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S- Lycan Co. of Crookston Are Making an Effort to Purchase Valuable Bemidji Property —If No Sale Is Made, Lycan May Lease the Hostelry. There is a probability that the Markham hotel, the pioneer hostelry of Bemidji, and one of the best of the first-class hotels in the northern half of the state, will be sold or leased within the next three or four days. Negotiations have been under way for the past week between W.S. and F. S. Lucan of Crooks ton, owners of the Hotel Crooks ton, and Mrs. Belle Markham, administratrix of the estate of Joseph Markham, deceased, for i ‘purchased by W. S. Lycan Co, and that they would conduct the hotel in the future, and it was the intention to run it in a first class manner and make it such a reputition as has the Hotel, 1 Crookston. Mr. Lycan said of the deal: “It is the intention that either myself or my brother will be at the Bemidji hotel practically all the time, and we will give just as, careful attention to that hotel as we do to the Hotel Crookston,” are HL by dad — flit; the sale or lease of the property by the Lycan’s. Both of the gentlemen have been in Bemidji, endeavoring to secure a sale or lease. The negotiations have pro gressed to the stage of lease papers having been drawn up, but they have not yet been signed and the deal closed. W. S. Lycan returned to Crookston Wednesday night. F.S. Lycan left for home last night, and the deal hangs tire for the present. From Crookston comes an interview had with W. S. Lycan, in which the latter stated that the hotel property had been Mr. Lycan was premature in his statement that the deal has been closed, as the papers are still at the office of Chester McKusick, attorney for the Markham estate, and have not been signed or delivered. The Markham is one of the most desirable hotel properties in the state north of the twin cities. The hotel was erected eight years ago, by J. M. Markham. The building was a small affair at that time, but additions were built to the main part until the present hostelry of more than 100 rooms was obtained. It has been a pay ing proposition, and is valuable property. PARLOR a TET
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The Bemidji Daily Pioneer
Bemidji, Minnesota, US
Fri, Aug 24, 1906
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