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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
OWNERSHIP OF SUPPOSED
PUBLIC ROAD IN DOUBT
Has Been Fenced in Where 500 Crosses
Haul to Bemidji Increased
by Two Miles.

The road on section SO line
between Bemidji and Rosby has
been known as a public road for
over twenty years and has been
travelled as such, but lately the
road has been fenced over and
gates put up. Mr.. j. Ofterdahl
was in Bemidji yesterday and said
that the blocking Of the road made
the haul to Bemidji two miles
longer for famers near Nary and
Guthrie.
Pete Ersbo who owns the land on
the road, put fence across and
claims that the road belongs to him.
The 500 goes through the section at
this point and the survey takes in
part of the road. It has been hint
ed that there is deal on whereby
the 500 can use the road and des-
troying it for travel. It seems to be
case for the county authorities.
Old settlers say the road has been
public for over twenty years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02

voice, gestures, the playing with
her hands, shrugs of the shoulders
and the expression of contempt in
her eyes for the cad St. Elmo were
finely rendered and completely
satisfying in their dramatic value
to the audience. The St. Elmo of
Mr.. Salter sufficiently emphasizes
the brutal qualities OF the queer
study the author of this book took
in hand. At times St. Elmo is
more painful than the Mephistoph-
eles in Faust, and infinitely more
brutal BY virtue Of the fact he is a
devilin modern costume, whereas
most medieval men were devils.
"The rest Of the players very
capably performed their allotted
parts and contrib uted TO the sue
cess Of the evening"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
HORSE RACES SCHEDULED
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Will Start at Fair Grounds at z O'Clock
-Bemidji Band will Furnish
Music.

Few Bemidji people realized until
last night the high standard which
the Bemidji band has set for itself.
The boys have been heard in nearly
every possible situation and have
always made good, but never before
have accompanied a singer. The feat
is hard when all are under cover,
but it is extremely difficult when
band, singer and audience are all
under the stars. s-.- .. s.. s~.4
Mrs. w. L. Matthews, who is
spending her summer on the lake,
was the soloist and her two songs
showed that she is an artist as we'll
as lover of music. Her voice was
clear and powerful and carried fal
out over the lake in spite of the fact
that it was barred by the fine wire
mesh of the band stand screen.
Professor Masten has asked the
Pioneer to thank Mrs. Mathews in
behalf of the band, for assisting
in the concert. No concert will be
played next Friday night as the
band will be playing during the
four days of the. firemen's tourna
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
CANADIAN CRITIC HIGH IN
PRAISE OF st. ELMO
Says the Company i. Good and Ably
Supports the Principals Calls
St. Elmo 4 Cad.

st. Elmo" has been PLAYING in
Alberta for the past week and as the
play will be given here four times
next week, the review of the Col
gary Daily Herald is Of interest.
The play Of st. Elmo that was
produced at the Lyric last night
and will be given again tonight
by the George Amusement COM
pany. was unusually good and the
performance as a whole met with
the very hearty applause Of the
audience. A good many people
have read the book st. Elmo and
they are prepared in 4 manner for
the strange study Of man the
play deals with. st. Elmo is very
fond Of Dante and at the same
time is brutal cad. We can
not believe that ST. Elmo ever
took the pains to read FL Paradise.
He knows al about hell without
! the assistance Of the Italian poet.
e Miss Mohrie as Edna was en-
|inently successful Ia this role. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02

noon. Mr.. Jewett's new car is a
powerful one and if the track is in
any kind of shape, he ought to hang
up good record.
No entries have been handed in
to Secretary Cunningham for the
prize drill by degree teams but it is
expected that the prizes of SIS and
SIS will attract entries before the
race Monday afternoon. The base
ball game scheduled for the Fourth
had to be abandoned and the sham
battle has been substituted in its
place. -. .--*.. 4.
The smoker originally planned for
Wednesday night has been COM
bined with the annual meeting of
the association on Tuesday so that
the iremen will feel free to attend
the ball given in their honor on
Wednesday night. A baseball game
has been arranged for Thursday
afternoon between Company K and
Blackjack.
Tents are being set up on the
down town corner lots and the city
is fast taking on a festive appear.
ance. The merry-go-round got to
working yesterday and did a rushing
business. All the business houses
are decorating in red, white and
blue with posters and streamers.
The fire department was out
practicing last night during the
band concert and some pretty good
marks were set.
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McKUSICK SAYS KELLIHER
COUNCIL NOT DISCREDITED
Public Examiners Report Correct But Casts No Reflec
tons When Taken in Connection With the
Surrounding Circumstances. r.

organized and the township was
organized afterwards, and the village
has never been a separate assess
ment district. All the moneys have
been paid into the town treasury
and the village has never derived
any benefit from such moneys, and
no tax has ever at any time been
levied by the village.
The expenses of running the
village have been paid entirely from
fines and license moneys. while, as
stated in the report, these moneys
have not at all times passed through
the hands of the treasurer, the
moneys have been very economically
handled and there is not the slight.
est supicion that any of the officers
have Incorporated any of the
funds. ..s.- s.--.--. ..
A strict account has been kept of
every cent of money that has been
received and expended and all the
books and vouchers have been pre-
served, and with the disadvantages
that the officers of the village have
labored under they are, in my opin-
ion, entitled to a great deal of credit
for coping with the situation as sue
cessfully as they have.
The principal tax payer in the
village of Kelliher is the TOWNSHIP
company and the next largest tax
payer is William Lennon. No com.
plant is made by the largest tax
payers and and the residents of the
village as whole, are more than
satisfied with the manage ment of the
affairs of the village. "A
There is not thing in the Public
Examiners report that could be made
the basis of criminal action of any
kind, and if civil proceedings are
to be Instituted against any of the
officers the parties who were inter-
ested in having the investigation
made by the Public Examiner will
have to take the initiative.
Yours respectfully,
Chester McKusick,
County Attorney.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
mrs. MATTHEW'S PROVES
A PLEASING SOLOIST
Her Songs Show That She IS an Artist
as Well a. a Music lover No Con-
cert Next Friday.


Three races are scheduled for.
Sunday afternoon at the fair
grounds. In the free for all pace,
Prince Hal, Skidoo, and Better
Promise will complete, In the 2:35
trot, Lulu Blackiord, George H,
Mayor 3. and Bemldji BELL are
entered Several horses have been
entered in the running race.
All the horses will be driven BY
the owners. The races are scheduled
for 2 o'clock and will be started on
time. Admission to- the grounds
will be twenty-five cents. The Be
mid il band has been engaged %
play during he aftern Oh. 4
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in having secured his services as
orator of the day next Monday.
Mr.. Russels' services have been
in great demand for this day,
several other cities having made
effort to secure him as their day
orator. ... 49,. -
Right after the big parade the
crowds will assemble in the city
park on the lake front where this
feature event of the day will take
place. -
Other numbers on the program
will be addresses by Mayor J. c.
Parker and president Of the associa,
ton, Earl Cell; also Thos. John.
stone of Crookston. II
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
McGivern Killed Under Gravel Train

Joe McGivern was killed Thurs
day night one mile this side of
Little Fork by falling from gravel
train and breaking his neck. He
was standing on hopper and
must have missed his footing. The
engineer was waite hing him for a
signal and saw the light 60 out. He
Immediately stopped the train but
McGivern was dead when they
picked him up.
The body was taken to Big Falls
where it was viewed by the coroner
and then taken to his home il
Brainerd yesterday. His family
lives in Staples.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
July /, 1910.

July l, 1910.
To the Pioneer:
I have examined the report on
the affairs of the Village of Kelliher
which has been filed by the Public
Examiner in the County Auditor
Office. l desire to make statement
regarding the same in order that an
injustice may not be visited upon the
heads of the present village officers
of keliher.
The report, so far as figures and
facts 90, is absolutely correct, and
standing alone might create the
impression that the affairs of the
village have been grossly misman-
aged, but when taken in connection
with the situation in that village
and when viewed in the light of sur
rounding circumstances, it can cast
no discredit whatever upon the
present village council nor upon
their predecessors in Office.
No claim is made that any dis
honesty has been practised in the
management of the affairs of the
village and no claim is made in
the report that any moneys have
been diverted from their proper
course. In years gone by the
village has paid commissions on its
orders, that is to say, the orders
being at discount, the village in
order to obtain money for necessary
purposes has made good the dis
count to the holders of the orders.
This, of course, was in violation
of the law, but the officers of the
village at that time believed that
they were acting within the law
and derived no personal benefits
from the transactions. The pay
ment of these commissions, however
took place long before the present
officers took charge of the affairs
of the village and no commissions
have been paid by the present
village council.
The situation at Kelliher is differ
ent from that of any other village in
the county. The village was first
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02

hall. B. Y. P. u. ZOO. Leader,
Otis Baker. Evening song and
gospel service 500. Short address
with the commemoration of the
Lords supper and hand of fellow
ship to new members. Strangers
are cordially invited to our services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
STORM KING

Will make regular evening excur-
sion trips around the lake. Starts
from boat house dock at 8 O'Clock;
arrives at $50. Round trip Csc.
Sunday trips starts at 10 .. m.,s
arrives at 1880 a. M; starts at 8
and arrives at 4:3O p. M; and leaves
at p. M, returning at $50. Round
trip Csc. Boat can be chartered
between these trips 1t : reasonable
price. Aubolee & Kroken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02

>OoAsy SnuuAIOA A4dyuSi tO0dy 5OS-
gan the circulation of petition for
the purpose of obtaining signatures
showing the feeling of the northern
part of the state relative to the
taxation of state lands in this and
other counties in Minnesota.
Since assuming the Office as audi
tor, Mr.. Hayner has been con-
stantly agitating the feasibility of
the taxation of state lands especially
for roads and school purposes.
In January, in an interview
published in the Pioneer. Mr.. Hay
ner advanced the theory that state
lands could be taxed for all purposes.
Holding that inasmuch as the state
had, by Legislative act, offered for
lease all state lands for pasturage
purposes that in the passage of that
act all state lands ceased to
be used exclusively for public pur-
poses and
This interview was commented
upon by all the papers in the north
ern part of the state aud in addi-
ton to newspaper comments, Mr..
Hayner mas had numerous COM
munications from prominent attor-
neys throughout the state and in
nearly every case they expressed
their belief that such tax could
be collected.
When asked why he did not levy
the tax, Mr.. Hayner said ''That
beyond a question of doubt it
would mean long legal fight in
the courts and would necesitate
Supreme Court decision and l wish
to avoid that cost and delay If
possible. But there is another rem
edy which would give us relief al
most Immediately and that is an
act by the coming Legislature
either instructing the auditor to
assess all state lands for roads
and schools or appropriating SO
much per acre for all state lands,
the moneyto be used for the build
ing of roads through, and adjacent
to these lands:s'
During the first part of June, Mr..
Hayner went to st. Paul and while
there secured the promise of the
Minnesota Tax Commission that
they would 60 with him before the
committee on taxation and would
assist him to get such an act passed
by the legislature. This promise
was verified in an article published
in the News-Tribune, of Duluth,
bearing date of June IA in which
Hon. Samuel Lord, member of the
Minnesota Tax Commission, stated
his position and set forth the injus.
tice to the northern part of the state
being forced to bear the burden OF
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
Application Madeto State Investment
Board for $50, 600 4. First
Installment.
WILL RECLAIM 100000 ACRES
OF OPENED HOMESTEAD LAND
Two Thirds Of Country Improved Lies
In Marshall County The Rest
In Beltrami.

Application will be made to the
state investment board in a few
days by the counties. of Beltrami
and Marshall for a loan of $15O,0O0
as first installment on the cost Of
a great drainage ditch. W. R.
Mackenzie says the estimated cost
of this ditch is 1915, 900. With its
three main bitches and the laterals
it will be 552 miles long, with a
road on every section line. and
will drain 500, GOO acres Of land in
eastern Marshall and northern
Beltrami counties just west Of one
of the Indian reseivation tracts
opened for homestead entry June 20.
Mr.. Mackenzie WIS one Of the
committee from the Northern Min.
nesota Development association
which waited on the state invest
ment board Saturday, and requested
the board to sell bonds of other
states now held for the school fund,
and use the money to help drainage
work.
The decision of the board to sell
these outside bonds as the money is
needed for applications at home.
will release $2,O00,O00 Of state
money for use in northern Mime
sots," said Mr.. Mackenzie today.
There is a vast amount of work
waiting for funds and I have no
doubt all this money will be needed.
The loans will be amply secured, for
the credit of the counties is behind
them, and the land benefited pays
the cost in assessments running for
twenty years. The bonds are Sc
cured by the land, and when the
bitches are in, the land will be first
class agricultural property.
=
The contract for the Beltrami-
Marshall ditch has been let and the
bonds have been issued, but have
been lying in a Minneapolis bank
waiting till we can get the money.
The bond market has been poor, 80
they have not been sold. The con-
tractors are bound to take them if
we ask it, but they will get five per
cent. aud the state will loan at four,
which will save the counties consid-
cradle interest. Even then the state
will be getting three. quarters to one
per cent more interest than it is
drawing on the foreign bonds"
About two-thirds of the ditch re-
ferred to is in Marshall county, and
the remainder in Beltrami. When
the first $15o, 900 is taken by the
state the work can begin, and it is
expected to take more than two
years. The rest Of the 1915, 900 is
sue will be floated as the money is
needed.
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?. ]. RUSSELL CHOSEN
AS ORATOR OF The DAY
Will Deliver Grafton in City Park on
Lake Front is Very Able
Speaker.

Attorney P. ]. Russell is one of
the most widely known lawyers of
Northern Minnesota. An orator.,
he has few equals in this section,
and Bemidji is indeed fortunate
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO
ASK FOR STATE LAND TAX
Monster Petition to be Circulated Through the Country
And Presented to Next Legislature to
Be Used For Schools and Roads.

state lands without receiving any
direct remuneration from such lands
for the purpose of building roads
and schools.
The petition is to be circulated
throughout the entire northern part
of the state and as Mr.. Hayner
states he hopes to obtain 10000 to
$4,000 signatures, and he feels that
when this is shown to the legislature
that body of men will not ignore the
appeal. s-~ -.--.
The following is a copy of the
petition: IL
To the senator's and representa-
tives of Minnesota:
Gentlemen:-We, the undersigned
citizens of Minnesota, do hereby re-
specially yet earnestly request you,
to secure, if possible, the passage of
an act, appropriating. in the form of
a standing appropriation, an amount
equal to a reasonable sum per acre,
each year for each acre owned by
the state, such appropriation to be
paid to the town authorities and by
the town authorities used upon
roads, adjacent to and in the vicinity
of, or leading to state lands, under
such regulations and supervision as
will secure the best possible results
from its use" -. -
From a business standpoint the
the state cannot make any better
investment than to build roads in
the vicinity of and leading up to its
land.
This year the state only sold 563
acres at the annual sale of state
lands, at Bemidji, and the highest
price paid was 800 per acre while
if there had been good roads ada
cent to these lands there is not the
least doubt but what there would
have been a great deal more land
sold and the price paid would have
been much. Higher this would be
direct benefit to the state and in
directly if this section of the coun-
try had good roads so that the
farmer could be assured at all times
that he could get his produce to the
market it would be but short time
until the fields of grain would take
the place of the trackless swamp
and every quarter section of land
could boast of an actual settler.
Mr.. Hayner says that he would
like to have every man, that is in.
terested in his efforts to secure this
appropriation, write him letter
stating the condition of the roads in
his section of the country and what
he believes would be the result if
good roads could be secured.
These letters would be of great
benefit if shown to the members of
the Legislature.
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JEWETT TO GO AGAINST
time IN BLUE BULLET
Will Speed it up on the Fair Ground,
Track in His New Perry
Roadster.

c. w. Jewett, of the Northern
Auto company, will drive his new
Perry roadster, known as the Blue
Bullet" against time on the fair
grounds track next Monday after
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-02

First Methodist Episcopal-Services
Masonic Temple; preaching II and
8; Sunday school IL; Epworth
League 7, topic, The Christians
citizenship" Aarold Herd, leader.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Courtney.
Everybody welcome. Chas. H.
Flesher, Pastor. ..
Presbyterian-The services at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. S.
F. P. White. Morning worship at
II, subject Thirty Minutes with
The General Assembly at Atlantic
City," Bible class and Sunday
school. 1915; Y. P. S. c. f. at 7.
Evening service 8; subject, Mount
Vernon, Its Message of Patriotism
to This Age The public is cordi-
ally invited to all these services.
Baptist = Mems Bible class, 1000
a. m. Morning service HOO
Subject What Is Your Birthright"
Sunday school session 1915. After
noon services 400 at East Bemidji
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American League
Yesterdays Results.
American Association

MlnnedpOllS 0-Ot. FaQl b.
Indianapolis milwaukee 3.
American League
Boston l. Washington 2.
Cleveland 8-DetrOit 8.
New York O-5-Philadelphia PA.
Chicago 0-St. Louis 2.
National League
Philadelphia SO Boston 2-5.
Brooklyn New York 0.
Pittsburg + Cincinnati 4.
Chicago 2 st. Louis o.
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Norwegian Lutheran Services in
the morning at 1890; Sunday school,
Norwegian and English, at IL;
evening service at 8 p. m.
German Lutheran -Services at 3 o,
m. ut the Baptist church, 9Th and
Beltrami. Rev. Theodore Buenger,
Cass Lake, will preach.
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DO|NGS IN THE VARIOUS
CHURCHES OF The CITY
Hours of Worship and Subjects Of Ser
mons to Be Delivered in the
City Sunday.

Swedish Lutheran-Services at
1890 a. m.
Episcopal-No preaching service.
Sunday school at 1890 a. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-23

Rev. John BoOsey, of Fort Sm tn, will preach at Trinity Episcopal church this morning and at the ev- ening services.
 The big incubator on Imon's farm will be ready to start customers matching Monday. Parties desiring space write w. P. Imon, R. F. D. No. 1. Pine Bluff, Ark. 10 20 Ct
 HI. H. Warren brotherin-law of J. l.. and R. l.. Rutherford, of this city, has recovered and left the Flor ence San;tarium yesterday, being moved to his home in this city.
 R l.. Elliott, who was recently brought to this c'ty from his home at Wabbaseka, is said to be serious ly ill at the Florence Sanitarium. He was placed in that hospital several days ago for treatment. being very sick at that time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-23

many more will probably bc sold. Tie train is to leave here Thursday mo IT, ing at S:30 o'clock. returnng tic same evening at ( 1; o'clock
 MT. and Mrs. J. s. Ragan, who have been at No. 618 West Fifth ave nue, are now located at No. 1903 South Olive street.
 The Young Ladies Club of the First Methodist church will have a rum mage sale Saturday, October 29. in the vacant building next door to the Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.,, building Anybody who has old clothes or house hold goods which they wish to dis. pose of please notify us and we will greatly appreciate it. It.