Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 29, 1905, Page 4

..deer wevre plentiful and the hardy KILL DEER WITH KNIFE Some Hardships Endured By the Early Settlers of | Beltrami County. e s TEaT AGED INDIANS GATHER AT TEN- STRIKE IN NUMBERS. Spend Four Tiresome Days Mak- ing the Trip From the Red Lake Agency. Tenstrike is in gala attire for the annual meeting of the Old Settlers Association. The town is very prettily decorated and every preparation has been made by the citizens of the place to give their visitors a warm wel- come and a good time during the three days meet. There were many arrivals of members of the association yes- terday, and a good many in- formal camp fires were held at which the trials, pleasure and experiences of the early days of Beltrami county were recounted. Among the arrivals wasa band of aged Red Lake Indians, under the escort of J. W. Speelman of Buena Vista, secretary of the association. Mr. Speelman went| to the reservation and secured a permit for the Indiansto make the trip. He has brought with him to Tenstrike all of the Indians who were with the party which met Beltrami at Buena Vista in 1823, who were able to travel. Kah-ge-gay cum-ig-ub, the Man Who Sits Firm, 99 years of age, was unable to make the trip. He attended the Old Settlers Meet at Buena Vista last year; but he is now totally blind and very feeble, He shook hands with Beltrami on the shores of Lake Julia 82 years ago. Nay-nah-e-gwon-abe, the Man of Fine Feathers, 90 years ofage is at Tenstrike however. He was but eight years of age when his party met Count Bel- trami but he remembers the meeting and some of its - cidents, With the Indians_a!sn isan aged Sioux squaw, cap- tured in battle by the Chippewas and who when peace came pre- ferred to live with her captors. The trip from the agency took four days. g Among the Old Settlers is Uncle George Wetzel of Ten- strike. He came to the old town- site, about a mile from the site of | the present town in November JA896. Living was hard to make that year, but during the winter pioneers ofcen killed them witha bare jack knife. In the spring their provisions gave out—even salt was lacking, and they were forced tolive on boiled fish. They named the town Port Hope, for they hoped for better days, and it is from this that che town- ship of Port Hope takes its name, Among the Mr. and Mrs. Walter Borden who came to Blackduck in 14\% Porter Nye who came to Bemidj from Fosstonn '93, P, M. Dic who came in *99, Peter Moll 96, James Sturdevant, ‘06, Mrs. P. L. Knappen, Henry Stechman, Iver Erickson, Sidney Mott, John Baker, Chas. Fleischman, Wm. Cole and many others. James Taylor from whom the town of Taylor was named, came in 1900 and is still living on his homestead. He hada stopping place for a number of years. Mr. Taylor’s family was the first to| arrive in that section. The Bemidji orchestra and band are receiying many compli- ments. old settlers arej, Tenstrikejwas a very interesting contest and was won by the former, 9 to 8, Membership in the association is limited by the rules of the as- socjation to those who came to Beltrami county prior to October 28, 1901. R i = This evening tne grand officers of the Oddfellows of the state will speak. T. W. Hugo, of Du- luth, Grand Master, A. L. Bolton of St. Paul, Grand Secretary, and G. W. McFarland, Grand Patriarch of the Encampment went up to Tenstrike last even- ing. o - Judge Pendergast of Bemidii was one of the arrivals this morn- ing. He will be one of the speakers. De-be gish-ick, brother of the Man yWith Fine Feathers, is among the party of Indians. He is well known all over the reserva- tion having for years been the trusted janitor of the Catholic church at Red Lake. Tomorrow evening the 1ndians will give an exemplification or the peace meeting held with Count Beltrami 82 years ago. They will smoke the peace pipe, give some of the speeches that were made on that historic oc- casion and will dress in’ the manner of the Indians at that time. RUSH FOR LAND NEAR WALKER One Man Since Aug. 16— Entry Will Open on September 4. Cass Lake, Minn., Aug. 28— That there will be a rush for the lands which will be subject toen- try at the local land office on Sept. 4 1s amply proven by the facu that there has already been formed before the building in| which is located the United States land office a line of appli- cants who are all ready to make their filings. The first person to et in the line was R. G. Guthrie of Walker, who took his stand on Aug. 16, the day following the lopening of the lands around the village of Cass Lake, Guthrie was | followed by Dennis Cain of Cass Lake, others also followed suit until now there are a goodly number ready with their filing papers. Theland which will be thrown open is, for the most part, that which was embraced in what is known as ‘“‘overflow” lands being reserved by the war departmentas ro value for settle- ment on account of the fact that, should the waters stored in the government reservoirs at the Winnebigoshish, Leech Lake and Pokegama dams ever reach the limit which has been determined by surveys of the government. The lands in question are situat- ed nearer to the viilage of Walker than to Cass Lake, and are con- sidered to be of much more value than those opened on the 15th’ inst. They border on Leech lake and its tributaries. Under the rules governing the iiling, the government reserves the right to overflow the lands by the reser- voirs now in existence or to be hereafter constructed. The lands are subject to entry on Sept. 4 at 9 o’clock, and are also subject to settlement at any time after mid night of Sept. Life on the Ocean Wave is not more enjoyable 1n many respects than the trip eastvia the Great Lakes. No sea sick- ness, excellent service, beautiful scenery and the best of society. Use the Minnesota & Internation- | al and Northern Pacific Rail-| ways to Duluth. Steamer| “Northwest”. of the Northern Steamship Company leaves Du- luth for Buffalo every Tuesday. The ball game yesterday after- noon between Blackduck and G. A. Walker, agent, Bemidji, Minn. WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER & Settler From TamarackRiver Tells of Killing of Moose By Indians, EIGHTEEN ANIMALS WERE DIS- PATCHED "LAST WEEK. Reported That Big Game Is Being Killed by Hundreds by Red Lake Braves. Frank Lyons, a settler living on the Tamarack river on the northeast shore of tupper Red Lake, was in the city yesterday on his return home from Thief River Falls, where he spent some time on business. Mr. Lyons tells an extraordin- ary story of the wholesale slaughter of moose by the In- dians living on the Red Lake reservation, and states that last week no less than 18 of the large animals were killed by the red men. “This slaughter has been go- ing on for some time past,”” said Mr. Lyons, “‘and as a result there have been hundreds of moose killed. The Indians come down from that portion of the reserva- tion which borders on the upper end of Red lake and huntalong the shore of the Tamarack river, which, during the summer months, is always full of big game. They come in numbers and seem tocarry on apersistent hunt for the large animals and at times I have seen a dozen canoes pass my cabin on the bank of the river.” *“The fish and game commis- sion should investigate this mat- ter at once and doas it did two years ago—take measures to pre- vent the killling of moose by In- dians except during the hunting season.” Later—M. D. Stoner, chief eg- gineer of the road, informs the Pioneer that there is steel enough on hand to ccmplete all but four miles of the road and that an- other shipment of steel is hardly expected within ten days, Mr. Stoner hopes to have the road in tirst class running order by September 15. Resolutions—By Council. The following resolution was introduced by Graham seconded | § by Swedback: WHEREAS, It|] appears to the satisfaction of the| ¥ Village Council of the said Village | @ of Bemidji, acting upon its own motion, thatit is necessary for|@ the best interests. of the village and for the public welfare, that all that certain part and portion |of Bemidji avenue in the said Village of Bemidji be graded in|f conformity to and with the grade of said avenue duly established and in conformity to which a boulevard was created upon said avenue by resolution of said Vil- | g date of All of lage Council bearing March 9, 1905, to-wit: said Bem.dji avenue from the|§ southeast corner of block nine- teen (19) original townsite in said | # village, north to the northeast corner of block numbered eight (8) in the first addition to Be-|§ prop- | & erty abutting on said avenue be- midji. All parties owning tween the points above designat- ed are hereby notified that they " will be heard in relation to the|§ |said grading of said avenue ata|@ meeting of the Village|® Council in the council rooms in |} the village hall on Monday the|g 11th day of September 1905, at|§ the hour of 8 o’clock p. m. of said | day, or as soon thereafter as the | ! matter can be heard. " Further that notice | & regular Resolved, hereby be given by publishing|d the same once each week for two|g successive weeks in the Bemidji|§ Pioneer, the official newspaper of the Village of Bemidji. Further that this Resolved, lllllllllllllll lllllllllll Une ' WEEK! For one week we will run a bargain table of shoes, and here you will find real bargains in the shoe line. Do not forget that this chance will last for only only one week, fall Goods.. We are receiving shipments of fall and winter goods every day and-are in better shape to glve the people what they want at lower prices than ever before i g E. H. Winter & Co. Phone 30.8atisfaction| BIEMIDJI, guaranteed or money i MIN’ESOTA refunded - - JEC O PV P O 0 M o W. N. BOWSER, President pro tem. The following persons were appointed judges for special election to be held Aug 29, 1905. First ward, O. M. Skinvik, J. N, French. Second ward, John| Washburn, J. E. Cahill. Council adjourned. H W. BaLey, Recorder. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The Catholic university at Washin, ton has flled proof of its claim fof $900,000 against the bankrupt estate] of Thomas E. Waggaman. W. F. Franke, a druggist at Sid naw, Mich., was hit by a foul tip at a ball game. His skull was fractured and death followed in a few hours. l Mayor Charles F. Herrick of Inde! pendence, Ia., aged sixty-nine, died from cancer of the stomach. He was a veteran of the Civil war and was a prominent Mason. resolution is offered under the provisions of Chapter 382 General Laws of the State of Minnesota for the year 1903, On the call of “Ayes” and *“Nos” the following voted *‘Aye,” Graham. Swed- back, Bailey, “Nos.” none, reso- lution declared carried by a unanimous vote. Approved Aug. 21, 1905. Attest, H. W. BaiLey, Recorder. Read the Daily Pioneer. Half Rates to the Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, Minn., September 4th to 9th, 1905. via the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . The Comfortable Way A Myriad of Attractions $50,000 in premiums and purses. Over 200 entries in the racing events. Special entertainment features daily. Babcock in his death defying “Loop the Gap.” “The Fall of Port Arthur” in fire works. Enlarged live stock exhibit and a great industrial and agricultural display. Special Attractxon, Monday Only The Great “DAN PATCH” . Will Start Against His Own World's Record of 1:56 Tickets on Sale September 2 to 9 Inclusive Final return limiv Sept, 11. An additional 50 cents will be addedto the re- gular rate of one fare for the round trip. One half special excursion rate for children under twelve. DON'T. FAIL TO SEE THE GREATEST FAIR IN THE NORTHWEST F;)r full information regarding rates, tickets, train service, etc., call on agent, Great Northern Rallway, or any represenmlve of the Grea.t North— ern Railway.