Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1912, Page 6

e — all the people every evening as we THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAT- TER AT THE POSTOFFICE AT BE- MIDJI, MINN., UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 3 1879. In the City of Bemidji the papers are delivered by carrier. Where the deliv- ery is irregular please make immediate complaint to this office. Telephone 31. Out of town subscribers will confer a favor if they will report when they do not get their papers promptly. Every subscriber to the Daily Pioneer will receive notice about ten days be- fore his time expires, giving him an opportunity to make an advarce pay- ment before the paper is finally stopped. Subscription Rates. One month by carrier. $ .40 One year, by carrier... 4.00 Three months, postage paid. 1.00 Six months, postage paid One year, postage paid.... The Weekly Pioneer. Bight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for $1.50 in advance. Published every afternoon except Sun- day by the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Company. G. E. CARSON. E. H. DENU. HAROLD J. DANE, Editor. Co-operation. Mr. Business Man—A newspaper is your partner and not your enemy. When we are working for circulation we are working for you. You are as much interested in having us reach are. The newspaper is a big, vital part of your sales force. The only reason in the world why you adver- tise is because the newspaper can put you trade news before thousands of people quicker, more thoroughly and cheaper than you can do it any other way—and the farther this newspaper carries your advertisment the more far-reaching is the sales- manship force of the dollar you spend for it. Bemidji is the logical retail cen- ter of North Central Minnesota. It's merchants are a class of business men and women who do things. They have entered into a co-operative movement to better establish the ad- vantages to out of town buyers. Beginning with the issue of Fri- day December 13, the Bemidji Daily Pioneer is being sent into the homes of the surrounding towns and vill- ages tributary to Bemidji. Your store news will be good newsy news to those people. Some of them have never even heard of your store. Every wide awake merchant should avail himself of this opportunity of using the columns of this paper to tell these people what you have to sell. Plenty of Room. The Associated Charities, which meets tonight to form a permanent organization, has plenty of room for activity in Bemidji. The Associat- ed Charities can unify all of the lines of charitable endeavor in Be- midji and make the work more ef- fective and better distributed over the year. The movement deserves the support of the general public. The Skating Rink. Several members of the council have said that they did not believe the people of Bemidji would use an ice rink if one was made and kept up. The council meets tonight and if action is not taken at this meeting there will probably be no rink for Bemidji this winter. Those who are interested in the rink and want to see one made so that the school chil- dren can have exercise in the after- noon and the older people in the evening, should be present at the council meeting tonight to see their councilman before hand. Crookston and Grand Forks have each estab- lished rinks during the past week. Winter Fire Hazards. The Fire Fiend is a lightning change artist. He comes Christmas eve with cotton whiskers and toting an inflammable evergreen, laden with combustible snow and lighted candles. New Year’s day he will ap- pear on the scene in the guise of Jack Frost, Candles and cotton are a combina- tion that is neither safe nor sane. Electrically illuminated trees are a vast improvement, but they, too, fol- low in the wake of amusements that have been rescued and saved from medieval times. Electric wiring put in for temporary use is seldom, if ever, safe. Education and agitation may in time eliminate the Christmas tree, but who can reform the weather man? Perhaps the country is still well-to-do enough to pay for the Christmas tree luxury. Science hasn’t yet attempted to regulate the temperature, and at first blush we might think the winter rampage of flame and smoke that accompany each cold snap must ever continue. But it can be lessened if not stopped. Cold weather fires are almost invar- iably the result of over-heated stoves, furnaces or boilers, pipes or chim- neys. High pressure boilers are built to withstand most severe strains than it is ever expected they will be sub- Jjected to. Heating apparatus is con- structed only to accommodate nor- mal usage. There is no reason why high pressure boilers, whose annual ravage of life and property is infin- itesimal when compared to the de- struction wrought by heating appli- ances, should be so carefully guard- ed and the world should go on us- ing wuniversally incendiary and furnaces.—Fire Protection. WRONG CARDS. Mrs. Brown-Jones has a new parlor paid. Last Thursday was Mrs. B-J.’s day at home. Six callers were at the door, and each proffered her card. Hilda looked the cards over care hlly one by one. “Youse ladies iss all wronk!"” she decided, finally. “One of your tickets ::s fer Mrs. Choseph Thompson, one s fer Mrs. Miller, one iss fer Miss Chenks and Miss Mabel Chenks—and den dere’s t'ree odders, all wronk pames, yet. Try next door. Good- byt Then she went back to her mistress, “None of ’em vanted to see you,” she beamed. ‘“Deir tickets vas fer odder houses. I guess maybe dey ain't liffed here long!” m The Bemidji Tar Paper Will Be Plane and Level and Treat You on the Square. VOL. 1, No. 20. BEMIDJI, MINN,, DEC. 14, 1912. Published Weekly. and left a Santa Claus Has been at our store Holiday Goods fine line of Subscription rates—-free. Advertising rates—ditto. Editorial corner Palmer's store. rooms in southeast We have a nice line of Commun- ity Silver tableware. Community silver is guaranteed for 50 years, and is equal to Sterling in appear- ance. Your wife will be pleased with a set of spoons or knives and forks for Xmas. Get a coaster sled for that boy. We have sold lots of them and | still have a nice line. One of our customers has had us set aside a fine Round Oak Chief Range for his wife for Xmas. Does your wife need a new range? Try a Round Oak and eat the finest Xmas dinner you ever tast- ed. We will set it up for you on the 23rd or 24th or when you want it. Mr. Durand, one of our new farmers near Nary was a business caller the first of the week. Sleighs have been selling these days.. Among those who have pur- chased of us are Armstrong Bros., Mr. Rockinoch, Mr. Durand of Nary, Boles of Red Lake, A. Rodin of Nymore. Trapping is becoming quite an industry in this part of the state. We have sold over 60 dozen traps in the last month. Chas. Barclay was a business caller, Mr. Barclay came from Iowa and owns a fine tract of land on the school craft. Mr. Green of the Green logging company was in and gave us a. nice order last week. Our store sales have exceeded last year’s and winter has just be- gun. Get a carving set for your moth- er’s Xmas present. She will emile for a week. stoves | Post Office Corner Don’t overlook this Xmas shopping center when you are ready to buy. We have presents for everybody, young and old. Cut Class Community Silver Hand Painted China Combs, Brushes, Mirrors Purses and Hand Bags Stationery Xmas Cards, Calendars and Novelties Santa Claus will not be at the Fair Store at the hours as stated in Friday’s and Saturday’s Pioneer. Too many children and grown folks were disappointed the last time he was there. The snow is getting deep now and your boys and girls will want a pair of skees. -Come in to our store and get them. You Know Why FARMERS WHEN YOU COMR to Bemidji to do your Xmas shopping make our store your -headquarters. We have a fine heating plant and our store is nice and warm, and you can start home comfortable, after your hard day’s shmln_x. You won’t want your money back, but if anything is unsatis- factory we will make it right. Yours for Promptness, Courtesy and a Square Deal. A. B. PALMER, Your Hardware Man. But---the Fair Store has the biggest line of Toys and Christ- mas Goods of any store in North Central Minnesota. ' Gold Fish Post Cards Postage Stamps At Cost P }