The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-12-25
Band dance at the opera house next

Band dance at the opera house next
Wednesday night.
r. w. Reed left yesterday for a Wis.,
it with his folks at Ortonville.
DR.. Gilmore made a professional
visit to Tenstrike last Thursday.
Attorney Henry Funkley was down
from Blackduck last Thursday.
Acre and half-acre lots for sale in
Whites addition.--J. l.. Reynolds.
Only twenty-five cents per pound for
dressed turkeys this week. No doubt
Miles will be able to dispose of his 200.
Ed. Trask has purchased the Dan
Stevens farm on the south shore OF
Lake Bemidji, paying therefor $500
Senator-Elect Swedbeck, Harry Sill
yer and several others leave tonight
for the Big Fork to be absent several
days.
Frank White, formerly resident
here, but who now resides at the Big
Fork, was in town visiting old friends
this week
"Some Lost Things, Queer and 9th
erwise" Sunday morning in the Bap-
tist church. Baptism after Evening
Service. All welcome.
The Bemidji band will give grand
ball New Years eve., December 3lst,
in the opera house, to which everyone
is cordially invited. 4 splendid time
| is guaranteed, so attend and held a.the
boys.
V. r. Hartley don't seem to be i'm
proving as fast as his friends expect
ed. His fever has been averaging lO2
for the past 80 days and if change
for the better don't take place soon,
his recovery will be doubtful. Turtle
River Pine Tree.
Under a recent ruling of the Mime
sofa supreme court, it is unlawful to
give a man drink unless you are
possessed of license to dispense
lluuid refreshments. A free drink at
this rate, will soon be regarded as a
rare treat, by local citizens.
The marriage of John F. Esseler
and Miss Edna Durham occurred the
latter part of last week. The bride
formerly lived at st. Peter but has
been teaching school at Cunningham
the past several months. Johns many
friends here will wish he and his bride
long life and happiness.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts OF
Joseph Cahill, who, about Is years
ago resided at Rich Valley, Mimi,
should notify him that he has fallen
heir to several thousand dollars. His
father died about two months ago in
the insane hospital at Hastings. Mr..
Cahill is supposed to be working in
the pineries in this part of the state.
Charles Shanks, the young man who
is accused of having stolen watch
from Alice Schroeder of Verndale sew
eral months ago, was arrested Mon
day at Bemidji. He was brought to
this city by Sheriff Irwin and wher
given hearing he asked for con.
tinuance until today so that he nigh,
employ Bemidji attorney. Shanks
is the man who tried to pawn a lady's
watch at the First National Bank but
took fright and fed before he secured
any money on the time piece. He Ia
from Minneapolis adena Tribune.
! Any generous man can be Santa
Claus, but it takes shrewd business
man to size up the needs of commun-
ity in order to act we'll the part.
When Charley Miles said he would
give away 200 turkeys, no one doubted
his generous Intentions, but few be-
lieved that enough poor people could
be found in Bemidji who would ask for
that number of turkeys. But Charley
knew better, and now the doubters
know better. On the day before
Christmas he gave away just POI tur-
keys, and all applicants appeared in
person. This means au outlay OF
about four hundred dollars, but Miles
is happy in making others happy.
POI families are eating turkey to-day
who would be eating ''sow belly, "
were it not for Santa Claus Miles.