Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 24, 1920, Page 2

CLEARWATER COUNTY DEMGCRATS TO HOLD CONVENTION APRIL 3 Farmers Arrive With Stock and Equipmen_t» to New Farm Homes (Special to Pioneer) Clearbrook, March 23.—March in 1920 has shnmed its former history. A young couple were occypying the porch swing later than usual one meonlight night. From a near-by - window her mother inquired: ‘‘Mary, what are you doing up so late?” ““Looking. at the beautiful moon, mother.” % “Well, it’s 12 o‘clock. You had better send . the moon home.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. An examination for the postmast- ership at Bagley has been announced for April 14, at Bemidji. 'Applicants mfust be between the ages of 21 and 65. S. A. Cutter at Bemidji will superintend the contest. —_— The democratic county convention for Clearwater county will be held at Bagley, at McGlennon’s law office, on April 3, at 1:30 p. m. The purpose is to eslect five delegates to the state ,oonvention at Minneapolis, April 6, to select delegatés to the Democratic National Convention at San Francis- co, Juné 28. They are invited to take active part, says Axel Rlngbors, the chairman. Oolored soldier at the parcel post window of a northern camp—*“Ah wants to insure this ’ere package, ’cause Ah wants mah gal in Florida to get it syre.” “What does the package contain?” asked the clerk mechanically. “Dat’s a shoe-box full ob snow, bose, and Ah’m mighty anxious for Ca’line to get it, kase she's never done seed no snow befo’. "—+Every- ‘body’s. T. E. Marshall from near Grand Forks, N. D., who a short time ago Ppurchased the old Morgan homestead in the town of Holst, has just moved in with two carloads of stock and farm machinery. He is highly pleas- ed with his purchase. It is located seven miles south from Clearbrook. He will get his mail over rural route No. 3, from here. Alvin Nelson of Austin, this state, arrived here with a carload of farm material and stock Saturday. He is { taking possession of the Oscar Durud farm in Pine Lake township, which he purchased last fall. Welcome here Alvin, and may success and prosperity be your worst enemy for years to come. 0. J. Hanson and thrée sons arriv- ed here Saturday from Jumbrota, . this state, with three carloads of farm machinery and stock. The boys took possessio nof the Anton Joten took possession of the Anton Joten last fall. Mr. Hanson is also the owner of the Iver Olson homestead in Leon township. take possession of the farms. come into our midst, boys. Wel- ' Mr. and Mrs. Anton Joten have taken possession of their temporary residence until they are in position to build their new residence. Swan Anderson, an elderly single man, died at the Bemidji hosnital Monday. He was a_restdent of Eddy township. - He has” been ailing for some time. 5 Do the boys who of late have been telling the voters to vote against the road amendment No. 1, know that 60 per cent, if not more of our automo- biles are owned in the large cities, and that the license money collected from them will go into the state road and bridge fund and canont be spent in the cities. In Clearwater county's case it will mean a gift or donation of over $1.000,000 to build roads. P Pnniminary Training. “Where are you geing, Geraldine? *“To court to hear a breach of prom- ise case tried. _It's the fourteenth I've ‘attended so far’” “I'm surprised at you.” “Well, 1 never expect to have a breach of promise suit of my own, but if 1 'ever do I'm going to show just as much guier self-possession in the court- room as the judge himself.” subscribe for The Pioneer. MOTHERS, DO THIS— When_the Children Cough,, Rub Musteroz:e on Throats SEE BIQ MARINE THEFT PLOT United States Chamber ef Commerce spreed . international nrnnluflon is at work stealing m steamships fs expressed in & report of ‘the last few monghs had Mr. Hanson will' _ RudgyC Most Women Cankhfigve THE BEMIDJI DAILY PlONEER B : L Al AREGN\/ Mexnco Has Been a Nuisance Since Jackson’s Time EXICO has been a nuisance for a long time, it sppears. Senator King of Utah read into the Congressional Record the other day extracts from two annual messages. by Rresident Andrew Jackson and a special message. The latter, under date of lehrunr) 6, 1837, is In part: b7 i . “Tle length of time since some MUERTE A’LOS of the Injuries huve been committed, GKINGOS" the repeated and unavailing applica- tions for redress, the wanton character (., . of sonte of the vutrages.upon the prop- y erty and persons of our cltizens, Upon SO L ":.9 the officers- aud flag of .the United f States, independeptiof- recent insults to fllll government and people by ‘the Iste “extraordinary Mexican lflnutdr. * would justity in the eyes of all nuon.. te war. . . *We should act wlil both whdom and moderation by giving to lu,‘lco one more onozmuy te ‘atone for the pnt ‘before we take redress into our own To avold -all nkeoncepmn on'the part of Mexico, as well as to protect national charaeter from npl'uch, this opportunity - -should be given *p. i, avowed design and ful} preparation to take immediate satisthetion mmhomlnodnlnpflwmxotthe demand for it, o this end I recommend that an-act be passed authorizing reprisals and of ‘the naval force of the United States by the executive against to enforce them, in the évent of & refusal by the Mexican government 10 an amicable ldju.utmnt of the matters in controversy between us b amother demand thereof, mde from on ho:rd one of our vessels of war fi. eou't of Mexico.” iE:; Tells Secret of Smoke " Screens Used in War l’andon.—'l’he secret of the smoke screens, used with great success by the British navy in _the raids on Ostend and ‘Zee- " brugge, 18 definitely disclosed. They were produced from'an actd, which has to be burned in the presence of .a sufficlent amount of water vapor, other- " wise the smoke produced, even over theg sea, is ‘liable to be somewhat thin on a dry day. ~ Commander Brock, who sac- rificed his life in the assault on the German defenses at the Bel- glan ports, devised the plan to feed the acid in a fine spray. into the funnel of a destroyer. where the " temperature’ was uufld:nt ‘fo vapbrize the acld, eml . water ‘vapor: present comp! the formation of the cloud. o In Argentina Suspects Inter- . national Gang. Buenos Alres.—Belief that a wide- isé from the United States Chamber of Oom merce in Argentina. The chamber investigated the Iou of valuable merchandise by piifering from ships plying to this port, and found “that the same. characteristics| are visible in thefts of merchandise from Italy, Spain and England as from the United States. “The increase in pilfera during n alarm- ing,” says the report. “An effort was made to deduce from the evidence re- celved the value of the goods stolen, but this was impossible, although ln general terms it would seem' to ran into hundreds of thousands of"dollars gold.” BARS U. S. WIVES FROM RHINE War Department Says No More Will Be Permitted to Go to Crowded Coblenz. American Hendqulrten. ' Coblenz, Germany.—No more American” officers are to be permitted to bring their wives from America to the Rhine, until living conditions improve in Coblenz, It was announced recently in a war - Hip Wife—What dld lttle Mr. Peck say when you showed him that portrait of his wife? | Psmear," the Portrait Artist—Not & word. The boob just looked at it in ai- lence. His Wife—Goodd It was aé lifelike he didn’t dare to speak in its presence without permission. llllfllfllllllllllllIIIIIIIlI!IIIIlIHIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIIIlIIIllllllfllflmmmlmI!llllllflllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlmllllmlllfllllmllllfllllllllllllllllllllllIHIIIIIWII—Im Subscribe'for the Plimnr. 202 THIRD STREET mmmmllllllllfllllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIIIlIIlIIllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIWIIIIIWIWIIIHII IélllllllllllllllIIIIIIIII|I||IlIIIlIIlIlIlIIIIl||IIIII|I||II|I||||I||||||||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||||I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII]III Suits, Coats And Dresses InA Delightful Collection of Styles You will feel the joy of Sunny Springtime when you visit our Ready-to-Wear Department and view with splendor the charming . Sprmg Sults Dresses Coats and Waists. THE NEW. SUITS . The Suits of Spring. in- troduce many new and- bewitching details. e It j;..may be that tempera- e mental little rippel yon crave—or an astonish- ing previty: you may seek for youthfulness or jauntiness. You find that fashion has antlcl- pated every wnsh with a garment ‘which will make the Easter morn- + ing parade the biggest event of the year. $32 to $100 THE NEW COATS Our displays include many of the luxurious cloth fabrics of winter reproduced .in lighter weights for Spring such ' as silvertone, velour and novelty wool fabrics. Some - very exclusive styles pave made thelr appeargnce in tncotme, serge, poiret twill and polo cloth. Indeed the latest whimsies of fagh- ion are adapted in these -garments. All show an excellence in tailoring. , $20 to $78.50 ‘The new Spring Dresses have never been more artistically designed than for this Spring. We have want to lmger in v1ew1ng the many quaint'and un- usual details of trimming with which these Spring, Dresses are trimmed. The correct materials for rSpring wear will be Chiffon, Taffetas, Satins, Georg- ette Crepe, Tricollette Serges and Tricotines. $18 to $8 - The Store of Quahty - Phone 87 - BEMIDJI, MINN, department -cable from Washington. Coblenz is one of ‘the most. crowded ‘cities of Europe, as it is headquarters of the allie¥ Rhineland high comiis- sion in addition to being the seat of command of the 15,000 United States troops stntloned in the brldgehead area. It is estimated that there are ap- proximately 200 American officers with their wives in Coblenz, many o@cers having also brought over their, ¢hil- dren and servants. n numerous cases an American family and a German family are quartered in the same house or apartment, using the same kitchen. At a Disadvantage. “[ fear tlmt‘ lady candidate is going to beat me.” “Why so?” “She's gh’lngz reliable beauty hints to wimmen voters. What chance have | 1 got with my pifling talk on hog rals- fng and wheat?” Embroideries. An excellent method for preventlnl colored embroideries from losing tone when washed 3. to put them through bran water. ‘The bran may first be boiled, the water strained in the pro- portion of a handful to a pint of warm water, or the bran may be boiled'in a bag so as to be strained by one and the same ‘process.. A CLEAR COMPLEXION PRSI S\ SO0 AT NG TR |ttt 1 8 o AP ol SR o PRl B ll!IlI||||IIIIIIIIII|||Ill||||IIIlIl||||IImIlllllIIlIIIIIIIHI]IIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII*I||lllIIIIIIllllIl||I|||I||I|||I|IIII1I||I|IIIII|II|ImmIIIIIIIIIIIII||II|IIIIIIIIIIIIII| ._llIllIIIIIlllIllllllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIlIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW_- o Your East'e’i' Clothes Sfibuid Be ‘incerity CLOTHES THEY’REHERE—THE NEW SPRING MODELS IN MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN’S:CLOTHES -’ Smart sacl'{s——two and three buttoh and both single and double breasted. ; $35.90 to $65.00 —p— 0.J. 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