The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
The Continued
Story Of
Current Events.

S. J. Crookshanks of Baudette
was a visitor in the city yesterday,
being a guest at the Hotel Mark
ham.
J. c.. Kirkpatrick of Kelliher,
north-country manager for the
National Pole & Tie company, came
to Bemidji this morning and spent
the day here. being accompanied by
his wife. -.
J. w. Ross, the Grand Forks
architect, tarried in Bemidji yesrer-
day afternoon and last night and
left this morning for International
Falls, where he is erecting some
buildings for local parties.
Among the residents of the Town
of hammers who were in the city
yesterday attending the funeral of
the late Henry Becker were Lars O.
and liver P. Myhre, A. P. Blom, M.
Regg, Robert Stay, Olof Frogaat,
A. O Djonne, Christ M. and NAL
cour Sande.
L. D. Libbey of Minneapolis, a
member of the contracting firm
who are installing the district
terminals in North Bemidji" for
the M. & I. Railway company, came
to the city this morning from
Minneapolis to inspect the work
which his men are doing.
M. F. Murphy of Grand Forks,
N. D., one of the leading capitalists
of that city, came to Bemidji
yesterday from his home at the
Forks" He spent the night in
Bemidji and left this morning for
International Falls, to look after
his investments at that place.
Richard Leet, the representative
for the w. c.. Church Lumber CON-
pany of Des Moines, came to the
city this morning from Houpt.
Mr.. Leet is buying considerable
cedar along the north line of the
NJ. & I. Railway company and which
is being shipped to the Church
company at DesMoines.
George Kirk, the logger, left this
morning for Northome to look after
his logging operations in that vicin-
ity, having spent two days in Bemid j
presiding at the meeting of the city
council Monday night and looking
after other matters. Mr.. Kirk
states that his logging operations
are progressing very satisfactorily.
Transient visitors in Bemidji are
very numerous these days, and it is
sometimes with difficulty that all
for rooms can be accommo.
dated. This is an indication that
this city is being inspected by many
outsiders who have heard of Bemid il
and want to look US over" The
coming of the 500 and other good
things mean much for Bemidji; and
our future business stability is
assured.
M. N. Kohl, the Cass Lake land
man, and editor of "Koll's Kolumn,' ~
was a visitor in the city for few
hours yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Kohl came over from the Lake" in
the afternoon and left last evening
to visit some point north of Bemidj j
on the line of the M. & I. railway
The ex-receiver of the U. S. land
office at Cass Lake has been max.
ing barrel of money in the land
business" according to some of his
friends who should be posted in Mr.
Koll's affairs.
P. J. Rock, one of the prominen,
farmers of the Township of Lam
mers, came to Bemidji Yesterday anc
spent several hours here. Mr.. Rocl
had intended to pay his taxes, anc
brought along a. good-sized VALE,
Containing the wherewithal to
liquidate with the county. He wa!
unfortunate enough to lose the
wallet and the contents thero
(three ten-dollar and two fve-dollal
bills), and he was forced to return
home without paying his taxes. L
is barely possible that some honest
person may find the wallet and re-
turn the same to Mr.. Rock, through
the medium of the Pioneer.
: D. L. Hickcox, of the bridge
&c Da-loa.. q