The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-09-21
IRREGULARITIES COST CITY $685..
600, STATE EXAMINER RE-
PORTS TO GOVERNOR.
REGIMENTS STAND HARD TEST
About Sixty Guardsmen Forced to Fall
Out on Long March-Scarcity OF
AmbuIances Causes lnconveni-
snce-Trooper Makes Balloon.

Shortages and OVerchargeS nave
cost the village of Hibbing nearly $751;,
900 in the last five years, says re-
port filed with Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist by Andrew E. Fritz, state public
examiner. The legality of other trans
actions involving $48,250 additional VII
lage funds is questioned.
How the village receipts ran up from
$333,85O in 1910 to more than 100000
in 1914, Is shown, also an increase in
village expenditures from 100000 in
1910 to S1,233,7O0 in 1914. Another
comparison discloses that In March,
1915, 1896 persons we're on the vii
lage payrolls and Ito voters cast bal
lots for candidates for mayor OF the
village.
Few Officials Named.
Mayor Victor L. Powers is mention
ed but once in the report, and then
as one of several officials criticized
for accepting claims for collections
against village employees. This is IN
connection with a statement that I'M
proper methods are permitted In In
dorsing payroll vouchers and orders,
and leave nothing to indicate that the
right parties receive the orders, &C
cording to the examiner.
Village officials are criticized for
lack Of proper accounting In some de-
partments, but few are named In the
report Supplementary reports are to
follow 1t is explained, the examina-
ton being continued, and state Otti-
cials said that further disclosures or
irregularities and questionable expen-
ditures of village funds will be made.
The present report fills 268 pages.
X X X
Few Fall Out on March.
Minnesota infantry troops have just
had their most severe marching test
since they came to Texas. with
packs, guns and about 40 pounds Of
equipment the infantrymen Of the
First, Second and Third regiments
marched distances ranging from II
to Is miles. It was hot and about 20
men in each regiment were compelled
to fall out. There was some difficulty
in getting these men back to camp as
each regiment took only one ambu-
lance and some of the men had to
wait on the road.
With three companies Of the First
Minnesota on border patrol duty on
the Rio Grande south of camp, the
First regiment made it's weekly hike
somewhat short in numbers. The men
marched through Mercedes and con-
tinued about two and one-half miles
east.
n Is Banner Company.
H company, the smallest company
in the regiment, was the banner com
pany on tho march, only losing one
man.
The First Minnesota was given q
thorough inspection and for the first
time had a practice at pitching pup
tents. The inspection was on regl
mental parade ground.
When Captain Percy McClay led {
company of Minneapolis out Of camp
to do garrison and patrol duty al
Champions store on the Rio Grande
eight miles southwest of camp, the
men of the other companies lined VI
and cheered. This is the third com
pany of the First to 60 on border duty
A company is at Mercedes pun pins
station and B company at ProSreso
No Ice Cooled Water.
Second Lieutenant David Moore. (
company, First Minnesota, has beer
refused a commission under the work
ings of the new army bill and will
return to Minneapolis.
Second Lieutenant Walter r. Ora
ham of E company, who has been will
the Twenty-eighth at Fort Ringold. viii
go with the regiment to Fort San
Fordyce, Texas.
The Second Minnesota misses ic'
water which has been supplied unit
recently. Big canvas bags have re
placed the water barrels and air-cool
ed water has supplanted ice-coolet
water. Chloride OF lime is being uset
in the Second Minnesota water ant
the water is no longer boiled.
A Spanish class which meets twice
week is a feature of the schedule
in Mollison hall.
When it comes to model kitchens [
company, Second Minnesota, North
field, can hold up its head with an,
of them. The kitchen accommodation:
include not only large icebox, bu
vegetable cellars.
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Favors Ditch Improvements.
The state drainage board has votet
to recommend to the next Legislature
the appropriation Of a special fund foI
ditch improvements to prevent further
floods In Wilkin county. G. w. Bur
rows, r. e. Johnson and ]. A. Jorgen
son made up commission that urged
action to that end. They explained
that the cutoff In Ottertail river is o.
no practical value under existing con
ditions and that rebuilding of its
mouth is necessa y to make it ade
quate,y serve the purpose for which
# was built.