The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1915-11-25

PATENT ON PROCESS TO IN
CREASE OUTPUT ACCEPTED
% BY REGENTS.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
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st. Paul.
The Board of Regents Of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota have accepted
the patent on process discovered by
e. w. Davis, a member of the uni
versity mines faculty and experiment
station, which may prove the means
of more than doubling the STABILITY of
low grade magnetic ores in which Min.
nesota is rich, and which are distribut-
ed widely in all parts of the world.
The patent has been given through
the university to the state with the
right to use it without royalty on all
state lands. Prof. Davis discovered
the process while experimenting as a
member of the mining research expert
ment station.
The process involves the washing OF
cial washer Of the log type. The un-
marketable ore is concentrated to the
point where 1t becomes profitable to
handle it in the smelling industry.
Prof. Davis model machine on which
the early experiments have been made
and the patent right based is being
kept secret in the mines laboratory.
The session of the board was in
secret. At the close the announcement
of the action was made by President
George E. Vincent.
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Calls Booster Meeting.
The official call for a big develop
for a greater Minnesota has been is
sued by Governor Hammond. The meet
ing will be held in the House chambe'
at the capitol, December 1, at 10 A. M
A program of development that
will benefit the whole state will be
drafted for action at the next session
of the Legislature, the Governor says
Each county is invited to send three
delegates to the convention Mr.. Ham
mond explains in the call. II would
respectfully suggest that these men
represent as far as possible all the
organizations and agencies interested
in the welfare of the county, and that
they be selected at a county meeting
at which all the organizations in the
county may have voice in their Sc
lection. . pr
mo formal program will be prepared
for this convention. The delegates
present will be asked to select their
own officers and committees"
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To Instruct Assessors.
Every county in the state will be
visited by members of the state tax
commission beginning next February
to instruct assessors in regard to their
duties. Three months will be given
over to the task. In conformity with
the law the commission has held meet
| ings each year since it's enactment
with the assessors in every county ana
not only has instructed them regarding
the work before them, but also has
endeavored to solve taxation problems
which confront these officials.
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Invites Development Societies.
Governor Hammond has invited the
| Northern Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION, the Red River Valley Devel-
oprnent association, the West Central
| DEVELOPMENT association and the
Southern Minnesota Development as
sociation each to name two delegates
to the booster convention, which will
| be held at the Capitol, Dec. l, to de-
| eide on legislative program that will
be for the betterment of Minnesota
| as whole.
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Amendments Too Complicated.
julius A. Schmahl secretary of state,
| has about concluded that he will follow
the 1918 presidential primary law in
making up the ballots for the primary
to be held next March. He finds the
wording of the 1915 amendments too
| uncertain in meaning for practical use.
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Reports Deer Plentiful.
The State Game and Fish commits
sion has reports to the effect that deer
are plentiful in the North woods and
that hunters are getting their share.
So far, few violations of the law re-
lating to the slaughter of big game
have been received.
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Issues Land Bulletin.
| All land dealers and citizens in Min
nesota who may apply will receive
from the state board of immigration
weekly bulletin Of all inquiries for
| farms and wild land received by the
[ commission.
| \ X X
| For Farm Week at "U."
A diversity of courses broad enough
! to appeal to every interest of the farm
er and extra courses designed to a.
lure the city and small town amateur
are on the program of the Farmers
| and Homemaker's week at the Unlver'