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MAJESTIC| THEATER EDW. CURREY, MGR. Latest and Best Moving Pictures PROGRAN--TONIGHT Culture of Tea in Java Misadventures of a pair of Trousers --Comedy Illustrated Song--Smile Lines of white on a Sullen Sea A story of Unrequited Love MATINEE X MAS DAY--2:30 ADMISSION Children &c., 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 RANK A. JACKSON LAWYER Bemidji, Minnesota E. McDONALD * ATTORNEY AT LAW Office—Swedback Block, Bemidji, Minn. D H. FISK = ATTORNEY AND GOUNSELLOR 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 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 Masks at Peterson’s. D. A. McFarlane returned last night from International Falls. Big Xmas bonfire at the “rink to- morrow night. Everybody skate. Dr. Warninger, Bemidji’s veterin- arian, returned this morning from a trip to Kelliher. A. E. Ellison and wife went to Brainerd this morning to spend Christmas with relatives. Books and children’s toy books at Peterson’s. Dr. Warninger left last night for Kelliher to attend to some six horses for the Crookston Lumber company. W. T. Blakeley came to the city last night from his camps south of Bagley and will spend Xmas at his bome in Farley. Any person wishing pictures in || oils, water colors or pastelle can find i|a collection at Mrs. Lunn’s, 1002 Bemidji avenue. Gottfred Olson, an old resident of this city and now a citizen of Inter- natianal Falls, is spending the holi- days in the city. C. E. Perkins, editor of the Bagley Independent, came to thecity last night from Bagley and spent the night and partof today here. Santa Claus’ headquarters always at Peterson’s. Miss Annie Shelland, superintend- ent of schools of Koochiching county, came to the city last night from the “Falls” and spent the night as a guest at the Hotel Mark- ham. B. B. Lundgren, “man-catcher” for the J. A. Irvine Logging com- pany, came to Bemidji this morning and spent today here looking after some business matters for his com- pany. Old country delicasies—anything you can call for—at Peterson’s, L. Snelling, who for the past year and a half has been with the North- western Telephone Exchange com- pany in this city, left today for Larimore, N. D., where he will be located hereafter. Skating is the real holiday sport. Follow the crowd to the rink. H. F. Allard came to the city this morning from his claim near Eland and was joined here by his daughter, Miss Ida, and together they left this afternoon for Crookston to spend Christmas with Mrs. Allard and other relatives. Mayne Stanton, son of Judge Stanton, came to the city last night from Marble, where he has been in the employ of the Oliver Mining | company for several months past, and he will spend Xmas here with the judge and Dr. and Mrs. born. San- Lowney’s chocolate bon bons are DENTISTS the best. Nothing more suitable — — | for a present. In elegant boxes, at R. D. L. STANTON Peterson’s, DENTIST Office in Winter Block R. J. T. TUOMY DENTIST 1st National Bank Build'¢. Telephone 230 R. G. M. PALMER DENTIST Miles Block Evening Work by Appointment Only DRAY AND TRANSFER ES WRIGHT DRAY AND TRANSFER ied by Mrs. Field’s sister, Miss N N Bessie Quick, who has been at|f Phone 40 Fifth St. and America Ave. Y one - i Langdon all fall, but who will now |{§ OM SMART remain in this city. E. W. Quick, | DRAY AND BAGGAGE SAFE AND PIANO MOVING fesldence Phonae 58 618 America Ave. Office Phone 12 Bring Your Orders to T. BEAUDETTE Merchant Tailor Cleaning and Pressing a Specialty 314 Minnesota Avenue Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR GBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Jon Gibbons’ father, Thos. Gib- bons, and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. King and two sons, Gordon and Willie, | their home at Montevedio, and will John Gibbons until after the holi- days. Mrs. Field’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ing at Fargo for some time past, city at 1 o’clock this morning. Mrs. extend to her holiday greetings. See Roger Martin for carriage and sign painting. All kinds of interior decorating. 514 Minn. Ave. Phone |f; 519. B - Charles Daly, the employment |H fullest for a season. Mr. in this section of the state; and he has a whole lot of friends here- abouts” The “boys” will no doubt Pioneer have a fine visit. 40,000 square feet of ice at the i skating rink. arrived in the city last evening from 2 remain the guests of Mr. and Mrs. |} Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Field arrived | in the city this morning from their | g home at Langdon, N. D., and will | spend the holidays at the home of | K E. W. Quick. They were accompan-|{ who has been contracting and build- || joned them at Fargo, arriving in this | | Field was at one time an employe of | B the Pioneer, and the corps hereof B agent, left this morning for Minnea- polis, where he will be the guest of |8 William Laughead for two or three |} days, and where he and “Bill” will | enjoy the Christmas cheer to the |} Laughead | is a civil engineer who is well known | abouts, while “Charlie” Daly is a % personal friend of everybody here- |8 The Continued Story of Current Events. Candles and Christmas tree trim- mings at Peterson’s. Geo. Draper of Tenstrike was a Bemidji visitor yesterday who re- turned home last evening. County Attorney Chester Mc- Kusick left yesterday noon for Marble, Minn., where he will spend Christmas with his two daughrers and his son. I have some fresh pork and beef to sell in any quantity delivered to any part of the city. 13th street. Miss Bertha Dicaire returned yes- terday from Duluth, where she had been attending college, and will spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Dicaire in this city. F. G. Cannon, who hasbeen work- 1ng at Hibbing for several years past, came to Bemidji last night and spent the night here. He left this morning for Brainerd, where he will spend the holidays with his sister, Mrs. C. F. Cooley. A. C. Ross, junior member of the logging firm ofRoss & Ross, came to Bemidji today in Bemidji on business. Mr. Ross will return to Kelliher evening and will spend Xmas in the camps at that place. John Morrison, Jr., the Red Lake merchant, was a visitor in Bemidji yesterday, being here on a business trip, and returning home in the afternoon by way of Redby. John reports business as being very good at this Christmas season. A belated invoice of candles, trimmings, diaries and large toys just arrived in time, at Peterson’s. William Betts, superintendent of logging for the Crookston Lumber company in their camps at Fowlds, came to the city yesterday for a visit with local friends and to look after some business matters at the com- pany’s offices in this city. Lars O. Myhre, one of the most prominent farmers in the Town of Liberty, and who is a member of the board of county commissioners, was was accompanied by h's brother, Iver O. Myhre, who is also tilling the soil and raising dairy stock successfully in the Town of Liberty. Quite a number of the “boys bering camps to the north of Be- midji came to the city this morn. ing to spend Christmas in Bemidji and at other points; and there are likely to be some vacant bunks in a few of the camps when the par. | taking of the “good cheer” has ceased. Conrad | Lajambe, Phone 267, Cor. Irvine & | this morning and spent! this | visitor in the'city yesterday. He | who bave been working in the lum-{20d seal, Santa Claus at Peters fl'&ssa Mrs. Wm., P. Connors of Grand Rapids was a visitor in Bemidji yesterday afternoon and last night. J. H. Davison, civil engineer for the M. & I. Railway company, went to Brainerd{last night to visit in that city with his wife and other rela- tives until after Christmas, The north-bound M. & I. morning passenger train arrived in Bemidji three hours “to the had,” tkis morn- ing, much delay being caused by the regular north-bound N. P. passenger train io getting out of the St. Paul and Minneapolis yards last evening. An even ton of confectionery in {one of our several shipments is a straw that shows which way the | wind blows, at Peterson’s. Guy Munroe, who has been clerk- ing in: Camp No. 11 for the Crooks- ton Lumber company, near Kelliher, icame to Bemidji this morning from | Kelliher and spent several bours !here. Mr. Munroe left this after- noon for his old home in Crookston, where he will enjoy the Christmas jgood cheer until Monday with his | relatives. i T.J. Miller, the senior head of the T. J. Miller Insurance Agency, deparied this morning for St. Paul, where he will spend Xmas with | Mrs. Miller. “T. J.” took along with him a fine pickerel, which he i speared in his fish house yesterday, and which he will show to some of his “Saintly City” friends as prima facie evidence that heis one of the very best fishermen in this section of the state. “. { Christmas and New Year’s cards at Peterson’s. BLACKDUCK Blackduck, Dec, 19.— (Special correspondence of the Pioneer.) Jesse Dade made a business trip to Bemidji Friday. Au ice skating park is being made on upper Main street. The ground is being flooded with water and an office and waiting room | will be put up. Ted Simmons and Robert Raab are at the' head of the enterprise and hope to soon have everything ready for use. The following are the officers of the Knights of Pythias Lodge: Chancellor commander, J. E. Dade; Vice-chancellor commander, Henry Latterall; keeper of records Dr. J. M. Freeburg; master of finance, C. W. Conway; master ot exchequer, E. P. Rice;} master of arms, Frank Smith; prelate, M. J. Leak; master of work, Henry Fick; inside gvard, E. N, Smith, outside guard, ] M, Reed; trustees, M. ]. Leak, three years, ). M. Reed, one year. ket. These are Xmas'gift. in our show windo is at ORAI 402 Minnesota Ave, We have just received from one of the largest Art Brass Companies of New York a large shipment of the latest bathroom supplies on the mar- would please the whole family for an They are now on display in the city to obtain these articles the articles that w. The only place ROS. Telephone 225 ‘B(fl ¥rday the ™ 4 lodge gave one of their delightful social evenings. The first part of the evening arrangad by the ladies under the direction of Mrs, J. M. Freeburg, Mrs. E. L, Oberg and Mrs. C. W. Jewett as committee, consisxélw-am\efflfih : ball with a score of 120to 68,in favor of the rhdb A@’Iefléfifigrq | 111l aneous program was given as fol- lows: Each speachlteifi@jfifi to one minute by M. J. Leak, Inapprcpriate and queer Christ- mas gifts, Dr. J. C. Koch, L, J. Romdene, Charles Hayden; Ought 2 man to meddle in the||fff affairs of women’s hats, C. W, Jewett; Is it true that a man pre- fors beauty to good sense? Jesse Dade; Does it pay to darn socks, Mrs. M. ]J. Leak; Debate, Resolved that a man makes a better Christmas shopper thana weman, affirmative, Mrs. J. M. Freeburg, J F. Sullivan, J. M. Reed; negetive, Mrs. E. P. Rice, Mrs. J. M, Reed,” Mrs ' J, C. Parker. The judges, Mrs. Chas. Hayden, Mrs. M. J. Leak, E. N. French, agreed to disagree. Judg- ing by the great applause and laughter which greeted each member on the program, it was greatly en- joyed. A Christmas tree well loaded with toys brought by those present was next the center of interest. Each person was provided with a small bag of beans and had to bid for a present. The contents of the well-wrapped packages caused much merriment among the ‘“‘children.” After a delicious lunch, served from Myers restaurant, the rest of the|f] » ‘- evening was given over to dancing. OCCIBENTFLOUR i g '] RHI TN BTN o L, at.Occi- Y F HELE, fiixfifm}fi&fi; m“fir ¢ | is put through the most rigid test. Proof in the Occident laboratories—where famous food experts analyze every day’s run of flour. Where they also analyze other leading makes, and by com- l parison prove that Occident Flour is higher grade than any other in the world— Proof in thousands of homes—where the house- wife would never think of substituting any other flour for Occident. She has proof every baking day that no flour in the world is so good.” It shows in her pies, her biscuit, muffins, bread, cake—everything that flour is used for. Wl There is further p7oof at the Occident Mills, where exggrt bakers put Occident Flour through severer baking tests even “thin #h& lou: Zevery day, | several times a day. Tt'must be wniformiy best. i Perhaps you have never used Occident Flour. Then read this plan— g s Try It At Our Expense—If It’s Not The Best Flour You “ Ever Used—Get Your il Money Back. Go to your grocer and get a sack of Occident Flour—use it for as many bakings asyou please. 4 k " Then, if you are not con-l 4 2 /! vinced beyond question that Occident Flour is better—gives better | and surer results than any flour you ever used, go back 0 your grocer, = ™ ¥ and he is authorvized to refund, without argument, % the full purchase price of any package of Occident which you do not find satisfactory. You never heard of a fairer offer than that— did you? The few cents more in price of Oc dent Flour mean little to you, B It is just enough to enable the millers to raise the standard of Occident Flour to Aighest grade in the world—from wheat to package. You will see the difference in your baking. Please get a sack in time for next baking day. For Sale at All Grocers N Northern Grocery Co., Wholesale Distributers s Thanking one and all of our cus- tomers for their liberal patronage for the past year, to serve and please them, one and all, in the new year, 1910. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas New Year. 0’Leary-Bowser Co. 1909, and hoping to be able and a Happy Bemidji ' Bemidji Manufacturers, Wholesalers The Following Firms Are Thoroughl The Crookston Lumber Co. Wholesale j 1 Lumber, Lath and '3 Building Material Pepper & Son Wholesale Liquor Dealers Telephone 489 Major Block Bemldl, Minn. Melges Bros. Co. Wholesale Commission Fruit and Produce Manufacturers of ‘Creamery ‘Butter T y Reliable and Orders Seat to Then Will Be Promptly Filled at Losast Prices J. H. GRANT LAND & VitMRER GO, Model Ice Cream, Snowflake Bread and De-hshus Cap-.es M de a1 R eromcaert, i . - Mt < I The Model e Whlesale Bakery, Man- I:T;: L:::i facturing Co fecti-nery and Ice Cream Facury wer, Shingles ] aud Lath in [ (arioad Lots Bemidji, Minnesota 315 Minnesota Ave. BEMIDJI, MINK. BEMIDJI CIGAR CO. Manufacturers of High Grade Cigars Tom Godfrev, La Zada. Queenie, Imported Leaf, Bemidji Leader GhHe Given Hardware Co. Successors to John Fleming & Co. NORTHERN GROCERY COMPANY WHOLESALE GROGERS Send your Mail Orders to GED. T. BAKER & CO0. ‘Manufacturing Jewelers £ and Jobbers i ared to | Wholesale and Retail | Ty, are cspecially prepared 1o Iines of merchandise. Hardware Largest stock of Diamonds and [3 Watches and the finest equipped work- § shop in Northern Minnesota, Special 4 order work given prompt attention. Estimates furnished. Phone 57 316 Minnescta Ave.