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= W 31 the post office at Bemidjl Mih s socond.iass matter under Act of ‘Gonress of Maro 8, 1879, Published every afternoon except Sunday No:attention pald to anonymous con- tributions. Writer's name must be known wb?lm 'grlllm‘ but not necessar- ily_for publication. ¥Commiunications' for the Weekly. P! neer lhougg reach this: office not lner than TueSday of each .week to insure publication in the current issue Subscription. Rates One month by carrier . One year by carrier. . Three’ months, postage 8ix months, postage ;Ad - One year, postage pal The Eight pages, ccmu‘i'nln a summary of the news Of (he week. bublished. every Thursday and sent postage pald to any address for $1.50 in adva.ice., ’HIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN - ADVERTISING BY THE EEDCIATII)N GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO ‘BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES Merciless Insurance Graft Possibly it merely is politics, but be that as it may, Jake Preus, insur- ance Commissioner, and republican candnidate for state auditor, will have the everlasting gratitude of the burdened people of the state if he carries out a threat to start some- thing that will break up the merci- less fire insurance graft that is fos- tered, and petted and protected by the laws of Minnesota. M. Preus has prepared a statement showing that last year the fire .insurance premiums paid in this state amount- ed to seven and one-malf million dol- lars, while the losses paid footed only about three and one-half mil- lions—and a greater share of this vast graft fund goes to fatten the purses of the eastern capitalist. Commissioner Preus says the prem- ium rate is too high, and while we never have been an insurance com- missioner in this state or anywhere else, we have for several years been trying to hammer that fact into the minds of the people. Take Hibbing, for instance. The insurance rate there is almost prohibitive—is pro- hibitive in many instances. The rate is fixed in Saint Paul, or some other far-away place, and we have no recourse whatsoever—just take it or leave it alone. The Hibbing rate increases steadily year after year, and in greater proportion to the ever advancing efficiency of our fire de- partment, which is acknowledged one of the very best in the state, and un- less some movement is inaugurated, either by Commissioner Preus or someone else, to head off the growing |- graft we shall, if we want fire in- surance, soon have to turn our pro- perty over -bodily to the insurance companies to get dit. This form of thighway robbery is perfectly legal, oh, my, yes, The insurance com- panies have had state laws, strict and binding, passed that protect them and make it illegal for any outside insurance company to come in and cut the premium rate, or at- tempt to give us fire insurance at a reasonable price. Perhaps Mr. Preus, being a candidate for office, would not care to go to the end of giving us the refief neces- sary, but now that he has started something it should be followed out. The Ore, looking to the heavy tri- bute levied against us year in and year out, has advocated a mutual in- surance company composed of our ‘townspeople, and we believe it could e worked to advantage and profit-— provided, of course, that the insur- ance companies would not step in with a state law back of them and put a stop to it. The Ore does not believe we are so absolutely helpless as we have come to think we are.— Clande Atkinson of The Mesabe Ore. XK KKK KKK KKK KK * EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS * LA RS R R R S R R R Some of the machine papers .are worrying because in the few minutes speech Willlam E. Lee made at the state conference March 19 he did not say anything about county option. It is about as necessary for Mr. Lee to declare himself on the matter of county option as it is for Supt. Saf- ford or “P. J. Youngdahl—Long Prairie Leader.” —— All this talk about Lee being a successful business man is admitted. But when you undertake to tell in- telligent people that if elected Gov- ernor he will have complete supervi- sion of the state’s business you are asking them to believe that Lee will be some sort of Russian czar—ochief cook and bottle washer of the state’s affairs. Get out!—Pine River Sen- tinel-Blaze. e The value of a good ear of corn cannot be estimated. It takes from 15 to 20 ears of corn to plant an acre and the average farmer is spending from $12 to $15 an acre to make ithose 15 to 20 ears produce a crop. In other words, it is necessary to spend nearly-a dollar on each ear of corn planted. It is important that each-ear be a good one. = When corn ia planted three feet six inches apart each way and we have three stalks in a hill, each one producing it uthe fall. Doss, it 'my to have| £o0d seed ears?—Blue Barth Post. - The Middy blouse, or Casaquin, as ican in all its lines. It is one of the’ few garments that the French give us credit for originating. sary to tell of its comfort, as anyonq who has ever worn one tully appre- clates that. A new fad, however, is to crepe and wear it for street and ins formal afternoon affairs, instead of keeping it for sports wear alone, mada of linen or a heavy cotton, Taffeta and poplin in bright greens and vivid reds are being used and the blouse is worn with a light colored skirt of serge, linen or one of the novelty cot- tons. For Summer use, a maize-col- ored cotton crepe; trimmed with bone buttons and having a striped cotton velvet collar and cuffs, in which there i3 a darker tone of the yellow, is being shown; it s one of the most effective blouses of this kind seen this season. For sports wear or school, any of these light-colored crepes will be prac- tical, and of course linen is nlways suitable, This deslgn may be made in size 36 with 23, yards of 36-inch ma- terial. The pattern is cut in six sizes, 32 to 42, THIS IS A PERFECT PATTERN, - Be sure to give thé right size, meas- uring over the fullest part of the bust for dimensions. It may be obtained by filling out the coupon and enclosing 15¢ in stamps or coin to the Pattern Department of this paper. - COUPON Name........ Street and No.. City and State. Pattern No Sizes. Marchioness Arconati-Visconti has presented her entire ar. collection, valued at over $1,000,000, to the Paris Louvre. TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS Eat less meat if you feel Backacy or Bladder troubles you—Salts is fine for Kidneys. Meat forms uric acid which ex- cites and overworks the kidneys in their eforts to filter it from the sys- tem. Regular eaters of meat must flush the the kidneys occasionally. You must relieve them like you re- lieve your bowels; removing all the acids, waste and poison, else you feocl 2 dull misery in the kidney region; shary pains in the back or sick head- ache, dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue is coated 2nd when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy,. full:of Sediment; the channels often get ir- ritated, obliging you get up two or three times during the night. To neutralize of the body’s urin- ous waste get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take.n tablespoonful in a glass of water be- fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine aud| bladder disorders disapear. This fa mous salts is made from the acid o: grapes and lemon. juice, combine with lithit, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir- ritation. Jad Salts is inexpensive; harmless and makes a delightful ef- tervescent lithiawater drink which| millions of men and women take now and then, thus avoiding serious kid- ney and bladdes diseases. SURE, TIRED FEET “TIZ” makes sore, burmng, tired feet fairly dance with delight. Aw. o h the aches and ‘pains, the corns, blisters and bunions: out the agids and poisons that puff up your feet. No mmzz lww hlrd you remain on imn' feet, 'I'IZ” a one-half-pound ear, we should get a yield of 75 bushels of corn an acre, which is &n extra yield. ~ Therefore; it it takes 15 ears of corn to plant an acre, every ear planted in the seem iy > Ge:!; 2s‘eme box of “TEZ” now. from or department . End | foot hr&lorawmfler keep. fresh, sweet: { missing {The ‘war. department: took--option on the French call it, s decidedly Amer- | It 13 not neces-|. make_this blouse of a colored silk or |’ TI" GLADDENS | “TIZ” draws|- unsuccessful search for t.he jealer, Southern. Cross, ¢ steamer Kyle returned to port. The Seuthern Cross: with her crew of 173 ‘anyone who has a nol to kiss your ondld. + crowded' ‘cars Ani poorly ventilated -sl | men hae been finally given up as lost. rtered. Washington, April - 21.—The navy department. has chartered the Ward| liner - Mexico,: now. in: Mexican gulf waters, for a refugee ship at Tampico. 'will enable you to throw it off quick- |1y and permanently. 'Mhat prepara- ‘tion always cures and is pleagant and safe to take, several ships to be used as.transports..' ers—Adv. Tain’s Cough emedy used as flirented¢ § For 5’5104 iby. all. deal-'{§ s R 8 iy Whatever work you want done around the House there is a~ KYANIZE FINISH FOR IT Use @ Floor F,mnsh i Use MR Interior Finish Use @,@ Spar Finish - For furniture and iron beds; Use @ White ,Ena\me'l Each ‘the absolute besl for the purpose intended. Your money back if Kyanize doesn’t do all we claim. Given Bros. Hardware Co. Your Money Back If You Want It 316-318 Minnesota Ave. -, [1] i For Floors, Linoleums and Oil Cloths, For standing finish --and all inside work, For outside doors, ex- posed work, Motor Boat or Canoe, Phone B7. :Oneshalf/ cent: per: word per ¥ X 1issue, cash with copy. L * Regular oharge rate one Jl % cent; per aword: periinsertioni.No ¥ % ad_taken for - less: than 10 ¥ % cents Phone 31. 8 Y S e L SRR R | % ma—hfl! -cent ur*word per ’d‘ | % {ssue, cash with copy. x Eaguh: charge Tate onc,v,! % cent per word per insertion, No“¥: % ad itaken for " lees than 10 ¥ #.cents Phone 31, : S e L SRR RS Se : gt > FOR:BALE 'FOR SALE—I, have . .the. following farm . machinery to exchange for live stock, one two horse corn' cul- tivator, one, one horse corn cultl-] vator, one potatoe- sprayer, Two farm: wagons, Two one horse bug-|: gles, one garden drill, one, two * horse Kentneky single disk harrow |- and other farm machinery. W. G. Schroeder. ‘HELP WANTED WANTED—A man and team to work by t)m year for the Bemidji school Dist!lct ‘House and gnrden spot furnished: * - To begin work May " -1st. Phone 837 or 284. YB. ‘M. Gile. 5 WANTED—GIrl for housework. Mrs. R. C. Hayner, 9156 Lake Boulevard. Phone 462. WANTED—Girl for house cleaning. FOR SALE—Good second hand auto- mobile just painted and completely overhauled, Five passenger tour- ing. < Wil sell cheap. Clll at Be- midji Auto Co. FOR SALE—One horse, buggy,cut- ter and saddles. First class driv- ing and A No. 1 saddle horse. Ap- ply 504 Beltrami Ave. FOR BARGAINS—In acres and: sub- urban properties see, I. G. Hay- craft, 903 11th St, Phone 807 Bemidji Minn. Ball Bearings‘ na typewriter mean? Thu Typewriter has Ball Bearings at all frictional foints U don’t have to be a mechanic to know how ball bear- ings-decrease friction and prolong the life of machines. You will find them on almost every kind of machinery where it is desired to secure the greatest eflicxency with the least wear and tear. § ‘When it comes to typewriters, only one company—The L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company—has made use of this principle. In the three places where there is continuous motion; where, in fact, there is 98 per cent. of tlie motion— the typebar joints, the segment shift, and the carriage return, there are ball bearings. They give ease of operation and durability. ‘The touch is " lighter, the capital shift works easier, and the carriage is returned easier. If it isn’t ball bearing, it isn't an I,, C. Smith'& Bros, Write for catalog. L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company i Home Office and Factory. Syracuse, N. Y. F Branches in all principal cities Gentlemen:—I am' interested in a Typewriter for [0 Card Writing [ Label Writing 7] General Correspondence ] Billing [ Tabulating Name Address X To L. C:SMITH Q?ROS. TYPEWRITER CO. 420 Second Ave., So., Minneapolis,Minn. I have moved my store to 321 Iinnesota avenue The farmer’s friend store and _ everybody’s store G-léoceries & Merchan;dise PHONF 180 3 . I. P. BATCHELDER NOSE AND HEAD STOPPED UP FAOM GOLD OR GATARRH, OPEN AT ONCE Cleaning, Healing Balm In- stantly Clears Nose, ‘Head and Throat—Stops - Nasty ~Catarrhal Duchnrgu Dnll Hndnhe Goes. Try “Ely’s erenm Balm.” grant balm dissolves by the heat of the -nostrilg; -penetrates and” heals the. inflamed, swollen’ membrane | which lines the nose throat; clears. ' the air passages; 8tops nasty. dlxchuges and a feeling of cleansing, soothing reliet comes. immediately. 5 _|.nd instantly your: clogged “nose ir passages of thelg ning nose, foul mucous _dropping | into the throat; and raw dryness 18 FOR SALE—Fine home on Bemidji " Ave. lot 75x140. ‘Warfield. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of rubber stamp for you on short no- tice. FOR SALE—Oak water barrels 76 cents each delivered to your home Model Mfg. Co. iR FOR SALE—Smith Premier type- writer, $26.00. Model Mfg. Co. - FOR SALE—Modern house 1110 Be- midji avenue. W. A. Currie. FOR SALE—Three nice Shoats. Dr. J. A. McClure or Phone 462. FOR SALE—House at 614 4 st. FOR RENT BTN SIS oo Sy FOR SALE OR RENT—Cottages at Big Bargain. A. A. “| Western: steers, $' Grand Forks Bay, write, A. B, care of Pioneer. * FOR. RENT—Six room house and Park avenue. Phone 167-2. ‘Wildely Used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is one of the most widely used medie- ines in the market. It is as popular in Canada, Austrila and South Africa as at home. This {s because it “makes good.” or cold. For sale by all dealers.—Adyv. Notice Sealed bids will be received till April 25th for the construstion of a building in. . Bemidji for @ill Bros. 'Plans may be seen at Gill Bros store or at Haxby and and Gillespie arch- itects Fargo North Dakota. One female of every nine in New York state is employed in a factory. | The Markets Duluth Wheat and. Flax. - Duluth, April 20.—Wheat—On track and to arrive, No. 1 hard, 913%c; No.: 1 Northern, 903c; No. 2 Norther: 88%c. Flax—On track and to arrive,| $1.65%. & South St. Paul Live 8tock. South St. Paul; April 20- $8.35@8.45. Cattle—Steers, $8.40; cows and heifers, $4.75@7.25; calves, $5.25@8.25; stockers and feed. ers, $4.75@7.40. Sheep*lebs. $5.75 @7.75; wethers, $5:00@6.25; ewes, $4.00@6.00. S Chicage Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April ' 20—Wheat—May, 91%c; July, 855c; Sept., 85% @85%c. Corn—May, 63%@$64c; -~ July, - 6dc; Sept., 63%5c. Oats—May, 361 @36%c¢, July, 36%c; Sept., 351, @85%c. —May, $20.07@20.1 Butter—Creameries, 24c. 17%ec. Poultry—Springs, 15e. 3 18c; hens, ~ Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, April - 20.—Wheat- May, 838%e; July, 90%c; Sept., EG%cm Cash close on track:- No. 1 bard, 93%c; No.1 Northern, 903, @924 c; to arrive, 90%@91%c; No. 2-Northern, 881, @90%4c; No. 3 yellow corn, $1% @!] 62; No. 4 corn;59@60%c; No. 3 white| oats, 32@32%¢;: to_ arrive, 551 @bIC; No. 3 oats; 32@34c: barley, swsu», flax, $1.53%@1.66%. 3 - chlclno Live Mock. ‘715@&.55, Texas Btearl. @8.21 and feeders; 1560@ heifers;, $3.75@8: Strictly modern 9 rooms 13th You can always de- f: | pend upon it when you have a cough Markham Hotel. WANTED—Girl for Hotel Markham. fWANTED—A porter, Kitehen work Hotel 'Mark-* Phone £8 818 Amerl R" 252 Ottice. Prone 12, - A7 z DENTISTS DR. D. L. STANTON, 'DENTIST Offiice in ‘Winter Block ‘DR. J. T. ’I'UOKY DENTIST Gibbone- Block Tel North of Markham Hotel 230 Phone 66 JOHN F. GIBBONS " ATTORNEY AT LAW Gibbons Block - ‘North of Markham Hotel D H. FISK, Court. Commissiouer ATTORNEY AT LAW Otfice second floor O'Lears-Bowser Biay H. 3. 10UD - - LAWYER Office with Reynolds & Winter Opposite Markham Hotel PHYSICIAN, SURGEONS {DR..ROWLAND GILMORE WANTED. 'WANTED—To rent, house inside of tenth street, and not west of Min- “ nesota,-Ave., Call phone 38 W. W. Lloyd, = WANTED—Second hand household. goods. M. E. Iberuon. Fmfl FOR SALE. FOR SALE-——TI!G SIW. Ya of the S B. of Section 21-146-32. Thir forty has a fair house and barp and a few acres under cultivation and is on a mail, " telephone and cream route. Price $20.00 per acre, Time given to suit purchaser “interest 6 per cent. ~For furthe: particulars call on or address A Kaiser, Bagley, Minn. FOR SALE—120 acres farm land about 500 cords -wood half ~hay land on good stream one mile from & town terms liberal price 12 1-2 pr.. acre. W. G.-Schroeder. MISCELLANEOUS fFOR SALE—Typewriter ribbons for every make of typewriter on the market at 50 cents and 75 cents each, - Every ribbon sold- for 75 cents guaranteed. Phone orders promptly filled. Mail orders given the:same careful attention as when Yyou appear in. person. Pohne 31 The Bemidji Ploneer Office Supply Store. ADVERTISERS—The -great siate of - North Dakota ‘offers unlimited op portunities: for business to.-classi- fled advertisers. - The recognized -adyertising- medium in- the Fargo iDally.and Sunday Courier-News :the. only: seven-day paper In- the state and the paper which carries the largest amount ‘of -classified tedwvertising. The Courler-News covers North Dakota. like a blank- et; reaching:all parts of the state the :day ‘of publication; 1t is the | . paper to'use In ‘order to get re- sults; rates one cent per word first Ansertion, ome-haif cent per word succeeding insertions; = fifty cents Per:linei'per month. ;. Address the Courier-News, Fargo, N. D. In Japan the civil code sanctions men arid women marriages at 17 and 15, respecctively. ¢ Have you mvesu%sted the quali- ‘Indian-Motocycle For_full. information. see James L. Malone, agent, Bemidji, Minn. /FURNITURE AND ,mmmme Phone 178-2 or 3 |Quality. High - Prices Low. and Popular Designs $5.75@ . Late Are You Qoing to the ‘Norwegian Centennial : Expo ltlnn," Ma &‘u'lth? PHYSICIAN- AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN ANP SURGEON Office. in Mayo_ Block Phone 396 Rea. Phono s DR. C. R. SANBORN - PHYSICIAN AND SURGEGN = Offiice—Miles Block DR. L. A, WARD PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON Over First National bank, Bemidsi, Mi- DR. A. E. HENDERSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over First Nntlonll bank, Bemidji, Mine Office Phone 3 Residence Phone 14 DR. E. H. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Security Bank Block DR. E. H, MARCUM PHYBICIAN AND SURGEON Ofiice 1n Mayo Bloc Resids k “hone 43 lence Phone 31i DR. EINER JOHNSON Physician and Surgeon Bemidji, Minn, A. V. GARLOCK, M. D. Practlce Limited EAR NOSE -~ (lasses Fitted Office Gibbons Bldg., North Markham Hotel. Telephone 105. MISS MABEL HYLAND Teacher of Voice Residence 621 Bemidji Ave. Phone 74 Bemidji Minnesota VIGGO PETERSEN Agent For New York Life Ins,. Co. -Bemidji Minn EYB THROAT Pioneer wants bring One-half cent a word, cash. resalts. —_—_———— e S S S RS R R R TR R Y ¥ - RAILROAD TIME CARDS * KR KRR KKK KKK KKK 2 North Bound Arrives 1 Nortt Bound Leaves: 800 RAILROAD 162 East Bound Leaves 163 West Bound Leave: ll(nE< Bound 187 West Bound ' Ponamew aNa~an O o = N ==nannp PesocE BRELEE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY Open dally, oxeont Sunday, 1 to ¢ 7 to 3 b, m. Sunday, resding recin onl ltolpm FUNERZL -DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON UNDERTAKER and COUNTY CORONER 405 Beltrami Ave. Bemidii, Mi STOVE'W00D FOR SALE BUNDLE WOOD, 1220 in. long Py Delivered to gi-fln. $2.25 to Delivered to Ny-ne, Sllnul ~ BLOCK W0OD Delivered to Benidi, 5200 TSt beyond, $2.25 5 J).Imudh Nymore, s:.1s..a,