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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
DR.. BRACKEN SAYS THAT
QUkRANT TINE IS FAILURE
Small Danger, the Doctor Says, Of a
Well Person Conveying Smallpox
Germs.

In a paper which he read at a
meeting in St. Paul Tuesday, DR..
Bracken, secretary of the State
Board of Health, stated that the
old method of quarantine for small
pox had been proven a failure.
After reviewing the history of
smallpox IN this state, showing that
it is again increasing, DR.. Bracken
said:
One thing is certain; the old
regulation was a failure. People
dreaded rigid quarantine, and in
order to avoid it often concealed
smallpox cases. Township and vii
lage officials disliked loading their
districts with the expense involved
in enforcing quarantine, and in
some instances at least neglected
or refused to enforce the law until
compelled to do so.
The new regulations place no
restriction upon the we'll in the
house. Why should they? The
danger of we'll person conveying
smallpox from the patient to a third
party is quite remote and there is
no reason, when we have in vacci
nation SO complete protection
that people and communities should
be demoralized financially by rigid
quarantine Of the we'll with the sick
in order to guard against this very
remote possibility"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
LEAVES FOR ST. PAUL TO
ASSUME CUSToD|AASH|P
L. G. Pendergast Went Down to St.
Paul to Look Over His Situation at
Old State Capitol.

L. C. Pendergast of this city, who
was recently appointed as custodian
of the old state capitol building in
St. Paul, to succeed Col. Trow,
bridge, deceased, departed this morn.
ing for St. Paul to officially accept
the appointment and to enter upon
the duties of custodian
It is the intention of Mr.. Fender.
CAST to get leave of absence for a
few days, in order that he may
finish some personal business mat.
tiers in this vicinity, so as to make
his permanent home in St. Paul.
lie will, however, not move his
family to the capitol until some time
in the spring, probably about April I
The position which has been &C.
cepted by Mr.. Pendergast is. con-
sidered as a good one, as there is a
salary of 500 per month, and Mr..
Pendergast and family will occupy
the capitol, where heat and light are
free of charge.
1t is probable that Mr.. Pender.
CAST can keep the position as long as
he desires, as it has not been the
policy to depose> anyone appointed
to the position. The custodianship
has always been held by. membe,
of the grand army, and Governor
Johnson did not disturb the occu
pant of the position when he (the
governor) came into office.
There is general satisfaction here
that Mr.. Pendergast received the
appointment, but there is also regret
that the family will move from thi:
city, where they are we'll liked.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
DURING.

Charles Matson of Crookston is
visiting with his daughter, Mrs. C.
J. Carlson.
c.. J. Carlson went to Blackjack
last week after a load of feed and
other provisions.
w. Shojren and daughter, Anna,
left last Thursday for Bemidji, where
Miss Anna made proof on her claim.
Miss Proctor, teacher in the South
school house, left last week for few
days visit at her home in Portland,
N. D.
D. w. Carter, the During post.
master, left Thursday for Thief
River Falls, where he will spend a
few days.
Ed. Deitvich and family spent
Christmas day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. Dooher. They re.
port pleasant time.
Miss Hoilon, teacher in the North
school house, Dist. 90, left last week
for Crookston, to spend the holidays
with friends and relatives.
Rev. E. H. Bondahl held meetings
in the school at During the 26th
and 9th. From here he went tc
Shotley, where he will also hole
meetings.
A successful entertainment was
given Christmas Eve in the South
school house, Dist. 50. The tree
was delight to the children, who
did their part Of the program we'll.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
Successful Fireman's Dance,

The dance given at the city hall
last evening, under the auspices OF
,Bemidji Fire Department was a
very successful and enjoyable affair.
Music was furnished by Prof.
Thomas Symington's orchestra.
There were about forty couple in
attendance, and dancing was kept
up until a late hour.
A goodly sum was realized from
the dance, which will swell the
exchequer of the fire department.
The fremen will give their annual
masquerade at the city hall on the
night of February p (Washington's
birthday and already plans are in
preparations to make this masquer.
ade the most successful one in the
history of the department.
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Is /. 4 q
Mr.. Smith went to Kelliher and
took charge of the body. The
Minneapolis man stated that Espen
had been in the employ of A. M.
Smith as coachman for the past fit.
teen years; that Epsen's. family was
in Strengthened circumstances, and
that Mr.. Smith would attend to the
taking of the, remains of the un.
fortunate man to Minneapolis and
would see that the body was buried.
Epson is a member of the Wood.
men of the World lodge of Mime.
apolis. n;<
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
|mIJUR MERCER RESIGNS
POSITION AT CARLISLE
Was Indian Agent at Walker When
Cass Lake Eviction Order Was
Promulgated.
A telegram from Carlisle, Pa,

+ "A telegram from Carlisle, Pa,
says:
Major William A. Mercer, super
intendent of the Carlisle Indian
school, has rendered his resignation,
to take effect as soon as the officials
of the federal interior department
can supply successor.
Major Mercer has been at the
Carlisle school for three years and 4
half. In resigning he gives the
following as his reasons: Though
in good personal health, I find the
daily annoying responsibilities more
than I can stand and / am advised
that few months leave of absence
would be of benefit. Such course,
followed by 2 change back to the
out-of-door military life, I am con-
WINGED, is necessity and that relief
as above will best suit the condi-
tons"
Major Mercer was acting Indian
agent at the Leech Lake Indian
agency, prior to the term of Major
Scott, and was instrumental in hav-
ing issued the famous eviction order,
whereby the so-called " squatters" on
Section Is, at Cass Lake, were
ordered to get off the reservation or
be summarily elected by the COM
pany of soldiers under MERGERS
command at. Walker. The order
was never enforced, through the
Intervention of Senators Davis and
Nelson and other influences which
dominated Mercer.
When Mercer severed his connec-
ton with the agency at Leech Lake,
there had been considerable
scandal as to dead and down"
logging operations on the Cass
Lake and Leech Lake reserva-
tions, and his name was frequently
connected with the "doings," but
s - 81 y
nothing ever came of it.
The above message reproduced
above fails to give any very tangible
reasons for the majors resignation
at Carlisle, as he has always been :
strong, robust man, with a fine con.
lstitution and excellent health
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02

the gentlemen or the ladies, the
losers to furnish a supper free of
charge to all the members of the
League.
The young men won out in this
contest by majority of one. The
young ladies attempted to even up
matters by calling in a young girl
of tender years, but the gentlemen
would not stand for it, consequently
the young ladies will serve a
supper tomorrow evening as pay
ment for being out-tended' by the
young men.
Everyone who attended while the
contest was on is especially invited
to the meeting tomorrow evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
BOTO HELD TO GRAND JURY:
MURDER in FIRST DEGREE
Boto is Charged With Having Caused the Explosion at
Coleraine Which Killed Three Italians -..Writ of
FL. Habeas Corpus May Be Issued

The preliminary hearing of John
Botto, who, with his wife, Rosa, was
arrested at Bovey on the charge of
murder in the first degree, was con-
cluded at Grand Rapids Tuesday
evening, the hearing resulting in
Botto being held to the grand Jury
on the charge.
The hearing of Botto had been
progressing for week previous to
Tuesday night. Some twenty wit
.nesses were examined. These wit
nesses were all Italians, and as the
testimony necessitated the services
of an interpreter, the examination
was necessarily slow and tedious.
County Attorney Thwing of Itasca
county, who represents the state,
introduced plans, diagrams and
views showing the location and con-
dition of the building in which the
explosion occurred, which killed
several Italians, for the commission
of which Botto is now held on
the charge of murder in the first
degree.
The state also introduced evidence
showing that there was consider
able bad feeling between Botto and
one or more of the men, who were in
the building at the time the explosion
occurred; there was also evidence
showing that the defendant, John
Botto, had powder in his possession
two months previous to the time of
the explosion. The state also
claimed that there were indications
showing that the defendant had not
given satisfactory. account of his
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02

According to the statements made
by conservative financial authorities
of St. Paul, the money situa ton al
the beginning of 1908 is entirely
satisfactory, and considering recent
"hurries" and panicky talk, the out
look for the remainder of the veal
is especially gratifying.
tbs the general opinion of the
bankers that the Nor thwest has
suffered little from the recent fnan.
cial stringency. There has been
some inconvenience to merchants
and traders, but this has not mill.
tated againt the general prosper.
ity. I'm fact, the Northwest has
been especially fortunate. Other
parts of the country, particularly
the East, the South and the Pacific
coast, suffered considerable from
failures and generally unsettled con-
ditions.
The fact that the resources of the
Northwest are largely agricultural
worked in favor of Minnesota and
adjoining states. The value of the
grain products was a tangible asset,
and farming is practically the
fundamental base of the economic
scheme. At present, banking oper-
atoms are entirely normal, with only
a memory left to indicate a money
stringency few weeks-ago.
Public Examiner Anton Schaefer
has summed up the situation in
Minnesota at the close of the year
in an article for the Financial Age of
New York, in which he makes the
followingi statements:
The close of the year 1907 finds
Minnesota with the largest volume
of bank deposits and cash reserves,
as we'll as the record volume of bank
clearings and general banking
resources, in the history of this com.
monwealth.
Zone of the factors in this marked
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02

the next term Of tie district court.
" An order was issued in the case
of the City of Bemidji VS.. J. P. Sig
nal restraining he, or any of his
employees, from selling intoxicating
liquors without license. 49,
Judge Spooner also filed an order
denying the motion for new trial
in the case of the State VS.. Paul
Fourier, who is now serving a
term of life Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary, having been con-
victed of the murder of N. O. Dahl.
The order is given elsewhere on this
page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
Must Provide Fire Escapes.

Mayor Pogue states that he has
received several complaints, of late,
wherein his attention has been
called to the fact that no fire es.
capes have been provided on several
of the largest and most important
buildings in the city.
Mo. Pogue says that hey intends
to begin the enforcement of the city
ordinance regulating this matter
and that he will require that fire
escapes be at once constructed on
the buildings which are not now
provided with the same.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
Attention Elks.

A regular meeting Of Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1852, B. P. o. E., will
be held at the hall, in the Masonic
block, this evening, at 8 o'clock.
Every member Of the lodge, and
all visiting brothers, are requested
to be present, as there will be bust
ness Of Importance transacted. It
is expected that several candidates
will be initiated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
,s 70 the Public.

= I have severed all connection
with the ;Bemidji Club, and I hereby
notify the public that will not be
responsible for any debts contracted
in future under the firm name of
Dalton Bros.
(Signed) IT. A. Dalton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
.B0ILERMAKERS' STRIKE
81 SETTLED SATISFACTORILY
Settlement Meets Demand of Men
/, Half Way" and Is Satisfactory
...>..~, All Around.

Brainerd Dispatch: The boiler
makers strike is settled. The agree
ment with the company was made
and signed between the company
and the union of St. Paul last night.
The terms were satisfactory to the
local boilmakers, who it is reported
were averse to the strike in the be-
ginning and only went ont because
of the agreement Of the employees of
the ten roads to stand together. 1t
was stated to The Dispatch this
morning that there are four of the
ten roads on which no settlement
has been reached, but it was voted,
it is said, to let the employees of
each road deal direct with the COM
pany and the Northern Pacific had
no trouble in coming to a satisfac-
tory agreement with it's men.
According to the best available
information the settlement was on a
basis of ~ cents per hour. No
discrimination is to be made against
any of the estrikers and on the
other hand the company made no
promise to discharge any non-union
men now employed. The matter
of lehiring the old men at once
was left to the heads of the shops
and Mr.. Anderson stated to the
Brainerd boys this morning that he
would take care of them all.
The settling of the strike is a
relief not only to the boilermakers
and the company but to the other
workmen and the citizens at large
and smiling faces were seen on all
sides at the shop this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
EpWorth League Meeting.

A business meeting of the
Epwortb League will be held at the
home of G. w. Shannon tomorrow
evening, January 3rd.
Some time ago friendly contest
was inaugurated between the young
men and the young ladies who were
members of the League as to which
would have the larger attendance
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
District Court ''Doinqs. s.

Before Judge Spooner this morn.
ing motion for the granting Of
alimony in the case of Lille Signal
vs.. ]. P. Signal was granted and an
order issued in favor Of the plain.
tiff for attorneys fees and support
for the plaintiff, pending an action
for divorce, which will be tried at
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02

The settlement Of the boilermak-
ers' strike will be pleasing news to
everyone residing along the line Of
the NJ. & l. railway, as the strike
lat times interferred somewhat with
traffic through bad engines.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02

James Martin of Kelliher was
Bemidji visitor yesterday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-02
Fourier Denied a New Trial.

This
for Paul Fouer which application made
State Paul Foner life prison
murde O
The order denying the motion $ follows
STATE OF MINNESOTA
county OF Belram5 Fifteenth Judicial
STATE
Defendan
= ID. z..#
This matter before the the
the of the defendant order etg
Charles W.
the defendant and Henry Fmkey Esq, County Attorney County
appeared in behalf of the State
Now after hearing the Of
submitted
said matters and the being advised in the premises
thereof
hereby, is denied.
Dated January End 1908. #%
(Sgned) NJ A. SPOONER, District Judge
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OETSCH IS FREED BY Jury
STORY THAT He THOUGHT FER
REE A BURGLAR ACCEPTED.
Defendant Protects His WIfe's Repu.
tation at the Risk Of His
Own Neck.

Philadelphia, Jan. 25---After a trial
Of three days, Andrew Jackson Detsch,
who was charged with numbering
Harry Ferree in boarding house in
this city last November, was acquit-
ted late Friday afternoon.
Detsch claimed he killed Ferree in
mistake for a burglar and the Jury
took this view of the case.
Detsch, who is 23 years of age, lived
with his young wife and child in an
uptown boarding house. On the night
of November 5, policemen heard shots
and traced them to the house. They
forced an entrance and on the third
floor hallway, in front of the door of
the Detsch apartments, they found
Ferree dead with three bullets in the
body. He was in his stocking feet.
Ferree was about so years of age
and had occupied a room on the Sec
ond floor Detsch told the policemen
that he heard some one trying to get
in the room and. thinking 1t was a
door.
The police were inclined to accept
this explanation, but in searching the
effects Of Ferree they found many let
ters that had passed between Ferree
and Mrs. Detsch and a number of sug-
gestive photographs. The police then
charged Detsch with having delib
erately killed Ferree. They contend
ed that Detsch learned Of alleged mis-
conduct between his wife and Ferree,
that Detsch caused his wife to lure
Ferree to her room. ana that Detsch
fired the shots when he heard Ferree
place his hand on the door knob
Detsch maintained during the trial
that he aid not know that the man
outside the door was Terree and that
he thought he was shooting at a
burglar.
He natiy denied that at the time he
suspected his wifs's chastity, and re-
fused the opportunity to plead the
''unwritten law" preferring to pro-
tect his wifes reputation At the risk
Of his neck.
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STATE TREASURER GLAzlER OF
MICHIGAN STEPS OUT.
Makes counter-Accusations Against
Gov. Warner--Former Gov. Rich
Accepts the Position.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 23.-It is an.
nounced that State Treasurer Frank
p. Glazier Wednesday forwarded to
Gov. Warner at Lansing his reslgna-
ton, accompanied by lengthy com
munication denying in detail the gov
ernor's charges against him of NAL
feasance and misfeasance in Office
and gross neglect of duty.
He also made counter allegations
against Mr.. Warner, who he charges,
in effect, was aware of conditions IN
the treasurer's department, and also
solicited undue deposits of state funds
for the Detroit United bank. Of which
he was vice president.
The charges against Mr.. Clazier
grew out of the failure of the Chelsea
,MichJ Savings bank with S5S5 900 OF
state funds on deposit largely as a
result of the heavy loans made to Mr..
Glazier and his connection.
If the charge that it was gross neg
lect of duty to deposit $6S5,0OO in the
Chelsea bank is true. Mr.. Glazier de.
mands OF the governor If the reason
he neglected to take action is be
cause you were borrower at the
Chelsea Savings bank and we're car
ried by said bank for long time"
While he has freely admitted here
tofore to making loans at the Chelsea
bank for use in his business the gov.
ernor calls Mr.. Glaciers allegations
mainly untrue" and infers that they
are inspired by his political enemies.
Lansing. Mich. Jan. %. - Gov.
Warner Wednesday night announced
that former Gov. John T. Rich had
accepted an appointment as state
treasurer to succeed Frank p. Glazier.
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GRAF TING ON A
GIGANTIC SCALE
CHARGED AGAINST FORMER OF
FichLS WHO 5UitT STATE
CAPITOL.
TRIAL OF FIVE OF THE
DEPENDENTS BEGIN
Experts in Metallic and Wooden Fur
niture, Marble end Other rUrn sh
inss viii Sc Called as Witnesses y
Each Side.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 27.--The first
of the 81 criminal suits against former
state officers, contractors and others
connected with the furnisnH. O
the new capitol of Pennsylvani,
will be brought to trial I'm the Dauphin
county court Monday before Judsc
Kunkel The defendants in the suits
listed for trial fIst are Architect 10
seph NJ. Huston and Contractor John
Sanderson. of Philadelphia; former
Auditor General William p. Snyder
Spring City; former State Treasurer
William l.. Mathues, of Media, and
James NJ. Shumaker, of Johnstown
former superintendent of public
grounds and buildings.
The defendants are charged with
conspiracy to cheat and defraud the
state out Of S135,0OO by falsifying the
weight and measurements of certain
furnishings supplied by Sanderson un.
der his per foot" and per pound"
contract with the board of grounds
and buildings. The prosecution has
selected Ave cases against these de.
PENDANTS to be tried first.
The suits against Congressman H.
Burd Cassel. of the Pennsylvania Con.
struction Co, who supplied the metal.
lie furniture for the capitol, and who
is under indictment on charge Of con.
spiracy and false pretense, and the
remaining eight defendants in these
prosecutions will be tried later.
The total cost Of the capitol was
s13.000.000. Of which $4,000, 900 was
expended by the building commission
for construction and $9.000.000 by the
board OF grounds and buildings foi
furnishings. Sanderson's contract
amounted to $5.4S7,S99, and his profit
in some instances is alleged to have
been as much as 1000 per cent. Hus
ton designed the capitol and the fur
nishings and received in commissions
more than 100000. Shumaker Is ac
cused of having failed to audit the
bills Of Sanderson and other contrac
tors and with having accepted Hus
toms certifications that the work was
according to specifications. Mathucs
is alleged to have paid the bills and
Snyder is said to have passed the bills
without them having been audited in
either case.
Many of the furnishings supplied by
Sanderson and other contractors will
be produced by the commonwealth
before the jury and experts will be
called to show that they are not up 10
the specifications and that the prices
were excessive and not according to
contract.
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TRAGEDY IN A RESTAURANT.
New York Woman Kills Man and Com
nits Suicide.

New York. Jan. 23.-Sweeping
through the crowded restaurant which
axes up the eighth floor OF Macy's
department store. and into the gentle
mems cafe Wednesday. a tall stylishly.
dressed woman bent for a moment
over the shoulder Of diner. whis-
pcred something In his car. and then
drawing a revolver from her mum.
eiiptied the contents Of the five cham
bers into his body.
AS her victim, Frank Brady, a news
paper advertising solicitor. slipped
lfeless to the floor. the woman flung
he weapon from her and taking a
second revolver from her nun. shot
herself first In the head and then twice
in the breast. She died a half hour
later.
A note found in the woman's purse
proved her to be Mrs. Mary Roberts
Clark. a manicure. the widow of a po-
lice officer and stepmother of a six
year-old son, Raymond. Brady was 80
years old and the sole support of a
helpless aged mother.
The shooting was the elimination
Of series of violent quarrels. and,
according to the womans intimates, in
fulfillment OF a threat to murder
Brady in a public place before the
world" unless he renewed the atten.
ions she asserted she received from
him when he was less prosperous and
she In a position to befriend him.
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Teachers Examination.

The Highland County Board of School ex.
aminers hereby gives notice that examina-
tions of applicants for certificates will take
place In the washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the first Saturday of each
month.
Patterson examinations will be held on
the third Saturday of April and on the Sec
ond Saturday of May
Applicants for examination in special
branches muse notify the clerk at least two
weeks before examination day.
As prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be so cents, while the Pat
terson examination no fee is charged.
f.. p. TOE, Pres,
N. il LAMONDA.
III. Il. GALLIETT, Clerk,
Board OF Examiners.