—— | e e - The Bemidji Daily Pioneer ¥ WDy FIONEER FUB. 00 . Publishers and Propristors 3 ZileiEin. Y mm.ﬂ at the midgh s, second-Aass, matier. under AGt -vfkam- of March 8, 1879. “ublished every afternoon except Sunday No attention paid to. anonymous con- @ibutions. _Writers . name must ' uown to the editor, but not necessar- iy_for publication. Communications for the. Weekly Plo- ! sar ;ahould -reach this office not. later ‘han - Tuesday of each week to insure) sublication in the current {ssue Subscription Rates 7.+ Qe month . by -carrier . One year by carrier .. Three manths, pnluze “paid * siz ‘wonths, pal One. year. nosmre paid Pionser Bight pages. containing a summary of the news of the week: Published every fhursday and sent postage pald to any & Nd{‘ln for $1.50 In adva ce. “HIS PAPER REPRESENTCD FCR FOREIGNK - ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICE! #NEW YORK AND CHICAGO YEANCHER (4 ALY TOE OPINCIPAL CITIES Our Slogan: “Bemidji 25,000 Population in 1925” Jitney busses are recognized by a bill introduced in the state senate yesterday by Senators Wallace and Westlake, proposing to regulate the business in first-class cities. It re- quires jitney companies to get 1li- censes from the city councils, and these licenses must preseribe the length of the franchises, the streets that may be used, the fare to be charged, the schedule of cars, ete. Jitney companies must give bonds to insure responsibility for accidents. County Option Wins. Speaking of county option, the Du- luth Herald says: In spite of sev- eral confident predictions to the con- trary, county option has passed the Minnesota legislature, and the pros- peets are that it will become a law, in spite of the amendments to the bill made by the house. There is really .only one important factor in the bill, and that is the fact of county option in itself. The house extended the time which liquor men may have to dispose of their stocks, but that -amendment does hot go to the heart of the question. 3 ‘While the county option question was. mare or less of an issue in the campaign which ended with the elec- tion of the present legislature, there ..were -several members who had no deflnite instructions from their dis- r2: triets-as to.how they should vote on the question. This situation leaves some room for reasonable doubt as ta:whether county option is actually idesired by a majority of the voters of the state. - At the same time there

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