Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 2, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12. N0, 5, AUDITOR OUTLINES RULES OF LAND SALE Gives Information Regardi.né Govern~ ment Property to Be Sold For De- linquent Interest on Ditch Liens CITES EXAMPLE OF PURCHASE Purchasers Must Pay $1.25 Per Acre, and in ‘Addition Attached Fees if Bid is Accepted James L. George, county auditor of Beltrami county, under whose charge the Government land sale for delin- quent interest on ditch liens which is to be held here on May 11, will be held, has given out the following in- formation concerning the sale, to, ‘which it is estimated by Fred Sher- man, immigration commissioner, and W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation 2,000 land seekers will at- tend: After a ditch has been established by the Court, the contract for con- struction is let, and a Lien is filed against all the lands benefited by the ditch, 'whether owned privately or by the Government. This Lien extends for twenty years, the principal payable in fifteen an- nual installments after the first five years, the interest on all unpaid bal- ance every year. If the first year’s interest is not paid, it becomes delinquent with other taxes of that year, and is ad- vertised with other taxes, and sold at the annual Tax Sale, which takes place on the second Monday of May in each year. Under the terms of the ‘“Volstead Act” of May 20th, 1908, purchasers at this Tax Sale, niay bid on thesé Government lands, and are entitled to file on the unentered lands for homesteads, provided they possess the required homestead qualifications and pay to the Government the mini- mum price of $1.25 per acre, and the GENERAL CARRANZA. || Only Obstacle lpmnlnlnp to Mediation - Program. - ® 1913, by American Press Association. at the time of sale, which statement must be tendered to the County Trea- surer at once with cash or certified checks for the amount called for, for which receipt will be given by the Treasurer, These receipts must be surrendered to the County Auditor who will issue Tax Sale Certificates to the purchas- er. 5 As it is necessary for a separate certificate to be issued for each tract, it will require considerable time to make them and complete the records, it will save time for all if the pur- chasers will leave their receipts at ‘the Auditor’s office as soon as they get them from the Treasurer, and call for the Certificates later. The impression has been given in a letter previously issued from this of- fice, that a purchaser of a Tax Cer- (Government fees, on presentation of [tificate could transfer or assign his the Tax Certificate at the Land of-|certificate to another person who has fice. a homestead right, but the Land The Act also provided that any ex-|Department has ruled recently that cess of money received by the Coun-|this cannot be done. ty Auditor over and above the Total| FProbably for the reason that such Drainage Assessment shall be paid to | Procecdure would open a way to the Government as a bonus for the|SPeculation, which the Government land, before a patent shall be issued. | Wishes to prevent. - In accordance with this provision,| NO affidavit or power of attorney bids for any amount will be consider- | 1S necessary or will be required by ed by the Auditor in making the sale. | this office from purchasers. ~ Bat This amount up to the amount of |the Land Offices will require them the Total Drainage Assessment will | When you file on the land. And un- be credited to the Ditch Lien on the|less the purchaser has the require- land, and a satisfaction filed with |ments necessary for homesteading, it the Register of Deeds to that effect.|Would be useless for him to purchase All over and above the amount of | Certificate. the Total Ditch Assessment will be| The Total Drainage assessment on paid to the Register of the Land of- these lands varies from less than one fice of the district in which the land | dollar per acre, to above four dollars is located. an acre. It can be definitely as- certained from the Auditor’s records For An Example what the assessment is on any parti- The S\Vl/‘ of the NEI/[ of Section | .y1ar tract. 28, Town 153, Range 30 is on the On almost all Drainage Liens, delinquent tax list for §4.68, Deing|yyorg j5 an assessment against the ‘the amount of delinquent interest for Towns through which the Ditch runs, 1912 against that tract, account of |, yocount of the benefits accuring Ditch No. 10 Lien. from the Roads, of which there is an The total assessment against this average of mearly a mile for every forty is $116.80 from benefits deriv-| 1o ¢ Diteh. ed from that ditch, which with the‘ This assessment and .the interest interest for 1913, being to June 1st yporeon g divided equally among all 1914, and which amounts to $7.01, the real property in the Town. In would make a total of $123. 81. some cases the interest amounts to Now if several parties interested|y .+ » fow cents per forty. in this particular tract, should bid| Apn eycess or bonus bid for these it up to $4.00 an acre over and above |}, as can only be taken as a bonus the delinquent tax, the Lien would|y; 4po Government, as there is no be satisfied entirely, and the balance, | jjon on the land itself. $36.19 would be paid to the Govern- While the Auditor and his force ment as a bonus. are willing to give all the informa- Should the bids only reach $2.00|(ion iy their power regarding the an acre on this tract, the Lien would | g1 it mygt be remembered that he be satistied to the extent of $80.00, 05505005 no information as to the leaving a balance of $43.81 to be quality or kind of land, or as to paid during the last years of the Lien |y o is entered or unentered lands. and on which interest would have 0| mpat information can only be secured be paid every year. from the land offices. The County Auditor has nothing to| 1¢ yoy big on the wrong tracts, it do with the Land Office end of the|is 5 matter which cannot be remed- business. - He issues the certificates (o4 All the taxes listed are for to the purchasers, but cannot tell|g1e byt not all the lands are open you whether you are bidding on the|go; homestead entry. right piece of land or not. He does ‘The County has made no provi- not know which of the descriptions|gion for maps or plats. advertised are vacant lands subject Township plats of checkings can to entry; Entered lands not proved|pe obtained at the Land Offices at up; or lands proved up which have|casq Lake or Crookston. not been reported at the time the| - . CARRANZANOWONLY OBSTACLE T0 PEACE Fails to Reply to Proposal for an Armstice—Prospects Certain MEDIATORS ISSUE NO NOTICE Not Prepared to Make Any Statement On Mexican -Issues -Involved— 1,500 Americans in Mexico City ‘Washington, May 2.—To what ex- tent mediation between the United States and Huerta would be affected by a refusal of the Carranza element to suspend military operations against Huerta pending mediation was the chief question confronting the South American mediators when they re. sumed their sessions at the Argentina legation. The midnight “conference between the mediators and Secretary Bryan, lasting for more than two hours, had established definitely that the United States and Huerta would suspend mili- tary operations, the only reservation made by the United States being that it would be free to repel any attacks. But Carranza still held aloof from any suspension of hostilities between him and the Mexican federal forces. All efforts, therefore, were directed to have the truce include the warring elements in Northern Mexico, as well as those of the United States and Huerta. Continue to Push Mediation. The work of the mediators, it was learned in authoritative quarters, would proceed steadily, no matter what the final attitude of Carranza was on the question of armistice al- though an adverse decision by him would necessarily restrict the inter- mediation to the main issue between the United States and Huerta. But, if not, it is assumed they will still proceed to the adjustment of the conflict growing cut of the Tampico flag incident, on which President Wil son’s action was justified by con- gress,, the landing of American forces at Vera Cruz and other issues. Meantime, while the exact scope of the mediation was in abeyance pend- ing Carranza’s decision on an arm- istice, the envoys continued their ne- gotiations to secure some middle ground of agreement with all those who could be brougat to accept it. Their morning session began.toward 11 o’clock with the exception of aft ernoon and night sessions. To Make No Stateemnt. They were not prepared to make any statement on the Mexican issues involved, or to what extent they have been broached to the United States or to the Huerta regime. The principal aim of their diplo- macy was to prevent any impasse by having unalterable conditions pre- sented. Coe~al Canada at Vera Cruz report: ed to the staté department that there are sl 1,500 Americans in Mexico City "mable to get out because of in- terrupted raflroad facilities. These are, for the most part, new arrivals in the Mexican capital from the surrounding country. They arrived just after the - depart- ure of the last train for Vera Cruz. Consul Canada has asked the Brazil- fan minister and Admiral Cradock, the British commander, to exert their efforts to restore railroad communci- tlon with the capital. FIRST TRIP TO LAVINIA Captain MacLachlan Officially Opens Lake Bemidji Boating Season ~ Captain W. B. MacLachlan opened ‘the Lake Bemidji boating season yes- terday when he made a trip to La- vinia. He also made his first trip of the season to the Bemidji mill, bringing back the workmen. The ice is now entirely gone, the last bit hav- ing disappeared yesterday. Captain MacLachlan will make his initial ex- cursion trip tomorrow afternoon when he will go around the lake. Feature at Grand “For Napoleon and France,” one of the most popular of the historic pic- ‘tures was shown at the Grand last evening. . The film is six reels in length and delighted the two large audiences which were present. - The list was published. The purchasers| yotta M. Crabtree is the richest must satisfy themselves as to those|,etress in the world. | this evening. Some of the lands advertised were sold last year for the first year’s de- linquent interest, and are advertis- ed again this year for the second year’s interest. These lands have probably been filed on and proved up, but the owners have forgotten or ne- glected to pay the interest for the second year. 3 These matters can only be definite- ly ascertained by a comparison of the Delinquent Tax list with the records of the Land Offices at Cass Lake and Crookston. 2 The Sale will open at ten o’clock on Monday 11 th 1914, and the or- der of sale will be the order in which the lands are listed whether Govern- ment or privately owned. A statement of the amount to be paid will be issued to the purchaser THE CUB REPORTER points. SCOO SISTER, SURE TONIGHTEND 2] OUR HERGIS SEEN HERE. Bl TUST MAKING- EIGHT RM, CoR(THEY QUNEVERYHAR) L RS & & * . ik s * . Wanted i We wish to know. the per- sonal experience of anyone farming in this is interested in_'BOOSTING his District. Tell us jdst what YOU have done sincejcoming to this County—Send a picture of yourself and farm it pos- sible. Give your Postoffice address. “ Write, W. R. MACKENZIR Secretary, Narthern Minn. Development ' : Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. XAA AKX AR KA Kk Ak kkkk Kk ok ok ok kk ok ok ok kdhk ko ok ok KRR KK KKK BEMIDJIWATER APPROVED United States Health Servie Au- alyzes Sixty Samples of- State—Is That Used For Railroad Cars - o MORE THAN HALF CONDEMNED That Bemidji-drinking water is satisfactory is the verdict of the United States Public Health service, which has “just completed an inves- tigation of the water and ice furnish- ed interestate passengers on railroads in Minnesota. Out side of the cities of Minneapo- lis and ‘St. Paul, where the railroads supply their cars with water, the inspectors of the service and the state board * of health inspected the sources of such water'supplies in Du- luth and 59 other outlaying cities and towns in Minnesota, beside chemically analyzing {the water it- self—with the result that of 61 dif- ferent supplies, 31 were refused the approval of the examiners ‘and 29 were approved. The Minneapolis & St. Louis re- fused information as'to-its water supplies. Of the supplies which were re- fused approval, 13 satisfied the chem- ical tests, but were condemned be- cause of the location, environment or construction of the source of sup- ply. These were: For defects of construction: Chat- field, Coleraine, Curris, Eyota, Hull Rust yards, Mitchell, Mountain Iron, Redby, St. James, White Bear, Wyo- ming. Location improper %61 *type—Hl< more. Particular field objection not speci- fied—Zumbrota. But approval was not given in any case where the chemical test was un- satisfied. The highest number of bacteria was found in a well at Redwood Falls, 97,000 to a cubic centimeter. Of the water in towns investi- gater the following were approved: Albert Lea, Bemidji,” Biwabik, ‘Brainerd, Breckenridge, (Crookston, Deer River, Duluth, Eveleth, Glen- coe, Glenwood, Hayfield, Little Falls, Mankato, Montevideo, Morris, Orton- ville, Pipestone, Pokegama Springs, Rochester, Sandstone, Sleepy Eye, Stillwater, Tracy, Two Harbors, Vir- ginia, Willmar, Winona, Worthing- ton, (municipal wells.) The following were refused ap- proval, or the “Black List:” Barnes- ville, Brown’s Valley, Cloquet, Chat- field, Coleraine, Currie, East Grand Forks, Ellsworth, Elmore, Ely, Ey- ota, Grand Rapids, Hull Rust Yards (Hibbing), Jasper, Knife River, Mit- chell, Mountain Iron, New Ulm, Northfield, Rainy Jec., Redby, Red- wood Falls, Rush City, St. James, Sanborn, Staples, Vesta, White Bear, Worthington (railroad wells), Wyo- ming, Zumbrota. AMATEUR NIGHT AT BRINKMAN “Behind the Seenes to be Played for Last Time—Miss Hallet llake! Hit Another crowded house gre ' ed the St. Clair stock company last night, “Behind the Scenes,” the popular comedy-drama being staged. ' Connie Hallet, as Bob, carried the difficult role cleverly and she was ably sup- ported by Ivan Hamby. ‘The play ig one of the best yet produced by the stock company, all of the players be- ing at their best. = Tonight the same ,play will be produced, together with picture wil be shown for the last time™ special Mexican war pictures, and the amateurs. x GO T0 FILEFOR SENATE | BEMIDJI LAWYER ASKS ELECTION Means That Four Candidates at Least Will go Before Voters Requesting Nomination at Primaries et Four candidates at least will be in the race for the senatorial nomina- tion in this legislative district at the June primaries. This was made evident today when L. A. Nord, a real estate dealer of International Palls, in Bemidji for the purpose of hearing the talk of Governor Eber- hart, announced that he will file next week. 2 For some time it has been believed that Nord would become a candidate, but not until today did it become known that he would do so, Friends have endeavored to have him enter the race to such an entent that he finally consented to ask the nomina= tion. Minnesota’s Chief Executive, Who Was Guest of Bemidji Today, and Spoke at High School START NEW SERVIGE SOON General Manager Gemmell, of Minne- sota & International, Says Sleeper Will be Operated Soon as Needed A Blackduck Homsteader Mr. Nord is one of the oldest resi- dent of northern Minnesota, and for about fifteen years has been instru- mental in bringing sellers into this county, and himself owns land near Blackduck which he took as a home- stead before the railroad had reach- ed that point. According to a ruling of Attorney General Smith, the last day for fil- ing is May 7, instead of next Tuesday as generally supposed. Andrews Also to File A. A. Andrews, the Bemidji lawyer, who recently came out favoring|! ‘county option, will_also file before the time limit, as will ApRoberts the Socialist candidate. With F. A. Wil- son, who has already filed, four can- didates will seek the nomination, the two highest at the primaries to go on the general election ballot. EFFORTS APPRECIATED HERE Bemidji’s new train service to the twin cities, which will include a special sleeper, to be - operat- ed only between Bemidji and St. Paul and the day train cafe-observation car, will begin May 30, definitely general manager of the Minnesota & International railroad, who was in the city today. While it was some time ago an- nounced that the mew service would not begin until May 30," Mr. Gem- mell said that the sleeper will be op- erated just as soon as the business ‘'warrants the change, and will be kept running until the business drops off to a marked degree. Bemidji patrons of the Minnesota & International are much pleased with the new plans and appreciate 3 the efforts which afe being made by Swedish Lutheran. the officials,of the road to give this Sunday school at 12. Evening cil'xfltho-'flim service it deserves. service at 8:o'clock.—d:-H. Randahl A= yfr=Gemmell stated*this-morning vastor: that he had some difficulty in secur- ing the observation car service, but that it will be operated until after state fair week, and later if well enough patronized. ' HE KKK KKK KKK KKK KD * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * (R R SRR RS Baptist Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Preach- ing at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. by Dr. M. D. Fuller, D. D. Young people’s meeting at 7 p. m. Midweek prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 p. m. —_— Salvation Army Sunday school at 2:30. Services’ in the evening at 8 p. m. - MANY ENJOY DANCE Affair Given by Band Proves Great Success—Crowd Breaks Record A record breaking crowd was in attendance at the dance given by the Bemidji band last night, and the musicians proved themselves to be entertainers of the “first water.” The hall had been exceptionally well de- corated and the committees in charge of the affair are to be complimented. The mugic was good. Congregational Sunday school at 11 a. m. Preach- ing at 7:30 G. M. Peacock, pastor. Episcopalian Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Ser- mon, 7:30 p. m. Special music by the choir, Miss Mabel Hyland, direc- tor. Archdeacon H. F. Parshall. ERROR IN OVERLAND COPY Presbyterian _— Bible class and Sunday School at 10. Morning worship and sermon at 11. Jr. C. E. at 3. Young peoples meeting at 7. Gospel service at 8. ‘Mid-week seryice for prayer and Bible study on Thursday eyening at 8 p. m. The public is cordially in- vited to all these services. 8. E. P. ‘White, pastor. First Methodist Morning Worship 10:45. -Subject “The Gift of the Sabbath.” ~ Sunday school at 12.00. Junior League at 3:30.. Leader, Florence Bagley. Senior Epworth League 7:00. Even- ing Service 8:00 p. m. There will ‘be special music at morning and evening services. Prayer meeting ‘Thursday at 8:00. Election of Sen- for E. L. officers Monday night at 8:00. Official-Board meeting Wed- nesday night at 8:00. All are cor- dially invited to the services. G. ‘W. Gilman, pastor. >~ C. W. Jewett Makes Correction In Copy Run in Friday’s Edition In .the Overland Advertisement placed in Friday’s Pioneer by the Northern Automobile company of this city a mistake was made in saying that the Overland could have saved “1$350,000,000 if they sacrificed their magneto, the amount should have 'been $3,560,000. Ziegler Pays $10. Prize John Ziegler makes oath on an- other page of this issue that he paid to Avis Guyer. the prize money awarded in the advertising Idea con- test. -He also wishes to state that the judges first chosen to act were changed owing to the fact that two lof them were out of the city. The judges acting were H. C. Baer, John Ley and E. H. Denu., E. A. Barker and family arrived home last evening form St. Charles, Minnesota, where they have ‘been visiting relatives for some time. ‘Women employed - in offfice work in Michigan receive an average of $1.81 a day. By "HOP”. f[BoTTrE wos= 1S DARICWHEN HE DOES| | FWNALLY aRRIVE -LaD PAUSTAR GOT TIRED - AN HIT TH HAY CEE R KRR RE KRR KR )'VERNOR EBERHART * KR EERK KKK IR K KKK stated W. H. Gemmell, of Brainerd, | CORDIAL WELCONE Eberhart Greeted -by Lirgs Number - Who Attended Mesting This After- noon to Hear His Telk T0 GIVE SHOKER THIS EVENING, Chief Execntive Given Auto i‘rip and Taken Through Manufacturing Es- tablishments—Praises That lack of co-operation is the damper which deadens the progress and interfers with the welfare of any community, and that with it almost any desired goal might be: reached; was the substance of Governor Eb- erhart’s address, delivered in the as- sembly hall of the High school build- ing this afternoon. Many Hear Governor In the audience were a large num- ‘ber of the farmers of this vicinity, citizens of Bemidji and persons from neighboring towns and villages, who had come to hear the state’s execu- tive talk on “agriculture.” The ‘governor was well pleased with the ] welcome accorded him and took ad- vantage of the opportunity by saying that he always enjoyed coming to Bemidji, “a city I regard as being of great progressive spirit and a elty of which the state of Minnesota 1s proud.” Visits Lumber Mills, In company with B. W. -Lakin, president of the Bemidji Commercial club, E. H. Dea and Thomas A. Mc- s Cann officials of the Crookston Lum- 3 ber company, Mayor William Mec- Cuaig and K. K. Roe, a member of | the Bemidji Board of Education, the governor visited the Crookston and Bemidji lumber mills, the Box fac- tory and other points of interest this - morning, the trip being made by au- tomobile. ~ Governor Eberhart took much interest in an inspection of the Bemidji mill, in which the machinery is now being installed. He was much surprised at the rapid manner = in which the lumber manufacturing = establishment, which will when com- 3 pleted be one of the most modern in- | stitutions of its kind in the world, Is being rebuilt. Dinner At Markham The governor, together with sever- 1 i al business men of Bemidji, took din- ner at the Markham hotel, and im- mediately following was escorted to the high school building. In his address Eberhart laid much stress on co-operation, bringing forth the many reasons why it is essential in uniting the common integests of the farmer and merchant. Pulling together, success is a cer- tainty, but when suspicious, envious and working in opposition directions failure is inevitable, said the govern-~ or, Governor Eberhart is, and always has been, an urgent supporter of the county agriculturist plan, a law for which was passed by the last legisla- ture, due to a large extent to his of- forts. He believes that no county should be with .out an agriculturist. Smoker This -Evening. In order that the citizens of Bem- idji may be given an opportunity to meet the governor, a smoker will be held this evening in the Commercial club rooms in his homor. The smoker is open to every citizen, and it is urged that the club rooms be well filled. Expects Re-Nomination ) Little worry is the governor giv- g ing to the coming primaries and while he believes that Lee will prove a strong vote-getter, he 1s certain that he will be re-nominated, and el- ected. “No man can expect to be above criticism, but I do not think that Mr. Lee is making friends by his unjust attack upon my adminis- tration. I have every reason to feel proud of -my rocerd, and in asking the people of Minnesota to give me . another term, I do so, without any apology whatever. I have always endeavorded to do my utmost to as- sist in the continual progress of the state, and I feel that I have been successful.” § The governor arrived in Bemidji early this morning from Internation- al Falls and will leave this.evening for his home in St. Paul. BASERALL TOMORROW Athletics To Play First Game of Sea- um—t)ppowq- by Fig Bemidji Bemidji baseball fans will be given an opportunity to see the Athletics in action for the first time this year when they meet the Big Bemidji team. at the Fair grounds tomorrow afternoon at 3.o'clock. The boys ‘have been practicing daily ‘expect to ‘have but little difficulty’ in winning the opening game of the season. The team has ‘several new players in its lineup and Manager Daly says that veral surprises will bé ‘sprung.