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] 00 %5189 09 JOJ P ~UBP SAINO 31 puy *9Jif Aea jo Jofod qou ‘doap o [1e ‘o A194s iy Avad 0} J0J0D S310)SA1 3] ZJOSIA JIBH S JoAY JO o0q B An jou Agm usyy woy QYI] 3,us30p A[UlelI20 PUEGSHY JNOA puy &noA op ‘siiey Av1S asoyy 9i] 2,U0Op NOX ' PUBLISHED BVERY mln 00X, Official Paper Village of Be dii Syt eeH B B iotels Bemdu Pioneer Publishing Co. By A. KAISER. X A R A A A e A e Enwred in the postoffice at Bemidil. Minn., ‘as second class matter. SUBSCRIP’I'[GN; ‘$5 PER YEAR NITIAL CLERK-CAR- .RIER EXAMINATION OION awo:) Bemidji, Minn., March 10, 06 The United States Civil Ser- vice Commission annoutces that on'the date and at the place named aboye an examination will be held for the positions of clerk and carrier in the Post-Office Service. From the eligibles resulting from this examination it is ex pected that the Postmaster-Gen- |}, eral will select the carriers and substitute carriers who are to DO NOT MASH OR SQUEEZE... But chop into clean cut, uniform pieces, all kinds of meat, raw or / cooked, also vegetables and fruits fine or coarse as wanted. All parts nicely Finished and Accurately Fitted. our Knives with each Chopper. ' Fleming Bros. Hardware lishment of free delivery in this ¢ity. Selections from = these eligibles ‘may also be made for appointments to the positions of ¢lerk and carrier after the estab- lishment of the free delivery. This examination offers an op- portunity to bright, energetic young persons to ernter an inter- esting field of Government’. em- ployment where the salaries com- pare most favorably with those paid in private employment. The salary of letter carriers in all cities which contain a popula- tion of 75,000 or more is arranged in three classes: First class $1,000 per. annum; second class, $800 per annum; and third class; $600 per annum, In cities con- taining less than 75,000 popula- tion there are two classes: Sec- lond class, $850 per annum and third class, $600'per annum, Ap- pointments of letter carriers are made to the class having the| minimum rate of. pay and pro- motions. from the lower grades Comfort En R‘o’ute to Chicago You have it on the Burling'on’s electric-lighted Limited, leaving Minoeapolis 7:50 p. m. and St. Paul 8:40 p. m., arriving Chicago 9:00 next morning. . A more perfectly heated. train never was built, perfectly ventilated, perfectly arranged Less luxurious but wl}olly comfortable is the Scenic Line Express, leaving Minneapolis 7:30 a. m. and St. Paul 8:20 a. m., arriving Chicago 9:35 p. m. grade at _the expiration . of one year’s servue, on ‘certificate of the 'postmaster to the 'efficiency and faithfulness of the employee during the preceding year ‘A_ s | substitute letter carrier recelves i|'a compensation “of $1 per annum i ‘and .Ahe pro rapu compeusatmn of the ca.rner whose “Toute he may be required to serve. A vacancy ‘in the'regular force of | carriers must be filled by the bromouon of the senior substi: tute; “ A substitute clerk'is pard }a rate " of com pensat on not ex- »ceedmg the cnmpeufia.t.lon of the Popular Burlington dining car service on both; trains. F. M. RUGG, Northwestern Passenger Agt., :Germania Life Building, St. Paal, Minn. 3 The Ri“ght Road TO CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA FROM SAINT PAUL/ OR MINNEAPOLIS NOTICE 0F APPL]CAT[ON —for—— LIQUOR LlCENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA‘ % 85 COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, City of Bemidji. { Notice is hereby given, that application has ‘been_made in writing to -the city;council of saldCity of Bemidji and filed ininy oftic: praying for license to sell intoxicating liquors woLELEE WESI'ERN RAILWAY Many trains daily, superbly equipped, making fast time. Through Tourist Cars to Callfomla, with choice of routes west of Omaha or Kansas City. For information write to J. . ELMER, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. ‘February 22hd "1906, " ‘arid terminating on February 22nd. 1907, by the following persons, and at the following Dlaces, as stated in snid application.'respectively, to-wit: =« - CLAVIN & TANNER & In that cerii ain; One Story. ;Frame. Building front room, first floor and located on lot num-~ ‘ber Twelve (12) block Fourteen (14) in Original townsite of - Bemidji, Beltrami county Mm- nesota. ¥ 1 Said application will ba hanr;’l and d eter- niined by Said 'city councfl of ‘the 'City %‘l Bemidji; ;at. me clerk’s, office ty Hall in said City. of Bemidj trami county; and State ‘c” Molndiy the mrnlt:hd:; of Feb. D:1906, av £, 5 olclock p. m. of that day, - - : : R LA i City L 3 .of Bemldjl Yhis 5th. flny ot Feb. [Seal]. OMAS M/ i in Bel ‘vllnnesom. on A We stfll ‘have 'a- ‘number: ‘of" cfioxce “Tots™ for sal k "BEMIDJI i fast bathuiing ‘the greatcommercml ER 7 iy centre-of:Northern Minnesota and xts future m THE, RR'(GHTEST ST Lagesl & Four Lines' of- R'ai}l'aqu"if“ “lclorks at t be appointed prior to the estab-|ao) are made ‘to the next higher| for the term of..one year!commencing on| i post offices vary ac®rding to the class of work to be performed and the size of the office, but range from $400 to $1,- 000 in the smaller offices to as high as $1,700 per annum in the larger offices. All original ap- pointments of clerks are made at the minimum salaries. The examination will consist of the subjects mentioned below, weighted as indicated: Subjects. Weights 1. Spelling (twenty words of aver- age difficulty in common use).. ..... 10 2. Arithmetic(simple tests in addi- tion, subtraction.multiplication, and division of whole numbers, and in common and decimal fra United States money)... 3. Letter=writing (a letter of not less than 125 words on some subject of general interest. Competitors will be permitted to se\ecb one of two subjects given)..... ( Tan of the competitor in the o copying from plain copy \vxll be con- sidered with special refers accurately a few printed lines in the u)'mpf‘llto s handwriting) .. 5 cards in different handwritings). Total . Ao'e hmn: all po:mons. 18 to 45 yvears. All applicants, male and fe- male, must have the medical cer- tificate in the .application blank executed. Maleapplicants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches in height in bare feet, and weigh | not less than 125 pounds. The Post-Office Department bas stated that no person who is defective in'any of the following- named particulars will be ap- pointed in the postal service: Deaf-mutes; hunchbacks; per- sons having defective hearing, sight, or speech; persons totally blind or bliud in one eye; one- armed, one handed, or one legged persons, or those having crip- pled arms or legs; and those suf- fering from asthma, consump- tion, hernia, or any other physi- cal defect or disease whichwould prevent a proper discharge of the duties of the position. This examination is open to all citizens of the United States who comply with the requirements. For application blank, full in: structions, specimen examina- tion questions,’ and' information ‘relative to the duties and salar-| ,xes of the different posmons, and 'the location 'of the ‘examination room, appllcatlon should be made to the secretary of the board of. examiners at the post-office. ' Applications will be ‘accepted for thls exnmmafilon “by the sec- retary-of the district board: upto: the hour of closing busmess on March.7, 1906 : A J, M. SHOEMAKER. Secretary;8th'U.'S. Civil Ser: vice District, St. Paul, Minn. Issued F‘ehruary 6, 1906: LUMBE RMEN MAKE PROTEST Object to the Repeal of the Tlmbqr‘and Stone ~ Aect. (i the ‘_tbé house commwtee, is_in favor | “'}epbate& E newIa Washmghon, Feb, number'of protest.s from “Tut 7| berimen and others in his distriot probestm against thepassage of' ill rapealing the’ n‘mber and stone act, which. is new before; ‘Minnesota; who is'a ' member ‘ot Viding for the robable the senu.f.e com- mit:ee on public lands will Te: port a bill to the sepate for the repeal of the timber and stone act which will contain a provision authorizing the sale.of timber on public land, under the direction of the secretary of agriculture instead of the secretary of the interior, as at present. This change is urged on the theory that titles to timber lands will remain with the goverpmer, the timber only to be disposed of, as is now done with timber in a forest reserve. Operation of the law, under the proposed bill, will be under the direction of the forest service. carry a provision placing the money derived from the sale of timber in the reclamation fund, with the exception of 20 or 25 per cent, which willgo to the counties in which the timber land is located, for the mainten- ance of schools and roads. Lysacker Lost Pocketbook. A, P. Lysacker, employed at the Golden Club, this morning lost a pocketbook containing about $15 in money and areceipt, the latter being for a. large amount. A search for the pocket- book was made but no trace of it has been found. The bill will| ONE CENT A WORD. No ‘Advertisement Accepted For Less Than 15 Cents. Cash Must Accompany AH Out Of Town Orders HELP WANTED. NSO o PR b S WANTED—Dishwasher at the Brinkman hotel. WANTED TO RENT—House with'5 rooms. Furiished house preferred, Call at the Pioneer. WANTED—For U. S. army able- bodied, unmarried men be- tween ages of 21 and 35, citi- zens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For in- formation apply to Recruiting Officer, Miles block, Bemidji. Minnesota. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Good work team, 2,600, Inquire ofJ. A, Mec Avoy, at Bagley Livery. FOR SALE—Magnificent moose head, mounted; will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office, FOR SALE— Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of .a rubber stamp for vou on short notice. WALKER WANTS THE RESERVE Willing to Relieve Cass Lake of Federal Park. Walker, Minn., Feb. 10.—The following resolution was passed atv a meeting of the Walker Com:-| mercial club, held at tii2 opeial nouse Tuesday evening, Feb 0. “Whereas, it bas been t-e policy of the foresiry department of 'the United States to establish and maintain anational forest re- serve on a portion of the Leech Lake Indian reservation; and wheéreas, tothatend, the “Morris bill”” set ‘aside for forestry pur: Volstead of 2 poses certain Jands adjoining the village of Cass Lake; and where- as, the people of Cass Lake ‘are ‘opposed to said forest reserve and are making vigorous efforts to. .-have.said forest reserve abaolished; “Be'it resolved by the Com- mercial club of the village of Walker; “which village adjoins said reservation. Tfia.t in the ~{opinion of the members of * said 'club such a forest reserve, as at|* present wisely managed, is.of vast importance -and of great benefit not only to the nation at large but to the territory in the . |immediaté vicinity ‘of the: park; that said opinion is:strengthened by:personal ‘observation of ‘the rapidity and abundance of the growth of young white and Nor- way " pine trées on the cut-over la,nds 1 the vicinity of Walker; “And be it“further resolved. That the €othmercial club'of the village of Walker co-operate with thefvillage of Cass Liake in'secur « 'ing federal leg'lsls,nwn creating & T'national pd.rk out of that portion ~|of the reseryation -adjoining-ard in the* vicinity of ‘Walker, and discontinuing that portion of the namona.l park in the . vicinity. of | Ca.ss Lake, hhe new selection of FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Eagles hall, over Civty Drug store. Telephone 74. FOR RENT-—Furnished room with privilege of bath. 609 Bemidji Ave. FOR RENT—Three cottages at Mill Park. Ole ' Anderson, corner Second St. and Bemidji Ave. . LOST and FOUND_____ LOST—Chespeake bay spanial, white star on breast and white ‘ves. Reward for refurn will be paid by H.T. Meclntosh, Northome, MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY — Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- urdays, 2:30 to 6 p. m. Thurs- day 7 to 8 p..m. also.” Li- brary in basement of cours House. Mrs. H.E. Reynolds li- brarian. The Churches l PRESBYTERIAN — Regular services tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. ‘Sunday school at noon. NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN— Services will be held tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 8 o’clock in the evening, by Rev. Gelen of Sol- way. BAPTIST—Rev. E.: M. Atwood of Little Falls willpreach morn- ing and evening and Miss Ger- trude Bly of Mindeapolis will sing. The weetings during the past week' have been ‘well attended and a great deal of interest manifested and. will continue every night . next week. . Mr. Atwood is-a very earnestpreacher, and MissBly is a very sweet singer. ‘Hvery- one should ‘make a* special ‘ef- fort to'hear- these eva.ngehsts Mr. Atwood’s subject on "Sun- day evening will be “How May we Know We are Saved?”’ Kodol Dyspepsia Gure Digests what you eat. "PRUMBINGI | EMT‘EGYERS T ‘Will Help You- Secure..Good _Hslp hialnheussedfire R®ood positivhs: | Address 136 Endicott Bldg., s¢ Paul, qx:msk" itution in l educators, A5 R sTAM- i TIN AND RE | "PAIR WORK: You.get the best ‘services on - the ‘ shortest " notice. '