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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

& The PIONEER has givenco iderable
space in the past to promoting the IN
terests ot Northern Itasca. We have
done, this not to detract from the
worth of Beltrami, which offers the
IRE atest opportunities to settlers and
spectators! i But hundreds Of our.
nearest, READERS are vitality Interested
IL, Jsheell il turner country and they are
entitled to ths most PANT remote news. me
PIoNEER Is the. only newspaper which
kkiitAtsRs kkiitAt sRs lie hfsstt5tty hfsstt5tty of aaHe dste1opment
5pf she Big F 6ras eduhtfy z :. With this
Iutpodudtio sgeesubmitt the latess re-
paftIt frqH otsrdd hp9 mesteadeN sorareess es
5ppnateat. pf,glSt It 3.l 4. II, stub Y NV.
i ,fhs lateyt afriVal III III WI iaatptt u to be ehalted
ats every trail this, Query g What 8 9
hew about railro ads Truly railrt
road are. the Light of.cnlltpare and ri pro-t st /
gress, and in the backWopdls q they are n !
considered the Moses Of hope, the
hfessia Of existence. Here hearts are
growing faint with hope long deferred
and eyes dim with much watehing for.
the, tardy headli lights But runlls'rss, mo s,
come, ifsnot the roads and thes, 2 plfo-s lifo,-s
neer plants his garden seeds and SAYS
.ssIs1lwait her out. The transfer Of
part Of Mr.. Dexter s farm, east OF
Bridgie, to the M. tl& "a. people re-
Gently is taken as good evidence that II I
that road will be extended soon. "a
Duluth contractor In specting the right
of-way east of BIackduck recently Is
another horefuI sign. But at this
point, the sirnrn' logging road will
reach here first, and there can Jar be little title
doubt but, that road will strike the
Big Fork river this fall, which will
permit the bringing id OF supplies by
d. two days boat trip. Even this
small favor will be gratefully received,
The catching Of sturgeon wial soon
be royal sport on the Big Fork river.
s
These fish wander. from the deep waters
pf the Rainy river into the shallow
tributaries for the purpose of laying
eggs. i They often travel EfftFs miles
for this purpose. And the tributaarsies
cannot be- too shallow, either, as the
sturgeon Is the largest OF fresh water
ash te,l yyesiphfrly 125 pounds. The
average weight, however, is nearer 50
pounds This fish has no scales, and
| its flesh mas yellow tint, When asfr
properly cooked, sturgeon is very pal
atable, although as an article OF COM
nierce, the eggs are most sought for IN
making scavariii,i IS {
But the hardy settler wants the fish,
head, hide and all, as mis- pork barrel
begins to below hollow sound. And
he must be watchful about the middle
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

several Bemidji men who sub
scribe for dailies, yet take none
.of the local weeklies. We forgive
them, ssfor they know not what
they do, but when we think Of
prominent business men sending
outof town for printed station
cry. we must ask again: lis
Bemidii loyal to ositself?'
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
How to Avoid Trouble.

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with 9 bottle OF Chamber
laints Colo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy It is almo most.eertain to be
needed before the summer is. over, and
and If procured now may save you
a. trip to- town in the night Or. in your
busiest season. III s everywhere adj
mitted to be the most successful med
icine Id use for bowel compl laints, both
for children and adults. No family
can afford to be without it. For sale
by IT.. A. Mayo.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
Curious Coincidence.

For many years during the past
century national expenditures Of
Great Britain has conceded in mil
lions with the year twas 950, ,00O,-
600, in 1850; f94 ,000, 900 in 1894.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
TRAITORS IN BEMIDJI.

AhNiAOhC IA Df1tNtUU
hin the present age, no feature
n is more noticeable than the
mushroom growth Of population
centers III this country. On the
desert plains Oh, in the forest
Wilds some wandering hand of
accident or design plants a mag
netic seed A hamlet sprouts,
a village buds and probably 4
city ripens on the spot. What
ever the cause, towns come at
the command OF need and live by
observing certain requirements,
Certain elements combined with
proper conditions hasten the
development Of these trade
centers. These duties consist
usually in collecting and dis
tributing the necessities and
Of life, the making ot
markets and the building Of
mechanical and mercantilepIants.
Our feverish civilization has
created the necessity for these
numerous receiving and dis
tributing points human nature
grows when it must travel ten
miles TO be supplied. Among
these newborn towns every
where d keen rivalry Is felt, and
q wrestling match for supremacy
IS on. But that point with the
most favorable location and
equipped with the fullest ele-
ments Of success, will down its
rivals in the end.
Town builders have too often,
however, put too much faith in
location. Tn Minnesota alone a
DOZEN owns have been plated
WhfEe 11nir promoters reasoned
al nation would hasten
1 M Il city. Two of
lss blasted, hopes
We q M III 4 Nininger, ii
SonfIs q Il But other
village 4essff oral, isa ocated,
sprang up near by and became
pros perolis and II III y ssrge caenters, " " \
IA favorable location is an Inn
portant condition toz CA town, but
It's success depends largely upon
two, elements conf dence at
It's people in thei town and the
loyalty gifts people to the town II
interests. The most promising
{{,a,llnIlnun unitylon eartfl willnot forge
and onward unless its
citizens are energe etica fearless,
jpqdicious and slpysal Many a
good town has been spoiled ibsyJa
lota ef4 sting king, selfsh
narro cow betWee yes ybusif
ness. men who saw mo farther
than their own door and whose
hand offered ri5' Encouragement
to thetc6nIn1 on terestt 2i17 iosl
Bsnidf o,st /, pf 4, t !, tI|sfa lucky
talWlisnls5 lisl|5 was lucky ira. baing oH
The ppettiast'a spot in the statadi in
thslIheartl oflIthe, richest laihde-
Fesoilft JUS. eess,fl III III wasqnaRA
n sihg pSplaIastt By ~ t
tic boemers Wle word and
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
WORDS FROM WILDERNESS
The Pioneers Special Explorer SWinns the
SWamps and Views the ~
ture EIdorado.
THE BIG FORK COUNTRY, ITASCA co.
aoad Rurnors--Speanu SturgeonFye Townships Surveyed
BID Fork Trait New Mail Route--Str-
rna Incidents. ssS#@s
ture Eidorado.
ring Incidents.

of May, when the water is deep enough
for their game to ascend the river.
The fishing season is short and sell
dom lasts two weeks from the time the
first sturgeon is seen heaving head
above water as ii tumbles clumsily
along. A spear is the common weap-
on, but it is not the common spear. Il
consists Of a large hook, resembling Q
fish hook, with an eye to which q rope
5is fastened. also a holder in the side
which clasps the end Of a pole In such
way that the pole can be immedi-
ately detached. The fisherman holds
the pole till BY a jerk il drives the
spear into his victim then clings solely
to the rope. The strength Of stur-55
5gebhis sufficient to break in q flash.
thea ,stfongest fish pole, and when
caught nearer its tail than head, it
has jerked the rope hard enough to
upset many boat or drag the unwary
angler into the water. A sportsman an
who Is Is SO fortunate as to hook a stur-
geofi can get his moneys worth of
sudden thrills, if not chills. / forgot
to say that this fishisremarkable also
for his lack of bones, even its back
bone being largely cartilage. ,ig2
Surveyor Odegard has returned to-
Il Kloeao3ehi 3hi iehing HE was awarded a CON
tract by the government to survey FIVE
townships along the Bic Fork, but it
is supposed he has not completed the
work in all details. At any rate 4 1T
will take months for. the government
TO accept the survey and throw the
townships open to settlement The
towns are 66-26. 67-26, 65-27, f26-25
and 1926. All the towns border on
the river with the exception of 6T-26
and 66-26. Town 66-27 is one mile
from the falls and the other two towns
age located Is miles further down the
river. The towns are timbered large
II BY pulp woods and contain consid-
erable swamp area. They also con-
tafn mani valuable farm claims. and
scores of s'squatters z are already lo,
Gated thereon. The completed survey
Of these towns will be of greatest alue'
TO the "squatters, as many of them
hold spruce claims Which they could
not get later on. Egfsnean the SURVEY
will show them u be IN swampss and
this showing takes swamp land ont of
the free homestead plan and places il
with the state to sell as its own.
s ss% ~ y %
The ksBig Fork trails from Black
duck II snow 4a its worst tenasr and
they All ring map though Al fool, u
wilr soon ikapVer fhat he u up
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
.o.g.a.l.to.t themselves


On the question 81, loyalty,
many many of Our citizens fan fiat.
we hate to admit II, batsa little
reflection will convince many un-
suspeatif1e ones that they are
guilty of treason. 10 be loyal
Ito u town, one must practice
local reciprocity must buy Of
lthosa to whom they sell. You
must encourage home industry,
aad stand by your fellow citizen
WHO IS spending his money with
in your town and paying wages
Ito your cl1stnmers.It-is said
that some Of our merchants sdo
not encourage the local farmers
that they will idg ont farm pro
ehiee eih Ire rence' to paying the
Hsame amount of cash to the home
produce. Is this true2 If sol ii
Az . selspBIW Epla town 70 have
such merchants. There arg
three cigar factories in town, yet
foreignsnade cigars are sbld
Ehefe by rlae thousands each day.
Are sou leyals There are four
frst-class tailoring establish
,nents in Bemiea il, Eet-eity tailers
come here and take orders right
aloag Are Eoh wearing q lielse:.
made suits Aud We NIGH tcen...
tinde asking these embarrassing
auestions aansi lSwe, convict Maaf
the town of tfeasen. We know
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

the traveller climbs through mud and
pulls the road after him. Ankle-deep
mud bespeaks a grand future for the y
country agriculturally but man
hates to have the fact flung In his
face at every step. Between Mizpah
and Grand Falls mud gives way TO-
water, and the cool fluid Of the swamps
washes away all traces Of the mud at
least as high ass the walker knees.
Were IT not that frost still fingers be-
meath the water, the road would be
worse. For this blessing yours
truly was truly grateful. But the
trail is not as bad IS advertised, for
i found no difficulty in making the
trip in three days from Blackduck.
Those who intend TO make the trip
this summer, should provide them
selves with food for the trip. The
stopping place at Dinner Creek
has been obaDdoned for the summer
and the Gibson place. twelve miles
further west may also suspend cater
ing to the hungry. But the humane
3proprietors will leave their bunk
shacks Il open, SO travellers may find
shelter if not food at these places.
AT Grand Falls there is a store that
was we'll stocked at the close Of vim
ter, but trade has been so brisk, that
the summer traveller will do well to
bring his own supplies. The usual
boat travel by way Of Deer River has
not vet begun, as the big log drives in
upper Big Fork makes the trip tedious
and often dangerous at present. The
drive is expected down any day,
which will clear the river for travel.
The RIg Fork settlers wait patiently
for the establishment of a mail route
from Mizpah to Grand Fails. They
depend on kind-hearted travellers to-
bring and take mail, although post
office has been established here for six
months. Three times the government
has advertised for bids for carrying
the mail, but it itdemanded schedule
too difficult to tempt bidders. Now it
has heightened the time to one day
and half, each way, between Mizpah
and Grand Falls. On this proposition
a number of bids will be submitted
and after the Goth q .twiee-a-week mail
route may be estab blished.
sSset tlA9 y ri Il y 4 j
The past few weeks have been fruit
full to the seeker Of Backwoods
Sketches. At present, the "strenu-s
Gus life, is exemplifed in a dozen diff
ferent WAYS, a settler mean Mizpah
attempted To cross q small swamp
with an a0-pound load on his back
which he was unable to unload wliasn
he suddenly sunk lib alter t5 his heek. d
His lyells tbfuug ghtf assistance and both
he and his load were saved. An ex-
lhotef man of Bernid il was overcome.
with fatigue and hunger the Dinner
Creek stopping place fupni Sling no
sexpected dinnerk and haa he been
alone would have persisted iii tile
sw amp. When his companions haa
carried him 10 the next hotel he was
blind, temporarily. Joe McDougald,
F.aa experienced woodsman and nephew
of Dan Campbell, lost his way during
the ass snow fall and wandered forty
miles from his attempted route and
| two day Without food. And there are
others. who would use railroad
were it handy. A. NJ. GREELEY.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

Now is the time to subscribe
for the PIONEER, the leading paper
of BeItrami connty.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

Ny little son had an attack Of
whooping cough and was threatened
with pneumonia: but for Chamber
lain Is Cough Remedy we would have
had serious time Of it. # also saved
him him from several seye,e attacks
of Group. H. j. Strickfauen, editor
World Herald Fair Haven, w ash.
For sale BY i !. "a. Mayo.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

Subscribe forths PIONEER. the oficia
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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
Republican State Convention.

Al Republican state Convention for
4 the State of Minnesota is hereby
4 called to be held on Tuesday, July 1st.
AID. 1902, at ~ O'Clock M, at the
\ Aua uaitorium Building In the City OF
+ sStt. Paul for the purpose Of express-
iDg tile choice of the Republican party
ofsthe State of Minnesota for purpose
ofplaciaa ta domination candidates
forsG Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
sscfetass hf sDteg State Auditor,
state Treasurer, Attorney General,
Clerk qt rtspJseme Goprt and One
Railroad aha Nrafehcuse Commits
sIoiner, and for the transa action Of such
othsr basiafIeesbs as nl ptabAay come
i bsfare the.conyention.
\ The Republican voters ofs tlaet ssatea
and all other voters, without regard
to past political affiliations, who be.
1ieVe In the principles advocated by
TIC Republicaa parry and endorse hs
policies, are eoFdi akins flad to bari.
tieipate In the selectIan of delegates to
this sieonvention.
Representati on ats tfiis tate conyen,
y tioni will be III accordance with the
following resolution unanimously
adopted at a meeting Of the Repnh-
lican State Committee, held at the
City Of ST. Paul on IA hursdaE ay
sfh SA sT1 n gf)2. lsses sss III ss
RESOLVED, That each county shall
be entitled tot onea delegate dor each
i $50 frotes tr major fraction thereof
castifor the Republican candid ate Ffor.
President. Iii 1906, ,;and THAT eacheos oslntN
allowed id fad ddition therstodtre delrf
egates atil large. ss3i ilt
HID accord atIce Withthe aboyeresolus
tion Beltraui county isl entitled toosl0l
delegates to said convention. .atffsst sia
All county conventions inii ithe state
forsthe election of delegates to aueendi
this state convention shall sbe held oqr oeqa
Tuesday June 224th, IA. YD. 19O2. J. I. /,
All primary elections iu connection
herewith must BIZ conducted as pre-
seribed I'D the Frimars y Election Law
for MinnasOtasi HID Il safits
H ordasosf the T.epub lica.n. State ri
Central Committee.
fsoaa 4. MASTERM AN. 'as9 D
aiii s'ie' Chaifrhan.n q
cHAsl ogeWHITNIsYs Il Fo sti.
III Ygd old II SecretAsiy+EE lin i 1fii3lssst
-fffi II Hi 5T+, # lIaa tns
RERU,BI.I(i { CON /. N 'TEDN AND
pRJNARIES
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
. the court house, IN the Village .of
ssesIs 3 4, M Y ses ss j VI e9s f9Ig

Bafs3i sy Ida s,ss Al e6 AAs t
AZ, NJ ID. 1902, at a12 2 B Clock u. m., Tor the
psfpose OF electing ten ll0l delegates
toHhe republican state convention for
tfse state of Minnesota, to be held Or,
ylEsnesday, July (, IA. ID. 1902, atthe city Z af
Sys Paul, Mimi, called for the purpase-
offsexprsssingthe choice Of the republi-
can party for placin lint p9minati on,
Candidates for 4 gdSsrripr lieutsaal ltI
governor, seefe etafs Sef fssa te state urea u. y
llsser, attorney general, clerk OF the
silpreme~ court, ard zone raifroad and
,Sarehonse commissioners, and also for
the purro $e of transaeting suehto totherl
business tas ma property come before
such convention. t3 l55
sThe several precincts will be entitled
Misrepresentation as follows, to-wit:4
,FWo q de lee ates at large FOR each pres
ciuet and IONS delega ate for each fly
votes, or fraction thereof, cast for the
republican eandidate for president iii
1aDD. Primaries forj the; / election sof
slelegates viii be held ia each precinct
on Saturday, the 2astd day Of Janes Al. o.
l9D2, at 2 O'CLOCK p.s N .sj OF such Ipi aces
assthe precincts chairman shall slesig-
date. EDWARD KAfs ER, ,iis} I
81 Chairman Repn blicans County
M Committee.
ssF. j, DUNwOoDY, Secretary.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

=
Eery, we must ask again is
Benidji loyal to itself9o
RISING TO BAIT.
|YTlHE Todd County News re-
Il spends TO some Of the Pho
|NEER's editorials concerning Van
SAINT and mergerin the following
strain:
For what purpose Is the office
of governor intended unless it is
to- have man in it who will en-.
|deavor to have the laws Of the
state carried out ia an effective
manner. Governor Van SAINT
was simply doing his best to en-
force state law when he inaugur-
ated the fight against Jim Hill $
merger proposition doing the
duty that he had sworn to do
when he accepted the governor s
office. It is not his fault that he
could not carry the fight any far
Ither than he did. We fail to see,
.as the Bemidji Pioneer says, that
SO shallow a governor should not
be permitted to lead the repub-
.lican party OF the state, etc. |"
Governor Van SAINT has done
what he thinks is to the best in
terests of the common people of
the state, regardless Of what pine
land barons, merger and trust
people may think Of the stand he
took. The time will come when
the Benidji Pioneer will See that
the stand it is taking in opposing
the governo is entirely wrong.
The PIONEER is unable to ascer-
tain thatany governor OF thes tate
5of Minnesota ever before made
an unmitigated ass of himself and
of the office Of the attorney gen.
eral. by insisting that alaw which
could not by any possibility be en-
forced should be enforced, not
Withstanding large and grave
public interests were at stake
upon the other side. at il per.
.haps true that Governor Van
SAINT was simply doing his best
tos enforce a state law; but it is.
alsDftruethat when he undertook
to enfoEGe the law he was a sllal-
loW4h headed tlemago ogue, playing
Wibh old-fash hioned populistic and
4 ffsyranger 1Reap apolls weapons
that the5repnb blioall party IN the
statasof Minnesota hadineyer be-
fore BEEN guilty of til ryingl To- atil-
izei for political purp posessl =
true thatitl isnot the fault oil Van
SAINT that he could not carry them
aior g any furth than he did
and itistalsot true that any one OF
the five hundred very cnmpe petent,
and attthe same time Y u N very lfrf ordfi i
nary lawyers in the state of 1s,l1a Min 4 n,
tlesota could have informed him
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

The ksBig Fork trails from Black
duck isnow id its worst teuaEaer and
they aFf aging map though al fool, u
wilI soon issoVer hat he il up'
against nature in It's least attractive
form. From Blackjack to Mizpah
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05

RE ERI,BI. CON X N Y h NTEpN AND.
.3asiP .sI,,ae

Nqtieeis here byl9iveA that there will
,e n rnnifb lir "a f.ffl MY rf yantil held
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-23
COMING LOCAL EVENTS

Attention. L. +. ~ K. ? A full at
tendance is requested this evening at
S o'clock. Be sure and come
The Ladies Aid society Of the First
81. z. church meets Wednesday after
noon, l-3o. an ladies Of the church urged
10 attend
a special meeting or Aha Temple No.
- Rsthoone Sisters Is called for this
lWeonesdaya evening, Tor special bust
ness and team drill
Regular meeting az Elizabeth Rebecca
Lodge this evening Work in tho de-
sire. Every member of the star is re-
Quested TO lee present
There VIII be a regular Communication
@. the Albert Jike lodre No r. ard
A. IL tonight az c'clock Work in
third degree. Visiting brothers welcome.
The Queen Esther circle ~ South En-
poria church win give 8 sock sociaI ard
old maids convention 81 the church on
" ednescay evenils- F,verthodv come
and We VIII guarantee "a Eood time
Eseleston post No. -45 O. A. r WIN
meet in sons of Hermann hall corner
III Main and Second streets "Wednesday
~ = clock p. n. There VIII be business
et importance a fsn attendance o- the
members IS requested Nisif.as members
are cordially lrvicei II he present
George H. Thomas Scwing uuIon NJ
VIII meet With their president Mrs
Ninkead. 6 North Topeka avenue. al
O'Clock 3. NJ on Thursday April =
All members please be ~ th.s meeting
Have your working clothes on and needle
and thimhis: on hand work is the pass
Nord
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-23
LONG DISTANCE
TELEPHONE LINE
To Connect Towns in 0kIaho-
ma Country.
SEVERAL LINES BUILT
And in Operation From FL
Reno TO Other Points.

Wichita is to have new long distance
telephone line connecting this city with
points in Oklahoma and Kansas The
line is now being constructed in Okla
bona from Ell Reno. The lire has been
constructed to Mangum, Granite, Hobart,
and Chickasha and will be run on to this
city and then to Topeka and Kansas
City.
The company Is known as the Topeka
& FL Reno Telephone company and have
notified the towns in the territory along
their proposed route that they will estab-
lish local exchanges in those cities and
towns that are without local telephone
service at the present time.
The company has large force of men
working on the line north of FL Reno
and they are coming to Wichita as fast
as possible. There is another force of
men working southwest of FL Reno that
viii connect all of the towns in the new
country. Some of these towns are now
connected with this city by the Missouri
& Kansas company and also the hide
pendent company, but this new line Will
open up a great deal of entirely new ter
ritory as far as telephone service is con-
cerned. The new towns in the territory
have not been connected with any tele-
phone service until this company took
tho field
When the company put its lines in oper-
alton between FL Reno and Mangum and
Granite. Hobart and a number of other
points that now have telephone connec-
ton, it reduced the price of toll line talk
ing about one-third OF the former rates.
This line when completed to this city
viii open another way OF communication
TO the Oklahoma points that are in Wich-
tia territory and a large number of
points that now patronize Wichita job
bers. but have no way of rapid communi-
cation until this line is finished, except
by telegraph.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-23
WEST SIDE
WILL HAVE WHOLESALE NO
TION HOUSE.
r. L. Watson VIII Open One at Early
Date.

F. L. Watson has decided to establish
a wholesale house in this city and is now
in eastern cities selecting his stock of
goods. The establishment will occupy
the second floor of the building at ST and
SO West Douglas avenue. which has di-
mansions of 5Ox1OO feet.
Mr. Watson will invest from s., 200 TO
$4,000 in the wholesale stock at first. but
he expects 10 increase the investments
as occasion justihes. For the present he
viii continue TO conduct the West and
East Side Rackets in addition to his
wholesale business.
The new institution will be opened in
time for the summer and fall trade. The
stock will be up-to-date being complete
in its line
Mr.. Watson has for some time been
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of establish
ing a wholesale house in this city and
he is convinced that with Wichita as
headquarters, he can reach 2 profitable
trade throughout the southwest. He is
planning TO push the business energeti-
calfy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-23
FIFTY GENTS & ONE DOLLAR
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