Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 6

" .| . E. CARSON, Pres. B. H. DENU, ‘Sec. und Mgr. G. W, HARN’WPLL, Editor " gintered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn,, as second- a‘?i“;uu:r u:dgr Aflct of Congress of March 3, 1879. No .sttention ' paid:“to anonymous contributions. Writers name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Puesday of each Week to .insure publication in the —~ eurrent lssue. . ovfgs Thursday Y.;ngl?m?;:“:elp:&pge:h’? “n':!l:!.'r)::‘: for, in advance, $2.00 % . ..OF¥ICIAL -COUNTY AND orTY PROCEEDINGS SR TP LET'S ALL GET IN IT. ; Next week is county fair week. Farmers and farmers’ clubs have been preparing for weeks for 3] the event. They have been 'getting ready their exhibits and making arrangements to come to the county seat, show their ptoducta and see_ their neighbors. . How many merchants and business men of Be- midji are going to have an exhibit? We don't know but we will wager there will not be one for every six farmers’ exhibits. When the fair is over and the critics start telling us the fair was the same old thing over every year, “no change, no 3 improvement, we will also wager that the ones “f 5 who do that will be those who have exhibited noth- % . ing, who have not. in any way, except, perhaps by have devoted no time to its betterment. Who is the county fair for, anyway? *Is it only -.g ‘means wfiereby the tiller of the soil may bring a sample of his year's work to town for the city man to see, so that he will not have to go to the trouble to visit the farmer on his own land and see what he is doing, or is it a time and place where every person should join in and endeavor to show the best there ‘is _to be ‘seen in_ all lines.’, “7The merchants haVe a niche to fill in the exhibition as well as the farmer. It is to be.hoped the busi- _...mess men-of Bemidji will have attractive exhibits on the ground to supplement those of the farmer. | Nothing makes a person feel that an enterprise is a success like getting into the project himself and having a share in it. There is nothing to pre- vent Beltrami county having the best county fair in the state so far as exhibits are concerned. When an exhibit can be raised in the county and sent to the state: fair where it leads everything in this district, every citizen in the county should take such prflie in the event that he would give his support to improving it each year. . There is nothing to - prevent Beltrami county from taking the first-place ; . in-its district every year at the state fair. Let’s . belp do it O - .- How.would you ke to:journey to the nearest city for a pound of sugar, or a yard of muslin, or a spool of thread, or a smoke? And how would you like to make the trip when you need a prescrip- tion filled in a hurry, with death running you a race? You would make some noise if forced to such an extremity—and - then more ndise. ) - You would say—and justly so—that a town in which you c#n' not buy a pound of sugar, or a yard i - of muslin, or a spool of thread, or a smoke, or | _even get a prescription filled, is a mighty poor : excuse for a’'town and not worth living in. Yet our merchants can only- afford to keep these things for your convenience as long as_you buy other things from them. 2 It is not doing ‘this town any good to buy the Iittle things here and then chase off to a city ‘or send to a catalogue house when you want something i on which the merchant has a chance to make a i dollar. : _ Neither is it doing you any good, for the pros- " perity of each citizen is dependent to a large extent i upon. the prosperity of the ¢émmunity as a whole. We are not telling you something you do not know. # & Wg are simply refreshing your memory in hopes their presence shown any interest in the fair and the time may come when our people will conclude * that a town that is worth living in is worth trad- ing in. B oo That’s all —_— THEY WHO LAUGH LAST. Joy reigns in the heart of the American housewife. She -is mightily pleased—even tickled—and all because of sugar. 3 : g Every day she reads in the daily papers of how ‘the falling sugar market is squeezing the profiteer- ing gamblers who loaded upon that staple and have been withholding it from the market in order to compel her to pay exorbitant prices-and clean up fortunes for themselves in a few months time. She reads that many of these gaplblhg houdg,rs - have lost large sums of money through the slump in price, others.are in financial distress, and some are on the verge of ruin. And she smiles. . Their frantic wails are as sweet to her ears as is the taste of honey to a hungry bear. Joy -be.with you, sister. Laugh on, and laugh heartily. We laugh with you. .. JABEM, UNCLE, JAB EM! 1t is reported from Washington that Uncle Sam has annexed a sharp stick and is beginning to jab the profiteers, with the result that a decline in .the price of living is announced. Just. where the decline is we don’t know, but we hope it is somewhere. - 4 L One thing, though, is certain. ‘Uncle’u ‘stick will _ have to. be mighty sharp and mighty long before it will make even a dent in the alligator hides of _the gougers. ;S e AR Gouging is a pleasant and lucrative pastime—to the gougers—and they can hardly be expected to reform their ways until they feel‘l;he point of the stick or the weight of the star spangled foot. But Washington says there is a decline, and be- cause Washington says so it must be s0. But personally ‘we decline to fall for a" decline that declines to decline. THE DULUTH HERALD. - .. The Duluth Herald received ‘a létter from-a sub- scriber who had been reading that newspaper for twenty years and who -says that he has® found it fair and square with everybody. This js-a'fletter of which the Duluth Herald or any other paper might be proud, and while we are at it permit us to state that in gur opinion the Duluth Herald is not only the best paper in Duluth, but the best in’ any city twice the size of Dulyth in the United’ States. When it becomes republican in politics we’ll take in more territory. : EER e S The wag of a dog’s tail invariably means friend- world of secret enmity. And still, we wouldn’t ship, but the wave of a human hand often covers a care to state that the dog is more to be relied upon in his actions than mankind. s R Time was when no one ever vthought the céuhtry i " would go dry; or that women would be: allowed to | vote, or lhlt—bflt,“lhuckl,_ now-a-days - we never - know_what is going to biff-us on'the bean'next. ° -~ o i The fellow who is too indifferent to vote can now -“remain at home and wash dishes while his wife goes to the polls and performs her duty as a citizen. —— . In fufture, however, there will be some consola- _tion left to the defeated candidate. In the absence of babies he can kiss the voters. ) i There is one word in the English language that 3 represents a mole hill today and a mountain to- «, » morrow—*scandal. - = o=~ If the job is harder than you thought it would be, then the logical thing to do is to work harder than you expected. Z it When you feel that it is unwise to tell even a - part of the truth you might compromise by telling the whole of it. < e L, CEPE R “Safety first” is a good slogan, but “safety al- v ways” would be a better one. 3 0- _’ ~ . If your car balks on Sunday, don’t cuss. Go . to_church instead. :|served. Everybody reported a very ‘| the Northern school District No. 48, T PRESS - COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL \ (By EXCEANGE EDITOR) sty = Regarding ‘the report that_ immigration records : are broken at Ellis Island,“Editor Harnwell .of the Bemidji Pioneer expresses what a‘good many ° i more people think than say, with this: “We are in- i elined to believe that ‘breaking of 'immigration i vetords’ will not appeal as strongly’ to this country . P { jze the aliens wé 'have.”—Duluth Herald. A Wisconsin man ! week. Deathwas unexpected. as he ‘had helped his ! father with the chores that morning.—Ex. { _Quite a compliment. ‘A ‘man Wrote the Duluth i Herald that he had been reading the paper twenty § years and had always found it fair and square with i everybody. That-is'one of the greatest compliments ‘:eit ever heard paid a-newspaper.—Stillwater Ga- 5 e. f : —0— i Ordinarily American sentiment has been opposed . ito _mte'rnahonal marriages... Thére are always sound i objections to them. “But such unions are now re- igarded far more toleranty;-because’ Américans have }come to know and like other nations a little better. 41t is felt that a foreign wif -gusband—is bétter - {than none at all—Red Wing Republican. i s . / » e T 3 : - True it is that man may follow his ‘wife ‘into a dry goods store, be right at 69 KK KRR KK K KKK A b, B NORTHERN 36 o8 5% 58 56 % 3 % 5 % %t % % # % |and - son {Mr. and Mrs. Bartley and Mrs, |Pete i as formerly. Just now the big thing is to American-. . died at the age of 102 last and spent- Susiday-with their auw | Mrs. Colin Gagip ; Mrs, Neilson and daughter, Jul , Hans, took dinner at t Ison homg Spnday. lost feeling and appearance that is quite noticeable. But—the wife could sail into a clothing-store, walk up to a clerk and buy a necktie without the least bit of timidity, exactly the one her husband didn’t want.—Stillwater Gazette. is not_worth -your customers’ money. If you do not want trade badly enough to invite customers to your store d&’&ot be surprised that they go where they are invited.—Anoka Herald. . apolis is a vigilants committee. * The police depart- fient appeai's"_ be }{)owefl;ss ;o cope with the ndits who_ are “nightly abroad in: t city— | Mankato Free Press. i The speed:with which: Duluth is convicting those eharged with_ participation in the lynching of three negroes there June 13th, will do much to restore the good name of Duluth in this state.—Anoka Herald. -~ . It is related that Governor-Cox atténded church in New York last Sunday and the preacher prayed for him. Well, maybe he needed the prayers.— Mankato Free Press. : —0— If every person stopped after telling the truth about himself, there would .be a-.decided slump in conversation.—St. Cloud Daily Times. —0— . en._Who have wild-eyed ideas were flks -would be able to get a.lot Clpud Daily Times. - f It all:the m i locked up, bux { more work d v, gnd Mrs. Wallace bell. w clilldren and Mr. and Mrs. Glidden home. —_—0— If your mierchandise is not worth advertising it - About the only thing that will clean up Minne- . r Sunday. Guy - and : Freg;Ham- tond visited Sunday .at the. C.-O. { The young folis in ‘this vicinity were entertoined Monday night by[ URSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920 M. and Mrs. Zahn. ' Dancing was the main feature of the evening and at midnight “a” very dainty lunch was nice time. . Mrs. C. F. Merriman and children} spent” Sunday afternoon at the A: 1. Davis home. Misses: Beulah. and Maggie Berg left for their home in Mississippli|” Their uncle Martin accompanied. them to the. cities. . 3 School began Tuesday morning in @he CURTIS HOTEL [T T — L) X Curtis Hotel—catering to Transient Guests— . offers something pronouncedly unusual for this * era of hiph prices: namely, Luxurious Accommoda- tions in a really fine Hotel at Rates distinctly- with Miss Arnold and Mr. Deardorf as_teachers. o Mr. and -Mrs. Warmbold of Park Rapids spent the first of the week| with ‘her sister, Mrs. Colin Campbell.’ mun{ble. The farmers in this vicinity are) = 7 . erecting a potato warehouse at Marsh{, b sidin% They began work Tuesday TARIFFS: i p morning. 4 ¥ PEAL e o & 75 Rooms, Private Baths . o——— 11 Single $2.00 Doubk $3.00 - 325 Rooms, Private Baths. Single $2.50 Doubk $3.50 200 Rooms, - Private Baths COMMON WITCHHAZEL FINE FOR SORE EYES It is surprising how quickly eye in-| < flam}xfi'atio{: is helped by commo Single $3.00 Doubc $4.00. witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis, ete, Others as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. Onej- o o > 'uoo o 600 elderly lady, who had been troubled fazs 3 i with chronic eye inflammation for - . many years, was greatly helped in two days. We guarantee a small bot- tle of Lavoptik to. help ANY CASE weak, strained or inflamed eyes. Aluminum ‘eye cup FREE. E. A. Barker, druggist. Pl ‘We invite you to make this store your Headquarters during * Fair week. You will find many interesting bargains that will save you money. - ‘ St SPECIAL PRICES ON DRESSERS When you outfit your home you want the best at the best prices. Good furniture lasts many years. . 1 For a few days we are offering. &% . ® 1 ° 5 some decided values in dressers. - METAL BEDS y : A splendid variety of styles and We have the latest styles in |~ sizes. Some as low as........$35.00 ;‘;‘ifil_;_b%l:;g;gfa:n:;;; £ - DININGROOM |~ DAVENPORTS ~ " Our line of davenports is more complete- than you will find elsewhere. We illustrate a popular num-- Our showing "of dining room tables is well worth your inspection. We have a variety of styles and woods that are sure to appeal:to | - A CHAIR FOR THE BABY A selected line of high chairs . i?;)t‘nglyl:;?gr? a‘;g you. Some tables as low and attractively Sl i s $30.00 painted. Some COFFEE PERCOLATORS ' selling at....$3.50 . o A special 5 ; H . showing of TABLE TUMBLERS coffee ' per-_ I a7 A very sub- ‘colators “of: stantial the most approved ;umbler that can stand a’ ‘great deal .of hard usage. Each We have a fine assortment type. Coffee of these that will give you t 4_made in one . pleasure to see. Some - of these percolators is su- LS $53.00 perior to that brewed in grdx- % nary coffee pots.. Specially . ' priced. for this selling at $2 Inside and out they are made . for traveling. Buy “one with the assurance of sat- isfactory service. From lock to hinge attention has been paid to strength. Some at ..cooeeeeeeee $17.50 w for the money. Good on heavy steel plate, have one of these. Better 65¢c Here is the biggest value you ever sa quality, uniform gray mottling, strong handles. We want you to come early. Each Everything for Everything for - the Home the Family A Store for A Store.for Every body ; Everyhody