lowest.
exact, and can he bought at
THE CITY
OystersLakeside Bakery.
We mix paintstoorder. Jones
Oysters served in any style at
the Lakeside Bakery.
J. A. McDonald, the tailor, is
at Blackduck on business today.
If you want to buy a nice home
call on Moore & Wiedrick, phone
212.
P. L. Daiglo, of Brainord, is in
the city the guest of Felix Dan
sereau.
"Dad" Palmer, the veteran
printer, is confined to his room
with a bad case of lagrippe.
Call on A. E. Winter the lead
ing jeweler for up-to-date goods.
Next door to First National
bank.
Why buy the second best when
the best costs no more? Mark's
Lung Balsam is the best for
coughs.
Mel Thurston opens up a new
logging camp near Hines' Spur
this week and was outfitting'at
the Bemidji Mercantile Co.'s
store yesterday.
Changes come to all. Some
are pleasantsome otherwise.
Mark's Lung Balsam will stop
that coughthe change is pleas
ant, thereby making a pleasant
change, DR. FOSTER
DENTIST
MILES BLOCK.
Bemidji
Jlefeaotile
Compan
FREE!
with every purchase of a
pound of
Sultan Coffee
you are entitled to a hand
some Dish, a Sugar Bowl, a
Cake Plate, a Vegetable Dish,
a Cup and Saucer, or Milk
Pitcher.
The dish alone is \vortht
the price asked for the coffee
FREE!
Bemidj i
IVIerantile
Compan
EEH3S:
When Looking For
Christmas Presents
YOU CAN FIND THE MOST USEFUL AND ELEGANT AT
HE BERM AN EMPORI UM
We have a new line of Cloaks just received, a beautiful selection of Waists, Skirts,
Tea Jackets, Muslins, Linnens, some elegant novelties in Silk Evening Shawls also anew
line of Kid Gloves in the newest shades.
Ovr Millinery Line is most complete for the holiday trade and prices the
Any of these goods will make a most desirable present which will please the most
THE BERMAN EMPORIUM
OystersLakeside Bakery.
Senator Swedback is at Guthrie
on business today.
Hot drinks and lunch served
at the Lakside Bakery.
Choice vacant lots for sale by
Moore & Wiedrick, Markham
Hotel block.
German Lutheran services will
be held at the Norwegian church
on December 0. at 2:30 p. m.
A. C. McLean went to ake
port this morning where Martin
Bros, have two tie camps.
You have a right to the best
that can be had for your money.
Mark's Lung Balsam is the best
for coughs.
Engineer Scott, one of the old
timers on the Park Rapids run,
is ill and has been compelled to from a business trip to Crooks-
take a lay off.
J. H. Hatcher, the well known
lumberman, who is one of the ex
tensive operators in the vicinity
of" Walker this winter, was in the
city last night.
S. E. Patrick, who has for
some time past been connected
with the Markham hotel, returns
today to Mankato. Landlord
Hannatin will preside at the desk
himself in the future.
Several theatre parties are
planned for the coming perform
ance of Daly's "Ten Nights in a
Bar-room next Saturday night.
A. T. Wheelock and a party of
friends will have the front row.
Drs. Henderson and Ward per
formed an operation on little
Miss Bernice Malzahn at St. An
thony's hopital this morning for
the removal of a growTth
on the
neck. The little one is doing
very nicely.
P. M. Malzahn & Co. are now
nicely located in their new quar
ters in the Sims block. The new
store gives an opportunity to dis
play the stock to much better
advantage and the store force is
making the best of it.
Otto Dandell, who has been at
a Minneapolis hospital for some
time receiving treatment for a
cataract of the eye, is reported
as improving,a fact his many
Bemidji friends will be pleased
to learn. Mr. Dandell was total
ly blind when he left Bemidji
several weeks ago.
ARM
IN ARM
come the thought of
Santa Claus and
presents. Now is
the time to think and
act.
Among our goods
we want to suggest
Watches
as a tine thing to
give.
In buying things
for yourfplfyou look
to the quality, but
that is much more
important in making
purchases to give
uthers.
You know we have
*he best in the line
of Silverware. That
is good enough rea
son why you should
buv here.
E.H.BH'RKER
Till ill) STREET
OystersLakeside Bakery.
The whist club meets tonight.
Ives' ice cream at the Lakeside
Bakery.
We put this here because you'll
see it. Mark's Lung Balsam
will cure your cough or cold.
Thomas Nary, the veteran
cruiser, was in the city last night
and left for the south this morn
ing.
Twenty-live dollars discount on
all Singer sewing machines sold
during balance of the week.
Bisiar & Cardiff.
George Lydick, of Cass Lake*
is in town today. Mr. Lydick
had just returned from a .trip to
Nebish with M. R. Bright.
E. A. Schneider has returned
i VS
tod and other points, but
Behridji is the only real
town."
In search of a homey Call and
see Moore & Wiedrick" about an
elegant seven room house with
four lots on Minnesota avenue,
near school.
Today has boon Street Com
missioner Pogue's busy day. He
has been busy plowing the snow
off the sidewalks in various sec
tions of the city.
The Pioneer Employment office
this morning hired a number of
men for the G. A. Irvine camps
at Pine Island about thirty-five
miles from Kelliher.
Miss Leah Berman has accept
ed a position as stenographer at
the Lumbermens State Bank.
Miss Berman was formerly em
ployed at the office of Attorney
Crawford.
John Enright, the Buena Vista
man, who has been having
trouble with the town board,
will bring an action against J.
W. Speelman and Judge Sander
son, of Buena Vista, for false
imprisonment.
Without going into details at
this time, will mention that we
are placing in our large basement
store and garret the largest and
best stock of toys ever brought
to town. Please call and look it
over. J. Peterson, Jr.
Bagley & Blunt have opened
up a blacksmith shop and horse
shoeing establishment in the
'ii\0
rear of Bagley's livery stable.
Chas. Blunt, an all around black
smith and one of the best horse
shoersin town, is in charge. Accommodates Woodsmen
Gr. A. Tuller, of the Tuller Every night during the past
Mercantile Co., is in the city on week the poii ration has ac-
bu.sine.ss today. Mr. Tuller is commodated from live to fifteen
interested in a number of large woodsmen with sleeping quar-
general stores in northern Min- ters. There are more woodsmen
nesota and says that all arc hav- in th" city at the presenttime
ing a nice business this winter., out of work fcha-n for sevg-ral-j
The Blake resort was quaran week* and as the men must have
tined for small-pox this after- some place sleep they apply to|
noon. The patients one of the |'the police and are accommodated
place has bj sen re moved to the ]at the county jaiL
quarantine hospital The house AJoiflt Team.
has been closed until it can be
fumigated and the usual precau- Crookstem base ball enthusi-
tions taken. jasts are endeavoring to interest
JohnBuckley, the good natured the cranks in this city in a joint
proprietor of the Palace Cafe,
walks like the Ayer's Sarsaparil-: two towns,
la man today. Mr. Buckley neither Jtowfi
slipped on some ice and fel
down alight of stairs last night i^
Dance witli the Woodmen to
night.
W. Irwin is home from his trip
to Florida.
Don't forget the Woodmen
dance tonight.
Joseph Smith, the -Crooks ton
land man, is in the city today.
The bank clearings of the Be
midji banks yesterday were
$4,450.27
W. M. Ross is putting in a hot
air heating plant in the resi lence
of Matt Larson at Nymore.
James Zink, an old friend of
W. W. Browne has accepted a
position at the club room of the
Markham hotel.
F. A. 'Silver returned last night
from North Carlina, where he
has been for some time ami
where he has interests. He will
spend some time in Bemidji.
Andrew Side, who has been
employed at Gilmour's drug
store for some time past, has
gone to Shevlin, where he takes
charge of the Shevlin drug store
for Gilmour A Co.
H. P. Luce, who has been the
guest of Bemidji friends for
some time past went to Fosston
last night. Mr. Luce may return
to Bemidji in a short time J^St
cate permanently."
W. W. Brown and J. George
authorize the Bioneer to state!
that the fehallenge to a social
game of whist promulgated some
'time ago by 1. Meyer and
Wyler stands aecepte
Miss Mm nil
tuined the loss of a part
thumbinan accident at the Be
midji laundry some time ago and
has been off duty for some time,
resumed her duties today.
The local firemen at their last
meeting decided to give a grand
Xew Year's ball. The boys have
an annual dance whicih is always
one of the best and tile commit
tees having the affair in charge
this year plan an event that will
eclipse and outshine all previous
efforts.
Elmer Bigham yesterday sold
ten acres of laud in Lang's addi
tion to the village of Bemidji to
James Redding, who comes from
Pennsylvania. Mr. Redding has
been looking Bemidji over for
some time with a view to making
some business investments here
and contemplates others.
Foster, who sus-
one
Elks Memorial
The Bemidji members of Brain
erd Lodge No. 615, B. P. O. E.
have received invitations to attend
the annual memorial day services
of the order, which will be con
ducted at Elks' Hall at Brainerd,
next Sunday. Memorial day is
observed by the order through
out the country, but the occasion
will this year be memorable
with the Brainerd Lodge.? Among
the members of the order who
have died within the past year
and who are well known in Be
midji are W. H. Huggins, E. A.
Zuver, J. F. Murphy, A. F. Fer
ris and Joel Smith. The motto
of the order is "The faults of our
brothers we write upon the sands,
their virtures we preserve upon
the tablet of love and memory."
The Brainord lodge has about 10
members in Bemidji, and all who
can plan to attend the Memoral
day services next Sunday.
base hail club to represient
It is contended that
the
game well enough to warrant an
independent team in the
era, ou
and did not find the experience it th would go in en the matter
altogether pleasant it might be better managed.
North-
}s believed th il
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i i i
$500
Worth of Children's
TOYS
Just Received!
Dissolution of Partnership.
The partnership heretofore ex
isting between Thomas Peterson
and J.A. Holf under the tirm
name of Peterson & JiolT is this
day dissolved. Mr. Peterson re
tires from the firm and the bus
iness will be continued by Mr.
lloff, to whom all accounts should
be paid and who assumes all the
obligations of the firm.
December 1, 1008.
Tnos. PETERSON',
J. A. HOFF.
Square Men Have Session.
At the regular meeting of the
local Masonic lodge last night
officers were elected as follows:
W. M. G. I-:. Carson.
S. W. Win. McCuaig.
XV. John (Jraham.
Secretary VY Cline.
Treasurer Matt Phihbs.
The Best in the World
Dr. .1. W". Hamilton, ol San Fran
cj.-co. CaL, say* "I have sold War
ner's White. Wine Of Tar Syrup for
years. Jt is the best cough medicine
in the world, and hur-- no equal for
ii-thma."
HELPFUL
HOLIDAY HINTS
WE BU OUR
FURNITURE IN
CAR LOAD LOTS
You Savo%iffercnce in Freight
E. L. NAYLOR, FURNITURE
LICENSED EMBALMER AN UNDERTAKER
BEMIDJI, MINN.
O. E.
fraternal Order of Ettjrles, BemlUfl Aerie No. 351.
Meets every 6unda\ at 8 p. m.,
(iilmour's Hall.
Joseph Harrington, W. President
H. LeBleu, W. Secretary
Vialtloc Bwtl** conflallj m\ iteJ.
J*.
Notice
OurWindow Display of
ART PICTURES
Just the Thing!
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S The Lesson of the Past
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For eight years we have been
telling of the wonderful future of
Bemidji. Many have been unbeliev
ing. They have lost fortunes. Every
year proved our prediction many
times over. Bemidji will one day
be a great city, and townsite lots,
now to be had cheap, will be wort"
big money. Buy new.
MBHSSBSnS
emidji Towrvsite
mprovement Co.
JOHN GIBBONS, Local Agent
I A Hint for the Future 1
a
HENRY BUENTHER
Naturalist and Taxidermist
308 Second St. I'ostofflce Box No. 6H6
BEMIDJI, MINN.
BIRDS, WHOLE ANIMALS, FISH, FUR RUUS AND ROBES
and OAMH HEADS tin.unit.I to order and lor sale I carry at
all times a Rood assortment of INDIAN RELICS and CURIOS.
IUR GARMENTS made to order, repaired and remodeled
RJHSin season bought.
I guarantee my work mothproof and
the most lifelike of any in the state
MY WORK IS ISQUALLED l$Y
FEW, EXCELLED NONE
A DcpoNit Required on All Work
YOUR TRADE SOLICITED
BEMID JI
SOUVENIRS
Paper Weights
Salt and Pepper
Shakes
Vases, Etc.
which make nice Christ
mas Presents
Kemeniber, we have a
Large Variety ol Christ
inas (loons, and prices are
always righF. If you
haven't received one of our
Free Photograph Tickets
call for one and he sure to
bring it with you and have
the amount of your pur
chase punched.
1 HI
mi
304 Third
Wmn
1
"i West.
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