The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-01-09
Smoke The Bemidi Favorite.
liver Krohn came from Shevlin Mon

Postmaster Olson Of Aida was here
Tuesday.
Robert Neving came in from Sol
way yesterday.
Editor Moorhead was down from
Turtle River Tuesday.
G. M. Bacon returned Saturday
from visit TO Blackjack. 4
The city pump house, recently dam
aged by fire, has been repaired.
John Steidl went up the new line
Tuesday on timber seeking tour.
Mrs. Healy. living just north Of the
court house, has recovered from small
pox.
Attorney Crawford returned Satur-3
day from legal visit to Brainerd
and Duluth.
"A. T. Wheelock's employment Office
is separated from the store proper by
a high railing.
Frank Gagnon is said 60 contemplate
a visit to the Big Fork country to se-
.lect a new location.
Jennie Steele proved up on her
homestead In Itasca last Saturday be-
fore Clerk Speelman.
A man by the name Of Peterson was
brought to the hospital Saturday from
Shevlin very illwith typhoid fever.
Furnished rooms for rent signs,
neatly printed on heavy cardboard,
for sale at this Office at ten cents each.
Dean Reynolds returned Saturday
from Charles City, Iowa, where he
visited his grandparents during the.
holidays.
a Smith Premier typewriter, good
as new, for sale for SIS, BY Agent
Robinson of the M. q /. railway, at
the depot. #
E. +. Naylor. Harvey Woodward,
Harry Young and A. FL. Knoke left
Tuesday morning for their claims on
the Big Fork.
Garnet Peterson arrived Tuesday
from GAINESVILLE, MINI where he has
been teaching school. He is the eldest
sonof j. Peterson, Jr.
The daughter Of Mr.. Nelson having
recovered from smallpox, there are no
other cases Of this kind in town, out
side Of the pest house.
Mrs. w. Burlington has strictly pri-
vate home for ladies before and after
confinement; also nursing and diseases
of children. Tenth st. and Dewey av. AZ
w. s. Brannon returned Friday
from a business trip TO Forest River,
N. D. He says the Dakota towns are
very much dead at this time of the
year. I.
The following officers will conduct
the Rebekah lodge the coming year:
N. G., Mrs. VIM. easier; ". g., Mrs.
Trask;; r.. S., j. e. Titus; F. s., Mrs.
Cell; r.. Mrs. George McTaggart.
They will meet on the first and third
Wednesdays Of each month.
Clerk Of Court Speelman has re-.
ceiyed the new homestead application
blanks, which requires that every per-
son making homestead entry will first
have TO swear that he has personally
inspected the. land and is familiar,
with the character Of the soil.
James Williams was bound over to
the circuit court on the charge of rob-.
bing McLennan 81 Nelson's hardware
store last month. Some of the stolen
property was found on his person, but.
the evidence against the other suspect
was not conclusive and he was dis
charged.
& In connection with his hardware
business, f. M. Malzahn will open up
a harness shop in charge Of Frank
Longcoy, the experienced leather
worker. He will make new and re-
pair old harness of all kinds. Fl you
need anything in this line, remember
the new place.
M. D. Stoner came down from
Blackjack Saturday. He says his
adopted town feels thrill of new life,
business is picking up and the people
are again cheerful and contented. Mr..
Stoner will soon leave for the cities
where he is to meet a capitalist who is
talking of putting in q large sawmiil
at Blackjack.
The Red Men will give a masquer-
ade ball at the opera house on
Wednesday night, Jan. %, and the
low price Of SO cents per ticket has
been made. -Four valuable prizes
will be given to the wearers OF the
most beautiful and comical costumes.
The following committees have been
named: On arrangement Matt May
ers and Ben Moe. Floor George
Wallace, Ben Moe, Ted Smith, VIM.
Lipp and Tom English.