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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 140.
REPORT OF THE
AUDITOR
^lany Beltrami County Per
sonal Property Assess
ments Raised.
FARMERS GET THE WORST OF
IT ALL AROUND.
Bank Stocks in Village of Be
midji Are Lowered Fifty
Per Cent.
County Auditor Sylvester has
received from the state auditor
a report of the changes made by
the state board of equalization in
.Beltrami county's personal prop
erty assessments. The valua
tions were in several instances
raised. One curious feature
shown by the report is that bank
stock was reduced by the board
50 per cent in Bemidji and 40
per cent in Blackduck, while
assessments on farming machin
ery and much of the farmer's
property was raised 100 per
cent. This seems very unjust.
At the time the county board of
equalization met the local bank
ers appeared at the meeting and
attempted to have the reduction
made, but members of the board
refused to comply with their re
quest, All the farming machin
ery in the county was originally
assessed at it 's full value, it is
said', and the action of the state
board in doubling the assess-
ment is one which it appears to
have taken for no other reason
than that the farmers are poor
and without influence. Most of
th farm tools used in this county
are second class. The settlers
are just getting started and con
not afford to purchase expensive
machinery, so the assessment
should naturally be lower than
in an older and more prosperous
coinmunit v.
Increases in assessments
which will effect this county arc
as follows: 3-year-old horses
and over, 10 per cent: stallions,
high grade mares and trade
horses, 100 per cent 2-year-old
colts, 10 per cent all other 3-
year-olds and over, 5 per cent
ryagons, carriages, sleighs and
bicycles, 10 per cent sewing and
knitting machines, 30 per cent
watches and clocks, 33^- per
cent organs and melodians, 5
per cent pianos, 15 per cent
farm tools, implements and
machinery, 100 per cent steam
boats, sailing vessels, barges,
etc., 20 per cent bank stock, Be
midji, 50 per cent reduction:
bank stock, Blackduck, 40 per
cent reduction.
The Reading Habit.
No one thing will fully develop
a man as. rapidly as the right
kind of reading. The man who
roads carefully and systematic
ally has a liberal education be
fore he knows it. A well-read
man is frequently more familiar
with the world, at home and
abroad, than the man who has
traveled everywhere, and he cer
tainly doubles his enjoyment of
4ii life. However, he must have
good health, or in other words,
he must drink golden grain belt
beer regularly with his meals.
It's refreshing and delicious, you
forget you are taking a tonic. it*s
so good. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by John F.
Essler, Bemidji.
Evangelistic Meeting.
The young women evans'ili.sts,
Miss Anna E. Smith and Miss
Josephine Millard, will begin a
series of evangelistic meetings in
the Presbyterian church next
Sunday evening, Oct. 4. Song
service begins at 7:45 o'clock.
Every lady is invited.
THE DAILY
THE FIGHTING IS
SEVERE
Both Turkish and Insurgent
Sources Report En
counters.
SAID THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE
LOST HEAVILY.
The Insurgents Lose 130 Killed
and Turks Lose 150
Killed.
London, Oct. 3.News from Mace
donia gives reports of severe fighting
from both Turkish and insurgent
sources. After an encounter near
Nevrdkop lasting thirty-four hours the
Turkish troops burned two villages.
The insurgents were scattered. The
Turks claim that 130 of the insurgents
were killed at Razlog, wnile the in
surgents report that 150 Turks were
killed in a fight at Belavoditza, in the
Perlep district.
The vali of Uskub has reported to
Constantinople that fifteen thousand
Servian workmen a.re engaged in road
making near the Turkish frontier un
der the direction of the cnicf of the
Servian general staff.
Recruits Ordered Out.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 3. The war
ministry has ordered out the military^
contingent of recruits for Oct. 14, in
stead of at the beg-inning of the year,
as usual. This step, though quite con
stitutional, has occasioned some sur
prise considering the reported im
provement in the general situation.
While the conditions are undoubted
ly more hopeful, there is a strong be
lief in well informed quarters that the
Macedonian question is still very
threatening and can only be settled by
war. The Bulgarian government, there
fore, continues preparations for even
tualities.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
Harmonious Convention Nominates a
State Ticket.
Boston, Oct. 3.In a most harmoni
ous convention and with an enthusi
asm greater than has been displayed
in a gathering of tfce party in Massa
chusetts in many years the Democrats
of this state yesterday nominated
their leaders for the campaign of 1903.
The candidates, all of whom were
nominated by acclamation, follow:
For governor, William A. Gaston, of
Boston lieutenant governor, Richard
Olney, Jr., of Leicoster secretary of
state, Ezekiel M. Szekiel of Spring
field treasurer, Thomas C. Thacher of
Yarmouth auditor. Francois L.e-
trault of South Bridge attorney gen
eral, John J. Flaherty of Gloucester.
PRESBYTERY
Regular Meeting Adams Pres
bytery to be Held Here
Next Week.
The regular meeting of the
Adams Presbytery- will be held
in the Presbyterian church, Be
midji, Minn., Oct. 6th, at 8:30
a. m.
In connection with the meeting
of Presbytery, there will bo an
Evangelistic Conference, beginj
ning Monday, Oct. 5th, at2p. m.,
continuing during the afternoon
and evening, when the following
subjects will be considered:
1. The Holy Spirit in Evangel
istic Work.Rev. W. H. McHen
ry, Crookston.
(a) Our Personal Testimony,
(Experience.) 2. Prevailing Evils. -Rev. T.
I). Whittles, Hendrum.
(a) Indifference. Worldliness,
Sin. 3. The Minister's Spiritual
Life, How Maintained. Rev.
D. C. McKenzie, Crookston.
(a) in his Study and Preaching,
(b) Outside the Pulpit.
1. Evangelistic Meetings.
Rev. J. P. MeLeod, Bemidji.
(a) Preparation for,
(b) The Service: The Place
Music and Prayer,
(c) The CharucVr of the Mes
sage
(d Bringing Men toaDeciison,
After meet injr.
Advertise in the Pioneer
MURDERERS ARE
EXECUTED
Three Van Wormer Brothers
Electrocuted in Mew
York Prison.
RECEIVE DEATH SENTENCE FOR
MURDER OF UNCLE.
Shocking Crime is Expiated
Without Unforseen In
cident.
Dannemora, N. Y.. Oct. 3.Without
one unforeseen incident to mar the
perfect and dignified execution of the
death sentence imposed by the trial
court, sustained by the court -of-ap-
peals and not interfered with by Gov.
OdeJl, Willis, Frederick and Burton
Van Wormer were put to death in
fifteen and one-half minutes at Clin
ton prison yesterday for the murder ofj
their uncle. Peter A. Hallenbeck, at
Greendale, Columbia county, on
Christmas eve, 1901. There was not
one sensational circumstance connect
ed with the execution. The men
walked from the doors of their cells
in the care of their priest rad flanked
on either side by prison depu2i*3, with
calm demeanor but extreme j*alor. The
actual time consumed in executing the
three men was five minutes and,fifty
four seconds.
History of the Crime.
On Christmas eve, 1901, with their
cousin, Harvey Bruce, the three broth
ers drove from their home In Kinder
hook, some fourteen miles to the ham
let of Greendale, in Columbia county,
where lived Peter A. Hallenbeck. the
uncle of the Van Wormers. They
went to the Hallenbeck house, where
Mr. Hallenbeck, his wife and his aged
mother, were sitting in the lamplight
in their living room. Both the women
saw them drive past. A few minutes,
later there was a -knock at the door
and Mr. Hallenbeck answered it, to
find masked men outside, armed with
revolvers. Burton Van Wormer led
the way, and with him the old man
.grappled. At once all four began a
fusilade of pistol shots, which fairly
riddled the body of Mr."Hallenbeck.
Mrs. Hallenbeck. the wife, ran into
the kitchen, and the
Brothers Shot at Her,
but missed. Her husband ordered her
to flee and she ran up stairs, whither
the older woman had preceded her,
and the two barricaded themselves in
the attic. Mr. HalkMbeck, although
mortally wounded, broke away from
his assailant and wont to the landing
of the stairs, where h kept a loaded
shotgun. The assailants saw him get
the*gun and fled. The old man fell to
the floor and died.
The four young men were soon after
arrested, betrayed by their footprints
in the snow, and because they woro
known to have harbored bitter feel
ings and to have made threats against
their uncle.
Harvey Bruce turned state's evi
dence and it was to a large extent
upon his testimony that the convic
tion of the Van Wormer brothers was
secured. Bruce was tried alone and
sentenced to imprisonment for eigh
teen years,. ^^~~J
Mrs. Hallehheck soon followed her
husband to the grave, as also did the
aged, mother of the murdered man.
DROWNED BY BIG FISH.
Peculiar Fatality on the Mississippi
i River.
Muscatine, Iowa, Oct. 3. After a
desperate struggle with an immense
catfish in the Mississippi river yester
day morning William McClain lost, his
life. McClain was in a skiff enjoying
a day's sport. Suddenly he felt a tug
at his line and he prepared to land the
fish. At the first pang caused by the
hook in his mouth the huge catfish
shot forward, dragging McClain out of
his boat and into the swift current.
The line became entangled about the
unfortunate man's body and, despite
his efforts to release himself or reach
the shore, he was drowned.
FELL DOWN CELLAR.
Prof. McAmond May Die as Result of
Peculiar Accident.
New Hortford. Iowa. Oct. 3.Prof.
George E. McAmond, principal of the
public schools of this place, met with
a serious accident tyffL night. When
ready to retire for th^pght. and start
ing up stairs, he opened the wrong
door, which led to the cellar, and fell
head foremost down stairs. He was
found unconscious by his wife, and
has not regained consciousness, and
there is fear that his injuries will
prove fatal.
Ten Years for Perjury.
Ashland. Wis.. Oct. 3.Leonard Mo
Bride of LadysmiTh. Wis., received an
indeterminate sentence of ten .years in
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. SATURDAY, .OCTOBER 3, 1903.
GOO LAND
Observationsof Chief Fire Warden
on Recent Northern Minne
sota Trip.
General C. C. Andrews, chief
forest tire warden, givgs the fol
lowing interview on his recent
visit to the Kamy River "country
"In passing, last week, fifty
miles through a timber country
on the line of the Canadian
Northern railway from Beau
dette to Warroad, 1 was im
pressed by the care taken by
that company in preventing for
est tires, The road has been in
operation a year, but I saw
scarcely any trace of recent tire
along the line. This was the
first "time I had visited just that
portion ol the state. For the
greater part ol the distance the
land is suited to agriculture. 1
would except from the agricul
tural areas a few tracts that
are exclusively in jack pi no.
It is generally level. The
prevailing timber is poplar.
There are bodies of good spruce
also of cedar and tamarack alter
nating with some inviting hard
wood tracts. There is also some
good pine, the manufacture of
which at one place at least along
the line of the road has begun.
This timber ought to have an in
creased value when the great
water power at Koochihing
now called International Fulls
is developed. The agricultural
character of the land and the
quality and quantity of the tim
ber along the line of this railway
on the Ontario side are equally
as good.
"The rail road is developing an
important part of northern Min
nesota. The scenery of the
Rainy River, the islands and
shores of which are prettily
wooded, is decidedly beautiful
especially at this season ol' the
year."
Notice to Dogowners.
Notice is hereby given to all
those that own dogs must chain
them up immediately for a period
of li t'teen days.
The reason of this notice is
that a number of dogs have hern
bitten'by a mad dog.
Those that arc not taken care
of will be immediately put to
death.
BY ORDER OP THE MAYOR.
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ne Green Bay reformatory for per
jury. McBride was formerly station
agent and whisky caused his downfall.
Baby Drinks Poison.
St. Paul, Oct. 3.Margaret Richier,,
two and one-half years old, got hold,
of a bottle containing strychnine and
drank about half tho contents. -/She
was K~ the death struggle wtyjjjt the
doctors arrived-
WHOLESALE
A
RETAIL
FIGHT AT A FAIR
IN OHIO
Five Persons Are Shot aivd
Several Others Serious
ly Injured.
ROW WAS STARTED BY BUNCH
OF DRUNKEN MEN,
General Fight Between the Of
ficers and Disturbers
Follows.
Oxford, Ohio. Oct. 3. During the
progress of"a street fair last evening
five persons were Snot, some seriously
injured, and a general fight ensued be
tween officers ami "the aVaTiiffierl 51
the peace, followed by attempted
lynctilhgs.
Louis and Joseph Splvey two Ken
tucktaus from near Maysvllle. came to
Oxford to attend tie fair. They began
drinking heavily and became very
quarrelsome after they were intoxi
cated-. Shortly before the tragedy be
gan the Spiveys were in Pfelffer's sa
loon where Louts Spiyey flourished a
brace of revolvers. When they left the
saloon they started up the street un
til they were In front of Ezra Boven's
livery stable, where they snipped, and,
pulliiig a bottle of whisky from his
pocket, Ixniis Spiyey took a drink of
it and started to pass it around.
Marshal John Woodruff and his dep
uty. Jacob Manrad attempted to ar
rest them and were shot, Marshal
Woodruff in the right breast and Depu
ty Maurod in the left wrist. A crowd
Started in Pursuit
of the Spivey brothers and overtook
them. Joseph Spivey was shot In the
right side with a load of buckshot,
and hin brother was knocked uncon
scious with a stone thrown by some
one in the crowd of prrBuera. During
the tight a stranger who refused to
give his name, was shot in the abdo
men and is In a duigerous condition.
The Spiveys were placed under arrest.
A mob later broke open lrJe-ja.il and
took Joseph Spivey to an elm tree, one
square away on which Henry Corbin
was lynched in 18S2. ile was si rung
up and let down to pray. A second
time he was Btrung up and let down,
and while he was pleading for time to
write to his wife Deputy Sheriff
Uranium and a few assistants"rushed
forward, cut the rope and dashj down
the street with the pr'tsamrr lie was
rushed to the jail and has lnvn spir
ited ju of town. John Spivey is dying
with a bullet through his head. The
Stranger lives at Monroe, Ohio, and
will die, The marslial and deputy will
recover. DID NOT KNOW IT WAS'LOADED.
Young Man Is Now a Widower and in
Prison.
Scraiitun. Pa., Oct. 3. Because he
pointed a gun that he did not know
was loaded at his wife, [gnatz
Klenent, aged twoiity-two years, of
Olyphant. a groom of two weeks, is
now a widower and a prisoner, Men
day he and his seventeen-year-old
bride returned from their wedding
tour and began housekeeping, yester
day afternoon he started on a hunting
trip. As he kissed his bride good Nye
at the Kate she laughingly said some
thing about his beittg unable to shoot
and that she would give him "leave"
to shoot her He playfully raised the
gun, pointed it at her. and it went off.
She was only six feel distant and the
top of her hejul wj[fi lilDJVJ) away.
The Daily Piarteer want col
urnns are s?ood result getteus.
Try them.
FRED C. SMYTH, President THOS. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. D. SMYTH, Manager
BEMIDJI MERCANTILE
Opposite the ON Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phon
2 1 5
TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
MALZAHN BLOCK
IS SOLD
F. GJTroppman Obtains Pos
session of Building for
Sum of $10,000.
HAIZAHN HARDWARE STOCK
WILL BE CLOSED OUT.
And Bazaar Store Will Occupy
Entire Front Half of
Structure.
The Mah'.nlm block", ai the or
nor of Minnesota avenue and
Third street, now occupied by
the Ha/.aar store. Mal/ahu'shard
ware store, Young's grocery,
Christie's confectionary stand
and Miss lletiand's millinery par
lors, has been purchased byP.G.
Tro]|m in of the Bazaar for a,
cash consideration of $10,000.
Within on days the stock of tho
hard-ware store will be closed
out and the entire front part of
the building will then be occ-u
pied by the Bazaar. The parti
tion will be taken out, doubling
the present size, of th Bazaar,
and the stock will be Increased
accordingly. The other occu
pants of the building will con
tinue business as at present.
The business of the Rn*/:rar has
increased to such an extent that
the firm feels compelled to en
large its quarters. When all im
provemerits are complete the
Bazaar will be DOC of tin* linost
stores in Northern Minnesota.
CLEARED UP
Tract's of the Great .Northern
Wreck Near Bona About
Removed.
The wreck v. id: occurred on
the rent Nor] hoi i \vo ndles
east of 1lenn Thursd been
prettj well cleared away. Two
heavily loaded mo
!,e long
strings of freight cars crashed,
int-O eaeh otllOl' in lit ad 0.11 C.ol
lision. The trai anion evidently
misunderstood orders, for both
engineers were of the opinion
that Uiey had the track. The
engirtcs, which were of the 1100
pattern and new,
wcre com
plctely demolished and 10 or
more ears of wheat, piled up iu
the ditch as a result of the acci
dent. The engine men jumped in
time to* save themselves, but
were badly bruised by the Hying
debris. No.lives were lost ic the
accident.
Tin- best advertising medium
in Bemidji is the Daily Pioneer
evoicy bed reads it.
THINGS
GOOD TO
EAT