The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-24
Concert. Children under Is free
Admission 1Oc. Miss Mable John

: Concert. Children under 1S free.
Admission 1Oc. Miss Mable John
son, reader"
Bringing up. the rear is Claude
Bailey, who has gone to the above
mentioned city to witness the Min
nesota-Wisconsin football game and
incidentally to meet his most adored
Ruth Boobar who is instructor In
home management in North High.
Suddenly the crystal becomes
clouded. I cannot tell whether 1t
is the mist of the stream or frequent
puffs of smoke from an old corn cob
pipe. All! at last see it is the lat
ter. In the midst of the smoke
see a person who proved to be Her
bert Warfield, who is now peacefully
raising radishes on truck farm 12
miles west of Los Angeles, Cal.
Herbert has decided that patching
on a truck farm is much more inter-
esting than being henpecked hus-
band.
All! what is all the excitement?
see people thronging to place that
is evidently a theater. Now I see
it is the city hall of Bena, Mime
sofa. A huge man with a stentorian
voice is loudly yelling at the top
of his voice, "Come see Kinney and
Carson in only q Broken Wedding
Ring'-the greatest meller-dramer
of the age" As I gaze upon this
man, I Immediately recognize our
old senior class president Daniel
Gainey. What a shame to have Dan
iel miss his calling. We all expected
him to be an orator. After their
success in the class play, Chester
and Dorothy decided that their true
field was the stage. Together they
have won fame and honor.
now see young travelling sales
man (mossly traveling) making his
weary way from door to door. At
one house especially harsh voice
says, "No, we amt got no use for
that junk-nobody here's got any
freckles!" Yes, it was Artie Breen
selling his own concoction, Green's
Freckle Remover"
AS continue gazing in the
stream I see a huge factory. The
scene moves along to the office of
this factory. There, diligently work
ing an adding machine I see Sylvia
Carter, who is devoting her life to
counting Henry Ford's fortune.
The scene quickly moves to Eur
ope. I see a battleship with many
wounded sailors. Among these is our
hero-Vernon LamsOn. He seems to
be very happy. however, when he
discovers that Martha Larson, who
has become a Red Cross nurse and
Joined the hospital corps of the
navy, is gently bandaging his wound
ed arm.
What a sight now behold. A Bo.
hemian studio party in honor OF
Madame Milre France, the popular
author of the thrilling romances
that appear in "Snappy Stories. u
Mdlre has somewhat degenerated
We had hopes that she would be q
professor in the U. of w. some day
A sudden flash and my attention
is drawn to a little bakery in the
so-called city of Cass Lake. l see
a huge man with red hair wearing
a white coat and bakers cap, with
a face that was Redeemed from the
intense heat of the oven from which
he was hurriedly taking loaves OF
bread. AS he turns I see my old
classmate, Myron Plummer. I al
ways knew MyrOn would make q
good baker.
In this bake shop l see a woman
very earnestly piling doughnuts In
q pyramid in the window. Sudden
" l discover it is Emma Klein who
has given up awaiting Georges re.
turn from war and is devoting hel
time to feeding the multitude.
This picture vanishes quickly and
1 see Main street of Nary, Mime
sofa. Standing in the middle of the
street waving his arms madly at the
crowd I see Harold White. traffic
cop for the flourishing city.
In this mob I see Theodore Ram
sey and Winfred Knapp making their
way through the crowded streets In
their bort roadster on their honey
moon. About a block away from
this scene I see a merry milkmaid
leading a COW down the street. AS
she looks up I see hidden way back
in blue sunbonnet my old pal. Lu-
Gene McCuaig. She has gone farm
ing to help along the cause of the
war.
Another scene appears. l see a
huge sign hanging from building
bearing the inscription-"La Qua
School of Ragtime." This building
is located in Calumet. Michigan, and
seems to be the most popular place
in town, next to the Calumet Baking
Powder Company. Inside of this