The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-18
NATIVE OF SWEDEN
RETURNS FROM VISIT
TO HIS OLD HOME
Samhold Ladies' Aid Holds
Successful Bazaar; Other
Gonvick Happenings

Successful Bazaar; Other
Gonvick Happenings
Especial to Pioneer.)
Gonvick, Dec. 16,-Martin Olson
has returned to Gonvick after an alb
sence Of three years, which he spent
at his childhood in Sweden. Mr.. o.
son went abroad before the United
States was drawn into the war and
relates many interesting stories con-
corning conditions in the Old World
while the conflict was in progress.
Mr.. Olson had planned to return to
Gonvick early last fall, but found the
immigration laws much more string
ent than when he crossed the Allan
tic in 1916. He was obliged to secure
passports from Washington before
permission was given to leave Swed-
en-. Mr.. Olson says he thoroughly en-
joyed his visit overseas, but is glad
to be back in northern Minnesota
again.
One of the most successful bazars
the Samhold Ladies Aid has ever con-
Quoted was that Of last Friday even
ing at the Quern hall, where large
number Of town and country folks
gathered and We'd with one another
in the buying of fancy work, dressed
poultry, vegetables, ETC., contributed
by members of the society and Others
Stephen Winden cried the sale and
his splendid auctioneering was in no
small degree responsible for the sue
cess of the affair. A fishing pond
and lunch which were side-lines to
the main event proved to be excellent
revenue getters and helped swell the
total receipts which amounted to
moro than a $4,000. The money is
the first to go into fund to be added
from time to time and eventually
used in the construction of a base
ment beneath the Samhold church.
Every breeder of Holsteln-Friesian
cattle-the good old black and white
kind, knows the record and perform
ance of the best sire Of the breed in
Mlnnesota-King Segis Ponyiac
Count whose daughters have broken
more world records than have the
daughters Of any other sire either
dead or alive. But few people knew
that a son Of this famous sire has
been quietly grazing for the past four
summers on the dairy farm of Halyor
H. Halvorso9, miles north of Con-
wick whose herd today is second to
none in Clearwater county. This sire
kat1n King Pontiac, is nearly six
years old and in his prime. He was
shipped here four years ago by H. G.
Larson, former county agent of St
Louis county, who has lust re-shinned
hlm-not to the stockyards-but to
mead one OF the best Holstein herds
In st. Louis county.
Mrs. w. W. Jones was visitor in
Clearbrook Monday, spending the dav
there as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
B. Anderson.
Concluding three weeks stay in
Govnick, Even Dolalia. farmer of
Farmlngton, Mont, returned Wednes-
day to his home. While here, Mr..
Dolalia baled car load of hay grown
on his farm north Of town and ship
ped it to the western state, where
there is serious shortage of hay and
other feed as well, owing to this
years drought which was the worst
experience by Montana in a long per-
iod of years and which is bringing
much hardship to many settlers.
Mrs. J. s. Miller and son. Ronald,
returned Monday from an over-Sun-
day visit with relatives and friends
at Oklee
Harry Reese. member Of the crack
base ball team which represented
Gonvick last summer, called on
friends in the village Tuesday even
ing. Mr.. Reese is now field represent
tative for the Milwaukee Journal,
with headquarters at EuClaire. Wis.
Mrs. George Bottineau and Miss
Maybell Green passed a Jew hours in
Clearbrook Saturday.
Cards have been received by
friends in Gonvick, announcing the
arrival Of baby girl at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Bjorkquist of
Clearbrook Mrs. Bjorkquist was
formerly Miss Agnes Wiench and at
cne time was employed in the First
National bank Of Gonvick.
After spending a few days here
with relatives, Knute Vangen Of AL
bert Lea returned Saturday to the
down-state city.
Mrs. j. H. Cockrell and two child
rem are home from visit lasting two
weeks with relatives at Aldridge,
MINI. They returned Friday even
ing and were accompanied by Albert
Spillean, who will visit here through
out the present week. Mr.. Spillean
is a brother of Mrs Cockrell
Mrs. Ed Sherman came to Gonvick
from Bagley Saturday and is spend
ing the week with friends in Winsor
township.