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5 .. Careful Study of Amount and.Cha ter of Traffic ls First Importar ford ot Professor Houée oi@e: G_olnédo 2 Fleultural ‘college, s one of the bes T :.% the b ' i¥bperi head of thaecly I X dient at that collegeXdr ‘severak yehrs:| and has always been In close contact -..With the affairs of the state. In speak- ing about’ roads,. Professor House says: ‘A great deal of agitation Is.being -earried on at. the present time, con- cerning the construction of concrete roads for Colorado. - That some of our roads should be paved fn this way, there 1S no question, but I think we should carefully guard -against over- doing the matter. In order to be justi- fiable, road improvements must return “in economic and ‘soclal bepefifs’ an amount at least equal to the Interest, depreciation and malntenance, - over and above those of the old road. “It is exactly .the same-as in ordl- pary business. The amount that should be ‘invested In road-improvement is ‘that sum which will give the largest annual returns in benefits to the peo- ple of the community. % “It ‘may. be:real:economy: to spend $20,000" per rhile for one road and only $2,000 per mile for another, if the for- service and costs -just ten times” as much, -~ L\ “Before we run wild.upon the sub- Ject of concrete surfacing for roads of Colorado . the -proper clgssification of the roads, and a careful study of the amount'.and- characté”of the trafiic Peak Region in Colorado.", over them should be made, and it 1§ the duty of the state officials, Mln& any general scheme vmnd,g‘:?m ment is decided: vpou, t0 -ninke A careful study. The state {s:then pi pared to determine upon the prope highway system that will be the miost. economical, and”that will meet the traffic requirements of each road.” ‘The Impossible. | A Kansas judge says a mmlmuml length of courtship should be fixed b; law to prevent hasty miarriages. The judge may know a lot about law and the power of the courts and what ought to be done to regulate society, ! but it’s a cinch he doesn’t know Gas Buggies—The fable TTAERE WAS ONCE A MAN WIS WAD SHGLKED . . " AT.THE RECKLESS' DRWING 3 MUTOR! T o the good resolution ening to a Realization of % Improved Roads.* land. 3 GOOD ROADS BOOST PROFITS _of Cotton on Poor Ro: market, while the other can haul four - for- | pales because he lives on a good road. mer carries more than ten times the: mye rise in price means a profit of $4 man and ‘only .81 to his ;Black Dogh Most Edible, - - Ampng: the Chigese a particulae species of-dog Is reared for the table, The flesh of black dogs ig preferred to that of animals of another color, on account of_nutriment it is supposed to possess. - % a5 filnkl,ml .,Analind. Man {sphysleally as well as meta- physieally a thin'of shreds and patch- @s, borrowed »llmequnlly from good and bad ancestors, and a misfit from the 'Ahiulnln is the original home of the coffee ‘tree; and in the highlands || of that dountry there are immense for- | ests ~of 1t that have never been touched, 2 ok "Thrue Tor; Ye, Mike. _ “Ol hateflattery,” sald O'Brien the other day. ‘“Flattery makes ye think ye are betthe: n ye:are, an' no man COUNTY DIRECTORY County Aj A. D. Johnson Treasure! ...Earl Geil Reg. of .Chas. Mcon Clerk of Court.........Fred Rhoda Sheriff............Andrew Johnson Judge 5t Proba‘e.......J. E. Harris Couaty _Attorney Supt: of Schools. . Coroner. ... Surveyor. . .G. M. Torrance J. C. McGliee H. N. McKee .R. K. Bliler much about the Impossibility of pre-|County Agent.......D. C. Dvoracek venting from getting married two| people who have made up their mlndsi to marry. —_— " Drilling Glass. Make a solution of one ounce of cam- ! | ether. Keep the end of the drilling | Mayor. . phor, one and one-half ounces spirits of turpentine and three drams of tool wet'with this solution. =After the i2d District {3rd Distric| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Lst District .Edward ‘Paulson ith District s ... 5th District. Treasurer, point comes through to the other side, ceed more slowly or drill from other side, ° “As Short as It Is Violent.” “Woman's grief is like a summer storm, short as it is violent.” The foregoing quotation is credited to Joanna Baillie, a Scotch dramatist and poet. She wrote “Plays on the Pas- sions,” in which she delineates the prineipal passions of the mind, each passion being made the subject of a tragedy and a comedy. Sbe died in 1851 put the glass in water and then pro- | Fire Chief.. }Clty Engineer and Water: Dept. .+.E. J. Bourgeofs | 'ALDERMEN {First Ward—. | A. M. Bagley, E. D. Boyce. iSecond Ward— A. T. Carlson, A, B. Palmer. | Third Ward— B. W. Cooper, H. Carver. ! Fourth Ward— i P. Barnell, N. McKiuaon. Fifth Ward— H. Bridgeman, J. E Hlywurd.i > At Large— e Chas. Vandersluis. S-S 2 i HE THISYEC rO& Th: BLOOD OF DRIVERS WHO JUST MIESED WOMEN ~ i LET MC AT Island in British ‘West Indies Is Awak- Theisland of ‘Jamaleca, in the. Brit- ish West- Indies, rich in natural re- sources -and :active in-trade, .is awak- .ening: to-d- realization. of . the. import- |, AND_ COULD BARE LY. BE WE WHEN A CHILD NARROVIY MISSED) DEATH = ; CLASSIFIED DEPARTHENTS for at time of insertion will be cha‘rge(lltor at ONE CENT a word, and then only to those having open acecounts on our books. No ad taken for less than twenty-five cents. When other methods fail try a Pioneer want advertisement. "1 TAGUGHT SURE. HED WT THAT CALD= | AUPAGE.FIVE STRAINEOISO NE MADE A RESOLUT GEO- IF EVER T OWN A ZAR T'LL ALWAYS GIVE PEDESTRIANS THE RIGHT OF WAY- IT'LL BE “WIMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST "~WITH ME - Advertise: insertions of same copy. ments in this colu mn cost ONE CENT per word for FIRST INSERTION and HALF CENT per word for subsequent consecutive Cash must accompany copy. Ads not paid by Beck (Copyright, 1920, by \'cw Era, Features) QN - | BUT-WHEN 'HE 50T A TAR- HE FORGOT HIS.AE SOLUTION ance: of /good ‘roads.: The advent of the automobile has had much to'do _in.the.development. of an agitation promises valuable results. £ of ‘moidern highways j_’h{? i¢"1s 5 proposed. to ‘build will mean the speedy development of parts oy more or less neg- of their practical in- ofipletion of a radial roads would undeubt- |- edly be’ followed by a general adop- tion ‘of ‘the motortruck for conveying |- the . products to the.sea. The in- creased ‘speed and eficiency thus ac- quired would tend to promote larger production, and thereby increase the |’ wealth of this.already industrlous Is- [ SOCCS U . T g e FOR SALE--Jack pine, 16-in. Phone:| 6-W. 6t2r19 FOR BALE—Empty flour sacks QGanter's Bakery. AR S A TRy A7 ey ONE IMPORTED Chester White:boar 9 months old for sale or: tradeifor|: butchering hog. J. M. Groshong. Phone 30-F-4. FOR SALE—One five passenger Elk- hart car; A-1 condition. Will trade for' Ford truck in' good shape. Inquire at 220 Minnesota avenue. Where Farmer Can Haul but One Bale The matter of opportunity in mar- keting.is ‘worthy ‘of consideration. For the sake of example, suppose that two farmers. -living 'in separate counties, but at equal distances from the cotton market, learn-by telephone that cotton has advanced in price $1.a bale. The e FOR SALE—40 acres of land; § acres under plow; 10 acres timber; one-half mile from coneolidated school, trade for car. Henry Miller's store. FOR RENT—Furnished Nangle’s block. Possession on the all on J. L. George at Gas livin’ can ives that.”—Boston Trans: —FREE— $5.00 Meal Ticket will be to pirty suggesting best mame for this mew eating emporium. Hanps B. Imsdahl | Samuel Eflis | Wm. Lennon | WARM CARS R;g.conable Raéen : 'WKRD;Ros; 77 PHONE 77 Day or Night—We Are at Your Service 12 5t2-21 Recently 6t2-22 FOR SALE—FARM LOTS O FARMS—Let s sell you . Come tu our office and look over our bargain signs Willits & Olson, the land men. 1-1tt Inquire at 4t2-19 FOR ANY KIND of a buy, sale or ex- change:in real-estate or personal property, see Tess Baudette of the Northern Minnesota Real Estate Exchange, 214 Beltrami avenue. Imon3-1 WANTED TO RENT—A typewriter. 3t2-17 FOR _RENT_-Front room for office in Ibertson block. Inquire of M. E. 2-15tt FOR RENT—4 rooms unfurnished for light housekeeping. month, Reynolds & Wiater. $10 per 6t2-17 room in 2-14tf LOST AND FOUND FOUND—WIll the party who lost the glove on Minnesota avenue bring the ‘mate to it to ‘M. E. ibertson. He can use it very nicely, 1t2-16 _——— New Restaurant _Now Open i Day and Night Service 112 Third Street Meals at all Hours " EVERSON & PATTERSON time, selli; to wearer. ‘WANTED WANTED-_I¢e ‘boxes or small refrig- erators, ' C. E.'Battles. WANTED TO ' TRADE—Wild or im- proved . lands ,:f or . merchandise stock; .nardware . preferred. thern ‘Minnesota Trading C York Mills, Minn, MAN OR WOMAN wanted, $36, full time, 76c ar hour spare guaranteed hosiery perience unnecessary. Guaranteed(Mills, Morristown, Pa. 10tWed3-16 B e e e PV PPN waN ED-—Three waitresses at, the s for! solfel: No objections A WANTED-—Young women to study nursing. Two year course of train- ing and instruction in accordance with new Illinois law. Accredited training school. equipped ‘general hospital. modern’ nurses” home.ms Class now- forming, ‘No- delay “in’-@dmission. State age .and préllminary educa- Englewood -Hospital, '60th and Green streets, Chicago, 11 Heating Robert J. Russell + 315 Minnesota Ave. Phenes 620—620-R T BEMIDJI FLORAL €0 CHOICE CUT FLOWERS AND . PLANTS Artistic D.;.I'n- PROMPT ATTENTION . GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS New Kaplan Building Phone 418 0.W.SIEVERT ROOFING CO. 119 MINNESOTA AVE.. We Build Your Roof for Less We.Handle The STANDARD ROOFING Considered the Best Asbestos Pipe ‘Covering Asbestos Shingles Asbestos Lumber Wall Board Rubber Mattings. We Make Rubber Mats to. Order WE PUT ON ROOFS —and guarantee them to be abso- lutely water-tight for from five to fifteen years. Ask to see our Guaranteed Asphalt Shingles—for homes. Bailding Material We Repair Leaky Roofs Phane 980 BEMIDJI, MINN. . {ed Women, ' 'Call at Geo, r-Co.'s. Stofe Thur: Modern, '|FOR SALE—CITY PROPERTY AANAAAAAA Aot | | FOR 'ANY kind of real estate see|. or write B. J. Willits, 131 Third st: Phone 41. 1-3te D YT LOTS O HOUSES—Let us seéll you one. 'Come to' our office and see our bargain signs. Willits & Olson, the land men.: 1-1te — NEW HOME—6-rooms and bath, plumbing not in; fine cellar, fine lot; fine location; on easy terms; possession soon; snap. Willits & Oleon, the landmen. 412-16 FOR SALE_A _beautitul _modern home, 100 ft. frontage on the lake. 8-rooms, strictly modern, large porches, garage. —7-room house on Beltrami-avenue. —12-room _house, suitable for two families, well located, 50-ft. cor- ner. Price $3,000.00. 7 per cent. 6-room house on.Mis- sissippi avenue. Price $1,600. —8 room strictly ‘modern home. $6,500. Price $2,600. HELP WANTED—MALE A A A A A A A A A AN ANAAR WANTED—Blacksmith at Puposky, Minnesota. Will furnish new and well _ ‘equipped shop. Moderate rental, Clark Pole & Tie Company. 412-18 - ;emiui Lodge —Cottage, 5-rooms and bath, 60 ft. “ lot, good location on Irvine ave- —A very fine ‘50-ft corner lot, cnly] $100 down and $100 per year at —S8trictly modern 7-ropm \himn. fine location, short distance from Normal and- Central schools : and —8-room house on Irvine avenue. —b5-room house, 2-acre lot, price $3,- 300. —Reynolds & Winter, 6t2-17 A A A A A A A Painting, Kalsomining and every- thing in the painting line done at lowest possible cost. Pianos re- polished, old furnitures re-finished like new. Picture and mirror frames re-gilted. Best materials, first-class work. Call Phone 868-W A.BRUZELIUS . NYMORE When . anything goes wrong with: your You want a repair man_ who under- stands his business. talking, but a lot of “doing” in this town. . We do plumbing for others. Why not for YOU? J. J. DORAN The City Plumber Phone Plumbing We do very little ' MASONS- 33, A. F. & A. M., meets every Wednesday eve- ning at the Ma- ¥ sonic Temple. Visiting Brethren cordially invited. February 16 Stated Communication Work, First Degree G. A. Walker, Sec. G. M. Palmer, W, M. $37,800.00 Nearly $38,000 is spent by the L. 0. 0. M. to train and educate at Mooseheart an average family of four children aged 2, 4, 7 and 9 years, left by a deceased Moose brother. Isn't an order giving such pro- tection worth belongthig to? Moose members also have sickness and accident, disability and fraternal benefits—and all for less than 4 cents a day. Join mow. Half initiation fee for a short time. . See any member . W. Harnwell T. Davis | or— Dictator. Chas. Parker - MOOSE Meetings § 1st & 3rd Tuesdays ) MOOSE HALL Minn. Ave. & 3rd St. H. J. BOHN Painter and Paperhanger Kalsomining All Work Guaranteed Phone 872 HAVE COLOR IN CHEERS Be Better Looking—Take Olive Tablets To have a clear, pink ekin, bright , @ feeling of buoyancy fi'w d:ys. you must keep gn- body free from Wua wastes. . Edwards’ Olive. Tablets, (a vege- table compound mixed with olive oil) act on the liver and bowels like calomel —yet have no dangerous after effect. Take one nightly and note results. y They start the bile and overcome constipation. That’s why milltons of ggxu are sold annually. 15c¢ and c. OUR observance ¢ @ of all the polite niceties of the oc- casion formsa strong appeal. Our ‘@&t ablishment is +'thoroughly " equip- + ped. - We work out each problem in a manner that meets with the approval of mankind. 1 Physician and Surgeon. | Office Becurity Bank BRK....: AND SURGEO! Ibertson Blk Office Ph.onl 163W H;:y:-: fi:pp. @y Office Phone, 5. Other hours by sppointment. N s BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ‘DOCTORS DRS. JOHNSON & BORRESON Physicians aud Surgeons Bemiaji, Minn, B OR.E. H. SMITH DRS. GILMORE & McCANN Physicians and Surgeons Office Miles Block DR. H. A. NORTHROP OSTROPATHIC FPEYSICIAN C. R. SANBORN, M. D, Physicias and Surgeon . .: Office: Miles Block NNENBERG . Hours~10 to 12 a.-mi;'1:80 to Pnone (01-W Calls Made . 1at National Bank Bldg. Bemiaft DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. DRS. MARCUM & McADORY Physicians_and Surgeons Barker Bldg. Hours: 11-12 a. m., 8-6 p. m. Phones: Office 802, Residence 211. DENTISTS ‘DR. J. W. DIEDRICH Nftice—0'Leary-Bowaer Bl Phones—Oftico i'fi~w. Res. DR. G. M. PALMER Dentist and Orthodontist Barker Building Bemidfl, Minn. VETERINARIANS Denison & Burgess VETERINARIANS Bemidji, Minn, BUSINESS E. M. SATHRE Buys Smali Houses for cash and sells them on small " ‘monthly payments D. H. FISK, Attorney at Law Oftice, Northern National Bank e it Rl oA~ FIRE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE REYNOLDS & WINTER 212 Beltraml Avenue Phese 146 HUFFMAN. & O’LEARY FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING - el H. N. M’KEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or R