-4 -^:w ^-p 4 lands for school purposes through the same type maintained and operated tions, governing the operation of s&id International falls Press under similar circumstances. street railway. last legislature, which bill was drawn and Border Budget Section 15. That within sixty (60) Section 4. That the tracks of by Attorney General Simpson upon 1913 AUTOMOBILES 1913 days from the date of the approval such railway shall be laid so as to the suggestion of Miss Shetland. of this ordinance, said Traction company conform to the established grades of Official City Paper of International shall file with the Recorder of the streets on which they may^ be said Village a written acceptance of Falls, Minnesota laid, whenever the same shall have Some up-country paper last week, the grants, rights and privileges herein been graded by the village but in glowing language, portrayed Representative made, with the conditions, regula-. whenever the village, shall change the Warner of Aitkin county tions and limitations above expressed, INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS grade of any street or streets, or A BOUT one year and a half ago we signed by the president and secretary as the father of the measure advocating PUBLISHING COMPANY any portion thereof, the said Company II started making inquires from of said company, and when so accepted shall raise or lower the track a tax on state lands, while il users of different automobiles, as this ordinance shall constitute a or tracks so as to conform to such GEORGE P. WATSON. Editor and Manager. as a matter of fact, F. J. McPartlin to the best car for a country like contract between said Village and said change of grade where the streets of International Falls, who has attended Traction company, and on failure to International Falls and vicinity, and as are not graded to an established SUBSCRIPTION 6very meeting of the N. M. file such acceptance, as aforesaid,"the #1.50 A YEAR grade, said Traction company shall a result decided to take the agency for foregoing grant shall not become operative lay its tracks so as to conform to D. A., has brought it. regularity before the FORD Motor Car. During the to vest any rights, privileges the surface of such streets and shall Entered as Second Class Matter June 23 the meetings and has time and past season we have had opportunity or franchises whatever. 1109, at the post otfice at International Fall raise or lower the same to conform again taken it up with state officials to test these cars under all possible Minnesota, under the Act of Congress The above ordinance was unanimously to the grade when the village shall March 3,1879. who until recently scouted the idea adopted by a yea and nay conditions, and they have proved themselves grade the same, or any part thereof. vote of the Village council of the Village beyond our expectations, we This is not a "knock" at anyone, but Section 5. In case said village of Ranier, Minn., at a regular THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 therefore feel fully justified in recommending merely stating facts as we know shall at any time pave or otherwise meeting of said Council held on the improve the surface of any street on them as the best car for International them- to have been. The writer has sixth day of January 1913. which said street railway may run, Falls, and can truthfully It is estimated that $30,000,000 of time and again defended the conservative Attest Fred J. Couture, said company shall pave or otherwise say like Mr. Ford, the originator and President of .Council. fruit was destroyed on the pacific workings of the State Auditor's improve the space between the rails E. H. Weber, maker of the Ford Motor Car, "Buy a office against the "cannester and coast by frost last Tuesday night. of its tracks, unless otherwise provided Seal Recorder. Ford because it is abetter car, not because by the village council, so that grape" of McPartlin, but we now it is cheaper." 1 On account of they shall substantially correspond cheerfully admit as does Auditor AROUND LOMAN It froze so hard at Salt Lake City, to the improvement of the street the tremendous output of these cars, Iverson, that a tax on state ands outside of the tracks, and shall Utah last Monday night that the water C. V. Linsten is home for the holidays. which will be 200,000 for 1913, and all would only be tardy justice to the plank the space between the tracks supply for the city was a chunk manufactured in their own factory, and on both sides thereof at each settlers of Northern Minnesota. We of solid ice and it was estimated that they are in a position to announce the Mrs.. Joe Bulga has a brother visiting street crossing whenever required by would go further, and suggest that following prices for 1913: it would take twenty-four hours of the Village Council, in which case her, from Wiscinsin. the legislature be asked to appropri one plank shall be placed on each warmth to make the conditions normal The dance Christmas night at Five Passenger Car S600.00 ate a sum to each county where there side of each rail. again. Henry Frosch's, drew quite a crowd. Roadster is lands owned by the state, equal Section 6. That the said Village $525.00 Howard Goben and Clint Hathaway shall not be liable to said company to the amount that would have been Delivery Car $625.00 are cutting pulp for Isaac The thirty-two defendants in the for any damage that may be occasioned collected, had the lands been on the by the breakage of gas or water Clark. Including* all equipment. dynamite conspiracy were each allowed tax roll during the past five years, so pipes or from any delays that may Bill Markman, visited his claim $5 per day for wages and $3 These Prices are F. O. B. Factory Detroit, Mich. that the settlers may secure roads and be occasioned by the construction of last week. He returned Saturday to per day for board during the recent sewers, laying of gas or water pipes, schools without voting an enormous International Falls. trial. The total expenses paid by the or the necessary repairing of the tax on themselves. In the opinion of In order to insure spring delivery, we advise you to Elsie Todd, who has been attending same, or from the improvement or International Bridge and Structural the writer such a measure would hasten place your order early, as it will be impossible to get repair of any streets, unless there be high school at the Falls, spent Iron Workers last Friday was $85.00. the sale of the lands so effected prompt delivery when the spring rush starts in. 1 We unreasonable delay in making such Christmas at home. repairs. The said Village hereby to such an extent that within a few invite you to come in any time and get further particulars. Chas. Brown prefers to haul pulpwood reserves the right to take up and Be sure and attend the County Good years the state would be a gainer by rather than school-children. M. remove the rails of the said road Roads meeting at International Falls the transaction, or in other words, Falls Automobile Co. when it shall be necessary for the Peggar has taken his route. held on Tuesday January 28th. The that such a measure would accure to repair or improvement of tjie streets, Fred and Chas. Mass were here committee invited a few exceptionally the mutual benefit of the settlers and or for the laying of water or gas Saturday as witnesses in the seven Corner 3rd Street and 5th Avenue pipes, or sewers, or for other public good speakers and legislators to be the state.—Menage Journal. year homestead proof of John Chris work on the streets, and such repairs present to find out from the people or -improvements or works shall be tie. themselves what this county needs DOES GOOD WORK. made by the Village without unnecessary Adolph Hoard is putting up a substantial Miss Annie E. Shelland of International along the line of roads. Come and delay, and the track or house on his claim. He expects Falls, superintendent of schools tracks of said railroad shall be taken get next to the visitors and tell them HAPPYLAND. to take out some timber this about as it did two years ago, under up and re-laid by and at the cost in Koochiching county, was in Duluth your own story of hardship, trouble winter. and expense of said village, whenever J. W. Hilliard was at Big Falls similar conditions, when the settlers yesterday. Miss Shelland was and inconvenience because of lack of tne Village Council may require the Andrew Anderson has been counted Monday and International Wednesday. had to pay the fiddler to the tune of roads. here in connection with the proposition same to be done. an odd fellow f}r a long time but he Mr. Pope who has charge of the International several thousand dollars, in loss of she advanced at the Crookston Section 7. The tracks of said rode the goat the other night to time and timber. camp here has moved into meeting of the Northern Minnesota street railway shall be laid in the Talk about naked truth! Blackduck prove it. the Polkinghome house. center of the streets in all cases where Development association, which was had a shining example of it last We are still plugging for good The Bradley T. & Ry. Co., are contracting it is practicable to so lay them, and WILDWOOD. to get the legislature to make an appropriation week. The son of a wealthy Thief shall not be laid within twelve (12) roads, rural mail delivery, farmers for logs, including Balsam equal to the tax, that feet of the sidewalk upon any street River Falls farmer came to Blackduck Henry Ettestad was a Northome credit societies, rural telephones and and Poplar, for their new mill at Big would accrue from state lands, providing in any case where it is practicable to caller Friday. to enjoy the holidays with friends. jvist ve-apporti iiii-ioiit. Falls. avoid doing so, and said Company they were privately owned, for Instead he drank so much poor whisky John Ettestad called at Banner Clarence Blake and Abner Bilyen Mr. C. S. Romans is getting put shall keep the space between the rails the purpose of building roads and that he didn't know a friend from with their families moved to their Park Farm Monday evening. in proper repair so as not to interfere cedar for the Naugle Pole & Tie Co. schools to the end that more settlers with travel over the same and shall a box of sardines. An accommodating claims on Wing River, near Frontier, Gust Erickson called on Peter Dalgren A representative of'this company was will locate in northern Minnesota. keep the same in proper order as to guardian of the law locked him and H. G. Taylor, Sunday. this week. They were down to build in this vicinity the past week. cleanliness, at its own cost and expense. A number of Duluth men are interested in the cooler to cool off. Another some time ago. Dr. A. K. Skaro and sister, Mrs. Mrs. A. H. Gill, who arrived last in the plan and it is more'than prisoner, also suffering from an exuberance Stengland returned to Minneapolis Some of our live farmers are get­ week from Evanston, 111., to visit rel­ Section 8. The cars of said Traction probable that the appropriation will Wodn«e4^y. good of wood if of spirits, truthfully admits company shall be entitled to ijhe ting up a supply as atives and friends in this -vicinity, is be asked by the St. Louis county delegation. Mrs. and Mrs. W. E. Sykes entertained track and in all cases where any ream that he took the "Thief River Falls it were to be along hard winter, but down with a severe case of quinsy. or vehicle shall be met or overtaken a few of their friends at' dinner, boy's clothes and chucked them in they will still be playing well if our Word has just been received' from thereon, such team or vehicle shall In speaking of the subject, Miss new year's evening. slcigh'^f plays out. Mr. Olmquist, the saw mill man, that the stove. The Thief River Falls visitor give way to said cars nor shall any Shelland last night said? "Few people Miss Mamie Earley and B. B. cooled off all right. All he had Hendy Metcalf had about a dozen he had shipped two car loads, machinery person wilfully obstruct, hinder or are aware of the difficulties that O'Loughlin returned to their homes to wear until he could get money from interfere with any of said railway sheep killed about a week ago. It and household effects, for beset the settler in a new country. cars or place any obstructions upon on Rapid River, Thursday. home was a splitting headache.—Bemidji has not been determined whether the Happyland. He had no roads, no-schools and every said tracks by driving or stopping on Mr. and Mrs. J. I. O'Loughlin and Sentinel. damage was done by wolves or dogs, A little re"d depot has been placed said tracks so as to obstruct the improvement made but adds to his family and Miss Parent attended bcth are in bad oder around here. at the track for the convenience of movement of the cars thereon in the burden. The bigger portion of the church at Northome Sunday. usual manner. patrons of "Mike and J." A greatly What about the city lighting proposition land is owned by the state and is not WILDWOOD A number of our young people attended Any person who shall wilfully violate needed and much appreciated improvement. Some months ago bids were taxable. The result is that taxes Gust Erickson called on Dr. Skaro any of the provisions of this section, a dance at A. J. Porters of called for, and in response the Light soon eat up all his profits. If an shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, aas day. Plum Creek, Saturday evening. The International Lumber Co. have and Water company offered to put in and upon conviction thereof shall appropriation is made by the legislature, Mr. Spurrier of Deerwood, ate Harry Porter called on Dr. Skaro and operate arc light at $6.50 per be punished by a fine of not less than installed a logging camp at the roads and schools can both be Christmas dinner at Emerald Park, Monday to have the stitches removed five dollars ($5.00) nor more than light per month or per year which Erickson place for getting out the $75 provided without ^increasing the settlers' Farm. fifty dollars ($50.00) and may be from a cut on his head Teceived from timber in sections 27, 35 and 36 and price is one dollar per light per month burden. This is no more than imprisoned until such fine is paid not Martin Quifer of Plum Creek entertained ?. cold kicking him. less than the price charged by many expect to operate about 30 men. exceeding thirty (30) days. right, in view of the fact that all a dancing party Christmas Miss Jenette Earley who has been othei cities. But they could n%t in- these improvements will increase the Section 9. That it shall be the There is considerable pulpwood and evening. ATll report having a good duty of such Traction company to spending the last two months with sta 1 a system of lights at this cost, vajue Qf the state's land.—News-Tri- logs being piled at the spur, but this time furnish and. run a sufficient number unless they were given a franchise her sister, Mrs. H. G. Taylor, returned work must be stopped now owning to bune. O. J. Porte» and daughter, Zora, of cars to accommodate the traveling to Minneapolis, Monday. for at least five years. It was understood the fact that the spur will have to be public on all streets which it shall of Plum Crok made Northome a visit at that time that the price offered moved. It seems that there is some The O'Loughlin and Taylor families use or occupy for street railway purposes, Saturday. ORDINANCE NO. SEVEN (7). was acceptable, and that bids making at least eight (8) round misunderstanding on between the International Miss Parent, Miss Earley and B. B. H. G. Taylor and family, Misses trips per day all cars shall carry would be called for on a five year O'Loughlin spent Monday with Mr. interests and the railroad Mame and Jenette Earley and Mr. franchise, arid there the matter seems AnOrdinanceGrantingtothe American U8hts dark' sis!nai after people, and the result is working out, and Mrs. A. J. Porter of Plum Creek. Spurrior were entertained at Christmas Section 10. That it shall be the to have been dropped. The city remains Traction Company a Franchise Authorizing dinner by Mr. and Mrs. J. I. O'Loughlin. duty .of said Traction company to in darkness, and every night repair -any and all damage done to The Construction, Maintenance complaints ar made because of the the streets, curbs, sidewalks, gutters, Dr. O. K. Skaro and sister, Mrs. and Operation by it of a danger and inconvience of groping or other public property by the'construction Stangland of Minneapolis came in or repairing of the tracks ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS System of Street Railways Upon around in darkness when this of all Sunday to spend a few days with along the streets, as herein provided cities should be enjoying this important' The Streets And Highways of the for, and to protect and save harmless their brother E. A. Skaro at Tamarack necessity. How long is this condition ONE the said pillage against claims for Village of Rainer, Minn. Lodge. of things going to continue damages arising from the construction Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith entertained or operation of said street railway. Who shall we blame for it. Any communication The Village Council of the Village of at dinner Suday, J. I. O'Laughlin on this important matter Ranier, Minn., do ordain as follows: and family, H. G. Taylor and family, Section M. That said fraction will be welcomed by the Press for Section 1. That the right to construct, company is hereby authorized to lay Miss Rose Parent, Misses Mame publication. maintain and operate a system its tracks upon such bridge or bridges and Jenette Earle and B. B. O'Loughlin. of street railways upon the as may be on any of the streets streets, alleys, and highways of said occupied by it, which tracks on said There seems to be considerable village other than boulevards, and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nelson entertained bridges shall be laid in such, manner by any power other than animal or hustling in some quarters for the honor Saturday, H. G. Taylor and as the Village Council may direct. steam, for a period of twenty-five (25) of being considered the father of family, I. J. O'Laughlon and family, Section 12. That said Traction vears from the date of the approval the idea of taxing state lands. We company, as a further consideration Miss Parent, Misses Jenette «... hereof, for the' consideration hereinafter for the grant to it, contained in section are glad to say that no one in Koochiching stated, is hereby granted to the Mamie Earley, B. B. O'Laughlin and one (1) hereof, shall, within American Traction Company, a corporation county is showing any disposition Gust Carlson and family. twelve months from the date of the of the State of Maine, and to demand the honor, being approval of this ordinance construct, to its successors and assigns. interested only in getting such a measure" WING RIVER. maintain and operate for the term of Section 2. That said Traction Co. twenty-five (25) years, a single or passed by the legislature. Yet as -a consideration for the grant to it People are busy logging now days. double track suburban or street railway, contained in Section one (1) hereof, the fact is that County^Commissioner Mr. Burnett and his sons have the which shall connect with the shall within twelve months from the R. S. McDonald, suggested this idea system of street railways authorized new county" road partly finished. date of the approval of .Jthis ordinance, V: to the writer over four years ago. by section one (1) hereof, at the limits construct, maintain and operate Brice Carney purchased a fine work of said village and extend from the Then to the knowledge of all who are for a term of twenty-five (25) team. in a position to know President F. J. years, a single or double track street limits of said village a£ a street or suburban Oley Boe has purchased a driving railway within said village beginning railway, to the city of International McPartlin of the Koochiching County poney. Falls, Minnesota. south of the tracks of the Duluth, Development association has continually Rainy Lake and Winnipeg. Railway Mr. Burnett has his family on the Section 13 That said Traction fathered the idea in the meetings where said railway crosses Spruce company may regulate and establish homestead. of the Northern. Minnesota Development Street in said village, and running the rate to be charged by it and its Ole Boe and his brother are busy thence south on said Spruce street to association. It is also an successors and assigns, for the transportation clearing land. the limits of said village, and there of passangers over its lines admitted fact that during the recent PacKard, Straubc, hjobart M. Cable, Hammond, to form a connection with the street Brice Carney and family were at within said village, fixing the same development meeting at Crookson this rK or suburban railway mentioned in Section at such rates as the Village Council Rainy river last week. Bond and Lyon & Pianos. quesion and the question of roads was twelve (12) this act. of of said village may deem just and Mr. Swope of Loman is helping Mr. There shall also be constructed such altogether overlooked until it was reasonable provided that the said Blake to .finish his house.. TERRY & QILIUSON extensions of existing lines and new Village Council shall not reduce the brought to its attention by W. A. lines of street railway within said Arthur Endlen and Oscar Srum-. passenger fare below five cents (5c) ifC McGonagle who was prompted to do it village as may be mutually agreed per passenger over any continuous quest has helped Brice Carney finish by Miss Annie E. Shelland our county upon by said village and said Traction-Company. line from any part of said village to Duluth, Superior and .International Falls his barn. superintendent of schools. Representative any part thereof. Mr. Blake is finishing his house on Section 3. That the equipment of Section 14. That said Village hereby C. H. Warner had the honor In the'Marvin Music store said street railway shall be equal to his homestead and will soon have his reserves the right to make all ®f fathering the bill to tax state family moved in. usual police regula­