Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 9, 1904, Page 4

- HAS HEAP WAMPUM 0ld Bustacagon, Big Fork * Patriarch, is Possessed of Much Wealth. - .G(iVERNMENT PRESENTEDLAND IN-EARLY DAYS. Lands Have Grown in Value Un- til They Now Are Valued at About $300,000. Joseph Riley, a Big Fork set- tler, in the city on business, sqld yesterday that within the limits of Itasca county lived the rich- est Indian in the United States, in the person of Baustacagon, popularly termed “Old” Busta- cagon. He owns lands with a roughly estimated valuation of $300,000, and it is claimed that individual members of even some of the rich Western Indian tribes cannot boast of so much wealth, «The Minnesota papers had a good deal to.say about Chief Be- midji-before and at the time of his death,”’ said Mr. Riley, “and doubtless every person in the state knows who and what he was, and yet, as far as I can learn, he never did anything special except having a town named after him, and being good and treating the white men white, and maybe taking part in a few Indian pow wows. Like many. another public personage he at- tained his fame through. the energetic efforts of the news- paper correspondent.| “Now, there is Bustacagon, He is certainly of greater impor- tance than good old Bemidji, and yet you never see his name men- ‘tioned in the papers, for the simple reason that no corre- spondent lives within the vicinity of his abode, in a sequestered nook on- the Big Fork. If he gets a bad cold, or if he dosen’t. or if he shoots a bear or feeds a lost white man, or dosen’t feed him, there is no one to chronicle the fact, as it was the case .with Bemidji, who was given a half- column account in the papers . every time he was confined to his tepee for a day. I'll warrant you that today there aren’t twen- ty-five people in the state, outside the Big and Little Fork country, who know know whether Bus- tacagon is alive or dead, or who care particularly. The big ma- jority have no idea why they -should-know-or-care: S “Well, T am happy to be able to say that the old chap ‘s still alive, and apparently in the best of health, or was the last time I saw him.. You know -how he came —into pos of his property, of cou A townshi cousisting of close onto acres of the best game and tim- ber country in northetn Minne- sota was given him by the gov- ernment in 1883 for his bravery o Wedding Groups l Souvenirs : Baby Pictures on Lake Front. M. J. MORSE, - Proprietor. oo R e PRINCESS Grocery Co. MLE‘ CARSON, Manager. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY: Fancy Crawford ver Can:....o.q Peacl Fancy Pears, “lof=the“other 8y 1l evening.avas-pleasantly—spent—in- S "[thought it was ' {hage®a’ gold medal, or BADLY MAIMED Circular Saw Inflicts Terrible Injuries to Wm. Goodrich, of Walker. Walker Pilot: William Good- rich was brought in on Tuesday’s train to receive attention at the hespital here. -A-fow- days- ago- in the mill at Hazel Dell, near Ellis, he slipped on a roller and oot mixed up with the saw, los- ing one leg, a hand and a-portion was summoned and accompanied the unfortunate man on_his trip to Walker. = Sprinkle Too Much. At the meeting of the city council Monday night the prin- cipal measure to come before the meeting will be to take steps fo enforce the ordinance relative to the excessive use of city water on law It has been the prac- tice of some users of lawn sprinklers to allow the water t0 run almost day and night, and as a result the city pumping station cannot keep up the supply of water. . In the last two days the pump has been going steadily and during the time the tank i 800 barrels short, The hour: for running lawn sprinkler: e from 6 to 9 a, m. and 5 to 8 p. m. An 800 Pound Baby. Probably the smallest of larg- est of beasts is the juvenile mem- ber of the herd ‘of performing Elephants with Gentry Bros. Famous Shows United, This fine Pachyderm has been in this country but a few months yet bhis education is nearly complete. His part of the program puts to shame older and bigger com- panions, and on -account of his size he is able to perform several acts which have never been at. before. Phe “little fellow” in question is but one of the many features presented since the consolidation of Gentry Bros. Famous Shows. They will exhibit here on I'ri- day July 22. Club Accounts. At a meeting of the dirvectors of the Business Men’s club held after the smoker Thursday even- ing Secretary Torrance pre- sented a report of the club’s finances.. Sinee the organization of the club nearly $800 has been collected, of which there is how on hand about, ). The cost of the pavillion and of prgparing for the Brainerd excursion was $332, while $100 was paid to the excur- sion committee of the Brainerd shop men, according to agree- Hment;—the—balanee-of-the-money paid out, about $125, being for current expenses. Possession For Mrs. Lydick. Major.Scott, Indian agent, has given public notice that in com- pliance with instructions from 0| the secretary of the interior he is ordered to place Mrs, Lydiclk and her children in possession of theixr allotment at Cass Lake. All persons residing on these allot- ments are notified to-remove at once, unless permission ‘is granted by the allottees to re- main. Pleasant Surprise About fifty guests were at a pleasant surprise party tendered on last night at the Lutheran parsonage. Mrs. Peter- son was presented with a hand- some leather chair by the mem- of the congregation. The hes and refreshments we; ging and! served. ght Mickey at Grand Forks. W. C. McKay, more familiarly known by his friends here -as “Mickey,” has closed out his saloon businessin Britton, S. D., ‘and is now._ employed jat Frank- lin’s bar in East Grand Forks. in caring for alogging camp of smallpox patients. The " town- ship is 62-25, in county, and the Big Fork river runs through“it. This land, with all the rest in northern Minnc "| was practically yalueless in ‘mment doubtles getting off casy enough, and cheaply. It was and the gov "|easier and cheaper, probably, to deed over the township than to even a ! brass one, made,and so the brave | young Indian was given the land. “The property has been com- ing up in value, with the rest of STRAWBERRIES RADISHES CUCUMBERS ‘| state, and iv s - | hundred thousand dollars, for it |is the land in 1lis séetion of the now worth several covered with some pretty valuable . bunches of timber. Lumber companies have several -[times tried” to get poss the timber, without They will likely get it some wa,; when the Indian dies, but unt then I guess'it will remain with him, and the settlers who know him are glad of it for he is a mighty decent sort of an old chap, liked and yespected by all those with whom he has come in contact. I should judge he must be about fifty years old now, pos- y il Princess Grocery Co sibly more.”’ foot:Br-Wilcox-{- tempted by ~ Elephant Trainers [ NEARING Last Day of the Thief River Falls Land Sale is Thursday Next. SALE IS NOT PROVING A GREAT SUCCESS: Only About 600 Out of 1,600 Pieces On Sale Will be Disposed of. The crowd at the land sale at Thief Riyer Falls is not very large and a great many pieces of land are not being sold. The pieces in most instances are about $4 per acre, but of course when the river is reached the prices will go up considerably higher. It is now thought that only about 600 pieces out of 1,600 will be sold at this saleand the total amount received will be about 750,000. © It is also quite prob- able that at the end of the sale on July 14 the present sale, will be continued until some time in October at which time tke pieces remaining unsold at the end of that time will be subject to pri- vate entry at $4 per acre. There are —a—large number-of choice ieces of land that have not as yet been sold and on the last day of the sale, July 14, ‘when the Indian improvement lands are offered it is expected that the highest prices will be paid. Some i choice pieces of land in the vicinity of High Land- ing ‘yesterday sold at from $4 to $5:50 per acre. 1t was thought by some that this land would go much higher and all are sur- prised that it went so cheap. WALKER COMES Base Ball Game Tomorrow Will Be Between Bemidji and Walker Indians. Another base ball game will be pulied off on the home grounds tomorrow. Walker’s team will cross bats with the home team, who feel contident that they will come out winner. The Walkers however have a bunch of very clever men, and it is thought that the game tomorrow will be interesti Rl Ee e i Big Year- _ According to M. R. Brown, the vetoran stock and cattle man who has charge of the Great Northern feeding stations this side of Mon- tana, the present year, has been a very favorable one for the ranges and the cattle movement this fall should be unusually heavy. So heavy in fact as to be a reminder of the old days. - Mr. Brown says the range grass has served as an excellent growing feed for the cattle and that cattle owners and stockmen have- had almost ideal conditions under which to work during the season. The growth of the herds has been satisfactory and the num- ber of steers taken to Chicago will be larger than for several seasons. Rapp Case Appealed. Red Lake Courier: ~W. Lee—of] ] K. Hannay of St. Hiliare -were in the city Saturday on business before the probate court in con- nectidf with the Rapp will cas Mr. Lee, as attorney for M Pederson, has appealed to the d t court from the order ued by Judge Tarrant a fow weeks ago. It will be remem- bered that Miss Bertha Pederson of Thief River allegesto be the widow of the late Chas. G. Rabp by virtue of a common-law mar- riage, claimed to have been' con- tracted in- California over a year ago. Judge Tarrant held that she had no right to a share in the estate, taking the ground that ufficient proof of marriage had not been adduced and that com mon-law marriages are not recog- nized by the courts in California. The case will come up for trial in the district courtat the coming October term. 3 Brager Injured. “Stub” Brager, the clever short stop for the Fosston base ball team, was injured ina game at Bagley Monday afternoon on a slide to home plate. His knee was wrenched out of joint and the muscles of his leg were badly torn. He is around on crutches, however, and expects to “got into the game” before long, Need More Money. Work on the race track is pro- gressing very satisfactorily, but in ordergto complete the plans which have been formulated by the fair association, it will be necess ise more money, The method for obtaining the necessary funds will pl-ub:\BIy be BIG CROP | Prospects Bright For a Good Sized Wheat Crop In Minnesota. According to reports the Min® nesota wheat crop is looking well and there is no apprehension at present; except that- the crop-is about two weeks late. - If frost permits the grain to ripen, this will make no difference however, The weather has been almost too cool-and wet-in-the-wheatbelt; but the present prosnccts are favorable for a big crop if the killing frosts of the full do not cause damage at the.finish. The feeling in grain i E that good prices will prevail for aheavy cropit it can be harvest: ed and marketed successfully, and that if this is realized busi- ness in the Northwest will im- mediately be restored to a high plane of activity. Beltrami county, though pro- ducing little wheat, is much in- terested in the coming crop as a big crop will stimulate business at the head of the Lalkes which will have a direct effect here. A Most Wonderful Cure. Joseph D. Underhill,of Doland, S. Dakota, says:—I bave received great benefit from your White Wine of Tar Syrup. I had a deep seated cough and the “doctors cave up all hopes of my recovery and pronounced it consumption, I tried everything that we could hear of. Finally one of my friends prevailed upon me to use your White Wine of Tar Syrup. I took one and one-half bottles and am entirely - cured.- Such medicine [ can recommend to those who are afflicted as I was. Mr. Kraywetz is Here. Don’t wait until winter with your fur repairing. ‘Have it done now and save money and time. See Mr. Kraywetz and let him give you an estimate on & new fur garment or on" your old one that needs repairing or remodel- ing: A full line of skins, also the latest fashion plates of fur 1905 will be shown at the Mark ham Hotel eyery afternoon until July 15th. — New Drug Store. T. M. Donovan, of the firm of Donovan Bros., of Pelican Rapids, has been in the, city for several days with a view of locating-here witha drug stoek. He thinks very favorably of the city and if arrangements can be made to fit up the building occupied by A. E. Winter will put in a store in con- nection with Mr. Winter, * Forty million feet of pine is now being driven down the Red Lake river for theGrand Forks Lumber Co. Most of the pine was cut in northern Beltrami county and aportion of it goes to the Crookston Lumber Co. at Crookston. These big drives will keep the two mills busy the rest of the season. 5 Elder Dodds Injured. Presiding - Elder LaFayette Dodds, of the Crookston District M. E. Church, was yesterday quite seriously: injured at- the Great Northern depot by having a heavy trunk truck run over his foot. Thelittle toe on Rev. Dodds right foot was almost severed. Large Attendance. The attendance at the summer school now. being conducted in r|this city is much larger than had. been expected and those who have the school in hand are very \lxbmined and the interest mani- fested by the teachers now in at- tendance. Picnic Party. A pleasant party consisting- of Mrs. Joe Young and the Misses Rusness and Florence, Tinnie and Alice Pendergast-are spend- ing the weck at Rocky Point, at the north end of thelake. Mr. and Mrs. John Essler will join the party tomorrow. Steenerson Here. Congressman Halvor Steener- son, of Crookston, is in the today. M1. Steenerson was lool ing up business matters and in- cidentally looking over the politi- cal field here. He has large in- terests throughout the county. Verity Here. Wm. E. Verity, Editor of the Wadena Tribune, is in the city to- day looking up business matters in connection with the Sentinel, in which he is interested. . man, is closing out his stock of screen doors and windowsat cost. Fred Nelson, proprietor of a sawmill near Blackduck, is in the city to spend Sunday. T00 LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE fi city property—Farm of 160 n Grant Valley, twenty ood hay-land, good barn use. €. Villemin, 608 by popular subscription, Fourth street. fashions for the season of 1904 |- RN grateful with the results being | - AT THE “As usual,” talk is cheap—paper and pencils are willing. 'BAZAAR STORE MIDSUMMER CLEARING SALE! Black on White Plain Figures---Guaranteed as represented or money refunded. - The editor does not care where you got your advertising'ideas. Take the following goods home, show :m to your dressmaker, your neighbor, your friend, or compare styles, quality es in Bemidji or any other city, the big or little stores. Remember our motto:—“Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded.” For the rest of this month every table in our store will be'its own salesman. Take what %you want at the “plain marked price: If not satisfied no questions will he asked. 1 piece Wool Voil worth $1.é5, now 85¢ talking for this sale.. 2 pieces Cotton Voil yorth 25¢, now 12,¢ 1 lot Men’s Underwear worth 50c, now 27¢ < : All our Shirt Waists at 1-4 off to close out. The black and white figures will do their own The Bazqar~ Storé..‘ O’Kelliher A Candidate. A. O,Kelliher, of Blackduck, announces his candidacy county commissioner agaiy John McDougald, of that citys This makes three candidates for that office against Mr. McDou- gald, but it is expressed by those who know the situation up there that Mr. McDougald will carry the day. Night Was Her Terror. “I would cough nearly all night long,” writes Mrs. Chas. Apple- cate,-of Alexandria; Ind:; “‘and could hardly getany sleep. I had consumption so bad that if T walked ablock I would cough frightfully and spit: blood, but, when all other medicines failed, three $1.00 bottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery wholly me and I gained fifty-eight pounds.” It's absolutely . guaranteed to cure coughs, colds, lagrippe, bron- ‘chitis and all throat and lung bles. _Price 50c - and-$1.00 Trial bottles free at all druggis I store: Conway’s Commercial Col- lege is organizing a class in Boolkkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting for school teach- ers and those who have at- tended school during the year who wish to take up these studies’during yacation. One month’s free lessons given to all who enroll during July. Conway’s Commercial College, Box 143, 108 Sixth Street, between ‘Bemidji and Beltrami Avenues. B 2SS U SESE SESESENENENT Chamberlain’s Colic, Choléra and | Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy is certainly to be needed in almost every home be fore the summer is over. It can always be depended upon even in the most severe and dangerous cases, Itisespecially valueable for summer disordersinchildren. It is-pleasant to take aund never fails to give prompt relief. - Why, not buy it now? It may save life--For sale by Barker’s Drugf|, SRS TS T T Wedding 2 and Baby Pictures HAKKERUP Ujp-to-Date Work and Piices Reasonable. Iin're ' ng, Framing and' Finishing for Amatuers. Hakk s Trading Here You aro guaranteed .+ Absolute Satifaction. . By Ble SCHNEIDER BROS., The Clolhiérs. Courtesy and Integrity are In the véry atmos- ..phere of this Business .. SUIT CLEARANCE! Values Entirely Without Precedent. Genuine Ontario. Tweed Suits. Copyricht, 1904, by B. Ksppeatoluer & 00 ==0f-- Clear braids, Negligee sha choice for JULY CLEARANCE SALE The finest Summer Suits that can be produced; charming, cool, nobby, single-breasted suits; they have | not an ounce of surplus cloth. Men’s Homespun Outing Suits; trousers made with belt strap; regular sack style; $7.50 values for * $5.00 Hand-Tailored, Single-Breasted Outing Suits; former price $12.00; Suit Clearance Sale at STRAW HATS. Every Straw Hat in our store must be sold. ohit weights, Optimo, Tourist, Telescope and apes; $1. , $1.50 and $2.00 values at 90c Preminm Silver Straws in splits, mackinaws, Cantons and fibres; Ghe. THe and $1.00 values; sale at $7.50 _