The Bemidji pioneer., 1896-04-30
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0nl.. 4 l,itcrRle ed--A Mint
fsearalis 'rrsbsine G0frts.i-
pond ut Sizes np BeItsaiini
Comfy ana it's isattivc Town
sites.
Spoeiai rs!es am Q I'M Msna ,aaoiis Trs5inas
FossToS. Mimi. April %. Tie
correspondent Of Ihe Tribune. an
his communication offslast SUNDAY
stirred Up hornets rest IN the
vicinity Of CFookstoil. With the
Nelson law reading that the Red
Lake reserve lands should be -sis-
posed Of TO actual settlers only,
and the circular of the commits
sioner of the land office iastrncting
/ the land officers that entry should
Ioniy be permitted to actual set
tiers, it did look to the
Tribune correspondent as If the
ruling Of the Crookston officers
THAT entry would be permitted
without previous settlement, was
triae oat Of order. 81 was not.
his opinion, however, that he WAS
Yoicing, hut that Of some Hundreds oi
poo. lneIl who have iii..easlY selected
claims With a view to settlement. and
Who are waiting the time When tlies
| can go upon tile land anu make such
rs will eEtitla theisl to
al entry Gntler the llN--lneIl who afs.
now waiting OH tile boRnd;lgies of tile
reserve. Or III towns adjacent. and Whe
hive taken the terms OF the law for
their guidance, thinking that there
World be 10 mob law lit the land
Office doors to make this opening Ii
disgrace to civilization and to the
land department; men Mboeannot ilf
| fogd 10 pay= other lnan So or $lG0 t.
iarelintfilisl Il claim which the filler
evef5had any intentinnofliyin upon
i'he early com ~ into the paarle.
Of tile pine lands OF the reserve, nov
promised from Washington, has put
the question Of available taWllsite.
again to Gle front, and there is every
prospect thaS;it least three tracts Of
I;vaiIa5le pine land vii be purchased
as much for their ;ltisptahility fol
plating and teWn-rniikiig us for thf
| pine that is upon them. Tile home
stead lands cannot be utilized for
town making, inasmuch rs no title
can he secured inside Of five years
and it looked fora timeas ii tile Ilen
town Of Belnidj would have bit ono
competitor for tile county seat OF tlit
county of Beltfani, and that conpetls
tor pretty well toward the eastssitle 81
the county, iii Tile Black Dick com
| TRY. IT, however, the pine lands are
Ipns upon the n;lrket, at All carly day.
Benlidii willhave It's hands fill keep
ing mp with. tile procession. though Il
Will iii all probability besahle 10 dis
lance the others by reason Of It's SIT.
parior location from Il railroad point
of view.
There is now abroad in Baltrani.
county Il strong feeling III favor at.
county organization. us the llleon
velliesces resulting from the present
connection With Becker ceuntg ARE:
:ieilOISl tell ilS 1lilililea III llga LII
transaction of even tilf eomnplipsstt
business belonging to the county at
fairs. Detroit Is nominllly the pnnli
" seat Of both Heekef and Beltrami-
without even ;ldeputy auditor in Tho
latter. cntlnty.nnd Detroit is 90 miles
i'll a straight line from Bemidji with
no rail connection between. atspres
ent there is no general lsWtols tlnsor
ganizationof new counties. and #spa
sial legislation OF that sort is forbid
den by the constitutions. There ire.
some new towns desiring organization
md there WILDE one or moresvillagess
Us soon rs tile reserve opens, but the
difficulties In the way ire. consider
able. and much that should bedone in
that direction III the next six months
will probably be neglected.