The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-11-02
! What's Doing
in Minnesota

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Thief River Falls. 49, The charred
body of Charles Westby has been
found in the ruins of small shack
here, which was destroyed by fire.
Llano Grande. Turkey and cram
berry sauce will be served to every
Minnesota boy on the Mexican border
Thanksgiving day, if he is here, and
on Christmas with the same "if."
Mankato. w. B. Thornburg, SUI
perintendent Of Owatonna public
schools, was elected president OF the
Southern Minnesota Teachers associa-
ton at the final meeting of the 3OtL
annual convention
Winona.-Ten thousand circulars
have been mailed to leading Method
lists OF Minnesota as a preliminary
step in the campaign for 100000 en-
dowment building fund for Hamline
university. Fifteen thousand more
will be issued soon.
minneapolis wheat, for
years the dream of the farmer, be-
came reality in Minneapolis for the
first time in Chamber Of Commerce
history, when several cars Of No. l
durum wheat were sold in the cash
market at that figure.
Minneapolis.-Se thousand men,
bers and friends OF the congregation
passed through the portals OF the
Hennepin Avenue Methodist church,
in the various services that accom-
panied the dedication of the finest
Methodist Episcopal temple in the
world
Crookston-At special election
Crookston has voted to adopt the char
ten amendment authorizing an increase
in the tax levy from to Is mills for
the general funds of the municipality.
At two previous elections within a
year the amendment failed to gain the
required 60 per cent Of all votes cast.
Duluth.-On order Of United States
Commissioner Arch l.. LIE Rue, $1,000
bail was paid by an attorney for Pri-
vate E. B. Cornell, who failed to ap-
pear to answer a charge OF violating
the neutrality laws of the United States
in the alleged securing OF recruits IN
the United States for the British army.
Duluth-Two thousand one hundred
recruits for the regular army from
Minnesota will have to be obtained by
the recruiting forces next year un-
der the new orders just received,
which set the ratio for recruiting at
one man from every 1000 population.
Orders advise the officers to comb all
rural sections"; also to get the aid
of postmasters.
St. Paul. - Royalties of nearly s475,-
900 under leases of state owned
mines on the iron ranges. was an
nounced by State Auditor Preus for
the quarter just ended, representing a
new high record The total averages
$4,000 for each working day. It also
bears out the prediction that the
states royalties on iron ore this year
will exceed 100000.
St. Paul.-Punishment of parents
who let their young sons and dauSh-
tiers loiter on the streets, as a method
of overcoming a great amount OF
crime, was advocated by Mrs. T. B.
Wells, for more than thirty-five years
identified with charities and correc-
ton in Minneapolis, before the COM
mission recodifying state laws relating
to children, which met at the Capitol.
St. Paul. Minnesota spent five
times as much for better roads last
providing state aid in road building
was passed, according to figures pre-
pared by the state highway commits
sion. The expenditure in 1904 was
1907 AIT and that in 1915 was $780,
O00 Of the latter figures, state funds
spent under the direction OF the high
way commission amounted to $780,
OCO.
International Falls. 49, A. L. Croker
Of Minneapolis, chairman Of the ALI
Minnesota Development association,
who, with DR.. F. w. Sardeson, Federal
expert geologist, and Frank Leverett
of Ann Arbor, Mich, specialist on
drainage, who has been working under
the direction of the University of Min
nesota, were in international Falls to
make surveys and inspect some
bitches. From there they were to go
to Bemidji and Brainerd.
Mankato. - Professor w. B. Nicker-
son of Epworth. Iowa. who has been
making extensive excavations OH the
site of an old Indian village near Cam
bria, in this county, and in some Indian
mounds in the vicinity, has just com
pleted his work for the Minnesota His
tcrical society. Professor Nickerson
found that the Indian village was sit
uated on the bluff overlooking the Min
ncsota river valley, some 500 years
ago, and has unearthed much pottery,
weapons, household tools and bones.
Mirneapolis.-Th University OF
Minnesota is 10 become, in effect, 4
second West Point. 1t has been nam
ed as one of the sixteen of the leadine
universities and colleges of the United
States authorized to train reserve Of
icers along lines laid down in the army
raOrpa niZatiOn law President Vincent