The Tomahawk., 1916-12-28
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Marine Mills. - A defective gasoline
stove is believed to have caused the
fire that destroyed the Marine Mills
creamery, with loss of more than
$4,000.
Mankato.-Edward Dawson, a farm
er living south of Good Thunder, was
killed when his automobile turned over
while he was returning home from
Mankato. He was 3S years old.
Duluth. - After operating continu-
ously in Duluth and on the Minnesota
Iron Ranges for year, the Industrial
Workers of the World will fold their
tents and leave this part of the coun-
try, it is said at 1. w. w. headquarters.
St. Paul.-Re-appointm of Sam
uel Lord as state tax commissioner
and Of C. J. Swendson to the board of
control, has just been announced by
Governor Burnquist. Both men serve
for terms of six years, with salaries of
$4,000.
Detroit. - George Lamoreaux, 35
years old, a Sioux City Indian, shot
and killed Mrs. Caroline Holstein, a
Chippewa Indian, and then killed him.
self at White Earth, little village on
the Indian reservation of that name
north of here.
Northfield - A cooperative milk
exchange will be established in the
Twin Cities as the result of action
taken by members of the Twin City
Milk Producers association and farm
ers from Mortified, Dennison, Stan
ton and Randolph here.
Faribault.-Faribault witnessed the
dedication of the biggest cooperative
enterprise in southern Minnesota,
when approximately 1000 stockhold-
ers, mostly farmers, formally viewed
the recently organized Faribault Pack
ing & Provision companys plant and
were dined at noon in the cooler build
ing.
Fort Smelling. - The Second Mime
sofa infantry reSiment ordered home
by the War department, probably will
not reach Fort Smelling until late in
January. This was indicated in dis
patches from Chicago, which said
the troops will be among the last of
the $1,000 ordered returned from the
border.
Owatonna. 49, Ninety-three Christ
mas presents, one for each of I Com
pany, Second Minnesota Infantry, and
one for each local soldier at the Mexi
can border, were sent to Llano Grande,
Texas, as Owatonna's offering. One
I'LL g ~
Fund was used to buy the presents
and like amount has been set aside
for the soldiers Christmas dinner.
Thief River Falls. - Drainage Of
lands along the Red Lake river by Of
ficials of the Red Lake Indian reserva-
ton has been assured land owners,
according to information received by
Senator D. P. O'Neill. This drainage
will be Of inestimable value to many
farmers in the far eastern part Of
Pennington county and those living on
the western border of the reservation.
st. Paul. - At a meeting Of the Min
nesota Fish and Game Protective
league in St. Paul, it was recommend
ed that there be a closed season for
three years on all species of grouse,
including the prairie chicken, quail
and other game birds. Steps to pro-
tect game birds from enemies such as
the skunk, crow, weasel and other de-
stroyers were embodied in a resolu-
tion adopted at the meeting.
Minneapolis. - Establishment of
bureau Of child welfare in the State
Board of Control and creation of
boards of children's guardians in each
county Of the state are recommended
in preliminary report from the vol
untary commission on revision of Min
nesota laws relating to children, pre-
scented by Judge E. F. Waite, Mime
apolis, as chairman, to Governor Burn
quist.
St. Paul. - "A $2,154,00O fire" in
the heating and lighting plant service
in the state capitol made no percep
tible difference in the heat emanating
from the boilers or the smoke curling
from the chimney. Governor Burn
quist, Attorney General Smith ard
State Treasurer Gooding making up
the state board of audit, burned in the
big fire boxes 1908 state bonds that
had been redeemed and cancelled.
Mankato. - The Blue Earth county
group of bankers, at a meeting held
in this city, took strong stand against
itinerant investment brokers and re-
solved to discourage in every way-pos-
sible the making of investments by
local residents in property far from
home. They favored the passage of a
blue sky" law, and also law requir-
ing the licensing of travelling promot-
ers and putting them under bonds.
st. Paul. - There is practically no
remedy for the present high prices"
e. Dana Durand professor of political
economy at the University of Mime
sofa, said in addressing the Current
Topics club at the Commercial club.
THE present high prices are due pri.
marily to the increased amount CT
gold. But we are not concerned with
them so much as the lack of increases