Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 8, 1918, Page 3

/FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1018 HOW PERSHING - GOTINTO ARMY v-»,low:fiépor Artiole Leads Him to ¢ - 'Seek Admittance to West e Point. . SISTER TELLS OF HS YOUTH . From Famlly—Head of Expedition- 7. ary Force Was of Quiet, Serious > Jemperament as Boy. - Lincoln, Neb.—It was a newspapel - article' which diverted John J, Pershing ‘from his purpose to become a 8chool- ~ teacher and started him upon the mill- ' tary career which led to his appoint- ment ‘as: general in the United StatesiJ. army and commander 6f the American expeditionary force in France. The story is told by General Pershing’s sis- . ters, Mrs. Butler and Miss May Per- shing, who are residents of Lincoln, It was while General Pershing and 2 ;. his sister, now Mrs. Butler, were- at- ./ tending the Missourl State Normal school at Kirksville, Mo., that his at: tention one day was called to newspa- per , apnouncement that examinations . were. to be held for appointment to the West Point Military academy.- Young _ Pershing asked his sister)s advice as '~ ta;whether he should tty for the ap- . pointment and she adyised him to do = 80. Then followed a short season of intensive study in preparation. v In a few days he was. called before - the examining board and, although im- properly: prépared, received the high-. est mark among the contestants and soon afterward was notified of his ap~ pointment, - Up to this time his action : 5 Gen. John J. Pershing. i bad been a secret between his sister i and himself and it remained so until .. he was ready to start for West Point. 12 S Assumed Responsibility Early. " .As'a boy General Pershing, his sis- - ters say, was of a quiet, serious tem- perament, assuming, as the oldest of ~. six children, many of the responsibill- “ties of the family. : ¢ ““John,” Mrs. Butler sald, “although " . of a gulet aisposition, liked a good < time and enjoyed fun as much as any- one. Yet when he started anything he wanted to get the result, and he gen- | erally. attained that object before he r, gave it up.” 2 e p After havigg been graduated from West. Point and having served with General Miles in a campaign in New Merxico against the Indian chief Ge- - ronimo, Pershing was stationed as mil- ftary instructor at the University of Nebraska, His friends there remem- ber him as a fun-loving young man, who enjoyed music and dancing, par- ties and other soclal activities and who appreciated a good joke. ' %01d Jack Best,” the veteran trainer at the university, remembered’ Per- shing intimately. “He was one of the @nest men that I ever worked with,” —al sald Mr. Best. “It's trué he was mighty e strict with his work, but the results he got were so good that everybody he ¥ worked with loved him for it. When \ he was here we had a regiment the { university could be proud of. “Usually he was mighty dignified in his work, but he had a way of getting next to new men,” continued Mr. Best. R * . “The first time I ever saw him he walked right up,to me, slapped me on the shoulder and sald: ‘Well, Jack, they tell me you got aleng mighty well with my predecessor. If you did, I am darned sure we'll get along just as well. & General Fond of Gardening. “The boys at the university got & surprise the first day Pershing drilled them,” said Mr. Best. “It had been thelr habit before that time to come to drill with shoes blackened or not, just as they pleased. When Pershing took told the first thing he looked at was to see that all shoés were well blacked and that the heels looked as good as the toes. He was just that thorough- golng in everything .all the time, He was Al in every way, and you can ask anyone who knew him if that isn’t the gospel truth.” 0Odd as it may seem in a fighting man, General Pershing’s one fad, ac- cording to his sisters, is gardening. His father was an expert gardener, and the taste descended to the mili- tary man. Whenever he was on leave he immediately would don working clothes and go into his father's garden ;seemingly enjoying the work over the ivegetables as much as he enjoyed 8o~ ¢lal activities. ; ‘chvt' Appolniment to Academy Secret | M. | ete., clerk’s ce. . 22.41 {|Fred Petrie, boarding | Assessor,_per year '| 0. B. Stephens and John Ripple. Poll- OFFICIAL OCEEDINGS OF .CITY COUN FCITY OF BEMIINL G % “ 'MINN., JAN, 21, 1018, . . £ Countil met ‘at City hall'at 8 o'clodk pom: A g present meet- 1 er at 8 o'clock p. m. -President Clark presidng. Roll Call. Upon roll call the following alder-: men were declared present—! r, Bag- ley, Smart, Backus, Phlmnpl.' Moberg, Hazen, - Larson, Joanis, Clark. ~Absent— Smith. Alderman Smith declared pres- ater. Minutes. } ‘ Minutes of the last regular and agdjourned meeting = were read and approved. 4 3 Bills, The following bills after being audit- ed were upon motion. and second al- 439,00 76.50 76,50 Y 4p.88 0 0 date, ... . 182.80 ‘W. G. Schroeder, 0 -~ poor and city buildin . b6.68 Smith-Robinson Lumber Co., lumber for street crossings, etc, .. e weoso. 8428 L. P. Eck m, thawing sewers 16.00 J. J.. Doran, labor and’ repairs, water department ...... 17,75 .- J. Doran, labor and repairs, city building ....... B Paul” Winklesky, labo pairs, city /building 5 Northwestern. Telephone Ex- change -Co., phone_ service for Ja.nual?(' ....... pesess 2.50 Geo.: Kirk, postage, freig! period ending October 3 44.02 H. Marin, drayage ,.... 5 2.75 Beatrice Mills, freight,” drayage, Letc" library peeneseen . 448 P. Eckstrum rants, postage, = account water department ............ 11.05 C. E. Battles, merchandise d library ........ 1.00 4.75 firemen’s pension taX Resolution, X Resolution No. 120, authorizing the appropriation of rot to exceed $100 for the -municipal = Christmas tree 'andf Chrigtmas’donations was read and de- clared passed and carried. ~All alder- “|'man present voting aye. y 3 3 Resolution No. 121. "Alderman Bagley | DOCTORS BUSINESS ||~ seara., _AND PROFESSIONAL I _B:emlde' G.' mfiono 65 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS . Planos, Organs, Sewing" Machines " DR. C. BR. SANBORN | 117 Third St., Bemidji PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON J. BISIAR, Mgr. Phone 573-W DR. E. H. PHYSICIAN AND. 8! Phone 39¢ DR L. A. WARD PHYSICIAN-AND SURGEON i1/ Bemidi, Minn. ;. - DRS; GIEMOBE & McCANN PHYSICIANS AND. SURGEONS __‘Oftice=Miles Block ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. offered the following .resolution: and} moved its adoption: 3 Be ‘it resolved: by ‘the. city wcouncil{s of the City.of Bemidji that the salaries of city officers and employes for the coming year be fixed as follows: . Judge of municipal court, per year .i.... . - .Sl.ggg.go Health officer, per year. Chief of police, per mon . Patrolmen,_per month.. . 90.00 Truck, driver in charge and i’annox‘, per month .... o Librarian, per month City engineer, per day Janitor, library, ‘per Clerk of municipal court, per comonth . .i..... . City clerk, per month City treasurer, ‘Water. clerk . City attorney, Truck —driver assistant and Janitor, per month.......... | Janitress, dormitory, per month Street commissioner, per day. . The foregoing resolution having-been seconded by Alderman Smart, it was put | upon its passage b\vran aye and nay vote. .Aldermen Lahr, Bagley, Smart, Backus, Phillippi, Moberg, Hazen, Lar- son,” Joanis,. Smith and Clark voting aye. Nays, nAnne. ved, . ‘ ‘W. Vandersluis, ~ » M Third Ward—Judges, P. M. Dicaire, ing place, Dicaire’s log building. Fourth Ward—Judges,” J. ‘E. Croon, A. L: Dickinson and A. Q. Akre. Poll-|.° ing place, Dailey’s employment office. Fifth Ward—Judges, A. Olson, D. Kidder and K. Paulson. - Polling place, Fire hall. RGN, First Ward—Judges, J. . J." Conger, Geo. Kirk and Bert Getchell. - Polling place, Miller's store. K 5 Second” Ward—Judges, C. C. Shepard, R. J. Fenton and John Williams. Poll- ing place, City building. For the general city el held February 18th. . Miscellaneous. s Report and. recommendations of the finance committee was read and on mo- tion and second accepted. i Matter of installing water .in"opera hall for drinking and washing pur- poses, as recommended in a verbal re- port of President Clark, was referred to the building committee. 1t was moved and seconded.that the old-bridge be left open for traffic until the new brldfe was accepted. 'Carried. Matter of lights at toboggan slide was referred to the light committee. It was moved and seconded that Tim Kennedy be taken to St. Anthony’s hos- pital for treatment. Carried.- Moved by Alderman Bagley, seconded by Alderman Smart, that we advertise for one set of rear tires for fll‘ truck, also for 500 feet of fire hose, 200 feet of chemical hose and five dozen rubber gaskets. Carried. . Resignation: of Geo. Kirk as munici- pal court clerk was read and_accepted. The appointment of E. L. Whray~as clerk of the municipal court, as made by Judge Gibbons of sdid court, 'was approved. ) The proposition.of J. J. Doran for in- stalling a sink in engineer’s office was referred to the building committee. Applications of L. P. Eckstrum and R. E. Miller for the appointment as clerk of the water board were read and ordered flled. It was moved and seconded that L. P. Eckstrum be retained as water clerk. Carried. -It was moved by Alderman Smart, seconded by Alderman Larson, that the lection to be finance committee meet With Mr. Kirk | e ———eeeeee to check over the collections made by Mr. Kirk from November 1st to date of his suspension, and to check over de- linquent list as suggested by public examiner. Matter of removal of Mr. Kirk was taken up and upon motion and second Mr. Kirk was given a stay of dismissal for four weeks. There being no further business it| - was moved to adjourn. Adjourned. Approved, J. W. SMITH, Acting President. ttest, GEO. STEIN, Lg City clerk. B monks and the Silkworm. About the year 552 two Persian monks stole furtively out -of China with scanty luggage,. but treasuring an ordinary bamboo cane. They set out on foot and made their way from China into Europe. In that cane were a mul- titude of the eggs of the silkworm moth, which the monks had stolen. They cafried them to Constantinople. When the time came for the hatch- ing of the eggs the monks tended the little categpillars, fed them on the leaves of the mulberry, took their co- coons when they spun, and from them derived the first silk produced in Eu- rope. Silk had for centuries before been a treasure of China, and its man- |- ufacture, like the insects which pro- duced it, was jealously guarded. The monks, while on a missionary enter- prise to China, had witnessed the whole process of silkworm rearing and the manufacture of sill Y l Al Oftice—Miles Block DE, E, A SHANNON, X. D. UR Oftice in Mayo Block Res, Phone 397 FURNITURE & . " UNDERTAKING H. N, McKEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-w or B rindlk S Roveror | HUFFMAN & O'LEARY Office Security Bank Bleck 1] Rl GEON . Bat at THE HOME CAFE Gordon Burns, Prop. Corner 3rd St. and Beltrami Ave. Be Better Looking—Take _ Olive Tablets. 1f your skin is yellow—complexion pallid —tongue coated—appetite poor—you have e —=—17| abad taste in your mouth—alazy, no-good DENTERRCE. - || feeling—you rouid ke Olive Tablems Phone TTow T R “DENTIST - . North of Markham Hotel ;]| pation.. That's why millions of boxes are Tel.. 230 Gibbons- Block DR. D. L. STANTON . DENTIST - Lt ayor. - OSTEOPATH | et v A xnopraror — 1| | Th N f'“.}‘g;",.;fofl;g'f,:,;:,‘,,{:‘,;gg,;‘:,m OSTEOPATHIS PHYSICIAN | 1S ewspapel‘ named and polling places designated: AND SURGEON g ~ Ibertson Block = Office Phone 153 CHIROPRACTOR . THORWALD LUNDE Acute “and Chronic handled with great success. | 1st Nat: Bank Bldg. Phone 406-W Hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-5 7-8' p. m W DT K s Office Phone 3-R™ Res. 99-7 || M. rd 8t. and Irvine Ave. The results will surprise and please you LAWYERS GRAHAM M. TORRANCE : [ LAWYER Miles Block BUSINESS N, L PHOT! GRAPHE?!? Photos Day and Night Third 8t. TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Res. Phone 658 818 Oftice Phone 12 - FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBEE;I“%%R UNDERTA! 405 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Minn. City Property Troppman Block ~ from combings $1.60. 311 6th St. Phone RY CLEANIN . Clothes Jleuns(r:s for Mel?. Women and Children : Office in Winter Block VETERINARIANS J. WARNIN VETERINARY S%%%EON Office and Hospital 3 doors west of Troppman’s, Phone No. 209 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. -Phone 560 DEAN LAND CO. ~ Land, Loans, Insurance and MINA MYERS - Hair dressing, face massaga, scalp treatment. Switches made ‘Bldg. Dr.Edwards’ Olive Tablets—a substitute | 376-R | | forcalomel—were byDr.Edwards after 17 years of ly with his patients. " Dr, Edwards’Olive Tablets are :Irurely yvegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them by their olive color. 'Residence 8 ' 'To have-a clear, -pink skin, bright eyes, ¥t i||no. pimples, a feeling- of buoyancy like Béinidji - thidhood dayayou st get at the cause. tiver and bomels b m&: 'er an wel e . '] | no dangerous after effects. . ‘They start the bile and overcome consti- sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. All druggists, Take one or two nightly and A note the pleasing results. People Read That’s why it would be profitable for you to advertise in it \ — If you want a fob If you want to hire somebody ,If you want to sell something If you want to buy something If you want to rent your bouse If you want to sell your bouse you ant to sell yoar farm you want fo buy property there Is anylthing that you gaul the qulckfst z’Zl be_:tclyqy to supply that want is by placing an rifsement in this poper Diseases THEY ARE ez Pwn X LEDGER TRANSFERS. Bemidji America But they’re so practical and durable that you can keep nearly all your records in them. ; There’s a type to meet every purpose, and the EEHPm® stock forms that fit them are so carefully designed that you are able to use many of them without the slightest change. Bound in Red Cowhide Back and Corners, Corduroy Sides, Steel Hinges, Top Locking. Let us demonstrate how_ you can save time, labor and money by using the ExHPmD Post Binder. * THE BEMIDJI PIONEER Bemidji 112-w Remember, Wed., “Wheatless Day” || Remember, Wed,, “Wheatless fiay” HAVE COLR IN CHERS |~ Hakkerup Studio FARMERS’ & TRAPPERS, We are buying Hides, Furs W,pol. Pelts and Tallow and will paj you the full market price. o 'NORTHERN HIDE & FUR COMPA Remember, Tuesday, “Meatless Day”; Wodnesday, “Whestless Day. ICTURES of home folks carry warmth and com- fort to the heart of a soldier. STUDIO ot N.L. Hakkerup. Make an appointment today. ' - Minn,: Bemidji, 2 / — CITY LIVERY Bemidji’s all the year round livery, Service is firat class ulwlyl?. Best of horses, rigs, robes, foot warmers, eto. A o ——— TELEPHONE 3-W. C. E. HICKERSON, neG.us PAT.OP Our bo:{s‘ in the Navy enjoi their Bevo. The Navy Department has put its official seal of endorsement on this triumph in soft drinks, by allowing it to be sold and served on all naval vessels. Ashore or afloat, you will find in Bevo a palate-pleasing, refreshing and nu- tritious beverage. . Just the thing to take along for sail or cruise — auto trip or camp and for the ice-box at home, e 3) Bavo—the all-year-"round soft drink Bevo is sold in bottles only and is bottled exclusively by ANHEUSER-BUSCH—ST. LOUIS Stene-Ordean-Wells Company L. C. DEMPSEY PALACE LIVERY — TO THE PUBLIC — Good teams and sleighs, careful drivers who know the roads. We are prepared to furnish first class rigs day R S SRSy or night, with or without drivers, on short notice. If you want a rig for a reasonable price : Phone 164W or 20. .. Feed barn in connection. Special prices to sleigh ride parties. 4 Between 4th and 5th on Miss, Ave. Office Markham Hotel Bldg., Col. K. W. REEVES, H(}R_ E S One Half Block North of Union Station, BEMIDJI, MINN ' POGUE’S OLD BARN, COR. 3rd ST. and IRVINE AVE. " Manager Wholesale Dealers . BEMIDJI, MINN. 11, | IllllllIIIIIIIIllllllllIIIII|IIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllll