Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1909, Page 44

g1 et of 1 st tl 4T wWe = EszRk M ago so that he might follow farming pursuits and logging, the latter industry in which he is. at present engaged. Mr. Wright is a deep thinking and conservative official. He is ever alert to the county’s needs, liberal in his ideas as to granting necessary improvements, vet harboring the thought of retrench- ment uppermost. He is a man of means who is anxious to see things move along toward the goal of progress and develop- ment, and is an officer who has fully qualified for all the anticipations wof his constituents. FRED O. SIBLEY. Mr. Sibley has ben one of the board of county commissioners for over ten years, representing all that time the town- ship of Alaska. He has been a resident of Beltrami county for nineteen years, some time before the county was or- ganized. He has resided in Island Lake village, his present home, for about three years, although he has lived in other parts of Alaska township. At present he Is engaged in farming, dairying and stock raising, thus proving the eclaim of the Pioneer that Beltrami county is an ideal section for the pur- suits Mr. Sibley is now engaged in. Next spring, Mr. Sibley proposes build- ing an individual creamery so as to JOHN WILMANN, County Auditor, demonstrate the richness of this territory for dairying purposes. He has extensive landed interests, he operates a saw mill at his home town, and he conducts two large general merchandise stores, one at Island Lake and one at Kelliher. Mr. Sibley has been a resident of Min- nesota for 52 years, having come from New York with his parents when he 'was a child of four. His people first settled in Wabasha county, afterward moving to Crow Wing county, thence to Fosston, Minn. Later Mr. Sibley came to Beltrami county, and since his coming has made a goodly fortune, another spoke in the wheel of conviction as to the opportuni- ties of Beltrami county. Mr. Sibley is an ardent and active Republican; he has represented his party in county and state conventions. He is one of the most useful and astute men in the county, and has proved himself an able member of the board on which he is now serving. HELIC CLEMENTSON. Mr. Clementson is the county commis- sioner from Gudrid township, in the Sec- ond district. He is a native of Goodhue county, this state, the same county from which Judge Stanton hails. He began his career as a farmer, but at a suitable age he became an apprentice in a boiler et — ] ST making establishment. Mastering this trade to an inordinate degree, Mr. Clem- entson was honored with the appointment of deputy boiler inspector in both the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. At present he is engaged in logging, al- though he is an extensive farmer as well. Mr. Clementson had previously been a bridge contractor and a builder of power plants, and even now he controls a natural water power which is inecalcul- able in its efficiency and availability. Mr. Clementson owns immense tracts of tim- ber land, he operates a saw mill, planing mill and shingle mill, and in all that he has achieved he did so 'with an eye single to developing this section. As the town of Clementson was named in appreciation of him and his brother, his standing in the community in which he lives can readily be inferred. 2 Coming here in 1884, Mr. Clementson must be considered an old settler. He came to Beltrami county to homestead and how well such men as Mr. Clement- son con reflect the greatness of Beltrami county is attested .by the vast holdings which are his, both in timber land and lands for cultivation. Mr. Clementson is well-to-do and liberal in al Imatters which pertain to the public good; he is a powerful factor in all pub- lic affairs, and The Pioneer is more than gratified to include his name in the vast edition.