^Pw^siiPIF -2Sbr -v -*.y 3 if*^- xlL?? Ifi.^ Wr INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS f'i 1 W. LEE DEFINES LITTLEFORK AND VICINITY. given the maker of any article to the residence last Friday, recently PROCEEDINGS OF two teachers in our school! Miss Annette Miller has been bid it in before any one else was vacated by Robt. Gregory, who O. J. Leding of Cook, Minn.,1 THE CITY COUNCIL allowed to, bid, this giving the moved back to his claim for the in Northome the past week. For was a business caller in this vicinity three days she was entertained pupil a chance to keep all his winter. last week. meeting Minutes of a regular at the Brandon home, just out of own handiwork. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Van Vleck There is a rumor afloat that 7th, 1914, at 8 o'clock p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Skiff returned the village, but is now attending entertained: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. the Cook-Heading Co., of Cook,| There not being a quorum pre* a patient iri town. Saturday morning from a Earley at supper Tuesday evening. Minn., expect to move their mill sent~ an adjournment was taken month's visit with relatives in the Rev. Belsaas, who spent last at here tlfe near future. We sin- meet September 8th, 1014, to PLEDGES A BUSINESS MAN'S AD southern and western parts of the Mrs. C. A. Miller entertained week at- the state fair ant* with cerely hope this proves true, as'3 o'clock p. m. MINISTRATION OF EFFICIENCY state. the members of the Town Domestic it will give our town a boost,! his parents in Lac qui Parle Attest: R. C.- Fraser, WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE. The.tract of land east of the Jos. Science class last Friday, something it surely needs. county, returned Sunday, morning City, Clerk. LaChappelle resdence lately opened, afternoon.- The Lutheran Ladies' 'Aid met and held servce in the Lutheran, has interested many buyers of Mrs. Marcussen gave an in with Mrs. Martin Mathison last TO URGE COUNTY OPTION BILL church. meet- Minutes of an adjourned land. During the past week Mrs. formal reception to a group of M. E. Dimond, who has ben Wednesday. SeptMr. nr ,, ing of the city council held 'Edlar and Edward Perkins have ladies last Friday afternoon. Light visiting with his daughter, Mrs. p. m. Magnus Erickson, of he ember 8th, 1914, at 3 o'clock Candidate Would Banish Brewer) nn «j each bought lots, and Eugene refreshments were served and the Jas. Van Vleck, left last Wednesday firm of Fnckson Bros., and M1SS| Members present, Alderman Control and Declares For Broad' Pettis is reported to have bar- ladies went home delighted with evening" for Minneapolis, jos. Min- Ida Ofstedahl surprised their Kejres, Zimmerman, V. Policy of State Development. the general reception accorded where he will purchase, stock for gained for three lots. This tract many friends by being quitely er and litis. them. his store in Browerville, in this is out side the village limits but married in International Falls, a Keyes, Marshall, Minn., September 14th.— On motion of Jos. V. state. accessible to the school, which is J. E. Dade, of Blackduck, visit-! short time ago. Both are Wm. E. Lee, Republican candidate foi well seconded by Alderman Zimmerman, Governor delivered his key-note speech Mr. and Mrs. G. D. French, who decided advantage. ed at the Holderi home a week known here and have the a good Wm. Scheela was granted a In this city tonight More than twc ago last Sunday. wishes of their many friends. have been visiting with their son, Miss Mayme Ccoasaale, who is liquors license to sell intoxicating thousand enthusiastic followers of the Herman find Olava Muus left G. N. Frnch, the past week, left teaching Kiever .school, spent War prices are nearly at their September Candidate packed the local auditoriuns for a term of one year from their respective schools, Wednsday Saturday at the Falls. limit in this small burg. Saturday evening for their home to the last seat and hundreds remained carried 14th, 1914. Motion evening. Herman will enter Standing that might hear Mr, Let Mrs. Archibald Myron arrived in St. Cloud. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Earley entertained they by unanimous vote. discuss the issues of the campaign and Concordia college at. Moorheadjlast Saturday from Minneapolis, Mrs. Eugene Pit* is and son, Mr. and Mrs. Nils Muus Zimmerman, On motion of Alderman define the principles upon which and Olava will spend the winter!to visit her husband, Mr. Archiwith Clifford, spent Tuesday at International at dinner last Thursday evening. seconded by Alderman Stood. her sister, Mrs. Vigland in! bald Myron. Mr. Myron is engiBrinsmade, Falls. George and Llewellyn Romens, The address was along constructive was Jos. V. Keyes, Bert Hele N. D., entering "thejneer for the Northern ConstrueHigh lines and every sentence a part of a of Happyland, left a week ago Henry Packard is home again was granted a dray license. school at that place Btory that told of abetter governed, a tion coftipany. on his farm in Cross River, after Sunday, for St. Paul, where they Zimmerman, On motion of Alderman inore opulent and a more progressive Why don't the council publish a hard summer as forest patrolman. will enter St. Thomas college. seconded by Alderman Minnesota. Mr. Lee came out square WILDWOOD the proceedings of the 'secret' The rainy weather has Peter Foley, their grandfather, ly and unequivocally for the passage Jos. V. Keyes, the following bills meetings which were held last Mrs. Napoleon Rousse and a county option bill and the end ol made forest fires almost impossible, accompanied them on a visit to 02 were allowed: week. brewery control in the state. In promilng daughter, Maude, are on a visit and there is no need of a the state fair. League of Minn., Municipalities, a business administration the to the former's old home in Annandale. large force of men in the woods. ERICKSBURG Mr. and Mrs. Foster Willhide membership fee.$10.00 candidate endorsed the work of the Mr. and Mrs. Ole Klefstad left •Ificiency commission, declaring thai will make their home in town this School opened Tuesday, with A. L. Burnett, street labor. 15.00 Saturday night for the twin cities, parsimony was undesirable and that R. H. Collar, made a business winter, .having bought the house Miss Best as our teacher. S. Gambino, street labor.., 13,05 •xtravagance must end. Mr. Let where Mrs. Klefstad will receive trip to Wildwood last* week. of JohnSplaher's on seventh St. Mrs. Gust Holm has returned Julius Mountain, street la- pledged himself to work for a lowei medical attention. The many H. G. Taylor was a caller at Mr. and Mrs. Splaher have rented home after a short sojourn at tax rate home rule of public utilities 13.50 friends hope she may speedily recover. Peter Dahlgren's and Henry Ettestad's, .Conservation of the State's natural resources, Ranier. rooms over Alex Erickson's store. John Dragaman, street la- last Tuesday. good roads and small town development. bor The Littlefork students under Mrs. Peter Mathison expects to I3.50 He praised the State's Mrs. Frank Lucas and Mrs. C. the direction of Principal leave next Tuesday for a visit to Dr. Skaro made a professional Joe Blain, labor Liberty ville Davis, School system, declared for free and A. Miller will entertain the W. C. road have just issued an annual, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. trip to Dora Lake last Tuesday. which Open markets and the rigid enforcement 14.OO T. U. meeting this week, Thursday, is an innovation in many ways. Amondson, of Vining, Minn. Harvey Burnell accompanied him of the State's law. Mr. Lee said: M. Donahue, labor Libertyville at the home of the former. In this, my opening speech in this road It covers most of the literary Mr. Fred Sterns has. exchanged and helped run the speeder from -500 campaign, I can say little that is new. Meeting begins at 7:30 p. m. Pomeroy to the lake. work done in the school last his team of broncos for a team of John Hoey, labor Liberfcyville year, The issues are clear and definite and promptly. road and its contributions are there- larger dimensions. Another threshing machine &y position upon them is well known. 6.00 Miss Elizabeth Muus left last M. McColley, labor Libertyville The issues enunciated by ma nearly fore from the scholars themselves Mrs. Fred Linderman was a meeting was held at the Wildwood Thursday night for her school in three years ago are the issues today, road The press work was done in the pleasant caller in our burg WedPress post office last Saturday. 21.00 tnd will be the issues upon which the Dakota. James Neblella, labor Libertyville office at International Falls nesday. Mrs. T. W. Smith returned to result of this campaign must be deter Miss Bertha Hale went to International aft­| road and bears eloquent testimony to Miss Senora Petterson expects Blined. her home on Caldwell Brook, 14.00 Falls Saturday morning, the excellent work which that office N. Laurin, labor Libertyville There are numerous matters of lmjportance to go to Virginia shortly to visit er spending about three weeks where she will enter the High road which need attention, but turns out. We hope the her sister, Mrs. Philip Van Wyke. with her sister in Winnipeg. 14.00 Which of themselves will make but school. scholars will be so- much encoufaged J. Wasylwicx, labor Libertyville The high cost of living has Rev. Test, of Mizpah, came in Small advance unless settled in conjunction Prof. Davis had a sale at the road with the reception that reached Ericksburg with reinforcements. 10.00 with other and greater problems. Saturday to start a singing school. school last Friday afternoon, .in Mike Zestaback, labor Ll» is-accorded their finst production Three momentous questions are Mrs. Henry Kinshella has been which all the articles made by the demanding solution. They are: bertyville road that they will publish another 10.00 There will be a school meeting very sick the past few days but (1) The reorganization of the administrative pupils in their industrial work, book much larger and better. held in the town hall Saturday, to is improving under'Yhe'"efficient A"re? ^veay' labor departments of tha state government was sold. An opportunity was bertyville road Leo. and Ira Foster-moved into 12.00 debate on the question of having care of Dr. Skaro. along modern business lines Fred Farvichook, labor Libertyville 50 as to secure efficiency without extravagance. road 10.00 familiar with all their provisions. the friends of clean and efficient government (2) Securing to the people their inherent Money invested in the common Bill Belinsk, labor Libertyville One, Is in my judgment of the first Parsimony is undesirable, but extravagance because of the character of right to determine the laws under schools brings the greatest dividends, Importance, as it provides for the initiative road must be stopped. the enemies he has made, I am that 14.00 which they prefer to live, and protiding but special state aid should be extended and the referendum. candidate. The voter who is tired of Standing appropriations are the H. Zimmerman, supplies on the machinery to enable them to stimulate local interest. I shall The Secretary of State has issued a brewery domination and brewery-made cause of much extravagance. I believe water works to do so. 4 give my best self to further the education circular giving a very full and clear •95. legislation and feels that his duty in annual appropriations and fully concur .J"* Dave McFarlane, service of (3) Protecting the people and the that is convertible into farms, factories, explanation of each amendment which lies in casting his ballot against this in the recent action of the legislature law making body from the demoralizing stores, and offices, into homes, I trust every voter will procure and fire department enemy of good government will have in discontinuing many standing 14.00 effect of the "brewery in politics," read before casting his ballot. and into the power of virtue, patriotIsm, no trouble in locating its candidates. appropriations. I shall recommend Green Hardware Co., supplies to the end that men and measures and philanthropy. Another question which .thei people These then are the issues. They that such elimination be extended. I toay be considered upon their merits. ought to have the privilege of determining 49.40 Small Town Opportunities. were developed out of my experience need not repeat what I have often said Endorses Efficiency Commission. On motion the council adjourn is that of the elective franchise Closely allied to subjects of farming, of years as a public official, and added about the unwarranted increase ia the My declaration in 1912 that Minnesota for women. No one should object ed. years of examination and study of schools, and road improvements, state taxes all are familiar with the had a complicated and antiquated to permitting the people to express is that of the development of tne the problems of government, not only Attest: fact. There must be no further increase, R. F. litis, governmental organization and that their will upon this question. towns and villages in the state. in Minnesota, but in many other" and a substantial reduction 3maller Vice-President, there was imperative need of a complete The legislature should submit the necessary states and countries. The continued prosperity and happiness should be made. R. C. Fraser, overhauling and reorganization constitutional amendment. The success of any program must of of our large rural population can ^Favors Public Improvement. Of the administrative .machinery of the City Clerk. necessity depend upon the character, best be secured by making it possible Believes in County Option. heavy burden of taxation rests State government at first discredited, qualifications and affiliations of the I believe in county option and I believe for them to be in fairly close touch upon all our citizens because of the Was developed to a point where public that a majority of the people of men elected to carry that program into with a growing town or village. A vast areas of unproductive lands within Opinion demanded some action and as action. town with good roads connecting the Minnesota, believe it to be the. next our borders. Present and potential FARM FACTS It result, a Commission was created logical step in dealing with the salmon surrounding country, aAd good schools, Qualified for the Office. wealth lies dormant. Millions of acres Which has taken up the whole question question. This question has been before adds to the value of every farm lying The, people of Minnesota are about lie fallow. Willing tillers of the. soil of reorganization. Its preliminary of several legislatures and has been The farm is the power house tributary to it. to employ a general manager to look are denied a home among us. Consumers Ifeport shows beyond any question that thoroughly discussed by the people of The people of the state are inter* after their public business, and institute of are deprived of a rich source all progress and the birthplace toy contention was right and the alarm the state. It ought to be disposed of ested in free and open markets. All certain reforms. If were applying supply, and the state is deprived of all that is noble. Was sounded none too soon. without further delay to enable the fair-minded persons wll agree that no to any private business establishment revenue. Conditions make development The high personnel of this Commission The the nursery of cU legislature to spend its time on other farm is unnecessary burden or expense should for .the position of manager I by private enterprise impossibly, commands respect for its work, important questions, and I shall urge of. attach to the product of the farm, the would recite in detail the opportunities vilization and the parsonage and the state should therefore take tfhey have been and are working dill|Sntly upon the legislature the importance factory, or the shop, on its. way from I had had to qualify myself for the- initiative in developing these all religious denominations. on the problem, and will prepare of enacting a county- option law at the producer to the consumer. thte position. I therefore think it lands. The last legislature submitted bills providing for a complete reOrganization The farmer asks no special privileges. the earliest possible date of the session. proper that I should refer to the experience an amendment to the constitution, Would Better Labor Conditions. of the administrative departments I. shall also call the attention of I have had in the management The~business of farm* known as amendment No. 3, which provides I am in full accord with the world of our state government, the legislature to the need of a law of pubic business and make you a revolving fund out of the proceeds movement to better protect the lives, ing only wants the same opportunities Which bills will be among the most Important to prevent the sale of beer or liquor acquainted with my qualifications to health and welfare of the people by of the sale of state lands for the afforded other lines of in« measures to come before the by breweries or wholesale liquor dealers fill the position I am asking you to prohibiting excessive hours of labor purpose of constructing roads, ditches, text legislature. In Its preliminary report dustry. to any but regularly licensed retailers, give me. and improving conditions under which and fire brakes through and around unsold the Commission recommends a thus doing away with "blind I have lived in Minnesota fifty-seven It is as much a duty of the state school and swamp lands. labor is performed, with rigid restrictions Consolidation and unification of the pigs" and other illicit places whose years. Aside from carrying on my 'This amendment should be adopted. of hours and conditions of employment to country pastor to exhort US wtfV 'i' how unrelated boards and administrative existence depends upon the illegal sale private business of merchandising, of women and children.' The Conservation and Good Roads. earth as own a home while on offices under resppnslble departments of liquor. In connection I urge upon manufacturing, and banking, which minimum wage and workmen's compensation I believe in the conservation and development a mansion that will be related to each the people the necessity of electing it is to inspire us to build haS met with a fair measure of success, laws are movements in the of all our natural resources bther and can efficiently and economically to the legislature men who will stand I have filled the following public in the skies. right direction and should be so developed by continued public ownership and oarry on the business affairs of firmly with me in carrying out t.hig positions: I was Register of Deeds that exact justice will be done. I protection of all femaining timber and Pur state. The budget and an effective projsram. of Todd County for four years. I know from experience what it is to REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS mineral lands and waterpower by reforestration Civil service systeni are also Included. have served three terms in the legislature, Will Urge Law. earn by the sweat of my brow, and and reclamation and by A11 this is in accord with what I have It W said that county option is one term as Speaker of the I can be depended upon to use my control and development of the waterways BmL advocated for years, and I shall urge purely a 'legislative question. In a House of Representatives, which enabled Transfers for the week ending influence to bettei1 the. cpndition of of the state. !hlnj| Its adoption by the legislature. 12, 1914, sa listed by the Koochiehin me to acquire some knowledge sense it is—so are all these questions labor.. I! OOoe with County Abstract Company. Good roads are necessary to the development Business Administration Needed. of legislative procedure. I served a before the people. But a governor or The enforcement of the law is of Register of Deeds. of any country.^ I favor a What the condition of Minnesota term on the State' Normal School Frank Pelland and wife to WiJ. even a. candidate for-governor 1»m the first Importance. The luty of the road policy that takes into consideration, liam Lieske. E»4 NW% NW%, heeds and the people_ of the jt&te demand, Board, and through that service became large influence which he can exeroise governor in this regard is clearly defined, W% NE% NW%. Sec. 14-7024. first and foremost, -the needs of is reforms without frills and government somewhat acquainted with the ... 1.00 affirmatively or negatively. Silence and he Is given no discretion the farmers and which will make, more Stone Realty company to Frank without red taper-just a plain educational system of the state. I Is negative. For years I have7 urged the laws-of the land must be executed, Pelland, NW%, Sec. 1470-24 accessible the numerous local centers business organization such as you will served as Superintendent of the Minnesota the passage of a county option measure and upon him rests the responsibility 1.00 of the different communities of the The First National Bank of Cass find In any successful private undertaking. and I shall continue to do so until State Reformatory, and became of seeing that they are enforced,, and Lake, Minn., to Guy W. Kimball, state. Roads are-primarily a local utility I will ask no man to Work it becomes a law. acquainted with the management of I pledge to you that they will be enforced NE%, Sec. 19-64-25. 1000.00 and I believe should therefore be harder nor longer hours than I do myself, state, institutions I served six years Howard Goden and wife to Fred Topping all other Issues in importance if 1 am governor of Minnesota. Smith, NW% NE%, Sec. 33 under direct local control and supervision but I will guarantee there will be and far reaching consequences on the State Fair Board, which enabled FaVors Home Rule. -y% SW% SE%. Sec. 28 159-25..... 1.00 as far as compatible with abroad no one on the payroll who is not earning is the question of "forcing the brewery me to become better acquainted Mary E., Northey and husband, The state should administer all laws 0r •. policy of state improvement. Herbert, to Elizabeth M. his salary. out of politics." It is a question with the products and the possibilities that affect state-wide questions and Young, E% NW%. NE% SW^ Would Encourage Schools. One of the sources that has contributed of whether this collosus shall longer of our state. I was called by Governor NW% SE%. Sec. 17 N% Should have the necessary authority Minnesota holds a foremost place NWy4l SW^4 NW%. Sec. 20. 1.00 to the pernicious system of legislative be permitted to dictate the environment Van Sant to assist in the organization to regulate all state-wide utilities, but Edith R.. Tombs and husband to educationally in the sisterhood of trading and log rolling is the of your wives and mothers, your of the first Board of Control, and Mores R. Henderson. S% N%, the state cannot regulate nor interfere states. Our normal schools are yielding Sec. 25-159-27 multitude of lobbyists who swarm sons and daughters dictate your candidates through that work became acquainted 1.00 with,* beyond furnishing needed information, A. A. Nystrand. widower, to a splendid product. We have a About the state capital during every and officers, your legislation, with the administrative department of any purely local governmental Samuel Ramsey. N% Sw%. high school system which culminates. your taxes, and even your right to .life, Session of the legislature. It will be the state. The system inaugurated by Sec. 17-152-28. ....... question. Our local public utilities 800.00 Nellie O'Neil to T. J. Johnson, In our jgreat and growing University, my purpose to put forth every effort liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the Board at that time has proved so and all other matters incident to the lot 12, SE% SW%, Sec 12 second to none in the country. Our If I become governor I pledge you that to assist the legislature of ridding itISlf satisfactory that it has never been Lots 3, 5, N NW%, Seo. daily life, association and business relation agricultural college Is doing a great 13-66-25 the breweries will be out of politics changed in any particular. 880.00 of this incumbrance. of the people must be regarded American Suburbs company to work, and should have the most gentrouS So far as that part of the government' Parsimony Undesirable, I invite the closest scrutiny of my and administered by them, Wm. Sailer, lot 3, block 2, treatment. We need more young" 1 control is concerned, and I ahull qualifications and my record, and comparison Jameson's Addition to- Int'l Economy must come chiegy by oar* No more important question ean~be 270.00 Falls men who cah teach agriculture, and exert my utmost strength to kill its tttl consideration of approprlaton reftucsts, with that of other candidates, submitted to the people than tftat of Harold C. Grove and wife to Julius 'h{$^ farm scientifically. Influence In every other department. and I shall urge the legislature and I now pledge to the people of Minnesota Anseth, part of lots 5, 9, changing the constitution of our state, block 6, Button's Addition to Our first -concern, however, should whatever of ability, experience, •hat the general appropriation bills Would End Brewery Power. and I urge upon eivery voter the importance Big Falls: 1.00 i/ be for the masses who will not in the and equipment I may possess to the 51 reported out of the committee early No force has been more persistent of acquainting himself with Hattie L. Chamberlin, widow to Grace Gladman, lot 18, block ordinary course of things be instructed fsilthful discharge of the public duties In the session, so that ther may stand than has been the brewery organization the proposed amendments and of voting i.00 Ray beyond the rudiments of the-common "general orders" long enough to in .its opposition to m& If a Incident to the office to which is for or against everyone of them Albert B. Knutson and wife to J, now asking them to elect me. J? Li. Strom, -lot 5, block 17, Alible the public, as well as every candidate) ever earned the support of •a election day. Amendment Numb— Ra» Rainy Lake Addition to VNttber of the legislature, to bocoao -nier 'i rsssk.