£*. 4_ JC-V r-» ,T»-.. t.: 4^rr» v. INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS DECEMBER 12 1918 PAGE FIVB ODD FELLOWS ANNUAL of the "Eskimo. ,, THREE The people treat the American ELECTION 6F OFFICERS LETTER FROM RAY SULLIVAN LOCAL HAPPENINGS soldiers good and are very fair in Somewhere in France selling. When we first got here, we The regular ^annual election of the didn't understand the value of money. October 19th, 1918. Odd Fellows lodge was held last weekwith All we could do was to hold out a Dear Mother: Mike Carew of Indus was here the following result: 1 Easterly is down with handful of francs, centimes, etc., let I am feeling fine, hope you are all Tuesday on business matters, "r Geo. E. Shaw, N._ G. the store-keeper take some and well at home. Hugh Van Etten, V. G.H. pray that they would leave some. I Patronize your home fur market It is just like summer here now. Two furnished and heated rooms A. Levin, Rec. Sec. The early mornings are rather chilly can now count ^this money as easily by dealing with Fred Shaw. for rent. Apply 400 8th street. A. L. Barnard, Fin. Sec. as American money. I think our but the days are generally quite B. P. Schultz, Treas. Be sure and be an early buyer at John Erickson of Ranier has gone warm. company will get a payday, in a couple John Berg, 1st Trustee. Carr's Money Saving Sale of warm to Hudson bay on a fur buying, trapping of days. They pay us in French I hiked over to town near camp The Grand lodge convention of the winter goods. expedition.' money. A franc is worthy, about last night and got a chrystal for my state will meet in Duluth next June, watch. •4 twenty cents in American money and Auditor C.. L. and Mrs. Crandall and a large delegation expect to attend FOR SALE—A good six room house REV. WM. W. DALE There seems a of talk is about the size of a quarter. They to be lot are spending a few days visiting in from here by special train. water and sewer. $1,000. Apply 712 Pastor also have the half franc about the about accepting President the Kaiser Minneapolis.. -J Eighth street. Morning worship 10:30. Wilson's peace terms it doesn't same as our dime. The paper money but PROF. C. R. HOYT OF Get your masquerade suits ready Sunday school 11:45. is a five franc paper note is about "Ladies shopping in Minneapolis make any difference with We us. BIRCHDALE RETURNS Evening, worship 8. for the big victory masquerade ball, are going through our regular routine half as b'ig as one of our bills, and a will find the Hotel Dyckmai: most accessible You are invited to join with us in fifty franc note is about twice as to all the leading stores." tf New Years' evening, Dec. 31. duties. I think about the only of Prof. C. R. Hoyt who l«ft his position these services. large. Wine is sold for one-and on.^half way the Kaiser can get peace is by as principal of the Birchdale Carr's store of "Quality and Quantity" Cari M. Barton who arrived Tuesday The M. I. C. girls meet with Mabel francs and ten centimes jr an unconditional surrender. The Allies consolidated schools several months are offering goods in both degrees from St. Josephs* Mo, has been Miner Friday evening at seven about. 32 cents in American money, wont give Germany an armistic the next few days at wonderful installed into the Immigration service ago and enlisted in the naval aviation .oclock. for one quart. The sweet wine is a' because she is too darn tricky, an service, returned Saturday, having reductions. here. .J: little higher on account of the sugar, armistic might only give her a chance been honorably discharged On FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL to Sweet wine is sold at about 50 build her army and start fighting FOR SALE—Set of logging sleighs, WANTED—To buy used 9x13 account of the close of the war. Mr. CHURCH cent sa quart. The wine shops and again. Anybody cari see that Ger 2 box stoves, kitchen stove ad some Brussels rug. Must be in good condition Hoyt greatly enjoyed the service but Edward Kaneen, Minister. cafes are. open to soldiers from six many is beaten and it will only be a double cross cut saws and axxes. Inquire and cheap" ^for cash. Inquire was"~a little disappointed at not seeing to nine p.jn. The men behave themselves matter of a short period before she at L. Rifkins. Press office real fighting service after a Morning worship at 11 and in the very well in these places and must give up. m— strenuous eight, week's .training evening at 7:30. Special music. Barney"Will you have a pitcher County EurveyQr, and Mrs. David very little over indulgence is seen. We took a hike around the coun course at Dunwoody/Institute. He of water .sent to your room, sir?" Rose and baby have been spending a The shops are all under guard by the try the other day and enjoyed it very was transferred to Philadelphia then The Sunday school meets at 10 a. Travelling man: Water? What for? few days at the hospital getting the Military Police who see that none of riiuch as the country is beautiful -to Charleston S. C. and was all-ready, m. with classes for everybody. Kindergarten Ain't there any fire escapes in this flu out of their circulatory systems. the fellows drink more than they here. The houses are all built of to go across, when the armistic was Dept. for! the little folks. hotel? should. stone around here and are well buili, Prize cockerels' for sale, winners in declared, and in due time the contingent Preparation for Christmas being but nothing modern about them at I must tell about the first mail I Abstracts and titles to all property Fort Frances, Orrt., International disbanded. He left Sunday for made by the school. all. I suppose some of them were received. One day, we were resting hiKoocbichingCounty furnished by Falls and Bemidji. Ferris strain. Apply 'X^ his home at Birchdale where Mrs: built two or three hundred years or up on a :big faj "somewhere in the Koochiching County Abstract Co., T. Kelly International Falls cr. Hoyt has been teaching school during Epworth League at 7 p. m. more several' old cathedrals that France." We had been on the move Official Abstractors, International Fort Frances. his absence. Tuesday he went to are fine pieces of architecture. for about a .month and hadn't received Falls, Minn. if Gemmell where he was pleased with Services in the Ranier. church at It is almost impossible to buy matches, Vice President Seymour W. Backus a bit of mail Along about the prospects and fine building and candy or tobacco here. We are two oclock I was down by a creek and B. p^bl^erf of the M. & Miss Edna Thomas of Loman who accepted the position of principal in 2:30 p. m. Sunday school, at 2 p. issued these articles once in awhile back of th«i house, had a trench mirror is a Freshman in our high schoolis O. Power Company are. both sick in their consolidated schools' of four so we don't fare so badly as we dangling from the limb of a tree Minneapolis with the Flu but are spending a few days, at home with teachers. He will begin his work FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH might. Last Sunday we received and trying to shave. I just finished slowly recovering. her mother on account of her brother's with the new year. Rat. C. L. Kingsbury four packages of tobacco, some cigarette shaving and was down at the creek death in the service of his F—fr Don't ship yourfurs to distant papers and a stick of candy, washing when a motorcycle pulled country. outside points when-you can get better COUNTY RED CROSS each. It seemed like the 4th of July into camp and someone hollered 11 a. m. preaching. Dr. E. R. Pope results aiid cash on the spot at .FOR SALE—4 room cottage with or Christmas to us fellows as we were MEETING VISITORS "here's the mail." In about a mitfiifte state secretary of Baptist denomination home. See. Fre4 Shaw he'll take all out of smoking at the time and didn't two lots 50x147 ft.- located in Liberty all the fellows were crowded arburid Will" be present- and deliver the you have and./pay the highest price. expect to get any for some time. addition. Small cavsh payment, balance The following is a list of out of the orderly room' all- excitedsswd*eager mtfs^age pnle ss -pr even ted by some in monthly installments. Enquire town visitors to the county Red I wrote the first part of this letter to see the news from home. I Representative-elect, F. J. MtPartliri cause unknown at present. Nels Bergstedt. P. O. Box 665 Cross meeting last Saturday afternoon. received three letters and the "Press." the other day and since then have attended ihe. House Caucus 4 times. I would not have received the lat-«. moved to this camp. I didn't get a held in St Paul last' Friday at which :3(3 preaching service. Northom* ter if Gertrude had not sent it first chance to mail it since so I better W. I. Nolan of Minneapolis was tentatively* "s. Sheriff Thos. P. White is remodeling Mrs. Geo Hanchett. class mail. The sack of mail ivcreceived mail it now. We have moved into a iselecttd* as thfe candidate ior 10! as m. Bible school. his building on 2nd street in which C. P. Ellingson. was all forwarded from ourlast village now and iiiy billet, or quarters speaker. •.! he expects to live during the remainder camp in the U. S. My paper was Miss C. Alstad are on the main street up over 6:30 p. m. ^Christian Endeavor. of the wfnter and until he ian forwarded with the letters on account: Chief Kirkpatfjck.. returned" Saturday Mispab an old store. This is much better build a good home on his farm near irpm Rochester vhere he has Anton Hall. of having first class postage on it. than sleeping in hay lofts of barns, Wednesday evenin'g Bible Study town' in the spring. been undergoing an opjerat ion for Sherman Backwater. etc., although I enjoyed the country apd it Ay as the only news paper in» arid'prayer service. the whole camp. I had to let all the a cancerous g^owifh. He, js much Mrs. Gummert. life quite I used to enjoy Well. m&k: Attorney and Mrs J. H. Brown improved, but ^xpects. to ha.y.e,.tp return other fellows read it after I finished Mrs. Johnson. watching the country people make were called last Friday to her brother's Friday evening, choir rehearsal. in a few months. reading it. It was over a month Margi* wine from the grapes that grow so oldv home in South Dakota by the but some of the fellows who never A. J. Anderson.. plentifully here. id\i serious illness of the brother who has LITTLEFORK The ptibfic Library is open 'every heard of International Falls, read Mrs. J. Joyce. am ,Ri£]dng-._up_a ^little. since died, oLpneumonia. They are, •week--day^aft emo»n- except«- Monday r:ever^hin^r:lff it. includithe, add:s a & expected -bag|» tpday,.^ and notices. I read the letters over' pretty soon I will be able to talk to ga^culting his timber near the depot. ternbon' froni 2 io' 5 p. m. Also oh again to see that I hadn't missed anv--. J. M. Alard. the natives instead of making faces 'T he Dorcas Society will hold a Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday* thing, then gave the papers the set*ond Mrs. C. L. Hillstead. and taking physical exercises with sale of fancy articles at KeyesFur in the evening from 7 to 9 oclock. time over. Mrs. Wm. Ryan. Rev. S. E. Gregg left Tuesday for my tongue and arms trying to make niture store next Saturday, Dec. 13. Littlefork a missionary trip to Ray and Ericsburg. Lieut. E. G. Bennett, who was on myself underseood. I tried to learn I received another letter from Gertrude This good society is doing a great Wm. Keiver. today saying that you hadn'ji Major Yost's recruiting staff for French from a book but gave it up deal of charitable work, without Mrs. Keiver. because I couldn't get the correct heard from me for some time. I haves: question, this sale will be well patronized. several months and later was appointed Glen Gregg is taking care of the written to some one of the family, to the officers' training camp accent. About the only way to learn potato warehouse during the illness SORIE—HOOVER every time I have been in a place has returned and is already back to it right is to pick up a few words of Manager Geo. Reiman.. Judge Frank Palmer and Auditor work in the auditing department of. from the people now and then and where I. could mail it. I understand' R.C. Fraser appeared before Judge Miss Olga M. Sorlie, daughter of the M. & O. Power Co. practise it on some ftllow until they they are" having quite a time with Geo. Reiman, manager of the potato G. W. Stanton last Saturday in an Postmaster T».,M. Sorlie of Norden the A. E. F. mail in France so it may. throw a shoe at you and say something warehouse and "family are sick M: M. AbBott, the county agem endeavor to get contestants to "show was married to Mr. E. G. Hoover, on be that my letters have been delayed in English that a Frenchman with the Flu, one of the children is and J. T. Kelly the White Leghorn their hand" before the cases cante up here in France somewhere. of the successful farmers' of Norden wouldn't find in Webster's dictionary seriously ill. tv specialist visited the chicken show for trial. Judge Palmer represented on. Thanksgiving day at the bride's" if he was curious enough to look for I must close now as the bugle ia at Bemidji last Monday. They report both Fraser and Landgraf. Owing to the consolidation of the parents by Rev. S. E. Gregg. it. j, .i blowing fdr "all lights out" so I am that it ran more to potatoes than Farmer'^ State Bank with the Frst wjias a quiet home wedding only going to turn it. I will write again I was out back of my quarters the The Ladies Aid society or the uckens but that there were some State Bank in our village, former a refPbf the most intimate friends soon. I expect I will get some more other days borrowing some water Methodist church will hold a Christmas good samples of each. Cashier Nels Muus and family expect being present. The contracting parties mail soon, as my first letters must, from a pump to wash my hands and Bazaar and food sale at Green's to move to,the cities during the are well known and highly regarded have reached the Falls by this time. The funeral of Mrs. S. J. Axdihl face, when a French girl came out Ten Cent store Saturday afternoon holidays. Their leaving will .be and have the best wishes of Love to all at home, and struck up a conversation. I said who died in a St. Paul hospital after Many useful articles and fancy work great loss to our city. the entire community. Your loving son, Ray. several months of serious illness "Oui Oui" every once in awhile and suitable for Christmas present? Corporal Ray B. Sullivan, she thought I understood every word. was held at the Bethlehem church and and assortment of good home RIFKIN'S EXTRA SPECIAL LADIES Co. G. 10th Depot Battalion-*" last Friday afternoon. Her husband I don't^know whether she was talking cooking. Buy your hat now at less than cost Signal Corps, Replacement Bn and daughter have the sincere sympathy about the war or the education Millinery at less than cost of material. at Rifkins. of this community, in their Two Scottish w^men were argiing be­ Our entire stock of hand made reavement. as to which was the thriftier hats, all new, this season's make. NIGHT SCHOOL First woman:—"Do you see that Must be sold. Come and get your Geo. Mertens, who lost his wife a Select Pictures Corporation purse? Weel, that's my first ane, an hat while the assortment is large. couple of weeks ago with pneumonia Night school classes for foreigners it's as guid as the day I got it. Ye at Clementson has gone to Minneapopis Mrs. L. F. Rifkin, seeking naturalizalion will be opened canna beat that, noo, can ye?" Second^ .. presents for, the winter and will be assjciated PeopleV Store at the Alexander Baker school woman:—"Michty me! What a JULIA ARTHUR with Edgar Kibbey who has building Monday evening, January 6, j- International, Falls Minn., sill#.' boast! Ye ken Dugal, my husband?" large tileing contracts, but in :he 1919. Those persons who wish to attend "Oh, aye, what aboot him? spring he expects to return to Clementson schould so inform me as socn IF YOU WANT TO SAVE "Weel, he's my first man, an' noo to finish his drainage work as possible.,. Don't go elsewhere for your clothing you've yer third. So dinna preach near there. Jan 4. 1919. G. V. Kinney. and shoes, but wait for our big thr^t to me again." sale Starting next week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Turban are 4' MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR Tffeje sad news of the death of \1len-vThomas L. Rifkin mourning the loss of their six-year ALLEN THOMAS of Loman whp^plijg void soil Sidney, who died last Friday teered about a year ago and in their rooms in the Burton r~-'. Next Sunday afternoon memorial cef$|d in the areo service rrapi fl^ts |rom. Influenza* Mrs. Turban i|. services will"hevhelii at ^eS)ddi jF^ If her£last Saturday. Allen in still q.t»it^ ill th^? same^rdreap 'The Cavell Case lows ha.ll^at Lonian in .^hemory of son*pf Mrs. S. M. Thomas £ij^v:ftas complaint: The 'retnaifrs were takerii Allen Thomas who died from accidental :d at Indus or Loman for the to their former home at Sauk Rapids wounds in France. He was a ifteen year. Deceased was oilyears for interment. member of the flying corps haying of age and was of exemcharacter beehr in ,the -|eryj^e about a yeai and highly regarded. All school teachers should see 7:*- or the woman the Germans shot O I W O Hisjdeath is a great loss to the commaghy. John D. Kibbey about accident and NOTICE TO FUR DEALERS Health insurance. Small premium -1*. Write at once fqr the OIL 4 and large indemnities covered "in AND TRAPPERS at the Walter Craite, who lives at 713 WORLD. Gives important and full. It covers every ac&dett and illness, 9th$*venue is feeling pretty good I am paying the highest" market valuable up-to-the-minute information no exceptions—tfo one fifth GRAND TBEATRE ovef'the way was treated by the price for-furs of all kinds in season. r^g£T4ing^ the KENTUCKY or on ninth clauses. Ir protects yo ir Midland Insurance Co., through J. Skunk and. fox skins are particullarly atidr TENNESSEEOIL time which is' your caipi^al. Enquire D. "Kibby the local agent. Last April high at this time. J. D. Kibbey. Phone 361 or 181.—tf. FILEDS.j Don't delay g_'t he Was injured at the paper mill at posted on wondejrful recent dYfopments ...k •v Fort Frances and was laid up several John Uran who is olde of the old International Falls, Minn. in OIL it may" Monday and Tuesday months. The company not only paid timers near Mizpah, reports having mean a fortune to you: The~ lift:' him his monthly indemnity of $50 raised about sixty turkeys from five WANTED—Wood choppers, $2-50 stock boom inhere and OILS TWO DAYS, DEC. 16-17 per month, but advanced him at the hens and sold them at' Thanksgiving per cord waitresses $25.00 Women lead. Read the OIL WORLD. end of seven months, $350 in cash so time for $128.00 dollars, which is in Laundry $25.00 General-'' maids Matinee Tuesday from 2:30 P. M. to 6 P. that he could have a riecssary operation- almost clear profit, foj* after the first /•V $25.00 Plain cook $40.00 Kitchen E. P. GAGE COMPANY performed and get back to few weeks they hustled their own maids $30.00 Handymen $30.00 Engineer Evening admission 15 and 40c war tax included work. Mr. Craite had only paid the living and even while needed up to $60.00 Practical nurses 161 Devonshire St. they suiji of $31.50 premium, and recived care their main food .was- cottage Matinee admission 10 and 25c war tax included :^5.00. AH with complete maintenance. Boston, Mass, the sum of $744. See J. D. Kibbey cheese, one of the bi-products of his Apply immediately, Lake Julia about an accident and Health polity .dairy. -Vt- ....^ Sanatorium. Pjirposky, Minn.