The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-23

Nary is in Hubbard county just
eight miles southeast of Bemidjl,
on the Brainerd & Northern rail-
way. 1t is a new place, having
been bnilt up since the railroad
came through two years ago. Nary
is small hamlet. It consists
chiefly Of three general merchan-
disc stores, one hotel, two saloons
and a sawmill. Add to this FIVE
residences and a schoolhouse and
you have summed up the building
proportions Of Nary. The town
has the advantage Of being SUR
rounded with fine agricultural
country. The numbering industry
in that vicinity is good but will
not last forever. Future hopes Of
the people are based upon the
richness Of the soil. They claim
the land to be the best anywhere,
and prove it By showing the i'm
mense crop Of wheat, oats and
potatoes yielded to the acre. One.
mile from town is a man with two
acres Of land under potatoes. A
!. man offers to bet dollar that the
yield will aggregate at least a
thousand bushels. And SO it goes.
The people Of Nary are proud Of
their homes and are boasting Of II.
They see new virtues arising daily
that no other place under the sun
possess because they loye their
home and are contented with it.
Virtually, Nary is but three
months old. Last June the fire
fend ravaged the town. Every
house, barn and shed in the place
q fell beneath It's sway, and all the
!. property resolved into smoke.
Cinders and ashes were LETT as
souvenirs Of homes. The poorest
man in town was placed on the
same footing with the best to do.
No insurance was carried. But
the spirit Of energy and pluck that
pervades throughout this country
was dominant in Nary when it
needed it most. The homeless
built as best they could under a
contrived plan. The stores were
rebuilt and filled with goods. The
saloon buildings were re-erected
rs and the doors to fantastism were
again opened. The hotel man was
the only one too discouraged to
rebuild. He left town. Another
man took his place, Mr.. N. j..
Case, who erected Il new hotel
q 24x4O feet two stories high with a
kitchen 14x24 feet. 1t is nicely
located and conveniently ar
ranged. 1t is neat and clean.
The proprietor, Mr.. Case, and wife
are fine people. They delight III
accommodating and entertaining
their guests, and set up a table
good enough for any man In
America. We take pleasure in
recommending this hotel to the
public.
J. r. Roach is the pioneer mer-
chant. He opened the first store
at Nary. He enjoys very large
trade in the winter season, and
makes money. His store building
was filed up with general mer-
chandise to the extent Of $4,000.
In common with others, the entire
property was destroyed BY the
recent fire. He had no insurance
on his stock and his loss was to-
tai. His new store building is an
Improvement over the old one. 1t
Is stocked up with new goods. Mr..
Roach is the postmaster Of the
town and he appears to be very
prosperous.
The second general store in
Nary is owned by Tuller, Terpen-
ming & Coleman. This firm owns
five stores. one in each of the fol-
lowing towns: Bena, Deer River,
Cohasset, Cass Lake. Mr. Coleman
runs the Nary store and lives
with his family in the store build
ing. They too were burnt out
and rebuilt. They were the only
people in town to receive IN
surance. They carry good STOCK