Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 8, 1909, Page 4

“IF YOU WANT A LOAN ON YOUR FARM ‘ WRITE OR SEE M. N. KOLL, Cass Lake, Minnesota AT HOME FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS STATI% GRUISERS REPORT ~ ON ‘SPAMP LAND’ MATTER [Cortinued from First Page.] linquished or lost by reason of such con- flict any portion of the 160 acres to which he may have been entitled under the homestead' law, he may select other lands, in lieu thereof, which need not be contiguous to the tract which he resides upon and holds under the homestead law, and the proof of residence and culti- vation for the original homestead shall be sufficient for such additional entries of non-contigous tracts without residence thereupon; and “That where any such settler has been forced by such conflict to relinquish al, portion of thé tract claimed by him, and the case has not reached final decision, action on the same shall be suspended, the relinxuished land restored to the claimant, if-he so desires, and the state permitted to select other lands in lieu thereof.” . I would suggest further,.for the benefit of all the settlers who are struggling in these northern woods, that the state legislature should provide for the taxation of state lands, held for speculation, as other lands.are taxed, so that such state lands may bear a fair share of the cost of road making and other local improvements. This seems only just as the increase in value of such lands is dependant largely upon the labor of the settlers on the adjacent farms. It is very desirable that the state should have large university, school and other funds; but it may also be good statemanship to spend some money in bringing the wisdom of the state's highest ins.itutions directly to the doors of the homesteaders in the form of scientific demonstrations of good road making that will show them the administration is looking after the inter- ests of all parts of the commonwealth, and convince them that northern Minne- sota is, after all, a good place in which to live. Ipresent these few remarks for your consideration, believing that, in the im- portant office which you have so ably filled for several years, you have gained an experience and a knowledge of state affairs that will enable you to counsel where counsel may be needed and to assist in directing legislation that may be beneficial not only to this new settle- ment in the north, but to all the state. Respectfully, T. L. Duncan. Report of Nils Otterstad. Trtle River, Oct. 20. Hon. S. G. Iverson, State Auditor, St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir:—I have now concluded all the State examinations which I have to make to determine if the land I had to examine was swamp land or not. In this work I was at all times in com- pany with Frank W. Walker of Two Har- bors and T. L. Duncan of Northome. Both of these men are competent woodsmen and have had a large experience. 1 live, as you know, at Turtle River, and I had nine years’ experience in Beltrami and St. Louis counties in the timber country. I know the country well and I know its con- ditions. N When we went out to examine these swamp lands, I was instructed to report on the conditions as I actually found them to be. I, of course, would do that any ‘way because I have no desire to wrong any one. I myself, am a former home- steader and settler, and all of my friends and acquaintances belong to that class of people, but I would like to have you understand that homesteaders and settl- ers, that is, those who are actually open- ing up. the country, have very strong feelings against what they call “short visit” homesteaders, people who live on their lands only a small part of each year, and have got homes in some village or . city. Ispeak of this because on a great deal of the land we had to examine there are such settlers. There are some who are really trying to do something, ‘but the most of them are persons who do dot live on the land. But in our examinations of the land we had a duty to perform and it was to find out the facts so that we could swear to the facts before the Land office. We carefully located the lands we had to examine from the nearest government corner. Then we ‘‘horse-shoed” each forty acres that we had to examine. Mr. Duncan made soundings with a sounding pole into the swamps, and Mr. Walker took pictures at each place where sound- ings were made. Iexamined the land on both sides from time to time and ran the compass. Each of us paced out and counted our steps. We made sure of every feature of everything we had to do. The lands which we found to be| swamp are very flat, and covered with spruce and tamarack, and on the ground there is a thick moss. Between the moss and the hard bottom, which is from one to five feet deep below, there is a musky substance full of water and usually peaty. Now there can be no question at all about the tracts that such .land as this is swamp. A few years ago I cut the trees off of some of my own moss-covered swamps and it remains swamp today. I tried to do this for to see. the result, but nothing would grow and Idid not expect that it would. I simply tried it because I heard so much talk about it. Some people claimed at the trials that when trees are cut off these lands they would dry up, but that is not possible under the conditions, as most of these swamps are part of much larger swamps, and of course, the land in question would not dry up unless the mueh larger swamp than the land in question would dry up. I have done this work in good faith under your instructions and I could not do otherwise in any particular case than I have done. I felt that I was performing a public duty, and that is what I was there to do. I was not there to help any- body or to hurt anybody and I had no such desire. N The fact is that these lands are being sought for because they contain valuable spruce and tamarack. When the spruce and tamarack is gone, these alleged | settlers will be gone. In fact very few of them are on their land very much now. I have sent to you my field notes of all the lands in respect to which Idid not give testimony. These field notes cover these lands which we found to be dry and so reported, and also the lands which we found to be wet, and about which there was no contest because the claimants did not appear. The northern part of the state needs a good deal of help, and one of the worst things we have to contend with is the homesteader who lives in Chicago or St. Paul, Bemidji, or some of the towns in Koochiching county. This kind of home- steaders are of no use to the country. They do not aid in its development in any way. There is no connection between my work for the state as swamp land examiner, and what I might say now, and thatis that if northern Minnesota could get rid of its homesteaders whe do not live in northern. Minnnesota, and get on its lands a class of people who would live on the land, and if the state would pay taxes on its swamp land precisely as other people pay them, a very good re- sult would follow. . Very truly yours, Nils A. Otterstad. Walkout -at Chicago Hospital, Chicago, Nov.,8.-—A pretty nursa was the cause of a walkout in the West Side hospital. Eight male in- ternes resented the action whicax | forced her to quit and showed their feelings by leaving the hospital in a body. Half Million Fire Loss. Newbern, N. C, Nov. 8—Fire that swept the shops of the Norfolk and Soutbein Railroad company resulted in $500.060 property loss. We have just received " JOHNSTONS CHOCOLATES JOHNSTONS celebrated chocolates in all sizes a new complete line of T-R-1-0 White Cherries in Marachino Chocolate Dipped THESE THREE KINDS IN ONE BOX Swiss Style Milk Chocolate Creams CHOCOLATES Dutch Bitter Sweets ever been brought out. Try these and learn how good, Watch Our Windows Postoffice Corner This new package is the hit of the year. Nothing like it has It is arranged like a trunk with three trays —a different style chocolate in each tray. CORMONTAN & HANSON [ DRUGGISTS good chocolates can be. We Know . How .Bemid)l, Minn. ERICKSON LAKE BRIDGE - CAUSING MUGH TROUBLE Traffic Over Bridge Near Tenstrike Was Temporarily Suspended.—Will Soon Resume. The M. & I. Railway company has been having serious trouble near Tenstrike, bec®use of the -partial failure of an attempt to fill in the bridge which has spanned-a portion of Erickson lake, where there was formerly trestling. The company has used a gravel train and a steam shovel in an at- tempt to fill the hole, but when it appeared as if the bottom was found, the gravel would shift and the temporary road bed established under the bridge would give away, still leaving a deep hole that ap- peared to have no bottom. ‘Last week, there was apparently some headway in filling the gap, but late Friday night the gravel began to again slide and on Satur- day the bridge was in such con- dition that orders were issued to cease hauling cars, temporarily, over the bridge. The unsafe condition of the bridge caused the necessity of transferring passengers and bag- gage at the bridge, while the trains from either direction re- mained at the end of the bridge and were sent back over the line, Itis expected that the bridge will be repaired temporarily so that trains will be running through by tomorrow. FAMOUS SALVAfIUN ARMY TALKER GOMING TO GITY Colonel Marshall, in Charge of Northern Province, Will Speak Here Tomorrow Evening. Many Bemidji people are looking forward with pleasurable anticipa- tion to the visit here Tuesday even- ing of Colonel Stephen Marshall, who is in charge of the Salvation Army work for the northern province. A mass meeting will be held Jat the City Opera House, and it is the intention of Staff Captain Story, in charge of the local Salvation Army COL. STEPHFN MARSHALL. work, to make the affiair the greatest meeting of the kind ever held in this city. = Attorney P. J. Russell will preside and introduce Colonel Marshall, and if is expected that the platform will be occupied by a representative body of local clergymen and other prominent citizens, % The members of the’G. A. R. and the Ladies Circle have agreed to at- tend the meeting and will be present in a body. Colonel Marshall is a fine player on the concertena, and Staff Captain will accompany him. The entire city seems to be be greatly interested-in the great- est civic mass meeting that the Salvation Army has ever held in Bemidji. The only cost is a little energy in getting to the opera house real early and taking possession of seats in order, as admission will be free. i The meeting will commence promptly at 8 sharp, Mission Concluded This Morning. The week mission held at St Phillip’s Church by the Vincintian Fathers Malloy and McCabe closed this morning with a requien mass for the repose of the souls of the members of the congregation who have died. The mission was one of the greatest movements for the uplifting of society in general ever inaugurated 1 the city. The chureh was crowded at all services, so much so, that many had to be turned away. The wonderful eloquence of Father McCabe held his® hearers spell- bound and moved a great many to tears. Lt They go from here -to Hibbing, where they hold a mission this week, and the prayers and best wishes of St. Pnillip’s congregation go with him. ! TERRIBLE CRUELTY “IN TEXAS PRISONS Fiffy Gonvicts Said to Have Been Killed in Three Years, Galveston, Tex., Nov. 8—Thaz more than fifty convicts have been killed by whippings and other cruelties Wwithin thre: ‘years is the allegation made before the board of inquiry ap- pointed to investigate conditions In ‘Texas prisons, convict faums and plantations. The board finds it almost impossible to wring the evidence from convicts ‘whom they examine, as the latter say they fear they will incur the hatred of the guards. Many of the prisoners say they could give specific incidents of beatings with hoeavy leather straps two feet long uncil the victim was a mass of blecding wounds, from which he died several days later. Cmne guard was declared to nave shot an insane copvict who was at- tempting to escape, saylug that “the state has plenty of armunition.” The convicts showed the committee welts and scars on their bodies and declared that as many as seventy blows had been administered with a knotted strap. They testifie that convicts had died from the cffects of beatings and others of overwork. UCHIDA TO BE NEW ENVOY Announcement of Appointmert of Jap- . anese Ambassador. ‘Washington, Nov. 8:—Baron @asuya Uchida has .been appointed by the emperor of Japan as ambasgsador to the United States, succeeding Baron Kogoro Takahira, who is in Tokio on lezve of absence. The state department has received a cablegram from United States Am- bassador O’Brien, at Tokio, announc- ing the appointment. MILK SELLERS ENJOINED Restrained From Combining to Raise Price of Product. Kansas City, Nov. 8—Judge John J. Park, in the circuit court, granted un crder restraining milkmen in Kan- sas City and vicinity from combining to raise the price of milk. The order was granted on petition of a number of leading citizens. . The action follows an investigation by city officials inco the charge of an alleged “conspiracy to raise milk prices. Guilty of First Degree Murder. Minneapolis, Nov. 8—“Guilty of murder §n the first degree” was the verdict of the jury in the case of August Carlson Ferm, charged with killing John R. Carlscn May 30 last at Golden Valley. The jury was out about eighteen houra. FIVE DIE WHEN TRAINS CRASH Accident on Elevated Tracks at Jersey City. LARGE NUMBER INJURED Firemen Remove Victims of Disaster to Street Level, but Only a Few Need Hospital Attention—Light En- gine Side Swipes Passenger Train and Derails All the Coaches but the One in the Rear. . New York, Nov. 8.—Five persons, four known “to be railroad employes, were killed and six passengers seri- ously and a score slightly injured in a.collision between Pennsylvania rail- road train No. 104, from Philadelphia, and an engine runpoing light on the elevated tracks of the railroad in Jer- sey City. The engines and all the cars ex cept the rear one left the rails. The smoking car and both engines were overturned. -“The wrecked train was running at fair speed. Near Brunswick street an engine running light on the adjoining track was met. In some manner, pos- sibly becaus2 of a mispliced switeh, the light engine and the passenger train crashed together, the lizht en gine side swiping the passenger train. Practically - all the injured passen- gers were in. the smoking car, which. was overturned. Six were severely encugh hurt to require hospital atten- tion. “Tie others injured sustained cuts from 1lying glass and minor con- tusions and shock. caused a serious inter- ruption to -traffic, the tracks being blocked for several hours. Members of the Darimouth football team on their way to Princeton were among those delayed by the wreck. Every ambulance, police patrol and fire wagon available was utilized to remove the injured. The fire depart- ment was needed to get the injured to the strect level that they might be hurried to the hospitals. NORTH DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRE Farm Buildings, Live, Stock, and Machinery Destroyed. Kenmare, N. D.. Nov. 8.—A disas- trovs prairie fire, causing heavy dam- age in the affccted district, swept from Vanville to Blaisdell, in spite of the heroic fight made by several hun- dred farmers and people from the nearby towns. Farm buildings, grain, horses and machinery were among the items of loss sustained by farm- ers who had not provided ample fire- breaks. The fire started near Vanville and, fanned by a strong wind, swept north. east toward Niobe and Kenaston. In spite of hastily plewed guards and attempts at backfiring the sea of fismes gained headway and caused much destruction of property until a lull in the wind permitted the fire fighters to gain .control. The terri- tory swept is a large one and detailed reports of the damage done are com- ing in very slowly. . BEER USED TO. FIGHT FIRE Excited Pedestrians Pour Club’s Sup- o ply on Flames. 2 Pittsburg, Nov. 8.—Members of the Royal and Fishing club let out long walls of indignation when it was dis- covered nearly a dozen perfectly good kegs of beer as well as innumerable “quarts” had been poured on a fire that broke out in the clubrooms. The fire was only a small one and did little damage, but excited pedes- trilans who broke in to fight the flames grabbed the nearest thing to water available and the club’s foun- tain of joy was consigned to the flames. MENTAL HEALERS ARE JAILED Treated Child Dies of Pneumonia in Agonies. ‘Winnijeg. Man., Nov. 8-—Charles Wililams, a leader of the Christian Sclentists, Virden, Man., was sen- tenced to two years in prison. . A child suffering from pneumonia was treated by Willlams and his as- Buciates. No medical')aan was called, the child dving afler a few days of intense suffering. 5 In answering questions witnesses in attendance for the accused stated the treatment given the child was prayer, bnt they would not explain treatment exactly. Lund Indebtedness Heavy. Minncapolis,- Nov. 8—The adowinis Grain trator of the estats of John G. Lund who committed suicide abcut a yeav 8g0, has announced that the estate of Mr. Lund is valued at $183.000, with claims amounting to $750,000. The creditors will receive about 20 cents on the dollar. e s Roosevelt in Good Health. Nairobi, B. E. A., Nov. 8.—Colone) WANTS ONE CENT A WORD Roosevelt and all the members of his party are in good Lealth. There i3 no ground whatever for the rumor that the ex-president had been killed. The colonel is beating the bush in the Kdama ravine in search of the bongo. IMMENSE SUM FOR CHARITY Nearly Thirty Millions Bequeathed by John 8. Kennedy. New York, Nov. 8.—The will of the late John S. Kennedy, disposing of £n estate of §60,000.000, leaves about $20,000.000 {o charity. Broadly speaking, he leaves a little more than one-quarter of his entire estate to his wife, Emma B. Kennedy, who survives him, a little more than another quarter to relatives and friends and gives something less than one-half to various charitable, relig- fous, benevolent and educational in- stitutions. His residuary estate is divided into sixty-four parts, of which Mrs. Ken- nedy receives sixteen, nis relatives seventeen and the public instituticns thirty-one. " Thus he leaves his widow about $1€,006,000, his relatives $i6,- 000,000 and the remainder to public and semi-public institutions. Nearly half of the public benefac- tions go to institutions connected with the Presbyterian church. The char- itable, religions and educational in- stitutions which receive the largest bequests are to share the residue of the estate lefr after definite gifts of approximately §12,000,000 have been paid out. ALLEGED EMBEZILER WANTS T0 COME BACK Missing Michigan Man Says He Was “0ff His Trolley.” Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. 8--The whereabcute of Louis Larsen, secro- tary and treasurer of the Kalamazoo Interior Finish company, who mysteri- ousiy disarpeared Oet. 20 ard waoo is now facing a shortage estimated at $100,000, was made known when a telegram came from him at Denver directed to C. H. Dykhouse, vice pres- {dent of the concern, saying: “Must have been off my trolley. Can I come back and aid you?”" "He was wired to return hamedi- ately. Mr. Larsen had charge of the af- fairs of ths company and was count- ed a tireless worker by his associates. Officers of the company are sworn to secrecy, but tha creditors have talked freely and it is admitted that the shortage will reach $100,000. The asects of the ccmpany are about $190,000 and the Jiabilitles are sald to be close to $200,000. A petl- tion in finvoluntary bankruptey and the aspointinent of a recelver were granted by Judge Knappen of the United States court. MAIL ROBBERY IS REVEALED Some Stoien Money Orders Cashed at Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 8—Theft of .a mail pouch believed fo have contalned be- tween $25,000 and $50,000 In express and postoffice money orders was re- vealed through tho-eashing of several of the stolen orders in Chicago. The robbed bag was discovered by a farmer boy in a corn field near To- lona, TI. Two thousand opened lot- ters were found in the corn ficld near the pouch. Several thousard dollars’ werth of orders are said to have been cashed. Two Alisged Robbers Killed. Richmond, Ind., Nov. 8—Sam Ko- pritsch and Steve Boreta, Austriaus, ‘were_shot to death in a railroad camp near Centerville. They were attempt- ing, it is said, to rob Italian laborers. BANDIT MAKES $10,000 HAUL § o P T & Locks Up Housekeeper, Who Resists, and Escapes. 2 Burlington, N. J., Nov. 8—Cash and bonds amouuting to nesrly $£10,000 were stolen from the home of Schuy ler Ranier, aged seventy-two vears, by a masked baudit. Although the Ranier Lome is less than half a mile from {ke Florence yostoffice the rob- ber, after locking the aged farmer’s housekeeper in her room, blew the HELP WANTED. WANTED—Young men to prepare for the Railway Mail, Postal. and Departmental Service. . Send for §ample Questions and free book, How Government Positions are Secured.” Inter-State Schools, 103 Iowa Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. WANTED—Good man to hgure on concrete floor in basement of building known as Major building, on Lots 1 and 2,Block 21, Bemidji. Size of building, 50x50 feet. Would like to have this work done at once. Ad- dress V. M. Owen, Hines, Minn, AGENTS—Get a good steady job for the winter. Highest cash paid weekly with part expenses, Home territory; outfit iree. Write today to the Hawks Nursery Co., Wauwatosa, Wis. WANTED—Cook. Nicollet Hotel. Inquire at FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Twenty-fivehorse power traction engine. Good con- dition. Plenty power for sawmill. Particulars call or write First National Bank of Bagley. FOR SALE—Six room cottage with electric lights and city water. Two lots and barn. Inquire 511 America avenue or Telephone 380. FOR SALE—Five-year-old driving mare, very cheap if taken at once. Write box 776, or callat 116 Third Street. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an shor: notice. . FOR SALE—Seasoned birch, tam- arack or jack pine wood at Hayth’s wood yard. Telephone 11. FOR SALE—A No. 5 Oliver and a No. 7 Smith-Premier typewriter. Inquire at Pioneer office. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Store building in front part of Hakkeryp’s Studio.—In- quire of N. Hakkerup- 113 3rd street. FOR RENT—Rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Inquire go6- Minnesota avenue, LOST and FOUND AN AN NN LOST—Small black pocketbook containing some money. Lost Model Bakery,Saturday afternoon. Finder return to Rev. S. E. P. White for reward. MISCELLANEOUS. B S i st St Y PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Donald, librarian Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer safe with dynamite, gathered the con- tents and departed. near Great Northern ‘depot or the - !