Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 1, 1908, Page 4

DESERVED RECOGNITION FOR BRILLIANT SERVIGES| Immigration Board Increased Salary of Commissioner George Welsh.--Also “‘Boosts” Clerk’s “Stipend.” St. Paul Pioneer Press: George Welsh is the man who is steering hundreds of farmers from all parts of the country to the fertile lands of Minnesota. Offcially he is secre- tary of the state board of immigra- tion and his campaign of advertis- | ing over the country has been so effective that the board yesterday raised his salary from t0$2,000 $3,000 a year on recomendation of State Auditor S. G. Iverson. The salary of the chief clerk was raised from $100 to $125 a month. VYesterday two men from Illinois were sent to Aitkin to settle on land near there. One of them was a blacksmith, who went from the country to Chicago toearn a living. He found that it was difficult to earn a competence for himself, to say nothing of possible reserve suffi- GEORGE WELSH, Commissioner of Immigration. cient to support a wife. The young men came to St. Paul in response to advertisements they had seen of the { land for sale in this state. They ? want to get back to the country, I where they can earn a living for H themselves. First men from Illinois were at the capitol Saturday and were sent to look at land near Aitkin. They are looking for homes and will settle somewhere in the state. On account of the smallness of the appropriation for the purpose the department has had to curtail its advertisements in papers, but a phenomenal demand for literature is being supplied every day. There are thousands of inquiries and on account of this work the demand for state land in the northern part of Minnesota has been heavier than ever. Firemen's Benefit July 6th. The play-going public of Bemidji should feel more than a passing interest in the Ida Root Gordan entertainment. She is one of us, having been married here to Willis Dunlap in June of 1903 by Rev. McLeod. She has many friends and acquaintances in Bemidji from time to time . having ai)peared here n oublic work at stated intervals, never failing to please her audiences by her artistic renditions. Miss Gordan is a native of Colum- bia, Mo., a daughter of Judge Well- ington Gordan, a well-known and distinguished Missouri lawyer, and a grandaughter of John B. Gordon of that state. Miss Gordon is an honor graduate of Christian College, Columbia, Mo., holding the B. L. and B. O. degrees, a special student of the Emerson College of Oratory, Boston, and of the Devorak School of Acting, Chicago. Her entertainment should prove a revelation in things dramatic. SWEDISH LUTHERANS ARE T0 BUILD NEW GHURGH Rev. S. Anderson, Recently of Avoca, Minn., Is Doing Excellent Work for Congregation. The members of the Swedish Lutheran congregation of Bemidji have purchased a site for a new church and will at once formulate plans for the erection of a commodi- ous and up-to-date place of worship tor the Bemidji Swedish Lutherans. A deal was closed yesterday whereby the congregation became the owners of lot 24 and the north half of lot 23, in block 9, original townsite of Bemidji, being at the corner of Sixth street and America| ‘A meeting of the congregation will be held Sunday forenoon at 10 o'clock, at the Catholic church building, for the purpose of discuss- ing the affairs of the church, and discussing plans for the erection of the proposed new church building. Rev. S. Anderson, who recently came to Bemidji from Avoca, Minn., is the new pastor of the Bemidji Swedish Lutheran church, and much interest is being manifested in the religious work of the church. New Lodge for Cass Laks. The Bemidji lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of America went to Cass Lake Monday evening in a special car attached to the regular east- bound freight train and installed a new lodge at that place in the even- ing. * The new lodge began with a mem- bership of twenty-three, six of whom were old members who transferred to the new lodge. There was initiation and a public installation of officers after which Charles Parker, special deputy to the Bemidji lodge, served ice cream and cake to both lodges. This was followed by a dance and general merry-making until train time, when the west-bound morning train picked up the car and brought the visitors home. Following are the officers of the Cass Lake lodge: Rev. T.W. Bar- bour, president: Ella A. Carlton, vice-president; Mary O. Gibson, chaplain; Edward Brouilette, secre- tary and treasurer; W. H. Anderson, conductor; Susan M. Roy, watchman; Prudent Gomache, sentry; Drs. Gil- bertand Dumas, lodge physicians; trustees, F. R. Church, 1 year; H. N. Harding, 2 years; Mary Johnson, 3 years; C. A. Parker, special deputy for the Sixth and Ninth Congres- sional districts. JOHN COLBURN RAISED GROP OF STRAWBERRIES Beltrami County Farm Lands Are Proven to Be Fine For Berry Raising. Successful farming is not only a possibility in Beltrami county, but also an established fact. John Colburn, a farmer living seven and one-half miles east of this city, in the Town of Frohn, brought in the last of twenty twenty-four- quart cases of home-grown straw- berries this morning, and still the season for Minnesota berries has just begun. Last year strawberries were not ripe here until the 6 or 7 of July. Ais berries are unusually large and sweet and he obtains twenty cents per quart for them. Mr. Colburn states that his hay crop will be heavier than ever this year. timothy hay off eighteen acres last year and tbis year there will be more. Mr. Colburn’s farm is only a homstead which he proved up on five years ago. rich sandy-loam soil which ranks among the best lands in the state. There are hundreds of other homes fully equal to this awaiting the arrival of industrious homestéaders. Beltrami county is rich in natural endowments and is one of nature’s favorite haunts, upon which she spreads good fortune with a lavish hand. Case Continued. Justin Stoddard, the man who is charged with criminally assaulting a 9-year-old girl at Tenstrike, was arraigned at that place before Court Commissioner Clark yesterday morn- ing. Upon motion of County Attorney Funkley the case was continued until July 8th in order to give the state more time to arrange its evi- dence. Dance July4, at Turtle. Peter Larkin, one of the city fathers at Turtle River came down from that place this morning and spent the day in the city looking aftor some business matters. Mr. Larkin states that the people of the village of Turtle River will give a grand ball on the night of the Fourth of July, which will be a “hummer.” WANTED—Girl for general house- work at 602 Mississippi avenue and Fourth street. FOR RENT—Two rooms suitable for doctor or dentist, water con- nections: 'Corner Fourth street and Minnesota avenue, Schroeder Block. He secured forty-one tons of He has 120 acres of WANTED.— A housekeeper, by a widower on‘a farm near Bemidji. No objection to one or two child- ren. Address L. R., care Pioneer. GREAT FLEET ASSEMBLED Three Hundred British War: Take Part in Maneuvers. London, July 1.—The mobilization | of all British warships in home waters available for immediate service has been completed for the annual naval maneuvers and Admiral Lord- Charles 301 ships, with &n. aggregdte comple- ment of 68,000 officers and nen. With the exception of the coast guards all these men: are on the active list of the navy. Local pride in the record size of this fleet 18 pronounced and the news- papers, while they, proclaim that the array of ships in the North sea is in no way conneoted with Germany, do not fail incidentally to compare this, the greatest fleet ever assembled in the history of the world, with the fleet many tl; Sea maneuvers, WILL RESIST THE EFFORTS Officials Oppose Plan to Suspend Rev- enue Regulations. ‘Washington, July 1-—At a confer- ence between Attorney General Bona- parte, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Winthrop and Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers it was decided to stoutly resist all efforts to T- | elther nullify or suspeénd the new in- ternal revenue regulations changing the system of marking packages con- taining spirits. The conference was over the action of counsel for the lig- uor interests in Cincinnati asking the United States circuit judge there for an order restraining the local internal revenue officers from carrying the reg- ulations into effect. Extension Work Resumed. Omaha, July 1.—Official announce- ment was made by Vice President Mohler that extension work on thae Harriman Tinés Will begin at once Where it was stopped several months 2go because of the financial unrest Which threatened the country. Work will begin on the Athol Hill cutoff in Colorado and the extension of the branch line up the North Platte river from North Platte to Northport. Large gangs of men have been sent to both points and will begin work at once. $3.50; $2.50. Extra special in worsted and cheviot suits for boys.. Two piece styles with plain pants, Lion outing shirts and dress shirts from $1 to soiseette shirts $1.50; silkoton $1; mohair and pate about it. pleasure, and salers. velours and white at checks at.......... Walk-Over oxfords in chrome tans $4 nts Monarch Foot-Form shoes, black leath- ers, every pair guaranteed........ Shoes for young boys and their little brothers $1.35 to.. 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