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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08
Indians Kicking, as Usual.

Crookston Times: Last night a
delegation of five Indians from the
Red Lake reservation arrived in the
city and called on Congressman
Steenerson to present to him state
ment of the things desired by large
number of the Indians in connection
with matters discussed in the con-
ference which the congressman had
at the agency on the 28th and goth
of September last, when he and
Senator Clapp visited the reserva-
ton. The formal letter presented
by the deleg alton yesterday contains
eleven statements of the wants of
the Indians, the two most important
being one in which they ask to send
a delegation of six Indians and an
Interpreter to Washington, and one
wherein they state that they do not
want to have allotments of land
but to continue to hold the reserva,
ton in common, as they fear that il
it were otherwise they would lose
their land and their children would
be left with nothing.
The letter was accompanied by
the signatures of one hundred
thirty-four prominent Indians or
the reservation, and was presented
here by one Messko gwan, who is a
nephew of the late Chief Moose
Dung, and/who claims to have sue.
ceeded to some of the old Chiefs
Importance among the Red Lake
Indiann. No reply was vouch
safed the delegation during thei1
short stay here, and they returned
home this morning, having missed
the out going train last night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08
of my town and its people Or keep
my bazzoo shut except, of course,
in public demonstrations"
Inspecting Bridges.

The Great Northern railway COM
pany is contemplating number of
improvements to its bridges and
roadbed on the northern division of
the system from Carmen east to Be-
midi. H. A. Zacherson, assistant
engineer in charge of the division;
E. A. Mills, master carpenter, and
Howard Shelly, rod man for Mr..
Zacherson, reached Bemidji late
yesterday afternoon, after having
made thorough spection of the
bridges and roadbed in Carmen and
this city. The gentlemen made the
trip in a gasoline velocipede and
examined every culvert and bridge
along the route. They will recon-
mend the putting in of several stone
culverts and some steel bridges,
which are much needed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08
BIackduck Will Boom.
Rla ckd11ck A Amarican.

Blackduck Americans: The steps
taken recently by the local Com
mercial Club to attract settlers to
the fertile lands in this part of Bel
trami county is beginning to show
results.
A letter was forwarded through
Representative ]. J. Opsahl, to the
national immigration bureau, setting
forth the advantages and opportuni
ties awaiting settlets in this part
of Beltrami county. Offers were
also made by number of our en-
ployers of labor to furnish immi-
grants with free houses and fuel.
AS result these facts have been
printed in a number of newspapers
and Blackduck is getting some very
valuable advertising.
Mr.. Townsend, president of the
Club, is daily receiving letters from
men with families who are looking
for new homes and indications are
that many of them will come here,
Mr.. Townsend is devoting much of
his time in giving all inquiries the
information asked for.
There are rooms for hundreds of
men in and around Blackduck at
wages ranging from $40 to $40 per
month, or $1.25 or $3.50 per cord
for cutting wood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08

Secretary of State, Julius Schmahl
has written a long letter to A. G.
Rutledge of this city, concerning the
recent meeting of the National
Farmers Congress at Oklahoma, ano
also on matters pretaining to the
development and settling of northern
Minnesota:
"STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE
st. Paul, Nov. E, 1907.
A. G.. Rutledge, Bemidji, MINI.
My dear Mr.. Rutledge:-I am in
receipt of yours of the 4th. and beg
to thank you for the kind wor ds
contained therein, and especially
for your efforts in securing various
articles in the different daily papers
mentioned in your letter. l noticed
practically all of them and knew
where they came from. You may
rest assured that I will be pleased to
reciprocate when the time arrives.
Our trip to Oklahoma City was
certainly beneficial to the state and
particularly to the northern section;
we were the only state represented
so far as the booming of it's material
resources were concerned and the
little Clearwater county exhibit
attracted more attention than the
sessions of the Congress. Immigra-
ton Commissioner Welsh got busy
shortly after we arrived at Oklahoma
City, and at O'Clock that nj ght he
had the Clearwater county products
on exhibition at the leading hotel,
and it was continually surrounded
by a group of interested inquirers
relative to northern Minnesota, it,
soil and climate, and all of then
were surprised at what was done
has been done and can be done
again in your section of the state
These inquiries kept up unit
midnight and all the day that we
were there, and l am satisfied tina
the small expense the state went tt
in making that exhibit and scatter
ing four or five thousand pamphlet
advertising the entire state, will b.
like bread cast upon the waters
bound to return many fold. Repre-
sentative farmers from other state
lamented the fact that they were no
represented in the matter of immi
grafton. This was particularly tru
of states like the Dakotas, Nebrask
and Kansas, and even Oklahom;
ITSELF The next day after arriva
there, some of the Oklahoma peopl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08
TELLS OF PROSPECTIVE
WORK AT COMING SESSION
Congressman Seenerson Outlines His Plans for Congress.
sional Action.-..A number Of Important Measures
to Be Pushed Vigorously

report upon those subjects which will
come up for consideration. It is
matter of qualification that the
deficit in the postofice department
is constantly growing less and if the
government should be required to
pay for the free matter that is now
carried it is the opinion of those
best informed that there will be no
deficit at all.
The Postmaster General recently
announced that he would make two
important recommendations, first, in
regard to parcel post and second in
regard to establishing postal savings
banks. I was interviewed regarding
the first proposition few days ago
and thru some mistake l was quoted
at least in the head lines of the article
as favoring the proposition of the
Postmaster General regarding parcel
post. This was a mistake. I was
careful not to commit myself either
for or against that proposition. Gen
orally speaking I should be opposed
to doing anything that would be in
furious or destructive to the business
of the local merchants of the country,
and whether the proposition of the
Postmaster General will sufficiently
safeguard those interests or not is
question upon which am in doubt.
We expect to hear both sides of
that question and for one will de-
termine it as it may seem right and
just:
L introduced several bills in the
last Congress which shall re-intro-
duce in this. These are:
1st. The bill to. create tariff
COMMISSION, which shall press
for favorable consideration.
End. A bill appropriating the
proceeds of the public lands, to be
placed in a general revolving fund
to be used in the aid of drainage
of swamps and over-howed lands.
3rd. Appropriations have been
made for the last two years for
draining surveys of the ceded Indian
lands and expect the Department
to recommend large appropriation
for the reclamation of these lands,
and I shall introduce a bill with
that end in view.
4th. A bill providing for the dis
posal of the timber on the dimin-
ished Red Lake Indian reservation.
5th. I shall also probably intro
duce bills regarding final proofs on
ceded Indian lands the object being
/ to relieve settlers who have in good
faith made substantial compliance
with the law, but whose claims are
held up in the department for tech
nical defects.
9th. There will also be demand
for the imp1 ovement of the Red
River of the North, and the Red
Lake river, which in conjunction
with the Senators I shall try and
have provided for in the River and
Harbor bill if one is to be passed at
this session"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08

Local news on last page
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08
Horses for Sale.

Two light horses suitable for
driving or delivery purposes. Che ap.
Apply at Model Bakery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-08

Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
TOMORROW WILL Be
ELECTION DAY
Voters May Declare Them
selves on Bond Issue
From 6 to 4.
A LIGHT VOTE IS EXPECTED
This, as no Political Issue, is In
volVed and Subject Was Not
Much Agitated.

Tomorrow Is the day set by the cleo
tion commissioners for the special vote
on the bond Issue for the new Wallace
school The board of education pro-
poses to issue $4,000 worth Of bonds
for the building of a school in the
neighborhood of the Conkey plant and
the Standard Steel Car company and
in doing this is regulated by a new
state law. which provides for a refer
endum vote.
1t is the general opinion that the vote
tomorrow will be light as the matter
has been little agitated. and as the
issue is mon political. The debt in
CURED does not fall upon the city of
Hammond but on the school city.
The election commissioners met yes
terday afternoon and fixed the polling
places and ordered that the polls be
open from o'clock in the morning
until 4 in the afternoon. this time be-
ing deemed sufficient to give every
voter an opportunity.
The city council appropriated $500 at
its last session to carry on the cleo
ton and also appointed election In
spectors.
The ballots for tomorrow's vote are
marked as follows:
} For the school debt
{ } Against the school debt.
Voting booths have been provided al
the following places:
First precinct. first ward-620 North
Holman street.
Second precinct, first ward-Lincoir
school.
Third precinct, first ward-Irving
school.
First precinct, second ward-s1 State
street.
Second precinct, second ward-Court
House.
Third precinct, second ward-wash-
ington school.
First precinct, third ward-Higt
! school building.
Second precinct, third ward-S1;
South Holman street.
Third precinct, third ward-Lafay
cite school.
Fourth precinct, third ward-R. Ma
thies blacksmith shop.
First precinct, fourth ward-Roberts-
dale fire station.
First precinct. fifth ward-City hall
Second precinct, fifth ward-278 In.
diana avenue
Third precinct. fifth ward-J. ]
Hess building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
RULES FOR METER
REGULATIONS OUT
City Controller Now in Re
ceipt of Printed Copies
of Requirements.
RATE Il CTS. Per 1000 GAL.
This for Residences and Users of
Small Quantities-Lower Rate
For Factories.

The city controller has just received
large number of printed copies con-
tanning rules and regulations pertain
ing TO the Hammond water department,
and since the ordinance which was
adopted and approved by the city coun-
Gil July 10 has not yet been published
the booklet contains interesting infor-
nation for every water user in Ham
mond.
Another ordinance passed some time
ago by the council puts all water users
under obligation to use a meter, II
being the administrations object to DO
away with the fiat rate. 1t is how
ever. impossible to have all meters in
stalled by this time, and consequently
the time for installing of meters has
been extended to May l of next year.
The ordinance provides for various
sized water meters in dwelling houses,
business places and factories. The
rates for the different meters, too. are
different, but are mainly regulated by
the amount of water consumed
As Low As 3 Cents Per 1000.
Once the meters are installed in
dwelling houses the rate Of IL cents
per 1000 gallons will prevail Busi-
r ess houses, too, Will have to pay II
cents per gallon up to 100000, after
which the rate decreases to such an
extent that where a house uses up to
| 100000 gallons the rate becomes
cents per 1000 gallons. The rate for
manufacturing plants shall not be
lower than cents per 1000 gallons.
| Meters to be installed in any place
excepting a dwelling must not be
| smaller than fve-eighths of an inch
The meters will be read monthly by
the water superintendent or one of his
assistants.
The ordinance also provides that any
water user delinquent in paying his
water tax shall have his supply shut
off
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
SMOOTH ONE TRIES
OLD GAG IN VAIN
Man Representing Himself
Friend of Postmaster,
Tries to Make Touch.
FAILS EVERYWHERE; ARRESTED
Claims ExEmployee of Chicago Post
Office and Phone Company
Fined $50.

Representing that he was a friend
of Postmaster w. II. Gostlin, who Is
now in Europe a smooth customer
paid a visit to several well known men
in this city yesterday afternoon and
tried to solicit a loan from each one
He was a fluent talker and used the
well known old gag. Why this is Mr..
So and So, don't you remember me?
Why my old friend. Mr. Gostlin
with whom I spent happy day a year
ago. introduced u.s." and then after a
few more remarks along the same line
came to the touch.
The man gave his name as ". A.
Morgan and stated that he was a
former employe of the Chicago post
office and the Chicago Telephone com
pany. He attempted to find Mayor
Becker. and after a fruitless search,
tried to land Attorney Boone. Mr..
Boone was away and so he went to
the Office of City Attorney Meyer,
where he tried to get 50 but was re-
fused. He then went to the Lake
County Savings and Trust company
where he attempted to borrow from
Dave Emery. He was refused here
and then went to the officer of Man
ager Krinbill of the Chicago Tele-
phone company, where he said that
he was in the employ of the company
and that he needed 81, having lost his
pocketbook. Mr.. Krinbill told him to
wait and he would telephone to Chi
cago and find out about IT, and while
he was doing so. the latter escaped.
He was later captured by officer
Trinen, who had been notified Of the
oceurrance and this morning was given
hearing before Judge Mcmahon. He
stated that he was a friend of POST
master Gostlin and claimed that he
was In Hammond looking for a posi-
tion but that he got broke and needed
the money to get back to Chicago
J dig sly MaheIl, after hearing the tes-
tfmony OF Meyer. Emery, Krinbill and
Hasse, stated that he did not think
that the man was a friend of Mr.
Gostlin at all. and that he would i'm
pose a heavy penalty. He then fined
Morgan $50 and costs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
FAILS TO GET BOND

Unless P. J. Murphy. who is en-
ployed in the Standard Steel plant, can
show good cause for cracking a beer
bottle over Mrs. Anton Wzbles yester-
day morning. the probabilities are that
he viii spend a good portion OF the
winter in Jail. This in case Judge
Mcmahon carries out his policy to show
no clemency to a man who abuses
woman
Murphy was in the wzbles saloon and
was under the influence of liquor
when he became abusive TO the pro-
prietress, who was behind the bar
His trial IS set for tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock. and in the meantime
it will be necessary for Murphy 10
furnish a 5000 cash bond TO insure
his appearance tomorrow morning. The
woman is in a serious condition on
account Of the beating she received.
Murphy was unable TO secure the bond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
Joseph Silch, Waterboy on
Erie Would Not Wait
for Train to Clear.
ONE WITNESS TO ACCIDENT
Verdict of Accidental Death Rendered
at Inquest this MOrning-Will
Be Buried in Potter's Field.

Joseph Siloh. IA years of age. a for
eigner working rs water boy on one
Of the Erie Railway company's con-
struction gangs was instantly killed
last night at five o'clock as he was
crawling underneath a freight train
which had just pulled into the yards
The boys body was almost cut in two
and before the nesarest witness to
the tragedy could get to him them boy
was dead.
The accident occurred mar the south
end of the Erie yards, just as the gang
had quit work. The boy was leaving
the Job to go TO the box car on the
side track where the workers make
their home Instead of going around
the train which was about forty cars
In length he attempted to crawl under
meath the third car from the rear with
the water pail IN one hand and a
bundle of boards in the other Just as
he got under the car he saw the train
started to move and attempted to back
out Before he could get from under
the car, the wheel caught him and
he was ground to pieces.
There was but one eye witness TO
the accident, who was one Of the
laborers. as the crew were all uD in
the front part OF the train. The car
under which the boy attempted to
crawl was but a hundred feet from
the end of the train and it would have
been but short distance for him to go
around II. More out OF daring than
anything else he attempted to crawl
underneath. The inquest was held this
morning at II o'clock and a verdict
of accidental death was rendered. The
body is in charge OF the undertaken
and will most likely be buried In the
Potter's field as no near relative is here
to claim the body
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
HAMMOND MAY HAVE
NEXT CONVENTION
Such is the Report Circu-
lated at Woman's Fed
GRAFTON Meeting.
vALPO KEEN FOR THE HONOR
Mrs. Kinsey, Last State President, ia
Re-Elected-0ther Tenth Dis
trict Women Honored.

There is chance for Hammond to
secure the next convention OF the state
Federation of Women's clubs which
convened this week at IndianapoIia
Mrs Huge Z. Meikle who attended the
convention, not as a delegate but who
had in charge certain special work
assigned to her by Mrs Sarah Kinsev.
the president OF the fedora ton. re-
turned from Indianapolis this mornlnu,
and was asked whether Hammond had
la chance at the next big gathering.
She expressed her belief that II had
but would not say whether an EFFORT
would be made to secure the conven-
tion by the Hammond womens club.
Il know nothing OF that" said Mrs.
Meikle. "Of course I do not now
whether or not the ladies OF the club
would care TO undertake the respons..
bility for the entertainment of so many
visitors"
| It is known. however, that there are
some members who would approve OF
inviting the federation to meet here.
and as the convention was offered Ham
mond some time ago, If the interest in
bringing the gathering to this city
should grow, there is no doubt that
Hammond can have 1t.
In the mean time 1t is known that
Valparaiso IS Keen for the honor ana
It may be that the next meeting will
go there.
| The delegates who represented HAM
mond in indianapolis were: Mrs Edith
Griffin, the present president OF the
local woman's club and Mrs Lillian
Atkinson, former president They
did not return with Mrs Meikle, stay
ing over in the capital city to visit
friends and relatives. They Will be in
Hammond In time. however. to partic-
ipate in the Jamestown and Federation
day program which is scheduled for
tomorrow.
The Tenth district Of which the HAM
lmond Womens club is a part feels that
It has been signally honored inasmuch
as several Of its members have been
selected for office and to serve I'm i'm
portant capacities. The most distin-
guished Office fell again to a yalpa-
raiso woman. Mrs. Sarah Kinsey, the
last president having been reelected
unanimously to serve again as chief
executive of the organization. Mrs.
Major was reelected to the state sec
retaryship
Mrs. E. d. Crumpacker is another
Tenth district woman who was ap-
pointed to serve IN an important
capacity she having been chosen to
represent Indiana as a delegate to the
Biennial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
MISSING HEIR FOUND

Chicago. oct. 31-Thos c. Yeakle.
who is one of the heirs to the George
T. Cline estate, much of which is To-
lated around Gary and which has gone
through considerable litigation, is
having the time of his life.
1t was rapid ascension for Thomas.
and his balloon of suddenly acquired
wealth has some altitude. He is now
trying to see what pleasures there are
in life with a roll Of ss2.204.43. With
that amount of ready cash at his COM
mand. Chicago has come to realize that
Thomas Yeakle is in town. and it Is
said around the hotels that he is a
true spender.
It was only a few days ago that Mr..
Yeakle was No. 80 in an Indianapolis
hash house. at twelve per- He thought
he was doing pretty we'll and he was
eating regularly. which is something
fortune has not always given him the
privilege of doing.
Now he reversed the figure Of the
metal badge of servitude he wore in
the Indianapolis restaurant and said
"skidoo" to his job.
He would still be oblivious of his
new standing in the financial world, but
for the necessity OF locating him In
order to settle the estate.
A certificate of deposit for s62,2O44S
in his favor was filed in the Office of
the clerk of the circuit court yester-
dav. and Mr. Yeakle informed of the
fact. He Immediately began to acquire
complete new wardrobe. in which
he neglected TO include walters apron.
Missing Heir Located.
The amount Is one-twentieth of the
total realized by the trustees and ex-
ecutors under Mr. Cline's Will from
sales of lands in and around Gary. Ind
After four years search Yeakle was
located by the attorneys for the estate
Take of that apron and come with
me-" said the lawyer who found
Yeakle.
No more biscuit shooting for me-.
exclaimed the waiter when he found
what was meant by the premptory
order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-01
ALL SAINTS DAY" TODAY

All Saints Day was duly observed
with church services in the Catholic
and Episcopal churches Of Hammond
today In the Catholic churches mass
was held at $50 in the morning in
order to give the working people an
opportunity TO attend. and later in
afternoon. In the Episcopal church
communion was distributed at 7.2o
and at 10 o'clock In the morning.
It was a special holiday in the local
All Saints congregation. at it was tho
feast day of the church.
The holiday falling on Friday. Pone
Plus has given the Catholics Of Ameri-
ca a dispensation from the abstinenca
OF meat for this day.
All Souls day will be observed to-
morrow Those of the faithful who
have time tomorrow. viii go to the
cemeteries to decorate the graves OF
their deceased.