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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24
sCHWAB FOR PRESIDENT.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Choice Of Chas.
M. Schwab for next president of the
United States was voiced at ban
quet given by the Chicago Machinery
club to $50 plant superintendent
and other representatives of $50 ma
chinery construction and metal work
ing concerns.
Partisanship was not mentioned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24
NEW SCHOOL HISTORIES HUN JUDGEMENT.

The boom of the flat tire of German mlitarism heard
the world maybe the rest of the planets that have
bothered by the suoeang Of the
gun works will the school histories the judgement
books the who todde at the nine o'clock bell
The of history should at least in his defeat the
world something taper off but it though
the bear his bloody platter the crooked
pretze which his family coatofarms method OF tying the
world knot and symbolzing his nature of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24
Bowels Out of Kilters

That's nature calling for relief.
Assist her in her daily duties with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Not a purgative
in the usual dose, but a mild, effective,
corrective. laxative that leases the
bowels into action. 2Sc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24

The Wise Old Men of the East followed star but today
the would take look at it through telescope
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-24
LET BEMlpu CAST ONE LOOK CHRISTMAS DAY

of rejoicing for the boys who will return to
Christmas day. and for those
who camps and in far off lands who will receive their
back home let cast
Him who holds the souls of the fallen who will not
turn gerng valor alone the simple band
Of his mothers fathers sisters brothers in the form
of a golden star.
The Of Germanys bankruptcy will not be likely to
surprise when realize that she not only had to support
Europe but also of three hundred Thousand
propagandists in the United States ~e
After the restrictions sugar and wheat slackened
and just getting his mouth all puckered to
irbbe piece cake did you notice what happened to the
price of eggs? r.. "M% ~ IT" . -
-O-
Paris bears distinction Of having two of
presidents the republics the world within its
environs and they be getting along first rate
b.. ., -O-
WELL the country had three Wilsonless weeks and
report spot of the nation tipping has been heard
:.
The Old Men of the East followed star, but today
the wise men would at it through a telescope
Do your New Years resolving early
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

EE
Munich in this county to locate al
| Werner, N. D. He will return abo ut
March LIST to make Hannah his place
of residence. The doctor will then
become the end.town professional M.
D., while the drug store will be in
charge of Chester Dickson, a former
Hannah boy, vino is now a register.
ed pharmacist.
Since last October the Munich knit
tiers have completed for the Red Cross
So pairs of socks, 8 sweaters, IL
pairs of wristlets and 5 scarves. In
addition &c this for their sons who
ave over there" Mrs. Bogstie has
knitted II pairs Of socks for her two
boys; MIS-. Carpenter, i pair Of socks
2 pair Of wgjsllets and l sweater and
Mrs. Ems has knitted an .ontft for
her son George, who will he among
the bows leaving their homes in this
vicinity in the near futuve.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
The Corner Drug Store

FaTgo.- The Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific and the Farmers
railroad, the latter operating a line
from Devils Lake TO Hansboro, N. D..
.Ilave brought suit in the federal court
of North Dakota to enioin all county
t%reasurers Of the counties in which
they operate, from collecting that
part Of the 1917 taxes against the
roads which the companies claim is
excessive.
TarGo.-Letters received in. North
Dakota the last few days from the
boys in France tell of the smashing
Of the First North Dakota, now known
as the 164th U. S. Infantry. The
Grafton, Minot, Bismarck, Dickinson
and Fargo companies are divided and
it is expected that the whole regiment
will be split up, the units being as.
sigred to the 10th and 18th regiments
of the depot brigade.
Minot. = Ward and Tom McGr:u,l
brothers, have been bound over to
the district court on charges Of ar.
son. It is alleged that they set fire
to a $1,000 residence and obtained
the insurance. The firemen appeared
on the scene before much DAMAGE
was done and found holes cut in the
walls plugged with rags and soaked
in kerosene. Considerable insurance
was carried on the building.
la Moure.-"America first, last and
all the time" This is the motto Of
the farmers Of Black Loan township.
La Moure county, all but two of whom
have periodically pledged to work
early and late to produce larger crops
to help feed the soldiers Of the United
States and the Allies. The farmers,
have agreed further to set apart one.
acre of wheat this year and to donate
the proceeds therefrom to the Red.
Cross.
Bismarck. = r. O. Helstrom, secre-
tary of the North Dakota defense
council, has been appointed special
representative of the department Of
films Of the committee on public in
formation of the United States gov
eminent. Adyices to this effect were
wired from Washington by Louis w.
Mack, director.
New Salem.-Schools, churches and
other public meeting places are closed
here by order Of the public health
board, as a result Of II cases of scar
let fever, and all measures to stop
e further spread Of the disease have
bgen taken.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
DoUBLY PROVEN
laagdon Readers Can No Longer Doubt This
Home Town Evidence

This Langdon citizen testified long
ago. Told of quick relief-of I'M
doubted benefit. The facts are now
confirmed. Such testimony is com.
plete-the evidence conclusive. 1t
forms convincing proof of merit.
Mrs. H. Dohman, Sixth ST., W.,
Langdon, gave the following state.
ment May 2, 1913: 81 was having
trouble with my kidneys. They acted
entirely too often and I suffered much
pain from Inflammation of the blad.
der. I was so bad off 1 couldn't work.
My back ached night and day and /
couldn't get much rest. l became
all run down and was poorly in every
way. Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me right away and l kept on taking
them and now l am free from all kid.
ney trouble.
Doan's A lways Helps Her.
On November 18th, 1917, Mrs.
Dohman said: 81 still use Doan's
Kidney Pills now and then and they
always give me the same good result.
Price sixty cents at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same
kind that Mrs. Dohmann had.
Foster Milburn Co., manufacturers,
Buffalo, New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
ESP04
OLGA.

The ladies Of the local Red Cross
are meeting in the school house every
Thursday Afternoon aad evening.
Napoleon Cadiera and Alex. Chaput
of LangdOn returned during the past
week from a months visit at Willow
Bunch and other points in the Cana,
dian Northwest.
Some of cur ladies are receiving
letters from boys who have happened
to get the socks and sweaters knit
by them, all OF which helps to go to
prove that the articles theyl have
made have gone into the hands OF the
right party.
j. B. Beaachamp donated a six
motnh old pig to help secure funds
for the purchase of supplies for the
Olga branch OF the Red Cross. At the
present time the ladies are very much
in need Of money to buy material for
the work they are doing. Any n
can help this worthy object by taking
a chance on the pig,
Recently We have received a letter
from the recruiting officer at Mime
apolis, asking for volunteers between
the ages of eighteen and twenty-one
years, and thirty-eight and forty
years, being men who. ARE not regis.
tered and giving at the same time a
chance to those who are still here to
show the right spirit and offer their
services to Uncle Sam. Any who are
interested should apply for particu-
lars at the Olga post Office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
Orders Own Obituaries Suppressed,

Orders Own Obituaries Suppressed.
Sioux Falls, S. D, Feb. 19.-Henry
N. Stanley, a young South Dakota
aviator, who recently was reported
killed when two airplanes crashed to-
gether at Camp Hicks, is alive and
well, and writes Sioux Falls friends
that il is not yet time to write his
obituary notice. Willard f. Swan Of
Boston, Mass, was the man who was
killed. At the time of his death Swan
happened to have il, his pocket a pass
bearing Stanley's name, which led to
the incorrect report that it was StanD
ley who had been killed. .
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
Clyde Red Cross ladies on Tuesday

Clyde Red Cross ladies on Tuesday
of last week had an auction sale,
dairy lunch and dance, the big three.
header event gathering in upwards of
$500 to help the good work along.
Early last Friday morning the
house and its contents on the farm of
Mike With, ST., near Munich was
de stroyed by fire. The occupant, Art
SchmitZ, was away at the time visit
ing in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Frank Hanggi of Clyde was
last week called to the old family
home in Wisconsin to attend tho
funeral of her brother, Tom Paddan,
who had died quite unexpectedly on
his claim in the Canadian Northwest.
Next summer is TO see Calvia'a
Masonic Temple rise Phoenix like
from the ashes of its ruins in the fire
of about a month ago. Il VIII practi,
cally be rebuilt upon the same lines
as the original structure,
The Calvin Times has the ilforma
ton from what would appear to be an
inner source that before the close of
the coming sumner the Consumers
United Stores Company will have
one of its branch stores in operation
in that town.
Fred Hinkla. who has held the
appointment of post master at Clyde
for four years is stated as now
covering a territory comprising the
northern part Of the state for the
subscription department Of the Grand
Forks Herald,
Mrs. William Witheridge died last
week at her home at Sarles following
an illness of several years duration
A husband survives and the deceased
was also a sister of the late w. D.
Thompson, of Calvin. The Witheridge
family number among the first pioneers
OF the northwestern part of the county.
One day last week three events, a
turkey shoot, a dairy lunch and
dance, all held in Hannah aggregated
a total clean up Of Sl63. 66 for the
Red Gross. And this all happened on
Friday. No hoodoo gets a look in at
the end town.
One of the Tuscania, victims when
it was torpedoed, Serg't Major Henry
A. Skinner, of Rockford, ILL.,, with
the 158th Aero. Squadron, is a nephew
of Frank South, and quite we'll known
by a large number of people in
the vicinity OF Hannah.
Last weeks Calvin Times chroni
cled the following new arrivals: To
W. D. Crawford and wife, a son and
heir; to William Shortridge and wife
a son; to Prof. Godea and wife a
daughter and a daughter to Frank Ford
and wife Twas a busy week for the
stork in the Immediate vicinity of
Calvin.
The Hannah drug store has a new
owner, being purchased last week by
DR.. l. M. Law, who sometime ago
disposed Of his medical practice at
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
sIX-sH00TE3 is PASSING
PitehfoE.<s and ShoyeIs Replace Fire.
arms in Equipment Of Okla
aogna SheriGfs.

Tulsa, OkIa.-TIre day of the SIX
shooter, the Winchester and the Colt
is passing in this state. Recently pitch
forks and shoyels were added 10 the
equipment of the office OF the sheriff
of this county.
The new oo>anonts are to be used
in the unoati3iuS of Illicit liquor
traffic. Recently these instruments
unea ID an automobile load OF
| liquor a farm north Of the city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
WEST HOPE.

Mrs. James Ridley returned last
week from Grandview, Manitoba,
where she had spent a month visiting
with her relatives.
The Red Cross society will be en-
te%rtained at the home of Mrs. Robert
Murie of Harvey Center on Tuesday
of next week, the Goth inst.
Mrs. Otto Olson has been on the
sick list with an attack of pneumonia,
and is stated as not making the sat
refractory progress that her friends
The shipping association sent q
carload Of hogs to St, Paul Tuesday
llr, Robert Muria. president of the
2aso iation accompanied the shipment.
Rev Brothers have invested in a
Case tractor aud will break up a large
acreage of prairie land next spring.
Horton went to Mianipeg last week TO
spend some time in a tractor school
learning to take care Of the" crittar'
The Grange meeting was we'll at
tended Saturday evening and the
youthful debaters are showing a mar
ked improvement. Amoek trial Of a
breach Of promise suit will be a feature
of the next meetiag AID is expected to
cause much amusement.
Mesars. Stewart and Haw gave
Interesting talks at the club meating
on Saturday. M. Haw gave a
thor ough explanation Of the the new
income tax law, and advocated the
planting of a few acres Of squaw
corn by every hog raiser for feed in
the fall. MIR. Stewart's reports on
the different varieties of wheat show
I'd that the Durum made the largest
yield of. a series of years. The
rye crop situation was thoroughly dis.
cussed and the outlook was not con-
sidered encouraging. Mr.. Stewart
advocated the need Of having this
grain sowed early enough to make a
good growth in the fall to insure a
good crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
AROUND 4EP County

The wife of John Brignal] at Han.
nah ,ocent]v s,,stained two frac+,rac
ribs in a bad fall. 9
Last week the Walballa Potato Co,
un]oaded fonr carloads Of last seasons
..snnds" rnon the Cbicooo market
Municb's high school has a, girls
basket hall tenn that last week won
from ICELAND bv q score Of 6 to 4,
7lo. ~ .,. o3
a, - ~ n5,,,:a1, $3.50, loe,-
his examination for the military draft
at Lakota last week.
7o.+ r,eeL.a rabrnar, +5ov, his
,aff ]ard Moved far cram nracfioa1Fv,
hare over the west and soutbwestarn
parts Of the county.
The Standard Patriotic Ouartette
was at Munich On TUESDAY, Of this
week under the a~usDices G. the social
betternaeDt clQb CT that town.
Last week The Munich Herald had
an item telling of the recent birth Of
a sen at the Trier township home of
Mr., and Mrs. joseph Helten.
two 0,a plaasot+ ro,;a,,oo
erty ct Hannah, had a purchaser dur.
ing the past week in ". j. Atchiscn,
for a consideration OF $3.50.
A Byron township vopnp naonlea,
society has turned into the Red Cross
as a result sol. oOaof an osyter supper
heia al the .. W. Nlckerson farm
nome
Hannah is the Headquarters OF the
organization of the Junior Red Cross
Auxiliary, which will enroll the child
rem CT every school district in CaVs-
lier county.
Hannah will be the future home Of
q son born on Lincoln's Pirthdev tho
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

This week the workers in surgical
dressings are going lover the top'i'
in the matter Of making dressings,
both as to the quality Of the work
and the number of Dire ssings made.
The girls class of Wednesday after
noon made l04 dressings and with
only five girls in attendance. The
woman's group are making from l25
to $50 dressings at a meeting and
the mems class came within a very
few of the 100 mark, while turning
out me Of the new dressings called
for, with the making of which they
were not familiar. With more work
ers there is no limit to what can be
done III this work.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
GRAIN MARKET
lCorrected Every Ib1irsdau Eorennon
Discussing the democrattzing inf,

ence of the war in tie Taiyo Maya.
zine, Koson Asada, a well-known pub
licist, says that Japan cannot expect
to keep clear Of the tremendous
changes that are affecting the world,
He adds: 'rThn development Of polit'
ical parties and OF the press have beer
most noticeable since the RusSo-Jap
anese war, ana this increased infiu
ence has gi:tdual1y put the influence
Of clannism in the shade" s.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
Canned Corn Condemned.

ST. Louis, Feb. 1S.-One hundred
thousand ans OF corn, shipped to ST.
Louis from Iowa, have been con.
demned as impure by the state food
and drug inspector.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
NOTICE OF EIGHTH GRADE
COMPLETION EXAMINATIONS,

COMPLETION EXAMINATIONS.
Examinations for the compile tior
Of Eighth Grade subjects will be held
in all schools Of the county having
eighth grade pupils on Thursday and
Friday, February 28th and March
LIST, 1918. Fred J.. Reher,
County Superintendent.
Langdon, n. OAK, Feby 18th, 1913.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
wild cacae Break eIaae.

Two Rivers, Wis.-Durin@ a severe
storm that swept over Lake Michigan
a large number Of wild geese were
sighted. The largest flock vas seen at
Twin River Point lighthouse. The
flock consisted of moro than 800 geese.
The geese We're confused by the flash
of the light and broke The tower glass,
one-half inch thick. One Of the geese
killed in the impact with the tower
glass weighed over five pounds.
Farm of three quarter sections to
rent. Enc uire of e, l. Donovan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

For any pain, burn, scald or bruise,
apply Dr.. Thomas Eclectic Oil-the
household remedy. Two sizes, thirty
and sixty cents at all drug stores.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

Farm contract blanks-the kind
that you need to hold when making an
application for a federal farm loan
for sale at this Office.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21
ARMY AND NAVY PASS UP
81 POUNDS OF GINGER

Portland, Ore.-'Tm going to ,
France to fight, if I have to go f;
by myself" says Lloyd Banks, F.;
twenty years old, five feet tall ;
and weighing 81 pounds. \ p:
Banks applied TO army and F.;
navy recruiting stations in San
Francisco when war was de- /;
clared. Owing to his small sta
ture he was rejected. Leaving
San Francisco, he tried to en-
list in other cities en- route to
Portland. After many rejec-
tons he registered for the seIec-
tive draft in spite Of his being {
only, twenty years old. But his
number was so far down in the
list he found there was no pos
sibility Of being called.
He went to Vancouver, Z. c.,
and tried TO enter the Canadian
service, but met with no suc-
cess. lie is o trying to en-
listin the aviation corp. Banks
has two brothers and his father
in the service.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

Don't overlook the Red Cross box.
es. You'll find them everywhere.
A we'll dressed man more often gets
an interview-which often means
success. See Bill size, the Langdor
custom tailor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-21

The wife of John Brignall at Han
nah recently sustained two fractured
ribs in a bad fall. =
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
WILL UNDERWOOD
RUNS ON SCHEDULE

Authorities waited valnly Saturday
for some West Side orchardlst 20 ap-
pear 10 file "a complaint against VIII
Underwood, county truck driver.
The day before Mr.. Underwood,
hurrying with a cargo of gravel for
use in road work. found farmer at a
point on the highway filling MS spray
tank from an irrigation tlume. An
other rancher, his team halted, while
he lelsurely couversed with the man
engaged IN spray preparations, blocked
the way Telling his story Mr.. I'm
derwo0d SAYS
II waited reasonable length Of
time and asked the man to allow me To
pass, He replied casually that he
would drive on in a minute We road
truck drivers have to make schedule
time, and when thought had waited
long enough, | smiled and again asked
the man to allow me TO pass The
question seemed to make him hutfy
for he replied, Didn't | tell You I'd
get out of the way in a mlnute2
Bat | had waited long enough, and
slipped the cluth IN and crept toward
the heads of his horses. ! kept going
and the horses began backing. The
farmer got pretty mad and ordered me
to get down in the road and take a
licking accommodated him. He
struck at me, and as ducked his fist
went over my head with a swish.
raised my left hand and took him un-
der the jaw and then my right hand
went out for a straight blow to the
side of bis head The Icks were not
hard, for didn't want to hurt the
man He was stunned bit, but he
finally got around to the point to tell
me that he would settle with me later
suggested that the incident lie closed
right then and there, but he backed
out and got his team out of there. |
haven't the least idea what the man 5
name was.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
WORDS FROM HOME
statements That May Be Investigated.
Testimony Of flood River Citizens

When a Hood River citizen comes to
the front, telling bis friends and neigh
bors Of his experience, you can rely on
his sincerity. The statements of peo-
pie residing in far away places do not
command your confidence. Home en-
dorsement is the kind that backs
Doan Kidney Pills. Such testimony
is convincing. Investigation proves 1t
true Below is a statement of Hood
River resident. No stronger proof of
merit can be had.
O. B. Evinger. proprietor of a con
fectionery store, ll0S Twelfth St.,
says "Doan's Kidney Pills are all
right and | gladly recommend them.
! have taken them on several occasions
when my kidneys have been. out of or
der, and they have never failed to do
good work.
Mr. Evinger is only one of many
Hood River people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills, If your
back aches, if your kidneys bother you.
don't simply ask for a kidney remedy
ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills,
the same that Mr.. Evinger had, the
remedy backed by home testimony so
cents at all stores. Foster. Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N Y when Your
Back is Lame Remember the Name.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05

Rubber STAMP Ink at this office
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
AUT0ISTS SHOULD
USE HOME PRODUCTS

As the war goes on the need for con
servatiOH In every direction Is con-
stautIv Increasing. Not only must We
conserve food and fuel. but We must
relieve the railways as much as pos
sihle for war needs One way iu which
this can be effectively done Is t. use
products made at home. President
Wilson himself has urged US to ''use
the products If the local factories Iu
order to save locomotives and freight
cars for the war department.
The Pacific coast produces a large
quantity Of things which are the equal.
# not better than similar goods
brought from the east. Among these
are many Of the products used by mo-
torists This Is particularly true Of
lubricatIug oils.
Government and other experts have
long recognized the unsurpassed quali-
ties Of the lubricating oils refined from
California asphalt-base crude
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
WHAT TO USE TO
PREVENT APPENDICITIS

Hood River people should know sim
pie buckthorn bark, gycerine, etc, as
mixed in Adler-i-ka, fushes the EN-
TIRE bowel tract so completely that
appendicitis is prevented. o n f.
SPOONFUL Adler-i-ka relieves ANY
CASE sour stomach, gas or constipa-
ton because it removes ALL foul mat
ter which clogged and poisoned your
system. The INSTANT action sur.
prises both doctors and patients. A.
s. Keir. Druggist 3
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
Jewish HOLIDAYS Approach

Jewish citizens Of Hood River will
observe Jewish holidays falling in this
month. Next Saturday Jewish New
Year VIII be observed and places of
business viii be closed The following
Saturday, September Il, day of forgiv-
iug Will be observed and all places of
business will be closed The rule will
also be followed on Monday, Septem-
Der l6 . day of total fast for all ortho-
d0x Jews.
H. Gross and family will spend the
last day in Portland at church.
"On that day. says MIR. Gross,
my family and will spend the full
time in church Our fast calls for no
smoking, drink Of nothing whatever
and absolutely no eating