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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02
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Robert Morrison, former resident
OF Red Lake. who for many years has
resided in Wyoming, Is here visit
ing with relatives and friends.
Joe Martin. of the Catholic Mission
school has recently bought him a new
"flivver."
A representative of the International
Lbr. Co.. of International Falls is here
this week on business in the interest
Of his company, purchasing lumber
and timber from the government.
Miss Marie Duffie, the hospital
nurse, has just returned from a
nurses convention held in Chicago,
on Aug. 26 and 81.
Mr.. Breckner, principal at Cross
Lake government school, was a bust
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Merryman
Eighteenth and Irvine avenue. are
enjoying visit from Mrs. A. Love
and daughters Margaret and May. Of
cleveland. Ohio. and Mrs Annie Bra
/dy of New York. Mrs. Love and
Mrs. Brady are sister and aunt OF
Mrs clergyman. They will spend a
month here
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NOTICE

On Sept. 9Th the Beltrami County
Agricultural association will sell
ground space for concessions at two
O'Clock p. m. Successful bidders to
deposit rs per cent of total charge
and balance to be paid not later than
ten oclnck on the 1st day of fair at
SoQHptary's office on the grounds.
4t9-4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02
MANY ENJOY MUSIC OF
METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA

Approximately three hundred fifty
persons danced to the music furnished
by the Metropolitan Novelty orchestra
at the Armory last evening. All who
attended report very enjoyable time
and state that the music was extra
ordinarily good.
Efforts are being made to secure
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02

the orchestra for a return engage
ment later in the fall, many having
expressed the opinion that they would
like to have the ''jazzers" return.
The orchestra left this noon for
Cass Lake where it will play for a
dance at the Armory tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02

Sixteen inch mixed hard and soft
slab wood. for sale, $3.50 per Dad.
Bemidji Mfg. Co. Phone 48l. ia It'll
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02
Invisible Divorce

and you are required to
sit in judgment and de-
eide who is the guilty
party.
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LINEA SOCIETY WILL
MEET TOMORROW

MEEI IOMOKKO" NIGHT
The Linnea society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet at John
Moberg's farm house tomorrow even
ing at o'clock. 1t is especially urged
that there be large attendance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-02
NOTICE..
COMMUNITY CLUB TO
MEET SEPTEMBER II

On Saturday afternoon, September
II, the Women's Civic and Commun-
ity club will hold their regular meet
ing, the first of the re-opened fall
season, at the E. E. Kenfield home,
1924 Doud avenue. They extended
an invitation to all the teachers OF
the public and normal schools and
to all members and those eligible to
membership.
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4 Pastoral Letter

\ very important document was
read and discussed by Father J. l.
A. Renaud at one of the recent SER
vices of our Lady of Lourdes This
was no less than an abstract Of a
Pastoral letter of the Arch Bishops
and Bishops of the United States tc
The opening was as follows: Nene-
rahlc Erethern of the Clergy Beloy
ed Children of the Laity.
Thirty-five years have elapsed
since the Fathers of the Third PIE
nary Council OF Baltimore addres
sed their Pastoral Letter to tie
faithful of their charge. The in
teryal has been marked by events
of far-reaehing import for the vel
fare of mankind. The greatest of
these, The World War. is finally
ended. And now that Cod in His
Mercy. has restored the nations 10
peace, il is fitting that we offer mp
praise and thanksgiving To Him
for the blessings which He has bes-
flowed on the Church al large and
especially on the Church in our
country.
The letter goes on under Narions
headings to discuss the progress OF
Religion; Catholic Education. Ne
sroes and Indians. Catholic Socic-
ties; Catholic War Activities; Ameri-
cans Pledge to the World Our Pre-
sent Situations Need OF a Solid Found
alton; The Wars First Lesson; JUS
lice and Charity, Marriage and Di-
Yorce; Wider Social relations and In
dustrial Relations.
The lettre closes as follows:
Let us once more remind you of
tive essential duties. The Arst,
that you continually sfsr up pray
err and Supplication for all mon,
beseeching the God of Mercies TO
direct their hearts in the way of
peace and concord. The second.
that you show forth in your own
lives, in your homes, your social in
tercourse and your dealings with
others, the beauty OF our Catholic
soul in trial. its efficacy for the ac-
complishment OF the duties which
charity and Justice prescribe.
Doing these things you will ad
vance the Kingdom of God upon
earth and give honor to our Lord
Jesus Christ
Given at Washington. September
26. 1919. In his own name and in
the name of the Hierarchy.
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS
Archbishop of Baltimore.
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Our Compliments to Red Bank, \. ].

In the state of New Jersey. 80 miles
south of New York, is located the town
of Red Bank. This community has
a population of about 5000. Its in
dustries include canneres. brush
making. boat, automobile, sash and
blind, boiler and carriage factories.
These are only of general interest
but there is another industry in Red
Bank which more especially claims
our attention. This is a publishing
house, issuing the Red Bank Register.
The Register is a country weekly. one
of 1900 published in America. 1t
resembles all these other country
journals in many particulars. but in
one respect and a very important one
indeed. ii differs from them all II
has circulation of 500 copies. Cir
culation is not the only quality to be
considered in newspaper, typograph-
zeal excellence, quality OF news stock,
literary style, amount and kind Of
news, dignity and reliability in the
advertising department, and many
other things, Indicate whether or not
a paper is deserving of respect and
patronage. Among all these, however
the one factor which is of supreme i'm
portance and upon which all other
qualities largely depend Is circulation.
1t follows that the town OF Red Bank,
N. j., gains nation wide fame from the
fact that II is the home OF country
weekly having the largest circulation
among the 1900 country weeklies OF
America. 1t should be noted here that
the claim OF the Register to this dis
tinction is supported by a sworn
statement This is important because
some of the other country weeklies
we shall mention. which unquostiona-
bly, approach it in point Of circulation,
issue detailed statements or estimates,
unsupported by affidavits.
Next to the Red Bank Register in
point of circulation is probably the
Post of Mddleburg. Pa, submitting
detailed statement of 50Sl Here a
most extraordinary thing comes TO
light. The Post, claiming a circu!a-
ton of 5,0S1 detailed statement is
published in a town of 1000 inhahi-
tants. The editor has the striking
name of Wagenseller George W..
Perhaps the oddly of the name has
been able to overcome the disadyan-
tage of publication in so small a COM
munity Certain 1t is, that to reach a
circulation of over 5000, In a COM
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We Don't Just Understand

We publish about six times az
much Classified Advertising as we did
five years ago, and about twice as
much as any other Maine weekly. or
the total number of these little Ads
three fourths probably are put In by
parties who are Offering something
for sale. We don't know just why
these offers of articles, animals, etc.
for sale should so largely preponde
rate Classified advertising is just
as useful for a thousand other things
II must be simply because the public
has learned how to sell things By adj
yertising in this inexpensive way. and
have never really gotten familiar
with the other method OF its useful
ness
TO increase the usefulness and IN
cidentally the revenue OF our publica-
ton we are desperately anxious that
the public shall realize how affective
classified advertising can be for these
other purposes, especially in buying
and in particular when one is look
ing for some good trade in second
hand. To this end we have fire.
qnently offered to print these WANT
TO BUY" ads free. SO if you are a
subscriber to the Reporter. with
subscription paid three or more
months in advance, test il out Think
of something you want to buy and
send us the Ad. 1t won't cost you
will learn and that others will learn
that time and expense maybe saved
by advertising for what you want to
buy. Now please understand. There
are no free privileges when you have
anything to sell The rates are very
low, but regular charge will be made
Il is when you wish to purchase that
you get the Ad for nothing.
If you are not subscriber TO the
Reporter and wish to publish free
Want to Buy" Ad you should send
us 40 cents for three months sub
scriptlon. and the Ad along with il
Remember whatever you wish to buy
can be advertised in Everybody,
Column free of charge.
INDEPENDENTS REPORTER &C
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The Five-generation Pictures Of
from left to right, standing) Mrs.
Frank Savage. Mrs. George Gilman
(sitting) Mrs. Nancy Spofford-holding
her great-great- grandson Earl G. Sa-
wage. Mrs Samuel Adams.
One of Bingham's oldest ladies. Mrs.
Nancy Johnson Spofford passed away
at her home, August 30. 1919 after a
brief illness. She was the daughter
of the late Darenus' and Esther John
son who came here on horseback
from Vermont. There were no roads
then. so they followed a trail here and
settled on what is now the Cony Grant
Farm in the back part of Bingham.
All their household furnishings were
brought on this horses back. They
hnilt log cabin and cleared the land.
Their family Of eight children We're
hern i'm this log house Later Mr..
Johnson built the framed house on the
farm where Cony Grant nov lives.
Their children three girls and i've
hoys, were: Lucy who married Caleb
Robinson. lived and died in bingham.
Ester married Osgood Jones lived and
died in Bingham. Nancy. the subject
Oh THIS SheitN WIS DDtu JUtN 10, III
She went to school in the little red
school house which sat at the top Of
what is now called the "Nahoney
Hills" Her old schoolmates aid
teachers have all passed away Her
special schoolgirl ehums We're Mary
and Lucinda Russell who lived in
Bingham village the last part of their
life When young woman she was
baptised and joined the Free Baptist
Church at Bingham and was ever
faithful and true to her God and re-
ligion. She married Eli Spofford and
lived fer a number of years In Brigh-
ton While there three children
were born to them. Vonie who mar
ried George Taylor, spent a greater
part of their life in Skowhegan. No
children were born to them. Mr. and
Mrs Taylor are now both dead.
Clara, who married Samuel Adams.
They lived a while in Cornville then
Bingham and are now living in Ma
Olson. Eight children were born to
them. Warren who married Dora
Freedom. Three children were born
TO them. After this wife died he
married Mrs. Alma Sanborn of Cara
funk They lived there for a num-
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W. C. It. e. MEETING TUESDAY
A New Member Receives Hand Of
Fellowship

The regular meeting of the W c..
II L. was opened with Miss Adelaide
lancaster at the piano. There was
fair attendance, considering the
nrevailirg sickness. Mrs. Florence
" Danforth &C ed as secretary in the
absence of Mrs. Eugenia Weller, who
i III 1T tho home OF her parents Mr..
and Mrs Hugh Hurley. The meet
ing was in charge of Miss Dorothy
Elliot She gave a very interesting
faIk on cigarettes" Others who of
fered similar remarks relative to the
same subject were Mrs. Eva r. Green
wood and Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble. The
devotional exercises were conducted
nv Mrs. Eta Lacasce owing to the
absence of Mrs. Clara mckinney. Mrs.
Marble also read Our New Program
dealing with plans of the w. c. T. [.
for the future. Mrs. Nellie H. Niles
received the hand of fellowship into
mis- organization at Tuesdays meet
ing Mrs F. L. Pooler and Miss
Mary Murphy have been chosen to act
as hostesses at the next meeting,
which will be April 49, Miss Elliot
motioned that Mrs. Greenwood be del
egated to request the delegates of the
Woman's Club to bring up the subject
of the Maine Cigarette Law at the
state Federation and ascertain wheth-
or the State Law would stand or not.
The meeting was closed at O'Clock.
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UNITED STATES RRANcH OF ATLAS

munity of 1000 people, is a stunt not
known elsewhere in journalism
Closely following the Middlehurg
Post in circulation is the Centre Dem
ocrat. of Bellefonte, Pa, submitting an
estimate of 5000,
New we have a chance to say some
thing Of SkowheFan which IS noted
for its manufacture of textiles. boots.
shoes, products of lumber and count
| less other small industries These es-
! adjustments are universally success
| full. We are an important town in the
wooden industry, but there are many
places in America that manufacture
ten times the textiles that we do. The
same thing is true OF shoes and other
manufactured goods. Skowhegan is
important in the industries Just enum-
Grated. but no where near the top, but
the town can claim a unique diStinc-
ton. for which the above story as to
country weeklieS paves the way We
have a publishing concern issuing the
Independent-R Reporter which has
circulation fourth only among the IL,
000 American country weekies. Som
crset Countys greatest weekly has a
/ 4,
sworn statement to that effect. This
enables us 10 make still further com
parison. for if circulation statistics.
supported by affidavts are alone con-
sidercd. there is only one community
which leads Skowhegan, that being
Red Bank. New Jersey. above referred
to-
Probably the next paper to be men
toned in this consideration OF country
weeklies is the Transcript Of Free
hold. n. j., submitting an estimate OF
$500 circulation. Freehold has pop
lation OF 3,622.
The papers as mentioned, stand as
follows -
Red Bank IN. j. Register 500
sworn statement
Middleburg fPal Post-5.0Sl de-
tailed statement.
Bellefonte (Pa,) Centre Democrat
5000, estimated
Independent-Repo lSkowhegan)
4,647, sworn statement.
Freehold (N. Jl Transcript 4 SOC
estimated
We think, perhaps the full ~icnifi-
canoe of this distinction is not given
the attention il deserves. II our
community was the home of news
paper with circulation enough 10 set
into the first thousand Of America
country weeklies, it would be sis
ual distinction. To have gotten into
The first one hundred. would have
been notoriety sufficient for any re
sonable ambition. Reaching ella So
dcaiion with the first ten country
wceklies of America would seem to
satisfy any reasonable hope and 10
he found as the fourth in point Of
circulation. is certainly a distinction
in which every citizen OF Skowhegan
and every reader of this paper should
take some pride.
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Der of years, later living in Bingham
village where Mrs. Spofford's death
occurred Mr.. Spofford then went to
live with his son, Francis at Hinckley.
He died a few months ago.
After Mr.. and Mrs. Spofford had
lived in Brighton a number of years,
they moved to bingham on the farm
now owned by George Gilman. Mr.
Spofford died there about 80 years ago.
During the earlier years of Mrs. Spot
ford married life. she spun and knit
her own yarn and woYe her own cloth.
The old loom upon which she used to
weave is still in existence greatly
cherished by her granddaughter, Mrs.
Geo Gilman. also a blanket that she
Wove is treasured by Mrs. Gilman.
She would even braid straw and sew
it 10 make the hats worn by her girls.
TO go back To Mrs SpoffOrde bro
theirs David Drenius. Aaron. Eligah
and FraNcis They were all married
and had families the two last named
lived for a number of years and died
i'm Waltham Mass.
Mrs Spof1ord retained her mental
raculties to the end and always took
Il keen interest in all that was going
or She was always a lover of books
and natural reader She had a
wonderful memory and would tell
qnv interesting and funny stories Of
her Younger years to her three great
grand children who always lived in
this house with her until few years
ago. Up to few months preceding
her death. she could work, knitting
and sewing being the predominating
tasks.
She leaves to survive her; enc
daughter: 10 grandchildren; 80
great grandchildren and S great
great grandchildren
In explanation OF the above picture,
this was taken at the old home of Mrs.
Spofford on her 18th birthday; Mrs.
Samuel Adams sitting at the right of
the picture is SO years of age Mrs.
George Gilman, standing behird her
mother Mrs. Adams, Is AZ years Of
age. and Mrs. Frank Savage standing
behind her great-grand mother is 25
years of age. her little son, Earl, sit
ding in his great great grand
lap was fourteen months old when
this picture was taken
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Druggists Attention

You will need the following labels
at once to use as per recently eff
fective federal legislation:
This preparation has been made
with non-beverage alcohol, and
the sale or use thereof for bever-
age purposes will render the ven
dor or user liable to severe pen
alties.
We are prepared to furnish these,
printed on gummed paper at a very
reasonable cost.
INDEPENDENT REPORTER co.
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DEATH OF JUDGE L. II. EMERSON
IN LOS ANGELES
Employed in Skowhegan When Boy
mt the John Weston Farm

George w Emerson of Summer
street has received word that his
brother Judge Leonard Hathaway
Emerson. who left Skowhegan in 1856
for the far west, died February oath
in Los Angeles. Calf. and is buried
there. Judge Emerson would have
heen S6 years old last Monday accord
ing to information given out by the
brother first mentioned and nearly all
of the time since he left Skowhegan
he has been located in the city where
bie death occurred Mr.. Emerson
wae the son of the late Luther and
nata Emerson and was born in Dover,
tho narents and their family eyentu-
olIv removing to NOrridgewock, where
+boir last two children were born.
Indqo Emerson in his early boyhood
v.ae omploved as a farm helper and
for +bree successive seasons he and
n,o other hired man cut the hay and
harvested it. moving. raking and
ritching by hand, unaided, Those
were the DAYS when a man was eN-
nected to he in the haYfeld moving
at o'clock in the morning. Dur
inc his residence in California the
d..o.sed had been engaged in lumhor-
inc activities and was appointed To the
mdaa#Hip thero a position believed
nv orr Informant to be similar To that
of our Probate Court judge in Maine.
Trdre Emerson married in Los An
go'ee ard had three children. lie
HIS for sometime been retired.
Of the family of Luther and Data
Emerson. Judge Emerson was the
fourth to pass away There is an
older brother. Luther W. Emerson SS
who lives in Dover; sister Mrs.
Naomi Groves of Smithfield who ls
90 years OF age; two younger broth
ers Rev. s. f. Emerson II and George
" Emerson 76, both of Skowhegrn
and a Younger sister Mrs, Nellie
Groves OF Smithheld "A years old.
Luther g. Emerson OF Arcadia, CALI
son of George w Emerson lived only
a short distance from his late uncle
and saw him frequently in his later
year.
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Link Patience with Vision work the n ube harness
and they will in the end emerge triumphant from the crash
of systems and the wreck of worlds
Vision and Patience stand constant reDuke TO those
who in much too great hurry Haste makes tor waste
That is especially far the problems arising out OF
social relations concerned And In TINS connection
it would probably be found that social problems never
sent national crisis unless there great many people
who in very great hurry to do something or other
Patience and vision wise They know that 1t is not SO
much of being served asst by serving that human
brought into normal community relations with
thsir fellows Therein lies the secret OF Community Service
is conceived 1t is much that through Community
Service the individual is mnsered to as 1t is that through
Community Service the individual ministers to the
munty.
Community Service, organized by Patience and Vision
constitutes an open door Through that door the individual
can pass and be something in and for the community In
order unite those who may be separated by prejudice by
passion bv misunderstanding it is only necessary unite
them in common objective Those who working for the
same end cannot continue working against each other
Community Service has in time to stand for
both an ORGANIZATION and for Idea As organization
Community Service has back of this principle Community
Service is the medium through which the residents of
rnunty get together and truly become members of it. with
consequent real interest in Community webeing pros
perty and stability.
Can the thing be done Not night perhaps Not by
day after tomorrow even by month But, the end
Patience and Vision both answer for it.
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DEATH OF MRS. sEsRGE L. NAY
Esteemed Skswhegsn Lady SUCCEEDS
10 an Attack Of Pneumonia

Mrs Eta F. (williams) Nay, wife
of George l.. Nay, died Tuesday night
in the early evening after a serious
illness OF several days with pneu-
monia. The deceased was highly es-
teemed in the community and her
death is being sincerely mourned by
many friends in Skowhegan. Mrs.
Nav was a native OF Skowhegan and
was 81 years old at the time OF her
demise. She was married July IL,
1871 to Mr.. Nay and resulting from
the union were three children. The
son passed away in infancy and two
daughters are still living. The elder
of these. Maud. married Marshall G..
Viles and resides on Coburn avenue
and the younger Edith May married
Bin w. Page and resides on High
street
Early in their married life the
couple lived on the Nay homestead
farm now occupied by Mr.. Nay
brother Stanley f. Nay, and located
mile beyond Malbons Mills They
later moved to Skowhegan and for
sixteen and one-half years Mr.. Nay
was in the grocery and meat business
on Water street. The family nome
for a long period has been on Middle
street where Mrs. Nays death occurr-
ed The deceased was a member OF
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church and was devoted mother and
capable homemaker. A meritorious
Characteristic of her life was self
sacrifc and her devoted attentions to
her late mother Mrs. Susan Williams
who died in October, 1915, at the ad-
vanced age of 90 years, are a proof
OF her kindness and devotion.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday at 230 o'clock, Rev. Fl. l..
Nichols OF the Centenary Methodist
church officiating.
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Bankrupt's Petition fer Discharge

In the matter Of Scott II. Mclaughlin
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy
TIE thr Hen. Clarence Hale, Judge Of
the District Court Of the United states
fer the District OF Maine.
Scott H. Mclaughlin Of Moscow in
the County of Somerset ana state of
Maine. in said District, respectfully
represents, that on the 18th day Of
February 1912, he Was duly ad-
judged bankrupt under tho Acts of
Congress relating To bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property. and has
fully complied with an the require
ments Of said Acts and Of the orders
# Court touching his bankruptcy
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS That he
MAJ be decrced by tie Court TO have
a full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
Charge
Dated this eth day of February A.
-. ls20.
SCOTT H. MeLAUGHLIN,
RankruDt