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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
Death With
Secret Concealed
sodenberg Dies at Hospital With
out Disclosing Aught but
His Name.

The mystery of a man who faced fatal
illness and death without disclosing more
than a name and age is that which sur
rounds the demise Of A.. Soderberg. who
died at Emmanuel hospital Friday morn
ing. Several days ago this man appeared
at the hospital dangerously in. He was
admitted, but treatment was of no avail.
Officials Of the hospital decline to dis
close the cause of death and at Swanson's
Undertaking establishment, where the body
Is held, 1t was said the death certificate of
the physician in attendance had not been
filed.
II Is known that Soderberg has a sister,
one Mrs. Richards, at Chadron, Ia, and
that he was y years old. HIS effects and
the appearance of the body indicate that
he was a farmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
NEW DOEDEE PASTOR COMES
rev. Grant Il. Fisher WIN Preach
First sermon Here sunday
MornfmR.

Rev. Grant e. Fisher the new pastor Of
the Dundee Presbyterian church. has
arrived and win deliver his first sermon in
his new pulpit on Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Fisher
was called 20 Dundee church three months
ago. His last charge was at West Alexan-
der. Pa. He succeeds Rev. Henry Quick
enden, who resigned a year ago 10 80 70
Idaho.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher win make his home at
E25 Webster street He arrived accom-
panied by Mrs. Fisher and his sister on
Thursday.
The new Dundee church is now under
construction and services are being held
In Dundee halL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
scaIded by steam

or soorehcd by a fire, apply Bucklen's, Ar.
MICA saive. Cures piles, too, and the worst
sores. Guaranteed. 25c. Sold by Beaton
Drug CO.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30

Take Chamberlaln's Cough remedy when
you have a cold and you will be delighted
with H. R,lU
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11

side, by the president of the l. /. & C.
as an office; the use OF the auditorium
by Miss McClintic as a studio for her
expression work
The board further ruled that the
High School and the |. l. & G. shall
be maintained as entirely separate
schools; that no pupil of the High
School shall be permitted to take any
subject from the l. I. & G. teachers,
nor any pupil OF the |. I. & G. be per-
mitted to take any work in the High
School; that the /. I. & G. girls shall
conform to the same regulations in the
building and on the play ground as the
High School pupils; that the faculty
OF the l. /. g. G. shall have the use
Of the auditorium every two months
for entertainments. If desired that Of.
ten.
All of these conditions were ap.
proved and agreed to by the city super
intendent and the president of the l.
|. & c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
Will Use New
Auditorium

For the first time tomorrow the Bap,
lists of the city win worship in the
main auditorium of their handsome
new church.
Rev. A. ]. Holt, d. D., of Lake City,
Fla, who has been invited to accept
the pastorate Of the church, will preach
morning and evening and special in
vitation to attend the services is ex-
tended to all the people of the city.
DIR. Holt is one OF the ablest Baptist
preachers in the country. At the
prayer meeting Wednesday evening. he
delighted the congregation with his
talk. Thirty years and more ago he
was missionary among the Indians
OF this country. He Is ripe scholar
and man of wide experience. as
well as speaker Of great power.
The new auditorium is not entirely
completed. but the congregation will
be made comfortable. The choir, un-
der the direction OF Mrs. Trawick. win
furnish special music.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
Short Change
Artist

Bass Ray was fined s1S by Judge
Grigsby this morning for playing the
short-change game on several Chicka-
sha merchants.
According to the story told by wit
nesses, Rays method was to go into
a store and buy five cents worth OF
goods. throwing down a two-dollar bill.
Generally one-dollar coin and several
pieces of change were handed back
to him. Contriving to slip the dollar
into his pocket unobseryed. he would
then produce the amount of his pur-
chase with the remark" / have the
change. you may hand me back the
two dollars" He would then insist
that only 95 cents In change had been
given to him and demand the other
dollar. Several parties testified that
they had been worked in this man
ner
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
|. /. 8 C. OPENING
NEYT TIIECnAV
Will Be Important Event In History Of ChiCkaSaa.
Prominent Speakers on Program
Invited

The opening of the Oklahoma Indus.
trial Institute and College for Girls will
occur next Tuesday morning.
President Abernethy Is arranging a
program for the opening exercises
which will be held in the High School
auditorium, beginning at O'clock He
expects State Superintendent Cameron
and Senator Stewart, author OF the
bill creating the school. to be present
and local speakers will also take part
in the program. It will be an occa-
sion OF great interest to the people Of
Chickasha.
The city school board at meeting
on Friday afternoon consented to give
the use of rooms in the High School
building to the /. |. & c. as follows:
-Four rooms on the first floor to be
used by Mrs Abernethy Misses
Frazier. Dunn and Wilson; the use Of
the domestic science room by Miss
Hancock for half the time the mid
die room on the second floor, north
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
new NORTHWEST line
Extends Through ChiCkasha, Clinton and Wood
ward-PrOmoter Is Expected Here In Few
DayS--PrOSpectS Good

benefited and enriched by the building
of the road. Farm values will be in.
creased from SIS to $40 per acre by
the enterprise and the cost Of con.
structing the roadbed, ETC., will be
largely paid to farmers along the route
of the proposed road In fact, provi-
sion is made that farmers may use
teams and work out the amount they
subscribe. In all cases the subscribed
bonus is not due until the road is
completed and in operation.
AS a railroad promoter, Major Cor
don has been very successful and the
years Of his experience has contributed
the very wise plan he has submitted
for building this road. He says that
this is the best proposition he ever
handled. The burden has been ap-
portioned to all points along the line
and all must support it or the road
cannot be built.
In all communities where he has
been he has met with encouragement
and the progressive people are agree
ing to the fair terms of his subscrip
tion contract.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
Fast Horses Will be Here--- Liberal Purses are
Offered---The Track viii Be In Fine
Condition

Preparations for the Chickasha fair
and races go rapidly forward and
everything points to a successful race
meeting here Sept. 1925.
Ben Hampton, who IS the promoter
of the rases, is an enthusiast and he
is leaving nothing undone to insure
a great occasion.
The string Of horses that will be
here have been making the South
western Oklahoma circuit of which
Chickasha is a part. and they will go
from here to Oklahoma City to the
state fair
Mr.. Hampton will have his track In
fine shape for the races and ample
arrangements viii be made to accom-
modate the crowds. Following is the
program for the four days:
First Day.
Tworyear-old pace. half mile 1.-TWO in
three) purse, $125.
2:20 pace. mile heats 1.-TWO in three)
purse, $40O
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11

which they hold patents. The scan.
things are made of steel tubing covered
with continuous run of steel wire.
This in turn is covered with metal
cloth, the outer coat being OF concrete,
as thick as may be desired. A three.
inch layer Of concrete will support 500
pounds TO the foot. The exterior OF
the hoase is usually finished In stucco
or with cement finish and the cost Is
estimated to be but little above the
ordinary brick house.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11

Clinton. Okla. Sept 11.--At a meet
ing of the business men this week,
the railroad proposition OF Major E..
c. Gordon was accepted. which assures
this city another railroad.
The proposed line extends from the
northwestern part of the state to the
southern part, passing through high
ly developed agricultural country that
is without a railroad.
Woodward, In the northwest and
Chickasha in the southern part OF the
state are on the line. Major Gordon
expects to be in Chickasha within a
few days to present his proposition.
According to the agreement entered
into by the citizens of Clinton, bonds
to the amount of $4,000 are to be
paid when the road is completed and
operated northwest to Clip, which will
not be at sooner date than two
years hence, five miles right OF way
and ten acres OF land are to be fur.
nished as soon as wanted for con.
struction work. Another $4,000 is to
be paid when the road is built south
west to Korn in Washita county, not
to be sooner than three years hence
and again five miles of right OF way.
Major Gordon has carefully wrought
out system Of subscription by which
all who share in the benefits of the
road will be required to support their
share OF the bonus He proposes to
secure much help from the farmers
along the route who viii be greatly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11

desire to call to the attention OF
the owners of property assessed for
the pavement of Choctaw avenue,
Fourth and Eighth streets that the
first installment was due September
1t and Is now delinquent and subject
to penalty. The money to meet the
bonds issued against these streets is
due in New York on the 18th, but in
asmuch as this is the first payment
and some OF the property owners were
not familiar with the requirements, the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
MONDAY is The FIRST DAY

the terms. A truant officer will be
appointed at the next meeting of the
board and it will be woe to the fellow
who plays hockey"
Superintendent Ramey held a con
ference with the teachers at the High
School building this morning, nearly
all of them being present. The work
of the coming years was discussed and
final preparations for the opening were
outlined,
"'rhe schools start out with better
prospects than ever before" said Su.
perintendent Ramey. We have an ex-
cellent corps of teachers and are bet
ter equipped than we have ever been
for doing first-class work in all grades
and departments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

) For Chickasha and vicinity: To 4
night and Sunday generally fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11

Two-year-old trot, half mile heats
(two in three) purse. s125.
Two or more running races.
Second Day.
Free-for-all pace, $500.
Three-year-old pace, half mile heats
(three in five) stake, 5000.
1880 trot, mile heats (two in three)
purse, s4OO.
Two or more running races.
Third Day.
Three-year-old trot, half mile heats
(three in five) stake. 5000
2:35 pace, mile heats 1.-TWO ia three)
purse, $4OO.
Two or more running races.
Fourth Day.
2:1sA trot ttwo in three) purse.
$4OO.
Derby race Give heats race).
money divided so, 25, is and 10 per
cent 5000.
For running races additional purses
will be offered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
PAVING TAX IS DELINQUENT A GREAT RACING

city clerk has been instructed to re-
ceiye payment without the penalty up
to the last minute after which the
money can be gotten to New York
by the morning of the 18th. All delin-
quent assessments must be, under the
law. Immediately certified to the coun-
ty treasurer for collection. On Nurth
and Eighth streets all property within
half block of the pavement on Doth
sides has been assessed.
W. M. Edwards.
11-2t Mayor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
Carnival Under Auspices
OF the United Charities

Herbert A. Kline, whose shows win
furnish the bulk of the big attractions
for the state fair, was here today and
closed deal for putting on his shows
here during the week beginning Sept.
20, under the auspices OF the United
Charities. A large line of attractions
is promised and. the charity associa-
tion will share in the proceeds. The
shows will be located on Kansas ave
nue. between Fourth and Fifth streets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
Build New Type Of
Fire Proof House

Architect Harold MacKlin this morn.
Ing secured license from Kohler
Bros. OF Chicago, giving him the ex.
elusive right to erect new type of
fireproof house. on the construction OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
or all the sad words
OF sage or fool,
The saddest are these:
Il must go to school,"
School Boy "Pome.

Hearken We, kids. You may not hear
it. but the school bell is calling you
to books" Next Monday morning in
your best colthes and with your faces
clean, you must be at your place at the
appointed time.
Monday morning is the time, not
Tuesday as was stated in the Express
yesterday and you must be there. The
school board has decided to rigidly en-
force the compulsory school law this
year. requiring all children of school
age to attend the first six months of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-09-11
SELECTING ROUTE FOR
THE CAR LINES.

= Ccol. c. f. Woodward, the 4
= street car man, spent today in go
= ing over the city, selecting routes 4
= Cor the lines and doing general I
= preliminary work He expects to 4
= remain here yutil all arrange 4
= ments pertaining to the PROPOSE Z
= tion are concluded 4
= +@+%@ = go 80 %+4%
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11
FIRE DEPARTMENT. TEAM
WINS THE OPENING GAME
First Contest for Basketball Championship of City Was
Played at the Armory Last Night Between Fire.
men and Co. X Fives.

the Firemen also excelled in team
work, although the playing showed
that neither team had INDUCED in
sufficient practice to be in top form.
Clark Dick, a commercial traveller
who has played basketball at Duluth
and Grand Rapids, is making his
home in Bemidji, and be has joined
the Fire Department team. He
played with the team last evening
and his work was especially merton
Gus. He is splendid addition to
the basketball squad of the city.
Heffron, H. Cell, Lindsay, Gill
and Kreatz also did good work.
Professor w. E. Robinson Of this
city acted as referee. At the request
of the members of both fives, he in
terpreted the rules very closely, in
regard to foul playing, with the re-
suit that there were many fouls
called. Prof. Robinson was very
fair and impartial, and he makes a
splendid Official.
The Co. K team will train
another center, and the soldiers
expect that the next contest with
the fire laddies wi be much closer,
with the indications that Co. K
might win
The "Big Bemidg" team will be
picked from tie payers Of these
two teams, and will battle with all
corners for the championship of
northern Minnesota. t.:',:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11
THE new ARRANGEMENT
= MEETING WITH FAVOR
The "SpIit.Week" Arrangement Liked
by the Patrons of the Brinkman
Family Thea}er.


The new arrangements, in which
the Brinkman Theater is enabled to
put on an entire new lot of perform
ers twice each week, is meeting with
great favor among the patrons of
that popular place of amusement.
The bill for this, both the first
and last half, was among the best
ever put on in the city, but the one
for next week is expected to be a
record breaker.
-. among those' who +saee part in
the program the> first part of next
week are:
Dell Reno, magacian; Post & Glib
son, in Married Three Weeks"
.Compbell Clarke Sisters, presenting
comedy character playlet, A Bad
Penny Returns"
These people are high class
artists in their line and to miss
this bill is to miss rare treat in a
bill of variety and excellence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11

logging camps of northern Mime
sofa, during this winter, will be
carried on in a more extensive
scale than ever" said Rev. Higgins.
We will have a man in the camps
near Littlefork, another man visit
ing the camps along the logging
railroads of the Smith-Alger COM
pany, running out of Duluth, and
another near Cloquet.
Rev. Astwood of Big Falls is do
ing missionary work in the camps
near Big Falls, and Rev. Mapson.
Presbyterian pastor at Tenstrike,
has been doing good work in some
of the camps north of Bemidji.
I shall visit the camps on the
Leech Lake reservation, near
Walker; those of the Red River Lum-
Der company, John Moberg, w. T.
Blakeley and others in this section,
and will have general supervision
of all the missionary work in this
part of the state.
Il am at present distributing
some five tons of reading matter,
consisting of good magazines and
other stuff that will do the boys in
the camps much good.
I have visited number of the
camps located near some of the
towns in which saloons were recently
closed by order of the government
and I find that, with one or two
exceptions, every 'lumberjack' in the
camps has expressed himself very
forcibly as being glad that the
saloons have been closed; and they
are not backwards in asserting that
this movement on the part of Uncle
Sam will greatly insure to their per-
sonal benefit"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11

Since he returned from the effete
aeast, Rev. Frank E. Higgins, the
Mmberjack sky pilot" has been
visiting his boys" in the logging
camps hereabouts, and his smiling
-countenence indicates that he is ex-
ceedingly we'll pleased with the royal
welcome which the employees in the
tall timber" have been extending to
him.
Rev. Higgins came to this city
Thursday evening from a visit to the
camps of the Red River Lumber
company, extending from west of
Laporte southwark towards Akeley,
where sub-contractors are cutting
timber for Walker & Akeley and
the Red River Lumber company of
Akeley.
by -, Higgins, we're proud of
you; and when we saw the accounts
in the papers as how you had been
Singing it to the big guys in the
east, we knew you had your sky
pilot fighting clothes on and was
giving 'em the gospel, same as you
have pounded it into US boys here
in. the tall timber
This salutation has been given to
Rev. Higgins on several occasions
since he returned, some two weeks
ago, and despite the rather emphati-
cally profane djrectness of the
remark, it is nevertheless sincere
and everybody knows that the sky
pilot" rather enjoys it.
From Bemidji, Rev. Higgins went
to Deer River, and Bigfork and he
will organize a Presbyterian church
at the latter place.
The missionary work in the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11

II o'clock, the subject-'A Scholars
Tribute to the Mast err The even
ing service at 8 O'Clock, the subject
Riding the Mule" The Epworth
League will hold it's devot ional
session at 7 o'clock. The Sabbath
school will convene after the morn
ing service. Everybody are invited
to attend our services, and all will
receive a hearty welcome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11

The Bemidji Fire Department
Basketball Team defeated the Co.
K five, at the armory, last night
(Friday) by a score of FL to Is, in
game that was fast and very we'll
played for the opening game of the
season, and the participants in the
game all did very we'll, some of them
starring.
The two teams lined up as follows:
Fire Department-Earl Cell and
Dick, forwards; Heffron, center; F.
Getchell and E. Mullen, guards.
Co. K.-Lindsay and H. Cell,
forwards; Gill, center; Kelley and
Erickson and Kreatz. guards.
The armory floor was very slippery,
and falls and mix-ups were, frequent,
resulting in many fouls on both sides
that would not have been committed
had the floor been less smoth. The
Firemen were the worst offe nders on
fouls, the nine baskets from the
foul line we're recorded against
them-9 points in the score. Co.
K made seven fouls, and seven
points were made against them, as
result.
The firemen displayed superior
form, especially at the center posi-
ton, where Hebron lowered over
both Gill and Kelley and got the
Jump on the soldier center on every
line up in the middle Of the floor.
This was a decided advantage; and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11
SCHOOL ELECTION WAS
ALMOST UNANIMOUS YES
Board Authorized to Sell "Old Catholic
Church" Lots.-votes, ~ Yes,
3 No.

The special election for the
Independent School District of
Bemidji, which was held last even
ing, was apparently overlooked by
the larger portion of the voters of
the district, as but thirty persons
appeared and cast their ballots on
the proposition which was SUBJ
mitted for a vote of the people.
OF the thirty who cast their bal
lots, three voted ''no" and twenty
seven voted :''yes." The propo
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11

Berner and C.. E. Brown of St. Paul.
Much interest was shown in the
meeting, the sperkers being very
obliging in the matter of asking
questions pertaining to the subjects
discussed, which were of especial
interest to farmers who are tilling
the soil and removing the timber at
one and the same time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-11
STATE is PROGRESSING IN
FOURNIER MURDER TRIAL
Goodly Number of Witnesses Examined and it Was
Thought Possible State Might Rest This Evening"
Great Interest in Trial.

stand when court convened after
dinner on Friday.
In addition to testifying as to the
finding of the bodies of the Dahl's.
DR.. Marcum testified as an expert to
the bullet holes in the skull of Mr..
Dahl and swore that they were made
with 30-40 calibre rifle.
On cross-examination he was
asked if the holes might have not
been made by a 1908 Savage rife
and testified that in his opinion
they could not.
VIM. Kruger, a homesteader, and
the owner of the rifle with which
the state claims the killing was done,
testified to loaning the gun to
Fourier, and that they had it in
their possession on the 9TH of April
and until the afternoon of the 9Th.
when he went and got it.
He testified to finding white
hair on the rear sig hit Of the gun
when 1t was returned. The GUN
was .3O-.40=ca1iber rifle.
Kruger also testified to going
over to Fournier'r cabin a day or
two later and finding sign on the
door saying they (Fournier and
Wesley were away; that pair of
pants laid beside the cabin rolled
up and that he unrolled them and
found them all bloody. A day or
two later, according to his testi.
mony, he saw fire near Fournier's
cabin and found Fournier had a fire
of brush and was burning up those
pants, even though they were good
garments.
H. Greenfield testified that Four
nier was in his place at Buena Vista
April 9th, on his way home, and
hired a man named Butler to take
him home; that Fourier purchased
the, drinks there at Greenffeld's
saloon and got trusted, saying he
had no money.
David Miller testified to loanins
Fourier 81 on or about April 9th.
Hugh Dean, a logger, testified az
to the amount of money Fourier
had earned working for him on dates
between the disappearance of the
Dahps and the finding of the body.
Charles Martindale testified to
overhearing conversation between
Wesley and Fourier in which they
discussed the Dahl's, and Fourier.
said he wished he had the girl;
that he could use her on his claim.
Wesley also said he wished he had
her, and asked Fourier what he
would do with the old man. Fourier
replied that he could put him out of
the way and hide him under the ice
or somewhere.
At the close of Martindale's ex.
animation, court adjourned until
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.