Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1909, Page 91

| | BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI COUNTY AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA. Columbus, Ohio, in the year 1898, that he is a sterling business man and one who continually ‘“‘boosts’’ Bemidji. As a hotel man he has won a record, legion friends and a reputation as a host and caterer. No further comment is neces- sary, only to state that Mr. Geil is classed among the popular and busy men who have the interests of the city at heart, and acts accordingly. L. E. LLOYD. Mr. Lloyd is Bemidji’s acknowledged premier horseshoer. Though he has been in the city but two and a half years, he has given ample evidence of his prowess as a scientific horseshoer and of one who thor- oughly understands his profession. Mr. Lloyd who previously was a resident of Chi- cago, where he was employed as private horseshoesr for Charles Dean, of the Grat- ton stock farm, where he shod the fastest harness horses in the world, including “Broncho,” which paced the three fastest heats ever paced in a race; Solon Gratton, the world’s champion trotter over a half mile track; Flora Directum, the champion three-year-old in 1906, and many other L. E. LLOYD. famous horses which have won world-wide reputations. Mr. Lloyd is an adept in his chosen field. His work has attracted widespread atten- tion, and he is in the position of the man who can openly welcome all competition. He is familiar with the defects which af- flict the feet of horses, he puts on shoes in” a manner which has won for him an ex- tensive patronage, and his every day work is a marvel of skill and par excellent work- manship. Mr. Lloyd is to be congraulated upon the reputation he has won as a peer in his line of business. He ranks foremost among our coming and substantial business men, he has a wide acquaintance and one that is worth something, and he is conceded to be one of Bemidji’'s most enterprising and useful citizens. SCHNEIDER BROS. While this is not the largest store in the northwest, there is no gainsaying the fact that its counters contain the best-made class of goods to be found anywhere, ready and tailor-made, material and style considered. Every article of wearing apparel displayed in Schneider Bros.’ store bears the stamp of solidity and proper cut, they are new and natty, and an inventory of the store thor- S gl E. A. SCHNEIDET. oughly typifies the class of business men who are so rapidly building up Bemidji. The clothing house of Schneider Bros. is known throughout this section and it is con- ceded that it constitutes one of the central figures upon which the clothing business of this territory revolves. Schneider Bros. personally oversee the business and their recognized ability as both salesmen and buyers go far to stamp them as experts in their line. As one of Bemidji’'s influential business houses the clothing emporium of Schneider Bros. ranks pre-eminent. They are boosters and hustlers from the word “go” and have, all the time, been reckoned among the city’s boomers for a greater Bemidji. In financial circles, and social and lodge ecir- cles, they are prominent, and as citizens who do things they are among the first. The attention of our thousands of readers is called to Schneider Bros.’ clothing house and the congenial proprietors, and The Pio- neer takes keen delight in bringing the name of Schneider Bros. pre-eminently to the front. They propogate to the idea of home patrongae. Hence they would have your trade. PALACE CLOTHING HOUSE. Nearly every resident in Beltrami county is acquainted with Mr. C. Cominsky, pro- prietor of the above-named store, both for the fair business policy he has always ob- served, and for the intrinsic values he has always given to the consumer. Mr. Cominsky, while he handles high-grade clothing, underwear, haberdashery, hats, caps and gloves, makes a specialty of lum- bermen’s clothing, and in that one line he has made a colse study of the needs of thcse who are employed in the woods. This fact does not apear strange when we con- template the fact that Mr. Cominsky has been a clothing salesman for years. Com- ing from St. Paul, he is naturally metropol- itan in his conduction of the Palace Cloth- ing House, and he is thus enabled to select and decide upon the very best grade of goods for the varied requisites of this ter- ritory. He is “on the level” in business, he retains customers the year around, he tells you what is what, and sells accordingly, and he is one of the most trustworthy young business men that Bemidji can own. He is popular with the trade, dependable in all his transactions, and The Pioneer has no scruples in commending him to its thous- ands of readers. — J. A. LUDINGTON. Perhaps there is no better known hard- ° | ware store in this portion of the state than the above. Having supplied the wants of our people in this vicinity for a number of years, and having in all cases given value received, Mr. Ludington has, from a nom- ina] commencement, built up a remunera- tive business, and now conducts one of the largest and most valuable htrdware stores. As implied by the above caption, it em- braces shelf and heavy hardware, stoves and ranges, light and heavy iron, wagon stock, wire fencing, rubber goods, ammuni- tion, guns and other sportsmen’s neces- saries. Mr. Ludington makes a specialty of the following makes: “Iron Age” garden tools, “Zenith” and “Gilt Edge” mechanics’ tools, Horace Jones furnaces, “Monarch” and “Empire State” ranges, and ‘“Empire” base burners. This hardware house also has a modern repair shop, it does corrugated iron and tin work of every description, and is so equipped and stocked to meet all exi- gencies connected with this line of busi- ness. The force of this store is always busy shaking hands with old friends while mak- ing new acquaintances, and The Pioneer J. A. LUDINGTON. extends, on behalf of Mr. Ludington, a cor- dial invitation to the thousands of readers of this Souvenir number to visit his store at any time and inspect the new articles which are always arriving and which they are quite sure to need. The boy who comes to the city with his escort should end his happy visit by purchasing a Hamilton Model Rifle, Model No. 27, which he can now secure for the small sum of $1.25. The present -season is destined to be a cheerful one for both the merchants’ and the city's guests, but it is problematical if any firm will be the recipient of more hearty hand- shakes or callers than Mr. Ludington. Noted for fair and impartial treatment, he is a recognized factor in both business and financial circles. Like'The Pioneer, he is in for home patronage, and the readers of this Souvenir issue should confer upon him their unstinted patronage. R. F. MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER