& '*%V •F» ,, JjjSipV-g gpp? t^-r tfr T* *. i4 J/'-'" ~i. 'ft INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE SEVEN VOTERS LAND NEW WYER •It THE DEVIL AND THE# LK. BODY BLOW ON WETS We Loan Money The Devil came up to earth one day,And Transportation of Intoxicants by into a court house he wended his w8y Agents in North Dakota Placed Under Ban. Just as an attorney with very grave face Was proceeding to argue the points in the case." -*iarck, N. D., Nov. 25.—The X. recent election of Now, a lawyer his Majesty never had seen, _iment tQ For to his dominions none ever had been, our- iitLbaiR !°ans m°ney- That's way w= make the bOOtleggef '-nal the And he felt anxious the reason to know, North Dakota's for ininru/l l0a" mone' fo°lishly nor A PHONOGRAPH Pn»detit purposes. im Why none had been sent to the regions below. pro/ribition law has placed! ifi! Jj lay iT 11 •wafcy* ft FOR EVERY HOME ou.i aifiibition to see this community prospf hands of the new Attorney general, William Langer of Maridati, and it IS decidedly to our advantage to ^ee that 'Twas the fault of his agents his Majesty thought a powerful instrument. In spite it does prosper, because if the community prospers That none of these lawyers had ever been caught EDISON of the generally satisfactory results Oitr deposits will be increased and we Will have more And for his own' pleasure he felt a desire of prohibition in1 North And come to the earth and the reason inquire. inuney to to. It can readily te seen, therefore, that Dakota, blindpigs hav.e flourished Diamond we cannot consistently loan money for any purpose in spots because, operating with AMBEROLA not conductive to the best interests of the community Well, the lawyer, who rose with visage so grave, faxi drivers as their agents, it Made out his opponent a consummate knave, in general and the borrower in particular. On this ha'& been difficult to fasten a violation $30.00—$50.00—$75.00 And the Devil was really and truly amused. basis this bank loans money gladly. of the laW upon the "pigger" To hear the attorney so greatly abused. themselves, Edison Bismarck^ is one of the few cities But soon as the speaker had come to a close, in tfoe' 3tate which has an ordinance Blue Amberol 4 minute nfladfe thje "hauling" of We Loan Money on Farm Lands. Call and See Us. The counsel opposing him fiercely arose, Records intoxicants a misdemeanor, and And heaped such abuse on the head of the first it has been successful in convicting As made him a villain, of all men the worst. 50c—75c—$1.00 taxi men under its ordinance. The First National Bank The state bootlegger amendment Thus they quarreled, contended and argued so long, enacts into statutory law the 'Twas hard to determine which of them was wrong, «T"! C. N. WIRT, Agent. same provisions which have And concluding he'd had quite enough of the "fuss,' fee International Falls, Minn. made the Bismarck ordinance effective k5 Old Nick turned away and soliloquized thus: in suppressing illicit traffic taxi driver. The courts had held in intoxicants. for any other violation of the the taxi man an innocent agent "If all they had said of each other be true, The "system" among the thirsty prohibition act. This will mean SHOE HOSPITAL. of the purchaser, rather than the The Devil has surely been robbed of his due in "dry" North Dakota has a blow to the taxi business in guilty middle man of the "pigger," North Dakota, which in all larger But I'm satisfied now it's all very well— been to call a taxicab driver. The -T -y* which he has been, as a cities has thrived on the transportation taxi man paid in advance. Fifteen For these lawyers would ruin the morals of Hell. matter of fact. of intoxicants. to 30 minutes later the Under the new amendment "stuff" is delivered. No one "They have puzzled the court with their villainous cavil, asks the taxi man where he got who solicits or purchases or acts And I'm free to confess they have puzzled the Devil as an agent in the purchase of it, and under the provisions of My agents are right to let lawyers alone— liquors for any second or third the prohibition act it was impossible, and treated If I had them they'd swindle me out of my throne." Tumors successfully except when the state law party is held guilty of bootlegging or (removed) without knife pain. All work guaranteed. —Mesaba Ore. Come, or and is punishable by the had been supplemented by a municipal write for free Sanatorium book Dr/WILLIAMS SANATORIUM ordinance, to convict the same severe penalties inflicted 3023 UpiyprsitvAv., Winaeapolii, Minn THEY ARE NOT MAKING GOOD Repairing White You Wait It seems to be' up to the Press to arise and charge, for public good, that Special Attorney N. B. Arnold is not acting in good NATHAN NURICK, Proprietor faith with the county of Koochiching. 213 3rd Street That's just what I've Next to Boston Lunch. It is our honest and candid belief that he is here, evidently for always wished a the sole benefit of himself and his imported assistants. cigarette would do It seems as though he does not care a snap of his finger for the otel interests of this county and is evidently lingering here with his —satisfy! deputies to take out every dollar that they can under any flimsy 0k I5 IQ-E FIFTH ST excuse they can concoct. ST. PAUL /NN. .We believe that in conjunction with a few cohorts who'have OPPOSITE CITY HALL MODERN EUROPEAN PLAN either political or personal axes to grind f'-ey have gulled some LOCATEDIN HEART Of •UIINESS DISTRICT of our unsuspecting citizens into signing petitions the true contents RATE Si Rooms with detachcd bath ud •hover bathOne of which they had no knowledge and which may involve person 75c, SI.00 and SI .SO per day Two persons in same room, SOe extra. them in expensive litigation before the afterclap of this investigation ROOMS with private baths and toiletsOne A is over person SI .50 and 12.00 per day Two persons in same'room, S1.00 extra. We believe that most of this fighting, misrepresentation and Stnd postal cord tot colored blotters. false publicity is doing this city of Internationa1 Falls and county WE AIM TO PLEASE o£, Koochiching so much harm that it will take many years to recover from the effects of it. Statement of the Condition of FARMERS STATE BANK OF We believe that as long as Attorney Arnold is tolerated in our LITTLEFORK community he will keep the "dogs of discontent" fighting over the at close of business on November 17, "bone" while he runs awav with the bullion. 1916. Date of Report by Bank, November We believe that he is doing everything possible to prejudice 22. 1916. RESOURCES the minds of the settlers and other taxpayers by misrepresentations Loans and Discounts $36,740.76 the minds of che settlers and othr taxpayrs by niisrpresntations Overdrafts .* 47.84 Banking house, furniture and in order that he and his "carpet bagger" assistants may connive to fixtures 3,267.25 blind the public so as to lengthen 'out their fat jobs at taxpayer's Due from banks 5,883.41 expense. Cash on hand 991.14 The feature of Chesterfields is that they We very much doubt that Arnold could go any place where Total cash assets 6,874.55 begin where other cigarettes leave off. Checks and cash items 1,650.99 he is known and get any kind of a job that will pay him at the Total $48,581.39 rate of $50 per day and expenses or get any kind of an important In other words, besides pleasing the LIABILITIES job at any price. Capital Stock ...$10,000.00 taste,Chesterfields go further—they satisfy! Surplus fund 400.00 We also believe that when the county pays any man, who may Undivided profits net 78.08 Just like a long drink of cold water satisfies never have held any higher position than that of a village clerk, Deposits subect to when you're thirsty. the sum of $10 per day and expenses for his services as a special check $29,206.06 Demand certificates. 539.91 accountant that it is being cheated out of its money. Total immediate lia­ And yet, Chesterfields are MILD I We believe that when the county is compelled to buy mackinaw bilities $29,745.97 clothing for a clerk working in a steam heated room it is It's Chesterfields or nothing if you want Time certificates .. 8,357.34 ,pretty near time for the public to wield a double bitted axe. this new cigarette delight, because no \Total deposits $38,103.31 We believe that when an imported engineer who is hired to cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield inspect roads at $8 per day and expenses, puts in his time running Total .$48,581.39 blend—an entirely new combination of around the county attempting to poison the minds of the people Amount of reserve on hand, $6,874.55. $3,922.45. Amount of reserve required by law, against necessary public improvements and the benefits derived tobaccos and the biggest discovery in from them by making false statements regarding taxation and cigarette blending in 20 years. State of Minnesota, "I assssments, they are a menace to the county and their gross misrepresentations J-ss. County of Koochiching are knocking down the price of land, discouraging We, Lars A Swanson, Vice President new settlers and investors from coming in and in general retarding and Nils Muus, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that "Give me a package of those cigarettes that SATISFYV the growth-and advancement of the county to the detriment of the above statement is true to the best of every man who owns a piece of land in it or. has a dollar invested. our knowledge and belief. &AB8 A. SWANSON, The idea of hiring that brand of men to perform dirty work •ice President. NILS 1TUUS, like this in order that the leaders can cover up their tracks andj Cashier. get away with ^the "big" money is enough to awaken the public to and sworn to before me Subscribed this 22nd day of November, 1916. the true situation as to how the affairs of this county are being* A. M. OABL1V, (SEAL) Village Recorder, juttlefork, KoooM«i.iiiy conducted. County, Mnneeota. if?l For the safety of the public welfare we ask if it is not about director®: iuq JiSi Correct attest two A. SWANSON, T.Slft I"~ time to tie the can to some of our imported defamers men mnxs. NXX.8 who forced themselves into the investigation for no other reason than personal tienefi^. NOTIC8 TOB PUBLICATION Department of the Interior Arnold's latest bill presented was for only $1,119.12, a mere U. S3. Land at Cass Lake, Minnesota, Office 20£r 24, 1916. pittance to pave the way for larger grabs. $1,119.12, about the November Notice Is hereby given that Oliver price of a fair claim. At the rate he is running up the expenses, of Laurel, Minnesota, who, on Gagnon W C/Sresfezfteid ctober 12th, 1910, made Homestead he is pocketing the price of.a homestead about every ten days, and Jntry, Serial No. 04859, for Lot 6, Sec iifnini 10* 5, Township 69 N.. Range 2,6 W., iTion he has only just started on his crusade on the county treasury. Principal Meridian, has filed notice 4th of intention to make five year proof Under March 1891, to establish act of 3, Some of these days, perhaps, national and state candidates claim to the lanJ above described, before J. H. clerk of district Drummond, learn that they want to impress will their own particular merits .court, at International Falls, Minnesota, on the 10th day of January, 1917. upon the rural voters th'ey will have to use the columns of the ,1 ji.,,' Claimant names as witnesses: The 1 rural press—the home paper of the man they seek to reach. Andrew Shoemaker, Newell Hannahs, A t: of i!?jkjj«red Smith, Thomas Laidlaw, all influence in 'average city daily does not exert any great political Laurel, Minnesota. I O. SWINDUIKirmST. A. the rural district.—Park Rapids Enterprise. mtgiatoim} v.