The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-09-21
STATE BRfV|1|ES

races last week at the Winona coun-
ty fair at St. Charles.
Duluth dollars a month
and board is now being offered in Du-
luth and other northern cities for
woodsmen for the winter cut. This is
SO a month more than was ever off,
cred; yet virtually no men can be
hired.
Moorhead. 49, Hit by locomotive,
a taxicab carrying six persons was
bumped over the railroad ties for so
feet here. The wheels were torn from
the vehicle, but only one occupant,
| Mrs. M. e. Thompson of this city, was
| Injured.
Bemidji. - Wholesale prosecutions
| resulting from disclosures Of alleged
frauds and trespass on state lands in
Northern Minnesota were started in
an investigation by the Beltrami coun-
ty grand jury at Bemidji, said State
Auditor J. A. o. Preus.
Duluth.-Shot through the abdomen
by the accidental discharge of his re-
volver, Atwood Frazer, aged II, Du-
luthian, was fatally wounded while
fishing in the Cloquet river and died
following an operation here. Fraser
was with five companions.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the republi-
cation at this time of the state report
on Hibbing municipal affairs was pure
ly a political move to counteract his
Forthcoming candidacy for governor
on an independent ticket, Mayor Vic
tor l.. Power said it would be shown
this village received dollar value for
every dollar spent"
st. Paul-Governor Burnquist and
members of the Minnesota state mon
umental commission arranged to leave
St. Paul to dedicate Minnesota mon
uments to dead soldiers from this
state in three national cemeteries. The
exercises will take place as follows:
Little Rock, September %; Memphis,
September %; Andersonville, Septem-
Der 26.
Willmar-Twenty-eig escapes from
the state hospital for inebriates at
Willmar during August practically
equalled the number of admissions
during the month, else the capacity
of the institution would be overtaxed
now, George H. Freeman, superintend-
ent, has reported to the state board
of control. There are now 70 inmates
in the hospital or one less than year
ago.
International Falls.-Investigation of
alleged illegal expenditures of more
than 100000 of Koochiching coun.
ty funds and charges of malfeasance
and nonfeasance against County Audi
tor L. H. Slocum, and County Commits.
sioners William Harrington, Harold
Royem and r. S. Mcdonald, all sus.
pended from office by Governor Burn.
quist pending an inquiry, will begin
September rs at international Falls.
Duluth. - Commercial fishermen of
Duluth are aligning themselves for the
purpose of combating the efforts of
the Minnesota Game and Fish league
which will try to have law passed
at the next meeting of the state legis
lature which, if written into the legal
books, will compel all commercial fish
ermen of this city, International Falls,
Rainier and other towns in Northern
Minnesota to pay a license to the
state.
St. Paul.-Trustees Of the Minnesota
State teachers retirement and instG.
ance fund at an annual meeting at the
State Capitol accepted thirty-four new
members and eleven applications for
retirement. The trustees adjourned
to decide later definitely what pro.
portion of the annuity for the current
year shall be paid in the first INSTALL
ment G. G. Schulz, state superinten-
dent of education, and E. T. Critchett
were unanimously reelected president
and secretary, respectively.
| MINNEAPOLIS. - The Greater Mime
sofa State Fair of 1916 died a blaze
Of glory. Rain that threatened to
mar the final day of the big exposi.
ton stopped in time to make it posi-.
BILE to put the speed track in shape for
the biggest program of automobile
races in the history of Minnesota fairs,
grounds to witness the spectacular
contests. Six agricultural high schools
of Minnesota were awarded cash
prizes in the agricultural contest at
the fair. The tests were in agricul
ture, manual training, sewing, canning,
mechanical drawing, grade industrial
and short course work. Dawson head.
ed the list with score of 635.75, win.
ming $175.SO. Three active candidates
for president Of the Minnesota State
Agricultural society have been an.
nounced, and will be presented at the
annual meeting in January. They are
Thomas H. Garfield, Lake Park; Geo.
Atkinson, Mankato, and Frank w.
Murphy, Wheaton. all members of the
board of managers.
Washington, D. c. - Minnesota's
corn crop will exceed that of last year
by nearly 100000 bushels, accord.
ing to preliminary estimates of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. An increase in the hay crop OF
21,O00 tons is shown in the estimate,
but heavy decreases in small grain