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

w THE BEMN e =y & ég,. A MIRNESOTA HISTGARICAL VOLUME 5. NUMBER 49° BE MIDJI, MINI\ESO'[‘A, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1907 FORTY CENTS P}‘]R MONTH STATE AUDITOR IVERSON HELD LAN Two Hundred Bidders Ma D SALE TODAY %o Beltrami County the Highest - Average Price Paid for State Lands---3,700 Acres are Sold. State Auditor S. G. Iverson ar- rived in the city last evening, and this afterncon conducted the sale of the state lands advertised. He was accompanied by Fred D. Sherman, superintendent of the state immi- gration bureau, who is assisting him in the sale and helping advertise the advantages of settling in northern Minnesota. Mr. Iverson says, ‘I am pleased with the results of the spring sales of state lands, and as a result of theze sales a large number of people who have seen Northern Minnesota are pleased with the natural advan- tages offered the settler.” You have one of the prettiest sites in Minnesota for a city, and Bemidji is becoming popular with people throughout the state and is fast becoming the home of the tourist. < As far as practical every tree Dordering the lake and which helps beautify the natural should be preserved. Nothing can rival the beautifying a city as much as natural growth. ‘The work being done by the city in the way of street improvement is a good work and will help a great deal in the advertising of the pro™ gressiveness of Bemidji. As to boulevards, I notice you have one street boulevarded and have made a good beginning on Be- midji avenue. You and your city council should see that this work is done as “soon as possible.” Mr. Sherman of the bureau of immigration is well pleased with Be- midji and says the immigration to the northern counties will be greater this year than ever before. surroundings He says, ‘Minnesota state lands are better advertised this year than ever before. The wild rush which has heretofore taken many of our settlers to the Canadian northwest is over and people are beginning to think twice before going so far away from home. Many of these people have friends who have gone to ada on cheap rates and when a ing had not enough to get back to the states. “It is gratifying to the department to know that citizens of the north-|t ern part of the state are doing much to advertise their lands and bring the actual tiller of the soil to this section.” “The sales this spring,” says Mr. Iverson, “have been the best cver held. “At Grand Rapids 5,400 were sold for $40,500 or an av of $7.50 per acre. “At Duluth 8,800 acres we and brought $60,500 or of $9.00 per’acre. One tract hmw ing the high price of $40.00 per acre. “At Carlton 3,200 acres were sold bringing an average of $7.00 per acre. At Aitkin 3,440 acres for $65,000.00 or about $7.75 per acre. ature at the sale there was the number of bidders from Iowa aud Illinois. At Brainerd 1,000 acres were sold bringing $6,000.00. The sale for Clearwater county held at Bagley “was a pleasant prise to us. The established in that couniy bring for us gratifying | We sold 3,230 s0 an av were an ay One su new creame these lands. of land which netted the $26,500.00 or an average of per acre. One tract selling $26.50 per acre, and another for $19.75. The sale for this county was opened at 1:30 this afternoon with about 200 bidders present. The sale is one of the best held and the average value will probably be the highest of any of the vet held. P EEESSEECESTEETECCTEEEET; V-4 444 - & -4 4-4-&-4 pRESETEEsEsEEEE The Pioneer has just received a la-ge skipment of Li Sou'venir Envelopes which advertise the beauties of %“ V- Bemidji. F They can be had at the office at 15 cents per package ’;g‘ Everybody should use these envelopes and help /%1 advem\e the best town in northern Minnesota, R Bus'ness wen desiring to use these—ein have ;g W them printed with rcturn card. ’ 5 Comp dealex‘ for our “Northlan 3 and 5 Ib. jars, or phone "vered fresh from our chur: &5 A0ur “Acor is something fine 3333333333330 EI333 ’,‘{P Fresh Churned Extra Creamery Butter and But- milk, made m our creamery every day. \ FRESH EGGS BY THE OASE Phone 350 TEEESEEEREESTEEE any. Ask your d Brand” us and have i n dailyat........ E n” Brand ] in pound prints of |1 ’ \ s for the Fourth® of are ')mclfl‘nlly com- | on is now d will be distrib be pulled not bé a dull minute Yy one not be confined | place buti ng | ts in the morn-| ade, which will | el Mayor I‘u:',\\L‘,‘ who will be the o All wishing a {Band in charge of Mayor Pogue, pri; i character or representation; | Henry Funkley, orator of the day. | first prize, $ three heats, mittee. “BRATION PLANNED FOR OBSERVANCE OF HOLIDAY g i Charge Fourth of July Celebration Met and Offer a Good List of Prizes---Henry "unkley Is Speaker of the Day The park will also afford room for those who wish to enjoy the day in a quiet manner, and bring their lunch baskets for a picnic feast. Tollowing is the detailed program: CALLATHUMPIAN PARADE Parade led by the Bemidji Cornet officer of the day. First prize, $10, for the best representation; second , $8, for the most comical third prize, $5, fourth prize, $3. ADDRESS ~ Address at City Park by Hon. RUNNING RACES Three heats, course three blocks, second prize, $8; Best two out of} third prize PONY RACES Course same as for running race. ies open to all. First prize, $7;{ ond prize, $3. FOOT RACES. GENTLEMEN’S 100 YARDS, Course_to be laid out by com- First prize %‘-5;‘ second prize | N 's 220 YARDS. s to govern as’above. t prize $8; second prize $4. MARRIED LADIES’ 100 YARDS. Fir jof age. First prize $5; second prize $3. CATCHING GREASED PIG. Winner of contests gets pig for prize. CLIMBING GREASED POLE. Prize $5. Event is open to all under-rules of committee in charge. BOYS’ SACK RACE. Entries must furnish their own sacks. First prize <3 second prize $2; third prize $1. OLD MEN’S RA_CE‘ Few Days and Road Wil Will Be Big Factor Blackduck, June 17.—(Special to Pioneer.)—W. H. Gemmell, ‘general W. H. Strachan, superintendent, passed through the city yesterday in, a special train from Big .Falls re- turning to Brainerd. The gentlemen had made a trip to Big Falls in. their private car and then gone from there to Interna- tional Falls, via stage .and uncom- pleted rail route. Mr. Gemmell expressed himself as being well pleased with the progress that is being made in building the extension from Big Falls north to the boundary, and says: Entries must be over 60 years of age. Tirst prize” $4; second prize $2.50. BOYS’ POTATO RACE. Entries must be under 15 years First prize $3; second prize $2; third prize $1. SQUAWS’ CANOE RACE. This will be one of the most in- teresting events on the program. First prize $25; second prize $15; third prize $10. ” BALL GAME. _ At city ball park 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Amount of prize and contesting teams will be announced later. ROW BOAT RACE. Rules and course in charge of committee. First prize $3; second prize $2; third prize $1." Rules of commitice to -govern. | Fi irst prize $5; second prize $3. SINGLE LADIES’ 100 YARDS. Same rules to govern as above. LAUNCH RACE. Rules for entries and course in charge of committee. First prize $10; second prize $5; third prize $3, forty acres in the ti wood. Park Rapids Team Here Sunday. Manager A. baseball team announces that he ed the Park Rapids team The team at the Rap- has se: for Sunday ids is a good one and some interest- ing ball playing is looked forward to by the local fans. ° Enterprising Citiz and Town Co-oper and Village improvements. o { i Kelliher, June 18.—(Special to John Zelch, a Trepresen- Bridge Co., y the latter part ofdast Pioneer.)—, tative of ¢ Hennepin was in the week and while here accepted for y - the contract for two steel bridges, which the town board have had” under censideration some time past. At a meeting of the board Satur- day afternoon, awarded him, the com for the contract was| Bofh bridges will be entirely of stes The first will open Battle River d y east of town on the town The. second bridge will cross the river on road running north and south on the range line and connecting the! town and county roads. The con- tracts call for the completion of both bridges by July 15. Mr. Zelch-is a great believer advertising and believes bility of Beltrami county should be better advertised. He also com- mends the progressive spirit shown by the citizens of Kelliher, says he has yet to see a village the size of Kelliher, display a greater amount of push and energy as shown by our citizen: - the in is E. Otto, of the local |* éboard of tax lévy, the possi- | June 24. and; UHGIL DEGIDES TO - GALL SPEGIAL ELEGTION L.« 7 Council Will Call Special Election toj Vote on the Question of Bonding Feor $30,000. At the regular weekly meeting of the city council last night all the members except Aldermen Bowser, McTaggart and Mayer were present. The most important matter Before the body was the report of the water and light committee, recomrhending that a special election be called for the purpose of voting $30,000 bonds £ i for the extension and improvement of the city waterworks system. The {report was accepted and the city at- | torney instructed to prepare a reso- lution to be presented at the next' meeting calling a special election. The committee recommended that the city take steps to place pat- rons of the service on a meter basis, which they believe will effect a sav- ing-of 50 per cent of water used. Also that the present tank ~and {tower isin bad shape and wholly inadequate for present need both ifor domestic uses and fire protection. The feed mains through the busi- ness section are also too small, and {it was recommended to lay 3,000 feet of ten-inch mains, 10,000 feet of six or eight-inch mains, install a triplex pump and build a 100-foot steel tower and tank of 100,000 gal- lons capacity. This would insure an adequate supply of water for a fong time to come, and 65 pound pressure for fire protection. President Gould appointed Ald. | Bowser, Smart, Brinkman and Wash- burn to act with the mayor as the which * meets on The matter of removing O. M. Skinvik, as city justice, was by { stipulation laid over until the next meeting. The report of Justice Slocum was | laid until the next meeting. | Wes Wright was allowed $199 for {earth at 10 cents a yard placed on M;nnesota avenue from excavations. Souvenir envelopes at this office i On motlon the nonce of suit of 'Otto Dandell for personal injuries was laid on the table. The liquor license bond of Geo. M. Kidd with H. F. Schmidt and Chas. Nangle as sureties was ap- proved. Also the bond of Jens M. Hanson with Wes Wright and Chas. Nangle as sureties. The petition of John Hawkins and others for alley in the block between Park avenue and First street, was referred to the city engineer. The bond of Albert Smart for street sprinkling with A. Klein and J. A. Ludington, as sureties, was ap- proved, and the contract signed. The cost of sprinkling this year will be assessed against the property abutting the streets sprinkled. The bond of M. D. Stoner, as city engineer, with the Fidelity & Guar- “The bridge over the Little Fork! river will be completed in a very few days, when the rails will be rapidly laid to the outskirts of Little- fork village. The moskeag that was passed by the work trains was: not at first properly drained, and the frost bothered considerably with | the construction work, but ‘this has all been overcome and the work is manager of the M. & I. railway, and TRAINS TO INTERNATIONAL FALLS BY JULY FIRST Bridge Across the Little Fork Will He Completed in a I Be Ready By July Ist--- in Settling Country. being pushed to the utmost. “In a few days the roadbed on the north side of the Littlefork river iwill have been completed to the high ground south of International Falls, and before the steel is laid to iCamp 14, the grade into Interna- jtional Falls will have been turned over to the company. i “We expect to have trains run- ning into International Falls by the last of July, at the latest. “Some delay has been caused on on the International Falls end on taccount of settlemegt with owners of land adjoining the town, but as it is inside the last two miles settle- ment or condemnation proceedings will make it possible for Dempsey & Dougherty, contractors, to- finish their work in ample time.” Asked relative to putting on of a night train over the N. P. and M. & L from St. Paul to International Falls, Mr. Gemmell intimated that was the intention of the company, as soon as the line is completed. OLSOR--TOZER WEDDING SOLEMNIZED YESTERDAY Pretty June Wedding at Home of the Bride’s Mother, Mrs. Sophia Olson One of the prettiest home wed- dings of the season occurred yester- day at the home of Mrs. Sophia Olson,in this city, when her daughter Maud was united in marriage to Francis William Tozer, head book- keeper for the T. B. Walker Lumber company of Minneapolis. The pretty home was lovely in its decorations; the parlor and living rooms being tastily and artistically decorated with festoonings of ferns caught up with white roses. ‘The bride wore a - beautiful gown of cream silk, richly trimmed with real lace, and carried a handsome boquet of white bridal roses. Miss Belle McDougald, who accompanied the bride as bridesmaid, was dressed in a pretty white Persian lawn, Richard Thomas accompanied the groom as best man. To the strains of the wedding march, played by Miss Dickinson, the bridal couple descended the stairs and took their places in the parlor, where Rev. S. E. P, White said the words which made the happy couple man and wife. After the wedding ceremony an elaborate and dainty lunch was served, the tables being ~decorated with ferns and lilacs. The presents were many and beautiful. The bridal couple left on the easSt-bound passenger for Minne- apolis, and will be at home at - 1623 Hawthorne Ave., Minneapolis. Miss Olson is well and favorably known here, having lived here the past six years, and she is sure to re- ceive the congratulations of a host of friends and well wishers. The groom is a popular young man of sterling worth and cha.racter and worthy of his bride. Fountain pen ink at the Pioneer office. #g EEEETTESE EEE(’-EG$EEFEPE CEEEEEEEE- ')*)9(-(-(-(-(-‘(-“(-(&'(‘(&(‘“% anty Co. of Ph!.ladelphxa, as surety, was approved. The bond of Johnny Olson for grading around block 17, in the sum | of $600, with Wes Wright and J. H. French, as sureties, was approved. KOOGHIGHING GOUNTY WRONG DOERS SENTEN[}E!] i Wm. Ellis and Wm. Chute Plead Guilty to Forgery and Are Sentenced te Hard Labor at Stillwater. William Ellis of _Koochiching county was today sentenced by Judge Spooner to one year at hard labor at Stillwater. The crime for which he is sentenced is forgery, having forged a check for $14.48 at Big Falls. He is a man of sixty years of age. William Chute, who also entered a plea of guilty for forgery, was given a sentence of four years by Judge Spooner. He plead guilty to-having forged a check for $43, signing the “Iname of Erick Wiltlander. Blackduck 4; Tenstrike 3. ! The best ball game of the season in this section was played at Black- duck Sunday, the score being 4 to 3, in favor of the home team. Bat- teries, Blackduck, Cross and Ratican; Need attention. It will cost 1t won't cost anything to have DR. G. M. Formerly of Phone 124, #_QEGEfiE(&EFEFGFFEFQ&QE(—'EEQE!—E(—EE&.EE move it is available. Order it delivered until fall. Great Tenstrike, Buckmaster and Perriault. Office--Suite 9, Miles Block, Bemid}i, Mlnn. 333333333333333332333333332 33333333 33333333333 m Next Wm,ter s COAL There is plenty of it at the head of the lakes, and the equipment necessary to Buy Your Supply Now Northern Railway you less now than after awhile., them examined anyway. PALMER Minneapolis - ! early. Don’t wait