,'14 nwiii '111 "yt !U WIJ1 III INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE FOUR I HEROES OF '60 THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS FARMERS' PICNIC FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP few weeks with me. His people were AT ISLAND LAKE afraid he would die if he had two OUT WITH FACTS There are now 114 paid up members bananas and they really would not AND BORDER BUDGET The farmers' clubs of southern in the Koochiching County give him meat enough for a growing Koochiching county and northern Farm Bureau. The total number boy—thought he would have to be of H. J. MINER, Editor and Manager Itasca county held their second annual members in the Farm Bureau Nov« rushed to the hospital at once! Want Public to Know How MuA picnic at J. E. Guptill's farm on ember 1st, 1919 was 168. 'Fifty of Children have to gain weight as well Good Tanlac has Done at Old Soldiers F.ntered at the Post Office at International Falls, Minn., as Second-Class Matter Island lake Saturday, June 26th. The those who have paid their dues for as just make up for waste. Adults Home. 1920 are new members so that the first picnic was held thru the cooperation forget this. Maybe your boy is halfstarved! SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR Koochiching of the Farm Bureaus of dues 104 old members are still unpaid. of Don't be angry per 30 So many of the old 'Vets' out at the It is necessary that all fees and Itasca countes and was cent of all children—well-to-do children OFFICIAL PAPER OF KOOCHICHING COUNTY, MINNESOTA Soldier's home in Leavenworth have be paid promptly if the work of the so successful that it was decided to are half-starved because parents been benefitted by Tanlac lately that organization is not to be hindered. make it an annual affair. will not let them have enough to eat it could be used no longer in the they have decided the fact ought to The Highland and Wildwood The following have paid their dues or feed them starchy things instead ON THE SCENIC HIGHWAY community, it was slaughtered. The since the last issue of the Farm be made public. Farmers' clubs in Koochiching county of meat and eggs and vegetables and IN KOOCHICHING COUNTY second bull was purchased from Caribou The call for volunteers to repo and the Ardenhurst, Alvwood, and Bureau News: such like. Try washing your boy Farm at Twig. When this buil the matter was quickly answered by Grattan Farmers' clubs in Itasca W. H. Ostrander, Ericsburg less and feeding him more. If you In an article in the June number was sold to Erick Sundin of Ray to International Falls Commercial J. F. Johnson and C. H. Ostrandei", county took part in the first picnic. will promise to weigh him every of the Stock and Dairy Farmer, descriptive avoid inbreeding, a meeting was held each seventy-four years of age, and The same clubs cooperated with the Club. week, we will send you a "height and of the Minnesota Scenic to decide whether the company J. R. Mack, Big Falls. David M. Cain, who is now in his Farm Bureaus in arranging for the weight" card for boys, showing how highway, the following mention of should buy another bull or dissolve John R. Clausen, Ericsburg eightieth year. picnic this year but representatives much they should weigh. the route through Koochiching county and allow each one to sure service Wm. Haner, Loman. Their statements, which were received of the Progressive Farmers' Union and the Rainy River district to the best way he could. When the Dr. Dufort, Northome at the Tanlac offices a few of Mizpah, the Evergreen Community W. G. McADOO MAY Baudette and Spooner is made. advantages of cooperative ownership A. E. Gustafson, Big Falls days ago, all seen to have been club of Gemmell and the Margie BE NOMINATED "We are in southeastern Beltrami had been mentioned by the county The outlook for agricultural development signed with a steady hand and tell in Community clubs attended this year. county here. Pennington postoffice agent and the matter was thoroughly in Koochiching county no uncertain terms of the remarkable The entire south half of the county (Continued from page 1) and store comes and then Blackduck. discussed, the members decided to was never better than it is at the results these old heroes of the is now interested in this annual Farming, logging and dairying are buy another sire and all continue, to present time. Roads and markets "Sixties" have obtained from th picnic and clubs from the entire the important industries. Cedar the convention. Chairman Homer keep the same breed. Some good are rapidly improving and the difficulties Master Medicine. county are invited to attend. With products begin to show froni here Cummings spoke for Woodrow Wilson. grade Guernseys have been raised in of land clearing are not as David M. Cain, Corporal of Company the improvement of the roads, it will north at various points. From Blackduck The convention liked what he Rat Root township and the progress great as they have been in the past. "L" Ward 1, the older of the be possible to hold a picnic at which via Bergville postoffice through had to say, particularly when he eulogized Stumps on the cutover land have that has been made would only be trio, says: "I have lived a long every community in the county ma a corner of Itasca county we reach the triumphs of the president lost thru a change to some other had time to decay so that they can time and have had lots of experience be represented. The Farm Bureau Northome in southwestern Koochiching. in Europe. The Democrats are for be removed at much less expense and breed, as some at first proposed doing. with medicines, but I have never serves as a clearing house for different Blackduck Lake and Island the president's league. The county agent was asked to through cooperation dynamite can come across the equal of Tanlac. It Lake in this region deserve especial communities in arranging for Bryan and Senaor Reed of Missouri now be secured at reasonable cost. locate another good Guernsey sire. has not only rid me of a case of nervous gatherings of this kind. mention for scenic beauty and fishing. are Wilson's chief critics. As farming continues to increase in The description of a number of sires indigestion of eight years standing The farmers with their families Northome Mizpah and Gemmell, The latter was silenced early today importance, the possibility of service offered for sale which were located but I have actually gained sixteen in Koochiching county, give gathered at the picnic grounds in the by the credentials committee. which can be rendered by such an thru the Farm Bureau were examined pounds in weight by taking it. you the impression of youth. They morning. The business men and organization as the Farm Bureau If the treaty fight gets warm on by representatives of the Ericsburg Before taking Tanlac I had no appetite are young towns, making excellent farmers in the vicinity of Northome will be correspondingly increased. the floor it is possible that President association. The bull Cora's and what little I did eat would progress. furnished free transportation to Its possibilities are limited only by Wilson will speak for himself by the May Day, bred at Jean Duluth farms, sour on my stomach and I would "After Gemmell come Margie and those who wished to go from North the interest taken by the members in aid of a special telephone in the auditorium. was finally selected at a price of $250. swell up with gas until I could hardly ome to the grounds. Mr. Gruser.dorf, Big Falls. In this locality the traveler building it up and making use of The apparatus to carry J. J. Kucera agreed to care for the breathe. My heart would palpitate will encounter more or less of president of the Itasca County services offered. sounds to all corners of the great sire and collect all service fees. For at a terrible rate and I also had the so-called muskeg country. Do Farm Bureau, called the people together What the Farm Bureaus are doing hall can easily be coupled up with convenience and accuracy in keeping raging headaches, and often got so not get frightened. An hour of driving to hear reports from members for the permanency of Minnesota the White House and the president a record of cows served, fees paid dizzy I could scarcely stand on my across the muskeg will not hurt of he clubs represented on what agriculture is shown in an extended could be heard by the convention. and other information needed by the feet. I had pains all through my your experience in a thousand-mile their clubs had accomplished during review by F. E. Balmer, state leader There is no doubt what would happen association, a record book prepared body and was so weak it was difficult trip. You can speculate on what may the past year. The reports were interrupted iof county agents, of the 1919 achievements if the convention heard the president's by the U. S. department of dairy for me to eat at all. be done with these patches of muskeg. by the appearance of of the organizations. The voice, judging from the way it husbandry for this purpose has been Notice the growth of trees. See threatening clouds which promised "But Tanlac has done away with demonstration work in itself covered received Cumming's keynote speefch secured thru the Farm Bureau office how different the foliage is on them. disaster to the dinner which had all my miserable feelings and put me 'a broad scope of effort, including yesterday. Instead of being here to for the caretaker. Note the predominating kinds. There been prepared by the women. The i& better shape than I have been for soils, crops, livestock and marketing A similar cooperative Guernsey association protect the administration on the is just enough to whet the desire meeting was adjourned so that the eight or ten years. I can eat just activities. County agents reported a League plank, it now is reported that has been organized at for asking questions when you arrive people might "save the dinner" and anything I want and my appetite is total profit from demonstration work Border. These associations not only Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby's at the town beyond. Possibly you at the same time appease their appetites. a caution. And sleep, why, I just of all kinds of $1,302,658. "This of business is to see that the Democrats make for less expense and better are one of those who has had so sleep like a log every night, feel itself" says Mr. Balmer, "was a benefit livestock but they bring about the don't go too far on the Irish much talk of muskeg dinned at you The tables had scarcely been relieved good and strong, and have more energy three times greater than the annual question. keeping of only one breed of cattle that you have sort of a vague impression of their burdens when a sudden than I have had in years. I cost of the entire Farm Bureau in a community. Thru this association The administration, it is said, is that Koochiching county is downpour of rain sent everyone have recommended Tanlac to many movement in the state." at Border, the services of a federal unwillng that there should be any all swamp or muskeg. Get over it. scampering for shelter, some to the of my comrades, who have also taken Other outstanding developments of veterinarian were secured to demand for direct recognition. You are only in much the same position automobiles, some to the house and it with fine results. It certainly is 1919 were: Increase of county sup test all members' cows for tuberculosis. The question of prohibition now is as the blind man who investigated others to the woodshed, chicken the right medicine for old folks." port from $1,000 to an average of approximately not a wet or dry plank, but whether the elephant by feeling of his coop and barn. When the rain had "At the time I began taking Tanlac," $1,700 membership in there shall be a "silent" Or dry plank. Records at the Farm Bureau office tail only and arriving at the conclusion subsided somewhat, all went to the said J. F. Johnson, "I couldn't creased from 26, 136 to 30,516 Min show that there are now 15 pure bred Here are the reasons why Tom that an elephant is similar tD hay mow of the barn where the pr eat or sleep to do much good and jnesota Farm Bureau Federation per Holstein sires in t,he county, 6 pure Taggart fears McAdoo cannot be a rope. Koochiching county will gram was continued in spite of the just felt miserable all the time. I f^cted 81 livestock breeders associations bred Guernseys and 2 pure bred Jerseys. stopped: The women want McAdoo, show you the utter fallacy of thinking patter of the rain on the roof and .uffered from indigestion, dizziness^ organized in 69 counties with There are also 11 purebred labor wants McAdoo, business regards it a waste. You will find the thunder which nearly drowned the pains in my back, and about all my total membership 2,331 74 county of Shorthorn sires and 1 Red Polled, McAdoo as safe and sane. surprise of your life going througn voice of the speakers. strength had left me. I had just bureaus active in livestock improvement these two breeds being dual purpose Secretary Meredith is regarded as it. about come to the conclusion that I Those who addressed the clubs with results as follows (1919 animals. the most likely vice presidential candidate would never be well again, but I am "Through Littlefork to International and 1918 compared): were A. D. Wilson, director of agricultural because he will bring with The U. S. department of agriculture Falls, the young metropolis, now in better physical shape than I extension work in Minnesota 1919 1918 him the support of the farmers. At is now conducting a nation-wide have been for a long time. In fact, I and thence west along the Rainy Registered bulls secured. .1234 674 Miss Julia O. Newton, state leader least the Democratic leaders who "Better Sires-Better Stock Crusade." River one goes through newly settled Registered rams secured... 169 don't think I ever felt much better, of home demonstration work F. 105 are advocating him say he will. The owners of pure bred sires of any even when I was a young man, thai. country. Fine consolidated Registered boars secured.. 896 562 C. Clapp, assistant state farm management Tammany has not decided what it is class of live stock are being asked to I do since taking Tanlac." schools are encountered at various Sires transferred from one demonstrator and E. A. going to do. Murphy says he is going enroll in this crusade and pledge that places—surprisingly good for such locality to another 2027 743 C. H. Ostrander says: "I believe I Rako director in the Minnesota to stand by Governor Smith of they will use only pure bred sires in new country. Balanced ration figured 1049 379 had about all the miserable feeling# Farm Bureau Federation and formerly New York. He probably will stick the class of stock for which they enroll. Animals tested for tuberculosis anybody with indigestion can have, Spooner and Baudette in Beltrami president of the Beltrami Coun until it becomes apparent '\liat' 'McAdoo All those who enroll secure an (farm bureaus cooperating and I was so weak and nervous ty Farm Bureau. county are towns to which automobile is the man. Tammany wants emblem from the U. S. department of 15508 5825 could hardly drag around. I had travel will go strongly in 1920. Mr. Wilson emphasized the im^ a forward seat in the band wagon. agriculture. Those who own pure Animals treated fo$ blackleg .been battling with this condition for Roads heretofore have been poor but portance of a community organization Some years ago McAdoo said the bred sires in Koochiching county 3257 2569 three years and was ready to give up now with the trimming up of final such as the farmers' club in improving support of Tammany was a liability. have been furnished blanks for enrollment Hogs vaccinated for cholera the fight. But by the help of Tanlac stretches of bad roads to the east, members of the community One of the prominent Tammanites thru the Farm Bureau and (farm bureaus cooperating) .1 am now feeling fine. which has been done, these towns socially, educationally, and financially. said today that "at the proper tin^ are being asked to enroll so the 81694 21473 "Id like to tell all the soldiers along the Rainy River and in the He cautioned the members of Tammany will hang a liability of farmers of this county may get credit Eighteen Farm Bureaus aided in everywhere how Tanlac is helping us Lake of the Woods country are coming a club against minimizing the importance ninety votes about his neck." Murphy, for what has already been done in conducting co-operative sales of here in Leavenworth." into their own. You will be surprised of the organization just because Taggart and Dick O'Connor of introducing pure bred sires. $413,454 worth of pure bred livestock Tanlac is sold in International at the different kinds of scenery it was so close at hand that St. Paul regarded the nomination of In 72 counties 1,462 farmers co-operated Falls at Rubin's Drug store and at enroute. You will get glimpses they could see its weaknesses as well McAdoo as a mistake. Governor MEADOW BROOK FARMERS' in planting 6,183 acres of alfalfa Littlefork by M. E. Dimon, at Ranier of pioneering that you will 1^"— as its merits and think therefore that Cox of Ohio is their choice. Murphy CLUB ORGANIZED The area of oats treated for smut by Schiller & Shelrud, and all other something a little way off is better or and Taggert could expect no favors control w^s increased from 49^503 leading druggists. The farmers of Meadow Brook more important. PURE BRED DAIRY SIRES from McAdoo. And they do not con acres in 1918 to 44,831 in 1919. The township, together with their wives Miss Newton discussed women's ceal their belief that McAdoo will be area of potatoes planted with treated and children, gathered at the Grif SOY BEAN DEMONSTRATIONS "The sire is half the herd" has become work as a profession and mentioned defeated in November. Four years seed for disease control increased fith school Monday, May 26th, dis~ the by-word of the stockman the work which the extension division ago Tammany was held responsible from 9,854 acres in 1918 to 44,837 in cussed their community problems, There is a demand in this county The value of a sire of good type and is doing to place home demonstration for the defeat of Wilson in New 1919. Soybean growing was introduced ate dinner together, and in the afternoon for a crop which can be planted to breeding is now well understood by agents in each county that York. on 1,108 farms, 9,137 acres be organized the Meadow Brook produce the hay the same year. At all the farmers, yet there are still a will cooperate to this end, who will ing planted. Farmers' club. The club will meet the present time oats is being used large number of inferior bulls being San Francisco, Cal., June 30.—The do work with the women in much the Meetings held in 1919 under the in the daytime the last Saturday :f most commonly for this purpose. An used in the country. The farmer who Democratic national convention assembled same manner that the county agents auspices of Farm Bureaus or agents each month, gathering at the Griffith annual sweet clover developed in has only a few cows usually has today to hear candidates work with the farmers. Miss New and in which they took part numbered school at 11 A. M., having dinner Iowa will no doubt serve this purpose them bred by the nearest available placed in nomination and with another ton also explained the plan of doing 4,746 attended by 225,902 persons. together and holding a meeting when sufficient seed has been bull, often without regard to breed last minute change in plans of home demonstration work thru the The agents visited 22,411 different in the afternoon. Anyone over 16 produced for general distribution. or breeding. The result is promiscuous Farm Bureaus where home demonstration the McAdoo forces which finally precluded farmers and made 39,570 farm years of age is eligible to membership Oats does not produce a hay as rich admixture of breeds and lack of the presentation of his name. agents are not now em visits in all. in the club. Twenty-five persons in protein as the legume crops such improvement. It is too expensive ployed as is being done at the pres There were no changes respecting immediately paid their dues of as clover, alfalfa and sweet cloven for a single farmer to keep a bull for the placing of other candidates in ent time in Koochiching county. fifty cents a year when it was voted The soy bean is a legume which is an a few cows and he must therefore nomination and the prospects were Mr. Clapp said the most important to organize a club. It is expected annual that makes a hay high in THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH use whatever bull there is in the the convention would go through principle of farm management concerned that many more members will be secured protein. It is being grown extensively ft* community. •ft ft#«in a continuous session today and get with the development of At ft.« MM ft#« ft•»• ft* at the next meeting. in southern Minnesota for silage •#ft *ft The prohibitive expense of individual all the nominating speeches out of new country was to make the very The following officers were elected: and for seed. To determine its Conducted by the Minnesota Public ownership of pure bred sires and the way, leaving tomorrow free for best use of the materials and opportunities Pres.—C. B. Griffith V. Pres.— adaptability to Koochiching county Health Association. the misfortune of having to breed to the balloting. at hand. He emphasized Lars Heiberg Secy.—Mrs. K. Stap the Farm Bureau is cooperating with inferior bulls is being overcome in 1. Question: My little boy is clean the importance of sheep as an aid in Although it was said by administration les Treas.—Mrs. Mortenson. Mr. the farmers who wish to give the this county thru the cooperative but he is not thriving. He never clearing up a new country. chiefs that the subcommittee Staples, Mr. VanVleck, and Mr. Hei crop a fair trial. Those cooperating ownership of a sire by the farmers goes to school without a bath in soap of nine drafting the platform nad Mr. Rako spoke of the accomplishments berg were appointed a committee to are as follows: of a community. When all the and water just as hot as he can stand virtually agreed in all important particulars, of his own farmers' club thra draw up a constitution and by-laws Eric Sundin, Ray farmefs of a community within a and just the same at night again. I cooperation, the work that is being the subcommittee after a to be presented at the next meeting M. Peggar Loman reasonable distance of each other know that keeping children real done by the farm bureaus thru theii brief conference with the entire for adoption. Wm. Geo. White, Big Falls contribute toward the purchase price clean is necessary for their health membership of the resolutions committee county agents and what the state This community is particularly interested O. J. Wold, Ray of a pure bred bull, the expense is But some of the dirty children round and national farm bureau federations made a public announcement in a telephone line and a T. O'Loughlin, Northome not heavy for any one but all have here are healthier than he is. Do are doing to improve market conditions that it was not ready to report and rural mail route and the club will J. H. Rogers, Ericsburg the service of a bull which is improving you think it is his blood? and secure needed legislation would work in secret until 7r 30 to-: make thesfe topics subjects of discussion Hans Erickson, Forsyth their herd and consequently Answer: You do not tell enough or prevent undesirable legislation night, when another report would be at an early meeting. The Mike Carew, Indus increasing their profits thru increased about your boy for me to judge what from a farmers' standpoint. He made to the full committee. farmers in Meadow Brook township Frank Seymour, Clementson production and more economical may be the matter. Perhaps you .v urged support of the local farm bu Meanwhile administration chiefs have already secured ten bushels of The farmers of the communitv use of feed consumed. wash him so much that you forget to reaus which are the units of the declared fthat a prohibition plank certified Irish Cobbler seed potatoes where these plots are being grown The Ericsburg Guernsey Association feed him. I had a nephew once, who state and national organizations. slightly moist" had been agreed on as the first step toward making this are invited to observe the results. has shown what can be done was very well cared for in every way one of the best potato growing centers While the unfavorable weather which would preclude the adopt! in Professor Arny of Minnesota and thru cooperation in the improvement by his people, but he never really prevented the program from being of William Jennings Bryan's bene in the county. The people in this Professor Levine of Michigan have of their livestock thru the use of a iiad a square meal until he spent a community believe that an organization carried out just as was planned, the dry plank. found soy beans very satisfactory on pure bred sire. This association has such as a farmers' club will help fact that no one left the grounds They further predicted with finality peat lands. The crop withstands just purchased their third community them to develop their community, when they knew from all indications ness and determination of the people that the League of Nations pl«nk frost rather effectively and produces sire on the cooperative plan. The improve their crops and live stock that they would have miles to go would be adopted "just as,Woodrow to overcome any handicaps necessary good yields. If the crop is satisfactory, first sire was purchased from the and above all foster a spirit of cooperation. thru the mud if they stayed, demonstrated for the development of this Wilson wants it, without the dotting further trials will be made oa southern part of the state and when the spirit of stick-to-it-ivc- of an i, or the crossing of a t." country. peat. ..