The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-17


ING. An excellent time reported.
The Melvin, johnson post Of the
American Legion, located at Clear
brook now boost Of a membership OF
IS members, with more in view. 1t
is now the largest and most active
post in the county, and has almost
reached the 100 per cent stage. NO
slackers among the "boys" in and
around Clearbrook.
Well, who is going to be the lucky
party who. will be in position to land
the opera. house in Clearbrook? Get
in on the ground floor, secure lots,
and be ready for early operation
next spring.
Only Is below zero Friday, morn
ing. e
Members of the Boys and Girls
clubs, who won prizes of the state
potato show are, Walter Dahlberg
scored second, Alvin Erickson third,
and Arthur Symess fifth in the Early
Ohio class, all from Clearbrook. In
the Green Mountain class Alan Ref
of Bagley got first, Elmer Gordon OF
Shevlin fifth, Edwin Kildahl Of Shev-
lin sixth, Erling Gordon of Shevlin
seventh and Helmer Strandlein Of
Shevlin eighth. Clearwater county
scored the top list. These same ex-
hfbits will be shown at the Crooks
ton Farm Crops show, where more
prizes and cash should be won by our
happy cOntestOrS.
The best town in the world is your
town-the town you live in, and II
you don't believe that it is the best
town, our advice to yous is to move
out, because you are yhampering pro-
;gress by a barnacle-1fke attitude.
Every town needs progressive citt-
zens-citizens who are broad-minded
and have. a vision that encompasses
something besides their own person.
al welfare and ambitions: We have
got to play, this town building game
together If we are to achieve the best
results. The ,opinionated or bigoted,
selfish lobster, who only thinks last
and all the time, even though it may
ueyolve the best interest of his whole
town, and community at their ex-
pense, is a most worthless carcass to
any town and mill stone around the
neck of any. community which at
times even succeed in killing off a
pretty town with a great future be-
fore it. Such fellows are generally
found peddling every strange mans
opinion, whether it represent the
best interest of the town or not, pro-
viding such opinion is the means OF
rolling a dollar or two into their
pockets at the expense and disgrace
of their own town. But, remember
it don't build up your town
Mrs. Ole G. Berg and son, Walter,
of Glover township, were busy shop
pers here last week.
Bennett A. Bagaason, the jovial
and beloved mail carrier on, Route
No. 4, out from Clearbrook, is enjoy
ing his vacation, while Eddie Steen-
erson is doing. the relief work, and
believe us Eddie Is the boy who can
do it, proved by the way which he
handled the mail here last week
when all roads were about impass-
able.
Ole O. Della is relieving Peter
Vale, the rural carrier on Route No.
i, out from Clearbrook, until the
government will be in position to ap-
point a regular carrier on this route.
Mr.. Della will make an excellent
carrier, who will take special pride
in rendering service to all con-
cerned.
Milton Bjorquist is assisting at
the.First National bank here for the
present, while Henry A. Engelbret-
son is enjoying his vacation chasing
the vary deer south Of Bagley. His
brother, Ole, with him enjoying the
game.
Carl J. Haagenson has leased the
Peterson building for the winter,
which he will use for an opera house
for the next few months. He in
tends to land several good reputable
shows for our entertainment during
the long cold winter months, besides
installing a modern moving picture
show on his own risk, at which he
will only show first class entertain
ing and classic stuff, on par with
the best on the market. MIR. Hagen
son is to be congratulated upon his
venture and should have the unquali-
fed support of every man and wom-
an in Clearbrook, who believes in
progress and good clean entertain
ment.
A. l.. Klippe of Pine Lake, who has
not been feeling we'll of late, inter-
viewed Grand Forks doctors the lat
ter part of last week.
Arthur Johnson was a busy Be-
midi caller Saturday.
Miss Mollie Ellis returned from