Category: News Clips

M & I Train Races Mules from Bemidji to Farley (1913) Trainmen on the M & I road are laughing at the crew in charge […] Read More

Power Dam Completed by Warfield Electric The big power dam, which has been in process of erection at the rapids in the Mississippi river, some […] Read More

First Brew of German Champagne Will be Made at Brewery Soon. Contractor Greenlaw Hurst arrived Saturday night from Wadena to put the finishing touches on […] Read More

Tonight will see the formal dedication of the new Carnival association toboggan slide at the foot of Tenth Street and the lake, and the event […] Read More

Complaint is being made of a band of gypsies that came to Bemidji a few days ago in eight covered wagons and camped on the […] Read More

Next Saturday, February 11, seventeen of Bemidji’s brightest young ladies’ who comprise a Sunday school class of the Methodist church, under the instruction of Mrs. […] Read More

Angvall Brothers, wholesale bakers located on Third Street at Bemidji are benefiting by the continuation of the C.C. camps in this region. They have the exclusive […] Read More

Caps Stolen From Crookston Lumber Co. by Mill Park Boys.—John Lindvall Injured. An explosion, of a dynamite cap blew the flesh off the thumbs and […] Read More

Old Plantation Quartette and Jubilee Singers at City Hall Tomorrow. The concert to be given tomorrow night at the city hall by the Old Plantation […] Read More

The Army and Navy club, the recreation center for returned soldiers and sailors is going to be a great credit to the city of Bemidji […] Read More

The Lutheran congregation of Ten Lakes township lost their church Thursday night by fire. The building had been used during the week for school purposes […] Read More

Graham Torrance, County Attorney It was Mr. Torrance who secured the first conviction in Minnesota under, the I. W. W. law passed by the state legislature […] Read More

The Bemidji Bluebird Orchestra went up to Big Falls yesterday where they played for a dance last evening. The orchestra consists of four high school […] Read More

The park board is now fixing up the old high school site on America avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets to be used as an […] Read More

Champions of the United States are glorying in their triumph over championship dairy demonstrations teams from practically every state in the Union. The Bemidji Dairy […] Read More

The Hamm’s Brewing Company of St. Paul is erecting a warehouse on the shore opposite the B & N depot. The building will be 16 […] Read More

The title to the land where Bemidji now stands was originally acquired in 1883 by Philip Reilly, of the John Martin Lumber Company of Minneapolis. […] Read More

The firm of Naylor & Young consists of E. L. Naylor and H. M. Young, who came here from Wadena, Minn., in May, 1898, and […] Read More

The Beltrami County News is owned and edited by C. R. Martin, one of the bright editors of the state. He established his paper here […] Read More

The Bemidji Pioneer is one of Bemidji’s excellent newspapers, and is published by Edward Kaiser and A. M. Greeley. Mr. Kaiser cae to Bemidji Feb […] Read More

John Steidl has commenced operations at his sawmill on Lake Irvine. Mr. Steidl will run his mill from now on, to its full capacity, sawing […] Read More

L. H. Bailey has platted the 80-acre tract lying just north of the Carson Addition. The lots in this new addition will be out on […] Read More

The Bemidji Baseball Club was organized last week with the following officers: E. V. Coon, manager; Allie Brenner, Captain; Fred Nason, Secretary and treasurer. The […] Read More

The Order of Benedictine Sisters has decided to open a hospital in Bemidji at once. Mother Scholastica was in town on Saturday last, and rented […] Read More

Swedback Brothers yesterday dismantled their mill on the edge of the marsh and completed its removal to Lake Irvine, where they will in a few […] Read More

A. P. White came back from Deer River on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the fixtures for the new bank building arrived. Today the carpenters were […] Read More

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mathews, who form the very popular vaudeville team of Mathews & Mathews, have returned to the city from a trip through […] Read More

Animals Driven By Frank Freeman Narrowly Escape Drowning. Lake Bemidji is still unsafe for teams. After making six trips with tamarac wood from Diamond point to the north […] Read More

Charter Has Arrived and Bemidji’s Latest Fraternal Order Will Become Reality Enthusiasm Sworn by team Members Causes Other to Join First Officers Selected. Stein Dictator […] Read More

Chinaman Sent Back Home. Tong Yong, an oriental who has been employed at the Sam Kee laundry in this city for some time past, was taken away by Inspector […] Read More

After completion of the third floor of the new hospital, the delivery room moved to a small room beside the operating room. Because of the […] Read More

Temporary Hospital Equipped for Twelve With five patients being cared for, and equipment and room enough to comfortably care for twelve,  Bemidji hospital located at […] Read More

Neil McDougal was born on the Island of Morrell, Scotland on January 27, 1829. He emigrated to the United States of America from Kenora, Canada […] Read More

FIRE ON THE HILL Four Houses of Prostitution Went Up in Smoke This Morning About Three O’clock. The first really destructive fire in the history […] Read More

Carnival Grows in Interest With Balloon Ascension and Other Attractions. This has been the best day of the carnival. Ideal weather, increasing crowds, and growing […] Read More

A great deal of interest has been taken by the younger people of Bemidji in a-new toboggan slide in front of the Andrew Warfleld residence on Lake Boulevard. […] Read More

Mrs. J. J. Jinkinson Thwarts a Would be Thief in the Carnival Crowd Last Night, and Teaches Him a Lesson That Should Last for a […] Read More

BUS LINE A SUCCESS Auto Service to Nymore Made Use of By Many. The three Carter boys, who recently established an automobile bus line between […] Read More

An unknown man, apparently in the middle stage of life, is dead at the Blackduck hospital, where he suffered with typhoid fever, the result of exposure and privation sustained while […] Read More

The promoters of the building of a new boat house at the foot of Fourth street expect that the building will be constructed next winter, and if the success which […] Read More

W. D. Ford, who was connected with the Turkish bath parlors here last winter, has been in the city the last two days. He has circulated a paper among […] Read More

The large amount of home-grown strawberries that are being brought into the city by local horticulturists are a source of considerable pride to not only the parties who grow […] Read More

The new townsite of Nymore has been making quite a stir in real estate circles. The rather unique name arises from the fact that the […] Read More

Dayton M. Larsen, Bemidji, recently stepped from the rank of cadet into the rank of the army air force fighter pilot, graduating from Eagle Pass […] Read More

The Chief Theatre was purchased from the Berger Amusement Company by the Baehr Brothers, A. W. and E. J., owners of the Bemidji Theatre. The […] Read More

Mrs. Ralph Grover was honored by being the most outstanding volunteer worker of the war service and rationing board at their award presentation meeting in […] Read More

GOING TO PARIS. Mart Adson, traveling passenger agent for the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad, was in town last Friday, distributing literature and jarring up business for his […] Read More

Strangers who visit our beautiful little city, either on business or for pleasure, are not content until they have meandered along the banks of Lake Bemidji […] Read More

A. H. Jester, who took charge of the Bemidji Brewing Company July 9, 1912, has effected a number of changes in this institution which will […] Read More

A wind storm of unusual severity accompanied by a deluge of rain and an incessant flashing of lightning and roll of thunder, struck Bemidji Tuesday […] Read More

City Scavenger Censured – Aug 13, 1903.  The business section of Bemidji is in a very unsanitary condition, and the man supposed to look after […] Read More

Bids for Sale of Old Water Tower and Tank. Notice is hereby given that the city clerk of the City of Bemidji will receive bids until 8 o’clock p.m. […] Read More

Friday morning at 2 o’clock the gasoline in the city waterworks pump house exploded, sending the majority of the engine and pump house beyond reach of the naked eye, […] Read More

Yesterday morning a baby, not more than a day old, was found near the Great Northern Railway track in this city. The baby had been placed in […] Read More

All Men Are Urged to Respond. Tonight at 7:30 o’clock the first meeting of the local civilian military company will be held at the Elks temple […] Read More

The wagon bridge which spans the Mississippi river at the outlet of Lake Bemidji, on the east side of the lake from the city, is being […] Read More

To Fence Grounds. The board of county commissioners this morning awarded to Boyd & Erickson, of this city a contract for constructing a fence of brown sandstone around the court […] Read More

Creation of City’s Paul and Babe By N.E. Given In the early fall of 1937, the Paul Bunyan Carnival was organized with Hector Brown in […] Read More

More than 4,000 trees, mostly jackpines, were set in the Paul Bunyan forest on the lakefront, according to W. A. Engstrom of the U.S. Forest […] Read More

Beltrami County purchased the Nursing Home located in East Bemidji which was operated by Mrs. Gerta Peterson under a license issued by the Minnesota State […] Read More

After tonight Bemidji will be served by two motion picture theatres instead of three as has been in the past. A deal was consummated Saturday […] Read More

A number of launch owners of the city are now planning to erect a large boat house on the shore of Lake Bemidji, and indications […] Read More

A meeting was held yesterday at the Commercial club by the merchants of the city and an organization was formed.  The next meeting of the […] Read More

The long sustained effort of the people living on the stage route from Bemidji to the Red Lake Agency have at last resulted in having […] Read More

Erection of a modern downtown baseball park moved forward at the Athletic club meeting held April 12, 1914.  The location favored for the new park […] Read More

George Cochran, Prominent Bemidji Contractor, would donate a site and purchase $1,000 in stock to establish a summer hotel on the shores of Lake Bemidji.  […] Read More

One of the biggest mercantile deals ever consummated in Bemidji was closed, when D. S. Segal of Superior, became the new owner of the Berman […] Read More

Three hundred feet of channel will be dynamited by the Aetna Powder Company at the outlet of Lake Bemidji soon.  The new bridge which spans […] Read More

Building will cost approximately $50,000.  Will be Built on Share plan.  Committee Names.  Annual Charity Ball to be held on Lincoln’s Birthday will be Bigger […] Read More

Bemidji organized a hockey team and held its first practice of the season on Jan 8, 1914 on Lake Bemidji.  Stanley Watt, for several years […] Read More

By the untiring efforts of J. J. Ellis, a drum corps has at last been organized with a membership of sixteen.  Manager, Mr. Ellis; instructor, […] Read More

The first harness maker to open up for business in Bemidji was Frank J. Longcoy, who came here in the fall of 1895, and has […] Read More

Unimproved property is selling at high prices in Bemidji.   Mrs. M. E. Brinkman purchased three lots at the corner of 3rd and Bemidji Avenue for […] Read More

In the coming to this city of Dr. Roland Gilmore, Bemidji has not only gained a physician who comes recommended as one of more than […] Read More

Crookston Lumber Co. began this morning to clear off the timber from the 100 acres of land on the south end of Lake Bemidji upon […] Read More

The Shevlin-Carpenter Lumber Company closed a deal with the Bemidji Townsite Company, whereby the former come into possession of over a hundred acres of land […] Read More

A full crew of 25 Bemidji firemen battled throughout the night to extinguish two disastrous fires, one of which wiped out the Stone-Ordean-Wells wholesale grocery […] Read More

The work of a budding young artist signing his name as Buddy was prominently displayed to all Bemidjians in red enamel against the aluminum background […] Read More

State approval was given to a WPA project to construct up to 30 modern homes in Bemidji to be rented at rents not to exceed […] Read More

A pair of Detroit Lakes steeplejacks were the center of attraction in Bemidji as they perched atop the 130 foot steeple of St. Philip’s Church […] Read More

The city council agreed to lease the American Legion building on Midway Drive to BSC for use for student housing. It was to be converted […] Read More

A new retail store for the city of Bemidji, the Gibson Discount Center, will open to the public on Tuesday, Nov 15. The Center is […] Read More

A long standing chunk of the Nymore skyline was being dismantled uner the wrecker’s hammer. It was the large black coal dock astride the Northern […] Read More

Gas prices are falling again, as most Bemidji stations are now displaying the 28.9 signs. Bob Hiltz, Deep Rock proprietor, stated that two or three […] Read More

Indian leaders at the Red Lake Reservation led a boycott against Bemidji businesses because of what they consider an inflammatory radio broadcast about welfare programs. […] Read More

The Heldstab brothers of Crookston arrived in Bemidji to take over operation of the Bemidji Ice Co. after purchasing the firm from Tom Smart. Ted […] Read More

Flashing a red hot passing game, the Bemidji Lumberjacks closed out their season with a 5-3 record, downing Brainerd 24-0 at Brainerd. Bill Lawrence passed […] Read More

Bemidji was a bulls-eye as a parade of 36 fast new fighters roared in over the Municipal Airport during a three-hour period in a practice […] Read More

Bemidji Roller Rink, under direction of R. C. Sermon of Hibbing, has been leased for the winter and bids fair to become one of the […] Read More

Bemidji Airlines, Inc., the local company operating flights to the Twin Cities during the past summer, announced it would close down the business officially before […] Read More

One of the area’s oldest landmarks was razed in June 1966. The Beltrami County jail, first placed into service in 1899, was replaced early in […] Read More

Of four Johnson brothers, two sets of twins who went to the war from Bemidji, three were killed in battle. The fourth, George Johnson, was held in this country […] Read More

Blaze at Hakkerup’s Studio. The fire, which was discovered about 8:30 last evening, destroyed practically everything of value in the photograph studio of N. L. Hakkerup, on Third street, […] Read More

St. Philip’s church mixed the solemn and the zany in celebrating its 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Sunday. The solemn included a procession through a raw […] Read More

Reconstruction of the Rex theatre building, which was burned to the ground Thursday of last week on June 19, 1919, was begun this week, and […] Read More

The Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion was temporarily organized at a meeting held at the club rooms of the Bemidji association Tuesday evening […] Read More

Baseball enthusiasts of Bemidji have secured a lease for the coming summer upon block H, between Second and Third streets and between America and Irvine […] Read More

The handsome and exquisite dock that was constructed at the foot of Third street last spring by order of the city council, is at the […] Read More

I. L. Baptie, a brother of Baptie the skater, has started a first class skating rink near the dock at the foot of Third Street. […] Read More

Photographer Reed has rented office room above McLennan’s hardware store, opposite the courthouse, and will remodel it for his studio.  He will remove from the […] Read More

After 42 years of living on the same farm, sharing the same seasonal workload, Mr. and Mrs. George Russell, Sr., decided they might be missing […] Read More

The first post office was established on June 18, 1894 at the Carson Trading Post on the south shore of Lake Bemidji. It was supplied […] Read More

A wind storm of unusual severity accompanied by a deluge of rain and an incessant flashing of lightning and roll of thunder, struck Bemidji Tuesday […] Read More

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