Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 2, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION VOLUME 5. NUMBER 87. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1907. 3 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH LEECH LAKE INDIAN AGENT SAYS REDS ARE CONTENTED John T. Frater, of the Leech Lake Agency, Tells of Present Conditions Among Chippewas---Crop of Blue- berries Is Short This Year.: John T. Frater, of Onigum, agent in charge of the Leech Lake, Cass Lake, Winnibigoshish and White Oak Indian reservations, spent a portion of today in the city and left Red Lake Indian Agency, where he had some official matters to close with Earl W. Allen, who took charge of the Red Lake agency after Mr. Frater had been relieved of the care of the affairs at that agency. Mr. Frater was accompaned by Mrs. Frater and John F. Geogolt, | chief clerk at Onigum (the Leech| agency), and wife. In speaking of the affairs among the Leech Lake and other Indians over which he has charge, Mr. Frater said: “The grounds about Onigum (the Leech Lake agency) present a de- serted appearance these days, as far as agency Indians are concerned, as nearly every able-bodied buck,squaw and child has taken to the ‘tall timber’ and is busily engaged in collecting the annual crop of blue- berries, which is one of the principal industries of the reds. ““The Indians claim that there is not so large a crop of berries this year as is usual, and they give as| one reason for the shortage the fact that the weather has been very dry, of late, during the ripening sea- this afternoon for the son, which isa backward circum- stance. “There is the best of feeling be- tween the members of the various bands of Indians and the agency office; in fact, there is not the least bit of friction apparent, and the reds are contented .d pursuing the ‘even tenor of their way.” Of course,there is an occasional Indian who thinks he is a ‘heap bad’ man, but this is usually traceable to the effects of indulgence in intoxicating liquors and the refractory one is afterwards sorry for his demonstration, which has never been of a really dangerous character. “The curse of the Indian race is the liquor habit. Many an Indian who is naturally inclined to be in- dustrious and thrifty falls a victim to drink and never amounts to any- thing; and despite the strongest endeavors to prevent their downfall, they get the stuff and are hard drinkers when they can procure the liquor. “The band of Pillager Indians, who have always borne the reputa- tion of being especially pugnacious, are among the best and most in- dustrious reds we have. I think that if they are used all right they will behave themselves. However, I have no fear of any trouble among the Indians. They are all behaved.” well- IT'S A SMALL FORTUNE FOR GHIPPEWA INDIANS Interesting Information in Report of William O’Neil, Superintendent of Reservation Logging St. Paul, Aug.2.—FEach member of the Chippewas in Minnesota within a few days will receive from the fed- eral government at least $2,600. For- mer State Senator William O’Neil of Wisconsin, who for some years has had charge of the timber operations on ceded lands in Minnesota, was in St. Paul today. His headquarters are at Cass Lake and he came here to file his report with the local federal authorities who in return will send it on to Wash- ington. His report shows that during the past three years 420,000,000 feet of timber has been cut from Indian lands valued at $3,200,000. Stand- ing pine on ceded lands that is sold, totals 250,000,000 and there is 400,- 000,000 feet standing and as yet unsold. There are in Minnesota, 7,500 Chippewa Indians; the aggre- gate value of their ceded lands and the timber left standing on them is estimated at $12,000,000. Adding the value of the allotted lands to this, givesa wealth of $2,600 for each of the 7,500 Indians. Erick Ives Sole Manager of Bazaar. Eric Ives has purchased the inter- est of Ray Thomas, in the Bazaar store, and will hereafter have the entire management of the establish- ment. Mr. Ives is a conservative business man and by his excellent methods has built up a prosperous business at the Bazaar. He has given close attention to the manage- ment of the store and has, by his personal efforts increased the patron- age by a large per centage each suc- ceeding year. Mr. Ives’ many Bemidji friends wish him increased prosperity in his business career. Will Immediately Install Plant. C. W. Jewett, the Blackduck engi- neer, passed through the city last evening on his way to his home at the “Duck.” Mr. Jewett has been in Minneapolis for a week, looking stated that he had gathered together in Minneapolis the machinery to be used in the new electric light plant {at Medicine Hat, Manitoba, which Mr. Jewett and M. D. Stoner of this city will install for a sewer pipe manufacturing plant at that place. Messrs. Jewett and Stoner expect to begin immediately on the work of installing the plant in the town from which blizzards come. Intensely Loyal to Bemidji. Knute Roe, of the local general merchandise firm of Roe & Marku- sen, is nothing if not intensely loyal to Bemidji, and he is always resent- ing any inference that this city is other than a progressive community, peopled by wide-awake desirable citizens. A few days ago a member of a certain wholesale firm doing busi- ness at Crookston visited Roe & Markusen, and in course of his con- versation with Mr. Roe casually remarked that Bemidji was not a good town and that he was terribly disappointed in the place. Mr. Roe promptly closed accounts with the gentleman and is now doing business with another house. Stick to Your Homestead. There is no doubt that there are many portions of the country which at the present time are practically undeveloped agriculturally which have a great future. before them, but do not let the alluring advertise- ments of such localities turn your head. Remember that the man who has written them has something he wants to sell, and that he may be just stretching it a little. Go slow in considering a change of location. Don’t sell the old farm and rush off to the new location. Investigate first. Inspect the land personally, and then don’t make the move until after the sober second thought. Your Minnesota home- stead is bound to be a money-maker for you if you will only stick to it. Major Scott Here Today. Maj. G. L. Scott, ex-Indian agent at Onigum, the Leech Lake Indian agency, but who is now living in Nevada, was a distinguished visitor in the city today. The major was on his way to Red Lake Indian agency, where he had some business matters which he desires to close. after some business matters, He Local news on last page son and others. County qur in September. character: The Crookston Times of yesterday contained the following article con- cerning a possibility that the Crooks- ton Lumber company will move its large sawmill to some other point: “That old bug-a-boo which has come up with regularity every sum- mer for the past twenty years, viz., that the Crookston Lumber Com- pany would remove their saw mill from this city, has come up again and for several days there has been a persistent rumor to the effect that the mill would be taken out this fall and removed to Bemidji or some other point. i Naturally, the sawmill people will make no statement one way or the other in the matter and whether there is any truth in this rumor can- not be ascertained at this time. The reason given in the talk about the street, for the rumored remcval is that there hasbeen a sharp “A. G. Rutledge, Secretary, “Bemidj, Minn.: “I regret very much that engagements are such that I cannot speak at Beltrami I have been compelled to decline all invitations of this Gov. Johnson Can’t Come to Fair In order to have the best speakers possible to obtain to address the crowds at the county fair on Sept. 26-27-28, invitations have been sent to Govérnor Johnson, Congressmen Bede and Steener- The following telegram was teceived from the governor today, stating that he could not be here: «St, Paul, Minn., Aug. 2, 1907, “JOHN A. JOHNSON.” The fair management have another speaker whom they hope to secure, and if they are suc- cessful, the announcement of the name of the speaker will cause a surprise, city would alone draw an immense crowd from surrounding towns. as his presence in this RUMORED THAT CROOKSTON MILL WILL BE MOVED HERE advance on the freight rates on s:w- logsin the past few days, and -that this advance will make it prohibitive for the mill to saw at this point when they have to bring them such a long distance by rail. ) When asked about this advance this morning one of the most promi- nent of the local mill officials stated that while he was not positive that there had been such an advance in the rates, he believed that such’ an advance had been made, One of the highest oficials in the great Northern offices” here was asked about such a raise this morn- ing and stated thatso far as he knew no such raise had been made. Another reason given for the removal is that the mill people want fire protection from the city for their property across. the river. Alder- man Harris stated this morning that he believed that unless fire protec- tion was guaranteed the mill to be installed not later than next spring, they would leave the city. He is in favor of extending. the fire protec- tion to that portion of ' Crookston,” It is not among the impossibilities that the Crookston mill will be moved to Bemidji, Itis stated on what is believed to be good authority that the Crookston company owns an excellent mill site on Lake Bemidji; and that there have been rumors here for some time that the company would put in another mill here. The company owns a large amount of pine that is adjacent to, Bemidji, and it would seem to the lay” man that, owing to the advance in rail- road rates and the necessity of hauling large amounts of pine from this vicinity to help supply the mill at Crookston, Bemidji would be. the proper location for the mill, if it is moved. Mail Orders Fiiled Promptly lengths. All materials. you for quick action. . Every shirt a leader- ance-of shirts worth to $2.00 at Money Cheerfully Refunded Clothiné Howuse SEMI-ANNUAL REDUGTID The House of Kuppenheimer Sui at 20, 33 and 40 per cent off Regular Good Clothes; Nothing Else Price - v s $25 Suits at $16.75 $24, $22 and $20 Suits, $14.75 $18, $15 and $12 Suits, $9.75 Every man who reads this announcement will realize at once what it- means—such a saving on The House of Kuppenheimer garments, made by the country’s best designers and master tailors. | Y Big Reductions in Men’s Fine . Furnishings =~ $1.25 and $1 Summer Underwear. 85¢ Determined clearance of all short lots and discontinned lines. You'll not be disappointed as the assortment is.large.and rep- resents the best underwear millsin America. - Its up to 8 5 c $1.25 and $1.00 values at, ... .. High Grade Shirts 50 per cent off value $2.00.and $1.50 Shirts now 85¢ Pick qmcely! There is Tremendous Selling! Choice iz Wide! - All-sizes and sleeve Fmest des:gns. 0dd lots clear- 8 5 C MIXED-BLOOD FOWL FOR A NEW SPECIE OF GAME BIRD Charles Saxrud Experiments With His Chickens and Ducks, and Has Wonderful Results---An 0ld Hen Performs Miracles, Hatching a Brood. A'farmer of Beltrami county has successfully bred a new waterfowl which promises to make its place in the front ranks of the game birds of the state, and which has already caused considerable embarrassment to two Bemidji nimrods. Charles Saxrud owns a farm in Maple Ridge township, about fif- teen miles northwest of Bemidji. Last year, he decided to raise a flock of ducks, and with that end in view secured a pair of ducks, and in the nature of things the female was desirous of hatching out a brood of her own kind, and she was given an even dozen of nice eggs with which to begin business. The duck sat industriously on these eggs for five days, when she was accidentally killed. Mr. Saxrud was at his wits’ end as to what he should do with that setting of ducks’ eggs. He had an old bramah hen that had been per- sistent in setting on doorknobs and any other old thing that was lying around loose, and he put her to work on the ducks’ eggs. S The eggs finally produced eight small hairy fowls that caused great consternation to the old hen, but she adopted the whole bunch and took good care of them until they happened to get down to the lake one day. The ducks immediately took to the water and the hen raised a commotion as her adopted young- sters swam about. This was repeated for several ddys until Mr. Saxrud,-in .desperation as to how to allay the concern of the hen, decided - to tie pieces of rubber to her henship’s feet, which would allow her to swim with her brood. The scheme worked to perfection, the rubber making a neat web foot. The brood was raised and are still 2 member of Mr. rud’s flock of fowls. This year, when the old hen dis- played signs of desiring another family to look after, he placed chicken eggs under her. While she sat, the hen mused continually on those ducks and the trouble she had with them, and her stress of mind evidently affected the hatch, as when they came out of the shell, they were the form of a chicken, with the exception that they were provided with a duck’s bill and had web feet. They were larger than ducks, but had all their habits. They at once took to water, and Mr. Saxrud was again forced to provide the hen with rubber “socks.” The brood developed rapidly and were soon big, lusty fellows, nearly as large as full-grown chickens, One day recently, George Mc- Taggart and Fred W. Rhoda madea trip up in Maple Ridge township for a hunt, They camped near Saxrud’s place, and while out one afternoon espied at a distance Saxrud’s old hen and her brood swimming along peace- fully in the little lake on the farm. The hunters were uncertain as to just what kind of fowls they were, but finally decided they were swans and let fly two charges of shot in the bunch. They rowed out to get the fruits of their shot, when they discovered that there was an old hen with rubber tied around her feét and half- breed ducks:- But-three-of the entire bunch of chicken-ducks were left from annihilation, but Saxrud be- lieves he has enough to start a brood next summer as the old hen was, providentially, not hit, and be- ing of an industrious. nature, will perpetuate her new race of fowls. Sax- ““Market Day” at Bagley. A “market day” will be held at Bagley on the last Saturday of each month, beginning with tomorrow. The Bagley Independent says of the movement to hold the affair: “At a meeting of the Bagley Com- mercial Club held Friday night, the advisability of establishing a mar- ket day was brought before the club and thoroughly considered. It has been decided to establish a market day on the last Saturday of each month, beginning with August. An auctioneer will be provided abso- lutely free of charge to the farmers, who will conduct the sale of any- thing the farmers-wish to dispose of. Other towns along the. line have adopted this method, and are mak- ing it a great success in every respect. Remember, the first market day will be held on the last day in August. It is the intention of the business firms to make special prices on their goods for this particular day. Farmers, make ita point to bring your wives and families with you.” Frank Lane’s New Saloon, Frank Lane, who recently pur- chased the saloon which was for- merly conducted by the late J. P. Taylor, will give a formal opening at his place of business tomorrow even- ing, at which time he will serve a fine lunch and regale his friends throughout the city with good cheer. Mr. Lane is one of the most popu- lar keepers of refreshment parlors in the north country, and he will un- doubtedly do a nice business at his new place. Among other improvements which he is making is the ‘installing of a public drinking trough for horses, which he already has in place. No doubt a large crowd will attend Mr. Lane’s formal opemng tomorrow evemnz. Addmoml local matter will be found on fourth page. GCHARGED WITH GUTTING TWO HARNESS TO PIEGES James Fitzgerald Arraigned in Justice Court This Morning-~Case Con- tinued Ten Days. James Fitzgerald was arraigned in justice court this morning: before Justice Slocum,to answer to a charge of want on destruction of property, for which, if he is proven guilty, he should receive the full maximum penalty allowed by law. His case was continued for ten days,at which time he will be given a preliminary hearing. According to- statements that are fully authenticated, Fitzgerald went to Pony Lake, where the Donald Land & Lumber company has exten- sive interests, for the purpose of working in the sawmill ~which the company owns at that place. Fitzgerald was intoxicated and had in his possession a bottle of liquor. He was told by the foreman - |office, that he could hot go to work for the company unless he surrendered the bottle of “booze” and got sober. Fitzgerald became angered, and according to the witnesses in the case, he loitered on a bridge about a half mile from the stable until after dark, when he entered the barn and literally cut to shreds a double harness and a single harness, practically new and of the best quality, and made his escape. B A warrant ‘was issued for ‘the arrest of Fitzgerald and ~ he was arrested at Solway yesterday and brought to ‘Bemidji by Deputy Sheriff Arne Solberg. Visiting Cards. . A neat line of up-to-date cards can always be found at this ing, double-barreled in charge of the work at the mill . visiting New and .up-to-date type from which to aelect _style of printe 5 B e —