Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 6, 1904, Page 4

sy i Mmm‘ nogg{gg% PIN Pine Island Logging Road of J. A. Irvine Co. Wonder of the Woods. EXTENDS STRAIGHT AND UN- DULATING FOURTEEN MILES. Mo.stHM'agilificent Thing of the Sort Ever Built in the Minnesota Woods. Dr. Blakeslee, who has re- cently returned - from a trip to the J. A. Irvine logging camps. at Pine Island in Beltrami county 156-26 tells of-the most wonder- ful winter road that has ever been built in the logging woods of northern Minnesota extending from Pine Island to the landing on the Little Tamarack river a distance of fourteen miles. The road is fifty feet wide ex- tends in a due ljne for its entire distance and is so level that it is possible to see a load of logs for a.distance of eight miles. Its construction involved the outlay of a vast amount of money but 1t it has more than paid for itself in added convenience. On either side of the road it has been staked and ridered and millions of evergreens have been set up and wedged together to keep the'snow out. Itis always in excellent condition and is more like a boulevard than a winter logging road. i The Irvine camps in at Pine Island are the largest in. the state this winter. Over 200 men are employed - at the camps. Nearly all of them are old timers from the Stillwater country who have been in the employ of the Trvine Co. for years. The walk ing boss is a Mr, McManimim, who is well known to all the lum- bermen of this section, 'as ¢‘Bronch”. Seven loads are hauled” over the logging road to the landing each day. FEach lead is drawn o s e e e s T WARM Factory Propositign About to Leave Bemidji for Lackof ° Encouragdmeut. For some time past the Messrs. estate dealers have been en- deavoring to interest Bemidji capital in the establishment of a broom handle factory here, and owing to the fact that it -has-mot met < with sufficient encourage- ment they are considering offers from Nary and in all probability will' accept them and establish the factory there. The broom handle factory will be started in a small way but Mr. Lang - believes that by proper management it may in a short time become an important indus- try. He guarantees to market $500 worth of product weekly from the inception of the factory. He has made efforts to have sev- eral minor concessions given him in the way of encouragement but has been unable to carry out his projects and is naturally some- what disappointed. The proposition made him at Nary is very liberal and if it is accepted it is probable thav all the interests of Lang & Carter in this city will be transferred to that village. Cutting Reservation Timber. Evidence Was Insufficient. Lang & Carter, real|. Linéman Will Hall of the Great Northern has been busy during the past week pulling down the telegraph wires near Cass Lake as a convenience to the loggers on the reservation who havelarge clumps of timber near the track which have to be felled across it. The frozen condition of the ground prevents the grounding of the wires when down and a half mile of it has been strungon the ground.afull half day without interfering with the telegraph service. Wm, Boyer and C. Kimball, homesteaders living about three A3 For Quarter of .a Century Dan Campbell Has Lived in Wilds. LAND OFFICE RENDERS DECI- SION IN HIS FAVOR. Is Well Known in Bemidji and Story of His Early Life is Interesting. The recent decision of the gen- eral land office at Washington by which- a-claim on the Big Fork river, valued at from $80,000 to $100,000 is awarded Daniel Camp- bell, has attracted considerable attention, and brought many con- gratulatory comments from those who"have met Campbell and be- comeacquainted with the unusual events of his early life. Fragments of thehistory of this quaint, backwoods character, which, patched together, make a fantastic tale, are now being re- lated by those whoareacquainted with him and his hermit manner of existence. Living as he does at the big falls on the Big Fork river, directly in the path of the traveler through the ‘morthern wilds, his tall, slightly bent form, piercing eyes, peculiarly shaped nose and heavy head of bushy black hair are known to many. Although 70 years old, Camp- bell- has scarcely a gray hair in his head, in spite of the troubles of his early manhood, andhe is stronger than many a younger man who has lived a city life. Living for the past twenty-two ears the wild, free life of the woods has kept his health in an excellent state of preservation. But this same life has affected him otherwise. The loneliness of the great forests has given him many peculiar traits, for he seeing a white man until five or o CHARACTER lived entirely alone, scarcely ever | GEN. TAYLOR A Beltrami County Pioneer Was a Soldier For the Sturdy Fighter. ONE OF FEW LIVING VETERANS OF MEXICAN WAR. Found Genmeral Santa Anna's Wooden Leg After the Battle of Chapultepec. Uncle George Witsel, seventy- eight years of age, and one of the pioneers of Beltramicounty, who at present lives at Tenstrike, claims the distinction at' present of being one of the few surviving veterans of the Mexican war, Mr. Witsel was injured in an ac- cident on the Minnesota & Inter- national a short time ago and he 'was in-Bemidji yesterday to ad- just claim which he has ag¢ainst the company, accompanied by Attorney C. S. Carter of Ten- strike. Few people who have passed the alloted three score years and ten of mankind’s existence are as well preserved as Mr. Witsel and there are few who retain their mental faculties as clearly as the venerable gentleman. He is the owner of over 300 acres of land in the vicinity of Tenstrike, andis honored and respected by all ' who know him for his genial personality and his cheerful dis- position. ; Mr. Witsel comes of the sturdy stock of Vermont and his grand- father fought in the revolution- ary war and- was present when Lord Cornwallis laid down the British arms at Yorktown. Mr. Witsel well remembers the tales of the jingle nook at his old home in Vermont, when his father, who fought in the war of 1812and his grandfather told of the days when they fought in the cause of Continued on Page 2. i .|other members of the party are Louis' Hill and Other Officials Try Hands at Shoveling the Beautiful. Vice President L. W. Hill, Gen- eral Manager Ward, General Superintendent Slade and other lesser ‘.officials of the Great Northern were given a taste of real railroading at Niles, when for three Hours the “members of the railroad party were re- quired to handle shovels in order to dig the train out of a snow drift that formed while the crew was engaged in giving assistance to Train 3, which had stuck in the snow at Niles, After the] coast trainhad been started on its. way it was discovered that the engine of the special was frozen up and that the snow had drifted so high that several hours were necessary to get the special on its way again. The only brake- man that Conductor Mayer had on the trip was sent out to flag any trains that might happen along. .This left the conductor with a party of railroad.officials f high degree and a lot of shovels. . The officials were equal to the task and Louis Hill and the e ——— FIRSTORRFIEROF CHARTER Ready for Submission to Committee on Wardsand Elections. FIXES TERMS OF CITY OI';FICERS AND ELECTIONS. City Council Will Bé. Considerably Enlarged Under Provisions of Charter. The first chapter of the pro- posed city charter, or rather the sécond chapter, fixing the man- ner of election of city officers. their terms of office, powers,etc., is out of the hands of the charter commission attorneys, the Messrs. McCusick and Gibbons, and ready for submission- to, the charter commission committee on wards and elections. Its provisions will be interest- ing to all thoseavho are interest- ed the organization of the city under the charter. Under its credited with shoyeling snow like section bosses. Royally Entertained. The teachers of the Bemidji public schools who attended the educational meeting at Cass Lake yesterday had a very enjoyable holiday. They were entertained at the Endion hotel at dinner by the Cass Lake teachers and in the afternoon went for a drive te the agency schools. In theeven- ing came the lecture of Dr. Shoe- maker, of the St. Cloud Normal school. Hissubject, “The Uses of the Imagination’” was handled in a manner that was a rare treat to all. After the lecturea recep- tion and ball was given te the teachers. Those who attended from Bemidji besides Prof. Ed- munds and W. A. Cassler, of the local board of education were the Misses Bright, Johnson, LcLen-l non, Desjerdines, Campbell, Covell, Minton, Miller and Alien. provisions - the eleetive officers are the mayor, elerk, treasurer, two justices of the peace, until a municipal court is established, two aldermen from each ward and an alderman at large, who will preside over the delibera- tions.of the council in the ab- sence of the mayor. All the other officers will be appeinted by the council. The date of the annual city election, te be gov- erned by the general election laws of the state will be the third Tuesday in May each year. The terms of city officers will begin June 1 and extend for a period of one year from that time. All city officers except: the justices of the peace are elected for one year. The justices will serve two years. Members of the various boards which the charter will createiwill be appointed’ to serve terms of three years. The chapter is subjeet to such changes as the committee may deem expedient. [ by eight horses/and two trailers miles south of Bemidji, were in are attached. The first sleigh|Judge Reynold’s courtthis morn- ggfgégsgn:‘zfl;er%ge }?f'flx;il’lowi;o mg charged with violations of the " one about 5,000. den Wegner, of Lake Itasca. Pine island is in the center of[Mr. Wegner yesterday swore a big swamp and is about twolout search warrants and the miles long and two miles wide. |gaarch of the premises of the two six years ago, and visiting town only about once a year. 1t is rather difficult to gathera connected story-of the events leading up to Campbell’s life of solitude, for the old hunter and trapper never speaks: of them himself. When the curious try to lead him on, he immediately Spring Hats | on Largest _Exclusive Clothing Stp're Display. Kew Colors, e :. e e e It contains over 150,000,000 of pine. At the west end is some of the finest yellow Norway that has ever been taken out of the Minnesota woods. This is being cut for the Winton Lumber com- pary of Thief River Falls. The Crookston ~Lumber company owns 100,000,000 ‘at the east end of the island, all of which is white pine. The timber stands in a body and there is scarcely a trace of underbrush through the entire belt. Says He Is a Stepper. A, F. Crawford, who recently purchased Thos. Nary’s trotting gelding Hubbut, Jr., has aletter from a well known trainer at the Minnehaha track in Minneapols congratulating him upon his pur- chase. The trainer is anxious to handle the horse and guarantees to drive him in 2:12 in sixty days from the time he is put in his . hands orhe will bear all expenses. Hubbut, Jr., defeated Riley Wilkes, who went in the 2:20 class trot at the state fair events last fall and won a purse of $5,000. He distanced and headed the handy Wilkes at Minot, on the Great Northern racing circuit and at several of the association meets in Minnesota and is re- garded by the Minneapolis trainer as one of the most prom- men developed a find of venison. This morning tho case was dis- missed for the reason that the warden was unable to prove that the venison killed out of season. Mr. Schroeder’s Regrets. I wish to state that I am one of the merchants and tagcpayers of Bemidji‘that am decidedly in favor of the present reform move ment. We citizens of Bemidji certainly owe it to those one thousand and more school child- ren that they are brought up ina clean community: ~ I regret yery much to ' note that we have men who consider dollars and pennies. W. G. SCHROEDER. Case Is On. “Phe-case of Swan Torkelsox, the - Clearwater county sheriff who is fighting impeachment pro- ceedings, was heard by Gov. Van Sant yesterday. E. T. Teits- worth and E. F. White appeared for the Bagley Reform League, while'E. O. Hagen, of Crookston appeared for the defendant. The governor has the case under adyisement. ising horses in the state. Sepia lores Mé»ke the most elegant portra.its. in Photogra phy. — REED’S ART STUDIO Newest thing becomes morose and taciturn, and scarcely a word can begotten from him for hours at a time: When the subject is mentioned a revengeful gleam shines from his eyes. It is said to have been the trickery of a brother that brought «Old Dan” to the ywoods of Northern Minnesota. Dan, so the story goes, was associated with the brother in big lumber- ing ventures when bhoth were comparatively young men, and Dan was reputed to be wealthy. He was then, as now, enbirelyfl without education, however, and was forced to entrust the hand- ling of the business tohisbrother, with the better educational knowledge. The brother took advantags of Dan’s ignorance in this line, it is said, and by trick- ery obtained possession of the business of the firm and all the ing his brother out in the world to-shift. for himself and make a new start in life. I Bitter in heart and in dispair over the brntal tréatment accord- ed him by his rascal brother, Dan gave up all hope of winning suc- cess in the world, and, buying a small trapper’s outfit, a couple of blankets, a few provisions, an ax and & gun, he buried himself in the forests. He built his cabin where it stands today at Big Falls. That was nearly twenty- five years ago. For years noth- people thought him dead. And all this time he has lived alone, exept for & brief period when he had an Indian squaw for a wife. In the course of time, as the claim became valuable. His ig- norance-of land laws was -taken advantage of and his title to the property was contested. After latter’s money, atterwards turn- || ing was heard of him, and his|| country began to settle up, his|§ in Bemicflii. Nefi Styles. SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE menfor . . . . 250 pairs of men all lengths, worth $2.50 to $3, for a two years’ fight in the courts, the battle has been won, and Ol Dan will die rich, for his land will steadily ificrease in value as the country settles up and the railroad draws near. The Min- nesota & International railway will cross hisland, which immed- iately adjoins the platted town- B | site of Big Falls. in blue and jaeger gray, size and quality for . . $12 and $15 extra heav! _ excellently tailored, garments all sizes and all proportions ’S cassi- mere suits, hair lines and stripes, from 32 to 42 waist, $1.88 Wright’s health underwear my 75¢ Men’s wool fleeced under- “wear, jaeger gray colors, sizes, worth 75¢, for -38¢ SALE Broken lines of our best selling goods---odds and ends in men’s and boys’ Iurnishings, } shoes and winter underwear. Savings of 25, 35, 40, 50 and 60 per cent are now in your favor for men and young y all wool suits, splendid patterns, ‘ $9.75 - 35 pairs M. A. Packard & Co.’s shoes for men, box calf, vici kid and velour calf, all sizes, new lasts, worth ?&59_ t? ;$3..50: $l.98 Flannel shirts, in black, brown and fancy patterns, properly made $1 quality, for . 650 Colored stiff bosom and golf style $1.50 and $1.25 shirts, good ma- tetrials, nobby eifects, all sizes, at choice for . ——— 690