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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Progressive Box Company Will
Build a Large Plant On
Clark Avenue.
JANUARY RECORDS ARE BROKEN
New Buildings Planned for Olive
and the Demand Along Mar
ket Street Were Features
of the Realty Market.

The Progressive Box Company yesterday
secured a lot on Clark avenue, between
Fitzpatrick. for So, ooa. upon which a nve.
story factory building will be erected at
once. The investment will approximate
$50. 900.
This company has found the demand for
boxes SO great in st. Louis. by reason of in
creased business in all lines, that 1t became
necessary TO more than double the factory
capacity.
Activity among manufacturers in every
branch continues strong, as was evidenced
by a sale made by the Lincoln Trust Com
pany to the Sligo Iron Company in the
northwestern part Of the city. The latter
company paid s24,5eO for a tract of ground
to be used for storage Yards ware
pended for improvements.
The most notable development of last
week in the real estate market In respect
TO extensions was shown by the reports or
the. mississippi Valley Trust Company,
which listed sales of property adjacent to
the Levee aSgresating nearly SNS,Oo@ the
purchasers are the railway interests, and In
every case. it is stated. the merchants and
manufacturers who sold out will acquire
sites in other parts of the city for their
The Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial
Company. which closed sales amounting to
SllS.155 for the week, reports that the
record. In this connection the official
statement from the Recorder Of Deeds's
office. compiled by the Real Estate E1-
change, showed transfers amounting to "a
646. 10, and deeds Of trust aggregating 81.
62.455. The increase over January of last
year was about 20 per cent
IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
Evidence of the increased values and
demand for property along Third street
since the railroads have entered the market
was Afforded by q sale made by Rutledge
& Fitzpatrick. The old building at Nos. lZ,
ia and 16 North Third street. owned by
Agnes R. Leech. was sold to Virginia
greatly IN excess Of the market value OF
the propery several months ago. And ever
at the purchase price the investment N CON
siGered excellent.
The demand for Olive street property con-
tinues active to an unprecedented desree
Charles NJ. Hayes yesterday leased the
northeast corner of Sixteenth and olive,
and took an option to buy the lot at Sl,5W a
foot as soon as the title is perfected. Elk
tensive improvements are planned.
AT the southeast corner Of Twenty-thiro
and Olive streets, NJ. T. Churchill. a client
of John S. Blake & Bro, will erect a COM
mercial building to cost about $4,000. This
at present is the only vacant corner on
Olive street between Jefferson avenue anc
the Levee.
Several important deals were made or
Market street during the week, and Mich
olls-Ritter expressed the opinion that prop
erty on that thoroughfare soon will expert
Love & Son sold a lot on Forest Park
boulevard between Vandeventet avenue and
Sarah street to the Star Furnace Company
which Is said to contemplate the erection OF
a factory building on that site.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

Il. II. Laumeier reports the sale of the
following piece of property:
Lot 90x17 and 6. inches. on the north side
Of Forest Park boulevard, Just west of
Nandeventer avenue, for the sum of $500.
The purchaser. August L. Niehaus, bought
for an investment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

Carter-Cowen-Evers sold the handsome
tain avenue. with lot 3Ox2O0 foot, for $500
from Charles w. Wall to Lydia Pearce.
Mrs. Pearce bought for an Investment.
Also report six other sales under con-
tract. which will be closed by deeds the
first Of this week.
Also made loans of $1,000 and g, 100. each
for three years at 5 per cent or two West
End residences.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
NOr6ect.Hin.

Norfeet-Hfl report the Completion of 1--WE
detached buildings. arranged as fats Of six
and seven rooms each. on the south side of
Paramount avenue. between Kings highway
and Academy. They are new types OF mats.
and eight Of the ten hav already been
rented.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

pany also have a number Of sales pending.
a large portion Of which are upon railroad
property. Also made loans eggregating $751;
900,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

The Lincoln Trust Company reports last
week as a very satisfactory one in its real
estate department. Several large sales were
closed and many dwelling and hats sold.
A large piece In the northwestern part Of
the city was sold to the Sligo Iron Com
pany, who will commence the erection Of q
substantial brick building within the next
thirty days, consideration S24, SEQ. 1t will be
Ground already has been broken for the
building, and when completed will add ma
terially to that vicinity.
Dwelling No. 92 Bayard avenue. being
Suburban road. lot 30x17O. with modern
eight-room brick. from Amelia Gruner to
Thomas McDermott for "a 800. Mr.. McDer-
mott bought for an investment.
avenue. west of Marcus avenue. from
Agnes R. Koran to Fl. A. PTosser. consid-
Grafton $3.50. Mr.. Prosser will improve with
a two-story brick building arranged as fats.
near Loughborough street. sold from F. w.
Mott to the Bell Telephone Company for
s., 1880. The Bell Telephone Company will
make some extensive alterations and i'm
provements and will use for business pur-
poses. This is the fourth sale made to this
Company within the last year.
Lot 55x1i0 feet, being the northeast corner
of Big Bend road and Maple boulevard. in
Maple Lawn. from the Maple Lawn Land
Company to Albert Brandenberg for $993. Is.
Mr.. Brandenbery will erect an elegant nine
room modern dwelling, which will be an
Improvement to Maple Lawn.
Lot 9X140 feet on the north side Of Maple
boulevard, west of Sutton avenue, from the
Hobelman for 81 1900. Mr.. Hobelman will i'm
prove with two modern dwellings costing
about 5000 each.
Several building lots were also sold in
the city and many lots were also sold in
Tuxedo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
KNIGHTS OF FATHER MATHEW.

ST. LAWRENCE o'TOoLE CouN-
A ell, No. 5, Knights OF Father Mathew
H3%$aA Meets on first and third Monday OF
~ each month. at School Hall. No. 1872
<EX O'Fallon street. All members request
XIX ed to be present. Visitors welcome.
"a JOHN N;
Chief SIX knight.
John ]. scully. Recorder.
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ORDER Of COLUMBIAN KNIGHTS.

ST. LouIs LODGE, NO. 55, ORDER
[S OF Columbian Knights, meets every
AAS&. second and fourth Monday at hall No.
ESR 3, Odd Fellows building. Visiting
NEE members Of the order are always well
ST come Cigars and Invitations at all
meetings.
T. F. MURRAY, President.
John F. Ryan. Secretary, Wells Fargo Express.
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RutIedge & Kitpatrick.


Rutiedse T. fitzpatrick Realty Company
feet. from Agnes R. Leech to Virginia
Peugnet for $40, $50 cash. Mrs. Peugnet was
represented by the Mueller & Faribault
agency.
Also report having leased the noftheast
corner of Sixteenth and Olive streets for
nlnety-nine years to Charles M. Hays. Mr..
purchase the property at $500 q foot as
soon as title can. be perfected. He also
purchased from the Symmes estate. who
vas represented by the Rutledge & Kilpat-
rick Realty Company. the adjoining 20 feet
on the east; This together with the 30 feet
already he'd by Mr. Hays gives q corner
was represented in both transactions by
Phil Chew.
L. johnson a farm Of SO acres adjoining the
Colman stock farm in St. Louis County to
Governor Norman j. Coiman for $500 cash.
with the Progressive Paper Box Company
for a new building to be erected on Clark
avenue. between Third and Fourth streets.
commercial and warehouse building. cost
about $4,000. The ground is owned by the
Liggett estate, who will make the improve
ments.
Also report having sold flats Nos. 1919
Shenandoah street. being four flats contain
ing four rooms downstairs and five rooms
upstairs. with bath. furnace and all mod
ern conveniences, lot 5Ox125 feet. sold from
Russell estate to J. F: S-nsenbrenner, sec
rotary of the Hits Shoe Company, VINO
purchased same for an investment; con-
sideration, s, 200.
Also report having sold house No. 5sO3
Clemens avenue. on lot 75x1s5 feet. being
the northwest corner Of clemens and Clara
avenues. sold from Mrs. Zener to NJ. H.
Alexander, who purchased the property for
a home, and expects to occupy same about
April l. Consideration. 5000.
Also report having closed the sale OF Is
feet of ground on Olive street. west Of FIJI
tenth street. the contract for which was
signed. hut the price and particulars Will
not be given out until later. at the request
Of the purchaser. p
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

Love & Sons sold last week as below:
Lot 80 feet on Forest Park boulevard.
north side, between V~andeventer avenue
and Sarah street. for s3S a front foot: from
c. to Star Furnace Company, who
will at once erect a large factory on the
lot.
Also No, 1914 Cottage, a 6ve-room frame
cottage On lot 25x1D feet; sold for 81 .600y
from Mrs. A. Pusey Of Illinois to g. Wilson.
Bought for Investment.
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C. w. Ranea.

In addition to the sale of two lots on Col
Inns street and 80 feet on Botanical avenue,
through Apple & Hemmelmann, C. w.
Barnes reports the following sales:
A twelve-room house. No. 1855 westmin-
ster place, lot 4Ox143. from Clara v. Alex
ander to a client. who purchased for In
vestment.
Property Nos aS and go Hodiamont ave-
nue., two brick stores and flats and frame
house In rear, lot 5lx140. from Winnie NJ.
kintchloe to John Creighton. for s11, 900,
taking in part payment lot 30 feet on the
corner Of Keokuk street and Minnesota
avenue, for $1,000. and forty acres at High
hill: Mo-. balance cash.
Mr.. Barnes reports a lively demand for
medfum-priced residences.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

on the east line of First street. by a depth
Of 100 feet. being a part OF city nioc 3 NO
Also 1s feet on the west side of the Levee.
having a depth of 60 feet. being a part OF
city block No. s. from John and Mary Roll.
the Rice-Dwyer Real Estate Company.
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company
also reports the sale OF 70 feet on 'as ~ we,
cial street. being a part of city block No. .,
from Edmund =. E. o'Donnell' for the con-
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company also
reports the sale of the southwest corner OF
Fourth and Morgan streets; the lot fronts
depth of 128 feet on Morgan street me
improvements consist of a three-story brick
building. with stores on the ground To moor.
vestment, price, being 1900
Also reports the sale of % feet on the east
inches. being a part of city block No. 1s.
ment Company, property being known as
No. 514 North Main street; price $4,000. the
| Joseph p. Whyt Real Estate company rep
resenting the seller In this transaction.
sb AlsS reports Pa sns g Iand 70 and a fhg mpr 15Vm ee
Company of "a feet on the east side OF
Third street. city block No. g; price $1,000.
tate ess of IS feet 10 inches on the west line
of Main street, running through to Com
mefcial street. and 81 feet on the west side
OE inc LeNec, DciuS paris VI city p1oChS
Nos. 9 and II: price $1,000.
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company al.
so reports the sale of q feet on the east
side Of Main street by a depth of 100 feet,
running through to Commercial street, be-
ing a part of city block No. 13, from the
! estate OF Rebecca W. Sire. represented by
the st. Louis Union Trust Company, for
1000.
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company re-
ports that in addition to the above sales
they are negotiating for the sale of several
large downtown properties, the details of
which are not yet ready for publication.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Meisenbach q schmit..

Meisenbach & schmitz report the follow
Ing sales:
No. 2713 Chippewa street, a two-story
brick dwelling. arrange for two families,
with lot 2Sx125. from Dorothea Rott to q
client for $3.50.
No. 3@A Missouri avenue a two-story
brick dwelling, arranged for two families,
with lot 2x125, from w. NJ. Cross to A. G..
Kern, for $2,775.
No. 1719 South Broadway. a two-story
brick building. store and rooms. also a
two,story brick in rear, with lot aD0140,
renting at So a month, from A. C. Meilhac
to J. ]. Sweeney for $500, the purchaser
being represented BY Moffett & Franciscus.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Alfred G. BoettEer.
Alfred G. Boettger reports the following

AlIEGO lie bOcItkeTs
Alfred G. Boettger reports the following
sales:
No: 1927 Ohio avenue, a two-story brick
dwelling, containing seven rooms and ar
ranged for. two families; lot 25x125, owned
by Barbara Schmidt, was sold to William
Ehrhardt. Jr., and wife. for $1,000 Bought
for a home.
Wyoming street. north side, between Ar
kansas and Louisiana avenues. lot 75x1z7
feet, owned by William Hencket, sold to
William s. Wllkens for $l,soo; will i'm
prove.
No. 800 salena street. a two-story brick
dwelling. containing six rooms. etc, lot 50
x12. pwned by William ~Brinckmann, sold
to Fred Weber and wife. for 200. Bought
for an investment.
Nos. 34l5 and s4l7 Iowa avenue. a double.
two-story brick dwelling. containing twelve
rooms. and ranged for four families. lot
25.6x1S. owned by Ulfert ]. Ruhaack, sold
to Herman Bremback n wife, for $500.
Bought for an investment.
ALSO houses Nos. 2s2-es-s1-s-@ South
Ninth street. three two-story brick dwell
ings. containing six rooms each and q
double two-story frame dwelling. contain
ing six rooms all rented; lot 75x96, owned
by Henry Willmore. sold to Anna B, Refs
ing. for $500. Bought same for an In
vestment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
PARIS EXPOSITION REPORTS
READY FOR. DISTRIBUTION.

HERALD AND THE ST. JOUIS REPUBLIC.
Paris. Jan. 3~l.-(Copyright. 1sOs.)-The gen.
eral report of N. Picard, COMMISSIONS
General OF the Paris Exposition, will be
volumes quarto of 600 pages each. embel-
lished by many Photographic views.
Twenty-Five hundred copies will be pre-
scented to, the foreign commissioners, the
Consuls General of France, certain great
personalities and the public Libraries, while
special copies will go to President Loubet,
Ministers and sovereigns.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Gree-Auderson

Greer-Anderson Realty COMPANY sosa "a
double brick fats. Nos. 13s3.l3SaA. lSsS-soA
Burd avenue. Four fats OF fNe ana slx
rooms each, renting for 81 a montn; prlce
s., 800. from W. j. and John Edwaros 10
Joseph Gudermuth.
Also sold vacant lot on the south side OF
Duncan avenue, between Euclid and Taylor
avenues, 5Ox130, from Allyn A. Packard OF
Chicago to John B. bowman. VINO ais9
purchased five other lots on this street ana
In the rear on Audubon avenue.
Also sold No. 1915 Greer avenue, a modem
price S, 200, from Fannie Branch to ]. 9.
Also sold lots 1. 2. 9 and 10. on the corner
of Ninth and Williams streets. being AUX
rs feet in Mont Pleasant addition to the
town Of De Soto. Mo-, at "A a foot from
purpose of erecting several cottages Tor
renting purposes.
Also lot i00x110 feet on the north side Of
zee avenue, between Clarence avenue ana
Newstead avenue, price N.7O.
Also lot 1O0x110 on the south Ode of PEN
nue., for 81, $50.
Also lot I8 In block 8 Of Forest Park
Heights, price $50, from John Gatleman to
J.. F. Bottger of the Continental Lumber
Company. Mr.. Gatleman took as part pay.
ment a seven-room frame dwelling and lot
15Ox15O at R~avenden. Ark
Also closed the sale Of No. 28d-22 Chou
teau avenue. near Jefferson avenue. two
stores and small hotel above, lot 45x150, from
a client to Ida May Chivers. whose hus-
band intends to make extensive alterations
by building a third floor to the present
building.
Greer-Anderson Realty Company also
made leans to the extent OF $42.000 at ~, s
and 6 per cent interest, according to Local
ton
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

woODMEN OF TIE WORLD
LIVE OAK CAMP. NO. liz. W. OF w. meets
first and third Fridays every month. Burlington
building. Visitors are invited and members ex-
pected to be present. G.. K. POWELL. c. c.
Ed. +. Smith. Clerk. No. III South Ewing ave-
nue..
MOUNT AUBURN CAMP. NO. 19, WOOD
I men of the World, meets every Er.oay at
Kfcker's Hall. Newstead avenue and North Mar
ket street. Visitors are invited and members ex-
nected 10 be present. r.. N. BACON. c. c.
c. ". Tackle. Clerk. 1908 Arlington avenue.
TERMINAL CAMP. NO ga, wooDMEN OF
the World. meets every Wednesday. evening at )
O'clock at Blair Post Hall. los Market street.
Visitors always welcome. r. ]. WEll. T.. {.
G. G. Cross. Clerk.
.RATHBONE SISTERS.
AEGIS p NO.. 3, RATE1ONE SIS.
tiers. meets every second and fourth Monday
night, at Fraternal Hall. northwest corner Flew
enth street and Franklin avenue. Visiting sisters
invited MHS. :. Y. hlNG. M. +. G.
Allie williams. NJ. OF r. 4 C.
RATHBoNE SISTERS. EXCELSIOR TEN
pie, No. Is. meets every first and third Saturday
OF each month. at Anchor Hall. Park and Jefrsr-
eon avenues. Members expected to be present
and visitors cordially Invited
Lulu Melinder. n. r. c.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
DOCTOR ANNIE kEWLAND.

Condnements, SO: trainR, nursing. elegant ac-
commodations: free homes for infants. il desired:
ladies treated for 50. Treatment guaranteed: reg
ulator 81 only: private. reliable. secluded. IL
censed home. where you are we'll treated and
your care guaranteed; private diseases q spe-
cialty. 1617 Olive st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

ball .bov. The improvements are e q
n nan by July i. 1so3. Messrs. p: i.
HEisseii & ca. represented Mrs. Ciymef IN
'he Used the northeast corner OF Ham
,,tan and Maple avenues, from Charles z
BRADLEY. represented by Bradley fdr 4 term 3u'o Of
et.e. " TIL. improyements consist Of two
story building with stores and rooms abo We
Mir. Williamson acquired san, eontroi With 81 the
Hamilton Hotel and Apartments. now be
ing erected on the Opposite corner rem1 6y the
nue.. brick fiat Of 1--WE rooms on first floor
and eight rooms on second and third: bring
=, q n,,rchased as an investment by John
n. Wa Jackson Tor A.s75. Joseph Nolle; the
grantor, was represented by F. X. Hack
man.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

MISSOURI LODGE NO. /, A. F. 4 A.
~ M.-Stated Communication on Thursday.
H February 8. at 7:3a p. M, Corinthian
Hall. Grand Avenue Masonic Temple. E.. A.
degree. Members are requested and visiting breth-
rem fraternally invited to attend.
TAYLOR r. wYRICK. W. N.
John II. Deems. Secretary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

During the week McNair,. Harris & Jones
Realty Company closed the SAFE OF ane
property of the United Hebrew CongIesa-
ton. represented by Nicholls-Ritter. at the
soItheast corner OF Twenty-frst and Olive
streets. This property has a fron mia ws az
sold for $4,000 to A; L ": Mueller h r Mno
does not state for what purpose the propr
erty was purchased. The United Heprew
Congregation will continue to occupy II ior
the present. g.. rron-
erty at the northeast corner OF C1nlI,sSHat9
avenue and Division street u IN Eas. 81 81
Louis. having a frontage of 80 rect on Cor
Iinsviile avenue, and sold for $500 70
William q. Mccormick, who states tna MIS- ne
will improve with a new buiiding; tGs
is the second sale of this property by NC
Nair. Harris & Jones Realty Company Ie-
Gently. and It has yielded a nice pront i6s
those who have been handling II, que 70 ~. 10
steady growth and increased rentals on
Collinsville ave. -..,x
McNair, Harris & Jones Realty Company
also have had an extraordinary SAFE Tor
this season Of the year for lots in Madison:
III. in which subdivision they nave SOLO
eleven lots during the week, some OK esch
from 500 to 800 a lot of % rect each-
Some Of these sales were to parties nving
on this side Of the river. whose Occupation
takes them to the other side.
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ROYAL LEAGUE.

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~ SOUTH SIDE COUNCIL NO. a.
00a&kA Royal League. meets every second
and fourth Monday Of the month at
kVk4B Anchor Hail. Park md Jefferson
N avenues.
~ J. J. FRANKLIN. Archon.
+. ]. Stanley. Scribe.
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ANCIENT FREE AND
: ACCEPTED MAsoN9.
GEORGE WASHINGTON LODGE. NO.
w 9. A; F, & A. NJ. will hold stated COM
~ munication at 1850 O'Clock Tuesday even
~ \ ing, February 10. at Masonic Temple,
Grand and Flnney avenues. Work in II. NJ
degree. Members are requested to attend. Visit
A. ]. MICHENER. W. M.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

ULEMA LODGE, NO. 32L. X. OF P.
0k meets Monday evening. February 2. 1909.
"a in Hall No; l; tenth floor Century build
Members expected and visitors cordially invited
to attend. A. w. c. c.
Attest: o. NJ. Brooks. K. Of r. & S.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-17
turns later on.
LOCK THEDoo
Managers of the American Finance
and Mortgage Company Depart.

Managers of the American Finance
and Mortgage Company Depart.
New York, July 17.-Folowing the
procuring of an attachment for $14,-
900 last Saturday against=the Ameri-
can Finance and Mortgage company,
having Offices at 112 Wall street, the
quarters of the company have been
deserted, according to the Herald.
The attachment was issued to a
Brooklyn law firm on behalf OF a
client The concern had been investi-
gated by postoffice inspectors. but all
persons to whom they applied for In
formation from the customers stand
point, replied that they were satisfied
with the state of affairs. This was
some time ago. The former president
of a well known bank was advertised
as chief executive officer Of the con-
Germ, and its operations in the stock
market on the blind pool system were
as various times reported as having
netted profits of Is to 20 per cent for
the participants
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-17
DAMAGE SUIT
Christ Peterson Will Bring Suit
Against Minnesota & In.
ternatiOnal.

Christ Peterson of Hornet
township, according to the Black
duck American, is about to bring
a suit for $4,000 damages against
the Minnesota & International
Railway company. Henry Funk
ley will act as his attorney
The action is the result of in
juries sustained eEyPeterson s
daughter While alighting from a
passenger train at Turtle on
May 81. An agent of the com
pany settled with the Girl by civ
ing her $40 shortly after the ac-
cldent. The girl is undcr age,
however, and it is held that she
could not lawfully release the
railroad company from a damage
suit. 1t is claimed that the girl s
injuries We're SO serious that she
has been confined to her bed
much of the time since the acct
dent.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-17
TENTS GOING UP
Work of Pitching Tents for En-
campm0nt Started This
Morning.

The work of pitching the tents
in the city park for the Park Re-
gion encampmeut was started
this morning. There will be
about 100 tents in all and they
will be up by Monday night.
A feature of the encampment
will be a gun shoot in which
teams from Grand Rapids, Black
duck and Bemidji will partici-
pate. Friday afternoon, the last
day of the encampment, the Be
midi and Blackjack fire depart
ments will give an exhibition
of their skill as runners and fire
fighters.
Specialprizes of Sl0and IS have
been offered by the local post Of
the G. A. r. for the best &C. A.
r. " window arranged by the
merchants. There are some
first class window trimmers in
Bemidji and the result of the
contest will be interesting.