arjHP +*& ^%-T •, ". a-"' *"*«. •52^-:^ TuW-f --at -**„br xi _r hps A |.,jr x\.r" .» 4 INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS --. ., ^»:&:&«388&8888ftg3 found her quite .poorly. She STATE LAND SALES appreciates the visits of her At The Churches Local and Personal Items REALIZE $561,352 neighbors these days. The subject recently at Oak Auditor Preus to Recomend ®»e »s »s »»»»»»»2-s««{: »:. Portage chapel was that God Change in Law for Benefit Arrange with Emerson for LITTLEFORK BAPTIST wants a ''tried people. Miss Batzer Spends the holidays The 4 of Farmers. Xmas photos. at Royalton, her home. bible plainly shows that God CHURCH does not take His own through A. C. Early, Pastor St. Paul, Dec.-15—A total of James T. Watson Jr.|, a graduate Miss Pierce will Christmas 'flowery beds of ease' but allows Morning Service 1x5:45 a. m. was turned into the $561,322 of International Falls high with her folks at Glencoe. Sunday School 12:00 m. satan to tempt and buffet to state treasuryf rom April 1 tp school arid now a senior student Christian Endeavor 7130 p. m. prove them. Nov. 1, from the sale of state Evening Service 8:15 in Carleton College, Northfield, r*- Postmaster Lloyd and family 4 ands, according to an announceme is home for the holidays. LOMAN are spending Christmas in ,DulUthV nt at the state treas- Littlefork and Vicinity. We are glad to know that the-' urer's office today. More than A middle ,aged woman would shortest day is here and that we 79,000 acres of land were sold at 1 i.| nun-- Catherine Beck has been like to get employment as house -.,7. nrrs naatifl.'. 5^' Customs Inspector Mayo and will "have more daylight soon. an average of a little more than confined to the house with a bad keetper or care taker of furnished ""wife are enjoying a visit from Carl Munson and H. S. Green, $7 an acre. cold. rooms. No objection to going their daughter, of Minneapolis. Corner Fifth Ave. and Second St. of Timber Lake, S. Dak., were: State Auditor Preus who conhere Miss rHelga Muus returned in c-ountry.,MTS'. May Ross. iri? last week looking over ducted the sales in 22 C0UJI#€«. E. L. Heermance, Pastor from Moorhead Saturday to Alderman Lynch and daughter their real estate. Mr. Green has' said before leaving for the east "For all the People all the Week." spend the holidays with her parr Get your Hotel Registers, Cash Patricia are spending Christmas lands purchased a half section here that he believed most of the ents.' Books,. Journals and Ledgers at in St. Cloud. of Gust Swansen, and expects to had been purchased settles, OF ''Whaf Christ' has done duing Misses Cooper and Arnold at the the Press office. locate next summer.: by'persons who intended to work ing these 19 centuries'' will be 'Mr: Backus camp Jast Tuesday Miss Barrett, assistant superintendent T. D. Taylor and George St. them." Only a small percentage the topic at "the morning services Austin Johnson returned Satuday Team, harness and sleigh for of schools, will spend Lawrence both got their new of the lands was taken up by at 11. frcm the University of sale,price $300. Apply to Fred pL home in Staples. phones in last week. Some day speculators he said. Triumph of the Ideal." Special Minnesota to spend the holidays Stearns, Ericsburg. we can talk to any of the neighbors Last year 82,433.66 acres of music. at home. from our own homes. Miss McPartlin leaves tonight state lands were sold netting the Sunday school at 10. Christian Superintendent of Schools D. A middle aged woman would to Spend the Christmastide with Mrsi .Thomas and daughter state $597,418.03. Endeavor at 7 :oo. B. Jewell was in town Monday like to get employment as housekeeper her folks in St. Paul. Edna visited at the Plummer A plan for faciliating the disr With the opening of the skating evening. or care taker of furnished horrie over Sunday. posal of lands to local settlers ho #L-~ rink, the reading room will C. B. Griffith is now janitor at rooms, no objections to going Miss Florence Messner is Andy Amundsen has the job desire to add to their farms, but Sunday afternoon. The vestibule place of A. V. McNeil. in country. Mrs. Mary Ross. spending' her vacation with the of taking out a lot of timber for are unwilling to wait until the will be open during the day, so The supper and sale of l^ie home folks at Calumet, Mich. Richard Todd and has crew regular sales, will be proposed to that the childen may put on Lutheran Ladies' Aid was a An Appreciation making ties now. the next legislature, the audito*' their skates out of the wind. great success in every way. The Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Sandeen Mat Mattson has gone up the said. Bethlehem church wishes all luda fisk tickled the palates of We hereby wish to express our left last night to spend the holidays Black to haul out the timber andj Under the present system, the children of the city, and all all present and after supper was gratitude to our many patrons in St. Paul with relatives. pulp wood he cut'for Interna- lands are offred at auction in the the grown people too, a very disposed of Dick Hale so delighted during the past year. It has tional Lumber Lo. before snow year following their appraisefell. happy Christmas. the audience that no one been very gratifying to us to realize Poley LaPage, a former busir ment, and in the majority of could hold onto the elusive dollars. that we have enjoyed an ness man of our city but now of Mr. Eastman, of Birchdale, is counties only one sale is adverup SOUTH BETHLEHAM Over $90 was realized by immencly grand business and we Superior, is here this week attending this way looking over the tised each year. Town Hall Holler's Addition. the sale and supper, which is a trust that our service has been to business matters. telephone line. He is the lineman good sum to raise in these hard such as to warrant a continuation and will do some epair work. FIRST METHODIST times. SUPERINTENDENT OF 1 of your patronage. We are Don't forget that E. E. Peterson's EPISCOPAL CHURCH Santa Claus is coming to CALDWELL tfEOOK COUNTY SCHOOLS enlarging our quarters and will & Co's entire stock must be Littlefork next Saturday night have a still larger and better The Bloom boys are hauling sold at once. Get your share. C. H. Blake, Pastor Continued from Page 1 and will meet the boys and girls stock of paints and wall paper to logs for Peter Lundstrom. at the Baptist church immediately Three of the children of Mr. select from during the comingyear. Peter Lundstrom and his bride Christmas services continued for High Schools. after the program. And all Wishing you all a Happy and Mrs. Sullivan, of the County spent the week end here and returned next Sunday morning. Girls' Member of committee appointed will want to hear more about Mr. New Year. Farm, have returned home for to Big Falls Wednesday chorus. by Minnesota Educational Finnegan of Finnegan Flats. We remain yours truly, Christmas. to spend Christmas with Mrs. Services next Sunday as follows M: Association to make out a standardized Falls Decorating Co^ Lundstrom's parents, Mr. and 14 Course of Study for LITTLEFORK SCHOOLS H. N. Harris, Prop. Miss Elvera Walters left Wednesday Mrs. A. M. Carlson, after which Sabbath school, 10. High Schools of State. The evening to spend the they will be at home at their new Epworth League Devotional, course of study is now in use. Farmers' Club Sleighride. (Too late for last week) holidays with her people at home here. Leader of the Agricultural 645. Miss Arnold's cooking classes Litchfield, Minn. Adolph Bloom went to Margie Preaching services, 11 a. m. Section of Minnesota Education A goodly number of the members are beginning their Christmas Saturday to bring out the bride and 7:30 p. m. al Association in 1912. of the Koochiching Township candies. anfl groom and he was assisted Money to Loan on larm property We extend to you a cordial President State Association of Farmers' Club met at the All the rooms are hard at work in United States and Canada. by James and Chris Johnson, welcome to all of our services. Agricultural Instructors in 1913. school house last, night and on their Christmas programs Apply to Frank S. Lang, International Olaf Bovald, Elvera Lundstrom, Worked in Koochiching County Falls, Minnesota. tf after a delightful sleigh ride, arrived The pupils will meet, in the High Pete Hegg and Esther Carlson, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH for past two years as County at the County Farm where school room next Wednesday of Big Falls. Agricultural Agent. Outlined Church of the New Covenant. Supt. and Mrs. Sullivan and family afternoon after recess to have'a Cashier and Mrs. Geo. N. Millard, Anderson -Bros, were at Margie courses of study in Agriculture Wm. Cross, Pastor. were awaiting them. good time together and with the of the First National Bank, last week doing some trading for rural schools and organized The evening was pleasantly parents and friends who are invited. returned home after a delightful The school is to give a program xontest work in County. Did Baptist Christmas Program spent in social chit-chat, dancing six weeks vacation on the on Friday evening, when this same work at Deer River and inspecting the new sanatorium. The Industrial work has been Pacific coast. a Christmas tree will be held and betfore coming here. School The Christmas program by the Everything went off in progress for some time in all the play, "Too Much of a Good District at Deer River contained Baptist Sunday school will be finely. A lap lunch was served the rooms. The primary room Thing," will be produced by Starks returned from a conference seventeen townships. given at the church promptly at about midnight, after which are making trimmings for th local talent. of officials hin Montreal, 8 o'clock on Friday, Christmas more games were played and Christmas tree. The first Intermediate Miss Margaret Nelson is still yesterday, in regard to their Eve. At the close of the program dances hoed down to the fine are weaving baskets quite iick with tonsilitis', but DR. E. A. THOMPSON work along the border. an opportunity will be music of Clerk of Court arid Mrs. The pupils of Miss. Davis'room somewhat impro/ed in the pa: E N I S given to all present to give an Drummond, until the morning have been practising Christmas VM'-.k. Miss Rausher returned home Office and Residence offeing whirch will be used to began to break. A general, allround songs. Pete Hegg was a Margie caller yesterday from the St. Cloud Over litis' Drug Store help make Christmas a happy good time was enjoyed by The martuel taining room has the last of the week. n~ Normal, where she is taking the International Falls, Minnesota time for+those who would otherwise all and a sincere hope that in recently finished two cupboards The school children were given teacher's course, for the holidays. not enjoy some of the good due time another invitation will One of which has been sent to a treat by Mr. Tangen, who took things which help to make a be extended to partake of the the Keiver school and the other ,Q them to Margie Wednesday after ,K For Christmas gifts nothing real Christmas. Bring your offering to the Forrsythe school. They WOOD-WOOD hospitality and entertainment of school *where they enjoyed the pleases better than photos—Emerson's in a white envelope. We the hosts. are now working on picture •4. program. They returned that Studio.is now located over will also have a Christmas tree. frames for the pictures that wree night. the Press office. W 4 We deliver Dry Wood from Come and spend a pleasant and WOOD SAWING. bought last yar. $2.00 to $5.00 profitable evening with us. You MC CLELLAN ITEMS. Ada M. Watson, who graduated are welcome. OAK PORTAGE. See Richardson Bros, about Mr William Haugo autoed from our high school last The following is the program: per cord. that wood you want sawn. They from Shelly to his claim last spring and is now attending St. Hymn No. 210 ......... .school The Laurel, Riverdale and will saw it at the least possible week and is making improvements for the holidays. Prayer Pastor Bear River schools are planning price. Big reduction on sawing on his residence as he expects All kinds of coat on hand God's Gift Howard Lang an entertainment together at over two cords. Work guarateed his famil here soon. Luther's Cradle Hymn Austin Johnson, a graduate of Riverdale school house at Christmas to give satisfaction Mr. Chas. Brown of Minneapolis International Falls high school, Primary Class tim e. There will be a pro-1 .Phone No.116-3 R. is expected soon to build his See our new furnaoe and now a student at the State The Infant Jesus ....Four Girls gram given by the pupils at residence on his homestead. just installed in our A Wish Grover Green university, is home for Christuniversity, Lindford school at the same Notice for Bids. There was quite a number of Christmas Bells ...... Six Girls mas. time. Hardware Store. land seekers here the past week. Sealed bids will be received on The Christmas Vision Logging has begun in full Mr. Milton L. Babin has moved January 4th by the County Board Emma Hanson blast in the community around. Mr. W. H. Eddy, of Ericsburg, Burns four foot wood into his new residence. at their office in the Court House, First Christmas ..Albert Martin Mr. J. P. Welliver, of Mildred, I -makes regular trips from that for furnishing of coal for Court Mr. Earl Russell was a Norden and will burn anything^ Hymn No. 29 School Minn., spoke at Oak Portage! village to International Falls and visitor, Monday. House buildings. Prices, quality The Uncrowned King chapel the night of the 18th and I til Te*urn every Saturday with his and kind of coal, to be stated Mr. John W. Austin and son Install one of these .. Hilman Johnson afternoon and evening of the lyf ind delivery service. Ammon. completed their new in bid. The Shepads .. Margaret Hanson 19th. Mr. Welliver was once plants and help the L. H. SLOCUM, ban last week and have purchased I I Gifts for King Jesus Hazel Gravs paper business but upon becoming Abstracts and titles to all property a fine young ox team. Auditor. farmer. O'Little Town of Bethlehem .... converted to the Lord some in Koochiching county furnished Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Stay were Six Girls 24 years ago, gave it up and began on short notice by the Notice for Bids. McClellan visitors Sunday. Gifts can bring .. Ross Bahr to preach the gospel. He Koochiching county Abstract Co. Mr. Andrew Johnson- recently will be received. January 4th, The Christmas reading Mr. Gish 011 spent seven years in North BEEF!! BEEF!! official abstractors, International returned to Clearwater county 1915, for the following Koochiching Offering. Africa and the rest of the time: Falls, Minn.—Adv. tf. to get the team of oxen he has We handle Home County positions: Physician, in the States. I purchased at that place. Matron and Superintendent Christmas services will be held Grown Beef and Mr. Harry Allen of Beasville, tj The Senior Class of the High of County Poor Farm and Hospital. in St. John's Episcopal church (Too late for last week) Pork only. Ohio is visiting with J. O. Stay. evening by Miss Jefferson at a Fort Frances on Christmas day. Christmas party. A Christmas Mr. Otto Erickson, who has mailed to the Board of County Holy Communion at 8:30 a. m. tree and the arrival of Mrs. Santa been woking at Hariska, during Commissioners, Court House, Morning sevice and Holy Comunion_at S. E THOMPSON &S0N Claus were features of the evening. the summer, made a visit to his International Falls, Minn., on or 11: a. m. Special music mmnl Those present were Mr. and sister recently at Chisholm, and before above date. will erendered at the morning Mrs. Mclntire, Miss Walters, to his brother -at Oak Portage. L. H. SLOCUM, service by the choir. TRADE-MARKS Mr. Griep, Miss L. Barrett, Miss He also called on Mr. T. Berge Auditor. COPYRIGHTS C. Barrett, Dr. Mary Ghostley, with a view of disposing of his NOTICE Send sketch, or modal and description 'ence Curran, Emma McKieneavy, timber on his homestead. for free search. Ask.for th« Katherine Smith, Ruth Sabin, Book containing oTer 200 mechanical Mr. Hjalmer Marklund is logging movements sent free upon GREEN LABELED "Grace Ottow and Jane Zimmerman quest. Shoe repairing neatly done. for Mr. E. Anderson and Mr WM. N. ROACH, I O Jr. Messrs. Carl Harrison, Ernest Rollin Smith for Mr. J. E. Erick- Ladies and Gent's rubber wheels ATTORN EY-AT-LAW BRAND .v: .... sndFarStuppcn.tl.M. Write Niles, Harold Mclntire, son. 50 cents. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL 1 RUBBER FOOTWEAR EXPERT Hartley Pendergast and Clifton N. NURICK SHOE SHOP^j Mrs. J. E. Erickson recently called McGiU Washkwfcm, D. BuOdmc Tnr Dntir C11 Sspplj Y01 "Tohms. .. 216 Second Avenue si! tf on Mrs. Geo. Becktel and