Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 23, 1919, Page 4

Land for Natlonal Forests. EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY American Genlus Quickly l;roduéod Precision Blocks Accurate to Millionth Part of Inch. Nimble Wit and Tongue Landed Job: for. Owner: The Santa Fe Rallroad com- pany had been advertising in Eastern newspapers for brake- men. A big, ugly, raw-boned chap, who looked like a prize fighter, appeared before Fred C. Fox, genmeral manager at To- peka, Kan., and applied for work, “] see that you want some brakemen,” sald he. “I would like a job.” “We don't need any brake- men,” replied Fox, after sizing up the fellow. “Then you .should take that ad out of the papers and quit fooling us,” said the man. “I came all the way from Philadel- phia in reply to your ad.” “Yes, we do need brekemen,” ern-Appalachlans and Arkansas. One of America’s littleknown war romances IS revealed by John H. Van Deventer in his story of precision gauges, which appears in Everybody's. Virtually all of our munitions had to be made to limit gauges which had to be corrected by means of precision blocks to within a few millionths of an inch. “Twenty years ago,” writes Mr. Van Deventer, “a Swedish tool- maker named Johansson made up his. mind that the millionth of an inch was the coming thing—hunted during nine years for a practical way to get it and got it. How? Nobody knows ex- cept Johansson, and he won't tell For over nine years he kept everybody guessing. Our best shops imperted his blocks and used them for check- by the Chocorna ~g!n). - . “Yep." ing the gauges. « . ed?” “Then came the war, with its won- s::l:f ssz:ll "Fox. =t e e “Nope.” derful stimulation of American ge- “Whyy not?” i ) nius. With it came also the need of being Independent of the old world In the matter of gauges. “The war took E. C. Peck away “I don't like your looks.” “So you hire a man on his looks, eh?” “Yes.” from his job of running a great fac- @ » ep s > 9 tory in Oleveland and brought him me“{,i',li(i.'f;’.,"""" you?” asked life insured, either.’ to Washington to take charge of the T guess you will do,” replied gauging of ordnance products. It % w Brought Willtam B. Hoke of St. Louts | § Fo% WIth o laugh. “Yoh can go D. S. Mltchell to the bureau of standards, with an| § ) The. New- York:-Life fdea of how to produce precision | Fererrenrrrerorrrrrorss. “Northern Natl. Bank Bdu got together, and In six months were turning out precision blocks accurate to the millionth part of an inch.” Subscribe for The Daily Pioneer. . Liquid Accident. Secretary Elmer Thompson of the Automobile Club of America sald In New York the other day: “The automobile gets the blame for everything. A man lay in the middle of the road onme evening, surrounded by a large crowd. An old lady pushed her way Into the crowd and said: “‘poor fellow! Poor young fellow! I suppose an flutomoblle run into him.’ “No, ma'am,’ said a policeman. ‘It wasn't an gutomobile that ran into him this time.’ “‘What was it, then? said the old lady. “t was u keg, or maybe a keg and @ helf of beer,’ said the policeman.” ENTERPRISE AUTO CO.. Auto Livery and Taxi Service Day and Night Service Office: Remore Hotel, Cor. 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. Office Phone 1 Residence Phone 10 WM. M’CUAIG Manager 'IIIilllllIIlllllI!lllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIII"lIIIlll for all the family at reasonable prices Saturday Night Aug. 23rd in the Woodman Hall T Every one has a good time there, as they have good music, and the floor is fine. I.ET’S GU! SH ll(H}Ti::dnth)ll);IESS Mail orders receive our prompt attention. First class repairing in connection . BEMIDJI SHOE STORE - 315 Minnesota Ave. t’s really wonderful how a new top and some new seat covers will change the ap- pearance of your old car. The cost is right, and we do the work quickly. _r YOU were going on a trip today LJ and were to be gone a year, you certainly would make ar- rangements to provide for your wife each month while you were away. Many men are having the seats of their new cars covered. It protects and pre- serves the leather. Drive in and get the measurements taken today. Some day you are going away on a trip and never ming back! i coming bac Have your curtains reglassed: BEMIDJI TOP & CURTAIN COMPANY C. M. JOHNSTON, Prop. Shop back of Pioneer Office BEMIDJI MINNESOTA I's not a question of “if” you die—the question is “when.” —SEE— DWIGHT D. MILLER General Agent ‘Twin City Life Insurance Co. of St. Paul National Life of Vermont Sec. Bank Bldg., Bemidji Tel. 167 THE BEMIDJI.DAILY PIONEER . The national-forest reservation com- mlsslon .has just approved:- for..pur- | chase 48,581 aeres of land for nationa: forests:in the White mountains, South- The largest tracts are in the White mountains, where 81,022 acres in Car-||.. roll and: Grafton counties, New Hatap:: shire, and 1,220 acres in-Oxford coun--| —. ty, Maine, were approved for purchase at an average price of $7.15 per acre. These lands include the scenic peaks of Mount: Chocorua! and :Mount: Patir gus, .much ‘visited .by : tourists' and made accessible by tralls maintained GOT YOUR HOGS:and HOG HOUSE; INSURED. “Got your life insur-| “Well, if 1 didn’t think PRESTO! A NEW: CAR DRY CLEANING Olothes Cleamerp.for Men, Women and Ohfidren FOR YOUR LIVERY New Dodge and Ford Cars at your service Day or night the year round. WARD BROTHERS blocks. Colonel Peck and Major Hoke — “Room 5 Phone 576W T all times.we @R}, -endeavar.to de- /.. port. ourselves-in a - | . manner that will . cause us to be re- membered by those . whom: we serve. Our busi- ness'conduct_is be- yond cavil. We are offering for Sat- urdy and Monday, a real special in silk, Taffeta, Messaline and Silk Mes- saline, at per yard - $2.29 OUR MEAT SPECIALS Compound Lard, per pound. . ..30c “Pure” lard, 1b 40c Midget Bacon, per pound. . ..35¢c Shoulder Hams 28¢ Salt Salmon, 1b. 23¢ i Salt Trout, tb..18¢c | t i — { — | — out. Phone 33 Georgette Waists of very good styles in all sizes. Reg. $6.00 values, while they last $3.98 Dresses for the school girl, of beau- ' tiful pattern ging- ham. Just the right kind of dress to start school with; only $2.79 A special sale of men’s hose, black or tan, only 19¢ THE HOME OF GOOD GROCERIES LT T —————————— I [T T ] We are now fully located in our new build- inb-and are in a position to save you money in your general needs. . Our counters offer daily, bargains in men’s work shirts, overalls; shoes, under- wear, kitchen accessories, dishes for the dining room at prices that any one can af- ford to have and can not afford to be with- The price of Men’s shoes has advanced - $2.00 in the last few days, but we are still selling all shoes for Men, Women and Chil- dren at the same old price. Take advant- age of this chance while it lasts. dur groceries come to us fresh every day and we can supply you with fresh fruits for canning at all times. So do not Hurry Your Steps Past Our Shelves because you will find that they are all stocked with high grade, speak-for- themselves, eatables. HASTE MAKES WASTE and a good supper on the table is worth two in our store. So tuck some of our gro- ceries under your arm and set the whole family smacking their lips. We deliver to all parts of the city. Schwandt’s Grocery 210 Third Street '-IIIIII|IIII|IIIIll!lllllllIllllllIIIIIIl|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIIIIIlIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIlI ’E wish to extend to all an invitation to visit our new Ready— “to-Wear Department. We hope that this new - Department ? r will find favor with you. Petticoats of Sateen-in black and dark blue. Reg. $2.50, while they last 98¢ Children’s hose of best quality, a pair, only 19¢ OUR- GROCERY SPECIALS 3 Ib. can, Stone’s Steel cut coffee ....... $1.3 Regular 50c Japan green Tea, a 1b only..... 44c 10 bars, P. & G. soap, ONly .iisessaansse 75¢ Quality Macaroni and Spaghetti, 3 pkgs ..23¢ Regular, 35c size, Rolled Oats, per pkg..... 29¢ 2 packages, Post Toasties, ONIY e it st srsiin 24c Bulk Cocoa, only, b 24c Two, No. 3 cans, Sauer Kraut,only ....... 23c sAwnoAx-zvsz.ck.Auausw 2311918 Very good quality of 'll|lIIIIIIIIlIlIIIlIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllilllIllll|IIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII [l These Special Savings, for Saturday and Monday Only THE SHOE DEPARTMENT WISHES to extend a cordial invitation to its customers. Come in and see our new shoe department, and be convinced of the pleasure it will be to have your feet fitted right with the best grade of leather obtainable in our new light and pleasant corner. The cost of shoes is advancing every day and you will find that we have some bargains that will mean money saved for you. TROPPMAN'S Better Shoes and Service Defective