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TOWN TALK.
Hot! Hot!
Mr. find Mi's, M. Hanson,
Foaston, arc in.the city.
Perrey Thompson has bought
yoke of oxen.
M. I). Titus made a bu IBOSS
made a
trip to Park Rapids Tuesday
Chap. Wells was a visiror ill
Park Rapids this A eolc.
Ed. McLaughlin, of Turtle Lake,
was a visitor in Bemidji Monday.
M. E Carson made a trip to
Cass lake this week.
Jos Wagner,-who has been in
Park Rapids for the past three
months, returned last Suuday.
A spaeial school meeting will
be held at Malzhan's hali Satur
day c-.-AiiUg.
Mrs. M. Carson, Mrs. Farley
and daughter Cora, returned from
Moose last Saturday.
For LEGAL PLANKS and
NOTE BLANKS call at this office.
Carson Pros, received about 200
bushels of blueberries this week,
Geit and family spent several
days in the country this week.
Frank Lorigeoy was in Park
Rapids this week. Frank will file
on a claim.
B. Bardwell left Monday for
Fosston with a wagon load of
blueberries.
Road Overseer Murphy with a
crew of men are repairing the
cordnroy oil the south side of the
Schoolcraft bridge.
M.. C. Schoueuberger left yes
terday for Bemidji with his "sur
veying outfit." W suspect that
he is trying to run the Great
Northern surveyors* from the
Mississippi to Park a pils.
The town supervisors met last
Monday afternoon at the home of
Willis Nye, and after a short ses
sion adjourned until Thursday.
August 13 th.
A fishing party consisting of
Messrs. Geo, McTaggart. Frank
Sprugue, Geo. Bates and Frank
Loiigco spent- Thursday and
Friday at Pine Lake. A good
time is reported, but no li.sh.
Considerable has been said
about.the survey now being push
ed thr-ough east of Fosston towards
Duluth, and W J. ITilligoss, who
is assisting the corps, has stated
that #K' line would not touch
Bemidji as it formerly supposed.
But the fact remains that thus
far the surveyors are keeping to
the old lines formerly laid out and
if they continue to do so the road
souta of
L/'
Moose-Thirtee
east of there
i
Mi
of
Sufi
VOL. 1. .NO. 21 BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI C()UNrr|,,MlNN.,
Irs. ]Jow and daughter, were
j&Kifi Monday.
loft lust !I E. Derrjclc
S u!i!i: fo iViinneapolis
m, an* i \!-K W. II. MarshallWirfe^ N hu.nno
are the grants of a pretty girl portmice^was ^transacted
Av, bin last Thursday after
noon.
arson IoFTfor Fosston
W ettiu i i with a wagon load of
Mrs. I S. Boyer and family, of
Miiine.iMilis, is in the city visiting
her bi-.M.^r, W S. Brannon.
B. I a^dswell, who returned
from Fovlfcon Wednesday, reports
the roaI. very bad condition.
Mr. a Mrs. W C. Berrie, of
the F\ fraction, were among
the A* in I'c.inidji Wednesday.
ivu's. sSl. A. i.5tei.i ft'nrd'
Miss\MFVie Kaister visited at
Moose A vedn esd ay.
A ver^ pleasant time was had
a party of
at the home
Wednesday evening by a party of
young people
of Fred Bjork.
Ed. A-u?ribach salesman for
the United States Furniture Co.,
returned I today after a three
week's tr ip through Cass, Crow
Wing am| Hubbard counties.
i
The cook at Bajyley dani was
"held upf' by two masked men
last Saturday afternoon and
robbed of $37.
George jCross left for Fergus
Fails on SJUniduy, where he will
stay through harvest and thresh
ing.
The dance at Fred. Bjork's last
Saturday iiight drew a large
crowd, and everyone reports a
i?ood time.
Mr
Was a
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Doud
returned man Fosston Sunday
4 ,i ijoui mi. UAJU to i/ui
very 00*.'
Spain, of Moose,
in Bemnlji Sunday'.
visit
A. Biom^of the Little Fraction,
was in Behiidji Monday.
L. W tlillemari} of Chijipewa
Fails, Wis... is in the 'city, the
gne.-^t of A. C. Cameron.
Geo. TitS left for Fergus Falls
Tuesday. txeorge will remain
there throiMh harvest and thresh
ing, returnihii to Bemidji in time
to take in tjje hunting.
An exchatige says the letter "e"
is the nioSf unfortunate'-in the
English alphabet, because it is
liiis'ia- in ca.-|i, always in debt and
never out ojjdanger. They forget
that the aforesaid letter is not in
war, but aljays in peace. It is
the beginning of existence, the
,nn,. fW coinmencemint of ease and the
will ran through one comer ot
i rri,_ end oi trouble. Without it there
the townsite oi Kemiuji. iney
arenowau,ped a short distance would be no'bread, no meat, no
and are working water, no litf, no gospel, no Jesus,
Town
CO
f^r^i
f^^"
-v
]cmidji
We came FIRSI and will stay till the LAST.
About 125 Indians fnm Ie(^J|
hike camped on the south iiiie
meet ag/in next week.
Contractor Sa McAfee is n|fi
at wuii OH- the new school hof
in district No, 4.
Invitations are out for a pa:!-.]
to !)c given by the Misses %$ytj
ing, of Minneapolis.
Accord!
Lugger, farmers need not f(
another visitation from the arm']
vurm for some time unless tl
Pg Of i! r\,]
A BIG STORM.
lligli Wind, Heavy Kain. Tlni
der sind Lignthtff,
A wind storm of unnsal severity]
accompanied by a deluge of rai
and an incessant flashing of light
ning and roll of thunder, struc
Bemidji Tuesday ufternoci
at about 4.30. Th storn
moved from the southwest to tike
northeast, and the wind must ha
traveled-at a bight rate of specif
as it had'some of the ear marks of
a tornado.
During the storm, vFreeman
Doud's house was struck by light
ning.and Mr. and Mrs. Doud had al^'E^
narrow escape from instant d'ea.Hi
Mre licrhtiiiK came
Our stock of General Merchandise is the Largest and Beat
r# 4)
the lake Tuesday and WednefdaylLSepteniber, gives promise of being
The village board met last Mon grM gathering. The conmnt
of i are h::stlingand will make the
0
Nye and Mav Smith at the !IO:I:.|
of Porter Nve Friduv eveiiiwr. -3 u..t i.
"He*'* your son, tne lawyer,.jfeftjwi
A daughter was welcomed in tin on?
home of Mr. and Mrs. Spaulii "Badly, poor fellow-bo's In prison."
Indeed.
i* "Yes. "Jle was retained by a burs-
to State EntomoloffiJiter to-defend him. ahd.Jifc. I?**1
theJudge held him cs an accessory."
ClCTtibmd Universe.
bo
eepfcionalJy* wot one. Tdie v|
great majority of these worms-ttfJfT
doomed to die by their liumerori
enemies anions the insect tribe.
down tlle
chimney and made its exit out the
ront door. "Wolf, Mrs. Dtt$
pet dog, who was lying in ffont o.
the stove, was killed instantly
Both Mr. and Mrs. Doud. ,y'},
.vn*.
stunned.
The greatest destruction seems
to have been done to trees. Trc lr
Avere blown down- on the laJo.1
front and in the surrounding
country, and in several places the
roads leading into the city were
blocked.
'Four years ago says Sena
tor Thurston, I heard AVilliam
J. Bryc-.n say to a great audience
in my state: 'Give us tree trade
and the American workingman's
wages will go up,' but they went
down. He said give us free trade
and business will boom, but it
busted." Now Bryan conies for
ward with a new promise: "Give
us free silver," he says, "and the
country will be prosperous." In
view of the utter failure of his
promise of four years ago Senator
Thurston thinks it would lie
proper to ask Mr. Bryan for a lit
tle collateral security for the ful
fillment of his new promise.
Minneapolis Tribune..
~-"*i(
AUGUST o\ I$& 6
ie national G. A. R. en.camp
Wont to be held at St. Paul in
etiug a success.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsyl
vania expressed himself as follows
after the Qlftfoigo convention: I
fl sHv or ))1 1
1)
wi 1)ut Ro
i {ak(
tn
sfcl,hip fort
th.efno]
e-lec
nb? Mckinley and Hobart.P)
COTTAGE
as ettainod a standard of oxoelltmco -which
odtuiteof uoeuporior.
It contains every improvement that lavcntlvo
genius, ekill and wonoy cun produce.
ThoBO oxcollout Organs am colobratofl for
irol
nuio, quality of tono, quick roBponso, varlotyof
combination,artbtiodouigu, honnty in i'ii.-ii.li,pes-
feetcotistrwctloK, rosiklug Uicm thouit*t attract
ivo, oniumcntal and do8U"ablo ovgauo for hciuoe,
'-^efchoolB, chuvebca, lodgos, not.'lctlus, eto.
l^'i'AISSuilMIIKi* IJKS't'TAXIOSr,
lUAUEIJ FACIUTIEH,.
SXCI.2,1 WOttKSIEN,
BEST MATERIAL,
OOMBMEI), MAKE TElO
THI- POPULA ORGA
Instruction Books and Piano Stools.
C*tolognoo an application, HUES.
J^MMaJl!IIX^F^JlSAiU.QL._TJ
!33J BLUE ISLAND AVE.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
PEN AWAY TO INVENTORS.
Carson Brothers,
meritorious patent during
Jrjo.-j&evcryir.onth given avny to any oncwho ap.
Jes thmuKh
ai0it
(r'r
month preceding.
Wo BeT.r the lict patents for onrcllnnts,
tlf object of this offer is to encourage inventor* to
rtrack of their bright idea*. At the same time we
to imprest upon the public the fact tint
I| 'S THE SIMPLE, TRIVIAL INVENTIONS
THAT VtELD FORTUNES,
^h as the "car-window" which can be easily slid up
pti down without breaking the passMigcr's lack,
awe-pan,"' "i-olfer-button," "nut-loch," "bottle-
pper,' and a thousand other little things thut most
_iy our can find away of improving snuthese simple
tifventions arc the one's that brinp largest returns to the
tthov. Try to think of something to invent.
IT IS NOT 0 liAKJ) AS IT SEEiWS.
h? t'nts iktn out through tntoceivespreial notice in
iKe Narioiial Kecnrcler/' published nt Washington,
4 EEC, which is the ostncwspape published in America
in thr interests of inventm s." Wo furnish a year'* sub
icvintimi to thisjournal, free of cost, to all our clients.
Weniso advertise, irte of cost, the invention each month
ftljich wins our $i"-.o prize, and hundreds of thousands
pi copies of the ".National Recorder," containing
sketch o! the winner, and description of hi', invention,
will!.' scattered throughout the United Slat-.sainong
capitalists and manufacturers, thiu brinrniii to Uieut
Attention the rnerirs of the jnventi 3n.
Alt communications regarded strictly confidential.
Addicsi
JOHN V/EDDERBURN & CO.,
SoJIcltoro of Anic-ican and Forlg Patents,
618 Street, N. W.,
Rox 385. Washington, D. C.
Referenceeditor oj'thispafiir. IVriU/orsiA
Sa-fagepainphUt, Jh'KEE.
iieltninii County,.
I GROCERIES, CLOTHING, DHYftDODS, and BOOT S and SHOES,
W carrrHvorvthiim that the trade demands. Our stock of GlUXpiiHb i. N.'w ami Fresh, and our DRY GOODS and CL0T111XCJ
have not Slieif-mark on them. We aim to treat Everybody alife We alio carry a large line of
taken in jjKxchnn^1.
CARSON BROTHERS.
i
$1.50
o--S \r -.\"Tio
Comer Third and' Pdt
BK.MIDlfI, m$
-^.'~.'-!',S'*3'.! nn*H*m
M1LINERY
AND
DKHSSM4UNG
a
My stock of the v^
is -fulded to'each wetrfV"^*,new
'goods direct. frmi'* V'lalieo.
Ikcopin-a-i ul)vv:dN %$
cd variety onsTuj?!
and bright:
Ladii's" Tiimiiicd Hats bailors,
black, blue and vlilm 'ii.luil
iny tlio fit^iJCtin-lfVit'N'ew-
poi't" ami 'Idle IWmT'Ln^
lhaid and JUack Ja^om San
Hat. *fe
Latest effects in |?{|illren'.
'J'omaslnsnti'is a^roi variety
in quality ami cofonpftM.
Children's all ovei KmbM^ilercil
Hats.
Infant's ^VbvoitlcretlTIfKls m.l
SuiniDcr Veilinns --lia| and
cream. Jilack silk tts,
Cainbiit: and .':ilu%| I'm
broidery In li'*aul il'4i^".'ii,'iis.
White Lace. Smoinci^fr'tusels
Afaterial for Shirt.4
(le!lcatel\ iintoil Din
hawn.
Belts in liuiit colors, suitable for
shirt Waists.
Jet Trimmings, )Jick{--|t,assor
ed iMnsand many otliSl' useful
Toilet Angles.
'Goods ill be eheerf-hi shown
to customers at any t$$V-
I'IMCEs LO-|pt)
Ache]
gift ^'t
School Library
S-H-O-U-L-D
Own a Di5tionar^
Caro should bo taken to
OKX TUB BEST.
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It Is ft tuorough revision cf tho au
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the times.
Tho work of revision occupied over
ten years, mor than a hundwd
editors-ex0 boln omployoe and over $3U},00 i 4 pondedboforothofirstcopyw* r-rmted.
TIM* work, wfll usoil ln fnni !y, will b
of mora mlvnnUiKO to tho mt'inlnifi Hiereuf
thnn hwvtred/Krf ihtlart litlil up tnuiiey,"
O
Sold by all Bookseller.
O. & C. MEBBIAM CO., Publishers,
Springfield, Mass., V. El A.
I *M*DO not buy reprints of obsolot*
editions.
I r-Son for free pamphlet xmtaininp
i specimen pages, Ulustrationis testimo
nlals, and full particulars.
Minn.
WhichNve .-.-11 at the Lowest Market Price. All kinds of FARM
W4\
YEAR, IN ADVANCE
FKKD.BJOK ~'niK
Practical Shoeiiiaker..MRANDV
In lupntvimt Wti V^JLINi I HAL
Attended t'-. -y
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a
Ave
!Mts Ul
ftes and
)UCE
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HICMIIWI. J//.VY.
J. F. r.KMOKK&SON,
raoiiaiixou
Rates, $1.00 df'tf*
N-feCTIOX
ICJ*** PW*9iA,l.,S-*TB^,*tsv.l
DENNIS & MILLER,
I*iopri'.'toi-.-
FRESH AND
SALT 1Y1EAS
lasil AND GAME IN SKASON:
Highest Cash Pri ce Paid for
Hidcu and Furs.
Third Street, r.emidji, ^Ihin
The Bemidji House.
G. M. CARSOK, Prop.
Ktuon $1.00 Ia
UEMID.TI, MliSN.
^RpULJK^bl5i]i_d
CHAS. GILLHAM,
ruoi'inKTou.
Draylng enfriisled to me will be eaifw
1'ully and proiittytly iittended to.
DR. J. V. OMICH,
],rti)iriettr
of
ciiiidii Driiff Store
Pioneer Block,
HKMTr.ri, INN"
G. Carson
Notary Public.
1
Real Estate.
Insurance. Locator.
Terms Itcimonabtc.
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