out, stopping on the way to show self merely a fallen twig borne helplessly this system will be granted no safeguard International Tails Press us the scales that can weigh a pencil on the stream of life. A man Grand Opera for their investment. mark on a piece of paper. Then we with a good opinion of himsef and of and Border Budget The city charter provides that an are ushered out through another his work is sure to breast the tide and exclusive franchise may be granted, door." make his in spite of whatever current Thursday, Deo. 5th Official City Paper of International upon the majority vote of the people, —Genevieve Youngg, Eight Grade, there may be against him. for a period of ten years, with the Falls, Minnesota International Falls. So I say unto all of you, wake up, provision that at the end of that time The most brilliant musical event of the eeaaoj* exalt yourself, set your stake just as the city may take it over at its appraised SHEEHAN INTERNATIONAL PALLS PRESS A GENUINE SERVICE. high as you dare. Then, as you find ENGLISH OPERA value. PUBLISHING COMPANY "I believe," says an old subscriber, that you can face your stake with a There are five different responsible "that every time The Youth's Companion feeling that you are really going to parties who have expressed a willingness COMPANY GSORGE P. WATSON. Editor and Manager. enters a home it does that make it after aall, congratulate yourself to bid on a street car franchise home a genuine service." That describes upon your soul stature and move for this city, four of whom will bid •1.50 A YEAR SUBSCRIPTION the purpose of the publishers your stake higher!—Elizabeth Towne on an exclusive franchise only, as THE BOHEMIAN GIRL" exactly. The paper is not filled with it in June Nautilus. that kind of a charter alone is considered Entered as Second Class Matter June 23 michievous or idle thoughts to fill an IMS, at the post office at International Falls a business proposition to anyone JBnnesota, under the Act of Congress of idle hour. It provides healthy pastime, With the Greatest Galaxy of American and European Stars Ever willing to invest as much money "I'LL GET YOU, MR. GOBBLER." March 3.1879.' recreation that builds up. It is as is necessary to give this city the Georgie, like another George who Heard in English Opera to the mind of eager and impressionable permanent system such as the rapid lived in times way back, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 young people what sound atheletics growth of this city will demand. Took his little hatchet out to find Joseph H. Sheehan Miss Gladys Caldwell are to their bodies. what he could hack, Let us give thanks. At a cost of less than four cents Francis J. Boyle Miss Alma Stetzler Looked the pleasing prospect o'er and ROSEAU SALE BREAKS RECORD. a week The Youth's Companion opens softly murmured, "Gee Roseau, Nov. 26.—The state land Joseph Royer the door to a company of the most Miss Helen Jeffries Another large body of iron ore has I've no time to monkey round with sale at Roseau yesterday was a record distinguished men and women in been discovered at Mt. Iron on state any cherry tree!" breaker, more than 24,000 acres John L. Dickinson Miss Ruth West America and Europe. Whether they land only four feet from the surface. Thought about Thanksgiving that was being sold. The average price was are revealing the latest discoveries in Wm. J. Jorgensen but two days away Miss Louise Hoerger slightly more than $12 an acre. The science, or describing great industrial White pine cones are being purchased Said, "I've got to have a turk to celebrate highest paid was $31 an acre. State achievements or telling of their wanderings Lawrence Wallace Miss Mirth Carmen by W. G. Shroeder of Bemidji at the day Auditor Iverson conducted the auction in strange corners of the $2.50 per bushel and Jack Pine cones Sashayed toward the turkey yard and in person, assisted by Deputy William Young MiSS Tedd world, or feeding the imagination with Avery at $1 per bushel for shipment to Russia. gave a sudden shout, Theodore Nelson. they are giving Companion rare stories, "I'll get you Mr. Gobbler, if you The sale, which opened at 2 p. m., Gibson Kennelworth readers the best of themselves. Don't lasted until midnight. More than 60 Seven serials at least will be published Trained Chorus Voices 60 Koochiching county gave the largest Watch 400 land buyers were present from by The Companion in 1913, and proportionate vote in favor of Out. Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and nearly 200 other complete stories, in Dunn's good road amendment of all Special Grand Opera Orchestra North Dakota. addition to some 50 special contributions, the counties in the state. Hennepin Gobbler had been fattened up and and a treasure-box of sketches, county gave the smallest proportionate SCHOOL FUNDS. given corn to gorge anecodotes, except advice as to athletic Call or Telephone litis' Drue Store for Reserved Seats vote favorable to it. Till he was a whopper and was 'most County Treasurer Snyder gives out sport, ideas for handy devices these figures relative to the school as big as George. PRICES S1.00 $1.50 $2.00 round the house, and so forth—long So when Georgie waved his blade An Anoka county farmer recently fund for Koochiching county: hours of companionship with the wise, with bloody, fell intent sold his three-hundred-acre farm April 1.—State apportionment (per the adventurous and this entertaining there for fifty dollars per acre. In Turkey simply gobbled—couldn't scare pupil) $2,374.00. Announcement for 1913 will be sent him for a cent consequence he receives a rich brown May 9.—Tax on state lands, $10,045.10. Hotel Nicollet with sample copies of the paper to Stop at the in Minneapolis Kioucked and strutted round awhile -roast this week from the editor of the any address on request. Anoka Union, Grandpa Pease. The Oct. 29.—State apportionment (per his wattles flaming red, "Recognized the Really Good" Every new subscriber who sends Convenient Central Comfortable With a manner truculent that very Union is right. Any improved farm pupil) $4,494.60. $2.00 for the fifty-two weekly issues Washington Ave. between Nicollet and Hennepin Aves. in the older and more thickly settled plainly said, Nov. 16.—Northome, $600. of 1913 will receive as a gift The EUROPEAN Moderate Priced Cafe "Look sharp or I'll flog you 'fore you portions of Minnesota is worth move Aid to graded schools—International 200 ROOMS—Sl.OO UPWARD BEST IN THE TWIN CITTBS Companion Window Transparency and know what you're about, than the price received of fifty dollars Falls, $1,100 Northome, $2,304 Calendar for 1913, ttie most exquisite per acre as in the instance cited. Minnesota Big Falls, $2,843.75 Birchdale, An' the gobbler'll get you if you novelty ever offered to Companion Don't real estate, and more especially $2,250 Loman, $2,250. readers also, all the issues of The farm lands, are a mine of wealth Watch trict No. 1, $1,200 District No. 2, Round-trip Companion for the remaining weeks Out. to those who will give its cultivation $300 District No. 7. $800 District No. of 1912, free. the necessary care and attention. 8. $300. The Youth's Companion, 144 Berkeley Home Visitors I dpn't know of anytng in all creation's —Little Falls Transcript. Aid to rural schools—District No. St., Boston, Mass. plan 1. $2,025. Total, $22,386.45. New subscriptions received at this That can scare a boy more tha na The most phenominal sale of swamp Excursion office. turksy gobbler can. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. lands took place at Roseau yesterday. With his tail spread like a fan, his The first Thanksgving Day was December State Auditor Iverson conducted the Fares East wings down on the ground, 13, 1621. The real origin of GRAND OPERA HOUSE sale. About 24,000 acres were sold. the day as set apart for prayer and Strutting round and gobbling with a Over 500 people were present, most terrifying sound, rejoicing must be attributed to Governor of them from the vicinity of Rockford, December I to 31, inclusive This one made for little George, who1 Bradford of Massachusetts, the SUNDAY, DEC. 1st 111., and Fort Dodge, Iowa. So the first governor of the Massachuttsetts suddenly turned tail, great was the crowd that Auditor Iverson Dropped his hatchet in his flight and colony. In gratitude for the From points in Minnesota .to points to Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, had to adojurn the sale from the bountiful harvest of 1621, following legged it with a wail, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri, Michigan, New York, Ohio, courthouse to the oyera house. Not Every step imagining he heard that Pennsylvania. NOW is the time to visit the old home. Go and the period of great depression, he proclaimed Big: Galaxy of Musical Com­ only did no piece sell as low as the stay for the holidays. Tickets bear final return limit 90 days turkey shout, a day of thanksgiving to be appraised price, but better than that from date of sale. Stop overs allowed. edy Entitled "The gobbler'll get you if you observed on December 13 of that year. no bidding commenced as low as the At early daybreak on that first Don't appraised price and some of it sold Watch Thanksgiving day a cannon thundered FROM 0 Milwaukee CiDcinnata as high as $31 per acre. Good for "MR. GREEN'S 9 a '5 Dubuque Out. TO 3 forth a salute from the hill top. A Chicago a© Buffalo Detroit Roseau county. Will Koochiching Omaha 31 tJ & Mich. Y, sol men procession was formed and men Neb. Ohio 5 Wis. 'o county make the next best record at 6 a a la. 111. t-l cfl S N. three abreast marched tothe colony Later on that Mr. Turk got his, as RECEPTION." the next sale in April? O O O turkeys may, meeting house. After the service followed IC O iO IC the feast, whose savory odors Specially if they are fat around STREET CAR FRANCHISE. penetrated far into the surrounding Thanksgiving day. In 00 5 OS V© IN OS Father came upon the scene and set (N forests. The Thanksgiving Day of the N IC N Considerable interest has been manifested RO N PRICES 50, 75 and $1.00. a pace so hot, present is built upon the Thanksgiving during the past few days in Strutting gobbler had to execute the of the past, but has combined into regard to the proposed street car turkey trot. itself many of the characteristics of franchise for which applications have Corresponding fares to many other points in the states above Georgie, who saw his enemy with Secure reserved seats Christmas. The Thanksgiving turkey been made and the people seem to mentioned Several splendid trains daily to St. Paul-Minneapolis: head upon the block, has driven the Chrismas goose want. two through to Chicago, one via Milwaukee. Through Standard at litis1 Drug Store from all tables and the mince pie of Didn't shed a single tear or feel a and Tourist Sleeping Cars and Coaches. Dining Car Service that The popular route is the one the: is famous.on this "Route of the Great Big Baked Potato." single shock, council has wisely decided upon as the Christmas now-a-days shares the Call on A. McCormack, Agent But when served his portion \vraved H. most feasible, 1st because it propos- honors of completing the Thanksgives his drumstick with a shout, BIG FALLS & INTERNATIONAL FALLS RY. 60, to serve both the business and resi- festival. "We got you, Mr. Gobbler, 'cause you dence parts of the city as well as any Don't that can be suggested. 2nd because ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS. Watch it clears the yards of both the railroads, These are five essentials to success. Out. thus safeguarding the lives —Apologies to James Whitcomb of passengers. 3rd because it proposes 1st. Good will towards all. This Riley. to give good accommodations to includes justice, honesty, a clear con- 09 the people living in the outlaying dis- science, and a kind hand. WHERE MONEY IS MADE. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNC tricts such as South International 2nd. An aim, a state to be reachFalls, T23J It is with much pleasure that we the "French village' and other ed. clip the following essay written by, additions as well at Rainer by giving 3rd. Eternal stick-to-it-iveness. I ONE Miss Genevieve Young, one of thej them an opportunity of easy access to 4th. A concentration of thought Eight Grade scholars of our city] OUR this city as a trading point. and effort upon the details of reach- schools, from amongst the prize essays The only danger in regard to the1 ing the stake set. Trade Mar% in the Minneapolis Journal last successful letting of a franchise seems 5th. Faithful going into the Silence Sunday. to be that the council in their endeav-' every day after new wisdom and guarantees "The United States mint of San or to safeguard the interests of this power. ........ Francisco is one of the oldest buildings city, may defeat the very thing they A. man's aim in life is the reflecwant the Purity there. It was saved from the to do, by making the conditions tions of his opinion of himself. A and Quality fire of 1906 by pouring huge barrels of the franchise so loose that those man who has a low opinion of himwho of water upon the roof. As we are willing to build and operate! self has no aim at all. He feels him­ go up the steps, the heavy door is of opened and we are ushered into a large room and are told we must wait $53,000.00 for our guard. The room contains one case of coins which dates way back to the earliest coinage of our country. BEER Then there" is another case of Being Given Away old and new coins of different countries. "Leads Them All" The wall is covered with old relics. Before we are half through To those who act as the local representative looking at them, our guard comes. He AGENCIES of EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE and THE is dressed like other men and we cannot I DELINEATOR—all in addition to liberal EVERYWHERE see why he is called "guard.'? He commissions. Let us show you how you can takes us through a hall with huge s, Secure a Share A barred doors which he tells us *lead V' to some of the vaults. Most of the &?• simply by forwarding the subscriptions of PacKard. Straube, Hobart /VI. Cable, Hammond, fcii., JR/- door are stronger still, and these your freinds and neighbors and collecting art used only in emergencies. Then Bond and Lyon & hedy Pianos. the renewals of our present subscribers. he takes us to the casting room, Try for THIS month's prizes. There are TERRY & G1LIUSON where they are making five dollar lots of prizes that can be won only by persons gold pieces. They melt the gold witifi living in towns same size as your own. another metal and gour it in the cast, Write at once to the Duluth, Superior and International Falls then it goes to another room where Butterlck F^tblishliig Company uli a large it is stamped and falls into ?r In the Marvin Music store tterick box which holds many thousand dollars. Bui Id Ins New'York City takes us Presently our guard i-tV- ^*3. .. £, iCT