The daily pioneer. [volume], December 28, 1903, Image 4

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HAS RECORD FOR
EFFICIENCY
County Attorney Loud Sub
mits Annual Report to
Attorney General.
BIG VOLUME OF BUSINESS FOR
THE CLOSING YEAR.
Criminal Business of Beltrami
County Well to the Front With
Other Counties.
County Attorney Loud has
finished his annual report of bus
iness of the county attorney's
office and it will be forwarded to
Attorney General Douglas some
time this week. The report is
an annual affair required by law
from every county attorney in
the state and shows the volume
of business which passes through
the county attorney's office. I
is also interesting as establish
ing the record of the county
attorney.
The report shows that during
the year there have been 151
criminal cases before the county
attorney in Beltrami county,
many of them involving a pre
liminary ex-indictment trial.
Disposition of them was made as
follows: Fourteen convictions in
district court, one acquittal
fifty-five convictions in justice
court, five acquittals twelve
cases pending, thirty-four fined,
twenty-one served terms at the
county jail, one sent to reform
school, six received penitentiary
sentences and two developed in
sanity, pending trial. The total
costs returned to the county at
torney were $2616.47 and the
total fines and costs collected
2679.12. Sixty-four cases were
dismissed in all courts, including
nolle, no indictment, insanity and
other matters.
It will be seen that the record
of the county attorney in the
foregoing is a substantial compli
ment to his ability and efficiency.
It is doubtful if there is another
county in the state as large as
Beltrami in point of population
where it is as difficult to success
fully administer the affairs of the
county attorney's office as it is in
this county. Mr. Loud's record
is altogether to his credit and
develops him a careful, econom
ical and able official.
Worthington Will Recover.
Friends of Fred Worthington,
the Northern township man, who
recently suffered terrible ex
posure while lost in the woods
near Two Harbors and who was
taken to the state hospital tor
the insane at Fergus Falls as a re
sult, are advised that he is doing
very nicely and will ultimately
recover. Mr. Worthington's
father, who had visited him at
the hospital, was in city Satur
day and states that his release
from the hospital will occur in
about three weeks if he makes
the favorable progress the phy
sicians hope for.
Married Saturday.
The wedding of Miss Elsie N.
Schwenk and Gilbert Crounce
occurred in Bemidji Saturday
evening. The groom is a well
known railroad man living at
Cass Lake. The bride is the
daughter of parents who re
side in the country a short dis
tance from Bemidji. Mr. and
Mrs. Crounce will make their
future home at Cass Lake.
Handkerchiefs Ribbons
Belts
Purses Wrist Bags
Kid Gloves
Waistings
smsaa
Yarn Mitts
Golf Gloves
Shell Goods
Dolls
Photo Albums
Toys
All Ladies and Misses Hats at Half Price
Children's Underwear and
Hosiery in the city at
SUICIDE
Family Jars Drive Knudt Hoff
To Desperation Christ-
mas Eve.
News is received from "Warren
that Knudt Olson Hoff committed
suicide near that city. The body
was discovered Christmas eve.
at eight o'clock lying just west of
the Lyons hotel with a bullet
hole in the temple. The body
was warm and had probably
not laid there more than half an
hour. The attention of a pass
er-by was first attracted by a
dog sniffing around some object
which on investigation proved to
be the body of Hoff.
The unfortunate man lived
some four miles from East Grand
Forks. He recently sold his in
terests there and his wife and
family went to south to visit.
He has a brother living north of
East Grand Forks and the re
mains will be shipped there from
Warren, in all probability. It is
not known why he was in War
ren, or why he went there.
He has been very despondent
for some time over domestic
troubles. I is said that Mrs.
Hoff was suing for divorce in
Polk county, and this led her
husband to the rash act which
cost him his life. However, the
records of the county fail to show
any such case. If she was suing
for a divorce the case had just
begun and had not as yet been
recorded.
Want County Redistricted.
The Rainy Eiver Region says
that "a glance at the map will
prove that the country along the
Rainy river and Lake of the
Woods and the Canadian North
ern railway might justly claim
one representative on the county
board. A petition is making the
rounds of the neighborhood
which will be placed before the
said board at their next session.
This does not mean to have a
representative now but to have
the county redistricted in antici
pation of next election which is
sure to come along later on."
Pine Sale at Cass Lake.
The second sale of reservation
pine will occur at Cass Lake to
day and will be much larger than
the first one several weeks ago.
The timber offered is better and
more easily accessible and is ex
pected to net more money than
the last sale. The work of open
ing the bids began at nine o'clock
this morning and will not be com
pleted today. The successful
bidders will not be announced
until some time during the latter
part of January.
"Champeens" Chastised.
W. W. Browne and J. F. George,
who a short time ago established
themselves as the local whist
"champeens" by defeating sev
eral well known whist players
are no more champions. They
relinquished the title after a
game played yesterday in
which they were defeated by the
Messrs. Rhoda and Graham.
Buv Wheat.
Wheat was again strong and
higher with big Bull interest
heavy buyers. May wheat, Min
neapolis, closed 83$-, Chicago, 84|
corn 17)1, oats 37f, pork 12.55,
lard 6.92. ribs O.GO.
On any decline from present
prices buy wheat, corn and oats.
W. H. GRAY,
Miles Block, 'phone 261
Christmas Suggestions
Baby Hoods
Fasenators Pillow Tops
Shawls
Neck Furs
Bed Spreads
SEVERSON' SNextI)oort3ii,irstNat-Bankd
DIPHTHERIA FROM
A BEAR
Hunter Shoots a Bear in an
Inflicted Hut and Gets
Disease Soon After.
REMARKABLE STORV OF HENRY
BURKE, A HUNTER.
Burke's Boy of Six Years of Age
Also Contracted the Disease
From the Animal.
Strange as it may seem, Henry
Burke, a northern Minnesota
professional hunter, lays an at
tack of diphtheria, from which
he is convalescing, to a be-er. Hethis
also declares that his only child,
a boy of six, contracted the dis
ease from the animal. Burke
was deer hunting several weeks
ago, when he struck the trail of
a black bear making in the direc
tion of a log cabin in which a
family named Stevens had lived
last spring. He was then stalk
ing a buck and went on, but two
days later visited the same local
ity to get a shot at bruin. The
trasks had been obliterated, but
the hunter believed the animal
had not gone far, as it is time for
them to "cave up" for the winter.
There were no caverns in the
vicinity, but it occurred to Burke
that the bear might have been
driven from his usual haunts by
the deer shooting and have taken
up a winter lodging in the old
hut. Such things had happened,
and he determindd to investigate.
The Stevens family had been
stricken with diphtheria shortly
before they moved, and the cabin
had since been abandoned. I
was shunned by woodsmen, dis
ease, but Burker had never been
sick in bed in his life, and he did
not hesitate to look over the place.
A search of the ground floor re
sulted in nothing, and Burke was
about to return home, whenheno
ticed a ladder leaning to the loft
where the Stevens children had
slept. Thehunterhad got halfway
up the ladder when he heard a
deep breathing. It was dark
above, so he decended, making a
torch out of a balsam knot, and
returned. By thelight of the torch
he saw a bear curled up under an
old cot and half covered with
straw.
The animal opened his eye
growled and was starting to his
feet, when Burke shot him thro
ugh the head. The hunter then
procured a rope and snaked him
up to a tree. Later in the day he
got his mare and lugged the car
cass home. The six year-old boy
hung about while the animal was
skinned, and that night,with the
hunter and the rest of the family,
dined on bear steak and then pl
ayed with the skin while his ath
erwTas
Corsets Silk Mitts
Dress Goods
Under Skirts
Towels
Napkins Table Linens
Table Spread
The Largest Stock and Best Values in Ladies an
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dressing it. Some days
after the father and son developed
sore throats. The elder Burke
had once been afflicted withtons
ilitis, and, thinking that he had a
second attack, treated himself and
offspring with a preparation of
balsam gum and honey, a home
made remedy. But the treatment
failed to conquer the disease and
and the next morning, whenlarge
white patches appeared, a country
physician was sent for. He diag
nosed the disease as diphtheria,
administered antitoxin and even
tually brought him pottents out
danger. When Burke found out
what was the matter he laid the
trouble to the bear, which he
declared had carried the germs
in his long hair. He gave the hide
to another hunter. In time he got
the disease and Burke was more
than ever convinced that the bear
was responsible. The doctor
laughs at the idea, but Burke's
theory is accepted by some.
Meets Tomorrow Night.
The city band has a regular
practice meeting at the justice
rooms in the city hall. All
musicians in the city are invited
to be present. After the first of
the year the band will get down
to active practice and an effort
will be made to give a concert
some time in February.
Wants Judgment Renewed.
The case of J. D. H. Thomas vs.
James Hancock has been occupy
ing the attention of udge Skin
vik's court today. It is for the
renewal of a 'judgment rendered
in Iowa eleven years ago. The
defense interposes the claim that
the claim is outlawed.
A Tenstrike Lawsuit.
The case of Edward Lucia vs.
Edward Leonard came up for
hearing in Judge Skinvik's court
morning. I involves the
possesion of a pool table and a
number of Tenstrike people
are interested.
From an Ohio Minster.
Rev. G. W. Hagants, of Clyde Ohio
says: "I have used Dr. Warner's
White Wine of Tar Syrup for sore
throat, weak lungs, cough, cold, and
any diseases of the kind it surpasses
all other remedies. Many thanks to
the doctor for his valuable remedy."
For sale at the city Drug Store.
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CUTTING AFFRAY
AT FUNKLEY
George Dent, Hotel Keeper,
Is Seriously Wounded
in a Cutting Affray.
DRUNKEN F1NLANDERS ENGAGE
IN DEADLY FIGHT
Dent Attempts to Stop the Trouble
and Receives Several
Knife Wounds.
As the result of a cutting af
fray which occurred at Funkley
last night, George Dent, a well
known hotel man of that town,
lies in a critical condition and
grave fears for his recovery are
entertained.
A number of Finnish woods
men had come in from the camps
to spend Christmas and had be
come intoxicated. They engaged
in a fierce hand to hand fight at
Dent's place and it was while
trying to stop the fight that Mr.
Dent received his injuries. The
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Finns were quite beside them
selves and were using their
favorite weapon the Finnish
knife to very good advantage.
Mr. Dent received several knife
wounds in the melee. Some of
them are very serious and he
suffered [greatly from loss of
blood before a doctor could be
secured. The Finns are under
arrest.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned,have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surf aces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
sumption.
Supper Tomorrow Night.
The ladies of the United Lu
theran church are arranging for
a supper to be held at the church
tomorrow evening. The menu
will do entire Justice to the well
known hospitality of the Lu
theran ladies and everybody is
invited to attend.
We
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Hot and Cold Water
Tanks
Hot Water Boilers
Chimney Jackets
Sinks, Etc
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