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| | 1 | | . - PAGE FOUR STATE SETS RECORD CANTEEN FEEDS IN POUETRY RAISING| - 10.000 IN ONE DAY (Special to The Pioneer.) (By United Press.) St. Paul, Nov. 5.— Minnesota is With the American army . in one of six states to go over the top| France, Oct. 18. (By Mail.)—More in poultry production this year. This|than 78,000 American soldiers were does not mean that there is tre-|fed at one American Red Cross can- mendous increase in the stock of | teen along the lines of communica- turkeys, chickens and eggs on hand|tion in France last month. On one but it does mean that, working|day of that month 10,000 passing against great odds, the Minnesota|troops were given hot coffee and food farmers have = responded so gener-|to cheer them on their way. This is ously to the food administration’s|a record in service for American appeal for increased pouitry produc-|troops. tion that Minnesota today holds an It was performed by a squad of honored. position in the country in|eight American women and girls. this phase of food returns. And, to make their task more diffi- “The help given the nation in this|cult, they served this food at three production by the farmers of Min-|different points, each almost three nesota has been remarkable,” says|miles away from the other. W. E. Stanfield, United States repre- When the American people show- sentative to Minnesota on poultry|ed their loyalty and appreciation of production. “The result is that Min-|the Red Cross last May by subscrib- nesota rapidly is developing into the|ing nearly double the amount of great poultry center of the country.|money asked for, it had a wonderful Seventy-five per cent of our market|effect upon the members, of the or- is shipped to the east and on the|ganization in France. They inter- New York market the Minnesota eggs | preted. it as meaning that nothing have the reputation of being the| was too good or no effort too great largest and hardest shelled of the|for the fighting men of America in eggs produced in the country. This| Europe. is because of our good grains, of So, from the seaports to the battle course. Moreover the poultry pro-|front, the American soldiers are met ducers'in the state are rapidly doing|at ln'tervenlng stations by Red Cross WANT D away with the ordinary hen. She|workers distributing hot drinks, food . lays only some sixty eggs a year|and fobacco. The troop trains are whereas the pure-bred hen—such as|stopped outside of these Red Cross NEVADA WOMAN HAS GOOD CHANCE FOR SENATE SEAT lican. vada. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER (By United Press.) Reno, Nev., Nov. 5.—Nevada voters may send a woman United States senate today. ‘Bven her -opponents conceded Anne Martin a slim chance to win the senatorship, Miss Martin, who says right out that she is 43 years old, can ride a bproncho throw a lasso, teach his- tory or art, and if necessary, write poetry. She is opposed in the election today by Sen. C. B. Henderson, demo- crat, and Rep. E. E. Hoberts, repub- She is running as an inde- pendent candidate. In 1914 Miss Martin led the forces that won woman suffrage for Ne- She started the campaign in 1910 shortly after returning from England, where she met the Pank- hursts and spent a short time in jail for participating in the *“Black Friday” demonstrations. Besides the interesting senator- ship fight, Gov. D. Boyle, democrat, is running for re-election against Tasker L. Oddie, republican, former governor. Advertisements 1n this column cost half cent a word per issue, when paid cash in advance. be run for less tham 10c per issue. Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word per issue. for less than 26c. (Continued from Page One) The sun boils down pitilessly, or the the White Leghorn—Ilays from 140 |canteens, and most of them remain cent of the hens of the locality are It a train does not pull into the. White Leghorns, there are thirty|terminus where the canteen is lo- thousand of these hen patriots—the|cated, the Red Cross workers pile 1 guess.” truck or camionette and hustle it to the place where the wait of the troop SOLDIERS OF lTALY train is an hour, the soldiers are 3 i 000 full meals were served at this To LEARN To SPELL particular canteen. PIGEONS PLAYING GREAT ROLE; (United Press Correspondent.) Rome, Oct. 5. (By Mail.)—Italy is taking advantage of the fact that lized and under her immediate con- trol to lessen the percentage of illi-| doesn’t seem to be anyone about, but teracy in Italy. somewhere—in the shade of the little centage of Italians who could notjyou will find the only human inhabi- read and write was not s0 much due| tants of the knoll, to the fact that Italy did not have The queer little house is a pigeon constitutional objection on a certainfeach cote. They train the pigeons, part of her population to being edu-[see that the fighting unit to which cated. This was especially the case|they are attached is kept supplied ern portion of Italy. when they return from the front, and With all these people under arms| then see that the message brought in and under military discipline now,| by the pigeon is promptly delivered. to 150. At Barnum, where 95 per|until every soldier has been served. largest colony of them in the universe | their food and hot drinks upon a served a full meal. Last month, 6,- By-Henry Joad ONE SAVES SOLDIER’S LIFE she has all of her young sons mobi- Previous to the war the.large per-] house, or the shelter of a dugout— sufficlent educational facilities as to)cote. Three men are attached to with districts in the extreme south- «with birds, watch for their charges Italy hopes before demobilization can Incidentally, it should not be. as- capable of reading and writing. ment atop the knoll, oniy the pigeons One of the last steps to this énd|face the dangers of the front. The has been an order by the Itallan|‘pigeon men” will not trust the de- government for 1,000,000 copy books| livery of their birds to the front line and 100,000 spelling books. These|to anyone else. They put the pigeons FOR SALE FOR SALE—Quantity of household furniture. Inquire at 1404 Minn. Ave. 2t-116 FOR SALE—1918 Ford Touring car in good condition. B. I. Fred- erick. Bemidji, Minn, . 2t116 rains pour upon the place. There| FOR SALE—Minneapolis steam en- gine, 22 h. p., return flue, in good running order; straw or wood burner; right thing for sawmill. Bargain if taken at once. Helmer Bergh, Trail, Minn. 4d118 FOR SALE—Ten pure bred York- shire sows, between 4 and 6§ months old. Fifteen dollars each. Phone 920. 4t117 FOR SALE—40-horse boiler, and 35- horse power engine. All in first class condition. Address W. F., care Pioneer. 10t117 take place to have them all at least|sumed that of this queer little settle-] FOR SALE—Secondhand Buick car} nice new tires and in good condi- tion; cheaq if taken at once. In- quire 9th and Irvine Ave. Mrs. Gilbert Sandland. 2t115 will be placed in all of the recrea-|in a wicker basket and dash over the tion rooms that have been set .aside|shell-swept roads in a motorcycle for the use of the soldiers both at]sidecar to the post command of their the front and in repose locations.|unit, where the birds are turned over Other asistance and inducements will| to the men in the line. Then begins also be offered to the soldiers to see| the pigeon’s period of work. It lives that the copy hooks and spellers arefin the basket in which it is carried utilized to the fuliest extent. to the front, known as the ‘“rest basket.” This basket is of open GRAND FORKS NIGHT wicker, and is some eight inches SCHOOL OPENS TONIGHT deep, and from a foot and a half wide to two feet long. Little water pans are fixed in the basket, and food turned over to the man who is to care for the pigeons while they are in the front line. d When a patrol is ordered, or an attack is being made, the pigeons are taken from the rest basket and put into a smaller wicker basket. This rests on a man’s back, just between the shoulders. .\ strap passes over either shoulder, converging into a 'single strap in front, forming a isimple sort of harness with the single Last year eighty-two pupils were|gtrap snapping to the soldier’s belt enrolleu in the Bast Grand Forks|puckle. The basket is thus held night school. These included nine-|sgteady, and the pigeon rides forth to teen nationalities. - battle. e Pigeons are furnished not only the WHY IS A FORTRESS? infantry, but to balloon observers and g ;:avalryt:neu. In the case of the bal- oon observers only the rest basket (By Unitea Press.) . |is used. The pigeons are carried up With the American army in|{in the balloon, and should-the ob- France, Oct. 6. (By Mail.)——Every-| gerver's telephone connection with body wonders what they will do with| the ground become broken, one of the two chains of fortresses across| his pigeons is liberated, and bears the northern France and southern Ger- message back to its cote. many, now that modern warfare has When with cavalry, ‘the pigeons made them good for practically no-|ride in a tiny net “hammock.” A gal- thing except sights for sightseers.|loping, or even a walking horse, With the American advance be-1would naturally injure the pigeons yond St.Mihiel, it is seen the Germans| if they were at liberty in their have given up use of fortresses, ex.|wicker basket. Each basket is fitted cept as observation posts. Mont Sec.] with separate *hammocks” for three supposedly a stronghold, had practi-! pigeons. The heavy net is cut so cally nothing in it. The reason is that it will just fit snugly about a plain, pigeon’s body when folded about the Fortresses mean nothing in thelpird. t is thlen fitted with eyelets way of defense except as machine}and laces. The pigeon’s wings are}: gun nests. The infantry can go a-{folded carefully in place, the pigeon round tnem, however, and with gas|placed in the “hammock,” and then and artillery and other means of in-{]aced in with its head and neck pro- fluencing holders of fort sieges would truding.. The bird is then ready for be. short. its ride. It rests in the hammock in They don’t even put guns in fort-{ a normal sitting-position, and though ;s::::r a‘l;i'm?:;:rbel.e t:tl:mx:m_bnbly éh: the motion of the horse may cause es on fla: v hills surrounded by moats soon will O hirank, the pigeon e be .used only as relics of olden days. NOTICE. The First National bank of ~De- —— ———————— — midji desires to notify its patroms S w - that the conversion privilege which CRAWNY’ ORN xrosebin dconsequence odf the 414 per OUT WOMEN cent bonds of the Third Liberty loan 2 will expire November 9th, 1918. Is your face drawn? Color Hu]hlers of the second issue of Lib-{Poor? Temper short? You erty loan 4 per cent bonds who de- . gire to convert them into 41, per are only as old as you look. cent bonds, should have bonds in|T0 look young your body must be free from impurities and (By United Press.) Grand Forks, Nov. 6.—Ambitious young men and women are offered opportunities in the night school which opens this. evening and re- mains in session until March 6. The high school plant will be at the service of the night school and the teachers are all members of the reg- ular high school faculty and hold prefessional certificates from the state of Minnesota. the side of the basket but is gently “rocked” on its journey into battle. our hands not later than one (1) By converting your bonds you profit | Poisons. Constipation is the by drawing 414, per cent interest 1ag;; First National Bank ions and good health. Hollis- 5 Bemidii, Minn.|ter’s Rocky Mountain Tea will In spite of attempts to introduce the |active, bringing health and alpaca into countries away from its na- happiness Relieves consfipa_ them. It is rarely found below an altitude of 5,000 feet. Its wool is |kidneys, without griping and ity, and occasionally attains a lemgth without reaction. of gix ipahes. o'clock p. m. November S8th, 1918. from Moy ot b enemy of youth, good complex- Alpaca. keep your system clean and tive habitat, failure has attended ||, o N tion and stimulates liver and of an exceedingly fine luster and qual- City Drug Store l ; 2 et P . 1 in no danger of being thrown against} - WANTED WANTED—Wood cutters for good jackpine timber at once. Inquire Chas. F. Schroeder. Phone 41-F-4. 5t119 WANTED—Competent girl. Mrs. E. W. Johnson, 1213 Lake Blvd. Tele- phone 11-R. 114tf WANTED—To hear from owner.of good farm for sale. State cash price, full description. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis, Minn. 1t112 WANTED-—Girl for - general house- work. Mrs. Phil Gill, 608 Bemidji Phone 159. 112tf WANTED-—At once; woman to help with work or. housekeeper. 821 Minnesota vAe. 41117 Ave. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Seven room Bungalow, furnished if desired. Call at1404, Minnesota Ave. 2t-116 FOR RENT—6 room house, modern, opposite postoffice. Minnesota Ave., Bemidji Minn. 1030tf FOR HIRE———Ten teams of heavv horses for logging, can ship any time. Write or phone Goe. J. -ék,eehan, Niagara, N. D. 9t117 ————————————————— ___+o_10ST-AND FOURD ESTRAY—One strange red cow with P D brand on right hip. This cow has been at Birchmont farm since October 15. Owner call and pay for same. 3t116 generally .this comes through the |tnan 47 per cent of its imports, and' |1 ofice and Hosp!tal 3 doors west squelching of the husband.—New York | receives in return a trifie over 50 per of Troppman's, Phone No. 209 World, to the ———————————————————— How Epidemics Start | PR UL various diseases were born full- fledged over night. Disease epidemics, | however, usually have their source in one or a few isolated cases. Sim- A. V. GARLOOK, M. D. ply because the danger of contagion SPECIALIST is not recognized or guarded against, it spreads rapidly. contracted from germs which en‘ter the nose or mouth. Danger of in- fection and tne further transmitting of the diseases can largely be pre- DS Groceries, Dry' Goods, Shoes, North of Markham Hotel > vented by the use of an antiseptic Gibbons Blook "Tel. 230 F‘lour. Feed, otc. gargle or nose spray made by dis- solving two tablespoonfuls of 20 Mule Team Powdered Boric in a pint of hot water. An excellent gargle for Dr. A. E. Henderson gore throat, often the first symptom of approaching illness, is made by dissolving one teaspoonful each of salt and Boric in a pint of hot water. Powdered Boric. by what they have read or heard of influenza. The more you fear the disease, the surer you are to get it. Go right about your business and forget it. As the disease is spread principally by contact thru sneezing, coughing or spitting, many health authorities have advised that every- one wear a gauze, which is daily DR.E. A, m washed and saturated with a one to five hundred solution of zine sulphate PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON in water, and then dried before wear- ing over the nose and mouth. You should avoid crowds, common drink- ing cups and public towels. Keep your strength up by taking lots of exercise in the open air and plenty of nourishing food. No ad will No ads run ag chilliness, mnasal obstructions, flushed; face, headache," feverishness, | restlessness, weakness, or irritating cough, give up work at once and go to bed. This will save your strength to help overcome the disease. Put your feet in hot water for fifteen minutes. Thoroughly loosen the bowels with some such mild and non- NOR' 0. irritating physics as Dr. Pierce’s OSTEOPATH I;l;gné gIAN Pleasant Pellets. Drink principally AND SURGEON of hot lemonade and then cover up with plenty of clothes in bed so as to get a good sweat. When sweating is free and the fever reduced fake a dose of two Anuric Tablets every four hours, followed by drinking at least a glass or two of hot water. Anuric Tablets help quickly to relieve the soreness of the muscles and bones from which most patients complain and help the kidneys flush out the ———W—— s z poisons. DR. 11;’;-“ CR TS Qifferent from excessive discharge from the: nose, probably nothing is better than such || Office Phone 376-W Res. 876-R «nd the materials used are . of a:mild, soothing, antiseptic wash as § higher grade. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. dlt will B’? - i give great relief. Employed as a 3 ¥ mOn B 4 gargle, in same strength as made up o DnéhNTIST % laCk Sllk for use in the nose, and as hot as 2 can be borne, it quickly arrests sore- ness and dryness in the throat. partly J. P. Lahr, Markham Hotel Bldg. 2t115 FOR RENT—6 room house, 311 Be- mid}i Ave. A. Klein. 3t116 FOR RENT—Partly modern 5 room bungalow, 822 Irvine Ave. Mrs, G.. Sandland. 2t1156 FOR RENT—9 room house, in good condition. 415 Minnesota Ave. Phone 148, Mrs. A. Thompson, 404 WHEN YOU SUFFER FROM RHEUMATISM Almost any man will tell you that Sloan’s Liniment means relief For man has used it who hn s ered m rheumatic aches, soreness of muscles, stiffness of )omts, the results of weather exposure. Women, too, by the hundreds of thousands, useit for relieving neuritis, lame backs, neuralgia, sick headache. Clean, refreshing, -ootbm economical, quickly effective. éloans Lini- ment” to your druggm. Get it today. Liniment Kills Pain TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1918 e — Well, Sometimes, Trade With French Oceania. Marriage makes one out of two; but America sends French Oceania more, VETJ}! cent of its exports. ' 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. BUSINESS BUSINESS | weommmg g & PROFESSIONAL WE CAN Insure Anything Anywhere DOCTORS Security Bank Bldg.—Tel. 747 It might seem that epidemics of Offices FUNERAL DIRECTOR BYE EAR NOSE THROAT ¥ E IRERTSON Glasses Fitted 406 Bcltnml Ave., Bemidji, Miun. Many diseases of this character are DR. J. T. TOOMY GENERAL MERCHANDISE Bemldji G SCBOED% one 6§ Office in O’Leary-Bowser Blk MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Bemidji Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines Telephone 72-R 117 Third St., Bemidjl Your druggist sells 20 Mule Team J. BISIAR, Mgr. Phone 573-W DOCTOI?ROWI‘ cm}{'g R.ECTI'C TOM SMART i r’“’ . y TO AVOID AND RELIEVE Acute end Chronle Disessts || DRAY AND TRANSFER INFLUENZA By Dr. Franklin Duade. Many people have been frightened Res. Phone 68 818 America Oftice Phone 12 |t~ handled with great success, 1st Nat: Bank Bldg. Phone 40§-W Hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-5 7-8 p. m. DR. E. H. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Security Bank Bleck DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleuners for Men, Women and Children fllle Oftice in Mayo Block Phone 398 Res. Phone 397 ENTERPRISE AUTO. CO- Auto Livery and Taxi Service Day and. Night Service Office - Remore 'Hotel; - Cor. 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. Ofixbe Phone 1 Residence Phone 10 ¢ WM. M’CUAIG, ... Manager DR. L. A. WARD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. If you have any of such symptoms DRS. GILMORE & McCANN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Office—Miles Block Ibertson Block Office Phone 163 DR. EINER JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND S8URGEON Bemidji, Minn. To relieve nasal obstructions and ENTIST - Office, O'Leary-Bowser Bldg othiers hecatise more cara is taken in the making Stove Polish 3 o Makes & brilliant, silky polish that does Influenza weakens the patient’s re- . not fub off or dust ofl.amxhumnahsu Office tn Winter Block sistance to disease, so that there is four times as long' as ordinary stove polish. Used on sample stoves and sold danger of bronchitis and pneumonia GRAHAM M. TORRANCE by haraware dcery. dealors. developing. To combat this tendency o4 and fortify the patient’s strength in- sist that he keep in bed at least two|| Miles Block nat days. Probably nothing will at this H-ldelnli(luldarnuw stege hasten the recovery and _ Biack Silk Stove Polish Works strengthen the patient more than an . Sterling, lllinois iron-tonic tablet called “Irontic” or Do Biack Sitk Ate-D that well known herbal tonie, Dr. ESS, o Binck Siik Wetal Foilah Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Veterinarian which has been used by thousands in the past two generations. All e ask isa ‘Useit on your cook stove; LAWYER 1 tove ol vt Phone 560 e, your.doa %“sgflfif}fi“fl‘f oo D. R. BURGESS, D. V. M. 3 Shin Meta .'...,.,‘}":,':" jual for use Office Phone 3-R 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. THE UNIVERSAL CAR The Ford Model T one-ton truck is pfoving a splendid time and money-saver on the farm. It is very flexible in control, strong and dependable Thmk “ Bvsr is service. It has‘»really become one Mr Fa'me[ of the farmers’” necessities. One [] S a Ford truck is equal to half a dozen teams and it won’t “eat its head off” when not working. The very low price makes it popular with shrewd farmers who analyze conditions on the farm. Let’s talk it over, Mr. Farmer. Price, without body, $550 f. o. b. Detroit. il e e f \ Vi L A 5 | ) B |

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