Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1915, Page 4

“The Cost universities. of Progress Constantly the Bell Telephone System spends large sums of money: in scientific, experimental and research work, pursuant to the policy of always providing the best. In the working out of complex scientific and engineering problems alone, the Bell System has a .staff of more than 500 skilled engineers, the graduates of seventy American and foreign The Bell policy has always been, ‘‘efficient service first.’’ New Telephone Inventions Hundreds of improvements in switchboards, cables, and long distance lines have been made the last few years to better the service, and all has been done so quietly and without dis- turbance to telephone users, that the public has hardly realized they were going on. Since work began on the Panama Canal, the Bell Telephone System has spent twice as much money on extensions and im- provements as it cost the government to buy the right-of-way and build the canal. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE GO, R K H KK KKK KKK KKK * ADDITIONAL LOCALS. * KKK KK KK KK KK KKKK ‘W. F. Donahue, of the firm of Dona- hue & Stephans, attorneys, of Mel- rose, is in the city today on legal business in connection with the Rob- ert Nelson estate. A hearing on the petition for the adjustment of the final account of the Robert Nelson estate was heard in probate court this morning. J. B. Arpin of Grand Rapids. Wis., is in the city today on business. Frank Weiland, of the Northwest- ern Drainage company of Thief River Falls, is in the city today on business. John Kohler of Frazee is in the city today, a guest of his brother, Jacob Kohler. Mrs. Casper Cloos of Maple Ridge 1 is a business visitor in Bemidji to- | # day. P. J. Rock of Solway is in Bemidji'| 3 today on business matters. Dr. L. L. Culp of Red Lake is|§ among the out-of-town business call- | ers in Bemidji today. * business caller in Bemidji today. KK KK KKKKKK KK KKK KK x HERE AND THERE. *|3 ERR R KRR KR KKK KK KH|] (Continued from Page 3.) The ways and means committee |§ is considering the president’s mes- |# sage in regard to revenue matters. SPORT. The Carleton college ing Northern Minnesota. Letters have been written to nine teams, in- | cluding Bemidji, regarding games. Harold M. White of New York has | § been elected captain of the Syracuse university football team for next sea- son. White played at guard this sea- son and is thought to be the largest player in the country. 273 pounds and is six feet six inches tall. During the automobile racing sea- son just closed $282,000 was dis- tributed among the drivers of high |} this |@ amount 10 drivers divided $217,900, | 8 while 25 other pilots shared in the | The remaining powered speed machines. Of division of $52,800. $11,000 was split among more than twice that number of drivers. Mike O’Dowd, St. Paul’s Fighting Harp, and Harry Greb of Pittsburgh | have been signed to meet before the |§ Capitol City Athletic club at St. Paul, | 3 Minn., next Tuesday. George A. Percy of Arlington, a sophomore, has been named as the | strongest man in Harvard college. |3 His record in the official strength test | § was 1,442.2, beating the best pre- | vious mark of 1,424 made two years ago by H. R. Hardwick, the football star. in height and weighs 161 pounds. According to the official fielding ADDITIONAL WANT ADS Too Late To Classify A FOR RENT—Two rooms, 312 Minn. |§ Phone 669-W. ..6d1222 | Louis Lundquist of Norden was a |§ basketball | § team of Northfield, Minn., will spend | & part of the Christmas holidays tour- | He weighs |§ Percy is five feet eight inches | & averages of the Federal League made public today, Konetchy of Pittsburgh leads for first basemen with .994; Louden’ of Buffalo leads for second basemen with .976; Louden of Buf- falo leads for third basemen with -974; Roach of Buffalo leads for shortstops with .964; H. Bradley of the Pittsburgh-Brooklyns leads for outfielders with 1.000; Jacklitsch of Baltimore leads for catchers with .992; A. R. Johnson of Chicago-Bal- timore, Barger of Pittsburgh, Black of Chicago-Baltimore, Hearne of Pittsburgh, Leclair of Pittsburgh- Baltimore and Ford of Buffalo lead for pitchers with 1.000 per cent each. You can get a big, fat pencil tab- let for a nickle at the Pioneer office, and an extra big, fat ink paper com- position book for a dime. All the “kids” will want one when they see ‘em. $1.00, 1.25, 2.00, 2.50, 2.75, Fly and others 85c to $3.75. Ave. {hings shipshape. Guaranteed by the largestloose leaf manufacturers and backed by the complete office outfitters, b 5 BEMIDJI PIONEER OFFICE We Kn RailroadiTrains and Track g SLEDS. Flexible Fliers, Fire Ice Skates 50c to $5.00. Roller Skates 50c and $1.50. Phone 31 Bemidji, Minn, The Pioneer. 1s the place to buy your rolls of adding machine paper for Burroughs adding machines. One roll, a dozen rolls or a hund:ed rolls. ‘These meFPum Ring Books will help you keep | = Why wait longer to have what you have been wishing for when $10.00 places one of our beauti- ful Pianos in your home. selection for Xmas. $200.00 other styles from $15.00 up 220 Thil‘d St. Not only have the Anglo-French |forces have been cut off from armies been driven out of Serbia by |British. the Bulgarians, but their front has been broken through and the French |in the Reichstag, according to get it. 3.50. be happy.” store. Air Rifles at $1.00, 1.50 aad §3.00. 22 Rifles $1.50 to $11.00. Shot Guns $5.00 to $21.60. carry out Santa Claus’ ical. 3.00, 3.75 and 5.00. Tinker Toys— ready to'mail. Price.... mission. The Wonder builder, one set makes a thousand dif- ferent motion. toys. In neat package 50c clever automatic sand toy. Sandy Andy— another very Price 75c Panama Pile Driver. matic toy that givc.s a good Price.... Minnesota Ave., An auto- imitation of a 1000 pound pile driver at work. comes, try and learn'what she wants."” ow What For Christmas We ask them, when they come in, or call them up by telephone and dozens, yes hundreds have dropped hints expressing a desire for this or that and we note it down. when possible. All you have to do is to choose something from -our vast stock of practicable gifts and we’ll make an effort to see that you A lady came in today and said:- *If I knew what would please my husband and boy most, I would We knew, and told her, because both were in the evening before and expressed their desires. A young man left the store this morning and dropped this remark:- *When Miss B——— 1 We did, and we had to send a messenger to bring her to the Now folks, old and young, that's what we're here for. Try us, won't you? A Page For The Children Steel Structural Builders, the toy that teaches the boy to be mechan- Prices ....$1.00, 1.75, 2.00, 2.75, Humpty Dumpty Circus, the un- breakable circus toys. $1.25. Games of Baseball, Checkered life across.the Sea, Mother Goose, etc., 25¢c and 50c. Exploding Battleships and Sub- ni:lrimle,s. very amusing to young ani ola. . ‘Price. Explo;iing Forts and Battleships with Canaon. Price.... Santa Claus - Given Hardware Gompany ........ 25c and 50c Come in now and make your Grafonolas From $15.00 to $500.00 No matter how much money you're going to spend for Christmas, some should go for music to make your Christmas brighter. Every home can have a Grafonola on our convenient payment plan and Our ability to give you perfect record service is unequaled anywhere. A most complete line of Violins, Mando- lins, Music Rolls, Music Bags and Sheet Music. VIOLIN OUTFITS For $5.00 and up. Beltrami Music Co. Bemidji, Minn. the | Leipsie newspaper, which says that |sions. thirty-four socialists have signed a The Kelly farm consisting of 1,280 Peace discussions may be continued | declaration expression dissatisfaction | acres near Minot, N. D., has been sold a|with the results of the recent discus- | for $80,000, or $63 an acre. hey Want WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WE FIND OUT. HOW? Then we get word to the giver, Pocket Knives. We have a com- plete line of Robeson and Keen Kutter knives at. 25¢, 50c, 65c, 85¢, $1. 1.25, 1.50, $2 up to $5. All you have to do is choose and we'll Friction Moving Toys including Automobiles, Boats, Elephants, Donk- eys, Ducks, etc........ ... 50c to $1.25 Prices 50c_ to Games of Ten Pins, Bowling Blocks, etc. Tops-- Rolly Poly Dolls, Iron Tops. €tC. ....ovveveruriniaerennes 10c to 25¢ d | Skis-- 4 ft pine 90c 5 ft pine 75¢ | $115. 6 ft pine $1.50. 7 ft pine $2. Ever Ready Flash Light, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.40, $1.75, $2.40, $3.00 Wolverine Sand Crane, about. the cleverest automatic toy on the ; market today, price. ....$1.78. Bemidji, Minn.