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Remembering Bemidji’s old-time trains and markets
A reminiscence recalls weekly train trips from Bemidji to Kelliher with a father, rough steam engine rides, and local life. The author recalls Third Street meat markets, roundsteak at fifteen cents a pound, free suet and liver, and two long-time butchers, John Hormann and Henry. Also memories of the Minnesota Avenue creamery, buttermilk for a nickel, and the Morris Kaplan store shaping Bemidji’s self-serve retail era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Kelliher
Third Street
Model Dry Cleaners
John Hormann
Henry
Littlefork
Minnesota Ave
Co-op
Land O’lakes
Morris Kaplan
Creamery