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PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. ARTS MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 407 BELTRARI AVE, MRS. JOHN R. STEWART Instruction on Piano, Pipe Organ and Harmony 609 Bemidji Ave. Phoue No.9 LAWYER . FRANK: A. JACKSON LAWYER BEMIDJI e D. H. FISK Atto ney and Counsellor at Law Office over Post Office MINN E.E McDonald NEY AT LAW cuinh oo Gt Swedback Block FRANCIS S. ARNOLD, LL.M. Land Titles Examined and Deraigned 802 Beltrami Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore and Surgeon phys{fiifi:{_& Thles Block® DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office in Mayo Bloek Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 L. A. WARD, M. D. Phone Nu. 51 Office over First National Bank. House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Phone No. 351 Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over First National;Bank, Bemidjl, Mjnn Office Phone 36, Residence Phone 72 DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist st National Bank Bu 1d'g. Telephone No. 230 DRAY AND TRANSFER. ‘Wes Wright, Dray and Transfor. Phone 40. 404 Beltraml Ave. Tom Smart Dray and baggage. Safe and Plano moving. Phone No. 58 618 America Ave. Citation for Hearing on Petition for Probate of Foreign Will, Estate of Edith M. Jones. State ot Minnesota, County of Beltrami, In Probate Court, In the Matter of the Estate of Edith M. Jones, Decedent. The State of Minnesota to George Jones, Gracel Jones, Edmund Sanderson, Gertrude Sanderson (nee LeRoy), William 1. Sander- son and all persons interested in_the allow- ance and probate of the will of said decedent: The petition of William H. Sanderson, repre- senting that Edith M. Jones, then a resident of the County of Beltrami, State of Minne- sota, dled on the 2ist day of February, 1905, testate and that her will has been allowed and admitted to probate in the District court inand for the county of Custer, State of Montana, being filed in_this court, together with authenticated copies of said will and of tho probate thereof in the _court above named, and praying that said will bo ad- mitted to Probate in this State. and that lotters testamentary bo thereon granted to William I. Sanderson, of Rusk, Wisconson: Now_therefore, you, and each'of you, are hereby cited and required to show ‘cause, if any you have, before_this court, at the Pro- bate Court Kooms in the Court House, in the City of Bemidji, County of Beltrami, State of Minnesota, on the 20th day of Jan- uary, 1009, at ten o'clock 4. m., why ' the prayer of said petition should not be granted. Witness the Hon. M. A. Clark, Judge of said Court, and the scal of'said Court, this 19th day of December, 1908. CLARK, LCourt Seal M. A. Judge of Probate Court G. W. Campbell, Atrorney for Petitioner, Bemidjl, Minn. GAR-GOL An sbsolute specific and anti-septiq preparation for all kinds of SORE THROAT SIMPLY A GARGLE OR SPRAY sure cure for Hoarseness, Tonsilitis, Quicsy, 3. Dlcorated and Catarchal Bors Throas "A proventive of Croup, Whooping Cough and Diphtheria. PURIFYING HEALING '1" THING HARMLESS jorsed by the mosb eminent throat spacialists B oreonnTey. Bhoud be Kept i every home: rice 28 Cents BERG MEDICINE CO., Des olnes, In OWL DRUG STORE YOUNG * MEN | 5.@ WANTED AT ONCE Torcarn Telegraphy and prepare for theRail- wayand Commercial Telegraph Service—Un- able to fill orders— Write at once for partic ulars—Telegraph Department, DAXOTA BUSINESS COLLESE, Fargn, K. Manufacturers of GAS, GASOLINE and STEAM ENGINES, PULLEYS, HANGERS, SHAFTING, CLUTCHES and all POWER TRANSMISSION SUPPLIES, diract to the consumer, Largest Machine Shop in the West MINNEAPOLIS STEEL AND MACHINERY CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Fresh, Reliable, Pure Guaranteed to Please Every Gardener and Plantershould test the superior merits of Our Northern Grown Seeds. SPECIAL OFFER FOR 10 CENTS we will send postpaid our FAMOUS COLLECTION Temaia ~ . L W %00 Writo today! Sond 10 cente 4o Telp poy packiag and ecolvo the abovo “Famous' Co “with our Now and Instructivo Garden Guids. GREAT NORTH. SEE 420 Rose 8t. A complete line of 1909 dairies may be seen at this office. Try some of our fresh taffies amd home made fudge, at Stewart’s Con- fectionery. Wanted—Two heavy draft teams for camp work. Inquire Douglas Lumber company. Arthur VanTassle of Turtle River came in this morning for a day’s pleasure visit in the city. Remember the 6 o’clock Sunday dinner at the Hotel Markham. An excellent menu, with the best of ser vice, Matt Becker, one of the local tailors, wer.t to Blackduck last even- ing for a little Christmas cheer with relatives. A. H. Sweet was an International Falls visitor in Bemidji yesterday, returning to the “Falls” last evening on the northbound M. & I. passen- ger train, E. N. French, the Blackduck drug- gist, came in this morning and spent the day with his family in this city and attending to a few local busi- ness matters. An Edison Phonograph has no competition, neither has a home that has one. Get them at The Northwestern Music Co., 314 Min- nesota Ave. Phone 134. W. T. Blakely, the logger, came in this morning from his home in Farley and spent the day in this city on business connected with his logging camps near Mallard. Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Stanton are entertaining Mrs, G. Pennock and daughter, Beaulah, of St. Paul, who are here from the Saintly city for a visit at tbe Stanton home. Mrs. Pennock is a sister of Mrs. Stanton. A. E. Witting, one of the well known Blackduck lumbermen, came in yesterday morning and spent the day at his fireside in this city. Mr. Witting returned to his business headquarters at the “Duck” last evening. Mrs. J. G. Siats of Hamburg, Minn.,, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dresser of this city, went to Mizpah last evening on the north-bound passen- ger train and will visit a few days with relatives there. E. D. Beeson of this city, who is in the employ of the Bemidji Lumber company, returned to the city Thurs- day night from a business trip to Chicago in time to enjoy yesterday‘ with his family. Mr. Beeson went to Funkley last evening in the inter- est of his company. William Collins, one of the popu- lar brakemen on the M. & I., came in yesterday morning from Interna- tional Falls, where his train was left during the day, and enjoyed Christmas in this city, returning to the “Falls” last night in order to come down with his crew today. Try some of our fresh taffies and home-made fudge, at Stewart’s Con- fectionery. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Durrin were among the Northome arrivals in the city yesterday morning and enjoyed the day at the home of their daugh- ter, Mrs. O. E. Jackson. Mr. Jack- son’s father and mother of St. Paul came in Thursday night for a few days’ visit at the home of their son. Miss Tinnie Pendergast of Loman, who is visiting relatives near this city, went to Walker this morning to spend the day with her sisters, who are teaching at the Indian school near there. Miss Pendergast was accompanied by her father L. G., who is renewing old acquaintances in this vicinity. 1 John Goodman of this city, who recently sold his half-interest in the City Drug store to R. F. Pepple, came in yesterday morning from Keiliher and remained during the day with his family. Mr. Goodman | returned to Kelliher last evening where he is engaged in installing a| new drug store, L. G. Pendergast, who is custodian of the old state capitol at St. Paul, came up from the “Saintly City” Thursday evening for an over-Christ- mas visit with relatives and friends in this city and also to stop a few hours with hjs- daughters, who are teaching school at Onigum, the | Leech Lake Indian agency. Mr.‘ Pendergast is enjoying the very best of health, and asserts that he never felt better nor was he ever better, in any requirment. He will probably remain over Sunday and return to his post the first of next week. The judge has many friends A five-room cottage for rent. In- quire at Conger’s Millinery. 7 Try some of our fresh taffies and home-made fudge, at Stewart’s Con- fectionery. Birch wood, jack pine and tamarac, four foot and sixteen inch. Hayth wood yard, rear of P. O. block. Remember the 6 o’clock Sunday dinner at the Hotel Markham. An excellent menu, with the best of ser- vice. James Fisk of Adrian,in the southern'part of the state, is visiting at the home of his brother, A, F. Brobatz. Mrs. K. Gibbs was a Farley shop- per in thecity Thursday, returning home on the M. &. L. train in the evening. Sherrel and Ralph Case left this morning for Nary, where they will visi for a few days with their friend, Roscoe Smith. . William Burns and family of La Porte were Christmas visitors in the city and spent the day atthe Hotel Markham, Mr. and Mrs, A, E. Harris of this city, went to Crookston, Thursday afternoon’ and spent Christmas at Mrs. Harris’ old home. You buy some things, you invest in an Edison Phonograph if you get it at The Northwestern Music Store, 314 Minnesota Ave. Phone 143. Louis Crombie of, Northome was an out-of-town arrival in the city yesterday morning and passed the day in this city as a guest at the Markham hotel. Miss Hazel Wells, accompanied by her two brothers, Claude and Roy, left yesterday afternoon for Morris, Minn.,, where they will visit for two weeks with friends. Robert Hanson, one of the clerks in Gill Brothers’ popular clothing house in this city, went to Cass Lake ‘Thursday evening, to spend Christ- mas with his folks at the “Lake.” A. C. Goddard and wife of Red Lake came to the: city yesterday forenoon and left in the afternoon for Mahnomen, where they will visit with old friends during the holidays. William Betts, walking boss for the Crookston Lumber company their camps at Fowlds, came in Thursday evening and visited with friends in this city over Christmas. E. A. George of Duluth arrived in Bemidji on this morning’s early Great Northern passenger train and will visit over Sunday at the ‘home of his brother, H. A. George of this city. Reverend Mapson, of the Ten- strike Presbyterian church, accomp- anied by his wife, returned home Thursday evening, after buying Christmas presents during the day in Bemidji. in Confectionery and fruits! Whole- some and toothsome. Get some at Stewart’s Confectionery. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lindgren of this city returned to Bemidji last evening from Minneapolis where they spent a week with friends and’ relatives and attended to some Christmas shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Roy K, Bliler re- turned to the city last night on the M. & I. passenger train from Laporte where they went yesterday morning to eat their Christmas dinner with relatives of Mrs. Bliler. Mrs. Frank Coppersmith of Brainerd, wife of Brakeman Copper- smith of the M. & I. passenger train passed through the city last evening on her way to International Falls where she will visit with friends over Sunday. Home is the best place for every- body. An . Edison phonograph makes it the most interesting place. Get one at the Northwestern Music Store, 314 Minnesota Ave. Phone 143. G. E. Kreatz, thé contractor, is home fora Xmas visit with his family, having come in from Chis- Del Burgess, the local cigar manu- facturer, went to Laporte this morn- ing on a business trip. Confectionery and fruitsl - Whole- some and toothsome. = Get some at Stewart’s Confectionery. . V.L. Ellis left this noon for Duluth on a business trip and will | probaby return to.this city tomorrow night. z Harry Mills, roadmaster for the M. & L. went to Brainerd this morn- ing to interview the officials of the railway company. The wise housekeeper. will accept no substitute for ~Hunt’'s Perfect Baking Powder or Extracts. She knows they never disappoint. Joseph Walters of Blackduck came in yesterday morning from Blackduck and is visiting friends in thiscity asa guest at the home of P. M. Di- caire. 3 You are all together now—why not have a family group ’photo as a sou- venir of 19087 We make a specialty of this line of work. The Reed Studio. "Phone 173, A. L. Bergum of Kenyon, in the southern part of this state, departed for his home this morning after en- joying a month’s visit with his sister, Mrs. C. Markusen of this city. Oliver Crowell, son of Attorney A. M. Crowell of this city, returned to the city this morning froma short visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. B. O. Kirtland of Turtle River. H. Strong, section foreman "in Laporte for the M. & I. railway company passed through the city this morning to Laporte, after spending Christmas at Big Falls. C. W. Vandersluis of this city, who travels for the Janey-Semple- Hill Hardware company of Minne- apolis, left on this morning’s train for his headquarters in the ‘‘Mill City.” W. H. Vye, the well known logger, came in from his camps near Kelli- her yesterday morning to be home for Christmas and returned to Kel- liher last night on the M. & I. pas- senger train. ’ J. P. Riddell of this city left last night on the north-bound passenger train for Blackduck ‘near where he will spend several days cruising in the woods for the Crookston Lum- ber company. : We have just received some fancy large grape fruits and Winternele’s pears at Stewart’s Confectionery. Miss Alice Dicaire, daughter of P. M. Dicaire of this city, came in yesterday morning from her school near Blackduck and will remain at home during her two weeks’ vacation from teaching. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Benedict and family drove in yesterday morning from Laporte and spent the day in this city as guests ot the Markham hotel, They returned to Laporte yesterday afternoon. C. E. Perkins, proprietor of the Bagley Independent, came to the city this morning from Tenstrike, where he spent Christmas with rela- tives. Mr. Perkins returned to Bagley this afternoon. Mrs. Martin of Laporte was brought to the city last night and placed in St. Anthony Hospital, where she will receive treatment at the hands of Dr. Gilmore of this city- Mrs. Martin appears to -be afflicted with heart trouble. Evan J. Tyler of Fargo, U. S. bank examiner, came to the city yesterday morning from an official trip “up line” on the M. &I rail way. He spent several hours in Bemidji and left yesterday afternoon for his home at Fargo. K. L. Rauk, a member of the printing firm of Rauk ‘& Cross of Grand Forks, was a Christmas visitor in the city. Mr. Rauk was formerly in the employe of the Pioneer as pressman, but _recen'tly went to Grand Forks to enter the printing business on his own hook. Mr. Rauk is doing very well in'the Metro- polis of the “Flickertail” state. Have you -heard on Amberol record? Until you have, you hayn’t holm. Mr. Kreatz has been very busy at Chisholm, ‘where his con- tracts for the erection of several of the-new buildings which are being erected over the ashes of the edifices which were destroyed by the dis- astrous - forest fire last fall. Mr. Kreatz has completed three build- ings, and has two others in process of erection, as well as a fine $30,000 hotel which is being errected for the Nealy-Fitger company. Mr. Kreatz expects to return to Chisholm Mon- day next. We have just received some fancy. here, and he is always a welcome visitor, 1 large grape. fruits and Winternele’s. hear_d an Edison phonograph at its best. - The tone is beautiful and the selections are by far the best ever heard on a talking machine. If you have a phonogranh, we can equip it to play Amberol records. If you havn’t, we can sell you one on your. owa terms. The - Northwestern Music Store, 314 Minnesota Ave. Phone 143. 3 Stampede at Church Fire. Echo, Minn., Dec.-26.—The gas gen- erator in the Methodist - Episcopal +| The accident occurred near their home Investigation Will Be Thorough and Farreaching. Chicago, Dec. 26—That a farreach- Ing investigation into the whole beef packing industry is contemplated by the government and that the serving of subpoenas on employes of Nelson Morris & Co. several days ago was only a preliminary to that investiga- tion, was practically admitted at the United States district attorney’s office. District Attorney Sims has request- ed that all the railroads which trans port the vast volume of packing housc products open all their clalm books. reports and documents for government inspection. Darius Miller, first vic president of the Burlington road, ad mitted that such a request had bee: received and that all documents askec for had been turned ovér. This ac tion was followed by a visit of Ches ter Dawes; general counsel for the road, to the district attorney’s office “No subpoenas have yet been is- sued. to any officials of the Burlington, nor has any intimation been made that we are connected in any way with the case,” sald Mr. Miller. “We simply complied with the reguest to produce our claim papers for the past two years.” VEHICLE STRUCK BY TRAIN AN OPPORTUNITY Br Just to remind you of i the importance of sav- - ingyourteeth. That’s my business. DR. 6. M. PALMER Of a lifetime. Don’t let it go by without getting one of those half acre lots in Rey- nolds’ Subdivision of White’s Addition. Easy terms within the reach of anyone that wants to own their own home. H. E. REYNOLDS Phone 316 805 Bemidji Ave. Ohio Farmer and His Wife Inetantly Killed. Toledo, O., Dec. 26.—While driving to their home from a shopping trip in Toledo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mul- holeks, living on a farm near Holland, 0., twelve miles west of here, were Instantly killed by a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern passenger train. at a point where the road is double tracked. They waited for a freight train to pass and then not observing the passenger train approaching, drove onto the track. Both horses alsg were killed. CHICAGO BANKS ~ LOSE $60,000 Swindled by Means of Forged Bills Receivable. Chicago, Dec. 26—That $60,000 in phone 374 or call at our store on the corner of 4th Street ane Irvirg Avenue. ; brands of Flour: White Lily, Occident; Nodak. Barley Feed, Wheat, Shell Corn, Wheat Grits, Graham Flour, Rye Flour, Mcal, Buckwheat Flour, Oatmeal, Choice Upland Hay and Timothy. NOTICE When in need of anything in our line please tele- Our line is complete and consists of three leading Bran, Shorts, Oats, Corn, Corn Feed, Corn F.17S @ CAMERON forged bills recefvable recently has been “planted with banks of Chicago” was the warning issued to bankers, trust companies and note brokers. The method by which the swindle is operated is said to include the ance of duplicate bills reccivable. These are disposed of to note broker: at the usual discount. The brokers in turn discount the paper with their re- spective banks. At the end of sixty or ninety days the fraud naturally is discovered. No arrests have been made, but it is said some persoans are under sur- veillance. REMEMBER THEIR EMPLOYES Wall Street Concerns Distribute Con- siderable Sum. New York, Dec. 26.—Wall street ob- served Christmas by a large distri- bution of gifts to employes. The members of the New York Stock Exchange alone subscribed $13, 000 for the 450 employes. On the Consolidated Stock Bxchange the amount subscribed was §4,000 for 200 employes. The American Exchange National bank divided a bonus of $10,000. The First National bank and the National City bank raised salaries all around. The Chemical National bank gave em- ployes 10 per cent of their year’s sal- ary; the Gallatin National bank and the Importers and Traders’ bank 30 per cent. J. P. Morgan & Co,, it was reported, gave a bonus of 50 per cent of their salaries to old employes. The others received from 15 to 25 per cent. Don’t Try Uncertain Recipes. It is entirely unnecessary to experiment with this, that and the other recipe. Why I have opened a first class Bowling Alley in the building formerly occu- pied by Klein’s' meat- market, and the public is cordially invited to try their skill at this game. ' Wednesday and Saturday after- noons, from 2 until 6 o’clock, have been set aside for the ladies. Your patronage solicited. J. P.OMICH 318 Minnesota Ave. waste time, money and patience when you an get from your grocer, for 10 conts, a package of "OUR-PIE" Preparation—Lemon, Ohocolate or Custard—for making pieqthat are so good that when you eat one plece you will want another? The way to please the men-folks is to give them good pie, The “Eagle Russet” Fountain P n The Best Dollar Fountain Pen on the Market The Pen is always reé.dy for use and may be carried in any "position without danger of leakage church took fire and caused a wild stampede of 100 women and children, all of whom luckily escaped, though ] :glass. The he Ask for Russet Fountain Pens at Pioneer foicefli The Pioneer---40¢ per Month