Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 13, 1920, Page 6

{ECONOMIC VALUE OF ¢ RAT EXTERMINATION i IS, Indiana Counties Wage Inten- , sive War Against Pests. le Not Yet Easily Aroused to Fearful Menace of Rodents and Importance of Ridding Coun- try of Little Animals. ment of Agriculture.) Twenty-eight Indiana counties have ged Intensive war against rats, in po-operation with the United States gepartment of agriculture, through the ibureau of biological survey. A special day was set apart for this purpose, at 'which time, according to the official lcasualty list, 57,100 rats ‘“went west.” (Complete figures are not nvnllni)le, but estimates are to the effect that several hundred thousand rats ended their learthly careers on “rat drive day.” The economic value of rat extermi- pation is considerable, especially to ithe farmer, as a single rat will easily idestroy one bushel of corn a year and t the same time officlate as a special ‘ 1 trrumrea by the United States Depart- E Getting Rid of Rats. messenger for the spreading ease. Ruts are very prolific, producs ing from six to ten young in a litter d more than six litters a year, a act which makes the rat a most for- idable enemy. Notwithstanding the rmous loss directly traceable to ithem, people are not yet easily awak- iened to the fearful menace of these ts and the importance of ridding e country of them. Recommenda- {tion has been made by the agricultur- 1 nuthorities that the governor of In- {@iana appoint a spectal ‘“rat day” ieach year, in order that this campaign ny be aanually continued. During the recent campaign Knox county led 4n the total number of rats killed, the gnhabitants of this territory slaughter- Jng 10,000 of the marauders. ' (IMPROVEMENT IN MARKETING Margin Can Be Cut if Producers Will Work Together—Uniform Prod- uct Is Favored. of dis- A. D. Wilson, chief of the agricul- tural extension division of the Uni- wersity of Minnesota, holds that the price margin between the producer and eonsumer can be cut down if the pro- ducers in every community will work together sufliciently to produce a stand- ard product of good quality and in quantities large enough to let it be marketed in carlots. “Improvement in marketing,” he =says, “must be along the line of reducing the labor and ex- pense required in getting the products fronv the farm to the consumer. One of the things which tends to reduce this cost is to have produced in a com- munity a large quantity of a uniform product.” The marketing of co-oper- ative creamery butter is cited by Mr. Wilson as an illuminating illustration of the (ruth of his premises. ERADICATION OF BLACKHEAD One of Most Difficult of Poultry Dis- eases to Contend With—Freezing Weather Helps. Blackhead is one of the most diffi- cult of diseases to eradicate and since occasionally other poultry becomes af- fected, it is well to carefully plow up all poultry runs, whitewash fences and houses, and have all feeding vessels burned or bolled. Freezing weather is an aid in stamping out the disease, but it Is best not to try to raise turkeys the following year, if the disease has been very bad on the farm. In be- .ginnlng with a new flock another year, be very sure of your eggs or breeding stock and that they come from a place that has not been infected. WINTER SHELTER FOR STOCK Suitable Protection Is Most Desirable to Prevent Loss From Sudden Severe Spells. Shelter is highly desirable during winter. Animals may survive very sudden and severe weather; they gen- erally do. But these sudden spells always cause a loss'to the feeder when the animals are expose2 to the . =eather. Sounds Improbable. Scientists will hardly accept the statement at the inquest on a man killed by lightning that “an exact im- pression of the tree under which he was sheltering” was found on the vice- tim’s body. It is incredible that even the power of a lightning flash is of sufficient intensity to imprint an Im- age through opaque clothing. And, it it were, a person would surely have to be a considerable distance from so large an object as a tree for the angle it subtends to be small enough to en- able its photograph to be recorded on the body. The most reasonable explanation of these phenomena is that the lightning causes extravasation of blood from the blood vessels beneath the skin thus rendering visible the treelike ram- ifications of the veinous system. It would have been interesting to note under what kind of a tree the unfor- tunate man was sheltering. For, If one must take shelter (it is far wiser to take a soaking) one’s chances of safety depend largely upon the sort of tree beneath which one elects to stand. EASY FRECAUTION. “I have never had the slightest ate tempt made to steal my car.” “How did you prevent it?” a4 “T never have bought one.” d DR. H. A._HASS 3 DENTIST Office Over Boardman’s Drug Store. Phone 447 —EAT-~ Third Street Cafe Our Waiters Do the Waiting I SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY PIONEER FIRST INSERTION and HALF consecutive insertions of same copy. Cash must accompany copy. Ads not paid for at time of ONE CENT a word, and then only to those having open accounts on our books. No ad taken for less than 15 cents for first run, and nothing less than 10 cents per issue for additional rvns. e A PIONEER WANT ADVERTISEMENT WHEN OTHER METHODS FAIL TRY Classified Advertising Department Advertisements in this column cost ONE CENT per word for CENT per word for subsequent insextion will be charged for at e e ) WANTED WANTED—Washings at home. Phone 253J. 2d114 WANTED—To rent a room by the week or by the month. Inquire Third Street Cafe. 4d114 WANTED TO BUY—Small improved farm with good buildings and handy to good school and market. White Box 464, Mclntosh, Min- nesota. 9d116 ——————————————————— WANTED AT ONCE—Some reliable party to pay the expense of obtain- ing a U. S. Patent on an article of great merit and demand. Address, P. 0. Box 595, City. 6d114 A A A A A A A A A A HELP WANTED—FEMALE AR AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR WANTED—Dining room girl and kit- chen girl at Vicker's Hotel. 2d113( HELP WANTED—MALE R e WANTED—Delivery man at Home Bakery. 1-10tf WANTED—DMen to clear land near box factory. Call Mrs. Dr. Ward., 6d117 WANTED—Carpenters by Buick Motor, Flint, Mich., 85 cents per Free fare. Stay ninety N Time and one-half for all over time. Inquire Ben Lundgren, 219 2nd st. 3d115 COUNTY AGENTS WANTED—WIll give you exclusive rights, your county, sell tires direct to users, liberal commission. Must be a hustler. Write Super Tread Tire Co., South Bend, Ind., for full par- ticulars. 8d117 RAILWAY MAIL CLERK EXAMINA- tion Jan. 17. Hundreds reedec. $1300-$1500. Age 18-35. Exper- jerce unnecessary. For free par- tienlars, write R. Terry (former Civil Service Examiner) 1446 Con- Continental Building, Washington, D.C. 5d116 A A A A A A A A A A A A ROOMS FOR RENT A A A A A A A A A A AT FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT— 417 Minnesota Ave. 1d113 I b S FOR RENT—2 unfurnished rooms at No. 1000 Mississippi Avenue. $4.00 per month. Reynolds and Win- ter. 6d116 P SN o FOR RENT—1 to 5 furnished rooms, ‘America avenue. Phone 894. Also a sewing machine wanted to rent. 1d112 B .LOST AND FOUND. A A A A A A A e FOUND—Fur muff on brick yard road. Owner phone 13.11'3. 5d117 LOST—Discharge papers between Troppman’s and city hall this morning. Return to Pioner. 14112 3 LOST—Fur cap at Grand theatre on the night of Mutt and Jeft play. Finder please ‘return to Pioneer. $2.00 reward. 3d114 i ————————————————————— LOST—Brown bill book containing sum of money and other valuables, Saturday afternoon between Pio- neer office and Geo. Baker’s store, or between Baker*s and C. J. Lar- son residence on Bemidji avenue. Please Teturn to Pioneer. Re- ward, 24113 FOR SALE FOR SALE—Three six-cylinder Buick cars in A-No 1 shape. Motor Inn. 1218tf FOR SALE—Timothy and clover hay. Carl Opsota, Phone 4F2. Route 2, Bemidji. d 6d117 FOR SALE—Double keyboard Smith Premier typewriter for $10.00 cash. Inquire at Pioneer office. 6d119 FUR SALE— See the Bemidji Sta- tionary stove for rubber stamps fac simile signature stamps, no- tarial eceals and corporation seals FOR SALE—Sixty ton wild hay in stack. Put up in good shape. Call 12-F-310, or see Chas. ' Trog. MTtf121 EXCHANGE—Will exchange good working team between 11 and 12 years old, 2900 1bs., for Ford car, either 1918 or 1919 model. T. J. Venttendahl, Nary, Minn. Phone 41F310. LARGE SEVEN DRAWER SINGER SEWING MACHINE, same as new, used but very little, for less than half of todays selling price. See T. Beaudette of Northern Minne- sota Real Estate Exchange, 216 Beltrami Ave. Phone 573-W. L‘OR SALE—One complete steam plant suitable for light plant, lathe or saw mill. Engine—Ideal Auto- matic, 10x16x12 compound. rated at 125 H. P. Boiler—60"'x16’ hor- izontal, with all fittings. Boiler fed pump—Fairbank Morse Duplex. Somestack 3'x6” in diameter. 70 ft. long. Engine and pump have been looked over and are in first- class condition. Bemidji Auto Company. 1d112 FOR SALE—1 rug 9x12, $25.00; 1 rug 9x11 ft., 9 in.,, $35.00;' 1 rug 11 ft. 4 in.,x11 ft. 9 in., $40; 1 dresser, $20.00; 1 dbed, 1 spring, and 1 mattress, $35.00; 1 chiffo- nir, $5.00; 1 stool, $2.50; 6 leath- er seat chairs, $15.00; 1 leather couch, $25.00; one 8 drawer coun- ter, $20.00; one 15 drawer counter $25.00; 1 roller top desk, $25.00; 1 vacuum sweeper, $5.00. 1221 Irvin .\ve. 1d113 FOR SALE—CITY PROPERTY FOR ANY'Lind of rea: estate deal, see or write E. J. Willits, 218 Beltramj Ave. Phone 41. 1213t1 FOR SALE—6 room sottage, 50 ft. floors down stairs, well improved, 30 acres under plow. Price $3/.60 per-acre. Terms, would trade for 8004 house in Bemidji. 80 acres 4% miles southeast of Shev- lin, on state road and telephone line, mail route, small house and barn. $20 per acre, Including team of horses wagon and sleighs, terms. 541 acres Hagali township, 5 miles Lemlo Spure, log buildin _s. Price, $25 per acre. Terms, best of soil, all hardwood timber; would ex- change for house and lot in town. acre truck farm, all cleared, near mill No. 2. $100 per acre. Would trade for part payment on 40 acres. 80 acre farm, 7 miles from Nebish, 8 miles from Redby, log house, big barn, hen house, etc.; good wel.. Well improved. Terms, $25 per acre. 120 acres, 23 miles from Solway, 46 acres under plow, 40 ,acres hay land can be plowed. Good frame building, full size concrete base- ment, hen house, large barn, every- thing in good shape, paint~d. Price, $40 per acre. Terms, trade for house in Minneapolis. 160 acres, 3 miles from Solway, 100 acres under plow, good dairy farm, good pasturing, all can be farmed. 16 head of cattle, 4 horses, all farm machinery neeaed to farm the land. All .good frame buildings, large room house, all painted and taken good care of. All at $70 per acre. 160 acres, 4% miles from Bemidji, 50 acres urder cultivation, good build- ings. Snap for cash. $28 per acre. Phone 573-W, T. Beaudette, M2na- ger. HE superb qual- ity of VENUS Pencils is built into Soft and Eli- able, with a “grip” to them that cleans a pencil mar. instead of rub- bing it in. No coloring mat- ter to injure sketches or books.VENUS Pencils and VENUS Eras- ers mean real luxury in pen- cil work. e Drop in and buy a VENUS Eraser or a pencil. Pioneer Stationery House ‘Wholesalers Ask your dealer Bemidji Minnesota l of your success. Thesuperior quality of TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1920 DR. E. H. SMITH -Physician and S 5 Physici 1 Surgeon . ysi urgeon e Bemid$i, Minn, Office Security Bank Bleck e e R e e e AL TERE k3 DR. H. A. NORTHROP OSTEOPATRIO PEYSIOIAN AND SUBGEON Oftice phone 183 DR. L. A. WARD DR. E. H. MARCUM Office hours, 11 a.m. to 12 m., 2 pm. to 5 p.m. Schroeder Block. Office phone 18, Res. phone 211. Ibertson Block Nymore and Bemidji TRANSFER & DRAY LINE Phone 620-W DR. J. W. DIEDRICH DENTIST Oftiee—O’'Leary-Bowser Bld; Phones—Oftice 376-W. Res. ' DRS. GILMORE & McCANN D. H. FISK, Attorney at Law Office, Northern National Bank Physicians and Surgeons Bldg. Phone 181. Collections & Office Miles Block specialty. N making a selection for your busi- ness stationery be sure that the paper measures up te the standard 'BERKSHIRE TYPEWRITER PAPERS is immediately evident to all who see them. \ They will lend to your business correspondence that quiet dignity which goes with assur~! st-ccess. ASK YOUR DEALER If He Does Not Have It in Stock Have Him Telephone 799-J . PIONEER STATIONERY HOUSE BEMIDJI, MINN. Wholesalers ) A COLD HANDLE lot, 909 Mississippi Avenue, must be sold before February 1st to close estate. Reynolds and Winter 6d116 ————— e FOR SALE—9 room house, corner 13th Street and‘ Bemidji Avenue, $2400.00 for quick sale. Reynolds and Winter. 6d116 FOR SALE—G6 room house, one block from business district in Nymore. $600.00. Terms, $150.00 cash, balance $10.00 per month at 6 per cent, Reynolds.and Winter. 6d116 LET ME SHOW YOU the cosy cheap home or . .the nice one at $2500, that I have for sale. I also have many real bargains in city prop- erty and farms. E. J. Willits, the Land man, 218 Beltrami avenue, Phone 41. 14d120 FOR SALE—FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE BY THE NORTHERN MINNESOTA REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE, 216 Beltrami Ave., Phone 573-W. 80 acre farm in Aitkin County, heavy dark sand loam, 8 room house, full size stone Basement, hardwood ‘ Nickel plated Teakettles--- ° "No.8 $3.25 No.9 8$3.76 T ¢ Sad Irons like cut-- $3.00 Plain Irons, per set-- Always A cnnd Line of Hardware C. E. Battles