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International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926

July 16, 1914 · Page 12 of 19

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INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE corn to grow rapidly especially! main in full force and effect. Under CORRUPT PRACTICES COMPANY such a provision the rule is in the north where the days are ACT CONSTITUTIONAL EQUIPMENT PLUS that, if part of a' statute is unconstitutional, .long. the remaining porions Most of the homes arid all the In sections where the land has State Supreme Court Upholds must nevertheless be sustained business houses and offices in this been prepared and corn planted Sections Regulating Campaign if enough is left to constitute city have telephone service which but drowned out, it may be best Methods. an enforcable law. The provisions is owned and operated by the International to replow the land when it has of this act which are unquestionably Telephone company, dried, out sufficiently. On land MATERIAL PLUS The supreme court held the corrupt valid constitute, an of which Mr. Backus is president that is not weedy thorough preparation practices act regulating campaign enforcable law, and are not affected and Mr. Kinney manager. with a disc will be sufficient. methods constitutional. by the validity or invalidity The plant has many times been The cofn can be drilled The court, in its opinion written of other provisions of the act. declared by visitors to our city as in with an ordinary corn planter, by Justice Hallam, says the Legislature EFFICIENCY Order affirmed. being one of the best plants in using to pounds per acre 20 30 has the power to pass an Opinion by Justice Hallam. existence. It is so uniformerly and planting it in rows inches 42 act prohibiting corrupt practices standard, that as one expert said, apart. Good seed should be used at elections and prohibiting any "If the Northwestern Telephone and thorough cultivation should INTERNATIONAL FALLS candidate employing corrupt company ever took it over they be given the land as soon as the means to obtain an office. It is would not discount it a single corn appears. It is surprising how also held that the act of in The city of International Falls 1912 cent" because it is so well, rapidly corn will grow under such relation to those matters is valid has a population of people, 5,000 arranged and so thoroughly modern. Equals First-Class conditions. Corn may be planted in so far as it prohibits practices It is the county seat of Koochich­ after July 15th where there is corrupt and immoral and violative ing county and is governed by a1 Not only does it reach out along plenty of moisture in the ground. of the purity of election and "Home Rule" charter. It has the railroads to all the towns and Corn planted so late, however, Product provides that they shall be ground thirteen churches and thirteen villages in the county and the will not make the best of ensilage, for contest of the election. saloons. The following denominations gives service with the long distance but is much better than no ensilage. The act itself says that if any have church buildings: lines,., but it also connects Such corn cured in the Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal,! part of it shall, be held to be valid, up all the camps of the several stock will make an excellent fodder. Swedish Lutheran, Congregatio-1 the remainder shall not be invalidated. industries throughout the Rainy Prompt action as soon as al, Church of Christ, Catholic The court says because river valley and this entire county, the weather settles is important Norwegian Lutheran and German of this the provisions of the ing the maximum of service at if a good supply of succulent Lutheran have their own church act which are unquestionably valid reasonable cost. winter feed is desired." buildings. constitute an enforceable law. As to the other sections of the act Has the best combination grade no question is raised by this appeal. and high school in the state, which was completed this year at a cost of over $150,000. It has The case decided is that J. S. also a good eight room grade Saari against John J. Gleason. school house. Gleason was elected mayor of Eveleth nearly a year ago. Saari There are two banks, the First contested the election on the National and the International ground that Gleason had violated State Bank a public library two the corrupt practices act. Gleason theatres, and an opera house a demurred of the complaint, on good hospital, operated by the the ground that it did not constitute Northern Minnesota Hospital association a cause of action. The two newspapers, the lower court overruled the demurrer International Falls Press and and the Supreme court Border Budget by Geo. P. Watson sustains this order, the case going the Echo and Daily Jouranl back for a trial on its merits. by C. B. Montgomery. Electric car lines are just being completed "No constitutional grant of between this city and Ranier, by power," says the opinion, "is the American Traction Co., of necessarly to authorize the Legislature which Mr. L. H. Nord is manager to pass any law. The Legislature Steam boat and motor boat lines possesses all legislative connect this city with points west power, except such as the Constitution on Rainy river and Rainy lake of the United States or and Kettle Falls, and on the east of the state has taken away. It with down river points, Baudette possesses the power to pass a corrupt and Spooner and the Lake of the practices' act unless the state UR equipment is the best in Woods ports. constitution expressly or impliedly forbids it. The legislature has The principal industries are the Northern Minnesota and iineludes no power to restrict the constitutional mammoth paper, pulp and sulphite right of citizens to vote plants of the Minnesota & machines for every operation or to hold office." Ontario Power company, which have a combined output of 350 The court says that the law required in a print shop. Our simply excludes candidates who tons of news print paper per day. And the saw mill of the International employ unlawful means to secure brand new Model 5 Linotype sets Lumber company which their election. all the type for our paper and a runs three gang saws, and a resaw, The sylabus follows: with an output of 100,000,000 1. Chapter 3, laws 1912, General great portion of our job work. On feet. Also a planing mill with an Statutes 1913, sections 567-609, known as the "corrupt practices output of 100,000,000 feet. There C. B. KINNEY the ruling machine we make every practices act," provides two re-|are a^so several small factories, Manager of "Riverdale" farm, Koochiching Townsite Co. Interna medies for violation of its terms, conceivable kind of blank ruled tional Improvement Co. and Telephone Co LOTS OF MONEY IN one by criminal prosecution and THE STATE SCHOOL FUND conviction and a supplemental form, blank books, loose leaf fillers, NOT TO LATE TO PLANT judgement of ouster, and the A BOSTON DOG etc. On the large Babcobk cylinder CORN FOR FODDER other by a contest of the election Walter J. Smith, state treasurcarried on according to the law |las prepared a table showing er press we print our paper and the regulating election contests Minnesota's State Farm Authorities State the present status of That Time Has Not Yet Passed general. permanent school fund. The to2. larger forms of job work while the To Plant Fodder Com. The Legislature has the'tal amount of interest-bearing power under the constitution of securities in the custody of the Cottrell pony will take a half folio the state to pass an act prohibit-' treasurer and belonging to the The following bulletin issued by sheet at a 2600 an hour clip and do ing corrupt practices in elections, permanent trust funds are as foland the State Farm School authorities I prohibiting any candidate ows: jis timely and may be of benefit to it right, the job presses handling all •employing corrupt means to ob-• Tulv 1, 1912 $19,180,787.96 some of our readers. The rains tain an office, and providing that July 1,1913 20,267,445.47 have done some damage in Todd smaller forms. tne practice of corruption by a JLUy 1, 1914 21,931,182.13 county to crops of corn but not candidate in securing an office The state also owns about $11,- much— Besides the above machines we have shall bar him from entering into in land contracts with "During the past month a great 000,000 the possession thereof. varying periods to run. All deferred a wire stitcher, perforator, two punching deal of rain has fallen in Minnesota 3. Chapter 3, laws of pro­ payments bear per cent and in some sections corn a 1912, 4 machines and various others necessary in hibits practices corrupt and immoral interest. Most of the total income fields on the level land heve been and violative of the purity from all trust funds, about well equipped shop. drowned out. Silos have been of elections, and provides that erected and corn is needed to fill $1,320,000, is distributed among Every machine we have that is made to they shall be ground for contest them. Corn may be grown successfully the schools. It is estimated by The Cat—I heard 'em hollering "mad of the election. These provisions run by power is propelled by an individual for silage and fodder dog" at you awhile ago. Are you the state auditor that this fund are valid. The act provides that even though it cannot be planted mad? motor. will reach the mark $200,000,000 in event any part thereof shall be The Dog—No only irritated. before July 15th. weather Warm N within fifty years because of the held invalid, the remainder shall with plenty of sunshine and freejdom not be invalidated, but shall re- Linotype Composition ore properties owned by the state. from rains will cause the and Ruling for the Trade ffipttfiitt gpgp —Km PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA Saw J,OOO mill of International Lumber Company—Annual capacity 100,00 feet. lltkiSiSi *.» ."I-v 8S t-Su-MZ