The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-02-20
A. Albrant is in Chicago.

10y iTolu flsit ~ lass Lake.
Arthur Ludwig OF Cass Lake spent
several days in Bemidii this week.
y. w. Speelman was down from
Buena Vista Saturday.
-Four county charges have been sent
70 the poor farm this week.
Rev. Fr. Murphy returned Tuesday
from Cass Lake and other charges.
Wm. Doty and wife Of Grand
Forks are visiting his relatives here.
Ole Olson came down from the Big
Fork Tuesday. His wife has been
visiting here some time.
q. "A. Sather has purchased the r.
Lee property on Bemidii avenue and
will soon erect Q dwelling.
Editor Geo. Scheer and daughter, Of
Fisher, passed through here Saturday
on visit to Blackduck.
In all the world no cure like Fl. w.
Borker's Cough, Catarrh, Consump-
tion Remedy at T. A. Mayo's drug
store.
The best cure for cough is H. w.
Barker's Cough, Catarrh, Consump-
tion Remedy, At +, "A. Mayo's drug
store.
Miss Buela Brannon returned IRON
Grand Forks Friday. She was won-
derfully benefited by medical treat
ment there.
John B. Wilm, a young man long
connected with the Cass Lake Voice,
is helping the PIONEER out during
rush Of legal and job work.
FOR SALE = The Tissue Store
building and the Scott saloon and
buffet building. Monthly, payments.
Call at Lum mbermans Bank. IT,.
The ladies OF the Catholic church
will give one OF their celebrated sup
pers at the city hall Friday night from
six to twelve o'clock, Those who at
tend the Firemen $ Washington Birth
day ball need not go hungry.
In another column will be found the
annual statement of the village treas
urer for the past year. It will show q
very happy condition in the manage
ment Of the village the past year.
The statement of the recorder will ap-
pear next week.
August Westerlund of Pinelake,
passed through here Friday on his
way TO Farley to visit a cousin. He
found time to call and see the fellows
who make his paper. He says he has
lived within the county five years and
this is his first visit to Bemidii. 4
Perhaps two hundred letters have
come to Bemidji asking for informa-
tion about the young unknown man
who recently committed suicide here.
The body was taken up last week for
Identification by q ST. Paul man. But
the identity Of the suicide still remains
q mystery.
@ The skating races at the ice rink
last Friday night resulted in prizes
for the following: Geo. Durham, SIS
and so per cent Of the gate receipts,
In. race against Bob English; Frank
5solberg, first, and Wilby Brannon,
second, in race of boys under IA; Earl
McTaggart, first, in race of boys
under 10.
q Rev. E. r. Pope, superintendent
Baptist State Missions, has been
spending the week here with District
Missionary Steinhoff. They will visit
Blackduck, Turtle, Akeley, Morris,
Lakeport and Nary before the super
intendent returns. 1t is expected to
settle new Baptist pastor here soon.
Definite announcement next week.
Rev. Seth w. Hover and A. f. Cul-
yer, who were assisting Rev. L. FL.
SteinhoH at the Baptist church, have
gone to Breckenridge for two weeks
of meetings. The large crowds at
tracted by their preaching and sing
ing here will regret their going. The
services held in the saloonsan sport
ing houses We're very impressive and
courteously received. Much more of
this work ought to be done.
MIR. johnson, proprietor OF the
White Front saloon says we did him
an injustice last week in singing out
his place as where stolen goods were
sold by Pat Murphy. In justice to
him, we gladly publish his statement.
He says he knew nothing of the trans
action, but willingly assisted the Of
licers in locating the goods. He also
says his night bartender is a Late Da-
kota farmer, and his tender hearted
ness made him give credence to the
two men who brought in fur over
coat apiece and ask the slight loan of