The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


S1II0M 6v0itSs
! Thomas Newly, the local livery.
man and horseman, went to Black.
duck last evening, intending to re.
turn to Bemidji this morning.
I. w. Bills of Park Rapids, who
was in the city yesterday, on legal
business, departed for his home
this morning, well pleased with the
outcome of the case in which be
was interested.
Mrs. ]. c. Koch, accompanied by
/ DR.. Koch's sister, Miss Flora Koch,
went to Blackjack last evening.
! Mrs. Koch returned to the city on
| the night train, while Miss Flora
remained at the Duck
! The Norwegian Lutheran Ladies
Aid will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. Barney Erickson, 1915 Bel
trami avenue Thursday afternoon.
All members are requested to be
present. Visitors are cordially in
vited.
A. B. Clair of Grand Rapids, one
of Ita5ca county's most stalwart
democratic war horses, came over
from his home at the Rapids" yes
terday afternoon on a business trip.
Mr.. Clair remained in the city to-
day, and may possibly go north,
on the M. & L, tonight. He has
been buying timber for several
years.
N. J. Head, one of the trusted
employees at Onigum, the Leech
lake Indian agency, came to the
city yesterday evening on mission
for John T. Frater, agent at Leech
lake. Mr.. Head has been connect
ed with reservation government
service for many years, at White
Earth, Red Lake, and now at Leech
lake, and he is regarded as vaIu-
able employe.
A letter has been received from
Will Holmes of Grand Forks, N. D.,
to the effect that he and Jack"
Corliss would arrive in Bemidji Fri
day of this week and arrange to
reopen the store at Lavinia for the
summer season. Holmes is the son
T. B. Holmes and Corliss is the son
of Judge Corliss, both of which
families spend their summer vaca-
tons on the northeast shores of
Lake Bemidji, at Lavina, where
they own pretentious cottages.
E. B. Freiberg, inspector for the
pure food department of the State
Dairy and Food Commission, left
last night for Cohasset, after spend
ing yesterday in Bemidji. Mr..
Freiberg intended -" making" Cohas-
set, and Grand Rapids today and
going on to Duluth tonight, with the
possibility of being called to St.
Paul from the Zenith City" Mr..
Freiberg found no serious violations
of the pure food laws, while in Be-
midi. III
The ice in Lake Bemidji, during
the past two or three days, has been
blown to the city side of the lake,
and there has been some apprehen-
sion that damage would result to
the city dock and the new boat
house recently constructed by the
Viking Boat company. However
there was very little wind with any
velocity and the big cakes of con-
gealed aqua pura are breaking up.
It is expected that, with the rain of
today, the ice will rapidly break up
and disappear from the view when
boatmen and fishermen alike will re-
joice.
Dr.. and Mrs. Marcum departed
this morning On an extended trip
through the west. They will attend
the meeting of the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, the
doctor having been chosen as COM
missioner from the Adams Pres
bytery, at the recent meeting of
that organization. The assembly
| meets at Denver, on the 2o-3O of
this month. After the adjourn
ment of the general assembly. Mr..
and Mrs. Marcum will visit points
in California, and will continue their
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