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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-07-31

quent. was in terrible condition,
but Doan's Kidney Pills have cured
me and l have enjoyed perfect health
since."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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Your Druggist Will fell You
That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes,
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for soc.
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Superiority

Superiority:
Several Of my ancestors rounded
century,"
MY ancestors were not rounders."
replied the other, somewhat stifhy.
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TssestsDd W sharrpi, rslnuss, shooting
Pains ana olxxlnsss.

Hiram Center. 51s South oak
street, Lake City, MINI, says: II
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There only three prizes but many of the other
stores deserved rewards for their interest in making
the city attractive because most every store was
adorned in some way with suitable decorations for
that event Among the other artistic decorations
the trim made by the Bemidj Daily Pioneer Both
windows of the Print Shop" were draped with the
purple and white colors which stood out so boldly
that any place of business on the street that was
in gala attire must have felt lonesome ana remark
able as seesucker suit at full dress function on
New Years night.
This all goes to prove that Bemidj believes in ad
vertising her town. When she invites visitors to
within her gates she asks the business men and
merchants to put on their finest clothes and make
showing. All these decorations help to make place
look prosperous and it is the kind of advertising that
counts.
In these days of strenuous competition everything
depends appearances Just clothes put good
front to man they make town look like there is
something to it. This showing must first be made
from the store fronts and through the display win
dows.
The. town city that gets the business is the one
that appears have plenty of BUSINESS the place that
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Chinatown at Brinkman.
Stanley and Scanlon are certainly

Stanley and Scaplon are certainly
making a hit at the Brinkman with
their new sketch entitled China
town." The new moving pictures
are masterpieces and you will appre-
ciate them. Last night Mr.. Brink
man could not find room for all of
those who wanted to see the show
and so asks US to advise everyone to
come early this evening and procure
a seat for an enormous turnout is
Stanley and Scanlon
have changed their act entirely from
what it was the first of the week and
have many musical instruments
which they play that show their
great entertaining ability. Now do
not forget that tomorrow afternoon
at $50 Mr.. Brinkman will give big
FREE matinee to ladies and
children. 1t is absolutely free. The
moving pictures for tonight are as
follows: The False Conn.," Nellie
the Beautiful Housemaid," An
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attire. Nothing can advertise store town more
advantageously and make more favorable impress
sion with the visitors
The photographs produced on this page show the
result of the Bemidj merchants activity in decor
ating their town. The first prize of SIS awarded
to E. A. Barker, enterprising jeweer and drug
gist of that city. The background of this window
was made with crepe paper in B. P. o. E. colors
wound in spiras and artstically draped In the
and center of the window was Elks head, from the
horns of which purple and white ribbons were ex
tended to the various articles making up the window
display This produced very striking effect On
the window glass painted clock representing
one of the Elk's emblems The entire window was
most appropriate display and attracted the favorable
attention and comments that it deserved.
It was impossible to bring out in" photograph
the real beauty of this special window trim but it
suggests how window may be used to carry the
message of welcome to convention visitors in city,
The second prize of SIS awarded to The Ber-
man Emporium This retail establishment even went
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Notice of Election.

STATE Tann+ OF a. M RSIf S. City of Bemdj
NoTfCE IS HEREBYY GIVEN. that there
Bemidji. Betrami County Minnesota. on the
eleventh day of August, 1908. between the
hours Of seven o'clock a; m: and six O'Clock p.
That the City of Bemidji issue bonds in the
sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars for the pur-
able, water, plant and FOR the purpose Of &C
-quiring and paying for real estate needed in
c9nnectio aa with such plant That sqch bonds
100000 each, dated September first. 1908. and
shall mature twenty years after date, and
shall each bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, interest payable semi
annually. That the proceeds from the sale
of such bonds shall be used in the purchasing
and erection Of such water tsa p ant: which shall
ing a 100000 gallon steel tank: two fire pumps
having total capacity of not less than 1900
gallons per minute agSinst 100 pounds press
pacity Of from 500 to 900 gallons per minute:
all necessary piping and fittings and other
reservoir and WE'LL Sufficient electric motors
to furnish ample power for al pumping ma
chinery and all necessary electric device to
gallon cement reservoir and suitable Gals
son or we'll pit around the city's artesian
we'll: the moving or rebuilding of the city's
pumping station; the purchasing and laying
of from 3 to miles of water mains ranging in
size from 10 to inches in diameter and an
ample supply of gate valves and fire hyd-
rants: also chemical engine and 1900 feet or
less of re hose.
That the city Of Bemidji purchase the fol-
lowing described tract of land as and for
additional grounds to the present city
property upon which to erect said water
plant. for the sum of Three Hundred Dollars
$4,000: tO-Wit: Beginning at a point on the
west boundry Of Park Avenue where the
north side Of Third street produced west
would interSect said avenue; thence south
along the west side of said avenue a distance
of ninety feet; thence west at right angles to
said avenue a distance Of one hundred forty
feet. thence north along the line parallel to
said avenue. ninety feet, thence east
along a line at right angles to siad
| avenue, a distance of one hundred forty feet
to the place Of beginning.
The following pl aces are designated as poll
ing places in each Of the wards Of said city
tOwit:
First Ward. In the Midway grocery store,
on the east side of Beltrami avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets.
Second Ward. In the City Hall, corner Of
! Fourth street and Minnesota avenue.
! Third Ward. In J. P. pogue's warehouse
on the west side Of Irvine avenue. between
Third and Fourth streets.
Fourth Ward. In G. S. Dailey's Employ
ment Office. on the north side Of Third street,
between Bemidji avenue and Betrami
avenue.
Dated July 10th, 1903
THOS MALOY,
City Clerk.
City of Bemidji
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MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION
Had Annual Summer Outing Here this Week. Discuss
Matters Of Interest to Millers. They Enjoyed the
Outing and Speak Highly of Bemidji. r Z

: The members of the Central
Minnesota Millers Association,
together with a number of invited
friends from North Dakota, held
their annual summer outing here
Wednesday remained in the city
until today.
A business session was held at
the Markham hotel Wednesday after
noon, at which the delegates and
members present discussed number
of things pertaining to the business
and the milling trade.
Formerly it was the custom of the
association to meet in Minneapolis,
but the last few years they have
combined their summer meetings as
a business and pleasure meeting at
Bemidji.>
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When the Elks' state convention was held at Be-
midi, Minn during the month of June, the executive
committee of the local Elks organization offered
money prizes for the best decorated business houses
It the desire of the local committee to impress
upon the visiting Eks and other guests of the city
that Bemidji could be as beautifully and ingen-
ously decorated by the business men as any city in
the Northwest.
Every town and city has conventions and other
public functions which usually celebrated by the
stores on the principal streets appearing in gala
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photo by Richardson Courtesy OF Commercial Buetin
Display by The Pioneer Printery.

to the extent of making the front attractive by
the large sign shown the awning The words,
Welcome B. P. O. E.. were worked out in purple
white background and their prominence was such
to make the visiting Elks feel welcome.
The windows were trimmed especially for the
event. The background of the right hand window
was made up of Elk emblems and decorated in the
organizations colors. The background of the other
window was adorned by beautiful outline of clock
with the hands of the hour of eleven, representing
one of the Elk's important symbols.
The color of purple was carried out in many ways
to attract the intention of the visitors and certainly
made this store place of much interest during
the convention, and the advertising value such
that The Berman Emporium will not soon be forgot
ten
The progressive department store Of O'Leary &
Bowser was given the third price Of $40. The size
Of this cut does not show the excellent features in
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succeeds is the place that appears to have succeeded
The prospective citizen is not going to the town
whose stores does not look prosperous and wide
awake. Even if town is busted it ought to put on
the appearance of being flush. And when town
is booming like Bemidji the for elabor-
ate decorations just as they made during the last
convention >.E@.--. .... -@.s#--..z . -.
Attractive store fronts and carefully trimmed win
dows have higher and more important mission
than just attracting the town folks they are the
points by which town is judged by outsider.
He forms his opinions by the things that to his
eye first, and those things are always the business
houses
The merchants and business in many cities
do not attach enough Importance to the necessity of
decorating stores when the town is flooded with
visitors. That is the very time when town should
do some effective advertising It is just the
when new store is crowded with new shoppers.
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this window trim, but it was Elks window through
and through. In the center of the background was
large Eks head surrounded by flags draped to pro-
duce string effect. The first window was one of
mems urnshings,us such articles the convention
guests might purchase. The hats shirts, collars
neckwear, etc., we'll arranged and shown con-
trasted with the emblems, banners and insignia of
the organization. Also in the windows of dress
goods in Elk decorations we're used in the back
grounds to make the display more appropriate and
attractive.
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American Soldier in the Philippines"
The illustrated song will be "A Man,
A Maid, A Moon, A Boat"
Died Last Night.

Meredith Flatley, the 2H years.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Flatley died at 1 o'clock this morn
ing at the Flatley home, death being
caused by inflammation Of the
bowels. The little one was sick
eight days and suffered very much.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon in the Catholic
church, and the body will be removed
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Flatley at 2 p. m. Rev. Father
O'Dwyer will have charge of the
in Greenwood cemetery.
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At the meeting held here the mat
ter of railroad rates and new leg
islation took considerable of the
time of the convention.
A number of general agents of
the different railways were present
and took part in this discussion.
The millers present and taking
part were as follows: ~
E. VanHouten, Moorhead; J. R.
Crowley, Glendale, N. D.; N. A.
Johnson, Valley City, N. D.; J. c.
Dannser, jamestown, N. D.; w. D.
Movius, Ledgerwood, N. D.; E. G..
Bruce, Park River, N. D.; F. G.
Bellington, New Rockford, N. D.;
William Dunnell, Minot, N. D.; J. A
Dunn, Park River, N. D. and E. L.
Padden, Red Lake Falls, MINI.
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A special election has been called
for Tuesday, August II, for the pur-
pose of voting $4,000 for a new
and modern waterworks system for
this city.
The old waterworks system was
built number of years ago when
the city was but small village and
the requirements of the present day
has far out. grown the village system.
One has but to visit the present
tower and see the shaky condition it
is in to be fully satisfied that it is
necessary that the system should be
rebuilt.
The tower, as it stands today, is
in poor condition and may last for
some time. The condition which
the timbers are in which support
this tower may cause it to fall at
any time.
It is the intention of the council,
if the bonds carry, to construct an
adequate and modern waterworks
system, including pumps, tower,
tank and a large cement reservoir.
Additional mains will be laid and it
is the intention to lay a 1O-inch
main from the pump east on Third
street to Beltrami avenue, and north
on Baltrami avenue to Twelfth
street; also an S-inch main from the
pump north on Park avenue to
Fourth street, east on Fourth street
to Irving avenue, and north on
Irving avenue to Fourteenth street,
with smaller connected mains and
feeders where most needed.
This system interferes with the
present system very little and most
of the work done will be in addition
to the present system, giving us
that much more water mains.
The special committee having
charge of the waterworks system
believes that this work can be done
and that the present we'll will supply
all needs of water. If not, the
mains can be extended from the we'll
to Lake Irving, and one of the
pumps placed there, and the filter
system put in and connected with
the proposed plan, without abandon
ing any of the proposed system.
A great many of our people have
complained at the high rate of
insurance we are paying. This is
due in a measure to our lack of fire
protection, caused by the condition
of our waterworks.
The Pioneer has made inquiries as
to the insurance rate paid at Grand
Rapids and the comparison for one
years insurance is as follows:
Brick or stone buildings with good
brick or stone foundation.
Grand Rapids Bemidji
Detached forty feet or
over. ......... 80 AS
Twenty-Five feet and
under forty... .3S so
Ten feet and under
twenty-five ........ 40 SIS
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1t can be readily seen that there
is one advantage to the City of
Bemidji in having the right kind of
waterworks system.
The notice of election is as fol-
lows:
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Royal Arch Meeting Monday.
The Royal Arch will hold meet
ing Monday afternoon and evening.
A full attendance is desired.
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COMMERCIAL BULLETIN
COMMENDS ELK DECORATIONS
C. L. Pancoas Of the Commercial Bulletin and Who Vsite
the City During Month Of June Speaks Highly
..:.~*~: of the Elk Decoration.

mon Of sretis
merchant sduungth er cen sConenh
L. ancoat Commerce
)
evhwsweeh unihedb by Richrdsn,t view Photographic
article sprmted il he Commeria is IS
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Frame or brick vineered buildings
with good brick or stone foundations,
and worth not less than $500.
Grand Rapids Bemidji
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CITY WATER WORKS BOND
ELECTION AUGUST nth
Citizens Should Turn Out Tuesday August lh and Vote
On Bond Proposition. Fire Protection will
Lower Insurance Rates.-System to Cover City.

Less than ten feet.... so .65
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All dwellings without good brick
or stone foundations and all dwell
ings of a less cash value than $500.
Grand Rapids Bemidji
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Detached forty feet or
over. 40 IS
Twenty-Five feet and
under forty. ..... AS so
Ten feet and under
twenty-five. ....... so 10
Less than ten feet. go 80
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
RAPS ON DOOR FOR
AID AND FALLSDYING
Nan Awakens Friends in Dead
OF Night, but Succumbs
as Help Arrives
Taps at Kitchen to Arouse In-
mates and Drops as Door
Is Opened

OAKLAND Aug. I6.-Knocklng
fcehly at a door for aid in the dead Of
night. James ". Coskrie. a mining man
in destitute circumstances. fell dying
just as the door was opened TO receive
him. He had been suffering with pains
in the chest all day yesterday and be-
came seriously I'll shortly after mid
night while lying in his bed in a rear
building al 1913 Tenth street.
The door az which he knocked was
the dwelling Of Robert Jackson and his
wife Frances. They had received the
mining man three months ago when
Coskrie appealed for help, saying he
was broken financially and in poor
health. He slept in the rear building
and the two JacksOns shared their
meals with him
Early this morning jackson was
awakened by a tapping at his kitchen
door, and suppOsing Coskrie was in
need OF help pulled open the door Cos
krie fell into the room unconscious and
died before aid could be administered
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
MOVING PICTURES OF
THE PASSION PLAY
Interesting Performance to Be
Given Six Days in Mission
Dolores Hall

Beginning today and lasting six
days, the Passion play, as produced at
Oberammergau, will be reproduced by
moving pictures at Mission Dolores
hall. The story of the passion, as seen
in these pictures, is exceptionally real
istic In conjunction with the pictures
an explanatory lecture will be deliv-
cred by A. J. le Breton. There will be
two performances daily. One in the
afternoon, from $3.50 to 8 o'clock, and
the other from to 10 o'clock in the
evening.
A number Of vocal selections will be
rendered in connection with the views,
including The Holy City" Ave Ma
ria" The Palms." My Rosary" etc.
Among the soloists will be the Misses
Mary 1. Murphy. Nellie Phillips, Mar
garet Duggan, Suzette Copren, Mrs. N.
Abner and Frank Mccarthy, Leo Kane,
Arthur O'Connell. Emmet O'Connor.
John Cavanaugh, J. f. Bullotti and Sig
nor Napoleone.
Monday, wednesday and Friday even
ings the choir of ST. Patrick's seminary
will render the 'Magnifcat' and the
"Benedictus" Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday nights the ST Cecilia glee
club will sing in chorus Alma Redemp-
toris Mater" Jesus, Saviour of My
Soul" 20 Come, Loud Anthems Let Us
Sing"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
GIRL FIGHTS FIRE
AND SAVES HOME
PIucky Elsie Boucher Wins
Battle Against Flames
With Bare Hands
Uses Garden Hose and Tears at
Shingles, Making Work
Easy for Firenen

OAKLAND, Aug. 1e-Ascending by a
long ladder to the roof of her burning
home at 5ss Thirtieth street this after
noon, Miss Elsie Boucher, the Is year
old daughter of T. P. Boucher, tore off
blazing shingles with her bare hands
and held the flames in check with a
garden hose until the city firemen ar
rived. She suffered severe burns of
both hands In the heroic work and was
compelled to cling to the caves of the
dwelling while she played the hose be-
cause of strong breeze that blew over
the north Of the city
The building. to the roof Of which
Miss Boucher climbed and battled un-
aided with the blaze, is a two story
frame structure, and had it not been
for her strenuous efforts the whole top
and interior of the second story would
have been ablaze in few minutes. AS
it was, she kept the fire confined to the
rafters and a portion of the shingled
roof The fire department extinguished
the flames before the damage had eX-
ceeded $780,
Miss Boucher herself gave the fire
alarm before she went to the outside
of the house She was asleep and alone
in the place when a flying spark ig-
nited the shingles, and the girl
awakened to find smoke coming
through the plastering. She telephoned
a still alarm of fire, then coupled the
garden hose and leaned the ladder
against the house and climbed to the
roof
I was afraid the whole place would
burn before the firemen came, so l
went to work." she said.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
COLLEGE ALUMNAE PLAN
BIG ANNUAL GATHERING
Local Branch Makes Extensive
Preparations for Entertain
ment of Delegates

Plans for the entertainment Of the
delegates who attend the annual ma
tiOnal meeting Of the college alumnae,
which viii be held in this city the first
week in September. were discussed at
q meeting Of the san Francisco branch
of the California league of the alumnae,
held Saturday. II is expected that the
delegates from the east viii arrive
here about Thursday
On Friday there viii be an informal
meeting and a table discussion at the
Country club. Mrs. Mills of Mills col
lege viii entertain the eastern dele
gates Saturday afternoon at the col
lege. Laura Drake Gill. national pres
ident. and Mayor Taylor will address
the delegates at the opening reception
10 be held at the Fairmont hotel Sat
urday.
On Monday afternoon from IL to 4
O'clock Miss Ethel Moore will take the
visitors on a trip about the harbor on
a special tug and a luncheon will be
served. The eastern women are to be
the guests Of Mrs. Frank Deering dur
ing the last few hours of Monday aft
ernOon, when a trip through China
town has been planned. This viii be
followed by tea.
The complete program of the meet
Ing VIII be ready for the members by
Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
UTAH SENATOR FLAYS
THE MORMON CHURCH
Declares GentiIes Will Carry
State and Stamp Out
POIygamy

I'VE shall fight the Mormons to a
finish" said former Senator Thomas
Kearns of Utah yesterday. Kearns is
stopping at the st. Francis hotel for
few days preliminary to going to
his ranch in Sonoma county.
We shall carry the city of Salt
Lake and that district at the polls this
fall and in four years we shall elect
the governor. Joseph Smith has got
to learn that he must obey the law,
and We shall stamp out polygamy for
all time In this country. 1t is doing
a great wrong to use this country 8
resources as the Mormons are doing
to develop two great Mormon empires
under foreign fiags-one in Mexico and
one in Canada.
In Alberta, Can, the Mormons al
Onists. and in Mexico from 10000 to
polygamy is commonly practiced.
The fight we are making in Utah
is not against the Mormons as per-
sons. but against the policy Of the
Mormons. The Mormon church is now
a great commercial institution and 1t
is endeavoring to control the business
of the state.
IN politics the Mormon church is
against improvements. 1t fought very
hard against the bond issue for sewers
and water extensions, but we won, and
we are continually growing stronger.
indicated, We shall control the situation
in that state. At present the gentiles
pay 65 per cent of the taxes and the
Mormons try to control all expendi-
lures of this money.
Referring to national politics, Kearns
said Taft will carry Utah and the en-
tire country and that Senator Smoot
will succeed himself at Washington.