The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-04-02
THREE MAY ENTER
sANITORIUM PLAN.
Beltrami, Clearwater and Koochich-
ing County Officials May Take
Advantage Of State Proposition
1 R. c. sPooNER OFFERS SITE.
Well Located for Such Purpose
Would Provide Hospital Ready for
Immediate Occupancy

Immediate Occupancy
Is Beltrami county going to take
advantage of the new law through
which it is entitled to a county tu-
bercular sanitorium? The law ar-
,thorizes the state to give an amount
equal to that raised by the county
for such purposes, up to $4,000.
There is some talk of interesting
Clearwater, Beltrami and Koochich-
ing counties to enter into the plan,
all three counties going together for
one sanitorium.
The proposition is surely an inter
esting one and it is the census Of
opinion that Beltrami county will
not be outdone by other counties in
the state The fact that we have the
pines and the lakes in this county,
should be ample reason why we, IF
all counties, should not overlook this
generous proposition, on the part of
the state.
An Ideal Site
Thus far Beltrami county has had
|offered to it the beautiful r. G..
Spooner farm near Wilton. This
spot is peculiarly adapted for SAM
forum purposes. 1T is located on
the shores Of Deer Lake and decorat-
ed with tall, stately pines, so desir-
able for the location of a sanatorium.
It is true that Beltrami county has a
great many desirable locations but
the advantages seen at the, Spooner
property are many.
Present Buildings Suitable
The spooner property comprises
430 acres of land on which is a / 10
story bungalow, with full. cellar,
stone. foundation, consisting of ten
Large spacy rooms, bath, hardwood
floors, hot water heat, entire, house
and living porch screened with rust
less screens. Three horsepower
gasoline engine belted to rs light
dynamo, lighting house and barn; en-
CINE house; woodsawing machine,
barn; ieehouse; two story, seven
room tenent house and a 100 barrel
cistern.
b. 5
There are IS acres of fine soil now
under cultivation, and with it goes
the necessary agricultural nipple
ments.
Forty acres of this splendid site
are bedecked with white and Norway
pines The balance of the land may
be easily cleared. The farm enjoys
the daily mail service; has telephone
line and is located 10 miles from Will
ton on the Great Northern and z
miles from Pinewood on the 500 line
There are plenty of lakes and woods
in that vicinity which afford ideal
fishing and hunting.
Dean WOODS Impressed
Dean Woods, of the University Of
Minnesota, according ito Mr.. Spooner,
was extremely impressed with gener-
al conditions and is said to have ex-
pressed himself favoring this spot as
one of the many peculiarly adapted
for a tubercular sanatorium.
The advantages above outlined,
would secure for this county a sana-
torium equipped and ready for oc-
cupancy at once.
If Koochiching and Clearwater
counties could be interested, arrange
ments, it is understood, could be af-
fected whereby each of the counties
would be required to pay trifle
over $500 a year for ten years. This
trifle would not create a hardship
and would give to the public a mo-
dern sanatorium without the necess-
ity of going to the erection of build
ings, purchasing Of equipment and
necessary farm implements. The
proposition is worthy of considera-
tion and it is understood that some
action Of the county board will be
| taken on The sanitorium problem at
! it's next regular meeting.