Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1920, Page 2

—— N F BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER { s PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEE_R PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. oR caxsom Frendent J. D. WINTER, City Editor W. HARNWELL, Editor ‘Telephone 922 . - Eatered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesota, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. © No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Wx_‘iter'l name must be known to the editor, but not‘necessarily for publication.. Communica- tions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the currént issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier W One Year .. Six Months 3.00 One Year 1.5%@ six Months Three Months 16 Three Months . L One Month Oner Week ... THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address fcr, in advance, $2.00. i OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS e * IS IT NEEDED HERE?—WE'LL SAY IT IS. It has been frequently szid that old dogs can not be taught new tricks, but a Chicago newspaper apparently thinks other- in avise. s eA reporter for the paper ::pends each day in traveling abput the city, accosting all sorts of people, and testing their pohtg- ness. He finds means of coming in contact with the clerks in the stores, business men in their offices, public officials on duty, judges, ministers, housewives and the public generally. Sometimes he is dressed in fine raiment, and at other times he is in rags, but always he is unknowp. 'I.‘q the person who ‘nakes the most courteous reply to his inquiries he presents a check entitling the person to fifty dollars. The check is paid by - e polite one gets a writeup in its columns. the paper and ] e become marked, even in a city the size of Chi- Its effect h! cago. . Does any one in this town want to contribute fifty dollars a day to & campaign of courtesy? If so, come across. This pa-| per will furnish the publicity. And we think it is needed here as well as in Chicago.” No, we are not saying that there is a lack of courtesy in our stores in Bemidji, that is, not in all of them, but we did see something happen the other day that we think is much worse than plain discourtesy. Two ladies entered one of the leading stores iq . SAVE THE LIST AND » ORDER BY MAIL * Casseroles A full line of neat design casseroles in Pyrexand also Guern- sey ware— $4.50, $5.00, $7.00, $10.00, $10.50, g $11.00, $12.00 the city, a clerk approached them smoking or rather chewin, the butt end of a cigar with the said cigar stub pushedsup int the corner of his mouth, forming an-angle of about 45 degrees; with his chin, and attempted to talk to the ladies, chewing the cigar as well as his words at the same time. After he found it somewhat difficult to do both jobs successfully at the same time, he took the butt out of his mouth, laid it carefully on the edge of the counter next to the ladies with the ash end out and then pro-| ceeded to empty the contents of his mouth into a cuspidor near| the feet of one of the ladies. He then walked around to the back! of the counter and proceeded to further wait on his customers.; One .of the ladies forgetting the ¢igar butt was sticking out on| the counter, brushed up against it. Result—:a lot of cigar ashés smeared over her coat. Another result—No Sale. Yes, we need something even in Bemidji to cure these sort of manners. If a man can’t quit smoking long enough to wait on a lady customer, or gentleman, either, if you please, he does not! deserve the patronage of the lady or gentleman. O The southern land dealers are having a hard time convinc- ing farmers that Texas is the place to make 2 home. Usually they induce some poor “suckei” to break away during the cold! winter months, but this winter the cold weather is no excuse, because there “hain’t” going to be “no” cold weather. -0 ‘The Hackensack Independent, published by A. B. Newton, has made its appearance and promises to be a good live weekly inewspaper for that growing community. You have made a good 'start, Mr. Newton, keep the good work up. i . 0 o By taxing everything but ones reputation, it is now pro- iposed to raise several billion dollars additional revenue. The individual is urged to save money by cutting down expenses, ! which might be good advice to those urging economy at Wash- !ington 0. . Grand Rapids is thinking seriously*of changing its name. | They are considering the name of “Minnesota Rapids.” Sounds !all right, and like Bemidji, there would be but one in existence. Oy The booze stolen from the postoffice in Minneapolis may | never be recovered. Booze, like money, is a good thing to keep {in circulation, , : OVERHEARD BY EXCHANGE EDITOR “HOME-RUN” NOONANETTESfl Now that the baseball seasorgis over, Bill Noonan is making the usual number of “home runs,” When it isn’t a “home run” it’s a “two-bagger.”| Read them and be convinced. ¥ “Find No Whisky Buried in Cemetery” was a headline in Tuesduy’s' isix weeks ago and has been recup- h A’clergyman in a nearby town recently preached a sermon in which e said he hoped the children wouldn’t believe in Santa Claus, We hope that he loses his hope. . . P Now they claim that women won’t be good jurors because they change thegr minds too often. They would be better than the average male jury, which has nothing to change. A friend has promised us a quart for Cristmas. It isn’t the value but the spirit connected with a gift that counts. .. If they pass that Jaw to put the electric chair in use in Minnesota, con- victed murderers are going to be terribly shocked. p Tanh}c advertisement tells of a woman of 65 feeling like 5 girl of 20 gfterimbxbing two bottles. But what’s the use of a woman feeling like 20 if she has to keep on looking like 657 (3 —— Someone has come out with the advice to girls to wear heavy woolen stockings on the plea that because of the prevailing styles in skirts they are knee-cessities. Now that the price of pulpwood is hitting the high spots the home- steaders are beginning to spruce up. N Don’t let your carelessness interfere with poor kiddies’ fun. 1 c Hunt up a poor family and give an imitation of Santa Claus. There has been too much talk about women being too fond of clothes. If they are so fond of clothes as claimed they would wear more of them. : The big ‘difference between Texas lands and Northern Minnesota lands iis that the former sells for $300 an acre and the latter produces $300 an acre. BARNUM WAS CORRECT. Baudette land selling for $25 produces $300 to the acre, but the fact doesn’t prevent peddlers of high-priced Texas land from doing a rushing business in our midst. 3 THE LADIES WON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. .The international ski tournament will be held in Canada this year, ac- :}?rdmg to the Duluth Herald. Probably because there is more “ski” over ere. . WILL HOLD DELHI DURBAR (By United Press) Marsailles, Dec. 20.—The Duke of Connaugh Saturday boarded tue Brit- embody the government's plans for ,a greater measure of “home rule” for India. ~——-Buy Christmas Seals—— Money back without question if HUNT'S Balve fails in Biher Meniog” okin. disentes. .other itcl ekin %Xy a?s nln?box at our rigk, the ECZEMA, Boardman’s Corner Drug Store Bemidji, Minn. likeaTortrait —nothing so distinetive, so last- ing-and so sure to be appre- ciated. We know scores of men in this city who would be overjoyed at Christmas if they received someone’s photograph. HAKKERUP Phone 239 N Qe use (llins . Qtrafine o '“()’/muympln’:fibwuiy: ish battleship Malaya and sailed for India on the official visit in which he is deputising for the Prince of Wales. The Duke took a chill some s 2 o - o easy to make with erating on the Riviera, but is now well again. The French naval, mili- tary and civil officials paid formal visits, and were afterwards entertain- AUNT ed to luncheon on the Makaya. JEM IMA The Duke arrives at Madras Janu- 2 ary 10 and during a six weeks’ tour nNcAK: he will hold a Durbar at Delhi, and \ will inaugurate the new Chamber of FLOUR Princes, the Council of State ana the Duluth Herald. Unfortunately the same can’t be said of whisky victims. Just a list of useful gifts" priced and listed so as to make it "~ easy for you to pick out and PERCOLATORS iYef8 Soe our line of Royal | I‘ Rochester nickeled i@ and the Alladin Alu- minum Percolators. $4.25, $4.50, $7.25, $7.50, $7.75, $8.50, $9.00 , Pyrex Cassero. Pyrex Gift Set, REED ENAMELWARE Everyone has heard of the Reed Roaster, that self- Turn They are easily taken care of. Tmperial Legislative Assembly, which Fragrant gc;ldeh muffins Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour at our grocer's in ‘oz, cartons or 4-Ib. gacks. Suggesfions Mail Orders Wil Be Filled Promptly, and we Guar- make your shopping easy. ' PYREX The Ideal Gift This transparent ovenware is abso- lutely guaranteed against breaking with heat. We car- ry a complete stock of Pyrex. Keen Auto Pyrex Pie Plates " Pyrex Cake Pans Pyrex Baking Dishes . ... Pyrex Bread Pans .. Straight Razors Razor Blade Stroppers Razor Straps Shaving Brushes 50c-65¢-75¢ ....$1.00-$1.75 188 S 1.75-$2.00-$3.00 11 ‘pieces i w7 us vaves sie a0 $7.00 COLEMAN LAMPS night into day \yith a Coleman. give a 300 candle-power light and Ska antee Safe Delivery of Any Article Ordered . By Mail. RAZORS ' <A full line of Safety and straight razors:— EverReady Safety Razors, $1 Kutter Safety Razors e $1.00 Strop Safety Razors .. $5.00 -$3:50-$4.00 $2.00-$5.00 $1.00-$2.00-$3.00 50c-85c-$1.50 FOR THE BOY ting Shoes $7.00 1.50-$2.75-$3.50- $5.00-$13.00-$14.00 - Boxing Gloves, per %et...$15.00 . Basket Balls:...$3.50-$8.00-$9.00 )\ Basket Ball Shoes . ALADDIN ALUMINUM WARE Why not get mother or wife a few =i pieces of Alumi- num ware. What would be nicer than a Roaster, Pancake Grid- dle or Double Boiler. Roasters, large size P. C. Griddle Double Boilers Pie Tins Mixing Spoons OPEN EVENINGS CHRISTMAS WEEK GIVE basting, four-coated roaster that roasts to a taste and is easy to keep clean. We also carry a complete line of Reed Ena- melware, which includes Kéttles, Pots, Coffee Pots, Pans, Washdishes, ete.- Reed Roasters . . . . $4.50, $5.75, $6.50 Electric Appliances Electric Toasters.$7.00 Electric Irons, ] $5.50, $8.50, $9.00 Carving Sets, $3.00, $5.25, $7.00, $11.50 Bee. Vacuum Cleaner Royal Electric Cleaner Electric Chafing Dish - i PHONE 57 ' Coleman Lantern (for dad) X ¥ Coleman Lamp (for mother) $10.50-$12 FLOOR MOPS A Li;iuid Veneer mop will make an ideal gift. Liquid Veneer mop with the de- tachable swab SKIIiS AND SLEDS This snow will make the boys want a pair of Skiis or a Sled. We carry a full line of Flexible Flyer and Firefly sleds, and Northland Skiis. $2.25-$3.00,$5.00-$6.50 Skiis $2.25-$3.00-$3.25 MINNESOTA AVE. Footbalis unching Bag . Flashlights Boy Scout Axe . Pocket- Knives. Manicure Set Electric Iron Flashlight . Thermos Bottles 3.25-%. $1.25-$1.50-$2.25-$3.00 $2.25 $1.25-$1.50-$2.75-$3.00 13.50 to $17.25 Thermos Lunch Kits . Toboggans Serving Dish Chafing Dishes Chafing Dish Fork Chafing Dish Spoon . Scissors . Serving T' RDWARE CO. .$8.00-$10.00-$12.00-$20.00 .$1.00-$1.25 1.00-$1.25 -$1.15-$1.35 $7.50 OPEN EVENINGS CHRISTMAS WEEK