The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-06

using only TWO or three. Inc rellldlll'
der have been driven away by intim.
1dation.
It was expected that this would b.
the banner year on the iron range.
State royalties alone, it was believed,
would reach $750,0O0. Unless the strike
is enLHd soon, the state revenues will
fell far below that figure.
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$1,000 Daily Paid Troops.
According to rough estimate made
by Adjutant General Wood, command
ing the Minnesota National guard, it
is costing about $4,000 a day for sal
aries of the men who are affected By
the mobilization orders.
Following are the rates of pay for
each days service received by the
guardsmen:
Brigadier General, $16.67.
Colonel, Sill.
Lieutenant Colonel, $972.
Majars, 1888.
Captains, $6.67.
First Lieutenants, $3.50.
Second Lieutenant, $4.72.
Privates, SO cents.
Privates in hospital corps, SO cents.
First.class private in engineers OF
signal corps, so cents.
Sergeants of infantry, 81.
Sergeant of engineers, signal or hos.
pital corps, $1.20.
Battalion Sergeant Majors of Field
Artillery, chief trumpeters and prin.
cipal musicians, $1.33.
Quartermaster Sergeant, first-class
Sergeants, Sergeant Majors Of signal
corps and first-class musicians, $3.50.
First-class Sergeants Of hospital
corps and Sergeants or field musicians.
$1.67.
First-class Sergeants Of engineers
corps, $2.17
Master electricians, Quartermaster
of coast artillery, master signal cleo
tric:an and chief musician, $3.50.
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Governor Visits Camp.
Governor BurnQuist paid his first
visit to Camp Bobleter, when he con-
ferred with Brigadier General A. W.
Wright, in command of the brigade
camp.
There were no formalities in conneor
ton with the Governors visit, and it
was stated he called to inquire as to
the condition Of the troops and what
STEPS, if any, should be taken to pro
vide all their needs.
The equipment problem, which caus-
ed many of the soldiers to sleep with
out blankets the first night, was solv-
ed in part when some new equipment
was provided Several carloads of
equipment from Federal quartermaster
depots arrived at the fort.
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Thinks Oil Kills Fish.
That the oiling Of the roadway sur
rounding Lake Harriet, in Minneapolis,
is causing the death OF many fish In
that body Of water Is the opinion Of
Carlos Avery, state game and fish
commissioner. He is having some OF
the dead fish examined. Mr.. Avery
says two wagon loads OF fish were pick
ed up on the shores Of Lake Harriet.
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State Flower Show Held.
The University Farm gymnasium
was converted into a green house at
the annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Horticultural society and its
auxiliary organizations. Nearly 1000
vases of state flowers were entered
in the exhibition. The display OF peo-
MES was feature.
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May Raise Standard.
A statute requiring applicants for
the state examination for license to
practice pharmacy in Minnesota to
have been trained at recognized col
la~~ ~harmacy will be advocated
- It legislative session by the
Mi a State Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION.
Attends Valuation Hearing.
c. E. Elmquist of the state railroad
and warehouse commission has return
ed from Washington, where he Off
ciated at the valuation hearing before
the Interstate Commerce commission.
Mr.. Elmuuist is chairman of the valua-
ton committee of the National Asso-
citation of Railroad Commissioners. The
hearing was on tentative reports COW
ering several small railroads submit
ted by the bureau Of valuations OF the
Interstate Commerce commission. The
report as made pro~ided a foundation
for the general valuation.