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ll-dly ed b ; 5..»‘:: ; z‘l-.'n. Hom:. S, Hooks of Alida vus shopping and Snlhng on fnends in nijx glon— ay. T G: Sw:ss nf Ceiar Rapids, Iowa, is tmnls‘actmg business in Bemnhx this weel 2-14tf ‘Wileox “returned Sunday mormng ‘rom a business trip to the twin c] Ask for. it. Frank Clark: of Turtle River at- tended tobusiness matters in mxd,n Monday. $50,000 to loan on farms. Dean ~Land company. C. A. Parker is réported to be very ill at his home, 308 Mississippi ave- nue, with an attack of la grippe. Mrs. J. B. Ferguson of Graceton arrived: in “Bemidji this-morning and :ivx}l transact business- here for a few ays. 1. Polar Pie: Ask for it. 2-14tf J. W, Naugle returned to Bemid- ji ‘Sunday evening -business trip: to. Bandette and War- sts Kate Hines resumed her work az the,nbsmt:t office Monday after a en Mrs, ed.to. Begn:dfi Mondn fior(l; ‘Tnd is sister, s 91)‘5u.Lake B?\i]evnr l_moré, " Fil llui-l.el bard and soft wood * slabs for $3.50 per load at hl‘,fi Mlluful‘d" Co. P 1270 " Misg Came ;Armstrong of the Ba- * zaar store resumed her. duties this morning’ after a few days visit with friends:in Minneapolis.- e “c. A Knopke has been ill at his home, '319% - Beltrami_avenue, and confined to his bed with.ap. attack of Ia_grippe, tor the, past 10, days,. " Pola P)e Ask for it 2-14tf Miss_Ida-Virginig Brown an'ived home, Monday evening . from' Minne= applis, where she has been visiting reIatwes and friends for-a few days. PR ‘Mesdames Flinn and Olson of Bau- dette and. Tannum.of: Spoo! sedin_ Bemigdii; called. he as ;rltctlt Jurors dunng thxs term of coul ‘Miss Lois Da]ly, school nurse, who was illiat St. Anthony’s hospital last week, left the hospital Sunday and waskable to_resume her work this’ weel Sprm;r will soon be here. Huo your car painted or varnished now. Pearl: 202W. 1-15tf Barnell. Pho Mrs. 1. W. French returned_to her home, 509 Minnesota avenue, Monday morning after spending the week- end with her mother. and sister ‘at Little Falls. j Mrs."M. Malone of Crookston ar- rived in Bemidji Monday and is the guest “of her’ son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and. Mrs. Greg. Malone, 1015 . America avenue. Little Joe Nauglé, who has ‘been ill and under the' doctor’s care for' thg|: ba past few days, was reported t 1mproved this morning.” Mrs. gle is also better. G. W. Harnwell; secretary of't Cnmmermal club M; Fergus Falls az~{" rived in Bemidji’on. the noon. train tqday, agd wilk, visit his. family here until tomorrow evenm Ja —_— Ask: for it. Polar Pie: L 2-1dif Mrs. Jenhie Meadeé, whohas, been | ¥ t‘.‘}xe Fguesth of l:]erf d.ughg:r. t‘ll}lgrs. E: rench, and fami T three weeks, returned to her 'hgge at Blackduck Monday evening.. ‘Mrs. M. D. Wee! of: Spooner vived in Bemidji this morning and will serve as a_petit, juror, Bemidji she will be the guest: o} fwr friend, A Mrs. B. anlck 501 Fourth street. Rev. and Mry. Carl Stromme, Brainerd, snnounce the; arrival.of.an 8% pound ‘son, at their home, Feb. 8 . \Mrs. Stromme is. the d&ughter ‘of Mr. and Mrs, ‘Ai R: Erickéon, 1115-| Beltrami nvemlg X Miss. Lih T R. N, of Kelliher amved emxd_u last eve- ning “from ‘Mjn: g olis; where she visited f!‘iends‘. am!- She ‘will transact Lusiness here for a few days before going to her home. Mrs, George E: Webster and twin sons, Willard ‘and- Wallace, of Vir- are ex'pected to arrive in Be- today_to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Barnett, and her 1ster, Mrs. H. Swisher, and family. Hovey Lord _returned Mondny night to resume his studies at Carle- .. ton college, - after spendmfi Sunday and Monday in Bemidji with his par- ents, Mr. ‘and Mrs. A. Lord. He came to attend the funeral of the late Rus- sell Brooks, held Mvnday afternoon. 1184t | from. a week’s | vlolhnn, spen€ with her par- |, Kaiser. of Bagley return. |- DUVETYN FOR THIS SUIT “ Because it ranks first in the class known as . costume _tailleurs, black duvetynis used his’ suit.. The panels- of ldi—m Turp-back. * cuffs finish the two-piece sleeves.of the, et, nnd fllz colla y be buttoned led. ba the fronts and - res 4!§dyal:ds banding: Pictorial Revle\v Jnckct No.9679. Sizes, 34 to 46 inches bust. Price, 35 inches waist |3 - 57 0id, Thaugh Gnly. Thres Years:. lluu) Hno Elapnl A jl.nnars um:omple(ed work greeted elevated line patrons at ome . downtown stati 3 evenlng He had been rem vinz adver- majn 3 sisted’ of a_serles of posters for the third Liberty loan: - One_of these bore. thie ‘pictures. of*a. sailor, a soldier ‘in | a campaign hat and a ;hig‘ynrd soad -open,” the mldier was “building the Toad to Berlin” and the ship-yard. | worker was making,_the ship: bonds to keep these: ‘men :olnx mw re pehiting for you,” ‘urgedthe ‘artist, cinate the crowd.. To those “&ho stayed n; home. it_reminded’them of the times. they were “gliing’ it burt,” and to the veterans it recalled those days of the St"Mihiel drive and the preliminary smashes in the Argonne hectid: hours' when:they were. “leaping: from cafe. to cafe” in Paris.. Like a_ghost of the past, the posters. ‘stalked with their message. They were ages. old with their three years of time.—Chicago Journal. ANCIENT WRITERS AS MODELS Moderns May Llll‘n Much From 'Au- thors Whose Works Are the Greatest in Literature. y-| forest, / or, -perhaps, to some t.hncol i \ Whatever our conjectures may be, we cannot be sure that the best mod- ern writers can afford us as good.mod- 8" as the ‘aicfents; we cannot be certaln that they wlill live through the | revolutions of the ‘world, and con- der “every species of ~government,’ tbmugh e\exy stage of clvilization. We mg 1t borrow descriptive power #rom .- f':l_ius ‘dignified; perspicuity from Livy; simplicity from Caesar; from-Homer some portion of thut | Hght axid heat which, dispersed Into X dmnneln has filled the world bright images and fllustrious | thoughts.. " Let the -cultivator of mod- | X[6m literature” addict himself to the ‘purest models of taste which France, | Italy, and. England. could supply, he might still ‘Tearnifrom Virgll to be majestic,.and: from Fibullus to be ten- der; he. might. not. yet look: upon.the face of nature as Theocritus saw it; reach those springs of lig audlence.—Sydney Thllndlmbl‘m Svets i 'l‘he conclusion has besn reached by known. engineer. who has given ,the subject _considerable attention that certain cities, if not indeed most | intand cities of say 100,000 population or more, appear to be.‘thunderstorih apots.” The observauw bas * been made” By’ R. 'B. Horton of Voorbees “a sh llp\v’ lake with sandy mnrg}n located In ‘a forest may serve’ as.a thynderstorm breeder” and fcites as pm& ‘of observations -madef by him Gied Otieln Iake, New York-Indinn« apolis N ¥ of Nurses, Retdy. 2 of another’ gréat-out break of disense:such as the inflienza epidemic, the city of Chicago has a nucse-miiitia ready to be*called out on a few hours’ notice. This consists of 10,000 trained women who have been: prepared for emergency work by a school of instruction, and this organi- zation has'been tlie means of cutting the death rate, Improving the sanitary kirt: No. 9399, Srm, 246036 ' worker. ‘The sailor was "Leeplrg: the}: The faded - posters seemed to . fas- i tinue to please in_every climate, un- | vm N. Y., who also peints out that |/ hiqnsm_c WOODMEN TO- MEET TOMORROW: NIGHT The Mpdern: Woodiven -of Ametica, will hold their regular b‘lsm;ss meet- ing ‘o'c] o e R requested to be pu-scnt VALENTINB SUPPER AT 2 ‘ST, PLUL‘S SUCCESSFUL The, Valentme snpnnr given at S( memhers in .- | Paul’s .church Saturdsy. evening 'is re orted to have been very success- “The, snp&er wasgjv:,n under tha luspxces of 'eople’s lea- gue. PRESBYTERIAN uu‘nzsz' Al - The Apron division' of the Ladies’ Ald of the Presbyterian church will meet. Wednesday evening at ‘7:30 at the home of Mrs. George Kirk, 1109 Lake Boulevard. "It is demred that all members be present. ELKS LADIES!: TO 'GIVE. VALENTINE PARTY TONIGHT The Elks ladies will ‘give a Valen- tine party this evening. for the Elks .at-the club rooms, which promises to. be a very pleasant social affair. Val- entine ' decorations are being used, ang the lunch will be in keeping with the ‘day, and the ladics' will - wear bright gingham costumes, = - METHODIST LADIES’ AID. HOLDS MEETING TOMORROW The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist church will meet: Wednesday after- noon in the basement:of the church. Mesdames Van, ‘Arnam, Geror, Dar- ner and Ellison wilk'be hostesses. Hot supper will be ‘served from 4 to 7 oclock and nll are- welcome. PRESBY‘I’EMKN LADIE!' AID DIVISION, MEETS THURSDAY Division :No:-2. of the Ladies’ Aid i the Presbytergun chureh, of which 5 Matson is chnrman, will meet Thursday afternoog. this' week i:mad “of Wednesday, at: the home f Mrs. George Kreatz, 607 Bemidji evenue. - Atl: members are, requested 1o, he : present. : ROYM NEIGHBORS WILL + MEET, WEDNESDA.Y NIGHT he. Royal Neighbors . of - Americ: hold their regular mecting We. da evening at’ 8- o’clock~in, the hall.” AH members are urged’ present, ‘and it'.is ‘especially at all-the “zrues" »be there, W&oflmm hte nvited't o"nttend. R SUNBAY SCHOOL CLASS i HAS ENJQYABLE; MEETING ’%-clasy reports ) vening 'after ing program, was given, con- f orations by Harry Hodgdon, Roy Webstex. and. Willard Jameson and o reading by Miss Leona Hines, after which refreshifiénts were served. -~SURPRISE PARTY. ‘Mrs. Arthur Jehnson - was, given a shower surprise’ Satu: W ugxernoon by & few 'of her ffiends: :t the home of Mis. Tom Johnson; Mill Park. So- cial conversation’ was:enjoyed: while " |the\gueste seied on faneéy werk, ahd lunch was served by the self—nthed guests. Those present ineluded-Mes- dames Harvey Johnson, Gust L i, Harty McGriff, John. Vange, Mathers, Tom, Johnsnn and; ‘PRE-NUPTIAL SHOWER, Faie. of honor at a pre-nuptial’ mmellu~ neous shower, given last’ evening by her sister, Mrs. J.. T. Falls, 1018 Min- nesota avenue, 12° gnests’ lbefng pres- ent. A very’ pleasant social evening was ‘enjoyed'. while they sewed, @nd lunch was served by the hostess. Miss Shaniion was presented. many usekul and pxetty glfts M. BOF A Lonc.n Emovs DANCING. AFERR. MEETING The: Modern Brothethn Amer- ica met %E the M ngiqfio -ry evening and, atht flll adoption:‘of a class of m.-w neémbers nad the fegu. ‘lar routine business-was disposed. of, the *hall rwas: clfiared’. ‘for) finfihx, which' continued.- untik aftes mldufzbt when*lunch’ was: seryed; are Ioud in their praise of fhe able time arranged by the com d éspecially. the* lndm arl«,o the lunnh “ MRSi H.ANEI SUH’EIS!D 7 A mymber-of - fnmdr thered at the home of: l\h&;w J. mehsiou mef? her, cel‘ébrii “hér 60th ‘birth anniversary. 'A'pleasant social é¥ening was enjoz}d while the & hiwal ed: Messts: “a hndbel‘gycnfliell gwig. Mls. Cramer Sr.,-Al Cmmcr, Wm. Galvm i e deparici &% hte lldlll! w nr Mre. M-yer mp!e lmppy mmx suurmw- Sxmnfmmd g -and -neighbors of Mr, andiMrs. Wm. Eberlein, gathered at the'home, 917 Dewey avenue, lut evening,and very pleasantly surpriséd them. ' Conversation, music and games: were ‘enjoyed. throughont the evening ;and Tanch was served by the salf-invited guests, who elgo pre- sented the guests of honvor a. beau- tiful ‘tea ‘set. Those present were: Mesdames. T. J, Welch, W. R. Nel- som, R Towle, F. Gustafson, A. L. conditions of 12,000.homes and bas op- erated o hospital without cost to ths clty. | 'y As A "Richardson, Earl Bey- ers, E J. Kahmann, VanVorhees, ]-hmmeul ohason. Miss ;. Elsie: Shannon ‘was: the guest | Miss: ‘Alice Cameron at the home of | . DIVISION MEETS WEDNESDAY | Wb ven gyeTTEY ACT' ENDS: AGE-OLD - ENMITY Students of History See Significance In Recent Move:af. the, Dean of \Ncmln‘hr. There Is more. thnn meets the eye in the nnnouul‘.('m?l\{ that the dean of Westminster has assigned a partic- e e R 2t R It T e Codfish is_sa most , Important—which - means. - the most eaten—fish, KFew. fish are niore prolific. Tt.has hecn, asserted that one. weighing 75 pounds will contalu over, 0,000,000_eggs. Perhaps, the warpoh ‘s one of thems; for it 1S a.inrge fish with' a very fne roe: The coil is practically omuivarous, finding means to supphy great schools \\mm\or fpod of any A et e Ay gt OPTIMISM JNBUSINESS, 1 JNDAGATED, AT;CONVENTION PeE By Tdited Press) St, Feb. 14.—An indication of ontunhnf iri‘business was seen here today in the*Minneseta Retail Hard- ware Dealers’ annual: convention-and Jmrdware:show.. .. More.-than.-200-.. exhibitors have placed displays -at the show while _———— FUNDS 'PROBE" IS DEMANDED'| Lokillard. Spkncer, New. York, Repre: senting ‘Legion, Asks for Inves tigation of Distribution. . ; Uhnr;s iat * money ~collected by radical ganizations for sovie! were belng: ed into_pro) l‘ da were made in, a meeting of the National: Civic Federation, New York city, by Lorillard Spencer New York, repre” senting the Amer- ican Legion, who 5 has called for a T4 ueral’ Investiga- x tion of relief fund ] distribution, ' Spencer cited the. Sacco-Vanzettl case to illustrate how propagandizing: machinery is being speeded up, nnd_h.(s resolution meutioned the springlng up of “numerous organizations now. en- goged In raising funds represented .to be for Russian relief.” Although thé activities of the lnde- pendent relief organizations were.up for attack, speakers were, careful .to ‘emphasize tlie need of relief fn nnnu as distributed by the Amerlcln rell# ldmlulstntlnn P THE LIVE WIRE SECHETARY Miss- Coletta urthol.my, Official 01 the Oregon Auxiliary, Knows: A How to Get Results. & Y . Live wire methods at entertain- ments, hospital visits, bazaars and dances won ‘for Miss‘Coletta Bar- tholemy the elec- tion as executive secretary of the Ameflcan Legion auxilfary in. Ore- gon, That Miss Barthalemy - fills the _bill .is the consensus of .opin- fon: in_ Oregon. She - 18 reported as Dbelug: one of the .most execu-. | every. department. Griffith, E. H. Winter andl i Legion Weekly.' tive | of . secreturies ‘and at the same, time one of the most secretarial of ex: ecutives that has ever joined the aux- filary. Under her capable manage- ment. the oxganization 1s, makjng huge. mlda- and.-is reporting - progress, in, — Totaily Obscured. A eertain callow Chicago swain had an amazingly lorge mouth which he contorted into an all-pervading smile wheén’ he* wished ‘to make a good :im: pression. His sweetle had persnaded ular stall on the north side of the halr for the use of. the mayor: of Westminster whenever he i visits..the. ubbey, in eluzer a puhllo ora prl\nfla ~kindly_ act re-J to the full; the“cirl nthox\lyw Centurles ago 0. 16ve, Jost Detween them. 'ng abbey apthorjtiés were a powerfal hud‘)‘ the. citizens.-of Westminster *be. free,'in a mu- %I; ‘the cellarer of Iol) thép:%% -bull€ the Gatehonse prison. Jite In the~Fourteenth: century and Installed the abbey janitor as its keeper. It was the ahbot who had cus- tody of all prisoners ¢aptured within the liberties. It was the abbot who, when debts were owing to the monas- tery, did not recover them by ordinary |- process of law, but sent oft his “com- mon _pressers” to distrain on _the debtor's goods. - When Bryun. Talbot, a gentleman by birth, fell into ar- rears with his rent, he had to sur- render his, “large bedsted legged,” his “litill old Ship Chest,” his water-tub and his “blew pylyan for a woman,” Not until the middle of:the Fifteenth century did self-government manifest itself In a society of citizens, and that Is a long way from tho gift to the |} mayor of a stall in the'abbey.—Chris- tian Science Menjtor. - Lawsuit of LongDuration. The longest drawn:out liwsult on recopd in Jegul history ‘is between two neighboring, I'rench. villages im Jura- ‘ClinrchiMat ang Meusla, " The case had {its beginning in the ‘Lhirteenth century |. In 1282 a certain knight of the Holy empire divided a certaln wood between | the two villages. Although the wood | is of small value, the two villages engaged in a controversy over theé exact line of division .and a-lawsuit, which has'lasted. through the centurles to the present age, was begun. During the past century there have been many judgments rendered, all of which have been appealed from. In one court decision the advantage was ‘given to Meusin, Charclilllat appealed and the case wasg finally. sent bagk. to | the court of cIvil appeal - at_ Nancy. where Jast December Charchillat was H awarded a third of the wood Instend of a fifth, as settled before. Ench of the towns was condemned to pay its own | costs simce 1824. Meusia has appenled | from the award. CRANOLENE HEALS ECZEMA | The. Juice and Pulp of the Crlnbarry. Compounded With Other Healing Innnflunh, ‘Actually Heals in- Troubles. The. old. time. Cranberry poulnce,‘ has been compounded with soothing, cooling, healing oils, and the resuilt him to “agk father,” and the youth:ijs CRANOLENE-—an &mazing cream was determined to show himself to good advantage. “Mister Jones,” he began, stretcl ing his principal fenture to the utmost of, genfality. “I'have come to ask for the hand of your daughter. I—" "Just a moment, young man,” Inter- rupted” the old gentleman mildty; “would’ you mind closing your mouth for a moment till I see'who you are?” —American Legion Weekly. One Way Round. A Washington butcher one day de- livered a pair of chickens to a tender- hearted housewife. ~ She shuddered when, she_say them. “T ‘should think,” she sald, “you would never have the henrt to chop the heads off these Innocent chickens.” “Ma'am,”. replled the Dbutcher, gk haven't, That was one of the great problems of life, until I discovered a way out of if. Since then 1 haven't had a qualm of conscieuce.” “How In the world do you'do it?"t “I don't chop the heads off thé chickens any more. I chop the chick- ens oft the heads."—Amerlcan Leglon ‘Weekly. 80 Sorry to Trouble. A woman, in an Ohio hotel came down' to_ the office oné cvening and asked 1t she could get a glass of water. The, clerk: agmubly obliged and, she disappeared. with it, returning quickly for another. BRYS: Cranolene, Soap moré ‘than' a "year ago, and it has cured me of Eczema. 35c and $1 sizés. ing Soap,” 25¢ a cake. vour druggist or send 10c for Triel Size Treatment of Soap and Cream to Cranolene Laboratories. 'Kansas. ji, Minn: that stamps out the causes of Ecze- ma, and ‘other skin:troubles and re- stores the skin to its nnturnl health and - color. This wonderfully “successful heal- ing cream has becn thoroughly test., ed and proven in thousands of cases; and can now be obtained from your druggist on a positiva' guarantee to give satisfactory results or refund your money on request. CRANOLENE can be used without interference with your reguiar work, Causes no odor.’ Does not stain-the clothing. Lewis Storwbridge, chnd;i Minn,, “[ used Cranolene Cream and I had suffered for!'more than three years. Had used many remedies with no results. Today ! am well.” - . Cranoléne Healing Cream sold in Cranolene Heal- Seeure. from Girard, Sold. and guarantced in Barker's Drug store, 217 Third street, Bemid- REERR R RS RMEOR | "ELKO —WEDNESDAY: ONLY— “¥m_8o sorry to trouble you,” she R sald. THe clerk assured lier that it was 5o trouble bat' when she returned for a third glass’ and then a fourth he became curlous’ and asked her what she wanted with'so much water. “I know you'll” Just scream when ‘I tell’ you,” she saif, “but I'm trying to_ - put out a fire'in my room.”—American Marshal Foch's Advice. “The way to move forward is by patience, by ‘earnest endeavor, by| dlligent ‘study, bz tireless work,” says) Matshal Foch, Who did a fair share| of ‘moving fotward during the war.| “Plan_your battle of life in advance.| Map out every detail of what.you want 10 accomplisli, ‘and then follow out your, program.” ' The Marshal gives his formula for success in two sen- terces: “Fle whe Mesitates is lost. He who moves forward wins.” ‘ SUBSCRIBE. FOR. THE PIONEER & DOROTHY GISH and JAMES. RENNIE va seone fiom. *REMODELING HER HUSBAND* A PARAMOUNT ARTCRAFT PICTURE sorg, iy f-mnfl. At 8 tod i many, last:year only about:169. showed. parts, of nm “world otper than the Mémbership in the association has L NarFth Ay b “bunks'tand it is'salt |fhereased ‘dnd the hn‘aware dealers is e by’ fidhér- | aré befte¥ prepared: to produce busi- lfi;fim Europe’ since the be-, ;l}?ss thls‘ ear t-any: time since H o e war " recorded hlstory and of Fthe Was fl::-“!.lw hards Thiiets -ouut:\blo wmurles he~ and salesmen “are’ expected here for the: convenfiom ¥ e i = ‘Made' Frpm hnudon s Sanitary Iu Cmm i " POLAR*PIE The Popular. Ice Cream Bar. —-ASK FOR" IT— LANGDON MANUFACTURING CO. JIM LEISTERin “DEACON D BBS" SV, AUV 0 LAVINIA SCHOOL HOUSE Saturday, Feb. 18th; 8 00’? M SUPPER AND -DANGE- ADMISSION-—76¢ & 35¢ YOU ARE MY WIFE!— Shuddering, the White Girl ll'mmk against the vilken hangings of the room— The Yellow Man 'nuned and moved closer— -And then. lcke a flnl:. there came to the cowering givl, the mcaning. of (he uumnny "1’ had just gone d\rw'b “She was luppcd—:nu'hl like a butterfly in the net of Ghineso intrigue. SEE BEAUTIFUL ALICE BRADY WITH KENNETH HARLAN "IN THE REALART (ALWAYS. GOOD) PICTURE “THE:DAWN OF THE EAST” A STORY OF LOVE, ADVENTURE AND INTRIGUE WHERE WEST MEETS EAST, ON THE SHORES ' OF THE YELLOW SEA. Pathe News Comedy EILLEN PERCY e IN i “BIG TOWN IDEAS” A .COMEDY OF GASTRONOMY “GO AND GET THERE” Fox Sunshine Comedy MATINEE 2:30 EVE. 7:10-9:00 :—— THURSDAY ——: F OR SALE— A Woman's Life Price $50,000. Holtre fiodizfionslnc,,mnr:' endh Forti Clarence Buddington Rellahds Story ‘Knots and V\g;ndshakes Her tinkling French heel slippers captivate—that’s why the man carried her to the-Northern Lumber Camp. Could she, or you, forget a life of gaiety and be content with tin dishes and cook-house food? ELKO TONIGHT 7:30 and 9:00