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OFFICIAL PAPER OF BELTRAMI COUNTY. VOL. VI, NO. 39. CATHOLI FAIR A SUCCESS City Hall Crowded Every Night Last WeekMany Handsome Prizes Drawn. Last week St. Philip's congre gation held a fair in the city hall. The attendance was something unusual. It was almost impos sible to find standing room in the spacious hall. Prom the vast crowd that came every evening there was no doubt that St. Phi ip's. Bazaar would be a grand success. During the short hours in the evenings a little time was allotted to the young people to enjoy themselves in dancing to the sweet music of Kelsey's orches tra. Many attractive booths, repre senting the parish and the differ ent civic societiesRed Men, Woodmen and firemenwere placed in the hall. Every night there was a grand drawing, and the prizes fell to rs. L. McManus, opera shawl Matt Mayer, couch Rev. P. E. Higgins, quilt Miss Jewitt, silver cup Walter Markham, jar diner Mrs. Lantzer, sack of flour P. J. Russell, parlor lamp Rev. P. Murphy, sofa pillow, which came from the sisters of the Villa Maria SPECIAL 80c O N THE DOLLA BUSINEStnowith S us has been above our expectation, but we are satisfied to let it rest at that, and are deter- mined do much better in the future. Our line of Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Furnishing Goods and No- tions is complete. In Shoes we have a, line assortment at prices .which cannot be beat. Ladies, buy ydur Patent Leather Shoes for the Thanksgiving ball, of us, and save money. Here are a'few specials: Ladies' $3.25 Pat'd Vici, ttO f(\ Dongola top, Sale Price S|wy" Ladies* $3.00 Pat'd Vici, Sale Price Ladies' $2.75 Pat'd Vici, Vesting Top, Sale Price We also have a full line of Gents, Boys and Children's Shoes Boys' $5.00 Overcoat Boys' $4.50 Overcoat IN CHILDREN'S CLOTHING We have a Full Line. Fred P. O'lteary & Go.,MALZAHN,BLA ew!TffffTywffwwTiH?TtywifwtiittifiT?WTTtmffHHWffwtftyTTWwrrfffrffvytyT?wtfWffHfTTTyT P. E. HIGGINS, Academy, Prontenac, Minn John Recan. oil painting Mrs. Ida Lewis, fruit dish. On Tuesday evening the con test between Miss Ada Mayer and Miss Ethel Pringle took place, Miss Mayer having 394 and Miss Pringle 350 votes. Miss Eva English secured the collarette. Saturday evening the contest for the diamond ring and silk American flag finished. Miss Helen Grant secured 1,909, and Miss Blanche Boyer 850| votes on the ring, making a total of 2,760 votes, or $276. On the flag the Red Men received 504, Wood men 56, firemen 73 votes total, 633 votes, or $63.30. The amount secured on the doll was $74.40, collarette $21.25. The members of St. Philip's church wish to thank all that helped in making the fair a suc cess. Moreover, the contestants for the ring, doll, collarette and flag, and the donor of fancy articles. The lovely doll was donated by Ed Naylor, the collarette by P. J. O'Leary, the sack of flour by Charles Nangle, the oil painting by Miss Nita Maurin. The ladies of the parish thank the donors for their assistance. W. B. Stoutbersr of Long Prairie has rented the building formerly used by Silver Bros, on Second street, and will start a wholesale meat market. PASTOR. SERVICES MORNIN AND EVENING E Mr. Higgins has. just bought a fine line of Bibles which he will keep in stock. Durnig Christmas holidays Bibles 3 worth from $4 up will he sold at half price. ii^_uii_uiauuimau____iiiitu___M_M___iiiiii__iiii_iia____u .4 0 .2 0 In order to close out our Boys' Overcoats we will make a Special Price on them. SPECIA PRIC E $3.i2 SPECIA PRIC E 00 BEMIDJI MINNESOT WALKE BUYS MOR E PINE Heads a Syndicate That Acquires Valuable Property on Coast. Three Million Dollar Deal. A dispatch from Portland,Ore., dated Nov. 25, says that Thomas B. Walker, the millionaire lum berman of Minneapolis, is at the head of a syndicate about to acquire immense lumber, rail way and sawmill holdings of the Sisiyou Lumber & Mercantile Oo. of Southern Oregon and Northern California, including the McGloud River railroad, for a sum reported to be $3,000,000. The principals of the Sisiyou Company are Messrs. Van Ars dalo and Scott, and the plant is one of t^he very largest on the coast, employing upwards of 1,000 men. It operates 28 miles of railroad from Upton station, Southern Pacific railroad, up the McCloud river, into an extensive sugar pine belt a sawmill at Mc Cloud that this year will have an output of 75,000,000 feet of lum ber a large box factory and sash and door factory at Upton, be sides owning large mercantile establishments. The "past few years the stumpage has been pretty well cleaned off the land owned by the Van Arsdale & Scott Co. Over 200,000 acres of valuable timber lands are in cluded in the property acquired. Thomas B. Walker, Van Arsdale and officials of the company are now in San Francisco to complete the deai. ANOTHE JOWNSITE Eckles to Be Platted and Bemidji In Danger of Another Rival. Mr. Street, the "Townsite King," overlooked something when he passed by Eckles, the first station west of Bemidji on the Great Northern. And now a Pelton, Minn., man has stepped in and nabbed jt. J. J. Opsahl of Pelton has pur chased 12,600 acres of cut over land of Walker's in the neighbor hood of Eckles, and as soon as Surveyor Stoner can be secured a new townsite will be laid out. There is a postoffice there now known as Selkce. Most of the land in this neigh borhood has been logged, and the country is only awaiting the men with the hoe to be made into a prosperous farming community. There is some very good soil here back from the railroad. Mr, Opsahl says his company will de vote as much attention to bring ing in farmers and selling farms as they will to selling lots. Aid St Anthony's Hospital. To the Public: Thanksgiving day being selected as donation day for the hospital, we kindly trust you will assist us on this occasion to overcome many difficulties under which we have been laboring since the hospital has been con structed in yonr midst. The building is surely a credit to your village, and everyone should delight in helping an institution of this kind along. Any thing will be most gratefully received groceries, meat, provisions of any kind, clothing, bedding, old or new linen, old or new flannels, dishes, fur niture, etc., as well as money, which you will please address same to St. Anthony's hospital. Most respect fully. SISTERS OF ST. BENEDICT. Miss Winnie Spague returned from Forest River, N. D., Mon day. W. L. Baptie, a brother of Bap tie the skater, has started a first class skating rink near the dock at the foot of Third street. The dimensions of the rink will be 80x180 feet. Special events will be provided for throughout the Reason. BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI CO., MINN.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1901. near Ladies' Felt Shoes Ladies* Street Shoes Ladies' Dress Shoes Children's Shoes Infants' Shoes Youngest American Envoy. John Barrett was appointed minister to Siam when only 27 years old. He was the youngest envoy who ever represented America at a foreign court, and yef^n experience he was an old man. He had been before that time a reporter, an editor, a college professor and a world wide traveler. His energy is ap parently "tilimited, like men who driiilc "(#rien Grain Belt" beer, his nerves never give out. This beer is brewed from the purest barley malt and hops and so is nourishing and refreshing. Order of your dealer or be supplied by Fred S. Hazen, Bemidji. The governor of Minnesota is a very large-hearted individual, and by his good nature and in born patriotism has won the good will of a groat many of the people of the State of Minnesota. toneer IRJIOE COHSTIU/CX- IONOFXHE CAYROGK COAX FRONT SHORT time ago we purchased at a bargain 500 Suits of Ladies, Gents and Children's Underwear, and in order to move these goods quickly we are going to sell them at a sacrifice. Remember everything goesMens, Womens and Children's Underwear, all grades and sizes. Men's Underwear &? 50C, 75C, $1.00 ami $1.25. Worth just double the amount asked for them. Ladies and Children's Underwear, 2&C to $1.00. These are unheard of bargains. Please remember that we have a fine line and plenty of each size and that this is not a cut sale on odd sizes. OUR SPECIALTIES: Queen Quality Shoes for Women The Best Shoe on Earth. Telephone N I. MC&iaig & LudiOgtOH But he has now assumed an atti tude upon the railroad question which is not warranted by the facts, which is unwise, if not fool ish, and which can have but one resulta serious reaction against him in public favor. Found His Son. George H. W*tel has at Iftft* been successful in locating tils only sou, a young man about W yearn of ago, whom he had not heard from for sev eral years, and supposod him dead or had moved out of the country. Mr. Wetael has written to several places in request of his on, and it was not until Monday that he received a favor able reply. lie had written a letter to the chief of police of Little Hock, Ark., where he supposed his son might be, and received an answer stating that the chief had located him, and that he was employed as chief enginoor for ****W*WVWMVWM*W WEARING APPAREL Here is where he wilininithegreatr est variety, as sort in and styles of latest cuts in the mar ket, at prices the lowest eve known Men's Suits from size 33 to 50 price from $5.48 to $19.50. Overcoats, all sizes, $6.48 to $15 Barney Burton BEMIDJI, OFFICIAL PAPER OF BEMIDJI VILLAGE. $1.25 PER YEAR. Gents' Felt Shoes Gents' Work Shoes Gents' Dress Shoes Boys' School Shoes Boys' Heavy Shoes Bemidji. Minn. the Missouri Valley Bridge company at Red River Landing, La., and thut the young man had a good position and was happy. Mr. Wetsel had three son*, but this Is the only one living one died while young, and one was killed by the Roar Island Indians about three years ago while acting In the capacity as a United States de tective. The young man was literally hacked to pieces by the red skins, bu,fc it waB-not.unt.il he had killed wvorul of them that they overpowered iltiH killed him. As Mr. Wetsel is getting pretty well along toward the ripe old age he will endeavor to get his son to come and remain with him, and tho old gentleman is overjoyed to think that he has been looated~ Tenslrike Tribune. W. F. Street went to Grand Forks Tuesday afternoon, returning Wednes day. Geo, Roeseh and Christiana Scherif, both of Ada, Minn., were united in matrimony by llev. Father Murphy, An Up-to-Date Young Man O the one who is abreast of the times, not only i O in its political, financial and social affairs but what is just as important also is the matter of