The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-24
.BEMIDJI BRIEFS.

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The many friends of Mrs. w. T.
Davies will be pleased to learn that
she is improving.
The Baptist women will give a pic
mic on the lake shore this afternoon
In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Hulett OF
Park Rapids.
Furniture for sale. 917 Mimi.
Ave. Telephone 1858.
Tomorrow being Ascension Thurs.
day, mass will be held in St. Philips
Catholic church at and 10 O'Clock.
Confessions will be heard this even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
: The Norwegian Lutheran Aid will
be entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. L. Abrahamson at the home
OF Mrs. Barney Erickson, 1915 Bel
tram avenue.
., Yesterday afternoon party of Be-
midi persons consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Kreatz, Mrs. G. M. Palmer,
Mrs. f. Lafavar, Miss Olive Cunning
ham and Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Lycan
drove to Wilton and then to Solway
in automobiles
Ambrose Goodboo of Grand Forks
went to Mcintosh few days ago to
celebrate the 91st anniversary of his
birth with his son, Eli. He is still
hale and hearty and is strong on
stories of the Civil War, in which he
fought for the Union.
The class of men who live from
hand to mouth are not the men who
are doing the things in a business
way. Get into the thrifty class.
Start right by saving some money
and having it at interest with the
Northern National Bank.
l.. F. Miskella who has conducted
furniture store in Cass Lake ever
since the town started has disposed
OF his interests to his son, E. F.. The
elder Miskella has filed on a home
stead in the Little Fork country
where he will spend some time to
recover his health.
The Northern Pacific is replacing
2,O45,5SS ties on all parts of the
system. This is in accordance with
the policy to replace IL per cent of
it's ties each year. Many ties have
been treated to the preserving pro-
cess in the plant at Brainerd in order
to prolong their durability.
Money to Loan, V. L. Ellis.
F. c. Bracelin went to Bemidii
this morning on business for the
Northwestern Telephone Co. 1t was
by mere accident that his trip was
coincident with the meeting of the
Federation of Women's Clubs for the
Ninth district at Bemidji and he was
not on the program for an address on
the suffragette movement as circu-
lated by some of his jealous friends.
---Crookston Times. .o--
A postoffice has been authorized
in the northwest angle to be known
as Sugar Point with Charles R.
Gould as postmaster Service will
begin as soon as the postmasters
bonds are sent in. and the supplies
reach him. The mail will go out
from Warroad. and in few months
a regular mail carrying route will
be in force. Sugar Point is the most
northerly postoffice in the United
States outside of Alaska.
The following notices are being
sent out by Lester Bartlett, register
of the Cass Lake land office: Ger
tain tracts included in lists of lands
recently filed by the Superintendent
Of Logging are included in Indian
Allotments and State Swamp selec-
tions, and are not, therefore, subject
to settlement. Lists of the tracts
thus otherwise appropriated were at
tached to the original lists of lands
reported clear of timber and we sup
pose that the matter was clearly un-
derstood. Cars should be taken,
however, by all settlers to determine
that the lands they seek to claim
have been opened to settlement and
are not claimed by the State or by
any Indian
What is said to be the largest land
sale ever held in any one county in
the state by state officials was held
at Roseau Monday when 16,8OO
acres of Northern Minnesota lands
in Roseau county were disposed of at
an average price of 81 per acre. Sew
eral years ago the lands could not
have been sold for third of the
amount received Monday, but the adj
vent Of drainage canals and state
aid for the reclamation of the big
swamps in this territory has opened
the eyes of settlers throughout the
Northwest. Bidders were present
from six states, Minnesota, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Illinois and North and
South Dakota being represented.
Over $50 persons attended the sale.
NORTHERN.
C. o. Glidden has found his horse