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VI OFFICIAL PAPER OP BELTRAMI COUNTY. VOL. VII, NO. 14. 1*4 0. R. C. EXCURSIO N The Excorsion Last Sunday was a Decided Success. The annual O. R. C. excursion from Cando, N. D., and points along the line, brought a large crowd of visitors to Bemidji last Sunday. The excursion train consisting of fifteen well-filled coaches, pulled by two locomotives, ar rived here at 3 o'clock p. m. The Bemidji band at once "tore loose" and rendered one of their best selections, and the crowd guided by the band made their way up town. The conductors in charge of the train, for fear that the major ity of the passengers would stop off here, had the train in motion again before many of those wish ing to reman in Bemidji had time to get off. Some however suc ceeded in getting out by way of the windows. Cass Lake evident ly was desirous to have the whole crowd, and to accomplish this they wisely "worked" the conductors in charge of the train. But in spite of forts Bemidji enjoyed share of the excursion. Many secured row boats and spent the day waging war on the finny tribe while others enjoyed their ef- a good O'LEARY & BOWSER BEMIDJI, MINN Men's Negligee Shirts. Men's Negligee shirts in fancy stripes and checks, worth from $1.00 to $1.25 each, for 75c Men's Working Shirts. pleasant trips around the lake iu the numerous gasoline launches and sail boats that were available. At 10 o'clock in the evening the excursionists returned, well pleased with the events of the day, and expressed their as surance of coming again. Don't Foraret Your Health. Ifc makes all the difference in the world to you whether you cut off 5, 10 or 15 vears of your life by foolish indiscretions, robbing yourself of needed rest, utterly re gardless of how much you can stand or, whether vou save those precious years by obedience to the plain, common sense laws of health. Manv people cramp their power and dwarf their possibilities by denying themselves the com forts and necessities which make life agreeable and reallv worth living. Every home provider should see that Ins family has a supply of "Golden Grain Belt" beer, a pure delicious drink and a synonym of good health. Order of your nearest dealer or be sup plied by John Essler, Bemidji. Val Kasperak, assisted by O. A. Peterson, decorated the show window of the Barney Burton store for Memo rial Day in a manner befitting the occasion. The American eagle was perched over the star spangled ban ner, with pictures of the martyred presidents of the republic in the fore ground, under which the inscription, "The Nation Mourns Her Honored Dead," was worked in beautiful let ters of chromatic shades. The effect was beautiful as well as patriotic. Men's dark colored shirts, worth from 25c to 35c each, for I9e Men's Clothing. Men's fancy Scotch cheviot suits Men's fancy navy blue cheviot suits Men's black clay worsted suits Men's lifht fancy striped suits Men's Summer Clothing. Men's covert suit's, coat, pants and vest, only Men fancy striped coat and pants at #5.00 and $H.50 per suit, Men blue serge coats at $3.50 Men's black brillianteen coats, 2.50 to $3.00 each. Special Silk Sale. Commencing July 1st we will confine our silk purchases to Ber- ing's Silk, and to close out our other lines before that time we will place onsale Wednesday morning all of our stock of Cortieeili skein silk at 3c per skein. Special Remnant Sale. About 500 yards of line woolen dress goods in many length*. There is enough for a child's dress. You can buy them for less than we did. Linoleum. Does it pay to send out of town for linoleum? Our price is 5c less for the E grade, 2c less for the grade and 5c more for the inlaid. The freight is 5c per yard on the inlaid, which makes our price on it the same as the St. Paul stores on inlaid. We save you from 2c to 5c per yard on the other grades. O'LEARY & BOWSER $10.00 10.00 1000 15.00 13.00 cmiMi BEMIDJI, BELTRAMI CO., MINN., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902. IN MEMORIAM Decoration Day Was Fittingly 0b served by Patriotic Bemidji. Memorial services woYa fitting ly observed here by Gv A. R. services at the cemetery in the forenoon and public services at the city hall in the afternoon. The procession formed at the city hall at 10:30 a. m. R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, the ladies of the G. A. R., school children and citizens marched to the cemetery, where appropriate services were held. C. L. Smith delivered a masterly address. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a large number of people gathered at the city hall and listened to the following program which was well rendered: Music Band Prayer liev. Hij?ins Songr "America" Audience Address II. W. Bailey Heading"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Prof. Stewart Music"The Vacant Chair" Quartette Declamation"United at Last"... Willie McDonald Address E. F. Crawford Flag Salute Thirteen Boys Declamation"Paul Revere's Hide" Miss Epsie McLennan Music Band Address Rev. Fr. Murphy Musk:"Soldier's Farewell" Quartette Address Mrs. H. W, Bailey Declamation"Unknown Patriots" Nellie Naylor Address P. J. Russell Music"Brave Battery Boys" Quartette Benediction L. T. Pendergast U..L. Smith delivered an elo quent and patriotic address at the cemetery. In closing, he said: "The men whosegloriousdeeds are commemorated by this cere mony gave their lives to maintain for us the blessings we today enjoy. They, by their sacrifice, secured and bequeathed to us as a sacred inheritance, which we hold in trust for future genera tions, this government of ours, the grandest, freest, best that human wisdom has yet devised. We enjoy it today because these men loved it so well valued it so highly they were willing to die that it might be preserved. To prove ourselves worthy of such a trust, we should be faithful to every duty of citizenship. I feel pity for the man or woman who is so lost to patriotism, gratitude or duty as to see only those things that are wrong so engrossed in finding fault that they forget or fail to understand all that is good in our laws and system of gov ernment. That starry banner around which the loyal heroes rallied at Gettysburg, (Jhicka mauga and many another bloody battlefield, was to them the em blem of freedom, truth and jus tice in the grandest sense.-*. At Manila. Santiago and San Juan meant nothing less. And wher ever it floats today, on land or sea, from Maine to Oregon, from Minnesota to Texas, or in the far away Philippine Islands, it stands for the largest liberty, the best protection of life and property, the grandest opportunities for individual development that the world has ever known. Under the provi ence of God these new possessions have been added to our trust. New problems have been given us to solve:.but the loyalty, patriotism and wisdom of our people will maintain the national honor, uphold the flag, and in perfect justice, tempered with mercy, compel the unruly and vicious to behave. The duty of governing, protecting, upbuild ing and civilizing the people of the Philippine Islands has de volved upon us. That duty will be faithfully and unfalteringly performed." W carry these and many other stylesofthis fam ous shoe in our complete line of Ladies Footwear. Wealsohavefull lines of Gents Fine Shoes, Driv ers and Cruising Boots. Will Use Bemidji Brick. County (Jammissioner Wright made a good fight for local inter ests bn the court house contract, and won out, so that the Bemidji brick yard will have the privilege of furnishing tho interior brick for the building. Two commis" sioners made a stiff fight for the Lengby brick, and may succeed in landing tho jail contract for that article of construction. The Lengby brick is admitted to be a superior white brick, and will make very handsome facings for the new jail, while the Bemidji brick is considered to be a very strong brick and suitable for the interior walls of the court house. Architect Kinney demonstrat ed his capacity and his integrity as an architect, and did all that W tw I f^rrw^j^EwrrFrwrrrFrwErwirwfTrrrE THE BIG STORE ho could to secure bids from lead* ing and responsible contractors, inducing three of the best con tracting firms in Minnesota and Wisconsin to bid upon tho struc ture. The successful bidders are considered to be among tho best in" the state of Wisconsin, carrying large 'contracts for the Great Northern Railway Co. and for the municipalities and school districts in the vicinity of Supe rior, where they have been in business Id?some fifteen years. Millet. For those who, by reason of wot land or pressure of other work, have been unable to sow oats un til too late to insure a good crop, or have not succeeded in getting a stand of grass, millet is a valua ble crop. It should not be sown much earlier than the 1st of June, as the seed requires much heat 'Here are Soli Facts, as True as Steel." WEwe are not in the elothingJmsinesH tor our health: are here to mnke money. We ean'l ni:ike money unless we charge von i slight increase over the wholesale price. Most clothiers want, to get rich in a hurry that is why their prices are higher than ours. We are running our husinoss on different lineswe believe in building up a large volume of business on a small margin of profit. That we are satisfied with a much smaller profit than other stores is best proven by the remarkably low prices we name on best clothing it is possible for skilled designers and tailors to produce. Take our line of Men's Stylish, Perfect Fitting made of A Wool English Clay for /ID\IlrV RIIPTOIV On Price Clothier iilYi\ El I DUIVll/lV Bemidji, Minnesota OFFICIAL PAPER OF BEMIDJI VILLAGE. $1.25 PER YEAR. W guarantee to fit your foot, purse ane your idea of an up-to date shoe. Step in and he con vinced. McCuaig & Ludington. for germination, and if sown in cold soil or season, will lie in the ground until after the hardier weed seeds have started, which may smother it all out entirely. Millet may be sown until the last week in June, and still produce a good crop of hay, but if sown this late it is. important to get the commoner Northern millet. The German or Southern millet, while it produces larger crops, may not ripen if sown after the middle of June. If millet is to be cut for hay it should never be left until the seeds become hard, as these are very indigestible, and often cause trouble when fed to cows or horsos. This i tho cause of a certain projudice against millet hay. If tho hay i cut early there will be no diffi culty. For ordinary seeding, 8 pecks per acre is sufficient. HKUMAN H. CHAPMAN. 50