Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1909, Page 95

| i BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI COUNTY AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA. J. P. LAHR'S FURNITURE STORE. J. P. LAHR. While there are furniture houses in Be- midji, it is a bona fide fact that each of them, while they vie with the other for patronage, fully realizes the importance of this Souvenir and Booster Edition, and by virtue of their inclusion therein dem- onstrate that they are not slow to push the interests of Bemidji to the front of other cities of the state. Mr. Lahr, at all times, carries the most elaborate line of furniture, carpets, oriental and domestic rugs of every description and from every clime, and mattings, oil cloths, and linoleums which represent the best made. He has recently received an attract- ive line of the latest goods in quarter-sawed oak and other appreciable modes while in the medium priced goods he is always well stocked. He also handles a new line of wall papers, picture frames and mouldings which are not to be discounted. Mr. Lahr ag a citizen is one of those who has always time to devote to the “boosting” of the city in which he lives and in which he has made such a glowing success, and The Pioneer fully appreciates his efforts as one of those who seek to enhance the value of Bemidji and Beltrami county as a place of residence, education and investment. M. F. CUNNINGHAM. This gentleman is among the public- spirited men of Bemidji who, while he has nothing of direct importance to advertise, is mentioned because of his desire to aid in the undertaking The Pioneer has inaug- urated. Mr. Cunningham is an expert car- penter by occupation, doing work of his own accord. He is also a skilled cabinet maker, and is known as one of the most thorough mechanics of north-central Minne- sota. At present he conducts a genera] job and repair shop and is prepared to execute any class of work which can be formed from wood, and he also attends to furniture repairing. Mr. Cunningham has been a resident of Bemidji for seven years. From the day he settled here he has been esteemed for his sterling qualities and as an interested citi- zen. At present he is manager of the City Opera House, and has made a success of his stewardship. Mr. Cunningham is a native of the Hawk- eye state, where he was born in the year 1861. Viewing the possibilities of the Great Northwest, Mr. Cunningham selected Be- midji as the most promising city in this territory, and here he abides. As one of Bemidji’s influential business men, Mr. Cun- ningham ranks pre-eminent. He is a boost- er and a hustler from the word “go,” and he has, all the time, been reckoned among the city’s boomers for a greater Bemidji. CHAS. NANGLE, Groceries, Farm Implements, Seeds, Wood, and Everything Found in a First- Class Genera] Store. Mr. Nangle conducts one of the largest wholesale and retail general merchandise stores of the north-central part of this state. His spacious store is replete with an ele- gant and diversified line of dry goods of an excellent grade, including silks and satins, bedding, ribbons, laces, curiains, domestic and Oriental rugs, etc., while in clothing he offers everything in the way of ready-made suits, men’s shirts, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, fur-lined overcoats and haber- dashery. In shoes Mr. Nangle has stocked his store to an extent to meet the needs of all comers, including rubber goods, leggings, fur-lined overshoes and every manner of footwear known to the trade, in both ladies’ and gents’ makes. In.the store of Mr. Nangle may also be found an extensive line of glassware and queensware, tinware and enameled ware, gardening implements and washing machines, two chief makes being the “Western” and the *“Globe,” two of the best and most easily manipulated wash ma- chines ever manufactured. Seeds of all kinds are also to be had from Nangle’s store, while the grocery department of this business house has earned the popular cog- nomen of ‘“The Farmer’s Exchange,” a tact which bespeaks fair prices for everything Mr. Nangle offers his extensive patronage for their products and the nominal prices he charges for merchandise to them. Mr. Nangle serves as another example of what Bemidji has accomplished for those who maintained faith in its growth. Last year he built an addition to the already large quarters he occupied, and within ten years he has not only seen Bemidji develop into a beautiful city from a mere hamlet, but he has earned a competence as well. The natural inference and the fact is that Mr. Nangle is one of the eminent business men of the city, he is imbued with an abid- ing faith in Bemidji’'s worth as a coming metropolis, he is conservative as a busi- ness man and enthusiastic as an advocate of his home town, and the thousands of readers of this Souvenir Edition can do no better service for the city in which they live than by keeping their money at home by patronizing such stores as that owned by Chas. Nangle. W. G. SCHROEDER. In mentioning the name of this well known business man it affords The Pioneer exceptiona] pleasure to note him among the greatest of general store owners in the state. He deals in every known line of merchandise, and the prices imposed in ex- change for their goods are bedrock in ex- tent. They carry dry goods of the best textures, dress goods galore, in all popular checks and patterns; ribbons and laces of the most delicate fabric, and commodities in the various branches of their business which will appeal to every taste and fit every purse. Their line of groceries em- bodies all the famous pure food brands in canned goods, teas, coffees, spices, baking powder and other staples. Their footwear department contains all the world-known makes. This firm gnd the instrinsic value it offers is known far and wide. The fact that the gentleman above named has conducted this general store for about ten years, and has enlarged upon it and prospered to an inordi- nate degree, is prima facie evidence of his keen business foresight and equity in the way of transactions. The Pioneer can, without a qualm of fear, recommend Mr. Schroeder to the good of- fices and patronage of its thousands of readers, and bespeak for him a continuation of the success which has attended his ef- forts. He conducts his business in one of the largest brick buildings of the city, his own property, and represents one of our most energetic hustlers.