On This Date in Minnesota History: January 20

January 20, 1917 – “The M. & I. railway, a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railway, is going to see that the Bemidji pilgrims to the St. Paul winter sports carnival are well taken care of and today announced that on the evening of January 31, train No. 34, the regular Twin Cities train, will carry an extra sleeper.”

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; Bemidji, Minn.; January 20, 1917; p. 1.