INTERNATIONAL PALLS PRBSS the Primary election last June, preaching stations Mr. Howard THE POLITICAL established when he went to. the I confidently submit my candidacy HOW BIRCHDALE International Palls Abstract Co, north woods eleven years ago. for their decision and approval I BUILT A CHURCH II ANNOUNCEMENTS The church body was organized at the General election in BURDICK, KREMER & KING, Proprietors. five years ago with eight members. November. Now it has about fifty. Mr. I promise the voters and taxpayers Abstracts, Real Estate and Insurance Did you ever hear of Birchdale? FOR STATE SENATE that, if re-elected, I shall Howard has been instrumental in Most likely not. Collections, Conveying and Loans founding for other congregations conduct the office with the same Probably not one person in a fairness, economy and impartiality that have church building. J. E. BURDICK, Manager Sh\- thousand in Minnesota knows Between whiles Mr. Howard that I have conducted it in the where it is or anything about it, Minneset* has been busily tramping back fi International Falls past. I point with pride to the because Birchdale is a tiny and work I have been able to give to and forth through the wilderness obscure rural community in the visiting as many as possible of the cause of good roads, and I heart of the great north woods of promise you that I shall continue the rapidly increasing homestead the state. It is thirty-five miles settlements and preaching whenever to devote my best energies to that from the nearest town, and farther and wherever possible. cause. I promise that in matters still from a railroad. International Feed Pore of taxation, the homesteader shall In that stretch of country which receive the same consideration BE SURE AND VOTE FOR is more than 100 miles long and o£ as the corporation. AMENDMENT NO. 3 varying width, there is little of I will make a clean and honest civilization. campaign and cheerfully abide the The most important Constitutional 'i wishes of the voters of Koochiching There are no real towns. Such •i- W a, Amendment, affecting the Carries the Choicest Stock of Hay* "A* aC county. t\ settlements ps bear the name consist ^development of Minnesota, is in Grain, Feed, and Flour. Yours very truly, of a half dozen buildings a my opinion Amendment Number Franz Jevne. store or two, a blacksmith shop Three. This Amendment provides and maybe a tiny schoolhouse. GASH SUES, SMAII PROFITS. that a revolving fund of SHERIFF More often than otherwise there ^25°»00° set aside to assist in are of logs chinked with clay. developing State School Lands There are no railroads as yet, and before they are placed on the Potatoes in Car Loads, Dug Every few real roads. When settlers market. Ten Days. travel they generally walk. But The following is the Amendment in the main they stay at home. Hay a Specialty in Car Load Lots. LEONARD H. NORD. Birchdale is one of the most "A revolving fund of not over primitive of these timber communities. who was nominated by the largest ,two hundred fifty thousand dollars Burt Hsie, Prop. But although Birchdale vote at the recent primaries ($250,000) may bet set apart jlacks so many of the things which for state senator of this 62nd district, Olson Bldg. Cr. Phone.223 from the funds derived from the igo to make life enjoyable, it has composing Beltrami and 5th Ave. & 3rd St. sale of school and swamp lands jone thing of which is is very Koochiching counties, is of Norwegian to be used in constructing roads, proud. That is a fine modern parentage and emigrated ditches and fire breaks in, through to this country and settled in church edifice new, large and and around unsold school and Minnesota in 1883. After many 'with all the appointments of a swamp lands, such fund to be replenished years residece in Minneapolis he ^church in any good-sized town. as long as needed from inoved into this district, where he When -the settlement started Northern Minnesota Hospital the enhanced value realized from became intimately acquainted ten or a dozen years ago it was the sale of such lands benefited." with its pioneer life, as a homesteader THOS. P. WHITE made up almost altogether of I have been earnestly advocating -and colonizer. During Scandinavians, most of whom had Having received an endorsement the passage of this Amendment these years he cruised over this come directly from the father of my official actions by the since it passed the last legislature, district so thoroughly that there land, imbued with firm religious largest vote at the primaries in and to those who have the are very few townships in either principles. Religious worship was June, I hereby announce my candidacy interest of the development of Beltrami and Koochiching counties one of the things they insisted on for the election to be held Minnesota at heart I urge their that he did not cover. This from the beginning. At first this November 3rd. support. valuable experience has given to was carried on in settlers' cabins. If re-elected I shall, as in the I trust that no one will look Mr. Nord first hand knowledge Later a log schoolhouse was used. past, discharge the duties of my upon this as a direct appropriation, a 9 of the needs of this district, so Last year they determined they 'fis office in a fair and impartial manner. that if he is elected to represent because it is more in the would have a church, and a real Hoping to receive your vote it in the state senate he will be nature of a loan. The money expended one. for a second term, and thanking able to fully inform the law makers on these lands will be Deciding to have a real church you in advance for the same, I of that body, of the pressing turned back into the treasury as was a good deal easier than actually am, needs of this district from his soon as the lands are sold and getting it. With no town Yours sincerely, Own personal experience as to then put out again to develop nor railroad near and with practically Thos. P. White. toads, drainage, clearing, state more lands. In other words, this no cash in the community furnishing dynamite to settlers appropriation will be turned over the only possible way for Birchdale FOR TREASURER at cost, schools, etc. as long as the state owns lands folk to have a church was to Mr. Nord will also strongly advocate when it will then revert back produce it themselves right there. R. H. Monohan, M. D. Elizabeth Monohan, M. D. TO THE VOTERS OF some feasible plan whereby into the treasury. And this they set out to do. The Mary C. Ghostley, M. D. KOOCHICHING COUNTY: long time state loans can be If the voters of Minnesota will settlers chopped down trees on Office over International State Bank. International Falls, Mill made to settlers for improvement I am just finishing my first term pass this Amendment they will be their homesteads and took the purposes, at a low rate of interest. taking a long step towards progress as your county treasurer and logs to the community mill where Mr. Nord is alive to the necessity lave tried to conduct the office in Minnesota and hastening were sawed into timbers, they of thoroughly trained teachers the development of many thousands faithfully and impartially. I boards and shingles for the church for our rural as well as our I Border Wholesale Meat & Grocery Co I therefore ask you to give me the of acres of rich agricultural that was to be. They dug up in city schools, and will pledge himself endorsement of your vote at the lands. the settlement enough stone for to work earnestly for an adequate coming election and assure you Put an "X" after Amendment the foundation. A. Yernberg, Manager appropriation for the normal that if I am re-elected I shall Number Three. Building "bees" were held, and school of this district, the site continue to give my best efforts Fred Sherman, thirty-five men of the congregation for which has already been selected to your service. furnished the labor. These Wholesale and Retail Meats, Commissioner of Immigration. in Bemidji. Respectfully yours, men gave their services free. Groceries, Fruits and Feed P. H. Fogarty, The undertaking was carried Mr. Nord pledges himself, if FIVE YEARS DOUBLES out surprisingly easily, although elected, to work for the adoption Home-Made Sausage and FOR SHERIFF THE BUSNESS somewhat slowly. With mateiial of the following legislation Hamburger produced in the community expense Good roads. to the settlers was not The total annual amount of receipts A new state land policy. and disbursements of the great aside from the time they Give us a Trial and You Will Adequate appropriation for the sacrificed. But difficulties appeared office of Walter J. Smith, state Stay With Us Bemidji Normal School. treasurer, have increased about after the walls and roof State to sell dynamite to settlers $25,000,000,000 in the last five had been built and the rough Our Prices are Always Right and Our Stock Always Fresh at cost, from 7 to 8 cents per years, according to a report made work complete. How were they pound. public yesterday. In the last to finish the interior of the building? Second Ave. and Fifth Street International Falls, Minn. year the total business of the State to make long time farm Homesteaders could hew state treasurer's office increased loans to settlers at low rate of lumber and stone and make them about $7,000,000 over the fiscal interest. into a respectable looking building. year ending July 31, 1914. From But they couldn't make Mr. Nord is in sympathy with, CALDERWOOD these figures may be realized the glass for the windows for that and endorses organized labor. building, nor a stove to warm it, enormous amount of business being conducted by the state and the nor lamps to light it FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY THE DRY CANDIDATE prosperity of Minnesota. Then Rev. T. W. Howard, the missionary who had inspired the The amount of business conducted From the STATS TIDNING Mr. Calderwood has more undertaking, journeyed to Southern by the state treasurer has September 23. ability than the democratic Minnesota and told church I believe we have only one and republican candidates increased from $31,976,838 to $43,384,955.21 man who stands straight on combined.—Dr.W.B, Riley, folk of the cities and larger towns since Walter J. Smith the temperance side and who Pastor First Baptist Church, what the Birchdale people were became state treasurer, four has stood there for years Minneapolis. and left no doubt as to his trying to do, and how much they years ago. position. He (Calderwood) He is MORALLY right by already had done. These more HENRY W. FORRER This month the state treasurer is an honorable man, demanding the prohibition of fortunate churches were glad to a man of ability and one and not the segregation will handle $3,4447,852.60 for Having been nominated at the who could fill the governor's an evil. He is POLITICALLY help, and in a few weeks the settlers schools of the state alone. Part chair with distinction.—Rev. right by demanding a primaries for the office of sheriff were able to proceed with J. A. Krantz, ex-president (statewide) settlement and of this is apportioned to schools I hereby announce myself as a Swedish Lutheran Church not a (county) prolongation their church. from the general school fund and candidate for election on November of Minnesota. of the issue. Fop Governor The edifice, recently dedicated, part comprises state aid, which is 3rd. will seat about 300 persons, and paid from the general revenue While holding this office two is valued at approximately $4,000. fund. years ago I did my best to fulfill About $1,000 came from gifts of The great popular demand is for Statewide Prohibition NOW, and Mr, In the past year the office of its duties impartially and if the outside churches, with a grant Calderwood is the only candidate who supports that demand. Walter J. Smith has handled business voters of this county see fit to reelect to Mr. Calderwood rings true on every public question. I commetfd him from the church building society. aggragating $43,384,955-21This the people of Minnesota and hope they will elect him governor of our state.— me I shall endeavor to do It is finished on the outside with W. J. Burnett, Manager, Northwestern Hide and Fur Co., Minneapolis. includes both receipts and as well and better if possible. VOTE FOR HIM! dropsiding and is painted. It has CLEAN KEEN disbursements. Haying served three years in a tower in which a bell-is soon to The amount of appropriations EQUIPPED FORTHEJOB this office, am well acquainted be rung. The interior is plastered made available for the year beginning with the duties of the office and and decorated. It has "store August 1, 1914, by the legislature shall appreciate whatever my (PAID ADVERTISEMENT) furniture," an organ, Sunday of 1913, is $9,363,075. The friends can do toward my reelection. school rooms and a finished basement total amount of balance carried FRANZ JEVNE with a furnace and a kitchen. over from 1913 was $2,749,578.39, Respectfully yours, In addition to all these things The voters of Koochiching making a total of $12,112,65339 Henry \y. Forrer. it has a nursery where little children county, having given me the available for disbursements. This are cared for while their $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE greatest number of votes of any imoney is all handled and accounted Ledgers, journals and cash parents attend the services. for county attorney at for by the state ^treasurer. candidate books at the Press office. Birchdale was one of the first