The Tomahawk., 1916-05-04
What's Doing
i'm Minnesota

Duluth. Navigation was opened
here when seventeen ships left Duluth
harbor, carrying 2,225,0O0 bushels of
wheat and a cargo of ore, bound for
ports on the lower lakes
Winona. 49, Fremont has the richest
tWo-acre cemetery in Minnesota. Miss
Ann Thompson, who died last Deem
Der, provided in her will that $4,000
be set aside for the maintenance of
the plot.
Red Wing. - In spirited election,
with the license question the main
issue, Red Wing voted wet by ma
jority of 158 The drys gained more
than 100 votes since the county option
election in June.
New Ulm. The new $4,000 ar
rnory in this city will be dedicated
May 16. Governor Burnquist and staff
and representatives of all the national
guard organizations of the state will
be in attendance.
St. Paul. - George Ries, auditor of
St. Paul, has started proceedings
against the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific railways to recover
back taxes of $1,75O,0OO from the for
mer and $1,25O,000 from the latter
Lake City. - Herman Alters, a
farmer living on Wabasha Hill, near
here, has been struck by lightning and
killed. He was engaged in repairing
some machinery and was carrying a
bar of iron on his shoulder when
struck
Minneapolis. 49, Speakers nationally
famous will be among 5000 Baptists
who will attend the Northern Baptist
convention here May II to "a. Plans
are being perfected for the meetings
by a local committee of which DR.. E.
r. Pope is chairman.
Faribault. - The 44th annual meet
ing of the Minnesota Women's Home
missionary union, Mrs. E. A. Topper,
president, opened here with devotion
ais led by DR.. D. T. Robertson, pastor
of First Congregational church. An
unusually large number Of delegates
are attending.
St. Paul. - To aid the United States
in it's preparedness movement Mime
sotans Llan to form an aero club to
affiliate with the Aero Club Of Amer
lea, and the national guard of the
state. A meeting has just been held
at the University club to launch the
movement.
Minneapolis Minnesota delegates
and alternates to the Republican ma
tional convention at Chicago will
leave the Twin Cities in special cars
for the convention Sunday, June d,
arriving in Chicago June S. The con-
vention opens June 7. The Milwaukee
road has been selected by the dele
gates as the official route.
Faribault. - Directors of the new
Faribault Packing & Provision COM
pany have been chosen. The follow
ing were named Alison Blodgett, Jr.,
NJ. E.. Brooks. Faribault; &C. w. Glot-
felter, Waterville; George NJ. Flynn,
Medford; Andrew Finstune, Kenyon;
H. F. Hester, w. T. Mollison, II. C.
Winona. Lashed for two weeks
by the high waters of the Mississippi
river, mile away from the normal
shore line, the roadhed of the main
line of the Burlington road gave away,
and, as result, two railways were
blocked effectively by washouts, 1000
acres of farm and ranch land is under
water and there has been heavy loss
Of live stock.
St. Cloud. That by maintaining
the Cold Spring dam at height of
I'll feet the milling company of that
village is not violating the right given
it by the state supreme court is the
opinion of County Attorney Paul Ahles
in his report to the county commits
sioners, following a complaint entered
by farmers of Richmond that the wa
ter is backing up and. overlooking the
roads.
st. Paul. The junior class of the
University of Minnesota college of
forestry has gone to Itasca State park
for four months of practical applica-
ton of their studies. Their camp is
located on Lake Itasca and is sur
rounded by 10000 acres of forest land,
including almost every type Of forest
to be found in the lake states. Here
the college students will learn to be-
come real foresters.
Winona The Mississippi at Wi
mona is higher than it has been in 20
years. It has spread over vast area,
reaching points several miles from the
Dorn1al shore line Hundreds of men,
all the laborers available, are working
to prevent further railroad wash outs,
but their task appears almost hope
less The only remaining Twin City
Chicago lines may be severed by the
onrushing water shortly, it is said.
Minneapolis.-Bette control Of the
flood waters in the Red river along
the northwestern boundary of Mime
sofa and of the Minnesota river will
be taken up by the All-Minnesota De-
velopment association at its first gen.
era1 business session June IA and IS,
at the Capitol building, st. Paul. The
executive and program committees Of
the association met at the Radisson