Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1921, Page 9

i ! e i [ i PES. ‘ making no complaint. R The Pioneer is the oniy daily within 100 miles of Bemidjl and has the largest ecirculation in Northern Minnesots e VOLUME XIX. NO. 198 BEMIDJI, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 9, 1921 'BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER SECTION TWO CHRISTMAS SHO RUYTNGPICKS {IP- CHRISTHAS TRADE BEGINS Bemidji Merchants Offering Special Inducement for Christmas Shoppers MAJORITY OF STORES DRESSED FOR OCCASION Merchants Looking Forward to Healthy Business and Advise Early Buying [ A walk through the Bemidji busi- ! pess district will tonvince any one that, no matter what the rest of the world may do, o think, the great spirit of Christmas 1s still ‘alive -and Wwiil be kept alive, if the merchants have anything to say about it. Although business ‘has not been anything to brag about _thls season, due, no doubt, to the mild weather, still the mercnants as a whole are Most of them are rather optimistic and have “set their house 1 order” by offering the trade unusual inducements to buy. They realized early in the season that profit should be meager if they were to carry the usual heavy stocks that Bemidji is noted for, and when the season appeared to be backward they did not hesitate to prune their stocks down to a safe level. Now come heavy holiday stocks. 3 Christmas shopping has commenced and is expécted to reach big propor- tions by the wyeek before Christmas. The. show windows of nearly every store hpve taken on a holiday appear- ance, as well as the interior of most of them, which have been brighten- ed up with Christmas-gift booths and suitably trimmed. Everything has been made conveni- PPING " 55c PER MONTH FEREKKEKKFI KKK X KKK KR x SOLWAY * KKK KKK KK KKK Mrs. E. J. Parks and Mrs. P. J.|° Rock were, visitors in Bemidji last week. | Miss Bina Gustafson of Bemidji visited with her parents of this vi- ‘¢cinity over Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. T. V. Thompson was a Be- midji shopper last Friday. George Cross visited in Bemidji last Friday between trains. - Miss Elva Peterson left last Sat- urday for Middle River, where she will teach school. Mr. and Mrs. Eaxl Grinols and chil- dren and Mrs. George Sharp and daughters visited in Bemidji last week., | s A surprise party was given an Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Thompson last Wed- nesday evenin. A large crowd was present and games and music were played to help pass the evening. A dainty and delicious lunch was served | before the guests left. All those that | were present wish to thank Mr. and |Mrs. Thompson for the good time they gave them. Several of the young folks of Sol- way attended the basket social and dance at Pinewood Saturday eve- ining. The Rebekah lodge will soon have their Christmas counters ready. The lodge would be glad to have all those |that are going to buy their Christ- !mas presents buy their presents of them. [0 2 2 26 26 0 2 b PINE CENTER * e S R S SIS RS R 2 Y Wallace Guy and family of Frohn | spent Sunday at Ed Blake’s. Tom Burton has been unable to continue hauling lath bolts. He had [on a big load and one hind wheel gave way and left his load upset near the Joe Tardie farm. i Wallace Higbie of Clover Leaf farm, visited Frank Marlow last Sun- Mrs. A. Bogan entertained at din- ner last Sunday the Ed Blake and William Kaiser - familie: Ed Blake called on Mrs. Hammond while in Nymore last week. Mrs. Borgan made a business trip to Bemidji Saturday. William Kaiser is suffering with a real bad cold this week. . Olof Borg was hauling hay this . week. Why American Economic Stability Is Dependent Upon Merchant Marine By A. D. LASKER, Chairman U. S. Shipping Board. Until there is an awakened consciousness on the part of all citizens of America that economic stability is dependent on the disposal of our surplus wares and products in world markets there can'never be an Amer- ican merchant marine. Until the farmer in Kansas, the industrial worker in Indiana, the miner in Arizona realize that the reg- ularity and volume of their daily wage is in a measure as dependent on the establishment of an American merchant marine as is the continuity of employment and the wage of the dock worker in Baltimore or San Francisco, there can be no assured hope that the flag of the United States will be maintained as it should be on the seven seas. Sound economics accept as fundamental that national prosperity is based on continuity of employment at wages consonant with American standards of living. When surpluses accumulate, prices are demoralized and employment ends until the excess has been consumed. As long as America had a virgin empire to explore and develop, the peed generally for world markets to consume ‘surpluses was not pressing. In our beginning, with 13 states, a narrow strip along the Atlantic, we were a seafaring nation; and immediately after the War of 1812, under wise protective laws, the American flag floated proudest of all on the seas. Beginning with the period- of 1849 the opportunity for wealth in our un- charted and undeveloped central and western empire challenged the imagi- nation of America’s youth, and the lure of salt water gave place to the call of the unclaimed riches that awaited the overland emigrant. But America, self-contained and self-sufficient wlile it was conquering an empire of magic wealth, finds itsell now approaching the time of vast surpluses which must be sent out into the lands of the world beyond the - seas if employment at home and maintenance and stabilization of domestic prices are to e We can not rely on foreign bottoms to carry this sur- plus, for the forcign hottoms nccessarily are owned by those nations which have the foreign trade, and when they find our mmpefiliyu pressing the most they will also find reasons and conditions not to give us the bottoms necessary to carry our commerce. “Health and D Robinson, also s Telulan KK KKK KRR KKK KKK S o from the college x NORTHERN X talked on the help derived through. |l ent for those who will come to Be-! Carl Anderson and Clarence Eren- midji to do their Christmas shopping burg were hunting rabbits in our eand the best of it is that in most neighborhood Sunday but we could places they will find new and novel not see any game in their rabbit sack. things for Christmas gifts that are Mrs. Kaiser ang son, Alfred, trans- priced far below what they would acted business in East Bemidji this bring in ordinary times. week. i For this reason merchants here Word was received from Spooner, are looking forward to a good Christ- Wis., that they have fourteen inches § mas business. In fact some report of snow. We ought to feel fortunate. KEEKUE KKK KKKERK KR A little son arrived at the home of Mr. and, Mrs. John Pretts Wed- nesday morning, November 30. Moth- er and babe are getting along nicely. The little children of Mr. and ¥ H. L. Arnold, who have been quite ill the past week, are reported better. The Parent-Teacher association of Northern, met at the school ho the parent-teacher meetings, The as- sociation hopes to have both speakers with them again. A party.of about twenty-five young: people met at the home of Dorothy Moultenr last Friday evening. Games were played and refreshments served. All reported having enjoyed a pleas- ant time. quite a healthy response to their ad- vertising already. . Bemidji is becoming more and more the trade center of this territory for at least a hundred miles in any di- yection, because shoppers who have been here before realize that they | can do as well or better in Bemidji, and it does not inconvenience them to come as they can reach here by train in the morning and return home the same day, if they desire to do so. KHEKX KKK RER KRR KK KKK * SPUR * TSRS RS 8 5 0 0 00 Misses Alice and Lillie Souder who have been employed at the county poor farm are home on a visit. Mrs. Lease has returned from Brainerd where she was visiting. The Guernsey breeders association have formed themselves in a block and joined the $ystem. All are re- quired ‘to use pure-bred registered sires. We miss our post office at this place but we are glad that our neighbors in the neighborhood have better ser- vice than before, and we will soon have our daily delivery on the route. KXKKX KR KXKKKKKKEY x BALSAM RIDGE * AEKKEKEKARKRERENS Warren Ray sawed wood for I. w. Gehron Monday. i Axel Peterson, wife and daughters, (Pearl and Mrs. Jens Beck, and two daug'ters, Gladys and Vivian, and niece, Mabel Iverson, of Kelliher, were Sunday guests at Mrs. Andrew Anderson’s. N Several from this vicinity attemd- ed the dance at Eland Saturday night. Bertha Johnson was absent from school Monday and Tuesday. There will_ be a basket social at Balsam Ridge December 17. Proceeds will go to the Eaton family, who lost their home by fire last Sunday. 1. W. Gehron had .an _old-time butchering bee Friday and butchered seven hogs. Mrs. Andrew Anderson assisted Mrs. Gehron. Martin Peterson and son, Melvin helped Mr. Gehron. Warren Ray and wife and sons, ter and Bernard, spent Thanks- ing with Al Brown and family. John McManus and wife and sons, James and Thomas ‘spent Sunday with I. W. Gehron and family. . Mr. and Mrs. Hilmer Bothner re- C turned Monday rfom Sacred Heart,, Minn., where they have been spend- ing the summer. Mrs. Warren Ray called on Mrs Will Brown Sunday. May our nice weather continue. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tardie were Be- 'midji and Nymore visitors Fridny, The, Northern Farmers club met at the Communit. Thursday, December 1. John Noel Friday afternoon at 3:30. Mrs. Tha er of the Teachers college in Bemidji gave a very interesting talk on = was SALE |¢ STARTING FRIDAY FRIDAY Dec. 9th Assorted Buttér;:ups, TWO POUNDS. Chicken Bone, Ib ... TWO POUNDS. Peanut Butter Crisp, Ib. . . .45¢ TWO POUNDS. THIS STORE WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING CANDIES IN A SPECIAL ONE CENT SALE: SATURDAY Dec. 10th SUNDAY Dec. 11th : Ib...50c .....5le Fudge, Ib .. ... TWO POUNDS. ..... 41c .....50c . Butfer Scotch, Ib . .....5lc TWO POUNDS. .. Peanut Brittle, 1b TWO POUNDS. ..... 26¢ Thesé Candies are all made in our Sanitary Plant. Remember, this sale lasts three days only, and only on the six varieties men- tioned. Bemid: 319 Beltrami .v.v.“wm-.m’m-n-m ji Candy Store Phone 24 e R [~ 11 [ ] Wflmwwmmmmmm-mxvammxfi - b hostess and everybody present en- f§ joved the splendid dinner she pre- pared. Offiers for the'coming yi were eclectd which are as foliow from the 0 hospital in Bemidji last Friday and is getting along fine. The spelling contest betw Lake and Northern schools which had been advertised to take place at Nor- thern, December 17, has been post. | poned until 2ftr the holidays. Mrs. John Noel called on her ter, s. Ellis, of Nymore, Monday afternoon. AEE KK XA MR XK KE * WHITE PINE * XSRS S SRR RS RS S S. P. Aarnes and sons made a busi- ness trip to Bemidji last week. L. C. Kirkpatrick, C. V. Olmstead and C. A. Matheny, a ted E. C. Olmstead in butchering a large beef last Monday -afternoon. R. C. Matheny spent Sunday at the €. V. Olmstead home. The Walter Houcher family and the Elmer Kirkpatrick family were dinner guests at the L. C. Kirkpatrick home Sunday. So'mer Aarnes and Keith and Ken: neth Matheny were entertained b Verlon Groves at the home of hi: aunt, Mrs. Earl Olmstead. Norman and istine Aarnes spent Sunday evening at the F. C. Alsop home. A large deer passed through the! C. V. Olmstead dooryard the other night. It seems to be a hard propo- sition to.keep the “wolf” from the door. this winter—and also the deer. Don’t forget the pie so given at the school house Frida ning, Dec. er 9. Bach lady posed to bring a pie and sandwiches for two persons. The pies are to be sold at auction, Quite a number attended the meet- ing at the school house last Saturday evening to discuss the question of building a community hall. No def- inite decision was veached but all were in favor of building a hall in the near future, Mr. and Mrs. C family .spent-Monda Farl Olmstead home; Q = Olmstead and cning.at tho LA R R R E SRS ER R o BAGLEY x| IEEE SRS S EREREREEE SRR Mr. and Mrs. John Oversea re- r. | turned from Grand Forks Tuesday. Bartholomew and chil- i dren returr turday m Duluth {after a week’s visit th former’s sister, Mrs. C Mrs. J. G. McBain of Clearbrook spent rs with her parents south of the latfer part of the week from a trip to LaCrosse, Wis., and Minne- apoizs. - N. 0. Jieve of Moorhead visited with frie: and relatives here last week returning home Tuesday. Adeline Davids ret ed _to Minn., where she teach- ing school, after a visit with her parents here. John C. Sjolander of Holst town- ship stopped here Friday en route 2. Dahlin of Clearbrook Monday in Bagley. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones and Miss Bessie Larson and Mr. Price spent Sunday in Bagley. Miss Ruth Kolb of Gonvick motored here to visit with her parents Mon- day evening. Mr., and Mrs tained the follo ner Wednesd spent time, returned home Monday . C Boalt of St. Paul is visiting in Bagley this week. Leona Tor on of Galest- . D., who has been visiting at | the Bennie Nelson home for some HOLLOW GROUND FIRST CLASS WORK Bemidji -: i Your Electric Light Bill IS NOW DUE! And Must Be Paid Before Dec. 10th to Get Your Discount MINN. ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. Elmer E. Swanson, Mafiager Largest Independent Cig: Hammer Soap, Fancy pure Coc SPECIAL! nut Butter. Apples for Christmas, per box Gold Medal Flour, 98-1b sack, $4.10; barrel. . . .. $8.15 Every sack guaranteed to give satisfaction. Strictly fresh Dairy Butter, per Ib Oatmeal, 10 1bs for ... ... Coffee, the best that money can buy, 5-1b lots, per 1b.32¢ Ginger Snaps, in 5-1b lots, per 1b . .. ' Brooms, can’t be duplicated at, each Lutefisk, all you want at, per Ib .. Fancy Whole Rice, all you want at, perlb ........ Tc SPECIAL! All Fancy Groceries consisting of Hienz, Twin Ports, Temco brands of Catsups, Vinegar, Jellies, Pea- Fruits of all kinds in cans and, in bottles. Preserves—all MUST go below cost. Herring, in original 10-1b kegs at, per keg . Many.Other Special Too Numerous to Mention! EVERYTHING MUST GO! Don’t Forget Our Dry Goods Department— It Is Still to Be Rummaged. ohn Ruskin 'BEST“AND, ‘BIGGEST CIGAR The more you smoke them = The better you'll like them Write for our Premium Catalog 1. LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO. No. 4 RK. 5 actory in the World. PRICES that Talk--TALK! 30 bars for . . Fancy Mixed Nuts, 1b............ e Candy, fancy, old-time mixed, per Ib oa, 4 1bs for SPECIAL! N. B.—~Cur Next Week’s Special Will Be a Hummer! People’s Go-Operative Store MORRIS KAPLAN, Supervisory Manager .$1.90 to $2.35 12¢ cen 8¢ ..95¢ [ ! e, ST i