Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 19, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION H MINNESOTA ISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 4. NUMBER 254 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEK NATIONAL DRAINAGE BILL WOULD BENEFIT N. MINN. Bill Was Originally Introduced By Congressman Steemer- son, Who Has Been Very Active in Drainage Matters. ---Would Drain 50,000,000 Acres. HON. HALVOR Congressman from this District, Who Has Been Very Active in Drainag Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.— By far the most important re- port favoring national legislation affecting a vast area of unim. proved lands will be reported to the United States senate next week by the committee on public lands. The report will be a! strong endorsement of the na- tional drainage of upward of 50,000,000 acres of land which when improved and occupied will{ be worth more than one billion of money, The bill to be re- ported favorably was introduced i originally by Representative Steenerson of Minnesota and subsequently offered by Senator Flint of California in the senate. It providesin briefthat beginning with the current year the pro- ceeds from the sale of public lands in the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Flor- ida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wis- STEENERSON, e Matters. deed from Uncle Sam shall him- self have improvements upon not less than half of his homestead devoted to agriculture. In cases where private lands are bene- fitted by any drainage project ample provision is made for re- imbursing the government for | benefits derived. The act is so phrased that the government is) ultimately reimbursed for all monies expended. Provision is also made for co- operating with states where drainage projects are under way for state swamp lands. Of especial importance to the state of Minnesota is the clause providing that where state lands are susceptible of reclamation un- | der the provisions of this act the same may be included in the pro- ject upon the agreement of the proper officers on behalf of the state to comply with the provi- sions of this act as to the return consin and Louisiana, in excess!of the cost of raclamation, and of fees of officers and 5 per cent set aside for educational pur- poses shall be set aside and de- signated as the “Special Drain- age Fund.” This fund is to be placed under sale of ,the same to actual settlers under the conditions imposed upon the owners of private lands. A. G. Bernard, who represents {the National Drainage League, the control of the secretary of!will arrange for alarge number the interior and he is authorized and directed to make examina- of copies of the bill. It will probably pass the senate this tions, surveys and to locate and isession and form a basis for the construct, under such rule and | national drainage ‘act that will be regulations as may be prescribed | eventually placed on the buoks. works for the reclaiming of swamp and overflowed lands, and submit an annual report to con- gress. Pending surveys and examin- ations the lands may be with«E drawn from entry and all public Indian lands which may be found to be susceptible to reclamation, shall be subject to homestead entry. But the commutation clause of the homestead act will! not apply. This means that the reclaimed swamp lands are to be for homeseekers and settlers and not for speculators. The home- steader, before receiving his final There will, of course, be some opposition from New England and the middle states, but their irrigation act was opposed for i years even by Minnesota’s dele- gation in congress. The drainage question is not a llocal question. It means the atilization of millions of acres of waste land, It is pointed out that all available public lands not ;subject to reclamation either i through irrigation or drainage have practically been entered, and with the constantly increas- ing population there must be more homes made available, Injured at Fowlds. While he was working on the Crookston Lumber company’s railroad at Fowlds yesterday, man named Saneson was in some manner caught and sustained a broken leg. The injured man was brought to Bemidji on the the Crookston compauy’s engine at 6 o’clock, last evening and taken to St. Anthony’s hospital, where he will be laid up for sev- eral weeks until his leg is again in such condition that he can ma.ke use of it Masque Ball at Turtle River. A masque ball was given at Turtle River last Saturday night, a|which eclipsed anything of the kind ever attemptad in that vi- ;cinity. The ball was under the auspices of the “Bee” club, and Mrs. John Dale had much to do with the success of the affair. Mrs. L. 8. Gerald was given the ladies’ prize, a handsome burnt wood handkerchief box. The gentlemen’s prize went to |Dave Ningerman, he being awarded a silk muffler. ’ lagent, Carlos Avery. SAM FULLERTON REMAINS WITH THE COMMISSION Has Been Appointed Superintendent of Fish Hatcheries, With Hand- some Salary. St. Paul Dispatch: S. F. Ful lerton is to continue in the em- ploy of the state game and fish commission. He is to be made superintendent of fisheries. Carlos Avery, of Hutchinson, will assume Mr. Fullerton’s former duties as executive agent this week. To those who have been seek- ing Mr. Fullerfon’s scalp for the past two years, and who thought they had it in the appointment of Carlos Avery as executive agent, the news of his new con- nection with the department will not be received with any degree of satisfaction. The commission, however, thinks it cannot do without his services. In the matter of fish culture, and its distribution there is not a better posted man 1n the North- west than Mr. Fullerton, and it is this one thing some of the commission say, that compels his retention. ThLs new execu- tive agent is also aware of this fact, and he, too, it is said, joined in the request for Mr. Fuller- ton’s retention. In addition to his duties as superintendent of fisheries, which means the overseeing of the two state hatcheries and the general distribution and collec- tion of fish fry, Mr. Fullerton will assist the new executive Though Mr. Avery was appointed agent the first of the year, he insisted that IMrv. Fullerton remain until the present time, and thé two men will now work together. The state game and fish com- mission held a regular meeting at the capitol today. This was the first gathering of the com- mission attended hy Carlos Avery, the new executive agent of the commission, who will sue- ceed Sam F. Fullerton 'April 1. R. H. Hanna, another new mem- ber of the board from Fergus Falls, attended his first meeting. JAMES SINES INJURED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Right Hand Caught Between Pulley and Belt While Working at Bemidji Elevator. James Sines, who has been ALL STAR RECITAL. Mrs. Foster, Piano—Mr. Hall-Quest, Organ—Mr. Turner, Voice. The recital at the Presbyterian church, Friday, February 22, promises to be one of the great- est musical events in the history of Bemidji. Mrs. Foster, who will preside at the piano, needs no intro- duction to the people of Bemidji. She will be assisted by Mrs. Black, whois also well known. Mr. Hall-Quest has presided over the second largest pipe-organ in Brooklyn, N. Y. He has also been organist at Princeton uni- versity. He will be assisted by Mrs. A. A. Warfield. A unique feature of the pro- gram will bea duet on the pipe organ and piano by Mr. Hall- Quest and Mrs. Foster. Mr. Turner needs no commen- dation to those who have heard him sing. Those whohave not will have the opportunity at this re- cital, One of his selections will be from Haydn’s Oratorio, *“The Creation.” TEMPORARY INJUNGTION GRANTED YESTERDAY Judge Spooner Grants Temporary In: junction in an Itasca County Case, Heard Here. Judge Spooner yesterday morning granted a temporary injunction in a case from Itasca county affecting certain logging operations on Moose lake near Deer River. The injunction was made operative for thirty days, subject to-the condition,: how- ever, that the plaintiff furnish a bond in the'sum of $750, secur- ing the defendant against loss in cise the ~litigation ultimately results in his favor. The parties to the action are Bert Thompson and John Eric- son, respectively, the former be- ing a well-known logging opera- tor. In 1904 a econtract was entered into between the two whereby Ericson granted the right to cross his lands on the shore of Moose lake with a log- ging road. The writing failed to state the period tor which this right was granted and Themp- son instituted a suit in equity to reform the instrument on the ground that through inadvertence the agreement of the parties had nit been correctly set dowu. This was denied in his afiidavits by the land owner. The im- portance of the action arose from the -circumstance that employed at the Remidji Elevator company’s plant for some time past, received a painful injury to his hand while he was working in the elevator yesterday after- noon. Mr. Sines was adjusting a belt which runs on the wheat cleaner, changing the belt from one pulley to another, when in some manner his right hand slipped between the belt and the pulley and was quite badly smashed. Mr. Sines was taken to the office of Dr. Morrison, where it was learned, upon examination, that the ‘injury consisted principally of a skin and flesh abration, and that no bones were broken. The physician dressed the wound, which, although not dangerous, will. be very paiaful for a few days. Ericson himself is logging this year and that the road which Thompson maintained interfered with the operations of Ericson. This is not the first time the parties have been in court. Some two weeks ago one of Thomp- son’s employees caused the arrest of Ericson on a charge of assault in the first degree. Afterwards another warrant was sworn out charging assault in the second degree and in that connection there were proceed- ings commenced to compel the defendant to give bonds to keep peace. Upon these proceedings for a peace bond the defendant was required to furnish security in the sumof $200 and at the same time it was announced by the prosecution that the pending charges of assault would not be Mr. Sines nparrowly escaped losing his hand and possibly a portion of his arm, but the acci- dent was in no wise the fault of the company. New Insurance Rate Books. The local = insurance agents bave recently received from the Minnesota Underwriters’ asso- ciation.new rate books for the city. The agent of the association has carefully gone over the city, and each building is rated. The rating of any place is not an easy proposmon, and the new rating bas been made only after care- fully looking over the situation in ea.ch block pressed as the testimony on be- half of the state in the peace bond proceedings disclosed facts insufficient to make out a case. Ericson is said to be contemplat- ing an action for large damages for malicious prosecution as he was arrested and held in jail at Grand Rapids for some time be- fore he could communicate with friends and arrangements made for his release. Oa the order to show cause before Judge Spoon- er yesterday the plaintiff was represented by A. L. Thwing and the defendant by George H. Spear, both of Grand Rapids. The papers oa behalf of both liti- gants were quite yoluminous, all the transactions between the purnan being presented in deml. ELKS' RED LETTER DAY AT GROOKSTON TOMORROW A Number of Local Elks Will Assist the “Gang” in “‘Going Some.” A number of the members of Bemidji lodge of Elks are looking forward to tomorrow night as a date on which they will have a good time and learn considerable that is of benefit to the ¢“Best People on Earth.”” The “boys’ intend going to Crookston and assisting the “gang” there at some ‘‘doings’’ that promise much, as will be seen by the following, taken from the Crookston Journal: “The entertainment committee of Crookston Lodge No. 342 B. P. O. Elks ar. certainly leaving no stone unturned to make the social session to be held Wednes- day evening of this weeka record breaker. During the past winter social sessions have been few and far between and the ntent is to make the affair Wednesday make up for all the lost time and then some. Frank Vosberg Kert, the funny Gazabo from Forkeytown, will be here with a fresh coat of war paint and an entirely new set of instruments of torture, and he will be chap- eroned by Machiavolo Stanch- field, past Obituary writer for the Northern Baseball League, who sells overalls and striped socks between ball seasons,- Game Warden Will Munch has been working overtime inventing new and tortuous penalties for poachers and the Roman inquisi- tion will notbe in it with what is coming to those who have any marks posted for non-attend- ance, “A letter thasi’been received from the manager of the Little Duchess Co. which will play here Wednesday evening to the effect that the members of the company will put on:something special at Elks’in the way of entertain- ment after the show. The spec- ialties provided coupled with a big feed will make the meeting 8 grand success and scores of prominent Elks from surround- ing towns will be present.” BLAKE BUILDING FIRE CAUSES $150 DAMAGE Flames Discovered at 3:30 This Morn- ing---Fire Quickly Extinguished by Firemen. The Blake building, an empty structure standing on the hill north of the Great Northern depot, on America avenue, was damaged somewhat by fire atan early hour this morning, the or- igin of the fire not being defi- nitely known. The fire “was discovered at about 3:30 a. m. and an alarm brought a quick response from the members of the fire depart- ment. The fire started on the outside of the building, near the northeast end, and hada fair start toward destruction of the place when discovered. The fire- men worked quickly and the flames were extinguished after a hole about the size of a common door had been burned in the side and an opening was made in the floor, about five feet square. The place was considerably drenched by water, - the plaster- ing falling from the room in sev- eral places, and it is estimated that the damage occasioned as a result of the fire and the water with which it was extinguished was about $150. Still Another Postoffice.’ i The cifizens in and near Wer- ner have petitioned the postal authorities and will soon be granted a new postoffice. ner is a small station off the Red Lake railway, and will have a daily mail, HAS SEEN SERVICE WITH UNCLE SAM’S BLUECOATS Corporal V. L Preble of Co. K, Sixth U. S. Cavalry, Is Visit- ing With His Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Preble. ---Is Stationed i Corporal V. I. Preble of Co. K, n National Park. 1£3Ot course the poachers are 6th U. S. Cavalry, arrived in the|always armed, and when put to city a few days ago for a visit!flight do their best to get away. with his parents and numerous | Should they be uaable to escape, friends in this city, it being l:usitbey ofien put up a fight, but as first visit since the time of histhe scldier enlistment, Feb, 20, 1904. At the time of his enlistment | he was sent to Jefferson Bar- racks, remained there for three months; from there he was sent to Fortiare always armed. Leavenworth, and was assigned to duty in the 16th Dattery Field Artillery, remaining there for fourteen months, when he was transferred to Keogh and as- signed duty in 6th Cavalry, troop “K.” On July 20, 1905, he was as- boys are always |armed with the newiSpringfield rifles, which have a range of i threé miles, the regulars usually Missouri, Artillery, and| get the best of them.”’ The " soldiers, when on duty, The patrol- men have the new Springfield rifles, a six-shooter and a sabre. At the time Corporal Preble enlisted, there were thirty-five recruits .sworn in, and of these thirty tive there are but seven in the service tcday. They are Sergeant Lewis signed to duty in Yellowstone|Kann, of Valley Falls, Kansas, park with the company of which | he is now a member, and to|Yellnwsaone4 which he will return May 20th. now serving in Troop “K” at the Sergeant Alex Johnson, of,Warroad, now doing The company’s special duty in |service in the 16th Battery Artil- the National park is to see that|lery Co. “K,” Fort Leavenworth. no fires are started in the timber, | Sergeant Tedd Langlass, of Fort and to. be on the lookout for,Leavenworth, doing service in poachers. He states that anyone found in the National park with firearms which do not bear the govern- ment stamp are taken before the United States court. The minimum fine in these cases are :$1,000 and the maximum, $5,000. “‘Despite the fact that the pun- ishment is so severe,”’ says Cor- poral Preble, “the average ar- rests will be nearly fifty per month during the season the Co. “D,” U. S. Engineers. Frank Johnson, of Fort Monroe, doing service at Wheeling, West Vir- gima. Paul Jones, serving in Troop *'I,” 6th Cav., Yellowstone. Frank Heideman, New Ulm, Butte Montana, serving in T:oop “K,” 6th Cav. Mr. Preble states the condi- tions in the west are the wors§ for years and ~when coming through the bad lands one will notice from the train the carcas- park is open; and about fifty to|ses of a great many cattle which seventy-five during the winter closed season. perished from the extremely cold weather. Douglass Co. Lets Contrael.' its mill here, The members of T. W. Bell has entered intoa|the company located here have contract with the Douglass Lum- ber Co., whereby he will doall the sawing for that company’s lath mill during the coming sea- son, The Douglass company expects a busy season the coming year and has no trouble in finding a ready market for the output of secured an abundant ,'snpply of lath bolts for the season’s cut. The capacity of the mill is about 50,000 lath per day and can be increased when future busi- ness demands. = Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. JANUARY 31, 1907 RECAPITULATION OF TREASURER’S STATEMENT Condition of Funds Before Loans Were Made to Funds Overdrawn. NAME OF FUND RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS BALANCE IN FUND OVERDRAWN General 28108 88 26,744 78 14% 12 Revolving 8,000 5,369 50° 2,530 50 !’;arml%ela: Tmprovement 7,000 % 603 e ID.IXB::I“ 2.686 76 E.IW fi inking 6714 15 Weker 380 47 Py 4 Totals 56,774 71 46,313 09 11,539 59 1,077 97 GENERAL FUND, b Receipts 1 w 2,704 76 Fleppmshente Torraa Interest Fand e 7685 7 BalanceinFund - - 4813 REVOLVING FUND. — Recelpts Disbursements— - Warrants 5300 50 d to Permanent Improvement Fund 430 12 Toamed to Boor vand We swme Balance in Fund - - 2065136 PERMANENT IMPROVMENT FUND. Receipts Toanad trom Revoiring Fun Disbursements—Warrants TAX REBATE FUND. RecelptS. .. veers on o Disbursements-Warrants Balance in Fund. INTEREST FUND. ROCEIDES -+ ceiuiinen i wungd from General Fun Disbursements—Warran Balance tn Fund. SINKING FUND. Receipts .. POOR FUND. Receipts—Loaned from .. ‘Revolving an Disbursements—Warrants S WATER FUND. Wer- | Receipts BALANCES AFTER LOANS MADE TO FUN'DB OVERDRAWN. Water fund Total balance in all funds. SOURCE OF RECEIPTS. Thomas Mlloy. ey oterk State of Minneso BB SBugrss 5RESIB2 Béltrami county.. . Total receipt Amount Dnld tor old village '.r!lnu of genel ] 3 2 Oity waerants issu 1905, t0 Jan. 31, 1907, Oount.youallt 1 k f the elwot 'homas_Maloy: ci ly ‘cl er of 18 Bemidii, do hembyce i the above is. 8 true and co) AW of tha recxnltumlan of the it CIGRL clty tressurer's ropory ey are on flle and of. inmy o “Datea at Bomia, Nerasey 15, 10T STATE OF MINNESOTA., i