Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 6, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI i B istorical Sosety: " VOLUME 7. NUMBER 221. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, ENTIRE ROUTE OF SO0 HAS BEEN FINALLY SELECTED The Plummer-Moose Lake Road Is Being Graded at All Points Along the Line, With Two Exceptions.— Construction Is Progressing. The Soo engineers who have been operating in the country north-west from Moose Lake, establishing the| . R = 2 ]‘Cuyuna line, which is a sixty-mile main-line the Soo railway will use in building its right-of-way which road from Plummer to Moose Lake, | have completed their work and the company’s locating engineers have | filed their selections, definitely locat- miles of right-of-way, which extends to the Mississippi river north of Aitkin. The steel is all laid on the branch of this main road. Dale & Gardner are grading the Deerwood branch out of Aitkin, which 1sa branch of the Cuyuna The balance of the grading this point northwestward line. from ing the route of the entire line; and | toward Moose Lake has been let to the work of building the road proper | Bemidji and eight miles heyond, and has progressed rapidly of late. There is but one point along the line where every foot of the right of- way has not been definitely deter- mined and the exact method of con- struction decided upon, and that is where the line crosses the Great Northern railway, !{ mile west of; Schley (east of Cass Lake). The company has not definitely deter- mined whether to construct an over- head bridge at this point or use the| regulation grade crossing. However, it is expected that this matter will be finally settled within a very few days. The general run of the line ex- tends from Moose Lake to the Leech Lake dam, east of Leech lake, thence northward to the crossing of the Great Northern, near Schley; and from the crossing the Soo line parallels the Great Northern through Cass Lake, Farris, Rosby and Bemidji, westward to Wilton, and will be built but a short distance north of the Great Northern railway. From a point almost directly north of Wilton, the Soo will gradually extend in a northerly course, bearing westward, »nd will cross the Clearwater river at the Nelson dam. Extending westward, the road will cross the southeast leg of Four-Legged lake; thence the road extends a quarter of a mile north to Leonard postoffice, and from Leonard directly northwest- ward to Plummer. The construction of this road from Moose Lake to Plummer will be comparatively easy, although there are some cuts that will require con- siderable heavy work. There is one cut of 70,000 yards through a hill at Nelson dam; another cut of 85,000 yards at Roughey Brook, near Leon- ard.The balanceof theentire grade.is what might be called “common’” grade, averaging about 1,800 yards to the mile. The work of grading is progress- ing very satisfactorily, and the Soo officials are keeping their contractors busy “slinging dirt” all along the line. From Moose Lake toward the Leech Lake dam there has already been graded and rails laid on fifty with the exception of one small “stretch” at that point the con- tractors are busy on the line to Plummer. Boyd & Young have the contract to grade four miles from a point southwest of Hi!l City, northward to Leech Lake dam; M. W. Barnard will grade thirteen and one-half miles of the road south of Hill City. Holmquist & Company have four and one-half miles near Remer post- office; Murphy Brothers & Erickson, fourteen miles from Sand Lake and Boy river; Peter Nelson, twelve and one half miles from Skelly’s Land- ing to the Leech Lake dam. Fred Baxter has six miles to grade from the dam to a point southwest of Bena; F. J. Mann, seventeen miles to Cass Lake; Richard Evans, sixteen miles, Cass Lake to Bemidji; John Moberg, eight miles from the Mississippi river, in Bemidji, to a puint north of Wilton. At this point there are six miles of the right-of-way for which the con- tract to grade has not yet been let. Gus Lindell has the contract to grade three and one-half miles to the Clearwater river, at the Nelson dam; C. C. Smith & company are grading six miles from the Clearwater river to Four-Legged lake. There are sixteen miles of right- of-way from Four-Legged Lake, northwestward, the contract to grade which has not yet been let. On the west end of the line to Plummer there are thirty miles to grade which Higgins & McDonald and Sandeen & Thoren are grading at the present time. The contractors having greatest number of miles to grade are for the most part using steam shovels. ==All grading contracts in which the Soo has entered for the con- structicn of this line call for the grading to be completed July 1; and the Soo company will positively have all the steel laid in ample time to haul the big crops of 1910 grain along their line in North Dakota and Northern Minnesota to Duluth. The firm of Barbeu & Hickcox of Minneapolis have contracted to build all of the bridges and culverts along the entire line. SPEGIAL OFFIGERS HAVE NO FIGHT WITH WHITES, Are Simply Protecting the Indians, In Matter of Liquor Traffic Among Reds. That the officials of the U. S. Indian department have no inten- tion of closing all the saloons in what is known as the ‘‘Indian coun- try” of Minnesota (made so by the| provisions of Indian treaties) is! assured by a statement made by one of the special officers who has been | working in this section for some! time past. The board of county commission—! ers had before them an application for a renewal of license from Chris. Rogers of Shotley, a place on the south shore of Upper Red lake, close to the line of the Red Lake reservation. Mr. Rogérs had been the subject of investigation by H. A. Larson,a special officer of the Indian service, and on a former occasion the special officer requested the board to re- voke his license, which was notdone. At the present meeting of the board, the county license for Beltrami county was raised from $500 to $1000, and Mr. Rogers decided not to take out a license. Mr. Larson addressed the board on the subject of liquor selling, in itsrelation to the Indians and the Indian department, and said: “It is not the intention of the Indian departmennt to invoke the provisions of the Indian treaty at places where the Indians ‘do not frequent. We have no quarrel with the white man; it is simply. our desire to protect the Indian. “We have no intention of strictly enforcing the provisions af the treaty, in all of whatis known as ‘Indian country’ under the treaty, which would embrace the larger part of your state. But we insist that liquor be kept away from the ‘red brother,’ and saloons will be closed where we know that sold or given liquor.” Indians are Additional last page. local matter on Selling in Flask Becoming Unpopular. At a meeting called yesterday afternoon by the local liquor men a resolution was passed to discon- tinue the sale of liquor in bottles, and in the future there will be no bottle business done in the local saloons. This resolution also includes beer. This is a good move on the part of our saloon keepers and the move will certainly be appreciated by the government officials.—Kelli- her Journal. The saloonkeepers in the majority of the towns in this section where liquor is still being sold are. adopt- ing the plan of the Kelliher “refresh- ment” men and will not allow. a *'zo-between” who buys whisky in a flask and then delivers the “for- bidden firewater” to his red brother, realizing handsomely on the tran- saction. It would be well for Bemidji saloonkeepers to adopt the plan of flask of liquor to leave their premises, | thus thwarting the efforts of the refusing to sell liquor in flask™” Prices are slashed to ribbo; the knife has again cut dee the low prevailing prices at Be 3f sacrifice sale of suits and 1 You can buy now for you « price. Cood Clothes o 3 clothes and the matter. - But the trou: what we go. ! $2.85 for odds and worth $4.00. Nothing Else ar S There WillBe an Initiation, and Much Imjortant Business Will | Be Transacted. other | g ¥ o Overcoats worth $35 and $30 at $22 | Overcoats worth $25 and $28 at $18 $26.00 and - $25.00 Suits at $18.00 Overcoats worth $20 and $22 at $15 $22.00 and $20.00 Suiis at $15.00 - Final One-Week Clearance Saturday will be the finish of this One-Week Sale. In order to make a banner week we have added many new lines of short lots to re- inforce the assortment of patterns and sizes. You'll find amazing values. $3.85 for broken lots: Florshgim Shoes worth §5 finest patent colt in-button or blucher styles; good lasts; all sizes. To.clean up.quickly at $3.85. You can use a pair of these regardless of your present supply. The ends in Walk-Over shoes V27 CLOTHING HOUSE Here's Something Worth While You'll find it worth while to-buy some of these ood things to wear right now, whether you need any of them or not; we're cleaning up the winter stocks now, getting things in shape to re- ceive our new spring goods, which will soon be upon us.. r & Marx Clothes Clearing clean-up; we've got some good things ordinary course of business; nothing noi'as good as the things that were sold. is-we haven't sold them; and that’s hall, and it is desired by Exalted Ruler F. S. Lycan to make the meeting a “hummer,” and start the year off in a splendid manner. There will be an initiation, and all brethren should be present to hand out the “glad hand” and other things that are so necessary on an occasion of this kind. ‘“The more the merrier” applies especially toan initiation in the B. P. O. E, 50 be on hand early, “Bill,” prepared to contribute your genial personality and good words for 1910. All visiting Elks are cordially invited to attend the meeting and tell a few new ones. District Court at Grand Rapids. Lee LeBaw, court 'reporter for Judge C. W. Stanton, left this noon for Grand Rapids. He stated, before leaving, that Judge Stanton was due to arrive in Grand Rapids at noon today, and that court would be resumed for Itasca county this after- noon, the term having been adjourn- ed prior to the holidays. It is expected that the Itasca - | term will last well into the month of March, as many criminal and civil| cases yet remain to be tried. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNTY TO USE DOENITZ’S TAXATION PROPOSITION Claimed This Abstract System Will Add Much to Amount Of Taxes Collectable.—County Board Has Been Handling Much Work, * The board of county commission- ers of Beltrami county have accepted the proposition of the August Doenitz company of Duluth to furnish the county with the August Doenitz abstract taxation system, by the use of which it is believed that many thousands of dollars worth cf assessable property will be added to the tax rolls of the county| which cannot be secured by the usual methods 1n vogue in getting taxa- tion correct. Mr. Doneitz appeared before the board yesterday and made thefollow- ing proposition: L “To furnish the county with a copy of all government plats and field notes as are on file in the U. S. land offices, exceptin towns which Subscribe for The Pioneer. may remain unsurveyed; to furnish Money Cheerfully Refunded Theéy i¢ airwiings you wani; fdart Schaffner & Marx clothes; and all other good wearables we're known to have; we intend. to sell these things too; and we'll make some prices on them that will be an inducement to you to buy now some things you're sure to want later, if not at once. You can treat yourself to a new Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoat now; finish the winter with it and have it ready for next fall. some good ones at these prices: . Three Great Lots Here are Great Suit Advantages $35.00 and $30.00 Suits at $22.00 We're clearihg deck for spring goods in boys’ “Best Ever’: suits; cer- $3.95 for hoys' ‘‘Best ‘Ever” suits worth to $6.50 tainly a decided mid-season advantage for mothers. The usual $5, $6 and $6.50 boys’ “Best Ever” suits at $3.95. $7,'$7.50, $8 and $8.50 Suits at $4.65. blde prints bound in book form and agree to make proper notations on plats of all vacant government lands, homstead, timber and stone, and scrip applications: furnish list of lands taken from tract books of U. S. land offices at Cass Lake and Crookston, showing all cash and scrip entries, giving name of entry- men and date’ of entry and all en- tries on which receivers final receipt has been issued, and in fact all entries by which title from the U. S. to individuals or corporations has been conveyed, except such descriptions which the state has acquired from the U. S. for the sum of $10 per government township plat thereof.” Mr. Doenitz submitted letters from the auditors of Itasca and Cass counties, in which it was stated that the use of the Doenitz system had resulted in securing several thous- and dollars in taxes, adding a large amount of property to the tax rolls that had escaped observation despite the most rigorous search of officials. The board considered a proposi- tion submitted by the Merwick- Mitchess company, chartered accountants, to examine and check the accounts and all records in the county auditor’s office, and submit report of same, the company to charge $15 per day for ‘an operator to supervise the work and 310 per day for at least one assistant. The firm has performed the work of examining the records of the county treasurer of Itasca county. The offer was laid on the table. The Beltrami County Abstract company made a proposition to revise the tax books of the county, agreeing to guarantee that all prop- erty.was properly placed on the tax rolls. Thisoffer was taken under advisement, A petition was read, wherein J. C. Dodge requested the establishment of a new road, extending three and one-half miles southeast from Spur 106.. The petition was rejected. A hearing was set for March 3 on the petition relative to establishment and revision of school districts No. 81 and 124, Commissioners Fellows and Clementson were appointed a com™ mittee to view a proposed road near the Canadian boundary, in the northwest corner of the county, they to report to the board March 3. Dr. Henderson and Commissioners Clementson and Peterson were reap- pointed to constitute the county board of health. The application of M. B. Russell for abatement of taxes on certain lands near Kelliher was rejected. ‘The board decided to recommend to the State Tax commission to can- cel certificates of absolute sale Nos. 44-45-46. The bonds of the Security State Bank of Bemidji and the First State Bank of Kelliher as county deposi- tories were approved. The board of audit, composed of Chairman Viggo Peterson, County Auditor Hayner and Clerk of Court Rhoda, met and approved the bonds of the banks as stated above, and placed the amount of permanent de- posit of county funds at $60,000 and raised'the amounts which will be de- posited in the different banks of the county, with the exception -of the First National Bank at Blackduck, which is said to have had more than the others heretofore. The time of the county board this forenoon was, taken up, principally, in the consideration of bills, audit- ing and allowing and rejecting the same, and but little other business was transacted, before dinner. Come to the slaughter sale at Berman’s. In abdition to the already deep cut in prices we are making an extra special reduction on suits and coats this week.