International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926
November 20, 1919 · Page 7 of 8
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, NOVEMBER 20th, 1919 PAGE EIGHT FARM BUREAUS FEDERATE .While mass meetings of the farm such state and national agricultural to take care of this assessment by rector and the directors from all the voice of a former doughboy from the delay problems as are pedtinent to the field the state federation. counties united in the federation will audience, and without any the bureau membership was held in most name a committee of ten to actively counties to study them ovement and of farm bureau endeavor". The following The State Federation of Farm Bureaus anti-war Representative from the Koochiching county was one of was substituted: "It shall direct the work of the organization. countie to study the movement and will commence operations as Fifth Minnesota district began an involuntary forty-five counties represented by in this county to take a vote on the deal with all questions affecting the soon as thirty counties have ratified This will be the most representative and hurried exit from Ortonville. official delegates at a meeting held question by mail because of the difficulty business and social conditions surrounding the articles of incorporation' as organization ever formed for presenting at the Old Capitol, St. Paul, Nov. 8th agriculture. In whatever amended. Temporary officers elected the farmers' ide of all questions of transportation. All memberbers to discuss the advisability of forming Escorted from the opera house by of the Koochiching County manner may be deemed best by the until a permanent organization is in the spirit of "live and let a State Federation of Farm Bureauux Sheriff John Gowan of Big Stone executive committee under the conditions live." Farm Bureau were given1 an opportunity effected are as follows: President, A committee of ten on organization county, and a body of former service to express themselves for or as they develop or exist at S. L. Allen Vice-president, Victor appointed at a meeting held at University men, Lundeen was lifted into an MINNESOTA TOWN the time of such action, within the Holmquist Treasurer, E. Anderson. against federation. There was but Farm on September 4th presented empty refrigerator car of a St. Pain. DEPORTS LUNDEEN one dissenting vote. Consequently provisions of these articles." F. E. Balmer, state leader of county a proposed constitution and road train which was just pullin^v'' the Koochiching County Farm Bureau A change was also made regarding agents was also retained as temporary by-laws. out. the membership fee so that each farm secretary until a permanent secretary "I'm going to speak against the which has been active in getting The meeting was unanimous in The freight car door slammed shut:, the federation under way will be one bureau may be assessed at the rate of should be employed. A committee British-Wilson League of Nations," favor of forming a state federation and the men from Ortonville shouted members'^ said former Representativee Ernest not to exceed fifty cents per year of five was named to represent composed of all the local farm of the charter a rousing farewell to their unwelcome for each farm bureau member for the Minnesota at Chicaga at the Lundeen of Minneapolis as he mounted The articles of incorporation as bureaus in the state or as many as visitor. The whole affair was support of the state federation. It American Farm Bureau Federation the platform of the opera house proposed by the committee of ten wish to affiilate in sach an organization. conducted quietly and without violence. were adopted with but few minor is thought that this will be sufficient meeting, Nov. 12 and 13. at Ortonville, Minn., Monday night, Previous to this meeting, the The State Federation will be a according to dispatches from that changes. One section which originally for the first two years. Almost all matter of forming a state federation votes received locally were in favor truly farmers' organization. Each city. had been discussed in all the counties read: "It shall consider and of increasing the fee to $2.50 a year county farm bureau will name one di "Like Hell you will," came the Advertise in the Press deal in a non-political manner with represented by official delegates. I 1 Established 1904 by Mitchell Burton This is a once a year opportunity. The Great THANKSGIVING SALE Take advantage of We recognize that the world is it while stack is complete. thankful, as it has never had cause to be thankful before, and this sale provides International Falls' Fastest Growing Store additional ..-reason -for many women of this community to be thankful. We are putting on sale our entire stock of suits, coates and dresses at' unheard of prices THE at this time of the year. 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