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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-12-29

by his acquaintance as he appeared
handling the reins of his handsome
roadster, in the early morning or
late evening hours. He was some
what reserved by nature, preferring
his home and his store to social func-
tons or lodge rooms, influenced in a
large measure by recurring ill health.
His funeral was held last Thursday
afternoon at the Church Of the Holy
Communion, Rev. C. S. Nook lead
ing in the impressive Episcopal SER
vice for the dead. The casket was
piled with beautiful blossoms, the
tribute Of friends and members of
the family. His oldest daughter,
Mrs. Ben Nelson of Granite Falls,
was detained by illness, but Mr..
Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. R.. lThiering of
Hebron. N. D., Dallas E. Laird of
this city and Harry Laird Of Twin
Falls, Idaho. and a brother of the
deceased = Jas. Laird, Mankato -
with the bereaved widow, were in
attendance. The older residents of
the city were particularly we'll rep
resented in the audience.
d. J. Laird was born in the state
of New York in 1916. and with his
family came to Mankato in 1857.
He remembered very well the trou-
bled period of the Indian uprising
five years later. when a boy of 16,
and three years later enlisted in the
service of his country, his battery,
Co. F, LIST MINI. Heavy Artillery, be-
ing detailed to Tennessee for duty
during most of his time of service,
until the close of the war. Mr.. Laird
came with o. L. Dornberg to this
place in the spring of 1878, the year
in which the railroad was extended
to Redwood Falls. The two men
went into the hardware business
under the firm name of Laird &
Dornberg until about 13 years ago
when the business was reorganized
and has since been carried on by D.
E. Laird, Mr.. Laird continuing tc
take an important interest in the di.
rection of affairs until compelled tt
leave the store last fall, on account
of his illness.
Mr.. Laird was married MAY 22d
1870. in Mankato, to Miss Marite Ole
who survives him.
Besides the family above men.
toned Jas. and Oliver E. Laird Of
Mankato and sister residing al
Kansas City are among the surviv
ing near relatives. Oliver Laird Wis
tied his brothers bedside about two
weeks ago, but was unable to leave
home at the time Of the funeral
Jas. Laird being the only bother
present on that occasion.
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D. J. LAIRD MUSTERED OUT.
A Resident of Redwood Falls for Over
30 Years Summoned.

AS foreshadowed last week, the
illness of D. ]. Laird was terminated
by his death Tuesday evening. Death
was the result of a chronic trouble
of long standing, Mr.. Laird having
made a brave fight for forty years
against bodily infrmities. Being of
an active and Industrious bent, fond
of caring for and driving we'll bred
horse, ne will long be remembered
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Such employment it is now con-
tended, is a technical violation of
law, the constitution forbidding
members of the legislature holding
any other office under the authority
of the state, and it is assumed that
the jobs these gentlemen had are in
view of the law offices" This was
not discovered. however, until they
began to push Mr.. Furlong's candi-
dacy. The fact seems to be that
there is nothing new about members
of the legislature being employed
by the state fair board and paid out
of its receipts. An examination of
the evidence taken at the legislative
investigation will show that Mr..
Brady, the same gentlemen who is
mentioned above, was employed for
weeks at time by Mr.. Cosgrove
going about the country advertising
the fair. For this service Mr.. Cos
grove paid Mr.. Brady olt of his
own pocket, afterwards drawing on
the treasurer for the amount. My
recollection is, though of this | am
not quite certain. that in previous
years other members of the legisla-
ture helped out during fair week
and nothing was thought of it.
However, the fact that this is now
being used against Mr.. Furlong,
although the whole board which
passed on the bills is just as respon-
sible as he is, indicates what a lively
proposit on this war among the men,
bers of the fair board is. 1t will be
no bad thing if it is kept up, and
and publicity is given to the boards
methods. The more that is known
about them the less the public is
likely to approve of them. There is
a lot Of petty gambling going on
that should be eliminated from the
management, and it has been going
on for years. Whether Mr.. Furlong
has been party to it or not, don't
know, but if he has he has only
adopted methods which have long
been familiar to those on the inside.
The governor has been using his
good offices to secure a settlement
of the strike, and as result of his
taking the initiative there have been
some preliminary conferences be-
tween the representatives of the
striking switchmen and their friends
and the representatives of the rail-
roads, at which the governor was
represented by his private secretary.
What was done at these confer
ences is not known, but the fact that
they have been held is regarded as
favorable. The fact of the matter
! is both railroads and sWitchmen are
already heartily sick of the strike.
and both would be glad enough to
reach any agreement which does not
look like backdown. The prevail
ing feeling is here that an under
standing will before long be arrived
at.
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Lodge Elections.
UNITED WORKMEN.

UNITED WORKMEN.
M. W.-Ross Byram.
Foreman. H. Donovan.
Overseer-C. w. Byram
Recorder-Louis Jungers.
Financier-Emil Kuenzli.
Receiver-M. Lohrenz.
Guide Martin Joern.
|. Watchman-J. Gull.
0. Watchman-M. O. Byram.
Trustee. Kuenzli.
ANTIQUITY LODGE, A. F. & A. M.
w. MI. A. Japs.
S. W.-Ned Dripps.
J. W.-R. A. Cooper.
Sew ]. Smithers.
Treas. IN. v. r. Hunter.
Trustee. v. Everett. for tire
7ears.
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Saltwater Twine Orders.

Now is the time for farmers to
list their orders for binding. Irvine
for the next harvest. Orders left at
the Farmers Elevator will be
promptly entered in the order re-
ceived.
Please attend to this before it is
too late. G. A. PATON
2z-2t Manager.
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The Ingle Meetings.

In preparation for the great evan
gelistic campaign which the Chris
tian church will enter upon during
the month Of February. the Rev. S.
M. Smith announces the following
special Sunday evening sermons dur
ing the month of January:
Jan. I'd" Ancient Truth VS.. Mod
ern Lies"
Jan. 9th-"Is Religious Contro-
versy Justifable?"
Jan. 10Th From Pauperism to a
Crown"
Jan. 23d-'sIs There a He'll"
Jan. 3Oth-"How Shall Souls be
Won"
The general public are cordially
invited.
Sell to US once, you'll sell to us
always. We use you right. and
meet all competition. A. P. Cloudy,
exporter and dealer. at Jackson fur
house one block from C. & N. w.
depot. 2O-4t.
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A SHAMEFUL CASE.
An Alleged Man Neglects His Family
All at County Home.

If the allegations Of the WOOD
Lake News, reprinted below, are
true, the man who is responsible fol
the situation ought to be behind the
bars in Jail. instead of supported a:
pauper:
For fifteen days or so Robert Mat
tenson and family, formerly of Red
wood county, have been living in {
covered wagon short distance from
town and relying on this county fol
support. The family consists OF
man and wife and eleven children.
Commissioner Anderson, whom
they called on for aid investigated
the matter and on Thursday of last
week Mr.. Anderson and Sheriff Wick
went out to the wagon and compelled
Mattenson to bring his team to town
where they could have the proper
shelter and feed. The poor animals
were nearly frozen and lay shivering
on the ground and it was with great
difficulty they were brought to town.
On the same day Commissioner An
derson notified the authorities OF
Redwood county and after they had
looked into the matter they agreed to
take the family back Ewithin the
borders Of that county Con Monday
of this week.
On Tuesday one John Peterson,
who had been with Mattenson, &C.
companied by James Dufield, farm
err living south of Belview. were in
town and Mr.. Peterson took posses.
sion Of one of the horses which he
claimed as his property. The horse
was turned over to him after he had
paid the stabling fees.
A warrant of election was to have
been issued and Sheriff Wick was to
take The family back to Redwood
county. But Monday afternoon Mr..
Anderson received phone message
from authorities stating that they
would come for the family Tuesday.
This is but one Of the many ex.
amples Of the lowly positions man
will descend in order to escape work
Mr.. Mattenson, we are informed,
is an able bodied man, and with the
farmers all looking for help and the
good wages that have been paid dur.
ing the past harvest there is no ex.
cuse for him being in such preGica-
ment. We are also informed that
he has been offered work and refused
to accept and his present position is
no more than he justly deserves.
The other members of the family
are the ones to be pitied. The child
rem range in age from two tt
twenty-one years. The oldest child
a girl, left few days ago for Red
wood to find work.
Mrs. Mathieson and her clever
children were taken before Probate
Judge Howard yesterday. and it wa
disclosed that the family had beer
leading a precarious existence tn
past year. in the ark on wheel
which constituted their home, under
conditions which can better be imag
ined than described, but necessaril,
unfit for any human creatures. Tn,
father having absconded, the eigh
minor children were consigned tt
the state school for INDECENT chill
dren at Owatonna, while the thre
older children and their mother will
remain in the county home unit
some fit employment can be foun'
for them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-31

The last of the stragglers of the
party of state officials who made
the trip into the Red lake country
to investigate conditions as to drain
age, game and fish laws and how
they were being observed, etc., re-
turned to the city this forenoon,
over the NJ, R. L. & M. railway,
from the Red Lake Indian agency.
After the party left Shotley Sum
day morning, they visited at Tam
arac river, for few moments in the
forenoon and then went to the Moose
Creek settlement, on the north
shore of Upper Red lake, where they
noted conditions there, returning to
Tamarac river, where Secretary
Frank Day,Secretary julius Schmahl,
State Auditor Iverson and Drainage
Engineer Ralph left the party and
returned home by way of Shotley,
Kelliher and the M. & I. to St.
Paul.
The balance Of the party took a
delightful ride up the Tamarac
river to the "Big Meadows, I"
where there were many indications
of moose trails and feeding places
for the "monarchs of the forest. :"
The trip was made on the steamer
"Mud Hen," Peter Eberhardt, the
owner, donating the services of
the boat and himself taking the
wheel and guiding the party along
the picturesque route where several
homesteaders are hewing >out
homes and demonstrating what
can be done in the timbered Sec
ton of the Red lake country.
The trip was especially interest
ing to Carlos Avery, executive
agent of the State Game and Fish
commission, and George Welsh,
state immigration commissioner.
Returning to the mouth of the
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PARTY RETURN FROM TRIP
TO THE RED LAKE COUNTRY
Visited Many Points Of Interest on Upper and Lower Red
Lakes, and Obtained Much Valuable Data
of That Region

Tamarac, the "Chippewa' was
riding at anchor and took the party
aboard for the trip to Deer river,
the creek which flows in the
northermost point of Upper Red
lake, arriving there at 7 Sunday
evening.
A landing was made, Commission
er Welsh, Representative Opsahl,
Captain Goddard and A. G.. Rut-
ledge, having their first experience in
submarine navigation" and being
compelled to walk 100 yards in
waist deep water to the shore, owing
to the rowboat sinking under their
combined weight.
A greater portion of yesterday
was spent in looking over the
country adjacent to Deer River
(facetiously named because of the
fact that deer do not inhabit this
swampy section).
The party had considerable
difficulty getting to shore, in the
morning, owing to adverse winds
blowing ten-foot high waves.
They split up" Mr.. Avery going
up the Little Creek and being
shown multitudinous signs of deer
and caribou tracks that indicate
hundreds of each varjties of the
animals inhabiting the great bog and
swamp that reaches back to the
Rapid River.
On the shore of the lake and
extending back to the floating bog,
there are hundreds of acres of the
finest meadow grass to be found in
northern Minnesota, principally red
top, growing in some places, as high
as the ordinary mans head.
The boat took the party back to
the Indian agency, where they
arrived at about 5 o'clock last even
ing, completing a trip on the Red
lakes that was exceedingly enjoyable,
interesting and instructive.
Commissioner Welsh collected a
number of ears of fine Minnesota
dent corn, which had been grown at
the Cross Lake Indian school, five
miles east of the "Narrows" on the
north shore of Lower Red Lake, and
also some taken from the agency
garden on the south shore of the
lake.
The trip was an eye-opener to the
party, and they we're given ample
opportunity of the needs of the Red
Lake section for drainage and the
possibilities of the soil of that por-
ton of Beltrami county along
agricultural lines.
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CHANGE OF VENUE ASKED
FOR IN F0URN|ER CASE
County Attorney McKusick and c. W.
Scrutchin Argue Motion Before
Judge McClenahan Today.

A motion for a change of venue in
the new trial of Paul Fourier, who
was once convicted of killing N. 0.
Dahl near During in 1904 and
sentenced to life Imprisonment, was
to have been heard this afternoon be-
fore Judge w. H. McClenahan, in the
district court chambers at Brainerd,
Attorneys Chester McKusick and
c.. w. Scrutchin of Bemidji appear
ing respectively for the state and
the defendant.
Paul Fourier was tried during the
March term of the district court for
Beltrami county in 1907, on the
charge of having killed ahomesteader
named N. O. Dahl near During in
1904. N. O. Dahl and his daughter:
Aagot, had been killed in a brutal
manner and the trials of Shorty"
Wesley and Paul Fournier, charged
with this crime, attracted widespread
interest throughout the state, the
court rooms being crowded so much
that the ceilings in the offices below
were cracked and the judge had to
order out large number of specta-
tors.
Henry Funkley of Bemidji, at that
time county attorney of Beltrami
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PERMANENT ARMORY IS
PROVIDED FOR MILITIA
Armory Board Held Meeting Last
Evening and Leased ''CoIiseum"
for One Year.

The armory board of the City of
Bemidji, composed of City Treasurer
Earl Cell, Captain Adam E. Otto,
of company K, and Colonel C.. E.
Johnson of the Third Regiment,
Minnesota National Guard, held a
meeting in the city last evening and
after considerable discussion rented
the Coliseum roller skating rink as
an armory for Company K, Bemidji's
quoa of the national guard.
A lease was signed by the armory
board with c.. M. Bacon and Chester
Snow to rent the Coliseum at $40
per month for a period of one year.
The leasing of this building is
doubly good for the city as it will
give quarters both for the militia
boys and the city band.
Heretofore the militia boys have
had practically no place fit to be
called an armory but the leasing of
the Coliseum will now furnish them
with one of the best armories in this
part of the state, giving them ample
room for storing their paraphernalia
and for drilling purposes.
The members of Company K. and
Captain Otto are to be congratulated
upon the excellent quarters in which
they are now housed.
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county, prosecuted the cases on be-
half of the state, Wesley and Four
nier being defended by C. w. Scrut-
chin, Bemidjl's colored attorney, and
Judge Martin of Virginia, now de-
ceased. Wesley and Fourier were
both convicted by the juries and
Fourier was sentenced by Judge
M. A. Spooner on April II, 1907, to
hard labor in the states prison at
Saltwater for the rest of his
natural life.
Attorney Scrutchin. Immediately
began trying to secure a new trial
foy Paul Fourmier, his motion for
re-trial of the case being denied by
the district court on January q
1908. He carried his argument to
the srate supreme court and finally
secured a grant of a new trial for
Fourier, the supreme courts decree
being rendered on July 16, 1908.
In this motion before Judge McClen-
ahan Mr.. Scrutchin alleges that the
people of Beltrami county are pre-
JUDGED against Paul Fourier and
that it would be impossible to Sc
cure fair trial for his client in this
county, bringing afidavits to this
effect, and asking for a change of
venue.
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Bought Fine Launch.

Walter Marcum, foreman of the
press department of the Pioneer and
brother of Dr.. E. H. Marcum of
this city, is waxing prosperous"
judging by the excellent launch
which he purchased yesterday from
Floyd Brown of this city.
The boat is sixteen-foot one of
the outing make with an 8-horse
power engine, capable of comfort
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1909 Diaries.

The Pioneer still has a few 1909
diariesleft which will be closed out at
half price. The assortment includes
some of the best aswell as the cheap
er books. -.-~-..-
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COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.

commercial club will be held
chambers o'clock which the club extends general invita-
o citizens of Bemdj attend.
meeting the discussion
Wafed
of said electric light franchise
w. L.
Clyde J. Pryor. Secretary.
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The most important matter tt
come before the council at Their
meeting last evening was the thirc
reading and final passage of the
electric light ordinance, granting tt
the Warfeld Electric company {
ffteen-year franchise and binding
the city to use twenty-three arc
lights at rental of $3.50 pei
month and eighty-two incandescent
lights at rental of $1.25 pei
month.
Citizens and representative tax
payers, to the number of fifty or
more, had gathered early in the
evening to ask further time of the
council before the final passage of
this ordinance; and the conditions
contained in the ordinance, as well
as a number of omissions, were dis.
cussed at length.
T. ]. Burke of the Northern
Grocery company, in speaking of the
proposed franchise. said:
THE city is up against serious
proposition, in fact a more serious
position than it has ever confronted, OF
ever will again, for some time tc
come.
I'm my opinion" said Mr.. Burke,
the time is too long for the city tc
bind itself to pay so large sum OF
money, as we cannot look ahead
into the future to know just what
the circumstances will be fifteer
year hence.
Il do not believe that your body
has compared the proposed franchise
with franchises recently adopted BY
other cities who have had to face
this proposition, and I think yoo
ought to defer action on this unit
you have made such an investigation
Hudson, Wisconsin, recently wen
through this stage of development
and to rescind their hasty judgment
had to call in the board of utility
to help adjust matters for the city.
(This state has no such board.)
Mr.. Burke stated that he had thu
highest opinion for the enterprise
shown by A. A. Warheld and c. w
Warfeld in developing the water
power for the city, and that he wantet
further time, that the citizens nigh
act for the best interest of the city
and at the same time give the War
field Electric company a good com
pensation for the money they hav
invested in the power dam AM
lighting plant.
L, would suggest said Mr.
Burke, That a committee of tn
council act in conjunction with
committee from the commercial club
and that they visit other towns, tn
commercial club and citizens to pre-
vide the necessary funds for thi
junket."
C. w. Warfeld, of the Warfel
Electric company, stated that h
thought the franchise was fair to tn
dity as we'll as the company. He ais
stated that should any small MANI
featuring company desire to come t
the city, the electric company wi
give them satisfactory power rate
Mr.. Warfeld was of the opinio
that the council should not della
action in the passage of this ordil
ance granting to the Warfel
Electric company a fifteen yes
franchise, as the matter had bee
under consideration for some TIM
Mr.. Warfeld also stated that til
company wanted to make numbt
of improvements and this delay wa
hindering them in the commenc
ment of the improvement work.
J. H. French was of tt
opinions that the city, by grantiu
this franchise, was recognized, an
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Firemen Meet "Wednesday Eve.

The regular meeting of the Bemidji
fire. department which was to have
been held this evening, has been
postponed until tomorrow evening.
Meeting called for 8 o'clock sharp.
Earl Cell, Chief.
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ably carrying dozen people. The
boat was bought from the factory
this season by Mr.. Brown and is
certainly fine one.
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SERIOUSLY INJURED At
CASS LAKE, THIS P. N.
Ozier Dubuque Receives Internal In
juries While Switching in Great
Northern Yards.

Ozier Dubuque, switchman who
works in the G. N. yards at Cass
Lake, was brought to St. Anthony's
hospital this afternoon, having been
seriously injured while working at
the Lake" this afternoon.
Dubuque was riding on a car,
hanging onto the iron handles, when
he was shaken between the cars onto
the tracks, between the rails. Two
cars passed over him, and he was
injured internally.
The injured man was placed on
time freight train and brought to
Bemidji this afternoon, being
accompanied by DR.. Dumas off,
cial physician for the G. N. at
Cass Lake.
DR.. Dumas tells the Pioneer
that Dubuque is quite seriously
injured internally; that it may be
necessary to later perform an
operation, but that the chances
for his recovery will be better
determined with the lapse of day
or two; that he may have
hemorrhage, in which case his
chances would be much lessened.
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The report of the municipal court,
with fines amounting to $3.50, was
accepted and filed.
The application of Lachapelle &
Kramer for license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors in the building formerly
occupied by Mccall & Collins, was
granted and their bond, with the
U. S. Fidelity Bond company as
surety, was accepted.
Bids were opened for the grading
for the sidewalk on certain parts of
Gemmell avenue, two bids being pre-
sented. John Smart, for 29 cents
per cubic yard and Yves Wright
for 27H cents. The bid of Yves
Wright being the lowest, the con-
tract was awarded to him at the bid
price. The city engineers estimate
of the work to be done was from 900
to 1000 cubic yards.
John Goodman was awarded the
contract to furnish the city with 900
cement blocks for the city pumping
station. His bid was Csc per block.
The question of providing suitable
quarters for city prisoners was
referred to the building committee,
they to go before the county com
missioners and make arrangements
with the county to care for city
prisoners while said prisoners are
awaiting trial. The committee will
report September 10.
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