The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

D. D. Miller, of T. J. Miller In
surance agency, left last night for
Minneapolis on business trip.
Chas. Carter, the Hines merchant,
spent yesterday in the city on bust
ness, returning to his home at Hines
last evening. =
Get out to the basketball game
this evening and root for the home
team. They deserve your support
and encouragement. ..'.
I.G. Haycraft, the Farley wood
and land dealer, spent today in
Bemidji consulting local people
relative to some business matters.
George Murphy of International
Falls, better known as Smiling
George" has been in the city several
days and is a guest at the Hotel
Markham.
J. A. Bray, who sells wet refresh
ments at Blackjack, was business
visitor in the city today. He came
down from the Duck" this morning
and will return home this evening.
F. Achenbach, who has charge of
the scaling for the Crookston Lum-
Der company, left last night for
Kelliher where he will check up on
the company's scalers in that dis
trict.
William Belts, walking boss" for
the Crookston Lumber company at
their Fowlds camps, was in the city
from Fowlds yesterday evening and
attended the Masonic meeting last
night.
D. w. Carter, merchant at Redby,
came down from that place yester.
day morning and spent the day in
the city and left last night for
Blackjack where he spent the night
on business mission.
Thomas Lameck and wife of
Devils Lake, N. D. came to the city
last night from International Falls,
where they spent several days visit
ing with friends. They departed
this morning for their home at
Devils Lake.
Fred Jordan has accepted
position to represent the Kalamazoo
Publishing company, manufacturers
of advertising specialties, and will
make" this territory. Mr.. Jordan
expects to begin his new work to-
morrow.
Fred Baumgardner, lineman for
the Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change company, went to Laporte this
morning to remedy some defect in
the long-distance lines at that place.
Fred will return to Bemldji this
evening.
S. E. Thompson, the Tenstrike
merchant, was among the north
country residents who came to the
city this morning. Mr.. Thompson
consulted with A. H. Jester, secre-
tary of the Bemidji Commercial
Club, and others with whom he has
some business relations.
William Lennon came to the city
this morning from his home at Kelli-
her and spent the day in Bemidjl
looking after some personal business
matters in which local people are
interested. Mr.. Lennon says that
Kelliher is enjoying a steady growth
this winter and business is good in
all lines,
]. H. Beagle, cruiser for the State
Timber Board, came to Bemidji this
morning from Tenstrike. Mr..
Beagle has spent several days in the
vicinity of Tenstrike looking over
some of the state lands and timber,
relative to possible trespass. He
had nothing to say as to what he
found in that territory.
Lew Carlton of Brainerd, train
dispatcher for the M. & I. Railway
company, came up from Brainerd on
this mornings north-bound passen-
ger train and spent several hours
here visiting with G.. A. Walker,
local agent for the M. & I. company,
Mr.. Carlton returned to Brainerd on
the south-bound morning train.
P. J. McKeon spent last night in
Bemidji and left this morning for
Brainerd. The M. & I. boarding
cars, the operation of which il in