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rive Page EOAD MAKING. Subject of Good Roads a Potent One to Beltrami Settlers. The Best Way to Get Them. With the return of spring comes the vexing nuisance of poor roads, stumps, ruts to the hubs, and deep puddles. In common with new territories, Beltrami has any amount of poor roads and large districts with practically no roads at all. Much has been accom plished in road building and much money spent. But there is an im mediate need of better roads ev erywhere. How to get them is the perplexing question. The new settlers ,do not feel like going ahead and building new and per manent roads for later settlers to use without contributing their share. So, most communities are apt to lie idle and wait for a full settling up of vacant lands. 'Tis this which much retards the growth of a county, while if the roads were already there, the, set tling up would be a question soon answered. One of the plans sug gested by the Good Roads League is worthy of study at the present time. On this line the new paper at Shevlin, the Graphic, furnished a very nensible article last week, which we reproduce in full: There is no expenditure of mon ey made by the farmers, business men and settlers of Beltrami county that will give so large a return aa money expended on im proving and making new road*. The crying need of the county at the present time is "more and bet ter roads." Let every one take ap the cry, until every nook and corner of this vast region, WIIOM. only Kct back in mmig rapidly net tled up and developed i its lack of roads, will take up the retrain and never cease it clf.mor,talking, working and votingfor good roads until they have attained their object and got them. No country fms a better ^natur al foundation for good roads than this section of country,right here. The swamps and sloughs,with few exemptions, have good solid bot toms and need only to be filled and graded above the water line to make good substantial roads. If you ask the average settler why they do not go to work and build roads, his reply will be that so many are required, settlors are so few and their means so limited that they could never stand the expense. Then he will begin to lament because the business men, village corporations, county or state will not appropriate suffici [Continued to last page.] FREE HOM'STEAD Bill Was Defeated in the Honse In Spite of Cong. Eddy. The Homestead Bill has been defeated in the house, much to the sorrow of the people and surprise of the author, Mr. Eddy, jndging ing by his hopeful letter in last week's Bagley Independent: Washington, D. C.,Mar.26, 1900 Beng. F. Brown, Esq. Bagley, Minn. Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of March 21st will say that of course no one can be absolutely certain about fu ture legislation, but I think the Free Homestead Bill is now in better shape than it has ever been before and I hope and believe that it will pass the house in the nearly future. I have no fear for it when it reaches the Senate as it has passed that body several times. The ceded agricultural towns on the White Earth Reservation can be opened for settlement at any time by proclamation of the presi dent, and Senator Xelson and my self have had the matter up before the President and urged him that this land be immediately opened. FEAXK Mi EDDY. 4c 4c 4e 4e 4c 4c 9c 9c 9c 9c 9c WORK IS ACTIVE In the Improvement Line In Be midji, with Good Prospects of A Building Boom. There were all-knowing people who last summer prophesied that this summer would be a dull season in the building line. They are doomed to continual disap pointment. Prospects were never brighter for an industrial summer. So anxious are many to put up business buildings ai.d dwellings that they cannot wait for the frost to get out of the ground. Silver Bros, and Thos Bailey are putting up a large building en Second street, opposite the Con cert hall. I twill be 40x24 feet with an additional shed of the same size. This firm will handle a big line of all kinds of agricul tural implements, wagons and buggies. The development of the agricultural resources of the coun ty, makes this a very promising enterprise and they intend to boom Bemidji as the center for farmers' supplies. The old postoffice building is being remodeled and enlarged for the use of A. T. Wheelock, as his increasing txade makes larger quarters necessary. The building now occupied by him will soon be in the hands of carpenters also, as we mentioned last week. The Kelliher buildwig on Minn esota avenue has been finished throughout and has been pur chased by Ed Bancroft and H. F. Scott, two popular young Bemid ji men, for the ism of $3000. They will immediately use it saloon and restaurant purposes. They paid a good price, but tin- location is a good one and their hustling abilities will prove the investment a profitable one. Small buildings ara going up all around town. Then- will a large number of smmner residenc es put along tftu lake shore dis trict. The inquiries for business places bespeak a lot of building in that line soon. Fine Mtutlonery for sale by Olson & Huttun. Wh*clofk. in the only rtwws depot. A full line of Magazines. PsTicMlicals atld Sheet Mttsie. Will oritur fttirthiiitf you want that 1 not in Stock. AIHO a full line of i'ruifci Confectionery and Novelt|en. The celebrated Kenosha 4c seamless Gents Hose sold 4c elsewhere for 10c. As a 4cc newspaper test Monday 4c only, and but two pair to 4c a customer. 4c 25tf Men's .Randum natural grey Undershirts and 25e Drawers. Test sale 69c 69c 69c 4c 4 Men's Silk Finish guar- 9c anreed seamless extra, 9c spliced heel and toe Gents- 9c Hose, generally sold at 15 9c cents a pair, but one pair 9c to a customer. 9c 25c 25c Men's natural all wool 69c Undershirts and Draw- 69c ers. Test sale 69c **^****W**^^^ s??-' ...as- 'y," A Test For One Day Only! I will sell the following articles on Monday, April 16th, only, at greatly reduced prices, to ascertain the true worth and circulation of Bemidji's News- papers. Yo will have to cut out the coupon in this advertisement to secure any of these goods and hand it to the salesman. Take the Goods home if not satisfactory ask for your money. Men's white Handkerchiefs with pink and hue borders generally sold for 1CL. 4c Newspaper test only, but 4c two to a customer 4c 63c Men's Jersey wool fleece 63c Shirts. Goood value at 90c 63c Test sales 63c 75c Men's all wool Sweaters 75c in maroon and black col- 75c ors with sailor collars 75c would ordinarly sell at $1 75c Test sale 75c, but one gar- 75c ment to a customer. 75c 4c Men's champion proof 4e lars, manufactured by 4c Fiberloid Co. Test sale coi- tbe 4c $1.25 Men's Brown and $1.25 $1,25 Black Stiff Hats im $1.86 $1.25 late block, generally $1.25 $1.25 Bold at $2 As news- $1.25 $1.25 paper test Mondav $1.25 $1.25 April 16, but one to $1.25 $1.25 a customer. Bring $.125 $1.25 coupon with you. 9c Men's Champion water 9c proof cuffs. Manufactur- 9c ed by the Fiberloid Co. Test sale 333s3a333333$3ss3332333s$ 1 With the Crowd I And Get Your Goods i i Where You Can I GET EVERYTHING. I 9c 9c 15c Harris & Co. and Pioneer 15c make, 25c suspenders all 15c go at 15c 97c Men's Mocha Gloves 97c 97c in tan and black colors 97c 97c generally sold at $1.25. 97c 97c Test sale 97c. Only 97c 97c one to a customer. Ludin COUPO N CUV T1I1H COUPON OUT AND IIKINO IT AIXN REMIDJI PIONEER W J1ARNEY BURTON'S N10W S1AI KK i 'ONTKKT. ^:&fc&&$&&&&&^ Kindly remember not one of the above items can be had after Mon- day night at these prices. The articles will be sold on Monday only until they are all gone. I want to get a better knowledge of the in- fluence of an advertisement in the Bemidji newspapers have and that does me the most good. I think I can get at it in this way. Kindly bring the above coupon alony as a favor to yours most friendly and with appreciation. BARNEY BURTON The One Price Clothier BEMIDJI. MINN. 5 w, ft to to to to to to to to to to to to