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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
Total Enrolment For High School is 118
Compared With 100 For Sep
TENDER Of Year Ago 49,
NEW TEACHER BEGINS WORK
Miss Charlotte Wun.ch of Morris Re
places Mis-. Jones, Who Goes
to Primary Room.

The total enrolment of the Be-
midi public schools Tor the first
month of the present school year was
981, an increase of $50 over the cor
responding month for 1909.
The high school enrolment for
September was 118, an increase of
eighteen over year ago. At the
East Bemidji school there is total
attendance of FL
On Monday morning a new teach
er was added, Miss Charlotte
Wonsch of Morris who took
Miss Jones' place in the second
grade at the high school building.
Miss Jones was transferred to the
newly created first grade room in the
central building.
The cooking and sewing classes
are now in full swing and Superin-
tendent of Schools Dyer announces
that visitors will be welcome to these
classes and especially urges the visits
of mothers. The cooking classes
are held from ESQ p. m. to 4 p. m.
The high school sewing classes are
held in the morning and the first
part of the afternoon.
Prof. Dyer said:
The total number of visitors dur
ing the month of September was 81.
We want to double or triple that
number for October as it is our de-
sire to make the parents familiar
with this new line of work and to
keep them in touch with the progress
being made"
The work on the new East Side
school is progressing rapidly under
the direction of Contractor Erickson.
The walls are now up. 1t is expected
the building will be ready for occu.
pancy by Thanksgiving time.
Miss Ruth Talmon, who has been
acting as substitute seventh and
eighth grade teacher, has gone to
Valley City, N. D., having secured
a permanent position. Miss Neill
of this city will fill the vacancy until
Miss Brown, the regular teacher who
has been i'll, returns.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
THE DIsASTSR IN BRIEF.

Towns and settlements destroy
ed: Baudette, Spooner, Swift,
Langworth, Triple Creek, Grace
ton and Cedar Spur.
In danger or partly burned
Rainy River, Pinewood, Stratton.
Sleemans. Kelliher. Puposky and
and many smaller towns.
Estimated dead: From 200 to
1000.
Bodies found: 100.
Known dead: $50. ~
Missing: 1000. Some Of
these supposed to be seeking
shelter at various points, but
many believed dead. :
Hundreds of homesteaders, out
side towns, unheard from. Feared
they may have persisted.
Area covered by fires: $500
square mile
Estimated loss: $4,OOO,OOO,
with fires still burning, increasing
damage hourly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
City Warrants Payable.

Notice is hereby given that there
is money in the City Treasury to
pay all outstanding warrants register.
ed against the General Fund pryor
to June !, 1910.
All warrants registered against
the Poor Fund prior to January /,
1910.
Dated October 10, 1910.
Earl Cell,
City Treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

There are many charges hanging
over the head of John Dietz and if
the murder charge does not stick,
Dietz will be tried 'or the shooting
of Horel.
The Carcasses of five deer were
found in the Dietz storehouse and
game wardens today took the deer
from the storehouse to Chippewa
Falls. The game wardens were in.
structed to prepare formal charges
against Dietz for violating the game
laws.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
GRAY PRAISES BEM|DJ|
Says Out Look for Head of His Ticket
is Bright.

St. Paul, Oct. Thames Gray.
democratic candid ate for governor,
returned yesterday from a cam
paign tour in northern Minnesota,
where he made nineteen speeches
in six days. Before leaving today
on another strenuous week in
central and western Minnesota,
Mr.. Gray expressed himself as
highly satisfied with the political
outlook in the ninth district.
All political comparisons made in
the ninth are with the Johnson vote, !"
said Mr.. Gray. If any ones predict
ions are of any use at this time, the
outlook would indicate that I will
get substantially the Johnson vote
throughout the ninth district. The
sentiment there is strong for county
option, and the most applause I re.
ceived for my statements on that
question was in Cass Lake and Be.
midi, where the trend is supposed
to be against it. The basis of their
sentiment is on the broad ground
that the people have right to regu.
late those things for themselves. It
is not so much a question as to
whether they shall have saloons, on
that many reserve their judgement
who are for county option. 1t is
simply question whether the people
shall have the right to decide.
Think for Themselves.
Politically the people of that sec.
ton think for themselves. Much in.
terest was displayed in the meetings;
and though this is busy season, the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
PIONEER SENDS SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE

Realizing the duty which de-
wolves upon this paper to furnish
it's readers with the best and latest
accounts of the Spooner-Baudette
fire disaster, the Pioneer is send
ing its editor F. A. Wilson, as a
special representative to the fire
zone on board, the governors spe-
cial. Every effort will be made
to give our readers information
up-to-the-minute and absolutely
authentic. In this effort no ex-
pense is being spared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
SAYS SHE'S GLAD IT'S OVER
EImyra Deitz Told of Her Fathers
Surrender. %" i

Ashland, Wis, Oct 1T am sin.
cerely glad it is all over without great.
err loss of life was the first remark
made by Elmyra Deitz when the news
OF the capture Of her parents was
brought her by Deputy Sheriff Aren't
son at st. Joseph's hospital.
Miss Deitz is suffering from nervous
reaction and is as limp as rag. She
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
Governor Sends Message.

While in Bemidji, this noon, Gov.
ernor Eberhart sent the following
telegram to J. A. 0. Preus, Secretary
of the Republican State Central
Committee in St. Paul:
1 am exceedingly sorry that the
unfortunate condition among the fire
sufferers compels me to cancel all my
campaign engagements for at least
one week. The disappointment re-
sulting from failure to fill speaking
engagements is to be regretted but
the duty to relieve suffering and dis
tress and to protect from further
destruction to life and property is a
higher one and as governor and
president of the State Red Cross
Society deem it my duty to devote
all my time in the fire region as long
as may be necessary. In cancelling
my engagements please announce
that I will endeavor to come later.
The situation is intensely distres.
sing but there will be no expense or
effortspared to meet every emergency
and secure immediate relief"
In commenting on the work the
city of Bemldji is doing for the
fire sufferers, the Governor said:
"The way Bemidji has come to
the relief of the fire sufferers is
most admirable and has been COM
mented upon wherever l have
been. The prompt response to
the call for aid certainly deserves
the greatest praise. We shall
probably look to Bemidji for
further aid and shall undoubtedly
bring some of the sufferers to your
splendid hospital. I cannot praise
the attitude of Bemidji too strong
w."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

Winter, Wis, Oct. I.-Charges OF
murder in the first degree were formal
ly laid against John F. Deitz, the Cam.
eron dam defender; Leslie Deitz, his
son, and Mrs. John F. Deitz, his wife
by the verdict of a coroner's jury
which met here to investigate the kill.
ing of Deputy Oscar Harp during the
assault on the Deitz cabin Saturday.
The jury was assembled by Coroner
w. H. Noyes and listened to evidence
from a score Of eyeWitnesses to the
events at Cameron dam Saturday
when Harp, one of Sheriff Madden's
deputies, was shot and instantly killed
while trying to reach the lumber pile
near the Detz cabin.
The coroner's jury found that the
shot which killed Harp was fired from
the roof OF the Deitz barn. AS the
members Of the jury were unable to
shot blanket responsibility was laid
on Deitz, on his wife and son. The
jury was thoroughly persuaded, how:
ever, that the shot could not have
come from any other point than the
roof Of the barn.
1t has been told in various news dis
patches from Winter that Deitz went
to the barn. to draw the fire Of his at.
Hackers from the cabin, where his wife
and children were, and that while
there returned the fire of his enemies.
AS this could not be definitely proved by
the evidence of the deputies, who were
the only witnesses at the inquest,
charges were laid against Deitz' wife
and son as we'll.
The inquest was held at the Winter
town hall and was attended by every
body who could get inside the apart.
ment.
The flags in Winter are all at half
mast. Since the Deitz surrender over
500 visitors have arrived to view the
famous cabin at Comeron DAM More
are arriving on every train.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

audiences were large. The people
were interested and willing to stay
and hear full discussion. They like
to ask questions. not frivolous or
smart ones, but in the spirit of seek.
ing information. Many women came
out, and ther were from twelve to
fifty at every meeting. ~
PARTY lines are nottiqhtly drawn.
The people are looking for the right
thing. Any one who goes into that
country and tries to give them any
shutting on any proposition is going
to come out little worse than he
went in. .-. -
Insist on Rights.
The people up there are getting
thoroughly walked up on the subject
of their rights in the. state. They
have developed wonderfully and
have great possibilities, so they feel
they are entitled to recognition.
They are loyal to the state. and to
their communities. In some places
the farmers were hard bit by the dry
season, and one man Is$talked with
g
said the farm he took 1000 bushels
of wheat from last year only yielded
400 this season. Yet he was just as
clipper. just as loyal. and just as
confident of the future as ever.
"Bemidji is grown into a
beautiful modern city, right up to
date in every respect. Crookston,
too, has made great strides, and
is splendid business center for
the vallege country, resting on a
solid foundation"
While on political tour, Mr..
Gray was impressed to make a
speech at the high school in
Frazee, at the high school and
parochial school at Red Lake
Falls, and at the branch agricul-
tural school at Crookston. The
college at Crookston, he says, is
doing a great work and deserves
liberal support.
Head. Off Con- Men.
The candidate figured in an Incl
dent on train as he was nearing
Crookston. Two con" men were
trying to fleece a young boy, whom
they asked to make change for them.
The conductor shook his head at the
boy, but he did not seem to see the
warning. After the conductor went
on, Mr.. Gray stepped up and offered
to make the desired change. The
men resented his interference, and
he promptly called" them, saying
that if they did not 60 back to the
smoking car he would lodge COM
plant against them. They left the
car, and when the train reached
Crookston, the boy asked Mr.. Cray
the way to the agricultural school.
Later in the day he saw him there
already enrolled for work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

for Bemidji's generosity, are pro-
perly fed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

This intellectual menu is offered
for the benefit of four teachers in
The Bemidji public schools who
have decided to keep house all by
themselves. The pedagogical
quartet is composed OF Miss Loe
of the high school faculty; Miss
Patrick, manual training teacher;
Miss Wager, commercial teacher;
and Miss Hill Of the first grade at
the high school.
They have chartered furnished
apartments at 9o4 America avenue
and have launched the place as a
real household. Their menus are
original but there is only one
article on which they draw the
line and that is Holsters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
Dr.. Marcum Wires Message.

The only message received in
Bemidji from members of the re-
llet party which left here Sunday
afternoon at PAS o'clock, since
their arrival at Baudette, was a
telegram from DR.. E. H. Marcum,
last night, which read as follows:
"Situation relieved. Will be
home Tuesday night. Notify
the other doctors families"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11

Northome. MINI. Oct. lire.
port received from special train. -
First man to penetrate region be-
tween Warroad to twenty miles east
OF the Rainy river. This man saw
many corpse strewn along the way.
Governors special train now running
through thick smoke. Conditions
in vicinity of Blackjack alarming,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
O;her Charges Will be Preferred If
He is Found Not Guilty of
Murder.
THREE MEMBERS OF FAMILY HELD
Game Wardens Seize Five Carcasses of
Deer Found in Dietz Store
house.

Milwaukee, Wis. Oct 11.-John F.
Dietz sent telegram to Mayor Emil
Seidel of Milwaukee, asking Mr..
Seldel to ct competent attorney
to defend him.
Mayor Seidel stated that he would
take steps at once to render assis-
lance to the fallen hero of Cameron
Dam.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
No Danger At BasIey.

NO 0duXei % DN8leys
Early reports this afternoon reach
ed here that Bagley, the county seat
of Clearwater county, twenty-five
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
Think for Themselves.

Politically the people Of that sec
ton think for themselves. Much in.
terest was displayed in the meetings;
and though this is a busy season, the.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-11
BAKED BOOKS; BOILED INK
Four Bemidji Public School Teacher,
Have Happy Thought.

~ a.- DINNER.
Bay of Biscay Soup
Picked Pencils
Escalloped Blue Points, Faber's Best
Boiled Dictionaries Broiled Blotters
Creamed Copy Books
Call Bells with Tartar Sauce
White Chalk Pudding
Library Puff Paste, a la Sanford.
Penstum Blue or Green Ink
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
LOCAL ATTORNEY SAYS lNVESTI-
CATION OF McMURRAY CON
TRACTS WILL BE BENEFICIAL.
COMMITTEE GETS INFORMATION
Congress and Their Recommended
tions Expected to Bring About a
Speedy Settlement

That the investigation brought abou,
by .he charges made by Senator r. r.
Gore, will result in the speedy settle.
ment of Indian affairs in Oklahoma is
the opinion OF W. b. Johnson, former
federal at orncy for this district, who
has Just returned from Sulphur where
he appeared before the committee.
Mr. Johnson stated this morning thai
the investigation committee is delVing
into the affairs of the Indians i'm Ok
lahOma. He stated that they were II.
possession of information which would
be of the greatest value to them. He
said, The men who are conducting
the investigation into indian affairs
are the most sincere in their desire
to accomplish something for the bene-
fit Of the Indian tha ! have met in
some time. They are securing informa
tion from every white man who is ac-
Quainted with Indian affairs. and they
DIRE gaining an insight into the life OF
the Indian of the better class by hear
ing him cestify on the stand. The in
formation that they have acquired is
almost wonderful considering the
short space of time they have had to
work They have records in every
transaction ever made by the Indians,
Al they also have copies Of every
telegram sent by McMurray rela i've
20 the affairs of these people
NJ. Johnson stated that he was
asked only a few questions They
had the records he said, and all
could do was to swear by the records.
| do not know anything Of the affairs
Of he Indians during the past five
years. Previous to that time how
ever, had records of the transac-
tons
The greatest benefit in his opinion,
however. that VIII come from the in
yestigaJion win be tina the affairs Of
the Indians will be settled speedily
Mr.. Johnson thinks that the gentle
men who are looking into these al
fairs and who have the handling Of
everything peii aiming TO Indian legis-
iation, have scared knowledge of
tribal affairs which will rebound tol
the greatest good for the Indians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16

GUS kindness at the time of the
death OF my son, and assistance IN
adjusting the insurance in your so-
ciety and the promptness of the
payment of the claim. And it seems
truly wonderful, the dispatch with
which the transactions were made.
when we consider the papers had to
be made up by you, forwarded to
Ardmore and from there forwarded
to Omaha, and we received the
draft from the company within thirty
days from the time of my sons
death
Your camp, as well as the su-
preme Society, are to be congratu-
lated on the efficiency and propmt-
ness with which you do business.
And assistance like that at a time
when family loses their bread
winner are surely friends indeed.
with sincere wishes for your
future prosperity, We are,
Yours truly
-. +. BURGESS
and Family
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
LAST NIGHT AT AIRDOME.
Al Phillips Company Opens Weeks
Engagement.

Al Phillips and his clever com
pany presented a four-act sensation
al comedy drama, Escaped from
the Harem," to a large crowd at the
Airdome last night. The play was
one worthy of seeing and. Judging
from the amount of applause the
artists received. the show certainly
made good Al Philips, the clever
comedian, had the audience in an
uproar from the time he first ap-
peared until the fall of the curtain
on the last act. He is a comedian
of the highest standard and his sup
port was good. Tonight, Moth Car
olina" will be presented.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
LEWIS ATTORNEYS
WILL DEMAND BAIL
ALLEGED SLAYER OF "COUN'
TRY" CLEMENTS WILL ASK
JUDGE RUSSELL FOR BOND.

Through a writ of habeas corpus
an effort is to be made to secure
bail for Jake Lewis, the alleged
slayer Of country" Clements. Cham
pion Il Champion, attorneys for the
accused man, stated today that just
as soon as District Judge Stillwell
H. Russell returned from Colorado
the writ would be sworn out. 1t
is expected Judge Russell will not
return before the first of Septem-
Der.
Another feature of the case where
in Lewis is seeking TO save himself
came into publicity yesterday when
his mother, Mrs. Mary r. Lewis, file
a mortgage for $500 to Champion &
Champion, on lot 2, block 400, A
street and lot l, block 406, A street.
The property in question consists
of residence and a two-story brick
building. The mortgage on the res
idence is given subject to pre-
vious mortgage for $500 given the
Peoples Building Il Loan Associa-
tion.
Lewis is accused of having shot
and instantly killed Clements some
three weeks ago. Bail was refused
the accused man. His attorneys
claim that the court in which bail
was refused did not have jurisdic-
tion, claiming the district judge
alone has jurisdiction.
The case against Lewis has at
trdcted considerable attention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16

L. b. Tatum, assault to kill.
Buck Williams, assault to kill
W. w. Newman, larceny.
Monday, October 3.
Bob Terrell, murder.
Tuesday October 4.
j. w. Gilley. larceny.
Knox Simmons, larceny.
Wednesday, October S.
Brad White, murder.
J. II. Parish disposing Of mort
gagged property.
Thursday, October 6.
j. W. Banks, false pretenses.
Will Lasley, forgery.
Nettie Smith, larceny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Hanford, lar
ceny.
Friday, October 7.
Richard r. McLish, forgery
Hence Cohee, murder.
Richard r. McLish, false pretense.
Monday, October 10.
A. Washmood, Henry Pruit;, ct al,
murder.
Tuesday, October II.
Oce Jones, malicious mischief
Oce Jones, larceny and receiving.
Oce Jones. larceny and receiving.
Wednesday, October II.
Clay Mccoy, murder.
All defendants who have not al
ready been arraigned win appear for
and plea. on Wednes-
day, Sept. Z, 1910.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
SUCCESS WITH WATERMELON
Carter County Man Has Already Rails
ed and Shipped Seven Cars.

Sdlhc' SOb'hJ 'tll l'"o 'N'SoSJ ''"lS
ed and Shipped Seven Cars.
J, c. Hazlett is the watermelon rails
ing man. If you don't believe it just
visit the Santa Fe yards almost any
day and see him loading car after car
with ripe, luscious melons. He ship.
ped his seventh car of melons today
Speaking OF the success of his crop
Today he said, This is the seventh
car have shipped and | expect to
ship Two other crops before my crop Is
gone There's money in melons, and
i can testify to that. Last year
was broke, didn't have dime and
mo- hing to eat Now | have money
in the bank and more coming" Mr..
Hazlett has fourteen acres in water
melons. From this patch he has al
ready cleared $500 this year above
expenses. He also has eight acres In
cotton and has melons planted in the
cotton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
WORK ON THE POLAND WELL
Well Will Be Sunk to Depth OF
Twelve Hundred Feet

The well now being sunk by the
Poland Oil q Gas company will be
sent down 1900 feet if necessary. Al
meeting of the stockholders in the
company held yesterday afternoon
this was agreed upon. w. p. Poland,
primo pal promoter of the company,
in speaking of the purpose of his
company said, we intend to 90
down until we strike something, or
at least until we find we have oil or
gas. If we run out of money we will
cap the well and wait until we get
more, then resume the work" The
expert who has had charge of the
drilling resigned at yesterdays meet
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-16
PERSONALS

Bo Blake was here today from
Marietta.
Hon. R. L. Williams of Durant
was a visitor here today.
Prof. l.. NJ. Thurston of Lone
Grove was here yesterday.
A. c. Straehley is in Norman to-
day to attend the tennis tournament.
Attorney Tom Champion is in Ma
rietta on business.
Mrs. McLish is in the city from
Wapanucka visiting with friends.
j. A. White was here today from
Marietta looking after business af-
fairs.
T. G. Yarbrough, a well known
resident of Durant, was visitor
here today.
d. J. Wentworth of Jaurez, Mex
leo, is spending a few days in the
city.
w. P Higgins, a prominent banker
and business man of Pooleville, was
a business visitor here today.
Miss Helen Peterman of Marietta
was here today en- route to Wewoga'
where she will attend a house party.
l.. C. Slaughter, chief of the Ard
more fire department, left today for
Syracuse, n. Y, where he goes TO
attend meeting of the fire chiefs
of the United States.
]. A. Heartslll, former resident
of this city, was here today from his
farm near Lone Grove. He reports
that crops are doing fine with the
exception of slight damage that
is being done to cotton by the boil
worm.
Howard Moneysmith left this
morning for Atlanta, Ga, where he
rejoins the Turner's Chickasaw In
dians. Mr.. Moneysmith is business
manager of the Indians and also
advance agent. He has been i'll and
was here to recuperate.
John I. ittman, county clerk of
Love county, returned to his home
today in Marietta, after a brief Wis
it here with his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie
Pittman. Mr. Pittman was reelected
clerk of Love county by a vote of
almost two to one over his oppo,
nent and was given the greatest ma
jority of any candidate on the dem
ocratic ticket.