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I 1 if Several Small Fires Several fires occurred during the past week. The weather has been ex ceptionally breezy and fires are more The Prospects of Getting Coal Ship ments is Very Bad We will endeavor to care for our customers promptly to the full extent of our ability, and at prices conformatory to the gov ernment regulations. If the winter is severe there is sure to be suffer ing. Look after your sup ply now. Pioneer Fuel Co. Phone 463 THIS NEW VOCALION HAS A PERFECT STOPPER You don't have to jump out of your easy chair or up from the dining table when this instrument lias played the record from start to finish. About ten seconds after the music stops the stopper on the Prepared by Town Criers Club. Guaranteed Tires Not seconds or old dried out stock ISfsihSiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiii Vocation quietly stops the ma chine. You can go start it again at once or at your convenience. Tn other words, if you are busy read ing an interesting- article, keep on reading as long as you like. You can't do that with any other talk ing machine that we know about. Besides this perfect automatic stopper this new Vocation has a piano finished cabinet that is much the finest finish that has ever been put on any talking ma chine at any price. The tone con trol feature is the best device yet invented. It is found only on this tine new Vocalion. Come in and look over our display of these new machines. Prices range from $35.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100.00, $150.00 and up. We want you to see these handsome new Vocations be cause we know if you now own another make you will get busy and trade or sell it so that you can own a Vocalion. You can play most all makes of disc records on the Vocalion. Come see the world's best value in a phonograph. Vocations are now found in the finest homes in the United States. numerous during windy weather. A barrel of tar in front of the new Eby & Young garage, corner Fourth avenue and First street southwest, caught on fire the evening of Oct. 3. The damage was confined to the tar in the barrel. The fire department was called to the Fred Molson home, on Third street southwest, Sunday afternoon to put out a blaze that started in a wood shed. The department was called to the Soo right of way near the skating rink Monday to put out a blaze that start ed in some weeds and dead grass. Fire started from a gasoline torch in the basement of the Champlin Mo tor Co., destroying an Elcar belonging to a traveling man who had left the car for storage. The damage to the car was estimated to $780. The top and seats of another car were destroy ed before the blaze was extinguished. Raise in Price of Tobaccos. The war tax has hit the man who uses tobacco rather heavily, but any one who uses the weed ought to be willing to pay the price, and they might just as well do it smilingly. Minot dealers announce the follow ing change in price of tobaccos, and the increase in price will apply to practically every city in the United States: All five-cent cigars—two for 15c or 4 for 25c. All ten-cent cigars—2 for 25c. All two-for-25c cigars, 15c straight. All 5c tobaccos—2 for 15c or 4 for 25c. All 10c tobacco—2 for 25c. Chewing tobacco will be raised ac cordingly. Foot Crushed at Logan. A young man from Duluth, nine teen years of age, who was beating his way on a Soo train, met with an accident at Logan last Thursday, los ing half of a big toe and the middle Buy a Liberty Bond So the Minot boys can tell you on their return home how they did it. Uncle Sam will pay you 4 per cent interest semi-annually. This space paid for by Leland Drug Store 30x3 in. smooth tread, 30x3K in. smooth tread, She Aeolian Vocalion Phonograph Emerson 7-Incli double face records A wonderful Mt tle nv: rd with music Ijoth sliles plays as loiiR :vs many of the larger records. Popular i! a longs, Instiument als, etc. I'rico per record 25o Get few of these for yjurstlf or fur vour soldier friend and send them to hun at camp. They like music. We have sold a great num ber of these cv ords for soldiers. Ariorvila. Mahog any Phonograph— small and compact, price $10 00 Stewart Phono graph— all metal and well lmiit. I'rice $6.53 1 Gold Fish 10c up Moss 15c Bunch Nets 15c Castles 35c up Bowls 25c, 50c to fl.75, at BENNO DRUG CO. toe of tho same foot. He was taken to Velva by the train crew where a doctor dressed the foot and he was sent back to Minot and taken out to the county farm. He is now in the' hospital. He has promised Commis-i sioner Vandenoever that upon his re-| covery, if he secures a job, he will re-1 imburse the county for his hospital bill. Several .Minot Men Will Return From Camp Dodge. E. L. Rowan, custodian of the Elks' Home, received a letter from Wm. Ilicks, one of the Minot young men in training at Camp Dodge, stating that Clarence Vandenoever of this city had been in the hospital receiv ing treatment for bunions and that he had been excused from service on this account. Mr. Hicks stated that he ex pected that Mr. Vandenoever would return to Minot at most any time. He also stated that there were eight or ten others from Minot who would probably be returned on account of physical disability. Bought Hay for County Farm. Commissioners Vandeonever and Rohe motored to Towner one day this week where they purchased forty tons or three cars of hay for the Ward county farm. They secured the hay from Mr. House on the Limberg ranch for $1(5 a ton. Much of the hay at Towner has been sold and most of the other is being held at $18 a ton. Commissioners Lokensgard. Hen neyssy and Vandenoever went to Ben edict looking for hay, but found tho price very high and much old hay mixed with the new. EDITOR'S SON WINS HIGH ARMY OFFICE Waldo C. Potter, son of Editor and Mrs.. Franklin C. Potter of Casselton, has just been promoted to major in the regular army at the age of 31. He was oromoted from captain and it is claimed that he is one of the youngest majors in the army today. Major Potter graduated from West Point ten years ago and since that time has seen service for his country in nearly every country in the world. He was born in LaMoure but spent most of his boyhood in Cass county. WILL HOLI) BIG CATTLE SALE J. A. Beaudry, a prosperous farmer who resides four and a half miles north of Douglas, will hold a big cat tle and farm sale at his place Friday, Oct. 19. Mr. Beaudry was in Minot Wednesday making arrangements for his sale. He has disposed of his farm, consequently everything must go. Mr. Beaudry will sell 23 head of cattle, in cluding some choice high grade Guern seys, and his full blooded Guernsey bull. He also offers for sale fifty or sixty tons of hay, which ought to find ready buyers. A full announcement appears in this issue. FARMER HAS HAY FOR SALE Harry J. Rodgers, a prosperous Benedict farmer-stockman, drove to Minot Wednesday with his new Over land car. Mr. Rodgers informs us that in addition to having enough hay for all of his stock, he has about 75 tons of first class hay for sale. He expects to get $12 a ton for it in the stack if it is sold soon. He says that cows are bringing a big price at the Benedict sales, but horses are selling at the lowest figure known in years. Will Discuss Proportional Representa tion. Effecive voting will be the first sub ject discussed by the Fortnightly Club at the opening meeting of the season next Monday night, Oct. 15th, at 8 p. m. Walter J. Willard, the field secretary of the American Pro portional Representation League of Philadelphia, will be the speaker and will conduct a mock election to show the advantages of the method propos ed in electing a truly representative body. The method is used in New Zealand, South Africa and other Brit- S10.60 $11.20 MUSIC Sheet Music of all kinds, both popular and classical 10c, 35o and np Khaki Rill—New popular song hit 10c Missouri Waltz, song, new words 35c All of Carrie Jacobs Ponds popular songs in stock 35o Song Hooks—Whole World series or Pop ular series 50o, 75o, 91.00 Ha wan lan Song Hooks—Violin pieces and Cuitar pieces 50c, 75o Book EMEBSON RECORDS 25c DON'T MISS THESE SEPTEMBER RELEASES 25c 7220—Over There. Patriotic Solo—Harry Hvans. Yankee Doodle Boy—Harry Kvans. 7224—Indiana—One Step—Emerson Military Hand. Them Doggon'd Trillin' Blues— Kmerson Orchestra. 7226—I'm a Twelve o'clock Fellow—Byron Harlan. When a "Buddy" Meets a "Bud dy"—Collins. 7227 -My Sweet Egyptian Rose. Solo—H. lOvans. Please Don't Lean on the Bell— Thompson. 722T.- -Rolling in His Little Roiling Chair— Kmerson Band. Zamp-a-zarap Rag Kmcrson Military Band. 721H- Keep the Home Fires Burning. Solo. Warner. We'll Never Let Our Old Flag 'arnei. Fall—H. Evans mm* ri.tii n.h 7223—American Festival March—Emerson Band. Here They Come. One-step—Em erson Band. 7222—If I had a Son for Each Star in Old Glory. Get a Jazz Band to Jazz tliu Yankee Doodle. 7221-—Boston Commandery March—Emerson Hand. Star Spangled Banner—Emerson Band. 72H6—Irish Reels. Bag Pipe—Patrick Fitz patrick. Irish Jigs. Bag Pipe—Patrick Fltzpatrick. 7228—I'm Hrlngln' Up the Family—Irene Franklin. King of tho Bungaloos Gene Greene. 7234—The Shipwreck. Descriptive—Peer less Quartet. Funiculi, Funlcula—Cen tury Male Quartet. 7229—Obstiriation. Tenor Solo Charles Morati. Di Quella Pira. Solo—Frank Woods. to protect them and theirs. Prepared by Minot Town Criers Club. ish Colonies. It has been used in dif ferent ways for many years in Den mark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland and Bulgaria. The new ly formed Liberal Party have made it a particular plank of their platform. All persons interested in applied democracy are extended a cordial in vitation to be present by tho president of the club, Bruce Francis, superin tendent of the city schools. East Highland Elmer Benton and Van Hudson left Monday afternoon for Iowa where they expect to spend the fall husking corn. Minot visitors last Monday included Mrs. G. G. Reilly and son, Melvin, and 30x3 in. tube 30x3M in. tube Urai Phone 42 One Door North of Masonic Temple Mail Orders given Prompt and Special Attention. Send us your Kodak Films, Negatives, Etc., for enlargement or prints. Best work only. Kodaks, Clocks, Ingersoll Watches, Leather Goods, Candies, Sal Vet Stock Foods, Veterinary Remedies, Fly Killers, Egg Shellac. We appreciate your trade and have put in a finet stock in order to serve you well. A clean stock, quick service and fair prices consistent with a fair profit are what we have to offer you. All Americans are expected to do their duty— BUY A BOND OF THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN Our soldiers are protecting you and yours. Buy a bond This space paid for by ECONOMY DEPARTMENT STORE daughter, Bernice, Mrs. E. Bunker and daughter, Ruth, A. F. Muzzy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Benton and son, Joseph, Ernest Muzzy, E. R. Walker, Everett Bunker, E. B. Bivins, F. M. Long and Clarence Bivins. Fred Baker and Guy Bivins began work at the Beighle coal mine last Monday. Myrtle Walker took an auto load of Volunteers to their class meeting at May Ingersoll's Saturday afternoon. Barney Pitkin and family from North Prairie visited at R. W. Beigh le's Sunday afternoon. James Fairley took supper at the E. Bunker home Monday evening. Melvin Rielly visited Dr. Ransom Monday. $2.25 $3.25 7232- The Birds and the Brook. —Belmont. Cornet—Levy. 7230—My Laddie. Soprano Solo—Laura 7231—Mixology. Accordeon Solo—Flavin*. Combs. O! Thou Sublime Sweet Even- The Fortune Teller. Selections—Flavil ing Star. la. 7235—Liszt Rhapsodie. Part 1—Aurthur Fricdheim. Liszt Rhapsodie. Part 2— Arthur Friedheim. Benno Drug Co. Belmont. The Bluebells of Scotland. 7233—A Coon's Dream of Heaven--GoldoB & lfeines. Jimmie Trigger. Dialogue— Golden & Heines. Rev. Spacht and family took dinner at the F. M. Long home Sunday. Jean Bunker spent Sunday night with Lola Baker. Miss Amundson spent the week-end at the Chas. Taylor home. Those on the sick list the past week were J. S. Baker, Mrs. Clarence Biv ins and Ruth Bunker. Guy Bivins and Samuel Shuss spent Saturday and Sunday with Nels Peters son's near Makoti. Dougles Beighle, F. M. Long and E. Bunker made a trip to the hills Sat urday for hay. Lucile Bunker spent the week-end with home folks. Marvel Baker sundayed at home, withbebb Minot Bull Tractor Co. 21 Suranfl St N Champlin Implement Co.'s old stand Minot, N. D. w6wwJyUiii4wtij Whistling- MAIL *p Youaj ORDERS, HtY Wilt RECEIVE OUR. 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