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SO T— WITHOUT HURTING, THE GROWTH OF \YOUR. BUSINESS IS 4 KNOTTY PROBLEM-y 'YET. WITHOUT DOUBIZ A CHECKING AC COUNT WILL HELP) PICKING OUT THE UN! NECESSARY EX) PENSES BY LOOKING OVER THE STUBS OR [YOUR CHECK _BOOK: WILL ENABLE YOU TO, KEEP A CLOSER {TAB"y ON WASTE OPEN \YOUR 4CCOUNT HERE THE LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK |} - BEMIDJL MIKN. - PROFESSIONAL CARDS ARTS MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 607 Irvin 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 LAWYERS RAHAM M. TORRANCE LAWYER Telephone 560 RANK A. JACKSON LAWYER Bemidji, Minnesota E. McDONALD ® ATIORNEY AT LAW Office—Swedback Block, Bemidji, Minn. H. FISK e ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Office Over Postoffice Miles Block PHYSICIANS AND SURCEONS R. ROWLAND GILMORE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block R. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGECN Office in Mayo Block Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 R. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block A. WARD, M. D. Over First National Bank. Phone 51 House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Phone 351 Call at Congers Millinery and get a hat for 75¢c on the dollar. St. Philips Aid will be entertained by Mrs. DeRushia, Mill Park, Thursday afternoon. Visitors cor- dially invited. William O’Neil of Chippewa Falls was among the transcient visitors who tarried with the Markham management last night. Jack Shombeau of Walker regis- tered last evening as a guest at the Hotel Markham, having come up from Walker on the M. & I. passen- ger train. D. W. Carter came to the city this morning from Quiring. Mr. Carter is logging some timber on his farm near Quiring and is an exceedingly busy man, these days. Charles Hayden returned to his home at Blackduck last evening, after having spent the day in Be- midji watching the proceedings of the county board and looking after some business matters. The north-bound M. & I passeén- ger train, last evening, was delayed about two hours at Brainerd, wait- ing for connection with main-line trains on the N. P. railway. The train left Bemidji for Kelliher at 7:55. W. A, Gould, accompanied by his father, J. A. Gould, returned this morning from Kelliher, where the elder Gould and D. B. Stanley, father of Mrs. Vye, have hunted deer. Mr. Stanley remained at Mr. Vye’s logging camp, near Kelliher, for a more extended visit. E. E. McDonald, accompanied by Dr. Howard Lankester and the latter’s son, Hugh, of St. Paul re- turned this morning from the head waters of the Little Tamarack river, where they had been industriously hunting for big game. They worked very faithfully but saw neither deer nor moose. They will go to Fowlds, where they expect to secure some deer. Conrad Lajambe, who is known as the lieutenent-governor of Lambert township, over in Red Lake county, is one of the most sucessful poultry raisers in this section. He is not a resident of Bemidji, but has con- tinued his poultry-raising industry here. He recently furnished to Melges Bros. a large number of the finest Thanksgiving turkeys we have ever seen. Lorin Hord of Minneapolis, gen- eral agent for the Home Life Insur- ance company, came to Bemidji this morning and spent today here con- sulting with A. H. Jester, local agent for the company. Mr. Hord has found that Mr. Jester, in addition to being one of the most popular resi- dents of this vicinity, is developing into one of the very best life insur- ance solicitors in the state, and “AL” 15 getting the business. R. A. E. HENDERSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over First National Bank, Bemidji, Minn. Oifice Phone 36. Residence Pone 72. R. E. H. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Winter Block DENTISTS R. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block R. J. T. TUOMY DENTIST 1st National Bank Build'g. Telephone 230 DRAY AND TRANSFER ES WRIGHT DRAY AND TRANSFER Fifth St. and America Ave. TOM SMART DRAY AND BAGGAGE SAFE AND PIANO MOVING Resldence Phone 58 618 Amorlca Av. Office Phane 12 Phone 40 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 117 Third Street Dayphone 319. Night phones 115, 434 Calls Answered at All Hours Kodof Byspepsia Gure Digests what you eat. BeWitt’s o Salve Fo~ Piles, Burns, Sores. Se l. [ Impiicity There’s just as much difference in talking ma- chines as there is in pianos. The COLUMBIA Graphophone i3 the only instrument of its kind, It has reached its per- fection as a musical instrument largely because of its ideal sim= plicity. Best kind of evidence in the ““BN” model, which costs you complete with six records and 200 needles just $28.60—and on easy terms at the cash price if you like. Other outfits from $20 to $200. E.A.BARKER JEWELER 217 Third St., Bemidji LOCAL HAPPENINGS The Continued Story of Current Events. Watch for our display of Christ- mas novelties. O’Leary-Bowser Co. B. W. Gray of Blackduck came to the city last night and spent a few hours here, leaving this morn- ing for some point west of Be- midji, on the Great Northern rail- way. W. T. Blakely, the Farley logger, came down last night from his home and left this morning for Bagley, intending to go ‘to his logging camps south of Bagley. N. Nap‘ Lapointe, agent at Black- duck for the Beltrami Cedar & Land company, was a Blackduck visitor in Bemidji yesterday who returned to his home last evening. A. M. Mattson was a Crookston resident who came to Bemidji last night and spent several hours here, leaving this -morning for Interna- tional Falls, on a business trip. Thanksgiving sale—hats at cost— Wallsmith’s. B. W, Lakin returned last night from a trip to Kelliher, whither he went to note how cutting of timber was progrossing at the Crookston Lumber company’s camps near Kelliher. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church will be enter tained by Mrs. M. E. Smith at her" home at419 American avenue, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All ladies cordially invited. A. F. Turner and F. S. Kelley of Grand Forks, N. D., came to Be- midji last night being on their way to International Falls. They spent the night here and left this morn- ing for the boundary town. J. E. Kaine, the energetic travel- ing freight agent for the Northern Pacific company, spent last night in Bemidji looking after business for his company. He is a hustler and gets much business for the N. P. Mr. ard Mrs. Cellyham of Minne- apolis, father and mother of Mrs. G. M. Palmer, arrived in the city last evening from their home in the “Mill City” and will visit at the Palmer home until after the holi- days. D. D. Miller, junior member of the T. J. Miller Insurance Agency, went to Blackduck last evening to look after some insurance matters which his agency bas at that place. The Miller Agency has a nice busi- ness at the “Duck.” Ben Anderson, the hustler who owns a sawmill at Shotley, was among the north-country people who spent yesterday in Bemidji and looked after some personal matters at the courthouse. Mr. Anderson returned to his home last evening, by way of Kelliher. F. S. Lycan returned this morning from a visit to the Twin cities and other points. In company with E. B, Swygart Mr. Lycan visited LeSeuer Center and enjoyed a quail hunt near that village. Frank reports having greatly enjoyed his combined business and pleasure trip. Peter Slough, one of the pioneers of the Nary country, came to Be- midji last evening for his first visit to the metropolis for several months. Mr. Slough has but recently re- turned from an extended visit to points in Oregon, California and other places in the western country, where he has been for some time. He is delighted, however, to get back to northern Minnesota once more. Try our No. 51 coffee and our Tigar brand Teas. Bemidji Tea Store, ’phone 423, Charles Hoit, scaler and cruiser, came to Bemidji yesterday from Crookston, where he had been scal- ing logs for the Crookston Lumber company, at their Crookston mill, during the past season. Mr. Hoit states that the Crookston mill cut about 30,000,000 feet of timber the past season. Mr. Hoit will probably work in one of the Crookston com- pany’s numerous logging camps in | this vicinity during the winter. T. J. Miller and Jeff Slough of this city, S. A. Bailey and J. W. Branch of St. Paul have réturned from their hunting trip in the vicinity |of Fowlds. Dispite the most strenu- ious efforts of T. J. and Jeff to drive i some of the big game animals which are supposed to abound in large quantities near Fowlds, not asingle deer was seen. “And what is more,,’ said T. J., “we did not even see a good track which we could have followed. There are too many hunters up there for any one to see any game. The deer have all been scared out of the country.” Park Hotel re-opened, by Gilbert Bourdan, - Rates $1 to $2 per day. Hats, plumes and’ fancy feathers at cost until Thanksgiving at Wall- smith’s Millinery. parlors. S. P. Johnson and wife of St. Paul were among the many transients who spent last night in “Bemidji. A. McCallum of Deer River came to Bemidji this morning from Deer River and was a business visitor in the city today. J. H. Davison of Brainerd, chief engineer for the M. & I. Railway, came to the city this morning from Brainerd to look after some engineer- ing work in this vicinity for the M. & I. R. C. Hayner, prominent as a candidate for county auditor, spent last night at his home at Tenstrike and returned this morning to *keep tab” on the manner in which the new auditor was to be chosen by the county board. C. H. Duer of Missouri Valley, Iowa, has been in Bemidji for several days. He is a member of the Bel- trami Cedar & Land company and was here for the purpose of consult- ing some employes of that company relative to its affairs. William Gerlinger, the horney- banded tiller of the soil who resides at Spur 105, spent yesterday in Be- midji watching the “‘doings” of the county board and attending to some business matters, returning to his home last evening. The Ladies’ Aid society of The Norwegian Lutheran church will meet at the home of Mrs. Croon, at the Nicollet Hotel, corner of Be- midji avenue and second street, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Everybody cordially invited to attend. H. F. Allard, father of Ida Allard of the Pioneer corps of workers, was a north-country" visitor in the city vesterday. Mr. Allard accompanied Ida to Cass Lake yesterday and saw to it that she did the right thing while filing on a valuable parcel of land in the district near Eland. Miss Ida filed on 160 acres adjoining Mr. Allard’s farm. The Anderson and Johnson Employment company yesterday sent out a big “bunch” of men to work in the “tall timber.” Thirty- five “lumberjacks” were sent to the camps of the Crookston Lumber company, at Nebish and Fowlds, and forty-two were sent to the Irvine camps at Kelliher, with B, B. Lundgren in charge. William Fellows, county commis- sioner representing the Fifth district, went to his home at Tenstrike last evening and spent the night there, declaring that he desired to get away from the pressure -of official matters. Mr. Fellows returned to Bemidji this morning and met with the members of the board this fore- noon and assisted in selecting the new county auditor. C. H. Gardner, the general north- country manager for the Grand Forks Lumber company, went to Blackduck last evening for the pur- pote of visiting the Grand Forks company’s logging camps near that place. The Grand Forks company will cut some three million feet of timber, five miles southeast of Black- duck, and Willlam Winn of Bemidji is in charge of the work at the camp, A. E. Hall of Austin, Minn., was a visitor in Bemidji yesterday. Mr. Hall is afflicted with hay fever and has of late been a guest of A, O. Sime, the Solway merchant, having come to this section in hope of obtaining permanent relief for his ailments. Mr. Hall stated to the Pioneer representative that he was feeling much better than when he first came to Solway, and had every hope that the invigorating, health- ful air of Beltrami county would cause his lungs to expand to such width that he would eventually return to Austin with a widened |\ chest and again as “sound as a dollar.” J. M. Nicholson of Austin, Minn., oune of the prominent attorneys of southern Minnesota, spent yesterday in Bemidji on legal business. Mr. Nicholson appeared at the meeting of the board of county commissioners and talked over some tax matters with the board. The board could take no action on the matter, as yes- terday’s meeting was a special con- vention for the express purpose of considering the revocation of certain licenses and no other business could be transacted, or at least the board construed matters that way. Mr. Nicholson represented L. F. Easton of LaCrosse, Wis., who as a money lender has interests in certain mort- gages in this county. Clearance sale at Congers Millin: ery, 25 per cent off, sale continues until all my hats are sold. Post Office Block, Bemidji. James Christenson of Eland was in Bemidji yesterday and appeared before Clerk of Court Rhoda to'make final proof on his claim. Mr. Christ- enson proved up on a quarter sec- tion, being the S¥% SWI{ Sec. 11- 153-30. He returned to Eland, via Kelliher, last evening. THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLS HIS MOTHER Father Had Left Loaded Gun Within His Reach, Wooster, 0., Nov. 17.—Mrs. Jerry Vitaro is dead here with a charge of rabbit shot in the breast, the result of her three-year-old son’s picking up the shotgun with which his father had been hunting rabbits. Vitaro returned from the chase just at dark. He entered the kitchen of his home, put the shotgun, still loaded, on a chair and stepped into another room. A few seconds later he heard a report and, hastening to the kitchen, saw his wife on the floor, her breast torn open. The three-year-old boy was on the floor, too, knocked down by the force of the gun’s explosion. The woman died in five minutes, MOVES TO REJECT BUDGET British Upper House Will Try to Force Appeal to People. London, Nov. 17.—In the house of lords Lord Lansdowne, leader of the opposition, gave the formal and ex- pected notice of his intention to move for the rejection of the budget bill when it comes up next Monday. His LORD LANSDOWNE. motion he said would be expressed thus: “I move -that this house is not justi- fied in giving its consent to this bill until it has been submitted to the Jjudgment of the country.” Carlisle Slightly Worse. New York, Nov. 17.—The condition of John G. Carlisle, former cabinet officer and United States senator from Kentucky, who is very seriously ill in St. Vincent's bital with in- testinal obstruction and kidney dis- ease, is reported as not so good. Headaches. Biliousness. Constipation. Ayer’s: Pills. Sugar-coated. Easy to take. Don’t forget. Headaches. Biliousness. Constipation. Ayer’s Pills. Sugar-coated. Easy to take. Don’t forget. - Headaches. , Biliousness. e Constipation. Ayer’s Pills. If your doclor says this is all Sugar-coated. right, then say it over and Easy to take. over again. 3.5 AYRCo.. Don’t forget® Say E. N. FRENCH R. F. PEPPLE - CITY PRgg.&STORE Drugs, Toilet Aricles and Preparations, Patent Medicines, Cigars, Perfumes, Etc. ” PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY " 116 Third St. Phone 52 LOGGING HORSES The South St. Paul Horse Company carries a large stock of horses for logging and lumbering purposes. These horses are built right and are ACCLIMATED. Call and see us before buying. You can save money. -Every horse guaranteed. Time given responsible parties. SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. _ Who Drinks Bemidji’s Pilsener Beer ? The business man who finds it affords relief from the effects of too much mental strain. The mechanic and the laborer, because it gives them additional physical stamina. The housewife whose duties are arduous and make the use of a light stimulant at times quite a necessity. The convalescent, who needs at this time a food that is strength- ening, and one that is easily digested and assimilated by a weakened system. & These and many others use PILSENER style beer because they find it both enjoyable and helpful. Try a case. Bemidji Brewing Co. Phone 235 Bemidji, Minn. REASONS Why we should do your prescription work. You do not want a mistake made in your prescriptions. We double check every prescription and this makes an error impossible. This is the only drug store in the city having two regis- tered pharmacists. There will be no mistake made while the registered man is at a meal or off for the evening. There is a registered man here all the time. ““We know how”’ to properly fill prescriptions. Our stock is always fresh. ' Our prices are lowest considering the quality of the goods. wis | GORMONTAN & HANSON We Oxt DRUGGISTS ser Windows How |————| Postoffice Corner Bemidji, Minn. Subseribe for The Pioneer S] OU young fellows will start a cheer for us as soon as you learn what we’ve done in Copyright b Hart Seaither & Marx (GBS the way of stylish clothes for you. We've got a lot of the latest Hart Schaffner & Marx fine clothes here, made es- pecially for young men; the smart college styles that young fellows particularly desire; the snappy models in all the new weaves and colorings. We're not going to be satisfied until we get you into these clothes. They're all-wool, and they’re all right in every way; the very finest goods you’'ll ever see. Suits here $20 to $45 Overcoats $20 to $60 This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes b ¥ i