The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-26
Dasley Mercantile NJ CO. l. n
h Erecting Large Brick Il ( and =
- Concrete Store "
NEW DEPOT TO ...
REPLACE ONE BURNED
Residences and Other Business
Propertie. Are Construct
{ ed or Altered

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Though building materials are ex'
can be noted in Shevl1n's appearance
in the past year. Two new buildings
have been built and great many
Improvements made on old buildings
The Bagley Mercantile Co., are
building q large concrete and brick
store 60x80 feet in size. "A front en-
tirely made Of plate glass adds to the
attractiveness of the building. The
interior is being done in plaster with
q sheet metal ceiling. A cash carrier
system and electric lights add to the
many modern conveniences to be in
stalled. This building is q handsome
addition to the town. ''-
Last fall Ben Bredeson built a
small frame bungalow next to the
Thorpe residence. This building is
al" attractive addition to the street
where 1t Is situated. "..'~'>
>%' Bill Gordon, who purchased the
Skarohlid residence this spring, has
painted his house white and has re-
shingled the roof, greatly improving
the house.
,Chae Mcdonald purchased the
warehouse used by Mr.. Krohon at
the time he had a store here, moving
same to the corner occupied by the
store before it burned. The exterior
was done in sheet metal, painted
gray. The garage is q Ford agency
and consequently has a large tourist
trade. -. =
This spring Ben Bredeson remodel
cd the land office used by Mr.. Holton
for the past few years and install
ed first class confectionery and Ice
cream parlor. The store was needed
biol; andfis doing prosperous bust
ness. ,.
. =. +. shhasrl s purchased the
West hotel and. repatnted lit and re-
named it the American House. This
is a considerable Improvement anu
makes favorable Impression with
a stranger on .alighting from the
train.
p. L, Renne is putting new con-
crete basement under his residence.
The depot, which was destroyed by
lightning this summer, will be re-
placed by newer and more modern
structure. 1t is reported that work
will begin on the new building this
week.
One cannot say that the after-war
period is not one of prosperity for
Shevlin, because of the great advance
made in the past year.
DR.. A.. Dannenberg accompanied
motored here on Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Mcdonald was Bemid-
il caller on Saturday. - g..
Hazel Degerness visited at the P.
H, Renne home during the week.
Anna Opheim spent Saturday in
Bemidji.
Mrs. Martin Hippi and children,
who have been visiting friends and
relatives here returned to her home
at Debs on Wednesday.
A party consisting of Mrs. Moves,
Ethel Noyes, Gladys Tucker, Mrs.
Margaret Tucker and Henry Hanson,
motored to 1tasca State Park on
Thursday.
Dell Amadon, who is working near
Mallard spent Sunday at his home
here.
N.s. Margaret Tucker and daugh-
ter, Gladys, of Devils Lake, N. D.,
who have been visiting at the. F. A.
Noyes home for the past ten days left
on Saturday for Fargo. They will Wis
1T friends there for week before re-
turning to their home in Devils Lake.
w. E. Gordon has been improving
his residence by re-shingling and
painting.
: Ole Lee and N. o. Nelson of Bag
ley were business callers here on
Saturday. - s,r, &.- 4 :fSs
"a large crowd attended the Young
Peoples society at the John Gordon
home on Sunday. A fine program was
rendered after which a delicious
lunch was served: %~ .:,'s - t&@E,%
a. --;t"'Bill' Weinch was caller at his
home here on Wednesday evening. ,tf
Marie Rider spent last week visit
ing friends in Crookston.
Cecil Holton, who has been visit
Ing relatives in Hancock for the past
Mrs. Kyllo and son, Milton, Of Min
neapolis, who have been visiting rel.
atives here for some time, returned
to their home in Minneapolis on Sat
urday. .e... ~ -, ,e~ss-, -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Hanson motored
to Bemidji on Tuesday, where they
visited at the Bert Greenslit home.
Edna Hanson Mabel and Car
. Rank were guests at the Pete Brom:
ighan home on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. F. Scott visited in
Shevlin on Thursday evening. 5a.f...,
Clara Renne visited friends and
I relatives in Bagley during the week
Bert Greens1it accompanied by, a
/. party of friends from Bemidji visited
at the Nick Hanson home on Sunday
L. A.. Larson spent the weekend
In C1esrbrook.
Ethel Noyes went to Karlstad