The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-07
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During the past year, it has been
the writer's congenial privilege to
have three visits with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Germann, and they are very
interesting people. Both of them
fare hospitality personified and It
would seem from my observations
that their latch string must always
be out. One doesn't pave to be
very observing when talking with
Mrs. Germann to find that she is
very fond of children. She Is, no
doubt, one of the real mothers in
life without having given birth to
any child. She informed me that
she is going to adopt one or. two
children Just as soon as she can find
them. If any reader knows Of any
child or children who has to board
out, they could find no better home
or parents than Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
mann. They are located near a
school and have a fine home. Mr..
Germans hobby in life has been
to see the world and he has seen a
whole lot of it and has absorbed
the very best OF the history, art, lit
erature of all the cities and coun-
tries he has been in and what is
still better, he can pass along his
education. He was born in Austria
in the late eighties. He is car
penter by trade and he has let his
job educate him. He has been in
nearly all the European countries,
including the Holy Land, and since
1914 has lived in America. He at
tended the Passion Play in Obera-
morgan in 1900 and 1910 and he
can hold his visitors spellbound
while telling them of that wonder
full drama of the Life OF Christ as
portrayed at Oberamergan. After
few months of travel in this coun-
try he landed in Dubuque, Iowa,
where he met his fate. Mrs. Ger
etress of boarding house and he
take very long for them to discover
that each loved the country and
farm life and as Nick Mccartney had
been writing his sister inviting stor-
les about Liberty, she passed the in
formation on to Mr.. German, who
straightway came and bought the
Becker place. Miss Mccartney fol-
lowed later and upon her arrival in
Bemidji was married to Mr.. Ger
mann. In the two years they have
lived on the place, he has put up
several fine buildings and has clear
ed 20 acres of land besides doing
much carpenter work both for his
neighbors and the school district.
With this industrial record, one
cannot question the practical side Of
Mr.. Germans nature as we'll as the
idealistic.
Mrs. Andrew Dahl has been on the
sick list for some time.
Abe Montieth celebrated Thanks
giving in Bemidji.
George Pierce was Puposky Wis
itor Tuesday.
j. w. Mckee in his Official ca
pacity as chairman of the school
board, visited the Deer Lake school
Wednesday and the Long Lake school
Tuesday.
Hip, hip, hooray! We have "a
siding at what has always been
known as Flanders crossing. This
crossing will probably be known as
Dahls Siding as Andrew Dahl
! bought the, Flanders estate. Log
ging and numbering are going to be
the activities of the day in that
neighborhood as the Bemfdji Manu-
featuring company. has, bought the
timber in that neighborhood. Camps
are being erected.
Robert stat is digging we'll. It
is probably due to these activities
that the Red Lake road has put in
a siding there. Hence the Joy for a
numbe rof people, who, heretofore
have had to Board the train at Wer7
ner or Walker Spur. A number of
families will be benefited by this
siding.
Mrs. William Staples of Bemidji
has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Myrtle Spore, for ten days. She re-
turned Tuesday. Her mother, sister
and three small brothers went with
her to celebrate Thanksgiving in
Bemidji. They returned Friday via
Puposky.
Miss Alice Jacobson, who teaches
the Pony Lake school, Joined her
parents in their Thanksgiving fes-
tivities. ..4. !