Igj I 'ktkr" INTERNATIONAn 12, 1918 ^ALLS PRESS LECEMBER PAGE THREE this sincrease amounts to 25 or JO jfe?" loaves. »4£ LOONS BIG IN STATE SSySj -dre Government 5: experiments have Why dont You shown that potato flour runs 2 per PWpsg cent higher in food value"than wheat Save?, flour. It is not a substitute for wheat Plants Already in Operation-at Two flour, hut a valuable supplement to it. Points Within Minnesota Boundaries, It probably always will command a higher price. -.1 GIVES PROMISE OF1 WHISKEY NO CURE TREMENDOUS DEVELOPMENT FOR INFLUENZA 'Wi The manufacture of potato flour, a Army Surgeon Contradicts Soldier's new industry^in the United States, Letter—Not Believed Letter True promises a "tremendous development Low Meat Prices in Minnesota in the next few year. -There has been more or less comment In the heart of the potato growing excited of late by a couple of section mills have already been letters that have appeared in the established. Potato flour is being VS. SJ. ipen Court of the Duluth Herald made at Isanti and Cambridge,* two regard to the use of booze in the High Cattle Prices potato centers pn the Great Northern army camps for the treatment of influenza. railway in Isanti county. Mr. C. C. Peterson of thi* place wrote a letter to this depa Manufacture Encouraged' ment of the paper in regard to the The Food administration is encouraging If the former cannot get enough for use of alcoholic liquors and stat the manufacture of potato his live stock, he raises less, and the that medical authorities were against flour, according to A. C. Brown, head packer gets less raw material. the unrestricted use of such a so of the perishable products division called remedy. In' a short time Our of the state Food administration. Money in Bank If the consumerhas to pay too much there appeared a letter in the paper Great Britain's ministry of food which purported to be written 4y a for his meat, he eats less of it, and the has issued an order making it compulsory soldier at Camp Grant. 111. This packer finds his market decreased. for bakers to use a certain SAVING IS A NATURAL INSTINCT. IT IS SELF PRESERVATION soldier took exception to the statements amount of potatoes in the manufacture made by Mr. Peterson, and The packer wants the producer to WHICH IS THE FIRST LAW OF NATURE. of their bread, accorrding to the mentioned several things in regard get enough to make live-stock raising current issue of the Northwestern HOW ANY MAN CAN SEE EVERY CENT OF HIS EARNINGS to the use of liquor jn the army hospitals. profitable, and he wants the price of meat Millfer, "GO" EACH-PAY DAY, AND NOTISAVE SOME OF IT. These two letters have come so low that everyone will eat it. The dehydration division of the bureau to the attention of the army surgeons WOULD PUZZLE ANX FRUGAL MIND. of chemistry, department of at Camp Grant and other But all he can do/ and what he would OLD AGE IS! SURE TO FIND YOU EITHER PENNILESS agriculture, is making experiments places, and they are indignant that have to do in any case to stay in business,-is with potato flour manufacture. Maj. OR WITH PLENTY, START A BANK ACCOUNT—YOU'LL such an erroneous expression of to keep down the cost of pro-^ S. C. Scott is chief of this division. opinion should have gotten abroad. GET THE HABITED YOU'LL SOON HAVE A "BIG WAD." cessing the farmer's stock into meat so "Potato flour," according to Major A very prominent member of the that the consumer pays for the meat and WE ADD PERICENT3NTEREST. Prescott, "is destined to become one Medical Corps at Camp Grant in a of the staple food products of the by-products only a little more than the letter to Mr. Peterson, makes this county. It will open new markets farmer gets for his animals. plain statement: "I have never for the farmer. Bakers and housewives FIRST NATIONAL BANK heard thai whiskey played any part For example,last year Swift & Company all over the nation are rapidly in the prevention or cure of infliienza. becoming familiar with its virtues. paid for its cattle about 90 per cent of Its use here was as a heart Minnesota International Falls, Capitalists are awakening to the possibilities what it got for meat and by-products stimulant for pneumonia patients of its manufacture. I expect only. It has been estimated that the (such as hides, tallow, oils, etc.) to see in a few years potato -average amount of whiskey used at flour mills in every big potato growing the Base Hospital, during the epidemic If cattle from the farm were turned district in the United States. averaged about twelve drops miraculously into meat in the hands of THE STUBEE What wheat flour mills now are to per patient during the entire epidmic." retailers (without going through the expense wheat growers, Ie believe potato of dressing, shipping and marketing), flour mills will be to potato growers Th soldier who wrote to the Duluth the farmer would get only about in -a very short time.* The new industry Herald that "there was more Sash and Door Factory 1% cents per pound more for his cattle, promises to revolutionize the booze dished out to the soldiers in or consumers would pay only about 2% nation's agricultural situation." one base hospital at Camp Grant in The manufacture of potato flour in cents per pound less for their beefl one day than in Iron Rivers' five IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS the United States is a war-created saloons in a month," evidently overstated Out of this cent or two per pound, industry. Only eight mills so far are his information,' to say the in operation. ^The largest is at Idaho Swift & Company pays for the operation least.—Grand Rapids Herald Revie»v. We Are Well Equipped to do All Kinds of Falls, Idaho. A number of companfjfeceatly of extensive plants, pays freight on meats, MILLWORK rhave been organized to -m operates refrigerator cars, maintains PA LOCATED build: more mills. The. United States branch houses, and in most cases, delivers and you will make no mistake by getting government is now operating its own The young lawyer was defending to retailers all over the United sweet potato flour mill at Greeinville, their prices before ordering elsewhere a man accused of burglary, and the States. The profit amounts to only a S. C. woman whose house had been entered fraction of a cent, and a part of this was under examination. Dehydration and Manufacture BtrilcUiig and* Contracting a Specialty profit goes to build more plants, to give "Madam," asked he, "What time of Congress a few months ago appropriated All Work Guaranteed better service, and to increase the company's night was it when you saw the prisoner $250,000 for experiments in usefulness to the country. in your room?" the dehydration of vegetables and "Close to 2 oclock in the morning,': LARS STUBEE, Prop. the manufacture of potato flour. Mr. came the reply. Sweet and Maj. Prescott have charge "Was there a light in the room?" Swift & Company, U. S. 2nd|Av«. and 6th St Phone 80 of these experiments. Because of A. "No." the shortage of ships, reduction to The lawyer frowned impressjvely its smallest bulk and weight of food and shot a side glance at the jury as sent overseas to the soldiers became he fairly thundered: "Then, please a vital necessity. Dehyration reduced madam, explain how it was you could ..vegetables to one-half or onethird see the prisoner and yet not see your of their original. An army of The Provision husband.". W. V' 1,000,000 men requires 225,000,000 "Myhusband," was the quiet answer, pounds of potatoes every six months. "was at the club."—Detroit Dehyrated, the potatoes are reduced News. to 37,500,000 pounds. The necessity for the manufacture FOR SALE—One Holstein Cow. of potato flour on a large scale, not four years old? will come in next on account of confusion in receiving merchandise the Company only during the war, but in the postwar month and one fresh cow, eighteen Store will kereafter be known as Tke ProrUion Store. period, when vast quantities of months old. Inquire 610 9th st. 5-12 wheat must be shipped abroad to Remember we are Sole Agents for Ckase Sanboun's celebrated keep half of Europe from starving, coffees and teas and the "Home Brand' goods of all kinds. became evident to the government. We sell the best of goods at lowest prices. The esteem in which the Germans hold potato flour as a national food supply is proved by the fact that before the war that country had- 460 The Provision Store 1 mills and now has 2,500. .Importations of potato flour into the United States from Germany and Holland amounted before the war to more than $500,000. This supply has. been absolutely shut off by the war. The annual potato crop of the United States is' around 400,000,000 bushels. WHEN IN MINNEAPOLIS STOP AT HOTEL LINCOLN Government statistics show that N9 3 N? ISMAIL N? 2 N? I EXTRA LARGE N?1 LARGE N?4 MEDIUM of this at least 75,000,000 bushels are SHOT, DAMAGED i9l8ABSine AS TO SIZE A QUAUTY AS TO SIZE A QUAUTY EXTRA TO AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE AND KITTS lost. This wastage is due to the,culls WINTER 1.30 to .80 .50 to .40 3J0to260 2,40to 1.50 to 1.25 AT HIGHEST rotting and freezing of- potatoes in FALL MARKET VALUE shipment and the lack of near-by •35 to ,25 2.50 to 2.25 2.10to 1.80 1.70 to 1.40 1.20 to 1.00 I.IOto .60 14 markets. Millions of bushels of potatoes -NICOLET AVENUE AND NINTH STREET- were left rotting on the ground 7.00 to 5.58 7.00 to 3.50 2i5to1.50 18.00 to14.0012.0Qto10.00 8.50toT.50 FIKMBK this: year in inany parts of the country 8.00 to 4.50 8.00to 3.00 1.75 to 1.00 9.50 to 8.50 1.50 to 8.50 MiNKusuALC0L0R because fio:margin of profit would THESE 1.25 to 6.00 to 5.00 4.00 to 3J 4.00 to 2.50 .75 ISOto 8.50 S* PALE have been left, to the farmer after EXTREMELY paying the (expense of long shipments. OPENS SEPTEMBER 1ST, 191S N?1 URGE N?t SMALL N' MEDIUM Liberal GOOD (JNPRINE POOR UNPRINE HIGH PRICES Assortment jN°,EXTRftlARGE SXTRA TO AVERAGE Idaho "farmers, especially, lost heavily. EXTRA TO AVERAGE CTHA TO AVERAGE .EXTRA TO:AVERAGE ASTOSjZEA-QUAUTY AS TO SIZE A QUAUTY QUOTED FOR In the center of the business and theatrical districts adjoining 14.6Sto12.00 llMto 9.50 7.00 to 3.00 f.50to1i5 The new potato flour mill at Idaho^: I to BLACK 7.$0tp740 IMMEDIATE 2.00 tb 1.00 11.00 to 9.00 LOO to 8.00 5.75 to 5.00 5.00 to 2.50 the largest retail store. One square from street cars to and FaUs-changed the whole potato SHORT. SHIPMENT 8.(%T.0(| 8.50to 5.50 5.25 to 4.75 4.00 to 2.00 .75 4*50 to 4.00 1.50 to situation of the state by opening up NARROW from all depots yet free from noise of that traffic. Entrance 4.501* 3.50 3.00to 2.50 2 25to2JQ 1.50to1.00 .50 to ^5 a profitable home marked 1.75 to 1.50 US"' BR*5ftD and lobby on Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis' leadingJlioroughfare. Pbtato flour lends itself to many *9 the 125 iftooms 100 with bath and toilet ^i? GATCM lEM ^SKlN^EM—SHIP 'EM new and attractive receipts for Wc Want All th© Minnesota Furs You Can Ship V, home table.^ The- value of the addition J^pgT.' 5 r— MUSKRAT, MINK, SKUNK, and all other. Fur-bearers collected in your section in— feci of potato flour to wheat flour Furniture'and equipment entirely n4jH. All rooliu iwe ontaide strong demand. A shipment to "SHUBERT" will bring you "more money"—"quicker." for making brtad is becoming recognized, exposure, electric elevator and local and long distance phones. not only by' housewives,*, 'but GET A SHIPMENT OFF--4- TODAY. You'll be mighty glad you did. i."*~ '.FjJ bakers/jpltv givts the bread greater '^SHI YO R- P- TO 1 Guests will receive the personal attention of rv moisture'" and prevents it from hardening A 9 the owners who will be there to wait on them quickly. It improves the flavor. THE LARGEST HOUSE IN TffEMtetti DEfrtfNGi'E^LUSIVEIY Vive per cent added to wheat WM. B. CAMFIELD to E A N S F. §v9Ft)Ec ogy flour or 10 per cent rye flour in­ 25 ~27 W. Austin. Ave.. KTSSODHi Qftij? a.a Ov U. A., creases the bread-making' capacity