THE POLITICAL ation is the oldest organization of the Primary election last June, I confidently submit ray candidacy its kind in America. It has had ®r If* an honorable career ever since its for their decision, and ap Wf:»i {SicU for Backus' Support uij inception. Its influence particularly proval at the General election in BURDICK, KREMFER & ICING, Proprieu.»« jWhen Discovered TeQs Voters in tree planting is gratefully November. Was a Strictly tynopei' Act. lit Abstracts, Real Estate and Insurance I promise the voters and tax-1 felt in many parts of the state. FOR STATE SENATE payers that, if re-elected, I shall This is the first appeal ever is^ Collections, Conveying and Losns sued by the organization. It needs conduct the office with the same ^TJie following is an excerpts fairness, economy and impartiality funds it needs them quickly. taken from the Bemidji Sentinel, 1 J. E. BURDICK, Manager •*.' Every public spirited citizen in that I have conducted it in the candidate for senator F. A. Wilson's International Falls Muaoeaot# past. .'I point with pride to the Minnesota who is a friend of forests, paper, in which he denies 5- A w. work I have been able to give to game and natural resources that he wrote a "long letter" to and of their business-like perpetuation the cause of good roads, and I E. W. Backus, on International promise you that I shall continue should contribute willingly Falls, soliciting Mr. Backus' support to devote my best energies to that and liberally. Your-contribution in his candidacy. Mr. Wilson, cause. I promise that in matters should be addressed to Phil in capital letters, brands the International Feed F'ore of taxation, the homesteader shall H. Hanson, treasurer of the Forestry statement of the Northern News receive the same consideration association, 307 State Capitol, as absolutely" false. We quote as the corporation. St. Paul.. Don't wait until 1 from Mr. Wilson's denial in his I will make a clean and honest tomorrow.,* Do it now. V-, last issue: campaign and cheerfully abide the (Signed) "Mr. Nord knows,-and the wishes of the voters of Koochiching Gov. A. O. Eberhart Spo®ner News knows that such Carries the Choicest Stock of Hay* county. Dean A. "F. Woods intimation is ABSOLUTELY and Grain, Feed, and Flour. ... Yours very truly, 'Pres. Geo. E. Vincent COMPLETELY FALSE." Franz Jevne. State Forester Wm. T. Cox Now we do not know what Mr. Wilson calls a "short and entirely GASH SHIES, SMAII PROFITS. WOLFER STEPS OUT, SHERIFF proper letter," but this, contains AMBITION& REALIZED 144 words exactly, not including siignature, heading, name, date, Warden at Stillwater, After 43 Potatoes in Car Loads, Due Every etc. As to what is "proper" in a Years of Service, May Become Ten Days. letter addressed to a person like Minneapolis Resident. like Mr. Backus, whose "commanding Hay a Spedalty in Car Load Lots. LEONARD H. NORD. Henry Wolfer has ended his interest would render his service as warden of the Minnesota who was nominated by the largest support of inestimable value to state prison at Stillwater. vote at the recent primaries a candidate for the senate, we are Burt Hele, Prop. His successor, Charles S. Reed, for state senator of this 62nd district, prepared to say, but, why not Olson Bldg. Cr. Phone 2 23 has taken charge. Mr. Wolfer is composing Beltrami and don't you publish the letter yourself, 5th Ave. & 3rd St. coming to Minneapolis with his Koochiching counties, is of Norwegian Mr. Wilson You have a family to visit a few weeks, and parentage and emigrated copy of it. to this country and settled in then he will go to Florida, where However, in this "short letter" Minnesota in 1883. After many he has an orange plantation, for of 144 well chosen and effective years residece in Minneapolis he the winter. Next spring he will the settlers in the northern part words to Mr. Backus, did you not tnoved into this district, where he return to Minnesota to enter private of the state, and urged the women say among other things: "My became intimately acquainted ^business. He may become to interest themselves in the passage name is being mentioned as a with its pioneer life, as a homesteader a Minneapolis resident. of, the amendment which candidate, of Koochiching and THOS. P. WHITE and colonizer. During What prison men declare is the reads: "Amendment (No. 3, on Beltrami counties for senator. I Having received an endorsement these years he cruised over this finest and most complete penitentiary the ballot) to Section two (2) of recognize that I aught, if I 9m of my official actions by the district so thoroughly that there in the United States'is left Article eight (8) of the constitution become familiar with your bkqjji largest vote at the primaries in are very few townships in either by Mr. Wolfer as a monument to to become a public servant, TO June, I hereby announce my candidacy counties Beltrami and Koochiching nearly forty-three years' service. "A revolving fund of not over BECOME FAMILIAR WITH for the election to be held that he did not cover. This "The ideas I had in mind when two hundred and fifty thousand YOUR NEEDS." November 3rd. valuable experience has given to I came to Minnesota have all been dollars (250,000) may be set apart Did you not say "For that If re-elected I shall, as in the Mr. Nord first hand knowledge from the funds derived from the consummated," said Mr. Wolfer. reason I regret I could not have a past, discharge the duties of my of the needs of this district, so "One object I had was to organize sale of swamp lands, to be used personal interview with you."? office in a fair and impartial manner. th^it if he is elected to represent in constructing roads, ditches and the prison on business principles, "I am in hopes this may be arranged Hoping to receive your vote it in the state senate he will be with adequate machinery to bring firebreaks in, through and around at some future date." Did for a second term, and thanking able to fully inform the law makers unsold school and swamp lands, about economy and also the highest you not also, Mr. Wilson, write: you in advance for the same, I of that body, of the pressing efficiency. I believe that hasbeen such fund to be replenished as "Should you have any suggestions a needs of this district from his done. long as needed from the enhabced to make I should appreciate a Yours sincerely, own personal experience as to "I sought to find work for the vslue realized from the sale of communication from you."? P. White. Thos. a el us a it roads, drainage, clearing, state sich lands so benefitted." prisoners that would be profitable, Why familiarize yourself withMr. "Nobfry Tread** tires the furnishing dynamite to settfers and not merely a time-killer. I In her report Miss Shetland feet that they are really two tires Backus, "needs", Mr. Wilson? at FOR TREASURER cost, schools, etc. in one make them the tires that wanted to give the men work said: Why did not the needs of the 5000 you should unhestiatingly buy. Mr. Nord will also strongly advocate which would teach them something, "The money is not raised by more others in the district, who & some feasible plan whereby TO THE VOTERS OF taxation. It is to be set aside and also produce something may have needs too long time state loans can be KOOCHICHING COUNTY: of value. That his been done in from funds derived from the sale But, you have a copy of the "NobbyTread'Tires ftiade to settlers for improvement of state lands. th^-twinp and harvester machinery I am just finishing my first term letter, why don't you publish it? purposes, at a low rate of interest. plants. "Second—It' lessens taxation as yotir county treasurer and are now sold under their regular The voters of this senatorial Mr. Nord is alive to the necessity warranty—perfect workmanship "My object was to arrange prison b.ecaruse no appropriations will have tried to conduct the office |listrict, those particularly of this and material—BUT any adjustment of thoroughly trained teachers have to be made for that purpose. faithfully and impartially. I rules and discipline so that section, may even have overlooked is on a basis of for our rural as well as our they were arbitrary and a hardship, "Third—It improves state land therefore ask you to give me the 5,000 Miles the "short" but insignificant city schools, and will pledge himself but part of the necessary and will save state property by endorsement of your vote at the letter to Mr. Backus,t because you to work earnestly for an adequate plan of organization in other protecting the timber of the. north coming election and assure you were a home candidate, if you had appropriation for the normal MINNESOTA RUBBER Crt words, that prison life should not and its settlers. that if I am re-elected I shall Minneapolis, Minn. not attempted to throw the odium' school of this district, the site Northwest Distributor# be more irksome than necessary. "Third—The fund is not to be continue to give my best efforts of being a Bcakus man upon your for which has already been selected replenished by taxation but from to your service. I think this has been brought opponent. But say, publish that in Bemidji. abdut, and in addition we have the sale" of these lands. Respectfully youfs, "short little letter,'"' won't you.^Bemidji completed a prison plant regarded "It simply will enable the state P. H. Fogarty, Independent. -V Mr. Nord pledges himself, if as the most complete in the country." to take care of its own property elected, to work for the adoption FOR SHERIFF and is the result legislatively of AN APPEAL TO SAVE & of the following legislation: Mr.Wolfer has been forty-three trying to find a, constitutional way OUR FORESTS Good roads. years in prison worb, making him to save property and lives for the A new state land policy. Js%cosssmJ[X the veteran in point of service of citizens. Adequate appropriation for the An emergency faces the'friends' American prison men. He began "Settlers live on places near and beauty, graca Add Bemidji Normal School. of our forests. On November 3rd when a boy as a guard as Joliet, surrounded by state lands thfu and easoof mov* !j State to sell dynamite to settlers will be decide^ the fate of the where three years liater k. W. which are no roads, for settlers ment to the figure* at cost, from 7 tq 8 cents per forests still owned by the state McClaughry came as warden. Mr. paying taxes on half a county cannot $1.00 up* Oettht pound. Shall we allow this small remainder McClaughry afterward bacame make all the improvements correct model fby, warden of tjie federal prison at on the other half. In the summer State to make long time farm to be runied as in the past, your figure. loans to settlers at low rate of or shall we adopt a better method? Leavenworth, and a leader of prison they must pack what they men. He is not retired. Mr. can, and carry it on their backs. interest. This better method will be submitted Wolfer came to Minnesota from In case of fire there is no escape, Mr. Nord is in sympathy with, the Michigan penitentiary. for near around an dabove to popular vote on election and endorses organized labor. E. E. PETERSON S CO. day. It is embodied in the The new warden, Charles S. them are flames, and even the International Falls, Minn. FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY Reed, has been at Stillwater since air itself takes fire from the resinous state forests amendment, the 9th July 1, getting in touch with the on the ballot. gases arising. The state prison management. He was owns many acres of dead and \ssmost of the amendments usually former chief of police of Seattle, fail, the-Minnesota Forestry down timber from which some JSOT is attempting to inform then superintendent of the Washington day a funeral pyre of hundreds of association reform school, and later every voter of the crisis at settlers will start. "In case of sickness—well, let warden of the prison at Walla hand. We dare not let this measure W4ilNSP®® 1 TheMinneapolu Dollar-Hotel Walla: He came to Minnesota as me tell you a story of a hot summer's follow the fate of the others. superintendent of the St. Cloud day in that country. The It is the best opportunity open 2W MODERN ROOMS Btuimmm HENRY W. FORRER «ith H—irt eg BHLRFU reformatory. man had cleared all day and on returning to the supporters of forestry to •t^S SIN OLE RATE $1^S£ home his wife answered ron saw our pineries frbm final destruction. Having been nominated at the EUHOPLAN: TWO I»CTIAOMS TL.EO aATc FAVOR PASSAGE OF HUVATK BATH AND TOILET/ KXTFTA his first question with the "baby's primaries i_or the office of sheriff COMPLETE SAPEty STATE AMENDMENT NG^3 worse." Eighteen miles from a I hereby announce myself as a But funds are required to carry AUTOMATIO SPRINKLERS, AND FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION doctor across a sv(amp with only candidate,, for election, on November on a publicity campaign and in Chairman of Federation of Parks (meoRANec uvea HCCORD* ANOW NO tm aPMNKLCD a trail, thirty miles by river— LOST IMA BUIU|HS.| 3rd. -V order to make the 9th amendment and Highways Committee Asks Of HAS MOT AND COU NUNNINa what can be done Finally, the WATCH, trul MCAT. OAS AND (LCOTRia While holding this office two a. success, the Forestry association for Support •"v-r ueirre. tnwet '-'T AND TKLK^MONK canoe is brought out and into it years ago I did my best to fulfill is hereby appealing to every acviN aroar: ANNKX IN EONNIENONI is placed the baby. "The wife its' duties impartially and if the public-spirited citizen "bf Minnesota Miss Annie Shetland of International takes the first paddle arid' the voters of this county see fit to reelect for, his active, financial sup- Falls, Minn., chairman of that mother's arms ached tor her:{, V.v husband the back and out into me I shall endeavor toyio the parks and highways commits How child, but she must paddle. fthe the night they go. All around is as well, and better if possible. Ip No matter how small the contributions, tee of the Minnesota Federation father's heart iched as thqr VNwails the great silence ana shadow? of Having served three years in they will be gladly accepted. of Women's clubs, will issue to all grew weaker. Morning the woods, only broken by the this office, am well acquainted Each donation of one dollar clubs iri the state this Week a letter ct*P Qf tea a.id on, onj 's a baby's fretful wail and an occasional with the duties of the office and or more will make the contributor asking tlieir support for constitutiohal on^iiThe bc.by is silent ouce more,'' stop to see if something *shall appreciate whatever my a member of association. amendment No. 3, thSe arid on examination seems to I»Q can't be done| Paddle, paddle, friends can do toward my reelection^ which will come before the voters He will obtain a bulletin oil sleeping. Finally tt-.e tovvii is in )-££3frANZ JEVNE paddl€, till it seems as if bone and tree planting, a .canoe map of of the state, and on which the si^ht, keel grates on the shore.. sinew would part only to be urged Respectfully yours, Minnesota, and the triro monthly federation, at its annual meeting the mother is' out as the father The^voters of Koochiching on ,hy that dread-specter, death. Henry W. Forrer. in Rochester last*week, passed magazines, "The North Woods,1" lifts the baby his face btanch^i fcounty, haying, given me the If the baby is crying they are and iThe/Minnespta Horticultur­ resolutions.—v Miss Shelland, in a The cover is thrown oft and there jgteatest number of votes of any thankful that life is left, it silent Ledgers journals and cash paper before the .contention, set ist." M' a it candidate for county attorney at afraid to lift the cover. How books at the Press office^ at forth the trials and hardships of "be MirnesotcrFarestry 3vs?od Minneapolis Journal. 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