The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-05
POGUE PERSONAL INJURY
SUIT DISMISSED TODAY
Suits Of G. Meyer and T. r. Symons We're Settled-Petit
Jury Discharged. Court Cases Will Probably Be
Concluded Next Week.

Judge McClenahan stated that it
would probably be necessary to post
pone the personal property tax
cases; and that, in that event, he
would return to Bemidj, sometime
in May, and try these cases.
The personal injury suits of J. lP.
Pogue, mayor of Bemidji; T. R.
Symons of this city, agent for the
Minneapolis Brewing company, and
G. Meyer of St. Paul, representative
for the Epstein company, against
the Great Northern Railway COM
pany we're commenced in this city
yesterday afternoon, when the case
of Mr.. Pogue was called.
Messrs. Pogue, Symons and
Meyer were each suing the company
in the sum of $4,000, for injuries
alleged to have been sustained IN an
automobile accident, wherein
locomotive hauling a train of cars,
hit an auto in which the gentlemen
were riding, at Wilton, October
28th, demolishing the machine and
1nficting such injuries to the occu-
pants that it was little less than a
miracle that any of them escaped
with their lives.
Another person who was riding in
the auto, named Halverson, was not
so severely injured, and it is said
that he made a private settlement
with the company for the injuries
which he sustained.
The case of Mr.. Pogue began yes
terday afternoon, and in the COM
plant Mr.. Pogue sued for S11. 400,
SIC 900 of which was claimed as per-
sonal injuries, $1,000 as the price of
the auto, and $500 for medical SER
vices, what the auto would have
earned, and loss of time and profits
from supervision of business on the
part of the mayor.
Chester McKusick and J. F. Glib
bons of this city appeared for Mr..
Pogue and J. w. Mason of Fergus
Falls was conducting the case for the
railway company, being assisted by
A. A. Andrews of this city.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Pog ue
that the sidetracks at Wilton were
blocked with long strings of cars,
making it impossible to see up or
down the track; that a locomotive
approached the crossing at the
same time that the auto and its
occupants came from the village of
Wilton, and without any headlight
on the locomotive or any warning
from a bell or whistle, the engine
crashed into the auto, inficting per-
manent injuries on Messrs. Pogue,
Symons and Meyer. The accident
occurred at about 6 o'clock in the
evening.
Mr.. Pogue was on the stand in his
own behalf and the plaintiff and
several other witnesses testified to
the allegations made in the COM
plant, yesterday afternoon, the
plaintiff not having finished his case
when court adjourned.
The grand jury for the February,
1910, term of the district court,
completed its labors yesterday after
noon and reported to Judge Nc
Clenahan as follows:
We, the grand Jurors of Beltrami
county for the February term of the
district court, Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict, having finished all the work
brought before us, beg to report to
this court as follows:
Having examined the county
Jail, we find the same in good condi-
ton, except as follows:
We find that the ventilation, in
our opinion, is poor, especially the
first floor, and also find the roof
leaking in several places, which
ought to be repaired.
We have also examined all the
books and records Of School Dis
tribt No. Is, and while we have
found several clerical errors and
irregularities and not the best sys-
tenn Of bookkeeping, we do not
believe that there has been any
intent on the part of the officers to
defraud the said school district.
We also wish to thank the court,
the county attorney and all other
officers for the courtesies shown US
during our session.