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“Hore's a "cmlilrla i wAu pn;'humue !‘(;u&mn llln‘k. 2 better typewriter the ECLIPSE, Nothing to Guamnfeedforzyeln. 7._ N ks OD% 4 IODEL 5 P -1 L'\ o CASH PBICE SOME LEBB GRAVI EAP Bemidn?ioneer Phone 923 ‘ » .': : g ?f,; f‘"%mfgfl e m,,,-» § »fiallroad Stock Yards . PIONEER OF¥ICE - . Other Types. Gy E. B. HOUEE Btate Alflcultunl College, rt Collins, Colo.) 1 have heard “considerable - discus-- ‘slon lately! ‘concerning, the - policy of our “state ‘highway commission in eonstructlng the kind of roads f{t Bas decided upon, and it is often ar- gued that the only type of road is the so-called permanent road, the one that needs no maintenance. . If one will take a pencil and do & little figuring, he can easily convince Two Carloads of -Mlxed 'Horses F rom 4 to 8 Years Old | l all broke and weigh from 1000 to 1 800 e , | | f | i E What kind of a lot are you looking for? A . good business ™ . site? A location for a fine residence? - Or just a place for a cozy litte -home? § EASY PAYMENTS et Pick yours out and call on our local agent, The Berman Agency, Markham Hotel ‘Bldg., for prices and: September discount. BEMIDJI TOWNSITE COMPANY Capital Nat. Bank Bldg. . St. Paul, Minn This, we belneve, is the best bunch 'of an'ima'ls'- MBI | brough to this section in many years. Come'to'the 0 rflflwnam me Plalls i: tallroad stock yards early and pxck out your horse. i 1 "Safof“an ' Choapo | — ' The Ilrn h;l-munt eiough in ms thess deyw , &l rrant planning carefully its size, sha p gement” mi éonnrue- tion to fit the farm accurately tor present or future needs. Building by guess Is risky and trequently cost much more tlmn .is necessary. Special Plan. Service Depariment)s % i and everybne ‘of them todsy 359"33’1”»52:“?"“””“ _—_— lIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ‘We make no charge for this service and invite you to use If you need a new barn next year, let us help you plan it now F [ w R E M I N D [ H s : Hllfllffl Refail Lumber l!u. A n manent type of road. G y \ "l ol " ¢ elephonoo(iéo SRS S Now take a well-constructed f‘;l.i‘l T ahout. $4000 per mils toc coar IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII struction, figuring again on a basis of 20-year 41;per ‘cent bonds and the annual account-for -Arst-cost will be || about $310 per mile. The cost for maintaining these roads,. if properly done, runs up pretty high, and it can be well done with an”expendifire of about '$240 per mile per year. Bt i i dood “Road in West himself that thie polley of the state highway commission is the correct ene. Let us consider first of all the expensive type of road construction, such as concrete, or the best grade 'Mlles Clty Horse _Markét E. 0. HARRIS of macadam. This type of road will eost approximately $10,000 per mile, and let us suppose that the cost of construction is met by issuing 20- year 4% per cent bonds. The nnnufll expense on account of this first cost would be about $780 per mile. And these roads will need some mainte- nance, possibly not much over $50 mile per year. This brings the total eost up to about $830 annually per mile for the expensive or Mlled per- 2 “ If you are in the market to.buy or sell any Lmd ot Real "Estate, we " wish to offer you a few rexhlnders— : Rem av a' H s al e oy hence can give our und1v1ded attention to your wants TR SECOND—We have unusual facxlltles for mterestmg prospectlve 3 on.mcom OF BEING ovnmocxr.n WE AREIQBOED . Thi k total ual cost then Tor ch.eI::rte:c:d :o:dn:tn approximate- TO SELL OUR SHOES AT A GREAT REDUCTION AND ARE -+ ' customers, hence can get their attention whereyou would probably fdil. s Ayr¥550 annnally ‘per.miles A compari- OFFERING TO BEMINJI AND VICINITY MANY. BARGAINS 2 - v - : f these t | costs shows = : s i oux ¢ son oper :::e 1:2 ;:;u:n :::o: :‘ o i]; %’ffim%nfip % %APLE WII.I(; CONTINUE mfi L THIRD—Handling proporty. of every description, we are constantly eheaper roads. FOLLOWS: AN g in touch with buyers and sellers of all kinds of property. MONEY SPENT ON HIGHWAYS Over $300,000,000 Expended for Con- | » struction and Maintenance in - United States in 1916. Take a chance. Come and see us, and see if ‘we have not-a customer fol‘ the very piece of property you wish to sell, or a piece of propéity that is just what you are lookmg for. More than $300,000,000 was spent on highway construction and maintenance » In_the United States in 1016. Of this amount 16 Southern states spent ap- proximately $52,000,000. The state of California has yoted $15,000,000 to be spent in perfecting the state highway system and not a single county failed to give the empowering measyre a ma- Jority. Ohio is talking of a $50,000, 000 highway bond issue and the state of Illinois will put to its voters at the 1918 election the question of issuing $60,000,000 in highway bonds, the in- terest and retiring fund for which is o ‘be provided for by an increase in |. ~ ‘the motor vehicle registration fees, EXPENSE OF IMPROVED ROAD Manifest Advantags, as Well as Neces- Bemldu, an. s IIIlIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|II||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIII|l||llllIIIlIIIIlIIIIlII|||||I $5.98 Gun Metal, high or lowheel. .. ........n.... ‘$5.25 Brown or thk, white sole, rubber heel, $5.50 Brown, leather sele, low heel, now.............. gL T okl T ' | 1Have a Fme Car 6‘1 Jnnathan Apples 45 Bl sity for Good Roads Seems to Be Educating People. g $5.98 Dull Kid Boot, high heel, now......... fo i e e u38 Wlthl’q very recent memory tt)he ex- pense of good roads has been bitterly "y opposed by farmers. The increasing MISSBS and Chlldl' en S Shoes - tax rate, due to many causes, has been’| The flavor is madefrom fresh viewed with the greatest alarm. With- $3.75 Black, size 215 to 5, now’...... R s 4T ey $2 in the last year, the manifest advan- $1.98 Black, size 111/, to 2 now. tage, as well as the actual necessity;.of $1.85 Black, size SIA 0 ll now. better rural highwdys. seems to be $1.48 Black, size” 5 10 8, MOW. .. .. .eueusenrnnss gradually educating the public to the wvor fromh half a ripe pineapple 0 R P O - R OIS 8. Work Drag After Rains. Also-Mint flavor and Lime Your Home Merchant i Juice Flavor for salad jeils and > : goes into a sin- vie int that good roads are an ac- B ’ gle p “hfl P tfllm, iment to the changing times in | b the agricultural world. The only ques- Boys Shoes 'l‘lk ‘l'n o}:;f;flthc 7 true-fruit 4 Enr Oute to Bem ld jl ! tion now is whether or_not, with all Black, si 1 flavors ell. All come the vast sums expended for road im- :g:: Black, z g/{’wt?l% ::: in vials. They make instant des- i B i, mpcai febeied rpdeabl $1.98 Black, size 854 to 11, now T My e Hold Your Order and Buy Good Apples from | $275Mm8%bll now T i Fl There are many times when a day’s i work can bo'apared on the roud. Al Men's Dress Shoes relishes. :;henvyralnsfi:eroadmayneedcer- ““M Recipe Book on Request | n repairs or improvements when the : | @verseer is not readysfo. call out the| . $4.75 Black, Button or IAee, now.". Wlllhlhl Pure Food Co. | Bands. Why not individual farmers $5.25 Waakeshd Wis. 3 i donate a day's work on the road at $3.48 Tan ] $ mich thme? B : ter supply of necessities, is a joy ride 2B Bemidji Shoe Store [iyScRig Now F’“°“e 190, = Bemidji be when the roads get muddy. lIlIllIIllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IIIllIIl|IIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIllIlIllllIulllllllll Dafartiva