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' . beautiful silver. spoon Beavers gave each of the members a . very pretty doily. ‘ - Coming Events I p. m. JUNIOR PARTY The party given by the Junior class Saturday evening was a great Games and music were en- joyed in the lower hall. lunch was served in the sewing room which was very artistically arrang- Small tables were used, and music featured the serving. color scheme of red and white was carried out.in the decorations, white tables covers-and red candle shades, with pretty place cards being used. The girls who served wore white Today—Telephone the Pioneer of- fice, 922, about that news item you Your guests and friends will appreciate the courtesy. . Dec. 21 to Jan. 7—Christmas va- cation in the Bemidji schools. Dec. 25—Community . Christmas tree for the city of Bemidji, 4:30 have in mind. ] Jan. 8.—Meeting of board of “nsounty commissioners. the winter. g ~gecorated with samers, and covers were laid for ames N. S. Beavers, W. M. Mor- -isy K. W. Morris, Martin Longballa, A. M. Johnson, S. L. Sellers and E. The¢ members of the club presented Mrs. Beavers with a — MEDICINE. A~ (8ean . Hall's Catarrh ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Sen¢ for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 7c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation IGRAND ' ROY STEWART P77 .. The Medicine Man” A dashing old fashioned thriller of Western life. Xy skirts and red blouses. HOSTESS AT CHAIN Miss Kohl, Miss Horde and Mrs. N. S. Beavers entertained at a Red Cross chain party Saturday night in honor of Mrs. Belle Brown. hours were passed in knitting. The guests were Mesdames F. T. Howes, Folstad, Belle Brown, Osmond John- son, Henry Miller; Misses Gardner, %= SOCIETY HOSTESS FOR RECRUIT Mrs. Gust Olson entertained Sun- l day evening at a 6 o’clock dinner in honor of Jacob Shirk who enlisted in the coast artillery. laid for Mesdames Gust Olson, Oscar Olson, William Olson, Misses Lena Smith, Laura Burkie, Annie Rudy, ‘Hazel Olson, May Clark and Joe Shirk, Jacob Shirk, Adolph Rudy and Ervin Olson. Covers were Brown, and Mable Oakey. HOSTESSES TO AID Mrs. I. B. Olson and Mrs. Bye will entertain the Ladies’ Aid society of Scandinavian Lutheran church at home of Mrs. Bye, Ninth street and America avenue, tomor- A cordial invitation CLUB MEMBER HONORED A “spread” was enjoyed by the B. G. Knitting club last evening at the homé of Mrs. Martin Longballa in honor of Mrs. N. S. Beavers, a mem- ber of the club, who will leave this week for Iowa, where she will pass The table ‘was prettily row afternoon. GYMNASIUM CLASS TONIGHT The Gymnasium class will meet this evening in the basement of the Presbyterian church at 7:30 o’clock for the usual drill and practice un- s der the direction of Dr. H. A. North- E. Leighton. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of Cheney & Co., doing business in t! of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, D. 1886. A. W, GLEASO! Personals and Newsy Notes Mrs. M. Braaten of the town of Frohn passed Monday in Bemidji do- ing Christmas shopping. $50,000 to loan on rarms. Mrs. Minnie Warner of Puposky was the guest of friends here yes- TONICHT also a COMEDY 6-Act Tniangle Plays | Tomorrow Margarita Fisher The Girl Who Couldnt grow up ELKO TONIGHT JACK PICKFORD AND LOUISE HUFF ‘N ‘The GHOST HOUSE’ Let's go back over the years to “ghost-days” See the happiest boy and girl in the happiest “little play that will send you home athrill spirit of youth. —STARTING TOMORROW— EXILE fve Paage Come! again. PETAOA THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Mrs. J. M. Johnson of Gonvick transacted business in Bemidji yes- terday for-a few hours. Get a 1918 desk calendar pad now at the Pioneer office. 106tt Mrs. C. F. Merriman of the town|of $50,000 was dpposited. of Northern spent several hours in|amon, g the 8,000 also were Mexican the city yesterday on ‘business. soldiers, negroes from Southern plan- 7 tations, Texas rangers and U. S. cav- Freslll)hbuttermllk, Brakke's Gro-|alrymen. Weeks were spent on the cery. one 133-W. '3-1219 | pig battle scenes, thousands of dol- lars worth of ammunition went up Mrs. Frank Gagnon of Northern|in sgmoke, and, as a result the battle was among the business callers Mon-|gcenes in “The Conqucror” day. ' realil';y itself; 1,000 horses appear in the picture and numerous other PhFrashl ;;eav;s at Brakke's Grocery.|animals, among which is a dog that one -W. 3-1219{ figures prominently in the action. © Mrs. B. Langren of Schoolcraft ‘tiransucted business in ‘Bemidji Mon- ay. ELKO0 TODAY Mrs. Gene Gilson and Mrs. A. D. Johnson went to Brainerd today and passed the day with friends. Is :there a misspelled word in our ad today? Bemidji Jewelry Co. 1215tt Mrs. A, W. Smith and daughter, Carrie, of Kellilher were between- train visitors in the city yesterday. Roy Wilson of Puposky was in the city yesterday, enroute to Butler) Ind., where he will visit relatives during the winter. We have the nicest selection of Xmas pipes in town. HE would ap- preciate a good pipe for Xmas. A. Brose, 317 Minn. Ave. 10-1225 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Wills of Park avenue and Thirteenth street, yesterday, an eight-pound son. Edward Harrison Page arrived in Bemidji yesterday from Glasgow, Mont., and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Carlson during the holidays. From here he will go to New York, where he will take up the Y. M. C. A. secretary work, pre- paratory to leaving for France. Elko Tomorrow. Just received a shipment of 1918 desk calendar pads, including the “Daily” and “Perfection.” Get yours now, so you will have it on hand when you wish to make nota- tions in it for tuture reference. Pio- neer office. 106tf Miss Corrine Carlson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Carlson, will ar- rive in the city Friday evening or P GRAND TONIGHT Saturday morning from Hamline It was Edith Strang the lards. university, St. Paul, to spend the girl who had been brought into El holiday vacation. Miss Carlson is a graduate of the Bemidji high school and this is her second year at Hamline. Dorado by Doc Hamilton, Mrs. R. H. Muncy, formerly of this city, now of Bend, Ore., left yester- day for Glendive, Mont., where she will pass the holidays with her daughter, before returning to Bend. Mrs. Muncy came to Bemidji to pack her ‘household goods, having decided to make her permanent home in Bend, her husband being employed there with a large lumber concern. “the jig was up.” Miss Mae McGregor has arrived in Bemidji and will be the guest of her mother and sisters for a month. She is a trained nurse, being a graduate of the Mayo hospital, came from Fort Worth, Tex., where she had been attending a patient for the past two months. She is a member of the Mayo university unit and is sub- ject to a call to France at any time. tonight. Grand Tomorrow. Mrs. L. F. Larson of Baudette, formerly of this city, who has been visiting relatives at the Anton Strand home, has gone to Chicago. Enroute she will visit relatives in Cloquet, Finlayson and Colfax. In Chippewa Falls she will be joined by her husband, who will accom- pany her to Chicago where they will visit their daughters, Mrs. San- vick and Miss Edyth. Their son, Oscar, who is stationed at Camp Dodge, Ia., will meet them in Chi- cago. . | THEATERS § NORMA TALMADGE TONIGHT .“The Secret of the Storm Coun- try,” the new Select production in which Miss Norma Talmadge is be- ing presented by Joseph M. Schenck, has been heralded as one of the big hits of the season. In it Miss Tal- madge combines ‘pathos and humor, deep emotions and the joy of living, and her interpretation of the little squatter girl is one of the finest things she has ever done. The pic- ture which is being distributed through-the Select exchanges will be the chief attraction at the Rex thea- ter tonight and tomorrow. Mother love is the theme employ- ed in “The Secret of the Storm Country,” in which Joseph M. Schenck is presenting Norma Tal- madge. Miss Talmadge plays the role of a little squatter girl, to whom love and marriage come in secret ways, and her interpretation of the character is a fine bit of emotional work. Tessibel Skinner, daughter of Orn Skinner who is serving a life sen- tense in the penitentiary, is the adored favorite of the squatter set- tlement on the shores of Lake Cay- uga. She listens to their woes, S fights their battles and binds up CHOIR MEETING their wounds. Her cup of happiness is overfilled by the devotion of Fred- erick Graves, a young divinity stu- dent, who has persuaded the girl to marry him secretly. Graves is the son of a worldly, ambitions mother suited to her abilities. Herbert Warfield and ' RIPPLE IMPROVING part of the week. MENU CONTEST for the ensuing year. Dated Dec. 6th, 1917. E. E. McDONALD, Secretary. eran church will meet evening at the home of be present: who has well laid plans for the fu- ’ 'END FUNERA. ture greatness of her offspring. TO_ ATT: " L Mrs. W. S. LaMont has gone to Park Rapids where she will attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertie Haradon, wife of J. D. Har- adon, editor of the Park Rapids En- Mrs. Haradon died at a hospital in Minneapolis morning, where she had been taken W. 8. LaMont went to Minneapolis Friday evening to be at the bedside of his sister, upon learning that her " POSITIVELY RELIEVES CONSTIPATION Constipation causes poor appetlie, “The Conaueror” Thursday. “The Conqueror,” which conyes to the Rex Thursday, was photographed in Callltomln,"rexas and Mexico. was six months in the making. Mrs. Sidney Miller of Pinewood|the production Mr. Fox spent $300,- passed yesterday in the city on busi-| 000. . In the making of the picture : ness. 81,1000 peopl:sowgre employed. Among these were ioux Indians secured i One of these nice days you ought| through the Department of the In- u; txo to lilkkerunu and have your| terior from the Pine Ridge Agency plcture taken. 14tf| and for whose safe return at the end of their artistic labors a bond and more serious diseases. ter’s Rocky Mountain Tea is a sure remedy for constipation. These won- derful herbs have long been famous for quick and positive results. restoring normal bowel action, you will gain color, weight and youthful tonight—tomorrow Barker’s Drug Store. for treatment. Remember, Tuesday, “Meatless Day” The Sanctity of Marriage And the home is one of the vital matters discussed in the new “THE SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY” NORMATALMADGE TONIGHT And Tomorrow At Rex woman's love for It is a compelling In it is shown the struggle between husband and her devotion to their chiid. story, filled with tense dramatic moments and one that will bring home to its audience the tremendous lesson it teaches. Prices 10 and 20 cents REX THEATRE THURS. The Titanic American Drama “THECONQUEROR” With WILLIAM FARNUM, Jewel Carmen, Robert Dunbar and a strong cast The intensely gripping story of romance of tna life and time of Sam Houston, the hero of the Texas republic against the 7:20 and 9 o'clock The old and very wise proverb about Satan and his habit of finding mischief for idle hands to do, is the basis for Madame Petrova’s most re- cent Paramount picture, “Exile” in which she will appear at the Elko theater Wednesday and Thursday. The production was especially ranged for her by Charlecs E. Whit- taker from the book of Dolf Wyl- A GENUINE INTENSELY AMERICAN DRAMA medicine quack, and was used as an entertainer to lure the crowds. Like a flash Jim Walton fought his way through the throng leaped to the platform. When he had finished his torrent of accusa- tion the saloonkeeper knew Things began to happen in Jim Walton’s life and happen so rapidly that there was no time to mourn for “the good old days” when Dorado had been infested by bad men. How Jim Whliton and Joe Malone finally met to settle scores, with a beautiful girl and a rich gold mine as the stakes is the thrilling climax in the Triangle mas- terpiece, “The Medicine Man,” feat- uring Roy Stewart. This picture will be shown at the Grand theater 113,000 men and women in and other states who own Bell Telephone stock. considered n conservative in- turn and is not “wat- Miss Fisher comes back in pants. “The Girl Who Couldn’t Grow Up” is a rollicking comedy and provides Marguerite Fisher with a role well HOME FOR CHRISTMAS White will arrive in the city Sat- urday afternoon from Washington, D. C.,, where they are attending the Bliss school, taking up electrical en- gineering. They will spend Christ- mas vacation with their parents. WEDNESDAY Will Be “ WHEATLESS DAY ” KOORS Rye or Graham BREAD At Your Grocers mmmThe Taste TellSmmmm Ed Ripple, who has been confined at St. Anthony's hospital for some time, following an operation, will be able to leave the hospital the latter A prize of $2 will be offered by the Housewives’ League for the best lunch menu to be served at a Red Cross party. This prize will be given by the local Red Cross chapter. The judges will be Mrs. R. Gilmore, Mrs. E. J. LLetford and Miss Minnie Bail- ey. Anyone havinb menus to sub- mit kindly send them to Mrs. R. Gil- more on or before January 5, as the contest closes on this date. * NOTICE OfiE%?r(I)l(éKHOLDERS’ The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Bemidji Exploitation Company is .ereby called and will be held at the office of D. H. Fisk, at his office in second story of Northern National Bank Building, City of Be- midji, Minnesota, on the 7th day of January, 1918, at 8 o’clock P. M. for the transaction of business and the election of a board of directors _— Bemidji-Nymore Car Line 13th Street Second Street, ‘Beltrami Avenue Car leaves Nymore on the hour and half-hour. Car leaves 13th Street on the quarter to and quarter after each hour. Fare, 6 Cents R. W. KEIHL, Proprietor D. H. FISK, President. The choir of the Swedish thilda Anderson, 314 Beltrami av- enne. All members zre requested to