Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 9, 1908, Page 1

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 69. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1908. ~NNESOTA | HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH LANDS IN FOREST RESERYE AREN'T SUBJECT TO ENTRY Stone and Timber Entries Made Valid Prior to With- drawal of Lands, Will Not Be Effected by Creation of Forest Reserve. Recently, Harry A. Bliler of this city wrote to the head office of the forest service, at Washington, relative to the withdrawal of many acres of timber lands in Cook, Lake and St. Louis counties, much of which had been filed on for stone and timber claims, and which is now wanted by the Forest Service for a national forest reserve. Mr. Bliler desired to know whether the withdrawn lands were still sub- ject to stone and timber filings, and whether filings already made, prior to the withdrawal, would hold good. In a letter to Mr. Bliler, the act- ing chief of the forest service says: “United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. “Washington,July 1, 1908. “Mr. Harry A. Bliler, Bemidji, Minn. “Dear Sir:—The inquiry on claims in the proposed National Forest in northern Minnesota in your letter of June 14, to Mr. H. A. Smith has been referred to this office for atten- tion. ““At various times there have been temporary withdrawals of land in Cook, Lake and St. Louis couaties, Minnesota. These withdrawals are as follows: First withdrawal, June 30,1902, 490,440 acres Second withdrawal, Aug. 18, 1905, 131,640 acres Third withdrawal, Apr. 22, 1908, 39,550 acres Total at present 1,018,638 acres “These withdrawals were made pending an examination to deter- mine the suitability of the land for National purposes. I regret that there has been considerable delay in examining these lands, but the chief inspector at Denver, Col., informs me that an officer of the Service will report in detail upon the lands in question some time next fall. The lands were with- drawn subject to all prior valid adverse claims, hence, all valid claims initiated proir to the dates of withdrawal will proceed to patent as in the ordinary case, but, of course, no claims can be established on this land sebsequent to the dates of with- drawal. “In event that this land proves to be of value for forest purposesand a National Forest created such action would have no effect upon the valid claims already established, but after the creation of the forest, the title of the land cannot pass from the United States, except under the act of June 11, 1906, and under the mineral land laws. ~ You doubt- less know the act of June 11, 1906, authorizes the secretary of agricul- ture to list with the secretary of the interior lands upon National For- ests which are chiefly valuable for agriculture and not needed for ad- ministrative purposes, lands become so listed they are open to entry under the regular homestead laws. “The Timber and Stone law does not apply in National Forests. It is not quite clear from your letter whether you wish to know the status of timber and stoune claims within the withdrawal of National Forests, or whether you desire an explana- tion of the Timber and Stone laws. Under the act of June 3, 1878, and subsequent ammendments the tim- ber and stone laws were extended to all public land states. This act enables any citizen in the United States, or person who has filed his intention of being a citizen of the United States, to take up 160 acres of nonmineral, nonagricultural land, which is chiefly valuable for timber or stone at the rate of $2.50 per acre. Only one claim can be taken up by each individual as is the case in homestead entries, and he is not allowed to take up this land for Forest |-speculative purposes, nor in the interest of any other person. Severe penalties are inflicted, including the forfeiture of money and land for any attempt to obtain this land fraudu- lently. Any further information upon this subject will be supplied by the Commissioner of the land office. “Yours very truly, “H. 0. Stobler, “Acting chief.” MARKET DAY WILL BE HELD IN BEMIDJI SAT. Farmers Invited to Bring in Livestock. Mayor Pogue Asks Citizens to Raise Expense. A market day will be held in this city Saturday when it is the inten- ion to handle all kinds of produce, livestock and any kind of article which farmers and others wish to - have sold, by an auctioneer provid- ed as a medium of exchange between the residents of the city and the farmers of the vicinity. A.T. Wheelock of this city has been secured to act as auctioneer and can be relied upon to get all there is in it for the owners of everything put up for sale. The auction sale will be held on the vacant lot opposite Mayor Pogue’s stable, on the corner of Third street and Irvine avenue. All articles will be listed in the forenoon and should be brought to the place of sale as early as possible so that the, auction may be started in ample time to finish. The farmers in the vicinity of Bemidji are especially urged to bring any livestock which they may want to sell, or in fact any article which they wish to dispose of. Mayor Pogue also wishes us to state that but $3 of the amount required for expenses were collected. The entire expense was $13. If market days are to be kept up this expense must be met by the people. The total market day was but $13, and it is estimated that the expenses for - Saturday’s market day will be alikeLnttached to the train at Bepidji. " expenses of the last amount. In order that this custom may be kept up citizens of Bemidji should contribute enough to. make this amount. Boxes for contribu: tions will be at the three drug stores. Souvenir postal cards of the Methodist, presbyterian, and Baptist churches on sale at this office. EXCURSIONS TO GRAND RAPIDS JULY EIGHTEEN Supt. McGuire Invites Tarmers to Visit the Northeast Expierimental Station. A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experimental Station at Grand Rapids, has arranged for the farmers of eastern Polk, Clear- water and Beltrami counties to visit the Experimental farm on Saturday, July 18. A special car will be attached to the train at Bagley on that date and another one added at Bemidji in case enough of the citizens and farmers desire to visit the Experi- mental farm upon that date. The excursion train will be at- tached to the regular train which leaves Bemidji at 12:05. This isa grand opportunity for the farmers and citizens in a body to visit the Experimental farm and see for themselves the work that .Mr. Mc- Guire is doing for this section of the country. Farmers who desire to take in this special trip may leave their names at the Pioneer office and if enough signify their willingness to attend, an additional car will be and when| County Warrauts Payable. Notice is hereby given that there is money in the county treasury to pay outstanding warrants registered against county funds as follows: Revenue warrants registered prior to April 19, 1904, Poor fund warrants prior to April 20, 1907. Road and Bridge fund warrants registered prior to Dec. 12, 1906. Interest will cease on these war- rants from and after the date of this notice. Dated at Bemidji, Minnesota this 7th day of July, 1908. G. H. French, County Treasurer. registered Cement Sidewalks. We have hired an experienced sidewalk man to have full charge of our sidewalk business. We will EMOCRATIC CONVENTION WAITING FOR GOMMITTEES Resolution Committee Still Out and Convention Adjourns Until 7 p. m.— Clayton Chairman, 2 Denver, Col., Ju'!y 9.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The three day's session of the democratic ‘national conven- tion being held heré wasa little late in getting down to bt*siness this morn- ing. { Senator McCreiry of Kentucky presented a reBort of the Perminent Organization nani;ing Congressman Clayton of Alabama for permanent This report was adopted then chiarman. and Congressman Clayton addressed. the convention. 7 The had not completed its labors and have been ! slightly delayed in waiting for this %eport. Former Governor Francis of Missouri is being :promineftly men- tioned as a vice-presidentfal possi- bility. committee on refolutions proceedings Denver, Col, July. 9.—4:30— (Special to Pioneer.)—At. the con- clusion of Mr. Clayton’s speech several impromptu addresses were made and the convention then took a recess until 7 o’clock this evening, when the resolutions committee will report Canvassing Board Met Yesterday. The canvassing board, called to canvas the returns of the special bond election held June 30, com- pleted their work and ' the result of the vote is as follows: - There were 341 votes cast in favor of bonding the county in the sum of $195,000 with which to take up the floating indebtedness and 1204 votes against the propooition. There were 221 votes cast in favor of issuing bonds in the sum of $50,000 for road improvements and 1295 votes against the proposition. Files for County Commissioner. A. O. Johnson, the Turtle River merchant, today filed at the county auditor’s officeas a candidate for county commissioner of the Fifth commissioner district. Mr. Johnson will make an active canyas for county commissioner of this district. UVER UNE HUNDRED KILLED Casualties in Recent Revolution in Paraguay. - ‘Washington, July 9.—Information re- ceived at the state department is that the estimated loss of life in the recent revolution in Paraguay was from 100 to 150 persons, while 400 were wound- ed. This information came to the de- partment in a dispatch from Edward C. O'Brien, American minister to Uru- guay and Paraguay. The revolution began on July 2, when the minister of war was taken prisoner. The dispatch came by the way of Buenos Ayres, dated July 7, and at that time the city of Asuncion, where the revolution be- gan, was tranquil. Will Byild New Mining Town. Pittsburg, July 9.—Contracts for ma- chinery and equipment for the im- mense plant of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company at Mariana, Washington county, have been awarded to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- turing company and other local con- cerns. Delivery will be started by Aug. 1 and it is the intention of the soal company to build a new mining town with a population of about 15, 500. The work involves expenditures of about $3,000,000. Distillers Again Defeated. Cincinnati, July 9.—The suit of the fistillers to enjoin the internal rev- enue officials against enforcing the aew branding and marking rules met with another defeat when United Btates Circuit Judge Lurton declined to grant a rehearing to the local whisky Interests in theif injunction tase against the commissioner of in- make the following prices as a bid for city walks: walk 8c, curb 25c. Atwood & Reeves. ASSESSED VALUATION OF BEMIDJI INGREASED Total Increased Valuation $145,625.— Personal Property Increased $86,- 004.—Real Estate $595,621. Assessor James E. Cahill has com- pleted the assessment books and made his final return to County Auditor Wilmann. From the totals returned by him we find that he has assessed the real estate at a valuation of $910,102 and the personal property at $496,541. A total of $1,406,643. Last year he returned the real estate at $824,198 and the personal property at $436,- 820, a total increase of $145,625 over his return for last year’s real estate and personal property assessment. The total valuation of the several articles assessed is as follows: No. Amount. Horses 2 years old 4 8 95 Horses 3 years old 296 13,165 Horses finebreed mares and race horses 3 700 Cattle 2 yearsold 3 16 Cows 58 692 Sheep of all ages 4 15 Hogs of all ages 4 50 Wagons 199 3,765 Sewing machines 230 1,758 Watches and clocks 224 1,520 Melodeons and organs 12 185 Pianos 142 10,915 Household goods and wearing apparel 24,420 Office furniture 6,790 Farm tools, imple. and machinery 205 Gold and silver plate 434 Diamonds and jewelry 1,110 Franchises, annuities, royalties and patent rights 1,000 Steamboats, sailing vessels, etc. 2,270 Wholesale merchants 5,631 Retail merchants 68,040 Logs, lumber, lath and shingles in hands of manufacturers 271,200 Logs, lumber, lath and shingles in hands of retailers 7 4,300 All other materials and manufactured arti- cles 1,000 Manufactured tools,im- plements and ma- chinery 8,305 Credits other than bankers, etc. 5,000 Shares of bank stock (including State and National) 30,000 Stock and furniture of sample rooms and saloons, 18,340 Eating houses, includ- ing billiards, baga- telle and similar tables 3,230 Elevators, warehouses and improvements on right of way or any other railroad lands 36,360 Dogs over six months old (No. 30) 155 All other property not included in the pre- ceeding items 5,885 Personal 496,541 lRell 910,102 iernal revenue to prevent the enforce- ment of the new branding and mark- ing rules. Crow Rescued With Difficulty. Oswego, N. Y., July 9.—During a severe storm on Lake Ontario the big coal laden barge James G. Blaine came ashore off this city and pounded to pleces on the beach. Her crew of seven, including a woman cook, were rescued by lifesavers in a surfboat after a severe battle against the waves and wind. The barge went to pieces within' fitteen minutes after it struck The Brinkman Family Theater. There will bea complete change of vaudeville at the Brinkman Family Theater this evening. E. C. Strickland, the “musical rube,” arrived in the city this noon and will appear tonight as Hiram R. Skidder from Skidville, presént- ing a comical musical stunt intro. ducing “Jay” songs, ocarina solos, an eccentric “Rube Fiddler,” grotes- que character dancing, artistic violin solos, tuba solos and many imitations and personifications. ‘The new pictures put on last night were well applauded. The princi- pal ones were “The Burglars New Trick,” “Wanted—a Maid,” “A Lucky Accident,” and “A Night With Masqueraders in Paris.” If you wish to enjoy an evening, go to the Brinkman Family Theater tonight and you will be well enter- tained. BELTRAMI GOUNTY LANDS BRING GOOD PRIGES One Piece Sold at $30.00.—2,500 Acres Bring an Average Price of $7.00 Per Acre. The sale of state lands for Bel- trami county was held at the court house this morning and upwards of 2,500 acres of land were sold at an average of $7 per acre, the highest price paid for any one piece being $30. Several pieces were also sold at from $8 to $12, The sale was conducted by C. S. Brown, deputy state auditor, and F. D. Sherman, superintendent of the immigration department of the auditor’s office. Mr. Brown stated that the sales this year have not been as good as that of last year. However the sales in the north central part of Minne- sota have been better than any other part of the state. In Itasca county 4,000 acres were sold at an average of $7 per acre; in St. Louis county 4,000, at an average of $6.50; in Aitkin county 4,500 acres at an average of $6 per acre, To date a total of 35,000 acres have been sold at an average of $6. Post-Mortem This Afternoon. The police have found out that Paul Sullivan, the man who was found dead yesterday morning in this city, has relatives at Necedah, Wis. J. P. Lahr, in whose under- taking rooms the body is being held, telegraphed to the relative this morn- ing but, so far, no answer has been received. The post-mortem examin- ation of the body was held this after- noon by Coroner Marcum but at the present writing the result of the examination is not known. Cass Lake Firemen Elect. Cass Lake, July 9.— (Special to Pioneer.)—The Cass Lake fire de- partment held their annual election Tuesday evening, at which time the following officers were elected: Chief, C. E. Leeman; first assistant chief, James Wilkins; secretary, D. V. Wardner and treasurer, Albert Marshik. Range Grounds Secured. The militia boys have settled upon a place for their practice grounds. It is near Baldy Mount beside Lake Marquette wherea range of from 200 to 1000 yards can be secured. Company K. will commence to prac- tice, so as to qualify for marksmen, as soon as the new target can be erected, which will ' probably be some time next week. Notice to Our Costomers. Beginning today and continuing dur- ing the months of July and August we will close evenings at 6 o’clock except Saturday night. Open Saturday even- ings until 10 o’clock. ' ‘Ludington Cash Hardware. $100 Reward! $100 reward will be paid to the party who will produce the evidence that will later convict the party or poisonod the dog “Tootsie,” the property of H. E. Anderson. e _ Charl opke. parties who laid the poison which | . LECTURE T For Many Years a Professor Lecture Will Dr. Lyman C. Sperry of Oberlin, Ohio, will lecture in the Methodist church Thursday evening, July 9, commencing at 8:30 o’clock. Dr. Sperry comes here under the auspices of the department of public instruction of St. Paul as one of the lecturers before the summer school of this place. No doubt Dr. Sperry is well known to many of the former residents of southern Minnesota, he having been one of the professors at Carlton College at Northfield for a number of years and during that time lectured | before a great many institutes in the different counties of the state.! Dr. Sperry has since moved fromi Northfield and is now making his DR. LYMAN B. SPERRY T0 HURSDAY EVE. at Carlton College.—During Past Few Years Has Traveled in the East.—His Interest All. & home at Oberlin, Ohio. During the past ten years he has traveled con- siderably, and the past year visited Australia, Borneo and other eastern points. ; The lecture will be some of the descriptions of the scenes he has visited in his travels and will be a very interesting one and a rare treat to the citizens of Bemidji. Dr. Sperry is well known to the writer to be among the ablest lecturers in the United States and we would personally recommend his lecture to our readers. Be sure to hear him Thursday euening. The lecture is free, the expense of Dr. Sperry’s trip being -borne by the department of pnblic instruction. Walker Team Goes To Crookston. The Walker baseball team came in last evening from that place and left on the early morning train for a tour of the western part of the state. The tearn has three pitchers: Erickson, Peppin. and Rogers. Louis Roy was to have been picked up here and taken along to hold them behind the bat but sprained his ankle on his way to the depot and was forced to remain at home. Walker played Fasston today but it is not known vet how the score ended. From Fosston the team will go to Crookston, Thief River Falls, Warren, Frazee, Grand Forks, Fargo and play at Detroit; Teiham and Mahnomen on the way back. On Game and Fish Commission. Governor Johnson has appointed | Joseph A. Wessell of Crookston a member of the State Game & Fish Commission. ) Mr. Wessell is a member of the firm of Wessell Bros. of St. Paul and is well and favorably known by a host of friends here who extend to him their congratulations upon his appointment. Mr. Wessell will serve cut the term of C. W. Stanton, who resigned from the Commission to become judge of the Fifteenth Judicial dis- trict. Mr. Wessell’s term on the Commission will expire in 1912. PETTY THIEVERY ALONG LAKESHORE MUST STOP Depredations of Thieves an Annoyance to Boatmen. Policeman After Guilty Parties. { Owing to the fact that several articles have been missed from boat- houses along the lake shore, the police department has decided to put forth every effort to prevent the recurrence of these thefts and will prosecute anyone found in such acts. Either the regular police or special “plain clothes” men will be detailed for duty along the lake shore and the people are expected to aid the department in stopping this mis- chief and tampering with the boats. The police department cannot stamp out these petty thefts and annoyances too quickly to suit the owners of boats on lake Bemidji. In connection with the above article, E. E. McDonald makes the following statement: : “A reward of $10 is hereby offered to any person who will furnish information leading to the convic- tion of any person guilty of unlaw- fully entering my boathouse, tamper- ing with or stealing any boat, unlaw- fully taking any property of boats or boathouses on the dock or on the shore of Lake Bemidji. “If possible, the name of the informant will be kept in confidence.” /- Dated July 8, 1908. WINNIPEG'S EXPOSITION WILL BE GREAT AFFAIR Famous Bands Will Be Present.--- Unrivled Mihtarv and Pyrotechnical Display Every Evening. With greater éxhibits, more com- plete arrangements, and more at- tractive features the Winnipeg Ex- hibition July 11th to 17th will be the best in its history. It will be more attractive to the western man of business or farmer as well as more thrillingly interesting to those desirious of mere pleasure and amusement. To the sportsmen, the dog lover or the horsemen there never was such an opportunity for keen enjoyment. To the women of the west, the children, the ladies work department, the school exhibits, the mannual training practical dis- play by boys at work during the Exhibition these will be iunstructive and interesting features that will mark the coming events as the red letter week of the year. The platform attraction pro- gram is particularly fine and will exceed inits sensational, amusing and delightful features the pro- ‘grams of the past. There will be trained elephants, daring aeronauts, agile acrobats splendid gymnasts and bewildering facinating dancing by a bevy of beautiful girls, the renowned troop of “Mad-Caps.” The great band tournament and the presence of such musical organi- izations as the celebrated Innes Orchestra band of New York and the 91st Highlanders Band, the whole daily proceedings to conclude with a magnificant spectacular mili- tary tatoo in which over 450 British, French, German and Spanish troops will take part in the sensational representation of the historic Battle of Saragossa midst the greatest display of fire works ever seen in Winnipeg will make the Winnipeg Exhibition of July 11th to 17 the greatest exhibition ever held in the West. City Warrants Payable. Notice is hereby given that there is money in thetreasury to pay all out- standing warrants registered against the general fund prior to March 1, 1908. Interest will cease from and after date of this notice. Dated at Bemidji, Minn., this 7th day of July, 1908. Earl Geil, City Treasurer. *Northome Challenges. The Northome baseball team challenges any baseball team, com- posed of strictly home men, between Brainerd and International Falls, for a game for a purse of $100.- _Dated July 6, 1608. (Signed) Matt Jones, Manager. (Signed) * E. E. McDonald. Subscribe for The Pioneer. -