DULUTH CHOSEN FOR awakening to the fact that Koochiching THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS EDITORS' OUTING county is second to none1 XTTTTTTTTTT in the state for agricultural purposes, AND BORDER BUDGET THE PRESS Northern Minnesota Association stock raising and dairying. Entered as Second Gass Matter June 23, 1909, at the Post to Hold Summer Session—Officers There is room in this county Office at International Falls, Minn., Under Act of Congress Elected at Thief River. for 5,000 more settlers, and in a of March 3, 1879. few years, even starting with Thief River Falls, Minn., Jan. limited means, they may become INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING CO. STATIONERY 23.—Duluth was unanimously independent and prosperous. Why George P. Watson, Editor and Manager not? Here is as choice agricultural chosen for the summer outing of Official ]^per of International Falls and Ranier, Minnesota "the Northern Minnesota Editors' land as lies out of doors, STORE easy to clear and free from rock, association at today's business session, following the reading of stone, sand or gravel. Plenty of An endeavor is being made by lowing the prohibition of the sale pure fresh water may be had byj a letter from, George D. McCarthy a few parties to knock out the of spirits# "Productively," declares secretary of the Duluth Commercial going down a few feet, as well the minister of finance, Elwll road law which has done club. Sauk centre was unanimously as abundance of timber for building, so much toward good roads "has increased from 30 to .50 per fuel and fencing. chosen for the eighth We always have on hand some of throughout all the state, especially cent and this to a large extent annual business meeting in January, Naturally the earliest settlers makes up for the shortage of in these northern parts. THE FANCY PACKAGE next year. locate as near to the best market labor consequent upon the calling center as possible, which is the STATIONERY Officers elected were: Asa M. of the workers to the colors." Another bill introduced which is zone around Big Falls. Big Wallace, president P. J. Vasaly and you will.do well to come in of peculiar interest to many in Falls is right in the center of of Little Falls, vice president A. and see it before buying elsewhere. this city was one making it a misdemeanor A hen is not supposed to have Koochiching county on the Big G. Rutledge of Minneapolis, secretary Also linen, kid, or plain for anybody to put much common sense or tact, yet Fork River, and in this neighborhood and treasurer executive tacks, broken crockery, or any every time she lays an egg she the lands will, in the pound packages of society note committee, H. P. Phillips of Mahnomen, other sharp material in streets or cackles forth the fact. A rooster ordinary course, in first demand. papers with wallet flap envelopes chairman George Erickson roads where automobiles are likely hasn't got a lot of intellect to As the land is taken up, of Spooner, and M. C. Cutter to match. show, hut none the less most settlers Will have to go further to travel. of Thief River Falls. roosters have good sense enough afield until new towns are needed, The legislative committee to to crow. The mule, the most but for some time to come the work in conjunction with a 8 Representative Miner and Senator despised of beasts, has a persistent lands around Big Falls will be the similar committee of the state association Nord also introduced a bill way of letting people know most sought after. in matters legslative to for an appropriation for the Normal he's round by his insistent bray. Big Falls was incorporated as a newspaper men, is composed of A. school to be located at Bemidji, The busy bees they buzz, bulls village May, 1904, and since then G. Rutledge, M. C. Cutter and Asa where the site was selected Our Supply of bellow and cows moo. And watchdogs has progressed amazingly. The v' M. Wallace. J. C. Morrison of pursuant to a law passed two DENNISON SPECIALTIES bark, and ganders quack and real growth and prosperity of this Morris was indorsed for the presidency years ago, further particulars of doves and pigeons coo. But man, village dated from the entrance of of the state association. is very complete and includes which will be found on another the greatest masterpiece that nature the railroad in 1905-1906, when it The banquet last night was attended crepe paper, table sets, table page. could devise, will often stop was the northern terminal of the by the editors and 50 local covers, doilies, place cards, tally and hesitate before he'll advertise. Minnesota and International railway. men. Cabaret performance business cards, sheet tissue paper in an In his Indianapolis speech, the —Ex. The great crop yields and and dialect readings by P. J. President, urging- simplicity in endless variety of shades besides the low price of land is attracting Vasaly, George Erickson, and court procedure, said: "The hundreds of people who are locating the striped and checked—gummed several solos by Norman P. Black Roads Built Under Elwell Law. ]x speediness of justice, the ready in and around the village, of Grand Forks were on the program. labels, lags, etc. The Elwell road law, by which access of justice, the inexpensiveness I which has its own water supply I* Today was passed* in visiting the principles of drainage assessments of justice, is the greater part IJySiewueon and electric light, heating and the business enterprises. are applied to road-build of justice itself. If you have to be 1 powder plant, opera house, public mg so that the results of ten rich to get justice, because of the library association, state bank, KOOCHICHING COUNTY years' road tax levies can be had AMWMl cost of the very process itself, telephone exchange, etc. Here at once and the burden spread DEVELOPMENT then there is not greater justice alstf will be found anew saw mill over the years, has, in the short at all." plant and large heading and stave time it has been in operation, been Big Falls is the geographical factory for the making of barrel put in operation in all parts of the center of Koochiching county, heads and staves. A recent photograph By the independent and business state, and nearly 1,200 miles of which county is located in the shows about 10,000,000 feet like manner in which Gov. new road are due to it. The exact central northern part of Minnesota, of logs on the landing at Big Hammond has taken hold of the figures are 1-152.8, of which 376 having for its northern Falls, which will give some idea duties of his office, it is very evident miles are earth construction and boundary Rainy river, and Rainy of the extent of the lumbering that no mistake has been 776.8 miles are surfaced roads, the lake (St. Louis county) on the interests created by settlers clearing made in his election. The state NO. 3 material varying from surfacing east Itasca county on the south off the forest land. This lumber of Minnesota needs at this .time sand clay to concrete. Of this and Beltrami county on the west. in most cases sells for more just such a man, one who not only total nearly 400 iles are completed. Its surface is slightly rolling and than enough to- pay for the land. has convictions as to what a The amount involved in covered with a heavy growth of At Big Falls the Big Fork river governor should be and do, but these operations is $2,751,723.70. timber, most of which is valuable also one who, like him, has the St. Louis county has but one for lumber and pulp. .. TWO NEW FARMERS' CLUBS courage to put his convictions into Elwell road, 32.5 miles long and Koochiching county has three FOR KOOCHICHING COUNTY practice. 24 miles completed. In Koochiching extensive fertile valleys running county there are four Elwell from the southeast to the northwest County Agent Jewell spent the roads, aggregating 172.6 If the bill introduced into the of the county, which are fore part of last week in the mils. In Beltrami county there house and senate for the repeal covered with mixed timber, such southeastern part of the county, are five, 92.5 miles in all. Aitkin of the Elwell road law is passed as birch, poplar, balsam, maple, out from Gheen, w'orking with county has three, with 103.1 miles, it might not only prevent other oak, basswood, ash, elm, cedar, County Agricultural Agent Larson Carlton has one with a milage of roads being built, but also have tamrack and pine, with an undergrowth of St .Louis county. A Farmers' 28 and Beltrami and Koochiching the effect of cancelling existing of hazel brush and wild club was formed at Rauch together have one road 45 miles road contracts, by the state not fruits, such as currants, gooseberries, with the following officers: Mr. long. being able to pay its share for plums, grapes and woodbine Jackshaw, president Mr. Nose, The friends of the Elwell law lack of appropriation voted for creepers the southwestern We are exclusive agents for the vice president Mr. Ward' secretary are pointing out to its opponents the purpose. Write to your representative part of the county is studded with and Mr. Rauch, treasurer. REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS —bills repealing it have been introduced and senator to do beautiful lakes. A club was also formed at Silverdale, in both'senate and house their utmost to prevent the passage and supplies The woods abound in wild game this meeting being held at —that it is optional, and that no of these bills. and serve as a hiding place for the Frank Carlson's place. Despite locality which does not want it is antlered moose and deer the rivers the fact that the meeting was compelled to use it. and lakes furnish sport for the held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock Since Mayor W. V. Kane absolutely Opposition \is "entirely from fisherman. about seventy men, women declines to be candidate Southern Minnesota* while in and children turned out. A club Koochiching county has over 90 for re-election, the names of Northern Minnesota virtually all townships, with an area of approximately with thirty-three charter members Cut Your many other citizens have been the memjbers approve it. It has was formed, a constitution 3,000,000 acres and under discussion kmongst whom been suggested that some system HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES practically no barren or waste was adopted, and officers will be are Dr. Witnrow, Fred Nelson, of zones might be created, so $ elected on February 5th at Mr. by keeping an account of them. land her rich and fertile lowlands Dr. Swinnerton, Gg A. Oveson, F. that the law would apply only in are being rapidly drained by the Carlson's. This was the largest Our Poinsettia Household Account S Lang, N. L. Olson, B. Bacon, part of the state but its supporters state and county. and most representative crowd C'apt. Bedell, R. F. C. litis, S. E. Book is just the thing for a declare that not even that is The soil is heavy black loam that has met at Silverdale for Thompson, Bert Colburn, and F. necessary so long as it is optional that purpose. They are in columnar some time and the people are anxious with clay sub-soil, and well adapted H. Keyes, The four special favorites and need not be used where it is form, arranged so that to repeat the performance. to the raising of wheat, barley, seem to be Lang, litis, Olson not wanted. each day's expense, and the A lunch was served after the oats, peas, corn, flax, etc., yielding and Thompson, with Lang meeting and the people danced abundant crops. One settler reports month's expenditure for meat, Wedsre Again Treasurer slightly the lead. raising 70 bushels of oats until about 10 p. m. A. G. Wedge, of Bemidji, vice groceries, or any other item may There are now clubs at Gheen, to the acre, 325 bushels of potatoes president of the First National be found in an instant. and 40 bushels of barley Greaney, Rauch, and Silverdale. The experience of Bemidji, bank, of that city, has been during the past season. This makes a string of clubs from where the U. S. government We sell Card Index Receipe Files. renamed as treasurer of the Gheen west as far as the settlements The county is traversed from closed the saloons last fall, is being state fair board, the election taking extend. It is the intention south to north by the Littlefork used as an exa-mple. It is place at the 1915 organization and Big Fork rivers in the central of County Agents Larson and claimed that the business men meeting held in St. Paul. Jewell to work co-operatively together have reversed their position entirely part, with Rat river in the eastern J. S. Simpson, secretary, was reelected. with these clubs and working part, and Black river on the westerly and that instead of working The board will meet on side of the county, besides together for belter stock, for the abrogation of the Indian February 5th to adopt a budget telephones, etc., there is no reason FOR THE SCHOOL treaty which prohibits the sale numerous smaller streams, which for this year's fair. why this section of Koochiching of liquor in that territory, they give an abundance of natural We have a large assortment of ALABAMA "DRY" ON JULY 1 county and St. Louis county are heartily in favor of keeping drainage. aThere are three state pencils, pens, tablets, 6x9 package should not come to its owii. There the town "dry" on account of the ditches and five judicial ditches paper, theme paper, etc. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 22.— in the county. This summer over are more farmers in this section increased sales of merchandise Alabama will become a prohibition 60 miles of ditch roads will be than in any other part of the and the general prosperity which state July 1, under two related county and they have been badly built, besides a state road to run -has unexpectedly followed enforcement measures which became a through the county from International handicapped by distance from of the law.—Delano THE PRESS law tonight without executive approval. market' lack of roads and lack of Falls to the Twin Cities. Eagle. concerted action. There seems to Over $80,000 will be spent on this Within a fw hours after Governor be a new spirit gripping the people, wiork alone, and an expenditure The Russian minister of finance Hendersqn had vetoed the bill, however, and the next ten of $500,000 for road improvements declares that prohibition helps and asked that the prohibition is contemplated. years should show much progress STATIONERY Russian industries. That industrial question be submitted at a special With the arrival of railroads for these industrious and deserving activity has not slackened election, both houses voted down people. and the building up of mammoth notwithstanding the war except his proposal and repassed the bills D. B. Jewell, industries a new era has dawned STORE in that small portion of Russian by overwhelming" majorities. County Agricultural Agent and on the farming industry. Heretofore territory occupied by the enemy. The prohibition measures reenact Agent U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. there was no market for He attributes this favorable condition the prohibition law repealed the products of the farm. Today in the first place, due to the in 1911, after it had been in the farmers cannot supply the Children get your school supplies greater productivity of labor fol- force two years. home market, and they are now at the Press office.