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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-25

of the service pension bill giving
every soldier who served in the
Civil War that is over 62 years
old pension of $1,000 a month;
over 70 years SIS, 90 and over rs
800 90 regardless of any disabil
ties. He has also promptly
aided all soldiers in establishing
their claims to increase and al
no time has so many of these
applications been favorably con
sidered. In addition to this dur
ing the Congress just closed a
total Of 16 special pension bills
to soldiers who were totally dis
abled from taking care of them,
selves and whose allowance un.
del the general laws was insult.
fcient.
In relation to local or special
bills may be mentioned bills
authorizing the building OF a
bridge for the, 500 railroad
across the Red Lake River and
the Red River OF the North, and
of pontoon bridge for the vii
lage Of Oslo; also a bill autho r.
izipg the construction of a dam
across the Red Lake River for
water power purposes 12 miles
northeast of Crookston and two
bills for power purposes across
the Mississippi in the vicinity
of Bemidji, also the so>called
"Steenerson Act" for an addi-
tjonal allotment for the Chip.
pawas of the Mississippi on the
White Earth reservation also
authorizing the plating of the
village of White Earth, and the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the
construction Of public building
at Crookston.
When Mr.. Steenerson assumed
the Office four years ago there
were eight rural routes in the
9th district and today there is
158 routes in actual operation,
with complete county rural SER
vice in Ottertail county and one
about to be esta blished in Clay
and Becker counties. In addi-
tion to this numerous star routes
have been extended so that the
improvement secured in the
mail service has been commen-
surate with the rapid advance of
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Will Saw June 10.

Bert Munson and Cha rles
Kinkele, who are interested in
the Leech Lake Lumber com.
pany, passed through the city
this morning on their return tc
Walker from a "still hunt in
the north country along the line
of The M. & I. railway, where
they had been purchasing tim be1
for their company's new mill at
Walker.
The mill at Walker is nearin g
completion, and Messrs. Munsor
and Kinkele state that he plant
will be in readiness to saw logs
by the 10th of June. L.. ~
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'ion in the county for several

years.
The case of the Namakan
Lumber Go. VS.. Rainy River
Boom Co., was called this morn
ing, 9. J. lockwood of Mime
apolis, appearing for the plain
tiff and Halvor Steenerson and
Chas. Loring of Crookston for
the defendent company. The
suit is the outgrowth of an at
tempt of the boom company to
leavy charges for booming and
sorting several million feet of
logs belonging to the lum ber
company. three years ago, on
the Rainy River. The plain.
tiffs acontend that under treaty
with Great Brittan, the Rainy
is an international stream, and
that the boom company had no
right to string its booms across
the river, or interfere with their
driving OF logs or collect. any
charges therefor. There are
three other similar cases pend
ing but the outcome in the case
on trial will probably settle the
others, so far as this court is
concerned. It is expected that
case will reach the jury some
time tomorrow.
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District Court.

Pat Lyon, indicted by the
grand jury on the charge OF
larceny, was arraigned this
morning, and through his attor.
ney. D. H. Fisk, sdemurred to
the Indictment. The court sus-
tanned the demurr, and the case
will be resubmitted to the grand
jury. Lyon is charged with
stealing a quantity of beef, sew
eral bushels of potatoes: and a
miscellaneous collection of junk
from a lumber cemp near Kelli.
her. .-. x, - -
::, The grand Jury will visit the
poor farm and inspect the
county jail and court house to.
morrow and after making the
usual report djourn. This will
be the longest grand jury ses-
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the district in settlement aud
population.

the district in settlement aud
population.
AS is we'll knowl, in January
last, President Roosevelt was
induced to issue a drastic order
preventing the issuance of fin.
al receipts in all land entries
and practically stopped the
operation Of the land laws. AS
soon as attention was called to
the order, especially in the
Times, to the great hardship re.
sulting from this action, Mr..
Steenerson called on the Presi-
dent bad several conferences
with him and on the 18th of Fe-
bruarY secured a modification of
the order so as to exclude from
it's operation the five year home.
stead proofs and all proofs upon
ceded Indian lands, which prac-
tically cover all the land proofs
in Minnesota.
Mr.. Steenerson also tookactive
interest in the cause Of tariff
revision, holding that the party
was committed to revision of the
tariff at once. and tried to secure
the call of a caucus to consider
the question Of an ex4ra session
with a view to revising the tariff.
He was also active in opposi-
tion to ship subsidy and opposed
it to the last making a strong
speech on the subject.
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the insertion Of an tim in the
indian Appropriation Bill al pro,
priating $4,000 for a survey of
the swamp and overfowed ceded
lGdian lands with a view to re-
clamation by drainage and with
a view to determining whether
or not such reclamation would be
practicable and whether the cost
could not be added to tie price
charged for the land.
This bill was passed on the
Both day of June 1906, and with
IN sixty days thereafter the geo.
logical survey undertook the
work and surveyed some 100000
acres Of the ceded Indian lands
to the north and east of Thief
River Falls. A report was made
upon this survey strongly favor
ing the project and showing that
the cost of the improvement
could easily be recouped by rails.
ing the price of the land which is
now subject to homestead mostly
at $1.25 per acre. The report
was sent to the Secretary of the
Interior who transmitted the
same to Congress with a recon
, mendation that su efficient appro.
priation be made, estimated at
| 81, 1,O8O,0OO, which money was to
be REIN burseable out of the aug
mented price Of the land. On
the strvi 9Th Of this report and
recon mmendatlon an additional
$4,000 was appropriated in the
current Indian appropriation bill
for the completion of the sur
veys and it is believed that a
strong case will be made in the
next congress for an appropria-
ton to construct the necessary
works. The scheme will reclaim
more than 100000 acres and
render the same suita ble for SET
tiers.
Under the law of the first
session OF this congress giving
this drainage appropriation :,
authority was granted to with
draw the land with view to
raising the price in order to pay
for the contemplated improve
ments and Mr.. Steenerson
secured the insertion ola clause
in the present Indian Appro.
Driatiop bill restoring these
ceded Indian lands to entry
subject, however, to any future
charges for drainage surveys
and drainage reclamation works
and it is expected that notice of
such opening of the lands to
entry will soon be received at
the land office. Mr.. Steenerson
expects to continue the agitation
for a general drainage act
| whereby revolving fund will
| be established to be used to
encourage drainage generally
and this movement is receiving
a great deal Of agitation and sup
port throught the whole coun-
try.
Steenerson took an active part
IN promoting more liberal pens
ion legislation, the result of
which was the passage at the
last session of Congress of the
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Hon. Halyor Steenerson, who
represents this congressional
district at the national capital,
is in the city from Crookston
and will remain here for several
days, conducting some cases for
clients in district court.
Congressman Steenerson did
an immense amount Of work at
the session of congress recently
adjourned, and the Crooks5on
Times says of his labors:
The first session Of the 59th
Congress convened on the 4 b.
day of Decem Der, 1905, and con
tinued until the 30th day Of June
1906; the second convened on the
3rd of Dec. 1906, and expired by
limitation Of law on the 4th of
March 1907.
In addition to taking pvt in
general Legislation enacted Of
great Importance to the country,
such as regulation of railroads
and corporations, pure food law,
removing the tax on denatured
alcohol and the new naturaliza-
tion and immigration laws. Mr..
Steenerson has q record for
special work accomplished of
great Importance to the district
and country at large.
AS a member Of the mittee
on postofice and post roads he
was the first to agitate the aboli-
tion of special railway mail sub.
sides to railroads in the south
and southwest This subsidy of
$167, 900 per year had a narrow
escape at the first session Of the
present congress, having carried
by only one vote. His fight
against this subsidy in the com
mittee at the present session was
sufficient to keep il out of the
appropriation bill and for the
first time since the railway mail
service was esta blished this item
has disappeared from the bill.
He was also the first TO advo-
cate the reduction Of railway
mail pay upon the routes where
the traffic was dense and where
it had been demonstrated by
overwhelming evidence that the
railway mail pay is excessive.
Mr.. SteenersOn was also active
in support Of the increase OF
compensation to rural and city
mail carriers, railway mail clerks
and postOffice clerks, which in.
crease will 60 into effect on the
1st day of July next.
Of special interest to this dis.
trict is his advocacy of federal
aid to reclamation of swamp and
overfowed lands by drainage.
He introduced several bills look
ing to the appropriation Of the
proceeds of all the remaining g
public lands outside of those de
voted to irrigation to form q
drainage funo to be used as 6
revolving fund in reclaimine
swamp lands. These measures
met with opposition, especially
from the irrigation states who
believed that it might lead to ar
encroachment upon their reclaim
alton fund, and the secretary Q:
the interior refused to recon
mend the measures in the last
Congress. Not despairing, how
ever, Mr.. Steenerson secured
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M. B. A. Ca rd Party.

The M. B. A. Lodge will give a
card party at the I. q. O. F. hall
Saturday evening, March 80, to
which they extend a general in
vitation to their friends to be
present. g..
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| l questioned Mr., Mckay as to
whether the lands of the out.
goers were not taken up by in
comers. He replied, Every sell
DOM; that when sold they were
purchased by old settlers. He
expressed the opinion that if
sufficient and suita BILE canals had
been dug, ten years ago, reclaim
ing the black muck swamps of
Northern Minnesota he could
have sent, to our north country,
at least from 70 to 80 per cent of
that which has passed through
his hands for western Canada.
But, Mr.. Mckay s return does
not represent the entire emigra-
tion from his district. There
we're private Canadian land con-
Germs which operated through
other agencies. over his territory:
the result Of their labors I do
not know.
The country is placarded to a
finish with the advertisements:
"Western Canada, Texas" and
SO forth.
Vacant "Northern Minnesota
is Observation-Disclosures to it's
own State-Why?
Locally, we have glanced at the
emigration phase-present with
us as an exact SCIENCE .-...
Let US now glance locally at
the immigration phase. Neither
time nor space will permit us TO
cover our north country, wholly.
Let US go to the heart Of
Itasca's wilderness the heart
Of the twenty five mile swamp
to T. 1853 N K. 26 W. (the neigh.
borhood of Margie) and what
shall we find? One third of the
township taken up and occupied,
even before the United States
government had stretched
chain to subdivide it as pu ublic
land; and long before a shovel of
dirt had been cast up to cross it
by railway line. And, the re-.
naming two thirds 900 acres
vacant, with no signs of future
settlement.
On the U. S. deputy surveyors
rough field plat of this township
there appeared thirty-seven
small black squares each donat-
| ing a squatter's shack on the
north one third, but the south
was bare of any such conven-
tional signs.
| Why? Because the former pre-
sents some little footing for man,
and the latter none, as it is a
swamp in one piece. Had it been
as the former of the incomers,
then, for land, it, too, would have
been occupied, throughout. The
north one. third consists of the
summit and slopes of moraine,
rising cut of the ocean of bog;
broken with marshes, hemmed
in by beaver dams. But it is
down on the south thirds
the 10000 acre where
fertility is slumbering.
When the Minnesota & Inter
national Railway company dug
culvert pits at intervals across
1T, [ observed for nine and ten
feet down from the surface it
was veritable black muck "a
compact of the decayed vegetable
matter Of former forests-and
where more shallow of muck, and
its bed could be seen, it lay on
good clay or gravel, impregnated
with the elements of plant food.
I observed it was not quak.
ing bog, but swamp stiff enough
that the railway company could
| set up a i've or six-foot bank
from borrow pit; lay track and
run trains, without there beings a
stick of corduroy Intentionally
laid on the naked surface under
the fill. It is cut by the south
branch of the Sturgeon river,
with it's small feeders which are
gradually gnawing their way
back to the water logged di.
vides. The surface slope over
its moss covered surface is from
Continued on last page.
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4 MisernbIe subterfnre.

Some persons have a peculiar way
Of replying to an argument that they
cannot meet with an intelligent ans
wer. Bafied at the exposition OF
plain irrefragable truths they resort
to subterfuge and say that the
statement is not fit to read. They
indulge in a hypocritical evasion,
possibly because hypocrisy has grown
to be fixed habit with them.
II an evil exists in this commun-
ity which becomes nuisance to So
ciety and a stencil in the nostrils Of
decent men. the Telegram expects
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REpUBLICAN PRIMARIEs.

Pursuant to call of the Repub.
lican Executive Committee Of the
ity of Clarksburg, the said commit.
tee met and voted to hold the pri.
maries on Tuesday. March 10, 1907,
at 1880 o'clock p. M, for the follow
ing purposes and at the following
named places:
Each ward will nominate coun-
Gilman. ten delegates to represent
said ward in the city convention, to
be held at the court house Wednes-
day, March 10, 1907, at 1880
o'clock p. m, and two members of
the executive committee.
The respective wards will hold
their meetings at the following nam
ed places:
First White House hotel.
Second ward-carlile Court school
house.
Third ward-Walker house.
Fourth ward-Plerpont school
house.
Fifth Council chamber.
The convention to be held at the
court house Wednesday March 1S,
at 1880 o'clock p. M, will nominate
the following candidates to be voted
upon at the municipal election Tues
day. April 2. 1907: Mayor, Chief
of-Police, City Clerk, Superintendent
Of Streets, Assessor, Commissioner
of Water Works, City Collector ana
Treasurer, and School Commissioner
FRANK R. MOORE, Chairman.
.. W. sHowALTER. Secretary.
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Industrial company's Donation,

The clarksubrg Industrial Com
pany is entitled to a great deal OF
credit for the big glass factory that
is to locate here. The company do
mated the site as stated, worth u
large amount of money and most de-
slrably located, indeed, one with
railroad facilities right at hand and
OF easy access, under changed con.
dition or two, in other ways. The
board of trade interested the Tuna
Glass Company, of Bradford, Pa,
and the Industrial company saw that
the site was given. 1t is fact that
the Industrial company worked most
heartily with the board of trade to
get this factory. The Industrial
company showed its usual good will
toward Clarksburg as well as its
progressive disposition, That add.
ton to the city was the beginning OF
great things for Clarksburg. Gras.
SELF followed, after a number Of in.
dustries with free sites were located
by the Industrial company. This
company really began railroad
that may yet form a trunk line OF
Importance north and south
There is reason to believe by the
location of this big glass plant that
many dwelling houses viii be erect
ed in the Industrial addition where
there are splendid sites and where
the hundreds of employees viii be
convenient 10 their work, but there
is great obstacle. 1t is the toll
bridge. There ought not to be any
such thing in Harrison county, as
the Telegram has repeatedly contend
ed. Indeed, it is the duty of the
county to own the bridge the same
as 1t does all other bridges in the
county. The many who will come
here with the big factory, to say
nothing of the hosts that use the
bridge already, compelled to because
there is no other suitable way to get
into the city. ought not to be forced
to pay toll to get into the city to do
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The "ouiet" Meeting.

1t seems passing strange that
those who call themselves the Peo-
pies party should so carefully guard
against the peoples having part in
or being present at the deliberations
which result in the selection of a
municipal ticket, which the people
are asked to support. 1t was even
worse than a star-chamber affair so
characteristic of some who prompt
ed it, as after 1t was over and even
while the meeting was in session the
pretense was made that there was
nothing secret about it and the doors
remained open. 1t is stated that
one or more of those who participant
ed said they did not have even a
sentinel. But, what they did have
was a meeting few knew about
just those who quietly slipped into a
hallway, when no one was looking,
then upstairs and thence along a
long and narrow hallway to rear
room, where none would even sus-
pect much less hear. or even think
of entering for the purpose of at
tending a convention of a political
nature.
Just why the meeting, or conven-
ton, as it proved to be, was not held
in the open those connected with it
can give no reason that would APP
peal to the public, nor can there be
any explanation that will satisfy
those to whom that bunch appeals,
1t but bears out the assertion made
the night before by the Telegram
that Harmer nominated himself.
All know the fellows who were at
the quiet" meeting, the gum-shoe
affair, will loudly proclaim in the
next two or three weeks that that
ticket was nominated by the citizens
of Clarksburg, when, in truth, few
plotters assembled and did it them
selves, fearing, perhaps, II the peo-
pie we're really consulted in the mat
ter or given a chance to voice their
sentiment. they themselves would
take back seat by virtue of the d.
mand of the people.
Indeed, it is the rawest piece or
political dictation and pretense since
the famous star-chamber meetings
of the Democratic clique that led up
to the nomination Of Charley Short
for sheriff.
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The Fairmont Times takes upon
itself the task of calling clarksburg
newspapers to account for the pub
LEGATION of what pertains to the pres
ent and future of clarksburg. The
truth is, that paper cares nothing
for clarksburg, as repeatedly in the
past, as well as at the present, it
gives Fairmont the preference at all
times. Besides the Times actually
knows from personal observation
that what the Telegram says is true
in reference to some conditions that
exist here.
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to fight that evil to the uttermost
and it shall always continue to do
SO, as it has in the past. 1t is no
crime to point out an evil nor TO
protest against its existence, nor to
strive to eradicate it: these are
noble, praiseworthy, commendable
acts. So far as the lying assertion
that something has been printed in
this paper that is not at for any one
to read, the Telegram will only re-
fer to the fact that its challenge,
heralded time and again, daring any
person to show or cite one instance
IN which this has been done by this
paper has thus far gone begging for
an acceptance.
And in this connection one fact
may be referred to and that is that
indecent words and phrases. sug-
gestive and vulgar diction, tender
loin tattle that smacks of the usage
of familiarity. have been published
on news paper in this city that the
Telegram would not tolarate in its
columns. The Telegram goes into
the homes of the city and is read by
all Of the members of the family
from the father down to the little
ones. 1t has done something to
merit this. 1t is a clean, honest, up
right newspaper unsunied with gut
ter slang and filthy thoughts and 1t
promises to continue so.
All efforts therefore of these hypo-
critical blackguards to drag the Tele-
gram down to their own filthy level
will be utterly useless and a dishon-
orable waste of energy.
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The supreme silence of the Har-
mer mugwump sheet about his nom
nation at the quiet" convention
for mayor is significant. 1t looks as
If the plan was to keep the people
from knowing that the select few
had usurped the rights Of the MEM
bers of the Peoples party and have
resolved themselves into absolute
dictators to that party. Again. may
1t not have been to give the mug
wump sheet rebuke for asserting
that Mr.. Harmer had not done his
duty and for admitting in most every
instance the truth of the kilograms
declarations, describing the failure
of the mayor to keep his pledges?
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The Charleston Gazette appears to
be out of touch with the leading men
of the State. 1t does not even show
much knowledge of the political and
Office affairs of the State. 1t refers
to the congressman from the Second
district as William G. sturgiss, when
in fact his first name is George, just
plain George. That paper also says
the recent congressman in the Second
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yesterday afternoon. He did not
nave the manhood to sign his name
to it. The Telegram knows why he
did not, because it is so very appar-
emf He is of the mugwump crowd
taat believes the mayor does right to
wink at what is going on and bra4
enly fail to keep his pledges. He
like the little bunch of disappointed
fellows. who have been eating sour
grapes quite time wants the con-
dition the Telegram has exposed to
exist.
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HANDSOME TAILORED SUITS
Tailored Suits $3.50, $500, $3.50 $500

THESE handsome suits continue 10 arrive dailv. Ym
will find just what you want here and at price
that will please you We have been told repeatedly that
our suits at $l2 so the equal any shown elsewhere
at $500 and $3.50. Compare judge for yourself
Also suits that sell at $500 good as others asl,
$780, $3.50 for. Yes you will find our suits at SO
to compare with others shown elsewhere at $500
You viii find all our suits are tailored wen and the
styles are the best and prices about 3 less than YOU
can buy the same quality elsewhere.
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The Fairmont Times tries to make
the impression that the streets here
are not frequented with objection
able females and yet the Telegram
has it direct from that paper that
some such have been here from
Fairmont within the past few days.
The Times can not play both ends
to the middle and the sooner it es.
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An alienist for Harry Thaw's side
of the case says Thaw had enough
sense to know what he was doing,
when he married Evelyn Nesbit.
There are great many Americans
who differ from the alienist, great