Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
“ i Ives’ ice cream, unequaled for richness and delicacy of flavor; only at Peterson’s. Mr, and Mrs. C, S. Blakeley were in the city yesterday after- noon from Farley, visiting with local friends, The Summer Smoke is a DON Q It’s one of those perfectly made cigars that never burn unevenly and that is made from the choicest of selected leaf—a combination hard to secure aside from the Don Q for 10 cents. A trial today will make you dissatisfied with all others. PROFESSIONAL ..CARDS.. ARTs MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 419 AMERICA AVE, HARRY MASTEN Piano Tuner Formerly of Radenbush & Co. of St. Paul Instructor of Violin, Piano, Mando- lin and Brass Instruments. Music furnished for balls, hotels. weddings, banquets, and all occasions. Terms reasonable. All music up to date. Phone N. W. 535, or call at 213 Third Street, upstairs. HARRY MASTEN, Piano Tuner LAWYER . FRANK: A. JACKSON LAWYER BEMIDJI - MINN Graham M. Torrance Lawyer Miles Block Telephone 560 D. H. FISK Atto ney and Counsellor at Law Office over Post Office E.E McDonald ATTORNEY AT LAW Bemid, Mina. Office: Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Iiles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office in Mayo Bloek Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 DR. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OFFICE MILES BLOCK L. A. WARD, M. D. Phone No. 51 Office over First National Bank. House No. 6ot Lake Bivd. Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over First National;Bank, Bemidji, Mjnn Phone No. 351 Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 B DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist rst National Bank Bu Id’g. Telephone No. 230 DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer, 404 Beltrami Ave Phone 40. Tom Smart Drayand baggage. Safo and Plano moving. Phone No. 68 | 618 America Ave. Otfiee Phone 12 BISIAR & MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTORS 117 Third Street Day phone 319. Night phones 115, 434 Calls Answered at All Hours M. E. IBERTSON COUNTY CORONER AMD LICENSED EMBALMER Undertaking a Specialty Day and Night Calls. Answered Promptly Phone—Day Oall 317-2; Night Call 317-3 First Door North of Postoff Miss Lucille Lyle of Royalton, Minn,, is a visitor in the city and is a guest of her sister, Miss May Lyle, who is employed in Winter & Co,’s store, A. O. Johnson, who is a member of the Turtle River. school board, returned to “Turtle” last evening after having spent yesterday in Bemidji attending the county school board meeting. C. M. Booth, clerk of the school board of Turtle River, returned to his home last evening. Mr. Booth was among those who attended the school board meeting, and he delivered a fine address. Get re:{dy for a good position and it will be ready for you. The Man- kato Commercial College will send you free their valuable year-book on how to get a business education. You ought to have it. Write today. Mrs. M. E. Knappen, the very efficient president of the Tenstrike school board, spent yesterday in the city attending the meeting of the school board and incidentally visit- ing with local friends, of whom she possess very many. Rev. F. J. Barackman, president of the board of education of Black- duck, and E. L. Oberg, the very efficient secretary of the same board, returned to their homes at the “Duck” last evening after having spent yesterday in the city, attend- ing the meeting of the members of the county school boards, which was held at the court house yesterday. C. W. Conway, a member of the board of education of the village of Blackduck, was among those from out of town who attended the county school board meeting yesterday. Mr. Conway returned to his home last evening, very well pleased with the successful outcome of the meet- ing. He highly complimented Super- intendent Stewart on his work in getting up the meeting, ) q 11 She A The day won’t be far distant when you will be confronted with the gro- cery problem. And we’ll wager you will find it a mighty hard proposition, too. Start right — get ac- quainted with us—we’ll help smooth the: thorny path of housekeeping for newly-wed couple. We will serve you both economically and promptly — we will keep your wants supplied at the minimum cost. For a young couple, asa rule, must start on a small scale, — we supply the wants of a small family as readily as the demands of the largest hotel. We have a clean store, clean goods and a clean reputation. We started right and we have kept to the right ever since starting. Starting Right is half the battle—we’ll fight two-thirds of your starting half if you will buy your groceries here. May we have the pleas- ure? Roe & Markusen Dealers In Fancy and Staple Groceries Phone 207, Bemidji, Minn. LOCAL HAPPENINGS Story of Current _Events. All Sunday papers at Peterson’s. ‘We are always pleased to have you come in and get our prices. Northwestern Music Co. William Ross of Gemmell, 2 mem- ber of the firm of Ross Bros., came to the city this morning and spent the day here. P. E. C. Sater, collector for a Duluth firm, went to Cass Lake this morning after spending yester- day in the city in the interest of his firm, James Hagadone, the ex-mar- shal of Tenstrike, returned to his home at Tenstrike last evening, after having spent two days here on a business mission, A. D. McPherson, a representa_ tive of the Pillsbury Logging com. pany, came to the city yesterday evening from his home at Walker and spent last night here on a busi- ness mission. 4 E. H. Munhall and H. F. Schmidt are among those who have been on the sick list during this. scorchingly hot weather. No fun being in bed with the thermometer registering in the neighborhood of 100 in the shade. M. N. Koll of Cass Lake came to the city last night from a visit to Tenstrike and Blackduck, where he had been to look over. some land in which he is interested. Mr. Koll returned to his home at Cass Lake on the midnight train. The door to $ucceg$ Little Falls Business College. The Anderson & Johnson Employ- ment agency sent ten men to Barnes- ville and six to Redlands last night. These men will be employed in ballasting the road bed of the Great Northern railway at the different points, where they were sent. J. C. Schwartz, traveling audi- tor for the M, & I. Railway com- pany, came to the city last even- ing from Blackduck, coming down on the south-bound ¢local” freight train. He spent several hours in the city and departed last night for Brainerd, F. S. Sargent, wife and daugh- ter, Mrs. and Mrs. - Louis- Robin- son and J. L. Robinson and wife, who have been spending some time enjoying an outing at Lakeside, departed yesterday for their homes at Grand Forks N. D, They were loud in their praises of Bemidji as a summer resort. Mrs, F. T, Brown and daughters, Agnes and Evaline, and son, Kenneth, and William G. Robb arrived in the city last evening from Sterling, Ill., for a visit at the home of S. J. Harvey. Mr. Harvey formerly resided in Ster- ling and is an old acquaintance of his guests, W. C. Klein of this city and Ralph J. Hirsch of Minneapolis returned yesterday from Ten-Mile lake, where they spent two days fishing and succeeded in catching a good lot of big bass, which they brought home with them. Messrs. Klein and Hirsch state that they had one of the most enjoyable trips of their experience as anglers. Peterson’s ““Montery” fountain, the coolest, the purest, the best— flows for all. John Mackey and Richard Stoeffler drove to the city yester- day afternoon from Wolf lake and spent the night here. Mr, Stoeffler is head sawyer at the Kelso mill at Turtle River and he had been out to his farm, on Wolf lake, to wvisit with his <folks.” He went to Turtle River this morning, while Mr. Mackey drove back to his home at Farris. T. L. Duncan of Northome, who is now in the employ of the state as as state swamp land inspector, was a visitor in the city yesterday after- noon, having come over from Cass Lake. He went to Northome this morping, but will return to Cass Lake next Monday so as to be at the Cass Lake land office Tuesday morning to testify in several swamp land contests between the settlers and the state, Joseph Blondo has been exceedingly hospitable and gen- erous during the past two days, and it all comes about through the arrival at his house of a fine - bit of femininty weighing in the neighborhood ot ten pounds, and which can already say ‘da, da,” and which Joe swears is cuttinga tooth. The baby came Thursday, and Joe will tell anyone of her fine points, if they will drop into . When you think ‘of fancy fruit, think of Peterson’s.. R, J. Poupore; the logger, went to Kelliher last evening, Joe Kenvyill came down this morn- ing from his home at Kelliher and spent the day in the city. F. S. Lycan returned last night from the Twin Cities, where he had been oh business for several days. A. W. Danaher, chairman of the board of county commissioners, came to the city this morning from Tenstrike. C. H. Mills, general representa- tive for Swift & Co, left tbis morning for Walker after spending vesterday and last night here, Ruth Wightman left this morning for Portage Lake, where she will enjoy a short outing at the camp of her brother-in-law, C. W, Vander- sluis, Mrs, J. P. Labr and two chil- dien departed this morning for St. loud, where they will visit for the next month with Mrs. Lahr's parents, C. E. Olds of Farley came in this morning with C, J. Smith, an 11- year-old boy who fell from a wagon yesterday at Farley and sustained a broked arm. Mrs. G. Vi Thomas, landlady of the Hotel Stechman of Tenstrike, is a visitor in the city today, having come down from her home at the “Strike” this morning. Miss Hilda Meyers of this city left yesterday afternoon for Puposky to enjoy a two week’s vacation at her father’s summer home on Mud lake, where the family is now resid- ing. H. Waldo, who ¢travels on the road” for the Melges Bros.’ company, went to Jenkins this morning to look after some busi- ness matters for the Melges com- pany, A. W. Stuart, cruiser for the Bemidji Lumber company, re: turned this morning from a trip to Tenstrike and other points north of Bemidji, where he had been to do some cruising tor his company. Otto S. Newman, one of the sturdy pioneer farmers of the Moose lake country, in the south- eastern part of Beltrami county, spent yesterday in Bemidji and de. parted last evening for Blackduck, intending to go from the ‘latter place to his farm home, C. W. Beek of Minneapolis came to the city this morning in the in- terest of the Janey-Semple-Hill hard-1 ware company. Mr. Beek is “subbing” for C. W. Vandersluis, the regulér representative ot the Janey-Semple-Hill company, and who is enjoying a vacation fishing at the summer- resort at Portage lake, near Walker. Matt Fisher, who conducts a refreshment emporium at Northome, came to the city last night and spent the night and today here looking after some business matters. Matt is still telling of that hugh celebration which the good peoplé of Northome had on July 3, and which we are assured is the best thing ever pulled off in this north country. Nils Otterstad of Turtle River, who 1sin the employ of the state as inspector of so called ‘‘swamp” land, came to the city yesterday afternoon from Cass Lake, where he has been appearing as a witness in some swamp land contest cases, wherein the state and some settlers are contesting lands that are alleged to be ¢swamp” but have been taken as claims by the settlers. Mr. Otterstad stated that the hearings had been ad- journed until Tuesday morning of next week, when they will be re- sumed, Mr, Otrerstad will return to Cass Lake next Monaay, Charles Emerson, traveling repre- sentative for the N. P. railway com- pany, spent last night in the city. Mr. Emerson was here for the pur- pose of noting how the “new engine, which is being used on the M. & I (No.22) was behaving. C. H. Mills is authority for the statement that Emerson has taken one of the N. P. engines and strapped a sur- cingle around the sand draft and otherwise disguised the N. P. engine in order Jto deceive the engineer of the M. & I. into believing that they had a brand new engine direct from the: locomotive works in the east. Mills also said that No. 2I, a side kicker of No. 22, will soon be put onto this line as a new “flyer.” Mills also said that a few bunches of hay wire have been used in tying up the bum leg of No. 22, but that otherwise the engineis a “‘jim crack” and is doing elegant service for the the West hotel. M. &I Harry Mills, roadmaster for the M. & I. railway company, went to Brainerd this morning. George Begsley, the blacksmith, is the proud father of a 14-pound boy, which was born yesterday. For sale, cottage on Dewey avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets ‘Mary F. Street, Royalton, Minn. C. B. White, of the University of ‘Buena Vista Box & Lumber Company Leave your orders for boxes, box material, lumber, flooring and lath with us. Estimates furnished. R. H. DICKINSON, Proprietor BUENA VISTA, MINNESOTA North Dakota, and G. A. Schulters | NN S of Grand Forks came to the city last night from the “Forx” for a visit here to enjoy an outing. Miss Mary Symons, sister of T, R, Symons, local agent for the Minneapolis Brewing company, left this morning for her home at Fenville, Mich., after having visited for a week with the family of her brother, in this city. H. Luth of Rugby, N. D., arrived in the city last night for a brief visit here. ' Mr. Luth is the North Dakota representative of the Kelly- How-Thomson Hardware company of Duluth of which the representa- tive in this section is Ike Black. Missess Florence, Tinnie and Bernice Pendergast arrived in the city last evening and will visit for some time with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Penderzast at the summer resort at kaLe Plantegnet, of which Mr. Pendergastis one of the owners. Mrs. Kelly and three children de- parted this morning for Verndale after having visited here for the past three weeks with her brothers, E. C. and E. G. Alton of Nymore. Mrs. Kelly will spend 2 week with her mother, Mrs. C. A. Alton at Verndale after which she will re- turn to her home in Fargo, N. D. EMPEROR NICHOLAS PRESENT Celebration of Second Centennlal of the Battle of Poltava. Poltava, July 10.—The celebration of the second centennial of the battle of Poltava, when the power of the Swedes in Russia was crushed, was opened here in the presence of Em- peror Nicholas and an imposing suite of grand dukes and foreign attaches. The imperial train stopped at the very site of the battle and, on disembark- ing, the emperor found the historic regiments drawn up in the positions that had been taken in the combat with the Swedes. His majesty drove directly to the church that was erect- ed at the burial place on the battle- fleld and inspocted the monument on a huge mound covering the bones of 1,145 of Peter the Great's soldlers. His majesty then reviewed a parade of all the military at Poltava. The day was bright and sunny and the whole expanse of the battlefield, with its miles of troop formations, was | EEEEEEEEEENEENTEN visible from the grave mound like a vast panorama. The field has changed but little since the battle occurred. The wood which hid the approach of the Russians is standing, as also is the oak tree to which the wounded Swedish king was carried after the battle. E Woman Commits Sulcide. Indianapolis, July 10.—Mrs. Elizabeth Adams stabbed herself to death with a kitchen knife at her home in the Pasadena apartment house. Mrs. Lil- Man Kelly, wife of the janitor, who was the only witness, sald the act was committed immediately after Mrs. Kelly had talked with a traveling salesman over the telcphone. “Name on Every Piece.” JowiEys Chocolate Bon-Bons. Fo rSale Only at -PETERSON’S WHETHER A BUSI- NESS OR PROFES- SIONAL MAN-0OR in PRIVAVE LIFE ~A CHECKING AC- QOUNT HAS FOR YOU COUNTLESS CONVENIENCES. IT PREVENTS. MIS- TAKES, DISPUTES MAND DIFFERENCES IF Quality, Price and Promptness count for anything with you, then we ought to do your dental work. Drs. Palmer & Anderson DENTISTS, Miles Block. SOMETHING NEW - When you get tired of the same old thing every day drop into our store and look over our menu. We have over 100 reg- ular dishes and we run several specials every day. w=+| CORMONTAN & HANSON [z swia-| THE OWL DRUG STORE | o || ™ | DRUGCISTS e St L" MANTLE CLOCKS | Have you a timepiece in your home? You can afford one at this price. This is a wood enameled clock, fully guaranteed. Eight Day Dial, 5 inches Hour Cathedral Height 11 1-2 Gong inches Half Hour GCup Length of base, Bell 16 inches Price ..$6.50 JEWELER Postoffice Corner, Bemid]l This is the month when the eagle screams and the Glori- ous Fourth is celebrated all over the land. . But we hold a celebration at this yard every working day on the calendar. Daily you’ll find us busy here helping our customers celebrate by giving them the greatest lumber and building material bargains in these parts. Our pure white philanthropic desire is to see that every man who buys here is so thoroughly satisfied that he won’t even think of going elsewhere for his next order. We carry everything in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Ready Roofing, Lime, Cement and all such building material. Phone 97 We Also Handle Coal and Wood M. E. Smith Retail Lumber Co., Bemidii Listen ! NEVER. will there be a more favorable op- portunity to invest in city real estate than the present. Why not call on our local agent, H. A. SIMONS, Postoffice Block, and let him show you some real snaps in business and residence lots in the city, or at Oak Beach, on the north shore of Beautiful Lake Bemidji. Write or call on us for detailed information re- garding the city as a business, residence or manu- facturing location. Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement. Company. St. Paul Minnesota The Dalily Pioneer 40c per Month