The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-10

John Sim 81 this city went e
Walker this morning to transact
business there during the day.
p. McKeon Of Brainerd
returned home this morning after
spending the night with few
friends in this city.
Yves Wright returned this morning
from Baudette, the stamping
grounds Of the candidates" for the
last few days, where be went to
help the voters determine where to
place their s z on the sheriff bal
lot.
Walter Hartman, lineman for the
Northwestern Telephone company,
came in this morning from Ten
strike and went to Walker to
repair the copper circuit to Mime
apolis and the iron one to Park
Rapids.
J. T. Dolan, the hot-air aerialist
who will make an ascension on the
first day of the Beltrami County
Fair (sept. 24), came to town yes
terday evening and went out and
looked over the grounds for a soft
spot in which to deposit his remains
after the parachute leap. Jack will
be here, all right-and he has nerve
to spare. 5. III
Peter Slough returned last even.
ing from Toledo, Ohio, where he
attended the National G. A. r.,
which was held in Toledo. Mr..
Slough is member of R. H. Carr
Post, No. "a, Bemidji, and an hon
ored veteran of the civil war. He
returned to his home at Nary this
morning, after having spent last
night in the city. .< 81
]. Ferdinand Peterson, one of the
energetic young men of this city,
left this morning for Minneapolis
where he will attend the University
of Minnesota. Although he had
been out of school for seven years,
Jack" went to the local high school
lasr year and graduated with the
Class of '08 in order to take three
years dental course. Here's to the
coming dentist! II. - :. 1
J. P. Kennedy and wife and Lewis
Campbell of Grand Forks, N. D.,
who visited in the city Wednesday
and Thursday, left last night for
their home. Messrs. Kennedy and
Campbell are interested in the new
Primary Battery Electric company
which has been making a display in
this city, and it is said that they will
take some territory for the disposal
of the new patent. r. :. >...a.ss.s
Glenn Southworth, an old Bemidjl
boy who has been working for the
Crookston Lumber company at
Minneapolis for several months past,
returned to Bemidji and is again
employed in the local Offices of the
Crookston Lumber company. Mr..
Southworth has host of friends in
this city who are all pleased that his
good natured smile and genial per-
sonality will again be with us. ~
Roy Stone, an old employe of the
Great Northern Railway company
who is we'll known to the older resi-
dents of Bemidji, is visiting in the
city and is a guest at the home of
his sister, Mrs. L D:Stanton. Mr..
Stone is now in the employ of the
Great Northern with headquarters at
Great Falls, Montana. He has
done fairly we'll of late, out west,
although he was very i'll for several
months when he first went out there.
Roy will spend several days here and
in Cass Lake renewing his acquaint-
ance with old friends. -.
John Vandersluis of Minot, N. D.,
was visitor in the city last night,
being a guest at the home of his
brother, C. w. Vandersluis. Mr..
Vandersluis has been at Park
Rapids, where he attended the
funeral, yesterday, of his father-in.
law, B. P. Meyers, who died on Sun.
day last. Mr.. Vandersluis was at
Hinkley at the time of the great
forest fire which destroyed that city
several years ago and the rumor OF
the great devastation being caused