COMMISSIONERS M1' International Falls Press PJ Gordon and Sons, supplies for a small fortune isn't to be sniffed at road work go these days. «e.i and Border Budget Green Hardware Co, supplies" for courthouse 9 jo b.iA Green Hardware Co, supplies"'for PROCEEDINGS For every acre a homesteader clears County Official Paper court house 12 35 he ought to get a boast for it. Shure, Grove, road contract 100 00 Geo Grober. professional services. 10 00 INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS he does. Witness that frightened Nels Hedlund. assisting surveyor 2 50 PUBLISHING COMPANY John Haluptzok. supplies for Mrs look after the assessor leaves. Continued from first page. Godettes 15 00 Oscar Hanson, assisting surveyor 93 00 If the Development Association A. H. FERRELL. Manaeer John Henry, board of £oor patients 2u 50 First National Bank of International Harmon, commissioner mileage 12 20 can't do it, ask the Ericsburg Commercial Bank of Littlefork, acct Houstal, 3,960 37 Falls club clearing house for information road work 55 25 SUBSCRIPTION 81.50 A YEAR Bank of Littlefork. acct Houstal", International State Bank of relative to immigration perplexities. road work 100 00 International Falls 21,174 62 W Herron, assigned to Int State Entered as Second Class Matter June 23, Ztozsct €Ajl. Bank, care of patients at pest house Si Oo Moved by Commissioner Harmon, 1909, at the post office at International Falls, Int State Bank, acct Thos Herron The fellow who dreamed the dream Minnesota, under the Act of Congress of care of patient at pest house 30 00 seconded by Commissioner McDonald March 3, 1879. Indus Mer Co, supplies for poor and about that one mill tax on state land that $200.00 be set aside as contingent burial of Bearss 45 35 on being closely questioned by your Indus Mer Co,supplies for JH Bearss 12 25 fund for county auditor. Motion carried. Int Falls Press, proceedings, notices THURSDAY, ,1ULY 21, 1910 correspondent stated that it seemed 1 sf and supplies 50 Int Tel Co. phone rent 2 50 very much like one of those "pipe Moved by Commissioner Hillstead, Int Lbr Co. lumber ......! 11 66 dreams" he had heard so much about. Int State Bank, acct Irvin, road seconded by Commissioner Harmon THE CRUX OP THE PROBLEM work 70-24 5o 00 According to the story of eye witnesses Bank of Litt elork, acct Johnson, that $300.00 be appropriated for roads "Roads are vital to the development road work 30 25 the correspondent then and in Gowdyville Township. Motion Bank ot Littlefork, acct Joe Johnson of northern Minnesota. The writer there threw a fit. ro work 36 00 carried. Cu££As Bank of Littlefork, acct C. jallings, has recently tramped over some of the roadwork 7 50 Moved by Commissioner Hillstead, trails now bearing the name of roads, Herman Koeneke, miik for pest seconded by Commissioner Harmon house 20 4 and knows whereof he speaks. Over fye/Ls B1RCHDALE Bank of Littlefork. acct Kle'fstad and that $150.00 be appropriated to Porter Lee. road work i3 50 a large section of the state there are //u S LaDu, ba) on pest house contract 630 CO w/v road, Running east of Margie. Motion no roads save in winter time. Men S LaDu, Supplies for court house... 17 W) carried. Keyes acct Linstein. assessing 60 00 By Our Special Correspondent. living two, or three, or five miles from Bank of Littlefork, acct Fred Larson Moved by Commissioner Hillstead, road work 7 50 town have no way to market their Laura Magladry has returned from Bank of Littlefork, a^ct Littiefork seconded by Commissioner Harmon a visit to Warren. produce save by packing it on their Mer Co. supplies for road work and work on road 58 75 that $100.00 be appropriated for roads backs. In this manner men carry Bank of Littlefork, acct Lovberg* Hay and other crops are light on in Bear River" Township. Motion roadwork 45 75 their provisions as high as thirty and Int State Bank, acct Mrs E Lowey, account of the continued drought. carried. even forty miles to their claims. Under boarding prisoners 12 00 Int State Bank, acct Linstein, assesl IB*. Many people in this section buried these conditions they cannot farm, Moved by Commissioner Durrin, TO 00 Montgomery, supplies,33.35 allow. their best furniture to save in from seconded by Commissioner Harmon for they cannot market their produce. ed at 3040 the forest tires. Because of no roads they are that $15,000.00 insurance be placed on Bans of Littlefork, acct Nelson, road work 00 45 leaving the country for the Canadian court house and fixtures in the court First Nat Bank, acct Ne.-s, assessing. 32 00 The men worked all night recently A Ogaard. surveying 100 00 room, and that R. C. Fraser be autli- Northwest, and not because, as has to check the are which came from the Bank of Littlefork, acct John Olson,' been stated, they are squatters and orized to provide the same, Motion road work 26 25 west, digging wells and back firing. People's Cash Store, road supplies... 4 00 stool-pigeons for the lumber companies carried. First Nat Bank, acct Peterson, assessing Geo. Van Over has opened a branch 12JOC and paper mill interests. The following application for abatement A. Scttcrlund & Co. Guy Parker, supplies 2 5 store about five miles down river and Bank of Littlefork, acct Peterson, and reduction of taxes were recommended: Properly built roads will solve the road work 31 0:1 employed Harry Whitcomb as manager. drainage problem in most localities. Bank ^f L'ttlefork, acct Paulson! roadwork.... 15 qo Men are fighting for ditches because Minnesota and Ontario Power Co., Int State Bank, acct Pugb, assisting assessor 39 00 The following are losers of houses the dirt excavated from the ditch Samuel Bohns, L. D. Beach, Arthur J. General Contractors First Nat Bank, acct A Peterson, from fire in Birchdale: Geo. Howe, will build a road. But the road is the assessing 100 00 Sullivan, Mark A. Paine, Jeannette B. Int State Bank, acct Pugh, assisting Peter Ostlund, and a small barn ot real thing they are after. Little of Sherer, P. A. Erickson, Jennie Molda, assessor 84 00 McGill Warner Co, supplies. ." .. 57 50 Emil Olson's. Along the river houses the total area of this land is swamp. Ole J. Wold, John Wold and Louis 33 55 belonging to the following were burned: Build roads to let the settlers in and Miller Davis Co. Supplies 25 30 Peterson. International Falls. Minnesota. Bank ot Littlefork, acct McKinney Mi's. F. M. Pottle, Mrs. Alice their products out, and on the cutting road work is 75 The following applications for re- Int State Bank, acct McComb, assisting Wright., Miss Singleton and Edw. of the timber and the clearing of the fun(jment 0f taxes were rejected E. assessor 45 00 Bennett, the fire warden. Mrs. Pottle's land the bulk of the so-called "swamp Ciapp Int State Bank, acct McLeod, assisting and Shope assessor 66 00 loss was particularly severe as she lands" will disappear. The country' Int State Bank, acct McComb, assisting On motion duly made and seconded assessor 49 00 had a good house and furnishings and has a better natural drainage than Int State Bank, acot McLeod, assisting r»r oi+w tevies for taxes of 1910 were the tax southern Minnesota 80 acres of pulp timber. She and her or either of the assessor is 00 made as follows: Riordan. assessing 88 00 Dakotas. daughter, Mrs. Cox, have gone to St. Reed. Mileage 2i 00 I County Revenue Fund $30,000 00 Bank of Northome, acct Riordan, assessing Paul where they will be obliged to remain It costs from $500 to $1,000 a mile to u,oa(j an(jBridge fund 12,000 00 92 00 SMOKE until they can get material Bank of Littlefork, acct Rolstad, open up roads through this section of p001. fun(j 8 000 00 roadwork 26 25 hauled in the winter for anew house. the state. At the present time the Smith and Bros, typewriter.." !'.' 60 00 Principal on bonds due Dec Bank of Littlefork, acct A Shelgren, LA ZENDA Domestic settler is doing this work, in part by board of men on road work... 55 85 1st, 1911 6,014 13 Bank of Littlefork, acct A Scarlett, taxation, largely by gratuitous labor. Rainy Lake Excursions Interest on bonds due Dec. assessing 140 00 One man cut a four mile road through Bank ot Littlefork, acct Swanson, 1st, 1911 3,788 89 road work 64 50 The Launch Rainy Lake will make state land in order to get an outlet to Bank of Littleiork, acct Sanden, road A I N A The following is an estimate of the a a a regular trips to Kettle Falls every work 18 75 market. Others have done all they expenses for the coming year as furnished Bank of Littlefork, acct Scarlett, Thursday every Sunday to the Cascades could, and many, having done all in assessing 36 00 by the County Auditor: Bank of Littlefork. acct Scarlett, and on Tuesdays a trip will be their power, still found themselves assessing $116 00 allowad at 108 00 County auditor and clerk made to the Cascades, Sand Point or Int State Bank, acct Ray Scarlett, AT ALL DEALERS shut off from market and neighbors, hire $4,000 00 assisting assessor 105 00 Mine Center. The launch will leave and have left in despair. And what John Berg, acct Peter Skogland, Treasurer and clerk hire 2,600 00 mdse on road acct 115 08 the Fort Frances dock at about 9 these have done others will do unless First Nat Bank, acct Ed Todd, assisting Clerk of court 700 00 o'clock in the morning. assessor 94 00 the state wakes up to the situation Bank of Littlefork, acct Thorsen, County attorney 1,800 00 and stops twiddling its thumbs over road work 16 25 Judge of probate 700 00 First Nat Bank, acct Tenney, assisting the enhancing value of the swamp assessor 42 00 Supt of schools 1,200 00 Bank of Littlefork. acct vehrs, road lands—values enhanced only by the work 23 25 Sheriff 2,500 00 presence of the settler. Bank of Littlefork, acct vick. roao Board of prisoners 1,000 00 work 6 25 Here in Minnesota we say to the Bank of Littlefork, acct Myron Van STATIONERY Janitor 720 00 Yleck, assisting assessor 48 00 Settler: "Take your land, skinned of Int State Bank, acct Van vleck, assessing Commissioners salary and 76 00 its timber and plastered with a mineral Int State Bank, acct Myron Van Mileage 2,200 00 Build your own roads or Vleck ass^ting assessor 123 00 reserve. Court expenses 5,000 00 Int State Bank, acct Van Vleck, assessing go without them. Clear this land: 64 00 Printing 800 00 First Nat Bank, acct Wells, work at build these roads enhance the value court house 17 50 Books and supplies 2,000 00 of the state lands these roads must Wollaeger Mfg co, furniture for Postage and express court house as per contract 5178 95 350 00 and OFFICE SUPPLIES cross—lands that do not pay taxes and E Withrow, dep coroner fees 26 50 Fixing court house grounds. 1,000 00 Wold & Johnson, part payment on are not swamp, save in legal fiction, jail 3654 38 Moved by Commissioner Durrin, Arthur Wright, road work 1 25 and if you don't like it the presumption Ward, assessing 160 00 seconded by Commissioner Hillstead is you are a stool-pigeon go to First Nat Bank, acct Mrs Daniels, that the application of John Richer work at court house 11 00 'Canada, where a road department Peter Foley, witness fees, St v« 21 & I 3 88 for liquor license at Ray be granted S Romens, witness fees, St vs & I 3 88 'i that of Ontario) lays down in absolute Zin Besse Holden.witness fees St vsM & I 3 40 Ayes—Harmon, Hillstead and Durrin. gift two dollars for every one you Dan Holler, juror fees, Stvs Dan Whereupon Brown 1 00 Nayes—Reed and McDonald. provide, and where roads are built O Masters, juror fees, St vs Dan Chairman Reed declared the Brown 00 ahead of the settler in the faith that you are in business you Minor, juror fees, St vs Dan motion carried. he will follow them ana make a permanent Brown 1 00 Armstrong, juror fees, Stvs DanBrown quite often need something home, which he does." On motion the following bills were 1 00 Jerry Piatt, juror fees, St vs Dan allowed: On the north side of Rainy river Brown 00 tl)e line of Stationery and Kane & Palmer, acct Ap Roberts, supervisor N Le Page, Juror fees, St vs Dan these Provincial roads are leading set of assessors $ 40 00 Brown 1 00 tlement across muskeg and so-called Int State Bank, acct Ap Roberts, Supervisor Jacob Ungerman, witness fees, St. ys Office Supplies. If you are just of assessors 124 65 Dan Brown 6 28 "swamp" exactly similar to that on First Nat. Bank, acct. John Allen, assessing Miss Hanson, witness fees, St vs Dan 88 00 Brown 6 28 starting in business you will undoubtedly the American side. They cost about 7o 0o Axdahl & Wirt, wagon tor poor farm W Deteker, assessing Ill 00 $1,000 per mile (too much, by the Mrs O Brown, supplies tor Mrs Day 5 00 On motion the following bills were Int State Bank, acct E Bell, commission need office furniture, way), but they are built and maintained, on jail contract 54 82 laid over: John Berg,supplies for Mrs Hartwick 12 82 and the settler comes and James Labadie, justice court fees. $22 70 W Brings, professional services... 35 00 bool^s of different kjods, together finds away to make a home. On the 32 50 Beltrami county, boarding prisoners 193 12 Village of International Falls, rent... 472 20 First State Bank of Littleiork, acct American side the state congratulates Carlson, road work. .. 53 75 On motion the board adjourned to witb minor supplies. First State Bank of Littleiork," acct itself on the appreciating value of meet on Monday, July 18th, 1910, at 9 Chester Detecker, road work 18 lands it possesses—lands that can appreciate S W Day, assisting surveyor" 7 50 o'clock a. m. Geo Draper, Supt of construction 104 00 Th|E PRESS is in a position to fit in value only as the settler J. F. REED, Drummond, fees. 20 65 Bank of Littlefork, acct Oscar Enquist, carries this tremendous burden of direct Attest: Chairman. you out from your greatest n®®d road work.. 38 50 and concealed taxation. If the Bank of. Littlefork. acct Erickson L. H. SLOCUM, Bros, road work 9 02 present situation be considered an County Auditor. Bank of Littlefork, acct'Erickson to the smallest, and our prices are Bros, road work 7 equitable one for the settler, who Erickson Bros, supplies for Mrs Ho- with his family is walled about, not Kan j5 00 right. Erickson Bros, supplies tor Mrs Murphy alone by the forest, but much more and Horn 60 00 RAT ROOT W Forrer, sheriff fees 5% 65 We handle Globe-WerQicKe and effectually by the Minnesota land owner, Fritz and cross, supplies 42 go who shifts upon him this crushing 21.68 allowed Macey office desl^s, filing cabinets, at 20 68 By Our Special Correspondent. burden of taxation, then this state Bank of Littlefork, acct Ferlander, Haying is in full blast. road work 55 00 needs to interpret anew the meaning Int State Bank, acct Fleming, assessing sectional booK-cases, etc. Journals, of the "square deal".—Farm Stock 112 00 There'll be no pumpkins to thresh Int State Bank, acct Fleming, assessing and Home. this fall. 52 00 ledgers, casl) booKs, day Martin Mathison was a county seat bool^s, typewriter and carbon visitor Saturday. Three Leaders papers, letter files, card indexes, Koochiching county went dry this year in spite of the local option. inK wells, pens, pencils, and in fact Dr. and Mrs. J. Quint made a vis.t up river from Rainy Lake City rer anything in the stationery line. cently. Golden Grain Belt Beers Nels Knutson and M. Mathison recountly made a trip to Orr and purchased two fine milch cows. Harpers Whiskey Press Publishing Co. For Sale—Eighty acres and timber, one and a half miles from Ericsburg, EI Paterno Cigars good soil, for $300. Talk fast. The man on the dark horse and the STATIONERY, OfflCE SUPPLIES, LEGAL BLANKS. MAGAZINES old fellow with the long whiskers and UNDERWOOD & HASSELBARTH, Local flgents a scythe seem to be working over time First-Class Printing at Prices That Are Right recently. International Falls, Minnesota. An authority from Indiana states there is a fortune In an acre of tame raspberries in this country. Even so,