The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-17
Editorial Telephone, "THREE.ONE"
MAYNE STANTON, City News Reporter
DORA BARRETTE, Society Reporter

ORA BARRETTE, Society Reporter
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yelop their farms this SUMNER: some
all and some part. All practically
are boni fide settlers and are not try
ing merely to hold the land There
promises to be number of contests
as many filed on the same piece OF
land and a great deal of litigation
will result. Many of the men in
line are remaining over here to start
proceedings at once. 81
NORTHERN NEWS The town 81
Northern has purchased road ma
chine and three wheel scrapers. The
farmers are interested in good roads
and desire the cooperation of the
Bemidji Automobile club.-Much
moisture has fallen during the pas,
week and a fine crop is assured
The Farmers Mercantile Co., a store
operated by the farmers and located
near Marsh Siding is doing thr..-
ing business. The farmers fin. 1t
more profitable to operate stor. OF
their own than to trade with the
mail order houses. John Mobcrg
who recently purchased ffty-six acres
on the south shore of Mound lake has
started to build on his place.. c..
Caskey who has spent the past win
ter visiting with his son at Duluth
arrived home Saturday evening.
TOWN OF LIBERTY-The recent
rains have helped everything grow
ing. Snow and frost that accompanied
the rain of last week did no harm.
Farmers are now planting their gar
dens and getting ready for corn
planting.-Rev. Gisler preached
at Long Lake school house Friday
evening, May 9.-Miss Rosa Fraaget
is getting weaker every day. Her
sister, Mrs. Hanson, just returned
from a short stay with her.-Miss
Ruby Miller of the Long Lake school
and Miss Annie Soersvold, teacher
OF the Deer Lake school, visited with
Fred Hayes and family from Friday
until Sunday.-A children's Day pro-
gram will be held at the Deer Lake
school Sunday morning June A.
County Superintendent w. B. Stew
art visited schools in this neighbour
hood last week.
TURTLE RIVER-James Ryan has
contracted to load on cars here 6OO,-
600 feet of logs for the Turtle River
Lumber company. The logs will be
shipped to the Bemidji Lumber com
pany's mill.-Misses Olga .Natwick
and Mabel Gjerdl, teachers in the
Turtle River public schools, spent
Saturday in International Falls.
They were accompanied by Miss Anna
Mills of Bemidji, who returned to
Turtle on Saturday evening and spent
Sunday as the guest of Mrs. B.. D.
Bridgham-Mrs. E. D. Porter was
the guest of Bemidji friends on Mon
day.-Mrs. Andrew Thorpe and two
children have returned to their home
at Perley, after ten days visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. O. Johnson.-Mrs.R Ross Stack
of Big Falls is the guest of Mrs.
Frank Latimer this Weekday
Walker of Little Falls spent several
days here this week as the guest of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
D. Bridgham.-James Martin and
George Irish were business visitors
in Bemidji on Tuesday. Both were
former residents of that city.-Mrs.
Frank Latimer and Mrs. Ross Slack
left Friday for Bemidji to visit
friends. Mrs. Latimer returned
home the same evening while Mrs.
Slack visited couple of days with
Mrs. w. E. Hyatt of Bemidji.-Geo.
Whittimore, the NJ. & I. station agent
at this place, spent Sunday at Black
duck visiting friends.-Rev. T. S.
Kolste of Bemidji, pastor of the First
Scandinavian Lutheran church of
that city: conducted services in
Turtle River Sunday Rev. Kolste
delivered the morning sermon in the
Norwegian language and the evening
sermon in the English tongue.
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