The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13
IRREGULARITIES RESULTING IN
BIG LOSSES TO STATE FOUND
IN kOOCKICHlNG COUNTY,.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
events OF General interest in Mime
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
OF Busy Readers.

suItlng in loss to the state of sew
cral thousand dollars have been report
cd to the State Timber Board by o.
car Arneson, chief of the timber bur-
eau in the state auditors Office. The
meeting was attended by Governor
BurnquiSt, Attorney General Lyndon A.
Smith, State Treasurer A. c. Gooding
and State Forester w. T. Cox. The Rat
River Timber Company OF Ericksburg,
near international Falls, profited from
the irregularities, it was charged.
John Cashin, state timber scaler
under Surveyor General S. G. Gribner
OF Duluth has been discharged.
Charles Sutcliff, manager of the Rat
River company denied collision with
the state employee and told the board
that his company will make good any
loss the state has suffered. He also
offered TO increase the company's bond
to cover any emergencies.
MIR. Arenson's report covered the re-
suits Of an investigation he began ten
days ago, he said.
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millions IN treasury.
Minnesota's cash boxes bulged with
big balances at the beginning of a
new calendar quarter. State Treas
urer A. c. Gooding reported a cash
balance of $5,191, 325.08 compared with
1881 ,967.67 year ago. State check
ing accounts in banks total 81, 033, 278-
SO; and deposited in country banks is
$685., 224.21, while there is 1921, 464.S3
in the treasury vault at the capitol.
The general fund balance of $685.
! 666.87 is more than $1,450,000 greater
than a year ago.
There was a legislature this winter
| and that is the reason for some gains
in cash balances. Early last year there
was final payment of 100000 on the
! state capitol which reduced the states
| cash. Large credits in permanent
school funds, notably from the recent
sale of investment securities in those
accounts, further swelled cash bal
ances.
| , Loans of permanent school funds
during the last month totaled $685..
; 0OO and prospects are that the April
+rsoaus, of like funds will exceed ST.
100000, applications for. more than ST.
| 100000 being on file now.
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| Farm Buildings Cost $2o,oeo,ooo.
An unusually large number of farm
buildings are being constructed on
Minnesota farms this spring, accord
| ing to A. D. Wilson, director of the
agricultural extension division of the
University of Minnesota, who has re.
turned after three weeks tour of the
state This, he says, is an indication
! that the $40,000,000 shortage in the
corn crop of last year has been com
pensated by the good prices farmers
obtained for grain ana live stock.
During the past four years Min:
nesota farmers have put $4,000, 900 in.
to farm buildings. There will be no
seed corn scarcity this year or at
least not general need"
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Road Work TO Cost $2,22s,5oo.
George w. Cooley, state engineer,
has estimated that the amount of
road work under state aid to be done
during 1916 in Mime sofa will be 1,945
miles of grading; 705 miles of gravel.
ing and 1928 concrete culverts, and
that the cost of the work in Minnesota
will be $2,22S,5OO. The estimate is
based on reports OF proposed work
from SO of sc counties of the state
showing that 1,560.56 miles of grading
564.95 miles of graveling and 1,463 con.
crete culverts are 20 be built this
year at a cost of $1,7S7,9363G.
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! Lower insurance Rates.
Lower insurance rates in 47O towns
and villages in northeastern Minnesota
are to become effective Immediately
through extension to that section OF
the agreement between Samuel D.
Works, state insurance commissioner,
: end Manager Walter l. Fisher of the
general insurance bureau, Minneapolis
according to the commissioners an.
nOuncement.
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State Appeals Case.