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%, VOLUME 13; NO. 4. O, e 2NN LONDON STOCK EXCHAY% AGAIN OPEN; | s GANT A R MENBERS SING 60D " THE KING”| "SR ™ o i e | OFTEN ov&nwoxfin ;:1::":.::"::.'.-.:::;:‘:::-.:?;'; o vy [TURKS ARE SUCCESSFUL; London, Jan. 4.—The stock ex- change reopened here tnis morntng| ARMIES AWAIT FREEZF steady and cheerful, after having been closed for five months, owing T to the declaration of war. Before (United Press) the opening, members gathered be- Constantinople, Jan. 4.—Persian fore the desk, cheered and sang,|and Bulgarian volunteers, operating “God Save the King.” with the Turks, are responsible for substantial Turkish victories north- east of Sautsch. They attacked a col- w0UNDED COVER umn of Russian troops, killing. two hundred_nnd capturing six guns. e The Turks claim signal successes in 4 BA TTLE FIELD all fighting in the vicinity of Secry- Mueh business of importance will come before the county commission- ers’ when they meet for their first session of the year, tomorrow. ©nly one change will be found in the make-up of the board, Hayes taking the seat of Myhre as the third dis- trict representative. The new chair- man and vice-chairmen will be elect- uary; 9. ed for the ensuing year, and the ‘Where? In Bemldjl’s lead- fopuln Tailor Shows xow ‘Waork Re- county printing will be acted upon: ing stores. : tained Here Would (!v‘meblnéguu It is understood that Commissioner, 3 'l’his i ‘“‘"W“ What the mer- Rako, who has made a most efficient chants of Bemid} are golng to do for of At Least Twelve Experts. chairman, will be asked to again as- the peoirle of "MT dommunity: S Business of r.unmvni Strikingly Illustrates Manser in Which Many Enterprises Might Be Enlarged. MUCH WORK IS SENT-CAWAY dope when ho s8id it was poun.rle for him to increase the population of Be- Work—Houses lm at N midji by twelve desirable families, of — five members each, through slight co- operation of his little business enter- prise. 2 There are dozens ol other _enter- |Speakership Contest Between Flowers prises which would work out in the i -|same manner, but the idea was ad- and Gordon Continues to Rage and vanced by Mr. Brosvik and to him be- Both Claim Yictory. |longs the credit of this {llustration. sume the duties of that respomsible position. The six stores/which are about to| There are many of Bemidji’s .small 2 ‘Tomorrow the thirty-ninth-session kamrisch. Russian cruisers _failed enter this big: co-operative movement | qustries to’ which ‘Jta own citizens C“ ASK A cfl AMPS COMING :‘ :‘e ::lnn;:ot: legislature . will to land marines in the vicinity of Schnelder™B :,;cr cqmmnhy. give little ‘thought,” and’ ‘which are ofeb;ing th: fimta::nt::n?:::':?;? (United Press) Jaffra. ST. cLoUD AGAIN w‘NNER glneder DI, g ¥(0re, the doing much to advertise this eity, o Berlin, Jan. 4—Both German and z French official statements agree as| Headquarters, Prussian Imperia} to desperate fighting in thes¥icinity | Guard Division, near Warsaw, Jan 4. ( of Steinbach. That Villane has| —General VonHidenberg and 'his been destroyed and the surrounding |fighting army are waiting for real country laid to waste, covered with |Winter. On account of the rivers dead and wounded bodies, and the|20d SWamps in the vicinity of War- wounded suffering on account - of |S8W. the German offense is practic- cold, without any aid. Doctors are|#!ly checked, awaiting the winter [ unable to get near them. The |freeze. French are bombarding positions in i 3 the vicinity of Villane and hand| SHOT TWENTY YEARS AGO. Bazaar store, @i} Brothers'clothin ) R : i oi store, The Leud N‘:ml Schnelder|thet are cominanding _considerable | Conquerors of Fond du Lac, 0swegd, siates and e a resultits delihera- B > attention from:the surrounding com- 3 - |tios 11l be “Big Bemidg” Defeated in . Third of Bros. ready-to mg;*nora. s L Uia ot e sbibi New York tho,‘ nals and Ascen: ns w watched with. nqre than €. el el in | The tact that such a vartety of|ZUnIeS: Brosvik Tafloring| 10n8 to Meet Bemidji in Series, |U5U3! interest. Three Game Series—Was Interest-- merchandise i 0 be placed upon the Tapts: I the Panl, Bigrlk, Tallaring PR, The progran is for: the scaate and D! business on Third street;” sec- ho o ing Contest Score Being 12 to 8, |market at .!amhlg clearance prices 1d Lumb: s use to convene at noon, at which : e " |t the same time, msans much to our [p2d f00F BF the ©1d Lumberman's \piRgy GAME PLAYED THURSDAY|time both bodies will perfeot. thelr citizens and will :doubtless attract hm’;:ibulld!ng ial bagkel e organizations and adjourn until 11 > 5 1 N SRR = s congenial bachelor “came ‘to a. m. Wednesday, when Governor BRANDON, LOCAL STAR, INJURED b“;"’“ from "‘? \;‘rou:dmg towns | pomiajt and opened an up-to-the-| On Thursday, Friday and Saturday |Winfield Scott Hammond -will deliver i ‘“‘n “;:::;:ym‘:”-‘}'_:" -imilu::d:'me of {inute tailoring éstablishment-July |of this week Bemidji basketball fans | his inaugural address at a joint. sos. S 20, 1914. He chose to locate here, | will be given an ortunity to wit- 3 merchandise at !@dueefl brices. Tt & opportunity to wit-|sion of the senate and houge ‘in the 5 : lature ever assembled in the United In one of the hardest fought basketball games ever played in Be- because after looking over the entire |ness one of the world’s- greatest hall of the house of rej 2 y ) 'presentatives. 7 fighting of a bitterly contested na- — midji, St. Cloud Saturday night de- | oo™ “‘“r:t‘;:‘;’“ ?;:ew‘;‘:‘:‘::: ::m“: northwest he could not find a city|quints in action, the Thaska team,|The new speaker will pregide, but ¥ ture has taken place along the : .. & is co-opel u which looked as good as the “Magic |champions of the northwest, wh % heights of Meuse,to the west of Sen- | " °kst0n Times Item Tells of Kleven |eated i nlast by the sm; | Pona-tide sale: ajaate in which the oy ™ "t RS, 51 TIARE e Bl i Sndntaed This i S e e:rmmy e nenheim. The Fremch have de- Gun Accident. hm:g ok tha. 'linl;u’:'s?li:!]:a:lee pes g"b“" "'“,l'.‘h‘“‘d w:'h "t“:e "":";";‘“‘ of his coming, both Bemidji and Paul | wonderful aggregation, which won | waten :‘,e,enl,':‘?,efibe:,:i;h; ‘::,l: stroyed a line of German trenches in “|to. 22 and 108t the Friday game' 36| 6" Mereapnts - wan! M- | Brosvik were. fortunate. every game of a.nation-wide tour(lower branch of the le islature at this vicinity by throwing high ex-| “A. H. Kleven, living near Black|,o 1. e bress these facts dpon the _public T “My loyalty to Bemidji is strong-|last year, has defeated Fond du Lac, er than it ever was fo any other |Oswego, Red Wing, New York Na- AH H 2 5 ot o F city,” said Mr. Brosvik in discussing’{tionals, the Ascensions and many The spenkemm: 02:’:2“ bétween future business conditions in the|other of the Iendlng quints. H. H. Flowers of Cleveland and Sam tailoring business. Continuing he Chaska is brought to Bemidji un- Y‘ Gl;rdon of Browns Valley has biéen said: der a heavy guarantee and it is ex- waged since Nov. 10 without a. mo- ' To Help it Grow. :’::‘d:“‘i ;‘;":h“‘;f““;“ W“; ‘1” 8L ment’s cessation of . hostilities, 55 e est_crowds to-ever Another sale Will be held in July| ‘“Bemidji has been very good to & both men are today claiming and will be knowh as the July clear- |me. Its business and professtonal [attend baskotball contests here. |yicoory * wnile the strength plosives into them, but the German |Duck river, was brought to Crookston troops, which had withdrawn, re-|With his left hand badly lacerated. ¥ turned under the cover of darkness|A shot gun which he was carrying, and retook the positions. Loss in|While lining off a field, went off acei- fighting in upper Alsace has been |dentally, the shot entering the left very large. The French, who were|hand. One finger was amputated.” v & on the offensive, lost more than the|This item appeared in the twenty Germans who were in trenches. The [Years ago column of the Saturday eastern situation is quiet, and the [Crookston Daily Times. Mr. Kleven mind <6 - such tent that there will be:-no-reasoi to doubt the sin- cerity and pnrpoi:e of such an occa- sion. ~This is the first great bargain- buying festival cver offered in Be- midji and upon success depends the coming session. Bemidji displayed a complete rever- sal of form from that of Friday night, the teamwork of the boys being ragged and their basket shooting lacking the usual accuracy. On the other hand St. Cloud played a classy article of basketball and by excellent. covering kept Bemidji from regain- ing a lead after it had once been lost. | “Big Bemidg” will be represented ; s = A < ) ance sale, making these big feature{men are a clean, thrifty, enterpris- & Mr. Gordon has mustered has been a E . Poland situation remains unchanged. ::n':;’w ';"‘; ":; lBeTil‘llins hres: knowln The game was a trifle rough and [ o semi-annu;l bargain festivals, |Ing lot. The city cannot help but|PY its regular lineup in the series, surprise to the politicians, to others % i men and In telling of the accl-|goveral players were forced to retirs. grow with such men to guide it. = 1|Bestul, the sensational guard, being such as this country ‘has never be- fore witnessed. ’Wntch for the an- nouncements of e stores the pres- who have paid more attention, to*the trend of affairs than does the aver- age political leader, there s nothing very strange about it. It.is in ‘the first place generally admitted. that NOT WORTHY OF ASSISTANCE dent today, said: “I was running a A line through some timber in the vie- & inity .where Funkley now stands. I Turtle River Family “Professional |happened to be carrying a shotgun Beggars,” Says Charity Worker. |belonging to Alexander Carlson, who formerly homesteaded in Blackduck Armed with a statement appealing township.” ‘The accident, which for aid and endorsed by a committee | *U5¢d Mr. Kleven to lose the third of the Bemidji Merchants’ associa-|DECr of his left hand, took place tion, a certain Turtle . River|Vhen the gun in some manner was discharged. “It was three days af- Gale, St. Cloud guard, suffered a sprained ankle, while Brandon, Be- midji’s clever forward, was carried. ent week, as they will contain valu- from the floor during the second! 9 able store news every: family in half with a badly wrenched knee.| this section. teel T want to do something to help back at his station, and there is make. it grow, and I can with just a|® possibility that Brandom, the little co-operation. speedy forward, who was injured Sat- “Just think of it. If seventy-five |urday, will play. per cent of the tailoring sent out of | O L. Lundstrom, of Chaska, clerk|}a4 the non-partisan idea not_ been It was at first believed that” Bran-. B the city was left here, I would be|°f court, manager of the team, has incorporated into the system bf select- don’s knee cap had been fractured, B forced to employ at least twelve first | informed Carl Jacobson, manager of } % ing members of the legislaty Jt is and that he would be lost to the fiE’RM ANS u,sE HEAVY class tailors, men with families, a:l |Bemidii, that the champions will bely o1y that Mr. Gordon would néver team for future games. His retire-| the year round. This would mesn |here Thursday night and that an ef- have been heard from in fixl- con- ment from the game would bring a : IN BMA B A‘I‘"‘LE an additional population of at least|fort Will be made to.win all of the : resident, called upon business men of the city this morning and asked for financial assistance, fire havipg destroyed his home a ‘week ago and leaving: the Tamily without sheiter or clothing. At the same moment |TOTe than T6riy “pounds, weighing his wife was touring the residential |3}y 151 pounds. The hand was section of the city and asking for |t2Ken care of by Dr. A. H. Dunlap, help. The matter reached the at- whu"is still practicing at Crooks- tention of the poor committee of the ton.” Mr. Kleven now tips the Associated Charities and the follow- | 02168 Well over the 200 mark. ing statement was made by one of its members: “We have helped this family on several occasions and find that they are in need of no assist- ance of any kind, in fact, being noth- ing more than professional beggars. We find that their home has been re- built; that the entire family is in the best of health and perfectly able to " care for themselves.” The wife, claim the Associated Charities work- ers, has solicited assistance in Be- midji at regular intervals for more than a year, at times using an as- test. . © severe setback to the locals. ; fifty people to Bemidji. If I {vas|BoMes. . 7 The Counf tion ter Christmas, twenty years ago. ~ Jacobson and Peck played well for| = - P2 ] assured of this much home' busingss, | - - S > 0 But.with parties eumlnt r":;k:':y:f ;9: :'fh':: ?l' M} 1dji, as did the other playersiat| ; e which, together wifh the *Qméme members-elect. were forced Crookston five days-later 1 “had Hmea. but the _acoustomed ‘‘pep”. Loz - e business-Lum would. - s 4 ALY lsomething “else. upow: mmmmmmg\,\mm“,. srad; CH this city- a- dovon=desirable fanmlies; ; = = theli “alfegtam BEvery St. Cloud man played a hard { men ‘were. ncrmegfl—by the Germans| earning good/ wages ‘and ‘making | * ) : the other. County: D e Ale game; the work of Roth and Spoden,}in‘an atfempt to‘force passage over|first class citizens. - I belieye that it| “William = MéCuaig, mayor, 8n-|.sue most readily converted in€o a being most prominent. A remark-|Bzura river. Many'night assaults|can be done and that it will work but |no¥nced this morning that he ‘had slogan for the speakership campaign. able feature of the game was that {brought most severe fighting in-thelto the advantage of all. . .. i |named W.N. Bowser,of the O'Leary=l. | " Gordon wai glad to get's only three points were scored in the |neighborhood of Kozeloff and Bis-| <«The splendid business I am !al-|Bowser company, as a member of the| ance to declare his undying alle- second half. koupi. The Germans shoved pontoon|ready doing here is the best kind of | Public' Library board, taking the giance to this method of regulating Francis Stadvold, last year's Min- [bridges over the river and started to|an- endorsement any ‘merchait can |place of Charles Hoyt, an appointee the sale of intoxicants in order to get nesota basketball captain, officiatéd, {cross, only to have the Russian rapid{ask, and I wish to say that no one|0f former mayor Malzahn, whose the forty odd votes the Anti-Sajoon _— his work belng impartial and his rul-{fire guns bring'them down. Net 3 (appreciates it more than L. Tt has|term expires. The term of Mr. Bow- league was able to deliver. Five Plain “Drunks” Arraigned Be- ings giving general satisfaction. - . ||single German escapéd, these - not|given me confidence in myself and to |ser is for three years. The appoint- This league saw in the elimination £ ‘The lineup: i{killed being imprisoned. partially repay them I want to se-|ment of Ma- Bowser, who is one of ‘ 5 h b % ore Judge Crowell Today. 5 h g ifent of parties a chance to become a party Bemidji St. Cloud cure the best taflors In the land to | Béthid}t’ -\::mt prominent and suc-|, " 0r icelt for Teglalative pur- Howe (C).. (C) Roth turn out my garments. ;zf::;xb:;:, rzavc“tn::;lsns;:ezz :ev::z poses and is undoubtedly making. the B:::d:;;"er Can Save Money. iy that he will make a most valuable best ol . its oppottuniby; : Besides Back : William McCuaig to Open Office’ in| - “Another point I wish to make is member of ‘the.board, He has al- backing Mr. Gordon, the league is 5 : this: My customers do net have to said to have an ambitious legisla- Jacobson. Remore Hotel Block. , ways: been active in promoting enter- pay from $5 to $10 traveling expen- ‘DFisés. tor the ‘best interests. of: the tive program which it hopes.to force Miller and : ses on a suit or overcoat as is génei- - 1. | through, provided that “both ‘hosises Trafton ........18.,...... Spoden ired here- out-of-town clty, has served on.the board of di- can be properly organized. Field goals, Peck, 2, Carew, 2, ally requir yaere: o) rectors of the Commereial -club and 7 AND BEMIDJI A DRY TOWN 'ENTERS REAL ESTATE BUSINESS “Where did you obtain your li- quor?” Five times was this ques- tion asked -in municipal court this morning by Judge Crowell and in an- swer to each question game this re- ply: “I happened to meet a friend who had just reached town with a <+ «..Murphy eeeee.. . Carew ..rg.Gale and Prem 7 -After ~sixteen years residence in Bemidji, -during the entire time be- patronized. It costs Causing No Worry. SumdRane) pottle and b wts T cnecen:do Murphy, 3, Spoden, 1. Free throws, jing in the grocery and gshoral mer- n’:fi:i;stoa;eeepn man on the road and | oo 84000 tmesn meuber ‘ol the County (:)tioi it is n:ld ‘I8 really share it with me.” Five drunks ar-|Howe 1, Brandon, 3. Lyean, scorer: chandise: business, Willlam McCualg that he puat|ovneil I ? i raigned in one morning was the rec- |y, & it stands to reason that he not worrying the league -official CHICAGO WHEAT SOARS O'Conner, timekeeper; Stadsvold, re-{has closed his Third street store for " 8 | ord of the court, and in a perfectly feree th ¢ devoting his time fo charge more for the same grade .of POLICY 1S APPROVED. much, as should- it pass they realize g 2 o e purpese of S & o (United Press) dry town. One man, showing every v merchandise. We must rémember that it will deprive them of an issue. real estate and insurance. Mr. Mc- Cuaig is ‘mow furnishing offices on the ground floor of the' Remore hotel block, Third street and Beltrami av- enue, and: will be ready for business within the next few days. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Wheat soared |effect of the morning after, attracted here this morning. Soon after the|the attention of the judge. ‘““Where i opening May wheat reached a dollar |h8ve I seen you before?” he asked. : thirty-three and one-eighth, which is | “Here,” was the quick answer. “I two and one-eighth cents higher than |1ave had this extreme pleasure on Saturday. four occasions during the.past few weeks.” “Ten . dollars or fifteen days,” was the sentence. The others DROVE FROM MINNEAPOLIS that money sent out is lost to Be- i This fact alone is generally beliéved midji forever. Those for whom- I (United Fevas) sufficient to insure the defeat of op- have made garments are my best ad-| Washington, D. C., Jan. 4 —EVery|y;,n a¢ the coming session. There vertisers and I can direct - you | to|Furopean country, except the allies, | 4y 1o 4 1ot of talk about it and & dozens here in Bemidji as well as|are hoping for yictory of the United|yore hut it would really be a hard many traveling men who travel States in its protest to England. Jt blow to the league and its workers through Bemidji. is believed' that if the United States o should the bill be enacted into law, To Resume Case. “These order takers, who sell sl-|wins the Engiish sea supremacy Willlyg §¢ would deprive them of their Sheriff Johnson Establishes Mid- Winter Record for Trip. From Minneapolis to Bemidji in January by automobile is the record Goes to St. Paul. rew fines of five, | ) n r.| ‘Attorney E. E. McBonald will leave|leged tailor made garments come to[be checked. chief talking point and the league of - William Russell, son of Attorney :O_nm :; :gmg ';':::' :Iw:t 8:;1 0r o: :;tll;ll:l;l by iAndrevtv Joh;l:on, :::5;: for Walker: tomorfow morning:where | Bemidji but two or three times a Mhg 5 its chief excuse for existence. - - P. J. Russell of this city, will leave],, 'y, - chod Bomidil sestorday mctomains |he: Wwill appear sa eounsel - in - theyear and spend very little money POPE AIDS SOLDIERS. The league having raised the o tonight for St. Paul where he will = d reached Bemidil yesterday “;?m, tn Mohler-Kennedy_sheriff- contest. It|here, while on the other hand it is “brewery control” cry at the-outset, s remain during the session of the leg-| gy oo o ADJOURNS :"’m‘:::’ Mil City, lwhe“khe adita- |, expected that the case of the plain- |all spent here. ; .. (United Press) it was really to blame for. defining % islature which begins tomorrow. He L i SaE severa . WOoks 80, (TS| it il completed soon. Kenne- The Trade is Here.: ‘ Romé, Jan. 4. ——Through efforts of{the issues in this rather remarkable 4 will act as a clerk during the ses- porting ihat he.had ‘encountaréd dy, who was declared elected by the 2 sivdine: elp [the Pope, hundreds of ctippled sol-|contest. Through its’ efforts 'the : sion. (United Press) trouble at all in covering the dis-|%Y" “The trade is here and:the help pe, 1 ‘Washington, D." C., Jan. 4.—Tke United States supreme court adjourn- ed today without announcing any de- cisions, the account being the death of Major John Wright, its late mar- shal. canvassing board is holding. office now and will continue to do so until ordel'ed to relinquish it to Mohler, should Judge ‘Wright so decide. tance. ‘Attorney A. A. Andrews for- merly held -the record for the latest trip of the fall, having made it twice| in December. Sheriff Johnson:. was elected ‘president of ‘the ‘Minnesota Sheriffs’* association, which -held its annual convention ‘in St. Paul' last Inspector McLean Here. week. R.'B. McLean, state grade inspec- tor, was in the city today. He came Y diers are'being sent to their homes, | county option forces lined up lor;!lr. l:: b;z‘:’,,:h::: ;::fg:?:::?::"m ‘was the contents.of 4n announcement | Gordon while the antis were hgmd been entirely solved, and is bound to |made here this morning. - favoring Mr. Flowers. There —are, reach a -stage of perfection, should > however, a few exceptions on _both our good citizens see fit-to continue ADMIRAL DOWA IS ENVOY. sides of the fence. ‘Was Injured By Fall the boosting spirit to the extent:of Mrs. Freeman’ Doud, who was|placing their future orders for tailor (United Press) S s g severely injured a few days ago when | made garments with a home = man,| Tokio,- Jan. 4.—Admiral Baron TWELVE INJURED IN { ‘|she fell:from the cellar stairs of her {who absolutely guarantees his work, |Shieglo Dowa, former ald to Admiral Sy Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell en-|home, ig' still confined to her bed;!in preference to sending them to the |Togo, was today named as-the BOV- WRECK AT ALBERTm Professor Bailey Il A. D. Bailey, manual training teacher in the Bemidji schools, is sick with an attack of typhoid fever. Leslie Slater has charge of the man- ual training department during the professor’s illness. - Council Meets Tonight. For the first session of 1915, the " city icouncil will meet at its cham- = bers this evening. There are a large number of bills and considerable other business to be disposed of. for the purpose of inspecting the|tertained Mr. and Mrs. A. Lord.and |although 'her condition is slightly ‘cities’ or placing them with .their.|ernment ¢nvoy to the San Francisco Nymore school, but found it was not [sons Eldridge, Raymond and Hovey, !improved.! Mrs. Doud, who:is-one of trueling representatives.” . Exposition. in session and went on to Federal fand daughter Margaret, Cyrus Lord the city’s oldest residents, was hurt' From inquiries -made about: the Dani, where he-spent the day. and Mrs. Fogg, New Year’s day.' | internally -by. the fall. PREREE Wby wutlonct | : (United Press) city it was learned that Paul, (every- A want ad wiil sell it for you. - Albert Lea, Minn., Jan. 4. 7 — persons were injured, two lrohlhly l)rastlc Measures To Keep._,From Freeiy By ”HOP‘ o B T Mrs. V. R. Morrison and daughter, hit a defective switch. The smeker Miss ‘Beryl Neil, of Minneapolis, who [Tas3stas —Bour y , 7, 4 fell over an embankment and _the a have spent the past week as the guest " |FROZENTO A STWFE ) 7 g / / chair car was thrown on its side, - of Mrs. Morrison’s daughter, Mrs. L. 1 - 4 : ' ‘W. Griffith, returned to their home . Saturday evening. el -~ A European violin instructor has ) : : e ek e b e Y : ‘ / 31 |7 3 12 £ [/ % 7 £ 8 : 2, x mln lvlnlon muon near: m per to be pasted-on the neck of an { 7 YA il 3 3 i / » ' 7%, : ; o Mfl‘lmg' “mh instrument to show a pupil where to| - A 7 1 7 : =1 y / : / A : place his fingers to produce desired notes. A New Jersey inventor has 'per- s fected a wireless aerial of much ca- ' pacity but great compactnéss - by winding wire spirally around strands of an insulated material. ‘Defective Page