SPSS HH 'i^^f INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS Mrs. Petrie of Duluth is visiting was in town Saturday stopping with here. -"v LOCAL HAPPENINGS DISTRICT NEWS Mrs. O. L. Brown. Miss M. Crosdale had company If your stump pulling job looks too down from International Falls over big to tackle—read Kirstin's ad in RAUCH, MINN. Sunday. this issue. O. A. Jahnke went to the Twin Judge Palmer spent Tuesday at Big A baby girl was born to Mr. and SILVERDALE. Cities Monday night. Falls on legal business. Mrs. Tom Shuster last week. Mrs. Dr. J. P. Chance left Friday evening for St. Paul to attend the John Wiotel visited Bear River on Winnie Sundeen has been very ill Judge Stanton returned to his Mrs. Ed. Dolliver of Big Falls, is business yesterday. winter carnival. the last two weeks with lagrippe. home at Bemidji Tuesday evening. spending the week end at the home Melvin Johnson called on Ed. The August Bondson family has of her parents. Johnson last Sunday. moved to Virginia. Frank Whitney of Walker spent Skoey & Reuter have moved their j1X«4H2£- Carl Jagrobalny called on Ole Johnson Frank Carlson was a business visitor grocery and meat market from the Sunday at the home of M. & I. Agent Inspector Young of the local immigration Sunday evening. in Virginia last week. T. G. Whitney. litis block to the O. M. Carr & Co. office, has been transferred Mr. E. P. Dahi has been on the The Silverdale Farmers' Club will building. to Sacramento, Cal. sick list for the last few days. E. L. Heermance, Pastor hold its regular monthly meeting at Holler's garage on Second avenue Mr. and Mrs. Charley Lucachick Lantern pictures Sunday evening the club house, Saturday, Jan. 27. does good auto repairing at reason* Jake Greengard has returned from Commander Guy Eaton was here was at Bear River yesterday. After the business session, lunch will at 7:30. This week, colored slides able prices. tf Winnipeg where he visited his family the last of the week looking after on "The Celestial Empire." The special be served and dancing and games enjoyed for a few days. business matters connected with the in the evening. music will be: an anthem by the RIVERSIDE ITEMS. Geo. Scarlett of Forsythe and his state land department. Bethlehem chorus, a vocal solo by Sundeen school was the recipient brother from Michigan were visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ben Whitbeck were Miss Remington, and a cornet solo John Nurzeck was in town Monday. of a Christmas present, consisting of here this week. called to New Amsterdam, Wis., by We regret the necessity of reporting by Mr. Randall. A cordial invitation a barrel of magazines, sent by the the sickness of her mother. the death of the infant child of is given to all not attending one of Knute Halvorson is confined in the Winnebago Sunday School Union. The Star sewing class meets with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Benoit of Liberty the other churches. hospital, having some trouble with They are much appreciated and have the Misses Bernice and Iola Bellile A modern cottage at Ranier for Addition last Wednesday night. his jaw. been distributed to the school children. on Saturday afternoon. rent reasonable, beautiful river frontage. Morning worship at 11. The pastor Clifford Steller was in the Falls on American State Bank. business. The masquerade dance given at the will speak on "Jesus' Call to a The Willing Workers passed a very DISTRICT COURT NEWS. club house was well attended and Grafter." Music in charge of the Mrs. Collins has hired out her team Mr. C. A. Ekstam, manager for pleasant afternoon on Saturday with carol and boy choirs. to John Kurzeck. everyone reported a good time. At the Misses Florence and Winnie Larsen, O. M. Carr & Co., has been laid up District Court adjourned Tuesnay Miss Sinclaire called on Mrs. Collins eleven o'clock masks were taken off this week with an attack of lagrippe. afternoon to reconvene Feb. 13 also Sunday school at 10 a. m. Saturday afternoon. and supper served. Prizes were the grand jury was dismissed and an John Stiller was around calling on awarded to Mrs. Gunder Peterson Commissioner Green entertained L. A. Ogaard, district state highway order issued-for the drawing of a Christian Endeavor at 6:45. friends Sunday. and Mr. Melvin Johnson, for having Mr. F. B. Coon of Wadena, an oldtime engineer, has returned from St. Paul special grand jury to meet on the the most unique costumes. The Misses Jackson called on the friend from Wadena, the first where1 he spent a few days on business. 12th. Kurzeck's Sunday. A Sunday school has been organized Reading room open each week-day of the week. at Silverdale, to begin Sunday,' Thirty'-one cases of blind-pigging evening, and on Sunday afternoon Chester Jackson is hauling pulp were disposed of besides several other from 3 to 5. wood and .cedar to Nakoda. Jan. 28. The following officers were C. N. Rude is in the city today enroute Henry Logan went to Minneapolis cases of more or less importance. Mrs. Fred Stiller is very sick, having elected at the business meeting held Monday evening to secure additional to his home at* Hughes, Minn., Wednesday, Jan. 24. The music work so splendidly developed an attack of pneumonia. The Soderberg woman, from the Rapid from Big Falls, where he has been men for the International Lumber Superintendent—Mr. Ole Lindblom. River country, was found guilty of by Mrs. Swinnerton will now working for some time past. Co. be carried on by a number of choristers.' assault in the second degree, and a BIG FALLS SCHOOL NOTES. Mrs. Swinnerton will confine Secretary—Mrs. S. Hansen. sentence imposed of six nonths in LOST—At the Viking, a ladies' Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Frank returned Treasurer—Mrs. F. Mattson. jail, or $250 fine. her work to the Bethlehem black leather purse, Tuesday. Finder Friday morning from St. Paul, where The play given last Friday night chorus, which is to be strengthened Teachers—Mr. Lindblom, Mrs. Iver She was accused of shooting a man by the Boy Scouts proved to be very is known. Return to Agnes Burns, they attended a merchants' convention. Johnson and Mrs. Mattson. by the addition of the Cecilian choir at a party which ended in a row, and successful. The boys cleared thirty Saville's Cafe. No questions asked. and other strong voices. Miss Remington Each child who attends will be admitted the shooting but claimed it dollars, which will be used in buying presented immediately with a Bible. has taken charge of the Carol was in defense of her virtue. uniforms. Mrs. Yernberg entertained the Ladies' Miss Ebba Yernberg entertained choir. Miss Serumgaard will train Aid on Friday afternoon. Mrs. the Star sewing class on Saturday. Miss Rauscher spent the week end The thirty-one blind piggers plead the boy choir. Mr. Langland will act POULTRY ASSOCIATION. Yernberg is a royal entertainer and with her parents at International The little people spent a very happy guilty, the following getting sentences as chorister for the Sunday school. Falls. the afternoon was very pleasantly afternoon. of 30 days in jail, with $50 fine The Koochiching County Poultry The Camp Fire Girls are planning spent. and costs: THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL association is approaching its first a social time, to be given soon. Mrs. Leo Sheehy returned Saturday J. E. Scott, Charles Klabunde, C. A. CHURCH. birthday as a corporation which will The Glee Club is practicing Minnesota Have your auto or marine engine from Minneapolis where she has Kampman, Frank Kline, Ernest Glazier, mark the close of a very successful overhauled now before the spring songs to sing at the Federation been visiting at her parental home Ed. Funk, Joe Smith, P. D. Sheehan, Cor. 8th Ave. and 6th St. year. The annual meeting will be Day meeting of the Community Club, rush. Work guaranteed garage on for the past month. William Weldon, Fred Laurondaes, Edward Kaneen, Minister. held in the agricultural department Second avenue. to be held Wednesday afternoon. Lawrence Holmes, William Elliott, of the Alexander Baker school February Mr. and Mrs. George Cochran of tf Geo. Holler, Prop. The lagrippe is quite prevalent in William Sturgul, Dennis Baker, Morning Sermon at 11 o'clock. 5 at 2 p. m. You are urged to Littlefork and Mr. Howard Magladry Liberty Addition, especially among C. B. Houle, Andy Hefferin, Anna attend. The adult choir will have charge of Margie, attended "On the Little Abstracts and titles to all property the children, several of whom are under Sturgul, Margaret Baker. of the music. The opportunity is now given to Big Horn" last Friday evening. in Koochiching county furnished by the care of physicians. Their sentences were suspended on renew your membership, or to join the Koochiching County Abstract Co., Miss Poole visited the Margie condition they report to the county The evening service will consist of the association if you are not already school last Monday. Official Abstractors, International Mrs. Hugo Bergstedt. and infant attorney once a month until the next a special service of song from the a member. Membership has Miss Croasdale spent the week end Falls, Minn.—Adv. were discharged from the hospital term of court. new song book, led by the newly organized been increasing steadily during the in Big Falls. the first of the week and went to chorus choir and an address past year, which speaks well for the J. Legere, Ole Thorson and Matt Mesdames Engbloom, Bellile and their home in Liberty Addition. by the pastor. service which the association is giving. Kangas were sentenced to thirty Gillespie were hostesses at a silver CROSS RIVER. We hope to so increase the membership days.in jail with $100 fine and'costs tea at the home of Mrs. Gillespie last Money to loan on northern Minnesota The public are very cordially invited. for the coming year that we Harry Smith, John Campbell and Julius Wednesday afternoon. A most enjoyable lands. William Hanson returned home ... will be able to get special state aid Christianson, $50 fine George time was spent by all. Jevne & Norton,, Agents, after spending two years in the east. The Sunday School meets at 10:00 and still further increase the usefulness Hefferin, William Johnson and M. J. tf International Falls, Minn. Miss Poole and Mr. Cochran were a. m. New members are constantly of the association. For those Ruggles, each $50 fine, which was suspended. Miss Martha Tanem, who has a visitors at our school last week. being added. Join us next Sunday. not familiar with the activities of the position on the office staff of the International Dr. Poppe of Turtle River was here The pupils of the fourth, sixth and The young ladies' class now numbers association we mention the following Lumber Co., at International the last of the week. He has spent seventh grades have started their twenty-six. advantages enjoyed by members: Falls, was an over Sunday vis3 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED some time in this vicinity trying to model chicken houses. 1. Listing of farm produce in the itor in town.—Baudette Region. get more breeding stock for his fox Mrs. Crandall returned to her home The Young People's meeting at 6:45 "Sale and Want" list. farm. A banquet was held in Fort Frances ^t Northome after an extended visit P. M. Topic: "My attitude toward 2. Aid in the sale of eggs and poultry WANTED—To lease and purchase last Thursday night in honor of with her daughter, Mrs. E. Pettis. my neighbor.'" Led by Jennie Borg. stock. mineral bearing lands or lands indicated Dr. Larson, the optometrist, will be The girls of the sewing class having the birth of Robert Burns, the famous 3. Purchase of foods through the to be mineral bearing. All at Victoria Hotel, Monday and Tuesday, Scotch poet, which was well attended completed their underwear will start Ranier service at 3 p. m. association at wholesale prices. Icinds of metals. By reliable party. Feb. 12-13. Consult him if you their nightdresses next week. by representative business Three carloads already handled Apply G. M., Box 249 F, have defective eyes or need glasses. and professional men from that city Mrs. E. E. Scott has been ill for SCHOOL NOTES. have meant a saving of approximately Bisbee, Ariz. Artificial eyes fitted. 2—1-8 and International Falls, with a number the past few weeks with an attack of $800. Fourth car being arranged of guests from other places, the lagrippe but is slowly recuperating. The High School Basket Ball team for. A concert will be given by the Ladies' 640-Acre Homesteads in Montana— which was a great success and was played the Bemidji High School team 4. Assistance in getting better Saturday Musical next Tuesday new law just passed. New towns, thoroughly enjoyed by all present. tained at their home Saturday even- last Saturday night. The game was poultry stock and getting supplies. -evening, Feb. 6th, in the auditorium Bosiness Opportunities. Send 25c The genial J. H. Drummond of this Mr. and Mrs. A. Hanson entering a hard fight from beginning to end. 5. Information on feeding, care and •of the Bethlehem church. This popular for maps and information. Address city acted as toastmaster, and with all report a good time. The final score was 20-8, in favor of management of poultry. organization is better equipped U. S. Commissioner, Outlook, Montana. appropriate songs, music and addresses Mr. Frank Croucher returned home Bemidji. 6. Exhibition of poultry stock and than ever before and an evening of the evening passed very after spending a few months in Dakota. Emogene Lowey has left for a visit poultry products at annual show. rare pleasure is assured for all who pleasantly. in Michigan. Ninety dollars worth of prizes attend. The Koochiching County Poultry The children are enjoying themselves Mr. Abbot is offering the study of awarded at the last show. Association is taking orders for a skiing even though there has BAD ACCIDENT AT orchard trees, for the second semester. The association will soon publish The Orange Judd Farmer is sending third car of feed to arrive on or about been a great deal of cold weather. its spring "Sale and Want" list. If GRADE CROSSING out circulars warning farmers February 5. Any amount may be ordered The seventh grade are working exceptionally A speed test was given Wednesday you wish to buy or sell any seed against the Ebert-Duryea farm tractor at carload prices, feed to be hard in geography in in typewriting. grain, feed, live stock, nursery stock, company of Chicago, whom they paid for upon arrival. Send your order hopes of passing the yearly examination A serious accident occurred last The high school extends their sympathy or supplies of any kind, send in claim have no tractors to sell, but in March. to Mark M. Abbott, secretary, Tuesday night when the covered autobus, to Heory Robidou, who is absent your list of articles at once, with use that bait to get the interest of International Falls, Minn. driven by Fred Lessard of Rainier, On account of severe cold and from school bceause of his sister's twenty-five cents membership fee for the farmer then try to sell him their was struck by an M. D. & W. short days we are having half-hour death. the coming year. The "Sale and bonds. Verily a real high-finance switch engine near the depot in this W. Irving Burton of the Burton Mary Ch&'mberlin has returned Want" list is sent to all members and game, according to said circulars. city. Department Store, left Saturday after a week's absence, which was to all schools, farmers' clubs, etc., night for New York City and other The bus, carrying eight passengers, MARGIE NEWS. due to sickness. desiring it. Only paid-up members Get your stationery printed at the eastern points, where he will purchase and the driver, left this city just before Lloyd Nord left for Minneapolis, may list articles in this bulletin. Press office, with a good map of a large stock of spring goods Rev. Coke preached Monday evening, 11 o'clock and as it crossed the where he will atttend the winter carnival. Get as many of your neighbors as Koochiching on the back, showing for this popular store. Mr. Burton tracks was caught square by the engine, Jan. 22. possible to send their membership all the townships, roads, ditches, has had considerable successful experience Mrs. O. L. Brown and Mrs. Smith which was pulling several loaded fees along with yours. The open period in the morning, on etc., on it. It is a good advertiser on the purchasing end of the cars, and was pushed for more were shopping at International Falls Thursday, is to be used for current Mark M. Abbott, Secy.-Treas. and you can indicate to your friends business and the many customers of Tuesday, taking advantage of the than a hundred feet before it was events, from the pupils, and the open just where you live by marking the the firm will soon have opportunity fire sale. possible to bring the engine to a stop. period Friday is used for singing period. BLACKDUCK CREAMERY map. Orders for this kind of stationery to look over a tasty line of latest Listen to those wedding bells! Me. The bus caught fire from the stove, DECLARES DIVIDEND are coming in nicely. spring goods. thinks we will soon hear them ring. which it carried, and the fire completed The following is the program, that The annual meeting of the shareholders its destruction. The Community Club met again is to be given in the assembly room of the Blackduck Co-operative The "Old District School," which Capt. Harris of the Salvation Army Saturday evening, and such a good Mrs. Geo. Stoeffel, it is supposed, Friday afternoon by the Beaver Society. Creamery company will be held was played to a good sized audience at Ft. Frances announces that Adjt. was killed almost immediately, but time! The program was fine. There at the village hall at Blackduck on last Friday night at the Grand, was and Mrs. Larson from Winnipeg, was a large crowd despite cold windy her burned body was the last to be Piano solo ........... .Sarah Rifkin Tuesday, January 30 at 2 p. m. for thoroughly enjoyed by all. The play, who are working among the Scandinavian taken from the ruins. Her daughter, weather. Mr. Cochran from Little Paper Industries of Alaska— the purpose of electing officers for which is comedy straight through, is people, will be conducting Mrs. Houska, was seriously bruised Fork and Miss Poole of Big Falls Lucille Kroll the coming year. a burlesque picture of ye olde time were out of town visitors. Everybody a service in their hall, at Ft. Francis, and burned and is receiving care at Recitation—"The First' Snowfall"— A dividend of 6 per cent on the skule," and the amateurs who made on Saturday night, Feb. 3d, at 8 the Endestine hospital. had a good time. Ileen Conlon capital stock has been declared and up the cast played their parts very Miss Poole was the guest of Miss o'clock. The service will be conducted G. W. Anderson, cashier of the Song—"Sweetheart"— a premium of one and a half cents well. More than fifty dollars was in Swedish and Norwegian. Lots American State Bank at Ranier, and Crosdale over Sunday. Francis Burton, Nellie Douglas per pound on butterfat sold to the netted by the production. of music and singing. Everybody his assistant, w^re both bruised and Newspaper Editors—Minnie Hanson, creamery by its shareholders during Margie, Minn., Jan. 22, '17 welcome. A special collection will be burned j[uite seriously, as was Fred Roy Palmer, Russell litis. the year 1916, and a premium of onehalf The Old Settlers' dance which was taken. Lessard, the driver of the bus, while Original Story—"Lost in a Storm"— Mrs. M. J. McHugo, Mrs. J. Joyce cent per pound on butterfat sold held in the city hall last week was the other passengers received more and Mrs. Roberts were school visitors Mildred Keller to the' creamery by those who were well attended by local pioneers, and Recently the publisher of the Huron or less serious injuries. Recitation—"A Legend of the Northland" Tuesday afternoon. not share holders, will be distributed pro.ved to be a very successful and State Spirit sued a subscriber Ernest Duby, engineer Ross Roberts Rev. Coke preached again Wednesday at the annual meeting. Attend the ..Grace Mitchell enjoyable affair. Old time dances and secured a judgment for the back ajjd Conductor Gauthier, were in Paper—Explorations of Stephenson— evening after an absence of several meeting and call on the secretary 4Hvere featured and the older people subscription amounting to $8.00 Costs charge of the train at the time of the weeks. for your dividends and premiums. Edna Oveson showed plenty of "pep" in going were added and the subscriber had accident. Song—"New Life".. .Girl's Glee Club M. J. McHugo went to International The Blackduck creamery has had through the various evolutions of the to pay these too. It was a test case. At the inquest yesterday afternoon, Falls Thursday to see the doctor a good year, showing a substantial Debate—Resolved that the United dance. It was voted to make it an There are no federal postoffice rulings which was conducted by Deputy Coroner States should adopt a jliterary test for about his foot again. increase over the first yearv and the annual event, also to have a picnic which exempt a man from the Geo. F. Swinnerton, the verdict foreigners. The sewing circle met at the home prospects are that this year will be annually on the faurth Wednesday payment of any amount of back subscription was that the woman, Mrs. Stoeffel, Affirmative—Ebba Yernberg, Agnes of Laura Rand Thursday afternoon. still better. fcM&L ,,in July. There were but a very fiew to a newspaper. A subscription came to her death by means of an Logen. Louise Backke and Inga Morken Many of the dividend and premium non-eligibles who ventured to mar debt is as valid as a grocery accident whereby an engine collided checks awaiting shraeholders are for Negative—Jeanette Ogaard, Oscar came Saturday morning from Blackduck, the joyfulness of the evening by their bill and is collectible under the state larger amounts than the original cost with the autobus in which she was where they were working. Ogren. presence. law. riding. of the stock.—Blackduck American -Parliamentary Drill. Mrs. Smith from Cadwell Brook :. "PrtTf l1 I