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

| 1 S .lsmmmi —— MINNESOTA SOCIETY. all VOLUME 7. NUMBER 163. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA,-WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1909. S00 OFFICIALS GRADING EAST FROM PLUMMER Dirt Is Flying in Lost River Country North of Lambert.— Soo Will Traverse Veritable ““Bread Basket,” Northwest The Olberg Journal says, with apparent authority, that the Soo offi- cials have commenced to grade their line near Plummer, southeastward to Bemidji, and if this is true, it will not be long before the dirt will fly in this vicinity. ‘Tne Journal says: “Work of grading on the Thief River Falls-Duluth line of the Soo was started this week at Plummer and will be continued until it freezes up. The Soo now has a large crew of men working on the right-of-way from Plummer east and expects to have a large part of the grading done before it freezes up this fall. Just as soon as the frost goes out of the ground in the spring, the steel will be laid and next year’s crop will be hauled to Duluth over the new line- “The location line in this county as far aswe are in a condition to learn runs about as follows, passing near Gully, entering northwest from Gonvick, and passing about 50 rods north of Gonvick, passing between the church and the minister’s dwelling house, cutting Stephen Winden, Andrew Soderland, D. D. Erie, Charles Marmorine, Theodore Hetland, Gilbert Olson,Hans Klung- erbo, Blix and A. L. Klippe’s lands in Pine Lake; entering Leon on Sam Svaleson and cutting Sven Eliason, and passing between J. W. Johnsbn’s store and the creamery, directly south of the bridge across the creek at Clearbrook, thence over the lands of Peter Peterson, John Steenerson, Henry Lewis, Ole Waldberg,through Jacob Peterson’s barn, Herman Rydeen, and cutting of the south- west corner of the SW4, Sec. 36, entering Holst, and passing over Halvor Smith’s land in Dudley, about one mile north of Leonard, crossing one leg of the Fourlegged lake, passing near Lindgren,s house east of the lake, crossing the Clear- water river about 3,000 feet below the Nelson Dam on to Bemidji. “This is at present the location line, but as long as the grade stakes are not set small local corrections may be made at certain points, but no change of a radical nature may be looked for. The line is two miles south of Olberg. “William Evarts, the engineer in charge of the crew which has done the work in this locality, is to be congratulated upon the successful location of this line, cutting in twain the ‘Bread and butter basket of Clearwater county,” which in turn is bound to bring good results to the Soo alone from local traffic. *“The people in this section of the county who by virture of their loca- tion, will come in close contact with of Bemidji. one of the largest, strongestand best railroad systems in the World, be- cause of the acquisition of the Wis- consin Central the Soo -has secured entrance into the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago, and in connection with the Canadian Pacific, make possible through trains from Chicago to Vancnuver, Spokane, Seattle and North Pacific points to pass through our neighborhood daily which is a proposition so great, so magnificent, and grand that we have yet not grasped the fulness of its meaning, nor realized what prosperity and opportunities are given usin this section of Minnesota, not to mention the advantage and direct connection it will give us with such growing and live local cities as Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Cass Lake and Duluth. “These local points besides placing us in direct touch with the Iron Range towns, will give us a ready market for our butter, eggs, garden produce, potatoes, chickens, beef and bacon; while Duluth and Chi- cago will receive the wheat, and the western praires will be an open oven waiting to consume the hardwood our farmers will cut and ship in order to clear their lands.” ‘The opening of the fertile country referred to above means a whole lot to the City o} Bemidji. The “bread and butter basket of Clearwater county” is directly tributary to this city and the catering to this territory: will mean a whole lot for the com- mercial development of Bemidji. Mayor Pogue has just returned from a trip in Red Lake county, near Plummer, where he went over considerable of the right-of-way which the Soo railway company will traverse in building its Plummer- Moose Lake extension east and south from Plummer. Mr. Poguesays that he encountered graders-about three miles north of Lambert postoffice, in the vicinity of Lost river. The parties doing the grading at this point bad a contract to build about three miles of the road, which was practically finished when Mr. Pogue was there last Friday. Mr. Pogue also states that there were three steam graders in the Lost river country, north of Lam- bert, on another contract which calls for the grading of - six miles of the rqad. This contract is being pushed rapidly and will be completed before the ground freezes very heavily. These operations would indicate that the Soo is in earnest in de- claring that it will build its Plummer- Moose Lake extension with all pos- sible speed through Bemidji. Band Concert Friday Night. Friday night, the Bemidji band will give the first of a series of in- door concerts which will be con- tinued throughout the winter, one each month, and until next spring when the weather will permit out- door playing. Professor Harry Masten, leader of the band, has done everything possible to give to Bemidji a first- class band and orchestra, and his efforts have met with splendid success. It has been a difficult matter to hold first-class musicians when he came to Bemidji, but on the whole the present band is well balanced and plays together nicely. The Bemidji orchestra; under the direction of Professor Masten, is rapidly rounding into form as one of the best high-class organi- zations of this character in northern at the conclusion of the concert, the music for the dancing to be furnished by Masten’s orchestra. This concert and dance should be well patronized, as the efforts ot Prof. Masten and his “boys” of the band and orchestra to give' Bemidji fine musical organizations are worthy of the best substantial aid that can be rendered. Let there bea large crowd at the concert. (The entire program will be given in tomorrow’s Pioneer.) Ranger Examination at Cass Lake. Cass Lake Oct. 27.—)Special to Pioneer.)—Under the direction of Supervisor. Marshall of the Cass Lake Forest reserve the rangers’ civil service examination was given yesterday and thirty-two were pres- ent when roll was called. The written examination appears to have been an exceedingly bard ome as Minnesota; and local people are proud of the advancement made by both the band and the orchestra. All subscribers to the band fund, together with their families, will be admitled free to the concert. Non- subscribers will be charged 50 cents for each concert. A ball will be given, immediately those who took it said it was a “hummer.” Today the field exami- nation was given. The thirty-two students who are taking the examinations are from all over the country. Additional local matter on last page. ; Special Meeting County Board. Lars O. Myhre, the town of "Lib- erty farmer who is now a member of the board of county commissioners, came in yesterday from his home and ' | spent the day here consulting with W. G. Schroeder, vice chairman of the county board, relative to the holding of a special meeting of the board to consider the possible re- vocation —of. some liquor licenses wherein claim was made that the holders of the licenses sold liquor. to Indians. - It was agreed to hold a special meeting on Tuesday, November 16, at which time it is expected that Speaial Agent Larson will meet with the board and present affidavits to prove that liquor has been sold to Indians and request the revoca- tion of licenses. Maccabees Meet Wednesday Evening. A meeting of the Bemidji Lodge of Maccabees will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Knopke, 321 Fifth street, on Wednesday evening, October 27 at 8 o’clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all members of the local logde and visiting members to be present at this session. Wood Choppers Wanted. We have 40 acres birch and tam- arack to cut near Houpt. Good chance for shackers. $1 and $1.10 per cord. T.M. Partridge Lbr. Co., Houpt, Minn. Local news on last page. ERICK NELSON PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY P. M. Operation, Performed After Sudden Attack of Appmdicifis, Failed to Relieve.—Appendix Broken. Following asudden and serious attack of appendicitis, with an oper- ation that was performed with but small\hape of giving relief, Eric Nelson, aged 34 years, died in this city yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, passing quietly away, after a heroic struggle against the disease. Mr. Nelson had been in best of health, and the ‘attack of appendi- citis came on him very suddenly. He was placing storm windows on his house, last Friday, when he was seized with sudden pain, being at once removed to St. Anthony’s hospital and placed on the operating table within an hour after the attack was first felt. An examination showed that the appendix had broken, making the case an exeeedingly serlous one, and the operation that followed was per- formed as a last resort. Mr. Nelson rallied from the shock of the Bperatinn, but the breaking of the appendix complicated. mat- ters and the “results was fatal. Eric Nelson was well known to the people of Bemidji and other points in northern Minnesota, hav- for many years past. Born in- Norway, 34 years ago, Mr. Nelson came to America when he was but 15 years of age, locating in northern Minnesota and living at different points in this section. In 1895, Mr. Nelson filed on a homestead -in Section 22, Town of Grant Valley, about six miles south- claim and incidentally worked at his trade of carpenter, earning sufficient to make final proof and securea fine farm. Mr. Nelson went to Blackduck when the first organization was made there for a village, being one year previous to the arrival of the M. & I. Railway, and engaged in business at the “Duck” until about one year ago, when he moved to Be- midji and engaged in the land busi- ness, with A. H. Klevin as a partner. Mr. Nelson was married, February 13, 1904, to Miss Clara Olson. The deceased is survived by his wife, who lives in Bemidji, his father and mother, who reside in Norway; and three sisters, who live in Chicago; two brothers, one of whom is now in Alaska, the whereabout of the other being unknown. Mr. Nelson was thrifty and con- servative, and he leaves his widow in comfortable circumstances. The untimely death of Mr. Nelson came as a shock to the people of Bemidji, who had seen him on the streets, less than one week ago. That his earthly career could be so soon ended and his useful life cut short, was almost impossible to be- lieve. Sincere sympathy is extended to ing been a resident of this section1 the widow, in this, the hour of her, great bereavement. east of Bemidji. He resided on the |~ FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. ARE INVESTIGATING THE BURNING OF SLASHINGS Committee Appointed by Wisconsin Legislature Visited National Forest Reserve at Cass Lake and Obtained Valuable Data.—Visited Bemidji Yesterday. The members of a committee from the state of Wisconsin known as the “Wisconsin Legislative: Committee on the Water Power, Forest and Drainage,”, visited Bemidji yester- day for a few hours before depart- ing for their ‘homes in Wisconsin, having been at Cass Lake for the purpose of making investigations as to the methods pursued by the Min- nesota National Forest Reserve in burning slashings and destroying other combustable material, and gaining other data to use for the passage of a forest and fire protec- tion and water power conservation law in Wisconsin. The committee is composed of Senator H. P. Berg as chairman; Assemblyman George P. Hambrecht, secretary; Senators Paul O. Husting and Henry Krumrey, Assemblymen The committee has been through northern Wisconsin during the past examinidg the headwaters of the Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers with their exisiting reservior systems for the purpose of giving their.-report at the next session of the Wisconsin legislature relative to the feasibility of state control of water power, which was submitted to this committee for investigation. From Bemidji,the committee went to St. Paul last night and thence to Eau Claire, Wis., at which latter F. "W. Kubasta and James E. Thomas, State Forester E. M. Grif- fiths and Assistant State Forester F. B. Moody. The committee visited some points on the National Reserve at Cass Lake and consulted G. E. Marshall, I—_\ ERYTHING READY-TO-WEAR [owierer- = Magnificent New Home Northern Minnesota. for \\, 500 T:Ja prices of other firms, but mak \par; basis upon which all our merchandise is marked. 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These are the best suits whith can be sold at this price $25 to $45 |Smart One Piece Dresses | Moyen Age Models, $15 fo $38 Handsome new one piece dresses, new Moyen Age styles, in the most fashionable materials— serges, worsteds, br:)adcloths and Jersey silk top— in black, blue, brown and sm;)ke. Braided, very stylish and practical garments. Fur Coats, Pieces and Sets “Simply crowded” with rich and beautiful Furs. few styles at a few prices ‘and in'a few kinds of fur, but rather a broad and comprehensive’ collection of All Kinds at All Prices and in Styles to suit all tastes. There are trim and stylish Persian Paw or Blended Squirrel for as little as $10.00, and something new . for every dollar more. Black Lynx $65 Blue Wolf $40 The garments are sizes for women, with, ‘|Many Styles Street On account of the increasing demand for sep- arate coats and a marked scarcity of desirable styles in the coat markets, very fortunate in receiving the clever models which are daily coming in. The showing at from $18 to $45 includes as swagger and up-to-the-minute styles as any metro- politan store. We do not quote combarative nd that standard, which is the It is not a narrow showing of a Nazareth Waists Our patronage place testimony will be taken rela- tive to the waterpower proposition. The gentleman expressed them- selves as<being well pleased with their visit to the Minnesota Na- tional Forest Reserve, where they gained much valuable information as to the removal of the combustable material left by logging operators. Visited Cass Lffke. Cass Lake, Oct. 27.—(Sgecial to Pioneer.)—State Forester Griffith of Wisconsin, together with a committee of eleven men appointed by the Wisconsin legislature were in Cass Lake for the two days investigating the logging operatiofis and burning of brush in the Cass Lake national The trip was made with a view of enacting a law in the state of Wisconsin similiar to that enacted by the Minnesota legislature. forest reserve. in - Snappy Coats | we consider ourselves Black and Isabella Fox $20 to $50 - River Mink $5 and up. The men seemed to be very much impressed with the success which h2s been obtained from such a law in the state of Minnesota and there is little doubt but that the Wisconsin legislature will enact a similar law at the next session. ALLEGED THAT INDIANS DRANK AT PARK RAPIDS Cass Lake Correspondent Says the Reds Could Not Get “‘Booze” at Cass Lake, Oct. 27.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The Indians at Onigum (the Leech Lake Indian Agency) were given’a payment of money. It is said, on good authority, that the Indians tried to buy whisky at Walker and being unable to secure any went to Park Rapids to get “booze;” seventy-two of them making the journey and returning to Walker in the évening. Word from Walker says that the reds were all greatly under the influence of liquor when they got off the train at Walker. They hollered to the expressman to “look out for the trunks,” which when opened a little later were found to be filled with bottles of whisky. The Indians of the Cass Lake reservation are being paid today. Agent Frater is making the pay- ment, which amounts to between $3,000 and $4,000, each Indian getting $6.10. Three saloons that formerly did business here, but were ordered to cease business by Special Agent Johnson, have ceased to exist, while two are rupning soft-drink establish- - The Endion and Tedford bars are continued, by special per- mission of Agent Johnson. . 1. 0. 0. F. Encampment. To the officers and members of Bemidji Encampment, No. 24: You are requested to attend the regular meeting of the encampment Wednes- day evening, October 27, to partici- pate ina social and an all-round By Order-of the Committee. supervisor of the reserve, relative to the burning of slashings, tops and other combustable material, which is required under the provisions of the Morris Chippewa law that governs the cutting of timber on the reserve and also the ceded lands of the O