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About The City FEXXR R KK KKK KKK KK . LEST WE FORGET x KR XK KKK KR KKK KK Now is the time to do your Christ- mas shopping. s . Minnesota’s 1915 state fair will be held September 6 to 11. s s . To place a Red Cross Christmas seal on all letters, parcels and pres- ents. PRI Beltrami county’s next term of court will convene on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 9. . s Basketball Friday evening, Be- midji Athletics versus Park Rapids. A fast game is expected. .. The next meeting of the board of county commissioners will be held on Tuesday, December 15. ... The second annual banquet of the Bemidji Merchants’ association will be held in the Markham hotel this evening. . .. The 1915 convention of the North- Central Minnesota Educational asso- ciation will be held in this city, Feb- ruary 11, 12 and 13. s .. Rev. S. L. Parish will lecture at the Methodist church Saturday even- ing. The proceeds will be for the henefit qf the building fund. oo “The Cavaliers” will appear in Be- midji January 15. This is a Red- path attraction and comes here under the Quspmes of the Woman’s Study club. 0. Panama-California exposition at San Diego, January 1 to December 31. Panama-Pacific-International ex- position at San Francisco February 20 to December 4. . terday. Mrs. Florence Middleton of this city is visiting her sister, Miss Jes- sie Pendergast of Grant Valley for a few days. ‘Wood for sale. Four-foot. or six- teen inch, hay, flour and feed. I. P. Batchelder.—Adv. H. D. Bean, who is connected with the International Lumber company, at International Falls, was a Bemidji business visitor yesterday. Mrs. M. A. Church of Becida was in Bemidji yesterday, enroute to Aitkin, Minnesota, where she will attend to business matters for a short time. Mrs. Hegland and daughter Gelena of Frohn, left the first of the week for Roseau county, where they will visit friends and relatives for some time. Wood for sale. teen inch, hay, flour and feed. Batchelder.—Adv. Mrs. O. B. Dent, of Marion, Ohio, who has been the guest of her son, 0. L. Dent, during the past three weeks, left this morning for her home. Mr. and Mrs. Worden of North Da- kota, have been the guests of Mrs. Worden’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Randall of Pleasant Valley for some time. Four-foot or six- L P. James L. George, county auditor, returned to Bemidji this morning from St. Paul where he has been un- der the care of a specialist for sev- eral days. One of these days you ought to go to Hakkerup’'s and have your pie- ture taken.—Adv. It is the effort of the publishers of the Pioneer to make the local col- umns of the paper of much interest to its readers. In this they cannot be successful without assistance, and every news item, no matter if seem- ingly of trifle consequence, phoned to 31, is appreciated. JOCA BREVITIES Mrs. A. S. Altman of Rosby spent yesterday in the city, the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rosby transacted business in midji yesterday. For Wood Phone 129.—Adv. Mrs. Lemloh of Puposky is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhoda of this city for a few days. Ripley of Be- Attorney M. J. Brown returned this morning from Minneapolis where he has been on business. Nice and warm in the Rink to- night.—Adv. Melvin Braaten and family of Ny- more have moved to Frohn, where they will make their future home. Mrs. A. D. Simpkins and Miss Olive White of Northern were among the A WHITE DOTTED MADRAS BRYY 3 Cluett, Pesbody & Co., Inc. Hakerd 2ol Grand Theatre THE HOUSE OF QUALITY TONIcfl ONLY The Reward of Thrift A three part Vitagraph feature that is an intense offering arranged in co-operation with the saving bank section of the American Banker’s Association. Murpby and The Mermaids (Biograph) A strenuous comedy full of laughable situations. The Fire Chief’s Bride (Biograph) A comedy skit. ADMISSION 5¢ and 10¢ Tomorrow, Thursday — ‘‘Little Lord Fauntleroy,’” a juvenile classic. Matinee 3 p. m. Satur- day—‘‘A Celebrated Case,”” feat- uring Alice Joyce. There will be a special business meeting of the Episcopal Guild to- morrow afternoon, at the home of Mrs. D. L. Stanton, 919 Bemidji av- enue, at 2:30. Harvey Warninger, who has been the guest of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. Warninger of this city, has re-| turned to his home in North Ya- kima, Washington. A large number of northern Bel- trami county settlers were in Be- midji today for the purpose of at- tending the final hearing relative to Judicial Diteh No. 27. 1ave your furniture repaired at the bargain store, first class work ut reasonable prices.—Adv. Thomas Quayle of Virginia arrived in the city this morning and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Given of Dewey avenue for a few days. Mr. Quayle is Mrs. Given"s brother. Mrs. John Vogler and daughter Belle of Pleasant Valley have gone to Colorado, where they will spend the winter visiting Mrs. Vogler's sis- ters, Mesdames Miles and Hoppen. Harry Roskowick, chief night clerk at the Markham hotel, return- ed to Bemidji today from Walker where he spent yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Edward Rogers. It’s as natural as life, when you're hungry to think first of Stewart’s grocery. Telephone 206 or 207.— Adv. Mrs. Andy Larson entertained Mes- dames W. J. Coleman, A. E, Webster, Berger, Matt Young, George Ras- musson, Clayton Winter, S. A. Cutter and A. Clavin at five o’clock dinner last evening. Ole Clementson, of Clementson, a brother of County Commissioner Helic Clementson, is in Bemidji to- day to attend the hearing concern- ing the construction of Judicial Diteh No. 27. Jordice Wallace, the niece of Miss Christa Wallace of this city, who had an acute attack of appendicitis Saturday night, is very much im- proved and it is not thought it will be necessary to operate at this time. It’s as natural as life, when you're hungry to think first of Stewart’s grocery. Telephone 206 or 207.— Adv. George Ericson, of Spooner, one of northern Minnesota’s best known lawyers and the editor of the North- ern News, attorney for the petition- ers for ditch No. 27, hearing for which was held today, is in Bemidii. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cross of Ar- kansas, Wisconsin, who have -been the guests of Attorney and Mrs. A. A. Andrews of Lake Boulevard since Sunday, returned to their home this morning. Mrs. Andrews is their daughter. Mrs. J. Segal entertained at a thimble bee this afternoon at her home on Beltrami avenue. The guests were Mesdames T. J. Burke, Ed Ebert, E. E. Kenfield, Martin Kenfield, George Cochran, Quincy Brooks, Philip Gill and David Gill. A WARM OMNIBUS to all trains day and night. Bunker, = residence Phone 355. Office phone, Peterson’s, 88, next door to the Grand.—Adv. Judge C. W. Stanton will leave this evening for International Falls where Christmas shoppers fn the city yes-| he will spend tomorrow on official| business. He expects to return to. Bemidji Friday and will leave Sun-; day evening for St. Paul, where he! A WORD WITH WOMEN Valuable Advice for Bemidji Many a woman endures with noble patience the daily misery of back- ache, pains about the hips blue, ner- vous spells, dizziness and urinary.dis- | orders, hopeless of reilef because she |- *|doesn’t know what is the matter. It i8 ‘not true that every paln In the back or hips is trouble “peculiar get congested and inflamed, such aches and pains follow. You can tell it is kidney trouble if the secretions are dark colored, con- tain sediment; the passages are too frequent or scanty. Then help the weakened kidneys. Don’t expect them to get well alone. Doan’s Kidney Pills have won the praise of thousands of women. They are endorsed at home—Read this Be- midji woman’s convincing statement: Mrs. M. Sullivan, 1015 Bemidji Bemidji, Minn., says: “I cannot give Doan’s Kidney Pills more praise than th2ir merit deserves. I have taken them off and on as meeded during the past several years and they have always proven a good kid- ney and backache remedy. It is a pleasure for me to make the merit of this remedy known.”. Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Sullivan had. Foster-Milburn Co. Pxop Buffalo, N. Y.—Adv. will preside at a short term of court for the Ramsey county jurists. George H. Snyder, who is in the drainage construction business at In- ternational Falls, is a Bemidji vis- itor and will be a guest of the Be- midji merchants at their banquet this evening. With Senator L. H. Nord, Mr. Snyder drove to Gully this morn- ing where they had business. Mr. Snyder was formerly treasurer of Kocehiching county, being the first official to hold that office following the creation of the county. He is one of International Falls’ most prominent business men. Are you going away Tor your sum- mer vacation? Wouldn’t you enjoy it more if you knew your valuables were safely in a deposit box of the Northern National Bank.—Adv. Mrs. J. Warninger returned yes- and relatives at Fosston and Crooks- ton. While at the latter place, she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Til- lie Gaab. She also attended the Northern Minnesota Poultry associa- tion, which convened in Crookston from December 2 to 7. Dr. Warn- inger made six entries and carried off four prizes on his Buff Plymouth rocks, receiving fourth on cockerel, and third, fourth and fifth on pul- lets. Quite a scandal was created a few mornings ago by one of our. best known citizens beating his wife up. Several of the neighbors claim to have seen the incident. We with- hold the man’s name as he promised his wife that it will never happen again and as he is now ashamed of his actions he should not be con- demned .too seriously by other hus- bands. It was at least 6:30 in the morning, and eye witnesses declare that he not only beat his wife up, but actually had fire going and the cof- fee pot on before the surprised lady could get to the kitchen and fully realize how badly she had been beaten.—EX. of Europe, writes about much. to the sex.” Often when the kidneys £ terday noon from a visit with friends| and sends about one-third as many “we talk over the telephone non.rly three times a8 murder. “Mason , lold ‘the would return without mninlflon pa- Merriwether,”. sald know nothing of her:d h Dr. Mason said he had. practiced medicine in Denver since his gradu- ation from a Des Moineg medical col- lege two years ago. WOMAN TURNING 10 STONE Still- Lives and Mind Is Clear, bu( Voice Fails. Meriden, Conn., Dec. 9=Mrs. Will- {am J. Fredericks, wife of a local mer- chant, is gradually turning to stone. Although her legs are petrified and her arms are becoming® rigid, her mingd is clear. She is fifty years old. Her voice has failed. Only her hus- band and the nurses can;interpret the sounds she utters. Specialists are unable :q find out the cause of her disease and some of them believe that Mrs.. Fredericks suffers from a kind of rheumatism. WILL TURN STATE S EVIDENGE Chicago Pollca Oflluu Make Sema- tional Confiubl,-. ‘4. Chicago, Dec. 9.—Several detectives have agreed to turn state’s evidence, according to State Attorney Hoyne's office, and tell all they know in return for protection. George E. Williams, according to Hoyne, is the latest man to make a sensational confession. Williams, Hoyne said, confessed that he op- erated a'spy joint, to which a dozen policemen, whom he named, came to receive protection money. Presbyterian Cook Book. The Pioneer has just completed the publishing of a splendid 175-page cook book issued by the ladies of the Presbyterian church of Crookston, and will retain a few copies to be sold at 50c. Better reserve one by telephone. Phone 31.—Adv. RE ‘The: Midnight Sun’| A Stirring, Sensational Drama _In Four Parts No more powerful and entertain- ing photoplay has ever been produced than “THE MIDNIGHT, SUN.” Its story is stirring and unusually sen- sational, and its scenes are enacted in many different climes, Tranging from the tropics to the Land of the Midnight Sun. The acting in this picture is of a very high degree, the 'leading parts being in the hands of the popular Great Northern leading lady, Miss Elsie Frolich, and the leading man, Mr. N. Johannsen. Admission, b5 and.}0,cents. U. S. Phone Calls America, with only one-fourth of the population one-half as many letters, telegrams, but it Here are the figures for 1912, the latest mihbls: T UNITED STATES Total...covvnnnn cause American telephon EUROPE Number |Per Cent. | Number |Per Cent. Type of Message... During During of Total 1912 uU. 8. First Class Mail 17,775,000,000 | ' 71.2% 3949, Telegrams ,000, Telephone Calls....| 6,899,000,000 27.3% 24,972,000,000[100.0% America has more telephones-and uses the tele- phone more than all the other nations combined, be- e service in efficiency and low rates leads the world. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXGHANGE- COMPANY INQUIRE OF Bemidj - BETIDJI TOWNSITE 8T. PALL Defective Pag This space reserved by the Bemidji Townsite & lmumv&msnt For Price of Lots,-Terms;: Etcs ‘& IMPROVEMENT co. 620 Capital Bank lulldl'lB o T.C. Bnuév or write: - ¢ Berlin, Dec. 9.—The nfllchl !ute- ment issued by the German headquar- ters says: - “On the coast of Flanders tha bad in ngmee: 9—By constant:fighting along - the Pas -Chendelle road: the|- French; operating. from the south of Ypres; “have allbut reached Roulers in their flanking movement to cover Menin, an simportant point on the Yser. rondition of the roads, made worse by- the recent torrential-rain, is caus- ing great difficulty to the movoment of our: troops. “To the north of Arras we have made some slight progress. “The statement made by the French| regarding an advance in the forest of Argonne -is not in accordance with ‘the’| 8. For a long time past no Frenchs| S ks whatever have taken place . On the contrary, we continual- I are gaining ground slowly. “In Northern Poland the German| troops are pursuing. closely the re- treating enemy to the east and to the south of Lodz. Besides the extraordi- narily large and sanguinary losses re- ported, the Russians have lost, up to sixteen cannon, with carts” Long Drought in Several Coast States Broken. Philadelphia, Dec. 9.—Althoughthe| | northeast gale which raged along the Atlantic - seaboard for three . days caused thousands of dollars worth of damage the deluge of rain which ac- companied it has decisively broken the long drouth, which in some sec: tions of Eastern Pennsylvania, South- ‘#rn. New Jersey and Delaware had be- come serious. In several counties of this state streams and wells had dried. up and in many instances it was nec- essary for the farmers to haul water for their stock for a distance, while in some cases water was brought in by the railroads in tank cars. Scores of mills and factories had either shut down or were running on part time owing to the shortage of water and in the coal regions opera- tions at the collieries had been sus- pended for the same reason. Glycerin will help to dissolve fruit the present, about 1,500 prisoners and| " - ammunition | STORM DOES SOME BENEFIT! stains from linen. Suppomdlby the fire of the allied guns the French have gradually ad- vanced their lines until they ' have practically cleared the raflroad and|® have a straight path to Roulers. v Despite” the' vigorous attack being made by the-allied: forces reports in- dicate that the Germans have not abandoned:their offensive at all pofnts. Heavy firing is reported along the coast, with the Germans bombarding at points east of Nieuport. SHOWING TONIGHT ONLY Famous-Players Presents “ENGLAND'S MENANCE AND (In 5. Reels.) “A STORY OF 1914” Written and Produced by George Loane Tucker, featuring Chas. Rock,; George Bellamy and Jane Gail. | “THE:VOLUNTEER-“LEAVES"FOR THE “FRONT"' “GERMANY ' DECLARES ' WAR: ON ENGLAND” And the news comes.in to one Eng- lish home like an imperious bugle caill. 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