The Bemidji pioneer., 1899-09-07

Mrs..F. w. Rhoda is putting In ,
stimmer7s vacation visiting her par
ents In St.sPaul.
| Miss Susan Cuniman of West Su
perior, is'Tisiting at the home of Jack
Hennessy and wife. ~
Ask A. Gilmour & Co. what Marks
Restorative is: He knows and will
guarantee II to you.
Mrs. Geo. McTaggart left on Mon.
days B. & N. train for trip to her
old home in Ontario.
w. Fl. Roberts,and w. S. Brannon
went down to st. Paul on Monday to
gaze on the. big pigs at the state fair.
John Shoenig, assistant TO Agent
Brown at the Great Northern depot,
was, taken sick with fever last week
and on Monday he went to u hospital
at Duluth.
The engine pulling the Duluth train
broke out a cylinder head on one side
last Friday near Bemidji and the
crew had to get out and push her off
WIG SShpSi CIV CsSi y CSoP- .
The Head of the Lakes of Duluth
for August has an excellent write, up
of Bemidji and its leading business
houses. Sample copies of this issue
of this progressive magazine can be
had gratis at this office.
C. C. Knappen has for the past two
weeks been collecting type, brass
rules, paper and other ammunition
for journalistic warfare, and hereafter
the Pine Tree will be published at Tur-
tie River instead of at Crookston. ,
Next Wednesday evening at, 8
O'Clock a reception dinner will be CIV
en- at the city hal1 to Rev. DR.. Forbes,
4 followed by after dinner speeches by
the Duluth gentleman and others. s.Ad-
mission to dinner and reception 70
cents. Y
/. An agricult,ral fair o. Belnidii thfs
fall is one OF the good things that q
prosperous community Is doing Tor;
the farmers who are settled in. the
county. The farmers of the county
should bear It we'll in mind, and
make preparations for vegetable ahd
forest f !, exhibits that will do Justice 70
Mr.. H. l.. Heffron and wife enter
tainedA large number Of young peo-
pie at their home northwest OF town,
last Saturday night. Games were
played and an excellent supper was
served, after which with three hearty
cheers for the host and hostess, the
crowd departed for home.
Mrs. Jas. Doran is running priA.
vate boarding house In their home in
the house recently vacated by Com
missioner Brannon and family. She
desires Q larger number OF boarders
by the day or week and will get them
If excellent fare and good treatment
are any Inducements to the hungry.
While in this vicinity last week DIR.
Thomas, the Crookston dentist, went
up TO his claim in the Turtle River
country and made. arrangements for
further improvements. He says he
wants his place to show up like a
school girl on graduation day as he
intends to entertain several camping
parties next season.
On next Friday evening. will be held
a business meeting ofthe Bemidl1 High.
School Literary and Debating Soci-
ETY.. pursuant to an adjournment made
at the end of the last term of school,
This society has made considerable
progress since starting, and promises
to make more rapid progress, as LTD
membership will be much increased.
=. Last Friday President Haner of the.
Bemidii Gun Club forwarded to Chris
Hoch, of Crookston, the gold medal:
which the latter won here at the re-
cent shooting tournament. This beau
tiful badge was made by the +. d.
Day Co. of Duluth and is an exquisite
piece OF art, with an appropriate de-
sign on one side and descriptive let
tering on the other.
The chapel car "Glad Tidings" has
been on the track north of the Brain
erd & Northern depot since last FRI
day and evening services have been
held therein all the week, beginning
Saturday night. Mr.. G. Fl. Rust, the
manager, is an excellent speaker and
he with local and other assistants,
have made the meetings very inter
esting. The attendance has been
good. ... ]
The citizens OF Fosston are said to
be excited over the prospect of getting
a Great Northern branch line from
Sebeka, avillage on the great North
ern 80 miles from W Wadena, which now
is wearing the proud airs of boom
town. As Jim Hill is making extern
siye preparations at that place it gives
color to the report ihat he intends to
build line from Sebeka northwest to
FosstOn.
On Saturday evening last Bemidji
Camp Of Modern Woodmen gave a
surprise reception to Nejghbor Rev,
George 2. Watson md his bride in
their new home. Af4er formalities
and welcome home had been enjoyed,
ne Rev. F.. Higgins presented to the
h2ppy couple IN behalf OF the Wood
men a beautiful and large arm rock
ing chair of antique OAK. Then, after
an hour of pleasant feasting, the vlsi'
tors returned to their homes leaving
bouquets Of flowers and lots OF good
things to eat.
Be1traint county mas no exhibit al