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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
formerly cost ii cents to send wheat to

formerly cost 81 cents to send wheat to
Minneapolis and 1S cents to ship corn,
the rates are now and cents. Kan
sas City has always shipped to Mime
apolis, but Omaha's- rates were such
that except for a few Union Pacific
points that had thru rates to Mime
apol1s low enough to cause small ship
ments when; conditions were right, 1t
hardly ever saw a car of grain billed
thru it to the twin city markets. So
far as these few Union Pacific rates
were concerned, it was merely a way
station in the thru haul.
ON these Union Pacific thru rates,
our proportion for the haul over our
lines was 8 cents on wheat and cents
on corn. We have simply applied
these proportions generally from
Omaha.
ssThe twin cities have formerly
drawn grain from the southwest only
when the northwest had a short crop
and showed a deficit in the supply.
Except in such instances the only
grain hauledto the twin cities was that
which entered into the manufacture of
breakfast foods: The greater part of
the grain carried moved to Chicago
Chicago low rates have not yet been
published, but the road may decide at
any time to make them. The results
are stated thus:
Taking, for instance, such an in
terror point as st. Pauls, Nebraska
the rate on wheat to Omaha is II cents
and on coarse grains l. cents. From
Omaha the Chicago rate is FL and Is
cents, giving a thru rate by way OF
Omaha Of 3S and 81 cents instead OF
80 and 27cents, the thru rate from st
Paul to Chicago now in force, but-not
| by way of Omaha. Should we apply
| the proportional rate, the haul from
Chicago to Omaha. would cost IA cents
for wheat and 13 cents for coarse
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
kers excellent Farm and Valuable Timber Claims in
8 reservations, open for entry under the Free
under the Stone as1d Timber Aof at per acre s.
SOLID FACTS ABOUT The LAKE RESERVATION:

the first in line, so it will be a case Of
first come, first served. as far as secur-
ing an entry is concerned The applicants
to make homestead entry for this land
must have seen the Identical tract Of land
they apply for before they make appli-
cation.
Many conflicts will arise over entries
owing to the fact that many claims on
the reservation are settled upon by squat
tiers who have sixty days in which to SUBJ
nit their application after the date set
for opening, and are therefore entitled
to precedence over entrymen No ons
will, therefore be sure Of his filing for
months after his entry is accepted at. the
Land Office, as every entry is subject
either to contest by d bona fide squatter
who has preferred right within specified
time or by professional contestants and
contest attorneys, who may: file such con-
test in hopes Of collecting fees or being
Bought off. AS a matter Of fact it was
shown in 1895 when part Of this ,reserva-s
ton was opened that people who made
filings in the Land Office had their entries
contested by others who claimed residence
upon the land upon the day and hour Of
opening. 1t was also proven that parties
established simultaneously residence upon
the same tract of land at the hour of
845 a. M on the day Of opening, and that
the entryman, who had made filing at 9
o'clock in the Land Office, was contested
!. by: these settlers. The same entry was
also contested by others who had settled
upon land adjacent and who embodied one
OF more Of the subdivisions of the en-
'tryn1an's claim. All these parties had to;
appear at the hearing. 1t can thereby be
seen how complicated an entry can be on
lands opening under such conditions Most
all these lands are densely wooded and
a great portion Of them are hard to get
at and difficult to get through, but even
after a most thorough: examination there
is still a possibility Of there being suffi-
cient improvements upon the tract to
warrant some squatter or settler to con-
test an entry. Past experience will show
that the safest thing for a homeseeker
& to do is to establish actual residence
+ upon the land and be upon his claim at
J, O'clock on the day Of opening. An APP
: plication will ne doubt be. filed for his
land, owing to the limited amount of
claims. which entry he will have, to con-
test. Every landseeker starting for this
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territory will need the assistance Of hon
est and efficient guides and locaters. TN
scrupulous cheats who profess to know
where the good claims are and who will
use every means possible to fleece man
of eVeryt thing he can on a bogus claim,
will be on hand Many such men are
now imposing on the public in various
ways by protesting to give information
4 and agree to take parties and locate them
: at fixed wages or stipulated fees. 1t will
be shown, however, that in many dis
strfcts where these people propose to To-
cate an applicant, there are no lands
available for entry, and the people will
lese their money. The applicants will,
therefore, be benefited by first gathering
all the information possible and by hay
ing some responsible person or we'll
established locating concern assist them
!. to search for a claim. A great rush is
expected and many will secure entries
on the reservation. Some, of course, will
have choice and valuable claims, but it
lis fairly certain that the greater portion
: of the homeseekers streaming into this
g territory will acquire vacant government
land outside Of the reservation, as there
is still desirable government land avail
able for tens of thousands Of 1andseekers
In this state that excels any land OBJ
tainable on the reservation, and no one
need be discouraged on account of the
limited amount of claims on this reserva-
ton. The lands outside of the reservation
can be taken under the regular home
stead laws and can be proved up free
after five years residence, or can be COM
muted in fourteen months after eight
months actual residence upon the land,
at $1.25 per acre. Most Of the land out
side Of the reservation is also subject to
entry under the stone and timber act,
and can thereby be bought from the gov
: eminent at 1890 per acre. The landseeker
can, therefore, take 100 acres under the
homestead laws which can be committed
in Ia months, and $50 acres under the
stone and timber act, which requires no
residence Or improvements and thereby
secure half a. section of land. A mans
wife can also purchase in her own name
and with her own money 100 acres under
the stone and timber act. Any landseek-
er having the necessary means will there
fore see that it is to their advantage to
take land outside of the reservation. 1t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
Saves 47.s7 Miles.

San Francisco, Nov. THE Southern
Pacifics two years work in Strengthening
the line from Ogden to Reno has resulted
in a savink Of 47.37 miles in actual dis
lance, an equivalent OF seventy five miles
in overcoming difficult grades and a prac-
teal saving Of about two hours in running
time for the stretch Of 642 miles between
the two stations. It is expected that
trains will be using the entire new track
system by the first of the year. No less
than twelve different places have been
Strengthened and the grades improved.
This side of Reno there is still the posi-
bility of overcoming an elevation of 1000
feet by constructing a prospective five
mile tunnel. This proposed tunnel will
do away with the long line Of Sierra snow
chads Z gfsss.ss
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MERRIAM PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Adamson entertained
Messrs. Simmons and Graham of Clrca 90
at dinner last Sunday.
Mrs. Allen Ter Busk entertained some
members of the Merriam Park Study elass
at luncheon Friday.
The Presbyterian ladies gave a penny
supper In their church parlors last even
ing.
Dr. and Mrs. Boehme Of st. Cloud. have
been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Adamson Of
Carroll street.
Mrs. Horton is entertaining her aunt
from the south.
The social club gave a dancing party at
Woodruff's hall last Saturday evening.
Mr.: and Mrs. Coykendall are entertain
ing Mr.. Ray Coykendall from Moose Jaw,
Canada.
Miss Ruth Hammond entertained a
party Of Manchester college seniors Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer entertained Ralph
Boyer of Dickinson, last Sunday
Mrs. r. strathan entertained at pro-
gressive euchre Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. w. T. Ten Broeck of Faribault.
gave his second biblical lecture at st.
Mary's church. Thursday evening.
Mrs. o. p. Shepardson entertained at
dinner Friday evening in honor Of her son
Dwight. There were ten guests.
Mrs. O. F. Shapardson entertained thir-
tyt Macalester college students at dinner
last Saturday evening, in honor Of her
daughter, Miss Anita Shepardson.
DR.. and Mrs. Andrew Henderson enter
tanned at dinner Saturday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Bower of Mon
tana.
Several Merriam Park young people
We're guests Of Miss Grace Morland Of
White Bear Lake, last Saturday
Mrs y. p. Lamberton Of Menomonie,
Wis. is guest Of DR.. and Mrs Beckley
Mrs. Herbert Gooch and Miss Ruth
Frisk have returned to Duluth.
Mrs. George smitten is visiting at owa.
tonna.
Mrs. Du Fresno Of Kankakee. HI. Is
|, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Du
Fresno. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Refs Of Iglehart street, are
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden, OF Mil
lwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Matson entertained the cinch
club Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. F. Hall are visiting at
Fond du Lac. Wis.
Mrs. Mott, who has, visited Mrs. Ian
sing, has returned to Chicago
Mrs. Drew Of Iglehart street, entertained
last evening in honor of her daughter. SIS
Mrs. Bowman has returned from North
field.
Mrs. W. H. Churchill ana daughter, who
were en- route from the eastern states to
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is thoroughly established fact that most
OF the claims taken under the stone and
TIMBER act will net the owner a big profit
over and above the investment, and in
many instances they realize large amounts
from the sale Of their timber. 1t can also
be figured that in most every instance the
entryman will secure for his land after
the timber has been removed more than
the claim originally cost him. These OPP
portunities will rot last long, how
ever, In this state, being that there is
every possibility that the stone and tim
Der act will be repealed or at least ma
terially changed at the. next session of
Congress. The land in. the meantime Is
going very fast, owing to the low price
fixed by the government, which, on the
other hand, places it in possession OF
private parties which helps to develop the
country more speedily. Any one inter-
ested in reservation land or desirable gov
eminent land will readily see that they
can acquire lands easier and to better
advantage outside Of this reservation than
they would by combining themselves to the
few available claims on the Red Lake
Reservation. If this reservation was the
only available land to be had there is no
doubt but that thousands of landseekers
would go up there at considerable expense
and return dissatisfied and discouraged,
which would cause an erroneous impress
sion Of the vast territory Of excellent va
cant land to be acquired under the gen
eral land laws in the northern part Of
this state
The fact that government land now
adays is preferable to any other unim-
proved land is undisputable, and we do
not want to take up space and the readers
time arguing that point, as there are
thousands Of quarter sections Of free gov
eminent land in this state, which, for all
purposes, are far more desirable to the
homeseeker than speculative land sold
every day at $500 per acre.
HOW TO SECURE THE BEST LAND.
The best lands in the best locality can
only be ferreted out by systematic cruis-
ing and examination of all the land in
every district, which no Individual person
is able to perform and can only be done
by large company or corporation at. an
enormous expense. No one can, therefore,
without such expenditure, intelligently
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Lake reservation are now open for settle

Lake reservation are now open for settle
ment.
s A careful examination of the lands to
be opened on the 10th will show that more
than IS per cent of it must be classlned
as swamp lands, absolutely unfit for Gull
tivation in its present condition. OF the
entire 76S,SS7 acres there are about S44
quarter section claims which may be
classified as dry land The best that can
be said, however, Of these S44 claims is
that one third of them are good land. one
third medium, and one-third practically
worthless. The next point to be consid-
cred by the landseeker is that these few
hundred claims are scattered on some Ii
or 120 different townships, and a great
many of these claims are SO isolated and
surrounded by swamp that there is no
possible way to get at them any time OF
the year. About 207 Of the S44 claims
just mentioned are located on the old
school sections referred to above, and the
other 637 are scattered in 81 of the other
81 townships, as 10 solid townships OF
the land to be opened are found to be
all swamp and do not contain enough
dry land in any one of them to make up
a quarter section claim. There are, all
told not exceeding 125 good claims within
a radius of Is miles overland from Cass
Lake, Bemidji Bagley, Crookston and
Thief River Falls, and most of these
claims that are desirable have been squat
ted upon Tor years by actual settlers.
The lands to be opened on the reserva-
ton are. only subject to homestead en-
tries. and require five years actual resi-
dence upon the land by the entryman.
No one will be allowed to commute his
entry by paying for it in fourteen months.
the same as on other government land in
this state. but the. settler is required to
pay for the land settled Upon the sum of
S1.25 per acre, such payment TO be made
in five equal annual installnents. No en-
tries Will be allowed under-the stone and
timber act or scrip. All lands to be
opened are classified as agricultural land.
All pine lands have prev lousy been opened
and offered for sale by the government and
are excluded from entry.
The hour of 9 a. m. Tuesday, Nov. 10th,
1908, has been fixed upon as the time OH
and after which these lands VIII be
opened to settlement and entry. There
will be no drawing or number issued to
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upon lands to the best advantage.
We are the. first company organized and
are, therefore, the oldest firm In exist
ence. We corfine our business exclusively
to cruising, examining and locating gov
eminent land, principally In this state. We
operate in every county In Northern Min
nesota, where sufficient amount of gov
eminent land exists.
WE LOCATE ON THE RESERVATION.
Our operations extend to the reserva-
TONS and we are able to locate applicants
on the best land in the best districts on
the Red Lake Reservation, based how
ever, upon the conditions as herein de-
scribed. Being that there is no certainty
as to securing. the land applied for, or
even entered upon we are, therefore, not
in position to warrant that our applicants
will secure the land we locate them on,
on the Reservation, for the reasons as
stated herein, but all parties located by
US will have the privilege of going out
with us and take other government land
for the same fees as were paid us for
the location Of a claim on the reservation,
and be entitled to the best claims we
have knowledge of in. other districts
OUR TERMS.
Our fee for loca ting is $1,000, of which
$500 is payable at our office or to our
authorized representatives. before going
upon the land. These $500 will secure
for our patrons the cheap rates to the
land and return, and the free use of our
guides and cruisers, and, what is more to
any landseeker than anything else, the
benefit Of our thorough knowledge of all
the land in every district in this state
We also look after all the details in mat
ter of filing, etc, are in position to give
the homesteader and landseeker great
deal of assistance for years after the entry
is made. The $4,000 will also entitle our
patron to go into any other district we
operate in, providing we should not be
successful in locating him satisfactorily
in the district they were directed Every
one can, therefore. readily see that they
are getting services rendered for the
money so deposited. Balance Of the fees
are payable upon filing. We are well
equipped for this work and can assure
everyone the most valuable service OBJ
tainable, which means that the people
whom we locate will secure the most
valuable claims.
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RAILROADS.
HAULING THEW HEAT
What the Great Western Road Went
After with New Rates It Is
Getting.
Officials Of the Road Argue That
There Is No Need of Denver
Extension.

The criticisms Of other railway
managers to the contrary notwith-
standing, the Great Western has
profted by the reduction of grain
rates from Omaha, altho it has not es-
tablished connections west toward
Denver, as deemed necessary by some
other traffic officials. Said an officer
of the road: 1--WE are hauling more
grain into Minneapolis than ever be-
fore. The new rates have given the
results we expected and have justified
Mr.. Stickney's position. The traffic
offered Is all that we can handle, and
the business now contracted for is
sufficient to produce a. profitable haul
for some time.
Omaha has never before been a con.
tributor to the Minneapolis market
The rates were profiibitive: Where il
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their home in Portland. Ore. have been
recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ray of Carroll street ss
Mrs. Nelson of Carroll street, entertained
the Ideal club at euchre Monday after
noon.
The Ladies' Guild of St., Mary's church
will meet Monday with Mrs. D.. II. East
man.
F Mrs. T. Bowman will entertain the Cos
mopolitan club next Wednesday.
The Merriam Park Wonaan's club met
Wednesday afternoon at the hime Of Mrs
Charles Ray, Papers were given by Mrs.
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RAILROAD NOTES

The Great Northern has made special rate
of So per ton hay from Williston, N. D.,
and intermediate points, to Spokane. with a
rate of 81 per ton from those points to Seattle
B. C.
The Rock Island has cut six.and- half hours
of its California express running time. The
tourist sleeper which leaves Minneapolis every
Tuesday evening is attached to this express.
The annual sale Of Great Northern unclaimed
baggage was held yesterday in st. Paul. Sew
eral snaps We're picked up by the spectators
waukee will sbuld next year from Platte to
Orient, by way of Miller. President Roswell
Miller is given as authority for the statement
The Great Northern is expected to put on q
new thirteen-hour train between Minneapolis an6
Winnipeg, by way of Fergus Falls, Barnesyille
Fargo: Crookston and St. Vincent. Great North
dian Northern at Vincent for two DAYS ii nren
ment. nse
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grains, making it possible to ship by
way Of Omaha and give Omaha grain
interests the benefit of a rate of 81
cents for wheat and % cents on coarse
grains, in each instance but 1 cent
more than the present thru rate"
There would. be little object in
building to Denver another official
said, because there is nothing@to gain
but the grain haul west Of the Mis-
souri,. The construction of a line
would be expensive and would attract
to our lines now operated no more
grain than can be brought to us by
the present rates and future adjust
ments of rates. Mr.. Stickney can get
the grain west of the river easier by
making tariffs for that purpose than
he can by building railway lines to car
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The statement rendered below, de-
scribing the Red Lake Reservation and

The statement rendered below, de-
scribing the Red Lake Reservation and
other government land available IN
this state, is based upon facts obtained
by us from the Department OF the IN
terror at Washington, D. G., and from
the General Surveyors office OF this
state, as well as by private examina-
ton of all these lands under our own
supervision. The long experience and
thorough knowledge we have OF mat
tiers pertaining to government lands
places us in position to know the exist
ing conditions and requirements, and
being that landseelxers by the thou
sands from every part OF the United
States are coming here, expecting to
secure some of the land on this reser-
walton, and knowing as we do the linz
tied amount of available land that is
thereon and the vast amount OF choice
government land there is to be had
outside of this reservation in this
state, we therefore feel 1T our duty to
issue this statement.
The amount of land to be opened Nov.
10th on the Red Lake Reservation, all
told, covers an area Of 76S,SS7 acres.
These lands are distributed in the vari-
Gus land office districts as follows: Cass
Lake district, ,S2S acres; Crookston.
447, 657 acres, and Duluth district, 12S,402
acres. The counties in which these lands
are located are as follows: Itasca, Bel
trami, Polk. Marshall and Roseau. The
lands are scattered within a territory
100 miles wide and ITO miles long, cover
ing an area of 1s4 townships or more than
5000 miles square. OF these 1874 there
are 1874 townships which contain lands to
be opened Nov 10. The most, valuable
part of the reservation, which is known
as the Diminished Red Lake Indian Res
ervation, covering an area Of % town
ships. is not opened UP at this time. This
portion of the reservation extends from
Red Lake to the west along the Red Lake
River to Thief River Falls. The other %
townships which are not opened are To-
Gated mostly in the big swamp north of
Red Lake. Thirty-one whole townships
Of the 134 mentioned above are to be
opened. including sections 16 and SO,
which on other government land are re-
served as school sections for the state.
All school sections, however, on the Red
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Tourist Sleeper Rates "a Go u

The Pullman company will increase
tourist sleeper charges 81 Dec. l. This
will increase the rate from MINNEAPOLIS
to California from IS to Sc. The supposed
cause is the advance in wages and in
creased cost Of materials. The service has
almost reached that offered on the stan
dard sleepers, while the fare is less than
one-half as much. . It is the purpose of
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smitten on .'The Crusades''; "caen and
st. Michael by Mrs. Allen; tCorneille
and His Dramas, by Mrs. @Burdick and
Mrs. Wells spoke on 1.-THE Bayeux Tap
estry'' ="
The young ladies of Olivet church, gave
a silver tea Friday evening.
Mrs. A. S. Nash has gone east to visit
A Minneapolis young lady lost a
valuable locket. She did not know
where she lost it, but she got it back
at 1880 the next morning. Read her
letter inSthe want ad pages to-day.
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the company to readjust on the half flare
basis. Roads which own their own equip
ment as the Great Northern and the
500, have made no advance.
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TRANs-MINN. TROLLEY
Negotiations for Line from Minneap,

Negotiations for Line from Minneapo-
lis to Southern Line Talked.
3. M. Mabie of New York city and
g.. f. Getty of Minneapolis are re-
ported Ito be negotiating for a trolley
line from Minneapolis thru Shakopee,
Faribault, Mankato and Albert Lea
south to the Iowa state line for Phila-
delphia and Cleveland capital. Mr..
Mabie formerly lived in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Getty is a resident Of Mime
apoliS
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pays Claim of 6 Cents.

The Northern Pacific company has just
sent cents to a Fargo man, the small
est claim it has ever paid. A conductor
| had torn two miles too much off the
mans mileage book.