The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-16
SCOTT, THE JEwELER.


SCOTT, THE JEwELER.
John Johnson came over from Cas-
Lake Monday.
Capt. VanSant Is expected to =
present at our county convention mex
week.
r.. J.. Jacobson and several othe
men9fron w Wisconsin have been look
ing up suitable land In the county.
The found alton for the McNair 4
Woodward building is complete, ami
the main structure will be looming vi
in . few days.
All the street crossings on Beltram
have been completed, and those PEG
pie who make daily use of those arr
very thankful.
Work on the telephone system il
being showed. AL Kaiser is over from
Fosston to assist in the showing.
The Ladies Aid Of the Presbyterian
church will serve supper from 8 to s
o'clock next Wednesday evening, or
Bird street. All are invited.
"a full house greeted Rev, DR.. Forbes
at the NJ. r. church Monday night,
and he filled them all full Of good
ideas.
AZ. J.. McDonald, who has charge o.
the construction OF the hosting works
of w alker & Akeley at Eckles, was II
town Saturday. He says the work i
nearly finished, and will soon be lift
ing logs at the rate OF 80 carloads PEI
day.
The Benedictine Sisters, Of Duluth,
is rapidly extending its good work
in building and operating hospitals
Mother Superior scholistica, who i
known to Bemidj il people by her con
nections with the st. Anthony hospital
last week purchased the DR.. Camp
hospital in Brainerd, including build.
ings and 20 acres OF land for SO, 600,
The society, Of which she is an ener-
getic and noble example, is also fig.
uring on building large modern
hospital in Crookston.
4 Leslie j. McNair, the son of Jas.
McNair, former prominent resident
of verndale, who was recommended
BY Congressman Morris for admission
to West Point, has successfully
passed his examination. McNair is
perhaps the youngest man ever admit
ted to West Point. He was born al
verndale May Is, 1883, being there
fore just little over II years old
McNair first tried to enter Annapolis,
but, being an alternate, he failed Of
admission. w adena Tribune.
Parties wishing to engage the shad
ow either night or day, can leave Or
ders at the Lakeside Bakery until Il
o'clock D. n. Remember no one has
the letting Of the Shadow but our
selves. SUTTON q SCARRoTT.
Articles Of incorporation OF thu
Manitoba g. LAKE Superior Railwa,
company were filed last week with thu
register Of deeds for st. Louis county
and the fact suddenly brings into
prominence the proposition OF q di
rect line Of railroad between Duluth
and Winnipeg. There is an impress
sion ID railroad circles that the newly
incorporated road Is the Duluth line
Of the Winnipeg & Southern, one o
the Mckenzie b Mann propositions
and which has just been completed be
tween Winnipeg and the internationa
boundary, in the direction OF Duluth
terminating Immediately west OF thu
Lake Of the Woods. near Warroad.
At 8 meeting Of the board Of educa
ton Tuesday evening the contract fol
the plumbing and heating OF the nes
school building was let 10 the Jerrar'
Plumbing Company for 81, $3.50. w
are no auth ority on such matters, bu
this price looks pretty fat.
H. L. Melgaard, president OF tn
Farmers & Merchants Bank OF Ar
gyle, and j. G. Carpenter, the well
known Crookston attorney, arrive
here last week, and spent several day
looking up their property interests j
the vicinity Of the new road. Will
here Mr.. Carpenter bought tract g
land across the lake near the north
east corner.
r. B. FOSTER,
RESIDENT DENTIST
Modern Methods. Low prices
Office over Mayo s Barker's Dru