MARINES FORM THEIR FAMOUS SLOGAN GOOD LANDS FOR SALE M. A I. RAILWAY CO. OFFERS plaits for an adequate supply of harvest VACANT LANDS FOR GARDEN help. This in part we secured 10 miles from Fort Frances, fronr $6 by the taking over of one of the state's largest free employment bureaus—by to $12 per acre. This land is on a Brainerd, April 16.—Last year this the way another of the many good road and has school within a company desired to have our employes* valuable suggestions made by Gov. mile. Land is easily cleared and can and the public notified that Burnquist. Through this bureau communication be purchased for $1.00 per acre down we would turn over the non-used was had with every farmer and balance on easy terms. Apply at right of way of the railway company In the state regarding help needed Press office. Apr. 11 to May 2 for agricultural purposes to people and later with the help of the federal who would cultivate it to good effect government the required labor was equitably distributed. Our plans in order that there might be an increased March Says America, With Forces TURN YOUR WASTE INTO CASH for harvest labor this year are even production of food stuffs. Unified, Can Drive Prussianism more extensive. This year it is necessary that an extensive Send or bring anything you no While to Minnesota has been assigned From the Earth. campaign be made by agents, longer need to the the task of adding materially sectionmen and others urging those this year to the world's supply of Salvage Department of the who will do this sort of work to apply grain and other food products of American Red Cross Chapter of this to the railway company for the which the broad and fertile acres of County necessary permits, which will be Itio North Star State are capable, gladly issued. We are turning the waste of the accomplishment, however, is not alone country into mercy and supplies for Preference for such use of our right in mere production. This Gov. Burnquirt the boys over there who are fighting of way will be given in the following and the State Safety commission of Gopher State Q.ne Few in Union appreciate and every energy and order. your battles With Oversupply of Food—Governor resource at the command of both is 1st. Employees of the railroad. This leinstrkable photograph shows the words of their winning slog NO MONEY ASKED Early Urged Co-operation and being directed at overcoming the obstacles formed by 800 marines in training for the battlefields. It took just seven.minutes 2nd. Adjacent property owners. for Aid Farmers. that will of necessity intrude. Do your duty and see that your from the time the word of command was uttered until every man was in 3rd. The general public. As pointed out by Col. March these friends do theirs bis place, forming the slogan "First to Fight" in livine letters. obstacles run to many things. For One of the greatest agencies for All interested in this matter should Do It Now instance, lack of a plentiful supply of World peace in the opinion of .Col. apply to the nearest agent or to this pure seed which the commission has C. H. March of the Minnesota State Every true American should render office giving a brief description of the already taken steps to provide, terminal Safety Commission is the great agricultural some service to his country at this piece of land they would like to use Power Company Provision Store and car congestion, and above all, resources of the state and time and co-operate with the salvage and we will take the matter up at a fair return for the producer. They the Northwest, mobilized and unified, department of the Red Cross will once and try and arrange it for them. are all problems in a way and unless to wage a determined and victorious furnish you an opportunity to do mastered disaster will be the return. Extra copies of this circular are being war on Prussian autocracy your part. Get in communication 'Fortunately a government fixed minimum sent to agents who will please and efficiently working with all other We Have reduced the prices on all Meats and Groceries which the commission hopes to immediateyl with the salvage department, forces for the one great patriotic purpose. hand one to their local newspaper, see increased has partially relieved Kane's store building, corner from 10 to 15 per cent, and more in many cases. We asking if, as a matter of patriotic interest, the problem of a fair return, but this With our forces thus unified, he 5th ave. and 3rd st. Make your they will give it publicity in is not all that the Governor and the are going to do our "bit" towards making says, Prussianism can be driven from own delivery when possible. their paper. commission propose to realize for the the face of the earth and a Hun menaced our city the best place in Minnesota farmers of the state. An open market world made safe for Democracy. W. H. Gemmell, TO ALL MEN REGISTERED UNDER in transportation in season will Similar convictions are held by Governor General Manager. to live in. be insisted on. For the farmer's comfort SELECTIVE DRAFT OR Burnquist. and prosperity many things have ALIEN REGISTRATION Recently Col. March with members YOUR SERVICES ARE been set in motion. M. & 0. POWER CO. Of the State Railroad and Warehouse NEEDED AT ONCE One of the aggravating and perplexing All men registered under selective commission and others interested in things of the 1917 crop was that draft or alien registration are hereby Northwest agricultural development The U. S. Army Needs Men At Once of transportation. Constant watch PROVISION STORE work returned from Washington cautioned to Carry on their persons For Service in the Following only kept Minnesota's bumper grain where they conferred with President at all times all cards furnished Branches. crop moving and it can be said with Wilson and members of his cabinet them by registration officials. Every truth that Minnesota was one of the relative to aid and legislation of Minnesota man is subject to examination by few states with an adequate supply Cavalry and Northwest farmers generally both civil and military authorities of cars. Working through the state Infantry and he spoke interestingly of at any time, and failure to produce railroad and warehouse commission Signal Corps §NOCH MORGAN'S his visit. Col. March is chief in command cars were placed on sidings almost required cards will result in detention ca Lend Him SONS of the agricultural division of Medical Corps on demand and terminal congestion and possibly imprisonment. the State Safety Commission and his Field Artillery AHanc minimized. Elevator abuses were likewise (Signed) Yisit to Washington, which was at the Coast Artillery reduced. ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, instance of Gov. Burnquist, will develop Aviation Section One of the pleasant experiences of into something of tremendous Chief of Police, Int'l Falls. United States Guards Col. March was his conference with benefit in the future. THOS. P. WHITE, Auto Truck Companies President Wilson regarding the needs Washington and the President, Col. Sheriff, Koochiching county. Spruce Production Division of Minnesota farmers and the almost March says, are keenly Interested in CHAS. E. DEPEW, Buy Q. M. Mechanical Repair Shop uncanny knowledge of Northwest agricultural farm development and much in the SAPOLIO Lt., 4th Infantry, M. H. G. conditions as displayed by 20th Engineers (Forestry) way of federal aid for the farmers Koochiching county papers please the chief executive. Col. March's Engineers, General Assg. of Minnesota and the Northwest is For For visit to the National Capital was at copy. Quartermaster Corps under consideration. Cooperation in PATRIOTISM ECONOMY the suggestion of Gov. Burnquist who a farm aid way with Gov. Burnquist Railway Regiments had in mind .a number of federal helps and the State Safety commission was Ordnance Corps "Actions speak louder iharr for the fanners of the state. practically pledged. Apply at the Recruiting Station, "The conference," said Col. March, words "Act Dorif Talk Buy Now1 "Unfortunately in the minds of Rex. Hotel, International Falls. "was participated in by«a number of many," said Col. March, speaking men interested in Northwest farm broadly on the subject of the Minnesota development and what surprised and SALVAGE ROOM OPEN State Safety commission and its pleased me was the president's intimate relation to the farmers of the state, knowledge of food conditions in "there is a fixed impression that our The Red Cross salvage room will Minnesota and otjher ^Northwest Commission has solely to do with the be open from now on every day from states. He was particularly interested acts of disloyalty and sedition. With 4 to 6 o'clock p. m., in charge of the in the 1918 crop and asked many others it is the dissemination of loyalty questions. Minnesota farmers, he different captains of the salvage High Cattle Prices propaganda. The scope of our said, had answered the call nobly and corps. Lists of waste material which work, however, is much greater than he asked me to assure Gov. Burnquist we can convert into money for the the beliefs quoted. Every phase of and the State Safety commission that war aid in which Minnesota may be Red Cross are being distributed in Accompany every federal help possible would be of help to the nation is included and every house. Be sure and keep same given. At this conference a number cot the least of our activities is agricultural for reference before throwing anything of matters vitally concerning the development. away as waste, and bring it to farmers of Minnesota were discussed High Beef Prices "One of the first to answer the the salvage room in Kane's store not the least of them bei^g a reorganization President's call for increased production building, corner 5th ave. and 3rd st. of the present federal grain in foodstuffs," continued Col. standards so as to conform to the March, "was Gov. Burnquist, and realizing former Minnesota grades. I firmly If consumers are to pay less for Get one of the new war atlases at that such increased production believe that all our requests and suggestions sss the Press office and keep track of beef, live-stock raisers naturally will was a matter of farm development will be favorably answered." principally, he early impressed upon our boys at the front. Only 35c. receive less for cattle. Minnesota last year raised over 30,000,000 our commission the necessity of giving bushels of potatoes, the largest If farmers are paid more for live the farmers of Minnesota every See Levin About these Snaps. crop in the history of the state aid possible. Help the farmer, he stock, consumers will necessarily pay and showing what the State Safety argued, as on his prosperity depends commission has done-and is doing for FOR SALE OR RENT—A home more for meat. much food is the one weapon now the Minnesota farmers. Col. March and one acre in Goldville addition. that will bring victory. Swift & Company pays for cattle and his committee of agricultural experts FOR SALE—A four-room house "No one can know Gov. Burnquist hope to have every bushel marketed approximately 90 per cent of the price and two lots in Holler's addition. and not be impressed by his sincerity before another planting begins. received for beef and by-products. and honesty of purpose and realizing FOR EXCHANGE—Forty acres of As an aid to the movement of about the importance of his warning The remaining 10 per cent pays for T3,000 000 bushels still remaining Gov. land'with plenty of good timber on regarding food increase our commission Burnquist recently sent a vigorously it at Tillson's creek. dressing, freight to market, operation at once began work. At the Governor's worded telegram to President Wilson FOR SALE—160 acres of pulp of distributing houses, and in most direction every known agricultural asking for a war market and the required wood on Black river. eases, delivery to ihe retailer. Net development unit in the state cars for the movement of the was consulted and their co-operation FOR SAL£—160 acres of land 12 surplus. profits also have to come out of this =3 urged. Many departments in aid of miles from Fort Frances. 20 acres Through orders of the commission 10 per cent. the various phases of agricultural cleared ready for farming. Good last year forest fires were greatly work were created and experienced This margin cannot ba squeezed house on land. minimized and growing crops aided men placed in charge. 'Find out the materially. Precautions to be put in FOR SALE—:21-foot hull, made of arbitrarily without danger of crippling farmer's needs and speed up,' was eifect by the commission this year will best lumber. $70.00 cash takes it. the only effective means of performing the command. Even before the State je even more stringent FOR SALE—Three forties at Crystal Safety commission was organized, the complex service of converting At the request of the commission beach. $750. $250 down and balance Gov. Burnquist, I might say, was on cattle into meat and distributing this the 'State Board of Control has promised on three years' time. the job as one of our first official to push its production of state meat to the fighting forces and to acts was the promulgation-of the Governor's Several other real estate snaps for made binding twine to the limit. A consumers. food proclamation which was safe or trade. price under the trust controlled product drafted by the Governor almost on H. A. Levin has also been secured. Swift Company's net profit op entry of the United TStates into the Thompson's Store. 8c As explained by Col. March his brief beef during 1917 was only of a war. That proclamation which wac explanation of what the commission directed at the food producers of the HATCHING EGGS cent per pound. On all products, it Keep the ^iberty Bell has already done in aid of the farmers state put Minnesota in the front rank was a little less than four cents on of the state is only a small part of commonwealths anxious to aid the T^Tin^ing-Wear th||f FOR SALE of what really has been done. Plans each dollar of sales. Complete elimination nation in its hour of distress." Button for this year are much more exten' With the declaration of war against of these profits would not affect From our 1st Prize Barred Plymouth sive. Germany one of the first defensive Rocks at Koochiching appreciably retail prices of meat, or steps was the taking of an inventory County Poultry Show. farm prices of live stock. VI ft 5 of food stocks and as pointed out by More Money Saved to Farmers. •fe-XW- |i Col. March it found Minnesota one We Took 1st Prize Young Pin in Swift & Company will Jpe glad to of the. few states with a surplus. To W Stiff Competition. co-operate in devising rnethods^that conserve and increase this- surplus Through its wide powers given- It Our Birds Have Ideal Free Range wad a duty that impressed the Governor by the legislature, the State Safety Will improve conditions in the meat and are Healthy, Vigorous and without delay he appointed Commission was able to promulgate and live stock industry. a Committee on Food Production Order No. 29xproviding for the eradication and Prolific Layers. and Conservation. The creation of of the tall barberry. This was EGGS $1.50 PER 15 this committee by Gov. Burnquist was promptly done and Barberry Eradication 1918 Year Book of interesting end in-advance of the organization of the Day was set for May 4th. Fertility Guaranteed State Safety commission and showtog instructive facts sent on« request. •The barberry is a breeder of rust E I E the wisdom of the step, Minnesota's iu wheat and altho many laws have Address Swift ft Company, agricultural development and P. O. Box 375, International Falls, icn passed providing fcr its "extermination Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois S3 the general conservation of food in Minn. A-ll-25. it remained for the Safety Commission, the state was advanced in a way that /through .the exercise of its brought almost immediate complimentary powers, to solve tiu- question. Swift & Company attention from the federal war The Commission is ever a'.vake to u. s. heads. Washington was unstinting every welfare of the agricultural interests in its praise. a. V.. of the state and its action in and Tumors successfully treated "To the farmer, labor and plenty r" f'/f the, barberry matter ic a concrete of it is as" essential as good seed," If* A i! vork rcar&.ttee£- Coma, or| example ..of. ,:the'"many measures nut -Vee mrm: explained Col. March, "and one of i- rits f-ie book I over during the past year to^insur% ^-ATC-r.'uw rss oui. first acts Was- the drafting Of ,,, v- T" 4T-~ t' aa- 2