The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
SANDEEN PURCHASES
WICKSTRAND FARM

ssPioneer" Publicity Results in
Inquiries About New Light
System for City
Especial to Pioneer.)
Clearbrook, Oct. 30.-The sun is
coming our way, and the snow is dis
appearing. Amen!
Banker-Farmer l.. Jensen, Of this
place, has this week been attending
the dairymen's convention held at
the Twin Cities.
Miss Hanna Loun of this place was
on October rs, married to Arthur
Gunderson, of Mentor, this state. The
happy event took place at Bagley.
They will reside at Mentor, where
the happy groom is the operator OF
a large farm Miss Loun was the
we'll known and highly respected
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Loun.
The dispatches from Washington
state that the railroads Will be re-
turned to their owners January l.. II
this be true we are willing to waive
all previous objections to New Years
celebrations. With Joy uncontined let
US 'ring out the old, ring in the
new, ring out the false, ring In the
true" Ring the bells all night,
boys, if you want to.
It now seems an assured fact that
Grand Forks, N. D., will be the point
chosen without a question of doubt.
for the site of the large flour mills,
and terminal elevators, which the
state of North Dakota intends to
establish and operate at once. When
these industries are located there, 1t
will without a question of doubt only
be a short time until the $500" line
will make it's much discussed cut of
from Plummer, west to Grand Forks.
1t is a possible chance that the road
I'D would take in Crookston, providing
& that hustling city would make IT.
worth the while for them. The 800"
people are not going to stand idly
by and see all this vast business slip
through their fingers, but will be
there with bells on, as soon as they
once more become their own masters.
With the splendid and direct outlet
this railroad has with the sea port at
Duluth to the east and the world
markets, it appears almost a safe
wager to place that the Plummer-
Grand Forks cut off will be in opera
tion two years hence, providing the
government control is lifted. and
Grand Forks lands the plums before
mentioned. From Grand Forks the
$500 will undoubtedly be extended
to tap the main line at Darlington,
N. D. Locally and to northern Min
nesota as a whole, this cut off would
mean blessing, especially to the
heavy timbered sections of this terri
tory as it would open to them larg-
er and direct road into the heart OF
North Dakota and it's large business
centers. Speed the day for it's early
completion and operation.
There is talk of making the word
damn" unlawful. five are to have
such reform legislation we should
have it right away. Next year is the
time for demonstrating and when the
count is made not city or town will
show up with anything like the popu-
lation it has been claiming. So pro-
tect the enumerators before the
figures are made public and the cuss-
ing begins.
Evald Sandeenof iSnclair has this
week purchased the fine farm of Ar
- nly ND %0rv III
consideration, $36 per acre. This is
splendid location and we wish to
commend Mr. Sandeen upon his ex-
cellent choice. Mr.. Sandeen had bar
gained for the Louis Johnson estate
fin Sinclair, but through some fault
in the transfer, the deal fell through.
Mr.. Sandeen boarded the west bound
passenger here Tuesday evening for
visit with relatives and friends at
Trail.
Nils Hagen, editor and publisher
of the Oklee Herald, looked after his
farming interests in town of Hoist,
the first partof this week.
We hope the strike season is over,
VuC IL Lnc IhCIS uOCluc " SO OA d
. strike this year we hope it will be
the United Order of Bill Collectors,
and that the strike will be called on
the morning of November 1.
II we were to strike in time like
this, we would rather people would
attribute it to laziness. Laziness is
something to be genuinely ashamed
Of all right, but it's worse to be re-
garded as fool.
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tx Emil Sandeen and Frank Boggs
were busy Bemidji visitors, Tuesday.
&# Walter Berg of Clover township
was a busy shopper in our city the
351irst part of this week. He was one
OF our honored service boys and spent
several months in "Sunny France"
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