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4 . building must be operated upon a ~ They have been mor The b Twentieth Century ’ l.!mncd Laugh With Us— Not At Us— Getting a Good Start Right in the midst of the present conference on unemployment and in line with the coming conference on limitation of armaments, a neighbor- ing exchange tells us that “Sigurd Bakke thinks he will go into cattle-| raising.” —Good for Sigurd— . With the Hunters | In some quarters about this time of | the year, early mornings with the ducks seem to be about as popular as| Jate evenings with the chickens. —Ain’t It o’ Fact?— | Department Needed Now that the football season is in| full swing and Bemidji is playing Grand Rapids here today, the need|dull for red for a medical department at the local high school can plainly be seen. That| would give the medical students a chance to learn all about fractured collar bones, sprained ankles and the| like. —Let’s Have It!— | One Is Enough An exchange from a nearby town| tells us that “Waiter Jones has moved into one of Ole Pearson's houses.” In| view of the high rent charged for houses these days, we are of the opin-| jon that one is enough. —Keeping Up With the Jones’s— Home Spun The old gag that drink has caused many a man’s downfall is now being‘ replaced by the wheeze that moon- shine has enabled a lot of bootleggers to get up in the world. —But Not in the Morning— Unhappily Ever After “Dearest,” she whispered into his capacious ear, “now that we are mar-| ried, I have a secret to tell you.” | “What is it, sweetheart,” he askedi encouragingly. “Can you forgive me for deceiving | you?” she sobbed. “My— my-— left/ eye is made of glass.” “Never mind, lovebird,” he whis- pered gently, “so are the diamonds | in your engagement ring.”—Winni- peg Free Press. —They Just Lived On— Jerry on the Job Our opinion of a steady job I 7y Progressive Business club will lsie:fv”;% :’ur:ngboc:l);]malr (bLeing o as continue to perform its duty to Amer- 2 0CYs M lica ber of a committece on unemployment accomplishment of this every time there is unemployment. The unemployed experts in Wash- ington are gaining lots of experi- ‘ence at-the present conference, if nothing else. —Unemployed Experts— Home Help Hints | Not that it makes any great dif-! forence, but this is a good time of| the year to get the smell of moth balls out of “your winter clothing. You can no_longer make your neigh- ;"bors think that they are new just because they have that odor. —Too Hard to Believe— LOCAL ARMORY BOARD PREPARES STATEMENT (Continued From Fage 1) _ for armory maintenance, which will be available after January 1, 1:).22. ‘When this has been paid a similar amount will be paid by the state. Until these monies are available, the strictly business basis and that means a money-making basis. “It will be possible in years to come to make the armory the great- est community center in this entire district. It has the largest floor space of any building within a radius of 100 miles, and as a convention headquar- ters excels any others in this portion of the state. It is an institution which deserves the tronage of Bemidji citizens, it should be used generous- 1y and financial assistance should be given it when p le. “The armory board wishes to ex- s appreciation to its creditors an generous. of the board - pres 3 - for their kind exten owf credit. However, the membe - wish to see the liabilities cleaned up t the earliest possible moment, as in'the contracting of them they feel a personal liability and in one case /it was necessary for two members of . ‘the board to sign a personal note to satisfy a creditor. They gladly invite written or signd criticisms or sug- gestions from any one with reference to the use, maintenance or financing of the' building.” TO HOLD FOOD SALE St. Phillip’s Ladies’ Aid will hold ‘afood and apron sale Saturday after- ‘noon in the office of the Bemidji Gas mpany. 'RESH LGGS 39c per dozen, at Troppman’s Saturday evening from 8 to 10 o’clock; 2 dozen limit to 1t10-14 ' Brown feed reversible baby buggy. Phone 526. 8t-1018 | | | “stability, confidence and progress” | der.ted situation,” he s ADDITIONAL WANT ADS | HOTEL SOAKITUUM ATLANTIC whiel Ay ke . MARKETS POTATO MARKET Chicago, Oct. 14.—Potato 1'ccgipts 107 cars. Market steady for whites, Total U. S. shipments, Wisconsin whites, sacked, $2 to $2.25; bulk, $2 to $2.30; Minne- <ota round whites, bulk, $2 to $2.20; Minnesota and North Dakota Red Riv- er Ohios, bulk, $1.65 to $1.75; South Dakota sandland Ohios, sacked, $1.25 to $1.50; Idaho rurals, $1.90 to $2.25. 1,842 cars Kansas City, Oct. 14.—Potato mar- ket weak. Receipts 45 cars. Supplies . demand and movement slow. Tr rates, car lots, out weight, Minnésota sacked, Red River-Ohios, partly graded, car, $2; field run, small size, $1.65; field run, small size, considerably dirty, $1.50. ALTRUISTIC CLUB MAY SPREAD INTO THE EAST (By United Press) Modesto, Cal., Ost. 14.—Promise of | n business, for the incoming year was held out today at the opening session of the national convention of the Progressive Business Club by Roy B. Maxey, the national president. In the keynote speech, Maxey de- clared the United States has “met the reconstruction staunchly and fear- lessly.” We are confronted by an unprec- id, “and in a truly American manner are coping with and mastering that situation. The incoming year will bring stability, confidence and progress, the insur- rs of peace, plenty .nnd happiness. and humanity by assisting in the bject.” Purpose of the club is to expand and take in every eastern state was announced. Maxey, whose home is here, announced the purpose o f the club as altruistic, with friendship as its b and with its purpose that of civic and community upbuilding. MISS WIiLLiAMS SURPRISED Miss Ruth Willia Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wi Valley, was pleasantly her home Thursda; ber of her friends daughter of | Boonds Wallh, amd, the Qeraw ity o, Boschs witel) s mads. odes Sarmds v | Charles Lee of 'Lake ead also of this city. The cveni was spent in dancing and playing games. | they are on the trail of $33,000,000 eIy Ao ’ Aw- PREPARE FOR MID-WESTERN MEETING - Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 14.—More than 300 middle western bowlers, in- cluding the Fort Wayne, Ind., team, Congress championship to Montreal | last spring will compete here in the! fourteenth annual tournament of the Middle-Western Bowling association; | from November 18 to December 3.| The entry list which already con- tains seventy-five teamis irem Chie go, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Den- ver and Wichita, will close Novem- ber 9, according to M. J. Locker, Des Moines, who is cofducting arrange- ments for the bowlers. The tournament will be held in a bowling parlur whica opened rere this month, known as one of the most elaborate in the country, and whicn contains fifteen new The Fort Wayne five, former A. B. C. champions will compete first on November 26, and are given advan tage by dopesters. Twenty-two Kna-f sas City teams have 2nte:2d for com- petition beginning - November 20. They will stay through the tourna- ment and attempt to annex the 1922 tournament for their home city. YEOMAN LODGE SHOWS GROWTH IN PAST YEAR| ™™ The, Bemidji -Yeoman lodge has grown 25 per cent during the last vear, and District Manager Evenstad of Thief River Falls, who attended the nglfcting last evening, urged a goal of 200 per cent the coming year. ile offered prizes to the members who brought in new members, and at hw request the local lodge. elected two captains, Mrs. Johkn Ritchie and A. A. Richardson, who chose sidés, and at the January. meeting the winning side is to be served lunch by the loscrs. New officers for-the year were in- stalled as follows: Homnorable forc- man, A. D. Johnson; master_of cer monies, Joseph Mc ster; Corres- pondent, Bertha Schinidt; Chaplain, Frances Johnson; overseer, H. 1! Schmdit; watchman, Carl Peterson; sentry, O. V. Pennock; guard, Frank Grimm; Lady Rowena. Mrs. Laura Cole; Lady Rebekah, Maude Ham- | mersley. i | COLORADO MEN SEARCH FOR HIDDEN TREASURE, (By- United Press) Denver, Colo., Oct. 14.—Two Col- orado men, William Barker and City, believe! in gold and silver bars. They believe that Treasure Peak| Calumet Baking P | | inferior leavener. | owder because of its de- pendability—because when they place their baking in the oven, they know it will “turn out” They are confident of results because they know that no matter what they bake—pies, cakes, bis- cuits, muffins — the results will be the same— light, perfectly raised, wholesome foods. CALUMET BAKING POWRER never disappoints. Don’t prepare bakings with expensive ingredientsand then have them spoiled because of an | Have the same assurance that | the majority of other housewives have. § all right. : ;flbwwmamflflhg& Swellosk Hotals i the Worlds K Wtk yhaag) e o s Dentod, A Muitts A0 Ronde ot o ot st o Soodly omds Apuww K the San Juan range of the Rockies s the secret cache of treasure taken by a band of Spaniards and French- men. At the bottom of the shaft, they claim, a stone tablet giving a com- plete description and diagram of how the treasure could be located, was found. Somewhere in the forgotten tunnels of Treasure Peak is hidden 3,516 large bars of gold and silver, according to the stone chart, and Baker and Lee expect to start their treasure hunt in the mountain at once. TWG HEAD OF CATTLE ARE BURNED IN STRAW STACK Between the hours of 5 and 6 p. m., Wednsday, 'a “straw stack and two head of cattle were burned on the G. H. French farm; occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radi and family, six miles east of , Bemidji. The little girl was playing with matches, it is reported, and set fire to the stack, and the cattle, which had burrowed in the side of the stack were trapped there when the fire started. The neighbors and farm help arrived in time to save the barn and other buildings. 'SCIENCE OF KILLING SHOWN IN WORLD WAR % (By United Press) ‘Paris, Oct. 14.—Statistics just compiled by the army medical ser- vice of the ministry of war reveal the great advancement in’the art of killing during the Great War. The gtatistics show that the proportion of men killed was 18.36 per cent— that is, about one man killed of every four hit—which is much greater than any previous war. Likewise = the figures show. the vast advancemient in the science of hygiene. The number dead from dis- ease and sickness is only about one- ;ixth the number killed by enemy re. The final figures of the French loss-! es are given as follows: Killed by enemy fire 674,700 Died of wounds... 250,000 Missing, presumed killed 225,300 175,000 ..1,325,000 Mrs. W. 0. Gordon and Miss Noyes of Shevlin were among the out-of- town visitors in Bemidji today. . * DECLARES GIBEONS-O’'DQWD MATCH CONTRARY TO LAWS Oct. ‘Wichita, Kansas, 14.—The Gibbons-O’Dowd boxing macth to be held in October, heralded as a vital middleweight championship contest, appears to be a violence of the state anti-boxing laws, and must not be held in Wichita, Richard Hopkins, state’s ‘attorney decided today. “The facts,” ~said Hopkins, “are such as to convince me that the match is a scheme to evade the law. It will be prevented, if possible, and I think it is possible.” NO ONE INJURED WHEN « FASTVIRAINS COLLIDE Selz, N. D., Oct. 14.~~No one’ was injured last night when No. 27, the Fast Mail, and the Oriental Limited crashed on the Great Northern tracks here about 7 o’clock. Engines were crippled, but no coaches damaged. The wreck occur- red about one mile west of here. The passenger train continued east at 6 o’clock this morning, and the Fast Mail, going west, got off atlittle later. Officially, it was stated that the acci- dent was due to mixed signals. INOORHEAD POLICEMAN SHOT WHILE ON DUTY (By United Press) Moorhead, Oct. able to decide whether Peter Ness, Moorhead policeman, shot while on duty "last night, would recover, The bullet. was lodged in”his brain, and will be located today by X-ray. Ness was called 'to the Panshop restaurant last night, the proprietor’s son half-believing that a hold-up was being planned. After he arrived, two men arrived and order Panshop and the officer to “stick up.”” Both fired, but while the officer was shot in the head it was not thought'he had hit either of the men. Moorhead police declare that they have clues and believed that they would have something definite if not arrested at noon. JAPAN WOULD HAVE U. S. MEDIATE SHANTUNG AFFAIR ' Washington, Oct. 14—Japan has approached the United States to me- diate the.Shantung controversy with China, it was announced today. [l I DT T L T T [T A Wonderful Variety of New Tailored Suits to Choose From. I ON_ NEW FALL SUITS A LARGE VARIETY OF STYLES IN FUR TRIM- med Suits will be placed on Sale for One Week at a Sac- rifice of One-half on regular price. Present Conditions and Overstock on Suits. Yalama Cloth— ~form‘erly $65.00 American Velour, Sealine and embroidery trimmed Formerly $75.00 Duvet de Laine, French mole and embroidery trimmed— Formerly $59.75 . ‘ Yalama Cloth, Seal trimmed— Formerly $59.00 ......... America’.fin Velour, embroidered and Seal trimmed— Formerly $569.00 ............ Duvet de Laine, embroidered with Opossum trim For‘me_rlky $85.00 ...... Duvet de Laine, Silk embroidered with Squirrel trim Formerly $59.00 ........ Mousine, Opossum' trimmed— Formeyly $69.00 ... I QOur reasons are = % Price'—$32.50 . L Price—$37.50 % Price—$29.87 — K .2 Price—$29.50 T .1 Price—$29.50 .1 Price—$42.50 T I} .3 Price—$29.50 3 Price—$34.50 y I M .I.fl:_—— T T U] L 14.—Dr. Hum- phrey, attending physician, was un- "