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THE B VOLUME 4. NUMBER 170 MIDJI D. HISTORICAL _SOCIETY. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1906. TEN CENTS PER WIIK RESERVATION FUSS TERMINATED AT LAST Secretary Hitchcock Ends Troubles Be- tween Agents and Bonded Superintendents. IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE AT WHITE EARTH AND LEECH LAKE Agent Frater’s Jurisdiction Divided--- Michelet Becomes Bonded Superintendent. The subjoined telegram from Washington would indicate that there are to be several changes made in the conduct of affairs on the White Earth, Leech Lake and Red Lake Indian reservations: “Secretary Hitchececk has ordered two important changesj affecting the administration of affairs on both the Indian reser- vations in Minnesota. At White Earth the status of Simon Michelet, the agent, is changed | to bonded superintendent, and at Leech Liake the northern part of the reservation is taken from Agent Frater’s jurisdiction and, putin charge of Earl W. Allen, bonded superintendent of the Red Lake school. “The change at White Earth has been under consideration for some time. For the past year there has been friction between Michelet aad the superintendent of schools at that agency, which interfered materially with the transaction of public !usiness. Two plans were under considera- tion-—one to place the schools in charge of the superintendent,’ with absolute authority, inde- | of the agent, and theiMy Love, Goodnight,” sung by!went to Cass Lake this ‘noon. pendent other to change.Michelet’s rank from agent to bonded superin- tendent. It was finally decided to place authority over the agency and schools in the hands of one man, and Michelet will in the future have entire charge of everything on the reservation, with the present superintendent as assistant of schools under him. “The change at Leech Lake was brought about because of the great distance of the Red Luke reservation from the Leech Lake agency, and the difticulty in administrating affairs in that part of the Leech Lake reserva- tion. Superintendent Allen will have indeperdent jurisdiction, and will be responsible to the Indian bureau, and not t» Agent Frater. “‘The secretary’s action in re- gard to Michelet means the end of the fight which has been made on that official for about two years.” R. E. L. Daniels, clerk at the Red Lake agency, was in the city yesterday, and when asked con- | cernicg the proposed change to be made at” Red Lake, stated |that he knew ncthing of the matter., However, it has been the desire of Secretary Hitchcock for some time past to put the affairs of the various agencies in the hands of bonded isuperintendents and the change 1+ has probably been made at the instance of the secretary. Program for Bijou Theatre. “The Fairy of the Spring.” “A Broken Ideal.” *‘A Childish Friendship.” ““Modern Opera.” “Stage Fever.”’ “A Tragic End of the Ideal.” “Two Mischievous Boys.” Illustrated song, ‘“Goodnight, proportion to the size of the bequest. stitution. believe, the first amendment is dangerous. : In the first place, as pointed out in a previous issue, the amendment exempts from taxation all church property of what- | This pdper is not in favor of taxing churches, do not get that idea, nor does it favor taxing any kind of church property used Ini religi*us purposes; but when a church grows rich and powerful, and has large sums to invest in lands and houses and stocks ;m{ bonds, it should pay laxes on it the same as any other organiza- ever description, whether used for religious purposes or not. DANGER LURKS IN FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT. Within the last week or two an issue of mighty importance to the people of Minnesota has come o the fore. An appar- ently innocent amendment to the state constitution, at first little regarded, accepted on faith, has, once it has been investigated, stirred up avlempesl of opposition that promises to overshadow as an issue the election of governor, itself. The cnnrflglnu of the constitution is a serious thing, and no amendment should be voted into law until its merits and de- merits have been determined in the crucible of open and general debate. Thera has bean little or no publicity given the pressrt proposed amendments until the last few days, and then only by a few fearless papers in the country villages and cities. The big tion. If it does not, the abuses that might arise are tremendous. heritance, and on the big bequest, it places five per cent. i strictions and legalizing an inh‘grihnc! tax, an income tax, a gross u}nings tax, ete. . This may be true, but if it is, why was it necessary for the framers of the amendment to insert this clause: city press, and most of the country press, simply because they were given the printing of the amendments at a big profit, have spoken favorable words for them. Did they investigate the first ummmnmf Did they know whether it ought to pass? Prob- ably in very few instances; but they have supported it along with the glhon, merely as a matter of course. The Pioneer believes, just as many papers throughout the state believe, and just as many of the best informed attorneys In the second place, it is not at all improbable that ih¢, amendment wipes out the inherilance tax law. This law provides for a tax on all inheritances, bequests, legacies, gifts, elc., over and above $10,000,and is graded in All sums between $10,000, and $50,000 are assessed one and .one hall per cent; :I sums between $50,000 and $100,000, three per cent, and all over’ $100,000, five per. cent, the maximum allowed by the cnn- This law places no tax on the small inheritance, a-{ight one on the medium sized one, a larger one on a greater in- The inheritance tax law was passed only after the most ‘strenuous kind of a fight, lasting for years. When the first attempt was made to give the state such a law, the supreme court decided that aconstitutional amendment would be necessary, and this . amendment was passed in 1896. The proposed amendment to be voted on at this election would blot out this former amendment. It is claimed by those advocating the’ present conlsmplafigd cmue that the annulling of the 1896 amendment does not matter, since the new clause, “Taxes shall be uniform on the same ‘class of goods,” is a blanket provision taking away all re- “Provideds that nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect, modify or repeal any existing law providing for the taxation of the gross earnings of railroads?” If the blanket clause would take down the bars and legalize any kind of a tax, as it is claimed, a gross earnings tax as well as an inheritance tax, why was it necessary to make special provision for the gross earnings tax in the proposed amendment? Why add a clause about the one and not about the other. When all is said and done, this changing of the constitution blindly is a dangerous thing. It is best to let it alone, unless it is to be done in the light of a general understanding of just what will be the effects of the act. 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Center of Beaver-Cloth top, Muskrat lined, Olhter col]ar coats. mink lined coats, from Fxfty to Two Hundred Dollars Japaneose WE ARE HEADQUARTER S FOR LUMBERMEN.S SUPPLIES LESALE PRICES AND AT RETAIL PRICES 'MRS. LUNN, SR., THROWN FROM BUGGY, BREAKS ARM Paintul Accident - Saturday After In Front of Her Home---Horse Starts Too Soon. —_— Mrs. K. R. Luun, mother of iJohn D. Lunn of the Northland Produce company, was thrown {from her buggy Saturday after- noon while starting for a drive, jand suffered a fracture of the | rightarm just below theshoulder. The injury is very painful and Mrs. Lunn will be confined to her bed for some time to come. The accident was a peculiar one., Mrs. Lunn, senior, and Mrs. John Lunn had made preparations to go for an after- noon drive, aid the horse and buggy was drawn up on the slope of the hill in front of their residence near the Naqrthland office. The elder lady had taken her seat and had cramped the carriage to allow her daughter- in-law to get ir, when the horse start>d suddenly. In some way, Mrs. Lunn, Sr., lost her balance aad fell from the Luggy, striking on her right side. May Utilize Waste Steam. M. D. Stoner was at Blackduck yesterday ‘and lcoked over tue clectric lightir g plant there rela- “tive to the feasibility of estah- lishing a central heating plant, using exhaust steam from the Palace hotel and other buildings within a block of the hote!, with beat. BAD MAN GETS 2 YEARS TERM IN STATE “PEN” by Judge Spooner at Grand Rapids. Judge M. A. Spooner returned Sunday morning from Grand Rapids, where he held an ad journed term of court. josed of. Charles Veaud plant, which would supply the lcm;rlas Veaudre, Blll:flllr, Is Sentenced Several cases were heard and tenced to one year in the state penitentiary at Stillwater | for burglary in the tmrd degree, expiration of the first sentence,' for lttempting to escape from an officer, James J. MeDonald was fined ced $100 and costs and was senten o thirty days in jail for selling liguor without a license at the village of Swan River. Jobn Wilkie was granted a di- vorce from Grace Wilkie on the grounds of desertion. Local Opera House Tonight. Brainerd Dispatch: Beach. & Bowers’ Stock Co, played *“The Alter of Sacrifice” to-a large (for/ The individuals ‘who deserve special mention' for good work are Miss Elizabeth Henderson, Miss Camille Gordon Geo. A. Henderson and Mr. Oiis Bowers. The latter besides do- ing good work in the play distin- guished himself by his clever work between the acts as a black .comedian and made the hit of o cvening. Ladies’ free to- night when accompanied by paid ticket. Election Returns. The management of the Hotel Markham has made arrange- ments for complete election re- turns tomorrow night, whereby the citizens of Bemidji will se- cure exactly the same Associatcd Press and long distance tele- phone service that all the leading cities, (such as Duluth Winnepeg, Fargo, Crookston and Grand| Forks) receive. Intenseinterest | | is being manifested of course in the election of state and county will be received via long distance: telephone and" Associated Press. Returns from New York state will be closely watched, being _|of national importince as it is generally conceded = the - vic- tor will be his party’s candidate for the presidency at the .next eehan. = Returns:will-be-posted - lobby. begmnmg about -7 oclocu. \Bem_|d,fi,‘Min_.i1 N;pv. 5, 1906. To THE PUBLIC: 7 I am officially authorized to brand the circular letter sent to saloon men throughout the state purporting to he one sent to a minister -at St.- Peter, by Gov. Johnuson, a malicious falsehood and a rank forgery. = No one tickets and complete returns! PROWLERS ELECTION NIGHT, T0 GET NEWS Pioneer and Northwestern Telephone Company Combine % Furnish Rehurps. BULLETINs T0 BE POSTED AT = THREE CENTRAL RENDEZVOUSES - Brainerd) and well pleased audi-|{Men to Hold Forth at Markham and | ence Jast night. Brinkman, Ladies-at Masonic Bemidji peeple “who wish to follow the electidin: réturns will have the best kind of am oppor- tunity this year. Through the combined efforts- of the North- western Telephone Exchaniges |company, which will give thie free use of its wires for the night in transmitting the returns, and the Daily Pioneer, which has made arrangements to secure the As- soctated Press report over the Western Union wires, the news will reach this city and be given free to the public as quickly as in any city in the country. There will be three principal i places where the returns will be received -and posted: At the {Markham hotel, at the Brinkman hotel and at the Crookston Lum- ber company club room in the Masonic building. It is the plan of the lumber company to make ithe club room a meeting place especially” §r the ladies and their iescorts on election night. Itwas figured that the hotels would be crowded by the men and that the ladies int:rested in politics would !appreciabe some quiet place |#Where they could sn. md learn ® The news. |- Interest in the. dechon this year is pronounced, even if it is Inot at fever hects” and election night promises to be a lively one. For several weeks the interest has been growing, the question who will be the next governor of Minnesota has increased in popu- lar.ty as a topic of conversation, and a pumber of wagers, some large and some small, have been 1 futhers the circular letter of |made. transmittal in order to avoid prosecution, 3 P. J. RUSSELL, Member Dem. State C(‘Dbl‘bl; | Committee. W. L. Brooks has returned from Minneapolis and Boston funeral and burial of his mother. where he went to attend the| Naturally the greatest concern is over the governorship,although /in Bemidji the returns on the lieutenant governorship will be looked for eagerly, as well as those that tell the fate of the i Continued on page 4. LOCAL NEWS ON PAGE 4. THOS. BAILEY, REPUBLIGAN NOMINEE FOR SHERIFF ,11906' The only flght P tion for & coun! office of sl nominee for sherli:, has mad hmadr :3 13 the rlg‘::t man for the h];lm the county ticket at the e} uring the past six years | g nfllg:nwill conducted the office in an able riff, and &|and efficient manner, and his for.the Tm'd 18- | 5 bliging and courteons ways have Thomas Bailey, the repnhlietn won him many triendn who