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PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. ARTS MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 404 MINNESOTA AVE. LAWYER . FRANK: A JACKSON LAWYER BEMIDJI L1 D. H. FISK 3 llor &t Law Atto ney and Couns b %flla over Post Office MINN E. E McDonald NEY AT LAW u-nfi’rnl:-(:n Offics: Swedback Block FRANCIS S. ARNOLD, LL.M. Land Titles Examined and Deraigned 802 Beltrami Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmor Physician and Surgeon Cit Office: Miles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and B-:u;geon oc] Phone 396 " N18y0 Bes. Phone 397 L. A. WARD. M. D. Phone Ne. 5i Office over First National Bank. House No. 6o1 Lake Bivd. Phone No. 351 Dr. A. E Henderson Physician and Surge:-n Office over First Natlonal Bank, Bemidjt, Mjon Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist rst National Bank 8u 1d’g. Telephone No. 23¢ DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer. 404 Beltrami AV Phone 40. Tom Smart baggage. Safe and Plano moving. Phane NorB8" | “°g18 America Ave. GITY LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE Good Rigs and Careful Drivers. -SMART & REITER, 312 Beltrami Ave. YOU OWE itto your family; a means of instant, certain and inexpensive communication wita the outside world. Order the Northwestern Ghe PIONEER Delivered to your door every evening Only 40c¢ per Month 1909 Dairies at the Pioneer office. See the Frozo Trio at the Bijou tonight. Something new. Special sheet music sale at the Northwestern Music company. All the latest in photos and cards for Christmas at the Hakkerup studio. The ladies of the Methodist Aid will bold a sale of fancy work and aprons on December 12. Henry Fallen of this city went to Minneapolis this morning for a brief business visit 1n the twin cities. Ben Simenton of Grand Rapids was among the out-of-town visitors who were guests in Bemidji Satur- day night. ) E. N. French, the druggist, went to Blackduck Saturday evening for a short business visit in his drug store at that place. ; J. H. Crouch of this city went to Crookston Saturday afternoon on a short business trip and returned to the city on the midnight train. E. F. Farnham, who owns the brickyard across Lake Irvin, left for his home in Wilton Saturday after- noon for an overSunday visit there. Thomas Bisiar, son of J. Bisiar of this city, was recently appointed substitute mail carrier for the local postoffice by the first assistant post- master general. E. S. King and “Stubb” Thomp- son of this city went to Blackduck Saturday evening where they will spend the winter working in the camps of tle J. A. Irvine Lumber company. C. Swedback went to Big Falls on the Saturday evening train to spend Sunday with his family. Mr. Swedback returned to the city this morniag to look after some local business interests. Mrs. F. J. Barackman, wife of Reverend F. J. Barackman of Black- duck, returned home Saturday even- ing after enjoying a two days’ visit with friends 1n this city as the guest of Mrs. C. G. Johnson. Miss Inez Geil, who is teaching school near Blackduck, returned to he “Duck” Saturday evening on the M. & I. passenger " train after enjoying her Thanksgiving vacation with her parents in this city. Henry Funkley spent a few hours in Cass Lake Saturday and returaed to the city on the afternoon train. When asked as to what he had been { [doing in Cass Lake, the “Colonel” replied: “Nope; nothin’ doing.” J. F. McGuire, grand receiver of the A. O. U. W., left this morning for Brainerd. Mr. McGuire has been here the past week, visiting the members of the local lodge, and goes to Brainerd on the same mission. Martin Anderson of this city de- parted Saturday afternoon on the west-bound train for his old home at Barrett, in the southern part of the state, where he will visit a few days with his parents, whom he has not seen for two years. L. G. Gonyea, of Crookston, dep- uty sheriff of Polk county, came over Saturday from his home at Crooks- ton and left that evening for points up north, on the M. & I., to summon witness at a term of court which will be held at Crookston in a few days. Dave Phillips, freight conductor on the M. & I. railway, running between Bemidji and Brainerd, is again “laying over” in this city over Sunday. Dave is now the proud papa of a fine bouncing baby girl, which arrived at his home last week. Amund Jacobson of Lynx was a visitor in the city Saturday and while here made application before Clerk of Court F. W. Rhoda for his final citizenship papers. Ole Jacob- son and Micheal Djonne of Lynx accompanied Mr. Jacobson as wit- nesses. Corporal Davis and Private Thompson, of the United States Army recruiting service, came in Saturday afternoon from Deer River and Duluth. They were sent here to look over the situation with a view of re-establishing a recruiting office in Bemidji. A. Moneck, a resident of James- town, N. D., has been in the city for severa! days, having come here with his wife, who is here for the purpose of submitting to an oper- ation, which will be performed at St. Anthony’s hospital by Dr. Gil- more of this city. Mr. Moneck is quite prominent in political circles of North Dakota, being a membe: of the statelegislature. 3 LOCAL HAPPENINGS i The Continued Story of Current Events. Ge to Hakkerup’s for photos. Popular musicat 15c at the North- western Music company. Wanted—Lath Bolts—Will pay $3.00 per cord delivered at our mill. Douglass Lumber Co. For health and pure food use Hunt’s Pertect Extracts and Bak- ing Powder. Thay are pure, uni- form and reliabe, - . E.N. French, the druggist, re- turned to the city this morning from a brief business visit in his drug store at Blackduck. Miss Slough of this city, who is attending her sick cousin at Nary, returned to Nary this morning after spending Sunday at home. Miss Mary Cosgrove, an instructor in the Bemidji schools, returned Saturday night from her home in Bramerd where she enjoyed a short vacation. Roadmaster Harry Mills, of the M. & I, left on this morning’s passenger train for Brainerd to attend to some official duties at that end of the line. D. K. Laurie of Brainerd, travel- ing missionery for the Adams Pres- bytery, went to Blackduck Saturday night and held Presbyterian services there yesterday. Dr. Dumas of Cass Lake was a visitor in the city Saturday, being here for the purpose of visiting his wife, who has been confined to St. Anthony’s hospital for treatment for several days. William Betts, the walking boss for the Crookston Lumber company’s camp near Fowlds, came in Saturday noon for a short visit with friends in the city and returned to the camp yesterday afternoon, L. F. Johnson, Charles Campbell and H. E. Rice formed a party of hunters who returned this morning from the neighborhood of Blackduck. The party was fortunate enough to secure two fine large bucks. Miss Mary Tschumperlin of St. Cloud, who teaches the sixth grade in the city schools, returned on the evening passenger train Saturday from her home where she passed Thanksgiving in her old home, Rev. H. F. Parshall of Cass Lake, archdeacon of the Episcopal church, came over from the “Lake” yester- day afternoon and spent the night in this city, returning home on the Sauk Center train this morning. John Moberg of this city, who has extensive logging interests west of Laporte, left this morning on the south-bound train for Minneapolis where he will spend a2 few days on business connected with his logging work. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Getchell re- turned to the city Saturday evening from Minneapolis where Mrs. Getch- ell met him on his return from De- troit. They_spent a few daysin the twin cities before returning to Bemidji. Sheriff Bailey returned to the city this moruing from Baudette where he was called Saturday night to take charge of a man who has become insane. Mr. Bailey brought the insane man to this city and lodged him in the Beltrami County jail. Miss Jessamine Gould, the little daughter of W. A. Gould of this city, left this morning for Owatonna, in the southern part of the state, to again take up her studies in the Pillsbury Academy after spending her Thanksgiving vacation at home. Dr. J. H. Orr of this city departed on the east-bound Great Northern passenger train yesterday noon for Flandreau, S. Dak., where he was called by news of the serious illness of his wife. Mrs. Orr has been visiting at her old home for the past month. T. S. Ervin, who travels through northern Minnesota in the interest of his father’s milling company, arrived inthe city Saturday night on the north-bound passenger train from St. Cloud where he spent Thanksgiving at home. While away on his last trip Mr. Ervin wit- nessed the Minnesota-Carlisle foot- ball game. Rev. Frank Higgins arrived in the city Saturday and remained over Sunday. The “Lumberjack Sky Pilot” now has charge of all the evangelical work in the woods, and has been over many parts of Wis- consin and Minnesota this winter. He left this morning for Akeley and will visit some of the camps of the Red River Lumber company which are located along the railroad north of Akeley. ‘ Fountain pen ink at the Pioneer office. i Acm‘nphte line- of 1909 dairies may be seen at this office. - Special sheet music sale at the Northwestern Music company. James Tardy returned this morn- ing from-a trip to Turtle River. Thomas Kerrick. of the up-to-date Tailoring company of this city, went to Kelliher Saturday night to attend to the wants of people there "in his line of goods. Donald Ross, who logs in the vic- inity of Gemmel, spent Saturday in this city as a guest at the Markham hotel and returned ‘“‘up the line” on the evening train. A. B. Clair of Grand Rapids came in this morning from a week’s business visit in Northome and spent the morning in the city, departing on the noon train for the “Rapids.” Miss Abbie Leeman of Cass Lake returned home on the Sauk Center train this morning after enjoying a week’s visit in this city as a guest at the home of her cousin, Mrs John Hawkins. D. K. Laurie of Brainerd, travel- ing missionery for the Adams Pres- bytery, passed through the city this morning on the M. & L. passenger train enroute home from Blackduck where he spent Sunday. Miss Georgia Allard returned to Crookston on this morning’s early west-bound train after enjoying Thanksgiving and a short visit in this city with her sister, Miss Ida, who is one of the Pioneer’s staff. Martin Foster, head clerk for the!] A. Irvine Lumber company of Black- duck, spent Saturday on business for the company in this city and return- ed to the “Duck” on the M. & L passenger train Saturday evening. M. F. Cunningham of this city, departed this morning on the M. & I. passenger train for St. Paul where he was called to serve on the federal grand jury which will be in session during the nexttew days. Deputy Sheriff L.]. Gonyea of Crookston arrived in the city this morning from Littlefork, where he went to serve some subpoena papers for witnesses. Mr. Gonyea returned to Crookston on this afternoon’s west-bound train. Miss Lillian Feldman of North- ome, who is staying at the kome of her sister, Mrs. A. Hagberg of this city, while attending the Bemidji high school, returned this morning from a few days’ visit with her parents in Northome. Warren and Grant Gill and their cousin, Elmer Hilliard, three Gran- falls boys who are attending the Bemidji high school, returned to the city this morning on the M. & I. passenger train from their home, where they enjoyed part of their Thanksgiving vacation, and resumed their studies this noon. 1. Ferdinand Peterson, one of the local high school graduates who is taking a dental course in the Uni- versity of Minnesota, departed this morning on the south-bound M. & I. passenger train for Minneapolis to resume his studies at the “U,” after enjoying a week’s visit with his parents and friends in this city. Frank J. Kline, the veteran man- ager for the Walker & Akeley log- ging interests, came up Saturday evening from his home at Minne- apolis, and spent Sunday in this city, Mr. Kline is at present enjoy- ing better health than has fallen to his lot for some time past, which is pleasing news to his many Bemidji friends. Dr. E. H. Marcum’s moose, which he shot last week while hunting near Margie in company with Rev. White of this city and a friend from Illinois, arrived in Bemidji this morning on the M. & I. passenger train. The monarch mensured fifty-three and three-quarters inches across the spread of the horns and weighed 670 pounds when dressed. The horns were an especially fine set and had thirteen points on each side. A Queer Practice. A queer practice which is general throughout all the tribes of Australia is the ribbing of the skin. When the children are still young long cuts are made across the chest, down the up- per arm and leg and even across the back and ribs. While the wound 18 quite fresh the cut is opened and -a mixture of mud is grafted in, the gkin being pulled as far as possible over it. The skin eventually grows 20mpletely round the mud filling and forms ridges varying in length and size from an ordinary lead pencil to the |] thickness of a man's little finger and extending from armpit to armpit. I am informed that while the healing process is going on the pain is ex- quisite, but the result seems to satisfy all parties concerned.—London Stand: ard. - s Coming to an Understanding. In the amiable way of villagers they were discussing the matrimonial af- fairs of a couple who, though recently wed, had begun to find the yoke of Hymen a burden. “'Dis all along o these hasty mar- riages,” opined one caustic-old gentle- man, who had been much to the fore In the discussion. “They did not un- derstand each other. They’d nobbut knowed each other for a matter o’ sev- en year.” 2 “Well, that seems long enough,” sald an interested lady listener. “Long eno’! = Bah! Ye're wrong! ‘When a body’s coortin’ he canna be too careful. Why, my coortship lasted a matter o’ nineteen year!” “You certainly were careful,” agreed the lady listener. -“And did you find your: plan successful when you mar- ried?” - “Ye jump to conclusions,” said the old man impatiently. “I understood her then, so I didna marry her!”—St. James' Gazette. Poor Comfort, Apropos of the pretensions of those who might be counted as In society, Mrs, Bloomfield Moore in her book on “Sensible Etiquette” tells the follow- Ing story: A snobbish young man and his sister after their return home from an even- Ing party were criticising the company, quite unaware that their sensible old uncle was lying awake in his chamber and could hear every word from where they stood in the corridor. } “Why, even the Grinders were there, and you know their father was a gro- cer. I was never in such a mixed com- pany,” said the sister. “And we will never be again if T can help it,” answered the brother. The uncle called out: “Children, what do you think your grandfather was? He was a bootmaker, and some people say not a very honest one either. Now go to bed.” . A Pointer. “You can always tell an actor whose season has not been prosperous,” said Mr, Stormington Barnes. “How?" “He won't talk with you five min- | ates without saying that the public doesn’t appreciate art.”—Washington Star. EVER WATGHFUL. A Little Care Will Save Many Bemidji Readers Future Trouble. Watch the kidney secretions. See that they have amber hue of health; The discharges not excessive or infrequent; Contain no “brick-dust like” sediment. g Doan’s Kidney Pills will do this for you. They watch the kidneys and cure them when they’re sick. Mrs. Anna A, Buell, living at 613 Second St,, Bemidji, Minn, says: “I suffered from kidney trouble tor several vears, not sev- erly at any time, but having dull pains in the small of my back, which caused me much discomfort. The kidney secretions were very unaturalin appearance and plainly showed that my kidneys were not in a healthy condition. I finally made up my mind to try Doan’s Kidney Pills and procured a box at the Owl Drug Store. Ireceived such beniticial results from their use that I procured a further sup- ply and am now in the very best of health: Doan’s Kidney Pilis strengtheded my back and kidneys and toned up my whole system. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s and take no other. 4 fected by tem; one—good ba.lg reasons why. Biscuits are made from a simple recipe. are so quickly made that the making seems easy. And it is with the right Hour— Occident Special Patent Flour. But when you use ordinary flour you take a risk— for ordinary flour is so much more easily af- erature—a quick oven or a slow ing powder or bad—that unless all conditions happen to be right—you can’t be surethebiscuitswon’tbewrongtillthey’redone. And poor biscuits aren’t eaten—they’re thrown away—which is wasteful ex travagance. The economy of Occident Flour lies in its uniformity of granulation. Itisalwaysthesame. Don’t worry too much about your oven. ordinary care and use Occident Flour— you’ll have the lightest, fluffiest, most de- licious biscuits that ever delighted a family. For, while ;ye charge a little more for Occident Flour—that “little more” enables us to keep it always the same, the finest and most nutritious, most economical flour made, If you have read these talks you know many Your grocer is 8o confident of its quality that he offers to return your money if you are not satisfied. 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