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My Little World of Nostalgia Bemidji Childhood 1908
Clinton F. Ditty recalls early 1900s Bemidji life as his father returns from Kelliher to lead Minnesota and International Railroad trains. He describes Nymore’s separate town status, school shifts from Lincoln to Central, daily walks, cold weather discipline, local residents, Lake Irving swimming, leeches and snuff, a drayman’s family, and early beer culture near Bemidji Brewery while rail crews operated the Red Lake Line and engine rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton F. Ditty
Charles Ditty
Minnesota and International Railroad
Bemidji
Kelliher
Finkley
Third Street
Nymore
Lincoln
Irvine Ave
Lake Irving
Northland Apartments
Central School
Miss Schmidt
Sheriff A. B. Hazen
John McLaughlin
Harry Haines
Carson
Lake Irvin
Sheriff Hazen
Mr. Anderson
Dewey Furniture
Red Lake
Paul
Ed Garrigans