INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS. RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE UNCLE SETH'S SON grieved, and Dave disappointed. In his volatile, irresponsible way, however, 2 Randal claimed he knew how to eo S2 I "feather his nest," and he was arrayed r-* a -3 2 C8 GS in jfrand style as he went down a rt pq zP Thought He Was Feathering His O 03 j_T in to the depot one morning to escort EH J2 m- "S O 3 EH aw Miss Dorothy to the home of the" Delcombes. £3 .15 rH ,ftQ Nest Careless Ambitions Mr. Farmer: You know it pays to plant good seed. (3 b£ "a ai |. ra a si How to get the BEST—how to accurately separate the good yt? ?h E« i-S 03 Brought Disaster. A t-s The little lady insisted on walking. O O PS cs O from the bad—that's the problem. 1 can solve it for you with any PH EH F?OCCTY^XT AUTOMATIC I GRAIN CLEANKR As they crossed a bridge, her attention 1 WIN [COMBINATION] GRAIN GRADER Beaver $.• $ 3,898.88 I 3,898.88 $ 5 3,898.88 was called to a gang of workmen By GEORGE ELMER COBB. Big Falls 3K7.38 857.38 857.38 sinking a hollow wooden tube in a mud I you to see this great machine at work to appreciate its "Randal can go to college now, Bridgie 2,834.56 2,834.56 2,834.56 wonderful automatic feed—its nine-seive zinc wheat gang that cleans hole at the bank of the river. The Uncle Seth. All the arrangements are and separates and absolutely takes out ALL WILD OATS Bannock 736.20 736.20 726.20 man who was guiding it stood below, FIRST TIMB THROUGH—its strong, simple construction—ita made. It is the happiest thought of Bear River 785.25 785.25 624.02 161.23 superiority over all other fanning mills. A FOSSTON mill is an half sunk in the slimy clay. It was my life, to realize that it is in my investment that shows big profits. Cingmars 1,753.39 1,785.39 1,785.39 David Prescott. He waved his hand Ask the FOSSTON DEALER in your town. If no one handles tha power to show you some appreciation Dinner Creek 1,463.59 1.463.59 1.463.59 FOSSTON, then write me direct. Handsome catalogue FREE. in friendly greeting to his cousin. Engelwood ... 2,268.11 2,268.11 2,268.11 of all you and your family have done FOSSTON MANUFACTURING CO. "Come on," spoke Randal hurriedly. 2,417.03 Evergreen 2,417.03 2,417.03 for me." S. N. Sorensen, President 473 Merrlam Park, St. Paul, Minn. "This is not at all interesting." 2,483.98 2,483.98 Forest Grove 2,483.98 "Boy, there never was a truer, better "But that man waved his hand to 1,033.10 1,033.10460.90 Grand Falls 1,033.10 man than you! I can't think. I you." 460.90 Gowdy 460.90 can hardly speak. Somewhere along Henry 331.97 331.97 331.97 "Oh, some mudlark of the crew, I the line, though, a blessing will come 2,566.87 2,566.87 suppose," responded Randal. Jameson 2,566.87 to you for your noble sacrifice and un 4,591.34 4,591.34 Koochiching 4,591.34 "He doesn't look like a mudlark," selfishness." 973.12 Lindford 973.12 973.12 said Dorothy. "See him guide that David Prescott walked slowly across knger-Nord Realty 2,979.74 2,979.34 Meding 245.17 2,734.57 big frame thing. He must be pretty the Burton farm. His heart was pretty 592.76 Manitou 306.25 286.51 319.92 272.84 smart and brave. There, it's in place. full. He loved the old man who 2.792.60 Pine Top 814.65 1,977.95 2.792.60 That was just grand! what a fine had been his best! friend since he was 779.81 Plum Creek .. 779.81 570.12 209.69 looking fellow he is, too." left an orphan at an early age. The Ray 2,065.24 2,065.24 2,065.24 The irritated Randal managed to flush and thrill of a good deed, however, 405.75 Reedy 405.75 405.75 Co.- draw his interested companion away were robbed of some of their Rat Root 457.68 1,905.53 2,363.21 1,837.39 525.82 from the scene. He escorted his glamour as David thought of the person Sault 346.86 346.86 346.86 charge to her friends. Randal called Sturgeon River 104.00 410.98 514.98 514.98 most benefited—Randal Burton. at the Delcombes' home next morning, Watrous 964.19 964.19 964.19 In his own mind David did not believe primed for that vaunted proposal. Offers INTERNATIONAL'^ALLS and FORT Wildwood 710*74 2,452.28 3,163.02 2,383.14 779.98 the old man's son worthy of the Mrs. Delcombe informed him that •Williams 238.33 238.33 238.33 sacrifice he was making for him. Randal Miss Vance had started away for a Big Falls Vill. 11.10 FRANCES lots at reasonale prices. 11.10 11.10 had always had glorified ideas of walk along the river. She might have Int'l Falls 18,771.53 18,771.53 18,771.53 his own ability. He had never progressed added that her guest had asked a Littlefork 41.60 223.35 264.95 152.36 112.59 at school. He was a laggard Northome .... 49.91 329.50 379.41 379.41 good many questions about the Burtons and a failure about the farm. His father Terms $10 Down and $5 Per Month S. Int. Falls 71.58 71.58 71.58 the evening previous. Dorothy wished him to seek his natural had learned that Randal was not the level, clerk in a general store in the 2,730.00 63,462.73 66,192.63 64,119.48 2,073.25 ambitious striving idol she had made village, but Randal insisted that he of him. She learned of the noble sacrifice was "cut out for a lawyer." FINANCIAL CONDITION Wc own and control 20,000 acres OF KOOCHICHING COUNTY, DECEMBER 31st, of his cousin. She discovered, Things were at a tight pinch at Burton 1912. too, the meanness of Randal in disowning farm, with little or no cash reserves. of choice well located unimprov­ ASSETS. LIABILITIES. his own kin the day before. Then David, the worker, the Cash on hand $ 31,665.43 Loans from State $ 68,300.00 "The deuce!" exclaimed Randal Burton, ed farm glands for sale at from faithful, had stepped into the breach. Penalty, interest and costs 10,000.00 Outstanding funding bonds 135,917.60 as he arrived at the bank of the Taxes levied for county He saw that the old man was grieving Bonds of county issued $5.00 to $10.00 per acre. river. purposes 82.069.85 for Judicial Ditches ... 150,000.00 over the complaints of his son that There was the truant lady. She Fixtures and furniture .. 25,000.00 Outstanding warrants on "he had no chance in life like other was conversing with David. The latter Court house, jail and poor all funds 18,874.90 fellows." Thirty Improved Farms was neatly attired, as he was always farm 130,000.00 Excess of assets over lia "You see," David "had explained to when mere supervisory work was Wolf bounty due from bilities 136,085.28 his uncle, "there's a reclamation project going on. David was explaining to state 442.50 to drain Rock Valley, and no one his interested companion the great engineering Uncollected taxes 80,000.00 Total 509,177.78 knows every crook and turn of the old work in progress. For Sale Money due from sale of river as I do. I have convinced the Judicial Ditch Bonds... Randal came up, brash and braggart 150,000.00 as ever. He tried to take Miss Dorothy Total 509,177.78 under his own especial wing, CAN BE BOUGHT ON EASY TERMS whilst trying to impress his cousin that she rightfully belonged there, The foregoing statement prepared by the County Auditor is Somehow, it did not work. The wilful approved by this Board of County Commissioners, Koochiching little miss continued interested over the wonderful river project. She County, Minnesota, and respectfully submitted to the taxpayers was cool and distant when she walked of Koochiching County, Minnesota. home with Randal. Dated at International Falls, Minnesota, this 7th day of January, "I suppose I can call this evening," 1913. WM. DURRIN, submitted Randal in rather a grumbling tone. R. S. MCDONALD, "Oh, certainly," smiled the fascinating R. F. CHUTE, little miss "only be sure to M. A. ULVEDAHL, bring your cousin, Mr. Prescott, with HAROLD ROYEM. you. He is the most delightful young man I have ever met. I could listen AUTOLOADING all day to his stories of how he and TOKEN OF ADMIRATION those brave fellows with him are fighting RIFLE the quicksands and the bog holes, somewhat chagrined and mentioned and just forcing that stubborn old river casually that it was time to be going By JULIA CONWAY. to go the way they want it"to." to school. After the others were gone There is an end to everything, and Claribel hastily looked about for a hiding All the advantages of It had always been the rule in the th'e end of Randal Burton's careless place for her basket of candy. the big game arm with I Crompton family for the children to ambitions was a position in a city office After a moment's desperate thought— discomforts none of its •hare and share alike, but when pretty as a second-rate stenographer. At for nothing was sacred in the bouse This Remington Cub ceo look tbroojb the or annoyances- Claribel, the eldest, received the barrel and see that it is cleao. of Crompton—she flew into the library least he was independent now, and |day after her sixteenth birthday a The recoil does of reloading and ejecting the work and secreted the candy with considerable that in a way gratified old Seth Burton. beautiful basket of bonbons, a token instead of pounding your shoulder. Five shots—just satisfaction at her bright idea. 0f the admiration of a youth whom she pull and release the trigger. Your action stays open The end of David's acquaintance "Where on earth did you put your had met while visiting in the* summer, with pretty Dorothy was a wooing. and warns you when it's time to shove in afresh clip. candy?" asked Helen the next day. 'He Must Be Pretty Smart and Brave." she inwardly rebelled at the prospect The wooing ended in a wedding, and "Oh, were-you looking for It?" You can never get in a tight place—the gun never of seeing the delicious sweets "No, of course not, but I didn't see David Prescott's noble sacrifice for clogs. Each shot strikes a one ton blow. commissioners of it, too. They have melt away like the dew before the It anywhere and I just wondered others led to the winning of a loving offered me a two years' position as •un. For the young Cromptons always Simple action—simple take-down. where it was." wife and a sure start in the world as superintendent of the upper dam. I made remarkably short work of "I suppose you all wondered." one of its future great engineers. Send for a motion picture booklet explaining the am to get $1,500 a year. Half of a box of candy. Remington- UMC Autoloading Rifle's big pojnts. Claribel was smiling superior. "I just that for two years will carry Randal (Copyright, 1912, by W. Gr. Chapman.) "I speak first for that big piece of Remington-UMC Metallic Cartridges iL put it away." combine through the city law school. I can candied pineapple," said Alice as the Her Life a Puzzle. Joe, coming in from play on the Saturday Jiighesi velocity with the greatest shooting accuracv. spare something for you out of the children gathered around Claribel to Extraordinary stories are told of of the sorority meeting, forced balance, and wind up still to the good. Made ail calibres for every standard firearm. see the delectable package opened. the eccentricities of a mysterious old his way into the library against the That's my plan, and I'm glad and Remington-UMC "Can I have some o' them candied When cartridges are used, lady, whose death occurred recently advice of his young sisters, who proud to carry it out, just for your violets, Claribel?" asked small Joe. the arm is guaranteed to the f'_!I extent ei the in London. She was known to her warned him that Claribel would be sake." "No, you can't." Claribel quickly neighbors as Miss Burnaby, and on manufacturer's guarantee. angry if he went intp the meeting, So it was settled. With a great raised the-basket beyond the reach the rare occasions when she spoke to which was always very secret. Remington-UMC—the perfect scooting combination I flourish of trumpets Randal Burton of Joe's none too clean hand. "You them she assured them she was the "I don't cafre if it is a secret," declared Remiudtca Arsis-Bolea Metallic Cartridge Co, I departed for the cfty. His direct family can't have any, because you said, last surviving daughter of the late Joe. "Claribel promised me !S«V?*hn 299 Broadway r-v Yc.r!' Citv proudly anticipated his future fame them' instead of 'those.'" General Burnaby. She was also said some candied vi'lets today and I want and fortune, and David went to work "Well, I don't care if I did. You to be a sister of Col. Fred Burnaby, 'em." on the reclamation project. ate more'n half the taffy I bought with the hero of the famous ride to Khiva, "Joe, run right away," commanded The best that was in him came out. the nickel dad gave me, for having Turkestan. Miss Burnaby lived in Claribel as he entered the room. He had said that no one knew the river my spelling paper right." a house of six rooms with an aged "You know you can't come to our as he did, and David now demonstrated "And it was the first time hp ever housekeeper both were over seventy. meeting." the fact. Within a month the got a perfect mark," chimed Helen. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNQ During the twenty years she had lived "I don't want to come to your meetings engineers on the project found his "Why, Claribel, aren't you going to let in the house she was never known All I want is the candy you said knowledge a valuable adjunct to their vs have any of the candy? You shut to receive a visitor. She went out I could—" technical processes. David was a superb ONE down the basket lid with a regular seldom—and then usually to church. "Oh, my basket of candy!" fairly swimmer. While It was his duty forev.er bang." Her eccentricity was mostly concerned shrieked Claribel. "It's all burned up." to direct a gang of men, in deep caisson "Mayn't I have that pineapple to put with her love of animals. She kept "Why, how can it be?" asked Alice, work, in diving or exploring the In my lunch box?" asked Alice. '1 as many as a dozen cats. These lived who had rushed in, having been listening channel under water, he was not afraid guess if you had to take an old lunch In her bedroom and slept on her bed at the door. "Where was it?" risk or labor. He wore high rubber to school every day the way I do, of or in comfortably lined baskets. Every Claribel pointed at the fireplace. you'd—" boots instead of low tie shoes, morning fresh cutlets of fish were HI put It under the cedar boughs was wet and muddy most of the time, "No, Alice," returned Claribel with given to her cats, each one receiving father brought in from the country to At the end of six months the engineers dignity. "I'm going to save this its portion upon a dainty plate. She make the fireplace look pretty, and reported that his discovery of pandy." never went to bed at night till she when the girls came today I thought a shale obstruction and saved them "Save It!" exclaimed all the children. was assured that every cat was safely how oheerful the fire would be and I ten thousand dollars. The commissioners at home. lighted it and forgot all about the promptly advanced his salary "What for?" demanded Carita. candy!" twenty-five per cent Tou know I had the toothache yesterday When praising the Balkan peoples All her sisters, sorority and real, Time wore on. David found time to and couldn't eat any of your birthday for their patriotism, do not forget the gathered sympathetically about the take up engineering and study evenings. candy. I think I ought to have patriotism of the Balkan women. weeping Claribel, but Joe said, "I At the holidays Randal came a lot of this." The war against Turkey could be 'guess now you're sorry you didn't give home. He was gaudily dressed, pert "And get the toothache again," won only by sending every available me them candied vi'lets." and braggart as ever. He did not scornfully remarked Claribel. "If you man to the front at once. The men seem to realize that he was a pensioner. weren't such a baby about going to were sent, and women stepped forward Bobby's Circumlocution. the dentist you could have your teeth The next vaoation David was disappointed to do work which men had done Mrs. Kawler—Who is the smartest to see how little, real law fixed." before. Women are driving cabs and boy in your school, Bobby? education the boy was acquiring. "Well, what good would it do if carts, cleaning streets, running street Bobby—Well, Johnny Smith Says he "Confidentially, between me and' you're always going to save your cars, loading and unjoading ships and is. candy?" you," said Randal, "I don't think as trains, doing all the clerical work and Mrs. Kawler—But who do you think much of the law as I did. A smattering "I'm not always going to save It," all the agricultural labor usually performed is? will be enough to help me put replied Claribel In a tone of martyred by men. Bobby—I'd rather not say, I'm not up my shingle. Truth is, Dave, I've patience, "but this Is a very special An American woman living in Athens so conceited as Johnny Smith.—Bos* made a catch." basket of candy and I think If I don't writes that men between eighteen ton Transcript, want it all gobbled up the first minute "What kind of a catch?" inquired his and forty-five years have practically Fre a right to keep .it My sorority cousin. vanished from the city. Their chauffeur Packard, Straube, Hobart M. Cable, Hammond, Culinary Demand. is going to meet here a week from "Miss Dorothy Vance. Father a millionaire. is gone td the war and a woman "Sure, mim," said the new cook, She dotes on me. Next vacation next Saturday and I want to show all drives' their car. The hotel chef is at Bond and Lyon A Mealy, Pianos. suddenly appearing in the doorway, she's coming to visit the Delcombes girls this beautiful basket Just as the front and his wife rules the kitchen the TERRY & GILIIJSON "could I be afther boryln' th' boss's It Is. Then I'll pass it around and here—you know, high-up peo in his place. Athens has suddenly safety razor for a little while?" you can all have some." pie. I'm going to propose to her then become a city of women, children and "Safety rasor?" eohoed Mrs. Nod. "Yes, after the sorority girls have You'll see her when she comes." old men. Doubtless the same is true "What for, Norahr picked it all over," grumbled Alice. In due time vacation days caime of Belgrade and Sofia.—Chicago Journal. Duluth, Superior and International Falls "Sure, mim, I want to shave that "Some day you may wish to Join around, and Randal returned to the rabbit before I sthcw jay sorority, Alice." farm. He had failed to pass the examination, Weekly. In the Marvin Music store Alice, being an aspirant for early and hinted vaguely at trying A wise man enjoys what he hMt j? alectlon to her sister's sorority, looked ie other line. Mr. Burton was rhile the fool Is seeking for mora. MB Musi