Million Dollar Is f,'f ERICS BURG jj S3 ,v/„ tt 2* tt 8 S3 S2 SS 8 35 3 '. Emma Riedle was ill a few days last week. Gust Holm was a business visitor at the Falls Thursday and Friday. Sam Hill is employing a few piecemakers for post and tie cutting. of Players Who Have return again ^t any future time possible. Lumber loading and shipping from The gentlemen brought with the H. J. Scott yard here has been them greetings and best wishes to finished. her many friends from Miss Lily i*:- or Featured in Other Christensen, who -taught school here 'I® Billy Peterson visited with his the two years previous to this, and brother at Warren, Minn., a few days who is now a student of the same last week. bible school at Minneapolis, which the Messrs. Bridge and Giles attend. Pictures-Eight Thousand Actors Used Paul Flackoy, our old time blacksmith, is again in the village for' a few days stay. 96 MARGIE NEWS Misses Olive and Alice Gunderson SSSSSSSSSSSSSSggSSgSfSSXgttl left for Minneapolis to again take up pital at International Falls last week Ray Jarvis was in International Big Pageant Scene With Circas Parade and Menagerie their work there. And has returned home much improved Falls last Saturday. in health and spirit.. A big six horse snow plow was up The Norwegian minister was here $20,000 Lake Covered with Oil and Set Afire New from Ray today plowing out the road A. N. Bogart was in town on business and held services on Monday after between here dnd Ray. Tuesday p. m. Christmas. Standard Set in Film Making—Antiquated Mechanics 'Leonard Barstow was pretty sick The Christmas program at the Adolph Bloom has charge of Mr. a few days last week but is able to school house was a decided success. Tuttle's saw machine while Mr. Tuttle be up and around now. After a very delightful program was Eliminated—Something New. is ill. rendered apples and candy were distributed Chas. Barstow and Morris Cromett to all the little folks. Miss Lewis of Pine River has been made a trip with a team down to visiting Mr. Rud for several days the Willis ^Todd's on Black Bay Sunday MisS Ellen Peterson, Miss Eva past. week. and returned. agricultural credit is that the note or Bradley, Miss Mabel-Manery and obligation must be of such maturity Larry Semon Miss Ethel Wold are among the girls Emil Backe and wife left last Thursday Mrs. J. H. Rogers, Mrs. Hjalmar that when it becomes due "it can be who are spending their vacation with for Ray, where they have charge Pierson and J. J. Kucera underwent paid not by making another note, their parents. of a dredging machine. operations at the Craig hospital at the but out of the proceeds of the farm. Falls last week, and are all reported That requires a longer period of maturity C. -Z. Watt started a buss line from Mr. and Mrs. D. McGaffigan spent as doing nicely. than the six months which is here to Ericsburg, giving 'every day New Years with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. The Vitagraph Comedy now allowed in the case of paper discounted service which makes connections Joyce, parents of Mrs. McGaffigan. The Rat Root river is now safe for Avith the federal reserve bank. with the Lang buss line running from teams for the first time this winter. We must find some means to make it that place to thye Falls. Dr. Osburn was called here on Chas. Barstow drove down river on King in His Latest possible for the farmer to get a production the ice last week and hauled wood for Thursday last to attend the Tuttle While returning home from town credit of a sufficient length family who are all ill. A nurse is Chas. Mitshulis a few days. Billy Eddy last Wednesday eve Jennings Erickson's of maturity that he can pay the note drove down there on the ice with caring for them. Scream horse became frightened and when it becomes due out of the proceeds his tractor this morning to saw up ran away, completely demolishing, the of the farm. That means, paper Charley Johnson was taken very the year's supply of wood. cutter but fortunately Mr. Eriqlcson running from six months to perhaps "THE BELL HOP" bad with his lame leg that was injured three years. The principal reason escaped injury. Discussion is rife among the several a year ago, and was taken to which prevents bankers from 'taking vl the hospital in International Falls on town boards along the Ray-EricsburgInternational FARM BLOC SERVING paper of such maturity now is that Friday last. Mr. Marsden accompanied Falls road in regard to WHOLE NATION, SAYS there is no way by which the banker keeping the road open for traffic this him. BUREAU'S PRESIDENT can get the money on the paper if it winter. It is expected that some becomes necessary for him to get it At The mutual agreement will be made in A-very sad accident occurred here with the county agents and their people. Howard Defend* Agricultural Group Grand Theatre before' the paper becomes due. So last Friday morning when Mr. Love the near future, whereby the road In Opening Session of State Federation long as the banker finds it impossible will be kept clear of snow for the was accidentally killed. He was putting Membership in county f(arm bureaus Convention. to ge£ money on the paper before on a belt and in some way was remainder of the winter. has grown from 26,136 in 1918 to 30,516 maturity, if he needs it, he is going caught in the machinery and terribly in 1919, to 46.299 in 1920, to 48,909 The agricultural bloc in congress is to be unwilling to make loans for crushed he never regained consciousness Farm P»ureau members and others in 1921, the report discloses. Of SATURDAY working for the best interests of all that length of time. but lived about an hour. Dr. who wish to get copies of the farm 78» counties. 56 have adopted the continuous citizens, without selfish motives or "lo meet this situation it is necessary Dufort was called from Northome but bulletins issued at Washngton, D. C.-, $5 a year family membership secret dealings, James R. Howard, to provide a facility through and Sunday could do nothing. He leaves a wife may have same by applying at the plan. president of the American Farm Bureau which this paper of longer maturity to mourn his loss. Their home was town clerk's office. We have, some Important service was rendered in federation, said in his address at can be discounted so that the banker in Duluth. His wife came on the evening bulletins on hand and lots of blanks supplying improved seed for farmers. January 7 and 8 the opening session of the Minnesota can raise the necessary cash if he train and took the body to Duluth with which to order more if anyone Improved seed corn was secured by Farm Bureau federation's third annual needs it. There are three ways by for burial. It cast a gloom over wants them. We also have on file 729 cooperating farmers in 44 counties state convention in St. Paul. which that can be done. One is to the whole comumnity. ADMISSION two copies of the 1920 agricultural amounting to 12,701 bushels improved For the first time, Mr. Howard disclosed create in the federal land banks a year book, should anyone wish to seed wheat by 697 farmers that the agricultural bloc was Night 20 and 40c farm credit department. Another is Miss Freda Dahl and Ray Jarvis look them over. involving 20,934 bushels in 43 counties organized in the Washington office to create an entirely new agency, and were married in International Falls improved seed oats by 219 farmers Sunday Matinee 15 and 30c of the farm bureau federation, in an another way is to modify the War last Wednesday, Dec. Mr. and Messfrs. Bridge and Giles who held involving 5,498 bushels in 25 counties effort to force the passage of constructive Finance corporation jn such a way as Performances rs. Kepper accompanied them to revival services here all during Christ- and improved seed potatoes by legislation "to save not only to enable it to do that sort of business. the Falls. On their return in the evening 'I-. -eturned to- Northwestern 1,315 farmers involving 33,875 bushels the farmer but the industries of the Night 7:15 and 9:15. Mat. 2:30 1 My own judgment about it is a big, reception was given them Bible school at Minneapolis, Monday in 40 counties. whole nation." TheJ farm bloc is that the fairest plan is to create in by the bride's mother, Mrs. Gus. K. morning. They were very enthusiastic Although the cost of the county responsible for practically every piece delivery in one big lump, it will be the federal land banks a farm credits About a hundred invited guests were and sincere workers, and held agricultural agent service as jointlv of constructive legislation enacted in easy enough to pick larger places, department having authority to discount :n readiness to congratulate them, as some very creditable meetings while maintained by the United States department the last six month's, he declared. 4 one by one, and drop them from the for banks—state, national, incorporated they were both well and favorably here especially creditable considerine: of agriculture, state extension Mr. Howard's address was devoted system. livestock associations, all known here. There were many beautiful the fact that they were both first service, county commissioners to a vigorous defense of the agricultural All American towns of less than 10,000 banking institutions—paper of this wedding presents. The happy year students of the school. They an^'county farm bureaus for the year bloc. Insisting that the bloc is population ought to raise a tremendous character. This paper could be made couple have gone to housekeeping in we well liked from the first, by the ending June 30, 1921, was $362,619.47, "not a menace, but a national asset," fuss about this matter right the basis of an issue of short-time debentures, the rooms over Joe Rosses. .en -lmrnity at large and drew an espec the profits which resulted from demonstration he said that there have been "blocs away and never let up until the government just as farm mortgages are ially large attendance to their nightly work only of the county galore" in congress, but that the farm adopts a direct opposite policy V* »Y tV r# now made the basis of farm loan nr"t:m:rs. They were also well received agents for the year ending November a S bloc is the only one ever organized of extension of service rather bonds under the present farm loan in the houes, of which they RAY ITEMS 30, 1921, amounted to $581,231,33. "without selfish motives and in the than abandonment of any service under system. made it a point to visit as many as 86 a little more than one and one-half interest of all citizens." the sun, whatever it is. "What I think we need, so far as $•: possible during tbeir short stay. times the annual cost of the agents' The American Farm Bureau federation this longer-time credit is concerned, Frank" Hughes of They preached the Gospel of God according Virginia spent work, Mr. Balmer asserts. deplores conditions that make MY FATHER!" is nothing more nor less than a reserve last Friday in town. to their understanding of and bloc legislation necessary, he said. No bank through which this paper wholehearted belief in that gospel as TIME FOR SMALL organization he said, hafc been more can be discounted and through which M. O. Molstre spent Xmas with given in the books of the Bible, in TOWNS TO FIGHT pronounced in its opposition to class friends in Minneapolis. the farmer can reach the investment a gracious and confident manner legislation or the development of pool of the country." gave some telling blows to the works class consciousness. The federation All small towns in the United^States E. Molden has been confined to his of the devil, as witness their several "never has advocated and never will should protest to the government bed with an attack of the flu. converts during the week knocked advocate any policy that is not for the 1,001,090 REACHED BY against the recommendation of Postmaster the props from under Darwin's "Evolution well being of all Americans,' he declared. General Hays that mail deliveries James McCow was in from his COUNTY AGENTS IN 1921 of Man" held a highly commendable home at Lake Kabetogama Monday. be abandoned in some 750 and successful "watchnight With Mr. Howard on the program towns having less than 10,000 population. service" New Year's eve, and an of the first day of the convention A total of 1,001,090 persons were Mrs. Theo. Epper is seriously ill at equally successful final service last were Congressman Sydney Anderson, Instead of abandoning mail delivery served in various ways during 1921 the Craig hospital at International Sunday evening. Mr. Camp, who chairman of the joint congressional in a single village, the system should by county agents and other .farm bureau Falls. with Mr. Wicklum held meetings at i, commission investigating agricultural be extended. and agricultural extension service i' Ray during the same week, helped conditions Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson, workers of the University of Mail delivery is one of the most Miss Hazel Bradley spent the week qonduct services here one evening dur,ing an Iowa farmer's wife Governor Minnesota, according to the annual important ^services—if not the most end in town with her brother and the week,, while Mr. Bridge assisted J. A. O. Preus ancl W. C. Coffey, dean report of Frank E. Balmer, University important service—that government family. Mr. Wicklum at Ray .They of the college of agriculture. The Farm* state county leader, and can render to a community. This is had planned on holding a grand final first day's sessions were at University Mr. and Mrs. Omar Hoffer spent assistant leaders, F. J. Brown, S B. so strongly recognized in the cities 6f' 3 meeting here Sunday evening, Xmas with Mrs. Hoffer's parents at farm, where the day was set Cleland, W. J. Corwin and W. E. Morris, and large towns that the people of but the meetings at Ray proved: so Superior. aside as "Minnesota Farm Bureau' each of the leaders having charge those places are constantly demanding jsuccessful, Messrs.. Camp and Wicklum Federation Day" of Farmers' and of about 20 counties. Of this number more letter carriers and speedier were prevailed upon to hold Thos. Watson's family from Virginia Home Makers' week. Sessions during 771,690 attended 17,764 meetings during, facilities at stations for handling their When "Tennessee's Pardner," one their last meeting at Ray that night, 1 the remaining two days of the meeting are spending the Xmas vacation the year. \ry addition 33,163 farm mail. In fact, nobody in the postal of the great Bret Harte's most brilliant *V3t «but despite the quick change in plans, iv# 1* stories, was filmed in the insane with him at their home here. were scheduled for the state capitol. visits were made, 116,442 office calls department even dreams of reducing ,, the grand final held here Sunday evel. asylum at Ogdensburg, N. Y., interviews .were taken care of, ,15,560 field the system in the larger places. a patient shrieked "My Father! My ning^was a fitting climax to the series Eugene Brenneman's wood machine "Present banking machinery is "not took place ^nd 64,295 telephone Why should the people of the small Father!" It was Bret Harte's ^of meetings. Mr. Bridge and sawed Wod for R. N. Eastman, towns be picked on to suffer? adapted to the fartner's requirements** calls were -answer^. Many daughter, Mrs. Jessamy Bret Harte Giles1''were presented with a tidy sum Steete, who disappeared years ago. James' Gammeraard and Otto Anderson Jf these,* Mr. Balmer explains, were If government once starts this thing Congressman Anderson told the firm* Saturday evening which was given .Friends of the great American author-are last' yreekX bureau delegates, summarizing the 'dnitlicated^ but assuming tha£ some of of abandoning the little service it now & -V- :K moving to take care of them by members of fhe community the items, meetings for exanmle, were gives small communities, there is no findings of tlte congressional com- daughter, who was sent to th? institution in appreciation of their good work Mrs. Thos. Wtt\on underwent, a telling where it will end. If 7S2 towns from New York, duplicated ten times, it wiuld still rnanv veais '-*•$ while here,* and they left Monday &A.' ago. 4 .« r. successful operation ^t the Craig hos- represent a high degree ot\ contact can be' ruthlessly deprived of letter '"The fundamental requircnJsnt:&f morning with several invitations to