Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 9, 1917, Page 2

AR A 2 o TWO THE BEMIDJI DL(LY PIUNEER "Fact—the ballot. house. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER | MO7/E T2 “ONTRACTORS e PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Notice is hereby given that the THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. ) w;lvln bozrg ontx th: town Zulf Bemidji . H. DENU |will at . M., August 21st at the @. B. CARSON 2. 1., D town clerk’s office receive sealed bids for the construction, clearing, grubbing and grading of town road TELEPHONE 23 of said town, starting at the section corners of 27, 28, 33 and 34, town- Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class mAatter|ghjy 146 and range 33, running west wader act of Congress of March 3, 1879. on‘ei-half mile to quarter corner 27 and 34. All bids must be accompanied b: No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer’s name must|easp or a certified check to‘l at leas{ be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. ten per cent of the amount of the Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not(bid on a National Bank or Trust lJater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. Company of the state of Minnesota, We offer 25 dozen Men's Sport Shirts, I e e e o O e [3s 8 suaranton of good taien on e |} S1ZE8 14 to 171-2 all new COlOl‘lngS, to SUBSCRIPTION RATES sad e et o Sevew |l clean up quickly-- of the envelope, showing for what g;e yelrth.; ppp—— X ) road or work the bid is intended. et months $1.25 valuesat . . . . . . . 79¢ ceee.. 200 The successful bidder must enter Three months . ... ... 125 Threemonths.......... 1.00 into a contract with the town and $1.75valuesat . . . . . . . $1.25 give a good and sufficient bond for $2.25 valuesat . . . . . . . the faithful performance of the same. $1.79 The right is reserved to reject any —STRAW HATS and all bids. CARL OPSATA, OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS Town Clerk, Postoffice address, Bemidji, Minn. THE WEEKLY PIONEER 2td 88-89 2tw 89-816 Ten pages, oontaining & summary of the nows of the week. Pub- lehed overy Thursday and semt postage paid to any address for, in 2.50| NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS —_— = . Notice is hereby given that the The Dally Pleneer is a member of the United Press Association, and [Town Board of the Town of Bemidji 2 represented for foreign advertisiag by the will at 2.P. M., August 21st, at the Town, Clerk’s office, receive sealed bids for the construction, clearing, grubbing, : grading, turnpiking d lnlulllngzst cu.\vertl -o!t egmtmd number starting a e ol- General offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Citles. | 0. iver on station 27 in section —_— | 20, township 146, range 33 and run- N ning north and west through sec- ) . tions 29, 20 and 19, township 146, THE FRANCHISE A SACRED DUTY range 33 and ending at station 75 plus 92 west, sectfon 19, township 146, range 33. About the biggest thing in the United States today is the government For specifications and plans apply itself. And, readers, had you ever thought that' a little three-by-seven |gither at the town clerk’s office or slip of paper has made this government the mighty world power it i8? |county surveyor’s office at the court Emcscms s mmomm s s Mot o EB o mto @R oI @ s mm oo . BE=Valuesto $3.00at- . . . $1.25 ; Thesp are exclusively the short lots, dis- continued lines and salesmen’s samples GILLBROS. BEMIDJI, MINN. All bids must be accompanied by The franchise is the one thing of which Americans should feel prouder cash or a certified check for at least than of any other or all others of their posseesions. It is the solution of 10 per cent of the amount of the bid, every question that can possibly arise, the answer to every objection that|on a National Bank or Trust Com- can ever be raised. It is the power that unlocks the door to opportunity [pany of the State of Minnesota, as and spreads wide the gate to the field of achievement. a guarantee of good faith Dlli the nfll;t A great statesman has made the assertion that you can trust the :fl tg:vglli‘:;?' dall:gcf;lc lots:dthl: aTs::nv people, when unhampered and uninfluenced, to do the right thing. We|Cjlerk, and endorsed on the outside might safely go a step further and assert that whatever the people do, of the envelope, showing for what when unhampered and uninfluenced, IS right. road or work the bid is intended. Is there a higher power on earth than the majority of its inhabitants? in ;{; h: i‘;;ct?-a:cttlllw?:gd:l:e’fl:::nfl::; If not, then there can be no appeal from their expressed will. We do not give a good and sufficient bond for consider the old world theory of the divine right of kings, because we |the faithful performance of the same. shook ourse]ves free from that superstition more than a century ago. Of | The right is reserved to reject any course the question of the Divine Will is to be considered, but as we are [20d all bids. CARL OPSATA each supposed to be following the dictates of his own conscience, that, Town C]g'rk_ to us, is RIGHT. P. O. Address, Bemidji, Minn. But we must qualify and assert that the voice of the people can not|2td 88-89 2tw 89-816 ‘be unquestionably right unless it is the voice of ALL of the people. The ‘WHOLE can not err. Parties and factions can and do. And therein lies the source of all that is wrong, all that 18 imper- fect, all that is not RIGHT in our body politic. We do not get a free ex- pression of the will of ALL of the people. Let us repeat: Partial ex- pression may be right or may be wrong; the expression of the whole CAN NOT be wrong, because from it there is no appeal. ] All of which is preliminary to the statement that, besides being a privilege of which all should feel proud, the franchise is a DUTY that rests upon each one, and one from which no man may escape and remain blameless. Reader, have you ever thought that, when the voice of the people is called for and your voice is lacking, the answer is incomplete? Yet such is the fact, and it may be that your voice should have changed the result. How many times have you heard it said of the result of an election, “jt was the stay-at-home vote that did it.” And in every such case, is a wrong perpretated, it was the stay-at-home who was responsibleé. You hadn’t thought of it in just that light, en? Well, perhaps not, O R CHO K CHOCHHHRY [[1] 1l L1 (23 FUNERAL DIRECTOR™ M. E. IBERTSON UNDERTAKER H. H.COMINSKY, M¢r. Closing Qutof All RemainingStocks 405 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Minn, but think of it hereafter. DRY CLEANING P Periodically there will be elections in Bemidji and your city has a Clothes Cleaners for Men, Of Tub Fr Cks Skl ts d Smocks right to expect YOUR vote to be registered. It has the right to expect ‘Women and Children o [ ] r an that your vote will express YOUR HONEST convictions. And it has the right to expect the same of EVERY voter within its confines. And when, or if, this result is achieved, the result is RIGHT. It may not accord with your views or your wishes, but it is RIGHT, because it is ULTIMATE. The town that, as a whole, can be brought to view this question of the franchise in this its true light, has taken a long stride forward in civic well being, and will find as it puts into practice these principles, that many of its vexing questions will answer themselves and its knotty problems will be solved. Tub Skirts at 88c Tub Skiris at $1.48 Tub Skirs at $2.48 Regular $1.25 White Gabar- Regular $2.50 white and Regular $3.60 and $4 fine gab- dine and Poplin gkirts, closing striped Pique and Gabardine ardine cords and pique closing oqt at— skirts closing out at— out at— 88c $148 $2.48 mm & O'Leary “FURNITGRE AND WADERTAKING B 3 MeKEE, Funeral Disscter Phene rfi:w or R ‘ % %% ¢ %% ¢ % > %% % %% Hair dressing, manicuring, face massage, scalp treat- ment, ewitches made from combings $1.50. Corns, in- grown nails treated a spe- cialty. B MINA MYERS We are told that there is one automobile in this country to every | ;311,621 Et; x f?‘.‘:«l? Y, thirty people. But what can we do with one-thirtieth of an automobile? ‘We'll take ours in cash, if you please. GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY The official announcement appearing in the Pioneer yesterday that Crookston Mill No. 1 would be rebuilt and that the work would be com- menced immediately was received with a great deal of gratification by all of Bemid}i, for upon that decision hinged much in a business way. Merchants and business men were dubious as to business on account of the destruction of the mill and the resultant lessening of bi-monthly pay rolls, but now that it has been officially stated the mill would be re- built and in operation next spring the feeling of apprehension has been entirely dispelled. The burned mill will be duplicated, giving employment to the same quota as when swept by fire and the employes will continue to be resi- dents of Bemidji, another reason for gratification on all sides. Bemidji needs the Crookston mills and should see to it that they are unhampered in their operations in the future. { | { { i { i | Tub Frocks at $7.95 | Tub Froeks at $5.75 | Tub Frocks at $1.95 Gingham, Linen and Voile Cotton Dresses in many novel- ‘Wash Dresses of Voile, many Dresses, regular $10.50 to $15, ties and styles, regular $7 to styles, sold formerly to §65, closing out at— $8.50 dresses closing out at— closing out at— $7.95 $5.75 $1.95 kA KkkkXRE Smocks at $2.98 Smocks at $1.98 Middies at $1.38 Sold formerly \at $4 and $6 Sold formerly at $3-$3.50 Sold formerly at $2-31.50 ok ok ok kA mi,:ukhtg for a nice lively place to spend your summer vacation? Try "ott‘ing te“.s a sto_ ry like a picture BSend Your Friends Post ©ards of The Big Mill Fire Ladies’ and Gents’ Suits Made to Order J\o, "% cents each at Carlson’s Variety Store. Cleaning, pressing and alterations of all kinds. City Drug Store. All work up-to-date, firstclass workmanship. Capt. x.g:. I:e'lv‘- sm.., ‘Abraham’s Confectionery. T. BEAUDETTE, Merchant Tailor rued Sven Riow staie. 39 100 o | Subscription e The Demitnt Piiaser % saziom|it vacy mach if sxvoas beving I Cleaniiness Is Next to Godliness 60 for God’s sake keep clean. Come in and be washed :: 2 Bemidji Awto: Lawndry AR o own's Gandy Kitehen Beware of the man with an excuse. That’s all he is—an excuse. 'BemIDJI HORSE MARKET We Buy and Sell Horses, - { Harnesses and Vehicles. ‘When opportunity srosses your path, grab it. It will never annex you. F floberg Construction Company ‘etuptons STR Bessidl, Mins. asws Wm. Christianson’s, Nymore. Jyou are|y, publish all the local and soelety | Of that charaeter would phone 933, Expired? i {o0n |;ows possible and would appreciate’ momen v:;:.._ g [ | I I | ‘ ! l ] ! ‘ | Defective