mmm ••re.. 46rV INTERNATIONAL *Xl-LS PRESS. '€*J the Third district and some of the HIGH SCHOOL INSPECTOR HERE.. little villages become prosperouscities. International Falls Press Seventh district may use this in case It will not be long before Minnesota Prof. George B. Alton, state high Steam Heated Rooms. Perfect Service the state finds the scheme feasible, as and Border Budget school inspector, visited our city Tuesday will be as famous for her paper making a good reason why someone who understands on his annual tour of inspection industry as she is for her iron Cafe The Aldine the work and the needs and mines, timber and agricultural products. of schools. While he was pleased with OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER is willing to labor to put it through man? things about our schools and P. A. NEFFEW, Prop. shall be sent to Congress. city he said that before we could become INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS Located in the new litis Block is now open both DAY and NIGHT From St. Cloud the channel of the a State High School we should PUBLISHING COMPANY It looks as though the reciprocity and we are prepared to cater to the most fastidious. Mississippi is to be canalized, and at have a better building and two agreement between this country and the confluence of the Minnesota and WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF SUNDAY DINNERS at 35 cents more teachers. This report was a disappointment GEORGE P. "WATSON, Editor and Manager. Canada will be confirmed by Congress per plate. Relular meals 35 cents and up. When you are in Mississippi, a real high dam is to be to some of our citizens without much change in spite of objections International Falls give us a trial. If not satisfied, erected. There will be a big harbor. as it was generally believed that the •1.50 A YEAR against it, both by some parts tell us—if satisfied, tell others. SUBSCRIPTION From Granite Falls along the Minnesota high school was already in the State of Canada and the United States and Commutation Tickets. Bates to Steady Boarders river will be erected power Entered as Second Class Matter June S3, high school class, and as such, was receiving and bitter opposition by England. 1900, at the post office at International Falls, plants. "It is only when converting the state aid which is given Minnesota, under the "Act of Congress of water into power that one can both March 3,1879. to all such schools namely, the sum Superintendent Dyer of the Bemidji eat his pie and have it," says Mr. of $1,750 per year. Instead of that we schools has been re-elected for another Spooner. So plants will be erected at THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1911 are only in the graded school class and term of two years and his salary BAST S CORRIN various points where there is sufficient are receiving the nominal sum of $500 increased from $1,700. to $2,000. per drop in the river, the last big one being from the state. If we had a high The total earnings of the steal trust year. The school board is now looking at Mank^to. Thus would be saved school of the state class and also'a General Contractors for the year 1910 aggregated $141,144,000. for a track of land, of not less than to the state all the natural resources manual training department, meeting five acres, to be used for instruction along this line that it has. the requirements of that class, we PLUMBING, HEATING, WATER and SEWER WORK in agriculture. Of course, there will be certain riparian should be eligible to state aid to the The farmers and business men of ESTIMATES FURNISHED rights that will tend to muss Nymore have organized a co-operative amount of $2,250 per year which' The legislature is being asked to up this arrangement, but the promoters amount would be quite a help in paying creamery association. When will International PLUMBING and HEATING FIXTURES at RIGHT PRICES double its for the aid of appropiation hope to be able to set these aside, the running expenses of the Falls follow suite? county fairs. This is a proper request and within fifteen years have the school. and if granted, the counties should whole system in working order. Beltrami county has secured another OVESON BLOCK Intrnational rails, Minn. TOURTH AVE. each show their appreciation by setting While politics will, in spite of all appointive plum in the selection of AFRAID THEY'LL LOSE THEIR JOBS. the dates of their fairs so as not precautions, steal in and take a hand "Doc" Rutledge to be bookkeeper for The disposition of the senate has to interfere with the counties being in the business, Mr. Spooner and those Chief Clerk Arneson. Congratulations been shown to be against reapportionment well represented at the state fair. associated with him declare and believe "Doc" and this exhibition of hostility that politics will play a mighty on the part of men elected to the upper unimportant role. It is the development Jesse E. Dade of Littlefork has been A Setterlund & Co. It now looks as though a reapportionment branch of the state legislature of the state they want, and appointed postmaster of Blackduck bill will pass plaoing Beltrami puts those men who are lined up it is for this reason they are putting which village he served creditably as and Koochiching counties in against the measure in the class of the scheme before the legislature. mayor for two terms before moving to one district with one senator and one men who refuse to do their duty if it Littlefork to do his winter's logging. representative. effects their job. Reapportionment General Contractors Jesse has formed the habit of "making Weather Report. was one of the principal topics of dl*. good" and we are sure he will not reverse Congressman Miller has introduced cussion before election and the northern The following is a table of the lowest himself in this new position as a bill authorizing the construction of Minnesota senators accepted the temperature for each day during postmaster in the salaried class. a dam across the ontlet of Namakan that election with the understanding Internationa Falls. Minnesota. the past week: Lake at Kettle River Falls by the it was a one-term office instead of for Feburary 3,1911 12 below Rainy River Improvement Coompany. The following from the pen of Editor four years and that this section of the 4, 6 below Mahnke of the Moose Lake Star state should be given just representation 24 5, The county option bill was defeated is worth remembering:—The man who at this session. The city papers 6, 22 in the house last Tuesday by a vote is worthy of being a leader of men will charge that the brewery interests are 7, 5 of 69 to 50. The Bemidji Pioneer says never complain of the stupidity of his taking a hand against reapportionment 8, 4 tall thatk'Ferguson got up from a sick helpers,of the ingratitude of mankind, and are with those members of 9, 9 Northern Minnesota Hospital bed to vote against the bill". What nor of the inappreciation of the public. the senate who are openly fighting do you think of that? These things are all apart of the giving the people their rights, but Notice To Tax Payers great game of life, and to meet them who have sworn to uphold the constitution. International falls. Minnesota Notice is hereby given that I will and not go down before them in discouragement If this is so and the people of Last Thursday, President Taft commuted visit the following named places on and defeat is the proof the sentence of F. E. Warren, the northern part of the state find the dates designated for the purpose the millioniare socialist editor of the of power. that this interest is lining up against of collecting the personal taxes which! Appeal to Reason, by striking out the '$4'- them in the matter of equal representation become delinquent March 1st, 1911— I six months imprisonment and reducing y!' ''K- they may find to their sorrow In good old Minnesota we tickle Bay, Thursday, Feb. 9' the $1,500. fine to $100. to be collected that this section is in no mood to b^ Mother Earth with a diamond drill Ericsburg......Friday 10 by civil action. trifled with in this matter. The and an iron mine shows up. In Iowa Littlefork Monday 13 house is for a square deal, but judging they tickle her with a gang plow and Big Falls Tuesday 14 by present appearances a majority of The Northwestern Paper company cinch bugs, boll weevil, cyclones, and Margie ...Wednesday "15 the senate is for continuance of their have decided to construct a modern general destruction follows the furrows. Gemmell.......Thursday 16 no jobs for two years. There should be paper mill at Brainerd at a cost of Farmers are always looking at Mizpah Friday 17 Northome Saturday 18 compromise in the matter, the fighib $450,000, thereby adding something the weather charts and sighing for GEO. A. SNYDBB, should be to the finish and let thctife like $500,000 of taxable property to another day without frost, and another County Treasurer, who oppose justice in this matter take that city, also an annual payroll of between.$75,000 week without winds, so the oats the consequences.—BrainerdDispatch. and $90,000. Brainerd is won't blight, or the corn "fire". You in Abstracts of titles to all property to be congratulated on this decision can tell a Minnesotan by the chronic *-.*• B. H. MOKAHAN, M. D. ELIZABETH MONAHAK, M. D. MINNESOTA'S GREAT Koochiching county furnished on on the part of the company. These smile he can't wipe off—Bovey Iron C. MABY GHOSTLBY, M. D. 9 short notice by the Koochiching are the kind of plants that make the News. Office over International State Bank. County Abstract Co., official abstracters, CANAL PROJECT International Falls, Minn. 1 Buy your Confectionery, Ice Cream, Nuts, Mr. Spooner's Scheme Calls for SOMEWHERE S35.000.000 to Build a Canal From Candies, Tobaccos and Cigarsxit Lake of the Woods to Duluth. LINDVALL BROS. LIBERAL APPROPRIATIONS EXPECTED The St. Paul Dispatch gives the following comprehensive review of the proposed canal to be built by the state RIGHT HERE IN TOWN trade is such that our stocK is always Our of Minnesota and the federal government, providing both agree to the new and fresh and our prices always right. Spooner scheme before the legislature. 'L. C. Spooner has again had before the House a comprehensive scheme of We also carry a good full line of Books, Stationery canals and water development, which calls for the expenditure of about $35,000,000 and View Post Cards. of the state's money. On top of that there must be a federal appropriation. The. plan proposes to construct a barge canal from the Lake of the Woods to Lake Traverse, 240 miles and also a high dam at the outlet of J. CARTER & SON Big Stone lake. Incidentally, this will mean the They are selling good Eggs at 25c a doz. wiping out of Browns Valley, but it is FORT FRANCES, ONT. taken for granted that before that is done the present lieutenant-governor The best Flour on earth at $3.00 per hundred will have found a home elsewhere. Hillinery at Canadian Prices This work to the dam at Granite 150 pound sack of Potatoes at 90c a bushel Falls is estimated to cost $5,000,000, including the barge canal. It is estimated 100 pound sack of cane Sugar at $5.75 that it will give a return of $8, Latest Styles—Latest Trimming 800,000 annually. Of this, $2,300,000 will come from the fish industry. By Very choice creamery butter 3 pounds for $1.00 the erection of the dam at Granite MISS J. SWEET, Head Trimmer and Manager Falls it is said that 230,000 acres of And many other things at the same run of prices, land will be under water from the outlet of Lake Traverse to the dam at Take the Ferry Granite Falls. Each acre of fresh, clear including, dry goods, hardware and gents furnishing. water, is estimated to produce $100 worth of fish a year. -*. You save enough on the first article you From Granite Falls to Duluth is to be constructed a ship canal. This is a purchase to pay for delivering you whole order. distance something over 200 mile&. Doran Bros. The canal is to go through St. Cloud and thence to the state line. That saving on the rest you buy is clear velvet. LICENSED PLUMBERS To construct the canal from the state line to Duluth is a federal job & AND because it is outside of Minnesota. BATING ENGINEERS Not only that but there is a drop of 410 feet from the state line to Duluth, :n tt" High Grade Standard Enamel Ware which means some scratching of the head on the part ot the engineer. American Radiators and Boilers "But by no means animpossible task," says Mr. Spooner. "Engineers assure Our Motto: "Good Service and me that the work is not of so difficult Prompt Attention." a nature as many other jobs they are You Really Wise required to do." The appropriation must be won from Phone 177 Congress some way and there are hints that change in the personnel must come International Falls, Minn. Cor. 3rd St/and 5th Ave. about before things can go through smoothly. In other words, someof