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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07
CLUSTERING STORM
 IN MIDDLE WEST

TOPEKA, Kan, December 6.-Kan- sand Western Missouri have been wis. a with % heavy snow. Much suffer, E IS reported among stock. Between s.''>m rad Dodge City the telephone irs arn down and railroad schedules F demolished.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07

'and navy to restore order maintain peace and protect life and property at Nicaragua.
 The resolution recites that the United States demands the arrest, trial and punishment of Zelaya for the wilful murder of citizens, an ample apology from Nicaragua and reparatio8
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07
WOULD SEPARATE
 MOTHER AND CHILD

>AN FRANCISCO, December 6.-An
 rIlan.u giving the health officerS rad
 sI authority and power to separate a lsamrt.yc mother from her children, l. husband from his wife, or take any larhar of a family from home to a a.e 70. .Solation, has been passed by ls supervisors.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07
FIG TIM SULLIVAN
 WILL HOLD MONEY

Nh" YORK, December 6.-"Big
 N.lyan has been appointed IDan"o. stakeholder for the Jeffries- -lson fight All the forfeit money, "D9, aur been deposited with him.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-07
MALT RIVER VALLEY
 SUFFERS FROM COLD

IhNbH. Ariz., December 6.-Snow D .a,f tight for the first time in any years and unusually cold weather 1 W"Na.rd the past few days, caus- Som" .amage to fruit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
STATE LAND SALE I'm THIS
CITY WEDNESDAY, JUNE %
Ten Thousand Acres of Cutover Lands in Rich Agrcu
tural Zone of Beltrami County Will Be Offered
for Sale on That Date.

yielded OF their wealth to feed, clothe,
educate and enrich our people, and
will continue to do so for ages to
come. Our majestic, primeval
forests are disappearing to be sue
ceeded by the houses, barns and
fields of the farmer. Our agricultural
land Is the enduring anchorage for
the maintenance of the state and its
people. The land owning farmer in
all ages, and in all countries, has
been a commanding figure and no.
where is this truth more in evidence
than in Minnesota. Minnesota has
100000 farms of about 158 acres
each, and has enough uncultivated
land to make 100000 more farm
homes. We have in all about rs, $780,
900 acres of land under cultivation
and each acre produces annually a
crop worth about So, or a grand
total of $23O,5OO,OOO. This sum
comes from wheat, corn, hay, oats,
barley, rye, fax and other seeds,
potatoes and other vegetables,
apples and other fruits, live stock,
poultry and dairy products. A
quarter of a. billion dollars is a
princely sum to add to the wealth
of the state and nation in one year
and speaks for itself as to the pro-
ductivity of our soil. With the i'm
proved methods of farming now be-
ing taught by many associations
and societies and our colleges, we
may confidently look for an even
average return per acre in the near
future.
The following facts may be of
interest: In 1850 the territory had
nine counties, and total population
of 6,O77; in 1860 wehad 172,O23 in
1905, the state census showed 1884,
912, and we now have considerably
over 100000 population. The
total assessed value in 1860 was $780,
753,4OS; in 1907 it was s1,04S,2OO,-
45s, of which s1O2,OOO,OOO was on
iron mines in the northeastern part
of the state and $685., 100000 on
farm lands. In 1862 the state had
ten miles of railroad, now we have
S,255 miles of the best equipped
railroads in the country.
I'VE have splendid system of
state institutions, covering the mod
ern requirements for school, charita-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
CONTRACT is LET FOR THE
NEW WATERWORKS TANK
City Council Held An Important Meeting Last NIGHT
Discussion on Rental of Coliseum Deferred.
Owing to Absence of Mayor.

At meeting of the city council
held last evening the contract for
the erection of the new steel tower
and tank for Bemidji's improved
water system was let to the Des
Moines Bridge and Iron company
for $5,328.
Three bids had been submitted,
the Whitehead & Kales Iron Works
of Minneapolis submitting a bid of
S9,975 and enclosing certified
check of $1,10o on a Bemidji bank;
the Des Moines Bridge & Iron COM
pany, $6,32S with a certified check
of $685.; the Minneapolis Steel &
Iron company, $4,000 with certi-
fed check of LOO enclosed. The
Des Moines company's bid being the
lowest, that was accepted and the
clerk was ordered to return the
checks to the unsuccessful bidders.
A communication was read from
Mayor Pogue in which he vetoed
the resolution passed a week ago to
rent the Coliseum skating rink at
SIS per month for one year, to be
used as an armony for Company K,
the local militia. Upon motion the
mayors veto was laid on the table
for two weeks. Another letter from
Mr.. Pogue, in regard to the armory
was read, in which he stated that
the rent was unreasonable as it
would amount to 10 per cent of
$4,000, which was at least $4,000
more than the building had cost
the owners. He, with the city
treasurer, had been looking over
plans for the erection of a suitable
armory, which he stated lies within
the power of the armory commission.
This was also laid on the table.
Discussion in regard to the arm
DRY began, but Chairman Kirk cut
it short by saying that it would not
be discussed during the absence of
the mayor, although he was very
sorry that the mayor had said nothing
in regard to the promises of Com
pany K to refund all money taken
from the armory and entertainments
and especially in regard to the $3.50
which comes from the state and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
7, ], MILLER TELLS OF
WORK OF LEGISLATURE
Mr.. Miller Was Engr0ssing Clerk of
House of Representatives and
Made Good.

b.
Asked for a statement as to his
work as engrosslng clerk dur.
ing the session of the Legislature,
T. I. Miller, the senior member of
the T. J. Miller Real Estate and
Fire Insurance company, says to
the Pioneer:
II have just returned from ST..
Paul where I spent the winter in
the service of the state at the
capitol and it seems very pleasant
to be among you again.
: "Personally, I did not have an
opportunity to mingle much
among the law makers except as
it was my duty to have printed
every word and letter of bills and
resolutions offered by the mem
bers of the house OF representa-
tives during the session.
.sIn all the years gone by the
legislators of the state have been
in the habit of having their bills
drafted in long hand or typewrit-
ing, as the case might be, and the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27

bic and penal purposes. The total
amount paid for buildings of state
institutions up to and including 1907
was $16,19O,435.57. In 1861 we
had only two state institutions, and
the cost for maintaining them was
81, 587.53. In 1907 the total cost
for the support of the state institu-
tions was $2,44444,858.54. In 1860
the receipts of the State Treasury
amounted to S139,522,62 and the
disbursements S138,846.84, making
total of $278,369.46 of cash
handled by the state in that year.
In 1907 the total receipts were S12,-
446, O5O.25, and the disbursements
S11,878,43O.68 making a total of
S24,324,48O.93 of state business
transacted during that year. ...-..
The permanent school fund at
the present time amounts to $780,
O85,OOO, all of which is invested
and drawing about 4 per cent inter
est. Large from mines are on
school lands and it is believed that
$1OO,OOO,OOO will ultimately be re-
ceived by the school fund from
this source. The school fund has
2.75O,OOO acres of unsold land in
addition to it's iron lands. It can
safely be estimated that the perma-
nent school fund of our state will
within fifty years amount to $685.
100000 Our great State University
has a permanent fund of 81, 100000.
This fund likewise has iron mines
on some of its lands, which it is
estimated will produce S10,O00,O00.
This will make a princely endow-
ment for this great Institution of
learning. Minnesota school lands
offer unparalleled opportunities for
people with moderate means to &C
quire farm homes. The state offers
but 100000 acres yearly under the
direction of the state auditor. Land
cannot be sold for less than S. per
acre. The average price is about
81. IS per cent in cash must be
paid down at the time of the sale,
which usually amounts to about
S1.OO per acre. 4 per cent interest
is charged on the unpaid principal
and forty years allowed to make
final payment.
"Besides the school lands there
are large tracts of private lands
that can be purchased at fair
prices and advantageous terms.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27

The sale of Minnesota state school
lands for 1909 will commence May
"a, when the first sale will be made
at Elk River for Sherburne county,
where 700 acres of land will be
offered. The sales continue inter.
mittenly until July %, when the last
sale is scheduled at Wabasha for
Wabasha county.
The sale for Beltrami county will
be held at Bemidji on Wednesday,
June %, at 10 o'clock in the fore.
noon, when 10000 acres of land
will be offered for sale.
Sales for the counties near Bel
trami will be neld as follows:
At Bagley, for Clearw alter county,
June 9; 10000 acres.
At Walker, for Cass county, June
27; $4,000 acres.
At Park Rapids. for Hubbard
county, June "a; $4,000 acres.
At Grand Rapids, for Itasca
county, June 80; 10000 acres.
At International Falls, for Kooch-
iching county, July 2; 1000 acres.
The lands offered in Beltrami
county embrace some very goo d
land. and already County Auditor
Wilmann as we'll as several local
land men are receiving inquiries
relative to the sale here.
Relative to the sales, Samuel c..
Iverson says.
The success of a state or nation
and it's people, must have its be-
ginning in those resources with
which it is endowed by nature. These
sources of wealth in the hands of
thrifty and intelligent people, in an
advantageous geographical location
convenient to the trade and COM
merce of the world, and agreeable
climatic conditions, constitute a
strong basis upon which to build a
commonwealth.
The State of Minnesota appears
to have been favored by all these
conditions. In my opinion, Mime
sofa has more advantages and a
larger variety of great wealth.pro-
ducing natural resources than any
area of equal size on the North
American Continent. Our forests,
mines and fertile agricultural lands
have for a half century beautifully
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
HAzEN IS HOME WITH
0. ]. SHINN IN TOLLS
Ex-Treasurer Shinn Declines to Make
Statement. Judge Spooner Will
Defend Him.

Sheriff A. B. Hazen of this city
returned last night from Portland,
Ore, where he finally secured Gus
tody of 0. J. Shinn, former county
treasurer of Beltrami county, by the
use of a clever bit of strategy.
Sheriff Hazen had been hunting
for Shinn for two weeks, on charge
of absconding with 1885 on July u.s.
1908, before Shinn was located in
Portland, Ore. The Oregon au
thorities arrested the ex-treasurer al
the request of County Attorney
McKusick, and Sheriff Hazer
fastened after his man.
When the sheriff arrived in Fort
land Mr.. Shinn stated that he in
tendedto fight requisition and had en-
gagged an attorney. He was Released
On habeas corpus proceedings, after
having his hearing continued three
time until he thought that Mr..
Hazen had returned to Minnesota,
but the latter had secured the ser.
vices of two detectives and these
kidnapped Shinn in an. automobile
and hurried him into Washington
where Mr.. Hazen awaited them.
When asked for an interview
this afternoon, Mr.. Shlnn reported
that he had nothing to say in
regard to his case with the excep-
ton that the sheriff had to ego
some to get him. Mr.. Shinn left
here in 1903 and lived four years
in Tennessee, gong from there to
Portland, where he had been
located until his arrest. Judge
M. A. Spooner of this city has
been engaged as counsel for Mr..
Shinn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27

which had been promised to the
city as soon as Company K receives
it, provided the Coliseum was rented.
Mr.. Kirk then read the ordinance
passed by the city council in 1908
agreeing that the city should pro-
vide suitable quarters and drilling
room for the militia.
Upon suggestion of Chairman
Kirk, the city council decided to
establish milk and dairy inspec-
ton in Bemidji and instructed the
city attorney to draw up an ordin-
ance to that effect. In this con-
:nection Mr.. Kirk stated that
several OF the local physicians
were willing to serve on such
commission without. pay except
for their expenses when compelled
to drive out into the country.
In regard to the letting of a
contract for the drilling of an
artesian we'll the council con-
sideredithe bids which. had been
laid over from a week before and
finally decided. to reject all bids
and re-advertise, the new bids to
be opened May 10.
Contractor Kersey of South Bend,
Ind, who had submitted a bid of
81 400 but not according to specif-
cations, was present and stated that
he would guarantee his work but
could not bid again if the contract
was to be let later this spring. The
clerk was instructed to return the
checks to all bidders.
A letter was read from Alder
man c. D. Whittle, who is in Sand
Point Idaho, stating that he had
gone to Sand Point and suddenly
made up his mind to remain there.
He submitted his resignation, which
was accepted by the council and it
was decided to leave the appoint
ment of his successor until next
Monday evening.
A communication was read from
C. A. fuller, president of the firm of
E. H. Winter & Company of this
city, asking permission to erect
Continued on last page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
Brinkman Vaudeville Good.

The program at the Brinkma n
Family Theater this week is the
best in many weeks. The house
was packed last night regardless of
the cold weather and all speak in
the very best of terms of the excell-
ent program.
The Musical De Fays made a
great hit" with their musical feat
ures, and Stevens & Company have
certainly made good" presenting
clean and refined singing, dancing
and talking comedy sketches and
together these two companies never
fail to please the most skeptical'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27
LOCAL BUSINESS men
RESPONDED LITERALLY
High School Boys Collect Over $50 10
Purchase Uniforms for Their
Nine.

The boys of the Bemidji High
School have organized a baseball
team and are practicing steadily
under the coaching of Professor J..
E. Thornton, a former second base
man and left fielder on the Albion
(Mich.) College team.
Emil Engels, the manager of the
team, assisted by Mayne Stanton,
Warren Gill and Harry Ryan, circu-
lated petition yesterday among the
local business men to raise funds for
the purchase of uniforms for the
nine and secured $3.50 with a
good prospect of more to come, the
business men having responded liber-
ally.
The boys are rounding into
shape and will play their first
game with the Fosston High
School on the downtown park in
this city at 2:3o next Saturday
afternoon. AS Fosston has an
unusually strong team and this
| will be the first game of baseball
in Bemldji this season, a fine game
is assured and there will doubtless
be large crowd of "fans' present.
While it is not definitely known
just what positions the Bemidji boys
! will play, it is probable that they
will line up as follows: Gill, p; Hill
lard and Neuman, c; Ryan, Id:
Stanton, 2b; Harris, 3b; Winebren.
ner, SIS; Larson, If: Kruse, CT; Bren.
neman, IF; Engels, Kreatz and
Gould, subs.
Manager Engels, of the local
team, has received letters from the
high schools of Grand Rapids
Walker and Thief River Falls asking
for games with Bemidji and he is
arranging dates as fast as possible
There are sure to be five or six games
before school lets out for the summer
vacation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27

result has been very unsatisfactory
in cases of new members being
elected to the house by the people.
Those who were in the house for
their second or third term usually
get the services of stenographer
and kept them through the session
and the new member was obliged
to get his copy written down town
at his personal expense or his bill
came too late for passage.
EAT this session we made an
effort at system and those that
came to the table first were served
first in their turn. AS result
each member (new or old) got his
measure ir rapid succession.
"When you stopito think of the
enormity of printed matter that
is read in open house the people
at large would be surprised. In
my department with five operators
were printed thirty-hve thousand
five hundred sheets of copy,
amounting to nine million one
hundred and fifty thousand words.
This, added to some five million
words of private correspondence,
kept us at work most of the time
I assure you. On the whole the
work was pleasant and gave salts
faction to all members. Of course
some of the older ones could not
at first get used to the system but
| all bills were introduced in quick
succession at each meeting of the
House.
Our representative from this dis
trict, as we'll as our senator, I think,
could not have done more for the
district: and should have the hearty
Endorsement of the people from this
district. There was a hard fight on
regarding the normal school, and I
am of the opinion that, only for the
united efforts of the people of our
city with those of our representative
and senator, Cass Lake would have
have had the school. Too much
praise cannot be given those who
frequently visited the capitol in the
interests of the school. We simply
were up against couple of hard
workers.
I would be glad to talk along
other lires but will not take more of
your time or space"
Many members Of the house claim
that Mr.. Miller was the very best
engrossing clerk who has served the
house during the past ten years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-04-27

Continued on page two.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05
DEEP WATER CHANNEL
TO CORPUS CHRISTI
Turtle Cove Channel Completed Sat
urday and Vessels Pass.

Corpus Christi, Texas, April g.
The ship channel through Turtle
Cove, which connects Corpus Christi
with deep water via Arkansas Pass,
was practically completed Saturday.
The channel is about five miles long,
is 1870 feet wide at the top, rs feet
at the bottom and is eight and half
feet deep. which will enable steam
ships of 500 to 900 tons burden to
come up to the wharves of the city.
The first trip through the channel
to be made by local vessels was made
Saturday afternoon when the power
boats Gypsy" and Texas Girl made
the run through to Tarpon. The
boats made the trip in two and half
hours, shortening the time by the
former route over an hour. The for
NAL celebration of the opening of the
channel will occur June 8, 10 and II.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05
GOOD ROADS MOVE.
Prizes Offered In Washington for Best
Highways.

Spokane, Wash, April Good
roads building by the farmers in Spo-
kane and Whitman counties, Wash,
and Latah county, Idaho, is being ma
terially boosted by Jay P. Graves.
president of the Spokane and Inland
Empire Electric Railway system, who
announces he will give prizes amount
ing to $4,000 in three yearly install
ments for the best mile of constructed
highway in 1909, 1910 and 1911. The
committee appointed to make the
awards is to be composed of ]. C.
Lawrence, state railway commissioner
of Washington; Enoch A. Bryan,
president OF the Washington State
college at Pullman, and j. A Mclean,
PRESIDENT of the University of Idaho
at Moscow The offer is made by Mr..
Graves as a private citizen, the pri-
mary purpose being to encourage the
ranchers in the Palouse wheat dis
trict, south of Spokane in the build
ing of permanent roads with such ma
terials as are at hand, though the
use of concrete, macadam, oil or other
substance will not disqualitfy compel
i+Orc
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05
MONDAY. APRIL 5. 1909.
ON GUARD.

There is not a city, not a town
that makes any pretensions to pro-
gress, not county, a state, IN this
entire Union, which does not today
guard its rights jealousy against
the encroachments of the railroad
corporations. Those cities which
years ago gave valuable franchises to
railroads are now using every
means possible to revoke or curtail
she rights given away then. No fran
chises of value are to be obtained to-
day from any up-to-date city merely
for the asking, and none are grant
ed except with the mos stringent
provisions to protect the rights of
the city granting them. 1t is too well
known that, once a franchise is OBJ
tanned. it cannot be repealed OF an
nulled so long as the corporation
holding it makes even the semblance
of a pretense of complying with its
provisions
For railroad corporation to come
and coolly ask the city council of
Brownsville to give one of its most
Important thoroughfares over TO its
exclusive use, with almost no restric-
tions-such as the privilege sought
by the representatives of the ST.
Louis. Brownsville & Mexico railroad
III asking for Twelfth streets a re-
Election upon the intelligence of the
members of the city council. To en-
7deavor to force the council to act
upon such an important matter at
the same meeting at which it was
presented, without taking even a mo-
ment's thought, was worse than a re
Election upon the intelligence of the
members-it reflected upon their in
tegrity. No city council with any
pretensions to a decent regard for the
rights and welfare of the people
whom it serves would dare to give
away such a valuable right as that
sought in this instance without TAX
ing time to consider the matter
That the council has concluded to
postpone action until due time is had
for consideration shows that the city
council of Brownsville has a proper
regard for its duty
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05

in some Southern city in proximity to
port from which sailing may be
made for the canal.
Savannah, Ca, and Chattanooga,
Tenn, are pronounced applicants for
the convention, and Mr.. Mayes him
self suggests San Antonio.
with a strong invitation and a
hard pull San Antonio should land
this gathering" MIR. Mayes said.
"Embarking might well be made
from Galveston, which has its sea
wall attractions and interest to the
traveller owing to the 1900 flood. San
Antonio appeals from historical and
climatic standpoints, and when the as
ISOLATION toured Texas en- route to Cal
fornia two years ago and stopped Owe
here a day, this city impressed the
visitors very warmly. Since | have
heard many say they would like to
come to a convention in this city.
Personally, l should be glad to see
San Antonio get the convention.
The Panama trip is expected to
prove winner with American edi-
tors Educational advantages are in
line with the work of editors and it is
proposed to charter boat to mini
mize the expense. Several hundred
are expected to take the trip.
Mr.. Mayes is now working on the
program for this years convention,
to be held at Seattle, Wash, opening
July 10. A big delegation is expected
to go from Texas, and Clarence Gus
ley editor of the Fort Worth Record,
will be programmed for an address,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05
The Regiment of God.

Every mason in the quarry, every
builder on the shore,
Every woodman in the forest, every
boatman at the oar,
Hewing wood and drawing water,
splitting stones and clearing sod,
All the dusty ranks of labor in the
regiment of God
March together toward His temple,
do the task His hands prepare;
Honest toll is holy service. faithful
work is praise and prayer
Technical World.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-05

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