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i R PR MAJESTIC THEATER EDW. CURREY, MGR. Latest and Best Moving Pictures “PROGRAM--TONIGHT 1. The Personal Conduct of Henry, Comedy. 2. Illustrated Song . “My Southern Rose” 3. The Winning Boat Dramatic ADMISSION Children 5c., Adults 10c. 3 SHOWS NIGHTLY 3 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 PROFESSIONAL CARDS ARTS ISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 607 Irvin Ave. LAWYERS RAHAM M. TORRANCE LAWYER Telephone 560 FRANK A. JACKSON LAWYER Bemidji, Minnesota E. McDONALD * ATTORNEY AT LAW Office—Swedback Block, Bemidji, Minn. D H. FISK * ATIORNEY AKD COUNSELLOR AT LAW Office Over Postoffice Miles Block PHYSICIANS AND SURCEONS DR. 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 R. A. E. HENDERSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over First National Bank, Bemidji, Minn. Office 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's. Telephone 230 R. G. M. PALMER DENTIST Miles Block Evening Work by Appointment Only DRAY AND TRANSFER ES WRIGHT DRAY AND TRANSFER Fifth St. and America Ave. TOM SMART DRAY AND BAGGAGE SAFE AND PIANO MOVING 818 Amerlca Ave. Office Phone 12 Phone 40 Residence Phone 58 Bring Your Orders to T. BEAUDETTE Merchant Tailor Cleaning and Pressing a Specialty 314 Minnesota Avenue Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR GBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Want Pioneer J. O. Melby was a visitor in the city Saturday, from Wilton. Miss Anna Mills returned: to her school at Turtle River Saturday night. James Fournier of Littlefork was an out-of-town visitor in Bemidji over Sunday. Miss Nellie Knox, from Nebish, was in the city Saturday, doing her Xmas shopping. E.E. McDonald returned Satur- day night from Blackduck, where.he had been on legal business. Miss Celia Clark returned home Sunday morning to spend her Xmas vacation with her parents in Nymore. See Roger Martin for carriage and sign painting. All kinds of interior decorating. 514 Minn. Ave. Phone 519. ‘ A. E. Witting, the Blackduck logger and cedar dealer, came ‘to the city Saturday night from Black: duck and spent Sunday in this city with his family. Robert Shaw went to his home at Funkley, Saturday night. Robert was accompanied by his sister, Miss Nellie Shaw, who at one time was. a teacher in the Bemidji public school; but who is now teaching at Argyle, Minn. Henry Fink, one of the pioneer residents of Cass Lake, came over to Bemidji Saturday evening and left Saturday night for St. Paul, where he will visit with his brother, George Fink, whom he has not seen for twenty years. W. L. Prebble, now in the employ of the Grand Forks Lumber com- pany, looking after much of their logging operations, under the super- vision of Charles Gardner, came to the city Saturday night from "up north,” where he had been on busi- ness for the Grand Forks people. A. L. Gordon, one of Shevlin’s most progressive and most promi- nent business men, was a business visitor in Bemidji Saturday. Mr. Gordon owns some property in this city; and he enjoys coming over oc- casionally to the metropolis of north- central Minnesota and seeing how everything is moving, over this way. Jesse Dade, ex-mayor of Black- duck, came to the city Saturday night from Blackduck and spent several hours here. He was met by Clerk of Court Rhoda, who secured some very important papers for him, and he returned to the: “Duck” Sunday morning. Mr. Dade is the chancellor commander-elect of the Blackduck lodge of K. P., andis one of the best “knights” of that order in this section of the state. A. Kaiser came to the city yester- day noou from Bagley and spent several hours here, returning to his home in the afternoon. Mr. Kaiser states that he is receiving a whole lot of encouragement to beeome a candidate for the republican nomina- tion for state treasurer, but wonld not state whether he would “get in. to the game” in earnest or mnot. Certain it is that he has a whole lot of friends who are “boosting” for him, At the Bemidji Music Hcuse, 117 3rd St, isthe place to buy your Christmas presents in the music line. We carry a full line of Kimball, Bush and Lane and Merrifield pianos, Kimball parior organs, church and school organs, pipe organs, violins, guitars, accordians. Everything in the music line for the little ones at home. We also sell the Singer, Wheeler and Wilson and Free sew- ing machins. Edison Phonographs and records. Prices reasonable, terms to suit everybody. Come early and select from our large stock. J. Bisiar, Manager. T0 THE CONCLUSION THAT ALL FINAN. CIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE IN THE SAME CLASS. AN INVESTI- GATION OF OUR FIS- CAL STATEMENT — OUR PdST RECORDS, WILL CONVINCE THE MOST SENSIBLE BUSI NESS PEOPLE THAT THIS BANK IS RUN FOR THEIR INTER. ESTS — A4S WELL 45 OUR. OWN THE LUMBERMENS NATIONAI El BEMIDJI _MINN.. B LOCAL HAPPENT! | Mrs. William Lennon returned Saturday evening to her home at Kelliher, having spent Saturday in Bemidji visiting with-local friends. Annabel Hermes.of International Falls came to the city Saturday afternoon from -some’ point .east of Bemidji and left Sunday morning for the “Falls.” H. Becker of Akeley' came to Be. midji from some point west, last night, and spent the night at the Hotel Markham, returning to Akeley this morning. A.C. Goddard, engineer at the Red Lake Indian agency, and Fern Bishop, also of the agency, were visitors in Bemidji Saturday on important business. H. N. Harding, cashier of the First National Bank of Cass Lake, came to Bemidji yesterday afternoon and spent the night and part of to- day in Bemidji, looking after some business matters, Father O’Dwyer, pastor of the St. Phillip’s Catholic church, was able to preside at services yesterday, for the first time since he was so unlucky as to break his arm. The injured member is fast mending and Father O’Dwyer is about ‘‘himself again.” John Goodman returned to the city this morning from 'Kelliher, where he Sundayed and looked after the business of the drug and jewelry store at that place, in which he is interested. Mr. Goodman reports business as being very good, at Kelliher. Walter Strong, who has been visiting for three weeks at the home of P. M. Dicaire, left Saturday for his home at Barrington, Wis., where he owns and operates a photograph studio. Mr. Strong took a large number of views while he was here, which he will develop. J. H. Beagle, of Duluth, cruiser for the State Timber Board, spent Saturday night and Sunday in Be- midji, awaiting orders from St. Paul to go to other parts to look after trespass on state possessions. Mr. Beagle is one of the very best tim- ber men in the employ of the state. George Lydick, the Cass Lake contractor, who is making a splendid record clearing right-of-way for the parties who have contractsto grade the Soo right-of-way, came to the city Saturday evening and left that night, on the south-bound M. & I. passenger train, for Minneapolis to visit the head offices of the Soo com- pany. Buy your Xmas presents early so as to oblige the business men of the city; express or mail your pack- ages early, also, and give some relief to the express man; and send your mail early, so that the post- masters and delivery men will. not be staying awake o’nights trying to get vour presents to their proper destination in time for the “'big day” in giftdom. John Rose of Northome, brother of Dan Rose of this city, went to Northome Sunday morning and from that place went out to Island lake, south of Northome, to spend Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Rose. John is cruiser ' for the Watab Paper & Pulp company, for which company Dan Rose is the official buyer for northern Minnesota. Both of the Rose boys areexperts in cruising and estimat- ing timber. Roy Bliler, county surveyor, went to Wilton this forenoon to resume the work which he is doing there, laying out roads for ths use of the Great Northern Timber company, which is doing some logging south- west of Wilton. W. H. Vye of this city is the general manager of the Great Northern Timber company, which owns:a fine farm near Wilton, where sheep are being: raised .on an extensive scale, and where a fine farm home is already established. Fred Stillings, the M. & L loco- motive ' engineer, came to Bemidii Sunday morning, night run from Little Falls to Be- midji, and spent yesterday and last night here, leaving this morn- ing for Brainerd. The engine crew on the night M. & I. traias now run from Little Falls to Bemidji, where alchange is made, the north crew running from Bemidji to Interna- tional Falls. Under the new ar- rangement, Mr. Stillings does not et to his home at Brainerd as often as he desires, and he states that he is tempted to return to Bemidji and make bis home here while the engine crews of the night trains are -Tun as at present. i on his regular| Kenneth Mclver went to Fosston Saturday ' afterncon-on-a: business mission. Rev:. Parshall: icame to- the: city yesterday afternoon and held services in the I. O. 0. F. hall last night, re- maining,here this forenoon. Miss'Blanche Tennyson of Minne: apolis and Miss Clara Tennyson of Hibbing came to the ctiy Saturday night and will remain here for several days as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Stevens. The Misses Tennyson are sisters of Mrs. Stevens. J.F. Hurley, the old M. & I conductor who isnow “on the road” for an oil company, came to the city Saturday night from points north of Bemidji and spent Sunday at the Markham with a lot of others of the traveling fraternity who like to spend the Sabbath with ‘Landlord Lycan at the Hotel Markham, Art Tunner, one of the pioneer business men of Grand Forks, N. D., came ‘over from the “Forx” yester- day noon and spent the day here. He droveout to the campsof the Crookston Lumber company, near Fowlds, yesterday evening, to look over some thirty-two head of horses which he owns and which are being worked in the camps. W. T. Blakeley was in the city yesterday from his logging camps. Mr. Blakeley is logging on the Wild Rice river, some twenty-four miles south of Bagley. He states that he has 140 men working in the camp and of the eight million feet which he will get out this winter, there has already been cut some three million feet, and that with the splendid weather conditions that are prevailing, logging in his timber is going along “swimmingly.” George Kirk, the logger who is in partnership with Louis Crombie in several big contracts, came to the city Saturday night from Northome and spent several hours here on busi- ness, departing for Northome again Sunday morning. Mr. Kirk states that he is progressing finely with his timber cutting in the vicinity of Northome; that the tanks are being run nights, and that the roads are simply “out of sight” for hauling big loads. “Conditions were never better than right at present,” said Mr. Kirk. FIVE.oF THEM: Fbuln: GUILTY Pormer Employes-of-the-Sugar Trust Convieted- by~ dury: New'York, Dac: 30.~Phe-jury tound guilty five of ‘the six employes of the American Sugar * Refining' company ‘who ‘bave been~on'triel for the past Wree weeks ‘charged with criminal eonspiracy’ to defraud the government of customs dues on imported raw su- gor: In the case. of James-F, Benderna- B¢}, & former cashier of the company’s Willlamsburg plant, the jury dis- agreed. - Merey:isrecommmended for all those found /guilty:- ‘The-jury was out ten: hours. ‘Under-the indictmentsOliver: Spitzer, & dock superintendent; John B, Coyle, Thomas Kehoe;- Edwardt A Boyle: and Patrick J. Hennessey, checkers, may be punished'-for - the- commission of two overt acts, the maximum penalty for each of which is' two: years': im- prisonment and $5,000 fine.: ASTOR GEMS PART'SPURIOUS Ninety Pearls in Famous Neokiace Declared Imlitations. New York, Dec. 20.—Not all the As- tor pearls :are:genuine. The report of the transfer tax colleetor, as filed with the surrogate, shows that.ninety of the: pearls in~the‘late Caroline “Webster Astor’s five-strand necklace -were imi- tations.” Nevertheless the mecklaceis appraised at $51,000. Mrs. Astor left diamonds ™ and ‘emeralds s worth $180,- 000 additional.- Caroline Webster 'Astor; who died more than a year ago, was the widow of the late WilllamAstor:and was for many years the undisputed leader of New York society. Her husband left an estate variously estimated at'be tween $60,000,000 and $70,000,000 and many pereons were astonished that the widow's total estate; ineluding her Jewels, is' valued at omly $1:600,000 after all deductions. Two Shotfirers Are Killed. Hartford, Ark., Dec. 20.—Two shot- firers are dead and one of the mines of the Bolen:Darnell Coal company near here is on fire as a result. of 2 premature explosion of a shot. The fire extends from the first to the twelfth room of the mine. All of the miners, except the two who were killed, escaped. “Night Rider"” Jury Deadlocked. TUnion City, Tenn., Dec. 20.—Th¢ Jury in the case of Garret Johnson £nd Arthur Cloar, alleged night riders charged with the murder of Quentir Rankin Oct. 19, 1908, annouanced in sbility to agree upon a verdict. The foreman had stated that the jury stood nine to three when he wa: stopped by the judge, who directed the jury to retire for further delibers tion. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is aranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro- truding Pllestn 6 to 1¢ days or money re- funded. 50c. YOUR XMAS GIFTS Should bear the “cast” of elegance, whether it be a diamond pin or a line of groceries. You will find here a line of staple and fancy most groceries that will be appreciated by the critical of your friends. Our line of **Dainty’’ package and canned goods assures you of the highest quality obtainable.. A full line always carried in stock. Groceries, Flour and Feed delivered to all parts of the city. The Bemidji Provision. Go. SCHROEDER & MARIN 304 Third St. BEMIDJI, MINN. Phone 33 silver line. Holmes MAKE THIS A “SILVER” XMAS In choosing what you will give, remember my I have a variety of small and :useful gifts in sterling silver. In silver plated ware I have the All this flat ware is set and shaped” by machinery whereby uniformity is acquired. These goods are also hand burnished, imparting 'a harder and™con- sequently more durable and even finish t;han:is possible by any other process. & Edwards: Line STERLING Nail Files Letter Openers 1.00 Tooth Brushes... .00 Pickle Fork or Olive Spoon.. 1.25 Cream Ladle.. Sugar Shell.. Baby Spoons. Bonnet Brush. Whisk Broom. ... Baby Set, Brush and Comb.. 3.00 Souvenir Spoons, small. 1.00 Souvenir Spoons, large. . 1.50 Souvenir Bell............... 1.50 SILVER PLATED 'WARE Sugar Shell.. “‘When You Have a: Prescription-- You want it accurately filled and with the purest of m. ?sk your physician about the quality and the medicinal value ‘amous G PARK, DAVIS8 & COMPANY DRUGS" used in our prescription department, which drugs we guarantee to be-: of the highest standard, and handled only. by competent .druggists,. which'insures purity and accuracy. City Drug Store © E.N.FRENCH & CO., brass Heavy -copper, flagons ..... Navajo Indian Rugs Genuine Navajo In- dian Hand-woven Rugs, in the various colors and sizes. Prices from $6 fo $15 Leather Goods Ladies’ Genuine Seal, Walrus and Aligator Hand Bags, in all sizes and styles. The new fall shapes are especially attractive. Prices from $1 to $15 Hand Painted Among these goods is the prettiest line of chafing dishes Chafing Dishesat........... $13'50 . Dishes Ebonized handled, filver plated Chafing Dich Chafing Dish Forks and Spoons$1'zs ebonized : handled, 13-inch trays at............. $3'25 at e Holiday Gifts for Everybody Christmas, New Year and Broet- Xmas and New Year Photo and Post Card leather and leatherette price from and chafing dish utensils at strike prices. Owing to the ever shown. b 2 B S 7 $10,00 Ebonized handled, silver plated Chafing Dish $3 00 . L = Cutlet Tray at.... trimmed, alcohol $3 00 .. - g 316 Minnesota Ave.. Phone 57 Ing Cards of all kinds, Cards at Albums embossed covers; an end- 5¢ 10 $3.00 switchmen’s strike our Christmas goods are arriving late. Below Are a Few Prices on These Brush copper, rose finish, ebonized trimmed, Nickel plated, ebonized handled, Chafing $5 nn Toasters at.. $1.50 Nickeled plated, mission ebonized handled, Heavy brass, nickeled plated, Heavy brass, nickel plated, 14-inch tray $2 50 i - » L] 4 " . Come in and See These Things GOULD’S| Post Gards Fine assortment of 2 for 5¢ Card Albums, with less variety ranging in Smokers’ Articles Pillow Covers and Cigars, Pipes, Tobacco, Wall Banners, in all | Smoking Sets, Tobacco shades of leather. Very | Jars, Cigar Humidors, appropriate for Xmas Gifts, Prices from 50¢c to $12 etc. All the well known brands of cigars, packed 12, 25 and 50 in a box, for Xmas Gifts. Holiday Stationery packed in fancy Christ- mas boxes. An assort- ment ranging in price from 25¢:to $2.50 ‘Fing Chocolates and Bon-Bons packed in fancy Christ- mas boxes. Roach & Tisdale’s celebrated Moccasins The very -popular house slipper—always acceptable as a Xmas Gift. In all sizes, for infants and grown people Prices from 50¢ up Art Galendars. . An endless‘variety in Hand Colored and Plain ——— ST Sugar Shell.. 1.00 Prints. Prices ranging | candies. Prices,perbox, J Butter Knife. .75 from from Pickle Fork. Meat Fork... Butter Knifeand SugarShell 1.50 Berry Spoon... 1.50 Pie Knife.. 2.00 Teaspoons, One Half Dozen. 2:25- Dessert .. 3.25 Table.... 3.75 KnivésandForks;(breakfast) 4.00° Knives and Forks, (medium) 4.25 CHAS. L. CUMMER, JWELER Postotfice Cormer- - Bemidji.- 25¢ t0-$1.50 25010 $10 SUGGESSOHVT(I CRANE-& 60ULD 301 Beltrami Ave. | How Location”