The Tomahawk., 1916-01-13
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county ONlClalS were SueSIo az '-iS
Clay County Editorial association
banquet, the most elaborate in the his
tory of the association at Moorhead.
Winona.-Labor conditions through
out Minnesota are far better this year
than a year ago, declared George w.
| Lawson, secretary of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor, who spent
| several days in Winona
Minneapolis, MINI. - Telegraphic
reports from Washington declared
that influenza is spreading over the
country from coast to coast in the
most serious epidemic of the disease
ever known, taking many lives ana
incapacitating workers.
Tracy.-The new $4,000 high school
building in this city, used for COM
munity purposes, was crowded with
persons attending the annual corn,
grain and poultry show. Most of them
| were farmers and their wives, but the
| interests were broad enough to include
| others.
St. Paul.-Business was the chief
order of the day at the ninth annual
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ument Dealers association in st. Paul.
Reports were made at an executive
session. K. T. Soland, Of Spring Val
ley, vice president of the association,
presided. g..
Brainerd.-Charged with attempt
ing to blow up the Mississippi river
dam of the Northwestern Paper COM
pany with 100 pounds of dynamite No.
| vember Z, William Fischer, 81 years
old and unmarried, was arrested by
Sheriff Theorin and lodged in the
county Jail.
Litchfield. Citizens of Litchfield
held the last rites for Vincent Coombs,
| who died here, at the age of 76. he
is survived by his wife and six grown
children. Mr.. Coombs came to Meek
er county with his parents from CraW-
fordsville Ind The family Travelled
tho entire distance in prairie schoon-
| or.
| Minneapolis, Jan. 4. - DR.. NJ. A.
Hatch, against whom there are five
indictments for alleged illegal prac-
tice on women patients, one OF them
charging him with manslaughter in
connection with the death December
8 of Helen Davis, Is years old, has
been rearrested He was at liberty
on $4,000 bail.
Kelliher = Despite the fact that
Kelliher is in the Indian lid territory,
the village council here has granted
saloon license to ]. O. Harris, hotel
keeper: Other applications have been
made for licenses. This is the first
saloon to be licensed by village IN
the dry zone, where liquor can be con-
fiscated wherever found.
Minneapolis.-At least six persons
In Minnesota are able to snap their
fingers at the high cost of living and
the increasing price of gasoline and
fresh eggs, according to the figures
given out by the commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington. Each
Of the six enjoyed an income OF $25O,-
900 and upwards in 1914.
Lakefield. - The Jackson County
Farm Bureau association, organized
about six weeks ago, is making full
plans for the solution of important ag-
ricultural problems in it's territory by
concentration upon certain projects.
It will promote drainage projects, crop
Improvement, better livestock breed
ing and farmer boys and birls' CLUBS.
Bagley.-At the request of residents
of Clear Brook, Judge c. w. Stanton
in district court issued an order re-
straining the Clear Water county COM
missioners from buying the school
building at Bagley to be used as
court house. Clear Brook residents
asked for a permanent injunction, and
the case was set for hearing January
10.
Jackson. - The first year Of the dry
regime in Jackson has proven to be
an unqualified success. Four saloons
were voted out of business last March
and within a month all the buildings
were turned into other mercantile es-
Establishments. All kinds of trade
showed a steady increase to the first
part of this month, and bank deposits
are larger than in any previous year.
Duluth.-Handlings of grain were in
record volume at Duluth during 1915.
Receipts of all domestic grains at this
point during the year aggregated 49,
459,501 bushels, as compared with co.
751,2S9 bushels in 1914. In addition,
4,7S2, 119 bushels of bonded grain came
in. Receipts of domestic wheat
showed an increase of 30,757,O0O bush
els over 1915, amounting to 91,O9S,170
bushels, as compared with 60,341,5
busht. IS.
Minneapolis. = County Treasurer
Henry c. Hanke handled $10,6S7,-
O17.4S for Hennepin county in 1915.
This included taxes of all kinds, ST.
2SS, O39.2O on real estate; $1,622, 603.12
on personal property; 100000 on in
heritances, and $4,000 mortgage reg
istration taxes. There was less than
1k per cent of total taxes uncollected
at the end of this year, a record the
| county treasurer said he is proud of.
1.-The promptness of the citizens in
| paying their taxes is the best indica-
ton of prosperity said Mr.. Hanke.