INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS BIRCHDALE SLIVERS THE NEW SETTLER the young people of the Farmers' 1 one big problem and it has been GET THESE I DISTRICT NEWS I plub gave a play entitled "Hans AND HIS PROBLEM this that has kept the development Miss Mable Anderson, who was Von Smash." Henry Ettestad o-— O of the country back, but it spending a few days at the heme was the star actor, assisted by By A. J. McGuire. BIRCHDALE should be remembered that the of Mrs. A. M, Hanson, visited also Misses, Ida and Anna Dahlgren, It would hardly be appropriate richest agricultural sections of among friends at Birchdale. Miss. Esther Carlson', Axel Carl-j to say that there is a "boom" on the United States today had to Miss Shelland visited the Birchdale Prin. H. E. Pierce went to the son and Knut Ettestad. The! in the settlement bf Northern be cleared before they were farmed consolidated school Monday, Falls on business house was packed and the troupe a week ago Minnesota, for this usually signifies and when men did not have and had an architect looking over Saturday. a state of activity that is got their share of applause. dynamite and the stump-puller to the building, in view of enlarging A big crowd was present at the unwarranted and not of a perschoolhouse lighten the labor. It is not very Napoleon Rousse is hauling in for future needs. a few nights ago and manent character, but the interest difficult operation when it is material to build a new dwelling The spelling contest, last Friday enjoyed profitable lectures de- in and movement for farms in handled in the right way, but it evening, between the Birchdale house this coming summer. livered by Mr. A. Erickson and the timbered section has taken on is not a "ridniig cultivator job," and Indus schools, was in favor Peter Dahlgren brought in a Mr. Jewel of Intaernational Falls a strong and healthy increase, with a sun shade overhead, and no Of the Birchdale school. A fine load of brink to build a chimney on agriculture. In a "boom," men commonly man who is afraid of work will lunch was served to all. on his new house. There was an unusually good purchase something they do not fall in love with "land clearing." Miss Florence Howard is visiting The Farmers' Club held their' crowd at the church last Sun- actually need and something that Notwithstanding the fact it is far her parents for the winter. monthly meteing at the Ettestadt day and after the services the is greatly exaggerated in valuacongregation easier than it used to be and one Mrs. Tibbits of Michigan, home Feb. 6th. There were remained for a tion. The desire to buy becomes who profits from the experiences mother of Mrs. Allen Shearer, is about sixty present and after while to enjoy asocial time. contagious and purchases are of those who have cleared land very ill of pneumonia and complications. dinner, served on the clubs new Mrs. C. Tibbots, who has been1 made without due consideration. will not find it an impossible task dishes, the regular business was very ill the past week is still very and not always an unen joy able Fertile land in a location of Mrs. E. W. Webb had to call taken up after which papers were low from a heavy cold. one. The North Central Experiment amjple rainfall and tributary to the doctor but is some better at read by Mrs. J. T. O'Loughlin on A big crowd gathered at the Station at Grand Rapids, roads and markets, and at a price the present writing. "Milk, Cream and Butter-Making" school house Friday afternoon to within its actual valuation, is alwatch Minn., has published a bulletin, Beda Anderson is visiting at Mrs. H. G. Taylor on "Bet-j the spelling contest between No. 14, on land clearing that Can ways a good investment for one E. W. Webb's and making herself ter Methods of Housekeeping'' the Birchdale and Indus be had free.—From September, who will settle on the land and generally useful during Mrs. Hans Ettestadt on "Raising schools. After luncheon of sandwiches, 1914, Booster, reproduced by request. work it. Northern Minnesota has Webb's Illness. Hogs" and G. W. Erickson on cake, and coffee was serv- AT THE PRESS OFFICE this and has ample rainfall and E. W. Webb has a light crew "Gardening" and "^Planting Apple ed, Prin. E. Lowe of the Indus: good markets and good roads in sawing out a stock of logs for A discussion followedeach Trees." school was called upon to give many sections, but it is still anew the settlers. of these essays which proved a few wtords to which he respond-1 country in development and has We Emil Rubery is getting the material interesting as well as profitable. ed, after which the schools sang much territory without roads and Carry on hand for his new store The next meeting will be held at our good old state song, then the long distances from a local marwritten building, the foundation and basement Emerald Park Faim and we are A Full contest was held. While ket. The speculator may buy anythe being all ready for the planning on a big meeting as Mr. Line of judges were correcting the where, but the settler, the man Super-structure as soon as the B. Jewell of International Remington papers the schools rendered a few who buys to build up a farm, weather will permit in the spring. Falls and Mr. Berg of Grand Rapids numbers, then came the most should be careful in picking out Supplies and John Murphy, had an operation will be with us. exciting feature of the day. In location. What Northern Min- for appendicitis, and his life was Are Local Agents a the oral contest, Ernest Ruberg nesota needs is farmers, not spec- despaired of at one time, is LITTLEFORK AND VICINITY For the Celebrated and Pheobe Hanson of Birchdale ulators, and it is to the interest now well on the road to recovery. Remington Typewriters won, and though we are very Gf Northern Minnesota that every Bert Magladry is driving the Miss Annette Miller returned to proud of our school, too much, settler, in so far as possible, locannot PRESS STATIONERY new bus on the route West. Fort Frances Sunday, to resume be said in praise of Indus, cat£s on a tract of land that is H. W. Broeffer has some 2,000 STORE her duties as nurse at the hospital' considering the short time they well adapted to agriculture arid or more ties ready to be hauled to there. have tbeen consolidated, put up fr0m which he can market his bank of the Rainy and Fred C. Mrs. D. A. Colpitts is spending a "good fight." products. Monthly Report of the Methodist Church, Waterfall will take out about half a fortnight with her mlother, Mrs. Birchdale school had four visit- ,and that number and "Billy" Whale is The character o{ the and Miller near Buffalo, Minn. ors Monday, one of whom Was a close second. the accessibility to road and market, The Willing Workers of the our county superintendent, Miss The ice in the river here is are the first and most important Baptist church met in the church A. E. Shelland. I N A N I A E O nearly three feet thick. problems that the new last Thursday afternoon and refreshments Total Receipts for January .$3948 Mr. Emil Ostlund has nearly recovered settler has to consider in his selection. were served by Mrs CALDWELL BROOK ITEMS DISBURSEMENTS from the double operation It is no!t necessary to A. C. Earley. To Pastor's Salary $1400 for hernia and appendicitis tha.t t.. buy a farirt of hills in Northern E. E. Griffith returned from Rev. Cross of Big Falls, preach- Minnesota, or one that has to be Insurance on Church underwent at Minneapolis, so he southern Minnesota last week. ed to a goodly congregation at drained before operations can bethe is able to perform his duties as wood he Mashal Van Vleeck made a trip school house on Wednesday gjn There is plenty of good land janitor at the school. to St. Paul last Friday night. i-i&ht night, using as his subject "The weu iocated. The telephone line will soon Printing 2j The Friday social club met with Unpardonable Sin." He went HM. completed to Loman so communication be Mrs. Olavus Jewett last Friday. The amount to purchase has To Balance from here to Craig by way of the ,, can be had with the been a stumbling block to a great A goodly number were in attendance. & state ditch. outside world. 1 many. It is a serious mistake for Blaine Canfield went to Total $39.48 Mrs. Bessie Walp of Pittsburg, Judge M. A. Spooner of Bemidji, T? *, one to put all one's capital into .balls and Margie on Saturday. :, f, *1,. We now need $100.00 to meet the deficiency on pastor's Pa., is the "hello" in charge of was in town last week on rp, 11 land and have little or nothing for I he school was unable to send .. salary and $21.00 to pay our incidental bills. If you can help the central for the Border Telephone business. ,, its development, tor a man with any spellers to the district con-! .. make up this deficiency pay your amounts to the Finance Co.," and proves herself L. A. Swanson made two trips T-. 11 1 small capital and no help in the test at Big Falls because of the Committee or thru the church offering envelope. We want very efficient. 1 way of grown boys, forty acres of last week to the Grignon camp 0 stormy weather. Some of the people have kept everyone to get credit for their gifts on the church books, some thirty miles south of here. -II yr a 1 -ni 'land is plenty, and to buy over Mrs. Alma Bloom was a visitor 1 our J. P. Frank Bull quite busy J. H. EMERSON, Secretary J. R. EASTMAN, Chairman ,, rr, eighty under such circumstances Olavus Jewett spent Tuesday at the 1 angen home on Thursday. and gave all exact justice. r- j. 1 1 is a serious mistake. A forty- G. N. MILLARD, Treasurer. and Wednesday at his homestead Gustane Bloom had the mis- 1 The teachers will bring some acre farm, with about twenty on Nett River. RANIER REPORT fortune to loose a horse last week. I ., of the best spellers to the Falls a acres under the plow and the Last Saturday afternoon a good RECEIPTS A. Bodrner was at A Margie on for a spelling contest Friday. Also number of the people of the town! Saturd asture, may be made Balance December 31, 1914 $ 4,15 "a^ance ln two or three children for hospital to bring a cash income of $1,200 met at the school house to witness Peter Lundstrom made a trip 7 Receipts to January 28 0 treatment. the spelling match, and to hear a year and over, and to work this to Margie last week. Offering Jan. 28 90 The people of the place gave as well as it should be under a Mrs. Croel of Big Falls outline the Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bloom are Mrs. Hansen a pleasant surprise work of the Community club of! system of dairy farming with potatoes enjoying a visit from Mrs. Blom's at the church parlors last Sunday. Total $22.81 as the field market crop, that place. After the address father, Mr. Reinarz, of G'emmel. A very fine lunch was served by Paid to Pastor $12.00 those present voted to organize t- ,. will give one all he can do and Anderson Bros, are skidding the ladies and a purse of about Balance on Hand 10.81 such a club in this place to meet a good deal more than many men logs for Wm. Lundstrom this ... & fifty dollars was given Mrs. HanBen. evenings in the school house. Officers want to do who drag along with week. elected President, Were: three or four times that amount. Total $22.81 Clarence Morrisy made his Mrs. Maud Vanderwalk vicepresident, *. Ti/r 1 The new settler should not burden FINANCE COMMITTEE WILDWOOD Mrs. Mike Lemmer "I1 himself with land that he does F. H. AULT C. M. GRIMSTAD N. H. NELSON day, bring home anew stove, and secretary, Mrs. C. S. Jameson. not need and that he cannot use since he will have none but an Our church is supported by voluntary contributions. The The basket social given for the We look forward to some radical to advantage. It should be remembered experienced cook his mother will receipts for January were very good in comparison, but the benefit of the school January 31st, changes in the community from that conditions are have the pleasure of trying out expenses these winter days are much more, thus our need is was a success, socially and financially. the efforts of this club. different than on the prairie and the same. greater. But then, Wildwood never Judge J. R. Allen, proprietor of what m^ght seem like a small Warm weather last week was does anything by halves. the new town of Midway, Minn., Do a good turn daily. farm there where grain is the the cause of some trouble to the Alfred Sorquist and family, who was in town Sunday. Flattering marketed crop, might be altogether "He who has a high purpose in his heart cannot live a low loggers. have resided in our town for over reports come in of the flourishing too large in the timbered life." a year, left for their home at state of this new town and the section. The church and the home are the two great saving institu^ LOMAN Warba. We are all sorry to see hostelry of Messrs. Allen and Too much stock is often a mis- tions of society. them go and wish they might Manery. The stork left a big boy at the settler- Remern- take of the new The Sabbath school is doing good Work these days. The have remained with *us permanently. The jurors from this section reported home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph be.r beared that the land must be average attendance for January w|as 62. for work last Monday with but few exceptions, before Hoard last Friday. The work of the Epworth League grows in interest. The Mr. and Mrs. J. T. O'Loughlin morning. feed can be produced. A lot of The ice harvest is on now and attendance on their devotional meetings for January was a spent Sunday at Napoleon Rousse's. Mike Lemfher left last week for stock on hand and feed to buy is the crop is certain in this country. 19 average. a trpi to Minneapolis. He expects a mighty discouraging matter. A The Ladies' club mjet with Mrs. Miss Ida Dahlgren leaves Monday The Ladies' Aid are having very pleasant gatherings. The to be gone about two weeks. good team of horses, a couple of Walter Dahlgren last Thursday. for Minneapolis. There will be a vote this spring attendance has been above the average lately. Thirty being good dairy cows, a brood sow and A large crowd were out. We are looking foreward to a election for wet and dry in the the average for January. twenty-five hens is plenty of live The spelling contest for five or from Geo. L. Howard and Visit village. A petition has been circulated stock to bring in, unless some land The church Finance Committee at Ranier have been doing six of the local schools was held D. B. Jewell, Tuesday evening. the past week and enough has been cleared up in advance, good work. Besides collecting once a month the amount here last Friday and resulted in Mr. Jewell always gets a crowd in signers obtained so that the question and it is a mighty good idea to get promised by subscribers to the church fund they have been Annabel Zeeman and Violet Pearson, here to hear him speak. will be before the voters. A some land cleared in advance if of our consolidated school, working on a subscription for electric lights and other improvements Mr. and Mrs. Dahlgren leave good lively fight is in progress. possible. winning as delegates to the for the church there. The ladies helped Friday for Blackduck Monday, to have Little Wilfred Pettis, while One should plan on having sufficient county contest, next Friday and evening, February 5thj by giving an oyster supper. dental work done. sliding down hill last Sunday fell capital to enable him to Saturday. A new church is the great need of the hour with us. The H. G. Taylor and family, Kanute down and broke his leg near the spend a good share of the first Mrs. W. H. Watrous, of Pelland, Ettestad and Hilmer Nyquist, Sabbath school must have more room if we are to continue thigh. He was taken to the Falls two years in clearing and building. is visiting friends and relatives Sunday at Dahlgren's. progressive work. The money question is not very encourage Spent that afternoon by speeder and Splendid buildings may be here over $iinday. Last Monday the spelling and placed in the hospital, where he is ing these testing days thru which we are passing. We may constructed of logs when one has Paul Mai has moved his saw bread contests for this school getting along as as can be Well have to move the old building on our lots this spring and build the time and skill. I have seen mill to C. J. Helmer's, w|here he were held. Verna Bursack was expected. a small addition to it for the present. Though we are hoping log houses and barns that cost expects to work for two or three the winner in the spelling and Next Friday at the Odd Fellows their owners less than a hundred that some way will be found to build as the need demands. weeks. Maude Rousse was winner in the Hall there will be a silver medal dollars in cash that were equal to The commanding generals of Europe evidently feel like The R. Todd family are planning bread contest. After a short program contest. A good time is promised buildings that cost ten times that Lincoln did when he was asked to restore a drinking man to. on moving to the south part the girls made sandwiches and the- contestants have been much, built in the usual way. of this state soon, wlhere they his rank. He said: "I dare not restore this man to his rank from, the bread and also served selected with the view of making There need be no 'apology for a expect to farm. We are sorry to and give him charge of one thousand men when he puts an cocoa to the crowd of parents the contest an interesting one log building if it .be well built. see any family move away. enemy in his mouth to steal away his brains." The commanding Who always turn out when there from start to finish. The problem/of the cost of buildings generals of business are taking this same view. We fcre doings at the school house. The electric light plant has been may be solved cheaply in Saturday evening under the Valentine Seals at. the Press cannot afford to put an enemy in our mouths that wiU hinder shut down for a few days on account Northern Minnesota. l^anagement pf Mr. Magladry, of repairs, the best use of our brains. Office. Land clearing is considered the