Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 10, 1905, Page 4

STATE DRAINAGE BOARD IN SESSION TODAY Meeting Brings Out Represen-| tatives From All Parts : of Northern Minn. NORTH COUNTRY DEMANDS RECLAMATION OF LANDS. Many Speakers Anxious to Talk and Meeting Will Last Until Late This Evening. The state drainage board met|and fathered the bill appropriat- at the city hall in Bemidji this af- ternoon at 2 o’clock. About 300 representative men of northern Minnesota were present, includ- ing senators and representatives of all the legislative districts of the northern section of the state. The members af the board, Gov. Johnson, State Auditor Iverson and Secretary of State Hanson, were met at the Great Northern depot by a committee of the Business Men’s club con- sisting of Senator E. J. Swed-| back, Mayor Henderson and At- torney P. J. Russell. They were escorted to the Markham hotel, where they took dinner, imme- diately after which they repaired to the city hall, where the meet- -ing was called to order by Gov. Johnson. Gov. Johnson briefly outlined the object of the meeting, stating that he supposed there was some apprehension on the part of the residents of northern Minnesota as to what purpose the board! had in mind in meeting in Be- midji, He said that what the board wanted to get was an idea of the amount of land that could be reclaimed and the best man- ner in which to drain it, and that he board was here to get info, mation from residence of this section rather than to impart any knowledge. . The first northern Minverota man heard from was Mr. Dtack of Roseau county. Mr. stated that in the section which he represented there were 8,200 acres of other land that could be drained., State Engineer Ralph replied to his speech, and stated that the cost would be about $5,000. Representative Asherville Murray of Wadena county spoke | next. He presented a formal ap- plication in writing to the drain- age board asking the construc- tion of two ditches. A. L. Gordon of Shevlin and A. Kaiser of Bagley represented Clearwater county at the meet- ing. Mr, Kaiser spoke to the commissionprivatelyabout drain- age in Clearwater county, recom- mending the construction of ditches in the western end of the county and in the Lost river country. Mr. Gorden madea speech at the meeting and filed an application for the construc- tion of a ditch. Deer River, Itasca county, was represented by J. A. Quigg, who stated to the meeting that 15,000 acres of state lands in his section could be reclaimed by the con- struction of a ditch. Auditor Iverson here sug gested to the board that, in view of the fact that there were so| many representative people pres- ent to be heard, the members of the board forego their original intention of returning home via Crookston this afternoon and re- main until the next train. Gov. Johnson and the cther members assented. E. N, Remer of Grand Rapids stated that alarge swamp existed in Itasca north of the Great Northern railway track between Blackberry in Itasca county and Floodwood in St. Louis county, and that if a ditch were con- structed a territory hitherto im- passible would be opened up. Representative Cole of Wal- ker was the next speaker. Mr. Cole is one of the most ardent ad- vocates of drainage in the state] Tuck | ing money for the comprehensive system of drainage at the last session of the legislature. He claimed that the best method of ascertaining where ditches were needed would be to send an en. gineer over the ground before the topographical survey was made and that the engineer be accompanied by a man from each section that he visited in order to getat the exact localities that would be affected by the con- struction of ditches, He also was of the opinion that the drain- age board should be wholly guided by the recommendations made to it by the engineer who had been over the ground. The meeting was still in pro- gress at a late hour this after- noon and it is probable that it will not be concluded until late this evening. Comedy Co. Monday Eve. On Monday evenirg the Burke Comedy Co. will give one of their vaudeville shows at their tent on Fourth street and Beltrami avenue. Among the specials they haye are “Frhtiam’s trials with his music teacher.” Mr. Nelson i plays ten different instruments {at one tine and the people who like goud mausical comedy will erjey this. ‘'ne great train robbery with vie thousand feet of film will al- s0 be presented, Popular prices. A cordial invitation to all o at- tend. I'he best of everything in the grocery line at my store on 11th street and Irving avenue, P. M. Dicaire. Fire at Warroad. The village of Warroad was on 1W0dnesday visited by a des- itructive fire and upwards of | $150,000 worth of property is in ruins with less than $60.000 in- surance. The fire started in Dr, Parker’s drug store and the cause is unknown. Among the many buildings destroyed were the State Bank and Jones & Lawsons department store. Fresh eggs and butter at my store on 11th street and Irving avenue. P. M. Dicaire, GAMES YESTERDAY. St. Brain 9; Grand Forks 8. Duluth 7; Crookston 0. Fargo 8; Winnipeg 2. Ice cream served on Sundays at my store corner of Irving ave- nue and 11th street. P. M. Dicaire. OFFICERS RESIGN New York, June 9.—Paul Mor ton, the retiring secretary of the navy, has accepted fhe chairman- ship of the Board of Directors of the Equitable Life Insurance society. HEx -President Cleveland has been elected and will accept the position as 'trustee of the society. Al the present officers have re- signed and the resignations ac- cepted. Owing to the wet weather Burke’s Comedy Co. will’ not pitch their tent untii Monday when they will give one of their popular shows. THIEF RIVER TO - PLAY TOMORROW Local Fans Will Be Treated to Excellent Exhibition of Ball Playing. Manager Barker of the Be- midji base ball team announces today that the attraction in base ball circles tomorrow will be a game to _be_played on the Be- midji diamond between Bemidji and Thief River Falls, providing the weather permits. Thief River Falls is conceded to be one of the fastest aggregations in northern Minnesota, and re cently defeated the Crookston team that played here last Sun- day by ascore of 20 to 3. There JOINT RATE IS GRANTED Wood Rate Committee Se- cures Reduction of One and One-Half Cents. FLAT CAR RATE ASKEb FOR WAS REFUSED. L Concession Granted by Manager Gemmell Satisfactory and Will Be Accepted. J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji and L. G, Townsend of Blackduck, who compose the wood rute committee appointed to secure a lower rat for transporting cord wood from points on the M. & I. north of Bemidji to the Dakota ‘markets, have received a letter from Gen- eral Manager Gemmell of the M. & I. stating that he could grant a reduction in the present rate of one and one-half cents per 100 pounds. is no doubt but that the exhibi tion of ball playing that will be presented tomorrow ‘afternoon will be the- best game that has been played here during the present season. The game will commence promptly at 3:30. WELLS TO BE MADE DEEPER City Council Authorizes Con- tractor to Proceed With the Work. A special meeting of the city council was held last night for the purpose of hearing a report of the progress that has been made by the well diggers who are now sinking the new city wells, It was reported thats on ihe lower pipe that was being driven was broken yesterday, and the coun- cii authorized the contractor to proceed with an eight inch pipe to a depth of 800 feet if neces sary. When completed the work of sinking the first well will cost about $1,700. WORK T6 BEGIN ON MONDAY Conractors Will Start Build- ing of M. & 1. Extension From Northome. Work on the lower end of the M. & I. extension from Northome to Ripple will commence Monday morning. Up to the present time, the contractors have been working on the upper end of the line near Ripple and the grading is practically completed at that end of the line. The contractors have established camps near Northome and will put alarge crew of men at work Monday and rush the road to completion. Eating House at Funkley. N. P. Clark, who owns eating houses along the line of the N. P. railway from St. Paul to the Pa- cific coast, has secured a conces- sion from the M. & I. company granting him the privilege of erecting an eating house at Funkley. When the live is ex- tended from Northome to luter- national Falls Mr. Clark will probably build an establishment at Funkley for the convenience of passengers enroute from Inter- national Falls south, as the trains will be run so as to reach Braia- erd at the_same time as under the present schedule, thus arriv- ing at Funkley at breakfast time. Modern Woodmen of America Con ! vention. On account of the Biennial|d meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America and Auxiliary socie- ties at Milwaukee, Wis., June 17- 24, the Great Northern will seH tickets at one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale for trains arriving in St. Paul or Sioux City June 16-19 in- clusiye with final return limit June 27. Consult local agent for J full particulars. depth of 130 feet had been ob- tained but as yet no flow of water had been struck. A protection end of the 10 inch Marxager Gemmell states11 the letter that this rate is made jointly with the Great Northern company, so that the actual re- duction from points north of Be- midji to Grand Forks is from eight and one-half cents to seven cents. This means asaving on birch wocd of 50 cents per cord according to figures presented by the wood rate committee. As yet no reply has been made to Manager Gemmell’s proposi, tion, but a meeting of the dele gates appointed by the com- mercial clubs of the various towns interested will probably be held in the near future for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the offer. The members of the committes express themselves as well pleased with the proposition, and state that in all probability the company’s offer, although not as good as the flat car rate which was asked for by the committee and refused by the company,will he accepted, READY FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY Reorganized Bemidiji Will Be Prepared to Fur- : nish Musie. Another meeting of the Be midji band was held last night at the city hall and arrangements were made whereby the Line will beina position to cffor its services to the Business I»[en’s club on July 4. The organizition of the band was again postponed, no word having been received from the director who has been been asked to take up the leader ship of the organization. and an other ;:neeting will be held at the city hall on next Tuesday even ing. €Circus May Ceme. J. D. McIntyre, advance agent for Gollman Bros., circus, isin the city today trying to make arrangements for the appe. ance of the show here on June : Nature’s Great Invention On de banks ob de Amazon, far away, far away, s ek ohy ts August Flowers to dis d: AR picked dose flowers in August in ole Brazil, An'aldo’ P'se a Yankee, ah longs to be dar still. gust Flower is the only medicine l:ee from alcoholic stimulants) that has n successful in keeping the entire thirty-two feet of digestive apparatusina normal condition, and asmstmg nature’s processes of hon separation and ab- sorption—for building and re-building— by preventing ALL irregular or unnatural causes which interrupt healthy and per- fect natural processes and result in intes- tinal indigestion, catarrhal affections (causing’ ap, ndxcms—stnppage of thr ll dnct) ermed ntation hzfadx unhealthy Lyspepsia, che, con- m and other complaints, such al colic, biliousness, |aundme, ete. [ qAn;m Flower is nature’s intended mg- ulator. Two sizes, 25¢, 75¢. All. d:wm |WOULD KILL Band |¢ llllllulnnnllimninmmnimmlllllllfi ROOSEVELT Bagley Man Proclaims Him- self an Anarchist, Wishes _ President’s Death. = | WANTS TO FIGHT DUEL WITH] CHIEF EXECUTIVE. Sanity is Doubted and Examina- tion in Probate Court May Take Place. L. O. Johnson of Bagley has proclaimed himself an atheist and | a full fiedged anarchist. He wishes the life of President § Roosevelt and wants to fight a duel with the chief executive, by which, he claims, the death of the president could be accom- plished.” Johnson is the homesteader Mrs. Vincents Little child. about? Help for Mothers Any woman who is suffering disordered. menstruation, bearing down pains, nervous- ness, or whose life is made desclate by barrenness, can have the same relief Mrs, Vincent secured, by taking Wine of Cardui in the privacy of her home. treatment necessary. This pure Wine com- mends itself to every suffering woman, Will you go to your druggist today_and secure the same relidf Mrs. Vincent writes 2 When the stomach, bowels or liver are affected, Thedford’s Black-Draught should be used. WINE or CARDUI No. 933 Mission St:, Sax Fraxcisco, CAr., Dec. 9, 1903 1 am happy and pleased to attest to the value of Wine of Cardui for pros- T took it for three months before my daxlin uffered so little pain I felt I was an exception. , healthy and the sunshine of my life. fechve mothers. born, and after eleven days was uj better than I had felt for years. gwe the entire credit to Wine of Cardui, or T was sickly, pale and thin before I took it, but since I have used it I have been in periect health, have gained fourteen pounds and enjoy life as never before. ‘The child i Heges Vice-President, No physician’s bab came :md appy and 1 had hardly any trouble a.fter she was doing my entire housework and feeling am the envy of my neighbors because of the unusually healthy child I have and because I never had a sick day myself. 1 Deant’ Sunnyside Mother’s’ Club near Bagley who was recently arrested by Deputy U.S. Mar- shall Frank W. Tufts on a charge of stealing $300 worth of pine from government land. On the| way from Bagley to Fergus Falls ; where Johnson is now held in jail awaiting the action of the| i federal grand jury, he told Mr. Tufts the secret which he has guarded from the ears of others for many years past. He said that he had bBeen an anarchist for along time and was anxious to meet President Roosevelt that he could end his life. He believes in‘no religion and in no supreme being or power. Johnson is a very well educat- ed man and has been a close stu- dent of political histor&._ He is WEDDING GIFTS June NAARNMAAANAA VAAMAAAMAA WA is Proverbially the month of Marriages, and the month of costly and suitable gifts. Fash- ion decrees that almost every gift have a Monogram, Let- ter or Letters Engraved—not a crude jumble, Cipher befiting the Article. acting. must the engraving. but a rich The modern gift must reflect good taste and so Many suitable gifts in Sterling Silver, Plnte Ware and also a fine line of Cut Glass and II Paumntee China. Geo. T. Baker @ Co. Located in City Drug Store. HARAAA Popular taste is improving and the public are more ex- § AN AANAAAANAAAANAN NS 85 years of age and has spent several years of his life in drift- ing from one part of the country 1 to another. It is believed that Johuson is mentally unbalanced, although no cause for his insanity 1s given. The man may be taken back to Bagley tobe examined.in that village as to his sanity, | Matt Phulen who recently scld! his interests here socn expects ! Lo ledve for mefl‘;ton Mnntnma ATION. Land Office at the following it i | who made H E No of sel, Fi of et and ot He names the followin histontinuo suid land, v i, William Nobl ckford all of inn. E.5.0AKLEY. 1-6 Register. As worn by the n Citizen, The Hat of Quality. Head Dress of the Ameer of Afghanistan, The Lanpher is as good as the best, and better than most others. All the newest shades and shapes; guaranteed Style and quality. - q Don't fail to see them. 0’Leary & Bowser Lowest. Price. Phone 30 From From $2.00 to $3.50 Hamilton-Brown Oxfords $1.25 to $3.00 The Largest Line. The Best Quality. The Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Cheerfully Refunded. E.H. Winter @ o Bemidji, Minn. lllllllllllll ll_l!llll!?ll : Ifllnlllllll!lfil T O D o Vo o Hanan Oxfords $5.00 Drew Selby Oxfords A A 4