Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1907, Page 1

3 VOLUME 4. NUMBER 277 ORDERS ISSUED T0 EXPEDITE PATENTS Secretary Garfield, of the Interior De- partment, Instructs Commissioner General Land Office. 30,000 TO BE GOT RID OF.— MEANS EARLY TITLE TO LANDS Order Will Be of Great Benefit to Many Homesteaders Living in Northern Minnesota. Washington, March 18.—Sec- retary Garfield of the depart- ment of the interior today issucd an order to Commissioner Bal- linger of the general land office intended to expedite the issuance of patents to 30,000 entrymen whose applications have accumu- lated in the general land office. The order is based on Presi- nal cases on the calendar, al- though several will come up for consideration by the grand jury. The civil calendar containsa large number of cases, and it is expected that the term will be somewhat longer than that held last spring. Among the cases which will be considered by the grand jury is that of Paul Fournier, charged with killing Aagot Dahl. and (**Shorty”) Wesley, charged with the murder of N. O. Dahl. PURGHASED GONTROLLING INTEREST IN PIONEER Clyde J. Pryor and A. G. Rutledge Assume Control of the Daily and Weekly. The papers were duly signed and delivered Saturday night, whereby Clyde J, Pryor, busi- ness manager of the Pioneer, and A. G. Rutledge, both of this city, dent Roosevelt’s recent action|purchased the controlling inter- making easier the process of “proving up’’ under the law. It directs the commissioner of the land office ““to take up for action all locations, selections and entries upon which final certifi- cate has been issued, and if the proof is found regular and com- plete and there is no pending protest or objection the same will be passed to patert in the regu- lar way.” The order further says: ‘“You will instruct local officers that it is equally their duty to facilitate the issuance of final certificates to bona fide settlers as to guard the interests ot the public and the government in preventing illegal entries. “It is expected that registers and receivers in their respective districts will obtain knowledge of the general charzcter and quality of the public land over which their jurisdiction extends, and in the disposition of cases before these officers they should make use of such knowledge, either in aiding the entrymen or in preventing au 1llegal entry, as the case may be. “In accordance with the con- ference which we have had you will at once take such action as is necessary to so organize your field and office force, either by way of redistribution or concen- tration, as will make it possible most effectually to carry out the order of the president. “All regulations or instructions in conflict herewith are revoked.” In discussing this order Secre- tary Garfield said: “This order is one of unusual importance to the citizens of the public land states, involving as it does about 30,000 entries and a large number of locations and selections which have accumu- lated 1 the general Jand office pending examination before the issuance of patents. Wesley Case Again Continued. The preliminary hearing of James Wesley, charged with the killing of N. O. Dahl near Quiring postoffice in April, 1904, was not held last Saturday, according to previous adjournment, but was again continued and will be taken up by the grand jury, at the ses- sion of district court which will be held here begioning to- morrow, at which time the case against Paul Fournier, bound over under the charge of having |, killed Aagot Dahl at about the same time, will be taken up. The hearing was postponed for the reason that practically the same witnesses that will be used in the Fournier case will also testify in the Wesley case, so that a great saving of expenses was thereby made. District Court Tomorrow. Tne March term of district court for Beltrami county will convene tomorrow, at I0 o’clock with Judge Marshall A. Spooner presiding. At present there are no crimi- est of the Daily and Weekly Pioneer. Messrs. Pryor and Rutledge assumed control of the paper this morning, and the business of the Pioneer is under their supervision. Under the new order of things, Mr. Pryor will act as business manager, which position he has filed during the past year, and Mr. Rutledge will be the managing editor. Both gentlemen are too well known in this city toneed any many years’ experience inm the newspaper field and have many acquaintances throughout the north half of the state, as well as the twin cities and in that vicinity, vice given by the Pioneer will be the aim of the new management, Pioneer will do their share to- wards “boosting” Bemidji and Beltrami county. Train Stalled Saturday Eve. It would hardly seem probable that snow would have drifted very much last Saturday even- ing, especially so much so as to interfere with rairoad traffic, but such was the case. There was a stiff wind blowing from the west, late Saturday afiernoon, which had a clean sweep across Lake Irving and Lake Bemidji. The M. & I. rail- road tracks are on the east side of Lake Bemidji and so situated as to catch all the snow that might be blown across the lake from the west. The wind drifted the snow into a compact mass, just below the Crookston Lumber company’s yards, and the south-bound freight train on the M. & I. was stuck,about 6:15. t was impossible to release the train until 10 o’clock that night, and the north-bound passenger train was held up here until that hour, before going north. Drew Much Mileage. Frank 8. Lang of International Falls came down from the “Falls” this morning and left this noon for Grand Rapids. Mr. Lang is at the present time register of deeds of the new county of Koochiching. He was for several years a member of the board of county commissioners of Itasca county, and used to draw a large mileage when attending meet- ings of the board at Grand Rapids, as he bad to go around by the way of Winnipeg. K. P. Meeting Tonight. A regular meeting of Bemidji Lodge, No. 168, K. of P.,will hold a regular meeting this evening, and work in the second rank will be conferred, followed by a so- cial session. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. extended mention; both have had || A betterment of the news ser- and both the Daily and Weekly . TEN CENTS PER- WEEK HAS FAITH IN HIS TI]WN AND KOOGHIGHING GOUNTY C. W. Stanton Here From International Falls---M. & I. Extensien Will Be Completed July 1. C. W. Stanton, county attorney of the new ccunty of lm\ (Luchmgl Mr. Stanton is not mformed as and who has extensive inte yet, whether an appeal will be at International Falls, aken from the dceision rendered visitor in Bemidji today. iby Judge McClenahan at Brain- 7 lerd, but expresses confidence Mr. Stanton is the legal rep-, jin the outcome as being favorable resentative of the Koochlchmg[m the new couniy, should f,he county commissioners who have | contest be continued. been principals in a contest case Concerning the - prospects of wherein the legality of the new International Falls, Mr. Stanton q % ;1 |is mildly optimistic. ~The buld- county was questioned, in whieh shiosd ing of the extension of the M. & the preliminary order to show|J. railway from Big Falls to In- was causg was decided in their favor. ‘ternational Falls he considers a great thing for the latter place a8 giving an outlet to the twin cities: also the Rainy River road from Duluth will give an air line to the head ofthe lakes. Mr.Stan- ton stated that he had been very agreeably surprised, while com- ing from his home, to note the progress being made by Demp- sey and Dougherty, the con- tractors who are building the M. & I extension. He is confi- dent that the road will reach the “Falls’’ not later than July 1st. [OPENING SAL SPRING SVUITS % COATS Tuesday Morning, Mch. 19 BERMAN EMPORIUM The Salesman of one of the largest manufacturers in the ¥ ¥ ¥ OF ¢ ¥ ¥ 1907 United States will show the en- tire line of their superb pro- ductions at the Berman Em.- porium. : This Sale will surpass any of those heretofore given even by this popular establishment. The richest and most exquisite styles in Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts. STYLE MARKS EVERY GARMENT Every style will be representéd in this Sale---long and short, loose and tight fitting, cloth and silk coats and jackets in every new shade, of the best materlal cut, or workmanship. GARMENTS DELIVERED FROM STOCK Also orders taken will be delivered for Easter. A most fortunate opportunity to have the choice of this season’s most artistic offerings. This Sale will last only Tuesday, March p—— EXCLUSIVENESS AND DISTINCTION IN 19th, 1907 at BERMAN EMPORIU TWO KILLED IN THE DEER RIVER WRECK Lives of an Engineer and a Conductor Sacrificed in Head-on Collision. CREW OF ONE TRAIN SAID TO HAVE DISREGARDED ORDERS Coroner Will Hold Inquest Tomorrow to Locate the Blame for the Wreck. Deer River, Minn,, March 17.— In a head-on collision two freight trains on the Minneapolis & Rainy River railroad, just be- yond Deer River, two men, Frank McVeigh, engineer, and George Martin, conductor, both of this town, were instantly killed. The collision was between extra freight No. 8 and freight No.5. No. 8 is said to have dis- regarded orders to stop at this point and ran by the station at thirty miles an hour. A few miles beyond Deer River it met freight No, 5. Both trains were going at high speed, and as they met just beyond a curve, the train crews could not see the headlights and avert the ac- cident. The engines came together with a terrific shock and No. 5 was smashed into junk irom. |Engineer McVeigh was crushed to death in the cab, and Con- duactor Martin was hurled from the top of a freight car. His skull was fractured and he died shortly afterwards. The train crew of No. 8 escaped injury by jumping just before the collision, Both engines were pulling about twenty box cars, and many of these were broken and splintered. The dispatener at Deer River says that the blame of the ac- cident rests entirely upon the crew of No. 8, as they disre- garded his signals to stop. The train crew assert that they saw no signals, and they thought they had clear right of way. Grand Rapids, March 18,— (Special to Pioneer.)-The funeral over the remains of Frank Me- Veigh and George Martin was held here Sunday afternoon. There was a large crowd in at- tendance, the officials of the .| Minneapolis & Rainy River road running a special train from Deer River to Grand Rapids for the accommodation of Deer River people. A coroner’s inquest will be held tomorrow, to ascertain the exact manner in which the wreck resulted and to place the blame for the deaths of McVeigh and Martin. Has a Rare Document. W. P. Welch of this city is the possessor of a piece of paper that is a curiosity to the average northerner. It 1s a bill of sale for a slave, a document much in use in the south prior to the civil war, The bill of sale was made at “Norfolk Borough, Vir- ginia,” and was dated January 18, 1834. It was for the transfer of a 16-year-old girl named Eliza. The paper is somewhat faded and worn, but the writing and printing is still very distinct. It | was secured by C. H. Miles dur- ing a recent trip through the south, and was given to Mr. Welch. Writing Up North Country. Samuel Vandersal, a represen- tative of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, arrived in the city this morning from a trip to Interna- tional Falls, where he had been in the interests of his paper. It is his intention to give a general write-up of this north country, which will appear in the Pioneer Press about the first of April, Local News on last page. sk R