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NOTICE —1 WANT YOUR—— REPAIRING THIS IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY Men’s Sewed Soles $I 1909 Dairies at the Pioneer office. Berman’s big slaughter sale begins Saturday morning, Tanuary 9. S. Thompson of Fisher arrived Men’sNailed Soles 75¢|in the city yesterday noon for a Rubber Heels.... .. 4.0c|short business visit here. REPAIRING DONE WHILE YOU WAIT M. NURICK 207 Beltrami Avenue, Opposite Hotel Markham 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 - MINN D. H. FISK Atto ney and Counsellor at Law Otfice over Post Office E. E McDonald ATTORNEY AT LAW Semidy, Minn. Office: Swedback Block FRANCIS S. ARNOLD, LL.M. Land Titles Examined and Deraigned 802 Beltrami Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Idles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, Physician .?I:snnsmlargeon Office i Phone 396 " Res: Phone 397 L. A. WARD, M. D. Phone No. 51 Office over First National Bank. House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Phone No. 351 A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over Pirst Natlonal:Bsnk, Bemidjl, Minn Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist rst National Bank Bu 1a’g. Telephons No. 230 DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray ant Transfor, 404 Beltrami Ave. Phone 40. Tom Smart Safe and Plano moving. D d baggage. hone No. 618 America Ave, Phone No. b WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—A girl for general housework. Apply to Mrs. S. S. Long, 518 Fourth St. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—A good-running sew- ing machine; cheap. Mrs. A. B. Allen, ’phone 301-2. FOR SALE—Horses, harness, sleds, at my barn in rear of postoffice block. S. P. Hayth. FOR SALE—Carey safe, in best condition. 1Inquite at Interna- tional Hotel. FOR RENT. FOR RENT:—Furnished Warm and comfortable. at 508 Minnesota avenue. rooms. Inquire " LOST and FOUND FOUND—A shepherd dog; owner can have same by calling at the home of Mrs. William Love, 909 Bemidji Ave., and paying for this notice. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30 to6 p. m, and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. ‘also. Library in basement of Cour|teaching school at Laporte when she House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell librarian. Walter Hill of St. Paul went to Littlefork last evening for a short business trip to that place. Rolond Henrionnet of this city left yesterday morning for St. Paul where he will attend school. Mrs. K. Gibbs came in from Far- ley this morning and spent the day shopping among the local stores. Fresh peanut butter and baked- beans every Saturday at Mrs. Kaiser’s. Leave orders before Fri day noon. Attorney D. H. Fisk of this city went to Northome last evening to attend to some professional business in that village. Mrs. J. H. Bailey of Crockston returned home last night after enjoy- ing a short visit with friends and relatives in this city. Mrs. J. P. Signal of Grand Rapids arrived in Bemidji yesterday after- noon and is visiting at the home of Mrs. G. E. Kreatz of this city. J. G. Morrison, Jr., of Red Lake came in yesterday morning and spent the day with local friends, returning home yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Durham of Northome was an out-of-town arrival on this morning’s train and will visit a few days at the home of Mrs, C. E. Jackson of this city. Charles S. Carter of Hines, one of the prominent north-country lumber- men and farmers, came in this morn- ing to look after the details of a land transfer. A. B. Clair of Grand Rapids arrived in the city yesterday after- noon and left last evening for Northome to look over some timber business at that place. J. N. Douglass, of the Douglass Lumber company, returned this morn- ing from Blackduck, where he has been looking after some business in the woods for his company. C. T. Ekstrand, of the firm of Waldo & Ekstrand of this city, returned to the city yesterday morn- ing from a week’s visit with his family and other relatives in Minne- apolis. John Goodman of this city returned this morning from Kelliher | where he owns a drng store. Mr. Goodman spent yesterday looking after the management of his store at Kelliher. Miss Mayme Lee of Duluth, who! teaches school at Lake George, came| in yesterday afternoon from the *'Zenith City” where she has been visiting with her parents during the holidays. Theo. Gullickson, who efficiently attends to all business in this sec- tion of the country for the Hamm Brewing company, returned to the city last evening from a day’s visit in Laporte. Otto Peterson of this city, north- country agent for the L. K. Deal Lumber company, left last evening for Kel]iher, Mizpah and other points “up north” to secure cedar timber for his company. was an trains National Bank at Bagley, out-of-town visitor between yesterday afternoon local business men, returning home on the west-bound passenger train, Misses Patricia Lynch of Grand Forks and Doretta Wilde of Thomp- son, N. D,, arrived in the city yes- terday noon and left last evening for International Falls to resume their| teaching in the schools near the boundary. George E. Ericson of Spooner, one | the attorneys from the northern part “of the county, returned home last evening after spending two| days attending to some professionall business and . extending the “glad hand” to his local friends. Miss Donaldson, one of the! teachers in the Bemidji public| schools, returned to the city thisl morning from Northome, where she has been spendinz her Christmas vacation - with relatives. Miss‘; Donaldson was accompanied by her{ mother. Mr. and Mrs. G. Hurst of Wadena returned to the .city last evening with their sick daughter from Laporte where they were called by the latter’s;illness. Miss Hurst was became ill. She was taken to the St. Aunthony’s hospital in this city. LOCAL HAPPENINGS A. L. Kaiser, cashier of the First| among the \ The Continued Story of Current. Events. A complete line of 1909 dairies may be seen at this office. Ben Rice went to Blackduck last evening to work in the camps of Thomas Tedford, The Berman Emporium will be|. closed all Friday to mark down goods for the big: slaughter sale, which will begin Saturday morning. Thomas. Bailey of this city left on this morning’s south-bound M. & I. passenger train for Minneapo- lis, where he will spend two or three weeks, Sheriff A, B. Hazen of this city left last evening on the north-bound passenger train for Baudette to attend to some civil work in that portion of the county. Fred Baumgartner, one of the linemen for the Northwestern Tele- phone Exchange company, went to Nary this morning: to repair the copper circuit to Wadena. J. A. McDonald of this city, who cruises in the north-country woods for the Bemidji Lumber company, went ' to Northome last evening on a ten days’ trip through the woods. Mrs. J. Scarrot and two children returned to the city last evening on the M. & I. passenger train from Brainerd where they visited a week with Mrs. Scarrot’s brother.. A regular meeting of the Good Samaritans will be held at the I. O. O. F. hall this evening. Every member is requested to be present. There will be installation of officers and other business to attend to. Cora Huntosh, Scribe. At the conclusion of the installation! refreshments will be served. Miss|that Bemidji is one of the prettiest Birch wood, jack piné,ufid tamarac, four foot and sixteen inch. “Hayth wood yard, rear of P, O, block. W. M. Preble of thig| gity went to Mizpah last evening m look over some timber for the Grand Forks Lumber company. < S. C. Bailey, the‘:locval deputy for the State Game & Fish Com- mission, went to Walker this morn- ing to attend to some of his official duties. i Frank Hubert of this city went to Blackduck last evening to work for the remainder of the, winter in the camps of the Crookston Lumber company. Harry Koors of this city, who represents the Thomas Thompson company of Duluth “on’ the road,” went to International Falls. last evening on his usual “‘round.” A. Guveru and family of this city moved-~to <International Falls last evening where they will make their future home. Mr. Guveru owns a tonsorialestablishment atthe “Falls.” C. A. Bilben of Walker arrived in the city last night from a few days’ business visit in Mahnomen and returned home on this morn- ing’s south-bound passenger train. E. ]. Halles, one of the promi- nent business men of Big Falls, was an arrival on this morning’s M. & I. passenger train. Mr. Halles spent the day in this city as a guest at the Markham hotel. E. L. Farmer, superintendent of the St. Cloud Normal, departed this morning for that city, after enjoy- ing a few days’ visit wfth his old friend and classmate, W. B. Stewart of this city. Mr. Farmer, before returning home, expressed the belief cities in the State of Minnesota. Peter Slough of Nary returned to the city last evening from Minnea- polis where he spent several days disposing of a few carloads of cord- wood. $5.00 reward for return of box found at Bijou Theater containing 2 ladies suits black and chamagne, ribbon boa and mittens. Return to this office and receive reward. No questions asked. HELD TO THE GRAND JURY Minneapolis Private - Detective Ac- cused of Extortion. Minneapolis, Jan. 6—William Bax- ter, private detective charged with ex- tortion, waived a hearing before Judge C. L. Smith. He was taken to the county jail to awalt the action of the grand jury. ; Baxter, with two others, is charged with trying to get money from Herr man Rhine, a saloonkeeper, under threats. The accused man promises a num- ber of sensations when he is tried in the district court. . Jeffries May Fight Johnson. Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 6.—There is considerable basis, it is said, for the rumor that James J. Jeffries, former heavyweight champion of the world, has reconsidered his decision not to again enter the ring and that he is about to make some proposition to the Australian promoter of the recent championship fight between Burns and Johnson looking to a champion- ship battle some time during the com- ing year between Champion Johnson and himself. Three Kiiled by Explosion. Inez, Ky:, Jan. 6—Three.lives were lost in an explosion of powder at the home of Allen Cassel, a wealthy planter and deputy sheriff of Martin county. Cassel’s wife and son Were burned to a crisp, while his stepdaugh- ter died shortly afterward. Sailors Drown'in Collision. Sydney, N. 8. W., Jan. 6.—Unable to swim by reason of their heavy am- munition belts fifteen sailors were drowned in a collision between the pinnace of the British cruiser Encoun- ter and the collier Dunmore. NIGHT FORBELLES AND BEAUS Washinngton's Season Opens Tonight With Bachelors’ Cotillon. ‘Washington, Jan. | .—With the bach- elors’ cotillon tonight the soclal sea- son in the natfonal capital will begin formally. There have been, of course, many coming out parties, receptions and balls, notably that at the White House for Miss Ethel Roosevelt, but tonight’s event will be the first large gathering of Washington’s ultra smart set. . The first bachelors’ cotillon is an annual event in Washington soclety, to which the buds of the season look forward with eager anticipation. Suc- cess at the cotillon means a season of gayety and pleasure and often the bell of the cotillon remains the belle of Washington until the following year. All of Washington’s socially prom- inent young women, as well as many of the younger married set, will be at fhe cotillon. Among the buds will be Miss Carrie Munn, Miss Martha Ba- con, Miss Elizabeth Parker and oth- ers of Miss Roosevelt’s set, as well as the White House debutante. Another prominent figure will be Miss Kather- ine Elkins, whose “affair” with the Duke of the Abruzzi filled so much newspaper space a short time ago. YOUNG. WIDOW GETS ESTATE All Wills of Eccentric Millionaire Set Aside. Oakland, Cal, Jan. ,—Two more wills of the eccentric millionaire, Jos- eph Boardman, were formally set aside by Judge Waste. These make three wills that have been set aside by court decree and as no more are known to be in existence the entire estate will go to the young widow and their infant child. The wills were set aside on the ground that the testator was Incompetent when he made them. Mrs. Boardman testified that her hus- band made no less than fifty wills, most of which he tore up. ANY 12 YEAR OLD GIRL Can make those delicions Lemon, Chocolate and Custard ples as well as the more exper- ienced cook if she uses “OUR-PIE” prepara- tion, which is now being sold by nearly all grocers. Full directions on each package. Pieisnot a luxury, but an article of daily diet, and you might just as_well make zood n\es as poor ones. Order a few packages to- day and you willbe well pleased that you will tell all your friends. Bowling Alley 1 have opened a first class Bowling Alley ia the building formerly occupied - by -Klein’s moat market, and the public is cordially invited to try their skill at this game. Wednesday and Saturday af- ternoons, from 2 until 6 o’clock, have been set aside for the ladies. Your patronage solicited. J. P. OMIGH 318 Minn. Ave. WITH ALL KINDS OF Sore Throat QUICKLY. CURED WiTH Gar-Gol SIMPLY A GARGLE OR SPRAY ANTISEPTIC HEALING HARMLESS ~GOL ¥as 1o equal ass throut. and is beyoné question the safest an remedy for all kinds of 30] w. ‘Hoarseness an Berg Medicine Co. numomo-. Ta. OWL DRUG STORE DR.KING’S NEW DISCOVERY Wil Surely Stop That Cough. LECTRIC /f5EEE® E BITTERS B R Vevs, Men’s finely tailored suits Clothing Department $13.90 were $22.00 and $24.00. . Furnishings Dept. Men’s red and blue handker- 3 chiefs that were 10c, at, . H 8-inch calf top, Boys' rubbers that were $1 25 79 e and $1.50, now G We are forced to adopt drastic means. Bring this bill and come Friday, Jan. 8th. 50c at . . Men’s’fancy cashmere suits were $20.00 and $18.00 now$" 25 Men’s finest worsted suits in greys and browns were $16.00 and $15.00 at $9|25 Our $10.00 and $1200 $5 90 1 suits now Men’s whit2 haundkerchlefs 3 bemstitched that were10c,at. . G Men’s wool fancy hosz that Ig were 35¢, 8b, . ...... .......s 6 Men’s sus enders that were Tt 66 . Mens silk web suspenders were 50c i 33G Men’s stiff bosom shms that 49 ‘were $1.50 and $1.00, at, .. . +J0 Men’s fleece lined shirts and 29 drawers that were 50c, at. G Men’s fur band caps. that were 35 $1.25 and $1.50, at .90 Boys' fur band caps that were 50c and 76c at. ..... 5 353 Overcoats. $22.00 and $24.00 fine $|3 gfl tailored overcoats as. $18.00 and $20. 00 over- $“ 25 coats, at $10.00 and $1200 over- @p 90' ] .coats, now at. . Men’s fine neckwear that were 290 50c, at, Men s all wool Kersey plmts $I 35 that were $2.50 and, $3 at, . Men’s flannel shirts that were 950 $150, at...... & Men’s all wool flannel shirts $I 29 that were $2 at at, Summit and’ Elgin brand soft 796 shirts that were $1.60 at. .. .. Men’s caps that were $1.00v593 $4 Tilts and Regal shoes $2 85 1] A MIGHTY SALE! Must Raise $5,000 in Ten Days! PALACE CLOTHING HOUSE Beginning Friday, Jan. 8, at 8:00 a. m. Store Cloéed Wednesday and Thursday to arrange stock and mark down prices. WAIT! We place on sale the entire stock of Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings. overstocked. Large purchases made in anticipation of a long and severe winter has left us with a stock twice as large as we ought to have. must stand a loss and raise $5000 in 10 days. We are We Sacrifice Prices in ThIS Sale Men’s gold seilt rubber5,$2|4u Men’s wool mitts that were 32[: Men’s ~wool mitts that were 260, s O R "G Men’s heavy wool sox that 326 were 60c at....... Men’s wool sox that were 25¢ Ig and 36c at.......... 6 $3 Lanpher hats $| 98 Men’s at .... Men’s wool mackinaws tha.t were $3.50 and $3 at. . 32 35 Men’s corduroy. sheep lmed coata : ith wombat collar that @ i $4.95 were $6 50, at. . Men’s overalls that were 65¢ 423 Men’s wool shirts and drawera that were $1,at......... 790 i Remember the "Place PALACE CLOTHING Next Door to Stafford’s’ Barber Shop All Kinds of Necks