The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-22
half the size of the 1909 session
laws document.

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Despite strong pressure brought to
bear by friends of Senator Nelson,
Governor Eberhart has decided to
sign the Keefe bill providing for the
election of United States senator's II,
Minnesota by popular vote. This is
the Oregon plan by means of which
a republican legislature was COM
PEELED to name a democratic sena-
tor. Already the friends of Senator
Nelson-whose term expires in 1912
ARE alarmed over the possibility
Of John Lind becoming a candidate.
There doesn't seem to be any ques-
ton but that Frank G. Whittier must
resign as superintendent of the Red
Wing training school for boys as a
result of the exposures made by the
legislative Investigating committee.
The State Board of Control is 60
ing over the evidence taken. "The
legislature made no recommended
tion," explains Chairman P. M. Ring
dahl, $50 it is up to US to review the
1000 pages of testimony and arrive
at our own conclusions as quickly as
possible.
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Indulgence of the public for
word of personal explanation is
begged. This will be one of the let
tiers written by me at the capitol.
For the next few days shall endeav-
or to collect material for future
news articles of special interest to
Bemidji including promised inter-
view with James J. Hill, who may
visit Bemidji this summer; informa-
ton from the 500 general Offices; a
message to the Pioneer readers from
Governor Eberhart and likewise
Labor Commissioner Houk and pos
sibly other state officials. On Sat-
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to Bemidji to resume my duties as
editor of the Daily and Weekly Pho
neer.
A.sss4ss.
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az wish that you would say for
me-" said w. R. Mackenzie, of Be-
midi, who was at the capitol every
day that the legislature was in ses-
sion, "that Dan O'Neill of Thief
River Falls has more than made good
as our representative. He has been
on the job all the time and was al
ways there with his vote and in
fluence for Northern Minnesota. He
was the one big, fighting member
from the North and is entitled to
much credit for the splendid SER
vices given.' Mr.. Mackenzie left
vest rday for Duluth to complete
plans for the convention of the
Northern Minnesota Development
association which is to meet the first
week in June.
State Auditor s. G. lverson will
place on the market more than 2O0,-
900 acres OF state school land be-
ginning May 8. There will be fif-
teen sales with offerings of lots from
$4,000 acres. The sales are listed
as follows:
May 8, International Falls, Kooch-
iching county, 5000 acres; May 10,
Bemidji, Beltrami county, $500
acres; May -, Walker, Cass county,
10000 acres; May Is, Carlton
county, 10000 acres; May II, Du-
luth, St. Louis county, 10000 acres;
May 10, Aitkin, Aitkin county, 3d.
600 acres; May 20, Roseau, Roseau
county, $4,000 acres; May "a, Hal
lock, Kittson county, $4,000 acres;
May IS, Warren, Marshall county,
$4,000 acres; May 26, Crookston,
Polk county, 5000 acres; May e.,
Moorhead, Clay county, 5000 acres;
June /, Detroit, Becker county, 49,
900 acres; June 2, Wadena, Wadena
county, 10000 acres; June 8, Long
Prairie, Todd county, 5000 acres.
Now, RavniIi; E;x,,,,