Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1917, Page 2

. e / THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER THE BErIDJI DAILY PIONEER 4= PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU G. E. CARSON And there’s some people who even now have the nerve to mention “harmony.” Whaddayamean, ‘‘harmony?” Gosh! That kick administered by the PEOPLE of Bemidji last Feb- ruary must hurt some persons awfully. TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not Mater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. later than Tuescay O &aca WO — — — —— Love in a cottage is ideal—when the cottage contains something more substantial than love. Be a “man with the hoe” on “Jefferson Highway” day, May 1. UBSCRIPTION RATES HCARRIBS BY MAIL Six months.....w—.... 3280 gix months............. 500 Onemonth.. . e....m. 45 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in advance ............coeeenenn ..$1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and 18 represented for foreign advertising by the Three months... ... ....... 1.00 WASHINCPOWDER Pl YOU need no longer sacrifice your hands to your housework now that RL, the lemon washing powder, is here. RL contains lemon and soothing cocoanut oil. It makes all your dishwashing, laundering and cleaning easier, and it does not harm your hands. . Try a large sized 35¢ economy package of RL today. If you don’t agree it’s the best washing powder you’ve ever used, just return the empty package to your grocer and he’ll re- fund your money. We'll re-imburse him in full. ROYAL LEMON WASHING POWDER COMPANY MINNEAPOLIS CLEANS DISHES AND PANS &< ITHOUT HARMING THE HANDS O ) Summed up, Judge Stanton’s decision as to the city council combining the offices of street superintendent and city engineer is: You can’t do it. The decision of the district court was in an action brought by P. J. Ruseell, until the first meeting of the new city council city attorney of the city of Bemidji, to restrain the city from paying the monthly salary of $100 per month to Thomas Swinson as city engineer and street superin- tendent, on the grounds of illegality. Two years ago the city council combined the duties of city engineer and street superintendent and Mr. Swinson filled the office. For the past two years the offices have remained combined and occupied by Mr. Swinson. At a meeting of the old council in January, the council provided for a street superintendent, as stated in the charter, and a city engineer, the _77/7 7/ U T T Ll [ street superintendent to receive $75 per month and the city engineer $6 per day actual working time. ), . With the seating of the mnew council elected in February, the alder- 3 : men decided to still combine the two offices at $100 per month and Mr. Swinson was appointed to again fill the position. Soon after the appointment of Mr. Swinson, Mr. Russell started pro- f ceedings to attack the re-appointment and applied for a restraining order i o . " _ to hold back the salary of Mr. Swinson. An order was issued by Judge Phoneu 206 207 OIlIlltY ca’h Grocery 207 '4"’ Street Stanton and sustained at a hearing, the decision being given out yesterday. Judge Stanton ruled that the combining of the two positions was an Head lettuce illegal act on the part of the mew council. Leat lettuce The offices were combined two years ago and remained so until the o old council again resumed the mandate of the city charter last January. Radisnes For two years Mr. Swinson occupied a position illegally created by a|Pie plant, per 1b. city council, according to Judge Stanton, but it wasn’t discovered until after what happened on February 20, 1917, in the city of Bemidji. FOR SATURDAY . 7bars Mascot Soap 28¢ Queen Olives, quart jar Cucumbers . . ... ........... Shredded Wheat, 2 for_ . Tomatoes, per 1b. Post Toasties Corn Flakes Krumbles YES, IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Graceton, Minn., April 25.—Frank Ubel of Graceton is a young man|Queen Olives, 7-0z. bottle who belleves in advertising, and this wek he demonstrated that it pays. B l c Some time ago he advertised for a wife, and Wednesday morning, Miss Mary Murray of Pittsburgh, Ind., became his bride at the Catholic church, at Baudette, Father Bossus performing the ceremony. Frank's advertise-|qpe time is ing when i i i we be u by ee . I have ment was seen by Miss Murray, who recently arrived from Ireland, and e all will sing bulk coffee again she answered it. Correspondence followed, and Wednesday the young added two good grades of Bulk Coffee that you can save 5¢ on each pound, people met for the first time. They looked at each other, and Father Bos-|as yon are not paying for the tin can. 11 t ite th i arriage. b e s 40c grade Coffee, 35c or........ e (8 Ibs, for $1.00) 35¢c grade Coffee eie...30c MARKET GLUTTED WITH PICKEREL During the past few days receipts of speared pickerel have been very heavy in the St. Paul and Minneapolis markets and prices have dropped to 4% cents per pound to the shipper, and all fish under 1% pounds are being rejected. This should induce people who are catching pickerel for the market to select only the larger fish and allow the smaller ones to re- main in the lakes as they are wasted if they are taken and shipped. Just at this time while the pickerel are running in streams and into shallow water for spawning, the catch is very heavy. We have received a copy of the Northern Review, published in Min- neapolis, in which we lamp the following, under the caption, ‘“German Emperor is Only a President”: Headed by the King of Bavaria the rulers of the 25 little “Germanies” requested Wilhelm I to accept the presidency of the union of the federated German states which in reality became the German United States of Europe, or one Germany and one “Ger- man Emperor” or President, ‘‘Der deutsche Kaiser’” and not “Der Kaiser von Deutschland.” Yes, and what’s more they had tlie darndest time inducing Presi- dent William to accept the office so kindly tendered. THE UNIVERSAL CAR T0 OWNERS OF FORD GARS The Ford Motor Company, of Detroit, appointed us authorized agents for Ford cars in this territory, to properly repre- sent Ford interests, to give service to The people of the city of Bemidji were interested to learn that the Ford owners. The Company in t N return reappointment of Thomas Swinson by the new council to the position of city engineer and street superintendent is illegal, as ruled by Judge Stan- ton. The illegality of the last appointment was discovered by P. J. Rus- sell, who for the past two years had been city attorney, up to the time the new city officials were elected by the people, and during which time Mr. Swinson was twice appointed city engineer and street superintendent and confirmed by the councils. demands that we equip and maintain an adequate service station, employing competent Ford mechanics, using only genuine Ford-made materials and charg- ing regular Ford prices. This is the service we are giving to Ford owners. Material—workmanship— prices, the standard of each guaranteed. When your Ford car needs attention, bring it to us, and get the benefit of expert Ford mechanics. We give you the assurance of genuine Ford service, with genuine Ford-made parts. Ford cars—Runabout $345; Touring Car_$360; Coupelet $505; Town Car $595; Sedan $645, all f. o. b. Detroit. G. W. JEWETT CO0., Inc., Bomidji, Minn, One could almost get a snicker out of the present city council doing the same thing that councils for the past two years did and having it de- clared illegal at the instance of the former legal counsel of the city. Wonder if there's any other illegal stunts that have been pulled in the history of Bemidji's municipal affairs. Merely wondering. Come on you fellows who are so handy with a shovel. Take it with you May 1 and get busy on the Jefferson Highway for a day. Hats off to the patriot who goes into the field and raises twice as many spuds this year as he did a year ago. We need’ em. There is a certain brand of young men who are doing very little talk- ing these noisy days. They are merely enlisting. IS SINGING A LOST ART? For the People at Large It Certainly Is, Says This Critic. Singing, as far as most people are concerned, is a lost art. Thousands attend operas, recitals and musical comedies; tens of thousands wind up phonographs. But, as for singing them- selves informally at their work or play, they have forgotten how. In times past people of all ranks sang together as a matter of course. Sailors sang at their work; peasants, shepherds, cowboys, all had their favorite and ap- propriate songs. The songs of children at games, the lullabies of mothers, are in the collected ballads and folklore of many peoples. “The pastimes and labors of the hus- bandman and the shepherd,” says An- drew Lang, “were long ago a kind of natural opera. Each task had its own song; plowing, seeding, barvest, burial, all had their appropriate ballads or dirges. The whole soul of the peasant _——=— Class breathes in its burdens as the great sea resounds in the shell cast up on the shore.” Nowadays the whirl of machinery makes all the noise. The workers in mills might find it unsatisfying to sing at their work, but it is doubtful if they would sing even if their voices could be heard, while singing in an office or store would pretty surely be stopped by the “boss” or the police. Thousands congregate every night in the silence of moving picture theaters, and even in the churches where singing by the congregation used to be customary the attendants now usually listen in sil to a paid singer. - Singing in this age is largely confined to the professional performer, drunken men and phonographs. — Indianapolis News. I you have a room to reat oz want to rent one—you get the best choice through a Pioneer want ad. Phone 922, === Don’t You Need a New Roof this Spring? on your house or barn? If it hasn’t had attention for the past few years you may find it weaker than you think. It may be ready to cause trouble during one of the heavy storms we are sure to have this season. Better take a look and if it shows weak spots put some of our new Exira HA" red cedar shingles on BEFORE the storm comes. . These shingles are the best roof value for the money that you can get. S1. Hilairg Retail Lumber Co. Phones The Difference In —-Cities Is Great-- 250 “ Take Minneapolis and Bemidji for instance. The next time you go away notice the difference—in every way. The Difference In Stores is great in more ways than one. Compare this store with its splendid large, new, complete stock. Just chuck full of goods—difference, you will say there is a difference in stores. The Difference In Prices Wtelg, that’s another thing to notice. Out of hundreds of items sometimes quite a lot, but always some. to compare. this store’s prices are less. Sometimes only a little, You will do well Flags! Flags!! 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