The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-09
]. WEATHERHEAD
PRAISES BEMIDJI
Editor Of Norman County Herald
Spends Several Days At
Bowser Home
'BEM1DJ1 sLANDERED TOWN,
Says Normal Site Is Without Doubt
The Best To Be Found In En-
tire State

OF Ada visited this city and Nor
thern Minnesota, he was 50 favor
aDly Impressed that he devoted sew
eral columns of space to his trip in
a recent issue his paper and about
half OF the space was given to Benz
idji.
with exception of one error his
article is surely a credit to this city
and the writer. He states that Be-
midi has upwards of forty saloons,
which should read upwards of TWEEN
ty. We reproduce the article in
part. =.: 49,.
The editor of the. Herald and
family returned last Friday night
from a ten days "See Minnesota
First trip conducted by himself
with the aid of a few friends, The
first stop was made at Bemidii
where we were guests of w. N. Bow
ser and family, pioneers of Bemidji.
Here two days were spent, a large
portion of the time being devoted
to automobiling in the Bowser car
to points of interest in and about
Bemidji. ~L.,.--
A drive around the lake was enjoy
ed on Friday afternoon a trip was
made to the summer resort owned
BY Al Jester at Lake Plantagenct
and operated by him and his wife
during the summer months. Here
supper was taken and the meal serv-
ed gave ample proof that both Mr..
and Mrs. Jester are pastmasters in
the art of supplying the wants of
the inner man. Bemidji was Just re-
covering from the effects of a big
Qualification held by her. citizens
over the location of the sixth Norm
al which was located there recent
Fly. Thief River Falls, Park Rapids
and Cass Lake were rivals Of Benz
ldjl for the Normal and the COM
mittee must had hard task to de-
eide on location, as all of the cities
offered good inducements and were
we'll located for the Normal Benz
idii has given twenty acre site on
beautiful Lake Bemidji, the site be-
ing valued at $4,000, and is with
out doubt the most desirable site
for all institution Of this kind to be
found in the entire state.
Bemidji is an enterprising city Of
over six thousand inhabitants, has
paved streets, we'll built business
blocks and number Of elegant
homes. It is quite milling town,
two large saw mills being located
across the lake at Nymore. There is
no doubt but what Bemidji is the
most slandered town in Minnesota.
There is no evidence Of the wild and
woody discernable to the naked eye,
and if there is a tenderloin district
in the city it is kept well under COW
or, in fact the law is so strictly en-
forced that it costs ten dollars for
an outside citizen to even shoot a
duck and to kill a fowl of this way
iety would undoubtedly put crimp
in some of Adas multi-millionaries
While the city has upwards of
forty saloons they seem to be con-
lducted on very orderly plan and the
usual number of hangers-on are not
found about Bemidji thirst parlors.
Even the movies" take on the
simple life and when we were there
they were giving "The Life of
Christ from the Manger. to the
Cross to packed houses. One thing
that Bemidji lacks is proper accom-
dations for summer guests. There is
no summer hotel conducted in the
city and it is almost impossible to
rent a cottage. There are upwards Of
a hundred cottages around the
lake but these are all occupied by
the owners who come from nearly
every state in the union each year
to spend the summer in Northern
Minnesota, A good summer hotel
should be a money maker at Benz
/ idji. The Markham, conducted by
the Lycans, is first class hosiery
but does not cater to, the tourist
! business.