Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1914, Page 8

GIRLS’ HOME SCCHOOL cottage is made a disti: INTERESTING PLACE |Those within are counted as a fam- ily, and every process of family sup- (Continued irom Page 1.) port is met and carried out in order . = to intensify the home semse. This ber were so'returned because of se-|duplication of work and interests by rious offenses. The other eleven|the various cottage groups- would came back because of illness. seem a loss, but those in charge do Aids Personal Pride. not view it in that light. They say a need determined, nothing which The school, with its group of cot- 3 more fully meets that need can in tages ideally placed in a community the end be accounted a loss. with its family homes,.its farm and : its central interests. The girls are The Wage Earning System. graded and the conduct of every one One of the unique features of the determines more or less the stand-|school is the wage earning system. ard of the community. Each is list-(It in a large measure characterizes ed as a citizen in the community and |the work of the school in a training is subject to its control and opinion. |way, for besides its educational Every girl lends a hand ‘to the ma-|value it has proven the chief source terial making and upkeep of the|of discipline. Every girl on com- community, and in that way enters|mitment is for a month in depend- into a sense of possession and per-|ency. At the end of ‘he month she sonal- pride. is assigned a cottage and becomes In each cottage every attempt is|a member of the family and a citizen made to further mutual service and |in the community. She is given co-operation and to that end each|food and shelter, but beyond that HUFEMAN & O'LEARY ‘Christmas Suggestions and Useful Gifts for Every Mem- ber of the Househo In our Special Holiday Display, we show gift articles suitable for relatives and friends of every age. However, “In- stead-of giving a dinky lot of foolishness to each of the various members of a household, lump your money and make a gift to the family of some needed piece of Furniture that will be a comfort to them for years to come.” We have priced these gift goods especial- ly low and can assure you a substantial saving. Our Store will be Open Evenings until Christmas We are one of the stores who re- fund your R. R. Fare Here are a Few Suggestions from specially select- ed gift furniture $71 to $5 CHATR OR ROCKER, UMBRELLA HOLDER, MAGAZINE RACK, TELEPHONE STAND, PEDES- TAL OR TABOURETTE, DRESSER RUNNERS, PIL- LOW COVERS. COSTUMES, CARPET SWEEPERS, FOOT STOOL, MIRRORS, FRAMED PICTURES, LACE CURTAINS, DOLL BUGGIES. $5 to $10 WRITING DESK, MUSIC CABINET, SEWING CABINET, PHONE STAND AND CHAIR, ANGLO- PERSIAN RUGS, HALL STANDS, READING LAMPS, DRAPERIES, SMOKER STANDS. $10 to $15 TEA WAGON, CELLARETTES, PIANO LAMPS, HALL MIRRORS, SKIRT BOXES, LIBRARY TABLE, UTILITY BOXES, MAHOGANY SEWING TABLE, OFFICE CHAIRS. $15 to $20 BIG EASY CHAIRS, TAPESTRY REED ROCK- ERS, BOOK CASE, DRESSER, CHIFFONIER, SIDE 30ARD, DINING TABLES. $20 to $25 TURKISH ROCKERS, SET OF DINING CHAIRS, BUFFET OR CHINA CLOSET, MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, SEWING MACHINES, BRASS BEDS. 4 |sey county and 37 from St. § | county. d | Men—Benke, Thomas H., #|(A. E, Edwards, Mr. Jay, [ | Percy, Mendick, Mr. Edward, Rime- $25 and up HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINET, BED DAVEN- PORT, LEATHER ROCKER, C. WALNUT ARM CHAIRS, LOUNGES, DRESSING TABLES, WARD ROBES, PARLOR SUITES. “Push The Button and Rest”™ There are but a few days in which to make your Christmas purchases, and although we shall be pre- " pared up to the last min- ute to assist you in every way in your selections, we should be glad if we could have the opportunity-to do so TOMORROW Goods Delivered at the exaot hour promised Huffman & O'Leary The Heme of Geod Farnitare . s oo Aeh g ) OF: Qa]‘ asygaim, she fust earn her support. e school, of course, has its own legal tender, but its buying value is none ‘the less. For all work done she is paid according to amount and skill, and is likewise fined for family or social offense. Each week the girls receive pay for services render- dd, less any fines imposed, .and from this she must support herself, cloth herself from the school store, and pay for any luxuries or services rendered in the family of which she is a member, or the community. No Extravagance Permitted. Every week the girls shop in the store connected with the school, and they must buy within their means. No extravagance is permitted, and if any girl has not the money with which to buy some bit of finery she must go without., If a girl cannot make her clothes she must pay an- other to do the work, and if she is not willing to attend to her laun- dry she must pay another for its care. There is even a debtor’s table on which no desserts or sweets ap- pear. As a result of this system every phase of community life is reached. No girl can leave the institution un- til she has a bank account with which to buy her a good going-out outfit, and as fines follow miscon- duct, conduct really determines the time when a girl can leave the in- stitution. The home has six ungraded schools, each cottage unit forming its own school group and each school having its own teacher. Almost no text books are used, the girls tak- ing on through assimilation. The one idea is to give the girls the short time they are in the institution the best possible equipment for prac- tical living. Each lesson given has its direct application to the daily life of the girl. Improvements and Additions. During the past two years much in the line of improvements and ad- ditions have been made. Four fam- ily cottages, a hospital, an adminis- tration building and a group of farm buildings have been constructed, and the grounds much improved. Much of the work in connection with the planting of trees and shrubbery was done by the girls, They have aided materially in farm work, too, it including the planting and harvesting of 1600 bushels of potatoes, 600 bushels of cattle beets and 12,000 head of cabbage. The girls also helped to fill the silo and put up 600 gallons of cucumber pickles and 8 barrels of sauerkraut., Hun- | dreds of quarts of canned vegetables is another product of their labor. Honor System Used. The honor system is given wide latitude at the Sauk Centre institu- tion, and to the credit of the girls is very little abused. The lake pro- vides boating and bathing and there is always the call of the wild in the summer months. Picnics, well chaperoned, are quite common. = This year six of the girls are attending the public schools of Sauk Centre and six others are temporarily ‘em- ployed in office work in the same city. Many of the girls have been permitted to go alone to their homes on visits varying from a couple of days to two weeks. Of 145 commitments made to the | home in the last two years, 40 were from Henipin county, 30 from Ram- Louis The largest number com- mitted, 53, was for immoral conduct. Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED for week ending December 7, 1914, at the Bemidji postoffice: Blakley, Mr. Charley, Briesdal, Mr. Thomas, Brekke, Dr. 0. B., Chamberlain, Dr. Greene, gminn, Mr. John Rimoz, Schilling, Mr. G. B., Seaman, Mr. James, Sund- strom, Rev. L., Weist, T. J., Wheeler, Mr. J. E. Women—Bob, Mrs. George, Daniels, Lizzie E., Frankron, Mrs. Osmond, Harris, Mrs. Caroline (Felch), Kinder, Mrs. Will, Musens, Mrs. Emma, (2), Padac, Mrs. Bird. Says He Must Go to Work When Friends Suggest Presidency. . Cleveland, Dec. 11.—Myron T. Her- rick, former ambassador to France, accompanied by Mrs. Herrick, has ar- rived here. A public reception was given in his honor in Central armory. Mr. Herrick declined to discuss the plan of friends to boom him for presi- dent in 1916 and said he would have to “earn some money,” as his duties in Paris had <ost him $400,000. Miss Alice Hulett entertained the Mega Hagas club last evening at six o’clock dinner, the occasion being her birth anniversary. The guests included Misses Izora Scott, Margaret Shannon, Marie Raymond, and Messrs. Alex Cameron, Harold Swish- er, Glenn Thompson and Ervin Nis- sen. ; Subscribe for the Pioreer. FIRE DOES SEVEN MILLIONS’ DAMAGE Immense Edison Plant Partially Destroyed. West Orange, N. J., Dec. 11.—When the fire which swept the ten-acre man- | § ufacturing plant of the Thomas A. Edison companies here was extin- guished a hurried inventory of the A Few Specials Suitable and Appropriate Gifts Sterling Silver Thimbles, good weight, 15¢ damage revealed that eleven of the eighteen buildings had been destroyed, others had been damaged and that the loss would approximate $7,000,000. Seven thousand men are employed at the plant and half of these, it is es- mated, will be out of work temporar- 1ly. i The entire force of employes was put to work removing the debris. Un- der the active supervision of Thomas A. Edison they began tearing down the concrete walls, which had to be removed while the embers were cool- ing. Immediate steps to rebuild have been taken. At least one man perished .in the flames. This became known with the finding of a charred body in the ruins of the film house, where the explosion occurred which started the blaze. Two other men, both workmen, are reported missing. (Mich.) Couple and Son Killed in Home. Vassar, Mich., Dec. 11.—Three lives were lost in a fire which practically destroyed the village of Owendale, near here. The dead, John Noviac, his wife and son, were burned in their home. The property loss is estimated at $75,000. Owendale GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Dec. 10.—Wheat—On track and to arrive, No. 1 hard, $1.16%; No. 1 Northern, $1.155%; No. 2 Northern, $1.125%5. Flax—On track and to ar- rive, $1.49%. . South St. Paul Live Stock. South St. Paul, Dec. 10.—Cattle— Steers, $4.75@8.75; cows and heifers, $4.50@8.00; calves, $5.00@8.75; stock- ers and feeders, $4.50@6.50. Hogs— $6.85@17.00. Sheep—Lambs, $4.50@ 7.60; wethers, $4.75@5.75; ewes, $2.50 @4.85. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 10.—Cattle—Steers, $5.70@10.70; cows and heifers, $3.25 @8.50; calves, $6.25@9.00. Hogs— Light, $6.85@7.75; mixed, $6.90@7.70; heavy, $6.85@7.60; rough, $6.85@7.00; pigs, $5.25@7.50. Sheep—Native, $5.20 @6.15; yearlings, $6.40@7.35. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Dec. 10.—Wheat—Dec., $1.15%; May, $1.20%. Corn—Dec., 621%c; May, 685c. Oats—Dec., 47c; May, 51%c. Pork—Jan., $18.121%; May, $18.521%. Butter—Creameries, 32¢c. Eggs—20@29c. Poultry-—Springs, 12% @13c; fowls, 11@11%c; turkeys, 14c. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Dec. 10.—Wheat—Dec., $1.12%; May, $1.17; July, $1.17%. Cash close on track: No. 1 hard, $1.- i8; No. 1 Northern, $1.141,@1.17; No. 2 Northern, $1.11%@1.15; No. 3 Northern, $1.08@1.13; No. 3 yellow corn, 55@58c; No. 3 white oats, 45@ H%e; flax, $1.49%. C. Beltrami Avenue DON’'T FORGET Only a few more days until Christ- mas, and nowhere can you find such nice useful and beautiful Shaving mirrors h and i 7 :;u: d. anA Sterling Silver Napkin practical Markers, 50c to $2 and useful gift for Buy “Bill” an & g::;tll‘e- ELK charm for Weli Xmas. Genuine teeth, solid gold m.age,] mountings, $5.00 ";ct ed to $25.00. s MOUNTINGS MADE $1.00 to in our own workshop. £3.00 A saving to you of 15 to 25 per cent. Our stock is complete at this date. Indications point to a large holiday trade. We advise you to shop early as the assortments will not be complete after this week. We are still taking a few more orders for special order work in gold jewelry, such as BANQUET RNIGS, ELK CHARMS, PENDANTS, etc. ; HAND ENGRAVING on goods purchased of us without extra charge. ALL MAIL ORDERS filled promptly as we gi i attention to this branch of the bl?sinesps. ¥ wivospechl GEO. T. BAKER & CO. Near the Lake 116 Third St. Tests of a recently patented mel| for internal combustion engines, com- |the territory acquired from Turkey posed of naphthaline, water and a|into a vast tobacco field, producing secret ingredient, indicate that it is|some of the finest and highest priced more powerful than gasoline. tobacco in the world. Bulgaria plans to convert much of Saleswomen in New York City American girls spend $134,000,000 number over 23,000. ‘a year for candy. Have YOU Something- To Sell? Advertise it through Our Classified Columns. They Bring Besults! presents as at “TheHome of Good Hardware” Our line is complete and our prices as low as the lowest. look them over, and have your selecti%s put aside till Xmas time. . Call and E. Battles Bemidji, Minnesota