Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1917, Page 7

phenomenal run in the Twin Cities, and also long runs in the big east- ern centers, being an Essanay. It is a production with a wide ap- peal, a play unrivalled for its grip- ping- moments. Picture a man hap- pily married, and the father of al’ daughter, accused of murdering . his|: friend and learning at the bar of} justice that his- wife was the dupe of the man he killed. ' The ending is the most unexpected and there is a thrill in every foot of the seven reels. Fh. SOLVING PROBLEM OF PLAY American’ Cities Are Beginning to -Meet the Needs of People for Outdoor Recreation. ELKO TONIGHT # Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle becomes 5 :le:e; Jack-ot—nll-tuges l: Chls tla-’ . est Paramount comedy, ** ountry Coming Everits : : Haro Rat oe . iairess " o8| o Ablesican citie re, beglaning to Mrs. Mary Guthrie of Turtle. River blnc]l;smlth. ‘chauffeur and farmer. | o yact fow Jears that the United Today—Telephone the Ploneer of-|i8 visiting friends in Delano, Minn.;| Also a 5-act Triangle play. States has become & country predomi- ’a“' ‘9122' ‘}m“l‘t “‘g‘} news “‘t‘: ou for a short time: g : pantly urban instead of rural,in its ave in mind. our guests an : ) 5 : friends will appreciate the courtesy.| Miss Elsie Coulter of Lake Plan population, and this urban population va. | taganet was the guest of friends in has'had a hard time getting the out- Dec. 21 to Jan. 7—Christmas ‘va-| 128888 T80 “00 o o & few hours. door air and exercise it needs, writes cation in the Bemidji schools. CURU A ke lbe) ! Frederic J. Haskin, The solution of 3 ity 4 the problera seems to lie in the muni- tre!:e‘;dr' 23;'(2:%.;11‘:1“ fayemi(t’llj‘lr,l !i?;; Saflg:n‘dl %lae:rnl"lo:;l;hents‘) }3:::5,3;‘} cipal playground and athletic -field, MeCi ” 4 hich has come to be a feature of | ° ¥ M. bie & McCready’s: 2-1215 w the parks of almost every progressive city in the last few years. The fed- eril census bureau has just complet- ed an investigation of the parks and playgrounds of every city in the Unit- ‘ed States, which contains some inter- esting facts. For the purposes of this work, the census bureau takes account of all cities of 30,000 inhabitants or more. There are 213 such cities in the United |' States—a measure of the rapidity with which the balance of population is moving from the country to the city. angle Neither the country boy nor the coun- try-dielling man needs any outdoor recreation facilities; he has only to step ‘across his threshold to be in an out-of-doors that affords the sports for which: games are only a substitute. Much attention has been: given to.the Get a 1918 desk calendar pad now at the rioneer office. 106t In the Presbyterian church par- lors, Saturday, Deecember 15, will be found for sale all kinds of aprons and other useful articles and home baking. 2-1214 SOCIETY SURPRISED BY FRIENDS Miss Mabel Croon was pleasantly surprised last evening at her home by a number of friends who came in to pass the evening. The guests pre- sented her with 'a pretty ivory set. Mrs. George Kaiser of Turtle River passed yesterday in the city on busi- ness. The Presbyterian ladles will have a sale Saturday, December 15, of all kinds of useful articles and:home The hours were:passed in dancing,|paking. Lunch will be served at games and music, after which lunch |poon. Everybody made welcome. rd Allen was served. Those present were 2-1214 Play.“*For Valour Gladys Jester, Edla Rude, Mildred 4 — F; £ it : Olson, Ruth: Kempstad, Borghild| Miss Ruth Owen, who has been|{ Johnson, Melvin Longrack, Paul|teaching the Deer Lake school in Johnson, Nels Rode, Lewis Brown,|the town of Liberty, has resigned Brnest Olson and Johnnie Croon.|her position. John Anderson and Earl Bailey chaperoned. ; Her brother was a slacker! Can- ada had called for men, and Henry Nobbs had notvolunteered. ’Melia Nobbs wanted her brother to go. She e Aber- | believed it was his duty and that he problem ‘of -furnishing country dwel- -1215 | should feel proud to serve his coun-|lers with. intellectual “and artistic re- try. How this ‘big-hearted . .child| creatipn,’in an’ attempt to keep them makes her brother .do ‘“‘his bit” and| from 'moving to the city in too great the sacrifice she is called upon to|, ;heys’ but there-has: so far been make, are thrill‘tng episodes ,!"- the iittle attention pafdAtovprovidlng them Triangle play, “For Valour,” with a " ithin average Winifred Allen in the stellar role. | With outdoor sports withn 8 means after they arrive in the city. But the movement is under way, and it is' growing steadily. SHAPE' COURSE, STICK TO IT This Is Only Effective Policy to Be Pursued by Commercial Club, It Is Declared. Community building, in its final an- alysis, resolves itself into a question of energy directed by will. If we want a thing we can get it by shap- ing og_f‘: a ‘course and sticking to it, dpc}gx@r‘ the Bryan (Tex.) Bagle. Dal- 1ying with every proposition that comes up will never get a business club any- where. Nothing will :be: accomplished and-~the elub might-as well disband and go home. Every member, par- ticularly every director, should be live, Baskets at one-half price at crombie & McCready’s. 2: ENTERTAIN AT CHAIN PARTY E. E. Kenfield, of the Bemidji Box Mesdames George W. Cochran and | ¢0mpany, passed the day in Cass Lake V:Vfl.’:al;l Chichester entertained|on business. elg] adies at a Red Cross chain party last evening. The hours, were| H. B. Southworth of Billings, passed in playing cards, after which Mont., has been in the city for a few lunch . was served. The guests in- days. Mr. Southworth formerly made nlu%ed Mesdemes Kenfleld, Rhea, |his home in Bemidji. 0 . B. . M. S irl 5 J:‘:;obAsog z:lemngganngn;('eg_' We have the nicest selection of|Girl,” a very timely photoplay, and Deth Meclver, These chain parties Xmas pipes in town. HE would ap-|2 Triangle comedy, making a six-reel are given for the benefit of the Red preciate a good pipe for Xmas. A. program, which will be of interest Cross. Brose, 317 Minn. Ave. 10-1225 | to children and adults alike. GRAND TONIGHT Edna Goodrich in “An American E. M. Stanton of Thief River Falls . HOSTESSES. T0 CLUB was in the city today. Mr. Stanton is county attorney:‘of ‘Pennington Mrs. A. B. Flatner ' iand - Mrs. : George French were hostesses to io‘l;t?fito;{ if‘:h‘lls ‘gfyth" of Dr. D Uf!:ele Slmi’s l‘ilfl?-tiflg club ‘yesterday| i afternoon in the Presbyterian church : present. A Hooverized lunch was|pyginess. He will return to the city served. Mesdames Rodman and Wil-|¢,morrow. § }l):m }{;0"137‘"“:1 :lx:tex;:ain the club ; ) 2 o o s oemuer at -the of; 4 v drof. w || - #Vincent Serrano!gives/a good ac- . e at Bffi:éiey fi)ffin&?s%gfififfi'dzfi count of himself ln\ the character of to Shevlin-tomorrow to attend the Dr. Emerson and plays with the re- Tadies Ald of the Congregational|duisite melodramatic:touch. Helen church, He will remain there over|Badgley is a. courageous youngster ! Sunday and will hold services and exhibits an uncommon’ spiritéof wide-awake and rearing tovgo. very day morning and évening. daring; she is also a clever little|.memhgr should be not only ‘willing but " = ¢ actress. Thomas Curran,” Gladys|glad tp'contribute to any worthy move- ' Dorr and Boyd Marshall help to sus-|ment means more for the town. tain the picture ‘at an excellent act-| 4y man in ‘the town should ing level. E. Eugene Moore directed her sl N Hia proquetion. ."A gbmmercial - club’s supreme pur- posé {8 something else than adding "a few dollars to the trade of the town and paying a secretary to keep the minutés and the accounts.. The ideal secretary is' a man of ideas and dyna- mic force, who, can’ lead-his people to the acceptance “of those ideas, who can nrouse Interest of the.directors and er,. membars qnd give them somet 'fi to -do,.-unconsciously to themselves, that iy worth while for the upbuilding of the town. Grand Tomorrow. The variety of incident and scene that is such a potent factor in the scenes of the French romance is utilized in “A Modern Monte Cristo.” The ship used in the picture is very impressive, but the struggle in the water of Emerson and the child af- ter. the shipwreck contains a real thrill. aprons, and many -articies’ suitable;| \ y ho has been baking, in. the: church. parlors. Al;ejia’ Pierce, of thei town of Liberty noon: day lunch will,'be., erved COM- |} a5 ‘returned to h f home at Devils mencing f“ 11:30 o’clock. .ake, N. D. :Her mother accompa- e nied” her to Bemidji. 'CARNIVAL TO BE HELD . - 5 . Mr. and-Mrs. Ed Tryan, who have The Episcopal choir will have a The Freshmen of the Bemidji high | ;isited at the home of Mrs. Tryan’s|special meeting at the home of Mrs. school ;are planning on giving a ¢ar- | parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kaiser, |C. R. Sanborn on Lake Boulevard nival after the first of the year. The|.s myrtle River for the past two|this evening at 7 o’'clock to practice proceeds wlill g0 to the Red Cross weeks, returned to their home in|Christmas- music. All members are and A,thlet c,'assoeiatlon. Flaxville, . Mont., -, yesterday. Miss|urged to attend. The rector partic- L Edna Kaiser accompanied them to|ularly asks that all members of the Flaxville and will make her home|choir, who can conveniently do so, with her sister this winter. to help with the singing at the community Christmas tree exercises. FARM BUREAU SUCCEEDING E. S. Mack, organizer for the Bel- trami County Federal Farm Bureau said today that he expected to have the 200 members being enlisted in southern Beltrami county. He re- ports Blackduck and Hines -enthu- siastic over the league bureau and other points are responding well. BRANDON JOINS COLORS Ralph Brandon, formerly star for- ward on the Big Bemidg basketball team, and who at one time held a position with the First National bank, has enlisted in the army.serv- fce. Mr. Brandon has been at his|year to year. Lake Charles 18 already home in Grand Rapids for some time| healthy and clean, but nobody will past. deny that the city could be made ; whole got hedlthier and cleaner, an CLUB MEETS TONIGHT the way to do it is for everybsdy o _| clean up their own premises an: keep te;}':: ?fiu‘:ébc'wcillilh ge;thg l?es:)lfe them clean, and this applies especially church basement this evening ' for|to the back yards and alleys where tin the usual drill and program at 7:30 | cans, empty boxes, discarded this and o'clock. The matter of organizing|that accumulate from time to time. a basketball team will also be dis- TONIGHT o Depicts the “Great Trek” sl s S e e e ‘An interesting film has just been e SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY |shown in London dealing with early South African history, and has been Fot.Toast 14, rib roast 1ic,slr- praised by General Botha. It depicts 7 ; : EDNA COODRICH |[5i5 st iy i o 228 o g b R chickens at all times. Palace Meat|Natal and Dingan’s Land in 1836, and Market. Phone 200. Remember, we| follows Peit Retlef's adventure —IN— deliver. 1-1214| through with tremendous hx-eallslm. e L — Coming into collision with the native ik i id” COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY | Kaf n rs, and with the British when the The Amerlcan Mald latter made Natal an English colony, The campaign committee for the|The Boers pushed on beyond the Dra- Red Cross drive was scheduled to kenberg mountaing to found the Trans- meet this atternoon. vaal and Orange Free State. “You Tomorrow have deplcted the history of my people in & manner at which I can only mar« 11 ; . 11) HAY HAY HAY ” ' A Modern Monte CriSto®” || .o wimme to vuy nay o ™ 200t tho produces CHOIR MEETS TONIGHT Iy Personals and Newsy Notes Returning to their homes after at- tending the funeral of their brother, John McGarry, were the following: Miss Kate McGarry of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr of Bemidji, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Luff of Duluth, and Mrs. Mary S. Kelly and daugh- ter, Mrs. C. A. June of -Le Sueur, aunt and cousin of the deceased.— Brainerd Dispatch. —~— ‘THEATERS On “Cleaning Up.” ' Let’s all appoint ourselves as a com- mittee of one to help keep the town clean and healthy and let's make a good start by cleaning up our own premiges, urges the Lake Charles, (La.)|American Press. In other words, be cohsistent, let's all practice exactly, what we preach. If every person will do: this, we shall have one of the ‘healthiest cities in the country. In no other way can this much-to-be-desired condition be obtained. By walting for the other fellow. to start: first, nobody starts, and we just go along in a per- functory way from day to day and $50,000 to loan on rarms. Dean Land Cp- a1t T. J. Burke has returned from a business trip to St. Paul. One‘ot these nice days you ought to go to Hakkerup’s and have your , picture 'taken. 142 Miss. Ella Otterstad of Turtle River was among the Christmas ‘shoppers yesterday. 3 MANY “ON o2 %?Chrlstmu cards for the Soldier The Rex theater held a large and Boys, at: Abercrombie & McCready’s. | appreciative audience last night or 2-1215| night when “On Trial” was shown for the first time. It will be shown again tonight and it is well worth seeing. It is in seven reels, aggre- gating 7,000 feet of film. This is the picture that had such a long and A noon day lunch will be served from 11:30 to the public in the Presbyterian church, Saturday, De- cember '16. 2-1214 straw in carload lots, see Reeves & Avold Horticultural Museums. with Reeves at the Markham Hotel Build-| Nearly all gardens have too many ing. Phone 20. 4w-126 sorts of plants. Do not strive for a VINcENT SERANO Just received a shipment of 1918 {::ar;legngl“t:dr:;:m'r:;n ;oa:::]s:s‘ ;1333; " - desk calendar pads, including the|and pray do remember that plants are Matines Daily 2:30 10 & 20c Night 7:30 & 8:45 “Daily” and “Perfection.” Get|was mnch raw material as bricks in & yours now, so you will have it on garden wall. They are to be used for hand when you wish to make nota-| ggjjective or composite effect, not for tions in it for fruture reference. Pio- neer ‘office. - 106tt {ndividualebesruty or’ effectiveness, i “ON TRIAL” *OnTrial® Piotieer Office Remembt‘r,,Wed., “Wheatless Day” Remember, Tuesday, “Meatless Day” This Ess_anay Drama ig athriller of the greatest magpitude Last Time TONICHT. From Fameus Cohan & Harris stage hit by Rimer Reinzenstein A production with a wide appeal, a play unrivalled for its gripping moments. Picturea man happily married, and the father of a daughter, accused of murdering his friend and learning at the bar of justice that his wife was the dupk of the man he killed. Seven - Thrilling Reels - Seven Popular Prices 10 & 20c. 1:20 & 9 o'clock REX Theatre FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON ... UNDERTAKER Bring us your olean oot- ton rags--no buttons, bands or woolen cloth acoepted. 405 Beltrami Ave,, Bemidji, ‘Minn, -_— FARMERS’ & TRAPPERS, ATTENTIO We arelbuyingiHides, Furs, Wool, Pelts and Tallow and will pay you the full market price. . NORTHERN HIDE & FUR GOMPfiY One Half Block North of Union Station, BEMIDJI MINN. ' MY! BUT IT’S COLD But that matters not when you drop in our store to select gifts. Our entire stock fairly ;breathes Xmas cheer aud warmth, - - . BEMIDJI JEWELRY g@ Arbuckle in his latest “A Gountry Hero” and “For Valour” Winifred Align RoscoeTarryArpuckie A Trlangle Play eamarounT-Adsuckie-comeoes 1 ACtS 10 & 20c One Price ELKO Theater Tonight and Tomorrow