The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-10-21
w. NJ. VAIL, Owner


Mignella will be the "goat" of the
Duluth Jitney association. The as
ISOLATION has been advised by it's at
torney, A. E. McManus, to fight the
jitney ordinance and Mr.. McManus
insists that one man stand for being
sent to Jail that the test may be made
on habeas corpus proceedings. Ac-
cordingly two drivers, Mignella and
Arthur Setback, cut cards to see who
would be bailed out and who would
be locked up. Setback cut the eight
of spades and Mignella the trey of
hearts. Mignella went to Jail.
Wolf Point, Mont Settlers on the
Fort Peck Indian reservation, opened
two years ago, met here yesterday,
framing resolutions to the federal
land department, asking relief from
payments that are demanded of the
homesteaders for their lands. Under
the terms by which the land was op-
onou' IAC S0II1oIo "cIc COIuQc11cU "
pay from $3.50 to 81 an acre, in ad-
dition to fulfilling the regulations
prescribed for demonstrating. The
settlement of the reservation has been
seriously retarded by the fact that
the lands have been held at such
high price. There is much land on
the reservation that has not r.. been
filed upon because of the price the
homesteader would be compelled to
pay.
Red Wing, Minn.-Quick action on
the part of the county commissioners
in designating Clear lake as game
fish lake, prevented that body of
water from being seined by a Hast
ings man who a few hours before
had been granted a state SEEMING
license.
St. Cloud, Minn.--Frederick Adams,
five-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
Illus Adams of this city, died from
burns suffered when his gasoline
saturated clothing caught. fire.
Brainerd, Minn.-A Brainerd rifle
club has been organized formally
with forty members, twenty-seven of
whom will purchase their own Krag-
Jorgenson rifles. Two-thirds of the
men have seen national guard service
and four have been in the regular
army 49,
Mankato, Minn.-Mrs. Gustave
GustafsOn was seriously burned with
gasoline yesterday while lighting a
fire. Her chances of recovery are
slight.
Bookings, S. D.-James Henry
Shepard who has just begun his 2Sth
consecutive year as professor of
chemistry and station chemist at the
South Dakota agricultural college.
He has won an international reputa-
ton as an author, pure food investi-
gator and grower of worlds cham
pion sugar beets.
Brainerd, Minn.--The county board
of equalization Of Crow Wing county
was complimsnted by the state tax
commission for it's good work in the
taxation of the county, only three in
dividual items being changed.
Huron, 8. D.-A movement is un-
der way among the alumni of Huron
college for the purchase of an ath-
letic field to be presented to the COL
lege.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-seventy-
five carloads of steel frame box cars
passed through here the past two
days on the 500 line going to the
Russian government via Vancouver,
B. c., and vladivostok.
Beach. N. Sam Stevenson, |
armer near Baker, was probably NOR
tally injured when a rope which he |
used to start traction engine be-
Game entangled around his legs and
drew him up to the flywheel. His
left knee was crushed and his thigh |
broken. Helpers stopped the engine.
Elgin, N. D.A pitchfork William
Emsinger was using became caught
IN belt Of a traction engine and
vas whirled around with great force
Ind struck him in the stomach, caus-l