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John Smith, Former Q%u'ber in This City, Shot Do e at Rugby, N. B.” Smith Well Known in Bemu; and Has Conducted a Shop:: Here Several Years.: The following from the Grén]dA Forks Herald is the accountof Sgclal W&H«fie 'l‘ 16 Fastig af This Evemng a shooting affray at Rugby;N:|? D., in which John Smith, fo;‘ merly a barber in this city, lost}’ his life: Rugby, N. D., Oct. 14.—An at- tempt was made -here_ this afters4: noon to kill Charles Barker, a respected citizen who has lived this commumty is unanimous theeffect that Mr. Barker’s ac- in the city ‘for 'more 'than ten|tion was necessary for the pres- years and has always been held in high esteem. John Smith.en- tered the place of business of Barker this afternoon and crazed { by drink drew a revolver -and’ opened fire on Mr: Barker, the first shot passing within a few inches of Mr. Barker’s head. Mr. Barker in self-defense re- turned the fire. killing Smith, A coroner’s jury was empan- eled and returned’ a verdict that Mr. Barker’s action was entirely justified and completely - exoner- ervation of his own life and ‘while |t the unfortunate occurrence is deplored, there is no dlsposmon on the part of “anyone* to blame | Mr. Barker for domg as he did and had to'do. Mr. Smith was well known in Bemidji. haying conducted "a barber shop here for a number of years.- He was 'an excellent citizen, and has many friends here who will regret ' his ‘death and the violent manner m whxch he wds killed, M ies, Dry Goods | Ware, Glass Ware, Crockery I Need Money! In order to get it, instead of borrowing, I will take this method Sale begins: Tues.. Oct. 10 and will continue until 1 get the money I need. but don’t put off ordering your supply for the winter use Shoes I will discount on all those that are out of date just 1-2 or 50 per cent. The new up-to-date Shoes, Rubber Boots, Rubbers and Artics, 25 per cent discount. All Dry Goods, Underwear, Notions, Ladies’ and Boy’s socks, a flat discount of 25 per cent. sale, just All perfumeries during this |ONE HALF PRICE On all Cutlery, such as Pocket Knives, Carving Sets, Table Knives and Forks, Tea Spoons, De. sert Spoons, in fact everything in this line, 25 per. cent discount. My jewelry is. . marked very close but I will give this same discount of 25 per cent. Everything in the Grocery line that is usually kept in a grocery store, (e\cept the following items: Canned Tomatoes, Flour, Feed, Sugar, boaps Coffees, Crackers, Breakfast Foods. Fruits and Farmer’s Products), 1-4 off or 25 per cent discount. Ware, China Ware and discount -of 25 per. cent. marked in plain figures. In Crockery, Glass. Lamps, the same flat Everything _is A Dbig. stock to select from. - An opportunity the public seldom gets. Take advantage the money and “you' can use the. goods. sale continues foronly a short time. .. : 3 of this offer. I need The DEFECTIVE | been made'for-a year’ past to'sell TO START A DAILY i Rumored that Another Dally : Will soon. Appear in. Bemidji. 'DESPERATE POLITICAL EMER: | . -GENGY:DEMANDS IT. 1, Wfll: hBe Alssvue&.;v {U;tlli.;éffei‘,.ifie «Present Municipal.Campaign, - Tis:Saids. 3 - starbed«m Bemldp. {1 »:Rumor; says- that it w111 sorely needed for political-: pur- i | poses, it is said. . .At_ any rate here by an urgent telegram and all day yesterday there racings and chasings 0, and fro and agamst the st.a.rtmg ofa ‘new daily, but that those who sum- termined upon - the'yenture. If new daily will have ‘a brief exis- paign, and a few hundreds, or even a thousand'or two, ‘will be well -spent, providing the ‘paper can “secure the ‘election ofthe candidates it will advocate: Meanwhile Mr:' Moodie'is-em- ployed, for. ‘“afew, day,s” -2t the News'i office; !, [t i said’” that'an/| effort - is;, being ;made .to raise {money &nough- t6 buy the News and the Sentinel -and consolidate the two. Desperate efforts haye the ;Sentinekand hewspaper men have been brought here from all parts of the state. The Sentinel,. however, did-not look good to them and that paper is still look- ing for abuyer, and those who plan the consolidation hope to election, it would give its friends This it is figured would be worth all that it will cost. his way to Crookston, Omer, E. about the matter and the business at the same old stand. NARROW ESCAPE Harmer Tipped, Boat in Lake l,mme. Ben Erickson, a Bemidji con- tractor, and Richard Harmer. employed at the Ludington hard- ware establishment, yesterday | afternoon had a narrow escape midji brewery, when the. bdat- .the water. The water was deepr and neither one could touch bot for a few minutes were rescued They lost two. -valuable guns| through the dccident, and a search carried on during the day } has failed to locate the firearms. | Governor Changes Clerks; ) Harvey Grimmer of St. Cloud - ihas been . appeinted —executive . iclerk to Governor Jehnson to § u"ceed Cleveland - Van Dyke, 8, who will accept a position with a § Montana mining company. PAGE tioned him-are® Hievértheless’ de- | present plans are carried out the |, tence during the municipal cam- | a new lease of political power in |g Bemidji and Beltrami county. 5 Mr. Moodie is ostensibly, on |8 Bailey doesn’t know anything |§ News | and the Sentinelare still doing|] FROM DROWNING | Ben Erickson and Richard § from drowning in Lake Irvine.if They started out in a small duckf boat for the rice bed on the west | side of the lake and had reached |§ a point directly out from the Be- & capsized, precipitating both into | § tom, but they clung to the bc’fatE and after calling for assistance § —— BEMIDJI WON FOOTBALL GAME n‘ssed t L thlrs a.ft;ernoon from Solway for a short busmess visit here, Notice For Bids. Nolfilce is hereby glven ‘that the | board of directors of school dis- trict 43, of the county of Hub- bard and State of Minnesota will |: ; receive bids for the erection-of a |- four room frame school building, bids to'be opened at a- meeting of the board to be ‘held “at La-| D WOOL have a great deal to do with the decline of the custom-tailoring busi- A man who likes to be well-dressed is asually willing to spend some money on his clothes, but when he can duplicate the work of his tailor by getting a Clothcraft suit or overcoat, and ~ save ten dollars at the ooy ~ same time, it is a plain Dusiness prop- esition for him to buy Cloth- craft Clothes. Clothcraft des signers dissect ‘the finished brhdict of the ‘lndln‘ lngllsh and Amrlcm tailors, in-order lo exactly n’roluu the best of . their work in. Clnthcnfl Clothg » - Ta this foundation theyadd many orighnl Mlfi wMti . are cxclnsinly “. Clothcflfl." Th- Newport. lhown here : ; lll typical CIothcun prodnction--cnu tlnilo heuud,H wide lapels, slightly curved front, conuvo Ihouldcn,? i clnu-flmng collar; trousers fall peg-topped--this swcll ; - suitis made in a great variety of all-wool fabrics, and §s .. 8 a pticcll from s:o to $25, ‘. ‘Porte on:the evening of OCtober | . g 25,:1905 at 8. o’clock. 5 .Plans:and specifications may 'he seen;at. the Pioneer o_flice, Bemidji, ; Minan.;.on snd. after October 17, 1905. serving the right to rejecy any and all bids. ; (o) E, Crardall, Director, YoM Dally, Clerk, John Meads,’ Treafiurer The board re-j schfiras. e , Bem,l_sl,_n; ,,,,,,, 21 [, For Sale or Trade. o4 terms or 181050 stock of ‘medium” prlLed in pa‘,m(»nt genta furnisbings and: lumber: - ‘men’ ¢lothing, all”‘clean’ goods; Be}tmml *Av no odds or ends.. :Will give easy buy up the Sentinel and the News | ¥ at a comparatively low 'price.§ :The made over paper would be|#l able to start in with a circulation | of five or six hundred, and could |i§ it win' the coming municipal|g A few Bargains ¢ |§eéec‘ed Appricots Bfiz Peaches, Plums ‘ud Pears ] Red Kidney beans, per - Marquet,ne Grapes, pei in glass jars ¢ 3%¢ | can 8c | : Falmou‘ai pPrmceu Brafid' Hiiggs S)Cfi:fil?}s;ckliles, smi.let and { American brand swL;gb Selected Pears per can 2l¢| 7 s, small size, | corn, per can be M Lemon Cling Peaches per’%afipii’j”?’z:;zes E )2: per bottle i 8c.| Sweet potatoes, rercan-I0c - @ § can, 20c] 0 2 ) ]22,0 Honey, per pound! IS¢ | Golden, West corn,.: per |8 Black Cherries; a.can, 22| Princess ~ Toc @ ~White Chernea. @ can; 22¢; | Stra.“herry Preserves, )»Zr 2 vamcr i Beans, | can per can H I0c /- - i In 'order- to make room for a line of Novel- lNTENTIONAL DUPL ICATF EXPOSURF' ties I have decided to redace my large stock of Groceries, and in order to do this i qulckly I offer my entire stock a»tWholesale A P