The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-19
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ably $50.
The only other station on the line
is Nebish. where there are about a
dozen buildings. all covered with tar
paper and ...With roofs nearly fiat.
There's one store, run by a man
named Tschoepe, who struck the
country little over a year ago with
nickle in his pocket. He has
hustled and is now on his feet doing
good business in land and merchan-
dising, turning many honest pennies.
Mr.. Tschoepe told me there are 90
| families-all farmers trading at his
store and that most of this trade is
cash. But you wouldn't believe any
| body could make living in that bare
| looking country. a Bemidji whole
sale grocer is Mr.. TschOepe's hacker.
Our train stopped at Nebish a few
minutes for little more oratory. and
MIR. TschOepe got aboard and accom-
panied us to Redby. He was loaded
with several hundred four page fold
ers setting forth the advantages of
the locality, which he distributed
among the editors. Such zeal and
optimism in the advertising line, the
boys Of the fourth estate were sure
would be amply rewarded.
Red Lake is well worth visiting. 1t
it is the largest body of fresh water
wholly within the bounds of state.
The two arms are about the same
size and connected by narrow
strait. Red Lake Agency is located
on the shore five miles west of Redbv.
Across from Redby is The Cross Lake
Indian school. The tourists visited
both places, being conveyed thitner
on the government steamer, a stern
wheel boat with accommodations for
nearly 100 people. At Cross Lake. the
bucks gave powwow for our benefit.
This was followed by military drill
by some forty Indian boys in uniform,
whose evolutions compared favorably
with those of grown up regulars. The
government is doing fine work here.
Red Lake is shallow, being not over
thirty feet deep. The beach shelves
so gradually that passengers have to
be taken in scows to board the steam
boat, which cannot approach nearer
than several hundred feet of the
shores, except at Cross Lake. When
crossing from Redby one loses sight of
the west shore line. When the wind
is high the waves roll furiously and
it is dangerous, and at times impossi-
BILE. to take boat out.
Our party was shown every courtesy.
Indian Agent w. F. Dickens and In
terpreter John.,M orrison Jr.. the latter
a quarter blood, looked after everv de-
tail and there was not hitch in the
program. Luncheon was served on
the boat at noon and at supper time.
The returned trip from Redby was
made in an hour and a half. the train
arriving at Bemidji shortly before 10
o'clock p. m.
This account would not be COM
plete without an acknowledgement of
the courtesies shown the excursionists
by the trainmen, namely. four as fine
young fellows as one runs across, the
engineer, fireman, conductor and
breakmen. They We're cleancut, gen.
tlemanly fellows and made a hit with
the editors.
Bemidji is hustling to secure the new
normal school provided for by the 1913
legislature. 1t offers beautiful site
on the west shore of lake Bemidii
near the city. In their resolutions
the Editorial Association endorse
this subject. No city in Northern
Minnesota has the railroad advant-
ages that Bemidji has. The Great
Northern and it's branches, t.. North
ern Pacific, the Minnesota & Inter-
national, the 500 and the Minneapo-
lis, Red Lake & Manitoba all reach
Bemidji, affording excellent transpor-
cation facilities. =
If any person wants to see demon
stration of what hustling can do he
should visit Bemidji and northern
Minnesota. That couptry has a great !
fl1t1re and if is not far distant ~