THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS a man has little if any control, with which he has to* reckon. But the court house in International Falls' fer the same to attorney the county on Tuesday, October 3rd, 1916. The for approval. there are instances of this kind even, where such individual has an motion was seconded by Commission- In the matter of personal bond of AND BORDER BUDGET lengthened his days by applying common sense to his own problem. er Bursack and carried. Commission- the First National bank of Bemidji, er Ulvedhal. was appointed a commit- which was offered for county d^postee No more marked illustration of this is seen than in the case of Publishers of the Official County Proceedings to View the said road. its: Inasmuch as an understanding Theodore Roosevelt. As a youth he was puny and sickly. He was A petition was presented asking having been previously had as to the never expected to come to the estate of a ripe and vigorous middle for the-establishment of county road form of bond to be offered by banks rtwfl at the Post Offloe at International Palls Minn as Second-class Blatter in Twp. 158-27, Twp. 158-28 and Twp. covering county deposits, it was de157-28. age. Yet, with a consciousness of his own inherited disadvantage, Moved by Commissioner Ul- cidcd to return this bond to the physically, he set to work in early life to overcome it. It is of indisputable INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY yedhal that the petition be granted (Continued on las!: page.) and that a. committee be appointed record that he did. GEO. P., WATSON, Editor and Manager to view the route of same to meet at If it he possible for a man with an inherited disadvantage to the point of beginning on Thursday, overcome it and lengthen what appeared to be a certainly shortlived September 28th, 1916, and that final hearing be held at the court house in existence, how much more possible it is for one born with a International Falls on Tuesday, October The consensus of opinion throughout this county is that the sound constitution to live to a ripe old age. 3rd, 1916. The motion was seconded liquor question is not settled as long as International Falls is wet by Commissioner Harrigan and The conditions are very much the same as two men who start and a man like our present mayor playing into the hands of the carried. Commissioner Royem was at the same date with brand new automobiles of the same make appointed a committee to view the bootleggers. said road. which were manufactured on the same day. One is careful to keep On motion the board adjourned until up the condition of his machine. The slightest trouble that develops 1:30 p. m. It seems as though the bonding company for the Northwestern is at once corrected. In four years his car is almost as good as when Construction company should be compelled to finish the Elwell he bought it. The other man is careless and never gives any attention The board re-convened at 2:30 p. roads of this county according to the terms of the contracts and m. to little troubles that arise. Never tightens a nut or replaces Roll call: Members present, Com-1 at their own expense. a gear. In four years, his machine is on the scrap heap. missioner Harrigan, Ulvedhal, Bursack 1 and Chairman Royem. Members Human beings are just the same with the healthy bodies with If the complaints made are true there has been enough money absent, Commissioner McDonald. 1 which they start upon life. One learns wisdom early in life. He wasted, stolen or misappropriated in this county during the past The following bids for construction avoids the pitfalls of youth, when serious diseases may be contracted. of fill and approach to Littlefork three or four years to build good roads all over it, and the defaulter's bridge were presented: He seeks by proper diet and habits to conserve the health should not only be removed from office but also prosecuted Severt Thompson—35c per yard he has. If anything alarms him he consults a doctor. He lives to a criminally. for grading, 5.0c per yard for grub- 1 ripe old age. Another, man with just as good a physical start bing, all clearing for $20.00. 0. M. Paulson—Moving dirt, 30c squanders his physical forces in youth and early manhood in the It is too bad that suspicions of playing politics has entered into per yard, $30.00 per acre for clearing, pursuit of folly. He contracts diseases which fasten themselves the present necessary investigation into the affairs of this county. $40.00 per acre for grubbing. upon him. He is careless with his food, eats too much, keeps irregular No man or body of men should be permitted to make political capital 1. J. Lee—Fill, at 30c per cubic yard, 30c per cubic yard for extra! hours, gives no attention to the more serious sickness he out of so serious a matter. What the taxpayers of this county yardage above cut, $25.00 for all has. He rarely sees a doctor for care when he should. At middle GEO. P. WATSON demand and should have a thorough and complete investigation clearing and $25.00 for all grubbing. life he is laid in the cemetery, his body burned out and destroyed. Candidate for Clerk of Court Moved by Commissioner Harrigan no matter what the result may be. And we believe Governor Burnquist that I. J. Lee be awarded the contract A man makes his own predestination. The only physical predestination will see to it that the investigation he has so well started for above work. The motion He has resided in the county is that of the laws of nature. He who lives by those will go forth untrammeled by politics on either side. was seconded by Commissioner Ulvedhal continuously for the past fifteen and carried by unanimous laws has a good promise of long life. He who does not incurs the vote. years. almost certain risk of physical disease and death prematurely. When near the west line of our county it is easy to tell whether Auditor L. H. Slocum presented his He is well acquainted with The important thing is such a realization of this true predestination rssignation and the same was read you are on an Elwell road in Beltrami or Koochiching county. In all its needs. but after considerable debate, no action that before a man has made any fatal mistakes he shall Beltrami the road grading begins at the bottom of the ditch on was taken in the matter. CITATION FOB HEARING- ON PETITION have begun to live according to the laws of his physical being and •each side and is nicely rounded up toward the center giving the use Moved by Commissioner Harrigan, POR ADMINISTRATION the certain rules of health. Estate of John K. Johnson seconded 'by Commissioner Ulvedhal, of the full width of the road with no corduroy or stumps interfering, that bids for construction of joint In the matter of the estate of John K. The curing of wrecked bodily health is impossible. A physician while in Koochiching county there is a wide ditch with straight Johnson, deceased. county road between Beltrami and may patch up the old machine for awhile, but the best rule of life is STATE OF MINNESOTA, 1 banks on each side and a flat or hollow, narrow road bed between Koochiching counties be re-advertised. Motion, carried. }-SS. to care for the body from thefirst, and so conserve and protect its the ditches with little chance to grade the road or pass a team because County of Koochiching' j, On motion the bill of Bros., organization that it will run on to the full term it was intended Mayer IN PROBATE COURT. of the corduroy or stumps which stick up in many places Aug. 5th, 1916, amount $18.14, was The State of Minnesota to Mrs. S. for. The length of a man's years are properly three score and ten. through the dirt, or the narrowness of the so-called highway. laid over until the October meeting. Johnson, Nellie Johnson, and Andrew Johnson and all persons interested in Proper attention to this body will, almost certainly, assure that Moved by Commissioner Harrigan There is no excuse for this rotten condition of things. the granting of administration of the that bill of Mike Parsons for part length of life, barring accidents. estate of said decedent: payment on county road in Nett River The petition of Til. J. Johnson having OUR FIRST CHAUTAUQUA. been filed in this court, representing township, amount $250.00, be allowed. that John K. Johnson, then a resident The motion was seconded by Commissioner PROCEEDINGS to lands, due to construction of state of the. County of Koochiching. State Bursack and carried. rural highway No. 9, and owned by of Minnesota, died intestate on the 5th The week of September 5th to 9th will long be remembered Moved by Commissioner Ulvedhal C. C. Shope, same was referred to day of September, 1916, and praying in our city as the time of a distinct advance in the matter of high that letters of administration of his and seconded by Commissioner Harrigan, Engineer Ogaard. estate be granted to R. J. Johnson, and that adjournment be taken until In the matter of issuance of bonds grade entertainment under the auspices of a Chautauqua. Some few OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM the court having fixed the time and Wednesday, September 6th, 1916, for construction of Judicial Ditch No. place for hearing said petition: MISSIONERS OF KOOCHICHING months ago an advance agent of the American Chautauqua company at 9 o'clock, a. m. Motion carried. 36. It was decided that owing to the THEREFORE, you, and each of you, COUNTY, MINNESOTA. are hereby cited and required to show visited our city and secured about sixty subscribers, enough to present financial condition of the cause, if any you have, before this county and the uncertain money The board re-convened on Wednesday, guarantee the Chautauqua coming here. Last week was the fulfillment court at the Probate Court rooms in (Official) market, that the matter should be September 6th, 1916, at 10 the Court House, in the City of Inters of the contract. laid over until later in the fall. o'clock, a. m. national Falls in the County of Koochflchingv A petition was presented asking Roll call: Members present, Commissioners State of Minnesota, on the 10th Reyjevring the event as a whole it was an unqualified success, The board of county comimssujiners day of October, 1916, at 10 o'clock A. for the establishment of county road Harrigan, Ulvedhal, Bursack of Koochiching county, Minnesota matter of attendance it can be said truthfully that the M.f why said petition should not be in Twp. 64-26 and Twp. 65-26. Moved and Chairman Royem members granted. met in their office at the court house by Commissioner Ulvedhal that petition absent, Commissioner McDonald. crowds that came to every performance, especially those in the Witness, the Judge of said Court, and in International Falls, Minn., .on be granted and that a committee A bill was filed by J. H. Brown the Seal of said Court, this 11th day of evening, far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the guarantors. Tuesday, September 5th, 1916, at be appointed to view the route of September, 1916. for services in the supreme court case 10:20 o'clock a. m. JOHN BERG, same to meet at the point of beginning 1 of Peterson vs. Koochiching county. Roll call: Members present, Commissioners Probata Judge. on Thursday, September 28th, After considerable discussion, the The diversified entertainment and entirely new performance Harrigan, Ulvedhal, Bursack PHXNNEY ft CAMFBEI.X., 1916, and that final hearing be held at county auditor was instructed to re^ Attorneys for Petitioner. S14 28 and Chairman Roy em members by different artists each day was high-class, clean, and both entertaining absent, Commissioner McDonald. and instructive. There is a creditable return in this American Movejl by Commissioner Bursack, seconded by Commissioner Harrigan, Chautauqua company to the real purpose of the Chautauqua as originated that minutes of the August 8th, 1916, by the renowned Dr. Vincent. The Chautauqua was always meeting be approved as read and corrected. intended to be something more than a mere vandeville show. Motion carried. Moved by Commissioner Harrigan, Its object was to impart an informing and broadening influence in seconded by Commissioner Bursack,' the form of high-class entertainment, musical, dramatic and literary. that the bond of the Security State bank of Warroad, in the sum of The American Chautauqua company are to be congratulated upon $5,000.00, with the Maryland Casualty their high ideals in this respect. Company of Baltimore, Maryland, as surety, be accepted. Motion carried. of expense of such a thing as a Chautauqua is The matter the a material one to a city of the class in population and numbers Moved by Commissioner Harrigan, such It would possible to get a Chautauqua with seconded by Commissioner Bursack, as this one is. be that the bond of the First National 1 of national reputation, such as William Jennings -artists and lecturers bank of Baudette, in the sum of of Chautauquas is prohibitive to Bryan. But the cost such $5,000.00, with the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance company of such cities International Falls. In fact, as far as we can learn, as Boston, Mass., as surety be accepted. there are few. oAautauquas obtainable so far remote from centres Motion carried. Moved by Commissioner Harrigan, of population this city, which would afford the same high grade as seconded by Commissioner Ulvedhal, of inspiring and entertaining program as the one here instructive, that the bond of David Rose as surveyor week. last of Koochiching county, in the sum of $500.00 with the United .Considering all of these things, many of the same guarantors States Fidelty and Guaranty company have again signed up for next year with this same company. In as surety be accepted. Motion carried. The Piccadilly addition many new names have been added as the result of the good Moved by Commissioner Bursack reputation established by the American Chautauqua company. It that each member of the county board be appointed a committe to is the intention of these guarantors to have everything arranged supervise the expenditures of money before hand next year, both as regards finances and proper acting derived from the 1915 tax levy covering committees, so the event will be even a greater success than this unorganized territory, as authorized by Chapter 44, Sessions laws We're Known year. And we bespeak the interest of every citizen of International of 1915, ih his respective district and Falls in making this success certain next year. that the county auditor be instructed to submit a copy of this resolution to the county attorney, for advice IS EVERY HUMAN LIFE OF PREDESTINED LENGTH? as to the legality of same. The as the store for "Styles of the Times"—the motion was seconded by Commissioner live, new models of the season—our windows Harrigan and carried by a unanimous "Well, poor fellow, his time has come," is a very common expression vote. tell the story and we have a complete assortment heard at the deatht of some neighbor or fellow townsman. On the matter of construction of Littlefork bridge: After repeated requests of sizes and widths so we can fit This expression reveals the common idea as to the for' the signinng up of the you accurately. length of life of many of us. contract, to the Illinois Steel Bridge company, on the part of the auditor Where this idea came from, and how it became and road engineer, and no efforts This seasons Florsheims are snappier than so common among a certain class of people, made to do so by the contractors, jt ever—you &et out-of-the-ordinary style without was decided to lay the matter before is difficult to tell. True, the doctrine of predestination the county attorney, giving him instructions sacrificing comfort. of a certain protestant church was to bring action in having long and sincerely taught. Many of the older the contract properly filed or contract forfeited. The motion on the ones of this faith still hold to the idea. But far Why riot follow the crowd to the above was made by Commissioner Ulvedhal Store for the Man Who Cares? out beyond the bounds of this particular creed and seconded by Commissioner Bursack and carried. there are great numbers of people who have a MUKOWITZ & SUHMEBRELO A communication was read from very settled conviction that somehow, in the great the state auditor referring to the appointment of county timber cruiser book of life, each mortal has just so many years CLOTHIERS but no action on the matter was necessary of existence on this earth alotted to him. for the reaspn of a prior appointment. International Falls, Minnesota A careful inspection of the facts governing human life, tends A communication from Middleton & to contradict any such ,set term of life. The more one studies the Middleton was- read, in reference to human body and the physical laws governing it, the more certain a claim for damage done to lands owned by W. F. Paul, in the building does he become of tfte fact that the length of any man's life is to of state rural highway No. 24. The a considerable degree in his own hands. matter was referred to Engineer Ogaard. Of CQurse thetfe are defects and inherited diseases over #hich In the matter of claim for damages