The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-17

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below zero Saturday morning. That
will keep the melons from spoll1ng.
r l.. Jensen returned Saturday even-
ing from st. Paul, and trip over
to Crookston, where he took In the
Good Crop Shows. The reported inn
mei1se sales in the different live stock
sales and big. attendance and that
the crop show was splendid success,
credit to CrOOkts0n and its pro-
motors and a boost for better farm
ing, better stock, and northern Min
tnesota in general. At st. Paul. he
attended board meeting of the Min
nesota Dairy association, in which
he holds the position as first vice
president ~*".l l -...zs. IL =. ~'~ -
= Local taient last Thursday evening
put on the fine play Back To the
FARM under the auspices OF our
public school and Melvin johnson
post of tie American Legion. The
play was a decided success and every
one who participated. in the play
covered his or her part with the art
and, experience: of real artist. The
house was filled 10 an overflow, while
now strong demand is being made
upon them to put it on once more, to
give those q chance to see 1t who, for
some reason or another, were unable
to attend last time. This they will
do, we understand, provided they are
in position to hold the building long
enough in which they played the first
time. Financially, here at home, it
was better than expected with more
coming if staged again. On Satur-
day evening they played at~Leonard,
but, due to cold weather and bad
roads they did not realize as we'll
financially as could have been ex-
~pected, even though they give our
good neighbors over there the best
play ever staged in that progressive
community. On Tuesday evening,
February "a, they will put it on at
: Gully, at which place we expect to
hear that they will play to an over
crowded house, as the Gully people
are real boosters for good clean and
: entertaining work. A big dance will
be given after the play. Be sure to
attend and enjoy an evening OF good
clean sport of an educating nature.
On Wednesday evening at Gonvick
a Community club was organized
with w. w. Jones, president; B. l..
Bjerkness, vice president; A. F. La
Budde, secretary; H. B. Bjerkness,
treasurer, and Anton o. Bakken, di-
rector. These officials will constitute
the powers that be and exercise it
accordingly. 1t was decided to hold
an election in the near future to vote
on bond issue Of $4,000 with
which to commence the construction
of building to be used for the pur-
poses before enumerated in these
columns. 1t is an improvement which
every place need, and need badly,
and our neighbors to the west have
started to roll the ball in the right
direction provided. they are in posi-
ton to keep their hands upon it and
guide 1t in the right direction when
the final test will be applied at the
time of the special election. We note
that it is the young bloods that are
back of the movement, which should
give it speed enough to carry faith
and over all local Encouragement If
any.
On Tuesday, February II, at Shev-
lin, on Wednesday, February 1S, at
Bagley, and on Thursday, February
10, at Clearbrook will be held series
of one day farm institutes. A morn
ing session will be held at 10 o'clock
a. M, when the income tax will be
discussed, while in the afternoon ses-
sion the subjects keeping Farm Ac-
counts and Cost of Producing
Dairy. Products will be taken UP. It
is urged that everybody interested
attend this meeting, as no enterpris-
ing and successful farmer can afford
to miss it, and still claim to be sue
cessful business farmer.
, The Gonvick Trading company at
Gonvick opened its doors to the pub
lice last Friday at Gonvick, and hun
dreds of people took advantage of the
occasion to attend and reap the bene-
fit of being early birds. Hardin A.
Anderson, manager Of the Clearbrook
Mercantile company of this place,
spent the day there getting acquaint-
ed and lining up new customers and