srsr W1, itl nf"-"** ""T* S&f&r, 'H'rf' ^'W v^3¥ w?w®$ •. "~$F *®gr vi -f «1 ^41' 1 A,* i' 'J" "'-IL «. -v"" f* v~ 1 r1 *"»x 5 1 1 f' International falls press •'.•«: 1 ditches provide roads- where the Summary of the Above Mall Routes. that have been cleared and grubbed at a cost of $2,125.00. International Falls to Pelland ordinary hand work would never THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS grubbed at a cost of $7,500.00, 10 miles $22,426.60 District No. 5 has 75 miles of make a road. Pelland to Loman, 13 miles .. 24,978.50 District No. 4 has 52 miles of township reads laid out, and 33 Loman west to the county line, The following is a statement of! AND BORDER BUDGET 40 miiea 76,477.63 township roads laid out, 36 miles miles improved at a cost of $20,625.00, Loman west to thq county line,, what has been done in the way cleared and improved at a cost of Official Paper of Koochiching County, Minnesota. (extra work) 4,676.70 and 42 miles of roads that of road improvements that the Loman, Bannock and Fairland $23*400.00, and 25 miles of roads have been cleared :md grubbed at miles 14,920.00 Z'i federal government should show that have been cleared and Big Falls to Lundgren, 16 miles 11,311.00 a cost of $5,250.00, Entered as Second Class Matter June 23. 1909, at the Post Office ^at their appreciation for, in a substantial Clementson to Wayland, 20 International Falls, Minn., Under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. miles 4,567.90 way. Big Falls to Dentaybow, 13 INTERNATIONAL PALLS PRESS PUBLISHING CO. miles 16,090.00 The following statement shows Northome to Wildwood, 16 GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager. what has been spent by the miles 21,318.75 Silverdale, 4 miles 2,556.00 county on roads that are used State Road No. 24 (Harrigan, by the mail carriers to the inland district) 5 y2 miles 9,720.00 As we predicted two weeks ago,'the baudy element are drifting Littlefork to Forsyth, 7 miles. 32,990.88 post-offices,-and in some cases Northome to .Bergvdlle, 2 miles 7,362.20 DOWN DEEP IN YOUR POCKET back again. Some of the gamblers who left have returned. According Kelliher to Norden, 2 miles ... 2,547.7' these mail wagons and school Laurel to Lindford, 9% miles. 3,800.00 to confirmed reports, there are about fifty undesirables in this wagons that carry the children Maintenance money spent on city who have no visible means of a livelihood aside of lawlessness. these roads 8,000.00 The coins ache for freedom. They exert an to and from the consolidated •They should be arrested for vagrancy and required to move on. The schools are the rigs that get in Total, 180 miles $263,743.93 influence over you to be put into circulation. No administration's enforcement of the liquor law is a joke, and unless the most miles travel thereby. In the matter of township And since they must travel in all they arrest the lawbreakers it will be necessary for the county authorities temptation to spend needlessly when the money is roads, which the above does not weather, they are for that reason' to step in again and do a little cleaning up. If the administration include, there has been $154,275.00 ig the bank on interest. Start an account now with alone hard on the new roads, and expended. These roads are, in is determined to "play horse" with the taxpayers of this city for that reason aid in some way many cases, improved, that is, whatever surplus you have—even a dollar will open in these matters, the sooner they are removed from office the better. sJiould be extended by the federal they have been ditched or turnpiked •—r 1 government. an account. Don't allow your money to work you and culverts and bridges On the front page of this issue will be found a detailed statement In some cases the following built, permitting travel on them make it work for you, this is the way others get ahead. of the road and drainage work that has been done in this county during shows costs that have been previously at all times. There are 155 miles the past three years. This good and comprehensive statement included on above statements of such roads in the county. The I S N A I O N A A N has been kindly and carefully prepared by Mr. Rolland Magnus, under unimproved roads are those the direction of Mr. L. A. Ogaard, state highway engineer, who where little in the way of grading INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA Mail Route From has always been so helpful and careful in this road building movement. FELLAHS TO LOMAN 13 MILES. has been done as yet. There It has been worth more than this county will ever realize to are 227 miles of such roads where Clearing and grubbing $ 5,446.00 Excavation 4,373.44 clearing and grubbing is about all have had through these years such a man as Mr. Ogaard at the head Borrow excavation 310.08 that has been done. of these matters, a man in whose judgment the State Highway Commission Turnpike 982.44 Side ditches 8,892.16 The majority of this work has has such great faith that practically all his suggetions as to Offtake ditches 859.20 Culverts 2,630.44 been done by actual settlers in both roads and state appropriations have been readily carried out. Pile bridges 1,484.80 the communities in which the Total, Pelland to Loman .$24,978.59 roads are located. It has generally F.O.ROGERS MEN AND THE INFANT WELFARE MOVEMENT. been done under contract. Mail Route From INTERNATIONAL FALLS TO PEL- The. contracts are being let after LAND 10 MILES. Yes men. Why not? The times we live in call for the interest the proper advertising at open of fathers, brothers, and future fathers in the causes of babies dying, Clearing and grubbing $5,855.40 PRACTICAL FURRIER meetings, where the sealed bids Excavation ... 1,840.40 and being affected unduly by disease. Borrow excavation ., 253.75 are opened and the successful Turnpike 930.60 FORT FRANCES, Why should the lone mother carry the burden bidder selected. ONTARIO Side ditching 384.40 Offtake ditches 335.00 alone of rearing, amid a thousand dangers and difficulties, Dividing the county into its Surfacing 588.00 these babies, and the men get away to Culverts 1,014.05 various Commissioners' districts, Bridges 225.00 The Oldest Exclusive Fur House clubs, lodges, meetings, etc. we have in District No. 1, 166 Total, Int'l Falls to Pelland.,$22,426.60 An intelligent understanding of these problems miles of roads laid out, of which In the World there are 36 miles of fair roads Mail Route West to the County Line by the men will ease the burden of mothers, ON STATE RURAL HIGHWAY NO. 24 on which $30,000.00 has been aid in the better care of these little ones, and contribute 40 MILES. EXPORTER AND IMPORTER OF spent, and 80 miles of roads that much to saving hundreds that now fall victims Clearing and grubbing $18,544.33 have only been cleared and Excavation 4,379.84 to disease. ,ifc Borrow excavation 1,046.72 grubbed at a cost of $10,250.00. It does not hurt any man to know that a baby Turnpike 2,638.54 Side ditches 35,091.20 In District No. 2 there have needs clean, infection-free milk, proper clothing, proper hours of Offtake ditches 3,811.52 been fifty miles of county and Culverts 3,016.68 rest, suitable periods of feeding, and that these- are the cardinal Piie bridges 7,948.80 township roads laid out, of which principles of saving the babies. Extra work, day labor, etc. ... 4,676.70 there are 25 miles of good roads About all some fathers think of is to come home, and dance the Total on 40 miles ....$126,559.43 now in use, of which the most Highest Cash Price Paid baby up and down, perhaps waking it out of a sound sleep when it Mall Route From important are the Down River on Raw Furs LOMAN, THROUGH BANNOCK TO should be asleep. Then when the baby cries in the night get as cross road, the Crystal Beach road and AIRLAND. as a bear with a sore foot. the roads just outside of International Clearing and grubbing $6,800.00 All this must be done away. Father must know all about the Falls, of which there are Borrow excavation 600.00 Ho Will Pay the Duty aind War Tax on all Fijrf frorn the Unltod Excavation 1,600.00 baby and do his share to save it. 25 miles that have cost about Stateo and Pay aa Hig-h a Price for them ae Side ditching 4,400.00 Corduroy 1,300.00 $20,600.00. The remaining unimproved any House in the United States. Culverts 220.00 roads where clearing and STATEMENT OF COST OF continuing on from the M. & I. Total spent on this route ..$14,920.00 grubbing only has. been done, HIGHWAYS AND DITCHES. BE SURE AND SEE HIM BEFORE YOU SELL OR BUY depot of Little'fork and parallel to F.C.ROGERS and of which there are 30 miles, Mall Route From their track to Happyland, a station BIG FALLS to LUNDGREN—16 MILES. have cost about $3,500.00. (Continued from Page I.) four miles south thence District Noi 3 has 93 miles of Clearing and grubbing $4,200.00 west seven miles along judicial Grading 4,658.00 N township roads laid out 25 miles Bridges 2,453.00 Littlefork river, crossing the ditches Nos. 3 and 6 then south FORT FRANCES, ONTARIO cleared and improved at a cost of same with a steel 180 foot truss to Big Falls. From Big Falls Total spent on this route .. .$11,311.00 $31,025.00, and 50 miles of roads bridge, with 320 feet pile approach south, this road parallels the M. & Mall Route Out From CLEMENTSON on the east end and 16 I track to Northome, through Beginning at.the West County Line then feet on the west end, then onto Margie, Gemmell and Mizpah to BALDUS and on to WAVLAND. ABOUT 20 MILES. Laurel, Loman Indus, Birchdale then south from Northome to the Copyrteht 19W by H. J. Reynold# and Frontier to the w.est county county line the total length of Tobacco Go. Clearing and grubbing $4,000.00 Grading 322.90 line, a distance of 53 miles. State which is 81 miles. Bridges 245.00 rural highway No. 20 commences State road No. 5 commences at Total spent on this route ...$4,567.90 at the southeastern corporate the east line of Northome and m&ixtsLam Mail Route From limits of International Falls, then runs due east through Engelwood, by BIG FALLS TO DENTAYBOW way of the county poor farm Pine Top, Wildwood and 13 MILES. to Ericsburg, then on to Ray, paralleling Plum Creek townships, then south ahead, quick as you lay in a stock r. Five miles of turnpike road ...$1,250.00 the Canadian Northern along the east range line to the Eight miles of judicial ditch or national joy smcke! Fire up a the SB road 14,840.00 Railway to Ray, then east to the county line, a distance of 22 2-3 p::p3 or a makin's cigarette as though county line. State rural highway miles. Total spent on this route ...$16,090.00 you never did know what tobacco No. 9 commences at the southern The average cost of the state Mall Route From bite snd parch meant! corporate limits of International rural highways has been $1,800.00 SILVERDALE—FOUR MILES LONG. Falls, running in a general southerly a mile, including bridges and culverts, Clearing and grubbing $ 950.00 Albert freed from bite direction four miles, then in and the average cost of mm Ditching 1,456.04 For l^-nncQ is a Culverts 150.00 Ly a.patented process and parch. westerly direction along the judicial ditches is $2,275.00 a mile, controlled us. exclusively by Rainy river to Pelland, connecting Total spent on this route ...$2,556.00 while the average cost of the can smoke it a comeback up with state rural highway No. ditches are $475.00 a mil** higher Mail Route on vsithoui kind 24V described above then due of any -because P.\ A. than the state rural highways, it ROAD NO. 24—5 y% MILES. south in the general direction of is many times made up in the benefits Clearing and grubbing $1,100.00 tobaoco delight. Ditching and grubbing 1,620.00 the Littlefork river by Forsyth derived from better drainage Steel bridge across the Littlefork P. O., and on to Littlefork then facilities. And 95 pefr cent of the 7,000.00 Total spent on this route .. .$9,720.00 W. C. T. U. NOTES. So plan to attend this meeting Mail Route Over The Lillian Stever Campaign Tuesday,- March tyh, at the home STATE RURAL HIGHWAY NO. 9 From Littlefork to Forsyth fund for National constitutional of Rev. and Mrs. Blake. There DISTANCE, 7 MILES. prohibition, will be observed at will be an important business Clearing and grubbing .$1,302.15 the W. C. T. U. meeting March meeting. The lines of work to Excavation 5,624.00 7th, at the homeof Rev. and Mrs. Borrow excavation 1,026.20 be used by our Union will be presented Turnpike 293.22 C. H. Blake. and discussed. Side ditching .......... 6,735.60 Offtake ditches This fund could not have been 524.00 A short but interesting program Culverts ,. 1,947.78 joy smoke more appropriately named. It is the national will be rendered before the Four bridges .13,537.93 a most practical way in which the business session: Total spent on this route .. .$32,990.88 National W. C. T. U. may honor 1. Devotionals. will do fcr you what it Mall Route Over the memory and exalt the work N. 2. "Tribute to Lillian M. Stevens" has done for thousands STATE RURAL HIGHWAY NO. 9 of our prohibition warrior, wb Mi s. Doty NORTHOME TO BERGVILLE of men, not only in the Distance in this County, 2 Miles. in Portland, Maine, on'Sept. 10, 3. "Union Signal Catechism" States but all over the Clearing .... 1911, stirred the nation with her .$ 435.00 Mrs. C. B. Kinney world It will give you Excavation 5 5 4 7 2 0 proclamation for "National Constitutional 4. Union Signal Song. Offtake ditch 2.50 a correct idea of what a Surfacing 856.00 Prohibition." It is for 5. Offering for Lillian Stevens pipe smoke or a honerolled Culverts ...., 521.50 On the revferse side of this tidv the advancement of the cause fo fund. cigarette should be tin you will read: "Procef Total spent on this route- .. $7,362.20 which she "dared hope almost Painted July 30 th 1907,**wl?ci Every lady in the city is cordially three has made men tmoki everything," that W. C. T. U. Mail Route From Get this Prinze Albert pipe-peace and makin's-peace message, pipe? vriiere one smoked before invited to attend these KELLIHER TO NORDEN women the country over are raising 'l meetings. We are a Christian you men who have "reiirecji" from pipe and cigarette-makin's a Distance In this County, 2 Miles. a fund that shall enable the %''4U Union. In Unity There is who have never kiTown its solace! Because you have a lot of smoke pleasure due Two miles of judicial ditch ''organization to adequately bear Strength., Let us all remember, road .... you5 quick as youpack-your-pipe or roll-a-cigarette with P. A, ......$2,547.77 its part in placing prohibition in Bay Prince Albert everywhere tobacco "All men are our brothers." all 0P&* anp make fire! is sold: in toppy red Lajs, Mall Route From 7 3c the constitution of the United tidy red tins, IQc ?, Jtatidsome pound women our sisters," and God the LAUREL TO LINDFORD—9% MILES. and half-pound tin humidors and in ./ S at 1 a a that clever pound cryatattglass humi* Clearing and grubbingv dor with sponge-moimtener top that J. .$3,800.00 *2^.4 lll R. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO, Wiiuton^alem. N. Ci i&j&cco in each fine etiizue. V, ':pfe:v •.. •, rJv A..,.. Utir .. Ik*/# —ii.—^ -r