The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-16
RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT
Point Out Railroad Conditions Here
and Beauty Of City as Condi-
lions to Be Considered.
"DoC1 RUTLEDGE IS HoNoRED
Vote Of Appreciation Extended to
Secretary Of association for Work
Done BY Him Given Present.

The final business session of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial asso-
citation for its 1913 summer meeting
took place on the train while
enroute from Redby to this city last
evening.
Resolutions were adopted, which
are here appended, and a number of
the editors expressed to the CONNER
|cial club and to the citizens of Benz
idji generally the keen appreciation
on the part of the Association of the
cordial hospitality extended to it, to
which response was made by Judge
Stanton. It is gratifying to every
resident Of this city to note the un-
solicited and unqualified endorsement
given by the editors to Bemidji's ap-
plication for. designation as the site
for the States sixth Normal school,
as shown by one of the resolutions
adopted. - % .a-...-,..
A pleasing and merited feature of
this last session of the editors was
the warm expression of appreciation
|of the untiring efforts of Secretary
"Doc'' Rutledge to make this summer
outing SUCCESS To "Doc", more
than to all others com ined, was this
success due and such acknowledge
ment by the editors must have been
very gratifying to the popular and
efficient secretary. The liberal purse
presented to him added further sub
stance to the kind words of appre-
citation.
The resolutions follow:
The Northern Minnesota Editorial AS
ISOLATION having held most enjoyable
and profitable midsummer outing in
Be It Resolved. that we extend our at
Club. the ladies Of Bemidji and the citi-
tainment and magnificent hospitality
Curing our stay; we congra tulate the City
of Bemidji upon it's progressive policy
prises, its public thoroughfares and
beautiful lakeshore drives and upon its
general high moral tone and excellent
We extend our thanks to the Bemidji
Commercial Club for the use of it's beau
t1ful home for business meetings and to
those Il os who no have in any measure contrib
ton, Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji Sentinel,
the Automobile club and the proprietors
Of the hostelries, and last but not least.
e. G. Rutledge, in promoting and carry
ing out this annual outing.
Whereas, the state legislature has au-s
sion to select a suitable location for a
sixth normal school, somewhere in
Northern Minnesota.
Re II Hesoived, Ihat We nearby ~; en-
NAL school on the beautiful site offered
by the citizens Of Bemidji, whose cen
trail location, splendid railroad facilities.
oping territory and the enterprise of its
crtizens, which appeal to us as conclus-
I've reasons for our choice:
action Of the Legislature at its last reg
ting to vote Of the people. an amend
fSna IF TO bs
used in retaining and developing for
agricultural purposes the State lands Of
the STATE Of Minnesota holds
that every voter in the State should cast
his vote in favor. of this proposed
amendment. It will not increase his
Ipropriated out OF the general school fund
of the State. The actual cost Of Improve
ment will be added to the price Of the
State treasurer to be again used for
til ali. of the State lands have been. i'm
ysr q aiRGse@ Se "
| find its way back into the school fund
after it has enhanced the value of these
resuieed
ing placed on the tax rolls; and many
settlers will be added to the population
Of the State. who will flfther develop
Resolved solved That the Northern Mime
sofa Editorial Association endorse the
n',, act known as the Stevenson
An ACT. SO
To Reclaim Certain swamp Lands on the
Coded Red Lake Indian Reservation in
Minnesota.
By ae
In Congress Assembled:
Section 1. When 1T appears by the
at lands se on the eeed
Red Lake Reservation contains 60-per
cent or more OF wet or swamp lands, and
ltherefore unfit for residence purposes un-
their full homestead rights are hereby
permitted to file under the usual home
stead rules, swamp, land entries for $50
Section 2. When swamp land entries
are filed the residence requirement will
Ibe waived and patent issued on the fol-
Firstm ssuxnp land c seiections shall be
Isubject for local and state taxation from
1.-THE date Of entry Is hled In the same
nhn ~ RS ie for