The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-07
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Gilbert Seattle, 80, brothers, were
blown to pieces when a premature ex-
plosion of powder took place in a hole
a. the Hawkins mine.
Misunderstanding the deer he was
carrying for live buck, eight St. Paul
hunters fired a volley at the carcass,
seriously wound1ng Angus Chisholm,
homesteader, near his home, 16 miles
northeast of Blackjack.
Monticello-The faithful protection
of a dog saved his youthful master
from death when Allan Mieske, 16
years old, living on q farm near here,
was attacked by an Infatuated buI.
The animal had knocked the boy to
the ground unconscious.
carbohydrates by A. D. Will
son, head of agricultural extension bu-
reau service of the University of Min
nesota, and Frank E. Palmer, state
agricultural agent, closed a farmers
short course of four days in this city.
St. Paul.-Charles E. Hughes plur-
atty in Minnesota at the recent presi-
Dental election was 1872 votes, the
state canvassing board has deter
mined. Slight errors in the original
tabulation of returns in two counties
resulted in a net loss of four votes by
Hughes, the final official count being:
Hughes, 1854; Wilson, 179,152.
St. Paul. - The annual report of the
state forestry board to Governor Rlrn-
quist shows that forest fire damages
during the year was approximately the
same as in 1915. Reference is made
to the cutting of $4,000 from the ap-
preparation for preventing forest fires
and the recommendation is made that
the appropriation be increased.
st. Paul-Overtime and extra pay for
state officials and employees is the sub
ject Of an opinion given by Lyndon A.
Smith, attorney general. The opinion
probably will be the first of a series
of legal rulings on such questions be-
cause of a dozen or more claims for
pay for overtime and extra services
now awaiting action by j. A. o.
Preus, state auditor.
St. Paul.--Inheritanc taxes totaling
$672,841.37 were collected by the state
during the past fiscal year, according
to figures given out in the state treas
ury. The statement supplements that
recently made public showing $47,-
322.75 distributed under the law effec-
tive April 20, 1911, providing that 10
per cent shall be refunded to the coun-
ty renting any tax.
FairmOnt - The seed situation in
Minnesota for the 1917 crop will be
reviewed by the Minnesota Crop I'm
provement association, which IS to
have it's annual meeting in Fairmont,
MIMI, Feb. 10, IA and IS. Reports
that good seed wheat and good seed
potatoes will be scarce will be investi-
gated and experts who have gone over
tho northwestern field will make re-
ports.
St. PAULA bureau to handle nearly
$34,000,O00 of state trust funds, che
clerical work of which is now handled
by investment clerks in the auditors
and treasurer's Offices, force which
seems altogether inadequate for the
handling of such vast sum- is ad-
vocated by State Treasurer Arthur G.
Gooding In the annual report on the
treasury addressed to the governor and
next legislature.
St. Paul. The estate Of the late
Governor Winfield S. Hammond In
cludes $139,1S1 Of property subject to
inheritance taxes in Minnesota, accord
ing to an appraisal filed in the office
of Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith.
The tax on real estate valued at $685.
$50 and personal property of $S3,231.
in Minnesota, although not officially
computed, is expected to total between
$4,000 and $1,000.
St. Paul. - Two lecture tours under
auspices of the state board OF
immigration will . put on this winter
in states to the south of Minnesota.
from which the new Minnesota farm
ers are being drawn every year IN in
creasing numbers. Frank M. Eddy of
Sank Center is in eastern Nebraska
ranging an itinerary for one of the
ours, and writes that marked interest
is shown in that section in Minnesota
lands.
" luOud.-l uS 0ucCllf Su6SS VI
embargo on soaring food products Was
demonstrated here when milk receded
a cent because of marked curtaillnent
n consumption. Winona dealers an.
nounced ten days ago the price of milk
would be cents quart. The in
crease came in the face of the an
nouncement of experts that there was
a sufficient supply, and that there was
reasonable margin OF profit at Z
cents.
Crookston. Experiments on grow
ing of crops on peat land with view
Of retaining approximately 100000
acres in Minnesota, will be made If
the Legislature will provide expert
mental tracts Of land. This was the
agreement of representatives of agri-
cultural substations at a meeting at
the University farm. Men from Crook
ston, Morris, Grand Rapids, Duluth
and Cloquet conferred with Dean A. F.
Woods and members of the agricul-