Grand Forks Saloon, 220 Third Street
Grand Forks Saloon, owned by E. K. Anderson (1904)
Ed Anderson, the genial proprietor of the Grand Forks saloon is making a number of improvements to the interior of his saloon. The building will be redecorated throughout and when all the work is finished Ed will have one of the finest places in the city. (April 18, 1904)
It would appear that E R. Anderson had a loss due to fire in 1905. “The Fitger building on Third street, which was damaged by the recent disastrous fire, has been renovated and replastered and is again occupied by E R. Anderson, the former proprietor of the Grand Forks saloon.” (Feb 2, 1905)
I. Halvorson accepted a position at the Grand Forks Saloon (Mar 20, 1905)I
In the spring, E. R. Anderson had the front of the building repainted and redecorated. (June 1, 1905)
Harry Tanner is working a shift at the Grand Forks saloon during the illness of Mr. Anderson. (April 1907)
E. K. Anderson, proprietor of the Grand Forks saloon, and James Wilkin of Cass Lake, the agent for the Fitger Brewing Co., drove to Fowlds today to transact some busihess with Charles Saxrud of that place. (April 25, 1908)
In 1910, the city council removed all the benches in front of the saloons along Third Street to prevent loitering.
The Anderson Saloon was destroyed in the major fire on January 13, 1912. “Adjoining the Gunsalus saloon on the east was the E. K. Anderson saloon and this fell a ready prey to the onrushing billows of flames which swept over the two story Anderson building breathing perilous blasts on the Brinkman structure, the ignition of which meant destruction for every building on the south side of Third Street. Firemen applied steady pressure coursing through every foot of hose at the command of the department, together with the splendid resistance of the Brinkman brick wall, succeeded in blocking the flames, and at 4 a. m. Sunday morning danger of a further spread of the flames was over.” The building was owned by the Fitger Brewing Company, and the business by Ed Anderson. At the Anderson place, a woman begged the firemen to carry out her piano. “Too busy,” said the fireman and the last thing the woman did before making for safety was to play “Home, Sweet Home.” (Jan 15, 1912)
Anderson said he did not intend to rebuild. Instead he opened a place in the new building put up at the corner of Minnesota and 3rd in the fall of 1912.
All saloons were closed in Nov 2014 in Bemidji.
William McDermid ran a pool hall, soft drink parlor and furnished rooms and lived at this address in 1920. Wife Ethel. Samuel McDermid was a clerk for the place. They all lived at this address as well. (1920-1921)