VOLUME 5. NUMBER 204.
County Auditor Wilmann and his
corps of efficient deputies have com
pleted the changes on the assess
ment books as made by the State
Board of Fquahzation, and they are
bus making up the tax hst and
extending the taxes far the coming
year The total valuation of the
county is real estate, $4,953,447.,
personal property, $1,072,341.,
making a grand total of $6,025,788.
This is an increase of $557,475 over
the total assessment of last year.
The city of Bemidji last year had
a real estate valuation of $811,723,
while this ea the valuation is
$814,998. Last year in the city
limittj the personal property was
valued at $265,132 while this year's
valuation is $382 026. The total
increased valuation is $120,168.
The total valuation of real and
pergonal property of the towns and
villages for the purpose of taxation
is as follows
Alaska $ 10836
Blackduck 11147
Baudette 1385
Buzzle 1576
Bemidji 5886
Battle 6160
Benville 7699
Birch 3020
Cormant 1903
Durand 11336
Eckles 17594
Frohn 3151
Grant Valley 3237
McTaggart-Goodman.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Mae
Mac Taggart to John Goodman, was
solemnized at Brainerd yesterday in
the presence of a few relatives of the
contracting parties, and following
the ceremony the newly married
couple left for Chicago, where
they will spend their honey-moon.
They will be at home after February
first, at 503 Bemidji avenue.
The bride is a danghter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. McTaggart, and has
grown to womanhood in this city.
The groom, Mr. Goodman, is one of
the most substantial and progressive
business men of Bemidji, and has
been engaged in business here since
before the advent of the railroads.
Local news on last page
VALUATION OF BELTRAMI
CO. INCREASED 557,475
Returns from State Board ofEqualization Bring County Val-
uation over Six Million.-City of Bemidji is $1,197,-
024.1907 Tax Books Being Made Out.
Christmas
Suspenders
Bengaline Ties
Collar Bags
Linen
Handkerchiefs
Fancy Lisle Hose
Silk Mufflers
Way's Mufflers
Sil kHandkerchiefs
Gudnd 20829
Hornet 22421
Hagoh 4640
Harare 1796
Jones 2657
Kelhher 65469
Lammers 8800
Lakewood 179
Liberty 3019
Langor 4102
Lee 6721
McDougald 11931
Maple Ridge 28907
Moose Lake 106
Minnie. 1117
Northern 1242
Nebish 4045
Port Hope 48239
Quiring 2369
Roosevelt 5007
Spruce Grove 1553
Shotley 3132
Summit 17297
Spooner 2729
Turtle River 1214
Turtle Lake 41049
Taj lor 1568
Wabanaca 10295
Walhalla 1908
Village of Ten strike
Center 14358
Village of Funkley 2641
Nymore 5836
Turtle River.. 3776
Blackduck 56257
Baudette 41432
Spooler 59881
City of Bemidji 1197024
Unorganized Territory 99272
No Quorum
There was no quorum at the regu
lar meeting of the city council last
night, and after a number of the
city father^ and people who had
business to bring before the atten
tion of the honorable body, had
waited an hour, an adjournment was
taken.
Diaries.
The Pioneer has just received a
large line of 1908 diaries, suitable
for business and professional men.
An early selection should be made,
as they will not be carried in stock
after January first.
Christmas and New Year's postal
cards can be had at the Pioneer
office.
Store open until 10 o'clock evenings Store will be closed all day Christmas
Whatto Bu torHi
The Day Is Near! A Week from
Wednesday! Get Busy!
Fur Lined Gloves
Pajamas Night Robes
Umbrellas Kid Gloves
Silk Lined Gloves
Fancy Waist
Coats
Scarf Pins
Collar and Cuff
Buttons
All Suitable Gifts-All Welcome Gifts-Most of Them
in Dainty Christmas Boxes. He'll Prefer an
Article with Schneider Bros.9
Schneider Bros. Clothing Hous
State Auditor S. G. Iverson and
State Treasurer Clarence Dinehart
arrived the city yesterday after
noon from Grand Rapids, where
they conducted a state stumpage
land sale at that place.
In conversation with Mr. Iverson
he speaks very highly of the develop
ment of northern Minnesota and
gives valuable information to the
settlers as well as to those who are
seeking new locations.
Mr. Iverson believes in the
development of this part of the state
and next summer will conduct a sale
of state lands, offering such as he
thinks the settlers are ready and
want to purchase, and along that
line Mr. Iverson says
"The state intends to offer for
sale about 300,000 acres of land in
the northern part of Minnesota
during the last half of July, 1908.
"The completion of the Minne
sota 6c International and the Duluth,
Rainy Lake & Winnipeg railroads
to the north boundary of the state
has opened up a very large agricul
tural region, that heretofore has
been almost inaccessable. The
soil in that part of the state is
exceedingly rich and there are
many large open tracts of prairie
along the Big Fork, Littlefork and
other streams, that will make the
richest kind of farm lands.
"Northern Minnesota appears to
be on the threshold of a period of
great development, and from now
on will change in a manner to sur
prise even our own people. There
is the promise of the state to offer
the school and other lands as often
and in such quantity as the demand
would seem to warrant. The
prices and the conditions on which
the state lands are sold make them
exceedingly advantageous to those
who wish to engage in agricultural
pursuits. A great deal has been
said about the advantages of
Northern Minnesota for diversified
farming, but I doubt exceedingly if
even our own people comprehend
the enormous wealth of the rich
soil of Northern Minnesota.
"Cattle raising, dairying, poultry
MjmwwiiiiiHmi
Fancy Shirts
Wilson Underw'r
Sweaters and
Jackets
Bath Robes
Bath Slippers
Swell Overcoats
Kuppenheimer
Suits
Florsheim Shoes
Stetson Hats
Label
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300,000 ACRES 0E STATE
LANDS TO BE SOLD IN JULY
State Auditor Iverson Will Offer for Sale a Large Acreage
of State Lands in Northern Minnesota.Some of the
Richest Lands to Be Placed on the Market.
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farming, vegetables, seeds and
grasses of all kinds grow in the most
surprising manner and cannot be ex
celled, either as to kinds of products
or quality of the product. It was
my good fortune to view the county
fair exhibits at Bemidji, held last
fall, and I say, without fear of con"
tradiction that the display of grain,
grasses and vegetables and fruits at
that exhibit could not be and has
not been excelled in any other
county, and this is but the beginning.
Think what it will be, when the en
tire northern country is occupied by
thousands and tens of thousands
homes and home builders, and
think of the wealth that will there
be produced.
"it is a fact that in some countries
especially the prairie districts, it
takes a half to an entire section for
a farm to make a comparatively good
living, while in northern Minnesota,
in the so-called timber and meadow
districts, interspersed with prairie,
eighty acres, and in many cases forty
acres, is an ample size for the aver
age farm.
"Speaking about getting along on
a farm, it must be the desire of every
tiller of the soil to produce that
which is the best adapted to the
climate and soil conditions.
"We in this country* have an idea
that wheat and the other small grain
crops are the biggest money pro
ducers from the soil."" This Is un
doubtedly true because they have
been the staple money producer for
many years in the northwest states,
but it may be interesting to know
that the figures show that wheat is
not the biggest money producer.
On the contrary, wheat seems to be
fourth on the list. The figures,
published by Secretary Wilson of the
department of agriculture for the
year 1907, show that the agricultural
products of the United States for the
year to have totaled the enormous
sum of $7,00,000,000 show,that from
corn products about $1,500,000,000
hay,$700,000,000 cotton, $600,000,-
000, and wheat about $525,000,000.
Next comes oats with about $300,-
000,000, and our own splendid staple
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1907. FORTY CENTS PEB MONTH
crop, potatoes, comes next with
about $175,000,000, Dairy products
total $700,000,000 and poultry $550,-
000, and so on.
It occurs to me that northern
Minnesota is especially adapted for
certain lines of agriculture. It is
not best adapted, and the people in
this country do not expect to com
pete with the prairie counties of the
west and northwest in wheat raising,
but there are other lines far more
profitable than the cultivation of
wheat.
'The figures as given above show
that the poultry crop alone is as
large, and even greater than the
value of the wheat crop in the Unit
ed States.
It is difficult for us in this part
of the country, where wheat is such
a staple, to realize that eggs and
poultry generally, produces more
money than our own leading crop,
and it is safe to say that even in
Minnesota the value of the poultry
crop approaches from $25,000,000
to $30,000,000, and the dairy pro
ducts of Minnesota are far greater
than we comprehend. We have 600
or 700 creameries, and a great
many thrifty cheese factories,
besides thousand dairies
operating independently The
dairy products can safely be es
timated at between $50,000,000 to
$60,000,000 a year.
'it therefore seems to me that
they are lines of agriculture espec
ially fitted for the soils of northern
Minnesota that will become the
greatest money makers to those who
will engage in them.
Holland, Denmark and many
other countries of Europe, have
grown rich from the products of the
dairy, and a country so especially
adapted for dairying as northern
Minnesota should be developed
along these lines to the utmost.
"Another thing that occurs to
me, for which northern Minnesota
is especially equipped, that here
are found a great many large cen
ters of population, affording steady
and profitable markets for every
thing that the farmer can produce.
Our merchants are busy these
days waiting on the trade that
unusually precedes the Christmas
rush, and are working over time
iu order that the Christmas shop
pers may see their goods to the best
advantage. Additional clerks are
employed in every store and this
week's trade promises to be the
best holiday trade ever given the
Bemidji merchant", and special in
ducements are being offered to
people from a distance to come to
Bemidji to do their Chrisrmas shop
ping.
People who live within the city
limits should do their Christmas
shopping as early as possible to
avoid the extra rush, which always
follows the Christmas trade. Mails
at this time of the year are more or
less crowded, which unavoidably
causes more or less delay in
the central distributing points of
the large cities.
The local merchants appreciate
the trade they are receiving and
are doing all in their power to make
the Christmas buying attractive, as
is evidenced by the splendid display
windows of the various stores in the
down-town districts.
Among those who have made
every possible effort to supply the
trade with toys and articles suitable
for Christmas and New Year's ifts,
and who are anxious that the trade
should know of their offers are J.
Peterson, Jr., who advertises an ex
cellent selection of toys as well
as fruits, nuts and confectionary.
I am told that right here in Bemidji
milk is shipped in by raildroad from
quite a distance, and it is costing
the people here from twenty to
twenty-five cents a gallon. It seems
to me that the country tributary to
this thriving city should not alone
supply the milk and cream demands
of this/ town, but should have a
surplus to send to other places.
"As an illustration of what can be
done on a small farm, I was told
day before yesterday, of a man in
this north country who had a 60
acre farm. He has one acre of
celery rrom which he received a
crop worth -$600. He has
100 chickens and 20 cows. The
total cash received from his celery
and vegetables, eggs and poultry and
milk during the present year was
more than $2,500.His expenses were
light as most of the work was
done by him and his family. Now
this man, in a very few years, will
be independently well-to-do. This
experience is one in a thousand
that could be spoken of, if we knew
of them.
"it seems to me there is no part
of the country that offers the great
opportunity for a man of limited
means that northern Minneasota
offers to those who are workers and
know how to conduct a diversified
farm.
"We are receiving a great many
iuquires in the state land department
from the prairie states of the north
west for information about the lands
in northern Minnesota. At every
land sale that I have conducted,
many buyers are from these states
and they tell me that they want to
buy a farm where they will have
plenty of their own timber, not
alone for fire wood, but where they
can get all the wood and timber they
want for farm building.
-"And the lakes of northern* Min
nesota should not be overlooked.
In discussing the advantages of
the region, surely it is the sports
man's paradise. It is a land that
invites those who seek a place for.
rest and recreation, fishing and
hunting of every kind.
CHRISTMAS BUYING SHOULD
BE DONE EARLY THIS YEAR
Bemidji Merchants Have Good Stocks and Are Advertising
Them Liberally.Buy Early and Get the Better
Selection.Mail I ackages Early.
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"The climate is pleasing, even .in
winter. While it sometimes, of
coarse gets cold, it is, nevertheless,
a healthy and vigorous climate.
Mr. Peterson has handled this line
of goods for a number of years and
needs no introduction to the Be
midji Christmas shopper.
Today the Bazaar is advertising
reduced prices on fancy silks. They
also will give a liberal discount on
dress goods, waistings and cloaks.
E. A. Barker offers a beautiful
collection of Christmas gifts the
jewelry line and has excellent val
ues to suit every buyer. Their
line of goods are suitable for young
and old and they are in position
to supply your needs in this line of.
goods.
The Pioneer has on sale Christ
mas tags and stickers. These will
add attraction and make Christmas
packages look much better. At
the Pioneer office you can also find
a good line of Christmas postal
cards as well as the 1908 diaries.
Schneider Bros., in a neatly got
ten up ad, list a number of articles
of clothing, which make suitable
gifts for men and they extend a
special invitation to the ladies to
visit their store during the holiday
season in search of Christmas pies
ents.
O'Leary & Bowser are giving
special Christmas bargains in men's,
boys' and childrens' suits, over
coats and trowsers and are giving a.
25 per cent reduction sale on this
line of goods until January first.
The Model Bakery advertises
Christmas fruit cakes, candies and
Christmas tree ornaments, and their
store presents an attractive line of
these goods.
The lakes and rivers of northern
Minnesota are nearly all fed by
springs, giving the greatest quantity
of the very best of water.
With the climatic advantages,
and the timber and meadows, and
the wonderfully rich soil, the rail
road transportation facilities, and
the splendid local markets for every
thing that the farmer wishes to sell,
surely there is no place that I know
of that offers the man of limited
capital such a splendid opportunity
as northern Minnesota."
DISTRICT COUBT GRIND
AT 6RAND RAPIDS
Case of State vs. J. J. McDonald on
Trial.Special Venire Issued for
Additional Jurors.
Juudge Spooner arrived in the
city on the morning train from
Grand Rapids, court ha\ ing ad
journed there yesterday afternoon,
in order to give the sheriff time to
serve a special venire for jurors. The
regular routine work of the court
has now been taken up.
Mrs. Aimee Foutak, who was in
dicted on charge of bigamy was on
trial yesterday. She produced a
witness, who swore to the fact that
Foutak, her first husband, was mar
ried at the time of her marriage to
him. Thereupon the defendant was
discharegd and the case dismissed.
Marie A. Rosen, the notorious
woman in the Whit mudrer case,
who tried, by swearing falsely, to fix
the crime of the murder onto David
Corchran of Deer River, entered a
plea not guilty. Her trial will be
taken up at a later date.
The case of the state vs. J. J. Mc
Donald of Swan River for assault in
the first degree, McDonald having
figured in a shooting scrape at Swan
River, some two years ago, and who
was tried and convicted before Judge
McClenahan, and who later secured
a new trial, is now on trial and the
jury for same is being empaneled.
County Attorney Thwing was one of
the attorneys for the defendant,
therefore cannot act in this case and
R. A. Stone of the attorney-general's
office is conducting the case.
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