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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-09
Took a "Persuadsr" Along.

Brazil. Ind. Sept. 9.-Armed with n
double-barrelcd shotgun. Absalom Mil
Ter. president of the miners lodge at
ASHORE. this county. attempted TO pre-
side over the deliberations. but in his
haste to cover Mack Clark. who
threatened his life. Miller discharged
the gun. MORALLY wounding james
Clark. an innocent bystander. Mack
Clark had chased Miller home with n
revolver prior to the shooting. and Mil
Ter returned Immediately 10 the lodge
room armed with gun, when the ac-
cident occurred. Miller Is in jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-09
Decides to Kill the President.
DID NOT WANT TO FAIL

So Refrained Twice from shooting-Bow
He Finally Succeeded.
"I was close to- the president when
he got into the grounds, but was afraid
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
of the Board of County Commits.
siOners Of Beltrami
County. Mimi.
BEMrpII. Mlnn., Aug /, I9Ol.

BEMIpJI Mimi. Aug. |, 1901.
The board OF county commissioners OF Bel
trami county, Minnesota, met at the auditors
Office pursuant to call.
RI All members present 8
The meeting was called to order at 10
O'Clock a. m. by the chairman.
On motion, petition by legal voters and free
holders OF fractional town 181. range 81. to
organize said territory under the laws OF the
state of Minnesota was granted, and on mo-
ton the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved That fractional government town
l61, range 81. be and is hereby organized under
the laws or the state OF Minnesota under the
name OF Beaudette; and further
Resolved, That the first election Of said
town be held on the 25th day OF August, A. ID,
1901 at the store OF Hyland Brothers in said
town for the purpose OF electing the first set
of town officers.
ON motion the board adjourned till 1880 p, m.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15
The board reconvened at 2 O'Clock p. m,
IA 9 1911 49,. -

The board reconvened at 2 O'Clock p. M
Aug. 9, 1901.
AL the members present.
On motion by Commissioner Johnson the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
II Resolved, That the farm of Rien Kilgord. in
the town of Bemid il being n VI NV II, Sc la, nwl-t
and sw IA, ne IA OF section IA, town lag, range
50, be purchased for use as o county poor
farm, at the agreed price OF S1,030 and that
the county poor house be built thereon
On motion the bill of Rien Kilgord for n X,
NV Ia, Sc II, NV Ia and sw Ia, ne IA, section
IA, town i46, range 3d. for 81 ,030 was allowed,
On motion the bond of the Lumbermen' s
bank of Benidii, with Vim. n. Baumbach and
Clifford w. Baumbach as sureties In the
amount of $4,000 as n depository, was APP
proved.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15

The board reconvened at 80 p. m.
Or motion the petition by School District No
30 for reconsideration of division OF assets of
District No. at the time OF organizing District
No. 30 was rejected on the grounds that the
time for such reconsideration had expired.
On motion the board adjourned till clock
p. M, Aug. 3, 1901.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15
Evenings
at the air
The State Fair Will Provide Fun
for Everybody Each Might
of Fair Week.

The experience of the past two
years has shown that evening en-
tertainments at the state fair are
popular. This year the fair will
be again kept open day and night.
1t will be possible for visitor to
enter the grounds early in the
forenoon and stay till the evening
performance is over. The evening
amusements will include racing
by electric light, hurdle races,
chariot races, standing races,
WoHen's races, monkey races,
riderless horse races, exhibitions
on the sphere by the famous equili-
brist, Lionel Legare, aerial exhi-
billions by the renowned Pickett
family, and lastly magnificent
spectacular pyrotechnic drama put
on BY the famed fireworks makers,
the Pains Of Chicago. The fair is
during the week Of September ~.
Half fare rates on railroads.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15

P. T. Thomas, Sumteryille, Ala.
~ was suffering from dyspepsia when
7 commenced taking Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. took several bottles and can
DIGEST anything" Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the only preparation contain
inc all the natural digestive fluids.
II Dives weak stomachs entire rest, re-
storing their natural condition. F..
A. Mayo.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15
|Scrutchirl
Interviewed
Tells the Grand Forks Herald
Man a Few Things of
Local Interest.

and Charles thoughts were spread
lover two columns. Among other
good things he discussed the con-
gressional situation in this new
district, which opinions have been
reprinted by the leading papers of
the state. We have not the space
this week to publish as much Of
the interview as we should like,
but that part which is Of purely
local interest, we publish below:
Charles Scrutchin, Bemidji's
well known colored lawyer and
politician, was in the city yester-
day and chatted entertainingly on
a variety Of subjects.
Yes said he, 'Bemidji is
growing very rapidly; three years
ago there was scarcely anything
there; today we have a population
OF between $500 and 8 900 souls,
splendid schools and churches, six
daily trains, magnificent resi-
dences and quite a few business
blocks under construction.
The Bralnerd s Northern
Minnesota road which has merged
.intothe Minnesota 4 International
railway, is extending its line north
from Bemidji to Koochiching, and
our business men are prosperous
and happy, and in view Of a recent
decision handed down by our su-
preme court, compelling the pine
ring barons to pay their just pro-
portion Of real and personal taxes,
i entertain high hopes Of seeing a
fine court house some day located
IN Bemidji.
Yes, we have very large
county. The area of Beltrami
county would make 20 counties
the size Of Ramsey. Small towns
are springing up like mushrooms
all through the county. The
county is remarkable for its richly
forested region Of mixed timber
poplar, red and white birch, elm,
ash, maple, spruce, balsam, lamar
ack, with q goodly quantity Of red
and white pine interspersed.
You ask who will be our next
congressman from our district2
Vel, that is a pretty hard
question to answer. There are
now many dark horses being
groomed to enter the race, and
under the new formation Of our
district we have composing the
new Ninth the counties of Kilt
son, Rosean, Marshall, Polk, Red
Lake, Beltrami, Norman, Clay,
Becker, Wilkin and Otter Tail,
which makes the uncertainty the
more pronounced. Already in the
field is that willy and astute poll
tlcian, A. Grineland Of Marshall
county; the crafty and able Nor
wegian, Halvor Stevenson of
Crookston; S. G.. Comstock of
Moorhead, Ezra Valentine of
Breckenridge, w. w. Calkin Of
Ada, and in our town that nervous,
red whiskered fellow who is at
present our county attorney.
Sharp, shrewd and aggressive, with
the polish and grace Of Chester
field, a staunch republican, broad
lguaged and a splendid American,
thoroughly at home anywhere you
lplace him, whether engaged in a
lsolemn argument of law before
the supreme court or with mack
inaw and a tussick across his back
tramping through the woods, a
true cat with nine lives, and il
i thrown from oarrat window
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15
To the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo.

ton at Buffalo.
The most popular railway from the
Northwest to the great show at Bnf-
falo will be the Chicago, Milwaukee
81 ST. Paul.
It runs, every day, five beautiful
trains from st Paul and Minneapolis
to Chicago, connecting directly with
all Eastern lines.
Its celebrated Pioneer Limited the
famous train of the world leaves
Minneapolis 30 p. m. and ST Paul
s 10 p. M. daily, arriving at Chicago
$50 next mornings
Special features OF the aMilwarl-
kee'sp service are the observation,
buffet parlor cars on day trains, pri-
vate compartment and stand ard Sleep
ers on night trains, as we'll as buffet
smoking cars and the best dining SER
vice in the world.
Tikets at cheap rates will be on sale
every day at all points on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Ry. to
Buffalo and return, and the maximum
comfort can be obtained by using this
line.
Write to j. T. Conley, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, ST Paul.
for the fMilwaukee'sn Pan American
folder tone OF the completest and most
guides yet published
Of the exposition and all information
concerning rates. ETC.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-08-15

If the action of your bowels is not
easy and regular serious complica-
|tions must be the final result. De-
Wits Little Early Risers will remove
this danger. Safe, pleasant and
effective. F. a. Mayo.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
SANTA FE PLANNING
TO IMPORT ITALIANS

Chicago, June 2O.-The Record-Her-
aid this morning says:
The management of the Santa Fe
railway has begun to carry out vast
colonization plan which will result In
bringing many thousands of Italians
10 this country and in locating them on
hds in southern California, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Agents of the road have been sent to
Italy with literature for distribution In
various parts of the peninsula. These
books are in the Italian language and
are plentifully illustrated with views
taken from picturesque spots along the
line of the Santa Fe in the states and
territories mentioned. Special effort is
to be made to colOniZe the San Joaquin
valley, which is one of the most fertile
regions in the West. 1t is said to be
the intention of the company to extend
its colonization plans to other countries
in Europe after the Italian agency be-
comes fourishing. Regarding the plan
an official of the company had this to
say:
We intend to bring over only the
better class of Italians and we hope to
do n large business from Italy during
the next year. By establishing agen-
cies there and having our own men on
the ground we will be able to select
our immigrants TO n certain extent, ana
bring over only those whom we feel
sure will make homes in the western
country"
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
CONSIDERED AT
IRRIGATION CONFERENCE

Cheyenne, Wyo, June 21.-A joint
meeting; of western congressman and
state engineers was held last night and
the bill drafted by the engineers was
discussed at length, but as only small
number of senators and representa-
tives We're present no definite action
was taken. A committee was ap-
pointed, however, to call another meet
ing of congressman to be held in Wash
ington just prior TO the opening of
Congress, at which the engineers bill
will he acted upon.
Those present last night were heart
fly in favor Of the proposed measure,
which. in part, is as follows:
"A bill to provide for the settle
ment of the arid public lands and to
authorize the construction of reser-
voirs for the storage of water and 9TH
er necessary irrigation works fo-- arid
land reclamation:
THAT all money received from the
sale of disposal of public lands in Ari-
zona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
braska, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota and Washing
ton, beginning with the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1902, excepting money
set aside by law for educational pur-
poses and excepting also the salaries
of registers and receivers of the Unit
ed States land offices, located within
DRid states and territories. shall be and
re hereby reserved for the benefit of
the state of territory in which said
lands are sold to be kept as special
fund to be known as the arid land re-
clamation fund and shall be under
the direction of the secretary of the in
terror for the examination. survey and
construction of reservoirs and other
irrigation works.
ANY of the states or territories desir-
ing to avail themselves of the provis-
ions of the act shall enact laws ac-
cepting the conditions of this act and
organize and maintain state engln-
eer's office with authority to plan and
make estimates for reservoirs to be
paid for out of the reclamation fund
The office shall also arrange for the es-
tablishment of rights to water from
same.
"It shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of the interior to examine plans
and surveys submitted by the state en-
gineers for proposed reservoirs and ir-
rigation works and approve or reject
same. Upon the approval of plans the
secretary shall cause to be set aside
sufficient money from the reclamation
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
Governor orman Invite. Governors.

Governor Orman has mailed invita-
tions to the governors OF all the Trans
Mississippi states and territories to
attend the twelfth annual session of
the Mississippi Commercial
Congress, which will be held at Grip
pie Creek July 10th to 10Th. The fol-
lowing states and territories are
known as Trans Mississippi states:
Arkansas, Arizona. California. Colo
RADIO. Iowa. Idaho. Indian Territory.
Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mon
tana. Missouri, Nebraska. New Mexi-
co. North Dakota. Oklahoma. Oregon.
South Dakota, Texas. Utah. Wyoming
and Washington. The United Com
mercial Travellers and the Travellers
Protective Association also have rep
resentation in the congress. There
are 10, 1000 0Ov residents in the Trans
Mississippi states.
Among the topics for discussion are
"a National Bureau of Mining" 1.-THE
Beet Sugar Industry" Irrigation" and
other western industries.
The members of the executive COM
mittee for COLORADO are Alva Adams
of Pueblo and w. S. Montgomery of
Colorado Springs. ]. Maurice Finn of
Cripple Creek is assistant secretary.
The other ofncers of the congress are:
Walter Gresham of Galveston. presi-
dent; e. r. Moses of Great Bend, Kan
sas. chairman of the executive COM
mittee; II. X. Whitmore of st. Louis.
chairman of the advisory board; Roo
ert c. Morris of New Orleans, secre-
tary, and George b. harrison. Jr., of
Glasgow, Missouri. treasurer.
The governor will name ten dele
gates to represent the state and other
delegates will be named by the mayors
of the cities throughout the state and
by commercial organizations.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
OKL LAHOMA INDIANS LOSE
THEIR APPEAL TO THE COURT

Washington, June 21.-Justice Brad
ley in the equity court yesterday de-
MED the application Of Lone Wolf and
other Indians for an injunction against
the secretary of the interior to restrain
Tim from opening the Kiowa, Conan
che and Apache lands in Oklahoma to
settlement. Without going into the
facts in the case the court held that
the question was purely political one
with which the court had no power to
deal.
Judge Bradley held that IL the act of
June @, 1900, is violative Of the treaty
of 1868, the remedy rests with Con-
gress, not the judiciary. He said that
the right of the Indians to the reser-
vation is n possessory one only; that
( the wrong. If any, threatened by the
execution Of the act Of June 9, 1900, Is
wrong to the tribe rs tribe. and no
Individual member will suffer any
injury which will not be shared In
tcommon by the other members. The
decision declares that the suit cannot
be maintained by members of the tribe
as individuals.
Justice holds that the Indians are the
pupils, or wards. Of the nation; that
the duty of providing for their main
tenance, civilization and education, and
of protecting and caring for them.
rests upon the federal government and
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
FOR THE PHILIPPINES

Washington, June 21.-Civil govern
ment will be established in the Phil
ippines July 4th. Judge William II.
Taft will be designated as civil gov
ernor. He will remain ut the head Of
the Philippine Commission, which Is
to be continued. The order creating
him civil governor will be issued by
the President through the secretary of
war.
Further details regarding the new
government nre yet to be worked out.
The Fourth of July Is not selected
with a view of having an extraordl-
nary Inauguration of the new govern
ment, hut simply because that day IL
deemed by the administration n good
day upon which to locate what is be-
lieved to be an auspicious event In the
history of the Philippines.
It is probable that members of the
Philippine Commission wi II have
charge of the different departments of
the government.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
State Insurance Report.

David +. Howe, superintendent Of in
surance. is now making the annual re-
port of his department to others inter-
ested in the statistics of his office. The
report contains 500 pages and Is bound
in cloth. Besides the abstracts COM
piled from the annual statements of
the fire and fire and marine insurance
companies aulnorized to operate in
Colorado. showing their condition on
December 81, 1890. the report shows
the following figures on the premiums
received by all the companies:
Total premiums received in 1900.
$4,954. .635; total premiums received in
1899. $4.473.3S0; increase of premiums
in 1900 over 1s.J. $4oi, ,3O5.
The expenses of the department for
the year 1900 were S10.999, compared
with $10.74O in 1899, an increase of
.$25s.
The receipts for The fiscal year end
ing November 30. 1900. were $114.247
as compared with $102,338 in the pre-
vious year. an increase of 11.yo9.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26

of the crowned heads of the continent
turning editor will be interesting to
contemplate. Orleans can well afford to
essay the task of financing newspa-
per His private fortune is ample. Re-
Gently it was reinforced by decision
Of the French court which condemned
the French government to turn over to
the Duke and his family property and
funds worth many millions of dollars.
The property consists largely of canal
shares which were the property of the
house of Orleans at the time of the
great revolution in the latter part of
the eighteenth century. After the
downfall of the dynasty this property
was confiscated. In 1914 laws were
passed providing for its restoration to
the original owners. This was impos
sible in majority of cases. as the gov
ernment had disposed of the property.
Subsequently the law provided that the
restoration should be made in cases
where the new owners died without
heirs, which would place the govern
ment in actual possession OF 1t. Resti-
tuition has been made under the deci-
sion rendered lately by the courts.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
LADY SACKVILLE.
Trusfs Affect PriccS.

Professor jeremiah w. jerks of Cor
nell university has made an unbiased
study of the effects of trusts on prices.
which appears in the current number
of the North American Review. From
the facts gathered by the United States
Industrial commission he deduces the
conclusion that prices are made high
er by the trusts than they would be
otherwise. The fact that prices OF
manufactured commodities are now
lower than they were before the era
of combinations proves nothing either
way. The crucial question is whether
or not the margin between the cost OF
raw materials and the market price OF
the finished product has Increased
since the coming of the trusts. Even
this is not an infallible test as regards
prices, for the trust may use Its power
to force down the cost OF the raw ma
terial it needs. but in general the size
of this margin between raw material
and finished product is the most re-
liable test available.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26

is committed to its legislative or polit-
ical branch. He holds that the ques-
tion whether three-fourths of the adult
male Indians signed the agreement,
etc, was presented to Congress; that
the ratification by Congress is neces-
sarily n finding that the agreement
was assented to by the requisite num-
ber of Indians and that there was no
false or fraudulent representation. or
Interpretation, and that this decision by
Congress Is conclusive upon the ju-
dicial tribunals. He further holds that
an act Of Congress and n treaty are,
under the constitution of the United
States, upon an equal footing; that an
act of Congress will repeal prior in.
consistent act of Congress; that the
making and enforcing of treaties are,
under our constitution. committed to
the political branch of the government,
and that the judicial tribunals OF the
country are without authority to en-
force treaty stipulations or to grant
redress for wrongs inflicted by their
breach.
Counsel for the Indians Immediately
gave notice of special appeal to the
district court of appeals. Now that
the case is decided, 1t is believed that
the President in about ten days will is
sue his proclamation opening to settle
ment the Kiowa. Comanche, Apache
and Wichita lands.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
Initiate. Our Con.tItutlon.

Washington, June 2f.-Secretnry
Roo; yesterday received letter from
Governor General Wood, containing
the official announcement of the adop-
ton of the platt amendment by the
tttee.C 1T, 'teethertdeteuteutda
Cuban constitutional convention. Like
the constitutions of most of the South
American republics, the Cuban consti-
tuition has been framed with the con-
stitution of the United States as n
model. The adoption of the Plat
makes it sufficient for all
the purposes of this government in Us
relations with Cuba.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26

The legislator believes a steam laun-
dry could easily be operated in connec-
ton with each creamery at his home
town of Almond with view to trying
the plan. Mr.. Frost hopes to be
known to posterity as the emancipator
of the country housewife. The reward
he hopes for in life is a return to the
legislature Mr. Frost Is serving his
second term in the assembly. He Is
the Almond agent of several insurance
companies and of an agricultural ma
chinery manufacturer. and owns
large farm. which he manages in ad-
dition to his other business. He is a
graduate from the Oshkosh Normal
school and Is 43 years old.
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
Emoncipafc Farmcr'I Wife.

+. J. Frost. of Almond. Wis. who
represents the Second District in the
Wisconsin Legislature. wants a steam
laundry established at every cross
roads in the state, where farmers
wives may bring their weekly wash
ings and save themselves one of the
hardest duties OF their work. Mr..
Frost has not fully developed his Idea
as yet, and has no definite plan for the
establishment and maintenance of the
laundries, but he declares his plan is
feasible.
He is engaged in visiting the resi-
dents OF his district, fixing his politi-
The Lamar register., 1901-06-26
Colorado National Guard.

In accordance with instructions from
the adjutant general OF the United
States army. General Corbin. Adjutant
General Gardiner of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard has sent to Washington
a detailed statement of the present
strength Of the state militia. The state
ment shows that the guard is stronger
to-day than it has ever been since the
Spanish-American war. The state
ment is as follows:
Governors staff. thirty-two officers;
brigade staff. four; quartermaster gem
erals staff, four medical department.
six officers. sixteen men; signal corps.
eleven men; field and staff. First in
fantry. six officers. four men; band.
First infantry, thirty-seven men; A
company, three officers. fifty-one men;
b. two officers. forty men; G, three Of
ficers, forty men; d, three officers. fif-
ty.six men; f, three officers. thirty
nine men; +. three officers, fifty-nine
men; G.. three officers, forty-four men;
II. one officer. fifty-nine men; |. three
officers, thirty-five men.
The Second regiment infantry, Pu-
eblo, has five officers; the band fifty
men; Company A, one officer. forty
nine men; b, three officers. forty-four
men; d. three officers, seventy-six
men; E. three officers. thirty-four men;
+, two officers. fifty-eight men; u.
three officers, sixty-one men; II, three
officers, forty-three men.
The First cavalry has field and staff,
two officers; Troop A, three officers.
flfty-fve men; B, lnree officers, forty
men; c, three officers. forty-three
men: Battery a, enc officer. seventy
two men. The grand total is Ill Off.
cerS 1,116 enlisted men.