double dealing of some of his subordinates. HOLDS UP TUXES the case would 3be appealed to the I as£pum me r. George said that he assured the commission -had not forgotten state supreme court and from there wap assured by the department at the matter as it was still receiving the,settler who pays taxes on every ,r When the hearing was on before the Toronto fchat the mill would eventually CEE our line of white and attention. The power company FOR FIVE YEARS state tax commission, Backus arose tiieftsed thing he owns khows not be constructed as soon as a pulp gold linoges china, full dinner had legal representatives busy and proceeded to read from a carefully where it 'woi|ld gp. It might be put area could be found which had not set supplied it desired. We with the government and commission prepared statement the figures showing up to the Hague tribunal for all he been burned over, forest fires had so control the pattern for this district the assessed valuation of various urging and insisting on protection for knows. Eventually it will get to the badly burned the area formerly selected Appeal of Power Company Sorry News which makes it entirely United States supreme court, Mr. paper plants over the country, The that another location had to be the bond holders as a matter of statutory for Citizens on Turkey Day—Long purpose was to show that the assessment exclusively. Bacltus says,\unlesshe wins sooner. looked up and this was being done. rights. Legal Battle Ahead. as levied against the M. 6. The sum and substance of the thing Hon.. Mr. Cochrane was doing all he "Mr. George said that he was assured company was excessive as compared Is this: Unless Bickus can win his could-and Fort Frances would assuredly GLEDHILL & CO. that the interests of the town International Falls' appetite for its to other similar plants. contention that the plant is taxed too get the mills as promised. Watchmakers and Jewelers As Mr. Backus read, State Tax Thanksgiving turkey, all whetted to a he will keep the city and "Asked as to whether he had heard would be protected as a matter of heavily fine edge through days of contempla* Commissioner Sam Lord fumbled in county out of 80 per cent. of their how the hydro-electric commission public rights and that nothing would Fort Frances, Ont. tion, was rather dulled Thanksgiving a drawer in his desk and presently taxes due from the power plant for was getting along regarding the fixing be sacrificed. Mr. George looks well morning when County Attorney Slocum pulled forth a paper which he scanned five years by persistent and repeated o? the price of power, Mr. George after his trip and seemed glad to get announced he had received official as Mr. Backus read his figures. Pyrography goods at Marvin's Jewelry appeals to tlie courts. said he saw Hon. Adam Beck and was back to Fort Frances." Store. notice that E. W. Backus had "The trouble with your figures, Mr. To a man up a tree it might seem appealed to the courts from the assessment Backus, is that we have figures covering reasonable to think that Backus honestly the same plants which we obtained of the power plant as made by felt that the plant was overassessed, the state tax commission. from the commissions of the states MEN but the trouble is that he In which these plants are located and It was not necessarily the appeal and his associates have been such consistent in each instance our figures are higher but the threat that went with it that employers of the iron heel than those you quoted." took the edge off the turkey appetite. We are proud to say the investigations The threat was 5that the city would that they cannot and will not get any of the commission and its expert, be held out of its taxes for five years sympathy in Koochiching county in How would you feel today if your father had H. H. Harrison, showed that the as punishment for making the fight this move. To make Backus' troubles taken out an Endowment Policy on your life at fifteen International Falls mills are, as has against the company before the commission. worse up here he has recently broken been advertised, just about the largest The case will be heard first and carried it for you until you began earning money and with some of hh| most powerful local in the United States. The assessment in the district court. Should, the decision turned it over to you as an inducement to save money and create was made accordingly. there be against the company political allies because of the alleged an estate? Today the policy would be maturing with its cash values or paid-up FORT FRANCES GETS insurance. It would havre been paid for largely during your early years when ... What It Is Doing your expenses were low—whenyour earning capacity was high and the rate low? ITS PAPER MILL We warrant that two to live thousand dollars would come handy now in For Others buying a home, a piece of land, to invest in business or even in taking a trip abroad. Now! why don't you look ahead and do this for your son or your rown Attorney George Brings it home It Will Do for \bu daughter and help them to create an estate when they are young and encourage With him on the Train from Toronto them to save their money and have an object to work for? and Sets it Down. Our rates are low on ages from fifteen years and up. A. D. George, district crown attorney, returned to Fort Frances from a Replaced Maturing Policy With New Contract trip to Toronto last week and brought with him a paper mill for the Mason City, la., October 9, 1909.—(Editor The Life Insurance Educator Canadian village. He hurried around Monthly)—I was twenty-six years of age when I took out a $1,000 policy jn and told Editor Osborne, who the twenty-five-year plan. When the time was up I drew out my money and promptly interviewed him after the invested $800 of it in land and in seven years I sold the land for $2,400. The Canadian fashion and now the Canadians day the first policy matured I took out another on the same plan for $1,000, are satisfied—nearly. Pistes** The only thing that troubles them due in fifteen years, and last August that was paid me. I consider life •w cxnucT Runs Up is that they cannot as yet see the insurance one of the very best means for a young man to lay up something smoke coming out of the paper mill's Run Down Systems for old age and I wish that I was younger, so that I might chimneys except as they look across take out another policy. ssasSSs Stefih en G. el son. Rainy river at International Falls. The Fort Frances Times reports the Food Tdritc-Yitali zer matter in all seriousness as follows: TRY A CASE "A. D. George, district crown attorney, returned home on Wednesday «i.L STORES pi|UO from a two weeks visit to Toronto THEO. HAMM BREWING CO. and other points in old Ontario. When seen by the Times and asked if there If mVL.MtNN. was anything doing in regard to the pulp and paper mills promised early SKATE hockey Sticks hockey Pucks We have a complete line of Ladies and Gentlemen's Skates in Club and Hockey. The Hockey Barney & Berry Barney & Berry at Club at Clamp, Hockey $4.25 85c to $2.00 at $2.25 Hardware Minnesota