Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1I D VOLUME 7. NUMBER 8. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH STATE LAND SALE IN THIS CITY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 Ten Thousand Acres of Cut- tural Zone of Beltrami over Lands in Rich Agricul- County Will Be Offered for Sale on That Date. The sale of Minunesota state school lands for 1909 will 24, when the first sale will be made commence May | at Elk River for Sherburne county, where 700 acres of land will be| offered. The sales continue inter- mittenly until July 23, when the last | sale is scheduled at Wabasha for Wabasha county. The sale for Beltrami county will be held at Bemidji on Wednesday, June 23, at 10 o’clock in the fore-| noon, when 10,000 acres of land will be offered for sale. Sales for the counties near trami will be neld as follows: At Bagley, for Clearw ater county, June 9; 10,000 acres. At Walker, for Cass county, June 27; 32,000 acres. At Park Rapids, for Hubbard county, June 24; 13,000 acres. At Grand Rapids, for county, June 30; 30,000 acres. At International Falls, for Kooch- iching county, July 2; 4,000 acres. The lands offered in Beltrami county embrace some very good land. and already County Auditor Wilmann as well as several local land men are receiving inquiries relative to the sale here. Relative to the sales, Iverson says. Bel-| i Itasca Samuel G. ““The success of a state or nation and its people, must have its be- ginning in those resources with which it isendowed by nature. These sources of wealth in the hands of thrifty and intelligent people, in an advantageous geographical location | convenient to the trade and com-| merce of the world, and agreeable| climatic conditions, constitute a| strong basis upon which to build a| commonwealth. “The State of Minnesota appears | to have been favored by all these conditions. In my opinion, Minne- sota has more advantages and a; larger variety of great wealth- pro-‘ ducing natural resources than any area of equal size on the North | American Continent. Our forests, mines and fertile agricultural lands| ! than in Minnesota. i ductivity of our soil. |iron mines in the northeastern part have for a half century bauntifully‘l yeilded of their wealth to feed, clothe, educate and enrich our people, and will continue to do so for ages to come. Our majestic, primeval forests are disappearing to be suc- ceeded by the houses, barns and fields of the farmer. Our agricultural land Is the enduring anchorage for the maintenance of the state and its people. The land owning farmer in all ages, and in all countries, has been a commanding figure and no- where is this truth more in evidence Minnesota has 160,000 farms of about 158 acres each, and has enough uncultivated |land to make 100,000 more farm homes. We have in all about 25,500,- 000 acres of land under cultivation and each acre produces annually a crop worth about $9, or a grand total of $230,500,000. This sum comes from wheat, corn, hay, oats, barley, rye, flax and other seeds, potatoes aand other vegetables, apples and other fruits, live stock, poultry and dairy products. A quarter of a billion dollars is a princely sum to add to the wealth | of the state and nation in one year| and speaks for itself as to the pro- proved methnds of farming now be- ing taught by many associations and societies and our colleges, we may confideatly look for an even average return per acre in the near| future. “The following facts may be of interest: In 1850 the territory had| nine counties, and a total population of 6,077; in 1860 wehad 172,023 ; in 1905, the state census showed 1,979,- 912, and we now have considerably over 2,000,000 population. The total assessed value in 1860 was $36,- | 1753,408; in 1907 it was $1,048,200,- 1458, of which $102,000,000 was on | {LOGAL BUSINESS MEN of the state and $385,000,000 on farm lands. In 1862 the state had ten miles of railroad, now we have 18,255 miles of the best equipped rallroads in the country. “We have a spleadid system of state institutions, covering the mod- ern requirements for school, charita- Majestic Ranges As a special inducement we offer One No. 9 14-0z. Gopper Wash Boiler One No. 9 14 oz. Nickel Plated Copper Tea Kettle One 4-pint Nickel Plated Copper Tea or GCoffee Pot Two 9x17 Dripping Pans Four assorted sized Gold Handle Fry Pans and a Five Dollar Reduction in the price of all Majestic Malleable Ranges This offer is good only till May 8th and subject to stock of ranges on hand. The sizes stocked are No. 8, reservoir and high Closet, polished top, regular price $65, reduced to $60 No. 8, square with high closet, polished top, regular price $60, reduced to $55 Come in and look the Range over Keep track of us for bargains; you can’t tell where we will braak out J. A. Ludington The Leading Hardware Man Minnesota Bemidji | quire farm homes. With the im-| ble and penal purposes. The total amount paid for buildings of state institutions up to and including 1907 was $16,190,435.57. In 1861 we bad only two state institutions, and the cost for maintaining them was $7, 587.53. 1In 1907 the total cost for the support of the state institu- tions was $2,444,858.54. In 1860 the receipts of the State Treasury amounted to $139,522,62 and the disbursements $138,846.84, making a total of $278,369.46 of cash handled by the state in that year. In 1907 the total receipts were $12,- 446,050.25, and the disbursements $11,878,430.68 making a total of $24,324,480.93 of state business transacted during that year. “The permanent school fund at the present time amounts to $20,- 085,000, all of which is invested and drawing about 4 per cent inter- { est. Large irom mines are on school lands and it is believed that ceived by the school fund from this source. The school fund has 2,750,000 acres of unsold land in addition to its iron lands. It can safely be estimated that the perma- nent school fund of our state will within fifty years amount to $125,- 000,000 Our great State University has a permanent fund of $1,200,000. This fund likewise has iron mines on some of its lands, which it is estimated will produce $10,000,000. This will make a princely endow- ment for this great institution of learning. Minnesota school lands | offer unparalleled opportunities for people with moderate means to ac- The state offers but 300,000 acres yearly under the direction of the state auditor. Land| cannot be sold for less than $5 per acre. The average price is about $1. 15 per cent in cash must be paid down at the time of the sale, | which usually amounts to about $1.00 per acre. 4 per cent interest is charged on the unpaid principal and forty years allowed to make final payment. ‘‘Besides the school lands there are large tracts of private lands| that can be purchased at fair prices and advantageous terms. Continued on page two. RESPONDED LIBERALLY High School Boys Collect Over $50 {o Purchase Uniforms for Their Nine. The boys of the Bemidji High School have organized a baseball team and are practicing steadily under the coaching of Professor J.| E. Thornton, a former second base- man and left fielder on the Atbion (Mich.) College team. Emil Engels, the manager of the team, assisted by Mayne Stanton, Warren Gill and Harry Ryan, circu- lated a petition yesterday among the local business men to raise funds for the purchase of uniforms for the nine and secured $52.50 with a good prospect of more to come, the business men having responded liber- ally. The boys are rounding into shape and will play their first game with the Fosston High | School on the down-town park in this city at 2:30 next afternoon. As Saturday Fosston has an in Bemmdji this season, a fine game is assured and there will doubtless be a large crowd of “‘fans” present. While it is not definitely known just what positions the Bemidji boys will play, it is probable that they will line up as follows: Gill, p; Hil- liard and Neuman, c¢; Ryan, 1b; ,Stauton, 2b; Harris, 3b; Winebren- | ner, ss; Larson, If: Kruse, cf; Bren- neman, rf; Engels, Kreatz and Gould, subs. Manager Engels, of the local team, has received letters from the high schools of Grand Rapids, Walker and Thief River Falls asking for games with Bemidji and he is arranging dates as fast as possible. There are sure to be five or six games before school lets out for the summer $100,000,000 will ultimately be re-|’ unusually strong team and this | {will be the first game of baseball T. J. MILLER TELLS OF WORK OF LEGISLATURE Mr. Miller Was Engrossing Clerk of House of Representalives and Made Good. Asked for a statement as to his work as engrossing.clerk dur- ing the session of the legislature, T. J. Miller, the senior member of the T. J. Miller Real Estate and Fire Insurance company, says to the Pioneer: «I have just returned from St. Paul where I spent the winter in the service of the state at the capitol and it seems very pleasant to be among you again. “Personally, I did not have an opportunity to mingle much among the law makers except as it was my duty to have printed every word and letter of bills and resolutions offered by the mem- tives during the session. “In all the years gone by the legislators of the state have been in the habit of having their bills drafted in long hard or typewrit- ing, as the case might be, and the T. J. MILLER, Engrossing Clere, House of Representatives. result has been very unsatisfactory in cases of new members being elected to the house by the people. Those who were in the house for their second or third term usually get the services of a stenographer and kept them through the session and the new member was obliged lto get his copy written down town at his personal expense or his bill came too late for passage. “At this session we made an effort at system and those that came to the table first were served first in their turn. As a result each member (new or old) got his measure iz rapid succession. “When you stopito think of the enormity of printed [matter that is read in open house the people at large would be surprised. In my department with five operators were printed thirty-five thousand five hundred sheets of copy, amounting to nine million one hnndred and fifty thousand words. words of private correspondance, kept us at work most of the time I assure you. On the whole the work was pleasant and gave satis- faction to all members. Of course some of the older ones could not at first get used to the system but all bills were introduced in quick House. ““Our representative from this dis- trict, as well as our senator, I think, could not have done more for the district: and should have the hearty indorsement of the people from this district. There was a hard fight on regarding the normal school, and I am of the opinion that, only for the united efforts of the people of our city with those of our representative and senator, Cass Lake would have have had the school. praise cannot be given those who frequently visited the capitol in the interests of the school. We simply were up against a couple .of hard workers. “I would be glad to talk along otker lices but will not take more of your time or space.” Many members of the house claim that Mr. Miller was the very best engrossing clerk who has served the vacation. house during the past ten years. bers of the house of representa-| This, added to some five million | succession at each meeting of the| Too much| Brinkman Vaudeville Good. The program at the Brinkman Family Theater this week is the best in many weeks. The house was packed last night regardless of the cold weather and all speak in the very best of terms of the excell- ent program. The Musical De Fays made a great “hit” with their musical feat- ures, and Stevens & Company have certainly ‘“made good” presenting clean and refined singing, dancing and talking comedy sketches and together these two companies never fail to please the most skeptical HAZEN IS HOME WITH 0. J. SHINN IN TOILS Ex-Treasurer Shinn Declines to Make Statement.—Judge Spooner Will Defend Him. Sheriff A. B. Hazen of this city returned last night from Portland, Ore., where he finally secured cus- itody of O. J. Shinn, former county treasurer of Beltrami county, by the use of a clever bit of strategy. Sheriff Hazen had been hunting for Shinn for two weeks, ona charge of absconding with $335 on July 15, 1903, before Shinn was located in Portland, Ore. The Oregon au- thorities arrested the ex-treasurer at the request of County Attorney McKusick, and Sherif Hazen | hastened after his man. When the sheriff arrived in Port- land Mr. Shinn stated that he in- | tendedto fight requisition and had en- gaged an attorney. He was realeased having his hearing continued three time until he thought that Mr. Hazen had returned to Minnesota, | but the latter had secured the ser- vices of two detectives and these kidnapped Shinn in an automobile and hurried him into Washington where Mr. Hazen awaited them. When asked for an interview this afternoon, Mr. Shinn reported that he had nothing to say in regard to his case with the excep- tion that the sheriff had to ¢go some” to get him. Mr. Shinn left here in 1903 and lived four years in Tennessee, going from there to Portland, where he had been located until his arrest. Judge M. A, Spooner of this city has been engaged as counsel for Mr. Shinn. oa habeas corpus proceedings, after; Discussion on Rental At a meeting of the city council held last evening the contract for the erection of the new steel tower and tank for Bemidji’s improved water system waslet to the Des Moines Bridge and Iron company for $5,328. Three bids had been submitted, the Whitehead & Kales Iron Works of Minneapolis submitting a bid of $9,975 and enclosing a certified check of $1,100 on a Bemidji bank; the Des Moines Bridge & Iron com- pany, $6,328 with a certified check Iron company, $6,400 with a certi- fied check of $1,700 enclosed. The Des Moines company’s bid being the lowest, that was accepted and the clerk was ordered to return the checks to the unsuccessful bidders. A communication wasread from Mayor Pogue in which he vetoed the resolution passed a week agoto rent the Coliseum skating rink at $75 per month for one year, to be used as an armony for Company K, the local militia. Upon motion the mayor’s veto was laid on the table | for two weeks. Another letter from Mr. Pogue, in regard to the armory | was read, in which he stated that the rent was unreasonable as it would amount to 10 per ceat of $9,000, which wasat least $5,000 more than the building had cost the owners. He, with the city treasurer, had been looking over plans for the erection of a suitable armory, which he stated lies within the power of the armory commission. This was also laid on the table. Discussion in regard to the arm- ory began, but Chairman Kirk cut it short by saying that it would not be discussed during the absence of the mayor, although he was very sorry that the mayor had said nothing in regard to the promises of Com- pany K to refund all money taken from the armory and entertainments and especially in regard to the $250 which comes from the state and Cood Clothes; Nothing Else | limit” of fashion. Clothing Howuse New kinks in sleeves and cut of best models here; of $635; the Minneapolis Steel & swell young chap who will CONTRACT IS LET FOR THE NEW WATERWORKS TANK City Council Held An Important Meeting Last Night.— of Coliseum Deferred, Owing to Absence of Mayor. which had been promised to the city as soon as Company K. receives it, provided the Coliseum was rented. Mr. Kirk then read the ordinance passed by the city council in 1908 agreeing that the city should pro- vide suitable quarters and drilling room for the militia. Upon suggestion of Chairman Kirk, the city council decided to establish a milk and dairy inspec- tion in Bemidji and instructed the city attorney to draw up an ordin- ance to that effect, In this con- nection Mr, Kirk stated that {several ot the local physicians were willing to serve on such a commission without. pay except for their expenses when compelled | to drive out into the country. In regard to the letting of a contract for the drilling of an artesian well the council con- sideredjthe bids which had been laid over from a week before and finally decided. to reject all bids and re-advertise, the new bids to be opened May 10. Contractor Kersey of South Bend, Ind., who had submitted a bid of $1,400 but not according to specifi- cations, was present ancl/;tated that he would guarantee his work but could not bid again if the contract was to be let later this spring. The iclerk was instructed to return the checks to all bidders. Aletter was read from Alder- man C. D. Whittle, who is in Sand Point Idaho, stating that he had gone to Sand Point and suddenly made up his mind to remain there. He submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the council and it was decided to leave the appoint- ment of his successor uniil next Monday evening. A communication was read from G. A. Tuller, president of the firm of E. H. Winter & Company of this city, asking permission to erect a (Continued on last page.) Cood Clothes Nothing Else OU’LL be surprised this spring to see how many Varlatlons there are in models of suits and overcoats pockets, cuffs on the skirts. We'll show you the latest things in Hart Schaffner & Marx they’'ve produced some very stunning, smart things; we have something for every man’s taste, from the quiet dresser who sticks to conventional ideas, to the “go thc All-wool fabrics in all of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes; and all the other good points. Suits $18 to $40; overcoats $15 to $50. This store is the home ot Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes.