INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS TO-DAY'S ELECTION creasing at an alarming rate and INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS —ITS MEANING are becoming burdensome to. International Falls Abstract Co. those who are not in the favored AND BORDER BUDGET Upon request Mr. E. W. Backus "Combine." Reformers are crying for a new party as a remedy made the following statement BURDICK, KREMER & KING Proprietors Entered as Second Class Matter June 23,1909, at the Postoffice at International for the evil, but an honest, administration as the result of to-day's election ABSTRACTS. REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE Falls, Minn., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. which we are pleased to publish: cannot be secured simply by change of parties, for "Shall the city own, maintain, BE0R8E Elitir and operate its own lighting Collections, Conveying and Loans P. WATSOI, ul lluaftr the party will be no better than INTERIMTIOIUL FALLS PRESS PUILISNMB CO. plant, filtering plant and water the individuals who may be J. E. BURDJC?C, Manager Official Paper of Ranier Official Paper of International Falls. placed in power, no matter by pumping station." was the series International Falls Minnesota of questions answered by the what name that party may be people to-day. called. l8o acres and brought $90,000 Realizing the high price of We believe that the only way Chapter 7, Section 12 of the other was a smaller tract. It has butter, the scarcity of eggs and city charter requires a twothirds to restore the Republican party been demonstrated that by scientific the lack of wood, the Pilot is vote of the electors in of our state to the favor and confidence culture that this land can be pleased to inform its subscribers favor of above proposition before of the people is to make made to pay interest on an investment that it has made arrangements it Honest. The only way to make the city can issue bonds to of $1000 per acre. This whereby it is in a position to accept a-party honest is to elect honest erect, maintain and operate land is no more fertile than soil cash on subscriptions. For men to administer the affairs of above named plants. lying in idleness in Itasca county, thirty-five cents we will credit The vote shows, therefore, a the state, and safeguard the interests yet there are those who still insist your account a pound of butter defeat for the municipal ownership of the people. that farmers cannot afford to or a dozen of eggs ahead, while Golden Grain Belt Beers We believe that Samuel G. Iverson plan. pay $35 an acre to have this land $3 will do the same work as a is the. man, who, as the Also, two of the three wards cleared.—Grand Rapids Herald cord of wood.—Walker Pilot. Republican candidate for governor, instructed their councilmen Harpers Whiskey Review. will restore confidence in against the municipal plan proposition the party. In all his public service The nicest courtesy you can this" carries a majority ROSEAU REPUBLICANS Rock Spring Water he has shown marked ability show your guests is to have of the council against it, if they FAVOR S. G. IVERSON. and his integrity is unquestioned. their visits mentioned in the local obey the wishes of their constiuents. His past record as a public column of your local paper. servant shows that he can ever The nicest courtesy you can Sam Iverson is favored by Roseau Viewed from such standpoints, UNDERWOOD & HA55ELBARTH, Local Agents be depended upon to give the show your friends is to let them Republicans as a candidate it is apparent that the "No's" people a "square deal." His private International Falls, Minn. know through the local paper won a victory to-day. for governor. This is not to be life as well as his public record when you go away, so you won't wondered at. For several years It is highly gratifying that the are clean. inconvenience them by looking back State Auditor Iverson has second and third wards, where a Believing that the .greatest for you—and the editor will consider made frequent visits to Roseau majority of the substantial citizens political reform is secured by it a courtesy if you let him in connection with drainage and of our city reside, and vote, electing honest men to office and know of either of these.-Pillager sale of state and school lands and Northern Minnesota Hospital gave healthy majorities asyainst that, more than all others, the Herald. most of our people have become the proposition. This was to be office of governor needs reforming, personally acquainted with him. expected of people who think, "Habitual Idleness" constitutes Always pleasant, frank and affable, whose judgment and reason Therefore, be it Resolved: that a misdemeanor in the state of Mr. Iverson has lmade al rather than their spites and prejudices this meeting organize itself into Illinois. Good for Illinois. Every who came in contact with him govern their political action. an "Iverson Club," and we pledge street-corner loafer, whether he his friend. He is always the ourselves to work for the nomination possesses visible means of support same Sam Iverson, a man of the The peculiar, perhaps temporary, and election of Samuel or not, should be categorized people, and in Roseau county we and unsubstantial interests G. Iverson as Governor of Minnesota." as a misdemeanant and subjected have faith in him and believe he which manipulate and control to the operation of the will make a good governor. This the voting strength of the first We, the undersigned, who same law. The street-corner feeling toward Mr. Iverson was ward, which heretofore have were elected and who served as loafer is an abomination in the pronounced by a meeting of the been allowed to rule the political chairman and secretary of the eyes of all respectable men and citizens on Monday evening last affairs of this city, practically meeting held at the City hall: at women—he is a he-gossip, a to organize an "Iverson Club." A unmolested, can generally be Chatfield, Minnesota, on Saturday slanderer and an all-round undesirable club was organized and has over counted 011 the wrong side of any evening, December, 20th, citizen.—Princton Union. one hundred members. Others and all questions involving justice, 1913, do hereby certify that the will join the club and a membership economy and progress. attached resolutions were passed Some newspapers are getting of over three hundred will But, the very fact that even a and adopted at said meeting by excited over the new law which be enrolled in this vicinity. Other bare majority of the vote should a unanimous vote. requires the publication of proceedings clubs will be organized throughout be cast in favor of the proposition Chas. M. Cooper, Chairman. of boards of education. R. M. Monahan, M. D. Elizabeth Monahan, M. D. the county and an honest, submitted is very unsatisfactory Chas. L. Thurber, Secretary. If they have any school districts straight and upright effort will Mary C. Ghostley, M. D. and disappointing because in their territory which are composed be made to carry Roseau county Office over International State Bank. International Palls, Minnesota VAST COAL FIELDS ii it shows that this city has of ten or more townships, for Iverson by a good big major- a large number of voters who are they can demand copy for publication. seemingly in favor of duplicating IN NORTH DAKOTA ity* But all school boards The club adopted the following one of the best lighting plants should publish an annual financial resolution: and water plants in the state statement. The people who "Recognizing that there is a (Continued from Page 1.) Everybody Likes It. You Will Tog and that, at a time when our tax REX supply the money should be satisfied dominant sentiment throughout tests are set forth in Bulletin 2 rate is the highest in the as to how much is paid out the state of Minnesota demanding of the Bureau of Mines. state, our city finances are in A On and for what. This is due to the the economic administration Great possibilities exist in the bad shape, and when it was tax payers.—Buffalo Journal. Tonic of the affairs of the state as well Draught conversion of lignite into producer clearly proved that this city as a law body uncontrolled by gas. Though producer gas could not operate its own lighting and and in invisible influence,' and believing Fletcher L. Walker, of the T. =BEER= plants are numerous in Europe plant and produce any cheaper Beverage that Samuel G. Iverson, republican Bottle* B. Walker clan, general manager this country, they are not yet rates than the present-rates candidate for governor, merits of the Red River Lumber Co.'s wholly beyond the experimental and certainly 110 cheaper than the Duluth Brewing & Malting Co. the support of all who favor sawmill and lumbering operations, stage. They have, however, rates I offered and that after the stated in an interview at greater economy in the expenditure been perfected sufficiently to city had expended $200,000 or Duluth, Minnesota of the people's money, the Akeley recently, that five hundred prove their superiority in many more to simply duplicate what families on farms around strict enforcement of law and points to ordinary steam boilers. we already have. order and, in general, for all that Akeley would be of far greater Some briqueting tests have It shows a spirit of hostility tends to build up even a greater benefit to the town than the Akeley been made with North Dakota or animosity against the industries and better Minnesota, and knowing sawmill and other operations lignite and have proved that the of this city by certain elements. A Setterlund & Co* of the Red River Lumber Mr. Iverson to be a man of fuel can be treated successfully unquestionable integrity, whose Co., with $50,000 a month payroll. in that way. Tests at the Pittsburgh The results «how conclusively There is food for thought record as a public servant has laboratory of the Bureal that from a political standpoint in this for the folks who are sitting been an open book, commended of Mines indicate that lignite the industries have in the past by and waiting for the mining ind approved, and who, as we from the Williston field can be been asleep that eternal vigilance, confidently believe, possesses all General Contractors industry to open up and inject economically briquetted, and lignite politically speaking, to-day prosperity into the business the qualifications necessary to from this field has been briquetted as of old, is the price of business arteries of Grand Rapids.-Grand give the state a business administration successfully at the North freedom that if the taxpayers Rapids Independent. from an honest business International Falls, Minnewta Dakota Mining and Experimental and all up-right citizens of every man's standpoint, and a Station at Hebron. The Pitsburgh class would not be imposed upon, man who will enforce the laws The state's chief executive has tests were made with high their property shrunken in value in the interests of morality, been referred to not infrequently pressure and without binder, by unnecessary, unjust, and unfair health and well-being of the as tlie traveling governor. Recent whereas the others were made taxation born of reckless and people. interviews indicate that he with lower pressure and binder. unwarranted expenditure of the Therefore, be it Resolved, is rather proud of the title and As both methods gave favorable people's money, something radi that for the purpose of furthering that he assumes that the addresses results, the experimenters believe cal must be done to arouse and the candidacy of Samuel G. his travels have given him that the lignite can be successfully maintain a healthy, progressive Iverson for governor of Minnesota, opportunity to deliver have made briquetted on a commercial interest in our city and county we hereby organize this Minnesota known far and wide. basis either with or affairs that we must see to it There is possibly some truth in meeting into an 'Iverson Club* without binders. When briquetted that our politics, the action of and pledge ourselves to use all this. Nevertheless, the governor's the lignite can compete with political servants^ are no longer honorable means to secure his frequent absence fr.om the higher grade coal, as the briquets dominated by unworthy interests. nomination and election." state has made it difficult, if not withstand weathering and do not We hereby certify that the impossible, for him to attend to crumble badly when handled. LOADING The election was a good educator. foregoing resolution was unanimously the sterner duties of his office The future installation of briquet The lessons it taught with necessary vigilance! Possibly adopted at a meeting of and gas producer plants in RIFLE ought to be productive of good the citizens of Roseau held Dec. there would not now be the this field seems probable. The results, for they show what need there is for a campaign for 29th, 1913. rapid change in methods and ought to be done." economy and efficiency if he had —R. J. Bell, Chairman. machinery for such plants and S. T. Holdahl, Secretary —Northfield News. the large initial cost are doubtless Bmttwr hUmf Thm Rmmimatmm Cmb» BEFORE mrnrry mm Amttlamdmr everywhere delaying the immediate OVER «S, YEARS' AN "IVERSON CLUB" EXPERIENCE In Iowa papers received tat you buy a biggame rifle, by all means introduction of producer ORGANIZED DEC 20th. RemingtonUMC ask your dealer to show you the this office two sales of land are gas machinery, but the installation noted, one piece going at $500 Autoloading Rifles. j.r of such plants must, of per acre and the other at $300. An "Iverson Club" was organ course, go along with the introduction They are five-shot repeaters—optroW byiht [The land selling for $500 had improvements ized in Chatfield, Saturday evening, of manufacturing industries recoil Always a shot ready for the emergency* for December 20th, 1913, with that. would reduce Trademarks to utilize the power developed. Dksions die cripple, for the deer that is getting away, or tha Dr. Chas. M. Cooper, president the value of the bare land dowfr Copvuiomts 7 Ac. charging beast that promises to be troublesome if AnjoMMndlnc ikiteb and dwcrfption my to $300 an acre. These lands are and C. L*. Thurber, secretary A moderate estimate places (UWMiMHitn ouroplnlottfrkajrnathar aa you don't get him quick. invention Is probably patent^#, Commiinlwt. The following resolutions were favorably located, one near the the tonnage of the Williston field on Patents Uonfc atrtoUy Mnfldfotutf.'HANDBOOK In* pattnu. Mntfra*. Oldaat atMcyfor Moarfai The Reimngtoa-UMC Autoloading Rifles and adopted: TsiitittU tatoaniEroufb •village of Independence and the at about 13 billion tons of lignite, COTDINITI HMCtat withomt Shotguns are the latest achievement ninetysix notlu, other in close proximity to- the "It is the general belief that the basis of the estimate including years of producing %e Srearms. the state is dominated by "An city of Waterloo, and both will only such seams or thickness be used by their purchasers in Invisible Governmentthat the Remington Arms-Uaioa Metallic and which are found at a depth Cm. rttfi foar ttonui, |t wn brail at agricultural pursuits. The land few are favored the expense 1 799 Mr—4wmj ,} of' less than 500 feet.—Hibbing SetBfMfttty.l that sold for $500 consisted of of the people. Taxes are in Tribune SU Waahlnjum. D.'