Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 16

e T i First National B ank Building, Bemidji. Spooner Only City In North Out Of Debt Spooner, a Béltrami county village of over 900 population, is located on the east side of the junction of the Baudette and Rainy rivers. Spooner'is headquarters for large industrial operations by the Shevlin- Mathieu Lumber Co., the Namakin Lumber Co., the International Boom Co., the Northern Cedar Co., and Ma- loney Bros., which firms pay for labor -and material approximately $800,000 per year. Spooner owns its water works sys- . tem, has electric lights, a $15,000 city hall and $25,000 school building, a modern hospital, and has ample hotel accommodations. The village is the natural marketing place for a large number of farmers, and the beauti- ful location appeals to persons seek- ing homes or homestead lands. ‘While Spooner’s growth has not been phenominal still it has gradu- ally increased in size and is today recognized as one of the most sub- stantial villages in‘this section of the state. ' It is the only village in the north, even including the range towns with their excessive taxable values, that can boast of the fact that all matured indebtedness has been paid and has several thousands of dollars at intérest in the banks. Minnesota has five paper mills. - Tw-'a; Wonder for Corns, “‘Gets-I” The Big Surprise for Corn Owners, It's Sure, Simple, Safe, Quick. Listen to the wee story of “Gets-It,” the world’s greatest cornremedy.It’s 2 short story,—only about two feet,— “Mary had a little ‘Getsdt’ and corns upon her toe; and every time . Lperens Stop Misery and Embarrassment Like ‘With Simple, Easy “Gets-It.” she put on ‘Gets-It’ the corn was' sure to go.” Mary, like thousands of others, used to be a heroine, suffering martyrdom, using painful bandages, irritating salves, sticky tape, toe- harnesses, blood-bringing razors and scissors] She says now there’s no sense in it. Use “Gets-It,” applied in 2 seconds. Easy, simple, new way—just painless com- mon sense! Millions are doing it. Never fails, You can wear gmaller shoes now., You don't have to imp around' any more, or walk on the side of your- shoes to try to get away from your corns! You know for sure before you use “Gets-It" that the corn or callus is going away, _For corns, calluses, warts and ‘bunions, “Gets-It" is sold by all drugil:h, 26c a bottle, or sent direct by E. W= rence & Co., Chicago. Sold 'in Bemidji and recommended as the ‘world’s best corn remedy by Barker’s Drug Store. Why Spoil Christmas with eleventh hour rush and doubt as to suitable gifts? Inexpensive, use- ful and handsome remem- brances can be found in I-P Gift Spéciatlties Recipe Books Memo Books Diaries: Engagement Books BEMIDJI PIONEER OFFICE Phone 31 Bemidji, Minn. if*ii*ifli#*i**#i MINNESOTA LAND PRICES COMPARATIVELY LOW In 1914 the average value of land in Minnesota was $46 per acre; in Iowa it was $95.96 per acre, and in Illi- nois $108.13, more than twice as much, in each case, as'in Minnesota. ‘As these prices 160 acres— whict in Iowa would. cost $15,360 and in Illinofs $17,280—could be bought in Minnesota for $7,- 360. Ak hkhkhkkkhkhkkhkkhkhkhkkkn ok kok ok # ko ke ok ke ok ok ok ke ko KKK KEKKKKKEXK KKK SOIL IN COUNTY IS FIRST CLASS FOR FRUIT RAISING That the soil of this section is first class for raising fruit has been de- monstrated by L. P. Anderson, who owns a farm in the northwestern limits of the city of Bemidji. Mr. Anderson has a plum orchard embrac- ing 2 1-2 acres. There are 1030 plum trees in this orchard. From those 1030 trees 900 bushels of fine plums were taken. A branch nine- teen inches long on one tree was weighed down with 106 large luscious plums. The plums were sold for $4 per bushel, netting’ Mr. Anderson about $3,600. Thirteen varities of plums are being raised on the Ander- son farm, as follows: Cheney, forest, garden, ocheda, weaver, stoddard, spear, atkins, desota, surprise, wyant, Anderson also raised and marketed 5,000 quarts of curants, at 21 1-2¢ per quart, nett- ing $625. Red, white and black raspberries were raised and yielded well. On the Anderson farm there are fine groves of mountain ash, soft maple, box elder, apple, dwarf cherry trees, and almost every variety of plant that will grown in the Central states. LAND BUYERS ARE FLOCKING TO BELTRAMI COUNTY BECAUSE— The land lies near to a large un- satisfied market where products bring high prices. i The soil fertility renews itself in clover forever. 2 There is no fuel problem. Growing crops have more hours of daylight than 200 miles < further south. * wolf, compass cherry (cross between " |.cherry ‘and plum). ! Mr. THE BEMIDJI DA!I.Y PIONEER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915. You Can Get the Ideal Gift for Every Man For 90c A crystal glass humidor jar containing one pound of Tuxedo, the mildest, most fragrant tobacco. At every store where tobacco products are sold. Last Christmas more Jars of Tuxedo were given to men through- out the United States than any other single trade-marked artic%el Because Americans are learning to make suitable gifts at Christ- mas time—and learning that Tuxedo is the best gift of all for a man. .. “Tuxedo is the mildest, pleasantest pipe tobacco 'in ,the,’worfd—made absolutely non-biting and delightfully mellow by the original “Tuxedo Process” that has never been success- fully imitated. ~ Last Christmas the demand for Tuxedo humi- dor jars was so great that the supply of many deal- ers was exhausted, and thousands of people were disappointed. The safe plan is to place yourorder with your dealer now. He will be glad to set your jar aside for you ‘until Christmas. This Tuxedo Christmas Humidor Jar is beautifully decorated with holly, ribbon and Christmas card, and packed in a handsome carton, for sending . by mail or messen- 90c ger; price complete - & Mastration About One-third Actuaal Size THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY 111 Fifth Avenue, New York Speqy forp ALLy prePARED IPE g CIGARETTE TUXEDO IS SOLD IN MANY CONVENIENT SIZES: In Glass Humidors, 50c and 90c In Curved:Pegket Tin, 10c In Tin Humidors, 40c and 80c In Moist fi.- roof Pouch, Sc IS price and on easy terms.- The county is in the ‘“Zone of Plen- | ty.” MAKES SUCCESS- Carl Opsata, residing in the Town of Bemidji, three and.one-half miles southeast of Bemidji, has made a great success of raising bees and pro- d_ucing honey. Starting with a few swarms of ‘“busy” insects, Mr. Op- sata now has 130 swarms, and there are 135 hives of them on the Opsata farm. Last year, the bees at the . - . Opsata farm produced eight tons’of —was achieved by Dr. Price, the famous the finest honey. Homey in comb | pure food specmllst, shortly beforc his sells at 20¢ per pound, strained honey g death. 50c a quart. The nutritive and abundant verdure and grasses and the various plants which contain the accharine so essextial to the produc- tion of honey abound on every hand in Beltrami county. - 4 A New Deliciousness In Corn Flakes Dr. Price perfected a process that brings out the delicate flavor of corn in a new way. The Father of Pure Foods You’ll like.corn - flakes better than you ever have, after trying' these flaky, daintily toasted tid-bits. A. E. Rako, a-member of the board of county commissioners, who owns a There are no cyclones, blizzards and floods. The best dairy section must be the most prosperous. The climate in this section is a sure cure for asthma and hay fever. The climate is pre-eminently dry and stimulating. The temperature is uniformily cool and co.nservmg of the soil fertility. The water is pure and plentiful. Fishing and hunting is splendid throughout this section. Land is to be had at the. pioneer’s i five acre field yielded 443 1-3 bushels Bemidji- High School farm three miles south of Bemidji, threshed an average of 88 2-3 bushels of oats from a field on his farm. A of fine oats. Mr. Rako also got a phenominal yield of potatoes from a field of “spuds.” He says: “From 7 square rods across a 2 acre tract, slightly less than one twentieth of an acre, I have gathered 27 bushels of perfect Maggie Murphy jotatoes. This yield is at the rate of 624 bush- els to the acre, and is probably the record for Beltrami county.” THE BETTER KIND N Priceless Pyofit-Sharing Coupons in Every Package The Dr. Price. Pure Food Stores In Your Town Are Chas. Nangle Miller’s Grocery For the Man who can't digest corn DEPRICE'S \W%!