The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-06

course OF studies, which will be ac-
ceptable to the State Superintendent,
so that certificates can be granted to
teachers without the usual examine
ton, the graduating diploma Of the
teacher being sufficient. 1t is believed
this will place the normals on higher
grade and act as a great inducement
for students to take up teaching.
Disturbances have been going on at
Kingston, Jamaica, the past week be-
tween the soldiers of the West India
regiment and civilians, and the police
have had serious difficulty in hand
ling the rioters. Serious fighting oc-
Cured in various parts of Kingston,
the soldiers using razors with deadly
effect. Many persons were treated at
the hospitals and one death is report
ed from injuries inflicted. For time
the residents in certain quarters were
panicstricken. Order has been re-
stored.
The town council of Hibbing, Mimi,
has decided that model town is their
aim and resolve. To this end a num-
Der of rules and ordinances have been
passed which are to be rigidly en-
forced. First and foremost will be
the enforcement of the garbage ordi-
nance, compelling the placing of gar
bage in fly proof receptacles which are
to be kept closed The curfew will be
sounded by one long blast of the fire
whistle every evening during the COM
ing summer. A sane Fourth of July
has also received attention and there
seems to be every indication that it
will be carried out.
A new government land office is to
be opened at Timber Lake, S. D., on
May 1st Chief Clerk George, who is
now stationed at Aberdeen, has been
instructed to report at Timber Lake
where he will receive filings which will
be passed upon Immediately after the
qualification of the new register and
receiver.
! Farmers in the vicinity of Flasher
N. D., are to enjoy the benefits of two
experiment farms, both having just
been announced for this city. One, g
twenty-acre plot on the Shortridge
farm, has been leased by the State fol
period of ten years and will be il
charge of w. r. Porter of the Agricul
tural College.
The other is a six-acre plot on the
same farm leased for three years BY
the department of soil culture of the
Northern Pacific railway. F. A. Will
son, who is field man for the depart
ment, will superintend the work
The government appraisers appoint
ed to make an appraisement of the sur
plus lands of the Rosebud Indian Res
ervation, in Mellette county, afte
abandoning work during the winter
have resumed operations.
The members of the appraising crev
expect to complete their work abou
August /, when about one million acre.
of the surplus land will be ready to b.
opened to white settlers, as soon as tn
officials at Washington can make tn,
necessary arrangements. 1t is expected
the tract will be thrown on the marke
early in October.
Before the date of the opening
railroad probably will have been con
structed to the border of the tract
The terminus of the road now is a
Winner, county seat of Trip county
Directly west of Winner is Carter, OF
the border of the tract to be opened.
It is certain that one of the creates
land rushes in the history of the stat.
will be seen when the Indian land il
open. Numerous prospective home
steaders already have taken up thei
residence near the boundary of tn,
tract.
Three government surveying partie
are in the field in Montana and as soo1
as green grass comes, twenty-one othe
parties will be sent out by Surveyo
General J. Frank Cone and J. Scot
Harrison, assistant supervisor of sur
veys for the district of Montana.
It is planned to do $175,OO0 worth o
surveying on the public domain in thi
state before fall. A force of $50 mel
will be employed.
An aviation meet, greater than an,
ever held in America, is scheduled 70
this summer on the lake front at Chi
cago, Ill. Prizes aggregating $1,000
will be offered and the total bulge
of expense will be about $215,OOO r,
put the meeting on financial basi
which will serve as guaranty of 'fina
accomplishment fund of at leas
100000 will be procured at once.
This fund will be held as basis TO
the enterprise. Any surplus remain
ing at the close of the eight day NEE
will be given to the United Charities
/. A million-dollar cooperative societ