T-.^* CQKIOSSB THE WTHtNATWNAL FALLS PRESS MRS. MOM tenance is shown beyond question by ember ..v— —........115.40 these figures and by the ^relative A: E. Solberg supplies for yquality of tbe roads,'* Mr. Rosenwald Bullock, pauper, December .r15.00 PttOCEEDlNGS GAINED 15 POlDfDS declared. "The condition of the AND B6MDER BUDGET V. E. Solberg,1 supplies.for Mrs. r" roads "improves' in direct proportion Warner, pauper, December.. 14.(X) GEO. P. WATSON, Ultor to the amount of money spent for A. E. Solberg, supplies for Mrs. upkeep. Roads invariably are poorest Official Proceeding* of the Board of Rude, pauper, December and Was "All Run Down After The 'Flu' m» falla. it ttc Pwt Oflce at International Htan« Seeomt-elaaa lbttet where the outlay i^'-lowest under County Commissioners, Koochichiii| January ... 19.33 —Built Up By Taking Tanlac. drdinary" conditions." County,) Minnesota, February A. E. Solberg, supplies for Mrs. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00jv FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR 3rd, 1920 The success of Wisconsin in putting O. Eastlund, pauper, January "Nearly the whole of last Winter 15.00 into effect the road patrol system, I spent in bed with Influenza and I OFFICIAL A. E. Solberg, supplies for Mrs. he si/id, was due largely to the fact never did get over the effects of "it Or Eastlund,^pauper, December that the state refunds to the counties until I took Tanlac," said Mrs. D. The board of county commissioners all the money tliey spend on 15.00 THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY OF KOOCHICHING McKinnon, residing at 29 IglieharV of Koochichiifg county, Minnesota, maintenance of roads in Thos. P. White, board of county the state V. met in their office at the court house, avenue, SO Paul, -Minn., a few days hospital inmates, Janu-? system of highways. ago. verdict of the state's own engineers. in the city of International Falls, aT 100.75 Having fooled the people in 1912 bj/ Minnesota, on Tuesday, February^J. S. Wenberg, supplies for Eny Large sums go into maintaining the "I had three different attacks of promising to reduce. the cost of living, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT 3rd 1920 at 10 o'clock a. m. state's roads every year. Thirty per Orlack, pauper, January .... 15.08 the 'Flu'," continued Mrs. McKinnon. and in 1916 by his false "kept us. TO BE HERE NEXT SUNDAY cent of the state aid funds are spent Unorganised Road & Bridge Fund "I would no more than get strong out of war" slogan, President Wilson Roll Call—Members present: Commissioners for upkeep work, according to the John Grove, contract on clear\ Green, Slack, Munroe, enough to get up than I would come evidently thinks he can find sorne Rev. J. O Ferris, district Superintendent state highway department, and approximately ing and grubbing, township down with^again and I had a cold kind of a deceptive issue in 1920 on Langaard and Chairman Harrigan of the American Sunday one-fifth of all county funds 156-28 .:f. foO.00 and sore throat all the time. The which "to win again. He is keeping 'Members abs^pt: None. School Unign will address the people go into sufch work. Ed Lundgriftn, labor on road least little^ change in the weather mum on the question of runnings fo? On motion by Commissioner Munroe. of this city next Sundays evening The expenditures of the' towns and township 159-29 14.00 would cause my throat to get in? a third term, notwithstanding his seconded by Commissioner Green at the l^irst Baptist church. villages, amounting,.Jto more than Peter Lundstrum, labor on .. flamed and make my cold worse.-.My pledge in 1912 to a single presidential and carried, the minutes of the January $4,000,000 a year, are classed by state Mr. Ferris has supervision over road, township 64-^7 38.50 sickness l^ft me with no appetite te^m, and his further assurance, 6th 1920 meeting, were approved engineers as ..almost, entirely maintenance. the missionary work of this society W: P. Regal, services as rodman, and my stomach in such a bad condition that Democratic pledges are made to as read^ that I could not eat anything for the district of Minnesota, JSforth roadwork, township be kept. On motion, the fee statements' for but .what would hurt me.. I was Over the county maintenance work Dakota and Montana. He will., be 154-27 :'.....". 10.55 the year 1919 of David Rose, County blpated up very^badly, li^d awful the state exercises nominal control. at the M. E. church at 10 o'clock and R. Ronseth, services as axman, It is said that the soldier vote in Surveyor and H. A. Levin, Court pains through my eldest, and kept It has the power to withhold state at the Bethlehem church at 11 o'clock road work, township 64-23.. 4.00 this country is less interested in candidater Commissioner, mmi were approved. aid funds if the proper amount of getting worse in spite of all that Sunday morning wher^ he will give than in domestic issues. That County1 oun Road & Bridge Fund On motion, the Hboard adjourned maintenance work is not-done, and it short addresses on the great theme was done for me. I. had such violent is undoubtedly true. The men had Bert Waldo, wCi auto hire for com- yntil 1:30 p. m. can recommend the places and the headaches I thought I would go of missionary work in the rural'district. enough" of internationalism when missioned roadT inspection ... 6.00 The board reconvened at 1:30 p. m. distracted and I was so nervous and kinds ef material and the methods they were in France and Germany. County of St. Louis, 50 per Roll call. All members present. tor such work. But it ^limited in miserable I could not sleep at .nighr. No more meddling- ip European quarrels At 2 o'clock p. m. he will preach cent of engineering fees, Moved by Commissioner Slack, its power to enforce the recommendations. No one will ever know how I suf- for them. They are concentrating at the hall in Holler's addition. judicial road, commissioner that the joint bid of Thos. P. White i:fejr€d, for I just cah't fully describe Over the work done by the their attention on perfecting and I- Rev. S. E. Gregg, our well known district number 1 .^4B4Jpfl% for the position of county hospital towns, the state highway ofcials have preserving our own institutions. The' resident missionary from Littlefork: County Revenue Fund—Printing ,^nd and poor farm superintendant and no. control. rThe towns exercise full candidate who can convince the soldiers will also be here and will take 'part "f had been reading about Tanlac Supplies for*,the. feeding of the inmates, be control through their own supervisors. t'ha he stands for the United bt|t couldn't make up my mind to, in some of these services. Fritz-Cross Co., snpplies fwr accepted and that the county enter States first, last and all the time will Now you are missing a great treat try^ it until one day I saw a girl, county offices 164.20 into contract for such services. The Decisions as to "material, the time, have their support at the polls. frje^d with a bottle. She said, 'Why if you fail to hear this man of God Miller-Davis Co., supplies jt^r -T ^notion was seconded by Commissioner the cost, the methocj£,_and the location speak on this worthy cause. 8on't you take this medicine? It's county' offices G^reen and-carried by a unanimous of the work due is up to the indi President Wilson declared that just what you need,' and then she Come, you are welcome. .* Security Blank Book and Frin.^ vote. vidual supervisor in the district. His peace-time trade could be resumed, told me what it had done for her. ing Co., assessment books energy and judgment determine the On motion by Commissioner Slack, Well, that convinced me. I got a until -the peace treaty had beeri ratified, WILL TAKE CHARGE and assessment supplies for seComfec! by ^Commissioner Munroe quality of the upkeep work done, and with the league covenant included, bottle and it helped, me right from 1920 784.12 OF STATE LANtiS is responsible for its being done in and carried, the following applications but we notice that ^he New York the start. Before I had finished the Christie Litho Co., supplies for for reductions of essessments the place where it will be of most first bottle the pain antf clogged-un Journal of Commerce p*bl(khes an The Meniidji Sentinel says the announcement bounty offices 3,41 value to the community as a whole. on real and personal property, were feeling began to leave my chest, and article appropriately head$fk "Food has been made of the Kimball-Storer Co., supplies for recommended: There are three l^inds of* maintenance, soon disappeared entirely. My Exports to Germany a Record", resignation of Sherman C. Bailey a,§ j:ounty offices- 4.51 according to W. F. Rosenwald trade is languishing because of the stomach soon gtft back to normal M.\J. McHugo, L. W. Snodgrass, game warden of this district, s6 -that C. B. Montgomery,' personal maintenance engineer for the state condition, the bloating left, and I treaty situation, where is the market A. N. Belgert, R. H. Bennett, Oscar he'might accept a position in the property tax statements for highway department. They are farmer commenced to eat like someone that is waiting for ratification? It Failk^A. A. D. Rahn, Agent, B._ state auditor's department. M,r.' treasurer 30-25 maintenance, gang' maintenance starving, and nothing I ate gave me is true that trade is not back on normal EllinjTson, John Neary. Bailey will have charge of the state C. Nightengale, stamped lines, but that-is due to lack of and the patrol system. The first kind the least trouble. I have just now lands, with headquarters in this city, On motion," the following applications envelopes for treasurer 67.73 is the work done by farmers hired to finished my fifth bottle of Tanlac ships, lack of money, lack of labor, for reductions of assessment taking care of the land sales and County Revenue Fund—General' and lack of commodities. A world drag sections of road whenever necessary. and it is ^just wonderful the way it on real and personal property, were looking after the interests of the ^Expense Gahgs are used in conjunction burdened by war debts cannot get it building me up. I have already rejected: state as regards all state lands. John Berg, certificate of expense, with farmer maintenance to repair gained fifteen pounds in weight and back on a peace basis immediately. Mr. Bailey is one of the old residents A. L. Barnard, John Thompson, R. case of C. F. Pickett 76.17 For- all practical purposes, the world washouts and to work which I haven't haft a cold or sore throat of this city. He was for six M- Hurst. I Burroughs Add Machine Co., is at pcace, and the only reason why cannot be accomplished under the since right soon after I began taking years a member of the city council, Moved by Commissioner Slack, care of county rriachines .... 6.50 Tanlac, and I can go out in the,'' the'treaty has not been formally ratified system of occasional work by men for eigfft years a member of the police that County Attorney xFranz Jevne City Water Department, water living along the roads. The patrol rain, snow, or any sort^ of weather, by the United States is that the department, serving five of and Special ^ounty Attorney George supply for court house and President insisted upon bringing in system is to receive^ its first widespread it makes no difference. I am not these years as chief, and for twelve' -jH* Spear be requested to release the jail 57.81 trial in the state this year. the least bit nervous any i^iore andsleej) irrelevant subjects. years has been in the. employ of the garnishment made by the said attorneys, Falls Lumber & Coal „Co., Lumber Arrangements are being made .to put like a child every n-ight. I feel State Game and Fish commission. on the»funds of L. A. Ogaard, for, sheriffs barn repairs: it my duty to tell of the wonderful. one man, team or truck and tractor $2,000,000 IN WAR MATERIAL FOR The position in the auditor's department upon the giving to the county, .:, .78.85 patrols in charge of about 6,000 miles "results I have gotten from Tanlac, came to Mr. Bailley unsolicited," ROAD WORK IN MINNESOTA by L. A. Ogaard, a trust deed to 10 First' National Bank, premium so- others who: need it may benefit of arterial roads. The state highway on account of his intimate knowledge acres of the NWJ4 SWJ4 in seo'ti of court house insurance .... department estimates that a man by my experience." 110.00 of conditions in this part of Word comes from the'office of C. 29, township^ 71, range 23, being lands S. E. Gregg, expenses in child and team can keep 6 to 10 miles of M. Babcock, state highway commis-er, the state. Sold at Rubin's drug store at Internationa] owned by the said Ogaard. such deed welfare matters 25.09 road in good condition. Some counties Falls and at S. E^ Dimoa says the Minneapolis Journal, "It is with regret that I sever^my to the county to be in" lieu of and R. W. Ifale, deputy sheriff, expenses report they intend to put tractor that war material costing more than connection with the Game and Fii.i at Littlefork and all other leading for protection of 'the county in connection in criminal cases .... 9.50 patrols on their roads, assigned department," said Mr. Bailey," as ie' druggists. $2,000,000, including trains and eng\pes with legal matters or suits R. W. Hale, deputy sheriff, expenses to 20 mile sections. and 584 new motor trucks, with eoneffete treatment I have received has bee pending or to be pending against in tax cases 13.00 Patrols are responsible for the mixers, grading machines, ambulances, all that one could ask for. My name the sajjcL^Ogaard by the county. International Telephone Co., condition of their sectors at all times. State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson and carloads of TNT and is to be kept/ on the rolls7 of the 2.24 The motion was seconded bj^ Commissioner tolls for sheriff 6.60 The weakness^of^farmer maintenance Harry Munroe, juror fees, blasting powder have been given outright Game and Fish department, so that Langaard and carried by a International Telephone Go. according to Mr. Rosenwald, is that when possible I will be able to_cfrntinue State vs 4ilrs. L. A. Swanson to Minnesota by the wjM* department unanimous vote. 1.12 tojls for auditor 2.00 farmers drag the roads frequently in to be used in road building. my work. I have also been' Abe Olson, juror fees Moved by Commissioner Slack International Telephone Co. slack seasons, but in seasons when' asked to retain my position with'.the To house the trai^loads of unused State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 tljat .the County Auditor be instructed exchange service for county .their work at home is pressing, t"ie war equipment given to the State, he federal game and fish department:" Julius Chrjstenson, juror fftes,—-^... tcr advertise for bids for the construction dleputys, January ...\ 25.55 roads are neglected. Heretofore, according Mr. Bailey assumes his work tfie has just completed arrangements for State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 of the Dinner Creek bridge 'Hannah Johnson, services as to Commissioner Babcock, first of the month. the construction of a $50,000 garage Ward Fry, juror fees, State as per plans and Specifications on clerk to probate judge, Jan- the"tatrol system has functioned "almost on the state fair grounds. vs Mrs. L. A- Swanson 1.12 _file with the Assistant St^ie Highway a 25.00 npt at alii" The state officials' Offers of more material are^: coming "THE MIRACLE MAN" Ole C.' Olson, juror fees, Engineer in his office at the RSty Landgraf, filing appointments, difficulty in establishing patrols has to the state highway department State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 1.12 court house, Internationsd Falls. etc.,1 fees of register 14.25 been that they can recommend to thfe every day from governmerit\^rsSnals A Rhymed Review' Chas. Jameson,, juror fees, The ipotion was seconded Ty Commissioner A. Lapping, hauling wood to county boards, but the county boards'^ he said. The trains, trucks, tractors By Russell Holman State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 1.12 Munroe and carried. court house grounds 5.40 accepted their recommendations or and other equipment, worth hundreds Olavus Jewett, juror fees, Moved by Commissioner Slack E. J. La Fave, services as as^s not as they saw fit. of thousands of dollars, are costing Far away from the bustle of cities State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 that the Auditor be instructed to advertise^for sistant court house janitor .?vt*J8.0ft The patrol system as devised in the state nothing except the freight In a spot that was. countrywide ^pR. Skiff, juror fees, state bids^" for the surfacing Of Richard Liljeblad, coroners fees charges. 'Minnesota and^ copied in Wisconsin famed Mrs. L. A. Swanson ..... 2.24 state road number three (3) as per case of James Barry, etc- .'.19.20 is modeled on the French road maintenance Lived Most of the trucks given to Minnesota a Miracle Man, strangely ,.j, Resolution plans and specifications on file with H. T. Mcintosh, sheriff, ?ex^ by the army had neven turned plan. France keeps a road gifted Be it resolved, that the Stateplural the As^stant State Highway Engineer penses in civil, criminal tfffd To a wheel until they were started on sentinel stationed every few miles deliver the stricken and Highway bills and claims hereinafter in his office at |he court hopse, tax matters 48.75 their journey to the twin cities from along its principal highways, constantly maime^/ mentioned by number, and for which International Falls. The motion was H. T. Mcintosh, board of pris- !Si|o arsenals or private factories. Many working his few miles, filling warrants have been issued at this.-date, seconded by Commissioner Langaard To this patriarch old in his cottage, oners, month of January .. 27.00 of them had never been turned over ruts and holes the moment they ap but not paid, be and they hereby and carried. With a plan to reap wealth ftom Motor Inn, auto hire for sher-r to the government. The war\department's pefcw, and* preventing deterioration are approved for payment, subject On motion by Commissioner Lang his deeds, iff, case of Adams 2.50 gift includes a whole train Of from even beginning. During the however, to the Recommendations aard-, seconded by Commissioner Came a group from the slums jf G. A. Olson, January^expense, dump cars with new steam 'engines war with Germany, the roads of of the Attorney General's1 Department. Slack and carried, the following bills Manhattan, county sujperintendent of to haul them 18 new motor ambulances France came in-.for their share of an claims were audited and allowed Who obeyed no command save schools 68.80 to be used for transporting praise for victories, due in large measure and the auditor instructed to Warrants, bills and claims approv-ed, their ns%ds. Rainy River Improvement Co.,""* surveying crews on state highway to lines of uninterrupted stream draw warrants for same, viz: bearing numbers, as follows: December electricity, court projects and nine carloads of spare of supplies to pour up to the fighting Poor Fund* 676, 692, 968, 1079, 1081, 1174, 1186, f' 5 house and jail 50.49 parts for the 584 trucks.' lines, despite the terrific strain on the the Dope Fiend L. M. Barton, supplies for Mrs 1187 1402, 1409, 1410, 1431, 1437, 1440, Wright, Barrett & Stilwell, supplies The trucks are being equipped with highways. -And a'misshapen brute, their decoy Btillock, pauper, January ...$ 15.00 14*2. 1443, 15^5, 1522, 1566, 1674, 1918 for court house .... I..» 13.50 hydraulic hoists at the expense of "Township levies are dribbled out Then a Miracle" happened! The 0# M. Carr & Co., supplies for im, 1983, 2000, 2006,*7910, 8096, 8347, R. J. Langaard, commissioiiers the various counties, and will be used piecemeal," is the way Commission, gangsters'"'"1'" county hospital inmates .. 79.13 8374 8439, 8440, 8713, 8717, 9075, 9154, expenses, district number 5 16.45 to transport road building material. er Babcock summed it up. "It is Found the vilie ih" their hearts* jwas John Grove, board of Elmer 9293, 9426, 9461, 9554. Wm. Harrigan, commissioners Allotments are being made to the practically impossible for -the state alloy! Rood family, December ... 33.30 The foregoing motion was dflfefisd county boards also, Mr. Babcodlr said expenses, district number 1 48.23 department to tell where ijiey go, ~-V /.'• Duluth Log Co.,(wood supply For the pure, guileless life 'mid the l?y Commissioner Langaard, seebnded G. A. Munroe, commissioners to divide the squadrons of blade and often the towns themselves don't for Mrs. Warner, pauper..- 1.50 mountains by Commissioner Slack -and car-" graders, caterpillar tractors and cfridU expenses, district number^ 4 14.60 know where the money has been C. L. Hillstead, supplies for ried upon the following vote: Brought ideals that cleansed smirr nary tractors, concrete mikers TNT spent, I don't mean that the money County Remus Fund—Justice Court Rude family, pauper, January 59.'65 ched hearts of crimej, and powder. The title to alk the Ays—Comis^ioners Green, Slack, is wasted altogether. I simply mean ,v 'Y' Expense C. L. Hillstead, supplies ^for TiLat last* even Burke, the foul -equipment is to remain with Vthe Munroe, Langaard -and Harrigira. that there is no definite system of A. V. McNeil, justice fees^ 'Mrs. Warner, pauper, Jantuary 1 hearted, state. maintaining the township roads, and Nays—None. State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 7.40 .......................31.02 Freedi his soul from the- taint of Every county to which trucks, putting the/work wher? it will db the W. H. Deteke.r, officers fees C'-'L. Hillstead, supplij^ for On motion, the board adjourned to its slime. tractors or other .material is allotted most good in giving the state a sys :Mrf.. P^lm, pauper, January 29.75 State .vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 6.50 meet on Tuesday, March 2nd 1920,' must prepare daily reports Of the tem of satisfactory highways'*. It's a picture that tugs at your lieartstrings at 10 o'clock, a. m: B. Lapping, supplies for George Kenneth Hawkins, witness fees, work accomplished by each unit. Minnesota must be willing to pay Greek, pauper, January .... 10.00 State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 William HarrigaJl, v. This $2,000,000 of additional equipment an average of $200 a mile for maintenance Full of thrHls, mixed with laughter Northern Minnesota Hospital, Pias Zigelmeir, witness fees, Attest: Chairman^ will enable the* state to care of its principal roads every and tears. care of county sick poor, State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 R. C. Fraser, for its roads as never before, Commissioner year, Mr. Rosenwald says. The necessary When youvsee it, you'll echo with January 142.00 Mrs. A. V. McNeil, witness fees County Auditor and Babcock said, butJhe went expenditure, he estimates, will thousands: G.-A. Semon, supplies for Theresia State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 Clerk of Board. on to say emphatically that something range from $150 to $400 on heavily "Takes its place withlthe greatest Sumbs, pauper, Januarys L. A. Swanson, witness fees, °more than mere physical material is' traveled roads. v\*" f* ih years." j.* (Continued next week) 30.00 State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson Js'- Tfc 1.12 ^needed to keep Minnesota roads in In 1919, the average sum spent for A.^B. Solberg, supplfes fnrJMr* Chas. Stafl^rd, juror fees, ^condition to bear the heaviest traffic. road maintenance in the various Good pine slabs for sale, delivered Aug. Carlson, pauper, January .State vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 2.24 Get your shoes repaired at the new J—, "v counties ranged from $36 a mile to a right from the mill, only four i.........v....... 15.02 Chasi Adams, juror fees shop, in the -rear of C. B. kowle'3^barber The state's roads are suffering from maximum of ,$316. |4ar» per cord. Apply S. E.s Thompson A. E^-Solberg, supplies for -. Stale vs Mrs. L. A. Swanson 3.20 shop on 2nd Ave. Workif. spasmodic maintenance. That is the "The iiecessity and value of main­ Mina Carlson, pauper, Dec- H. E.4f Cooper, juror fees^ guaranteed and prices reasonable, tf 4* ''v -a