The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-03-09
RAILROADS GROSS
EARNINGS REPORT
ALL LINES OF MINNESOTA SHOW
TOTAL OF $ee,e42, 145 FOR SEC
OND HALF OF 1915.
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conven-
fence of Busy Readers.

fence of Busy Readers.
st. Paul.
All railroads of Minnesota have re-
ported their gross earnings for the
second half of 1916 to the Minnesota
tax commission and the total earn
ings reported total $66,942,1 45 as
compared to $56,73S,7S7 for the last
six months of 1914. The Northwest
ern railway reported earnings of
$2,495,852 for the second half of 1915
as compared to $2,2O7, 4S9 for the same
period of 1914. The Omaha reported
gross earnings of $3,269116 for the
last half of 1915. The figures for the
second half of 1914 were $3,289,930.
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Stevenson Resigns Post.
William j. Stevenson, assistant at
torney general of Minnesota for the
last five years, has resigned, to take
effect March Z, to become secretary
and trust officer of the Wells-Dickey
Trust company of Minneapolis. He
has been elected to that position, and
also as director Of the new COM
pany, it was announced, and will take
charge of the trust department of the
institution. Mr.. Stevenson is a ma
tive of Olmsted county, Minnesota,
and practiced law at Duluth from
1898 to 1911. From 1907 to 1911 he
acted as special counsel for st. Louis
county in civil matters.
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In Townsite Business.
I The state of Minnesota has gone
into the townsite business on the iron
range, and is selling lots off tract
of state land plated near the Stevens
mine. The town, it was announced
by State Auditor J. A. O. Preus, is to
be called Wiprud, for Clarence WHIP
rud, secretary to Mr.. Preus. It al
ready has population of 100, and
F. A. Wildes, state mines inspector,
is selling many lots to employees OF
the mine.
Milk Probe "Baby Week."
DR.. l. J. Murphy of the Minnesota
Public Health association suggests
that the observance of Baby Week.
in each community in the state should
include an investigation and report
upon the conditions of the local milk
supply, birth registration and infant
mortality in the community DR..
Murphy advises that the school build
ings be used for meetings, especially
in the rural communities, and he re-
ports that many schools in the state
arc planning to take part in the OBJ
servance of the week by putting on
health playlets.
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Wants Baby Poster Hygienic.
DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the
state board of health, declared that
the PLAGUE called "A Little Bit of
Heaven" designed by the women in
charge of baby week arrangements,
would not be used on posters put out
by the state board in connection with
the occasion The objection is be-
cause the baby in it has it's fist to it's
mouth He says it shows the child
doing what the board is trying to
teach the children of the state not
to do.
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Turrittin Not Guilty.
At the close of a three hours con-
ference in Governor Burnquist's Office
the governor issued a statement that
Mr.. Turrittin has not been guilty of
malfeasance in his office. The confer
ence was called by the governor fol-
lowing a meeting in his office, at
which Mr. McColl made informal
charges that Mr.. Turrittin had been
interested in transactions involving
the purchase and sale of stock of the
Commercial State bank in st. Paul.
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To Prevent "AmbuIance Chasing.''
At the next session OF the legisla-
ture bill will be introduced for the
purpose of preventing Ambulance
chasing by attorneys who have no
great regard for the ethics of their
profession. The names of attorneys
who will serve On this committee,
with the personnel of eleven other
committees named by the Minnesota
State Bar association, were announced
by President Stiles w. Burr
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Justice Oscar Hallam of the SUI
preme court fatty denies that he in
tends to resign from the bench to
join the law firm of Davis, Kellogg &
Severance, as has been reported in
business and political circles. The
rumor became more persistent after
Frank B. Kellogg announced his can
didacy for the United States senate.
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Smith Trial Delayed.
After Thomas r. Kane, attorney fsr
Walter J. Smith, had threaten'-~ e
withdraw from the case if it were
forced to trial at this time, Judge +.
N. Dickson of the Ramsey county dis
trict court deferred the case of the
former state treasurer to give time
for a physical examination of Mr..