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The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09
MONTHLY DIGEST
OF Important Public Land De-
ciSions


The following important law
points have recently been decided
by the Secretary of the Interior
and are furnished The Holly Chief
tain by special arrangement with
Washington attorneys:
HOMESTEADS
Where filing has been rejected without
notice because of failure to comply with
the regulations governing declaratory
statements, the Land Department has
authority to reinstate any such applica.
tion that may have lspsed by failure of
the applicant through ignorance or want
Of notice on his part, provided the land is
still subject to the application and there
is NO adverse claim and no valid reason
appears why it should not be granted.
A preference right granted to success
full contestant is privilege over Others
to make some lawful entry but is not
property or interest in the land that he
can assign or transfer, citing Verinda
Vinson go l.. D., 449); SchellinG VS..
Fuller (32 L. D., 466); Taylor VS. Graves
go L. d., SO.
Under the provisions of Sections 229l-
1872, providing for the order of success
sion in case of the entryman's death, the
Land Department will not attempt to de-
termine questions of heirship but will
leave such questions to the local courts.
Any party claiming interest may make
proof, which insures to the benefit of all
according to their LEGAL rights, and the
certificate will issue to the heirs or lawful
successors to the right of the entryman,
thus dischare eins the full duty of the Land
Department. Citing Turner vs.. Wilcox
Heirs (3S L. D., s2l.D.
Section 2291 r. S. provides for sue
cession in case of death of the entryman
and the person or persons entitled to com.
plete the entry, in the order Of succession
named in the statute, takes such rish and
acquires title direct from the Government
and not by virtue of inheritance or be.
quest from the entryman. But where
there is no widow and there are no heirs
qualified TO take, the devisee to whom
the entryman hae bequeathed all his right
and interest in the land, while not deriv.
ing title under the will, is made by such
bequest the representative of the entry.
man and may complete the entry under
the express terms of the statute as the
next beneficiary in the order OF succession
named therein. Citing Tobias Beckner
Is l.. D., 1870.
An entryman engaged in the business
Of carrying the U. S. mail as sub-con.
tractor, does not entitle him to have alb.
sences credited as residence. Although
working for the government he is charged
with the same statutory requirements as
if he were working for a private indivi.
dual. Citing unreported case Of Burton
VS.. Nix decided June 8, 1909.
Rule SO of the new rules of practice,
subject rehearine, construed.
Act of June 6, 1900 (3l Stat. 6s3)
gives the right to married woman to
make entry who, has prior to marriage
settled upon an unimproved tract. But
the man she married must not at the
time be claiming separate tract under
the homestead law. The marriage does
The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09
MUST BE PvBLIsIfED
Governor Signs the Nil Com
polling Publication Of Pro-
coodtnGs OF Town Councils
and School Boards

eoodtngs OF Town Councils
ana School Boards
II shall BE- the duty Of the Board Of
Trustees ssd City Covscils Of I'll i.eor.
porsted towns and CITIES, except citiss Of
the frst.elsss and those operating under
special charters, to publish such Of thsir
procesdinSs ss relate to the psvaent d
bills, stating for what the sans are allow.
Cd, tbs nans Of the person to whom IL.
lowed and to whom paid. They shall also
publish ststeneot concernint ell con.
tracts awarded and rebates allowed.
Section 2. Such qualifications shall be
made within 70 days sitter the adjourn.
meat Of each regular or special msetin4,
in relisble sswspaper Of ssasral cireu.
lstioa published in the towa or city where
such neetiaG 10 held. II there BE- no Re.
liable sewspaper p.blished within said
town or city. then said publicatioa shall
be made in some reliable newspaper Of
General circulation nearest to said town
or city within the county, and the town
or city clerk shall furnish copy Of such
proceedings for publication.
Section ;. Any mayor, town trustee,
alderman, c0uncilmsn or clerk who shall
fail or refuse to make such publication a.
Aforesaid shall be subject to 6ne Of not
less than twenty-6ve n.4ollars nor more
than three hundred dollars and the costs
Of the suit for each offence.
Section /. 1t shall be the duty of the
boards of directors Of all school districts
in school districts Of the 6rst and second
class in the several counties of this state
to publish semi-annualIy, within twenty
days after the close Of business, June 3Oth
and December 3lst Of each year, . com.
plete report Of the fnancial condition OF
said school district, showing sll receipts
and disbursements from each and every
fund, SO itemized as to give the general
public information as to the financial con.
dition Il said district. Such publication
shall be made once in q newspaper Of
feaeral circulation printed and published
within said district provided that il there
be no Newspaper published within said
district then such publication shall be
made once in newspaper having general
circulation within said district.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty ol
boards Of directors Of oil school districts
in districts other than aforesaid to pub.
lish complete report annually Of the
financial eonditio. .oi their districts with.
in twenty days after the close Of business,
June 3Oth Of eash year, showing all re.
ceipss and disbursements from each and
every fund SO itemized ss to five the
General public definite information % to
the financial condition of said district.
Such publication shall be made once in q
newspaper printed and published in said
district; provided that if there be no
newspaper published within said district
then such publication shall be made once
in . newspaper having a general circuIs.
ton within said district.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09

This paper is boosting for Hol
ly because its success depends
upon Holly's growth and pros
perlty. 1t may be a personal
motive but it is a far-sighted one.
Every family that moves into
own helps US and it helps you,
The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09
DESERT LANDS

The entrymsn must show q clear right
to sufficient water to irri6ate the whole
of the irrisable portion Of the entry. Cit.
ing case of Theodore T. A. Issifi (39 L
D., 2s5).
The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09
not, per Sc. interfere with the right o
the wife to make final proof.

An entryman under the Timber snd
Stone Act, must show by afidavit that
he has made prior personal inspection
Of the land, as provided in the rules and
regulations issued under that act. Citini
Mary S. Ness (37L. d. s82) and U. s.
VS.. Wood (70 Fed. Rep, 48S).
While the act itself does not specifically
require such q regulation, the same is not
inconsistent Herewith and is reasonable
requirement in order to carry out the
purposes of the act.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-06-09

The Department will take notice that
title to property of the Catholic Church
rests in the Bishop or Archbishop a. .
corporation sole under the polity of that
church.
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15
CHOKIO

Mesdames S. Burt and c.. Leaman
were shoppers in Morris Wednesday.
Mrs. j. Fl. McNally spent the first
part of the week with friends in the
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. McNally return
ed from st. Paul Tuesday after at.
tending the funeral of the lady's
brother, Mr.. T. Bone.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Cooper were
among the Chokio people at Morris
Tuesday. r.
Rev. FIR. Heingarten went to Han.
cock Saturday.
Master LIE Roy Regan spent Sunday
with his brother Harvey at Graceville.
Miss Virgil McNally visited rela.
tives at Graceville over Sunday.
The o. N. o. Club met with Miss
Isabell Johnson Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Crossette Sr. left Monday fol
the cities where she will visit friends.
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15

at rabbit and still did not kill it.
Mrs. J. Hellberg visited at A..
Hellberg's last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Beckstrom drove
| to Morris last Thursday.
Grandma Olson stayed with J.
Hellberg's from Friday till Saturday.
Geo. Hendrickson called at Helge-
| sons Thursday.
Ceceila Hellberg called at P. G.
Larson's one day last week.
Ole Olson, Freddie and Philip Hell.
geson called at P. G.. Larson's last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miekleson and family,
Mr.. J. jacobson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Beckstrom and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Westberg, John
and Ethel and Hazel Westberg, Goth.
ard Bergquist, Cecilia Hellberg. and
B. Rasmussen were entertained at T.
G. Larson's last Sunday
Gothard Bergquist, Eddie and Cliff.
ford Larson visited the county seat last
Friday.
J, Pearson made business call to
Kensington last Saturday.
Mr., Desmick, of Kensintgon, was
seen out here Sunday buying furs.
Ella Bustad and Esther Oslund were
callers at B. Rasmussen Sunday
last. .......
Mr.. and Mrs. Bratten and family.
of Nora, called at Mrs. II. K. Helge-
sons Sunday. !.
Mrs. R. Bye and son Rudolph called
at B. Rasmussen s last Monday.
Melvin Larson. who has been stay
ing this summer with his brother, N.
Larson near Angie, N. D., returned
last week and everybody was glad to
see him back again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson called at
Mrs. Bye's Monday.
The car of oil meal for the
Agricultural School, and the
Patrons of the Creamery will..be
unloaded at the Mill on Friday
and Saturday. All having orders
for same please call and unload
it from the car.
Morris City Mills
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15
SWAN LAKE.

Those who were pleasantly enter
tained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Krienke Saturday afternoon were Mr..
Gust Podratz and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Hanson and w. Krienke and
Annie, Albert and Carl Pordatz.
Christ Keller left Monday for his
home at Priez, MINI.
Kasper Wagner leaves for visit to
Campbell for a two week stay.
Misses Gertie and Elsie and Her
man Falk. from Odessa. Minn., are
here to visit their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Podratz this week.
A surprise party was given at Emil
Trantow's last Sunday evening and a
good time was reported.
Mrs. Aug. Block returned from
South Dakota last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Podratz and
family called on Carl Koehntop last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug Block and fam
lily visited at their son-in-law's, Emil
Trantow.
Martha Koehntop is staying at Hoff
man with her aunt, Mrs. Youngberg.
MIR. Andrew Lindgren. from Grant
Co., called on Carl Podratz young
folks Sunday evening.
Those at Louis Hanson's place Fri
day evening were Mr.. and Mrs. P. G..
Larson and Mr.. and Mrs. Beckstrom
and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hendrick-
son.
Paul Zahl was seen in Morris the
first part of this week.
Frank and Annie Podratz were
Morris callers Monday.
Bill Krienke was seen on the street
in Morris last Monday.
Martha Struck is very sick with
lung fever but report says she is a
little better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Podratz were
Morris visitors last Tuesday.
Harold Hanson started to school last
Monday.
Ole and CLAUS Thorstad were Nor
ris visitors the first part of this week.
" From Another
P. G. Larson called at B. Rasmus-
sens Wednesday last.
F. Helgeson and Ola Olson were
callers at B. Rasmussen and J.
Hellberg's last Thursday.
Gothard Berquist was out hunting
here the other dav-shot several shots
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15
WEST DARNEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Crusin and fam
lily also Gregg Crusin visited at the
Wickstrom home Wednesday evening.
Ed and Fred Wagner were Morris
callers on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Quilliam visited
with friends in Horton Saturday and
Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Wickstrom and
family visited at the Maple Dale farm
Friday night.
Guy Newell visited with friends in
Morris on Sunday.
Andrew Steinbring and his lady
friend visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Ross at Horton.
Miss Annie Juergenson. of Franz
mas, visited with her sister, Mrs. Ed
Wagner and family over Sunday and
Monday.
Henry Stahamn Sr. is visiting with
friends at Goodhue this state.
Fred Kussatz transacted business at
the Maple Dale Farm on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanch Hollenbach
visited at the Wickstrom home on
Wednesday.
Gustav Ponto left for his home in
Elgin on Thursday.
~ Paul Zahl was seen driving south
thru our burg. He is quite frequently
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15

seen.
M. H. Pennbaker was a Morris
caller on Tuesday.
George Ross marketed grain in
Morris on Saturday.
Mr.. L. Steinbring and sons Andrew,
Emil and Frank also Elsie Baumgart.
ner visited at the Crusin home on Sat.
urday evening. go
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross visited
with relatives in Horton on Sunday.
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15

When your feet are wet and cold,
and your body chilled through and
through from exposure, take a big
dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
bathe your feet in hot water before
going to bed, and you are almost GER
tain to ward off a severe, cold. For
sale by all dealers. Is
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15

/, Mr.. j. ]. Fitzgerald was an Alberts
business caller Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Cudrio and sor
Jessen were seen going west Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Eystad and daughter
Lillian and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Cudrio and son Jessen called at the
Lewis Ettesvold home Sunday after
noon. -.
Mrs. E. T. Fitzgerald, of Morris,
visited with her brother and sister-in in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Fitzgerald
for :ew days. 49,, g.,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Elites.
void on Wednesday, December 9th, 6
daughter.
Misses Grace and Thelma Smith
visited at the Simon Wickstrom home
Sunday.
Clara Wentzel and brothers Olandel
and Ablin were Morris business call
ers Thursday.
Misses Hilda, Tena and Goldie
Sander were out driving Saturday
evening with that spirited horse of
theirs.
A merry crowd of young folks met
at the N. A. Hill home Saturday
evening and passed their time in dane
ing. Those present were Olander and
Albin Vented, Ralph and Alfred
Sander, Edward and George Eystad,
Ralph Smith and sister Joyce, Peter
Olsen and Albert Graber and sisters
Emma and Hattie. They danced into
the "wee small hours of the morn,"
and everybody had splendid time.
Morris tribune., 1911-12-15

Modern house for sale near state
school by ]. B. Anderson
Wanted An experienced farmer,
a man of good reference to rent a
farm of 24O acres, 81 miles from
Morris. 100 under cultivation the
rest in pasture and meadow. For
terms inquire of Mrs. M. Leary, Nor
ris, Mimi.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

"The diver is carried down to the bottom
by heavy stone, to which he is attached by
a short rope. and the descent and ascent are
managed by his mate in the boat, who holds
strong cord securely fastened to it;
is attached to a basket, which the diver hooks
to his girdle, and into which he puts the
oysters as he gathers them from the bottom.
"He dyests himself Of his clothing before
sharp knife, for defense against sharks, and
carries in his hand an iron rod, hooked at one
end. to aid him in detaching and gathering
the oysters
Sometimes he uses the basketline as the
signal-lne,, but often he has attached to his
girdle third line, for signal purposes only,
and he pulls the line when he is ready to
rise, after detaching the, basket =,
and contents, and then the stone, and the
diver with it.. After this has occurred two or
three, times he changes places with the mate,
who becomes then the diver. And thus every
lew minutes they alternate.
=, As l have said, most of the men were
Malays and several of them were in our
boat. The couple next to US belonged to that
l!!'eons'dered race, and pretty bad specimens
pleasant traits, they both seemed to entertain
a feIocious hatred for both my Yankee friend
and me, and they made no bones of show
ing E1IS,u i: ,.,n,, ~. 4, 49,. u,.., H..
their tones, certain deadly glitter of their
eyes, and a malignant scowl that never left
their yellow faces when We were by, made
the feeling very clear to my perceptions
Instead of the long knife usually worn
by divers they carried dagger with crook
ed blade, called a creese, the very sight of
which made one shudder.
Now my Yankee mate, whose name, by
the-way was Belshazzar Strong, was full Of
all manner of fun, and, like most of his kind,
wholly destitute of fear. The angry, threat
ening looks of these wretches, so far from
exciting his apprehensions or disturbing his
merrment. simply stirred him to louder
laughter.
he said, but his looks gestures and noisy
mirth al their black, ugly. looks, infuriated
them greatly, as We could plainly see. Though
[ absiained from doing anything that could
provoke them, they seemed to include me in
their hate.
V"NotpIng delighted Strong so much as to
aegravate them. All my cautions and entrea-
ties produced no effect upon him.
.'''Wbatp he would say, afraid of couple
ofthye-fooi Maays!' referring to their diminu-
tive stature, which was characteristic of the
race.
"As the sequel showed, my fears were not
without cause. We had not been on the fish
cry grounds more than fortnight, when the
plan, which they had been for some days ev-
dently concoctinR- was carried out
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

They selected me for the victim, for the
reason. have no doubt, that they believed
me the easier man to handle. Strong's un-
disguised contempt for the Malays had inn
they did not succeed remarkably well with
1T was one bright morning, and the
surface OF the water was without a. ripple.
and taker his place in the boat, when went
down. l reached the bottom, and had got
buslly at work, when my eye caught sight OF
liant shadow slowly moving in front and
-"It may seem strange that shadow could
be cast over thirty feet below the surface,
put the water was as clear as crystal, and the
bottom at that point was almost white. IN
suspicion OF meditated foul play had been
haunting me for some days, and the unwrit-
ten law OF the trade was too well known to
warrant the belief that another diver had by
mistake invaded the area that belonged to my
mate and me.
II knew i was hostile shadow cast by
one OF the Malays.
"In another instant turned, slightly sway
life; ! caught sight of the crooked dagger,
with the Malay's hand clutching it, as it
'In a fash my right hand grasped his gir-
easy to crush the, fellow to the bottom and
hold lGm there. My blood was up. need
ed no weepon. l knew | could keep him under
till he was drowned and still save myself. But
/ did not let him die. l held him till life
had almost left him, then pulled the signal
cord at his girdle and let him go.
"His brother scoundrel had hardly pulled
him to the surface, when / rose near him.
1t was hard task and a long one to bring
the wretch to, but he did come back to life
at last.
81 had ali / could do to prevent Strong from
pitching both rascals overheard. The Malay
was still quite limp and almost helpless when
the boat reached our landing-pla some hours
aftcrward. Both the miscreants disappeared,
and we never again saw either.
After this, my first season in the fishery
passed without adventure, and SO did the sec
ond till it was within a week of the end, when
another event occurred that involved double
danger, and from which my escape was mar
row enough.
81 went down one morning as usual and.
as I supposed, fully equipped. Having stayed
my customary time and filled my basket, |
gave the signal to rise. After waiting suf-
fcent time, finding the basket did not move,
l pulled again and still more vigorously, but
yet it did not stir. l noticed also that there
was no resistance to my pull, as there would
have been had my mate held the line prop
erly.
81 began to get alarmed and also decidedly
uncomfortable The roaring in nv ears, the
The Washington herald., 1911-07-23

bursting sensation in my lungs and throat
and consciousness Of tremendous pressure
enveloping my whole body, warned me that }
was fast nearing the extreme limit Of my en-.
durance. To breathe was to die at once, and
not to breathe, if that was possible, was I'd
a., pulled the rope again and yet again. still
vainly... put my hand to my girdle fof
my knife, intending to cut the rope that COM
neeted me with the anchor stone. Alas!
had forgotten it. l struggled, tugged and
strained at the rope, but could not break it,
As became convinced Of this began to
despair. Desperate, indeed, was my case. The
distance between me and death had short
ened to seconds, and the seconds were lessen
ing with frightful rapidity. The agony. Of
hours, it seemed Of years, was crowded into
those feetng instants.
Nothing but miracle. could save me
now. My senses were leaving me, but had
not quite lost them when the miracle came.
One OF the most frequent and most dread.
ed sources OF danger to the pearl diver is the
monstrou, size, and are more bioodthirsty and
merciless than the man-eating tiger. Their
favorite mode OF attack is from above their
victim, and it Is well known that when they
afSS thy t. as Part had way gwen 9yer Up all hope
seemed to darken overhead. Looking up, ]
saw directly above me, and not more than
two feet away shark Of enormous size.
he was balancing himself with view to at.
tack me. noticed the gentle tanning move.
ment of his frs, the balf.turned body; and
the savage greed OF his dull, watchful eyes. I
knew that in another moment he would be
upon me. his cruel teeth grinding my flesh
and be mes and crushing them into pulp.
"Stranr: to say, this new and awful jeopardy
rallied back my vanishing senses. Quick as
lightning was the action OF my mind in prefer
ring death by drowning to death from this
frightful creature. instantaneous was the i'm
pulse formed to fght-not for life, for that
was asst hope, but for death in the less hor-
rible form.
81 had instinctively chung to the iron hook
1 have ss,ribed, and still tightly held it in
my right hand. Quick as thought, struck it
with all the might of desperation into the
mcnster's body. The point drove through the
tough skin and buried itself in the hard, te-
naaious fesE.
Startled by the blow and smarting with
the pain, the great fish shot forward and up
ward like thunder-bolt, / still clutching the
haft of the hook. / felt the sudden pull of
the anchor rope. 1t snapped under the ire
mendous strain.
'Instirctively let go the hook, and in an
instant felt myself rising. then afoat, and
drawing in deep breaths Of the life-giving
air of heaven.
81 had just strength enough left to keep
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