The Tomahawk., 1916-01-27
SENATOR NELSON INTRODUCES
BILL CALLING FOR $4,000
APPROPRIATION.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
Of Buoy Readers.
st. Paul,

J. Bradley, Norwood, then president or
the state game and Ash commission;
made tour Of investigation by canoe
through the Superior national forest:
in Northeastern Minnesota and re-.
turned so impressed with the Beauties
of the almost inaccessible lands and
lakes he had travelled that he wrote,
to Senator Knute Nelson suggesting
that the government build road
through this wonderland
Since then Senator Nelson has made
an investigation and last week Mr..
Bradley received from him copy OF
bill introduced In the Senate De-
cember 10.
The bill calls for an appropriation
Of $4,000 for construction OF the high
way. The bill directs that construc-
ton shall be under supervision of tho
secretary of agriculture and that the
road shall start At a point along the
north shore of Lake Superior and fol-
low a northerly direction through the
national forest.
1.-THE nation has in this forest pre-
serve one of the beauty spots OF tho
world, SalQ MT. bTauley.
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To Discuss School Problems.
Many problems Of the rural schools,
notably the extent to which super
vision by the county superintendent
should be exercised will be discussed
at a series of winter meetings arrang-
ed under the direction Of DR.. c. G.
Schulz, superintendent of education.
It has been suggested that the county
superintendent may increase their
value to the rural schools by main
tanning system Of office records
showing the work of the different
schools and by circular letters TO the
teachers.
Following are tho. dates and places
for the conferences.
for counties of Norman, Traverse IS Ste to-
x%'ft Big hssck Stqn and fE k 3atsrta Grant,
s Sa4ne of RsSfae ro@ aa
Ss 5 PRee ab ba Msssn Red
wing hyD' for co5nties Of Goodhue, Vino
ma, Fillmore, Dodge. Daakota Mower
wf Peb s aSuitGa sso Pipestone
counties Of Las aua Pa51e h, yellow iyn Msa
for Counties Of Redwood, cottongw9od,
RsoMn, Msssss Mssti uf Bile
FEB. il-capitoi. St. Paul, for GoS3,-
tss Of N Kamsd 5aoi GaiDp%SHi
Wilmington snd Ghis sao; nu,,., FIR
co peei l'@ Of GakS; KooehiehinE: Ptns;
St. Louis, Aitkin, Itasca, Carlton and
Feb: i7-I4teh school. Bsmidji i for or
lake. Mahnomen. Clearwater. Roseau
Marshall. Beltran,i, Polk, Hubbard ana
Cass.
Dukes Estate to Pay Tax.
The state legal department has
been asked to determine the tax due
the state as result Of the death OF
Duke of Fife of Is Portman Square.
London, England. The Duke was the
died January rs, 1912, and was the
owner of Great Northern railroad
stock and Great Northern ore stock
valued at 100000. His estate was
in excess of $6,OOo,000 and he has
left it to his widow. Louise, Princess
Royal, and two daughters.
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Fires Start In Rubbish.
According to state department In
surance reports, more fires originate
in rubbish heaps than from any 9th
or cause. The winter season Is es-
pecially prolific in this respect and
Insurance Commissioner Works sug-
gets that householders and others
start cleaning up without delay.
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Farmers Study Autos.
More than one hundred young men
registered for the new course in auto
| mobiles aud gas tractors offered at
| the School of Agriculture, University
Farm, for the first time, this year. This
| was the registration for the first day
following the holiday vacation, and
probably will be increased greatly.
Makes Business Record.
Warrants totaling S21,0S6, 1862
were issued during the last year by
| State Auditor Preus. The number Of
| drafts issued was 11,047, amounting
to more than s32,0O0o00. The magni-
tude Of the business done by the state
! auditor has become SO great that the
J Minnesota department compares with
| that of many Of the older states.
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| Burnquist To. Speak.
Gov. Burnquist and Attorney Cen
eral Smith were invited to speak at
| the opening session Of the state efh-
| cheney and economy commission. TINS
commission, which plans to revise the
| present system Of state government,
will remain in session until report
has been agreed upon. A committee
consisting Of Senator A. J. Rockne,
L. c. Spooner and Gunnar B. Bjorn
son. named at the last meeting to PRO
| vide program for the opening OF tn'e
! session. decided to invite tbs Esye-a'
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