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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
Patients must have resided in

Patients must have resided in
in the state one year.
Applications for admission should
be made to the superintendent, DR..
Walter ]. Marcley, at Walker. When.
a vacancy exists, he will send an
order for the patient to go to the
examiner. The examiner will send
the report of his examination to Dr..
Marcley, who will admit the patient,
if he is considered suitable case
for treatment.
The charge for patients will be
uniform, at the rate of seven dollars
week. County commissioners are
authorized to- pay this charge for
any patient they send"
The sanatorium treatment of
tuberculosis was begun in this coun-
try about twenty-five years ago in
the Adirondacks. This pioneer
institution was a private sanatorium
supported by the wealthy friend of
the founder and for the benefit of
the poorer class. It is only ten
years since the various states in the
union began to take an interest in
the subject and adopt means to
check the enormous loss to the
communities from this disease.
Massachusetts, opened the first state
sanatorium nine years ago. Several
other states have sanatoriums now
in operation. =
The Minnesota sanatorium is
exceIlently located, and bids fair to
make good record in treating the
disease.
DR.. Marcley was superintendent
of the Massachusetts, state sanator-
ium from its opening until he re-
turned to Minnesota, his. native
state, recently, to take charge of the
institution at Walker. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
OO|NGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S
COUNTRY |NE!GABORS
Live Correspondents Of the Pioneer
" Write the News From Their
Localities.
BATTLE RIVER.

John Sweeney spent Christmas at
Battle River.
Misses Elsie and Mamie Jerome
visited with Mrs. Ole Olson Thurs
day.
Mrs. L. C. Matson of Saum, Mimi,
visited with Mrs. Jos. Jerome Sun
day.
Martin Matson of Saum, Mimi,
was business caller at Battle River
Thursday. ...
Ole Plodson of Battle River visit
ed with his uncle, Pete Syverson, at
Saum Wednesday.
Charles LaRouque of Quiring,
Mimi, was business caller at Battle
River Wednesday.
N. ]. Ffisch, who has been work
ing for M. B. Russell, returned to
Madelia, Minn., last Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
MAY HAVE TROUBLE WITH
BEAR ISLAND MURDERER
Indian Agent Frater Sends Sheriff DeIuroy Of Walker to
Arrest the Indian Slayer Of '0ld Bugs Son.
s~#. Murderer Is ''Bad'' Red

Walker, Jan. 3.-(Special to Pio-
neer.) - May-zhuck-a-way-we-dung,
son of Chief Bug-e-ma-ge-gish, head
of the Bear Island and Sugar Point
Indians, was foullv murdered at the
home of Shaw-woun-o-say, at Sugar
Point, early New Years morning,
being beaten with a club by an
Indian named Maysh-quan-e-quabe.
-Four Indians witnessed the mur-
der, among them being the wife of
the murdered man. s:
Agent Frater did not receive word
of the murder until yesterday, and
upon receiving the facts, lost no
time in notifying Coroner Wilcox,
who, in company with County At
torney Scribner and Sheriff Delury,
left for the scene early this morn
ing.
The sheriff will bring the muir
derer back to Walker with him,
and whether or not he will exper-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
The STATE SANITOR|UM
AT WALKER IS NOW OPEN
Dr.. marcley, Formerly Of Massachu.
sets, is Superintendent OF
the Institution.

Walker, Jan. 3.-(Special to Pio-
neer. )-The state sanatorium for
consumptives, located near Walker,
is now ready to receive patients. 1t
was hoped that the institution would
be open for the reception of patients
many weeks ago, but there has been
a protracted delay in completing the
water and sewer systems. This
work is not yet entirely completed,
but water is supplied to the main
buildings. Circulars regarding the
sanatorium have been sent out to all
the physicians of Minnesota, and
contain the following statement:
AS this institution was estab-
lished for the treatment of those
cases that are showing the first
symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis,
it will be the endeavor, in accord
ance with the law, to admit only
those patients who have slight
disease, and who offer a hope of
cure, or of such amelioration of
symptoms that they may become
wage earners again. It is further
more intended as an educational
institution where patients will be
taught the simple but important laws
of hygienic living. The sanatorium
should in no sense be considered a
home for the hopelessly sick.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
Severely Bitten by Rat.

Laporte, Jan. 3.-(Special to Pio
neer.)-Andrew Johnson, a shoe
maker at Laporte, took his son to
the hospital at Walker yesterday,
the little fellow having been badly
bitten by rat while sleeping. Dr..
Wilcox, upon inspecting the hand,
found that it was not only bitten in
several places, but literally chewed
by the rat, every finger showing
marks of the sharp teeth of the
rodent. The boy has suffered ex-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
Johanson Hearing on Today.

The preliminary hearing of John
Johanson, who is charged with
assault in the first degree, was held
at the court house today, before
Justice of the Peace SIocum, who
presided.
Johanson is charged with having
shot one Charles Hill in the back,
while the two men were in a resort
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
N. B. A. Will Install Officers.

The Bemidji Lodge NJ. B. A. will
install their officers for the ensuing
year at the meeting to be held Sat-
urday evening. In addition to the
installation ceremonies, it is ex-
pected that a class of twenty candi-
dates will be initiated into the mys-
teries of the order.
All members of the order and
their families are urged to be pres
ent at the meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03

Mayer, it having been agreed that
the building had been completed to
the full satisfaction of both the
proprietors and the architect.
The Merchants Hotel is the finest
brick block in the city of Bemidji.
The total cost of the building was
$4,000. Occupying as it does one
of the most prominent corners: in
the business center, the block adds
very materially to the substantial
of the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03

in the west end of the city on Mon
day night, December 23rd. Hill
was confined in the hospital for a
week after the shooting, but has
since been able to be about, the
thickness of the clothes he wore at
the time of the shooting alone
saving him from verv serious results
from the bullet, which sentered lis
shoulder. --..--~ - ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03

TO 1nduCe MS daughter, AagOt \Wh(
was in poor health) to come from
Crookston and take claim nea1
his, in the bracing air of the pines,
where she could regain her health
Miss Dahl came from her home
aud filed on a claim adjoining that
of her father.
Mr.. Dahl and his daughter lived
in shacks on their claims, and were
apparently on very friendly terms
with all their neighbo1s.
Miss Dahl visited in Crookston
during the month of September
1908, with her relatives, and that
was the last time she was seen there
alive. She returned to her claim,
and was never seen again outside
the home of neighbors in the vicin.
ity of Quiring.
Mr.. Dahl was seen in Crookston
during the month of January, 1904,
having sold the timber on his claim
while he was in that city, realizing
$1,000 therefor. Mr.. Dahl returned
to During, taking only about $50
of the sum realized by the sale of
his timber.
The Dahls mingled with their
neighbors quite freely, in the neigh
borhood of Quiring, and were often
seen at During postofice, until the
month of March, 1904, when their
visits to the postof6ce ceased, about
the last of the month.
Letters of inquiry, addressed to
the relatives of the Dahls residing at
Crookston. brought replies to the
effect that neither the father nor the
daughter had been in that city for
! some time.
O. C. Rood and C.. c.. Strander of
Crookston, sons-in-law of N. O. Dahl,
went to Quiring, and from there to
the claims of Mr.. Dahl and Aagot.
| They found no trace of either of the
missing relatives and packed the
effects of each and shipped the stuff
to Crookston.
The officials of Beltrami county
left no stone unturned in their
efforts to locate the bodies of the
Dahls and rewards were offered for
the finding of the bodies, and detec-
tives assisted in the efforts to un-
ravel the mystery.
Nothing in the form of a clue as
to the whereabouts of the missing
Dahs was unearthed until the even.
ing of July 10th, 1904, when Eugene
Goldwell and Owen French, two
homesteaders living near the Dahl
claims, came to Blackduck and
reported that they had found the
body of N. O. Dahl under the roots
of big balsam tree near his shack.
The BODY of Dahl was afterwards
buried at Crookston.
Eugene Coldwell and Paul Four.
nier were arrested, charged with
killing Dahl, and both men were
bound over to the grand jury. The
grand jury returned indictments
against Fournier and James Wesley
the latter having lived at the home
of Coldwell, and suspicion was di
rected against him with the crime
Fournier was held in the county
jail, awaiting the finding of James
Welsey, whose whereabouts were
unknown. On October II, 1904,
County Attorney Loud had the
indictment against Fourier an
nulled, the evidence not being con.
sidered strong enough against the
prisoner to warrant trying him on
charge of murder. Welsey remained
at large, and his whereabouts were q
mystery to the officials.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03

attorney for Paul Fournier, form,
ally served notice on Count
Attorney Henry Funkley, and mailed
a notice to Attorney Gen era
W. L. Young, and also filed a
notice with clerk of Court Rhoda,
of appeal to the Supreme Court for
the state of Minnesota, from the
Judgment and sentence of the Dis.
lrict Court of Beltrami county,
entered on the 18th day of April,
1907; and also from the further
order made and entered on the 2nd
day of January, 1908, by Judge
Spooner, denying the motion of
Fournier for an order vacating the
Judgment and setting aside the
verdict granted by the jury and
denying the defendants motion for
new trial in the case of the State
of Minnesota VS.. Fournier, who was
convicted of the crime of killing N.
0. Dahl at Quiring, in Beltrami
county, and who is now serving a
sentence of life imprisonment in the
state prison at Saltwater as punish.
ment for the crime.
Yesterday, NJ. A. Spooner, Judge
of the district court for the Fifteenth
Judicial district, denied the motion
of Mr.. Scrutchin for new trial.
Mr.. Scrutchin made his motion
for a new trial on September 18th,
1907. His application for setting
aside the verdict and giving a new
trial was based on the allegation
that improper testimony was admit
ted in the case, especial reference
being made to the testimony
given by girl named Florence
Melquist. Mr.. Scrutchin also SUBJ
mitted an affidavit which alleged
prejudice on the part of one of the
jurors who convicted Fourier, and
he submitted many authorities in
support of his argument.
County Attorney Funkley ap-
peared for the state in the argu-
ment of the motion and he sub
mitted authorities in support of his
argument in denial of the motion.
Judge Spooner took the matter
under consideration and did not re-
turn decision until yesterday, when
he denied the motion of Mr..
Scrutchin.
The killing of N. O. Dahl and his
daughter, Aagot, was one of the
most cold-blooded and brutal mur-
ders in the annals of crime in north
ern Minnesota.
An almost helpless old man,
white-haired and past 81 years of
age, weighing but $50 pounds; and
a Young woman, 23 years of age,
sickly, frail and without suspicion as
to any kind of danger of any kind
the victims of unknown murderers,
who shed blood in the hope of OBJ
tanning few patry dollars, believ-
ing that their identity would never
be discovered, and, knowing we'll the
isolated condition of the country,
were confident that the bodies of
the old man and his daughter woul d
never be found.
N. O. Dahl was for many years a
resident of Polk county, and was in
Crookston for months at time.
Mr.. Dahl, whose wife was dead,
decided in 1902 to file on a claim
in northern Beltrami county. He
came to Bemidji, and later filed on
a claim about mile and a half
east of During postofice and fifteen
miles northwest of the village OF
Blackduck. At that time there were
very few settlers in the vicinity of
During, and the aged Dahl decided
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
To the Public,

I have severed all connection
with the Bemldji Club, and I hereby
notify the public that I 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., 1908-01-03
Merchants Hotel Block Accented,

WcIVI1dIItS 1IUtcI O1UCk RCCepIeu.
The new Merchants Hotel block
was accepted py Messrs. Thome &
Mayer, the owners, after a consulta-
tion between G. E. Kreatz, the con-
tractor, builder of the block, E.
Strassburger of Crookston, the
architect, and Messrs. Thome &
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03

New Year postal cards at the
Pioneer office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
Continued on Third Page

treme pain as the result of his
injuries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-01-03
FOURNIER HAS APPEALED
CASE TO SUPREME COURT
Attorney Charles Strutchn Files Notice of Appeal on
Motion to Set Aside Judgment and Denial of
Motion for New Trial.

Today Charles W. Scutchin, induce his daughter wh
attorney for Paul Founie health
ally served
Attorney Henry Funky mailed bracng
notice Attorney where she could
w. /. Young, and also filed Miss Dahl
-ofan xloeL
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approval
than has been made Albuquerque for this and the outlook
satisfactory session which will be successful The
which has been aroused through the very enve publicity given the
gratifying"
the called Tor snort at the commercial Club where
gathered
club crowded
delegates and VISITORS ana men wearing delegate badges crowded motel
until nights of them arriving
in
notable number personnel the delegates and the
than the
resources practical engineers practical farmers and % growers
representatives of thoughtful scientific work in agricultural college and
of reclaimng the waste places of the nation
noteworthy that there an absence the purely political element among the
prominent IN VINO nave
led the actual the
with the aims of the The activity Of the national campaign has
attendance number noted
until within ew days VI
but almost without exception they have sent greeting to
Pres
Roosevelt whose letter the congress will be read at the opening
session this morning
President promptly
will be in their seats The convention hall pronounced
who have seen to be the best
and this feature has been made most effective by the
collection of paintings of western scenes which the Santa Fe railroad
brought here for the congress
will and 1t probable
those who dee attend will be able to find seats for
Immediately following Natnnal will
the invocation will follow Rev.
FATHER Mandalr j. Of the Immaculate Conception church. h
the irrigation ode sung the
having the assistance Of number OF sooss whose names are
wel o
will then welcome the delegates in behalf of the
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or Through the cooperation of the
federal government and through the
efforts of Rev E. Mcqueen Gray,
chairman of the committee on foreign
representation, the foreign delcga -
are hero this year Ia greater numbers
than ever bei8re and for the first
time the congress has Just claim to be
entitled international, since the dis
cussions and papers which come with
the foreign delegates will make the
program of the congress Worldwide
in its scope, For the reception to-
night all delegates and visitors are in
vited to attend.
In the receiving line with the for
eign delegates will be the officers Of
the congress and the board OF con-
troll, Governor Curry and staff, and a
large number Of distinguished visit
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The Afternoon session.

The afternoon session win be called
to order at 2:45, and the first order
of business will be the reports of the
officers This will include reports
from the president and secretary and
from the officers of the board of con-
troll Held's band, of Salt Lake City
win give the musical numbers for the
afternoon session. and will also play
at the reception to foreign representa-
tives, which will take place in conven-
tion han this evening at $3.50 o'clock.
The afternoon session will be made of
especial importance by a number of
addresses of unusual interest. Hon.
L. Bradford Prince, of New Mexico,
who has been Identified with the con-
gress since its inception, and William
II. Smythe, Of Utah, the founder Of
the congress, will deliver addresses
Governor Prince on Yesterday and
To-Day auds MI Smytne on. The
Hope of the Little Lands"
NJ. Rene Tayernier, chief engineer
of the French department of public
works, will be the last speaker of the
afternoon session. NJ. Tavernier will
have with him his son, who will act as
his Interpreter
The first day of She congress closes
with the reception in convention hail,
at which the representatives. Of for
eign nations will be the guests of hon
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ors who are guests Of Albuquerque
and the congress
Every train yesterday brought its
quota OF delegates, several of the
rtains running in three or more Sec
tions TO accommodate the traffic. Cal
ifornia arrived with 4 representation
of twenty or more. From southern
New Mexico came more than a hun
dred delegates. while Arizona arrivals
during the day numbered fifty dele
gates.
With President Goudy and party
from Denver last night came forty
delegates while the Pueblo boosters
who arrived earlier in the day We're
everywhere in evidence. The Utah ana
northwest delegations, and delegates
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city of Albuquerque, while Governor
Curry win extend the welcome of New
Mexico to her guests The response
to these addresses, and the opening
address of the congress, will thcn be
delivered by President Goudy
General ]. Franklin Bell, chief Of
staff of the United States army will
be the next speaker. General Bell had
not expected to take part in the pro-
gram, but at the urgent invitation of
the officers of the congress yesterday
he consented to take part in the
opening program.
The reading of the message to the
congress from the President of the
United States, responses to the ad-
dresses of welcome by the represent
atives of foreign states, and the APP
pointment of committees will close the
morning session.
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HE SIXTEENTH annual meeting of the National Irri-
cation Congress will convene in opening session at
1890 o'clock this morning in convention hall with
the prospect that the attendance delegates will set
new record; with evidence abundant of deepest
interest in the work of the mceang and with assur-
ance of success in every detail of the carrying out
OF the elaborate program. Careful thought and
months of hard work have been given to the prepa-
ration of this program and the perfecting Of
arrangements. The Board of Control and the
citizens of New Mexico, who have borne the burden
of this preparation, complete their work this morn
ing and deliver the formed program the congress
Thnirr hnc hnnr
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OPENING DlY-NTERNATIoNAL INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.

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Military Parade Encampment,
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Electric Illumination
Attractions
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DELEGATES MUST HEGISTTiltt)
Building. credentials badges
OPENING SESSION SIXTEENTH NATIONAL
IRRIGATION
Blue-grass blade., 1908-09-20
Practical Suggestions Given by Secretary
e. M. BIiven, of MateriaIist Associa-
ton - Her Splendid Address
Before Convention.
(By Eliza Mowry Bliven.)
Why do people go to church?


when they were little children their
mothers took them there; they had on their
pre- ttiest Clothes heard music and singing;
some liked that; others had to go and get
used to it; thus it became habit to go
to meeting The grown folks approved OF
their going and condemned them if they
stayed away. Habits formed when young
grow into the brain and become part OF
us, especially when conscience is trained to
heed you ought to-"
AS boys grow older they find so many
pleasures outside, and it is so tiresome sit
ting still in church many of them drop out.
They don't always drop into good company
nor good habits, AM. their mothers feel thai
their downward course begun when they
left church.
Girls are not allowed to go everywhere as
bows do: and they want to go somewhere
so they generally find ways of enjoyment
connected with going to church, and are
soon gwen something to do in fairs, con-
certs, etc. which pleases them. The girls
that drop out are quite apt to get into ba
company and get alked against, so you see
the good girls feel that church is the right
place. etc. OF course, they learn 10 believe
the preaching, praying and bible, because
taey hear it every Sunday and never hear
the other side. So they become church
members, and tie themselves TO II for life,
ana teach it to their children. Does 1t
make the women bad? No indeed, 1t don't.
Most of the noblest women in our land,
those carrying on all the many philan-
thropic movements, the best mothers, the
most capable teachers, are most all of them
church members But 1t was not the church
superstitions that made them noble, phlan-
thropc or even intelligent. 1ney have
won their way up in spite o. the church
superstitions. Yet part of the church
teachings did guide and help them become
the worthy, capable women they are. For
many of the moral precepts In the bible
are on the relations of man to man, for
peace justice, virtue, that make for good
citizenship and mutual welfare of all in this
life Those moral laws are found in all
great religions, and in the philosophy of the
wise of all nations; they were wrought out
by the experience and observation of the