsin about three
months. He was pugilist of repute
and toured the country boxing from
1894 until 1895. In 1895 he was
married at Marionett, Wis.,, moving
from that place to Green Bay. He
went to Duluth, remaining in the
Zenith City" from 1896 to 1899,
where he worked for Paddy Nc
Donald installing waterwor k S
system. ~, ... :. .-.s,.,..--.---....
Godatte came to Bemidji in 1899.
He worked in the woods; gave
boxing exhibitions and musical en-
tertainments. Later he dropped
I'll boxing and gave musical enter
tainments and went to cutting wood
for the poor farm. He took up a
claim in 1900 and stayed on the
claim most of the time for three
years and proved up. Afterward
he went in the hotel business, his
wife. conducting the hotel and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14
Notice, Young Peoples Club.

The Young Peoples Dancing
Club will dance on Friday even
ing, Feb. 18th, at the Masonic hall,
from to IL. All members of the
club are requested to be there at 8
o'clock for a good old time.
Committee
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-14

The case of Godatte is attracting
considerable attention. Godatte has
secured the services of Charles w.
Scrutchin, the colored attorney of
Bemidji, will conduct his defense,
and it is expected that the case will
be- stubbornly contested from the
start to finish.