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^^ji^m^'^^m^ 4r I Kir E iJ i-i i'lit Hi tV i ul i i i I iA Sn tSKGETWO mm.'-ifvr COMING EVENTS Jane 6 to 19National Guard En campment at Ft. Snelling. June 16 and 17 Convention of League of Municipalities of Minne sota. June 17 and 18Northern Minne sota Development Association annual ""schOTl0?*Poiitical Education, con ducted here on June 28 and 29 by Miss Kneucuhl, of Minneapolis. County conference of Minnesota League of Women Voters, in Bemidji, on June 28 and 29. June 22. 23, 24, 25Northwestern fire Insurance Underwriters annual outing, at Birchmont. Union Tent Meeting, July 4 to Au gust 1. Evangelist C. P. Weigle. Chautauqua, July 21-25. PDULS POLKH^AIL LINES OUT OF MUD (By United Press) Warsaw. (By Mail).Poland has a new minister of railways whose talents give promise of doing more to put this repubilc on its feet than those of any other single man the eabinet. He is Kasimir Bartel of Lwow (Lemberg) and he is common ly accepted as "the most practical man in the government' Bartel is a self-made man, and his whole career is cut on the American pattern He began as a common machinist in the railway shops at Lwow, studied at night, saved money enough to buy books, worked hie way thru the university, and at the age of thirty-eight is chief of the en tire transportation system of Poland. Poland has suffered terribly from railway shortage since the war. Her railroads were greatly overtaxed and abused during the four years of her invasion by the various armies of the contending forces, and in the end her Tolling stock was literally carried off bodily to Germany and Russia. The result has been almost disas trous to the country. Under Bartel's management strict ly up-to-date business methods are being introduced into the Polish rail Toads, passes have been abolished, the merit system has been followed 1n handling employes, anu a general revolution of the administrtion has begun. Electric Plant on Coal Field*. The modern method of building an electric-generating plant directly over a coal supply, and transmitting en ergy Instead of fuel to the point of consumption, Is to be employed by the state of Victoria, Australia, for supply ing the city of Melbourne. The field of brown coal to be used immediately Is at Morwell, 80 miles away, and Is accessible by open cutting. There Is, It Is estimated. 20000 000,000 tons In the district and 150,000,000 tons In one square mile, enough to generate 100,- 000 kilowatts for 150 years. A 40,000 to 50,000 kilowatt station will be built first, which will be sufficient for three years, but later tbe development will be extended, and finally Include the utilisation of the Klewa river and oth er water powers.Popular Mechanics Magazine. Subscribe tor tne Pioneer. Baby's Picture is Priceless OU will ne\er know the pleasure that will come from a series of portraits of "baby." And how "bil)j" will appreciate those pictures in the years to come. We specialize in the photography of children. We assure you the fin ished portrait we make will reflect "baby's" de lightful personality. HAKKERUP STUDIO Phone 239 Bemidji, Minn. QVeuse GoUlns Ultm/lne Photographic L^iicu/itinqs S N. D. HOLINESS ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT Jamestown, June 17.The Young Peoples' Bible conference will take up the first two days of the North Dakota Holiness association, holding their sixteenth annual encampment here June 17-27. Among the speakers will be Rev. Henry Clay Morrison, Wilmore, Ky Rev. Joseph H. Smith, Redlands, Cal. Miss D. Millia Caffray of Ore gon The latter will take chaige of the work among the children. 250 N. D. SHBINEPS TO PORTLAND. OREGON Grand Porks, June 17.The Kem Temple special train carrying Grand Forks Shriners to the national meet ing in Portland, Ore leaves here to day. About 250 Shriners will rep resent North Dakota Enroute to and from Chicago the train will stop for sight seeing trips at Spokane, Seattle and Glacier National park ALPHA XI DELTA SORORITY OUTING AT CHRISTMAS LAKE Minneapolis, June 17 The an nual outing of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority at Christmas Lake, near Min netonka. was in progress today The "camping" expedition will last a week. PLEASANT VALLEY A A Stepham, who has been in Colorado and other parts west, re turned home last week. Eloise Dickins came last week for a short visit at the home of her grandparents She went to Bemidji Monday Dorothy Randall spent Sunday night with Elsie Bashor The carnival which was to have been held at the King home Saturday Ol' John B. Thrift, Sr. TOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT rHE night, June 19, has been postponed until June 26. Mrs Carl Jones is visiting this week with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Markus of Nebish She is also getting acquainted with hei new nephew. Tom Randall spent Sundav with home folks. Howard Porter and daughtei, Eileen, spent Sunday at the Ira Cook home. Bessie Cook, who was on the SK list last week is reported better at this writing. The Helping Hand society met last Wednesday with Mrs Carl Saterlie There will be a aimers' cluh pic nic July 3, at the ball grounds east of Vogler's There will be races, a ball game and other amusements Everyone is cordially invited to come bring their dinners and enjoy the day with their friends Mr and Mrs. Knox, daughter Cor al, Mrs. Vogler, Fred Garaner, Chas. Coffin, Mrs Fauhl, Frank Porter and daughter, Elsie Bashor. attended the school meeting at Bemidji Wednes day. European Airplane Service. Two Danish airplane companies have made application to the Danish government for permission to estab lish a regular passenger and mail service by airplane between Copen hagen and Warnemunde, Germany. The shortest and most used passen ger route from Copenhagen to Berlin is by way of train to Gjedser, Den mark, two hours by ferry to Warne munde and then by rail to Berlin. At present practically all of the Scandi navian and Baltic passjpgejrs and mail traffic to Germany is parried over this line, and during the last few months all trains have been crowded and the airplane service if established it will operate in co-operation with a German company, which will estab lish a regular service between Warne mnnde and Berlin. TOE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS A hmrmd, upright, hontti Jwig: fair to all, itptrimnt and quaHtltd In tOtrf 0af. REWARD FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVICE Re-Elect to the Supreme Court tbe Present Judge DIBELLBRHOME DO MOT EXPERIMENT WITH TBE SUPREME COURT HOMER B. DIBELL ^CURTIS HOTEL Tenth St. at Fourth Ave. So. MINNEAPOLIS, a MINN. outstanding Transient Hotel of the North westdislindiy Metropolitan in Appointment and Service, yet delightfully Homelike. Has spacious, comfortable Lobbies, Sunroom, beautiful Ballrooms, and Restaurantall on main floor. Meals of tempting qualityserved a lacartealso an excellent Table d'Hote Luncheon for 60c Unequalled facilities for Dancing, Receptions, Banquets,etc Convenient to Stores,The aters and other points of interest Reinforced con crete Fireproof construction. RATES: Single Double 75 Rooms T.i $2.00 $3.00 325 Rooms ^.1, 2.50 3.50 200 Rooms 3.0 0 4.0 0 Others $3.50 to $5.00 Each room ha* private hath ft**************** CLEABBB00K Since our last reports, one of the most highly esteemed young business men has taken a life helpmate in the person of Miss Myrtle Johnson, a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Olaf John son, residing six miles uorthwest of town. We refer to Peter Walle, the only son of Mr and Mrs. Andrew Walle, the general hardware merch ant of this place. They were married two weeks ago at the home of the bride, Rev Morton of Lake Itasca, performing the ceremony. A number of friends and relatives were present on the happy occasion. The couple will make their home with Mr. Wal le's parents. Happy congratulations have been extended and wishes for a long and happy married life Nels M. Peterson, one of our lead ing farmers in Hoist township, and Miss Cora Dunham were united marriage by Rev. Charles W Enck son They are both well and favor ably known here, in that Mrs Pet erson hat. taught school in this com munity for the past two years. Her foimer home was at Northfield, Minn. They left on Tuesday morning on a wedding trip to points in southern Minnesota They will return here to make their home on Mr. Peterson's farm south of town. Congratulations are herewith extended. The Leonard baseball team crossed bats with the Clearbrook team here on Sunday It was a friendly con test which resulted in a score of 6 to 12 in tavor of the home boys The two Johnsons held down the mound about equal A tew days ago the real estate firm of Haagenson & Peterson closed a deal with a young man from Winne bago, whereby he became the owner of the hne Nelson farm just west of Clearbrook, better known as the Gunehus homestead. The con sideration was $112 50 per acre for the full quarter ot a section Leonard Bergland has been sport ing a new Ford car for the last few weeks, a fact that has made him very popular with the young ladies in this vicinity T. Jensen's friends through this district were more than pleased with his filing for representative from this THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17M920 district. He Is a typical farmer, who has made good in every sense of the word He will be in a position to look after the interests of the people fbrlblRs wlio appreciate ttavor with ease of digestion-* Grape^Nuts Put out all the hurdles, widen the ditches: Spurs will clear them all. Bred for the course, trained to win. Ask the man who has smoked all kinds. He knows Class. He will pick Spurs eVery time. There was room at the top for Spurs because Spur is not merely a new brand but a new and better cigarette. Spurs are crimped, not pasted. That is new and makes them easier-drawing, slower-burning: Blended in a new way to bring out the good old teste of American and Imported tobaccos. Smart "brown-and-silver" packet, three-fold to preserve Spur's delicious taste and fragrance. in proportion with their trust placed in him. The Clearbrook Leader says, "Let the slogan be: 'We want Jensen to represent us.' Th Breakfast Cereal Rgadjrto serve Economical Sold by Grocers Everywhere READ THE PIONEER WANT ADS Over all the hurdles! Spur Cigarettes were bred for competition. flPPg^^^^^^^^^ I -r