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pointed attorney general. He was elected to that office at the November election in 1918, . During the one term that Mr. Hilton has held the office of attorney general, 280 civil cases have been handled in the district courts of the state; 79, civil cases have been argued in the state supreme court, three of which have been carried to the United States supreme court; 14 cases have been argued in the United States supreme court, eight of which were decided in favor of the state, and 1 four of which are now pending before the tribunal; 11 cases have been argued in the United States district court; seven before the department of in- terior; two before the interstate commerce com- mission, and two before other departments. The criminal cases handled by the attorney general in the state supreme court have numbered 110 and in the district courts 41. The opinions rendered by the attorney general and his assistants during his term of office number gbout 10,000. That all of these cases and the other work of BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FUBLISEED EVERY APTEENOON BXCEFT SUNDAY . *NE BEMIDII PIONARER PUBLISKING OCO. @, B. CARSON; Pres. E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. G. W. HARNWELL, Editor —Telephone 932 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., olass mstter under Act of Congress of March 3, as second- 1879. No attention pald to snonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not mecessarily for publication. Communications for the W Pioneer must reach this office not later than !&v of each week to insure publication in the eurrent issue. 4 vieeseeess A3 Three Months . WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published : g ."!',-;'Th“rmy and sent postage paid to any address, the. voflwe ‘have been }fandled expeditiously and for, in advance, $3.00. efficiently is clearly evidenced by the fact that OFFICIAL CUUNTY AND CITY FROCEEDINGS the lawyers of the state very generally are support- ing Mr. Hilton in his endeavor to be elected to PR LG I G SHOULD ENDORSE HILTON. the office for another term of two years. He seeks g d the republican nomination at the primary election There is no state office of greater importance to be held Monday, June 21st, and his character, to the people of the state than that of attorney ability and record in: office entitle him to that general. ~ All state cases and legal business are nomination, and the republican voters of the state handled and all state officials and departments seek should not only nominate him, but nominate him advice from this office. Through the efforts of the 2;;;":; majority over those who are running attorney general there has been collected during the g g past two years, for the people of the state, nearly $5,000,000. Much of this money was collected enly after winning hard fought cases in the state and federal courts. It is of the utmost importance that the office be held by a man of honesty and courage and well fitted by training, experience and ability to perform the duties of the office in order that the interests of the people may at all times and under all circumstances be protected. In Clifford L. Hilton, the present attorney general, the people have such a man. " General Hilton’s life is a record of faithful and efficient service. For two years he served as city sttorney for Fergus Falls. He was county attorney of Ottertail county for ten years. In 1909 he was appointed assistant attorney general and in 1918 upon the death of Lyndon A. Smith, was ap- PEISTIGEE S Today closes the two weeks encampment for Com- pany K at Camp Colonel Woolnough. It has been a great experience for some of the boys and a greater one for others. It will be interest- ing to listen to the tales of camp life, especially by those who have had previous experience. We have heard not a few tales already, and they were good ones at that. e G Some of the business men are greatly indebted to Cap. Moore for releasing his men in order that business could be carried on without interruption. It was a magnanimous act and should not be forgotten. e gl This would have been another fine day to start building the new armory. Things That Won't Get You Anywhere. Worrying about the sun getting cold ten million years Hence. Wondering about a one-piece bathing suit. Talking about the good job you used to have. Getting fresh with a policeman. — Winnipeg Bulletin. —_—————— Ehe seersk %redict that “diet’ gn% 100(!’ prfi)b‘l,eréls i will be worked out on a scjentific basis. obody . the socialist camp, after North Dsk;ta h‘" "4““1’]" but a scientist could figure the ration of diminishing what a calamity the rule of Boss Townley rea'ly income to ' increasing prices, anyhow.—Hibbing is. Vote 1o_r Preus, _Colhns, Hilton, Holm.. Rines, Daily Tribune. Jucobson, Dibell andKnutson, 'n.d you will have Prices will be lower next spring, but in the mean wved your loyalty to grand old Minnesota. time many things will be higher than ever, says “.lt."' lylt\:hmz :g three negrt;:;::t laz“‘“fi.‘r;" a sad an expert. Oh, very well! The higher they are, on the good name o city. e men ) < ioan 2 ailty of a most. hienous crime, would have been the harder they falli—Red Wing Republican quickly convicted by the courts, gmd ghere is abso- —_— Mately no excuse for lynch law in Minnesota. In If our memory serves us right “everybody plant- ing potatoes last year” didn’t make that useful . & way it is much worse than in the South, where the race problem is a constant irritant, _and the article a drug on the market, not at $4 to $5 a populace become blood mad on short notice.—St. bushel.—Stillwater Gazette. —————— Cloud’ Journal Press. A newly married man poses as an oracle and tells you how casy it is to manage a wife. But a vear later he hasn’t a blame word to say.—Ex. o To hear a lot of this hollering you would think Fred Badl?y and F;gnk Eddy gave some forceful and telling reasons why the men endorsed by the \ blican state convention should be ratified. Ban- ish the thought that Minnesota should swing into 3 O e ‘Woman’s Speech Best In the Convention. Mark Sullivan, press correspondent at the repub- Liean convengion, writes in the Duluth Tribune: «“QOf all the flood of oratory, unmistakably the best h tcame from a woman. It was the speech of Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Mrs. Douglas Robin- i inati Wood.” that the majority of Minnesota were red-eyed u.;v,ox;z::];n}g“tcl;:;omlnatlon of General e radicals which they are not.—Cass Lake Times. :________—_______________——————‘———————————"—_——'———— '+ | BIrd influence 1% alinost supreme. Not GROWING SWE ET' C ORN alone in pictures. which are bird mo- tives, but throughout their art, to whatever realm it goes, these motives are present, even when they do not Admidte. The dip 4nd recovery, fhe stately flight, the alighting, every mo- tion of the beautiful airy creatures has inspired in Japanese art its exqui- site flowing line. In decorative art the form, color and motion of birds contribute even more, Japan abounds in bird life, of inter- est to the people as to the artists, while to sportsmen it is a delectable country. The empire stretches its length of islands north and south, and the forests give shelter to many vari- eties of four-footed wild beasts, in- cluding big game, which attract sports- men from all over the world, but the bird world is the most various and ar;mmve_.—l\'e\v York Sun and Her- ald. June Plantings Will Yield Rich Harvests—Corn is Warm- Weather Loving Plant and Desires Rich Food (Written for the United States School Garden Army) e e S Sweet corn can be grown to ad-]donk. Any injury is far overbalanc- vantage in those home gardens that |er by the moisture saved and by the have room for the cultivation of the elimination of weeds. Later cultiva- larger vegetables. Corn can be can-|tion must be shallow. As the_plapts ned or dried if desired and kept for|grow to maturity the surface feeding winter use. roots meet in the space between the “In growing sweet corn it is import-|rows and are but a few inches be- ant to have a good-sized patch. One neath the soil. Thin the plants to or two rows alone are not likely to 12 or 16 inches apart. do well, because the yellow powder Irrigation. called pollen, that comes from the| here irrigation is practiced, and tassel is blown away. To get g00d|it is needed usually for sweet cornm, ears, some o fthis pollen must fall plant the seeds along the edge of wupon the silk of the young corn ears. | rajsed rows. Water may be run in So it is a good plan to have the COrn|the trenches between the rows. If in a square block rather than in 10ng|the sprinkling system is used in the rows. garden, keep the seed bed level. Cul- When two gardens are near to-|tjvate carefully soon after the condi- gether it will help to have the corn|¢ion of the soil will allow it. Better plots in the two gardens next to each|still, scatter pulvarized manure— other. You thus double the chances|street sweepings or such as may be for the pollen to do its work.: found in corrai—around the plants . and sprinkle. The water will carry Particular Wants. the food elements in the manure to Sweet corn is a warm-weather 10v-| the plants and little cultivation wiil ing plant. It desires rich food. The|pe necessary. Following this sug- root system is very extensive and|gestion in irrigating® other plants keeps rather near the surface. Be|with the sprinkling system, or if a thorough in preparing the seed for|fall garden is started. ’ eorn. 5 " bt Harvesting. mmmd Cultivation. Select the best ears from the Plant tested seeds in rows 2 or 3 plants in the field that are most pro- inches apart and about 2 inches deep, | ductive and the nearest to type. Plant more|Hang the ears in a dry place for the MUST KNOW DIAMOND’S GRAIN Point of Cleavage Has to Be Deter mined Before Cutter Begins Work on Stone. In the diamond there is a “grain” in the rough stone, which grain is parallel to any of the triangular faces of the octahedral crystal, The stones in the rough are examined for perfec- tion and assorted for sizes. The larg- est stones are given very close inspec- tion for flaws and carbon spots. When these are found it may be desirable to split the stome into several smaller pleces, to eliminate the flaws and to depending on moisture. deeply if soil is dry. Plant less deep- following season’s seed. If succes-|Secure stones of more marketable size. 1y §f soil is moist. Plant so that the|sive plantings are made, the garden [It behooves an Individual known as a “cleaver” to know thoroughly the grain of the diamond in the rough. Some- times days are taken to decide on ita cleavage in order to get the largest and best results—a mark is placed up- on the diamond with pen and ink, a tiny groeve is ground into it and the stone mounted on the end of a holder with the sharp edge of another dia- mond. A knife about six inches by one inch high is now inserted into the groove or on top of the line, and with ® quick blow the diamond separates easily along its grain.—Blectrical Hx- perimenter. rows are about 3 feet apart. While|ought to furnish sweet corn for the gweet corn is a warm-weather plant, table for over an extended period. | it may e sowed about ths time the —_— Iast average killing frost may be ex- IHFLUBEE_]N ]APANN pected or a week earlier. Make a second and third planting. With a ESE ART harrow ‘or rake go over tue field or| gy resent garden before the plants appear. Corn “‘: °%P.“ E ":.'"';' Orea- may be safely harrowed (Teeth set g xquisite Form, Color and Motion. back at angle of 45 degrees) until §t is severay inches high. Harrow ST erosswise: in afternoon. Since the| Perhaps no nation so closely lives plamts are not quite so liable to in-| % the ideal of that bird lover W. H. Sury during the heat of the day. A in so far as its feathered citi- few plants will be hurt, and if the|zens are concerned, as.the Japanese. stand is a good one little damage is) In the art of the island kingdom the own behalf. rate of 10 cents per line:) Candidate for Probate Judge. Sub- ject to June 21, 1920 primaries. ticed law in Bemidji for the last 18 years. For the last 8 years he has specialized in land law and titles. He is a large investor in Bel- trami county lands, and is a large tax payer. especially fitted for the important of- fice of judge of probate, because it is the work of that court to hanaie the title of your land and mine after we have passed beyond. probate court once in 25 years. should have a land lawyer as Judge of Probate to protect the interest of your wife and children and that of :’he wife and canildren of your neigh- or. % children. THE PIONEER WANT ADS POLITICAL ADVERTISING (Inserted by G.. W. Campbell, in his To be paid for at the It Should be a = Bank’s' Endeavor ANNOUNCEMENT To promote the interests of its de- positors as well as to accept their funds. Our depositors have found us ever willing to advise and assist them in every conceivable way consistent _with the rules of judicious and de- pendable banking. G. W. CAMPBELL We aim to do everything possible to make your connection with us one of pleasure, business and profit. He is 63 years old, and has prac- land Meing a lawyer, he is R Nortlxern Natiqnal “To Please, Is Our Aim"” BEMIDJI MINNESOTA ?77!!IIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIllII.IIlIIllllllIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII' s DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS All lands in the county pass thru You Vote for him. And thus vote for your wife and : 3tw6-17 O R R § = = = = = — | = = = = = = = = = g = = = =§ = = = = g = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = BRING RESULTS Yy N ‘ 5 \QNW// [ The belles vand beaux when grandmother was a girl looked—for the satisfaction of their desire for a refreshing, delicious, tart beverage to the same Iy | i which today is the most pleasing of all drinks. Made today to the same formula as the original—from the purest herbs and roots. ‘Buy it by the glass, th; bottle or the case. For nearly sixty years the favorite bev- erage of New England. THE FITGER COMPANY, Duluth, Minn. Send or telephone your orders direct to Theo. Thar- aldson, Bemidji, Minn. Defactive