The Bemidji Townsite Company sold these two lots 13 and 14 to Christa Wallace, a single woman on October 1914 for $300. She built the […] Read More
Month: January 2015
This local church was organized on May 16, 1925. The first meeting place was at the church built on a corner lot at 824 America […] Read More
Methodist Episcopal Church/First Methodist Church/United Methodist Church In 1898, some citizens of the community started working on establishing a new Methodist congregation and appealed to […] Read More
The several ice boats now on the lake are doing a thriving business, judging from the jolly crowds that go skimming over the ice almost […] Read More
W.B. MacLachlan, who owns the large launch, “North Star,” on Lake Bemidji, has prepared an excellent skating rink on the ice at the end of Third […] Read More
“LUTEFISK” NO. 1 “Lutefisk” Goes to the Bottom. The good ship Lutefisk, operated by the Crookston Lumber company as a herder of stray logs, went […] Read More
Father Philip Murphy was the first priest to hold services in Bemidji. He was educated in Brooklyn, New York, and completed his studies at St. […] 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
Joseph M. Markham was born at Chester, Mass., Jan. 24,1858. He came to Minnesota in 1877 and worked on a farm, subsequently going to the […] Read More
George Markham was born at Holyoke, Mass., Nov. 9, 1885, and came to Bemidji at the age of 15 with his brother J. L. Markham, […] Read More
Paul Foucault was born in 1875 in Canada. He was a resident of Duluth in 1900, but moved to Bemidji on April 2, 1902. He […] Read More
This was the home of Cliff Morlan, the beloved Pioneer sports writer in Bemidji from the late 1930s to the 1970s. He played football for […] Read More
The Aardahl Lutheran Church, which is located in Section 30 of Frohn township, was organized in 1896 at an organizational meeting held in the home […] Read More
The work at Northern was started in 1928 when Oak Hills Fellowship entered the willow grove area, four miles northwest of Northern. Ten years later, […] Read More
Rev. Lars O. Opsata held the first public service of this congregation in the home of Syvert Dokken on August 4, 1898. At this service […] Read More
Ensign Miller and Lieutenant Worman organized the local branch in 1899. “The Salvation Army started work here Dec 6, 1899 under Ensign I. G. Miller of […] Read More
Christ Markusen was born in Goodhue County, Minnesota on May 19, 1869. He grew up in the area and married Marie Bergum on June 6, […] Read More
The Nymore Lutheran Church had its beginning in 1905, when a small group of devout Christians met at the home of Mathew and Marie Larson […] Read More
Masonic Block, Block 11, Lot 1, Original Townsite The Masonic Block, built at the corner of Fifth & Beltrami Ave., was one of four handsome […] 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 Knopke block was at 319 Beltrami Avenue. Charles Knopke and John Graham had the Bemidji Meat Market in this block. Gust Brown then ran […] Read More
Gypsies Here Again. Five wagons carrying a large gypsy band, stopped on Fourth street this noon until a new wheel was fitted to one wagon. While the blacksmith […] Read More
F.D. Coleman & Co., General Merchandise (Nov 27, 1902) Dr. A. Ray, a dentist of Minneapolis, was in town this week, and has secured rooms […] Read More
Were there really 50 saloons in Bemidji, 100 saloons? Or just how many were there really? When Charles V. Vandersluis was mayor, there were 28 […] 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
Mr. Goodman was born in Iceland on April 17, 1873 and came to the United States in 1878. He settled in Bemidji in 1898 and […] Read More
Earl Ames Barker, born in Iowa on Jan 27, 1879. Mr. Barker came to Bemidji in August 1900 and engaged in the jewelry and watch […] Read More
The First Presbyterian Church of Bemidji, Minnesota, has the distinction of being the first pioneer church in Bemidji. It had its beginning when a group […] Read More
Earle Barker came to Bemidji in 1900. He started business as a jeweler and watch repairer in 1900, and in June of 1903 purchased the […] Read More
This home was first owned by Andrew Clavin. It was sold to Fred Rhoda in 1907. The postal address for this corner lot has changed […] Read More
Fredrick William Rhoda was born on July 19, 1869, on a farm where the village of Swanville is now located in Minnesota to Albert Julius […] 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
In the late 1890’s, a village school was located on the corner where the Fire Station is now located on the corner of 5th Street […] Read More
The first mention of this residence in the newspapers is an announcement of the upcoming marriage of Otto Johnson and Miss Lavinia Arnitz. Their marriage […] Read More
In 1905, this house was occupied by Richard O. Richardson, and it was also the residence of Dr. G. A. Jones, a practical chiropodist, who advertised […] Read More
Charles Smith Dailey was born In Oakwood, Wabasha County, Minn., on July 13, 1877, and his childhood days were spent in Grafton, N.D. At 18, his family […] Read More
M. S. Maltby is the new proprietor of this popular hotel, which is conveniently located on Beltrami avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets. Mr. Maltby […] Read More
Henry Buenther was born in Germany in 1861. He was married to Louisa Maack on Jan 18, 1900 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They moved […] Read More
Samuel Cutter was born August 9, 1870 at St. Peter in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. He married Minnie Walker in Hennepin County on Sept 5, 1893. […] Read More
I.O.O.F. Picnic (1900) Fair and smiling was the day which the Bemidji lodge No. 119, and I.O.O.F., had chartered for their first annual outing on […] Read More
Alfred Collard was born in Arkwright, Ontario, Canada. He came to the United States in 1887, settling at Hillsboro, N.D. Later he moved to Halstead, […] Read More
One of the better-known Lumberjack Queens, who operated out of the Great Northern Restaurant in Bemidji, was “Dutch Mary.” She was not Dutch but had […] Read More
Peter Dahlquist, a lay missionary from Warren, Minnesota came to Bemidji in the spring of 1905. He was 61 years old. Bemidji was a rough […] Read More
Thomas Arthur Wheelock was a Bemidji resident since 1898 and was long associated with the city’s business life. Thomas Wheelock was born in Keene, New […] 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