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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
FIRST PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

The first proposed amendment Is con-
tained in Chapter 500 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year. 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T Is
sought to authorize the payment by the
State from the State Road and Bridge
Fund of One-half of the cost of con-
structlng or improving any road or
bridge therein, and is an amendment
of Section - Of Article 8 of the Con-
stitution, which now reads as follows:
Section Is. For the purpose of lend
ing aid in the construction and i'm
provement of public highways and
bridges. there is hereby created a fund
to be known as the state road and
bridge fund.- said fund shall include
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments in the in
ternal improvement land fund. or that
may hereafter accrue to said fund. and
shall also include all funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, how
ever provided.
"The legislature is authorized to add
to such fund, for the purpose Of con-
structing or improving roads and
bridges of this state. by providing in
it's discretion, for an annual tax levy
upoA LIN VI 49, s~S
to exceed in any year o%ne-fourth (A)
of one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
Il PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three (3)
per cent or. less than n half on Of one
CD per cent Of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided further, that in no
case shall more than o%ne-third Gs) Of
the cost of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund.-" and to SUBSTITUTE
therefor the following:
Section 16. For the purpose OF lend
ing aid in the construction and I'M
provement of public highways ana
bridges, there is hereby created a 1uno'
to be known as the state Dad and
brid fund.- said fund shall include
all moneys accruing from the income
derived from investments In the IN
ternal improvement land fund, or that
NAV hereafter accrue to said fund ana
shall also include all funds accrulns
to any state road and bridge fund'
however provided.
lex oloIu 40
to such fund, for the purpose of con-
structing or improving roads ana
bridges of this state, by providing, in
it's discretion, for an annual tax levy
upon the property of this state of not
to exceed in any year o~ne-fourth (A)
30 one mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
PROVIDED, that no county shall re-
ceive in any year more than three CD
per cent or less than one-half (k) of
one Cd per cent of the total fund thus
provided and expended during such
year; and provided, further, that in no
case shall more than one-half (k) of
the cost of constructing or improving
any road or bridge be paid by the state
from such fund"
EFFECT. The present Constitution
authorizes the payment by the State,
out of such fund 80 created of ONE
THIRD G-3) of the cost of constructing
or improving any road or bridge there
in. If this amendment is adopted the
State could then pay ONE-HALF CO OF
the cost of constructing any such road
or bridge, and the effect of the amend
ment il thus to increase the amount
which the State may lawfully pay to-
ward such purpose.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
St. Paul, May 1, 1910.

st. Paul, May l, 1910.
Mr.. Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State.
Dear Sir:-Referring to proposed Con-
stitutional Amendment No. 2 woul say:
AS state expert printer ave given the
publications involved in this proposed
amendment special thought. and am Of
opinion both these publications are en-
tirely superfluous. The extensive annual
publication "in a daily. newspaper pub
lished at the capital city" attracts abb
solutely no attention. The annual re;
in boo form, and to an extent that
makes it easy for every person special
ly concerned to secure a copy. To con-
form strictly with the law as it is at
present. means the expenditure, under
reasonably favorable printing contracts,
Of approximately $4,000, q sum which
can be used to excellent advantage UNI
der conditions which ordinarily suggest
the greatest care n economy upon the
part of those under whose direction the
printing fund is expended.
Yours respectfully,
J.. T. MANNIx,
state Expert Printer.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

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Ben oarlige v@orn 8alace" Set, iom
Seit blep cit lige iaa itor 5ufces lom1
be ti0ligere Mars, cg ser er oaglig
folnmet ltore Sfarer al 8eibgenbe
fra alle ggne at State,1 >neo regu=
lpre og @fstratog. @a0erne far be-
ret fpl6t meo Menneifer, og Mais-
palaoiet bar bper eneite 8la6s peret
optaget. Soften ill1tte0e 9eroog, og
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

The second proposed amendment IL
contained in Chapter 5O7 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment It IN
proposed to repeal the provisions of
Section II Of Article TX of the Com
stitutiOn, which section now reads az
follows.
Section IL. There shall be published
by the treasurer, in at least one news
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
THIRD PROPOSED AMEND
MENT.

The third proposed amendment Is
contained In Chapter sos of the Laws
OF Minnesota for tn. year 1900.
PURPOSE. By this amendment 1T Is
proposed to add an entirely new Sec
ton to Article TX of the Constitution,
10 ne known as Section II, and which
shall read as follows:
Section II. The legislature may
provide for the payment, by the State
OF Minnesota, of damages to growing
crops by hail and wind. or either. and
10 provide a fund for that purpose, IN
Guiding the necessary expenses of CIV
ing erect to this act. may impose a
SPECIFIC tax upon lands, the owners or
which, at their option, have listed the
same with county auditors for that
purpose, and no payment shall be made
OF any such damages except from the
rund so provided"
ment, II adopted, will be to authorize
the state to become 81 trustee In the
collection and disbursement Of a fund
Tor thu payment of damages to grow
ing crops BY hail or wind, or either.
THIS fund Is to be created and main
tained by u specific tax imposed by the
legislature upOn the lands of such per-
sons, ONLY, AS shall voluntarily list the
same with their respective county au-
ditors for that purpose. Under 1t there
could be no tax for such purpose i'm
posed on the lands of any owner who
does not consent thereto. The lestsla-
ture In also authorized to include In
such fund the necessary expenses OF
administration of the law. The adop-
ton of the amendment will authorize
the Legislature to direct that the tax
ing machinery of the state be used to
levy and collect the tax necessary to
raise such fund and to provide for the
disbursement of same by the officers
of the State; but any payments to be
made by the state, by reason of dam
age by hail Or wind will have to be
made from such fund and from no
other. In the settlement of any such
damages the State would assume no
liability beyond the amount of such
fund, and could not further be rem
dered liable. A similar amendment
was offered Mt the general election of
1908, but not adopted. The amendment
then offered read as follOws:
Section II. The Legislature may
provide for the payment by the State
Of Minnesota Of damages to growing
crops by hail and y. ind, or either, and
to provide a fund for that purpose, may
impose a specific tax upon lands, the
owners of which, at their option, have
listed the same with county auditors
for that purpose and 10 payment shall
be made of any such damages except
from the fund so provided"
The main difference between the
amendment now offered, and the one
last quoted, being that the Legislature
is now to be authorized, In addition to
providing a fund for the purpose Of
paying damages to growing crops by
hail and wind, or either, to further
provide an additional tax upon the
lands of persons 80 listing the
same, to meet the necessary expenses
incurred in the administration of the
law and thus relieve the State there
from. This last provision was not in
cluded in the amendment offered in
1OO2
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

Maar De fplger meo / Bette @Ias
ira gnoe til anoen, fra l1ge til l1ge
ifal Sc lite engite Sem for, at 81
life fplger me6 / 9t6en. Set igree,
IBIn0et for.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

Amendments
TO THE -
Constitution.
Of
Minnesota
BY
The Legislature
1909.

st. Paul. Mimi. May I, 1919.
Hon. Julius A. SchmahI, Secretary OF
State
Sirs As required by Section % Of the
Revised Laws ~ amended, 1 have the
honor to furnish you herewith a state
ment of the purposes and effects OF the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota
by the Legislature OF 1908 and which
are to be submitted to the electors In
said state at the general election In
1910.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
misconf1,.

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TER / @u6ion iom for to Tiger li0en
blep arreiteret for 6ollfneri, erflere-
Sc lig ifpl0ig og blep 6gn1t til tire
aor / Statsfengslet. &on ifrep en-
follf &efsel 3paa $1,000 og berptteoe
en- 6orlner, Tre0 gggerts Napn.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

2 @ul6ubre. San if Sop at fibre
mes en- 6arn1er, iom bar paa 9iem=
bejen fra 8pe1 og %plpnOre0e bam,
og ocrefter traf fan en- Gogn ser
bar paa &ejen til 8pen og rpoe0e
Henge og ubr fra &u0ifen. 9erpaa
git ban ino til 8pen og tog ct goot
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
20 D


The fourth proposed Amendment Is
contained in Chapter 500, General Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1909.
PURPOSE. BY this amendment 1T is
sought to repeal Section 3 of Article
Nv of the Constitution, which section
now reads az follows:
Section %. The legislature shall
provide by law for an enumeration Of
the inhabitants of this State in the
year one thousand eight undred and
sixty-five, and every tenth year there
after. At their first session after each
enumeration so made, and also at their
! first session after each enumeration
made by the authority Of the United
States, the legislature shall nave the
power to prescribe the bounds of con-
gressional senatorial and representa-
tive districts, and to apportion anew
the senator's and representatives among
the several districts according to the
provisions of section second of this
article,
and to substitute therefor the follow
ing:
Section %. The legislature shall
| provide by law for enumeration Of the
inhabitants of this State in the year
1915, and every ten (10) years there
after. At any session after any emu
meration of the inhabitants of this
state made pursuant to law and also
| at any session after each enumeration
made by the authority of the United
States, the legislature shall have the
power to prescribe the bounds of con-
| gressional, senatorial and representa-
tive districts, or any of the same, and
to apportion anew the senators and
representatives among the several dis
tricts according to the provisions of
section 2 of this article"
EFFECT. The effect of this Amend
ment will be to direct the Legislature
to provide for n census of the inhab-
itants Of the State in the year 1015.
and every tenth year hereafter, and
will also authorize the legislature to
| change the boundaries of congressional
senatorial and representative districts,
or of any one of such districts, and tn
! appOrtiOn anew the senators and rem
resentatives among the several dis
tricts, ut any session after any State or
Federal census. If adopted, the legis.
lature might therefore, If it deems
best, change at any session the bound
| aries of such districts and apportion
anew the senator's and representatives
and thus redistrict the State every two
years.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07
FIFTH PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con.
tanned in Chapter SO, Laws of Mime.
sofa for the year 1903.
PURPOSE. b. this amendment it 4.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

Nul ! S4ul9 ltellYSltl. 9uIl llIeO el
falif Gefsel ipaa $1,000 og berptteoe
en- 6armer, Tre6 Gggerts Mapn.
- Seltamentet eiter &onil III &alle
Steenslano, Yreli6ent for Mooiion
5abings, 9oon an6 Srl1it Company,
lom 0p6e for flere Tiger ii0en, blep
lioite l1ge i%n0leoeret til 5fifteretten.
Tormuen beltaar al 100000 / fat
og 100000 / rprlig @jen6om1. Ser
ct ct Snes t%eitamentariite @aper til
Maoiion 8p og forlfielltge pelgibren-
Sc og firfelig Snititutioner.
- Mr. og Mrs. Gaspor Toyior,
Der Dor fem Mtl fra Maioen &ocf,
feireoe ii0lte l1ge 0eres 70 MorS
8rpllups0og. Soplor er 80 @or og
bans &uitru SO. 9e bleo gifte /
Henniplpanio. Jor SO Mar li6en
TOM Sc til Sierce County og ne0iatte
Jig | N9rbeoen al Maioen &ocf.
8aa6e @ulobrl10gom1me11 og @ulo=
bru6en er peo uom9rfet @e1bre0.
- ut set fife er lopligt at lenoe
ofifaarne 9rer meo Soften, eller /
oct bele at aflfGre 1re11 al Tolf, fit
en- Mano pe0 NaDn Micboel &yan,
alias &eillp, at pioe iioite l1ge, ioet
bon bleb arrel teret i Mi(ipol1fee for
oenre lllopligbe6. &o1 tilbgrer
Union at Sgmeno paa Snoiperne,
og for 3 @aane6er li0en oberfolot
fan og 2 an0re l%tnionn1nno en-
Sffe=ltnion Tprbeoer, @6mar0 6ro=
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opergab set til observation-disclosures.
Sc to andre Union 5gmen6 blep
mi6t / September arre itereoe / Seem
Sort al 8oit=Deteftiper.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

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tolpn bapOe fun en- fort Tornejelie al
p &poerier, lom Fan paa Ell og ialnme
Mften bap0e begaoet in0en 8pgren0=
len, og lom i%n6bragte bam $40 og
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1910-10-07

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Blao.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12
RED LAKE COUNTY SPLITS
Thief River Falls BECOMES County Seat
Of ''Pennington.'

A new county was added to Men,
1nesota's list as result of the general
elections held Tuesday and incident
ally q long and interesting county
seat fight in the northern part of
the state was brought to an end.
The new county is Pennington
county, made up of portion of Red
Lake county and the new county
seat is Thief River Falls.
Thief River Falls and Red Lake
Falls have long contended for county
seat honors. The matter was even
carried to courts, but at the election
Tuesday the petition to have the
county of Red Lake divided was
settled. Another county seat fight
is also on. Charles l.. Conger, rep
resenting Polk county, got Secretary
of State julius Schmahl out of bed
at St. Paul Wednesday night, to file
a petition calling for division of
Polk county. The petition recites
that the citizens want the division
to be known as Columbia county,
and want McInrosh as the county
seat.
Minnesota one time had a Colum-
bia county following an election,
and the slice was taken out of Polk
county. The matter was later carried
into the courts and the election de.
clared illegal. ID. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12
Consumption Robbed Of its Terror. at
Last Complete Cure Effected.

At last the dreaded white plague
has, been robbed of at least some
of its terrors. --.t..s.-
Harold King, young bank teller
had given up all hopes of his life,
when through the aid of his fiance
his attention was called to a notice
in one of. the leading papers to the
effect that the dread disease was
durable. Naturally be thought this
worth investigating. The result of
his investigation can be seen at the
ever popular Majestic Theater to-
night and tomorrow night for the
small sum of 10 cents, also very in
teresting picture beautifully colored
showing the 18th Anniversary of
Yokahoma Japan and a screaming
comedy entitled fastest Fashion in
Skirts" Ladies contemplating the
purchase of the famous Hobble
skirt should not fail to see this pic
ture.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12

words, just what enterprise for
private profit does but the state
would do it for the double profit of
the state and the individual. do
not think commission should be
created and then have it's hands
tied with crude and purposeless
legislation. The details of the scheme
should be left to a commission made
up of big enough men to handle it.
Five or seven men, I should say, of
big enough =caliber and road ideas
should form that commission Get
the ablest men, civil engineers5etc.,
to push these propositions through"
Take Sunday dinner at the Rex.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12

closely, is not greatly perturbed
and says he doesn't think the govern
ment can close the saloons of Be.
midi. He says if worst comes to
worst, that he had a supply that
would last for from two to three
months. In reply to the question as
to whether he had boosted prices he
said: Nothing to it."
There has been some talk of a
conference of mayors of the towns
in Northern Minnesota but what
Mayor Parker's attitude toward such
meeting would be, cannot be
stated as MI. Parker is out of the
city and will not he here until to-
morrow. Mayor Dumas of Cass Lake
recently conferred with Secretary
Ballinger but has nothing to say re-
garding the new order.
The Great Northern, M. & T., and
500 agents here have received official
notice not to handle liquor.
From Washington comes renewed
assertions that the liquor traffic in
the restricted district of Minnesota
Is to be positively prohibited. IF
the saloons cannot get liquor, Ger
tainly they cannot sell it and the
whole traffic will be stopped" reiter-
ates Commissioner Valentine.
This vast district includes Becker,
Hubbard and Cass counties, and parts
of Grow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Carleton,
st. Louis, Itasca, Koochiching, Bel
trami, Clearwater Mahnomen, Polk.
Norman, Clay, Otter Tail and Wade.
ma counties The chief cities and
towns are Brainerd,e ,Hibbing, Ada, Be-
midi, Hawley, Lake Park, Detroit,
Frazee, Perham, Cass Lake, Grand
Rapids, Park Rapids, Aitkin and Walk
er. Three thriving breweries in this
territory will be put out of business
This district was coded to the Unit.
ed States by the Mississippi, Pillager
and Lake Winnibigoshish bands OF
Chippewa Indians in a treaty signed
Feb. ~, 1855. This treaty contains
the following section:
"The laws which have been or may
be enacted by congress, regulating
trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes, are to continue and be in force
within the several reservations pro.
vided for herein; and those portions
of said laws which prohibit the intro.
sduetiQn, manufacture. use Of and traf.
flc In ardent spirits, wines or other
liquors IN the Indian country, shall
continue and be in force within the en-.
tire boundaries of the Indian country
herein coded to the United States I'M.
til otherwise provided by congress-"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12
*'Ynbe Forced Out Of Bushes. by
sedDeeenbrdll,',a Declare. i, Frank
~s-::.7, Lane Whose Stock j. Low.
!''.QUlTAGlTATING', SAYS MeNABB
DealerszHere Have Sufficient Supply
: to LastesThem From Three Weeks
r. z.:: to Six Months.

OF the governments action IN smut.
ting off their source of supply.
Some of the thirty places doing
business in this city admit that they
must close their doors by December
l while. others declare they have
sufficient: supplies on hand to last
them for six months. -:
1t is reported that mass meet
ing of the liquor dealers will be
called when tine full purport of
the new order is made known, but
this is not officially confirmed.
Rumors that the prices of drinks
are to be boosted are vigorously
denied by the better class of
sa!ocnkeepers who say they will
continue their business exactly as
it has been continued as long as
they can
Frank Lane, who conducts an
'expensively equipped and thor
oughly orderly place on Third
street, has this to say.
so far as am concerned, the
new move means that I shall have
to close my place of business.
My stock is low and it will be com.
pletely exhausted2by Dec. /. I have
scarcely more than half a barrel Of
whiskey: on: hand had just Of
dered rs barrels of whiskey in bond
and I have, two barrels in transit
but presume they will be denied
me- To be- thus forced out of bust
ness will mean big damage to me
but I do not intend to fight. 1 have
always obeyed the law and shall
continue to do So" -.
Alexander McNabb, another lead
ing saloonkeeper, had SON e original
thoughts on the subject of govern.
ment interference. Mr.. McNabb
said: : . -. 80. -.
If you want to know what l think
about it, I,llstell you that I think if
the Pioneer would cut out all this
agitating, itswould he good thing
for the saloonkeepers and a good
thing for the Pioneer if it cares for
Bemidji to have saloons. Person.
ally, don't care how soon they close
me up. However, I am going to
keep on doing business as. long as I
can and I'have a supply that will
last me for six months"
John Larson, who operates a
liquor palace at 214 Third street,
while admitting that he hasn't
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12
Will Be Bound for Duluth and 6ns FIR
West i. to Arrive Il Afternoon
at 4:30 0'cloek. i.
FREIGHT THREE TIMES "A WEEK.
Train. to Stop 1t Foot If Mihnestt.
Avenue, Temporary Depot Being
polished Up'' :; r:4:J y y,

Monday at 1880 a. m, the first
regular passenger train on the new
500 Line will arrive in Bemidji.
It will be bound for Duluth and
will be made up of mail, baggage
and express car, smoker and day
coach.
At 4:3o p.saahes same kind Of a
passenger wesr ID bound will ar.
rive here TIL are the hours
according to the nmcial time card
just issued, when the 500 trains will
arrive daily WI the exception of
Sunday. q .
The freight trains will not 20 on
daily at the present time but will run
both ways on the same days of each
week: Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
day.
The 500 depot agent has been ap.
pointed and is expected to arrive in
Bemidji tonight. He comes from
Grand Rapids, MINI. :
Until the new union depot is con-
the 500 trains will stop at
the near depot" at the foot of
Minnesota avenue. The 500 officials
admit that the present structure is
not all that might be desired but
that it will get there just the same.
You can say" said 500 man to.
day, THAT our depot is being put in
first class shape. 1t is being treated
to an new coat of perfectly good tar
paper and a hansome new counter of
white pine in the natural finish is
being installed" -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-12
TwENTY:oNE LOST IN STORM
Two Fishing Vessels Wrecked in the
:.
English Channel.

Boulogne, France, Nov. 12.-Twen-
ty-one persons were drowned in the
wreck of two fishing vessels during a
severe storm in the English channel.
One of the craft collided with a coast
steamer. Two other boats foundered
and it is feared that their crews were
lost. A boat occupied by four GUS
toms agents is missing.
An unusually severe storm through
out Germany is reported. Telegraphic
communication is seriously hampered.