The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-08

Harry Mills, roadmaster for the
M. & I. returned last evening from a
business trip to the head offices of
the company at Brainerd.
B. J. jenkins of Blackjack was a
visitor in the city yesterday, having
business to transact before the
board of county commissioners.
G.. H. Slosson of this city, piano
tuner for the firm of Bisiar & Murphy,
left last evening for Funkley on a
tuning expedition for his firm.
Miss Maude McCawley has re-
turned from an extended visit to
Wheatland, Cassleton and Fargo,
where she mingled with relatives and
she returned to Bemidji much i'm
proved in health.
Emma Noesen, public stenog-
rapher. Phone 2O3. Rooms 800
Minnesota avenue.
Ole Moen, the FROM agriculturist,
was in the city yesterday making ar
engagements to bring in a big exhibit
to the fair of 'O9. Ole raised some
fine vegetables, specimens of which
he will show here.
Henry Becker, chairman of the
board of supervisors of the Town of
Liberty, was here yesterday looking
after the interests of his town and
was successful in the securing of
$500 for road work, the money to be
spent under the direction of the
board of supervisors.
Pat Kennedy, formerly of Cass
Lake, but who. is now holding
down" a claim near Guthrie, came
to the city last evening from his
'farmstead." He left this morning,
over the G. N, for Grand Forks,
where he will remain until after the
threshing season is over.
When in need of 16-inch seasoned
wood, phone Falls & Cameron, num-
Der 374.
w. w. Butler and Gill Peterson of
Turtle Lake township were Bemidji
visitors yesterday, returning home
on the afternoon train. While here
they appeared before the county
board and were successful in secur-
ing an appropriation of $500 for
road and bridge work in their town.
ship
A. G. COLI, senior member of the
firm of A. COLI & Son, who own the
Bemidji Bottling Works, left last
evening to look after some business
at Kelliher and other points up the
north line of the M. & I. railway.
The local soft-drink enterprise is
doing very we'll, and their product is
in good demand.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presby-
terrain church will be entertained on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Van
Pelt and Mrs. J. ]. Anderson, at the
home of Mrs. J. J. Anderson, 100
Beltrami avenue. All members are
requested to be present. The meet
ing is for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year.
Those 40-acre improved potato
farms which ]. J. Opsahl, manager
of the Selkce Land company, placed
on the market this week are meeting
with ready sale, on account of the
choice location, as to roads and
schools. Parties from Bellingham,
WASH, and Walnut Grove, MIMI,
were among the first purchasers.
The United Order of Forresters
held meeting at the home of Mrs.
Schmidt, there being a fair attend
ance of members. A lunch was
served and the Pioneer had it from
one who was in attendance that it
was one of the most enjoyable meet
ings the order ever held Those
who didn't attend, missed something
good" said the Pioneer informant.
Repairs have recently been made
to the elevators of the Beltrami
Elevator & Milling company's plant
in the city, which places that in
stitution among the best of it's kind
in northern Minnesota. 1t is est
mated that the repairs cost fully
$1,000 and the machinery, etc., is
now in thoroughly up-to-date con-
dition, which enables the company
to give its patrons the very best that
the market affords.