The Tomahawk., 1916-03-23
What's Doii1g!
| lin Minnesota

two to one vote it's debate with the
team of Central high OF Duluth.
Wincna - A bible class" of 10
members has just been given the first
degree of the Knights of Pythias here.
High officials witnessed the taking of
the oath on the original bible on which
the order was started.
Duluth. - With a total u S30,511,-
2S7.S1, deposits in Duluths four ma
tional banks are now at their high
point. Statements of conditions as
on March Z, made at the call of the
comptroller Of the treasury, were re-
ported gratifying in every respect.
Thief River Falls. The annual
convention of the Ninth District Bank
ers' association will be held at Thief
River Falls April 20, according to ad-
vices received by c. L. Hansen of the
Commercial club committee. This
will bring approximately 400 bankers
to the city.
St. Paul. - Federal authorities in
st. Paul have been notified OF the de-
cision OF United States Commissioner
Mark A. Foote, Chicago, that George
Bissett and Edward Leonard, accused
of the actual robbery of the st. Paul
revenue Office, should be held for
trial In St. Paul.
Mesaba. - While crossing Birch
lake, eighteen miles east of this vii
lage, William G. Taft of Utica, N. Y,
was surrounded and attacked by a
pack Of seven timber wolves. Taft
had no weapon except a pocket knife
with which he killed two of the wolves
before assistance reached him.
Minneapolis. The University of
Minnesota has been asked to nomi-
nate three sophomores and one senior
established by the National City bank
of New York. President George E.
Vincent of the university announced
that as soon as specific proposals are
received the question will be laid be-
fore the faculty for decision
Washington. - A number of amend
ments important to Minnesota have
been made by the senate Indian COM
mittee in the Indian appropriation bill,
just ordered reported. The bill con-
tains the provision included in the
Indian bill which failed in the last
congress, creating the Red Lake In
dian forest reserve, and setting aside
portions Of several townships border
ing on Red lake as forest reserve.
ST.. Paul. - Thousands of wolves
must have lost their lives through
starvation and the bullets Of the wolf
hunters, Carlos Avery, state game and
fish commissioner, believes. The Sc
we're weather and the deep SHOWS,
though bringing discomfort in some
ways, nave been distinct blessing
to every interest in northern Mime
sofa because Of the great loss of life
among the family ulpus, he said.
Red Wing. - A little black spaniel
dog was tabled as a. !cdger at police
headquarters here. With George
Reilly of Montana, bound for New
York, the dog has come more than
800 miles by box car and blind bag
gage. When Reilly detrained here
and applied for lodging, he declared
he would have to have a bed for two,
as he couldn't forsake the faithful
dog. In less than five minutes Reilly
was asleep on a board bunk. So was
the spaniel.
Oronc. - Alleging that the only
emergency liable to arise in the town
of Orono that would call for a $4,000
local tax for road and bridge purposes
In 1916 is the possible desire of town
officials to resort to pork barrel meth
DDS, James Wiley, a resident of Mound,
obtained court order restraining
County Auditor A. P. Erickson and
County Treasurer Henry G. Hanke
from advancing to the town more
than onethird that sum out Of taxes
collected or to he collected. District
Judge w. E. Hale signed the tempo
rary restraining order, the county Off
cials cited, making no objections.
st. Paul. - Senator A. B. Cummins
of Iowa carried the state easily against
Henry D. Estabrook of New York in
the presidential preference primary
election. William Grant Webster, the
Chicago unknown" is recorded as
receiving a scattering few votes. The
Cummins delegation will be headed
by two former governors, S. r. Van
SAINT and A. o. Eberhart, and by the
"old war horse Of Lac qui Parle, J.
F. Jacobson. The fourth delegate-lt
large is in doubt with Fred C. Stevens
of ST. Paul, A. A. D. Rain Of Mime
apolis and James Manahan of St. Paul
leading for the place.
Woodrow Wilson had no opposition
en- the democratic ticket, but the fig
ures show that thousands Of demo
cratic voters failed to mark the presi-
dents name The battle was between
the supporters and opponents Of Fred
B. Lynch, national committeeman.
The Lynch candidates, Endorsed by
the conference at St. Paul, Feb. 3, ap-
pear to have won out in the state at
large and in most of the districts.
men declare the fight is
not yet over, but the outlook now ia
vors Mr.. Lyrch's reelection at st.
Louis in June.