Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 28, 1912, Page 1

T.H.,E B VOLUME 9. NUMBER 282. RUSH EXPECTED TO CASS LAKE LAND M. N. Koll, Acting for State Immi- gration Commissioner Answers Inquiries. FIRST SETTLER WILL WIN But Must Not Enter Homestead Be- fore Lists Are Made Up and Filed. NOT ALL TIMBER LOGGED Only Norway and White Pine Have Been Taken—Other Varieties Are Left Cass Lake, Magch 28.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—The indications are that when the list of lands to be opened to settlement is filed this| spring there will be the biggest nlsh\ for them yet witnessed here. M. N | | Koll, to whom the State lmmlgl‘alionl Commissioner, Mr. Maxfield, Northern Minnesota [mmigration | Commissioner, Mr. Mackenzie, andj the advertising department of one of the large railroads, have been refer- ring inquires concerning the opening has answered several hundred within | the last two months, and within the|. last week has received so many that hie is unable to answer them all per-| sonally. He has given the following state-| ment concerning the probable open- inf. of these lands: “The manner of opening these; lands is as follows; after the win- ter’s logging operations are over and the snow has sufficently disappeared, to permit the careful checking up of the lands to see if all the Norway and white pine has been cut, and that the logs have all been moved from the land, Hon. William ONel\,, Superintendent of Logging, sends| his men out to check up the lands: that are cleared of these two kinds of timber. After this has been done, lists are prepared of such lands, re- serving however, such which are needed for logging roads to other tracts farther from landings. When these lists are ready, he files them in the local United States Land Office. From the moment these lists are filed all the lands listed, therein, are subject to settle- ment under the homestead laws, but not yet subject to entry. Intending homesteaders in order to be ready to make immediate settlement on the lands, in order to stand an equal chance with others, ought to have their lands selected in advance and be ready at a moments notice to enter them and make settlement. Lands, heretcfore, taken under simi- lar openings, practically all went in- side of twenty-four hours from the time of filing the lists. The bona fide settler who first gets on the land can win out against all comers, provided he does not enter the land before the list is filed. If he makes settlement, before the list is filed, he will be treated as a tres- passer and will lose his rights as against the first settler who complies with the rules.” “It is very probable that the list! of lands to be opened. for settlement, will be filed between the middle of May and the end of the first or sec-| ond week in June. This idea is based on the date of opening last vear and the condition of the woods for examination at the present time. The departments are not allowed to give definite advance information as to just what lands are to be opened, nor when, and it is useless to write them for such information. The only way the prospective settler has of arriving approximately at the degeription is, to find out from some-| one who has investigated, where the; logging has been completed. In a general way, it can be stated that the opening list will contain the! lands cut over this last winter in! the following towns: township 148,| range 27, and township 148, range| 28, most easily reached from Deer| River, or Blackduck by team. Near- est postoffice Max, Minnesota. Town- ship 146, 81 and 32, situated in the south-east- ern corner of Beltrami county, a few miles north of Cass Lake, and most easily reached from here. Town- ship 148, range 26, will have two sections, and is near the Itasca log-! ging road, out of Deer River. “It is to be understood, in a gen- eral way, that all these tracts con-! tain more or less timber of other varieties which has not been logged, (Continued -on Page 8) — the | log |} ineers in the state. ibooklet describing Northern Minne- and townshiip 147, ranges| PR EAAAS A A A @ CURRENT EVENTS. e 0000000086060 00600¢ Crookston Man Suicides, of Andrew Tuesday afternoon. Hulger had cut his throat from ear to ear and the razor was lying by his side. Te leaves a wife and three children. Il health is believed to have induced him to commit the act. . C. G. Johnson Changes Offices. C. G. Johnson, real estate and stock broker, who has had his offices in the Miles building has rented offices at 212 Beltrami avenue, near the Anderson employment offices and will there conduct his real estate and loan business. The rooms he will occupy are being fitted up today and will be in shape for occupancy about April 1. - New Homestead Law. Washington, March 28.—The House yesterday passed a bill reduc- ing .from five to three years the period of residence required on home- stead lands before patents are issued. It also permits entrymen and their families to absent themselves from their land for five months in every year. The bill has alréady passed the Senate. . Planning for Good Roads. Spartenburg, S. C., March 28.— The large attendance at the open-| ing here today of the convention of | the Southern Appalachian Good | Roads association gave evidence of | the general interest in the good roads movement manifested in this section of the country. The convention will be in session two days and will devote its time principally to the discussion | of the following highways: Ashe-| | ville-Spartanberg, Asheville-Green- | ville, Charlotte-Asheville, Columbia-| Spartanberg-Asheville and Knoxville- 1 Atlanta. . Nikisch Orchestra Coming Over. Londan, March 28 —Arthur Ni- kisch, the famous musical conductor and the members of the London Symphony orchestra, one hundred strong, with all their valuable instru-| ments, which alone are insured for more than a half million dollars, are among the passengers of the liner, Baltic, which sailed today for New York. The famous orchestra, under its brilliant leader, will make a con- cert tour of twenty-one days through the United States and Canada, travel- ing as far as Denver to the West and Toronto and Montreal to the North. . To Discuss Educational Problems. Waterloo, Ia.. March 28.—More than a thousand teachers from the| northeastern part of the state are in attendance at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ association, which opened here today for a three days’ session. Many important educational prob4 lems will be discussed at the general meetings and sectional conferences and a list of speakers includes many distinguished educators, among them Superintendent Carroll G. Pearse of Milwaukee, president of the National Teachers’ association, Hon. Henry G. Pattengil, former state superintend- ent of schools of Michigan; President F. A. Cotton, of the Wisconsin State Normal and others. . * Thomas Greene Dead. Minneapolis, March 28.—Thomas Greene, chief engineer of the Soo railroad died here yesterday after- noon in his apartments at the Plaza. Death was caused by Bright’s disease. He had been ill for three weeks. Mr. Greene had been identified with the Soo railroad for twenty-five years and was one of the most noted engi- His last great work was the construction of the St. Croix bridge, on the new Soo cut off from St. Paul, which is said to be the highest and longest in the world. Mr. Greene will be remembered by many Bemidji people as he was ac- tive in the work of the construction of the new Soo road when it came through here two years ago. - New Soo Folder. W. H. Killen, land commigsioner of the Soo road, has just issued a new sota, what it is, what is has done and what is still to be done. The book {is well illustrated by half tones and filled with facts and figures of in- terest to prospective settlers. the back page is an add for the Nor- thern Minnesota Development nssoc-! |iation which calls attention to the fact that this part of the state is noted for gocd air, good water and {good grasses. The add also states ithat the association has a perma- (nent exhibit in Minneapolis but that it sells no land. Commissioner Mac- Crookston, March 28.-—The body Hulger was found in a Great Northern box car about 4:30 Oni, you to have it. you neglect to pay up. to keep The pubhshers., i AFTER TODAY-=-There'll be two more days in which to make your advance payment on the Daily. Pioneer. Are you still among the few whnp have not paid up?-- Better get busy if you want the pa You’ve had several notices by mail direct and have been con- stantly notified through the columns of the Pioneer as to the new rate and when it goes into effect, If you are not paid up by Saturday night of this week the Daily Pioneer will stop coming to you. With all the notices you have had you should not feelat all peevish when you are included among the “Quitters,” as you surely will be if you're not paid up. Of course there’ll be some who will quit, but according to the way they are pt}ylng up they’ll be in a de- cidedly scattering minority. If you want the paper we want re even more anxious that you get it than you are, so do nqt place the blame on them if coming to you, April first is the day. -|W A. Gould, T. J. Burke, Speakers at Tuesday Meeting Bring Different Figures On Slash Removal. CONDITIONS NoT SIMILAR (Continued from Wednesday.) - Cost of Burning. Professor Austin Cary: “My ac- tual experience in cutting and burn- ing slash is none, and still as a mat- ‘ter of general information I have fol- lowed the matter as near as I could, Mr. Cox asked me about a month ago. to take a trip of inspection, and I have picked up what information I could as to the cost of slash disposal. One of the camps on the St. Louis river, one of the Cloquet Lumber company camps, where the slash was handled as cutting proceeded, figured out the cost and their figures were about like this: With a thick stand of Norway and white pine, about 20,000 to the acre, they would put on one extra swamper behind each saw and figured the cost of disposal of slash after that period at about fifteen cents a thousand. “I will say this, that when they start out first and the foreman does not understand the business, it costs considerable more. On lower stands, say twelve or fifteen thousand, it runs a little higher, according to the experience of that camp, about twenty-five cents per thousand. That (Continued on iast pag®) kenzle has copies of the booklet for distribution. Boy Arrelte(l.r A Nymore boy wasin .izouce court | this morning charged ‘with stealing brass from the M."& I. ' He is sixteen years old. ! = .&& From thkdnefi The Commercial club has arranged for a dinner to be served Farmers day. E. W. Smith, of Parker’s Prairie, has been announced to speak. - Special bargains are being offered by the stores. Home talent play in the evening promises to be a success. . New.Steenerson Bill, ‘Washington, March gréessman Steenerson yesterday in- troduced a bill limiting the juris- diction of Federal courts to cases where the sum involved is over $10,- 000, instead of $3,000 as at present. The new bill is designed to prove a relief to the common people from high priced litigation. From the Court House. Iver Iverson found “Not Guilty” by the jury last night after it had been out four hours. William .Sly will be sentenced this afternoon. The jury is being drawn in the case of the state vs. Cook, charged with carnel knowledge of a child under the age of consent. A marriage li- cense was issued to Mary Grafenius and Andrew Johnso; SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IN ENGLAND 28.—Con- | nue, BURNING COSTS MONEY EXTR A BUILDINGS CONDEMNED ; < :.Three Ordered Removed By State Fire Marshall Following Re- cent Investigation. MORE ORDERS MAY FOLLOW Three Bemidji buildings have been ordered removed because of danger of fire. The action was taken by the state fire marshall’s office following the inspection made last week by in- surance men the day of the fire pre- vention meeting Others were or- dered to clean up. Following is a list of the orders issued: R. F. Murphy, 313 Beltrami ave- to remove rubbish in rear of furniture store. Brinkman theatre, to repair mov- ing picture booth within thirty days. Majestic theatre, to rebuild mov- ing picture booth within a period of thirty days. Join Goodman, to remove one and one-half story frame shed on rear | of lot 9, block 18, within thirty days. Lycan and company, to remove one story from shed in rear of lot 17, block 18, within thirty days. George Tanner and Andrew Clavin, to remove two story from building known as the “Star theatre,” situat- ed on lots 18 and 19, block 17, with- in sixty days. A. M. Wallace, writing from the fire marshall’s office, says that other orders. may be expected within a few da; © Commercial Club Committees. ¢ 5000000060060 6060 “THe committee of committées, ap- pointed at the annual meeting of the Commercial club, has made the fol- lowing report: To the board of directors of the eB- midji Commercial club: The committe on committees, hav- ing carefully considered the subject (matter referred to it, respectfully submit the following list of standing FACTORY ASSURED Directors of the - Commercial Club Complete Pending Financial Arrangements. committees for the ensuing year: Executive—W. A. Gould, Lycan, T. J. Burke. Finance—W. N. Bowser, L. George, G. E, Carson. House—J. L. George, Hughes, H. C, Baer, John Graham, E. A. Barker. F. W. Rhoda, H. C. Baer. Advisory—OC. man, G. M. Torrance, A. A. Andrews, H. J. Loud, J. Fleckenstein, E. W. Johnson, Henry Funkley. Public Affairs—B. ' W. . Lakin, chairman, W. N. Bowser, C. M. Ba- con, A. R. Erickson, K. K. Roe, W. B. Stewart, W. C. Klein, J E. Black, W. A. Currie, C. E. Battles, Philip Gill. John Moberg, J..P. Lahr, George Cochran, L. F. Johnson. Reception—A. P. White, chair- man, D. L. Stanton, F. S. Lycan, E. A. Barker, W, N. Bowser, R. Gil- more, C. W. Warfield, A. G. Wedge, G. M Palmer, W. P. Dyer, T. 8. Irvine, N. E. Given, W. C. Hagen. Industrial—A. G. Wedge, chair- man, B. W. Lakin, W: A. Gould, A. A, Warfield, F. E. Brink- man; T. J. Burke, A. B. Palmer, J. Swedback, T. J. Dea, Harry Koors. Agriculture—A. P. Ritchie, chair- man, W. G. Schroeder, J. J. Opsahl, W. P. Dyer, A. H. Jester, 0. B. Grotte, J. P. Lahr, H. W. Alsop, Geo. Cochran, Jr., E. H. Smith. Trafic—T. A. McCann, chairman, T. 8. Irvin, G. A. Walker, W. H. Gemmell, J. M. Richards, David Gill, J. J. Opsahl, A. L. Molander, T. J. Burke, W. H. Donovan, C. Cominsky. Puble Highways—F. S. Lycan, .- J. Bourgeois, . G... E. Rreatz, B. J. Swedback, John Mo- berg, E. H.-Marcum, A. Lord, J. T. Tuomy, R. Gilmore, W. A. Gould. Civic Improvement—W. P, Dyer, chairman, J. C. Parker, L. P. Eck- strum, A. E. Harris, Geo. Stein, F. M. Malzahn, Ike Blooston, D. R. Bur- gess, G. W. Rhea, John Moberg. Realty—W. L. Brooks, chairman, G. M. Torrance, E. J. Swedback, John Moberg, A. L. Molander. Publictty—G. E. Carson, chairman, F. M. ¥3lzahn, Earl Geil; F. A. Wil- son, H. H. Mayer, J. J. Opsahl, E. H. Marcum. Insurance and Fire Protection— G. M. Torrance, chairman, W. C. Klein, Frank Lane, Matt Phibbs, H. W. Algop, J. R. Given, W. F. Marcum, R. F. Murphy. Building—R. H. Schumaker, chair- man; G. E. Kreatz, E. H. Denu, M. B, Smith, R. L. Given, B. H. Marcum. Entertainment—T. J Burke, chair- man, W. Wt Browne, J. Q. Harris, F. ‘Welsh, Howard H. Lambert, G. T. Baker, L .A. Ward, Lee LaBaw, Otto Bergh, H. M. Stan- ton, F. 8. Lycan, C. W. Warfield, E. F. Netzer, S. Stewart. Membership—T. S. Ervin, chair- man, A. B. Palmer, F. M. Malzahn, F. A. Wilson, J. M. Richards, T. S. McCann, E. H. Denu, N E. Given. In selecting these committees, we have, as nearly as practicable, fol- lowed the usual rule of “old grada- tion, where each second stands heir unto the first.” Respectfully submitted, F. S. ARNOLD, Chairman A. P. WHITE, J. L. GEORGE, R. H. SCHUMAKER, ‘W. A. GOULD. Teachers - Graduation Exercises. Graduating exercises of the Ber- éan Teachers Training Class will be held at the First Methodist Episco- pal church Friday evening, March 29. A program has been arranged for, which consists of the following lumbers: Song-Come. Thau Almighty King, 3 teseeoie... Audience Invocation. .....Rev. C. H. Flesher Song—Will keep it rolling round the world. ...Sunday School class Paper—The Modern Sunday School ... .Mrs, M. B, Cunningham Paper—God’s Plan for- His People, .Mrs. Anna Denu Paper——.lesus Christ and his early Dunning 2 d s Mrs. M. Phibbs ° Williams Eye Burned. J: Williams, -linotype: operator chair- man, F. S. Arnold, A. P. White, F. S. chair- man, W. L. Brooks, W. A.-Gould, J. chairman, C. R. Sanborn, L. G. Crothers, Thos. Auditing—F. S. Arnold, chairman, W. Stanton, chair- IN OPERATION BY AUGUST 1 Present Plans Call for Employment of Between 100 and 200 Hands. MARKET FOR WASTE WOOD Jack Pine and Poplar Bolts Formerly Useless Will Now Have a Cash Value, A Dox factory employing between 100 and 200 men will be in opera- tion in Bemidji by August 1, ac- cording to an announcement made public this morning by the directors of the Commercial club. The factory will be located on the east shore of the lake midway between the mills of the Crookston and Bemidji lum- ber companies. Construction work will start as soon as the frost is out B.|of the ground. Corporation papers are being drawn under the laws of Wisconsin by E. E. Kenfield, of Cass Lake, Minn.; M. S. Lamoreaux, of Chicago; and O. A. Lamoreaux, of Washburn, Wis. The charter name will con- tain the word “Bemidji.”” The com- and cratings and already has several long contracts with sewing machine, * oil, and barbed wire manufacturers. “In order to get the company to lo- cate in Bemidji, it was necessary for the"banks ‘and citizens-to. subscribe- to a loan of $20,000 on bonds which will be issued after the company has actually invested a like amount. The company is being incorporated with a capital of $50,000. It is not known at this time if any local men will be interested in the management of the plant. The factory will be of great bene- fit to the farmers in the vicinity of Bemidji as it gives a market to their jack pine and poplar bolts. - Here- tofore, this kind of timber has been but a waste and has increased the cost of clearing their farms. With a market established, these woods will be turned from a loss to a profit. | The factory will also be a market for waste bolts from the local mills. Original plans for the site of the plant call for a tract of twenty acres. Of this amount, seventeen acres were appropriated by the Crookston and Bemidji lumber com- - | panies that being all the land they owned between the two mills. The three acres needed to complete the tract are owned by the Minnesota and International road and it is ex- pected that Mr. Gemmel will see that this is made available for the com- pany. Construction work will start within a few weeks. Plans call for a concrete, steel and brick struc- ture. iTEW PHONE AT FARRIS Covers Territory But Recently Open- ed to Settlement. Cnu’ Lake, March 28.—Special. The Tri-county co-operative Tele- phone association has just organized with its principal place of business at Farris. The officers of the new association are: G. L. Pierson, of Guthrie, president; T. E. Jondahl, of Guthrie, vice-president; N. J. Nel- son, of Farris, secretary; J. P. Schmidt, of Farris, treasurer; and these with the following constitute the first board of directors: Louis Suther, Andrew Norell, and Jonas Lilquist. ) The line will start about two miles this side of Guthrie where they connect with a farmers’ line, which has been in operation since last summer. It will cover the territory between that line and Cass Lake, tak- ing in about ten miles of territory which was only opened to homestead entry, two years 8go, but is now well gettled. Connections will be made with the Northwestern and the farm- erg will be in touch wuh the out- side world, 1t is apparent, that homesteading, in the vicinity of Cass Lake, does not present the pioneering problems that it does in other places, and it at the Ploneer, . was struck in the right eye by by hot type metal yes- terday afternoon. The eye was lightly burned but it is not exnected t will-impare his sight, ; is' for. that reason, that the lands that are opened to settlement, in this vicinity, are nil 80 eagerly tak- an even down to three, five and ten pany purposes to manufacture boxes