Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 15, 1917, Page 5

N EACK YARD AND GARDEN CONTEST Davenport, la., Achieves Glean and Sanitary Alleys. MANY TOWNS COPY PLAN Under the Impetus of Cash and Honor Awards Thousands of Citizens of Davenport Join Hands Each Summer In a Movement to Make Their City Clean and Beautiful. “The City With the Cleanest Alleys” is a description which has been ap- plied to Davenport, la., since that city inaugurated its annual yard and gar- den contest four years ago, says O. R. Geyer in the American City. Under the impetus of cash and honor awards sev- eral thousand citizens of Davenport are joining hands each summer in a movement to make their city one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities in the country. This competition has succeeded tb such an extent that it has attracted national attention, and its in- fluence®ls doing much to introduce a new municipal spirit throughout the west. The Garden club is the outgrowth of a suggestion made three years ago that the business men get behind a city beautiful campaign of some sort. The members of the Retary «lub promptly subscribed $300 for cash prizes and se! about conducting a publivity campaiz which left no one in the entire city in ignorance concerning tbe uew wove ment. Novel slogais, such us ™ i Ever So Humble, Mak i “You Win if You Los Your Neighbor Sit Up tice,” stirred up enon start the contest with a The first contest w that one out of cver entered in the contest t sumaper. Vne out of ever: o e e e e e in the city, or about 8,000 persons, took part in the third annual contest last season, which not only established a new record for comtests of this sort, but resulted in untold benefits for the city. In all there were 2,300 entries in this contest, 1,700 for yards and 600 for gardens. All classes, from the poorest to the wealthiest, were repre- sented among the contestants, and there was the keenest sort of competi- tion on all sides. Extraordinary steps were taken to keep the yards and alleys clean and to plant good vegetable gardens. Hun- dreds of homes which had not been able to lay special claim to beautiful surroundings have blossomed out each year in backgrounds which are making city life more attractive. And above all, the hundreds of new gardens which have been started in all sections of the city are doing much to cut down the high cost of living. The good that Davenport is doing with this contest, conducted under the auspices of the Rotary club, has been reflected in almost a score of Iowa towns and cities. Some of the Iowa towns have copied the Davenport plan in its entirety, while others are using the same plan on a much smaller scale. The clubwomen of the state have given this new municipal movement consider- able impetus through the work of the state federation, which has 17,000 mem- bers. In a number of the cities the clubwomen themselves are conducting these contests and offering prizes. Iowa State college at Ames in the work of its extension department is spreading the new gospel through the medium of a special bulletin issued a year ago and by lectures which members of its staff are giving in all parts of the state. His Gentle Hint. Friend—I suppose if people would do just what you tell them -you would have a great deal less trouble. Doctor —Yes, indeed! I would tell some of them to settle their accouunts.—Boston Transcript. Coal oil was first used as a liniment for medicinal purposes. Colonel Ed- win L. Drake in 1839 drilled the first well for oil near Titusville, Pa. It was the -beginning of the great American oil industry. =inl White ShoeDressing ForMens. Womens. Liquid 10¢ andCht Id_rensShoes Cake |0c F F.DALLEYCO OF NEW YORK, IN C.. BUFFALO,N.Y. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Copyrighs 1917 The House of Kuppeaheimer Come in and ask us to show you these things--- -—-they're to be found in every Kuppenheimer garment. $25 $30 GILL BROS. BEMIDJI, $22.50 Why? Why debate or doubt! Good clothes are an economy and we're here to supply them in these critical times. seeing to it that our custom- ers shall have the best there is at best-value prices; and to that end we're offering KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES These clothes are not an extravangance, becausé Kup- penheimer efficiency in design, in tailoring, in selection and treatment of materials, in quality standards, all combine to make VALUE. v b FRIDAY. JUNE 15, 1917, We're MINN. DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, Women and Children Fhe | BOYS SUIT SALE “The National Boys Suit® suits in this lot at $5 and $6.50. Headquarters for Boys Kaki Union-all and Oshkosh Suits The official Boys Outing Suit Hats and Sport Shirts - - - Indigo Blue Overalls Wash Suits - - - 100 Boys Suits will be on sale Thurs., Fri., Sat. at $2. Don’t miss this opportunity; these are the greatest values ever offer- ed in Boys suits under the present conditions. There are just 100 .and in all colors and sizes; some with full lined knickers; these suits formerly sold 95 We want you i to see these suits at $2.95; come early and get first choice in this lot of $5 and $6. Boys Tennis Shoes, spl. 50 suits at $2.95. 69c 50c 50c 65¢c 98c Caps - - THE EUJAL | Successors to Schneider Brothers TY STORE . R. L. GIVEN VOL. Il NO. 35 1 Do Laval Gream Seperators This week we have been brought face to face with some real tests in the value of several different separ- ators in comparison with the De La- val. One party had a different make of separator that had cost him $40 and after four years use he sacrificed it last week for $18, his neighbor bought g De Laval No. 12 from us five years ago and last week Mrs. Seegar of Becida sold her machine for $50 cash. Soren Sorenson on Turtle River Route 1 purchased a De Laval from us a few weeks ago. Soren had been selling 113 pounds of butter a week for the two weeks before he pur- chased his De Laval. The following two weeks he says he 191 pounds. This makes a difference of 7% pounds of butter a week and at the present price of butter just fig- ures $3.23 net profit. Mr. Farmer, just think this over and see whether you think it pays. Soren also says his neighbor has a different make of machine and after handling both machines it is very easy to see the superiority of the De Laval in all ways. We are in a position to put one in your home on trial to convince you of the superiority of the De La- val and also to sell you one on easy monthly payments. sold Cultivators Ready At the present time our stock of one-horse cultivators is in pretty good shape. Call in and pick out the kind you want. Deere & Webber 5-tooth cultiva- tor with hillers, $7.50. Planet Jr. 5-tooth cultivator with hillers, $8.50. Our stock of hand cultivators is composed of the five-tooth and also the ten-tooth rake style eultivators. Prices at 85¢ and $1.25. Hinunnunuununninninninnnu R n GIVEN HARDWARE NEWS (The Pioneer Hardware Digest) Edited and Published by the Given Hardware Co. Bemidji, Minn., June 14 SATURDAY IS THE DAY 3 0'CLOCK IS THE TIME GIVEN HARDWARE, PLAGE If you want to get that FREE sew- ing machine don’t forget the above. Have you filled in your ticket and de- posited it at our store? Every one is entitled to a chance on this ma- chine whether they make a purchase or not and we are glad to hand them If you to anyone asking for one. have not received one we will be glad to mail you same if you call up. Paris Green That Kills Look over your stock and see if you have enough for this year's crop. If not, now is the time to call in and see us in regard to what you will require as the market on Paris Green is getting higher, be- cause the demand is cleaning up the present stocks. Our prices on Paris Green is 60 cents per pound. Perfection Galvanized Tank spray- ers with brass pump at $6.50. Hand pump potato sprayers at 50c. Perfection Blue Flame Oil Stoves More and more the people are be- ginning to realize the difference be- tween the HIGH BLUE CHIMNEY Blue Flame Oil Stoves and the oil stoves with the burners built up near the top of the stove. There’s a reason. You couldn’t burn a lamp with a short chimney because it would be bound to smoke. Just so with an oil stove. But the HIGH BLUE chimney is there to clear your flame and get away from the smoke and smell that you are bound to find on a short burner stove. We sell the Blue Flame Oil Stoves under a guarantee that they will not smoke and will be glad to put one in your home under those conditions. This week, Mrs. S. Nietert, David Booth of Bemidji and C. V. Rundle of Redby took advantage of the Blue Flame Oil Stoves. NEW MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSAL FAMILY A. B. Coy of Turtle River took out a Helpmate Universal range this week. The Universal still continues to radiate happiness wherever it goes. N. E. GIVEN Issued Weekly This 15 fhe Machine Mrs. B. H. Majbr purchased a Fiee Sewing Machine this week. John Deere Mowrs, Rakes and Binders Mr. Farmer, have you ever in- spected the John Deere line of har- vesters? The line that is built for service and GIVES IT. We take it as a Dleasure to demonstrate the John Deere Mowers and Rakes and will appreciate showing you whether you are in the market for a mower or rake or not. ASK THOSE WHO HAVE USED A JOHN DEERE. Potato Machinery Several have taken advantage of our suggestion in regard to Potato Sprayers and Diggers which we made in last week’s issue. Now is the time to close that deal in regard to a Potato Digger and not be caught short when the demand is upon us and you have to get your. potatoes out. The Hoover is regarded by practically every ome as the most practical and best put up digger on the market, so why not get the BEST. There is very little, if any difference in the cost, but when it comes to service it cannot be esti- mated. Messrs. Skrivseth and Goodman- son of Turtle River had us ship them a five-row Reliance Potato Sprayer. Among the out-of-town shoppers this week were J. A. Healy of Black- duck, Barney Sunde of Nary, John Olson of Becida, Swanberg and An- derson of Wilton, K. G. Sandland of Route 2, Ole C. Melby of Pinewood. | ‘ e { . Defecrtive