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summer home at Lake Moval, Minn. ‘| near ‘Bemidji, where' Mr. Porte wi fara e v i as o ) YOU LL BE ABETTER AMERICAN WHEN YOU-S‘E “My Own United A big, vital American drama that will make you glad that you are .anv Amerlcan’ » REX THEATRE Thursday & Frlday “Not a battle picture” but-the great ahswer to the ques tion “What 'are we fighting for?” ARNOLD DALY, the Distinguished Actor, supported by a cast of 5, 000 A Screen Classics, Inc., production' distributed b : y the Metro Pict A drama for, of and by Americans. A production th;: lv':"lll ll‘:e‘ll;e:vfiozrn:r:::n ; \ Pennington by auto. Help boost the' TWO.SHOWS DAILY— Matinee 2:30—Night 8:15 o’clock. RT:D CROSS NOTES l’ennmztnn to Gelebmte. 5 The:/ Red Cross will celebrate at Pennington;, Minn., on July 4 and a large picnic is being planned with dancing afternoon and evening. A Ricket of East three-piece orchestra ‘will ' furnish W ‘their daughter, good music. Bring, your lunch bas- tces” Ricket, became the bride of | ket and spend the day. D. Gardner of ‘Grand Ferks. Ice cream, lemonade, coffee and Jonathan' Watson of Stz Paul’s|sandwiches will be served on _the i ipiscop: hurch | officiated. The| grounds. Dairy and farm' products ide is well known in East Grand | donated by farmers will be on sale, all proceeds to go to the Red Cross. _Mr, ‘Gardner has been an em-|Every one .welcome. = Good roads to ye of the Avery company for two ears and has been called for mili-{ Red Cross. ary duty. - He will report at Bemidji -——.— une 26.” : Donations. WEDS;J'OINS COLORS he, Grand Forks Herald says: ADMISSION 10 - 25 CENTS - Recent donations which are grate- fully acknowledged by the chapter: School Dist. No. 21, proceeds of entertainment, $31.65. From Funkley, proceeds of social, $13.65. PERSONALS AND i . From Island Lake, ~proceeds ,N,'EWSY NOTES : O A, William McClellan of Island Lake, $54, obtained by auc- ¥ 1| tioning quilt; $8 from Anna Warner, ELKO PROGRAM teacher of Waskish school; amount From the sun-beaten desert of Ari- Dean r 7 sert o I Mf,"c"f 0 to loan on rarms. d71tf | collected at school picnic, 50 centsf zona to the snow-tipped mountains s giom Mrs. C. O. Glidden, Turtlef at Truckee, Cal., is the contrast in 'S, 0. Jallem and son of Aure spent]| River. ‘the scenery offered by Douglas ¥air- Y yesterday in the city on ‘businesll)s. banks in his new. Artcraft ‘picture,|Ship, néar Blackduck. “BRIEF'LIFE SKETCH Mrs. Jennie Mands.ager Wetter- AT THE " THEATERS LS The creamery mow has a large < daily supply of buttermilk at 10c a gallon. - 527t /" Mrs. Hanry Falls of -Spur was the guest of relatives in Bemidji Thurs- - day. Elko theater tonight and tomorrow, Thursday. The snow scenes are par- ticularly effective after the audience is shown a broad sweep of the Mexi- can border, the desert lands of our country. hundreds of members enrolled last June. ' Their membership expires this month. Please renew your member- ship so that the chapter may be kept up to full strength. R New Members. 1t you want a car, cail Enterprise '} laughter . to the eyes of the most ;Auwyci,', Office phone 1, residl:snce The following are new members toY case-hardened cynic_in the world is phone 10. 56tg| the Red Crof “It Pays to Exercise’—is also on the 3 » %{[rs. lget;r larksor,i;u TtlirtlgiRiven‘ Elko program tonight-and tomorrow. A TS, . Sorenson, riie ver. ———— 3 S son, Island. She also leaves three broth- fi:- gl‘flAle\}:;:gi'g Bfigflgjt GRAND TONIGHT ers and one sister in Iowa and one v, AR 2 A Charming Ethel Clayton, the fa- £y S mous -film- star, will be seen 4in a|A sistery Mrs, John Luthro, and hus- Children Sell Flowers. striking role in “Journey’s Hnd,” a|band of Goldfield, Ia., came to attend Liftle Margaret McCuaig and Alma { new World Picture, which will be the "funeral. Interment was -made] Christenson sold wild roses and turn-{ shown at the Grand theater tonight. reenwood. cemetery. ed the proceeds, 87 cents, into the{ The story tells of the. -manner im|== Red Cross. which Aline Marsden and her hus- ; band “come together again after it . Call for Garments. has seemed as thongh they had drift- Will all circles and auxiliaries | 8d apart forever. - The story sparkles having ‘hospital . garments, kindly | With humor and is replete. : with finish same -and return to headquaa‘- thrills, making it the hest sort of ters by July first. screen entertainment. Mrs. M. Eichendorf of Tenstrike as a between-train visitor in.the * Lavinia Doing “Bit”, BILLIE WEST TONIGHT ity yesterday 2 Every Monday afternoon, - during| At the Rex' this:evening -will be ihe summer months, the Lavinia wo- | Seen that eccentric comedian, Billie men who are interested 1in. Redf West, in “The Rogue.” 'This is'a Cross work, will meet and do’their| two-part film and said o be one of “bit.” Yesterday afternoon twenty-| West's best. eight met at the summer home offf There will also be the feature pic- Mrs. E. E. McDonald and the hoursi ture, entitled “Snow White,”” which were spent in Red Cross work. comes highly recommended. . This is ELK o a five-part feature. ; ; TONIGHT AND § President in Film, ~ 7| % THURSDAY - . -Presideht Woodrow Wilson, Presx- dent Lincoln and other national herogs are shown in inspiring scenes in “My Own United States,” Metro’s historical drama starring Arnold Daly, \wkich will be offered at the popular Rex theater tomorrow and| I‘riday. Our president is ‘shown. delivering an address to a multitude of people in the opening scenes of the picture and .the other heroes are shown in scenes vital in ‘American " history. Among those who are represented { with utmost fidelity in characteriza- tions are President Abrama Lin- coln, President Thomas ' Jefferson, General U. 8. Grant, Admiral Ste- phen Decatur, Andrew Jackson, Gen- eral Aaron Burr and Colonel Alex- ander Hamilton. “My Own United| States” reminds us of our heroes. = | officiating, She leaves a husband and four ‘children, one son, Martin Wetterhus, being in military 'service ~ .The. creamefy'nuw has a large ‘daily supply of buttermilk at 10c a gallon 62TtE Mrs Ralph ‘Ripléy of Lavinia was “the guest of Bemidji friends yester- day. One of -these.nice days you ought 80 to Hakkerup’s and have your re taken. 14t It you want a car, call Enterprise Auto Cu Omce phone 1, residesxatfi If you want a car, call Dnterprise Auto Co. Office phone 1, reaidcnce ‘ phone 10.- 66t: * Mrs. Henry Saunders of Turtle River passed yesterday in Bemidji ‘on business: matters. S ‘ Kodak' ‘mflf‘ devetoping, l(])ntly 12{;‘, WH[TE PLAGUE K".[.S U2 A toarsr 1 HORE MEN THAN BULLETS war. : “1-mo, 78 Douglas ‘Fairbanks in his new It seems longer, but it;was !esslt‘mn four-years agv that the nafions had not -yet started in to -wipe; each other off the map and ’that the "only times when one heard of the Red/ Cross were times of flood or disister and at Christmas time; when themencetu! llt- tle Red Cross tuberculosis seals madc their annual appearance, Pcrh%qps,'in fact, it was the long, ar- dent fight in America against the White Plague which, in spite of the war's enormous new demands, is responsible for the especial interest being taken Ly the American Red Cross in France's frightful struggle against consumption, "This scourge seems to mark the S Mr and Mrs. J. Scarrot and fam- “ily and ‘Mts. H, M. Cords and son _‘have returned from an auto trip to ~ Morristown. ' Mrs. Henry Anderson and Mrs. A. W. Hall of the town of Liberty. au- toed to Bemidji yesterday. and trans- ted business. ; v John Stechman and Roland Fe 4 lows of Tenstrike, came. to Bemid yesterday to train -with the Home Guards. ‘Miss Anna Olson of Alida, who gpent the past week visiting at the F. W. Berkey home, returned home yesterday afternoon. HEADIN’ SOUTH One if his very best; Also Showing Paramounit-Mack Sennett Mrs Walter Mardie of Flaxville, Argentina’s Wealth in Furs. more men than do bullets and XGe) rgentina which has or- - e River during Hhie: surdmay; . polson ent kinds of fur-bearing animals, in- “IT PAYS TO EXERCISE” gas combined. Until the American Red. Cross was permitted by the French governmént to start its drive against tuberculosis it looked as if, even with a victory over the Hun, France might eventually be conquered by this deadlier foe. Already. things are looking brighter, The Red Cross has taken over old hos- pitals and built new ones. More than 300 tuberculosis dispensaries are to be opened throughout the’ country, and Red Cross doctors and nurses—scores of them—are devoting themselves ex- clusively to this fight, doing over there “Mr. .and Mrs. Alonzo Fellows and daughter, May, of Fergus Falls are visiting at the home of Mr. Fellows’ _ brother, William Fellows, of Ten- etrike cludig the otter and the chinchilla. If theres no one in the country who ean — compete with the Fuaropean houses in | the manufacture of furs, the establish- 5 could learn the true s and receive a v TONIGHT ONLY HAVEDARKHAR E¢hel ANDLOOK YOUNG Nobody can Tell = when you Darken Gray, Faded Hair with Sage Tea. Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Berkiet of Minto! N. D., who have visited at the 0. N. Johnson home in the town of Frohn for the past two weeks, re- turned to their home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Randall and rs. A. P. Anderson of .Clearbrook were in Bemidji yesterday, 1enroutie to Tenstrike where they will visit exactly the same kind of work which Rev. and ]}‘:Iirs' ‘{ H‘Tl}{anfi:flfi f&; is financed in America by the little m;arl;;) of tt 5 c:yisl,:e 19y Christmas seals. Tt is one of the ways b by, aw qmo i 7 in which by -our contributions to the Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Longbothomt Red Cross Amerlca can repay her debt arrived in the city yesterday by auto %o Frence. from - Minneapolis and will spend a SHELLSWEO_REUTTONS few-days visiting with friends. Mrs. Liongbothom was formerly Miss Fan- A Species That Is Abundant in New Zealand Can Be Used to Ad- chién Hayden, and conducted a school ‘of music here a year ago. 2 vantage. Grandmother kept her hair beau- tifully darkened, glossy and attract- ive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sul- hur. Whenever her hair took on According to information which fhat dull, faded or streakgd appear- has been furnished by the depart— ance, this simple mixture was ap- ment of internal affairs at Welling- | plied with wonderful effect. . By ask- ton, the Trochus niloticus, common-|{ing at any drug store for “Wyeth’s ly found in Queensland and the |Sage and Sulphur Compound,” you South Sea islands, does not occur in | Will get a large bottle of this old-time New Zealand; but other shells which recipe, improved by the addition of found in these waters miglt “be other ingredients, all ready to use, are S for about 50 cents. This simple mix- used in the manufacture of buttons, | tyre can be depended upon to restore especially the paua, Haliotis iris, and | natural color and beauty to the hair. A WORLD ~SICTUR the toitol, Ostraea sulcata. They are A well-known downtown druggist| | fl’"[l CLAYTON not at present used for the manufac- | says everybody uses Wyeth’'s Sage ture of. buttons or for similar uses, | and Sulphur Compound now because Journey‘l E"d it darkens so naturally and evenly| } Mrs. H. Price, who has visited her ‘ parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Evans, of Clearbrook for two weeks, return- g ed to her home in Blackduck yester- ;L» %ay She was accompanied hy her } sister, Miss, Mable Evans, who will | { L be her vues& for a couple of months. Mrs. Ray Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers, Sr., and Miss Anna Bowers motored to Melrose Monday to visit Mrs. Frances Sauers and family. Mrs. Sauers is a daughter ~ of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Bowers, Sr. ° Miss Anna Bowers, who has accept- ed a position in the Bemidji post- ofléce, has ret&xr]ned dfrto}; Melrose | pyt poth occur in great numbers on e s and commenced her duties. el ot g it has been ap- rocky coasts near the low-tide mark, pHed—1t's 8o easy to use, toc, ~¥ou the paua being much the commoner. simply dampen a comb or soft brush . Since -these shells have never been | and draw it through your hair, tak- sought for commercial purposes, there | ing one strand at a time. By morn- is no way of :1scei‘taining their cost [ing the gray hair disappears; after “ ’ F ” the method of disposing of production, | another application or two, it is re- . stored to its natural color and looks market, cte., but it is understoed that s A glossy, soft and beautiful. This pre- i i they are v el as the | Tt 2% T Gelighttul toilet ro-| With John Bowers and Muriel tide ebbs Ostriche quisite. It iz not intended for the benches about the isiand. {ific | cure, mitgation or prevention of : Thomas Porte has returned from t. Paul where he has been attend- g g a2 national convention of opto- * metrists. He also took advantage of a post-graduate course offered by the scientific section of the Amer- ican Optical association while away. The return trip was made by auto- | » mobile. Mrg., Porte @accompanied him. After spending a week at his } office, the Portes will go to their ! | 17 hus, wife of L. J. Wetterhus of Blackduck, was'born in Odda;- Nor-|lund will have charge. way, December 23; 1868. She"came to America in 1886 and was -mar- ried in 1892. She lived in Iowa un-| Want Aa co] g s Ui tha ta1¥s o AU odhani? MG T oo [ IAAE pige. column today. It's on the|as the speaker. He will give a timely gether with her husband and fam- ily,- moved to a farm in Birch town- CARD OF THANKS Membershin. “Headin™ South,” a rip-roaring tale Mrs. Wetterhus ‘died in this ecity Renew your membership! Many which will be the attraction at the June 23, having been ill for gome time. She was operated upon* about six weeks ago, at ‘which timé & 26-| and mother. pound’'tumor was removed. “The fu- ;wral wa};s helg yesterday ute{’noun rom the orwegian Lutheran A comedy that will bring tears of | church, Rev." Johanson of Blackduck and stationed at Camp Upton;. Long brother and:her 'mother in Norway. |’ SERVICES THURSDAY There will be services in the There 1s sometuing ror you —L. J. Wetterhus and family. tending. i ) tinge. with one box. No. 157 ish Lutheran church Thursday eve-| ised a profitable two hours on Friday g ning at 8 o’clock. Missionary West-| evening, June 28, at 8 p. m., at the A . | OMICS, showing by actual prepara- We wish to take this opportunity Mr. Henoch has jusi returned to thank the friends and neighbors | from .u ten months’ tjou; of Califor- ffir their many kindnesses during the | nia and will relate his experiences, ness and death of our beloved wife This will be the only lecture given TALK ON “HOME ECONOMICS” Swed- The people of Bemidji are ‘prom= T Elks building. The Minnesota Light and Power company has secured for this meet- in the|ing M. Henoch of Pittsburgh, Pa., talk on the subject of home econ- tion of a meal the wonderful savings S | which can easily be effected and so important during the war. gaviy ] in Bemidji and will be well worth at- i m ,, Gives a Lily white finish to shoes and leaves no yellow Doss not change the: natural grain of leather or Stexture of fabric. You can clean your shoes many times Ask Any Store. e SuvoiA 1S MADE IN BLACK-—TAH—-—-\NF S""E—RED 100 Lme: ELLIOTY ADVERTISING BERVICE, IXCy “THE 10 - 20 cents - - - TONIGHT “Snow White” | - FIVE PART FEATURE Billie West 3 IN ONE OF HIS FUNNIEST FILMS ROGUE" 7:20 - 9 o’clock £ this car. 118 Beltrami Ave. 1 | | l ] . | i \ s | | | — — RS el I PO » Peraee | | | | o | | | e WOOL BUYING PERMIT NORTHERN HIDE & FUR Co. GOVEANMENT To operate as an approved wool dealer in country dis- tricts, for 1918 clip in conformity with the regulations of the War Industries Board. Farmers, bring your wool to us, where it is bought under government directions. We are ready now to make up a car shipment. Bring yours now to get into NORTHERN HIDE & FUR GO0, *BEMIDJI, MINN. GRANTED BY THE Phone 329 ST 4 — . ?