Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 28, 1909, Page 1

. more tax laws exempting small tim- THE BEMIDJ1 D VOLUME 7. NUMBER 9. Minnesota, a Majority of Are Now on the Statute Books. J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji, repre- sentative in the legislature from this (the Sixty-first) district, was very active during the session of| the legislature, which adjourned last; week. Mr. Opsahl was chairman of the committee on drainage and was also a member of the following com- mittees; State normal schools, elections, forestry, public lands, im- migration, logs and lumber. He did active work mittees, and was a hard worker dur- ing the entire session. | In regard to some of the work inJ‘ which he participated, Mr. Opsahl says: “H. F. No, 1090, from the Drain- age Committee, simplifies and codi-| J. J. OPSAHL. fies and amends the drainage laws both as to county and judicial ditches. “H.F. No.712, also from the? Drainage Committee, giyes the State' Drainage commission power to} make topographical surveys of the| state and divide the drainage work REPRESENTATIVE OPSAHL WAS ACTIVE THIS SESSION Had to Do With Many Measures of Benefit to Northern in all ot these com-| Which Were Passed and “In the southwest corner of my district I found a tempest in a tea- pot at the opening of the session i over the Itasca State Park matters, in which was mixed up the forestry board, the ‘kitchen cabinet,’ past and present park superintendents, game and fish department and Akeley and Bemidji parties. ! “I joined hands with Ed. Hinds! of Hubbard on these matters, and jointly we poured oil over the troubled waters, peace as near as I know, having been declared between all factions, and we secured a donation from Weyerhauser of 3,300 acres of land in the park, with *full mineral rights and all timber below ten inches, on con- dition that the state pay the county and school taxes on the pine above ten inches until curt, for a period not to exceed ten years,and | the state appropriated $8,000 for that purpose, besides $5,000 - for maintenance of the park, and aj good sum for repairs, and 510,000! for a stage road fit for automobiles from the park to Bagley and Park Rapids (with an agreement from | the Bagley Commercial club that ai stage company should be organized | to operate rapid-transit stages to the park for the tourist travel.) “This will be the means of adver- tising and making attractive one of BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDA MUSIGAL BOXING MATCH AT BRINKMAN THEATER The Brinkman Family Theater Has an Exceptionally Strong Program All This Week. “The Brinkman Family Thea- ter has the very best bill this week that Manager Brinkman has ever put on the stage since he started in the show business in Bemidji,"” was the unanimous sentiment of all of the very large crowd of patrons who attended the performance given at the Brinkman last night, and this assertion is truly borne out by the performance. The musical DeFays are real artists in their line. They not only have new and original, laughable repartee, but their musical specialties are high-class. Their work with the whistles, bells and other instruments shows musical skill of more than ordinary merit. Their final wind- up, a pugilistic boxing match;: with sleigh bells, is especially clever. 3 Stevens & Washburn as a dancing team are by far the best who have operated in Bemidji. They do all kinds of fancy turns tand have several original steps which are noi only intracate but also clever. Responding to the urgent re- quest of a large number of pat- rons of the Brinkman, Little Anna Scofield, the $-year-old elo- and all should hear her. She will appear in the first two shows only. 4 The moving pictures this week are especially good and are very linteresting. The first show to- night will start at7:25, sharp, Operation for -Appendicitis. Miss Ida Bailey, daughter of Judge H. W. Bailey of this city, sub- mitted yesterday to an operation for appendicitis in the hospital at Brain- erd and word from that place states that the operation was very success- ful and that Miss Bailey’s condition is improving rapidly: BASEBALL MEETiNG T0 BE HELD TEIS EVENING Everyone Interested in Baseball In- vited.—Meeting af the Council Chamber af 8. Much interestds being displayed in basgball in.spite of the unfavor- @s”flhi’ested in local baseball wilPbe held this evening in the council ehambers of the city hall at 8 o’clock *for - the purpose of dis- great national game in Bemidji dur- ing the coming season. Everyone is invited to be present. The business men and ‘“fans” around town have been fairly liberal a dance will be given tomorrow evening in the city hall, the proceeds cutionist, will appear again t0:fto go toward helping defray the night prior to her departure from Bemidji for Crookston. (Continued on last page.) This little miss is a real artist, mer. and a fine time is assured. able weather- ‘and a meet ing of all| cussing all matters pertaining to the| expenses of a nine during the sum-| Good music will be furnished f Sime, Solway; and Frank G. Willsey, { Turtle River. Y EVENING, APRIL 28, 1909. ELKANAH GOMMANDERY LEFT ON SPEGIAL GAR Bemidji Masons Atiended Meeting of Grand Commandery of Minnesota at St. Paul, Today. The Elkanah Commandery, U. D, of Bemidji departed last night in a special car over the M. & L railway for Minneapolis to attend a meeting of the Grand Commadery of Minnesota which was held in that city today. The entire force of officers of the Elkanah Commandery accompanied the party, the officers being: Ike Black, eminent commander; W. A. Gould,generalissimo; J. M. Richards, captain general; Rev. H. F. Par. shall, prelate; W, R. Mackenzie, secretary; and F. S. Lycan,treasurer, the latter already being 1n the twin | cities. Of the thirty-eight members com- posing Elkanah Commandery, the following thirty-four attended the meeting of the Grand Commandery of Minnesota today: Ike Black, W. A. Gould, I. M. Richards, W. R. Mackenzie, G. E. Carson, F. S. Ly- can, W. A. Currie, E. H. Ives, R. F. Pepple, R. H. Schumaker, E. J. Bourgeois, Henry Miller, D. H. Fisk, G. H. French, John S. Hanson, O. E. Jackson, W. B. Stewart, Bert Get- chell, William McCuaiz and George T. Baker of Bemidji; Rev. H. F. Parshall and L. H. Burns of Cass in their donations towards the base | Lake: Gus Kulander and John King ball fund but expenses are heavy and | of Walker; John Cann, E. N. French, L. Nap. Lapointe, Charles Trondson andgT. A. Cross of Blackucd; Wm. Betts, Fowlds; L. M. Hardin, Oni- gum; W. T. Kuntze, Gemmell; O. A. into watershed drainage districts, and when such plats are made and | filed with the respective county au-| ditors, this law gives the com-% mission police powers and coutrol‘ over all drainage work in such dis-| tricts, tending towards practical aud“ economical drainage work, and pro- viding proper outlets as well as in- lets for the flood waters of each dis- trict. This is one of the most im- portant drainage acts passed in the northwest. i *The act to appoint a commission to examine into the feasability of| the Meshon plan of a canal system| from Lake of the Woods to Bigstone lake, with reservoirs to store flood-! waters on the Red Lake, Ottertail{ and Minnesota rivers, and further tof look into the waterpower possibili- | ties and prospective cost and feasa»i bility of extending the canal system | from Bigstone lake down Minnesota | river to Granite Falls and from! there to Sauk Rapids, and then on | to connect the Mississippi river wilh! Lake Superior, and report to the| next legislature, was worth an effort. One of the business principles in Minnesota drainage work is the proper storage of floodwaters, \vherei nature has provided reservoirs, and also utilizing the present wasted energy of such waters for transpor- tation and power purposes; to con- trol and make use of the fioodwatersi in connection with proper drainage was the aim which my committee worked at during the session. “Our codified drainage laws, with explanatory notes, etc., will be pub- lished in pamphlet form, by the commission and be ready for distri- bution some time in June. “I was the ounly lumberjack on the forestry oommittee, and I took an active hand in shaping the legis- lation in that committee so that it would be practical for the north country. “We fixed up and passed the fire warden and brush-burning bill, and two constitutional amendments in the interest of reforestration—one to levy a 1. 15 mill taxto be used for the purchase of lands for reforestra- tion purposes, and the other to give the legislature authority to make ber on certain lands from taxation, if listed for forest purposes. BEMIDJI $10 SUITS $10 Nowhere will you find g0 large and attractive an assortment of Suits at $10, $12 and $15. All the new colors and styles. You couldn’t tell the dif- ference between these and the suits others ask $12 to $18 for. All-wool worsted suits at . $15 GILL BROT THE POPULAR PRICED CLOTHIERS means mon we sell. NEW GRAYS NEW GREENS NEW TANS MORA HATS are the best to be had at $3. Both soft and stiff in greens, grays, browns, blacks, ete. Mallory rain- preof hats and Patterson hatsat $3. Stetson and others at $1 to $5. o = s e Ao __of GILL MEN’S AND BOYS’ A GOOD IDEA ey in your pocket. ready to purchase your new spring suit, it would be a good idea for you to make a careful study of what the different stores have to offer. not expect to sell every one of you a suit, but we do assert that after you have carefully judged them all on their merits---quality, style, fit and price---there could be but one verdict, Gill Bros.’ clothes are the best. We sell clothes made by the best tailors in Anmerica, but we want you to feel and know that Gill Bros.” own guarantee goes with anything $15 1 $30 Wilson Bros. Shiris fit perfectly and last long- er than the others. $1 and $1.50. Rich new neckwear, ex- clusive patterns, others ask 76c and $1, here at 50c. New spring hosiery, new lisles in all colors, 25c¢. Wunderhose are wear- proof. " BROTHERS CLOTHING AND SHOES st National Bank Next Door to III MINN, When you are We do NEW BROWNS BLACKS and BLUES NEW ALUMINUMS CROSSETT SHOES are the best made, $4 and $5, all leathers. Dr. Reed’s Cushion Sole shoes, $5. W. L. Douglas shoes at $3.50 are the best made at the price. Others from $2 (o $5. New Oxfords in greens, tans and wiues. A. J. McGuire, Superintend The Farmers’ Institute and stump- removing exhibition yesterday were reallyjthe most successful meetingsof the kind ever held in Beltrami county, 150 people being present at the institute in the morning and over 250 farmers and town folks witnessing the demonstration in the afternoon. At the. forenoon session of the Institute meeting a system of farm- was advocated for this section of the state by A. J. McGuire, super- intendent of the Northeast Experi- ment Farm. “In this system of farming eighty acres would be an ample acreage for any farmer, said Mr. McGuire. “Forty acres of this would be under cultivation and the balance in po- tatoes. Of the forty acres under cultivation ten acres would be in grain, followed by ten acres of clover and timothy. This would be followed by ten acres of fodder corn, followed by potatoes. “In the forty acres under cul- tivation, there would be grown each year these four crops, grain, clover, fodder corn and potatoes. In such a system of farming the best and largest yield would be obtained in each of the four named crops. Potatoes should be the principal market crop. “The soil of this section of the state is especially adapted to potato raising. Under ordinary field con- ditions a yield of 150 bushels to the acre may be expected. The price for potatoes during the past five years has averaged 65 cents per bushel. At the present time farmers are selling potatoes in Bemidji at $1 per bushel. Where potatoes yield only 150 bushels to the acre, (and this is always the common yield) and where the price of 50 cents per bushel would be received, (which is lower than the average price in Be- midji or northern Minnesota), the ten acres of potatoes would bring an income of over $700 a vear. On the 40 acres ten dairy cows can be kept. With ten dairy cows, even of our common breed, and income of $50 per cow per year could be obtained, bringing an income of $500 per year from a dairy herd of ten cows. This income of potatoes and dairy would amount to $1,200 a year, a very ample compensation for farm- ing, and thoroughly practical and possible for any farmer in this section of the state who will operate his farm intellijzeutly7 TALKS AT THE INSTITUTE WERE VERY INSTRUCTIVE FORTY CENTS PER MONTH ent of Northeast Experimcflt Farm, Talked of Up-to-date Crop Raising for this Section of the State. PROF. A. J. McGUIRE, Superintendent Northeast Experiment Farm. “This isnota theory, butit is being practiced by farmers in various sections of northern Minnesota. Farmers living tributary to Bemidji | are receiving a proportionate income from the acreage they already have under cultivation. “To grow potatoes successfully it is necessary to grow clover. Pota- | toes grown continuously on the same piece of ground will yield a poorer crop each succeeding year until the crop will not pay for the growing. While on the other hand, if pota- toes are rotated with clover, and grown but once in every three or four years on the same piece of '1 ground, an increased yield 3may be secured; and not only an in- creased veild, but better quality of | potatoes. “The mostimportant question now to censider is the clearing of land. | The average farm in the timbered section of northern Minnesota does not average thirty-five acres under cultivation, This is altogether too few acres for the farmer who is not ta specialist, and the average farmer will not be a specialist. “In clearing land it has been re- peatedly shown that dynamite is the most practical and economical method. Th objection to dynamite beretofore has been the price. Dur- ing the past year, the farmers insti- tute in this section of the state has agitatéd the buying of dynamite by the farmers in co-operation so that the same price might be secured to the farmer that is secured by the mining companies that buy in large quantities; and it now may be an- nounced that this price has been secured. Heretofore, where we have paid 16, 18 and even as high as 20 cents per pound for dynamite. By co-operation and ordering dynamite in carload lots it may be secured at 12} cents per pound and even lower. Fuses and caps can be bought at a proportionate reduction. “We have reason to believe that the farmers can secure dynamite at even lower cost if is shown to the different powder companies that the farmers will buy and use dynamite in large quantities; and there is no reason why they should not. dynamite as is necessary that they should in order to get their farms cleared, they could afford a better market to the dynamite companies than even the miners. Continued on Page 4 “If the farmers take up the use of - i i i i