Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 1, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 5. NUMBER 138. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1907. PASSED THE 0 RDINANCE OVER THE MAYOR’S VETO City Council Last Evening Unanimously Passed the. Meas | ure Granting a Franchise for the Proposed Street Railway.---Company Will Be Incorporated. At the meeting of the city council last night, all the aldermen were present except President Gould, who was absent from the city, and W. N. Bowser, vice president, presided over the meeting. The most important matter before the meeting was the message from Mayor Pogue vetoing the street car passed at the last the council. Accompanying the veto was a com- munication from Mr. Pogue,in which he sets forth stating that he did not approve the grant- franchise, regular meeting of his reasons, | carried unanimously, the ! mayor’s veto. ! On motion the residents along the | boulevard between Seventh and Fight street were granted permission to build and maintain a sewer in the alley to connect with the city sys- i tem, at their own expense. over Another matter that came up for discussion was the hearing on October 2, by the United States iengineers on the matter of obstruc- | tion of navigation on the Mississippi river by certain fixed bridges. It was decided that the city ing of the franchise allowing a !council attend the hearing and pro- double track across the narrow high- | test against the proposition that the way from east of the bridge across ‘ city maintain a draw bridge across the Mississippi river to where the | the Mississippi. The railroad com- same crosses the M.X L. tracks,oppo- | panies and loggers will also make site the plant of the Crookston |vigorous objection. Complaint has Lumber company; that this street is | been made by W. B. McLachlan of only forty feet wide, and the side- | this city, who operates a pleasure walks takes six feet off the street, | craft on the river, that the brigdes allowing 34 feet of vehicles and|are a hindrance to the passage of street car tracks. ‘bo:\tsA Should the government hold It was then explained that the; his to be so, it would mean a very street car company must maintain ‘ge expense to the city, as well as the tracks in such shape that cross-|tHe G. N. and M. & L railways, to ings can be made anywhere; and“put in new swinging steel bridges after a brief discussion, the matterfaml maintain the same, and the was put to a vote, and the ordinance } matter will be vigorously contested. Mr. Morrison tills his garden on advanced principles, and is loud in his praise of the wonderful produc- tiveness of Beltrami county soil. Morrison Raises Fine Vegetables. Among those who entered exhibits at the fair was Thomas Morrison of Kelliher, carrying off a large number of who was successful in Congressman Bede Here. Congressman J. Adam Bede and wife spent yesterday in the city,hav- ing came in the previous night from their home at Pine city. Mr. and Mrs. Bede left last even- ing for Big Falls, and from that place will go to International Falls, where they will spend several days interest in the premiums. Mr. Morrison has charge of the Crookstort Lumber company’s garden at Kelliher where he has a plat of ground which has “blossomed like the rose,” and which has yielded some of the finest vegetables in Bel- trami county, which is inimical to the best county in the world. Mr. | yisiting points of Morrison had some products that|north country. were the wonder of the visitors at Fhe fair. His vegetables, while be- Cedar! Cedar! Cedar! ing very large, were also of the very | best quality. The judges were| Wanted cedar timber, logs or bolts. unanimous in awarding him prem- | Douglass Lumber Co., Bemidji, tele- phone 371. iums on what he exhibited. An Awful Cold Winter Night is the time when a dependable heating stove like the genuine ROUND 0AK gives you back value received. We say dependable because the manufacturers have made it just as good as they can and it can be relied upon to furnish the heat, much or little, do the work steadily all night long, all day too, just as the weather requires. And it lasts, tight and sound, years and years. No joints open, the ash pit door “THIS, FRITZ, 1S THg EIR WARM AND com\ ORTABLE MOMENT I'VE @XDHAD SINCE LEAVING THE QSAHARA® continues to fit air-tight. Every year when you set it up on the ap- proach of winter you will find it just as good as when you put it away. Isn’t a stove like this worth two or three dozen of the kind that don’t last—that don’t hold the fire—that burns lots of fuel and about which the only attractive thing was a cheap price which it wasn’t worth? We will gladly explain fully why it will pay you best in the end to buy a ROUND 0A¥( whenever you can find the time to call at our store. The genuine has the name ROUND 0AK on the leg and door. W. M. ROSS Hardware, Furniture and Undertaking 1LY PIONEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Notice to KExhibitors and Others Notice is hereby given that a meeling of the directors of the Bel- trami County Agricultural association will be held at the police head- quarters, in the city hall, Tuesday évening, at 8 o’clock. All persons having claims against the society are requested to have same in the hands of the secretary at once, that they may be audited and allowed or disallowed. All bills should be “O K’d” by the president or party ordering the work done, in order to be paid. Premiums awarded at the fair will be listed as rapidly as possible. It is a big job to list the articles, animals, ete., and the public is re- quested to exercise some patience in the matter. The rules in the printed premium lists authorized the payment of premiums on and after the secord Saturday in October, but payment will be made as soon before that and on that date as possible. ’ WES WRIGHT, Presi lent. *|city hall, Is the city of BemidJi, the M.” & I. Ry., the G. N. Ry., and possibly the M.R.L. & M. Ry., to be forced to build draw bridges at a large expense across the narrows between Lakes Irving and Bemidjl’ as a result of com- plaints made to the war department, that navigation between the two lakes is being interfered with.? Major Francis R. Shunk, in charge of the U. S. government engineers for the district of St. Paul, will be in Bemidji tomorrow, and at 10 o’clock in ‘the forenoon, at the he will preside over a meeting to be held for the purpose of listening to arguments relative to “SOMETHING DOING” WITH THE ELKS---WILL BE 60OD The Local B.P. 0. E. Will Initiate A “‘Bunch.”---Fine Entertainments and Dances in Sight. The members of Bemidji Lodge, B. P. O. E, are planning on a very active season’s work for this fall and the coming winter. Beginning with the regular meet- ing to be held Thursday evening, there will be a number of initiations, the number beginning with fifteen Thursday evening, when it is expected that “Farmer” Al Jester and the other “working” members of the lodge will get busy with the goat, which has been browsing on the Jester farm for two months past. It is the intention of the lodge to give four first-class entertainments during the fall and winter, among | which will be a speech by W.]J. Bryan, and other attractions fully as good. Monthly dances will also be given, and there promises to be “something doing” all the time from now on until after the state meeting is held here next summer. New Elk Lodge for Fergus. A new lodge of the B. P. O. E. will be instituted at Fergus Falls on the night of October 9th, and every Elk in the Northwest is looking for- ward with anticipated pleasure to the event in Elkdom. The members of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, have received an invita- tion to be present at the installation of the Fergus Falls lodge, and it is very probable that a large delegation of the local antlered brethren will go to the affair. The members of Little Falls lodge, No. 770, will do the work at the in- J. Henry Guerin, district deputy, than whom there is no better Elk in the entire state of Minnesota. The new lodge will start out under the proposition as to whether the or not. outcome of complaints made by W. was impossible to run his boat on contribute to blocking the passage. Complaints werealso made to Maj. Shunk that logging operations on the Mississippi, south of Bemidji, inter- fered with navigation. Arguments, | tion_will also be heard at the meet- |ing to be held tomorrow. It is the intention of Major Shunk to hear everybody who cares to there will be alarge crowd of Elks on hand to “boost” and to also see to it that the new members are given their “money’s worth.” Ruth Craven as ‘‘Dora Thorne.” “Dora Thorne,” the beautiful drama of English life will be the attraction at the opera house, one night only Saturday, Oct. 5th, with Miss Ruth Craven in the role of Dora. To say the play gives satis- faction would be expressing it mild- ly. The story isa beautiful one and pleases old and young alike, con- taining as it does many comedy and dramatic situations. The play is written in four acts which are beauti- fully mounted with special scenery, which is carried complete by this company. Reserved seats should be secured well in advance as this is without doubt the very best attrac- tion to visit B2midji this season. John Wilmann Smiles Mr. and Mrs. John Wilmann re- joice today over the arrival at their home this morning of a bright bit of femininty, who will make her home with them, hereafter. And the county auditor smiles one of those long, satisfied openings of stallation, and will be in charge of | the countenance that is good to be- hold. ’Tis well. Additional local matter will be found ‘the most favorable conditions, and |on fourth page. bridges in question shall be erected This meeting is the direct B. McLachlin to the effect that it the river between Lakes Irving and Bemidji, for the ‘reason that the present bridges that span the river pro and con on thjs latter proposi- MAJOR SHUNK WILL HOLD MEETING IN CITY HALL TOMORROW FORENOON speak on these matters, after which a synopsis of what is brought up at the meeting will be sent to the war department at Washington, with recommendations as to the formula- tion of rules to be enforced here- after, on the Mississippi, in this vicinity. Major Shunk will also make recommendations asto whether or not he considers it necessary to put in draw or lift" bridges to sup- plant the present bridges that span | the narrows between Lakes Irving tand Bemidji. 4 i Itis especially urged that everybody {in the city and the country tributary to | the Mississippi river attend this meet- ing and give their opinion on this matter. _— SAYS BEMIDJI MEETING WAS OF GREAT BENEFIT State Engineer Ralph Greafly Pleased With- Drainage and Developmeut Meeting, Last Week. Crookston Times: George Ralph, engineer of the state drainage com- mission, arrived here this morning from Bemidji and he is greatly pleased with the convention, the addresses made there, and especially at the splendid hospitally of the people of Bemidji. “Every address was good,” said Mr. Ralph today, “but the one which pleased me the most was the one by G. G. Hartley, of Duluth.,” Mr. Hartley is probably the best posted man on drainage and the wonderful results which can be secured from swamp lands after they are properly drained. Mr. Hartley owns a farm in the middle of a swamp and last year this farm was drained by a ditch which Mr. Ralph and the state drainage commission put through that section of the country. This was the Flood- wood ditch. Mr. Hartley now has the land under cultivation and it is raising some of the finest celery grown in the world. From this land Mr. Hartley realized this year, $1,500 per acre in celery. The quality of the celery may be best attested by stating that it demands 5 cents. per dozen more on the markets at Duluth than the finest prize Kalamazoo celery. Mr. Hartley rents some of the land and gets $7 5 per acre as rental for it. Mr. Hartley scored Pinchot, the head of the National Forestry com- mission and Ma xwell, head of the United States irrigation, both of whom ran down northern Minnesota and claimed that it was unfit for cultivation. Barnett-Butcher Wedding. Martin VanBuren Barnett and Miss Cynthia Viola Butcher were united in marriage, yesterday, at 9 a.” m,, at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. H. R. McKee officiating. e ammiL I PYANC HELD COUNCIL WITH THE RED LAKE INDIANS SUNDAY Senator Clapp and i!nngmmn Steenerson Visited the Re!l Lake Agen¢y.---Indians Want Legislation Se They May Sell Pine on Reservation. Red Lake Indian Agency, Oct. 1. —(Special to Pioneer.)—Congress- man Steenerson and Senator Moses E. Clapp came to Red Lake Agency Saturday over the Wilton and North- ern railway and held a council with the chiefs of the Red Lake Indians Saturday afternoon with a subse- quent conference Sunday afternoon. ‘The matter presented to Congress- man Steenerson and Senator Clapp was the sale of the reservation pine and other timber and the allotment of agricultural land and the subse- quent allotment of what may become cut-over lands, and the disposition of the remainder of the lands. The council was a very harmoni- ous one. The Indians were unan- imous in their requests, and they urged an early disposition of the lpiue, stating as their reasons that the timber had reached such a size and was so situated in reference to risks from fire, that the decay in the timber, the loss from fires and wind storms would be more than the increase of the timber by growth, and that there was no appreciable re-forestration with pine going on; and they expressed themselves as more that pleased with the services rendered by Congressman Steener- son and Senator Clapp; and ex- pressed their willingness to leave their matters to the good judgment of those gentlemen. Notice to Skaters. Notice is hereby givén -that the during the month of October. Dur- ing the time this is closed, improv- ments will be made to the building and a steam heating plant put in the building. | However, the rink will be open on the evening of the 7th,same being the night that Kilties band are to play here. K: P.’s Attention. = All members of the local K. P. lodge are requested to attend this evening’s meeting, as there will be skating rink will be closed to skaters t work in the first rank. Congressman Steenerson had arranged for a council October 5th, but changed the date in order to enable Senator Clapp to be with him at the meeting, so word was sent to the chiefs to meet on Saturday instead of October 5th. The council was well attended and it was evident that the wish of the Indians was made known. What will be done with this timber and the land on the reservation is of great interest to Bemidji and the county in general. If the Indians are permitted to take allotments they will eventually develop small farms, or else the property will pass to others who will, and the settle- ment of the 400,000 acres of land on this reservation is a matter of more importance than might be supposed. It was estimated that the Indians would take about 200,000 acres, leaving 200,000 acres, good, bad or indifferent, to the white settlers. This is a matter that the people interested in the development of this country should take an interest in. The congressman and senator were driven through but a small portion of the reservation, but what they saw was enough to confirm their former belief that there were many thousands of acres of good agricultural lands on the reservation, 4 fact which is not generally known throughout a great portion of the state. Eaaaaeeaeee————— The Clearwater County Fair. “The Clearwater county fair will be held at Bagley October 10-11-12 of this month. : L ‘The citizens of Bagley and Clear- water county are planning to make this an event for Clearwater county. It will also be an educational fair —it being the purpose of the man- agement to show the productiveness of the Clearwater county soil, and a handsome display of grains, grasses and vegetables are being prepared for the occasion. The stock exhibit will be good, and the Clearwater creameries will have a good display of butter. here in a few days. tomers will be given Building Glass values. New Canned Goods We have ordered a carload of Cali- fornia Canned Goods which will arrive These are the very best and our cus- the best selection ever brought to the city, ROE & MARKUSEN ™ Lumber and Material We carry in stock at all times a complete line of Lumber and Building Material, Dimensions, etc. Glass . - We are clcsing out at cost our large line of glass and can give you good Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BENIDJI, MISN.