Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 11

| ROMANCE - By Mary Graham Bonner. D. 1922, Western Newspaper Union.) DSALIND was engaged to be mar- > rled. .She was to be married the day ‘after. Christmas. She couldn’t very well be mairied before then' as ber ‘flance ‘was 80 especially, unusual- Iy -busy at. Christmas time, and it uld have been cruel, too, not to-have , her beloved, took-the part nta Claus every Christmas for the big clty stores. . He was an’ * For'Bil) of'x Su one of: teal Santa Claus. “He syasn't too tall, | he was not too-short; he was‘rathsr inclined to & stockiness of build, and . extra clothes made him look an ideal round Santa. He had a ruddy face and’ snapping blue eyes—and dressed in d Santa Claus costume he was per fect: 2 How the children did adore him! And-bow he loved them!: They whis- pered their secrets to him and their eyes'danced with rare happiness when he waved a good-bye to them and <alled them: “Sweethearts,” and “My dears,” and “Chlldren dears,” and other affection- ate terms. c Rosalind had been thrilled when she had heard -him first, In his deep beautiful-voice uttering such beautiful words? For' Rosalind had met ‘him first when he had been a Santa Claus and she hdd been an extra sales girl taken on for the Christmas rush. It had been ‘her first meeting with him.-- But she had been kept at the store: after- the Christmas rusk. was over, and Bill had worked for the store:for seven years now. Every De- cember he ‘was Santa Claus.. The oth- er elpven .months he spent in selling kitchen utensils in the basement: They had fallen in love with each oth- er, though; at this time when he had- been Santa Claus. ‘And many a time when he had sald: “Good-by dearfe,” | the great dish of the Christmas ban- | to a:child, he had been thinking of the pretty girl who was at that very mo- went - selling -dolls and giving her smiles, her beautiful smiles to a moth- er.or-to children. And now a second Christmas was coming around, and once more Bill was “Santa Claus, and as soon as he was “through being Santa Claus they would be married. -“I've always had lots of romance.in my nature,” she said to him one eve- ning. “I've always thought it would be: awful to be like some folks—some |’ I know and some I've heard talk. One lady who came to the store with'a friend ‘was -telling how she and’ her hushahd got along perfectly. They each had other friends, and sometimes they met and embarrassed others when they:told that they were married, For one time tha husband had been having dinner with a friend, and the friend had ‘been “looking flirtatiously at his wife who was also in the restaurant. “The friend had been much embar- ragsed when he discovered he had beefi | - Took the Part of Santa Claus. flirting with the husband’s wife.: And she was_telling this as a good joke. “I.wouldn't want that kind where oné goes one way and the other thei othet way. And I wouldn’t want ta be known as a wife because I was _quaireling With my husband. “¥ou know how you hear folks say ‘Well, -you could tell they were mar- ried, all right’ I don’t want that kind.” “And you won't have it, little girl,” Bill said.- “I'm for your kind of ro- mance every time. I'm for thekind ot a married life where folks won't think we're married—we’ll be so_happy! I hada friend ence like that. Why, a cop calléd hig down hecause he was mak- inz-’lovp‘?o his wife and wouldn’t be- lieve “they were married 'cause she calléd him ‘darling” They found it -awkward, but they had the right ides.” i And - -as Rosalind listened to her Sanfa Claus, as she counted the days before ‘the wedding, she suid to her-, self : / “It will be an aunud romunce tc see Bill as Santa ulaus, for it was as! Santa Claus that T, too, fell in love; with him as-well as the children, and every year our happy, merry memories | will-be revived for us. . We believe in remance and romance believes in us,| for. it, 'too, is going to play its part.” And.isomeone who knew them both said: man could be as he was during his courtship days for a whole month of 8 every year! Have Breakfast Room Tidy. Start-the day right by having the breakfast room aired and tidy, even ‘though a mora thorough sweeping and dusting is -done afterwards. If the table is set the might hefore a light cloth must be throws over At 5% SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PJONERR P “It ‘wouldn't be a had idea if every| B months ago. were 150 beauties in’ the sultan’s harem. Mehmed was held respgnsible for the safeguarding of the wives and children of Mohammed VI who fled Constantinople to Malta. THE WILD.BOAR’S HEAD FEAST Anin;al_o' Woods'in. Early Days Pro. vided One cf the Most Popular _ Christmas Dishes. N, MEDIEVAL England it Was customary to comwence all grand Christmas feasts by the solemn ceremony of bringing In the boar’s head as-the initial dish. The master ‘cook. preceded by trumpeters and other men with boar spears and drawn fal- | chions and pages carrying mustard, bore the smoking head aloft on g sil- ver platter, which he deposited at the head of the table.. The head i | mary and laurel, snd & lemon, symbol of plenty, was placed between its . geinning chops, | Ta the end of _hervl.ife, Queen Vic- | | torla ‘retained the _ancient custom; also.in many of the public'schools and universities the boar’s head is still quet. On such occasions every diner rises and Jjoins in the “Boar’s Song,” which has ‘been. sung for centuries. The words are set to the common chant of. the prose version in cathe- dral MR CA—————— IT'S DIFFER- ENT NOW. Lady: I sup- pose you wish Christmas came several -times a year.. Willie: I used to till I got en- gaged “to Millle Nextdoor, but it's different now The Merry Christmas. Jua Turkins says’ that. wishin’ a man a merry Christmas- and takin® pains to provide him with a merry Christinns are two_different things. SHEVLIN-MOOSE . Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Haivey were Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ~ Gordon and daughter arrived home last Wednes- day from Alexandria, Minn., where they visited relatives. it Orville Ellefson leit'last Monday for Grand Forks, where he will visit | his sistex Mrs, Edor Bredson. The Ladies Aid of the Synad ichurch, held their annual sale and lunch in the church basement Satus- A'|day afternoon with a fair attend- ‘ance. The proceeds amounted - to '$63.45. Lewis Evenvald acted !auctioneer and P. L.-Renne as clerk. Benj. Thelan left Thursday for Puposky on business, returning Sat- urday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Evenyald were Shevlin shoppers on Saturday. " Frank Julin purchased a team of horses at the Wm. “Anderson sale last week: Ole Olson had the misfortune to: loose one of his gray horses last Fri- day. The funeral of Eugene Willard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fréd Willard, ' who' was the Clearwater river, was held Shevlin'-Wednesday. © Mrs. G. V. Heathman and da ter Grace were- between train sl pers in Bemidji- Tuesday. The dance given .at the school- ‘hose in Dist. 47 was well attended and' a'good time was enjoyed by Ole Lien left Monday for = his home_at Lake Park after spending iseveral weeks visiting his sister Mrs. Avne Olson. Gail shopper between traing Saturday. Ole Olson went to Fosston Thurs- day to consult a doctor. The Juniors ‘of the Shevlin school gave'a party to the, Freshmen, Fri- accidentally = drowned in in gh- enjoyable évening was spent by all elizious lunch wag served. ick quitz suddenly sometime nd who was taken to'the Bemidji 1 is getting - along nicely. G. V. Heathman who has n on the sick list the past few < is.now cn the gain. Mis. Alfred Nelfon had her house moved Thursday from the Skaroh- lid lots to her lot in the northwest- ern prt of town. Ed. M. Oryall has been on the sick list the past two wecks, Visitors at Joe Lew cy #nd sons George, Charlie aid Arthur, Rob Foster, Orvis-and May- nard Olson, David Wwas | garuished and garlanded with rose- ' Bemidji shoppers - between trainsl as| \E Featheroff was a Beniidji| day evening-at the school house an i Mr. O..C. Martin who was taken, ago | ’ home 3un- | day were, Mr. and Mrs. Harry dour- | and Clair Ed- — Arthur Fredenburg, Orin Stumgges and Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Felch, Nick Hanson snow plowed . the rondy Monday afternoon south of John Syverson went to Bemidji “Tuesday ‘to consult a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fradenburg and ' daughter visited a couple of days at the Harry Gordon home: last week. * A Robert and Ella Foster arrived re- cently to visit’ their father R. M. Foster. Leona Young and Geo. Bourcy spent Sunday evening at the Ole. Ol- son home, uE ‘Anton Annetta and Alma ~ Olson were Sunday visitors at the Henry Wallin home. " Geo. Felch says if the party that stole the hay knife, lie bought at W. A:'Anderson’s auction sale will re- turn -the ‘knife to 'him he will buy them a new‘one. Conrad . Julin, Jake Takvaan und Melvin Hoff returned Saturday morning: from their ‘trapping trip. They rcporfi ganie ‘very scarce. LAVINIA Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Leister enter- tained at a dancing party at their home on Saturday cvening. A jolly big crowd enjoyed a delicious lunch served by their hostess. Musig, games and dancing were the sources “of entertainment. . Miss Mona Zieders of Wolford, N. D., who has been visiting her sister ‘for the past two weeks returned to her home Wednesday. While here ‘only a short time she made many friend who regrea to sce her leave. Billy Howe and Ray Laymon sold beef in Bemidji Monday. Prices of- fered by dealers of Bemidji are not ithe most inviting. We wish to com- ment- on- Billies pluck in returning some of his cherished spoils. ‘Little Robert Baird went to Be- ‘midji Sunday for dental treéatment. Absecessed teeth have caused him much trouble and a lot of nerve was displayed for so small a tot in the {dentist’s chair. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Utech of Little Basg Lake have as their guest 'this week Mrs. Utech’s brother of Clearbrook, Minn. The many friends of Mrs. Ralph Wheeler formerly of Big Bass Lake will be glad to learn of her return to her home at International Falls from the University hospital at Min- i mmufimnnmuuummu_um ity MILLERS’ Cash & Carry ~ Store 814 Beltrami Ave. Phone 295 Large Oranges, doz T .B6c 2 Large Grapefruit ....25¢ Hubbard Squash, Ib ...03c Carrots and Rutabages Cranberries ,lb ....... 20c 1 qt. Jar Pure ‘Honey ...63c ‘1 1b Jar Raspberry. or Straw- berry Jam ......... 38¢c i| Welches Grapelade, 15 oz 2 AR T Sy et 22¢ Matches, per cartoon ..38¢c apple, 2 1-2 1b can. . .38c % Extra Fancy Hawaiian Pine- | Fancy Red Raspberries, ' CRR i siisiie. sxbsiorsnnioni 'sus 3 Large Can Sweet Pota- QOS50 sud ol brashaie .22¢c 10 Tal Cans of Milk ...98c 4 Packages Macaroni or Spaghetta ......... 3 Large Cans Tomatoes .46c ————————————————— Heinz Fig and Plum Pudding .. .18¢, 38¢ or 60c per can e e T 1l Mixed Nuts, Ib ........ 25¢ " Fancy ribben mixed Christ- ! mas Candy ......... 20c i : 4 cans Baked Beans ...24c 1-2 pound can Cocea .. .18c e s e 6 Bars Lenox Scap . ... .24c 20 .Bars Grandma’s White “Naptha Scap $1.00 i| 3 Pounds Soap Flakss | For 28¢c 4 ib. Bulk Oat Meal.... . 18¢c Sweet corn, 2 cans 24c :|-41b.Bag: Cremo B.:Eood {2:: |~ “MEATS OF QUALITY || Beef Stew ....... #s 08¢ | Round Steak || Veal Stew Pork Chops i| Pork Roast Pig Pork Perk Liver Fancy Hens R ; ‘THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER neapolis, where ‘she underwent a!Le er, who ring her fllness. | Cedar Falls, mother at.Qakley. - Herb ' ‘Leister has men farm getting .out bolts. They expect |to be busyifor some time. : a_ number 'Wood is ill at his home near Lavinia I‘aninin are o but-are glad to learn of hig improve- ment. of Both Mr. and Mrs. Leister are enjoy- | entertained Thanksgiving day, the Misses Beu-|a number of wolves in this vieinity mother, Mrs. Jno Thomes. Don ex-|lah Warton and Alpha Durham of {and they:don’t seem to .be .afraid pects to return.in about six weeks.|Bemidji and Mr. and Mrs. H. A.|to make known their pxes’efi"é‘: at' “work on the R. O. Baird ing good health as is. Mrs. Leister’s Miss - Elita Tell of Bemidji 4 spending a few weeks vacation with 'lately. They re, Word has’been maived ‘framv Don .]‘E" parents in this vicinity. left this vicinity some Mr. and® Mrs. N. a Iawo, on his way down. at | *We are sorry to know that Geo.|: Both Mr. Leon and Chas. Lang'of | Leister. Bud LaDauceur and Resida n the sick list this week. is Jombe enjoyed a big lots of fun. jamas, Underwear, Gloves chiefs. A great many men are not keen for shepping, even for themselves; think it’s a bother. So in selecting a few shirts from these assortments vou can give him just what he needs and“also save kim a bit of trouble. Woven and:printed Madras shirts prieed at— : $1.50 to $3.50 Silk stripe Madras shirts at— § $2.50 to $4.50 Silk Shirts priced at $4.50 to $7.50 If he needs a new pair of gloves here’s your chance to give him something that will give him the proper protection from the weath- er at this time of the year. °* Fine imported Kid Gloves lined or unlined priced from $1.50 to $4.50 Fine imported Moca gloves at — $2.85, §$3.95 and $4.50 Wool glovcs at $1.00 PAJAMAS He is always needing a new suit, of Pajamas but he’s always forget- ting to buy them. Now is the time to get him a suit or two. * Quting ‘Flannel Pajamas at " $1.85 to $3.50 Pajamas of Percale or Madras at— $1.50 to $4.50 MONEY CHEERFULLY - ‘REFUNDED The Place to Fin i As Gift§ for men you can choose noth- ing more suitable than Shavitch Bros. Sweaters, Hose, Neckwear, Shirts, Pa- Shaaidtod just the gift and Handker- ; : seleetion. HANDKERCHIEFS He never has too many handker- chiefs. You will find our assort- ment complete in every respect. Fine linen Initial handkerchiefs priced at — 65c and 95¢ Very fine initial handkerchiefs at 19¢ and 29¢ BATH ROBES Perhaps its a long time since he has had one. Maybe he has becn getting the same things, \a little of thig and a little of that every year. Somthing different this year will please him more. \ Fine Terry Cloth Bathrobes at— $7.50 to $12.50 all-wool Bath Fine Oregon City $15 Robes at— SLIPPERS The famous “Daniel Greene” felt slippers, always very popular as a gift for both men and boys you will -find our assortment very pleasing. Priced at $1.25 to $3.00 HOSIERY ‘A- very acceptable gift, these heavy Heather Wool hose, we have them at 95¢c and $1.29 Fine cashmehe hose at ..50c to 85¢ Fine silk and wool at .......... $1.29 Silk Hose at ..................75¢ to $1.50 Lisle thread hose from__ 25c to 40c { Mrs. Leon Lang who has been vis- serious operation for gall-stones. We 'time ago to enter the Sweeney Auto |iting her mother in Minneapolis has | der both of Akeley, Minn.; are 'are glad to know she is doing-nicely. ;'School at Kansas City, Mo., that he |returned to her ‘Her three little ones were with her \visited some time with his parents at |Port of Lavinia. father’s, Mr. Geo. port no game d Suitable . Gifts for Discriminating Men You are almost certain to find hers: sortments off_er’- a pleasant wide range of - Mr. . Andrew and cul ‘ting boltg for H. Leister. The an\; all regret such short days but are ready to leavs.their work when the darkness begins to falli'’'There are A. LaDenceur goose _ dinner. ) Theres a certain team of: mul La- | this country, that almost ‘every':far- hunting trip j mer has' expressed a deq{e ‘to owh, “but | but—Ask ngl( Leister, e/ piit their, ~'|j;hau on: you are seking, All of our as- .. SWEATERS Men as well as boys enjoy these : big warm, shaker knit all-wpol: sweaters; some are made in the pull * over style, others button. Pricedfiflt $4.95, 6.95, 7.95 to 11.50 X fe | | \ SCARFS You don’t have to worry about any size, you can get him one and be sure that he’ll not have to ex- change it, e Brushed wool scarfs priced at— $1.95 Silk scarfs priced from $1.00 to £3.50 NECKWEAR 1t isn’t difficult where patterns and colorings have been selected el with tasteful discgiminatipn. Knit ties of eyery conceivable pat- tern and quality from— 5 75¢ to $2.50 Silk ties, fancy stripes figures and floral designs, very popular— 50c to $2.50 CAPS What could be more useful than — one of these fine all wool caps. A wonderful assortment to choose from, some with fur lined ear tabs others without. Priced from— $1.49 to $2.85 MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY = s o o