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PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. ARTS MISS EUGENIA OLIVER VOICE CULTURE MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 404 MINNESOTA AVE, LAWVYER . FRANK: A. JACKSON LAWYER BEMI - MINNE D. H. FISK to ney and Counsellor at Law At Dtitce over Post Office E. E McDonald EY AT LAW s..-fi.lfi..(:F N Office: Swedback Block FRANCIS S. ARNOLD, LL.M. Land Titles Examined and Deraigned 802 Beltrami Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore nd Surgeon Physioe':«z? Files Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. ician and Surgeon Py e tn Mayo Bloek. - Phone 396 Res. Phone 3 L. A. WARD, M. D. Phone No. 51 Office over First National Bank. House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over First National Bank, Bemidji, Minn Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 Phone No. 351 DENTISTS. DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist rst Natlonal Bank Bu 1d’g. Tetephone No. 230 VETERINARY DR. WARNINGER VBTERINAIIR*Y Bld.lflsooofl lephd umber " Third St.. “;::%I::k.wm of st Nat'l Bank DRAY AND TRANSFER. ‘Wes Wright, Dray and Tranafer. 404 tram{ Ave Tom Smart Safe and Plano moving. Dray and baggage. | erion e, Phone No. Are You Going to Build? 1t so write to A.G.LE VASSEUR for plans and specifications, Modern Plans. Careful Estimates A. G.LE YASSEUR, arand Rapids, Minn. THE BIJOU C. L. LASHER & CO. €. L. Lasher, Manager Every Evening 7:30 t0 10:30 Slbllvrdrl,:y Afternoon 2:30 to 3:30 TONIGHT Overture Blanche Boyer Combodian Customs Beggies Company Party Tllustrated Song Mamma’s Boy By Blanche Boyer How Popular Songs Came to Their End Story ofzan Egg Country Life Drama Vaudevlile THE DESMONDS SISTERS Greatest, Song and Dance Artists ever [ seen in the northwest country. Admission 10. and ;15 Cents GITY LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE Good Rigs and Careful Drivers. SMART & REITER, 312 Beltrami Ave. Ghe PIONEER Delivered to your door every evening Only 40c per Month Fancy fruit at Peterson’s. “Ike” Black returned from Walker last night. T. O. Meeks returned last evening from a business trip to Brainerd. R. Fellows returned to Tenstrike last evening after spending the day in the city. Mrs. A. E. Fddy of Crookston was a visitor in Bemidji yesterday afternoon and evening. The Pioneer has m stock the largest and best selected line of of Easter postal cards. Regular meeting Bemidji lodge K. of P. this evening. All members requested to be present. William Murt left this morning for Rochester, Minn., where he will consult the physicians in the local hospital. The most wholesome powder on the market is Hunt’s Perfect. Complies in every respect with pure food law. baking J. R, Collard was in the city yes- terday from the Red Lake Indian agency. Mr. Collard is s teacher in the Indian school at Red Lake. Order your fly screen now. Also screen doors and window frames. Have your odd jobs done by us, at our shop, 208 Second St., Atwood & Reeves. Howard Reusswig came over from Grand Rapids yesterday afternoon ‘and will visit for a tew days at the home of a friend, Clarence Shannon, of this city. Sam Hayes, who owns a refresh- ment parlor at Island Lake, was a business visitor in the city yester- day, having come down from his home in the forenoon. C. A. Palmer, the M. & I. ticket agent at Northome, passed through the city last evening on his way home after visiting for a few days with friends at Walker. J. W. Boone, deputy sheriff of Koochiching county, brought two men from Big Falls yesterday morn- ing down to the Beltrami county jail, and returned home on the even- ing train. 0. C. Rood, a former business man of Crookston who has been re- siding in Minneapolis, is a visitor in the city, at the home of his mother. It is possible that Mr. Rood may locate in this city and engage in business here. Frank Slipp returned last night from Brainerd where he has been staying with his wife, who is con- fined at the Brainerd hospital. Mrs. Slipp is said to be improving, which will be pleasant news to her many friends in this city. Earl Geil is again following his usual duties at the Remore hotel, after having been confined to ’his home by smallpox. Mr. Geil does not care for a repition of the disease, although being cut off from com- munication with the rest of the busy world is the worst feature of smallpox. W. P. Welch. who has been a resi- dent of Minneapolis for some time past, arrived in the city last even- ing and will visit here for a week, at the end of which time he expects to return to the “Mill City” “Bill” is looking well,and is undoubtedly prospering. His local friends are pleased to see him again. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. French will begin their farm residence this week they haveing commenced moving out to their farm yesterday; and they expect to be settled down and ready for raising crops next week. Mr. French states that he will erect several aditional buildings on the place, and has a pardonable pride in the farm, which will soon be one of the best places in these parts. The “Bachlor Sisters,” song and dance soubrettes, “made good” at the Brinkman Family theatre last night. The house was packed and all expressed their appreciation of the excellent vaudeville acts of the “Bachlor Sisters” as well as that of Geo. Baker, blackface comedian, as being the best they had seen. They will be at the Brinkman Family theatre all this week. ' Don’t fail to see them. Mr. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne W. Va., writes: “I was a sufferer from Kidney disease, so that at times I could not get out of bed, and when I did I could not stand straight. I took Foley’s Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle and part of the second cured me entirely.” Foley’s Kidney Cure works won- ders where others are total failuresa E. A. Barker. Easter goods at Peterson’s. Gas Engine Oil and Gasoline. Jerrard & Covington. Wanted: To purchase good second hand safe, Inquire at this office. William Lindeman was a Park Rapids visitor in Bemidji. last night. L. Crookshanks was a business visitor in the city yesterday after- noon. William Murphy, the cruiser, returned this morning from a timber trip “up north.” A. B. Hazen returned this morning from Blackduck, where he spent last night on business. L. Hanscon of Fosston made a business visit in Bemidji yesterday, coming ever from his home at noon. Thomas Johnson, the contractor and builder, returned this morning from a visit to his claim near Big Falls. Get your Easter postals at the Pioneer office. Making your selec- tion early givesyou a larger line from which to get your selection. C. W. Conway came down from his home at Blackduck this morn- ing and spent the day in the city looking after some business matters. D. W. Carter, the Quiring farmer, returned last night from a business trip to the Twin cities and Duluth. He left this afternoon for his home at Quiring. Just received another large -as- sortment of pianos and organs from the largest factory in the world.Come in and examine our stock and get prices and terms. Bisiar & Fraser, 311 Minn. Ave. Phone 319. Batteries, Batteries, Batteries.— We have just received a full line of boat specialties, Batteries, Spark Plugs, Switches, Oil Cups, Tiller Ropes, Life Preservers, Rubber cov- ers, etc. Jerrard & Covington. Ered Olson of Blackduck, who was elected a delegate to attend the state convention at Crookston to- morrow and also the state conven- tion at Minneapolis Thursday, came down from the “Duck” this morning and left this afternoon with the dele- gation for Crookston. N. W. Butler left this morning for St. James, Minn., having received word that his little grandson, Isaac Butler, is very ill and is not expected to live. Isaac’s father died a short time ago at St. James and it is feared that the little fellow will join him, unless a change is taken for the better. T. F. Armstrong, a resident of Casselton, N. D., is in the city to- day looking over some of the farm lands in this vicinity with a view of investing in a farm. Mr. Armstrong has read considerable of the de- sirability of northern Minnesota farming lands and has become covetous for some broad acres here- abouts. Edward Peterson arrived in Be- midji last night from Hallock,Minn., for a visit of several days with old friends in this city. “Ed.” was for some time superintendent of the Markham buffet, and he made many friends hete. He removed from this city to Hallock, where he has the management of the Pacific Hotel. Mr. Peterson is doing very well, up at Hallock- W. H. Squier, the giant stalwart who does things up at Blackduck, passed through the city last evening on his way to the “Duck” from a visit in the twin cities. “Billie” says that he will soon issue a pros- pectus showing the intentions of the Blackduck Handcar club, of which organization he is the president. Last year, the club gave a very de- lightful informal meet on Blackduck lake, and this year's doings promise to eclipse any former effort of the club. And J. O. Harris has a new story. L. G. Hancock, a prominent busi- ness man of Fosston, came over from his home yesterday afternoon and spent last night in the city on a business mission. Mr. Hancock would not divulge the nature of his business in the city. And this reminds us, that at the time of Mr. Hancock’s last visi here, four years ago, he had a novel experience with the local police. The night he postoffice was robbed, and as Mr. Hancock was asleep in the: depot awaiting the early morning train, the police searched him and ques- tioned him very closely as to his doings. “Lou” got away all right, but he does not forget his experiences of that night. J started for his home the Bemidji : ““THREE WEEKS" By ELINOR GLYN FOR SALE AT CROMBIE’S ABER R. F. MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTOR and LICENSED EMBALMER With W. . Ross Night Phone 85 Day Phone 113 Easter toys at Peterson’s. Garden hose at Jerrard & Coving- ton. E. D. Beeson went to Northome last night. Easter souvenir postals cards at he Pioneer office. Charles Ducher went to Black- duck last evening on a business trip. W. H. Vye went to Kelliher last night to look after his logging in- terests. D. R. O’Connor went to North- ome last night to look after some business matters. Ike Laplant spent yesterday in the city with friends, returning to Tenstrike on the evening train. Mrs. J. J. Conger returned this morning from a trip “up north,” along the line of the M. & I. rail- way. Harry Mills, the roadmaster of the M. & I., went to International Falls last evening on official busi- ness. T. F. Kelliher, who represents the Maryland-Casualty company of Baltimore, went to Blackduck last night. Miss Eva Getchel went to Ten- strike last evening and spent the night with her sister, Mrs. Gregg, returning to the city this morning. The Methodist Ladies Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Court- ney, 105 Irving avenue, on Thurs- day afternoon at 2:30. All are in- vited. Hose.—We have a large stock of garden hose, for you to select from, and the prices are right. Call and get your hose early. Jerrard & Cov- ington. J. A. McDonald, cruiser for the Carpenter-Lamb Lumber company, left this morning on a trip to Pequot and Brainerd in the interests of his company. The Enna Concert company of Duluth will give a concert at Nor- wegian Lutheran church Wednesday evening April 22. A. good muical concert and everyone should plan to attend it. Allladies in any way interested in the Presbyterian Aid society are re- quested to come out early to the special meeting at Mrs. Gracie’s Thursday afternoon. At this meet- ing we will work and plan for our sale. Mrs. H. N. Douglass. Richard Stoeffler, who owns a farm on Wolf Lake, drove over from his place this morning, being accom- panied by John Phillips, who also owns a farm near Farris. Mr. Stoeffler was for a number of years head sawyer for the J. Neal lumber company of Cass Lake and was con- sidered one of the best log sawyers in the country. It is possible that he will be engaged to saw in one of the local sawmills. I J. Courtright, owner of the Bertha Headlight, came up last evening from Walker, where he visited over Sunday with friends. Mr. Courtright accompanied Arthur Hains, who ison his way to his claim, in the Quiring country. Mr. Courtright will visit Redby, Red Lake and the Quiring community, where he will spend a week looking over lands. Mr. Courtright is a very bright writer, and one of the sub- stantial men of this community. We acknowledge a very pleasant call. . The New Pure Food and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Foley’s Honéy and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend it as a sate emedy for children and adults. E. A. Barker. | S Miss Selma Witting accompanied her father to Blackduck last night, where heis interested in the cedar business, and returned to the city this morning. WILL MAKE COAL BRICKS. North Dakota Lignite to Be Stamped Into Hard Cubes. Minot, N. D., April 14.—One theu- sand acres of coal land has been bought near this city by the Amer- ican Briquetting company, who have announced their intention of erecting & complete briquetting plant -upon it. The same company already has a plant at Williston, which will be in operation within two weeks. Engl- neers who have examined the procdts state that it is a solution of the prob- lem which has been facing the Nultvfh- west for some time, that of cheap and serviceable fuel, and that it will prove an untold boon to the manufacturers who wish to come to this country. The machinery for the Willisten plant is already on the ground and will be in operation as soon as minor details are corrected. The capacity of the plant will, on the start, be 200 tons per day and will be Increased to, 600 tons. The Minot plant will be considerably larger than that at Wil- liston. Building Wrecked by Explosion. Chicago, April 14.—The separator mill of the Aetna Powder compapy at Miller, Ind., was completely wrébked by the explosion of a quantity of ni- troglycerin. Nobody was in or abéut the mill at the time and the cause of the explosion is unknown. The build- ing was blown entirely to pieces, the wreckage being scattered over the country fer a quarter of a mile. A large hole was blown in the ground where the building stood. Scarlet Fever at Harvard. Boston, April 14.—A light form of scarlet fever has appeared amohg the students at Harvard university amd there are eighteen afflicted students confined in Stillman infirmary, with a number of other cases scattered throughout the dormitories. Adjournment of Congress. ‘Washington, April 14—That the pregent session of congress will ad- Journ on or about Saturday, May 9, 18 the prediction made by Representa- tive James E. Watson of Indiana, Re- publican “whip” of the house. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Rear Admiral Evans is feeling con- siderably better. Wheat seeding will be general throughout Western Canada this week. Hartwig Derenbourg, the well known French Orientalist and member of the Institute, is dead at Paris. He was born in 1844. v Hiram C. Millard, brother of Bailey Millard, the author and novelist, was killed near San Jose, Cal, by a fall over a 100-foot cliff. Daniel R. Noyes, president of the Wwholesale drug firm of Noyes Bros. & Cutler and one of St. Paul's prom- inent citizens, is dead, aged seventy- two. The senate has passed the bfll au- thorising the allotment to the Indians of the lands of the Spokane Indian res- ervation and the sale of the surplus to white settlers. Judge Jules E. Alford, in the in- ferior criminal court at Mobile, Ala., declared the Alabama law against the playing of baseball, lawn tennis, golf and other games on Sunday to be un- constitutional. In a sermon at New York Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters bitterly attacked Trinity church corporation, describing it as “New York’s worst citizen” and “the wealthiest and most mysterious monopoly in the world.” A family Bible appears to be as safe a place to keep money as a safe deposit vault. Walter Kraft of Belle- ville, 111, has nearly 1,000 worth of colonial money that was hidden in a family Bible for 100 years without be- ing discovered. Boycott Affects Jap Liners. Hongkong, April 1\—As a result of the Chinese boycott on Japanese goods and vessels the Japanese steamer America Maru left here for San Francisco without a single pack- age of Chinese cargo. Furthermore, she carried only twenty-five passen- gers, as compared to 730 passengers on board the British steamer Empress of India, which cleared from this port for Vancouver. How to Avoid Appendicitis. Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually consti- pated. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pléasant to take. Refuse substitutes, E. A. Barker. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION of Independent School District of Bemidji. ‘Whereas a petition has been presented to the undersigned, as clerk of said district, re- aquesting that a special meeting of the legal voters of said district be called at the time nudfnlalc’a. and for the purposes hereinafter sef; forth, Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that a special election of the legal voters of Inde- pendent school district of Bemidji will be held at the Central school house located in block four (4) of the First Addition to Be- midjl, in the city of Bemidji, Beltrami county, Minnesota, on Thursday, the 16th day of April, 1908, at 4:30 o’clock p. m. for the pur- pose of voting upon the proposition of erect- A lock ten (10), of Carson’s Addition to Bemldjl, Bel- trami county, Minnesota, a brick school butld- ing 1o be used for graded school purposes, of authorizing the Board of Education of said District to sell or otherwise use or dispose of the frame building now on said property and known as the Old Catholic Church building for the best interest of said District and as tosaid Board of Education shall seem m;sner. and. that the bonds of said school district. In the amount of fifteen thousand dollars (#15,000), in denominations of one thousand dollars (81,000) each, bearing interest at_the rate of five (5) per cent per annum, payable in fifteen years from date of issue, {nterest payable semi- annually, be issued for the purpose of secur- ing money with which to aid in the erection ed this ay of April, e GRAHAM M. TORRAI{]?E.]{ \ ork. 4 Lips white? Cheeks pale? Blood thin? Consult your doctor. 1112 Badskin? Weak nerves? Losing flesh ? Consult your doctor. Astgour doctor about taking Ayer's No appetite? Poor digestion? Discouraged? non-atzofolic Sersopanila, “Trust GonSUlt your doctor, * T b 7 _}nz"a’"” as_he says. the formulas of all our medisines. Towall Bacs Just to remind you of the importance of sav- ingyourteeth. That’s my business. DR. G. M. PALMER The New Grocery. For fresh and up to date gro- ceries remember we lead. Our line is strictly fresh as we receive daily shipments of Fruits, Butter and Eggs, Veg- etables and other Groceries. ROE & MARKUSEN PHONE 207 Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and building material of all descriptions. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can make your selection. WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB WO00D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidj. The Bemidji Pioneer Stationery Departm’t Up To Date Goods. Well Selected Stock The Right Place to Get It. The Pioneer in putting in this stock gives the People of Bemidji and surrounding country as good a selection as can be found in any stationery store Type Writer Supplies We carry a line of Ribbons for all Standard Machines, either copying or record; Type ‘Writer Oil, Carbon Paper, Box Type Writer Paper from 80c per box of 500 sheets up to $2.00. Paper Fasteners The best and most complete line of fasteners to be found any where. We have the Gem Clips, Niagara, O K,” “Klip Klip,” Challenge Eylets and other va- rieties. Pencils Blank Books In this line we carry the Fa- Our blank book stock is a° bers, Kohinoors, Dizons, in carefully, selected line " of black, colored or copying. We books. Special books ordered have the artist’s extra soft pen- on short notice. Our specialties cils as well as the accountant’s hard pencils. are handy books for office or private accounts. : We are glad to show you our stationery and job stock and invite you to call at the office. The Bemidji Pioneer i ’ -