The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-18

1909 Diaries at the Pioneer office
All kinds of wood for sale by FALL
& Cameron. Phone 374.
W. H. Wye, the logger, returned
this morning from a trip to hi!
camps at Kelliher.
Percy r. Scribner of Northomt
passed through the city this morn
ing to Laporte on business trip.
William Tryon, well-to-do farmer
residing near Turtle River, came il
Saturday to attend to some bushes,
at the court house.
A. B. Allen departed this morning
for Colfax, Iowa, where he will take
treatment at the springs in the hope
of benefitting his health.
G. O. Parish of Cass Lake came
over Saturday afternoon for a short
business visit and returned to the
Lake" on the midnight train.
H. G.. Aldrlch, prosperous farmer
living in the Town of Eckles, came
in Saturday to pay his personal
property taxes to County Treasurer
French. ~
Will Collins left this morning for
Little Falls, his old home, having
received a telegram announcing that
his mother was so seriously ill that
she was not expected to live. -.
Mrs. George Kaiser of Turtle
River came in Saturday morning
and transacted business connected
with the county treasurer's office,
returning home on the evening train.
Mrs. F. S. Lycan of this city left
on the west-bound Great Northern
passenger train for Grand Forks, N.
D., Saturday afternoon, for a short
visit with friends at her former
home. -.
Charles Trondson, of the Black
duck lumber firm of Trondson &
Whiting, came in Saturday morning
and transacted business in this city,
returning to the "Duck'' on the
evening train.
County Auditor John Wilmann
departed this morning for St. Paul
where he will participate in the
annual meeting of the county audi
tors throughout the state, in the
court house at St. Paul. -.
James Cahill left this morning for
Waseca, where he will visit with
relatives and friends for several
days. He expects to stop off at St.
Paul on his way back and assist in
boosting Bemidj j as the propar loca-
ton for the proposed Sixth Normal
school.
George w. Parks, who is living
on a well-cultivated farm in Grant
Valley township, spent yesterday on
business in this city and returned
home late in the afternoon. While
in the city, Mr.. Parks paid his
personal taxes for 1908 to the county
treasurer.
H. A. Mccormick, agent at
International Falls for the NJ. & L,
railway company, passed through
the city this morning to St. Paul on
business trip. Mr.. Mccormick
was formerly agent at Blackjack
and has many friends in Bemidji.
M. D. Stoner went to St. Paul
this morning where he will attend
the meeting of the civil engineers of
the state. Mr.. Stoner says that it
is more than likely that the engi-
neers will propose a new highway
law, wherein the office of highway
commissioner will be created.
A. P. Richie, superintendent of
the city schools of Bemidji, and w.
B. Stewart, superintendent of the
county schools, left this morning
for St. Paul. They will appear be-
fore the committee on normal
schools on Thursday, when that
committee will listen to arguments
in favor of the establishment of the
Sixth Normal school. Better repre-
sentatives for this city could not be
chosen than the local and county
superintendent of schools.