The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-03
lO0STATE0FFlCERS
AND SENATORS TO
BEGIN T0UR0 THIS
DISTRICT
VIII Be Guests of Senator P. II. Nc
Garry at His Summer Home for
... Several Days.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO ARRIVE AT
WALKER WEDNESDAY EVE
Will Arrive in Bemidji Saturday A.
ternoon and Will Be Taken to
Lumber Camp.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO ARRIVE AT
WALKER WEDNESDAY EVE

tern00n and Will BE Taken to
Lumber Camp.
y One hundred state senators and
state officers will leave the Twin
Cities on special train for Walker
tomorrow, arriving at Walker tomor-
row evening.
At Walker they will be the guests
of Senator P. H. McGarry at his sum-
mer home, "Glengarry" for three
days. Features of the program at
Walker will be big fishing parties
and big fish dinner either at Otter
Tail point or at Bear Island. The
Walker band will give programs each
day. A reception will be given by
the Northern Pine club at the club
rooms in Walker.
Cass Lake Friday.
The party will go to Cass Lake Fri
day evening and will remain there
until Saturday noon when they will
come to Bemidji. At Cass Lake the
visitors will be taken to Star Island
and other points of interest where
they will be entertained.
Y The party will arrive in Bemidji
Aarly Saturday afternoon and will be.
taken to Neeley's Siding where they
will be shown two steam skidders in
operation. They will be given
'"camp banquet, la Lakin," consist
ing of lumberjack's meal. On re-
turning to Bemidji they will be given
reception and entertained at the
71yc, in
: Bemidji until Sunday morning when
in automobiles. At the state park
delegation who will entertain them.
Adjourned Session.
Last year number of state sena-
tors, state officials and other enjoyed
a remarkable trip through Northern
VNnnesota, which jaunt was known as
The "adjourned session. They spent
ten days seeing the wonders and
beauties of this part of the state. 1t
Is stated that one of the scheduled
'spucs on that trip was omitted, this
being "Glengarry," the beautiful
summer home of Senator McGarry on
the shores of Leech Lake, near
Walker.
Some of the members of the party
at that time thought "Glengarry' a
myth of the fertile brain of Senator
;at and were skeptical as to the ex-
Fastence of a real "Glengarry." The
adjourned session" has been revived
-1by Senator McGarry and he now
promises most pleasant surprise
awaiting them at "Glengarry"
The special train will leave St. Paul
tomorrow morning at about nine
o'clock over the Northern Pacific rail-
road. The party will be served
lunch at Brainerd
To Discuss Measures.
That the "adjourned session" will
have much bearing on the next ses-
sion of the state legislature is evi-
dent. There will no doubt be dis
cussions by the senators in regard
to various measures which will be
submitted at the next session.
One Of the big subjects which may
be discussed on board the special by
the officers is the drainage work in
Minnesota.
Twenty-Five million dollars has
been spent on drainage work in Min
nesota in the last 20 years, nearly
$1,OO0,000 Of it in the form of state
appropriations and yet, in the opin-
ion of state officers and experts, the
,%work has just begun.
It must be continued on a larger
scale than ever, officers claim, but
ON an entirely new basis. Confer
sences already have taken place for
the discussing future plans. Defects
in the present drainage system are
:agreed on and are outlined as fol-
lows:
Drainage has been attempted in the
past in a wasteful, headless and piece
meal fashion.
No comprehensive survey OF the
state has ever been made, and prof.
.ects have been put through without
any correlation.
Most drainage work has been done
independent of any state control,
through judicial or county ditch pro-
.sceedings and on surveys made with
UHat reference to any common base
level.
AS bitches have multiplied, they
have poured surplus of waters sud-
denly into narrow, sluggish water
courses, overfowing lands below and
running farmers who have no redress
except through state action.
State appropriations have been
made and expended without adequate
knowledge of projects, and much
work already done will need to be
done over.
f State officials burdened with many
~4S.ther duties have been held re-
Sponsible for administering drainage
Work.
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s St. Paul, Oct. 3.-"Friend wife, a.
a musician is some boob" Carl c
# Nelson is credited with having said
N srhe statement was made the basis
of a divorce suit, instituted by tn
.o4 Gov fo1ou