The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-12
CONTENTS OF CASKET

Copy Of the act establishing an
additional Normal school in the
state of Minnesota, providing it's
location at q point north Of the
Northern Pacific railroad running
from Duluth to Moorhead, and
west of the line constituting the
western boundary of St. Louis and
Carlton counties, and authorizing
the appointment of commission
of five members to determine it's
location.
Record of names Of the men
comprising that commission who
were: Samuel Wilson Of Manka-
to, chairman C.. G.. Schulz of st.
Paul, secretary, and James Fergu-
son of Duluth, Representative
w. w. Brown Of st. James and
Senator Ole Sageng of Dalton.
Copy of the order filed by that
commission designating the city
Of Bemidji as the selected site and
describing the real properly fur
nished%and donated by this city.
Copies of those portions of ON
nibus appropriation enactments of
the years 1915 and 1917, set
ting apart the funds to aid in the
construction Of the required build
ings.
Detailed history Of the estab-
lishment of Minnesota's sixth nor
NAL school at the city Of Bemidji.
Names of the contractors who
are engaged in the erection Of this
building, Klarquist and Sons of
Minneapolis. ~
Name of the state architect
who is experimenting the con-
structiOn of the building, Clar-
ence Johnson.
List of the names Of the pres
ent state officers, including State
superintendent of Education G. G.
Schulz, and the members Of the
present State Normal School
board.
Name Of the present superin-
tendent of schools Of Beltrami
county, w. 3. Stewart.
Name Of, the present superin-
tcndent of schools of the city of
Bemidji, w. G. Balcom.
Names of those members of the
state legislature from this legls-
lative district who introduced the
bill to locate the sixth Normal
school at Bemidji, Senator A. l..
Hanson Of Ada and Representative
j. j. Opsahl Of this city.
Names of the members repre-
senting this legislative district
who were active in obtaining ap-
preparations, Senator Leonard H.
Lord of International Falls and
Representative Lloyd G. Pender-
gast of this city.
Photograph and biographical
sketch of Honorable Lloyd G. Pen
dergast. -
Photographic bird's-eye view of
the city of Bemidji, showing the
Normal school site.
Copy of the last biennial re-
port Of the State Normal School
board.
Photograph of Chief Bemidji.
Photographs of public and bus
mess houses of the city of Be-
midi, including high school, H.
brary, U. S. postoffice, court
house, Methodist church, Catholic,
Presbyterian church, Baptist
church, Episcopal church, Mark
ham hotel, Elks hall, Crookston
company mills, union depot, Great
Northern depot, Bemidji Manufac-
turing company, Birchmont hotel,
the boat "The City of Bemidji,"
and a photograph of the county
commissioners of Beltrami county
in session.
Cards of the professional and
business men of the city of Be-
midi.
Copy of the Bemidji city direc-
tory
Copies of the current numbers
of the local newspapers of the city
of Bemidji, The Daily Pioneer,
The Weekly Pioneer and The Be-
midi Sentinel, and one copy each
of the following Minnesota daily
newspapers: The Minneapolis
Journal, Minneapolis Tribune,
Minneapolis News, st. Paul Dis
patch, st. Paul Pioneer Press, St.
Paul News. Duluth Herald, Du-
luth News Tribune.