The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1903-02-19

Bend, Oregon.
B. K. Folden of Bagley has opened
shoe store at GAINESVILLE.
/ T.. Ell. Bailey transacted business in
Fargo and Crookston this week.
p. J.. Russell made business trip
to Crookston the first of the week.
i A Minneapolis lady has invented a
self-threading sewing machine needle.
B. F. Brown has received notice of
his reappoinment as U. s. Commits
sioner by Judge Lochren.
The new G. N. depot at Princeton
has been completed and the old one
conyertedinto bowling alley.
Chas, E. Battles, of St. Paul, has
ga ed a part of the Ellis block in Cas-
Lake and will open hardware store
March LIST. .....
! Two saloons in Cass Lake quit bus
iness-probably due to the series OF
revival meetings held at that place
recently.
A fine boy arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Swanson last
Thursday morning. Mother and child
doing nicely. !
Drs. Blakeslee and Morrison we're
in Brainerd last Monday morning, to
give expert testimony in the case OF
CLAUS Gunstad. .s-:. ..
| Deputy AL Benner brought George
Mason down from Blackjack to serve
a 6O-day sentence in the county jail
| for petit larceny.
The new paper mill at Brainerd will
be doing business in few weeks. A
large number of men are engaged in
cutting pulpwood. ~
The Congregational church at Little
Falls will issue a monthly journal,
The Church Press, the first issue to
appear March lst.
Charles Wright left for his home at
Bemidji Tuesday after several days
visit with relatives near this place.
Todd County News.
The Firemen's annual masquerade
ball will be held at the opera house
tomorrow night. A good time is prom
ised to all who attend.
G. W. Bouck of Royalton, Mimi,
spent Wednesday looking our town
over. Mr.. Bouck says he is OF the
opinion that Bemidji will be hust-
Ter.
It's mighty good thing that Feb
ruary has only % days if the rest are
going to be like Tuesday. The wealth
er the past week might be termed
strenuous. T. ..
i Mrs. Gina Olberg and Jack Foley
were arrested by Sheriff Bailey on
!; complaint of Mrs. O1berg's husband,
charging them with adultery. The
case was adjourned to February rs.
i George Lindsey, with E. L. Naylor,
was called to Blackduck last Satur-
day evening to fix up case OF en-
balming for Mr.. Albrant, who is con-
i. fined to the house by sickness, and has
not yet returned. "
VIM. McQuaig is representing Be-
midi Lodge, A. F. e. A. M, No. 233,
at the meeting of the grand lodge
in session in Minneapolis this week.
A large delegation will be in attend
ance from the entire state.
CLAUS Gunstad. who has been await
ing trial on the charge of forgery, was
taken to Brainerd Monday morning
by Sheriff Bailey and examined by
the board of insanity. He was COM
mitted to the asylum at Fergus Falls.
Dell LeMay, who has been manae'
ing the local telephone system here for
short time, has been assigned to Be-
midi, starting on his duties at that
place this week. The s'hello" young
ladies will have charge at this place.
-Cass Lake Voice.
Attorney Bailey In Crookston Jour
nal: Bemidji is certainly comet.
The town was never as prosperous as
now. The logging industry has given
US a boom this winter and will continue
to do SO for years to come. Our new
lumber mill is the finest in this part
of the state and all other industries
are prospecting. More building will
be done this year than any two pre-
vious years.
Special Evangelistic services are
being conducted in the Baptist church
; every night by Rev. S. G. Davis. OF
Duluth, who will continue the meet
ings next week. There is quite an in
terest already. A special Children IS
| Saryice will he conducted by Mr. Da-