Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 19, 1918, Page 4

F GRIME IN STATE| Only Part of Story of Destruction Wrought by Alcohol Can be . /Told’ by Reed’s Report, : However. The warden of the Minnesota state prison, C. 8. Reed, in a letter under recent date, and which appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune, February 7, indiots liquor as ome of the chiet _causes of crime. 'We quote from the ‘warden’s letter. g * “In my opinion about 50 per cent of those committed to this institution have been committed because of 1i- quor and its influence. We have to- day 917 inmates, 10.of 'whom are wo- men, and of the men about 40 per cent are under 30 years of age.” ..In the same issue of the Tribune is & létter from Frank R. McDonald, Su- perintendent of “the, Minneapolis city workhouse, which ‘bears date of Jan- uary 29, 1917, ,Mr: McDonald says: “Our annual report shows the num- ber of men committed for drunken- ness, but does not tell more than half the story because of the fact that a great many of those committed for other offenses, such as larceny, dis- orderly conduct, using drugs, found in disorderly houses, mnon-support and petit larceny, were guilty of those offenses because of contact directly or: indirectly with the liquor traffic. While the commitments for drunken- ness ‘show 65 per cent of all commit- ments, an analysis of other crimes would show that not less than 85 per cent of those sent to the Minneapolis work house reach there because of having taken their first’ glass of 1i- quor. ’ “This however, only tells a part of the story. of King Alcohol and his destructiveness. It is only when we send for the wives, children or par- ents of the men and listen to the stories of broken homes ‘and broken hearts we begin to realize the saduess and suffering, the crime and disease brought to the world by this colossal evil.” NOT THEIR FIRST -MEETING British- Officer and Privates, Home * From the Front, Had 8ame Mem- orles of “Tight Corner.” ¥ —_— i Two privates In “Blighty” blue wer. Mmping their way along Regent street, London. Each had his badges of hon- or—two and three eloquent gold stripes, They were in London town —in it, but somehow not of it Quly the accident of war made them Regent street saunterers. From the opposite direction there approached a young officer with @ !:g companion. He, too, had the d stripes of the twice wounded. and bright, he seemed ab- ed in his companion, apparently not potiolng the two privates. In- deed, he was almost by them when in » flash he darted from the side of his eompanion, eelzed the hand of one of the privates in a hearty grip and ejac- Qlated: + “@Great heavens! fancy meeting you bere! Bit different when we were to- gether before, eh? What a tight cor ser! And only we two left—and here we are again. And how are you, and how are you getting on?” » Succeeded a string of other ques- thons, ' culminating - in “Getting - bet- ter, eh? Feel as it you'll soon be seady to go out again? How do you fed] about 1t? Will you be glad to ot What the private sald may be in- terred from the resumption of the offi- eor’s talk. “That's the right spirit, Shouldn’t wonder If we meet again in another bot corner. Well, good luck and ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BAUDETTE GUARDIS NOW IN SERVICE ; (Baudette Reglon) ! Baudette and Spooner’' now have an honest-to-goodness home guard. jeels. The last of thé men Hip Wednesday. nig}lt;‘and the' gre put througl lively drill - aptain. Donohue. About fifty men have joined, and it is'expected that this number will be increased this week. W. F. Zauche took the dec- larations of the officers and men, and had a busy time of it. The offi- ‘| cers are: J.. L. Donohue. - Second ‘Lieu! Sergeant—Herman Miller. The guard: starts off with every prospect_of success, and both -offi- cers and men are. enthusiastic. "It was expected that Major Loring would be present Wednesday night to inspect the company, but he was unable to attend,-and will . come later, % iy ; WANT ASHES HAULED? NOTIEY STREET DEPARTMENT All public spirited citizens .are re- quested to notify W. BE. Hazen, the new street commissioner, if they have any ashes to haul away from their residences. It is the desire of the commissioner to use these ashes on streets where most needed and the co-operation of all citizens will be appreciated. i % TIRE BURSTS: NINE STITCHES "'T0 CLOSE GASH IN HEAD John Larson, who operates the big bus on the Bemidji-Nymore bus line, while: repairing 8 tire this:morning was severely cut when the tire ex-/ ploded in the Letford garage. _ The tire had about 100 pounds of air in it when the explosion occurred.: The iron’ rim struck Mr. Larson over the eye, cutting a gash in his fore- head and cheek. Dr, E. W. Johnson, who attended him, took nine stitehes in the wound. & SPEAKS TORIGHT C. F. Scheers, Canadian recruiting ofticer, will speak at‘the Elko and Grand theaters tonight, 8:40 at the former and 9 o’clock at the latter. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as'they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in- fluenced by constitutional conditions, and in order to cure it you must take an internal remedy. ' Hall's Catarrh Medi- cine is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Hall's Catarrh Medicine was . rtescrlbed by one of the best_physicians n this country for years. It is com- posed of some of the best tonics known,. combined with some of the best blood purifiers.. The - perfect combination of the ingredients in Hall's Catarrh Medi- cine is what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal conditions. Send. for - testimonials, free. s F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo; O. All Druggists, Tc. ¢ Hall’'s Fumily Pills for constipation: Let Us Print Your Sa!e Bills. People Read This Newspaper That’s why it weuld be profitable for you to advertise in it == . If you want a fob If you want to hire somebody If you want fo sell something If you want to buy something If you want to rent yoor bovse If you want to sell yoar bouse If you want to sell your farm If you want to buy property there Is anything that s an meln:fmmmt in lfilsp pap'i’} : = The results will surprise and please you Thelnbad Family---by Cowan. MERRAGS | A FVETY -FIETY PROWDAITION FAETN -FIERY 1 NOL MEAN, TEN- TANETY ! Wit eETTIN® \NTO NO MAR KHOWS WHAT WS UD WOMEN ON THE (' | WHEN wWer ‘| FORMER BEMIDJI RESIDENT DIES AT WALKER. MINN, Walker, Minn.; Saturday, The deceased had spent. most k D : in this city. On Saturday, March 9, her, being ‘Alfred ‘Berglund of - Be- midji, George Berglund of Bemidji, and Mrs. Blstrop of 8t. Cloud. ;» The remains were brought to city . for ‘burial. Fumneral seryices was held Thursday, 'March 14, at the Swedish Lutheran church of this city, Rev. J. H. Nelson officiating. Inter- ment was made in Oakwood ceme- tery. T e The deceased had many frien and about this city having: been’ en- gaged in.the dress making business ‘f%l‘i several years.—Lake City Gr: phic. AU ' Miss Berglund was known in B midji, having made her home here ‘about two years ago. . oo ON RECRUITING TRIP —~ Qorporal Clarence Foucault and Sergeant McDe Henry will leaye this afternoon for Plummer where' they will address a loyalty meeting and: do: some active work ‘in connection with recruiting volunteers. for Eczema . A soothing combination of oil of Wintet. T and other ingredients e ey BARKER'S PHARMACY DEP 5 'AKE KIRK TO STILLWATER: NIGHT TRAIN No_time was lost in faking George Kirk to Stillwater after his sentence .| for shortage in his city accounts; and he left last night in custody of Deputy Sherifts Kenneth Melver W1 iCorporal Clarence ‘Foucault an- nounced the following' recruits to- day: 'Oscar Landres, who joined the machine gun corps, and Howard ‘Warren of Federal Dam, listed. as a -construction " who: en- suryeyor. i8 | They both left this noon for Jeffer- son ‘Barracks, via Duluth, MOTHERS Should see that the whole family takes a thorough, purifying, system- cleansing medicine this spring. Now is:the tirge to purify the blood, clean out the stomach and bowels and drive the accumulated germs of win- ter’ out of" the system. :- Hollister’s ' | Rocky Mountain Tea is the standard| ‘| tonic:laxative to cleanse the bowels, helping nature to make red blood and clear complexion, - Every member of the family should take 3 or 4 doses —“their color: will improve, they wii feel well and happy—eat Better, sleep better, work better. City = Drug Store.—Adv. 3 7 T A Good Medicing for Drugglsts| o flgm_m_mpnd‘ e I have great faith”in Dr. Kilmer’s swamp Root and I'really beljeve that it will do all that is claimed for it if horough trial. 1 have itrever since’l: wentin=f: ve h t the rding ‘1 “gelter:and ‘a reliable Very truly yours, ; R. J. TAYLOR, Druggist, Dec. 9, 1916, Sparta, Wis. v to : Binghamton. N, Y.| Root Will Do, o atd Prove What Swarp WHEN YOU WANT A LOT—or & ; '~ You. Send ten - cents “to Dr. Co., Binghamton, N. Y., fo size -bottle.: It will .convince .any- one. let of valuablé information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. ‘When writing, be sure and mention the Be- midji Daily ~Ploneer. Medium and large size bottles for sale at all drug stores.—Adv. & 2 !Prompt Delivery > ‘== CITY LIVERY : " Bemidji’s all the year round livery. Service is first clasy always. - Best of horses, rigs, robes; foot warmers,.etc. POGUE'S OLD BARN, COR. 3rd ST. and ,mvm_AVE. . - TELEPHONE 3-W. : : C. E. HICKERSON, Manager '|Matters of I—hféréfit‘r Concerning the Sale of Draintige Taxes On Government Lands at the Annual Tax Sale of Beltrami Co. Which quqg Place On Monday, May 1-3th,_This Year. It will interest thé people of Bel-| trami County, as well ag those of the State of ‘Minnesota,.and other states, | to know that over 200,000 acres of) Government lands will be offered at the May Tax- Sale, subject to the provisions of the so-called ‘“Volstead Act” of May 20, 1908. " These lands are being drained by Beltrami County,.and are. some of the best that have been offered at any of the sales of the past - six years, being located along the Rapid !;lver, in the center of the northern part of Beltrami. County, -half way between Upper 'Red Lake and the Rainy River; z . 'This section of the county is rap- idly settling-up, many homesteaders having already filed under the or- dinary -homestead acts. Since -drainage proceedings = were started in Beltrami County eight years ago, nearly a million acres of land have.been added to the taxable valuation of the county, . twenty- seven new towns, and about the same number of school districts haye been organized in the northern part of the county, where ten years ago the | common talk was ‘that there was nothing but swamp and bog. R There have been thousands of miles of road comstructed, as évery mile of ditch calls for a mile of road leveling from. the offtake . of ‘'the ditch. While many of these miles are as yet unfit for -traffic..to any great extent, and are only the be- ginning or foundation for - future roads, hundreds of miles are in’use, and as good as théy can be made until surfacing material is placed on them. 'And a good many miles can be trdveled with automobiles, where only a few years ago settlers had to pack their supplies in on their backs. All these roads will improve contin- ually as the water is taken out andi new settlers go' in. The proposed mnew-railroad from Thief River /Falls to International Falls is routed directly through the center of the drainage country -north of Red Lake, and ten years from now should 'see three railroads in ‘this gection. And as development prog- resses, and railroads come in, - the lands will become more valuable than ‘those’ in the south end of the county. - The “Volstead Act” provides that government lands .may be agsessed for thé benefits acc¥ifing from“drain- age the ‘same as-privately own lands. : But as théjigovernment pa. no - taxes, the interest for the fi year goes delinquent, and the tax are Bold. Any person with a-home- stead right may buy the taxes on 160 acres of unentered lands, take the certificates to the land offices, and file on the lands which he pur-| NN BRIDE KNEW TWE PAST OF MER FUTURE WSBAND THS WOBLD WOLLD BE FULL chased the taxes on. He must pay ‘the gavernment $1,25 per acre, and ‘the necessary office fees, and he will receive a patent without living on or improving the land. He, of course, assumes = the lien on 'th> land and must pay the interest and prin- cjpal as it becomes .due. _: After a drainage ditch Las been established: by the Court, and the contracts' let for the construction, a lien is filed by the Auditor against the lands shown to be benefited by the ‘Viewers’ Report. 5 ;u.fl‘kgli lien is paydble in fifteen an- ual’ installments’ beginning . five years after the lien 1s filed. The first five years the interest on the lien is entered on the 'tax lists. of the county, to be collected the same as gther taxes. The taxes become delinquent the succeeding year, and are advertised for sale at the annual tax.sale. This takes place this year on Monday, the 13th of May. ‘' The: Auditor” has no knowledge as 0 ‘which -of the lands advertised as oyernment lands ‘are vacant . or which are entered. ~That informa- tion can be secured at the land offi- .ces at Cass Lake or Crookston. The officials of those offices will furnish town plats showing these facts at the rate of $1.00 per township. Un- entered lands can be filed on.at once, on presentation of the tax certifi- cates, 2 ’ Entered lands are subject to the same law, but the purchaser must wait three years before he can file on them, and must give notice to 'the entryman. The entryman can re- deem from the taxes'any. time within three years, and should he do so, the purchaser of the tax certificate will get his money back with in- "terest. 3 g It is also possible for a purchaser to obtain a relinquishment from an original entryman, and after that is filed, the purchaser can file on the land. Engineer’s. plats g¢an be secured from the engineers who supervise the preliminary’ and construction work at a moderate expense, -and < will prove useful to prospective pur- chasers in determining soil, sound- ings, etc. The Tax Sale begins at 10 o’clock Monday morning, the 13th day of May, 1918, and will continue daily from 10 to 12, and from 2 to 4 P. M., until the entire list has been called. ? The order of sale Will be the’order of list as published, with the excep- tion that the Government lands will be called first until the list has been gone through. The individually owned- lands will be taken in the same order.’ % The latest amendment to the *“Vol- \E ENEWN PROSDECTNE OF SPINSTERS h\\e"\? stead Act” provides that any bid in excess of the delinquent tax, shall be retained by the county, to be ap- plied to the maintenance of the ditch by which the land is benefited. Therefore. ths first bid will .be for|. the taxes. HExcess bids will be ac- septed in amounts of $5.00 or mul- tiples of $5.00 per tract. 1 ‘Each tract:is: offered . separately, but ‘in order’ that 'purchasers may secure” three quarters, the: privilege will be-allowed each bidder on. the first' tragt in a quarter, to take the balance of the quarter at the same pricé asbid for.the first forty ‘or lot. ‘Purchasers-must be careful to bid on the description wanted, at.‘the ‘time it is offered, as no -mistakes will be corrected, or bids: cancelled | after the description has been pass- ed. This rule will be strictly ad- hered to. 3 5 :Agents bidding for more than one client, must deposit with the Treas- urer a sufficient amount to cover their ‘expected purchases. ‘Statements of the amount.to be pdid. will be issued to each purchaser who must surrender same. to the County Treasurer with cash -or certi- fied checks for which the Treasurer will issue his receipts. These re- ceipts must be surrendered to the County Auditor, who will issue Tax Certificates to the purchaser.. These certificates must be delivered to.the officials of the land office . where filing is made, and after filing has been completed, should be returned to the County Auditor for cancella- tion. = Otherwise the taxes remain unpaid, as the money -paid at the sale is for the purchase of the tax, and not a payment of them. Unless the certificates are returned the taxes remain a lien on the land. As separate certificates are . re- quired for each forty-acre tract or lot, -it requires considerable time to make them and complete the récords. Purchasers will be requested to leave their receipts with the Auditor and call for their. certificates later. = ‘Any one entitled to take a home- stead can bid at this sale. Agents have no more privileges than others. The best bid takes the land. And as this is probably the last sale. of any consequence where any large amount of lands will be offered, prospective settlers are urged to ac- quaint themselves fully with - the lands they wish -to bid on, andsat- \isfy themselves as to its valde, not on one quarter alone, but on several. Then in case theyare outbid on one quarter, they will be prepared to bid on another. : J. L. GEORGE, County Auditor. Marriage goes 50-50 with Pa NES AND IF EVERY PROSPECTWNE BROE GROOM KNEW WHAT THE | FUTURE HELD FORMHIM THD RLD WOLLD BE FULL O» ACHELORS , X ADD> You will also receive a book-|. in’ this column rd pe Advertisements 8 issue, cost half secta w Lubricating oll, grease, specialties, paint. "~ Part or whole time. Com- ‘mission basis’ until ability ‘is es- tablished. Men with rig preferred. Riverside . Refining: ~ Company, Cleveland, Ohio.-. x 1t 319 house and lot, 5 acres for garden or-poultry; 40, 80" or 160 -acres, call on -Mathew Larson, Nymore, _Minn., or phone 780J; all property sold-on easy terms. 7 72mb19 FOR SALE—Five passenger Ford; 1915 madel, good ‘running order. Box K, Solway, Minn, =~ FOR SALE—One Round Oak heat A. D. AvBalley‘. Phone 348-W. = FOR SALE—One brand new inguba- tor and brooder, 150-egg capacity. - Aitits 5-319 Phone 779-J. —ome FOR_SALE—I have twelve acres at .’ Puposky = with good buildings; about eight acres cleared that I will sell cheap: Also other. land with some improvements and lake shore, -all black loam on clay -bot-- tom that T will sell at & bargain and on “easy terms. Call and see me. "E.: J. Swedback. [ 4-319 e e e T FOR SALE—One 8-room house with two clothes closets, two ‘pantries, dumb waiter, basement, water up= stairs, downstairs and: ‘outdoors, - - and lights; ‘one two-room’ house, - woodshed and warehouse, two lots. 922 America Ave. > WANTED—Girl for general house- work, 612 America ‘Ave., phone 58.- " : 2-320 POSITION .- WANTED — Bookkeeper and stenographer, above draft age; . ten ‘years’ business ~expecience; highest local recommendation. Ad- dress ‘R’ ‘care Pioneer. 2-319 WANTED — First class carpenter wants carpenter ‘work ef any kind., Address D, E.,:719 - Miss. Ave., City. > 8-320 WANTED—Competent maid. ~ 701 America Ave. Mrs. ¥. G.-Halgren. Phone 443. 312t WANTED — Customers for - milk route. ‘Will begin - delivering March 13. Milk. for babies a spe- cialty. Troppman =& Cochran. Phone’ 927. 39t LOST LOST—A First National bank eheck book, ‘also check. Finder please returnto Pioneer ‘office. 2-319 LOST—Onec twenty and. two fives in billg the evening of ‘the 15tk ‘be- - tween 208 Miss. Ave. and 806 Am erica “Ave, Finder plecse. return __to Pioneer for reward.: 4-320 FOUND—Gold ring. - Owner " may have same by proving . property and- paying for this ad. Pioneer =iOftse 2 e *h 3820 FOR RENT i FOR .RENT—Office rooms—Modern office rooms; reasonable ' rent. O’Leary-Bowser Building. = 8-327 FOR RENT—House, barn and gar- den plot, half ‘mile ‘from_Crook- ston -mill. . Free fuel. .Phone 421-J. ' ¢ 6-323 LEDGER TRANSFERS = -~ But they’re so practical and - durable that you can keep nearly all your records in them. There’s a type to meet every purpose,- and, the ‘= HPw=n stock forms that fit-them are so carefully designed that you are able to use many of them without the slightest change. Bound iri Red Cowhide Back and Corners, Corduroy Sides, Steel Hinges, Top Locking. Let us demonstrate how you can save time, labor and money by using the =P Post Binder. { THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY. PIONEER RAGS Bring us your clean ocot- ton rags--no buttons, bands or woolen cloth accepted. Pioneer Office 10t 329 12-320 Defective