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v ..NOTICE.. ‘I WANT YOUR REPAIRING THIS IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY Men’s Sewed Soles, $1 Men’s Nailed Soles, 75¢ bber Heels that 'on’t slip.............. 40c Repairing Done While You Wait 1. NURICK trami Avenue, Opposite Hotel Markham PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. b ARTS MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING W7 BELTRARI AVE, MRS. JOHN R. STEWART Instruction on Piano, Pipe Organ and Harmony 609 Bemidji Ave. Phoue No.9 LAWYER . FRANK: A. JACKSON LAWYER BEMIDJL - MINN D. H. FISK 4 Counsellor at Law ALEO 1OF e over Post Offco LOCAL HAPPENINGS When you are in need of tea or coffee do not forget the Bemidji Tea Store, Phone 423. Wanted—Young ladies to learn the millinery trade; also experienced maker. Berman Emporium. The Reed Studio has some fine photographs of Company K’s decor- ations for their washington Birthday ball. D. R. Rollins, a well known com- mercial traveler who represents the Wadena Cracker company, is report- ed to be very ill at Grand Rapids. William McDonald, “Bill,” son of J. A, McDonald of this city, left last night for Northome on a short cruising trip. “Bill” will be gone about a week or ten days. J. L. DeLaney, Jr., one of the prominent business men of Park Rapids arrived in the city last even- ing on the Sauk Center train and spent today on business in Bemidji. D. A. McFarlane, master mechanic of the M. & I. railway, left last night on the north-bound train for Interna- tional Falls to attend to some busi- ness for the company at that point. J. W. Stewart of this city, who cruises for the Bemidji Lumber com- pany, departed last evening for Blackduck on a two weeks’ trip through the woods in that yicinity. Wanted—500 cords lath bolts. E. E McDonald EY AT LAW m‘}nTESRN Offics: Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Iles B lock DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office in Mayo Bloek %7 Phone 396 Res. Phone 3! L. A. WARD, M. D. Phone Nu. 51 Office over First National Bank. House No. 6o1 Lake Blvd. Phone No. 351 Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Otfice over First Natlonal;Bank, Bemidjl, Mjnn Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 Experienced Nurse. Anyone in need of an ex- perienced nurse inquire at MRS. A. BUELL, 613 2nd St. DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block "DR. J.T. TUOOMY Dentist st National Bank Bu 1d’g. Telephone No. 230 b A————— DRAY AND TRANSFER. ‘Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer, Phone 40. 404 Beltrami Ave. Tom Smart N Safe and Plan ing. Phone No-58" | “"g18 Amerioa Ave. BISIAR & MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTORS Day phone 319, Nignt phones 115, 434 Calls Answered at All Hours - - Harry Mitchell Sults or_over- coats de to order_for §15, $20 and $25 equal to any other tail- t $30, $50. 1 guar- age three stores. Minneapolis, _St. Paul and Du- and talors, and my motto i “Satis- faction or No Vay.) I givs speclal ac. tentlon to customers who live out of town as well as I do to any of my city customers. I have the very best class of trade among the best-dressed men in Minneapolls, St. FPaul and Duluth, and I never fail to please. Out-of-town men can write me for samples and measure- ment blanks. I can make clothes for men whom I have never seen just as well as I do for my city customers who come into the store. Please call in my stores or write for samples. ~Minne. %polls store, 310 Nicollet avenue; St. 'aul Store, 408 Robert street; Duluth Btore, 18 E Superior street. Yours truly, HARRY MITCHELL. In writing for samples p ease address your letter to Harry Mitchell, 310 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolls. ln-mnn-nmnnmum-n S s cad foutars Thom o Lhek Sormad -ll-‘m—au-. 25 ceats, S Owl Drug Store. OneMinute GoughGure For Goughs, Colds and Croup. Will pay $3.00 for balsam, spruce, Norway, white pine and jack pine lath bolts delivered at our mill Douglass Lumber Company, Bemidji Minn. P. R. Scribner of Northome, the north-country representative of the Duluth Log company,passed through the city last evening on the M. & I. train enroute home from a short business visit at Laporte. M. D. Stoner, the civil engineer, went to Kelliher last evening to at- tend to some business matters be- fore the council of that village in regard to engineering work, and re- turned to the city on this morning’s train. A. L. Gordon, one of the well known residents of Shevlin, arrived in the city yesterday noon and left last evening on the north-bound passenger train for Kelliher to look after some land which he owns in that vicinity. County Auditor John Wilmann of this city returned last evening on the M. & I. passenger train from Minneapolis where he was called last week on account of his wife’s ill- ness. Mrs. Wilmann is still in a Minneapolis hospital. 3 The M. E. Ladies Aid Society will meet Wedunesday afternoon at the country home of Mrs. W. A. Cassler. Those desiring to go will meet at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs, Canute, 502 Beltrami avenue. = Fare 10 cents. All are invited. &% A. E. Witting, who is in the retail lumber business with Charles Trond- son at Blackduck, returned to the “Duck” last evening after enjoying a short visit with his family and attending to some business matters in this portion of the country. Dr. D. L. Stapton, the dentist, returned to the city last evening on the M. & I. train from Brainerd where he visited with his sick wife at the Northern Pacific hospital. The doctor reports that Mrs. Stan- ton’s health is steadily improving. Miss Tinnie Pendergast, daughter of L. G. Pendergast who formerly lived in this city but is now residing in St. - Paul, returned to Bemidji last evening on the mnorth-bound passenger train from the capital where she visited two weeks with her parents. Harry Mills of this city, road- master of the M. & I, went to International Falls last evening on on the M. & I. train to attend to some official duties at the north end of the line and will return to Bemidji this evening on' the south-bound freight train. Miss Ovri, who clerks in the Ber- man Emporium of this city, returned last night on the north-bound M. & I. passenger train from Minneapolis where she spent the last two weeks visiting with friends and purchasing a large and excellent stock of spring dress goods for the Emporium. ‘A delegation of Turtle River people were in the city today, on various missions. Among the num- ber were Angus Riddler and wife, Miss Cora Husting and Messrs. Walter Marty (foreman of the Kelso mill,) Henry Sanders, Peter Larkin, James Ryan and Duncan McMillan. Messrs. - Marty and Sanders have gone to Duluth on-a-business: trip. Birch wood, jack pine and tamarac, four foot and sixteen inch. Hayth wood yard, rear of P. O. block. O. Furnseth, one of the business men of Fosston, arrived in the city yesterday noon for a brief business visit here. Andrew Golires, a resident of La- porte, was a guestat the Markham last night and departed this morning for his home. Nels Peterson, who travels for an elevator company at Fisher, arrived in the city last evening for a short business visit among the local groc- ers. George Hover and Peter Larkins of Kelliher came in yesterday morn- ing for a brief pleasure visit in this city and spent yesterday and today in Bemidji. J. W. Speelman of Buena Vista is in this city and is ill at his rooms over Downs & O’Leary’s store, where he will be pleased to receive friends who desire to call. €. H. Gardner, manager of the logging department of the Grand Forks Lnmber company, left last evening on an inspection trip to his camps near Blackduck. J. C. Templeton, a cruiser living at Rosby, came in yesterday after- noon and left last evening for points north of here on a short trip through the woods. Mr. and Mrs. Poftinghome of Littlefork spent yesterday visiting with friends in Bemidji and attend- ing to some local business matters, returning home last evening. S. C. Marshall, who is building a sawmill at Kelliher, returned to that village last evening on the M. & I. train after spending a few days in this city securing machinery. The Swedish Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society will meet at the home of Mrs. Syverson of Mill Park on Wednes- day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All the ladies are invited to -attend. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Guptill, who live on a farm near Northome, arrived in Bemidji this morning on the M. & I. train for a short visit at the home of Mr. Guptill’s parents.in this city. : Tom Butler; who runs- the steam hauler for Ross & Ross Logging company near Kelliher departed this ‘morning on the south-bound passenger train for Minneapolis to visit a week with his family. E. E. Smiley, a merchant of Nary, came in last evening for a short business visit in Bemidji and spent the night in this city as a guest at the Markham hotel, returning to Nary on this morning’s train. -John Goodman of this city de- parted this morning on the M. & I. train for Minneapolis to attend a meeting of the National Cement Makers association ‘which- is being held in the “Mill City” this evening, Dan Rose, pulp man and general north-country representative of the Watab Paper company, passed through the city this morning on his way from Northome to the com- pany’s head offices near St. Cloud. T. J. Nary of Park Rapids, the well known logger, came up last evening on the Sauk Center train from his home at the *“Rapids” and left this morning on a short trip to towns south of here along the M. & 1. railway. H. B. Southworth of this city, who purchases logs for the Bemidii Lum- ber companv, went down to Nary this morning to spend the day look- ing over logs near there for his com- pany. Mr. Southworth will ‘return to the citv this evening. Miss Marie Hones of Milwaukee, Wis., has returned to Bemidji from her old home and resumed her posi- tion as trimmer for Hetland & Fallon. Miss Hones bears the reputation of being one of the very best trimmers in the business. She has had many years of experience and is a thorough master of the art. : L. W. Wilson of International Falls, captain of one of the steamers on the Rainy River, was a passen- ger on this morning’s train bound for Brainerd on his way to Port- land, Oregon, where he will visit with friends and relatives. Mr, Wilson expects to be gone about two or three weeks. Crazy. 3 “We find the prisoner not guilty by reason of insanity.” “But the plea was not that of in. sanity,” remarked the court. < “That’s just the point we made,” re- Joined the foreman. *“We decided that any man who didn’t have sense enough + [ delphis to know that an insanity plea was the hila- broper caper- must be erazy.” CANNON AND GAINES GLASH IN THE HOUSE Mace Used to Enforce Order for First Time In Years. ‘Washington, March 1.—A . sharp clash between Representative Gaines of Tennessee and Speaker Cannon oc- curred in the house of representa- tives In the course of which each clalmed he had been insulted by the other. So persistent was Mr. Gaines in addressing the chair when-declared out of order that the speaker directed the sergeant-at-arms “to compel him to be in order.” Promptly obeying the- directions of the speaker the sergeant- atarms for the first time in several | years took the mace from its stand and proceeded toward Mr, Gaines, but the spenker called him back on hear- ing the Tennessee member say h would be in order. A LANCABTER, PA. Why a Hamilton Watch? Because—jyou will always have the correct time. —you will not be always' paying out for re- pairs. Prominent. Rallroad Man Dead. St. Paul, March |—Harry C. Hope, aged fifty-nine, superintendent of tele- graph and signals of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolls and Omaha road, was found dead in a room at the Min- nesota club. In the opinion of Cor- oner Miller, who investigated the case, apoplexy was the cause of death. Mr. Hope was one of the best known ral road men in the United States. He had held the office of superintendent I will have no fear of your not being en- tirely tatisfied. Hamilton, 17-Jewel— in 25-yr gold case $21.00 70 We have had seventy years of experience with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral es us have great confidence in it for coughs, colds, bmnéhitis, weak throats, and weak lungs, Ask your own adv CITY DRUC STORE. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY AND — | . A. D. MOE, 5se Taxlofil Suits made to order. Cleaning and pressing given special attention. New spring samples. doctor what ise el Night Calls Cheerfully Answered " Store Phone 52 Residence Phone .205 erience he has had with it. He knows. He can eep in close touch with him. 152 R. F. Pepple. 116 Third Street. ACCURATELY COMPOUNDED 320 Beltrami Ave, "Bemidji, Minn. in 20-yr gold case $17.50 of telegraph and signals of the Omaha road since 1! SURRENDERED BY BONDSME?! Beach Hargis Must Remain in’Jail Pending Second Trial. Jackson, Ky., March .—The men on the bond of Beach Hargis, who is charged with the murder of his father, Judge James Hargls, surrendered him to Breathitt county offcers and he wag arrested and taken to the jail at Irvine, Ky., to await his second trial in April. The first trial resulted in a hung jary. Hargis’ recent outbreaks, in which he created a reign of terror, is said to have caused his bondsmen to surrender him. rugt otes 0 |, GUMMER Corner """ Getting an “Old Man” “Speaking of new men,” safd the boss of the skyscraper buflders, with a twinkle, “comical things happen even up here, the same as in a theater. Sometimes in rush seasons there ain’t enotigh hands to go round, and We have to take ’em green as the hills. I had one once, a kid from Vermont, a whale of a kid, with bones like a horse and eyes awful anxious to please— eyes that made you like him. He’s one of the best men I've got now, but then he was green as God made him.” The foreman stopped to chuckle. “‘Go up to the eighteenth floor,’ 1 told him one day, ‘and bring down an old man.’ I was busy at the time, and when I saw the kid stare I said kind of sharp- that if that old man wasn’t here in five minutes the whole blamed building would probably go.to smash. This was just my way of making him hustle, but he thought I meant it word for word. He went up on the run, and in a few minutes he came down with a sputtering, clawing old feller held like a vise in his arms. “‘He was the only old man on the floor,” said the kid, ‘and he wanted to stop and-argue about it, but from what you said T knew what it meant, 5o I just grabbed him and came.” “You see,” the foreman added kind- 1y, noting my puzzled expression, “an old man happens to be the name of a tool we use.”—Everybody’s Magazine. Castro Denies the Charge. Dresden, March .—Cipriano Castro, late president of Venezuela, has de- clared his innocence of the charge that he had conspired to bring about the assassination of Juan Vicente Go- mez, the present president of the re- public. Sleepless. . Blobbs—Why don’t you consult a doctor about your insomnia? Slobbs— |- ‘What! And run up more bills? ‘Why, it's because of what I owe him now that I can’t sleep. Wanted Full Credit. “Now, my little man, you are accused of striking another boy and knocking out one of 1s teeth.” “’Scuse me, jedge, two of his teeth.’ +Life, When He Enjoys Home. “Does your husband enjoy his home?* “Yes—whenever I want him to take 'Making Caricatures. me to the theater.”—Cleveland Leader. The way in which some artists can distort features without making them unrecognizable is certainly very re- markable. Thomas Nast possessed this faculty to an extraordinary de- gree, and he had a very peculiar way of adding new faces to his mental photograph gallery. When a fresh subject would arise in politics, for in- stance, he would invent some pretext to call upon him at his office or house and hold him in conversation as long as possible, studying his features. Venezuela received its name' from the early Spanish residents, who saw; in it a resemblance to Venica ? ‘Are You Looking for a Pudding? Most people are, and D-Zerts Qnick Pud ding is the only quick dessert that delights and satisfles overy housekeeper and the en tire family. . Every package guaranteed un- der the Pure Food Laws. Try a packageof D-Zerta Pudding today from your grocer and u will buy often and tell your friends. arious flavors at all grocers, 10 cents, Or- der today, PEPPER & PATTERSON i Wholesale Liquor Dealers We are in a position to supply the saloon men in N Bemidji and vicinity. We carry a full line of staples ~ and can compete with Twin City and Duluth houses on quality and prices of goods. We are also distributors of the famous “Cedar Broox” Whiskey. PEPPER & PATTERSON, Bemi St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. 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 W00D BEMIDJI, MINN.} ‘When he took -his departure he would purposely leave -his cane. Once out- side, Nast would make a hasty pencil sketch on a card and would usually find that his memory was deficlent as to some detail. He would then return, ostensibly for the came, and another look at the -victim would enable him to perfect his sketch. After that he had the man forever. When Joe Kep: pler was alive he used to make fre- quent trips to Washington for the pur- pose of seelng--statesmen whom he wanted to draw. “He 'was yery clever at catching likenesses and scarcely ever referred to a photograph. A Wonderful Bird. One day a wonderful bird tapped at the window of Mrs. Nansen’s (wife of the famous: arctic explorer) home at Christiania. Instantly the window was opened, and in another moment she covered ' the little messenger with kisses and caresses. The carrier pi- geon had been away from the cottage thirty long months, but it had not for- gotten the way home. ' It brought a note from Nansen, stating that all was going well with him and his expedition in the polar region. Nansen had fasten- ed a message to.the bird and ‘turned it loose. The frail courler darted out E into the blizzardly air. It fiew like an arrow over a thousand miles of frozen ‘waste and then sped forwardeover an- other ' thousand miles of ocean' and plains and forests and one morning entered the window of the waiting mistress and delivered the message which she had been awaliting so anx- {ously. ‘Would'Let Folks Know: It. ¥ * Somebody sent this to the soclety editor and made affidavit that it really’ happened. Here it is: They ‘were out at an aft- ernoon card party. A stout woman dropped a card to the floor. “Would you be so kind as to pick up that card for me?” she inquired of the little wo- man at her right. 3 “Certainly,” said the accommodating ‘woman at the right, picking up the card. “You see,” explained the stout wo- man apologetically, “I've got on a brand new fifty dollar corset, and I'm - afraid I'll strain itif I lean over.” “Hum]” commented- the other wo- man enviously, “If I had a fifty dol: lar corset I'd wear it on the outside; I really - we M—Oleveland Plain Dealer.. - City o« Bemidji The Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. has been trying to secure in advance the - sale of -enough copies of the city charter to cover the cost of its publication. It has long been the wish of citizens of the city that- the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co: get out this work. .In order to'cover the cost of publica- tion an advance sale of at least 100 copies must be made. - Therefore if you wish to insure the publication of this work place your order’ with us at once.