Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 3, 1913, Page 2

AND INTERESTS THE BEMIDIT DAILY PIONEER «u;nznuncicg;,,‘ Fe— — et -’-‘:::,:,.;:’- co. :a,,“f{!fio& Em”*: MUT“M. flEuT'o"s ? ILODGEDOM IN BEMIDJI. ¢ N 0660300000000 0 e B SR TR e Ly OF THE BELL SYSTEM AND THE PUBLIC { Minn, as mona-nf‘.’i" tter under Actiof August. . ~ of Congress of March 8, 1875. Mrs. Root and son Ernest of Fargo o 1 i Fublished every aftaraoon exoapt BURdSY. 1o ve closed . their cottage at Lavinia. S‘Tthe '“l‘“ birm-!:: iby. :fl !im.-d Paqy at any Hme to; m = , | States questioning the purchase of cer-|and old meth mlg: u-;t-t:a on s teg. o aponymous con: |and returned to their home Saturday. | “ telephone properties in the north- known to the editor, - . Root is superintendent of the t, a8 & T ht ’c‘ Tor publ llmnor but not necessar- | Mrs, P west, -as-well as the-pending_Interatate - —_— replace old plaats with new plantsend new methods as fast as they may be de- < e i R pna e arieess xmu:,;a:rmd ,towhe to the advan. ommunications for th Pion-| Fargo schools. ! i - telenbonelnvas- taga,of the service. , We beliove. that, | gor aBauid reach thin Caice not ater than| Ay, and Mrs. G. P. Irish loft for tigation, nave cauled many “inuirien.(aRdtton, -such fair ‘charges” snsuid. ibo ton 1n the current tasue o oro PUPHOS| o vett, Monday, where they will Vis- i Q'€ up anvthing. golng to|paid upon the.investment.in plant. as g 5 105 e the m;rllu 0f these progeedings, .it ‘has |will enable the company at any time to e ot Haachets ouropoicy acd Baspees T [PEnt. e o eatd o ranite tie me. 3 1 to meet ‘the ‘contis Mrs. John Guthrie of Turtle River [the conduct of our business. demands of the publle; and in order ‘:::: 0 d-| We have ifound,« or thought that we|Waste and duplication of effort may.be | was in the city shopping and. atten 4 Y by ing to other business matters Satur-|had. that our.interests were best servedjaveided and yaiformity of, purpose . ing to when the public interests were; best '=°mm:ll heontrol be enforced, that there 2 Y. served; and-we-believe that such suc-{8Do0ld:iba:a,centralized;msnstal admin- the Tews OF the weekt ubllanss svery| Miss Hilda Larson and her sister, |cess as we have had has beon becsuse|lstration in. close. sommmmiestion. mn e Apraaal “:n‘fll a“f,.w“',"‘::uz'm 10 80Y |y C. Hornes of Nary were in the ;I:l’" b;l‘;hflll has‘been condusfed on ;';:";::;mf‘::"fll'm"“’ over thef 8y 4 s 3 : % to all or mat-{"§} ¥ hopping. Miss Lar- ese es. matters common city Saturday shopping. We belleve that our company has.sp ) e" °f 8eneral policy. interest as.vital'as that of.the pube{:'iWsi bellevathat any surplus:beyond _|Starbuck, Minnesota. in the proper administration of the[that necessary to equalize dividends on Mrs. A, Porter of Hannah, return-|problems of electrical inter-communi- & tllrxz:tll should be used by the com- me Monday after visiting|cation. The success.and. prosperity. ofijPany -for;the benefit .of the -public and gd toiher hBol % duck t{n‘ the past ten |0Ur ‘company ‘depend upon- the -solutiop {8hould be inalienable for any other ;pur- friends in Blackduc! of these problems which shall be sound (Pese, ‘and should ‘be either ‘invested in days. from both the standpoint of the com- |Fe¥enue-earning..plant. .until necessary Lily Voller of Lavinia is in the|pany and thepublie. which it.merves. ::M;“b!titute plant which may become L inadequate- or:.-obsolete, - -or should. city today. . Following our. own best judgment, Mrs. Ramsey and daughter Edith, supplemented by- the-best obtainable ad.|V8¢d %o meke. the -service cheaper or] | i Minnesota, are visiting |Yice: -We ‘have..endeavored to do what er. of Me“"’"-f ‘n o city. Mr,|"oUld best serve the public interest; We b‘:‘lh" that under “proper . gov- her son’s family in - “ |Wherever possible dur plans have been [erimental control:and regulation the Ramsey is in the hospital where he |aisclosed to the public in advance, ang,| Profits. from promoation or operation al- There are some cases when a man underwent an operation Tuesday. what has been done in carrying them :::vad to be distributed should not be so never fails to “come back.” When h. out has been along ordinary" business|large-as:to warrant:or:tempt-complete X When he| My and Mrs. Austin Warner of |TU RiT, SR Slong grainars generally, | duplication of plant and _organization, | goes to Canada is one of them. Thaw |Puposky were called suddenly to|g,n” ine expressed approval,. ‘authori-|With its duplication of its -capital, went to Canada. Crookston where their grandson, ReX fzation or consent of the municipal -and |charges.and its organization, operating, Warner’s little boy is seriously ill. |state authorities directly interested: Oun |M8Jntenance and. depreciation expenses; |’ Mrs, C. W. Fry of Yola was in the|effort has been not only to obey the |and We do not believe that utilities giv- The Brinkman theater is to be con-| , o O W ¥V |12W: but to avold everything: which|ing at fair ratés;an efficient and suffic- y city Tuesday. She came to seel might even have.the appearance of an |iently comprehensive. universal service ' gratulated upon its enterprise in V- | medical aid for her little son Who 18 |attempt at evas should be subject to limited competition, ing to the citizens of Bemidji a var-|seriously ill. iety of performances that are appre- 403 Beltrami Ave. B P 0. W Bemidji Lodge N:l' .l:::. . Regular meeting _nigi 8 first and third Thursdays 8 o’clock—at Elks hall. * relatives Subscription Mates. One month by carrler by carrie. 8ix months, Oxe year, po'k?-'g.‘%d‘“ The Weekly Ploneer. L Eight pa; y e o.r every mecond and fourtd . Sunday evening, at § o'clock in basement of Catholio church, of the Bell System “Thié séveral ‘Companies comprising the Bell Sys- terti“ate all inter-comnected, ‘so that wherever you go-you-may still use the lines of the Bell System. ’ “No'mdttér whére you ‘are, the Bell Telephone is the-eenter of a large talking circle. Alwayscthere.is 'the same efficient service of the Universal-Bell:Telephone System. Meeting - nights overy second and fourth evenings, at Odd Fellows Hall PHIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN |son will soon leave for her school in 3 ADVERTISING BY THE GENSRAL OFFICES NEW YORX AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES . 0.M Regular m;o:llnhlwmn 2nd_an ‘ednes- Gy ‘evening st 8 oociook. Hagles hall . Take your shower bath at the new Bemidji athletic quarters. - AR Regular moetings—Firs and third Saturday sfter- ¥ noons, at 2:30—at 0da Fel . lows Halls, 403 Beltrama! Ave. Every Bell - Telephone Is 6 Long Distance Station. NORTHWESTERN " TELEPHONE ~ 'EXCHANGE COMPANY 216-<NWT. | l L 0.0 ¥ Bemidji Lodge No. 110 Regular meeting nights Fri o'clock Our business methods and policy, and |10 BIVIng such service. . Competition o practically all of the. details,as, to.the|¥hich ignores the obligation to furnish |* e e R e R R E T RS T R | transaction of our business, are matters|® COmPlete and comprehensive service is COTUPON - * clative. Last week this playhouse |® ¥ ¥ % ¥ ¥ & ¥ 4k X K ¥ ¥ X ®| T L o dge and are, and for ROt competition, is ot for-the benefit of GOOD FOw 6 VOTES * * TAMARACK RIVER. ¥ many years have been, -well known tothe:Public in that it does not reach the, Cast theése votes for NO .....iimemmmocesnereresieak * This coupon: when neatly cut out, brought or mailed to the W. G. & & ‘Schroeder store on or before February 14th 1914 will count as five & * votes for the person ‘represented by the above number. * The Bemlidji Pioneer Pub. Co. % KK F KRR R KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK Automobile Accessories ~and Supplies Big stock of tires, all sizes. If itis some=- thing for the'automobile or gas engine, we can supply your wants and our prices are positively right. Wo Handle the Following Lines of Cars: Ford, Studebaker, Over- . land and Cadillac the first and third Thursdays fgu motels ready for delivery. . We have some in the L O, O. F. Hall at § ] _used cars for sale, cheap.— - = " yeatured for two nights the iSO\ y x4 % % % K% % % % % % | the goverament. ~We wil willingty fur, |Whole- public'interested, : 2 Talking pictures, and that they John Ostrom and Peter Cornell left |iish the government any additional in- 115; ‘therelm-e, complete duplication, formation which is in our possession or|W ts-dual exchange connection and made a big hit was evidenced by the |last Wednesday for the harvest fields under our control, and will cordially co- [dual bills for service, is prerequisite to packed houses at the five perform-|in North Dakota. operate with it in obtaining such.further |complete competition, government con- ances. T\ Andrew Twelton, lost a valuable|information as it may require. Every |trol and.regulation cannot go hand in onight they feature the home Hoith Inst ook possible assistance will be given by us{hand with competition. talent vaudeville given for the bene- fit of the St. Philip’s church of this meeting mnights -~ first and third’ Wednesday. at 8o’cloek. —1.-0. O. ¥. Hall ENIGETS OF FYTHIAS Bemidji Lodge No. 169 Regular meeting nights—aex- ‘ery Tuesday e7ening at o'clock—at the Bagles Hafl, meeting nights — first and third Wednesdays, 8 o'clock—at Masonic Hall, Beltrami Ave., and Fifth St Bemldji Chapter No. 78, R. A. M. Stated convocations —first and third Mondays, § o'clock p. m.—at Masonis Hall Zeltrami Ave., and Fifth street. Elkanah Commandery No. 38 E. T. Stated conclave—second and fourth Fridays, ¥ o'cleck p. m.—at Masonic Tem, Bel- " trami Ave, and Fifth MODERN SAMARITANS. Regular meeting nights om e AL “Roodevelt, No. 1638. : 1 Z . H lar ti) igh! ; ; i fourth - Thiradays ot i [ each month at eight o'clock 1 in Odd-Fellows o W. A "’—:\‘ Bemidji Camp No. 5018 Regular meeting nights — first and third Tuesdays at % 8 o'clock at 0dd Fellows Hall, 403 Beltrami Ave. WoooM 8| < « to the courts in their effort to deter-| We believe that the record of the Bell Mr. Kosbun is firing on the “Mud| "o 1 ther our policy is or has-been|System will be accepted by the publie ) hen” for David Lyon. inimical to the public interest. ~We.de- |88 fully in accord with these declara: city. That it will be another big hit The storm last Wednesday night|sire that anything wrong be:corrected; |tions. Consistent adherence to this pol- A fcy has given the public of the United is a foregone conclusion. did a little damage in this vicinity,|we will voluntarily rectify any wrong i lightning struck a stack of hay own- |that may be pointed out to us; and, so s‘:ntu »t::eull)es:; most. uu:nnrehe:z:lv- and: s far @s it may be determined. that. our|cheapest telephone service in the world Homer Mussey and his father have|ed by R. Sarff and it burnt to the policy or- any act under it.is. against|and made the Bell standards the stand. opened a first-class printing estab-|ground. the public interest, we 'will promptly |ards of all nations. lish Mrs. Peter Westlund and daughter |conform to such determination. .To remove any possible excuse fori shment at Deerwood, Minn,, and Marths @1a some, shopping At Wasks We believe that if each of .our ex-|misapprehension on account of the many. last week issued the f i L changes were made an . independent|misleading statements which have been Week lasued the first number of |y, wognesday. it and if each connecting line-were put | circulated as to the alleged unnecessary . unit and if each connecting line-were The Times. It was bright, sbappy| Four land seekers from Lincoln |undr a separate control, the effect upon |and overcapitalization and excessive and newsy and editors throughout|Nebraska, were here last week to take | the ltel;phcme :::!vlce ntt :hm ;;uur:;‘r{ ‘c:;r:'e:“::‘ ct'ne Bell‘Systan;:, me:m}?w. 7 would be a condition so intolerable ‘tha are, given. Except where the state will hereafter be on the|land. They filed on a section of land | RERD,, 8 % SO0 S 06 S0 TR0 St 1o 1t | stated, the figures are for the Bell Sys: lookout for the Deerwood Times. We|1OTth of the Tamarack River. and ‘would immediately require such|tem; that is, the American Telephone] A. Lundgren made a business trip |physical connection and common con-|and Telegraph, and its Associated Com- welcome the Musseys back into the to Bemidji last week. trol of these various units. as would |Ppanies. field and know that others with us| School District No. 95 held a spec- |malgamate them into a single system.| The entire Bell System on June 30, 114 i ; 7 e w Physical connection in the case of tele-|1913, had outstanding in the hands of| extend to the brilliant publishers-a|ial meeting last Saturday evening. phone or telegraph does not mean |the public obligations (i. e., notes, open sincere wish of success in their new|The officers were elected as follows: | transfer of messages from one line fo|accounts, bonds and shares) to the par Chairman, Frank Lyon; treasurer, |the other. It means such a connection|value of $776,000,000. | field of labors. They Were farmerly | B . P Sarff. A thees|8s Will permit one person: to.have. the || The:bpok value.of ‘the.total tansfble}] in the newspaper business in Thief : 2ol ; actual possession of the particular line |assets, Which is considerably less than River F months term of school was voted. | of communication from one end of it to |their replacement. value, amounted, to iver Falls, Mrs. P. Sarff spent Wednesday |the other and this can only: be-given |$960,000,000. Many appraisals of prop- || - e, with Mrs. Willard: Protsman. efficiently by exchange systems.gnd-cen-{erty inoluded in-theso assets have been | Hostheattern Mivufats on. Tt 1a what the Bl Sysnarm . |tlon of Dublte. anthorisisn. Tn ne. Sape S and that is what the Bell System fs. . 2 We are In possession of a booklet| Qne of these nice aays you ought to| -In this connection, and for general in-|has the value as it stands on the books i i failed to be sustained, and in mont issued by our mew Immigrati m- | go to Hakkerups and ic- | formation, we will restate.the policy g 5 i © gration'co & ; 8 : Aud.Bave, yous;plo- which controlled the building up of; the|cases it has been very largely exceeded. missioner Fred D. Sherman, entitled | ture taken.—Ady. Bell System, and our belief as to what| The total dividénds and interest paid “Northeastern Minnesota Land of a telephone system should be, and what |during. the year 1912 amounted to only. 5 5 N are its relations to the public. 6.1 per cent on the average of its out- - Opportunities.” Twenty-five thousand ] We believe in and were the first to|standing obligations, and to less than & || copies of this descriptive booklet advocate state-or government . control |Per cent on the average value of its and regulation of public utilities; that |assets. ; have been issued and are now being - this control or regulation should besby| The actual cash which has been paid distributed throughout the various|Made By Many Bemidji Residents, [permanent quasi-judicial bodies, acting|into the treasury of the American Tele- | . . Many people in isguided effort after thorough investigation and gov-|phone and. Telegraph Company on ac- states. The book in itself is a work Y people /n a,misgu efOrt| | ned by. the: equities of- each case; and |count of the capital obligations now out- of art and answerse exactly the pur- to get rid of kidney backache, rely on|tnat tnis control or regulation, beyond |stahding amounts to . $22,000,000 more ) N U . plasters, liniments and other make-|requiring the: greatest -efficiency, and/|than the par of such. outstanding obli- - pose for which it is intended. shifts. The right treatment is kidney |¢conomy, should not interfere with man- |gations. ; (i TR gular meeting nights— Photographs of Northern Minne- _|asement or operation. We believe that | The - Associated - Companies - collected TR, A I Hii ‘]I fire s o ’ treatment and a remarkably recom-|uouq bodies, if.they. are to be, perman. | from the public and paid back in taxes i i[yifi W’y,}] NS I e i Tt 9 sota showing conditions as they are,|mended medicine is Doan’s Kidney ent, effective and = of public = benefit, |over $10,000,000 during the year 1912. I il II il without the least cluding crops of corn, exaggeration in-|Pills, Bemidji i1s no exception. The proof is at your very door. The following is an experience typical of. should be- -thoroughly representative; they should be of such character .and|the, public not only for additional but should so conduct their inveatigations|for new telephone service can only be and deliberations as. to command such [met by mew construction, - iivolving the work of Doan’s Kidney Pills in|respect from -both the. public. and thejeapital outlay. To meet these demands The steadily’ increasing necessities of s:ltflml Ave., and Fifth wheat, oats, and other grains, homesteads, devel- SONS OF EERMAN. Meetings held thire 2 oped farms, drives, lakes, cattle, |gomiqjs corporations that both . will :without|during the six and one-half years from o !llnd&y afternoon of each e . ] . dne t Troppmaws stump pulling in progress, sheep, po- Cm, question accept their conclusfons. 1907 to- June, ‘1913, inclusive, . the «in mon a a0 pEog B2 A. Tl Hannah, 704 Mississtuplate:| e, 0 oo hatithio spibligmotd b irease i talsphosis plant vwas | as. fol. tatoes, fishing scenes, summer resorts [nue, Bemidji, Minn., says: “I had been | s way - got. all - the advanfages and|lows: Toll,line: wire inoreased from ; ! and other views of interest which|30noyed by a lame and aching back|avoid all the. manifest. disadvantages of 460,000 miles to 2,242,000 miles Hall. e YROMANS. Meetings the first Friday evening of the month at the -home of Mrs. H. F. Schmidt, 308 Third strest. THE SPALDING Dulutie Lorsest 14 Bt Hotel DULUTH MINNESOTA More than $100,000.00 recently expended on {mprovementa. 20 rooms, 15 private We are manufacturing STICK PINS - Solid goldset with diamonds, rubies, pearls, opals, etc. Many new original designs CHICHESTER S PIL E DIAMOND BRAND. / Ladieat Ak for NOTICE. which you can buy for about 1-3 less than the price usually asked for same quality in the ment .by making_it_possible. for every one to be connected who will add to the value of the system, thus giving the greatest value to the greatest number; sible to obtain the. maximum develop-|, Notice s hereby given that there {8 money in the treasury to pay war-|"| rants registered on the general fund prior to Oct. 1st, 1912, on the poor LS “Know a Bank by the men be- hind it.” Your attention is called to the officers, directors and stock- holders of the Northern National Bank.—Adv. large cities BECAUSE - We are manufacturers: and that the interdependence iof the tele-[fund prior to Aug. 1st, 1913, on the:| phone service and the value, of ‘complete |revolving fund- registered ‘ prior ito] and universal intercommunication jus-|gent "1t 1913, and all permanent tity ana require-gome service partly at the expense. of: the-whole for the beefit|iMProvement warrants issued:prios to Aug:-1st, 1913 of/the ‘whole. tories; that such means canonly be af-|dependent :companies . connected with i £ taken by our local photographer A. conviction to the mind of every read- | oraed;: by prosperous: utility: and::sery-|tha: Bell, System is about 25,000, The i less: tham its, fair- cost; either: through |holders hold lesa than 100 shares. each; | | == the loss of the capital involved, the|6,600 shareholders hold from 100 to «®a A.N D -te ties throughout the state in order to deliver the book where it will do the can be considered independently of any other section or-of the whele; that-rates issued for Roman Schubert, who ran down and killed four-year-old Mabel A Ll . g 1 < and pains in my kidneys. I could hard- | public ownership. change wire increased - from 6,000,000 |, i ! L Ll should convince the prospective home o s:’unp - m}; St {‘;,eu lame and| e belleve that centers of business |miles to~13,000,000; the mumber of ex- seeker of the splendid opportunities x«’ ] : 3 er. Don’t simply ask for a kidney rem- |ice- companies .and. that. fair rates are|number .of employees in the Bell Sys- A. Richardson and are reproduced in edy—as distinctly for Doan’s Kidney |ssential to prosperous companies.. We |tem, not including the employees of con- splendid style. Mr. Richardson do not believe that any public either |nected-companies, on-December 31, 1912, {( (i s 4 i Pills, the same that Mr. Hannah had |0, ires orcan obtain, nor can ‘any-serv- | Was:141,000. s makes a specialty of farm views and|—the remedy backed by home.testi- ice ‘or. utilityc furniaky permanent: amd| | Duringithis same period the number. 3 is meeting with much success in this|mony. 50 cents all stores. Foster-|efficient service at.less, than. cost,in-|Of shareholders of the American Tel % line of work. Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. |cluding capital charges. We believe |phone and Telegraph company, not in: Much credit is due Mr. Sherman for = losses incident to ‘poor service or the|[1,8600 shares- each; 847 -shareholders l - S ¢ 4 3 necessary increase in charges; requiredfhold: from. 1,000.t0 5,000, shares. eacl ) o) i 3 Emia T to pay for dupHeation ofi capital: . :|iwhile, there are.only. 16-shareholders o 2 - & ' (] 3 ! We believe that the highest commar-|5,000 shares or over in their own right. ¥ : d < cial value of the telephone service de-|A majority of the sharetiolders are ‘ - B 4 pends on its- completeness—on the ex- |women. : & 4 \ ETBAteRt AP e S T tent and comprehensiveness of ‘the:fa~{american Telephone: and “Telegrapk Co. saTU Rfl AY starting well Mr. Sherman and if you b -~ continue in this manner someone will soon make predictions for your fu- £ mustche-so adjusted as.to-makKe.it:poss ure. Y ACCUSED OF CHILD'S DEATH Milwaukeean Who Ran Down Mother Lohman and perhaps fatally injured her mother, Mrs. Bertha Lohmen, when the automobile he was driving crashed into the Lohman buggy. ! Mrs. Lohman had turned to the side of the road to avoid the automobile, but Schubert is said to have swerved and- population -exist:for the.convenienee | change: stations increased. from. 2,780 afforded in this section of the great|Kidney Pills from Barker’s Drug,Store|such center. can prosper. without suffic- | of independent _companies , connected |- 7 : 2 that ultimately the public either direct- [cluding.-either the: assoclated- or. con- his enterprise and the manner of dis- cilities for {ntercommunication, nat onky: THEO, N: VAIL, President. and Girl to Face Trial. his machine when near the buggy buying direct from the work shop you save the profits of the jobber and the retailer. If you have a diamond, opal or other set bring them to us,’ we will mount them .in the We believe--that- this highest com. mercial - value <canc only.be-attained -by| one ‘system-under ome .common ~control and. that: it'cannot be given by indepen-| dent: systems_ unless- they:ara operated common: control.and one:common inter- system: Dated:Sept. 1st, 1913, under - agreements -.which iresult in 'eme} * X ¥ % % xx est, in. effect “making. themia -mnp: Dl Sk GHO)\W. RHEA; | City | Treasurer. me Talent Vanderille, £ & STOVE WOOD FOR SALE BUNDLE WOOD, 1220 in. long Delivered -to: Bemidji, $2.25 to 7th St.; beyond, $2.50 Delivered to Nymore, $2.00 and $2.25. latest style. See our windows for inew We. believe -that" rates should be so|® 'BRB il L | S : justed as-to- - maf- (% n ; i) i \ X R T SRR ooy v, e e . l : T : ¥ i o Stiff in the morning. I got Doan’s|or the public as a whole;iand that:mo;| 000:to-5,200,000; the number of stations north star state, and they relieved me quickly.” ient and efficient. means of inter-course | With the Bell' System increased froi Al i 1y or indirectly pays the-losses involved|nected companies, increased from 17,000 B tribution of the booklets is an idea i well deserving of commendation. He o ay between individuals. but between.centers Milwaukee, Sept. 3.—A warrant while going forty miles an hour, it -'|'843;600 to 2,620,000. The number ofiin- The book contains several views| The above statement must carry|[\h other centers and tributary terrl in the: efforts;ta furnish: such:service:ati{ito -ahout, 54,000. . About 47,000 .shane, ! is securing lists of names from par- of population;_that no, isolated section charging second degree murder was caught the vehicle with the fender of BLOCK WOOD ;1;;) l:m,omubfle and hurled it lnto‘ the designs qf our own mke’ ; Deli d to.B l ‘Z.W o The child was caught by the fender. “Tth St., beyond, $2.25 , and dragged 100 feet down the road. The mother was thrown twenty-five feet. When spectators arrived- the child was dead and the woman un-] conscious. il f} I ‘Delivered to-Nymore, -$1.75 and ‘addition, | :00. dmission 25 and’ 35! Cents, *'_aav, : i Tolophions Orders No: 82 TERMS—CASI ON' lewelers, Near the Lake i <