The daily pioneer. [volume], August 18, 1903, Image 1

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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 101.
IS NOTHIN O IT
SAY S BIXB
Believes There Was Nothing
Fraudulent in Indian
Land Deals.
NOT INTERESTED IX PURCHASE
O INDIAN HOLDINGS.
Says no Companies Made Trans
actions That Were Not
Legitimate.
Tarns Bixby, chairman of the
Dawes CommislWi, wired the
following communication to The
St. Paul Globe yesterday:
Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 17.
"I have never been interested
directly or indirectly in the
purchase of an acre of Indian
land and never expect to be.
Neither am I interested as a
stockholder or officer in any firm
or corporation organized for the
purpose of buying *j selling
such lands. It is true that I am
president of one trust company
and a director of a National bank
at Muskogee, but each of these
institutions is purely a banking
and loaning company. Up to the
day when I was last in the ter
ritory neither of these companies,
so far as I am advised, had pur
chased a single piece of Indian
property,
'jf$ if such were the case I
t0\ the transaction would be
perfectly legitimate. No Indian
lands can now be sold in Indian
Territory except upon approval
of the deed hy the secretary of
the interior and, while this bus
iness is something that our corn
mission has no connection with,
I am informed that all sales have
been made by open public bids.
"The secretary maintains in
Muskogee a special personal re
presentative with many assist
ants especially charged with the
duty of supervising all sales of
lands by Indians. If these duties
are honestly administered, which
I have no doubt is the case, there
can be no possible opportunity
for fraud.
"As to the other government
officials involved in these seem
ingly sensational reports from
Washington, in my opinion there
is absolutely no foundation for
suapicion of improper conduct
respecting the handling of these
lands on the part of any federal
employe in the territory.Tams
Bixby."
Concert Company.
Friday evening of this week,
Aug. 21st, the Hjort Concert
Company will appear at the
opera house. Mr. Jacob L.
Hjort is considered the best solo
tenor of the twin cities and has
a beautiful high tenor voice
which is thoroughly schooled
through years of study in his
country in Europe. He is assisted
by Miss Bird ie Anderson at the
piano and the third member of
the company is master Adolph
Olsen, the wonderful boy violin
ist who has made a great sen
sation this seasoirail throughout
the s*ate, wherever he has ap
peared Reserved seats are
for sa*'' I the drug store at 50c.
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Minnesota State Fair.
The Great Northern railway
has announced a special rate of
one fare plus 50 cents for the
round trip to St, Paul. Tickets
on sale August 29 to September
5, inclusive. Final return limit
September 7. For full informa
tion apply to E. E. Chamberlain.
asrent.
CROP S GOO
Estimated Northwestern Wheat
Yield Will Be 200,000,000
Bushels.
Despite the many and varying
estimates of this year's crop
given by the experts, the con
census seems, to be that the
wheat crop will be an average
one, and that as far as the west
ern states are concerned, other
crops, with the exception of the
corn crop, will come up to last
year's mark.
Late in July H. V. Jones of
Minneapolis estimated the wheat
crop of the northwestern states
at 147,300,000 bushels. Since
that estimate was announced
other experts have gone over the
country, and they tigure that the
crop will be considerably in ex
cess of this. For instance, Col.
G. D. Rogers, secretary of the
Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce, $T quoted as stating that
the'crop will reach 200,000,000
bushels. The Duluth Commercial
KecorrTfigures that the crop will
be in the neighborhood of 175,-
360,000 bushels.
On top of these estimates comes
the report from the party of
Twin City men who are inter
ested in the crop, and who but
recently returned from an ex
tensive trip of inspection. They
declare that the wheat crop_will
be a heavy one. One man stated
that the yield in some parts of
North Dakota will be as heavy
this year as it was in 1895, which
was a banner year.
While many of the fields were
extremely backward during the
last two weeks in July, when Mr.
Jones made his trip, the condi
tions have been exceedingly
favorable since then, and rapid
strides are reported from many
sections.
Pew of the party who re
turned Saturday cared to place
any definite estimate on the
wheat crop, although one man
stated that he believed the crop
in North Dakota would run as
high as 55,000,000 bushels. This,
however, includes the macaroni
wheat, wnich Mr. Jones did not
take into consideration in making
his estimate.
Household Goods Sale.
Fine lot of household goods for
sale must sell all my household
goods at once prices very low a
snap for prospective buyers.
Mrs. J. C. Hamre, 1014 Bemidji
avenue. 101
Congressman Eddy has again
lived up to his name.
C. F. Rogers, the Wilton store
keeper, was in town this morn
ing.
Frank U. Robinson of Ten
strike and W. D. Parker of North
ome are in town today.
R. W. Reed, the photographer,
has returned from a very suc
cessful business trip to Grand
Rapids, where his branch studio
was for the first time opened to
the public yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carson's
three-year old boy had his thigh
broken yesterday afternoon. He
climbed onto a board set to
catch rain. The board fell and
threw him violently to the ground,
fracturing the limb.
Six Persons Injured.
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. IS.Shortly
after leaving here yesterday after
noon, the Cleveland and New York
flyer express on ie Erie road was
wrecked at the Libe-iy street crossing
by running into an pe switch. The
train was running slowly at the time
and in consequence ro one was killed,
though six persons from Cleveland
were injured.
HE FELL UNDER
CA WHEEL S
S. J. McCord Was Instantly
Killed Near Blackduck
Yesterday Afternoon.
Y0LNG MA N ONL TWEXTY-TW0
YEARS OF AGE.
County Attorney Loud and Coro
ner Henderson Visit Scene
of Accident.
S. J. McCord. 2 years old,
slipped under the wheels of a
moving car three miles this side
of Blackduck shortly after two
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
was instantly killed. He was em
ployed on the section and was
riding on a gravel train. With
a companion he stepped off the
slowly moving car to get a drink.
Loose sand had just been piled
beside the rails. He slipped on
this and slid under the car
wheels. His back was broken
and he was badly crushed.
County Attorney Loud and Cor
oner Henderson went to the
scene of the accident last night,
returning this morning. An in
quest was' found unnecessary.
Undertaker Naylor will leave for
Blackduck this afternoon to ar
range for shipping the body to
an Indiana town, where the young
man's mother resides.
COUNCI MEETIN
The Slot Machines and Bill for
Sprinkling Receive Some
Attention.
The council meeting last night
was an uneventful one. All
members were present, and the
usual routine of business was
gone through with. A. little
amusement was caused by a bill
asking the city to pay for the
sprinkling of the race track at
the fair grounds, work said to
have been done for Martin and
Wheelock, The bill- was foi
and was allowed at 85, for that
much extra work had been done
for the city during the G. A. R.
encampment.
Trustee Bowser made a sug
gestion which is sure to meet
with the approbation of the peo
ple, and that was that steps bo
taken to prevent children playing
the slot machines placed in the
stores about town. The practice
is considered a disgraceful one.
At all times of the day small
boys and even girls may be soon
stuffingnickles into the machines.
The matter will be acted on at
the next meeting. It is thought
that provision will be made for
taking away the license of those
allowing children to play their
slot machines.
Trolley Cars Collide.
Kar=rs City. Aug. 18. By a rear
end collision of two trolley cars last
night on the Independence-Kansas City
line two persons were fatally injured,
four seriously hurt and half a dozen
others sustained minor bruises and
cuts.
Cardinal Gibbons Goes to Switzerland.
Rome, Aug. 1%.Card'nil Gi^Tbns
left Rome for Switzerland, where he
will remain some time with a friend to
I recover from the heat. The cardinal
is only suffering from slight lassitude.
Otherwise he is perfectly well.
Destroyed by Fire.
Camden. Ark., Aug. IS.Fire yester
day destroyed the large compresses
and warehouses of Ritchie & Co. and
Reeves & Son and two other business
houses. Loss, $100,000 insurance is
small.
THE DAILY PIONEER.
FAVORS TREATY.
Municipalities Send Petitions to
Colombian Congress.
Panama. Aug. IS. The following
cablegram in favor of the Panama
canal treaty was forwarded yesterday
afternoon:
"The 'Vice President of Colombia.
Bogota: The municipalities of David,
Agua Dulce. Santiago de Veraguas,
Sona la Mesa, Montejo, Chepo, Thame,
Ghorrorora. San Carlos. Emperador
and numerous others request congtess
to approve the Hay-Herran tr aty,
which signifies the salvation of the
isthmus. I am sending by mail the
original petitions. Inform the house
of representatives and the senate and
publish. Demelrio Brld.
"President of the Municipality of Pan-
ama."
.Nearly all the municipalities of the
isthmus have already answered favor
ably the request of the municipal
ro'.moil here to send a petition to
congress in favor ot the ratification of
the canal treaty.
W 0 E S A E
AND
RETAIL
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BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY. AUGUST LS, 19.Q& TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
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Fruit Steamer Loses Deck Load of Or
anges in the Qulf.
New Orleans. Aug. lS.The British
steamer Rosin. Capt. Henry, from
Ceiba, Honduras, with fruit, crossed
the bar at midnight. She reports that
I she encountered a hurricane, lost one
man overboard, had her ventilators
carried away and her davits twisted, i
All the cargo of oranges on dvk I
was swept away by the tremendous
eeaa.
Have Russia and China Agreed.
Pekin, Aug. 17. The report that
Russia and China will ask the Ameri
can government to arbitrate all ques
tions arising over the Russian occupa
tion of Manchuria is discredited here.
It is believed, nevertheless that both
of these powers have arrived at a mu
tual understanding on the subject.
A want ad in the Daily Eioneor
is a winner. Try one
FRED C. SMYTH, President TI10S. P. SMYTH. Sec.-Treas. 1 C. SMYTH, Manager
BEMIDJI MERCANTILE CO.
Opposite the Old Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phone
2 1 5
IN I i_ nuKKiOAMNi TALK OF MISSIONS.
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STABILITY IN THE
PIANO BUSIN
what this store stands for. It stands
for i squarely, and earnestly assumes all its respon-
sibilities. Every piano transaction is fully guaranteed
perfect satisfaction is assured under all circumstances.
Our system of selling pianos is a safe one for you to
buy under. You can buy on easy terms, paying for it in
small monthly payments that will suit your circumstances.
A HOME PIANO STORE
Owned and operated by home people, and not tribu-
tary to outside ownership, dictation or management
will richly repay you to come here and investigate our
stock and prices before closing any sort of a piano
deal. We cordially invite you to do so. We know we
can save you money.
We have a larger stock, more kinds and grades ot
pianos and organs than any other music store in this
northern part of the state, and can make you better
terms and prices.
M. G. SL0CUM MUSIC STORE
BEMIDJI, MINN.
Lutheran Clergy Debate Plans for
Reaching the Red Man.
La Crosse. Wis., Aug. IS. Yester
day's session of the German Lutheran
Synod of the Northwest was devoted
principally to further disc-.ssion oa
"What Is N"-essar for a True Union
of the Lutheran Synods in Our Coun-
try." The treasurer's report showed
that the synod has expended for edu
cational and missionary purposes
during the past two yens $30,639.28.
The synod is nsideffng further ex
tension of missionary work anions the
Indians of the Northwest
Indians See Things and Fight.
Vancouver, C Aug. PS.A tribal
war is on ami :iu the Qhilkat Indians
of the Klukwan tribe in Alaska.
Witchcraft is said to have been at the
bottom of the trouble. One Indian is
reported killed auu many badly La
jured
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