SOTA VOL. 13 NO. 45. INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINN.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26TH, 19i8 INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS VOL 14. NO. 52 BORDER BUDGET VOL.. 14, NO. IS GOOD SOLUTION OF PEAT BOG WITHDRAWN GOOD RECORD OF tion. The action was not taken because GOOD ROADS MEETING battle front before Chalons, you were the disease1 epidemic at University thrown against the picked troops of LAND FOR SOLDIERS FROM SALE BY STATE Farm. BOYS Germany. For eight consecutive HELD JIBBER18 In announcing the postponement of days, you attacked skillfully prepared the meetings that were to have been positions. You captured great held in connection with the short stores of arms and munitions. You Sii§|Mt«4 by FrtdP. Sktmu, Skata Haariqflarters, 43nd Division, Aaer* coarse the various^associations—the Miaa««oWii Fuel D«p»*iti Wort It Larga and Rpr«»raUtiv« Gatliarwf forced the crossings of the Ourcq, CmaWilmr «f iMUgratNB. ieaa Exgfnt^itioaary: Force*, Frame* authorities at University Farm offer Tw«ly Qilli^fi Will b« Sav«4 For Wodaesdajr to Discus* Pl*t« You took -Hill 212, Sergy Meurcy and Lilt all Land! .With Gmraant Public, Sayi Preus A«Vt»t 4Hfc, l»U the use of every facility at-University For Hard Surface Road* Serfages by assault. You drove the Farm for holding tlte postponed enemy, including an Imperial Guard GOVERNMENT TO BUY WITH KOOCHICHING COUNTY HAS TaTHE OfF4«ERS AIfD MEN meetings later, when danger from the DELEGATES' ELECTED Division, before you for a depeth of INTEKEST BEARING BONDS LARGE. VALUABLE TRACTS THE42NX DIVISION epidemic has passed.. TO H. M. fifteen kilometers. When your infantry The meetings postponed are as follows: was relieved, it was: in full .Among the many suggtstions. ofso St. Paul, Dec, 17—Large, peat bog.v y^t^lfses^^apsed since the ror Minnesota State Horticultural Minutes of a^eeting of the Koochiching pursuit of the retreating Germans far, as how to provide a belonging to the state of Minnesota mat ion of your organization. It is, society Minnesota Federation of County Paved Road Booser and your artillery continued to progress the returning ior soldiers, are being held from sale State Auditor therefpre ^'fitting to consider what Farmers clubs Minnesota Crop Improvement Club held in the City Hall, Gty and support another American oi Fred Sherman, ^Commissioner J. A. O. Preus announced of peat you h&ve accomplished as a combat association Federation of of International Falls,, Minnesota division in the advance to the Vesle ^Immigration offers one of the best resources for fuel will make them immensely division and what you should prepare Poultry associations Minnesota on Pecember 18th 1918 at 2 oclock For your services in Lorraine, your ^solutions to our knowledge and when valuable. When drained to accomplish in the future, p- m- Livestock Breeders' association Minnesota division was formally commended in -idea-w 'ts Jus ^drafted into a law in peat lands are capable of cultivation, Your first elements eptered the Swine Breeders Minnesota Op motion of J. E. Cowan secoaded General Orders by the French Army **"1 proper -form, -we fcelkve that it .will but Mr. Preus predicts that eventually- trenches in Lorraine on February Sheep Breeders' Minnesota Horse by J. E. Burdick the members Corps under which you served. For be fair to all those who,come within they will be worth far more as 21st. You served on that front for Breeders Minnesota State Vegetable present proceeded to organize aad your services in Champagne, your its term, its proper contention are as fuel. 110 days. You were the first American elect officers. Griwers' association Minnesota assembled officers received the personal. follows: That the Government establish "The time seems ripe," the state division to hold divisional sector Creamery Managers Minnesota Aberdeen-Angus On motion of J. E.' Bufdick secon thanks and commendation of in each.state, particularly the auditor announced, "for the develop* and When you left the sector Breeders Minnesota ed by J. W. Joyce Frank H. Key«s General Gouraud himself. For your states, where large tracts of uncultivated ment of a great- industry in the state -J«ne 21st, you had served continuously Hereford Breeders Minnesota Hoi and F. E. Patterson were elected services on the Ourcq, y-our division lands are available, some kond of Minnesota." as a division in the trenches for stein Breeders Minnesota Guernsey chairman and secretary respectively- was officially complimented in a letter -•.ra Tbe of a Government land office. officials a longer time than any other American Hf PtfMitl Breeders Minnesota Red Polfot 1 from the Commanding General, oifice in charge of this would That Minnesota peat deposits approximate division. Although you entered Breeders Minnesota Avrsbirc On motion of F. J. McPartlin seconded 1st Army Corps, of July 28th, 1918. permit land owners to list their lands 6,835,300,000 tons of mer* the sector-, without experience in. Breeders Minnesota Jersey Breeders by John Glava, the Chairmen To your success, all ranks and ail suitable for agriculture, in that office $3 chantable peat, \yorth a ton, making actual warfare, you so conducted Garden Flower society Minnesota of the various Town Boards,.City atid services have contributed, and I desire to be offered to returning soldiers. a total value of more than $20,v yourselves as to- win the respect and Potato Growers' association. Village Councils of Koochiching to express to every man i^ the As an example: affection of the French veterans with Minnesota Bee-Keepers' association 000,000,000, is the estimate of Dean County were elected Vice Presidents, command my appreciation of his devoted You are the owner of 3,000 acres E. K. Soper, of the Oregon school of whom you fought. Under gas and Agricultural Instructors Minnesota seniorty of same to be determined by and courageous effort. of land, which you hold at $20:00 per mines, who has made an exhaustive bombardment, in raids, in patrols, in high schools Farm Bureau Confer- the By-Laws Committee. However, our position places a acre. You list this land, giving its study of the peat resources of the the heait of hand to'hand combat and On motion of F'. J. McPartlin se?onded burden of responsibility upon us legal discription by sectilon, town and state. in thci long dull hours df trench rou by J. E. Burdick, Mark Adams which we must strive to bear steadily range, as well as a general description Peat deposits are widely distributed, tine so trying to a soldier's spirit, was elected treasurer. KOOCHICHING COUNTY forward without faltering. To of its character, at the time of but mainly are found in St. Louis you bore yourselves in a manner On motion of F. J. McPartlin seconded RED CROSS our comrades who have fallen, wc listing and set your price of $20 per Itasca, Aitkin, Carlton, Koochiching, worthy of the traditions of our country. by J. H. Ward the Club prjceeded owe the sacred obligation of maintaining acre. When this land is listed. Government Beltrami and Roseau counties. to elect an Executive Committee the reputation which they Raited Oreir $5,000 for 1918 Appraisers will visit the. Air dried peat, it is claimed, has a You were withdrawn from Lorraine of five, one to be elected from died to establish The influence of land and examine it thoroughly. If greater heat value per cubic foot and moved immediately to the each Commissioner's district. our performance on our allies and our The Red Cross finance committee they conclude that your price is too than lignite coal. A ton of it will Champagne front where during the On motion of Frank S. Lang seconded enemies cannot be over-estimated for for the last year has made its com- co{_c high, or for various reasons is'unfit produce pounds of the finest critical days from July 14th to July by J. E. Burdick it was decided we were one of the first diviions sent plete report, through Mrs. M. E. for agriculture being too swampy, too or charcoal and 30 00 cubk feet of 18th,'you had the honor of being the that each Commissioner's district frorii our country to France to show stony, too sandy, or too far from Withrow, chairman. The total am-1 gas with a heat value only American division to fight in. peat produces should elect its member of the Executive the world that Americans can fight ount raised was $4806:1* This doesj markets they could refuse to ist of 1S2 units t0 the fo besides General Gouraud's #Army which so Committee from those present Hard battles and long campaigns not include monthly donations from sul_ land, while on the other hand, if they 75 to 100 pounds of am um gloriously obeyed his order. "We will at this meeting. lie before us Only by ceaseless vigilance conclude that the land is fit for ag the Pulp and Sulphite workers cf lubricating stand or die," and by its iron defense phate and a quanity Chai£Q3ap Keyes called a recess of and tireless preparation can Union, which would bring the to-j 0j]s riculture purposes, but the price too crushed the German assault and made ten miiiutes in order to give each we fit urselves for them. I urge you. tal over $5,000. Of the many who! it Be JU.ed high, they would consider fair, a.ul possible the offensive of July 18tht How Can district opportunity to elect its member therefore, to approach the future then it would be an option to leave have helpe(J|Jn tbe^Mji'rk, the com- ^jr preus describes the different to the west of Reims of the Executive Committee. with confidence but above all with it listed or wthtjraw it mittee wish^^kJ^fljPress its special methods of utilizing peat. It ma}r be From Champagne you were called Meeting called to order, the report firm determination that so far as it thanks to Wm. O'Donnell and When the soldiers return, every to take part in- exploiting the success.of of the districts was as follows is in your power you will spare no Kimpton's orchestra,. one would be privileged to visit the (Coii'fiir&ed on pAge 4) the Marne. Fresh from the Commissioner's district, No-. 1" Paul effort whether in training, or ,in combat land office in each state, receiving a" Meding. to maintain the record of ou»di-| discription of thg. land listed and select Commissioner's district. Xo. 2 C. vision and the honOr of our country.! such tracts, 40 or 80 acres, but 13. Kinney. Charles T. Menoher, not to exceed 160 acres, than return Commissioner's district, Xo. 3 A. Major General U. S. Army. to the land office and notify the officials R. Button. ~"ie above Xvas received from Chris that he had decided to purchase Commissioner's district, Xo. 4 C. Johnson, 151 Field Artillery, formerly a certain tract of land at ihe P. Swenson. 1st Minn. Artillery. It is a good ap­ appraised price of $2000 per acre. Commisioner's district, Xo. 5 J. E. of their valliant service. preciation Upon receipt of this application the Cowan. Government to purchase the land On motion of F. J. McPartlin seconded^ MAIL ZONE SYSTEM from you and turn the same over by J. H. Ward the electon of CHANGED BY SENATE to the soldier, selecting with the the foregoing Executive Committee provisions that he can have twenty, was'confirmed. Plan Practically- Nullified Following thirty or forty years to pay for it at On motion of C. B. Kinney seconded Charges of Incompetency Against 4 per cent interest and also that he by Frank S. Lang the Cub proceeded Department is to reside upon the same five years to elect a By-Laws Committee and make certain improvements. to consist of tljree members. Washington, Dec. 20—Amid charges There should also be a safeguard as The followng ersons were nominated of "miserable incompetency" against to the lands that would naturally fall C. B. Kinney, J. H. Brown, the postoffice department, the sena back on the Government's hands. Frank S. Lang, Mark M. Abbott and by a vote of 34 to 22, has ratified tin: For example: If a soldier file upon a W. V. Kane. amendment to the revenue bill practically quarter section of your land and the On motion of H. B. Riners seconded mullifying the zone system for Government purchased it from you, by Geo. X. Millard the nominations second class mail matter. and the soldier for various reasons were declared closed, and he During the debate, preceding the could not make good on his land he Club proceeded to ballot on the election adoption of the amendment, 'Senator would simply relinquish back his of the By-Laws Committee. G. M. Hitchcock, democrat, of Nebraska, right to the Government and they Ballot being taken it was found bitterly arraigned the postoffice again would plact it for filing to that C. B. Kinney, Wr. V. Kane and and the war departments f^r other soldiers, but in connection wtih J. H. Brown had received the largest what he termed "the disgraceful this, a plan must be worked out number of votes and the Chair declared breakdown" of mail service between whereby unscruplous land owners them duly elected. the soldiers in France and their families aided by an unscrupulous soldier, On motion of C. B. Kinney seconded in America could not dispose of his land to the by Geo. X. Millard the Chair appointed Senator Hitchock's attack was provoked Government, by simply making a the following Finance Committee: by a statement of Senate1 deal with some soldier to file upon Geo. N. Millard, K. O. Fo s, Kenneth McKellar. democrat, of the land until the owner gets his and F. B. Green. Tennessee, that delayed mail service pay than relinquish back the land, if On motion of F. J. McPartlin seconded to and from the American army in this is not safeguarded, the Government by R. J. Langaard tht Cha-ir France was in part due to overburdening might accumulate a large appointed the following delegates to of the post office department amount of undesirable land, but this attend the meeting of the Northern with second class matter composed could be overcome by using compjtent largely of newspapers and magizities. Minnesota Development Association examiners and making sure be.fore I To' be held at Grand Rapids on the allowing the land to be listed, 15th and 16th of January 1919 C. B. "There is comparitively little second the price was fair and that the that Kinney, Ross Slack, Mark Abbott class mail that goes to France" land was not only suitable for agriculture, and J. E. Cowan and also any members said Senator Hitchcock, and therefore but was sufficiently well located /eajOn who might be able to attend the it could not be held responsible for to be attractive to anyone want the failure of delivery there. meeting. ing a farm To our knowledge this On motion of Geo. X. Millard seconded eioiou onclin "The failure to deliver the mail to is the mast feasable plan submitted the soldiers in France and for.the by J. E. Burdick the date of so far the next meeting of the Club was set failure of the letters of soldiers in coming year may there be fio for January 15th 1919 at the City Hall France to be delivered to their families IMPORTANT MEETINGS POSTPONED in this country is, in my opinion, of International Falls at 2 oclock p. BECAUSE OF FLU mbargo on your happine/^smay rank incompetence. m. "It is one of tlie most disgraceful On motion the meeting adjourned. "Farmers' and Home-Makers' Week breakdowns of the postoffice department Attest: your at University Farm, St. Paul, December in the first place, and the war Frank H. Keyes, 30 to January 4, has been Chairman. department management Jn. the second year, and the abandoned for this trenched may the Battles of the place that the soldiers in France F. E. Patterson, score or more of meetings of statewide have been deprived of their home letters Secretary. organizations which were to and the folks at home have been The following representative citizens pajt be forgotten,and die Bugle have been held during the week have deprived of the letters from the'r from the various townships and been indefinitely postponed. soldiers." settlements throughout the couniy This action was decided on in order call 1 ead you on to loved one^r The senator's action on the postal were present as delegates to protect the public in so far as zone system was a direct slap at the Commissioner Geo. A. Monroe, Border. possible from the influenza. Those who love you, anci watch over you. post office department. The new charge jid not wish to bring to- amendment provides a rate of 1 cent C. P. Swenson, Frontier. a pound on second class matter within A1 Schowsbv, Birchdale. fro?" '•?l,d.eds °f persons' many from epidemic smitten parts of the ,d o/Tt, Yentlspread ",em out al the first and second zones and 1 Oscar Staff, Manitou. an,d one half- cents a pound on matter of he week to the infeo bevond the second zone. (Continued on page 4) .1 ift. a