Sam Collard moved to Bemidji about 1903. He established a Harness Repair Shop in the rear of the city hall in 1905. “Mr. Collard has had 20 years’ experience in the business and is prepared to render prompt service and give entire satisfaction to all.” (March 22, 1905)
Sam Collard died from a stroke of paralysis in 1912. He was fifty years old and had five children. Four daughters and one son. Mr. Collard had been carrying the mail the previous year from the post office to the depot.
Mrs. Emma Collard continued to live in their home at 1018 America Avenue until her death about forty years later. She died in 1953.