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/ nnesWta: Increasing cloudi- 7 ‘ness tonfght and DVSONSAD Fmrormin T e ]| Ml i BIGES Tm ; mi" ow Pla s ‘ ‘ i 1 $7| Convention Witk Be Held at m Grand Forks All:lut 24:25; Large Attendance Urged Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 10— District officers of the Kiwanis or- « ganization in Minnesota and the Every Department of Northern -‘r_ Minnesota Fair Bigger and Better This Season r pntrolmen'» Rose, superin- Dakotas have prepared a program for the district convention here August 24-25 which will be an inspiration s, and urges the cut- oying: of all- sow .and- s found growing there 3855 once, Besides being a source of i 0 4k Y < = S %6, all whi -atbend 4 "QI § STATE WOULD TAKE OVER/ danger to farming: in Northern Min-| | ||} g . : . 2 s ; 3 nesota, he also points -out the fact 3 3 ; o K In addition to addresses by inter- GOV. PREUS TO.GIVE that:the wepildcaze:a:noor. adventites : E ” Y |J}| | national officers—President Ross ADDRESS WEDNESDAY 4 NORTH-AND-SOUTH, ROAD i— and Secretary Parker are both ex- pected—there will be an address by Roe Fulkerson, editor of the Ki- wanis magazine, on some phase of community betterment, and inspira- ment to the visitors and prospective settlers who drive along -our: roads. Supporters’ of Plan' Advince|’ “This suggestion might well be; Plon:!y of Resuol'fi.for put.into effect on the county; town- Horse Races Three Days, Aufo Races Saturday, Pageant to § c Divi ship, and. private roads and cartways, N 5 3 | tional add by oth . ounty.: Division 80 that.at least the roads be kept.free > ; S ional addresses by other eminent B i / . £ 2 of. weeds,”. says County Agent D. C.|: A speakers. s e Shown Three Nights. . ) 5 ... " | Dvoracek. S5 . Jules Brazil of Toronto, a song & The: creation. of Lake of the Woods | “While. it is too late to prevent leader and entertainer of continental| Northern Minnesota’s- biggest..and. fame, will make his bow to the|best industrial and.agricultu exr people of the northwest and will | position opens next Tucsday, August demonstrate some of the possibili-|16 and will continue for five deys ties of community singing grave and | ending August 19. The, Northern. gay. Minnesota Fair this. year, pro to establish a record for the: Bel- trami County Agricultural. associa- tion under whose. .auspices .t position is staged. Every depa: meig'_: p county will have a profound effect|foul weeds from going to seed -a: on the road-building program-of the|great: many seeds may:. still- be de- present. Beltrami .coynty, supporters {stroyed by burning the weeds out: of the movement:believe. 4 as soon as . dry enough: to: burn, The most important single: chang: ;l‘ufllin‘x‘them as, litlt_la “h pombleé Z é 4 will be in the taking over by.the|Measures for controling them an # > ; i ) ‘ State- of the north ‘and_south” high- | reducing next year’s weeds'in culti- £ = 3 , _The Gr]md Forks - committee in- way extending northwsrd from Be-|vated fields may be well considered| 3 ' . 9 ;:it:: il":icc l:l i:t?;;:;nn::d:hgormg;; midji_ and- Kelliher: to- Spooner and |at. this time and. put. into; practice: @ : £ g = personal comfort and pleasure of the Baudette. . fields 'in . which sow. and|. e of the | o™t e fair is bi pes Seaae s by : c hundreds: of guests who will visit igger; and better -this. A_part . of.this'road: from. Bemidji thistle, quack grass, etc, are i g v the city Btu thgt time. The Gommer. | ear, although those_who attended last year could "hardly, belive that. B! ; 3 found should -be plowed 'shallow or'|: ¢t < = : 1 h ] from Blackduck to Keiliher was con- |28 the crop is removed. This will not| - - - - - "ek J(;.‘}:lmg !}‘1“ sy llw“m‘mu ity structed by the county and its con- only_destroy many; of the. shallow TR T e Tehg.M SR & I tructi nd-maintena; i dit | rooted: weeds but. will . . encourage; y event. The Masons are turning over struction and-maintenance is acredit their splendid temple for the use to the county board and the highway ;sfi‘;’w::f b‘;,( :h 'th:'e,:l,;h_ uw:;r;(!ing. ‘ ¥i1d RS - 3 of the convention, and business ses- that amount of progress conld . ba: j made in one year of hard.and:honest - -; effort on the part of Bemidji busi- ness. men and the farmers: of. the- surrounding territory. Tuesday, August 16, will be. de- engincers. Northward {rom_Kelliher i i 5 sions, banquet, registration, ete., will in Commissioner Lennon’s district, is :ii::‘n:n?)‘::hot‘; i’;:';fif.:”};&flifi all be \In:ller "one roof, thus avoid- V"""d. wholly to entry day-andi no & section ofroad:being’ built under {4 500 Tt Lhin Ty weed growth f 3 CE p i gl i ing confusion and delay. definite program of sports or other. Federal aid. It is being built under here ydp dg uy & ookt . e iRehearsals % entertainment has been aranged for * the ks&me specifications as-the. state :vi?li ‘;: ::::l‘(’::e ?) ’b ymc'.;n:i:ued ot (2| | Tonight, 7:15—Entire- Indian A . B : n:;]:“t‘: “w"l'l‘l" e:v:‘:gl:::e ;M::n;“:l?:- ;his date, Displays and exhibits will: e ‘worl . 3 4 f E [ing i C/ » - i 1 rk. : : i 00d i grouny:'including; solbigts, tras 8 3 A % e completed in all departments From near Waskish, through that {,:';;' :nt“i‘: '}:t:’r’,énm‘;tb::.y“:e of ders, ‘trappers, voyageurs. - ::illcltbfi?}f:::n f‘;fu:"i‘ieda‘;'e‘:“f‘:“ t{t':z Wednesday morning .and judging place and northward to Spooner and | i Spsence of top growth and many Friday, '7:16—Mardi Gras . A o or e s ‘end ‘soltants | Tk then begin, Baudette; the” road ' follows - ditch | Ly “gi ; group,: - i) g : g i Tull force. | "WT4N| Governor J. Ai 0. Preus, chief ex- grades for a distance of 40 miles,| * wphiq ig followed by a deep plow- i / - ;8:00—Early_settlews. More ol S . | ecutive of Minnesota will deliver an two thirds of which is through peat ing laté in fal which will expose i fi55 peoyle-agev needed:in"this group. Local members should inform their| adgress in front of the grandstand inds.” The country has spent com- |y, deep roots to the action of frost. AN 2y He ) Y Get into. it. Protest Against Thi Mad: secretaries at once of their inteh-lai. 1 o'clock Wednesday. afternoon: iderable sums on the improvement |y gpring the ground should be ) ‘Saturday; \%:16x— Quadrille . | Protest Against Threats Made tion to aticnd, stating whether 2r| Gov. Preus is well known. in: this - of thig section of the road, and a| o neqd as soon as’ possible prefer: groups: oy el A on Lives of Members By {lot. the%:h.\vlll 'Tc fncglqmpflmfld ‘); section of .the state and: his coming large amount of gravel was put on|ah)y with a spring tooth harrow 2 4 Spectators: who: watched the re- Rai adies. This will facilitate the work |here at this time is ~ expected: toi i it last year. The first 12-miles south| sy 7ovohly and. put into a cultivated el hearsals for:ithe: pageant, last eve- ilroad Guards of the Grand Forks committec in|gtiract a large: attendance. fér. this: , from_Spooner are now being improv- erop such 3 tatoes. or. corn, I, : ning 'were-kept: guessing ag to. what s providing the sport and service. cars| particular afternoon. It.'is' under-: ed under a contract calling for about} ;ocessary a u"gznd cultivated crop|g| emg: . |it was'a: ‘ahou:'At one end of the for auto’ parties, and in arranging|sto0d tht he will lcave directly after $40.000. ireciss . |imay be put in, followed:by an early | parlc, wai<a- gxoup; doing. . old ILLINOIS CENTRAL IS for the ladies, for whom a special|the address for Dulth, aithough e The opstitutional . . ahiendment | o;rgin ‘g fall -rve sown to-clover in {fashioned quadrille in-a riotous man-| SERVED AN ULTIMATUM | Pofam s prepared. Sterotaries| forts are stll being made: to: detaln - which made posifble the' trunk:high-|. ar, three year ro- 4 ner.-to the_tune:of. “Pa” Irish's fid- should ‘communciate this-information | him here until evening so that: he wlty syut,em,f h&ll gg&;i‘sion :o‘rlmaa ta Fealter® dle, and at:the other ;nd ‘some old to the Grand Forks Kiwanis club. |can officiate at the coronation cere- extension ‘of - the. sysf to include timers were: pulling off>a bar room . n 3 T monies for the “Queen of the Pag- any new county seat that may be scene of the early wild days of Be- Sympathetic Strike. Likely to ; N eant.” " cren}tled. G i :nidji. C:}‘rl Re]:)id professional - direc- Result From Threats of MORE KIDDIES WANIED l*llomkminzh-nd vl?(ndevill'e stynts - The section provides that: fs i } or. was_kept busy -between_the two will make up the bulk of the - “Whenever, eitner by reason SET FOR FINE CONTEST f groups, but everything went off fine Large Brotherhoods FOR KIDDIES PARADE noon program in front of ‘the grand of the creation “f. :ew coun- = - i { and there is hmore erthusiasm than ;tand, whilde t.hrolughont the spaciuos —t 1y, or by reason of the change L 7 ot Feeli i ar ever among those taking part in the el .1 | feir grounds will be other ‘' attrac- ing county, any. city h": Y'“"; Leadérs ‘Tied; Interest Is [ the state as apeedily as possible, and’ the. fair noxt week. Lk strike of four large transportation |rade, which is to be one of the big| . v:ed;'"fi“y even;r‘gh.wm be - the not a county !e“h“vt time "t . i i since._their ofginal plans would neces- 3 brotherhoods involving over two | features of the Northern Minnesota i do M i"‘ zifi“"" ic istoric page- the adoption of ttl.s am;ndmen Rapidly Increasing sarily delay the construction of such GORGEOUS cos'nmm-o | million, men was threatencd here to. | Fair, according to Miss Louise Me- [ 21 ];_mct n;{ tle h st‘;ry 911 N‘:"‘?‘.', is lawfully constituted _the iy AT an institution .so that Bemidji would | SVIvUMUUD. . ¥ cay. The brotherhoods, their officers | Cready who is in charge of this part | & Minnesota Trom, the eary, doys ty seat of “V-—c»",my' e:legis: | o 3 be witheut a .suitable hospital of | BE "sfl)m PAGEANT mainitained, wi§ join jthe striking |of the gigantic program. up t° 1 e me;ent e b € lature is fl“?“"d.u’. add: tfi Candidates for the honor of being|any kind during the coming. fall and et shopmen in a sympathetic. strike be- It is especially desired that more ng:c ';f e W ngn at 8:15 edch of = the trunk highway system sucl “Queen of the Pageant” during the|winter, the North Central Minnesota| ¥ cause of threats made against lives | kiddies be cntercd as soon as pos- the three ovenings' shown’ Andi*will; additional routes connecting . |'Northern Minnesota Fair hére next|Lutheran Hospital association has . of their members by guards-at the |sible. This feature promises to be be shawn n serial form, & miadr: such newly constituted county |week are rapidly getting down tofpurchased the St. Anthony hospital Several Hundred Costumes to|,4ilroad centers and. in protest to |something out of the ordinary and parts repeated each evening although sents'.’and:nbher poim‘s i, the, :‘cfi!e work, nlfihyugh only a small|for temporary use until a fire-proof Be Used in Staging Big loss of lives because of equipment |will be highly pleasing. ;he ):"nd of tlhought -w“;l be B ri?g. state.” : | portion. of the tickets already sold|building can be erected, The pur- o . which is out of repair and the in-| Regular rehearsals are being held arther on cach evening: . * ¢ From- this section, iti will be.seen | have been voted, due to'the fact that | chase of this hospital, which was Pageant During Fair ability of railroads to employ suf-|under the direction of Miss ~ Me- Thursday morning will be- glven that: if. Beltrami .county. is -divided|a number: of the candidates appear | closed June first, was consumated ficient men to kecp the rolling stock | Cready and the success of the af-| Ve to judglig of Uvestodk;. ind the legislature ‘may- enact-a-law. in- 5. be holding, out votes to be used{Tuesday of this week after a con- : in repair. fair is assured, although more_ kid- | 2gricultural cxhibits and viewing of - R G cluding- the ‘Bemidji-Baudette. road |nearer the. close of. the contest. ference with the owners of the hos-| . The Thurston Management: of dies are wanted to take part. Those | the various displays in each départ- in the trunk highway system. 1t will | " The young lady receiving the high- [ pital at Crookston, at which Rev. L, | Minneapolis, which is assisting in | Cloveland, Aug. 10—Members of |interested are requesicd to com- |Ment: At 10:30 the prelimintics. then: come.under:the State: construc- | est number of votes will be desig-|J. Jerdee, president.and- C. M. |Staging. the great historic. pageant|ihe four large brotherhoods employ- | municate with Miss MCready by the horseshoe pitching conteit, will tion ‘and -maintenance: 27t nated “Queen- of the Pageant” and | Ascham, secretary represented the |iP Bemidji on August 16, 17 and 18| .4 in the Rock Island railroad ynrgs calling her at “Mac’s”, telephone 184 begin, : The making of;a:highway. to: con-|will be.so-crowned. next: Wednesday | association. The purchase represents |13 bFINgIng many hundreds of beau-|o¢ Chicago today were authorized|or at the Jefferson hotel, The yacing prograin wiil open form to the: state and federal stand- | evening during the first showing of |an expenditure of $25,000, which | tiful: costumes for the use of those |py brotherhood chiefs not to oper- Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. ards over this stretch from Waskish|the pageant at the fair. The other |includes the purchase of the build- |taking part. . There are properties (,to switch engines in the Joliet Vaudevllio stunts will - oo tpter, to Baudette and Spooner;will involve |'young ladies who remain in the'¢on- ling, grounds, equipment, furniture |2nd- wardrobe: sufficient to” castume | vuyds until the trouble was settled COAL MINE coNFERENCE mingled |throughiout, the sfternooit i an outlay of$500,000: or moré. The | test until it closes will be:designated [ appliances and appurtenances. the mokt spectacular show ever wit| " j(iowing the wanctioned (strike racing program to Y tollowsd, fy entry of this road:will save the. tax [“maids of honor” the one.receiving| ~Plans are.to open ‘this institution |nessed:in’ this part of the' country. | of “the brotherhood employees on WILL OPEN LATE TODAY s mofpiter parado of livestock, The payers_of the p Beltrami | the second highest number of votes | to ‘the public. just as quickiy as it |1t consists of a complete, - savage | ¢he Jolict-Elgin and eastern railroads second evening performance of,‘the county most of this huge sum. being first maid of honor, the next |an be put into shape, which will un-|Paraphernalia of hides,” beaded(.ome orders issued by brotherhood three-day pageant will be spn?er] At a conference held: - recently;|gecond maid of honor, and soion. }doubtedly. bp sometime during the buckskins, furs blankets andother | cpiefs to cmployees of the Rock By Sinited o) Thursday_ evening a¢ Bild, . pavID Commissioner C. M. Babcock assur-{’" The contest has already narrowed [month of September. ; materials; war bonnets, ornaments | Jeland road . to remain out of the Cleveland, Aug. 10—Peace nego-|the way for the climax of the spec- ed the highway committee-of ~theldown to. seven: active candidates al-| The purchase was: made - upon |of claws, tecth horns, . glass and|iouble zone “where the militia men tlau%ns e op'ijn-cd A lntf lo | tacle, Evlay oveninss -t Baudette Chamber of Commerce |though several of these have so far |guthorization of the stockholders of metal ‘implements of - spears, bows| ... on guard. day by miners lr:f) ers and cou .t(.m: Friday morning will ‘be given over that he would approve the passage | madeino reports on their work. The |- | P 5 8i ~+ |and-arrows, clubs, tomahawks, scalp- |~ This order virtually means that crators of the central compctitive]to viewing of prize winning exhibits N, of such a bill and that he ~ would | standing as published today is ac-| L ki ing. knives, also pipes; drums, tom- (Continueda on Page 6) field without tl}ed}nsurger(\]t opera; and stock and visiting concessions Dof gladly see this highway become & lgording to the ballots already cast mm- tomp, rattlesr Grand ~ Medicine cgipug s o edvye tors of llhpols, ndiana and eastern | and displays. The fln?m of the horse- . part of the trunk: system. . _|2nd has nothing to do with the num- KA1\ ms charms, bags and many other - ar- Pennsylvania. b 5 shoe ipitching. tourn'ament will jbe People living in the north portion | per of tickets sold, since tht num- mmv m ticles of Indian usage. ' EVEN SMALL GAS c'JT T’. further attempt M il staged at 10 o'clock , of the county have:complained, with }per of tcikets sold, since that num- PRo(;RAM The painted Indian: garbed- actors HH‘PS T tol Ting in the insurgen S i Friday afternoon at 1 d’clock considerable justice, that they' are|number of votes. The votes have A i * |supplied with the red man’s imple- OURISTS MUCH ho! dm;'g out for ‘wage tllgr;gur]vl]v.n s at | Congressman Harold Knutsonr “will a2 isolated from the greated part of |not been cast, however, and cannot| Members of the: Civic and. Com-|ments and moving about in a wild- the mines and in ”"‘“h] f'?“i' address the gathering in the grand Beltrami County, and that the trans- | e counted until that time. merce -association- who attended the |erness scene realistically bring back By Paul R. Mallon As the time for the fina ‘"j‘"’; stand. The racing program will be- action of business at the county| The contest closes next Monday |noon-day luncheon Wednesday were |the days before “the west began” as| (United Press Staft Correspondent) ference "r’m;:mched;] it W‘“f‘t"l“l’“‘c'". (Continued on nag "‘ £ i page 6) night at 8 p.m. and all- votes are treat:ed to a number of high class|a white man’s land and show more Washington, August. 10 (United that the ranks Of.t ¢ ope rnlurx WLII‘"L - ] 4 : P P 19k to be in to the Pioneer. office at|readings by Carl B. Reid, pageant|vividly. than any words can tell [Press).—The owner of ecach individ- for the most '”}‘l"‘n"l:r“’.““y .“pt'“j RALPH mclE m'm “‘"R -Tmmlm § that hour in order to count, The |master, of the Thurston Manage-|what the pioneers of this western |ual automobile in the United States ;rnheju';:’lf“‘::L ‘;’ :e r‘;ous‘"s‘;'::h‘;f:lz“ A’;“ i AT AN ment, Minneapolis. Mr. Reid i y - s ¢ ent, P! r. Reid is ‘a|country had to face and what tre-|saved $7.00 a year as a result of a houncemehls from Ohio are that the southern ficlds there will have votes will then be checked over and 3 A the winner announced. Out of .town | Very capable reader and his readings | mendous things they accomplished |two-cent cut in .gas prices. EXAME“ATNGRTHERN contestants are -especially. urged to [depicted nearly every phase of thelin setting up the standards of civ-| This is the deduction. made by the HOLD MEETING TOMGIFT- EDRIG T Several important ' business niat- g 12 (Contintied ou-Fage: ) Art. ilization. National Automobile Chamber of & six miillion tonnage representation The. first of a, of haby and T e it A. W, Aamodt, formerly county| Next come the costumes of the|Commerce on the basis of 1igures here., \ ters are to be, taken up’. by the children’s clinics; ¢o be. held jin, this | SPECIAL DRILL FOR GUARD agent here and who is to be located | first white man, the traders, voy-|of consumption supplied by the Bur- % Ralph Gracie post, of, the. Amgrican. ' /] NATIONAL FORESTERS MAKE | Legion in regular. session. at . th la 48 ster- FRIDAY NIGHT; PAY CALL |in business here soon, gave a short | agers, missionaries, trappers, pros-|cau of Mines. 3 (| talk as did Mr] Latson of the State | pectors, soldiers, Here the gayly The average vehicle consumes Ring, c Potato Exchange. W; H. Burtis of | colored tunics and tailed! tasseled’| about 350 gallons on lowest esti-|, ian and Miss Beth Mac(iregor, public { ¢vening -at the New Armory at 8|Armour, S; D.,; who'is visiting rela-|caps of the voyagers, the trappers|mates of the burcau. Some run. as health nurse assisting: It was con-|g’clock for Company( K., Bemidji’s | tives here;'gave a very good talk on|puckskin, the priest’s robes, ~ the|high as 450. But the average is sidered very. successful, ‘there being|'National Guard . unit, announces | the conditions in the Dakotas at the |poots, red flannel shirts and ban-|around 350 and figured on this 33 babies examined and it is believed | Captain F. H. Hayner, conimanding | present time All of these talks were | dannas of the prospector and the old | basis the individual saving on a two that much good will result. officer.. Meriibers will feceive their |well received and altogether the | faghioned blue uniforms of the sol-|cent cut would run $7.00 to the in- program was very: interesting. diers mingle in an odd and curious {dividual. vicinity this mon$R was held, : day -at the- town.hall at Northern 4 3 d Dr. W. A. Rupe as-exami; ysic-| ~ Special drill will be held Friday rooms of the Civic and: Conmimerce s’ sociation this eyening'at 8: o'cloc] Reports of various committges’ wil S be made, including the ‘dwntk - A mittee, and other. committees works ing on projects in connegtion with the Northern Minnesota;, Fair in. which the post is concerned. . SHORT STOP AT BIRCHMONT —pp— . Members of ‘the Natipnal Forest- ry. association and others attending the annual meeting in this section of the Northwest made a short stop at Birchmont this noon, en foute The Baby and Children’s Clinic|pay for the first half of 1922. It : will be held in Hemidji August’ 24 |is-absolutely necessary that all ap- i | medley. Collectively, the American motor- | from Itasca State park to Winne-| There will be something. for every. and 25 and the mothers are urged|pear in person to receive their pay, | PAVEMENT DANCE TONIGHT When the historic “prairie scho-|ing public made a saving of $78,-|begoshish After enjoying dinner at|member of the post to do during. fair week and the officers of the post’ J- - this popular summer hotel, they left for other districts. Officers for the new year have not been elected as yet, the committec on nominations still being out. The foresters as- sembled in Bemidji Tuesday night going from here to the state park Wednceday morning. They are wel’ impressed with this country and are reported to be enjoying the trip. BY BEMIDJI ADULT BAND |oners” arrive bringing in their loads | 500,000 on a two cent cut. There The: Bemidji Adult band will furn- | of settlers, you will easily find|are more than ten million_ persons ish. the music for a pavement dance|among them the counterpart of |enjoying the pleasurc of automobiles to be staged on Fourth street near|your grandfather and his many [now according to the bureau. s L W AGH the old armory this:evening, danc-|friends, Recall the old daguerrtypes| The farmers feel the greatest George Cochran has had a thresh- [ing to begin between 9 and 9:30.|and tintypes that have reposed for |benefit of a cut, since they own not ing crew at work this week on the | Ten: cénts a: couple per dance will be | many years in your attics and before | only one third of the motor cars in Birchmont farm and reports a fi"'ldmffled and indications are that the [you in real life are the subjects of |the nation but also operate 2,000,- yield of rye; it averaging 50 bushels fair will be well attended. The pub- those old time pictures carting their ' 000 gasoline-consuming stationary lic is invited. Good music is assured. (Comtinued on Page 6 engines, to make appointments by calling ?:i. announced. Mrs, R. L. Given;telephone 886, £ Y . In connection with_ these clinics |FINE YIELD.OF RYE a public health-meeting; will ‘be held{ ON BIRCHMONT FARM the evening of August 24, and therc will be a musical program in charge of Mrs. A. E. Feir, in addition to the health talk to be given by Dr. Rupe. It is urged that there be a large attendance. to the atre. and the various committee chairmen. are desirous of having a large. ats tendance at this meeting ton that the plans of the post may, bi carried out to the letter. ‘The/ del >gates to tho state convention. at Virginia, August 21 to 24 will also receive their instructions, it is ex % pected. <