nn|iwiii I I JIJJIIT f, '4-* f% 1 "«WV «rifl t-%. ofrwk A i. -~"t Page Eight FALLS PRESS Nonparty League and Mrs. A. J. Porter of Plum Creek with the grippe since coming home. and whose members are now taking .class hatred r. ajid factional discontent,--' Saturday March 2nd. It was a refuge in such organizations as the All are well pleased with the manner splendid day for the club meeting National Nonpartisan league. in which our teacher, George M. COUNTRY NEWS ITEMS "Your leaders are continually attacking Is Treasonable and there were twenty-three members "How, under such circumsTances, Rowe, has conducted our school this what they call 'big business." present. The petition for a the farmers of Minnesota, who have winter. Although this is his first Personally I am as strongly opposed farmers bureau in this vicinity was tejrm of school he is getting along been threatened with the loss of as anyone to what is known as 'government f. WILDWOOD. (Continued on Page One presented, accepted and signed by [their farms, who have time and again better than many older teachers may b}' big business.' I would be the majority of the members. A been compelled to appeal to peace equally opposed to government by have done. /, selfconstituted leaders, who are neil Ole Nelson has been hauling logs splendid dinner was served by the [officers for protection against membtrs any particular class. The public official ther real farmers nor real laborers! for Will Sykes. ess at the proper hour and air of this lawless, anarchistic organization, who would allow himself to be but self seeking demagogues whom rS'fi CORD WOOD STUMP AGE Mrs. H. P. Nordby visited in Wild•\yood acting upon Miss Sinclaire's invitation can now jpin a league cantrolled by the selfappointed guardians the actual farmers and the actual laboring Thursday. to entertain the club at its next with promoters whose sympathies of some certain element of society men of our state will sooner Mr. and Mrs. Einar Logdahl left have been with this lawbreaking bolsh'evjk regular meeting the first Saturday in would thereby render himself Permission has been given to dispose or later find are nothing but pretended Friday evening for International element in our society, is well April, the club adjourned, very grateful unfit to hold public office. of the non-merchantable tim­ friends—wolves parading in Falls. to Mr. and Mrs. Porter for the nigh incomprehensible. The'only explanation "If I, as governor of this state, sheep's clothing. ber on the school section just south Mrs. A. J. Porter of Plum Creek that can be given is the delightful day that had been spent would permit myself to be put in a "You, who appear' to be the executive of town, NEJ4 NE?4.of sec- 16-70-24. was the guest pf the. R. L. Smith fact that some of the leaders and organizers at their home. position where I could be compelled secretary of this organization, This land is convenient to town and family in Wildwood Tuesday. of the Nonpartisan league to cater to any particular set of men, were the attorney who defended the the price is only 25c per ocrd. Those The Red Cross organization of are evidently not yet known as well! or where I could not be fair to organized ERICSBURG. murderers in the I. W. W. trouble wishing to contract for some of this Wildwood has been increased by to the farmers and laborers of our or unorganized labor, to on .the range two years ago and who should see Bert Lang, state timber eight members the past week. state a-s they are to those who have Mrs. John Silgen and son of St. farmers''organizations or any other has assisted the I. W. W. organization man here, or Fuel Commissioner G. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Smith are the had more experience with them. organizations, to big business or little Paul are visitors at the home of her which has publicly announced N. Millard. proud parents of a baby boy born Another reason for declining your business, I would be unworthy of parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Petterson. that it is its intention ultimately to Friday March 1st in Wildwood. invitation is the possibility of construing the confidence of the voters of the take the farms from the farmers, Reuben Smith and Frederick Bursack CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETITION my presence at your nonpartisan commonwealth who can freely or secretly A branch of the American Red whose headquarters since the commencement have returned from Camp 53, campaign rally, by some, FOR PROBATE exercise their right or franchise of the war have been Cross was organized at Ericsburg, where they completed a job skidding. as an endorsement of your propaganda. without the payment of $16 to OF WILL. with a membership of about twentyfive. raided by the federal government Mrs. Myrtle Wiseman who has It is, of course, the duty of unscrupulous schemers for the privilege ~_— been staying with the R. L. Smith] the governor to be fair to all classes, of voting or being told how to STATE TO SELL am as re to re Two of our local boys left fori Estate of John A. Holler. and to oppose any program which is vote. IMPROVED FARMS Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Logdahl arej Camp Dodge, Sunday, Feb. 24. Those MINNESOTA, 1 STATE OF apt to result in a division of our "Knowing as I do the political ambitions rejoicing over the birth of twins, aj who left were Arthur Petterson and :l J-as. state into classes. Such arraying of of your organization, and the ready for seeding at a nominal figure. Charlie Larson. boy and a girl, born February 26th.j County of Koochiching. j, class against class would be welcomed false charges that some of its leaders Dr. A. K. Skaro. who* has been the Mrs. John'Fitzgerald and daughter, IN PROBATE COURT. by the enemies of our republic, and agents have made through your The work will be rushed and it is guest of his brother. Dr. E. Skaro ofj of the county seat is spending sever-'jn tjie matter of the estate of John for such a course will tend ot defeat official newspapers against honest htought that the land will be ready W as re to in a al days with her parents, Mr, andj A. Holler, decedent. our nation in this war, and will eventually and patriotic public officials, I cannot so that prospective settlers can seed polis. Mrs. Martin Mathison. The State of Minnesota to Mary mean the dissolution of our believe that back of the invitation this five acres this coming season. E. Holler, George P. Holler, Daniel. Mrs. L. J. Noves left Monday for! A number of Ericsburg people attended form of government and the undermining you have sent me is any sincerity of In case the land is not disposed of M. Holler, Eugene F. Holler and Ray-: an indefinite stay in Blackduck and] the Sthole-Hegbloom wedding of the economic and political mond Holler, and all persons interested purpose. The failure on the part of early enough for the settler to plant vicinity where Mr. Noves has been: at Ray. Among those who attended in the allowance and pro-: freedom of our people. He who. in anyone to turn over the state government a crop this season, then it will be bate of the will of said decedent: employed for some time. were Miss Edna Berg, Oscar normal times, needlessly arrays to those of your officers leased for garden 'plots to the residents The petition of Mary E. Holler be- Mr. John Bursack has returned! Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Berg, class against class, is most often the of adjacent towns. There is who have assumed the organization ing duly filed in this court, representing from International Falls where he Mr. and Mrs. Gust Franson, Mr. and ripibitious demagogue, but any individual that John A. Holler, then a of the alleged Nonpartisan league, sufficient land for 100 such plots in has been attending to the duties rela-j Mrs. Gust Holm and Dr. Pearson. resident of the county of Koochi-: who will do so when our na-j and hte control of the millions of the immediate vicinity of Chisholm. tive to his office of county commis-! ching. state of Minnesota, died on There will be a box social given by i.ion is in a life and death struggle! dollars collected from its members, 'SlliqqiJJ OJ }U3DBfpi» 3JOUT 001 pus the 15th day of Sept., 1917, leaving, sioner. the members of the Junior Red Cros:. is knowingly or unknowingly a will undoubtedly create opposition, and in both towns there is considerable a last will and testament which is! John Ettestadt of Wildwood has' Saturday evening. March 6. Everyone traitor to his state and to his count-' but I know that such men, pretending presented to this court with said petition. demand for garden plot land. ry' I returned from Minneapolis where he is invited to attend. and praying that said instru-J to be friends of some particular Mr Pre us also announced that the accompanied his wife to the Swedish: ment be allowed as the last will andj class, and deceiving some wellintentioned land in St. Louis and Itasca counties "In declining to speak at your par-i testament of said decedent, and that! hospital. Mrs. Ettestadt's condition NETT LAKE people, cannot long continue has been inspected by Dr. E. J. Alway ty's rally, I wish to say further that letters testamentary be issued there-! in reported to have been much im- their policy of deception, for the of the state university, who .'or me there are during this war but! on to Mary E. Holler. ilrs. Collins and daughter came patriotic farmers in the country and f.yo parties, one composed of the Now, therefore, you, and each of pronounces it a very good quality. The Little Citizens club gave a| home from the Falls Saturday. the loyal laboring men in the city you, are hereby cited and required. Minnesota is a pioneer in this loyalists and the other of the disIqyalists. patriotic program at the Wildwood George M. Rowe attended teach-'' to show cause, if any you have, before know that their true friends are among The only party whose' move. No other state has thus far school Friday March 1st. After the this court, at the probate court! ers' meeting at the Falls last week. those who strive for the maintenance adopted,'such a policy of improving rarise 1 shall strive at this time to rooms in the court house, in international program a lunch was prepared and Several new settlers are planning of law, order and justice, and its lands. "... advance is the party composed of Falls, county of Koochi-! served by the pupils of the upper on coming in to homestead on some especially in this, the most serious ching, state of Minnesota, on the 8th! those Americans whose heart and grades as a dmeonstration of their r\" Nett river land in the spring. day of April, 1918, at 10 o'clock A. M., said court, this Iltii -day of March. hour of our history, for that unity of oul are loyal to their country. The culinary ability. why the prayer of said petition 1918. C. E. Green and family are back on our American people essential to the only issue that to me is .paramount should not be granted. The l'anner's club of Wildwood (Court) JOHN BERG, hteir hoWstead again. Mr. Green successful termination of the war." at this time is the winning of this Witness the Honorable-, John Berg,: Seal). Judge of Probate. spent a very pleasant day with Mr. has been in bed most of the time judge of said court, and the seal of 314-28 war. and that cannot be done if oui^ house is to be divided against itself,! -•irough false accusations on the partj N E political agitators such as those I?- at who lead your organization. Days "The only party and politicians W. M. LIRETTE'S whom I am in this campaign going! BARBER SHOP to oppose are that party and those I politicians who for party purposes,! Frederick Hotel by inuendo or otherwise, are discouraging our people by claiming this is a war begun by the rich, orj FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD that the burdens of the conflict will fall more heavily on one class than on another, or make statement which in some other way will lengthen the conflict, by creating dissatisfaction Aren't Far Away at home, and thus indirectly cause the death of additional thousands, if not millions, of our fellowcitizens, on European battlefields. "We all agree that war profiteers should be dealt with as drastically And Spring Styles as it is possible to deal with them, but it cannot be said this is a rich man's war, for those who have gained most from it would have made greater profit if the United States Are Already Here had not entered it. "I hold no brief for'any class, but make farmers or laboring men believe their sons are discriminated i.r ainst in this war, as implied in -•onr statement of principles, is treasonable conduct, for the rich 'ill's sons are conscripted propor-: cionately to a greater extent than As Usual We Are in the Front the sons of farmers and laborers. I KM-,../ 'This is apparent because of the '/McKibbro exemption of those n-e^eded to supoort j. their dependents, and the ex-1 Rank in Our Display of mption allowed because of indus-j tr'al and agricultural pursuits. 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