Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1919, Page 3

ITIES TACKLE FOOD PROBLEM . P Variety of Ways, Some of Them Unusual, Are Being Tried Out. HO ONE CITY SELLS FOOD Houston, Tex., Handles Fruits and Vegetables in Competition With Tenants of Its Municipally- Owned Market House. «(Prepared by the United States Depart. ment of Agriculture.) Washlngton — That municipalities -are tackling their local food problems .n a variety of ways, some of them aunusual, is evidenced by reports re- ceived by the city marketing division of the bureau of markets, United _States department of agriculture. From establishing curb markets, re- modeling, or building retail market -houses, efforts of cities have expanded untll some are actually selling food supplies, while one city of about 65, 000 population is operating a farm and selling produce from it at retail. How One City Sells Food. Houston, Tex., which has a munici- pally owned retail market house, has taken over three stalls in the build- ‘ing 'and is handling fruits and vege- tables In competition with its tenants. ' In order to be fair to other retallers ‘i it cliarges itself with all overhead ex- -‘penses paid by other dealers, including rent. and also pays wages higher than i -those pald in other stalls. Reports <on ten weeks’' operation of the city- | :managed stalls show that it is possi- “dle to buy and sell produce in com- ‘ petition with local merchants at both ! :a direct and indirect saving to con- :sumers. The experiment 18 to be én- larged to include food products other -than fruits and vegetables and is sald | to be-already serving as a stabilizing ‘Influence on_ prices in that city mar- ket. Compettng merchants have be- -come interested in the methods of do- ‘4ng business of the city-operated stalls -and appear anxious to try out prac- -tices that would enable them to lower ’ their prices. { A City Goes Into Farming. Allentown, Pa., has gone into farm- ing on a farm acquired for other pur- “poses which, through changes in mu- -nicipal plans, was lying idle. Under Y the direction of one of the city alder- { -men this farm is producing vegetables :and selling them at retail in competi- . tion with shipped-in produce. The 4 -farm also feeds 1,000 head of hogs on § -city garbage. Local advocates of the plan now propose to include the use ; -of an old brewery as a storage ware- 3 ‘house for potatoes and other products grown by local farmers, so as to lessen -the city’s dependence on shipped-in ' “products. Although the bureau of markets, through its city market division, is keeping in touch with developments in many citles and is compiling in- formation for use in answering in- -quiries, it states that it would be glad to hear from any citles, not as yet reached by formal inquiry,’ which are * working on local food problems through municipally owned shops and by other methods differing from those that have been followed in the past. The bureau plans to make available in- formation in regard to the successes and fallures of cities in their efforts to solve their food problems in order that municipalities contemplating special action may have the henefit of the ex- perience of communities faced with similar conditions. Husband Took Covers, So His Wife Sues New York.— The argument arose, the bill states— “Over their respective equi- ties in the bedclothes of their conjugal couch. in the course of which he succeeded in wresting from your oratrix and retain- ing somre 90 per cent of said coverings, and struck her in so doing.” The fact that it was bitter cold on that November night in 1915 when the above-mentioned incident transpired in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Herman is not regarded by Mrs. Her- man as an extenuating circum- stance. Hence she has entered suit for dlivorce. ' Rat Attacks Baby. Draper, S. D.—A rat bite may prove fatal to one of the twin bables of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Nelson of this place. Mrs. Nelson was awakened by the cries of her baby and, hurrying to the crib, which stood near her bed, she discovered a large rat had man- aged to get into the crib where the infants were sleeping. She frightened the animal away, but not before it had bitten one of the babies on the cheek and partially chewed off one of its fingers. The bite may prove fatal. Child Put $1,950 in Kitchen Stove. Sioux City. Ia.—When Nikolai Pelelo sold his little home he received $1,950 in bills. The following morning he gave the money to his wife, who laid it on the table and stepped into anoth- er room. While she was gone her five- vear old child placed the roll {n the kitchen stove, Safety First Railroad Methods Save Many Lives URING the first six months of 1919 the number of casualties to passengers. employees and trespassers on American railroads was 21,986 less than during the corresponding perlod of the year before. This remarkable show- ing is no haphazard occurrence Neither is it merely a reflection of a temporary decrease in railroad traffic during the months of readjustment following the armistics, On the con trary, it is the result of years of or. ganized effort, of perseverance in the face of difficulty and indifference, and it is only the forerunner of what those behind the movement confidently ex: pect to accomplish. The safety-first movement, which had grown in a few years to be ao important item in the program of practically every railroad in the country, has been encouraged and developed by the United States railroad administra- tion. In the various districts, or “regions” as they are called, into which the railroad mileage of the country has been divided for purposes of administra- tion by government authorities, “No Accident” campaigns have been conducted, usually for a week or a month, and an extraordinary reduction in accidents as compared with the corresponding period in the previous year has been noted in every case. Most accidents result either from unsafe machinery and tools or from careless practices®on the part of employees. Dangerous conditions can be permanently remedied. T TAKE TIME ( Community of Black Cats. name applied to Chatham island in the Pacific ocean. It is overrun with black cats; indeed, cats of no other color are seen there. These animals live in the crevices of the lava foundation near the coast and subsist by catching fish and crabs, instead of rats and mice. Pioneer Office BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DOCTORS Learning a Dangerous Lesson. “Make hay while the sun shines,” quoted the joyous philosopher. “It sounds like good advice,” replied Farmer Corntossel; “but scarcity, they tell me, is”the cause of high prices. Did it ever occur to you that the more hay you make the lower the price you're liable to get for it?” Autocratic Inference. “I guess we'll cut out that line of my speech,” said Senator Sorghum, “about my being a public servant.” “It is a good old phrase.” “Yes, but it has had its day. As household relationships go Jjust now, claiming to be a servant sounds just a trifle bossy.” LUNDE and DANNENBERG Chiropractors Houra 10 to 12a.m.;3 t0 5,7 to 8 p.m. Phone 401-W Calls made 1st National Bank Bldg. Bemiaji Avergions. Of all the kids I've known, I'll state, These cause most discontent— The ones that try to imitate The comic supplement, Her Way. “Our cool\ is a contrary kind of wof;]lan . DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. “How s0?" P sician and Surgeon “She is a rare creature, yet all her ce in Mayo Block works are well done.” Phone '“ Res. Phone 397 DR. L. A. WARD Physician and Surgeon Bemidji, Minn. The Varieties. “The girl I love is the pink of per- fection.” “Oh, these pinks of perfection in families would be all right if it wasn’t ————— for the poppies.” DR. H. A.°NORTHROP OSTEOPATHIC PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON Oftice phone 163 Queer Action. “Is Maude color blind?” “No; why do you ask?” “Because when she wanted to find the Green family Blue Book.” Ibertson Block D. H. FISK, Attorney at Law Office, Northern. National Bank Bldg. Phone 181. Collections a specialty. Eye—Ear—Nose—Throat Glasses Fitted DR. E. H. MARCUM Office hours, 11 a.m. to 12 m., 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Schroeder Block. Office phone 18, Res. phone 211. NO DISLOYALTY ALLOWED. “Is Grace Jjealous of her hus- band?” “Jealous? Why, on their wedding trip she wouldn’t even let him ad- mire the scenery.” Before You Build. Think twice before you build; don’t let the present shortage of houses scare you into buying the first lot you come to and setting the contractor to work. Look around a bit; the house you build will stand there a long time —your home. Plan to make it beauti- ful and to give it a setting of beauty. It can be done; trees will do it. Nice houses are always made nicer by the company of trees. They look more like homes. They strike a note of com- fort, of permanence, of stability, of peace. In Good Housekeeping Miss Alice Booth shows us with many beautiful photographs why the best of homes need trees. DR. E. H. SMITH Physician and Surgeon DRS. GILMORE & McCANN Physicians and Surgeons Office Miles Blook DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block C. R. SANBORN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Oftice: Miles Bloek House Phone 449——Office phone &§ A AR AR o o Office Over Boardman’s Drug Gibbons Block Ot Phones—Oftice 376-W. e e e B ettt e S Dr. W. K. Denison—Dr. D. R. Burgess ..om. and Hospital 8 doors west. . “The Island of Black Cats” is a|™"™~ Res. Phone 58 Szoceries, Dry Semidajl, Minn. DENTISTS R — MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NORTHERN MINN. AGENCY. Fianos, Organs, Sewing Machines Dwight D. Miller 614 Minnesota Ave., Bemidji WE CAN J. Bislar, Mgr. Phone §78-W Insure Anything Anywhere Offices, Northern National Bank Bldg., Phone 131 DR. H. A. HASS DENTIST Subscrive ror The Ploueer. Store. Phone 447 DR. .l. T. TUOMY NTIST North or Mnrkhm Hotel, Phone DR. J. W. DIEDRICH DENTIST ee—O’Leary-Bowser mr Res. 376-R THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY OF THE SEASON IS OUR BIG DECEMBER CLEARANGE SALE Hats from $8.00 to $15.00. . .$5.00 Large assortment of Hats at each. .$2.50 DR. EINER JOHNSON Physician and Surgeon Bemidji, Minn. VETERINARIANS DENIEON & BURGESS Veterinarians Phones: Office 3-R; Res. 99 Bemidji, Minn. J. WARNINGER VETERINARY SURGEON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY New Satin and Fur, Gold and Silver Hats in a variety of shapes and colors mod- erately priced. £ Troppman's. Phone N 3rd Street and Imnl. I:Q.’“ B4 BUSINESS ‘TOM SMART Dray and Tramster Office Phone 18 818 America LA FONTISEE MILLINERY W. G. SCHROEDER i 209 Fourth Street GENERAL MERCHANDISE Shoes, Flour Phone 68 Don't huy Xmas Presents until you have seen the splen- did display of gifts on our counters and in our show cases. Gifts for every member of the family, for all ages, and at all prices. ] But don’t forget that we also sell drugs and medicines—ev- s erything to make people well and keep them so. Individual Perfumes, in fancy cut glass bottles -coivnseicioninnsd 60c to $6.00 Toilet Water ....................... 50c to $3.00 Here are a few of the many appropriate 'gifts we offer you— Whitman’s Candy, any size you want, Ivory Mirrors $2.50 to $10.00 at any price. Ivory Brushes.... $1.50 to $8.00 Flashlights and Batteries. Ivory Jewel Boxes up to............. $10.00 Kodak Albums from.....$1.00 to $5.00 Hair Receivers ................... 50c to $4.00 | Ivory Trays ... Powder Boxes ...................... 50c to $4.00 Manicure Sets Ivory Perfume Bottles up to..........$6.00 Water Bottles ..... Tooth Brush Holders............ 50c to $2.00 |. Cigars, by the box. .$1.00 to $5.00 Ivory Picture Frames............ 50c to $4.00 Any brand of Cigarette you wish. Clothes Brushes up to.............. $4.00 Dolls, the kind the children like, up The kind of Stationery exclusive people to .. ....$4.00 want. Christmas Cards . 1c to 50c Pyrex Casseroles and Pie Plates. Hand-Painted Plates. Pathe and Brunswick Phonographs, Safety Razors.. .$1.00 to $10.00 Playing Cards ....40c to $1.50 Cut Glass anything you want at pre-war prices. B s ..$45.00 to $250.00 Ieyhot Vacuum Bottles and Cases, Mamcure Scnssors Flles, Buffers and At o alaran $2.50 to $10.00 Combs. Picnic Lunch Baskets......$14.00 to $25.00 Ladies’ Purses and Pocketbooks up Workmen’s Lunch Boxes up to......$4.00 B0 s sbinsisssimmsssiimissiasiielsssiin $15.00 Djr Kiss Toilet Sets to Tourist Tablets................ $1.50 to $8.00 Cutex Manicure Sets.... Come to us with your Christmas prob- Toilet, Soaps, per bar............. lems. @0"?&:&