Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 6

WWW MALE HELP WANTED—Agents * wanted for the Quick Detachable Sectional Plate Auto Tire Chains. Best anti-skid chain on the mar- ket. Write for territory and terms. Only those who mean busi- ness, and can furnish first class references need apply. Union Chain Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 65d-16 FOR SALE—80 acres land, 6 miles east of Bemidji; part cash or trade for city property. Phone 141, Berglund’s Store. 3-16 WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. Mrs. W. K. Den- ison. 1227tt WANTED—GIrl for general house- work. Apply 703 Bemidji Ave. d-1229tf WANTED—GIrl to assist in house- work. Good wages. 413 Irvine Ave. 3-16 WANTED—Sewing. Will go out E by day. Lillie Novotny. Phone 238- W. 3-15 ANTED—Girl for office _work. Please state wages. Apply X, Plo- neer. -16 WANTED—Chambermaids and scrub girls at the Markham. 3-14 ANTED—A single Longhballa. FOR BALE. AR AN iR P e FOR SALE—Full blood Poland China boars and gelts of ‘Black Big Bone” stock. Also' young Short- horn bulls, pure bred and ready for service, and one Red Polléd bull seven years old. Clover and timothy seed and recleaned Swed- ish Select oats, pure seed and graded. “Woodside Stock Farm,” Box 9, Park Rapids. Chaa E. Brandt, iprop. : . v - ‘ 4-16 FOR SALE—161 acres of land, 10 miles north of Bemidji, in Sec- tion 26, Township 148, Range 33. cutter. See 3-14 The land is surrounded by three lakes and has 50'acrés of ' lake frontage. For further information write to L. S. Frisch, CMsholm. Minn. 1 FOR SALE OR TRADE—Seven-room house and two 50-foot lots, 11ith St. and Morris Ave. Will trade for farm property. Addresa E W, o|o-Pioneer:- 6d-16 FOR SALE—Wood, 16-inch jackpine $1.50 per cord delivered to any part of the city. Phone 600. 10-113 FOR SALE—Good John Deere cutter. Phone 17-F-2. 5-19 FOR SALE—16 head of horses. Edw. Anderson. Phone 300. 6-19 FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms. Phone 747 or call 512 5th St. 5d-14 WANTED—Girl at O. K. Restaurant, at once. 2-1 FOR RENT—Five-room cottage, 1006 Beltrami Ave. Modern except heat. Phone 26-F-5. 3-156 CROOKSTON LUMBER COMPANY NOT ISSUE (Continued from Page 1) sources, in which it was said the men who came from Gemmell to Bemidji Tuesday evening “took possession’ of a freight train, were made to sleep on the floor of branch headquarters and not given anythlng to eat, etc., etc. Says No Force Used. According to one of the men who came from Gemmell he stated that when they boarded the train one of the train erew-asked the fellows if they were going to Bemidji and they replied “yes” and that he said ‘“all right,” and frequently came back to where the men were and talked to them, and that there was no trouble of any nature whatever. Secretary- Madison says he is look- ing after about 50 of 'the strikers and” they are being well. fed. “Of course,” he explained, “we didn’t ex- pect to have to look after such a crowd and they came in unexpect- edly, but they didn’t have to go to bed cold or hungry. “Some of them left Bemidji, going elsewhere to work. About five came in from Virginia and Gemmell last night. “So far as Bemidji is concerned the men are quiet and intend to be. There is no booze allowed and we are trying to mind our own business.” today who Report Thorn Released. Reports reached Bemidji that, Albert Thorn, organizer, was arrested whiie going from Be- midji to Gemmell on a train and taken to international Falls, was re- leased, last night. At I. W. W. head- quflrters today it was said that J. A. THE numn DAILY PIONEER Eggs Are Indeed Valuable These Ilays O‘Connell, C. E. Tonning and “Frenchy” Noel were arrested late yesterday afternoon at Gemmell and taken to International Falls, the last two being taken on “John Doe’” war- rants. Letter From Evere Secretary Madlson today “received a letter from Herbert Mahler, secre- tary of the defense committee at Everett, Wash., in which it was stated that press associations were not sending out true statements. He also said that the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners provided by the Cooks’ Union were not allowed the members of the I. W. W. in jail awaiting trial on a charge of murder during the recent riot. FLOUR IN AEROPLANE STUNT; UP 20 CENTS (By United Press) Minneapolis, Jan. 4.—Flour prices advanced 20 cents per forty-nine pound sack today. The increase makes a total increase for the week of $1.50 per barrel. VILLAGE OF AKELEY VOTES TO INCORPORATE (Speciol to Pioneer) Akeley, Jan. 4.—At the special election, the voters by a vote of 102 to 8 decided to incorporate the vil- lage of Akeley. Following announce- ment of the result of the election'a mass meeting was held at the Com- mercial club rooms and reports of the committee on light and water read, togetther with the counter pro- posntlon of the Red River Lumber company to further operate the plant temporarily. DRAINAGE DITCHES (Continued from Page 1.) state and there are many mil- lions of acres of them. None of these swamps should be drained without being care- fully surveyed and all these drains should be dammed at the right locations in order to hold the water in them until settlers are found to utilize them and while they are farmed, these dams must still be maintained to hold the water in times of drought. The drainage of these swamps should not be a simple matter of letting contracts, carelessly cut- ting ditches and collecting and paying out a large amount of money for their cost but in every case the plan should be worked out carefully with as much at- tention to irrigation and hold- ing the water as disposing of it. As we are now conducting this drainage, tremendous incumb- rance is being placed on the swamps and surrounding lands and in that part of the state that I am familiar with, I do not be- lieve we have so far secured an average of one bona fide settler for each 25,000 acres of land that we have paid for draining, nor do I see any immediate pros- pect for better results in this respect. During the first real drought season the dried peat will burn in all of these swamps where the drainage is at all effective and after these fires are once started, they will burn summer and winter and it will cost more than the land is worth to extin- guish them. This peat will burn to the water line, which in most cases would be its bottom. I think very many early resi- dents of Northern will recollect the time that M. C. Russell, the humorous editor of the Brainerd Tribune, spent Minnesota * about all of his available cash in the purchase and drainage of a swamp near Brainerd. His drainage was carried on the same plan now being carried out by our state and counties on hun- dreds of thousands of acres, and when the first drought came, Mr. Russell’s swamp burned to the white sand and he was left broke to start anew in the news- paper business. The impractical operation of his was the subject of some humorous notes in his newspaper. I believe these swamps and bogs now being drained carry an average of better than 1 per cent of nitrogen and it is a crime to destroy this valuable soil as we are doing. If the peat is drained and the land farmed, all danger of fire would disap- pear, but to successfully farm these peat beds, it must be done scientifically. The roads that we pretend to make on the banks of our ditches are of no practical value and they are liable to burn up in ordinary season. Yours truly, - G. G. HARTLEY. FLETCHER TO RESUME POST SOON, BELIEF Washington, Jan. 4.—The sending of Henry P. Fletcher to his post in Mexico City as American ambassador and the subsequent withdrawai of the American expedition are expect- ed among the next developments in the Mexican situation. Official con- firmation or comment is being with- held at this time. IS CONVALESCING. Mrs. Graham M. Torrance, who has been ill for the past few days, is rap- idly convalescing. THURSDAY. JANUARY 4. 18163 DELEGATES CHOSEN FOR ST. PAUL MEETIN Authorized by the All Minnead Development association to namel committee from the Commercial ¢ to act as delegates from Bemidji® the meeting to.be held in St. Paul January 18 and 19, President E. H Denu today announced his selections. The delegation as chosen comprises. E. H. Winter, H. M. Clark, ‘A: Molander, George T. Baker and C. Baer. MAYALLISON; “Big Tremaine,” a picturization of Mary Van Vorst’s novel, in five parts, will be the offering at the Grand this evening. It is a Metro feature and answers the questiom, “If your brother robbed you of love and money, what would you do?” the Rex Tonight. Black Sheep of the Family” will be shown at the Rex theater ‘this evening. This film is a Red Feather and the picture is one of the many. features put out by this studio. It is in five reels. 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