The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


c. H. .Bundy Of Minneapolis was
a business visitor here yesterday.
Money to loan on improved city
property. Apply to ]. F., Gibbons.
Bert Rodeman of Akeley was a
business visitor in Bemidji yester-
day.
A. G. Rutledge is spending few
days in the cities on business mis-
sion.
Andrew Johnson of Little Falls is
spending the day with friends in
this city.
Bargains in secondhand furniture.
Northwestern Music c o. 314
Minnesota avenue.
J. D. Buck, after spending a day
in the city, returned to his home at
Walker this morning. is
E. A: -Lindell returned to Mime,
apolis last, evening, after having
spent the day in the city on bust
ness. s....
Felix Barbau and D. L. Hickcoy,
who have charge of the construction.
of the bridges for the 500 railway,
are contemplating to commence
active work in a few days. III Ssss
A. B. Steen of Reynolds, N. D., is
in the city on both pleasure and
business mission. Mr.. Steen, it is
said, is planning to invest in. farm
lands around .Bemidji. He believes
that the future of property in this
section of the country is very
promising aud should encourage
many to invest in property near this
city.
Mrs. George Weetman and her
sister, Miss Kronberg of Mime
apolis left this morning for Evans
vile, Mimi, accompanying the body
of Mr.. Weetman, who died in this
city Sunday, and whose body will
buried at Evansville on Friday. Mrs.
Weetman will remain at. Evansville
for some time before returning to
Bemidji. ;s.
A. Linden of Duluth, who has the
contract for the undermining of the
Merchants Hotel building in this
city, is here ready to commence
active work on this building. The
present Merchants Hotel building
will be thoroughly overhauled. The
improvements to be made. on this
building will alter the appearance on
both Second street and Minnesota
avenue. Around the outside of the
building on these streets there is to
be built balcony, projecting out
over the entire walk. After, the
completion of the plans this will
give Bemid!i a modern and up.to-
date hotel building. It is not known
who will conduct this hostelry, but
no doubt it will be placed in charge
of a frst-class hotel man. i f;@5
The Bemidji High School boys
are practicing diligently for the
game of baseball to be played with
Grand Rapids week from next
Sunday. The trying out of good
material seems to have developed a
good many promising players. The
probable lineup for the Grand
Rapids game is as follows: The
choice of box artists will be Hilliard,
Mcdonald and Gill; lib, Morrison;
2b, Larson; 3b and captain, Brenne.
mon; s., Knox, If, Spencer; CT.
Bailey; IF, Neumann. Weeklev.
Moritz, Elletson and Engels are all
very promising players and no
doubta position will be found for
one of these. For the present they
will act as substitutes. The boys
will play several practice games
before the Grand Rapids game.
The trustees of the Methodist
church met Monday afternoon. and
opened bids for the construction
of the new church, upon which
they will commence work at
once. The contract was let to
the lowest bidder, he being George
Kreatz of this city and was &C.
cepted. The architect to be in
charge of this work is Bert Keck
of Crookston. MI. Keck was also
present at the trustees meeting and