Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 12, 1907, Page 1

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VOLUME 5. NUMBER €9 FISHING ON LAKE BEMIDJI IS VERY GOOD THESE DAYS Some Very Good Strings Being Brought in by Summer Visitors---Pike Numerous in the Lake; Crappies and Rock Bass Also Abundant. Fishing on Lake Bemidji and the smaller lakes tributary to the big lake, and also in the Mississippi river, both up stream from Lake Irving and down from the east exit of the “Father of Waters,” was never better than at the present time. Pike fishing (which is always best either in the early morning or late in the evening, just before dusk) has been exceptionally good. Many fine strings of pike have been brought in from the big lake, also Plantagnet and Marquette lakes. One of the very best pike grounds on the lake is opposite ‘‘Diamond Point,” about half-way across to the railroad bridge over the outlet of the Mississippi. Many large pike have been taken from this point. Rock bass and crappie fishing is especially good at this time. ‘There are holes under the wagon bridge- and the railroad bridges which span the Mississippi narrows between Lakes Irving and Bemidji from which the “kids’. about town are taking some fine large “straw- berry” bass. The Mississippi river, both at the inlet and at the outlet, affords fine crappie and rock bass fishing. One of the finest strings of rock bass and crappies brought to town this summer was secured by Wilbur Lycan and Barnard Clifford (the latter being from Grand Forks) who did their fishing down the Mis- sissippi river, and who were “cha- peroned” by that prince of anglers, Charles Plummer. The boys caught nineteen—and they were beauties. There are fine fishing —grounds around Bemidji, and the large num- ber of visitors who are taking their summer outings here,realize the fact and are taking advantage of ii. FINEST STRAWBERRIES ARE RAISED IN BEMIDJI Martin Larson of Nymore Marketed Lusci us Ones--Eighteen Weighed Half Pound. The large amount of home-grown ptrawberries that are being brought into the city by local horticultur- ists are a source of considerable pride to not only the parties who grow the berries but to _every resident of the city, as it demon- strates the fertility of the soil for the raising of high-class fruits. In addition to some excellent berries which have been raised by E. E. Chamberlain, M. G. Pender- gast and others, a very fine lot was put on the market yesterday by Martin Larson. Mr. Larson lives in Nymore, the suburb or Bemidji, and has buta small tract that he has planted with berry wines. The results of his care of the vines has more than surpassed his expectations. In quality, his berries are unexcelled by any anywhere. In the lot he brought to the city yesterday there were eighteen berries that tipped the scales at half a pound. They were large and> plump and solid|; throughout. Mr. Larson has marketed ower sixty quarts and expects to gather at least 300 quarts of the berries before the season closes. Locating New County Road. Wes Wright, chairman of the board of county commissioners, and F. O. Sibley, a member of the board, have gone to Baudette, for the pur- pose of looking over the country south of that place for the purpose of locating a line for a new county road from the boundary to the north shore of Red lake. We are informed that there is already a road south from Baudette, extending fifteen miles, and that the intention is to continue this road to the lake. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. THE BEMIDJI DAILY BEMIDJI, MINNE SOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1907 WHY DO MINNESOTANS LEAVE HOME FOR CANADA Princeton Union Deplores Practice and Sees No Sane Reason for Such Actions. The Princeton Union contains the following concerning Canadian lands and “‘Canadian fever:" “‘Why do some farmers sell their lands in productive Minnesota— leave their pretty homes among the trees, the hills and streams and settle upon the barren plains of Canada?” asks a -contemporary. Farmers who move from Minnesota into Canada are usually induced to take that step by the glowing advertisements—write-ups—in the American press paid for by Canadian land sharks. These write-ups in- variably misrepresent conditions in the Canadian northwest and the farmer, without due investigation, embraces the alleged “inducements” therein offered. A large percentage of the farmers, however, sooner or later return to Minnesota, but there are many among them who have not the money to do so. Farmers con- templating selling their lands in Minnesota, where a total failure of crope is unknown, should think twice, and then ‘three or four times more, before carrying into effect such contemplation. They can never, after living for years among the trees, the hills, the dales and streams of Minnesota, content themselves upon a trackless plain where a tree is a curiosity.” District Telephone Manager Here. F. Bracelin of Crookston, district manager for the Northwestern Tele- phone Exchange company, has been making an official visit in the city today, inspecting the work being done by the local exchange and consulting with A. E. Harris, mana- ger of the local exchange. Mr. Bracelin succeeds C. D. Car- ter, former manager of the company, who has gone to Calgary, Canada, where he is operating a moving picture show. Mr. Bracelin expressed himself as well pleased with the manner in which Manager Harris is conduct- ing the Bemidji exchange. Seuvenir envelopes advertising Bemidji as a summer resort can be had at the Pioneer office. Per pack- age, 15¢. “Heading the Procession” Dr. E. C. Clemens’ Lecture To be given at the Methodist Church This is one of his best lectures and is to bea special address to the summer school teachers. The Doctor is well and favorably known here, - having lectured here before. His lectures are al- Is the Subject of Tomorrow Evening ways entertaining and instructive. ‘Be Sure to Hear Him. Lecture Commences Promptly at 8 o’clock Admission 2y5e.~ LAND OPENING HELD IN CASS LAKE TODAY Great Interest Shown in Lands Which Are Located in Vicinity o' Margie. ONE HUNDRED APPLICANTS WERE IN LINE; NINETY FILED About Twenty of Filings Are In Controversy, Land Being Ciaimed By Squatters. Cass Lake July 12.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The July 12th line of men waiting in front of the U. S. land office received a sudden shock yesterday when the train from the west arrived carrying over 100 squatters from the vicinity of North- ome and Big Falls, where the lands to be opened are located. Some of these squatters have lived on the lands for six years, and have made several thousand dollars’ worth of improvements. Thesquatters promise to make a lively fight; if a contest becomes necessary. Later Account. Cass Lake, July 12, Noon.— (Special to Pioneer.)—The opening of the lands here today was a very successful affair, the applications of those desiring to file on the lands being handled in a very expeditious manner. There were 100 in the line and the best of order prevailed. Owing to the unavoidable absence of E. S. Oakley, register of the land office, Receiver M. N. Koll handled the work alone. and he made an admir- able record for quick work. Ninety applications were made, and seventy will undoubtedly hold good, it being estimated that at least twenty of the number will conflict with either the state swamp land grant or are stone and timber entries on lands that are already in dispute by squatters who have been-living on the land. | Mr. Koll handled the applica- tions at the rate of one and one- half minutes each, and there was the best system. The squatters who came from Northome, Big Falls and Margie, and who have been living on some of the lands that were advertised for filing, drew a plat of the territory| in controversy and showed those in the line just where they lived and what they had done, with the re- sult that a number of the linemen either sold out their position. in the line or became afflicted with - “cold feet” and quit altogether. There is no doubt but that if there is a con- test the settlers will win out. WILL RAISE LIVESTOCK, IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP Dr. E. C. Johnson of Cannon Falls Pur- chased Thurston and Flatley Ranch —MWill Raise Holsteins ~ Dr. E. C. Johnson of Cannon Falls will start a cattle ranch in® the town of Liberty, about fifteen miles northwests of the city of Bemidji; and intends to make the ranch a thoroughly. up-to-date and progres- sive enterprise. .Dr. Johnson recently purchased a 400-acre tract in Liberty township, the land being known as the old Thurston & Flatley ranch, and has a gang of men breaking a consider- able portion of the farm. It is the intention of the new pro- prietor of the farm to stock the same with the best full-blood Holstein cattle that money can buy, and he will conduct the ranch on the lates improved methods, It is the general belief that Bel- trami county lands are admirably adapted to the raising of stock, ‘and the prediction is freely made that highly successful on the .doctor’s venture will prove a ROBBED HOMESTEADER'S SHAGK; SENT TO “PEN” Rudolph Label Plead Guilty fo the Charge of Burglary in the Third " Degree. Rudolph Label, who robbed a homesteader’s shack _near Bridgie, on the 8th of June, has been sent- enced to serve three years .in the state’s prison at Stillwater, having been allowed to plead guilty to the charge of burglary in the third degree. shack, near Bridgie, on June 8th, and stole a suit of clothes valued at $12 and a compass worth $20. He was arrested and taken before Justice Engelking, at Northome, who bound Label over to await the action of the grand jury at the next term of court for Koochiching county, and as Kaochiching county has no jail, Label was held in custody. in the Beltrami county jail in this city. Label was taken before Judge Spooner, on Wednesday, where he was allowed to plead guilty to the charge of burglary in the third degree. The necessary information in the case having been filed by C. W. Stanton, county attorney of Koochiching county. Judge Spooner sentenced Label to serve three years in the “pen.” Rowe Won Championship Badge. The annual tourmament of the Crookston Gun Club closed late yes- terday afternoon after a two days meet, which was one of the most stccessful ever held in the North- west. The weather was ideal, and the arrangements were all perfect for the convenience of the visitors. The state championship badge, with diamond settings, was one by W. E. Rowe of this city, who broke forty-nine birds out of a possible fifty, with-J. H. Stair second with forty-eight. This badge has been shot for during the past eighteen years and on only one occasion was the record forty-nine equaled. Mr. Rowe will also get the cash purse hung up for this event-in the 1908 tourney.—Crookston Journal. _W. E. Rowe, the Crookston attor- ney who won the state championship badge, has many friends in = Bemidji who will be pleased to learn of his success with the gun. Label entered the homesteader’s - MINNESOTA. HISTORICAL SOGIETY. _ION EER. ' FORTY CENTS PER MONTH NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS SOON COMING INTO ITS OWN Folder Recently Issued by the Donald Land & l‘mmber Company Creating Wide Interest in Cut-Over Lands of Beltrami and Clearwater Counties. IR e The Duluth. News-Tribune, of | Thursday, contained the following able editorial concerning northern Minnesota lands, the article being inspired by the elegant folder re- cently issued by the Donald Land & Lumber company: “Those misguided enthusiasts who would reforestrate Northern Minne- sota will need to hurry or face eternal failure. It is impossible to graft the pine tree on the cow, and equally difficult to cross the pine cone and the potato vine, and within the next decade practically all the cut-over pine land on this former pine belt will be devoted to the culture of the two families of the bovine and the tuber. E “If there are still doubting Thomas- es, they should send for a folder recently issued by a Bemidji company advertising cut-over lands-in Bel- tramiand Clearwater counties. Ten years ago these lands could have been bought for a dollar an acre. Twenty- five years ago the owners probably refused to pay the few beggarly pennies of taxes assessed against them, considering them absolutely. valueless. “The records will show that in all the stretch of country from Duluth to the Red River valley, it was the habit of the lumbermen to strip the lands of their timber and then let them go to tax sale. Today thou- sands of acres of these lands are the homes of thrifty farmers. Before this. century is quarter spent, and that is in a fourth the time it takes to ma- ture a pine tree, they will be worth more for agriculture than they ever were for timber. “These cut-over regions in their wild state look like the land of deso- lation. No person used to the black soil of the lands further south will be favorably impressed with them. But their productiveness has been proved.- - That can no longer be questioned. They are in a state which hasa popu- lation of 2,000,000. They have enough growing timber for fuel and shelter. They are watered with lakes and clear streams. They are near railroads and villages and within the reach of established markets. “They are especially adopted to dairying and creameries are now in operation, while Minnesota butter hasa world-wide fame that gives it | the largest price. “They assure the farmer these re- quisites to profitable agriculture and contentment—productive soil, pure water, abundant fuel, good markets, established schools, nearness to vil- lages, social advantages for them- selvesand families,- and finally an abundant rainfall and a season long enough to make a matured crop an annual certainty. “The man who expatriates himself to settle on the bleak prairies of Western Canada, where ina thou- sand miles there is a less population than in this state, with no consider- able cites, in the constant danger of drought and killing frosts, without fuel or-natural water supply, travels to reach actual desolation a thou- sand miles beyond what in a decade will be oneof the richest farm sec- tions of the best state in the Union, with all the advantages that nature has denied to the Canadian North- west.” _—m—m——— “‘Around the Lake.” Mr. Irish is. here from Grand Forks, superintending the building of his cottage at Lake Side. Mrs. Irish will arrive as soon as the cot- tage is completed. The F. P. Nash family of Grand Forks, who have just had completed for them at Lake -Side a beautiful summer home, arrived today and will enjoy the beauties’of Lake Be- midji for the balance of thé summer. Good Clothes; Nothing Else time we see you. " Money Cheerfully Refunded - Clothing House # Dr. Gilmore Home. Dr. Gilmore and family have re- turned to the city after being absent for three weeks, visiting points of interest in eastern Canada. While they were away, the doctor and fam- ily visited - at Fort William, Port Arthur and Sarnia. Local news on last page Mail Orders Promptly Filled You’'ll understand that it may be a real pleasure to buy clothes when you have ansexperience buying them here. The clothes are good to look at; tney’re easy to pay for and satisfying to wear. We have a way of selling them that in- . creases the pleasure. We’ll show you what we mean first If you want a thin summer suit we've got some here at $15° that were made to sell as high as $22. Some at $12.50 that are worth $18 and $15. The House of Kuppenhelmer superior - quality in them---style,_ finish, tailoring a special season’s end purchase. You are mlssing the best i in sight ii' you fail to get in on this. . - Headquarters for K pponheime ww Clothes, Lion Brand Shi‘ 7 7 e

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