Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1915, Page 2

‘ The Bemldii Da:ly llwneer Rublishers . F.G.'NEUMEIER, Editor. Telephone. 31. & Entered at the post office at Bemidji, Minn,, as second-class matter under Act of Congress ef March 8, 1879. Published every afternoon except Sunday No_attention pald to anonymous con- tributions. Writer's name must - be known to the editor, but not necessarily tor publication. . Communications for the Weekly Plo- ‘neer mhould reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure pubiication in the current issue. Subsoription Rates. One month by carrier. One year by carrier... Three months, postage paid. Six months]" postage paid. One year, postage paid.... ‘The Weekly Pioneer. Eight pages, containing a summary of the news.of the week.. Published every Thur:hly and Sent postage pald to any address for $1.50 in advance. AR KKK KKK KKK KK KK * * * The Daily Ploneer receives ¥ % wire service of the United * % Press Association. * * KRR KK KKK KK KKK KK KX *HiS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGM ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO awANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES 1S THERE A SANTA CLAUS? (The Famous Santa Claus Explana- tion of the New York Sun.) We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the com- munication below expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of the Sun: “Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. Some of my -little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says ‘if you see it in The Sun it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’'Hanlon, 115 West Ninety-fifth street.” Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing cannot be which is not comprehensible to their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared to the boundless world about him, as meas- ured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. ' Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There ‘would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which child- hood fills the world would be ex- tinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all of the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. 'Did you ever see fairies danc- ing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they ‘are not there. Nobody can conceive or im- agine all the wonders there are un- seen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rat- tle gnd see what makes the noise in- side, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Oh, Vir- ginia, in all of this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! ~Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the hearts of childhood. K KKK KKK KKK KK * ., COMMENTS OF-EDITORS x ¥ QN _DAILY PIONEER’S * x BIG BOOSTER, EDITION ¥ KRR KKK KD The Bemidji Pioneer issued one of the big boosting editions to celebrate the meeting of the:Northern: Minne- sota, Development .association in that enterprising city. It -was a - most rcreditable edition, and merits a wide circulation.—St. Cloud Journal-Press. The: Bemidji. Pioneer’s excellent 44-page ‘“Booster Edition,” issued during the recent meeting of the Northern Minnesota. Development as- sociation, was a credit to the hustling city in which that paper is published and: also.to the publishers.—Brainerd Daily Dispatch. The -Bemidji ‘Ploneer :.celebrated YBE YOU’LL FIND IT HERE Classified Department Ehese, gds bring certain results. One-half cent | ward per issue. cash with copy, ic a word oth- edition is.a splendid illustration of Always telephone No. 31 The Bemidji Pioneer certainly did| the progress and enterprise of Be- = :; 5 )2 itself proud in its 44-page develop-|midii’s husiness men.—Grand Rapids | = — - 19 = : - ment issue last week. The Herald |Herald-Review. = KRR R RN EREERE KX city by issuing a 44-page ‘“‘Booster Loug Prairie Leader. Edition,” . profusely illustrated—a number that is'a eredit to that push- ing gity~—St:.Cloud Daily Times. The Bemidji Daily Ploneer ‘turnedf] out a beoster edition on ‘the 9th] “|1nst. which served the doyble puppos The Sentinel conveys its congratu- |of a holiday advertising Joedium for, lations to its daily contemporary, The |the local merchants and also in con- Pioneer, for its voluminous and valu- |sideration of the winter mgeting of able booster edition. Such an excel- |the Northern Minnesota: Development lent issue is a credit to the office |association. ‘Forty Pages in addition that issues it and an advertisement |to the cover were printed, and it was to the community it represents.—Be-|the best piece of advertising the cap- midji Sentinel. ital of Beltrami county ever had. The FOR SALE. extends congratulations. — Bemidji MW Herald. We are in receipt of the Booster house; best location in city, doing < Edition of the Bemidii. Daily Ploneer a good business. Lease on building, Two splendid booster editions | Which contains forty-four pages and rent reasonable. Located on Minn. Ave. between Second and Third street. Address A. L. Dickinson, ' 302 2nd St., Bemidji, Minn., or in- quire of A. L. Dickinson, Union Restaurant. Tel. 4. 3d1221 FOR SALE OR TRADE—For city property, small improved farm; suitable for dairy or truck farm- ing. = Inquire 1021 Miss. Ave. or Phone 353-J. 12d 1231-16 FOR SALE—Span of horses in good condition; weight about 2,000 1bs. with harness; $125.00. Call 909 Bemidji Ave. 6d1218-1227 FOR SALE—One four-room house and three lots. Part cash, balance easy payments. Inquire C. G. King. 12d1227 FOR SALE—Ten pair of heavy log- ging sleighs, one truck, cheap. J. ‘W. Wilcox. 3d1222 WANTED—Washing to do at home, Phone 379-W. 3d1220 FOR.SALE—Barn, 18x30, cheap. Ap- ply Battles. Phone 21. 4d1221 FARMS FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Fine " farm, ~direct by owner in 40, 80 or up to 240-acre tract. Located 3 miles from Hines and 4 miles from Blackduck. Read the details in display ad on an- other page of this paper entitled “Buy Farm Direct From ‘)wner.” MISCELLANEOUS FOR - SALE—Rubber “stamps.” The Ploneer will procure any kind of rubber stamp for you on short no- tice. reached the Enterprise desk the past |Presumably gotten up to show the week in the Grand Rapids Herald Re- [delegates of the Northern Minnesota view and the Bemidji Daily Pioneer. |Development association which .met If Minnesota does not become widely |in Bemidji last week what a hustling known it will not be because the|and enterprising town it is. There newspapers of the state have not |is no doubt but what Bemidji and Bel- performed their whole .duty in set- |trami county offer exceptional oppor- ting forth the advantages of the |tunities to the hustler and: the .man state. Both of the papers were en-|With small means. If those who veloped in covers of original design |contemplate a change would stop and and contained most excellent arti- |consider the wonderful opportunities cles descriptive of the resources of | Of our own state instead of heeding their respective localities. — Blue | the call that leads one further west, Earth County Enterprise. north or south, very few would move P away from it but would remain where When it comes to a booster edition | 111éY are or at least stay -inside. its the Bemidji Pioneer takes a back :’:::ETBN“&:" ":m“" better place seat for no newspaper in the world, | orthern, nnesota.—Clara as was demonstrated in its 42-page |City Herald, edition last week. The printers and S publishers of a hundred years hence| Complementary to the meeting of will have hard work to outclass it.— | the Northern Minnesota Development Gully Advance. association ‘at Bemidji. Dec. 9 and 10 . the Bemidji Pioneer issued a “Booster jfi edition”" consisting of 40 pages and cover. The entire number was crowded. full of ads and reading mat- ter telling of the advantages of :Bel- trami county and would have been a.credit to a metropolitan newspaper. —Crookston Press. erly in the Ploneer want col- umn must be i before 11 o'clock. Ads received later will appear on another page that day. '*spirit' 18 &est b that are use the ruah of eleventh hour “buying. Come to our store and see .+ e HPum- Recipe Books---Ladies . s}Pwm Memo Books---Men 2R HPGED Eagagoment Books---Kither Hmdsome, durable books that A I KK KKK K KK ok ok ke K ke KKK KKK KKK KKK HELP WANTED. Rt COGTGER WANTED—A girl for general-house- work. Apply to Mrs. T. Smart, 621 America Ave. 3di221 FOR RENT. FOR RENT — Nine-room modern house, 703 Minnesota Ave. T. C. Bailey, Phone 40. tr FOR RENT—Two rooms, 312 Minn. Ave Phone 669-W. ..6d1222 ‘WANTED. P T Cor-ot DU SN WANTED TO BUY—We pay cash for cast off suits and shoes. Zieg- ler’s Second Hand Store. WANTED—Second hand housekold 8pqds. M. E. Ibertson. ‘WANTED—Washing to do at home. Phone 379-W. 3d1222 TOST AND FOUND. ESTRAY T Horees, one bay and one black, came to my place. The owner can have same by paying for this ad and.for their keep. -Wm. Rabi, Bemidji, Minn., R. F. D. No. 2. Tel. 28-F-3. 2d1217 w1223 The Bemidji Pioneer issued a 44- page Booster Edition last week that will rank with the best of the year. The Pioneer never does things by halves, and its Booster edition has set a high mark for the rest of the “boys” to shoot at.—Detroit Record. Service Station for all [akes of S_tqrage Batteries ‘We Repair and Re-charge all Kinds Beltrami county is a regular gar- den of Eden, and last week the Be- midji Pioneer put out a ‘forty-two page edition to prove it. It was a splendid issue, well written and pro- fusely -illustrated, and there ought to be a stampede of new settlers to the county as a result of -its appear- ance.—Baudette Region. i Pioneer issued a ‘“‘Booster Edition” last week that was a credit to the paper, the city and the county. It conmsisted of forty- four pages, was profusely issustrated and will undoubtedly attract consid- erable settlers to this “zone of plen- ty.” As these “Booster Editions” are seldom money makers for the papers issuing them, the ‘editors and proprietors of the Pioneer are to be congratulated for their exhibition of public spirit and enterprise—La- porte News. Now is the time to ship us your battery for over- hauling and winter storage. BEMIDJI AUTD COMPANY OLAF ONGSTAD, Prop. KR KKK KKKKK KKK KK KT He who forgets to adver- +* tise should not complain when * the buyer forgets that he is & in business. It is just a-case * * * * The Bemidji Picneer did itself proud as well as Beltrami county in its special edition of last week in honor of the Development meeting. It was a splendid edition typographic- ally and contained many articles of especial interest to its readers.. The staff of the Pioneer is to be con- gratulated: upon its success in get- ting out an issue of that charactey. —Northern News, Spooner. Every cent ‘spent in Bemidji' on Christmas goods is a direct benefit to the city and will be returned to you. of “forget” all around. XXX KKKKXW LA RS LSS SRR The Bemidji Daily Pioneer pub- lished a booster number of forty- four pages last week. It appeared at the time of the meeting of the North- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion. It was a credit to the publish- ers and indicative of the way every- thing is done in the progressive city of Bemidji. The articles were well written, with interesting illustra- tions, and we believe everyone who received a copy read it from cover to cover, at least that is what the Record man did.—Northome Record. rkmcuxs, SURGEONS Whulesale Srtuve Dealers ™+ " NEW AND SECOND ‘-HAND Cook Stoves, Ranges, Wood . Heaters, Combination Coal and 'Wood .Heaters, .Self Feeding Hard.Coal Stoves. sAnything you want in a stove All makes and -all sizes. LAWYERS _ GRAHAM M. TORRANCE, LAWYER Miles Block D.H The Pioneer 1s the place to buy your rolls of adding -machine paper for ;Burroughs adding machines. One roll, a.dozen rolls or.a hundred rolls, " Office—Miles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. "PHYSICIAN ,AND SUBGEON Office_ in’ Maye . Block Phone 560 FISK, Court Commissioner ‘ATTORNEY AT LAW Office second floor O’Leary-Bowser Building. VETERINARY SURGEON . DENISON, D. V. M. 2 VETERI}{ARIAN Phone 3 403 Irvine Ave. DRS. WARNINGER & HOEY LICENSED, VETERINARIANS Phone 209 Bemidji, Minn. DEAY LINE TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Safe and Piano Moving Res. Phone 58 818 Amerloa Ave. Office Phone 12. Do your Christmas shopping in Be- midji. "PHYSICIAN .AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block NOTICE. To parties who are indebted to:W. G.:Schroeder for.merchandise, .dating back 60 days from Nov. 1.and over arerequested to settle as.soon..as cunvenient and before Dec. 25, 1916. W. G. SCHROEDER. —Ad Auto and 'Hu[sa“ LIVERY JAMES L. ‘POGUE 4th St. and Mississippi Ave. ;Phone164-W —:Res..164-R. And still the *“Booster” numbers come. Wheelock’s Weekly at Fergus Falls just issued a beautifully illus- trated 24-page edition on special book paper that gave that enterprising city and Otter Tail county invaluable publicity. And last week two of the finest special numbers that have em- anated from so-called country offices were issued by the Grand Rapids Herald-Review and ttie Bemidji Daily Pioneer. The uniform excellence of| the big “Booster” papers that have been put out this fall and winter by Minnesota newspapers has proven| one thing beyond debate, and that is the North Star state has some of the best equipped newspaper offices and best trained boosters in the world.— Osakis Review. H 'Bemigiji, Minn, i m;’%?%im AND, SURGEON Prnctlcs Limited EYE EAR NOSE * THROAT|DR. D, L. STANTOH 4 "“Glasses Fitted DENTIST Office Gibbons Bldg. North of Office in .Winter Block wm ! ,DO“al’ .Le@ves "Y ou : ’:“' H;;: Phone 105. I m"%’r : DANNEEE Gibbons Block lt S&ys ‘ CHIROPRACTOR bl First National Bank Bldg. Handsome booster issues have come to us this week from the Bemidji Pio- neer, Grand Rapids Herald-Review, Tel. 250 “North “of Markham Hotel - FRANCES VIVIAN VOCAL, TEACHER Phone 311-W. 1110 Bemidji Ave.. Bemidji, Minn. DR.F.J. DARB.AGH Graduate the Palmer School of Gh!xo ractic Office hours: 10- 12 1:30-5, 7 to 8 "’ Phone 406-W. THE LEGAL BLANK OFFICE ..Security Bank Bldg. GRAND CENTRAL CASH .MEAT MARKET V. VOLLER, Prop. We pay the highest cash price for beef, pork and mutton, and sell at the lowest price of anyone in the city. Shop at rear of Grand Central Hotel 16-INCH -SLABWOOD FOR SME Hardwood $2.50 per load * Bemidji Mfg. .Co. Phone 481 “UNLESS you spend. it at home iatm;. Keep it here and let it grow. . Your-home merchant, like this home paper. is work- ing to-benefit your interests." All kinds of legal blanks. " Free Consultation Day and Night Calls Answered {111 Fifth St. “Phone 949 Huffman & 0’Leary FI]RIIITIJHE T UNDERTAKING 'HLN l!eKEE..,FuneralDlrectm Phone 178-W or R PHONE. 31. TO THE PUBLIC.. I am now in business for myself at corner 8th St. west and !rvine Y LA A AR K KKK S Your work will be appreciated. 3 | d R& 5 2 North Bound A.rrlm 2 4 Let me give you figures on over- : Y i 5 Y q 1 North Bsuna hauling your ear, or any part thereof. : > All work guaranteed satisfactory. I am here to please you. I thank you very much for past favors. H. D. HENION. 6d1218—Adv. KRR RKEAEEEAK KKK Y % RAILROAD -TIME..CARDS + NOTICE. All those knowing themselves in- debted to me are kindly requested to settle their account or note before Dec. 25, 19165. I am obliged to ask cus- tomers to favor me promptly to -en- able me to meet my own obligations. W. G. SCHROEDER. d Star Brand Typewriter Ribbons _In-anyjcolor to-fit any. make of typewriter iEach 75¢ as the best on. earth. 25 Cyne in n$t i boaxses.b 'l‘he idji Pioneer-Pub. Co. Bm l diii. Minn. G IIE!AL ‘:llflouth— ls. Etc. L FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON {UNDERTAKER :t,lmnmmuumm FORSALESR " BENT Goodfimgce GHICHESTER § PILES OND BEAND, ucn 405 Beltrami Ave. - l-fi,li-. Torrin