The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-06-21
KNIGHTS OF
THE GRIP

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Bemidji---Pass a Resolution
in Duluth Alleging that Be-
midjf's Hospitality is Bound
less.
The United C Commercial Travel
ers were in onr city, five hundred
strong, last Thursday, just as we
expected, and although they were
with Us but one short hour, they
were treated to a banquet in the
scenic park On lake front. The
band played. The music CO.
mingled with the perfume Of the
healing pine, and while the yis-
itors ate from our best tables they
drank Of the sweetest, soul-inspir-
ing melody.
The train arrived at the noon
hour and unloaded fully six
hundred excursionists. A delega-
tion Of forty citizens and the Be.
midi brass band received the
guests at the depot and escorted
them up town and to the park
where the dinner was in readiness.
There were two brass bands ac-#
companying the excursionists.
The Grand Forks band, which is
fine musical organization,
played sweet marches from the
depot to the park under the
efficient direction OF Prof. w. w.
Hall. The drum major was an
"old' man of nearly seventy
years, but was as erect and as
1.-the as a boy, and as graceful and
imposing as the best Of them.
The band boys had song with
them that was composed especl-
ally for the occasion; it was being
sung i great de il the train, !.
and when they got to Bemidji
they passed it freely around. The
song is known as Sixty -four's
4 Ditty." The Grand Forks coun-
ell is No. GA. These verses were.
written BY W. w. Hall, and here
they are:
Where You from my jolly brother
Grand Forks, Grand Forks.
Grand Forks. Grand Forks.
Wife and sweeth cart came along
For to help us sing our song,
And to keep us from all wrong, as =,
Q. g. rs, we're q 10 lly lot.
From Grand Forks happy az = can e be
Sixty-four, sixty-four, q. g. =.
What's the numbe OF your council?
Eix-four, Six-four.
What's the lodge that takes a tumble?
Six-four, Six-four.
When Duluth inyites us down ga&z$,5
For to see a red-hot town,
Z s. d n - 81 ~ z = y. C. T'e.
Chorus
What's that town across the river?
Don't know, don't know.
Sell they tonic for your livefs
Don't know, don't know.
West superior's In the swim,
But 1t amt her time to win
When Duiu'n puss y n0s - d. g. Us.
Their stay in Bemidji seemed
exceedingly short, and to none
did it seem more so than to the
travellers, their wives and sweet
hearts. Regrets were expressed on
every hand that the time Of stay
was SO limited. They hankered
and craved for sail in the "Eu-
lalia,' the beautiful. They
wanted a ride in the steamship;
they wanted to fish. The truth
is they wanted to stay in Bemidji,
and they intend to come again.
They are now satisfied that Be-
midi IS GOd,s beauty spot; JnaG
her citizens are unusually warm
hearted and their hospitalities
boundless. The commercial trav-
elers are going to give US some
good advertising. They are going
to tell the truth that Nature be-
-r>,Y +
slowed exceeding beauty upon Be-
midii's fair face, and that our
citizens are as hospitable as the
place is beautiful.
Only two days previous to their
arrival the secretary Of the q. C..
T. notified Mayor Dudley that the
excursionists would stop off here
for an hour. That was all that
was necessary to create hustle.
Parties were notified and work
commenced. A meeting was called