The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
The Continued
Story Of
Current Events.

Carnations and sweet peas at the
Greenhouse.
The ladies of the Episcopal
guild will hold a 7-cent social
Friday evening, Oct. 18th. Watch
for particulars.
r. ]. WEIGH of Walker, president
of the T.. J.Welch Timber company,
has been in the city the past two or
three days looking after some bust
ness matters. 4. i.
Charles Kinkele of Walker, one of
the most prominent officials of the
Leech Lake Lumber company, spent
last night in Bemidji on business,
returning to his home at Walker this
morning. ...
J. R. Rasmussen of Crookston,
the general agent for the Hamm
Brewing company, was a visitor in
the city last night, consulting with
Theo. Gullickson, local agent for the
company, regarding some important
business affairs for the company.
John McDougald, the mayor of
Blackjack, was among the north
country residents who came to Be-
midi this morning and inhaled the
invigorating ozone that is filled with
hustle in Bemidji, nowadays. John
says all lis we'll" at the Duck, -
and that business is good up there.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Getchell was gladdened this morn
ing by the arrival of a bright-eyed
little girl, who will hereafter make
her home in the Getchell household.
And Captain Ted will enter with
more vim. into the football game
between Company K and Park
Rapids which will be played at Park
Rapids tomorrow.
Harry Mills, roadmaster for the
M. & I. Railway company, went to
Brainerd this morning on a business
| trip to the head offices of the M. &
I. company. What with building
sidetracks in Bemidji, filling bottom.
less pits" at Tenstrike and other
minor matters which he is personally
looking after, Mr.. Mills is an ex-
ceedingly busy individual, these
| days.
E. L. Carpenter of Minneapolis
who is interested very extensively
with Thomas Shevlin and others in
the Shevlin- Carpenter Lumber com.
pany and it's kindred companies, de-
parted last night for his home ir
Minneapolis, having spent several
days in Bemidji watching the pro
gress being made in the trial of the
Rainy river boom cases, which have
been on" before Judge Wright
since last Tuesday.
The Ladies of the Methods
church will serve a chicken pie sup
PR in the Odd Fellows hall Satur
day, from to 8 o'clock.
L. G.. Townsend, the pionee
Blackjack hustler" and genera
booster" for northern Minnesota
came down from his home this morn
ing and spent the day minglins
with his host of Bemidji friends
There is probably no man in thi:
section who can count as man!
friends as "Doug." Townsend. Cour
teous, obliging and always pleasant
! Mr.. Townsend imbues one with hi
cheerful view of life in general.
William Wagner, who resides tire
miles northeast of Puposky, was il
the city yesterday and consulted
with M. A. Clark, Judge of probate
relative to the mental condition of
| woman living near his home. Ac
cording to Mr.. Wagner, the woma
: complained of has become yer
troublesome and is dangerou
person to have around. In all prob
ability the woman will be brough
to Bemidji to be examined by tn
, insanity board.
$ Jens Hanson is again at his plac
of business, having been given hi
liberty yesterday. Judge Stanto
modified the order whereby Jens wa
originally requested to pay $40 pc
week alimony. Under the ne,
ruling the judge gave to Hanson tn
opportunity of being released fro,