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About The Cify Miss Lucille Young is visiting with friends in the country. Dean da71te $50,000 to loan on farms. Land Co.—Adv. E. W. Gary of Minneapolis is in Bemidji for a few days. P. Newcomb of Cedar Rapids, Ia., is a visitor in Bemidji. Mrs. W. N. Bowser has as her guest Miss Gertrude McCuen of Duluth. Mrs. William Blakeley of Farley was a between-train shopper here yesterday. One of these nice aays you ought to go to Hakkerup’s and have your picture taken.—Adv. 14tt Henry Cominsky returned yester- day from the East where he has been on a business trip. Mrs. E. E. Kenfield and children are spending a week at Laugh-a-Lot lodge at Cass Lake. Mrs. R. T. Gilmore and daughter Helen of St. Louis are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Rowland Gilmore. Mrs. M. Lunberg and daughters, Charlotte and Stella, of Canby are spending a few days in the city. Miss Louise Merrill of Superior, ‘Wis., and Carl Miller of Minneapolis are guests at the W. L. Brooks home. Farmers: = I want your spruce pulpwood.. Write or call, on Dan Rose, 419 Minnesota Ave., for prices. —Adv. 20496 J. J. Dominick of Kansas City left Birchmont this morning for Hack- ensack where he will go on a fishing trip. Mrs. C. W. Froge and . daughter, Blanche, of Becida, were attending to business matters in Bemidji yes- terday. } Mina A. Myers. Hair dressing. Switches made from combings, $1.50. Troppman Block. Phone 112-W.— Adv. 124821 Mrs. Rowland Gilmore has issued invitations for an evening;affair this evening for her guest, Mrs. R. T, Gil- more, of St. Louis. Mrs. W. B. Martin and daunghter, Ada, arrived in the city last night to be guests at the Koors cottage at Birchmont for some time. Baked beans and Boston brown bread on Fridays and Saturdays only. Mrs. Belle J. Brown, 1024 Doud Av- enue. Phone 732.—Adv. 2d818 Miss Nell Boobar, who has been '| visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Boobar, at Nary for a short time returned home yesterday. Rich quality kodak finishing at The ‘‘Little Colonel”” in GRAND 50 &1 TONIGHT=-=1:30, 8:30 and 9:15 Niargaret Gibson 1:30 - 9:00 X THEATR Pleasing i’hotoplays “‘The Birth of a Nation’ HENRY B, WALTHALL “The Misleading Lady” AnEssanay Big 4drama in 6 parts. All the world loves a lover, and the more brutal the wooing the more it is appreciat- ed. See this picture. TONIGHT 5¢ -=Admission B¢ and 10c and Wm. Clifford In a Pleasing and Instructive Drama “The 0st rich Tip” Also MUTUAL WEEKLY, news in pictures, and Scenic and Cartoon reel “SEEING AMERICA FIRST” Saturday ‘MEDICINE BEND’ Saturday Sequel to “Whispering Smith,”’ featuring HELEN HOLMES. Matinee 2:30 Evening 7:30 and 8:45 Admission 5¢ and 15¢ Saturday “MEDICINE BEND? Saturday glllllllllllllllllllll LT FOR All Kind Of Wood--Wholesale and Retal = SEE Ceo. H. French & Son Office Markham Phones: Office 177-W Hotel Building House 661-W IR nnnnnnnG iz — We Have the Lot You Want Most of those choice lots in Bemidji aré ours to sell, becanse we own them. . Itis better to -buy direct from the owner. PAY AS YOU LIKE ln mnll cases these are the terms. We are to_help yon secure a home of your own. Bemid;l "Townsite & Improvement Co. : THAYER C. BAILEY, Local Agent. IilllllflilllllllllIlllllIllulIllwlulllmlmmnnmnmm ON ms ' Developing 10c¢.| her home in North Dakofa where she AT ‘prints, .30, 4c.and 6¢. Rich Studio, 29 10th St.,:near the lake.—Adv. 26498 Misses Helen and Beth Evans, Rose Burke and Marie Dahl of Minneap- olis were the guests of the Brechet’s and Simonton’s at Grand Forks Bay Wednesday. Mrs. C. N. Shannon and daughter, Elsie, left yesterday for Minneapolis and Mankato where they will visit for a few weeks as the guests of Mrs. Shannon’s mother. “Stop that ad—I sold all my oats to ‘Mrs. Cr. Lbr. Co., but if you want some good eggs bad, the same ‘Frenchman’ will come ‘Bingo.’ Phone 319.”—Adv. 124819 A very pleasant evening was pass- ed last evening at Birchmont dancing. The young people from Bemidji were Misses Arvilla Kenfield, Velma Dean, Lucille Foster of Lincoln, Neb., Mar- garet Anderson, Pearl Lebaron, Helen and Beth Evans, Ione Brechet, Ruby Simonton of Minneapolis, Selma Rex, Byrdie Bentson, Leah Berman, Lil- lian Simpson, Ella Andersen, Jennie Svatin, Messrs. Edward Dean, Eugene Kegley, G. S. Harding, Remson Bell, Oscar Nelson, A. Holland, Whitney Brown, William Ward, James Casto, Ralph Lycan, Earl Bailey, John Mes- selt, Carter Cutter, A. E. Feir, D. J. Moore, Henry Cominsky, Oscar Knapp, Edwin Symons, Myron Plum- mer, A. O. Torgerson, Walter Kruger and Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Huffman and Mes- dames Bowser and Gilmore. KKK KKK KKK KK KK KKK * “BAY BREEZES” & KK KKK KKK KK KK KKK Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Steinfort and daughter, Helen, of Donnelly, Minn., autoed from that city and have leased the Barlow cottage. Miss Virginia Steinfort, who has been confined at her home with an operation, will make the trip by train on Saturday next. Mr. and Mrs. Joun Oppedahl are entertaining as their guests for a few days, Will Gicre and Joe Op- pedahl of Minneapolis. Mrs. C. C. Gowran and children of Lakeside were guests of Mrs. Herman Wolff and daughter, Elsie, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy over Thursday. Judge Cooley and Mrs. A. I. Berg of Grand Forks motored to Bemidji from that city. Frank Hankey, who has been spend- ing a few days with his wife and child at the bay, left for Battle Lake where he will visit his mother. From there he leaves for Grand Forks where he will take up his duties in the Opsahl Clothing store. Will Nesbitt left Thursday for his home at Grand Forks after a week’s visit at “Bonnie Doon.” Messrs. Charles E. Boughton, Jr., Armond Moreau, Erling L. Kindesth, and Maurice E. S. Brunell have es- tablished “Camp Dondolan” at Omach’s Clearing. The party left Red Lake Falls on- Aug. 12, camped two days in Detroit, two days in Park Rapids and expects to make an ex- tended stay at Grand Forks Bay. Miss Esther Sanford will = arrive from Grand Forks Monday to be the guest of Miss Iva Westeen for a week. KK KKK KKK KKK KKK * NYMORE NEWS x TR KKK KK KKK Mrs. A. M. Johnsen left Thursday morning for Brainerd where she will visit for some time as a guest of rela- tives and friends. Mrs. G. W. Styles, who has been visiting with friends at Brainerd-for a few days, returned Wednesday eve- ning. Miss Mable Declusion has.left for. will visit for some time. Miss Ethel Thompson of Willmar, Minn,, arrived in Nymore to visit for some time as a guest of her sister, Mrs. John Maltaus, and family. PA IS PEEVED AT H. C. OF LIVING (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn,, Aug. 18.—Pa was peeved today. He had to dig down deeper, but didn’t know it, until a reporter made the round and found these changes listed under h. c. 1. Meat has advanced 25 .per cent in price, a meat market man said. Butter has advanced 35 per cent a pound, chickens are fige cents high- er and eggs are up to seven cents, H. R. Edwards, commission says. Palm Beach suits even are up $2. Men’s materials are up 20 to 35 per cent, with silks up 35 per cent. Shoes cost $1.50 to $2 more than at the first of the year. False teeth come much higher be- cause of platinum being 200 per cent up. Fruits are up 30 per cent on ac- count of the war. Bakers are going to raise the price of bread and uncle is stiffening the rate of interest at his place, of which the front is adorned with three balls. $20,000 FOR STATE : FAIR HORSE RACES (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 18.—Spark- ling horse races were today. assured at the Minnesota State Fair Sept. 4 to 9 by purses aggregating $20,000. Horsemen who have already been on the ground assert that horses of rec- ord from the best circuits of the country will be here. MM, DIRECTOR é ot WIBEE;IEON NOTICE. Notice is herepy given that there are funds in the city treasury with which: to. pay all poor fund warrants to date. Permanent improvement warrants to and including No. 7289 issued June 27th, 1916, all general fund warrants issued prior to June 1st, 1916, and: all revolving fund warrants to and including No. 7603 issued Aug. 8, 1916. man’ The leen Hardware Newsm BELTRAMI COUNTY'S PIONEER HARDWARE NEWS R. L. GIVEN, Editor Vol. 1, No. 49 No Trades After November First The De Laval Cream Separator Co. has notified us that they will not al- low any trade allowances after the ifirst of November. You users of old and worn out cream separators should take advan- tage of the trade allowance before it expires. Sooner or later you will buy a De Laval Cream separator. Better do it now. COME LOOK AT OUR DIGGER Dated Aug. 16, 1916. GEO. W. RHEA, City Treasurer. 3d818 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given:by the un- dersigned that the time for receiving bids for the consolidated school, Dis- trict No. 6, Bemidji, Beltrami Coun- ty, will be extneded until 2:30 P. M., August 25, 1916, HERMAN FENSKE, ~ Clerk. 3a819 BIDS FOR ROAD WORK. Bids will be received by the under- signed to be opened at a regular meeting of the eity council to be held) on August 21st, 1916, for the open- ing of the road from 10th Street on Doud Ave. to the connection of the Elwell Road, according to plat on file with the city engineer. - Certified check or cash ia the sum of 10 per cent of amount bid, should accompany said bid. «The City Council reserves flm right to reject any or all bids. Dated| Bemidjl, Minn,, Aug. oth, GEO. STEIN, s City. Clerk. 2a 811818 ) c ‘We have a Hoover potato digger on the sample -floor: You potato growers should take a look at this labor and time-saving machine. AHOT JIRON — ACOOL HANDLE lad o Y ol ade oV -9 _s;\n |s T % . ING EAS | AKE g0 FOR SALE BY: GIVEN Bemidji, Minn., Aug. 17 Earns Its Own Way A John Deere Manure Spreader will pay for itself in added yield each year. The John Deere low-down spreader makes the work easier. The John Deere spreader has many exclusive ‘features of merit over the ordinary spreader, and has only half as many parts. Let us tell you about this machine. M. J. Foley ordered one from us this week. Iron Free Strong, simple, | effcient, hnd " inde: nmumh—y:l costs o more than other irons which have none of these quali- ties, The Dover atage hot and lasts forever. THE DOVER IRON MO-BURN-OUT Price $3.50 Universals Lead World Universal Stoves and Ranges today stand at the head of the products of stove manufacturing, not alone fory N. E. GIVEN, Manager 5 Published Weekly Shoots With Gun Bought at Given's These cool nights remind us that chicken and’ duck season ‘will open soon. It is time to start working the dog. We are unpacking a fine lot of shotguns including automatics, pump guns, double and single barrels. Drop in and have & look-at them: This is hunters’ headquarters. Paint Yourself How about that painting job? Of course you intend to -use ‘Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint. The paint that goes further and lasts longer. Ask any man who has: used it. THE LOCK THAT STAYS LOCKED" standard excellence of material and workmanship, but for economy in fuel and low price. We solicit your patronage with confidence on the grounds that you will receive STOVE SERVICE AND STOVE SATISFACTION. Evan Nelson bought a Radiant Universal range from.us this week. ‘We are frank to admit that dead men tell no tales, but a lot of tales are told about them after they are dead. Death is not worrying us, but to be forgotten after death induces us 1.75 Per Set IIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIII||II|||IIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIIIIII tea or coffee. SO OO ERR New TETE A TETE TRAYS. The Fraim Padlock locks both heel and toe, making a very secure lock that is both hard to break and hard to open. You should have a padlock on the chicken house, garage, tool box and - woodshed, as a small theft would buy many padlocks. ‘We have a big assortment of Fraim- padlocks at ten cents to one dellar. Let us show you a Stanley‘safety™ hasp. They make good whéA used™ to cling tenaciously to life i 6 for $1.25 Children’s Bread and Milk Sets Children’s Mush and Milk Sets Baby Plates in Dutch Designs Brown and White Earthen Ware Baking dishes at.....10¢c, I8¢, 20c and 28¢ Just the thing for serving afternoen Pictures of Famous Pamtmgs A ‘new lot of framed plctures, copies of Famous Paintings. dow and note the prices............... 36¢c, 48c, 60c, 90c, $1.285& 8§ Fine Hand Bags : Just-received a new lot of hand bags in black and Arts and Craft designs. Hosiery For Men, Women and Clrild-'r_en.‘, - Careful Attention Given to All Mail Order The famous Foot Hosiery with a Fraim padlock. 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