The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-07-26
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been installed.
Ralaton has decided to build a sys--5
ten of waterworks.
The crop outlook around Redwood
Falls is excellent.
Maptorville crops have been helped
by Il heavy rain storm. Nh
OWatonna lumbermen have started q
lively rate war among themselves.
Anton Bonus dug his way out Of tho
Owatonna Jail with a stovepokei.
George Fox, paroled from saltwater,
has been arrested at Duluth for rob
berry.
P.ter Boomgard, a prosp sous farm
er of West Concord, was killed by
lightning.
Work on the proposed public build
ing at ST. Cloud will be begun this
week. &#
Grstayus Adolphus college at ST..
Peter, may, establish chair Of Iceland
ic language.
jacob Johnson was appointed post
master at Eddy, Roseau county, vice
j. Il. Budd resigned.
The Minnesota Institute for Defect
ives at Faribailt has decided to bnilN
Il college for epileptics.
Roscoe Revier Of Mortified picked UP
live wire. and was unable to let 80.
He was badly burned before being res
cued
The postotiice at Golden Gate.
Brown county, has been ordered dieon-
tinued. Mail will be sent to Sleepy
Eye.
The general store Of T.. II Breen Of
Hoffman was bnrglarlzed. Little mon
ey bur many valuable papers We're
stolen
he Rochester militia company viii
be se0rganized, the city having agreed
to III In It's support. Charles NJ. Stew
an mas been elected captain.
bout twenty men at work with the
surfacing crew of the st. Louis road ut
Monterey quit work. 1t Is said they
did not like the board furnished
The Fillmore county Jail Is to be re- ]
built, with all modern improvements,
at d cost Of $1,000. The contract has
been let to the Hawley Jail company
of st. Louis.
The twclve-year-old son of Frank
Seigle was found dead and in badly
1nutilated condition at Clarissa, The
Seigles have served a term at Stillwa-
ter for cruelty to their children.
George Kottse, aged fifteen, accl-
dentally discharged a rifle at Renville.
Gustav Schmidt, aged thirteen, was
killed, William Schmidt, aged nine, and
Sam Kottke, aged six, were severely
wounded
William HAST was arrested for cru
city to animals. He hired n livery
team OF Budke 4 klnnkefto go to ST.
Peter from lie Sueur and drove furi-
ously to New Tim. Both horses died
on the trip.
Mayor 3Tarbel OF Winona has dis
charged Capt. McCafferty. 1t Is al
legged that the captain did his duty mol
wisely hut too well, and arrested some
of the mayors friends. An inquiry by
the council is Threatened" &,@r. e. 3>ssE8
The electric light dam at Fergus
Falls is undergoing extensive repairs,
ana the city win be in darkness for the
next six weeks. All lights, both arc
and incandescent, have been turned
off, and lamps are in great demand ut
present. s# - {" #l#A
The Minneapolis tSaSt.. Louis prolns-
es TINT. as soon MS the Storm Lake eX-
tension Of that system Is completed, Il
move will be made to run the main
line Of the Watertown division through
Redwood Falls. 1t now passes two
miles north. " ~
The saltwater city council, at n re-
cent meeting, decided to revoke the
street railway franchise Ia that city,
, held by Messrs Lowry and Goodrich,
unless they Immediately begin the con-
struction Of the South saltwater line,
az agreed when the franchise was
granted. -
The stock barn, granary and several
out buildings of Mrs. Pearl Kingston,
In Marshan, were burned with farm
ing indictments, 1000 bushels Of oats.
900 bushels of corn, 20 tons OF hay. 81
horse end three calves. The loss IL In
the M. .hborhood of $1,000; insured for
$500
T.. ri. Landing Of Glenwood has re-
ceived notice that his application fora
nntcnt on an inter2St-computing ma
chine has been granted free Of all in
fringement. IT Is designed for use In
banks and offices, and Is considered
practical and servicoable by those who
have examined il.
Tho United States land office in st.
Cloud has just issued its annual state
ment for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1900. reinstatement shows that the
amount Of land within the district SUBJ
iect, 10 homestead entry is 14o, 22SD
acres, located In the following coun
ties: Aitkin, 24,6iO acres; Crow Wing.
IA 200 acres; Cass, Al 500 acres; Hub
bard, A 800 acres; Itasca. $3.50 acres;
Kanabec. $50 acres; Mile Lacs. ~
acres: Morrison. 1,76O acres; Otter Tail,
100 acres; Pine, 11,S40 acres: Todd,
$50 acres; Wadena, 3,4S0 acres. Dur
ing the year the amount DISPOSED OF
by the government was 3S,620 acres,
though great deal more than this ms
been taken up by homestead entries,
urOn which final proofs have not beel.
issued. The cash safes amounted to
q, 800 acres. and the homestead en-
tries, 1880 acres, total OF 9o,2oo
acres. In addition to the amount now
held for entry. there IS included within
the Indian reservations 426120 acres,
which will probably be thrown opep to
entry In the course Of time.
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