This property originally belonged to C. F. Ruggles, who owed back taxes on it for 1908. Whether a house was ever built on it or not is vague. The lot seems to have remained empty for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the spring of 1967 R. M. Baumgartner requested permission to move a building from 413 Bemidji Avenue to 813 Irvine Avenue. The city council recommended approval and it was approved by the Planning Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the fall of 1967 Jay and <\/a>Jane Johnson moved from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Bemidji. He was the industrial arts teacher at the college. Mrs. Johnson reported the theft of a new red Sears tricycle from their yard in 1968. On April 30, 1970, someone stole a vinyl covered nylon pickup box cover from the home. Theft of a 20\u201d Huffy bicycle from the yard in August 1972. A $150 outboard motor, belonging to Jay Johnson, was stolen from the property in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs. Johnson was a nurse for Planned Parenthood in 1978. Jay Johnson became an assistant professor at BSU in the 1980s. They moved before 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By 1989, it had been divided into apartments. The house was last sold in 2015. Currently a Tri-plex, with two apartments on main floor and one apartment upstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"