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SALE Will Start at 8 o’clock ~ | FRIDAY MORNING and will continue one week, or till g Christmas, at the BEMIDJI SHOE STORE Wish to call your particular attention to our LADIES’ FINE SHOE DEPARTMENT, which is as complete and up to the minute as any line of dress shoes to be found in any of the larger cities, and for the week above mentioned ot we are going to give our customers the benefit I of the following prices: $5 and $5.50 Gypsy Boots........................ $4.25 $5 Patent and Kid dress shoes............... $4.00 $4 and $4.50 Patent cloth topdress shoes $3.25 FIRST AID TO TOURISTS. HINTS ON TREE PRUNING. Information Booth Installed by Com- | American Forestry Association Gives | | mercial Club of Duluth. Qut Some Timely Instructions. The dispensing of information is one September is the month for pruning of the important branches of commer- | trees. - Through its oificial organ, the cial orgauization work in every city,| American Forestry azine, the says George D. McCantry in the Town | yperjcan Forestry association issues Development Magazine. In cities vis- the following instructi i ited by tourists in number it is doubly e following Instiuctions: important, as first impressions are of-| -/Ways use a pole saw and pole ] $ i 3 00 she: on the tips of long branches ten gained from the degree of informa- | ® & 1 g es, $3.50 Patent or Kid dress shoes............... ZoaD: [ ot i thelleps ottt B G o s encountered, dead Dbranches of the ailanthus and $3 Patent, kid or gunmetal dress shoe....$2.25 A very servicable gunmetal shoe, either dull or cloth top at........ ... $2.15 Fancy Felt Slippers, many styles,many colors $1.00 Many travelers familiar with com- other brittle trees where it would be mercial organization work look up to|t00 dangerous ‘to reach them other- the commercial organization in a | Wise. strange city to obtain information.| Do not “head back™ or cut off the ) top of at ept where the tree is old and and then under spe- cial instructions. e Be as sparing and as judicious in your pruning as possible and do not $1.50 Pullman Skippers................ S $1.00 Ladies’ Comfort Shoes, rubber heel, soit 1 1)) LR NS S Y $1.65 ‘Ladies’ felt, leather foxed, leather soles.... $1.65 MEN’S SHOES $5 English gunmetal shoe at.................. $3.75 $4 Heavy Sole, wide last. ... $2.75 $3.25 Gunmetal Blucher, . .. .. .. .. $2.45 Men’s Felt Slippers, leather sole and heel $1.00 Men’s All Felt Shippers................... 00 | Men’s Good Warm Felt Shoes at._........ $1.45 CHILDREN’S SHOES Good wearing heavy shoes, heavy sole, size to 8 worth $1.65 at............... $1.25 BERGLUND’S GROCERY P North of City Hall - Phone 141 We Sell SUNKIST Fruit l 0 also a ¢ & Full line of ?5 HIGHEST GRADE GROCERIES including HOME BRAND y the best Christmas candies and nuts. No home is home without HOME BRAND. THE INFORMATION BOOTH. Other travelers are not so well inform- ed, so the Commercial club of Duluth three years ago decided to place the information branch of its activities prominently before the visitors to the city. A WELL PRUNED TREE. A prominent corner, likely to be| gise the branches so high as to make passed by all people entering the City | the tree look like a telegraph pole. by train or boat, was chosen and a neat| ommence pruning the tree from -booth erected. A well trained clerk |y, top and finish at the bottom. was put in charge, and the publicity Make every cut as close and parallel committee of the organization obtained to the trunk as possible. and placed in convenient form all ib-| "y, <aw must be well set and sharp formation likely to be requested by vis- in order to make the eut perfectly itors to the city. Citizens were invited smooth to list rooms for rent.to transients, and Leavq;, no stubs, dead and dying efforts are made to_direct visitors to y places that will supply all wants. :i:;dy‘:;l fungus covered branches be- ............................................. \ Duluth’s tourist. business is in sum-| “p < W 0y to cover every twwumnd mer. The passenger ships on the great . o % 5] 3 with coal tar, not allowing it needless- These are only a few of the bargains offered. Many of the childrens’ lakes bring thousands of people to the |, ", 1y gown the trunk. shoes will be arranged on the tables for your inspection. city in the period, from June 15.to Sept. 3 15 each year, In addition, many people Do not remove several large branch c—g . x & 5 es on one tiée’'at a time. They must be This will be the opportunity of the winter to lay in your supply of shoes. * All good clean 'stock just from the different factories and we go to-Duluth by train to enjoy the_.cool weather of the city and the outing op- |Fémoved gradually, the work extend- ing over several seasons. are handing them to you during this Christmas week for practically ’ wholesale. prices. . portunities in-the-neighboring country: Prevent earing the bark off the tree Full run of sizes in all the offerings, but would suggest you be on Hay fever sufferers alSo make up a % large Duluth colony each year. in removing large limbs by first mak- hand Friday morning and get your choice of the good things being of- fered. The Commercial ¢lub -information 18 an ‘‘undercut,” . Booth 1§ in its third year, ana the club | Make the cuts on a slant. Some has found it of such.value that it will | trees, like the elm, sycamore, linden continue to be operated yearly. Last|and willow, will stand'the process: of | vear over 250 people on an’average ap- | “heading back” more than others, and - . ; ‘B plied ‘each day for information, -and |the poplar is a tree that must be cut What could be more desirable for a Cllmlmnf prosent for mother this year the number is fully as great. | back every few years to keep its crown or other lady friend than a pair of these very stylish dress -shoes or a pair of fancy slippers. Also have a very nice line of fancy: slippers for the little tots in colors. Remember the date, Friday morning and all week till Christmas. Out of town customers may send in for anything they may want , The-booth Is -attractive, in architec, | trom becoming tgo tall and unsafe. ture and iS so placed as not to interfere ‘When you shorten a branch leave a and will mail to them by parcel post, postage prepaid; any article they may choose from this list. Address all orders to with traffic. In addition to the-litera- |few twigs at the end in order to draw | ture of the club, folders of all railroad | the sap to the fréshly cut wound and 313 BeltramiAve., Bemidji, Minn. Sunkist Oranges 250 size at'per dozen 216 size at per dozen.. 150 size ‘at per dozen " Large SUNKIST Lemons. ...« .«............ No.1— f 1 can green gauge plums, 1 can grapes...... il 1 can leion cling peaches... 1 can“pineapple........... 1 can strawbeppies. No. 2— s 1'one-gallon can tomatoes..... 1 one-gallon can apples.. and beat lines touching the city rare |thus ‘enable:the growing layer under kept for distribution. Visitors have |the bark’ to Heal it over. g found the service invaluable, and many| In trimming small branches or have sought information as to the cost [shoots the cut must be made just above' of operation amd-the plan-e€ service-in|a bud. . 4 ¢ order to Suggest similar service to the| When several branches come out commerecial organizations in their home | from the trunk in a whorl they should cities, not, all be cut away at the same’ time —_— . |lest the tree be girdled. This-arrange- Support. home industry by doing ment of branches occurs most fre- your Christmias shopping in Bemidji, | 79¢0tly in the coniferous trees. . W. G. Schroeder General Merchandise ‘Bemidji, Minn. : Do your Chriptmas shopping - early. Think it over. “Only 'six " more| Do your Christmas shopping in Be- days for shopping before Christmas. |midji. (B GARacd W % PR RO o WAL B SR O 10 s i DU i L 9 IO s b P S S RSO L SR BV R