INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS FOUR PAGE COUNTY BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS fairly a commissioner given to "explanation" to voters of "his" district. THIS ARMY NIISI DO IT'5 SHARE CRACKS WHIR ,Readers will then understand what IN TtttfiELBvDRW 1 4 AND BORDER BUDGET publisher thinks of a commission* er and his "explanations." Publishers of the Official County Proceedings We trust that the foregoing will INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY How the Game is Played.' reveal to readers "how the game is GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Huager played" and real part (or chance) In our issues of January 10 and 17 the publisher has in it.—Littlefork Bitnei at tke Post Ofllce at International Falls. Mian* as Second-class Matter we gave a general outline of the action Times. of the county board at their SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $1.50 FOREIGN, $2.00 PER YEAR. meeting of January 8th, at which CHILDREN GET PRIZES time they rejected all^bids for county Talk about the fortunes of war, Japan was a bankrupt four FOR 1917 GARDENS printing, and let the contract to the years ago but today she is extending credit to Great Britain. Echo at exactly the same rate. In this issue we will endeavor to Last spring prizes were awarded lift**— Who ever thought of Minnesota being a ship building state? reveal how the game is played and by the Civic League for the best gardens the probable result of such tactics raised by children from 5th Yet our state's quota toward the 250,000 shipbuilders wanted by the on the part of the board, and to to 8th grades. The gardens were government is 8,762. avoid injustice and confusion, ask made under the direction of Mr. Abbott the reader to bear in mind that Commissioner and in selecting the winners the Harrigan was absent from The leaven of President Wilson's peace message is working a following points were taken into the meeting and that Mr. Montgomery consideration: good deal more rapidly upon European nations than it was .thought of the Echo had no separate bid 1. Size of the gard en. possible, since readiqg it Russia demands ,-peace without annexation upon which the commissioners acted .2. Variety of vegetables grown. and Austria is willing to make a separate peace with Russia and does not appear to be in any 3. Care of the garden. and a possible separation from Germany- way involved in this extraordinary 4. Records and reports. procedure. The prize money was distributed according to the attached schedule BARLEY FOR BEER OR BACON? The legislature of tliis state in and the. winners are as follows :. making provision for publicity in courity affairs ordained that bids 7th to. 8th The main difference between the British and American systems should be submitted for the county 1. Martha Schmidt ...$1.00 of government railroad control is that in Britain the War printing, but left the awarding of the ... .75 -.2. Ruth Watson Board consists of the heads of the various railway lines acting as board of commissioners. 3. ... .50 The legislature is a political body A. a government commission, while in the United States the secretary 6th Politics is their main business and 1. Linnea Frederickson .$1.00 of the treasury is railway director. In both cases the dividends they passed their stock in trade along ... .75 2. Kathryn La Bar are guaranteed. to the county commissioners, nicely ... .50 3. THIS ARMY CANNOT OQ HT'5 framing the competitive bid future B. SHARE IN THE FIELD!! 6th CARTOON FURNISHED THIS NCWSWEfc COMMUNICATION ON COUNTY AFFAIRS, for the consumption of the public BY MSWtSOTA COMMISSION OFfVBLIC SAFETY. ...$1.00 1.Cecil and Roy Martin and then slipping in the "joker" of 2. Francis Ludwig .. .75 leaving the matter at the discretion DAIRY-PRODUCE! ... .50 3. Lottie Wilson International Falls, January 28, 1918 reports already coming in of a number of the commissioners. Mr. Editor: 5th. of fresh cows in view and queries County boards, armed with this .$1.00 1. Wirt... Duke and Helen ASSOCIATION as to when the creamery will In the issue of the Daily Journal of last Friday Mr. Montgomery handy political asset, usually divide .. .75 Harold Kerry 2. start the prospects look very good the printing, each commissioner attempts to pay Mr. Arnold and his county board for giving the .. .50 3. Florence Dougherty ... for a very successful year in 1918 looking out for the publishers in his county printing to the Echo. To do so he entitles his article of Sweepstakes. for the Koochiching Dairy and Produce district, but occasionally, as was the misrepresentation and falsehood "Continuing Their Tactics." ..$3.00 Cecil and Roy Martin.. association. assisting in the remodelling of the case this year, the game is played Linnea Frederickson .. 2.00 He starts out with a criticism of the taxpayers who demanded 2. building and installation of machinery. Respectfully submitted for a different purpose: and in a different .. 1.00 3. Duke and Helen Wirt.. The success of the creamery is M. M. Abbott, Sec. an appeal of Mr. Arnold's exorbitant bills for traveling expenses, way. The Civic League offers prizes :,fjQr ^ery largely due to Mr. Olson's efforts. This year, our commissioners are board, incidentals, and per diem. Most honest men allow the free N. L. Olson, treasurer of the association, the coming season. It is hoped tlraj interested body and soul, in forcing gave a detailed report of his exercise' of'the right of citizenship to their fellowmen. Mr. Montgomery pyery child who can have a small Only the machinery actually required through their county investigation activities in behalf of the association claims all rights to himself and his little gang of Arnoldites plot of ground will enter this contest. for buttermaking and ice program, and this issue, in their and submitted the following who are living on the taxpayers of the county and jollying them cream making has been purchased. opinion, must have precedure over financial statement Representatives of the two Minnesota all others. The publishers must be into liking it. Receipt*. RED CROSS NOTES. Creamery Supply companies appeared shown where they are at, and must He says that "Arnold goes on winning verdicts" when he knows Stock sold $2,925.00 before the board and presented fall into obedient line behind them, Butter sold 2,687:21 that' the statement is false as he has only won one verdict out of The public are urged to attend the sealed' bids on the list of machinery To make the matter of printing Ice cream 712.60 four county cases tired. He wholesales the matter of pleas of monthly meeting of the directors, prepared by a special committee awards, as it works out, plain to 'Buttermilk 272JOO in the high school room, next Sunday of the board adviing with Mr. guilty and convictions and gives Arnold the credit for this, when readers, we illustrate with the following Rent 115.00 afternoon at 2:30. This is your Johnson and Mr. Peterson, the buttermaker he has had to get assistance from every side, and the Attorney Insurance 637.82 From freer River News. Red. Cross. Every American is welcome. at Northome. Thus the Miscellaneous ,... 66.57 General's office secured the one plea of guilty and the one convicr "The county printing deal, whicfy Very best machinery was obtained at tion and these upon matters of public record that needed no months Mrs. T. J. Doty has been made a minimum cost. Considerable expense is usually interesting, was no less so Total $7,416.02 of investigation to discover. Mr, Montgomery has to pay his chairman of the Membership corn- was avoided and efficiency obtained at this time, and terminated in editors Disbursements. outside the county seat getting ^aittee. A big campaign is being thru the installation of a iriotor bosses for giving him the county printing amounting to about Payment, bnilding and lot$..$ 500.00 planned for new members and renewals. instead of tthe customary steam the iidn? share of the printing money $7000.00, which he secured for backing, up the Arnoldites. Frank Repair on building 783.79 Every one enrolling will receive boiler. Our creamery is. up-to-date this y.ear,r completely reversing tile Keyes gets the county burials, becoming an undertaker only after Machinery 444.M? a button, and every family a in every particular and one of which rule, but they get only an aveilage Fire Repair 533.98 his brother-in-law, Frank Green, became county commissioner, so Window flag. the association may feel proud. division as figured in previous years, Cream and milk 2,652.03 The Junior Red Cross is getting On account of the unusual dry when all whacked up the melon he backs the Arnoldites. Dr. Withrow draws down $150000 a year Supplies 538.25 under way in the Alexander Baker spring and poor pasture the creamery equitably but in this year's defcl the4 as county physician when a better offer was made by another Express and drayage..... 132.17 school. Several rooms already have did not open until June ,19 receiving two county seat papers coyld riot physician, and if anyone ever caught him doing anything along the Salary, buttermaker 489.55 raised their quota, an average of 25 272 pounds of cream the first agree to a compromise after twelve Ice 73.97 line of the duties of that office without putting in an additional cents for each scholar. day. The amount of cream received hours of debating (and debasing) Insurance 70.07 The Ranier branch has elected the doubled in less than a month. The bill for expenses, they had to go some. Of course he is one of the and they threw away a large slice of Postage 5.00 following officers: Mrs. Jas. McPeek, numbeh of patrons rapidly increased good print money to hand each other Arnoldites—it pays him to be. B. H. Phinney is an Arnoldite and Miscellaneous 41.80, president Mrs. C. S. Woods, from 10 to 29. Cream was received a lemon. has his hand in the county treasury as deep as he can get it, when vice-president Victor W. Davis, from Ray, Ericsburg, Littlefork, Happyland, "The country boys let the county he hasn't done enough business outside of playing office boy for Total $7,264.80 secretary Geo. W. Anderson, treasurer. Pelland, Loman, Laurel, and seat "eds" go to the "mat" for vengence, Cash on hand $ 151.22, Arnold to feed a dicky bird. Meantime the county commissioners the Canadian side besides that delivered while they the said country Discussion followed as to the possibility .Mrs. T. W. Howard has been elected locally. The price paid for but,ter receive $75.00 per month for about one days work a month, and get chaps, did unto themselves combine of the association handling president of the Birchdale branch. fat has been uniformly more and reap their shekels in. all traveling expenses, while the poor taxpayers they are trying feed and hay on a larger scale, purchasing than that paid by neighboring creameries. A card index of the membership is "The bid of the Grand Rapids Herald-Review so hard to protect keep on paying the bills. They appoint themselves seed for farmers, and also' being prepared by Professor Bailey's This was possible and will for the board proceeding a committee to go down to the cities to see the boxing providing means for handling the students. !thtinue to be possible because of a etc., and the financial statement, potato crop next fall. As it was quite The Red Cross is anxious to secure gobd local market for all butter and matches and take Arnold along to buy the tickets so that he can put was 25 cents per folio for first and 15 apparent that more stock would foe' .buttermilk. During the year $2,652 clerical help from time to time cents for subsequent insertion of in his bill for expenses, and woe to the man that dares to appeal— required to do this, it was decided from present or former stenographers. has been paid out for cream and milk. each notice or matter, including the Montgomery will swat him on the wrist. that the board of directors be urged Call 253, ring 2. $2,687.21 has been received for butter finiancial statement. It is a nice little "Mutual Admiration Society" that the Arnoldites to endeavor to sell more stock for sold, $712 for ice cream, and $272 Fifteen sweaters and twenty pair "The Independent's bid was 20 and the purposes above mentioned. The have formed to grab off the county money left lose. There socks is this week's record for International for buttermilk. 10 cents. association's possibility for service to Falls. are a number of honest, well intentioned citizens who have been "The legal rate allowed maximum In August Mr. Holler expressed a the community is limited only by tiae On Thursday afternoon Mrs. M. is 75c arid 35c. desire to turn his ice cream business back of the investigation for the purposes of correcting evils, but amount of stock that can be sold to L. Ellsmore chairman of Military Relief over to the company and since that "For the tax list the Herald-Review they are commencing to see that the investigation has been carried provide the necessary working capital. Committe, attended a very enthusiastic time ice cream has been made regularly bid 7 cents per description, and on for the benefit of a few favored ones, like the ones mentioned Practically two-thirds of the meeting of the* women of the Independent- 3 cents. to supply local dealers. This capitalized stock is still for sale and above, who have succeeded in keeping these honest citizens Ranier. The making of hospital sup-^ business has added to the profits of "The rate legally allowed is 15c. the amount of capitalization can be plies was definitely arranged, also the association and has given those worked up, while the favored ones got both feet into the public "The Coleraine Optic, the Coleraine increased as occassion demands. articles to be knitted. The patriotic in a position to deliver sweet milk Iron News, the Nashwauk Herald and trough and gobbled up all the food. The following officers were unanimously spirit of the women of Ranier promises the Deer River Itasca News, put in and cream the benefit of a premium It would be showing a great deal more respect for the intelligence elected for the coming well for that community. for their butterfat. a bid only for the financial statement, year: President, P. R. Sullivan of the people of this county, Mr. Montgomery, if you would The following shipments have been in the name of the Nashwauk During the fall and winter feed vice-president, John Hoey secretary, recently sent to Minneapolis headquarters keep still about treasury looters, as we are commencing to learn editor. has also been purchased in carload II. M. treasurer, Olson Abbott N. L. by the Koochiching County Result. lots, orders being taken in advance just how looters go about to loot. Your camouflaged interest in other directors, C. B. Kinney, G. 'M. Chapter "The Independent is the official so that no additional capital has been the poor taxpayer is so old that anyone can see through it, and your Simmons. 30 sweaters required. Two cars of feed and one paper for the county at its factory recent dip into the county treasury because you backed the board 40: pair of socks cost bid. of hay has been handled in this-way. ALL DAY INSTITUTE and Arnold for the past year makes it amusing as well as ridiculous '10 mufflers Another carload of feed is just being "The Herald-Review will publish 7 pair of wristlets completed. With the increase of the BY THE MINISTERS for you to jump on taxpayers who demand an appeal from the allowance the tax list at small profit. 10 pair bed sock minimum freight rate .by the government "The four "outside" papers will of bills that are believed to be illegal, unreasonable and unjust. 16 dish towels to 60,000 pounds now, the delay. publish the financial statement at The International Minister's as-sociation We have a right to test these questions in court and every 100 handkerchiefs caused by waiting for all of a full legal rate devided equally between of the Rainy River district honest man will refrain from criticism of our actions in demanding 10 hospital bed shirts carload to be ordered in advance is them. will hold an all day institute on Tuesday, a trial on the merits, 15 pair pajamas proving somewhat of a handicap to "The acrimony between the two February 5th. 15 pair bandage foot socks the purchase of feed. It sufficient papers of the county capital lost Taxpayer. The following addresses given and A comfort feet pillows 4 stock could be sold to provide (he them to about $2,500." discussed: 9 operating gowns capital necessary to purchase cars The reader will observe that the Methodist Church* Fort Frances at HERE'S A GOOD ONE. a gallon, and when we went to get 9 pillow cases of feed outright, and a small amount Itasca county commissioners paid §:3§ a. m. our jug filled this evening thew want 7 turkish towels 1 of feed kept on hand, much more absolutely attention to saving taxpayers Faith "Healing and its Underlying To the Editor of the Herald: ed to charge us $12 a gallon and we This includes work from International feed could ,be handled and advantage any expense, any more than Principles." There are three of us batching here J3A3 uiaqj i|jim Suijuap uaaq aAcq Falls, Birchdale, Northome, could be taken of the better markets the Koochiching county commissioners by Rev. C. L. Cowan. together, as the cost of living is so since this place went dry, or supposed Big Falls, Laurel, Gemmell and Ray. thus effecting a considerable saving did. That is no -part of their 2:30 p. m.—Regeneration. high, and we have a problem we tp go dry. Now we want to ask to customers. business. The matter of county by Rev. W. F. Grundy. would like to have you give us advice BOARD AND ROOM—Just opened yourself and the public if they think printing awards is political from Closing the creamery December 1, 4 p. m.—"Evangelism of the 19th about. We have lived in this up new at 220 2nd avenue. Board and this is right. We were talking the start to finish and this is the feature seemed advisable inasmuch as the Century." city for the last ten years. When room or board without room by the matter over among ourselves this we intend the public shall understand ariiount of cream received would be by Rev. J. Milner. i: .i this town was wet we had thirteen week or month. Peter Reiners, Prop. evening and figured it would be much to the end that no commissioner Methodist Church, International Falls* i! small and the creamery would operate saloons and now we have forty-nine 1227-4t cheaper for us to go to Superiar and can hoodwink anyone into at a loss during the winter at 7:30 p. m. blind pigs and all doing a rushing get it filled thinking any thing else. months. Rather than do this the Winter of Evangelism, Its Cause"1 business. The blind piggars, I understand, We all work nights steady and like We stated in our issue of the 10th creamery was closed, planning to and Cure." had a meeting last night our little drink in the morning when inst. that a publisher must be a prophet start again4 as soon as the amount of by Rev. W. G. Wilson."^ and are going to raise the price of we get through work. to deal successfully with the cream available warrants it. We will 8:30 p. m.—"God and theV Open '"r\ whiskey from 25 to 50 cents a drink, THREE OLD-TIME LUMBERJACK county dads in this matter and we start with a clean sheet as soon as Door." and the beer will be 75 cents a quart. Three Old-time Lumberjacks. intend to place the whole performance there is sufficient cream, Mr. Johnson by Rev. C. L. Kingsbury. -V V'* 'We buy ours in three-gallon lots by International Falls, Minn., Jan. 23. before readers in a way so is at our command, though otherwise The public are cordially invited to^^sf our jug filled this evening they want-*1 —Duluth Herald. they will be in a position to judge engaged at present, and with attend and take part in the services. c.