The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-05
The Continued
Story Of
Current Events.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

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]. F. Egan, the M. & I. engineer,
was Sunday visitor in Bemidji.
William Hazen, whom Everyone
knows as BILL" went to Laporte
this morning on business mission.
Arne Solberg came down this
morning from his claim, in the
Battle River country, where he
spent Sunday with his family. ~
Roy Frantz of Ackley, Iowa, left
for his home this morning, after hav-
ing visited in this city for a week,
being the guest of v. E. Rachel
hotter.
J. c. Sullivan, the general mana
ger for the St. Croix Pine & Cedar
company, who has headquarters at
Funkley, came down from Funkley
this morning and spent the day
looking up some men far his logging
operations.
Pomery Reeves of Tenstrike passed
through the city this morning on the
M. & I. south-bound passenger train
for Minneapolis, where he will enter
the agricultural department of the
State University for a term which
will last all winter.
Clarence Shannon, the Pioneers
daily hustler, returned last night
from Grand Rapids, where be &C.
companied the high school football
team. Clarence used to live at the
Rapids," and he spent the time
very pleasantly there with old &C.
quaintances.
J. A. VESSEL, the travelling
member of the firm of VESSEL Bros.
of St. Paul. spent Sunday in this
city. He left on this mornings M.
& I. freight train for north-country-
points, and will sell some of the boys
up the line the sweet stuff" for
which his firm is famous.
Matt Fisher, the Adonis who
owns the townsite of Funkley, came
down from his home this morning
and spent the day here with old
friends. Matt asserts that Funkley
is the metropolis of northern Mime
sofa and modestly says he had some
thing to do with the advancement
of that baliwick.
J, J. Ellis and A. A. Carter, who
were drawn to serve as members of
the grand jury of the U. S. district
court, which convenes at Mime
apolis tomorrow at 10 O'Clock,
departed for the mill City, this
morning and will be ready to assume
their duties when the hear ye, hear
we" is announced tomorrow.
A. 0. Narveson, who is now in the
employ of the w. A. Abbot Drug
company of Duluth, arrived in the
city Sunday morning and will visit
here for several days with old
friends and companions. Art" has
accumulated considerable avoirdu-
pois since he was last here, indicat-
ing prosperity and contentment at
the head of the lakes.
R. H. Bennett, proprietor of a
hostelry at international Falls,
came to the city last night on the
weekend special over the M. & L.
railway and spent today in the city
looking after some business matters.
Mr.. Bennett was formerly a resident
of Cass Lake, where he operated
the Hotel Tedford. He left Cass
Lake for International Falls three
years ago and has prospered at the
border town.
Prof. A. P. Richie, superintend-
ent of the Bemidji schools, returned
Saturday night from trip to the
Twin cities. The. Prof." came
back by way of Grand Rapids and
stopped at that place Saturday after
noon long enough to see his high
school boys given fine trimming
in the football game against the
Grand Rapids high school eleven.
Too heavy and too good team for
u.s." says the professor in speaking
of the game Saturday.