Frank E. Dudley is a prominent business man of Bemidji, a member of the board of county commissioners, and an all around hustler. He came to northern Minnesota from Ohio sixteen years ago, and for many years was a timber explorer and estimator. He has been all over this part of the state many times. (January 1900)<\/p>\n
Frank Dudley married Nellie Hartley in 1889. They had two children, Nona Dudley, b. 1891 \u00a0in Carlton County; and Nellie, b. Feb. 1900 at Bemidji. He was mayor of Bemidji in 1900.<\/p>\n
F.E. Dudley bought the property at Lot 11, Blk 14, 209 Third St. for $1,000 on June 19, 1899 from J. B. Salisbury.<\/p>\n
F.E. Dudley has purchased a meat market of Charles Lightfoot and will hereafter conduct a first-class market. (1899)<\/p>\n
During the past summer, Mr. Dudley and his partner in the meat market business, John Graham, constructed a very handsome two-story brick building on Third Street, the first story of which is occupied by their market. The second story has been nicely fitted up and is used as a Masonic Hall. There is a good basement the full size of the building. \u00a0(January 1900)<\/p>\n
Frank Dudley moved to Florence, South Carolina. He was visited by Mr. Markham of Bemidji in March 1904. Nora and Nellie made a visit back to Bemidji in 1920 to visit the family of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Phibbs, and Mrs. Frank Dudley came back several times to visit her parents near Fosston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"