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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-03-15
pianOSensation
Bic Ten Days Sale oI Pianos AZ
Jones q Ross Musie Store,

The chance II will afford YOU will
be well worth while 70 ilYestigats, as
during this sale the price 81 pianoa
Will be sltl0 I'd sl60 less than regular
retail prices and ypu can use the
piaHo While paying for II. Old instru-
nents taken Ia exchange, Our terms
are cash, or sa and $40 monthly,
This sails will positively last ten
days only Etnhraea tho opportunity
while you may- There will be
no reserve In this stock First come
first served. Mr, q. HI Walter,
special agent will personally conduct
this sale. Remsmber tha place aaa
date,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-03-15

W.
EOf q nobby mutt 81 0ielutliins - y
White's.
E'ouad pair oi geld snast ae lss.
Gall ut this ofliee.
/. @, Manger made hAslnssa triH
VI Mcintosh laat Erlsiay
q j. Jinkinson estsraed sunday
fron q tRip to Grand Focas
MARK 's saraapari a i4ss ever sheat
all Can be Ind d 4iltlpaf 4 go
Mrs. Geo. stane ven ao LaQg Frai
ris last week to yisit tatl
A fine line of illuminated glassware
and cr0ekerY, az tlse B9sten.
Anotaaer nsw consignment oi Eali
papes, Al o'Leafy q RoRse
A. ~ Moe, Of Fargo, has aeqspted
q position in Beandette ! Tailor ati9ll
I g. Freshney inrplaaa ter Giii
3 Richards, spenF sunday tn
city.
B. @. Lough, q miiasEigflt 81 AaH
Prague Minn., has been n IOWA this
week
Evan Carson has resigned itam the
Turtle River Pine Ifee farea, aAd ~
back To Bemidii
At the Boston eQlapleFe l5la At
laaiesi and gents shoes n ssQes NJ
rock bottom figares
George Sawyer, ot BoekHapa seVss
ship, Was ID town Manda3 HR ia tln
the Ticket % ehairna
W. Il. Sullivan L boakkeepff at
HsYens' camp, near afWaY speas
Sunday with his family here.
y. M. shufelt wenf oAt 70 fiina3s
camp To lay the briek aaa stgae Walls
pf boilers II q new sa9mill
n. d. Leach retprnea q canao,
Dak.. LAT sunday, aftag lnHe Rlalt
with has niece, Mrs. II. HfoNp
Hugh Miller, of Vsfs4dale, vas III
this vicinity last Week Ne unaFf-
stand illat be ii In the enplay q the
government.
Harry Hail, Of cFesee, Iowa, az
rived last week, and has satered into
partnership with w q Powers, our
popAlaF paintef'
The pRing time for seeding IL draw
ing near Get your seed grain of
snow IL SCHROEDER. They Will carry
a full llps of various kinds
A. II. Bean has gone e ehieago
and osha poiuts n The East to plif-
chase i large line of spring ana san-
mer goods for the Town Pump Cloth
ing House
ID. W. Carter, of Lapger, was IN
Hsenidjl Iast Friday Hs eailad u
Efia ofsica ard renewed lis aliagiane
10 the PloanaR. aaeaa prpsppsness +
highly apprsciatatlt
Grand Forks organized 4 Business
Mems Union last week. such ~ an
ioa Il needed as badly II isemidii AZ
there, but 40 hope ne Woa't hare fo
Wait 80 long Eor y,
a trinsaf Bod Men was efganise1
ii Cass Lake last ThuEaday aight,
with III nelahers, Bro. Hernard, of
eha 1Ts{faa III SanIAffa. Ihere iG no
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-03-15

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tlis elafIn narsh q sileg n lflas
slaatiaa Eie con elafia l3etata { IL fsls
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tA'uis Z $3.50 sssS ta
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man mas eeEs lnto. patikPhi,sFs ss'T
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win sia asseFs aAa i4a7'iss'fFi ssl
424' =.
NJ DEVON tae Rt,ll.ffeaRl 2f'ti-
ger, while ont ~ tha piaea iasE Hesk
was sffleken WIZ aaftlai Flfeis Is,
and vas takea % hss nouns y Y e. 'f4''
hofks fof sealnepA
a couple al Weeks aga the News per
poftea tie asaeh ef hF,shs' s''.
gfooKston lhsnfaaas i4'slll Nnits -
Wess l.ass Hssa \ i 9slts7 ~ II I ~
fully oi Pig fscoksFs
E. IL. sehulke ana 4 friend, G, a.
I.eipold of Raymond, Nina, visited
Tho odd Fellosqa lodge satuday night.
The former has q claim near kaipa,
and had ear load q stocs arriVe last
week.
REV. IN atson and wife left ON Aion-
dau fa,, Rara,,ra Mina. ID snera d
80 sa. ,,s.,,s siS' s.it,. M J, ,.ar,ts hgre
I9a,l ] rao,,la ar ana aimed Quaker rair,-
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& q asa ss,'''',sl es.s,s 4 81 as,ag MI p,,sg J,
- q 81 tssss IS, es,.s -, ,siatari i
wrestling with logs aud camp dough-
nuts.
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sssa s1a'a' @'si 81 .,'
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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-03-15
LOST

Ghaek book oa First National Bank
0f ST. Cloud, Minn. Finder plsass
notify, Il. #. sIERRARp.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-03-15
Grand Opening

MARCH 2a and IA, of apriag and
summsl Millinery consisting of the
las9sa style out for ladies, lnisses and
ciiiarsa Dress and atrees hats IN
the iaa nag eolors and styles. Easter
Has ana bouquets and Eas4sg Hlos-
ers. d ane line of Yailings.
dae line ef Sailor Eats
aa line of outing H.,
fns isplay Qf Rfeaeh aAi Amer
teap snn Hats
q ae af4 44lk iaHll
aIa tliia sElanrQisl5 lliie# ef esaps,
-fsAEl 2n III tlan ~ AZ
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
WIN Ardmore Celebrateq

A meeting has been called for
Saturday night at the city hall for
the purpose of discussing plans for
a picnic and celebration here on
the 28th, the thirteeath anniver-
sary Of the founding of Ardmore.
This meeting should be we'll at
tended as its purpose is to perpet-
uate a custom which has prevailed
here since the first year of the
towns existence. This custom has
grown to be almost a matter of pride
to our citizens and should not be
allowed to lapse in the last year OF
the century.
All the towns around Ardmore
are giving picnics and holding
celebrations and the spirit of fes'
tivity seems to be in the air. We
have assurance of good crops ane
this means a big fall trade fol
Ardmore, so we can well afford tC
devote one day to festivity and re
joicing and invite our friends t.
Join us in our merry making OF
that day. 1t is fit and proper ant
should be done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
the PASSING THR0NG.
All the Worlds stage and Each
one Plays Part.

B. M. Lock of Marietta is in the
city today.
Fl. T. Moody of Ravia was in
the city today.
Jake Wright of Gainesville is
in the city today.
H. w. Stark was here today
from Gainesville.
W. A. Ledbetter went to sui
phur on the noon train.
j. T. Mcdonald, bank inspec-
tor, is in the city today.
Miss Kittye Hall went tc Sui
phur on the noon train.
Miss Nina Smith is visiting
friends in Oakland this week.
l.. w. Hunter of Gainesville
came up on the noon train today
Judge S. B. Bradford has re
turned from a business trip tt
Kansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Commissioners Court.

In Judge Bradford's court today
work has been progressing rapidly.
The case of Wightman, Murray
and Rummage, charged with lar
ceny, was heard early this morn
ing and resulted in the defendants
being bound over in the sum OF
$500 each for their appearance be-
fore the next grand jury.
After dinner the case of Jack AL
exander, Lee Kemp, Isaiah NAL
lock and Dennis Hays was taken
up. They are charged with the
larceny of a COW, which they are
alleged to have killed and barbe-
cued for a negro picnic recently.
AT the conclusion of the testimony
all OF the defendants were bound
over for their appearance before
the next grand jury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
K. of p. Installation.

: The knights of Pythias met last
night for the purpose of installing
the officers elected for the ensuing
term. The reports showed the
lodge to be in a fiourishing condi.
ton, with a gradually increasing
membership. The following gen
tlemen were installed as officers
for the term:
c. w. Rollins, c. c.; j. G..
Graham, V. c.. r. FL. West, P;
w. A. Pride, M. W.; 10. Nj. Lon
don. K. of r. and s /, and M. F. :;
Ed L. Noble, NJ. E J. F. Berry
hill, NJ. A; 4 j. Wages, l. c.;
N. E. Martin, o. G.; Henry Baum,
6. R ; j. c. Thompson, alternate.
Miss Lille Stabblefeld has re-
turned from visit to friends in
Duncan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
A Pleasant Party.

Last evening Miss Daisy Nichols
entertained large number of her
friends in very pleasant manner.
Music, crokinole, checkers and
other pastimes were thoroughly
enjoyed and at IL o'clock delight
full refreshments were served which
enhanced the pleasure of the guests,
and when they departed they were
unit in pronouncing it a most
pleasant occasion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Another Egg Freak.

Today Mr.. w. B. johnson found
another freak egg, this time in his
horse trough. Like the one OF
yesterday, it was minus shell.
Today the freak took the form of a
balloon and has a long cord attach
ed to the smaller end. The yolk
is at the large end or top Of the
balloon and seems to remain dis
tinct and separate from the white,
which fills the remainder of the
space.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Barbecue at Baum.

The good people of Baum, IF
teen miles northeast from ArdmOre
will give an old fashioned barbe.
cue at that place on Thursday,
Aug. 2, to which they kindly ex-
tend an invitation to everybody
The day will be spent in a general
jollification. There will be speak.
ing, swings and plenty of Other
harmless amusement. The com
mittee will sell stand privileges or
next Tuesday. July "a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Call for lass Meeting.

All citizens of Ardmore are here
by requested to assemble in mass
meeting at the city hall Saturday
for the purpose Of discussing plans
for grand celebration and picnic
in Ardmore on the 28th of this
month. Everybody come. We
must celebrate Ardmore's thir.
teenth anniversary.
SIG SIMON,
JOHN GAIT,
LEE CRUCE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
At the Jail.

Last evening Deputy Buck Gar
rett brought in and lodged in Jail
Bill Fox on charge of assault to
kill.
Deputy Bob Nestor brought in
Louis Taylor, charged with larce-
ny and placed him in Jail on q
commitment from Commissioner
Winn at Center.
There are at present seventy
three prisoners confined in the Jail
one of them being year old boy,
who was found with seventy two
pints of whisky.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Want Ynur Garnet Work.

G. Flen :. the carpet man
makes speciality of carpet clean
ing, renovating, sewing and fit
ting. Ten years. experience. All
work done on short notice. Can
be found at A. G. Young's furni-
ture store. 15-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

C. j. Mckinney, E. 6. McKin-
ney and Rev. /. F. Stanford were
in the city today and report the
loss of two horses from Antioch
church house, twelve miles south
of this place last Wednesday night
while the latter gentlemen was
preaching. Horse thieves seem to
be no respectors of persons, as the
preachers mare was one of the
animals stolen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Picnic at Russet.

There will be a grand picnic at
Russet on August 3 under the aus
pices of the Woodmen of the
World. There will be orations, a
grand parade, big dinner, base ball
game, Indian ball game, pashofa
and dance, sack races, horse races,
fat mans race, etc.
The stand privileges for this
grand occasion will be sold Satur.
day, July %. P. M. CRANE,
w. w. HAMILTON
G. r. CAsHIoN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
ST, Philips Church.

Sixth Sunday after Trinity. Sun.
day school, ID a. m. Holy Com.
munion, Z a. IN. Choral Euchar.
ist, IL a. m.
There will be no evening service
and the rector will preach his fare.
we'll sermon at IL o'clock. Every
communicate is urged to be pre-
sent. HENRY B. SMITH,
Rector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Iced water For Communion.

The Free Baptist church of Big Bend,
Wis, members of which are mostly
prohibitioniSts, has discarded wine at
communion services. says the Milwau-
kee Sentinel. The new pastor. the Rev.
Mr.. Hancock. seemed much surprised
at first, but accepted the wishes of his
flock and commemorated the last sup
per by using cold water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Inc rain IOuhy Was eCAOA" -
over the Chickasaw nation accord
ing to reports received over tele-
phone.
PROVENCE.
Quite a large crowd attended the
picnic yesterday. Everybody ap-
peared to be happy.
che Yellow Hill and Earl boys
played game of ball which was
won by the former by score OF 10
to s.
The Provence and Wilson teams
also played, the home boys wln-
ming by the same score, as the
other game, 16 to 5.
REAGAN.
A. j. Chapman went to Rayia
today.
Joe Maytubby passed through
today enroute to sulphur.
DIR. Baum and 7. w. Lytton
with their families left today for
Sulphur.
Harley Zook of johnson is here
visiting the family of DR.. Cordell.
BELTON.
w. X. P. Miligan is here from
Wiley.
Mrs. A. F. Lanier, who has been
quite sick, lett today for Viola
where she will visit her mother.
PoNToToC.
The town seems deserted a:
everybody has gone to Sulphur.
TISHOMINGO.
Almost everybody. who did no
go the Sulphur reunion, has gone
to the Teller picnic today.
Prof. F. NJ. White of Harle!
Institute has gone to WynnewoOd
MARIETTA.
G.. G.. Mckinney and Rev. |. E
Stanford each had a horse stolel
from them at Antioch Church, sever
miles west of this place.
The rain this morning has put
stop to hay cutting.
M'MILLAN.
d. F. Underwood has gone t.
Reagan.
The Buptists are conducting
protracted meeting at this place.
SULPHUR.
A light rain fell here this morn
ing, but it has cleared up and tn
sun is shining.
There are at least ten thousan
people here today.
BOB.
Mesdames Lula Gaunt and Mar
Brown have returned home t
Athens, Texas.
FL. Splawn has gone to Dallas
Mrs. N. A. Splawn is visitin
at Athens, Texas.
THACKERVILLE.
Ed Moody OF Gainesville wa
here yesterday.
Miss Sinclair, while returnin
home from Bob yesterday after
, noon, was thrown from her bngg
and slightly hurt.
Wade Stewart and Andy Foste
had big fox chase this morning
They finally captured the fox hel
inside of the oorDoratioD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
For Sale cnean.

One 50-horse power stationary
boiler. complete with smoke stack,
front and CRATE bars. whistle, etc.
Write or see Snggs Bros, Ber-
wyn. /. T. l3d&wti
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

The price of oats on the local
market today was 20 and q cents,
but receipts were very light, due
probably to the bad condition OF
the roads as a result of the rain
this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Drs. Kibbey and Youngblood,
specialists, whose notice appears
elsewhere in this issue were pleas
ant callers at the ARDMOREITE of
flee this afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Choir Practice Changed.

We are requested to announce
that the choir of the Christian
church has changed its time
of meeting from Saturday to Fri
day night. All members are urged
to attend practice tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Charcoal for sale.
J. NJ. Golledge & Co.
Lawn Social.

The ladies' aid society, of the
Central Baptist church will give a
lawn social at the pastors home
Tuesday evening, the oath. Ev-
erybody invited.
MRS. T. B. JOHNSON, Pres.
MRS. T. A. THURMoND, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Old man Bussey is very sick in
College Hill addition from a com
plication of diseases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Harness OH and Saddle OIL.

The best on the market and lots
of it. See me for the finest line
of harness oil and buggy whips on
earth. L. j. JOHNSON,
lin The saddler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

The force in the clerks office has
been doing hard work since court
adjourned and are getting pretty
we'll up with the work. In little
while now all of the surplus bust
ness that piled up in the office dur
ing the rush of court work will
have been disposed of and the
force will be able to return to rou-
tine work until next term Of court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
Charcoal for sale.
20-2t j. NJ. Golledge & Co.
To Cure a Cold In ono Dav,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II 1t falls to cure. 25c. The genuine
has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Ed. G 7. Black will be in our
city Sunday and preach both morn
ing and evening at the Christian
church. Every member of the
congregation is expected to be pres
ent at these services and the public
is also most cordially invited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Mrs. J. w. Lokey, who has been
quite sick for some time, is today
reported much worse and grave
fears are entertained as to her re
oOVprV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

The completest stock of fishing
tackle in town at Spragins & Co.'S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Deputy Clerk Mccoy today is
sued a marriage license to John
Gray and Louisa Allen, both Of
Wilson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
S7s-For SaIe-$S.

Heavy two horse road buggy,
with good set double harness. APP
ply to l93t
BROADWAY CARRIAGE SHOP.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

There was a crowd of negroes
at the depot to-day waiting to go
north on the noon train. They
were visitors here to the negro
picnic yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

AS the lst approaches the can
didates for postmaster and their
friends are again becoming inter
ested to know if the department
will make the appointment soon.
1t was expected the 1st of this
month, but was not made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

A visit to the office of the town
site commission this morning
developed the fact that work there
is progressing satisfactorily and
the commission expects to finish
its labors here soon after the 1st.
Their appraisement and sale of lots
will follow quickly and our people
will at last get titles to their pro-
nertV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

The rain today seems to have
been general in this section as re
ports by phone from outlying
towns shows a good rain at all
points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Seed rye! Seed rye! Roland
& Wymore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

L. j. Jones, accompanied by his
neice, Miss May Jones, leaves this
evening for Cooper, Tex, where
they will spent short season Wis
iting friends and relatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

The rain has interfered with the
work on the Main street sewer and
it is now uncertain when it will be
completed. The work will be re-
sumed, however, as soon as the
weather permits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

G. w. Rollins has returned from
a business trip to Norman, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Sted ryel Seed rye! Roland
& Wymore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20

Garden rakes and hoes at Spra-
gins & Co.'S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-20
TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
Words Whispered IN Our Ear FROM
Inland Towns In the Territory
Friday Afternoon.

The rain today was general
over the Chickasaw nation accord
ing to reports received over teie-
phone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-09

The two serious features of the recent
outbreak in China are the battlecry of
death to all foreigners" and the utter
incompetence of the government and mill
itary authorities to deal with any formid-
able rebellion. Hostility to foreigners is
so intense among the Chinese that the
proposition to exterminate them may not
enlist the secret sympathy of the govern
ment. Besides what can be expected of
an army whose best officers declare that
the Boxers are impervious to bullets? In
this situation, and considering the limited
means of defense foreign powers have.
it would seem they ought to unite their
forces and make common cause for the
defense of ale 1t is not known how many
Americans there are in the threatened dis
tricts, men and women missionaries and
teachers, but the United States should do
It's part in protecting not only its own
citizens but other foreigners, subjects of
European powers, whose governments may
adopt joint line Of action. That would not
plan to partition the empire or to acquire
territory or a sphere of influence" or
anything of that kind. The government
would fail in its duty if It did not CO.
operate in every reasonable measure for
the protection of American citizens, but
II should take care not to be drawn into
the political complications that may fol-
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