The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-10-26
What's Doing
i'm Minnesota

former residents of the city, who came
from as far west as the Pacific coast
to Join in the celebration OF home
coming day.
St. Paul. - Attorney General Smith
, is back from trip to Washington ana
New York in connection with numer-
Gus legal matters in which the state
is interested.
Minneapolis. A boom for the es.
tablishment of a state normal schoo:
in the St. Anthony Park district was
started at meeting OF the st. An
thony Park North Improvement asso-
citation.
Albert Lea - Ernest Hanson, son
of Fred Hanson Of Clarks Grove, was
killed almost instantly near here when
| the motorcycle on which he was rid
ing collided head-on with an automo-
| bile driven by Severe. Olson OF this
| city.
Winona. Winona, La Crosse and
| Red Wing have united to forward d
| protest to the Interstate Commerce
commission against alleged discriml-
nation in favor of Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Daluth and Eau Claire, Wis.
and intermediate points.
Hastings - Thousands Of people
crowded the principal streets OF this
city to watch the annual live stock
parade conducted by the Hastings
Breeders association, in connection
with an exposition here. More than
5000 persons visited the show.
St. Paul. - Potato and other vege
| table crops short and advances III
| prices of all foodstuffs continuing,
Ralph w. Wheelock of the state board
| of control, has sent letters to superln-
! tendents Of all state institutions urs-
| ing practice of rigid economy by stew
ards.
Pipestone. The sun appeared IN
| the role of firebug in Pipestone anc
| but for the prompt discovery of fire
| which started in the window of large
| jewelry store, heavy loss would have
| resulted. Lying in the window, with
numerous valuable pieces of jeWelry,
| was pair of spectacles, which re-
| fected the rays of the sun onto the
! plush.
Grand Rapids. Olga Dahl, who
| was assaulted and shot September 81,
has recovered sufficiently to travel by
! automobile. She has made her first
visit to her parents at Warba since
| receiving her injuries, and was driven
! to Deer River, where she is staying
at the home of Mrs. Marian Taylor,
the nurse who has been in charge or
| the case.
Minneapolis. - A record hay crop
and banner corn crOp-never better
in central nesota-but less encour-
! aging yield of wheat, oats and vege-
tables, are reported by Fred D. Sher-
man, state immigration commissioner.
"The potato crop is of special interest
just now" said Mr.. Sherman. "The
average will be less than half of that
of last year."
| St. Paul. - Tho use of $25G,000 as a
revolving fund to develop new lands
| within the state is the plan of the ALI
Minnesota Development association
This fund would be used, according
| to the plan, to reclaim waste lands
| which might be sold to prospective
tillers. The money received for the
| lands would be used again for the re
| clamation of other lands.
Minneapolis. - The state campaign
for the adoption of Amendment No. l.
intended to improve state lands and
| make them more salable, is in full
swing. It has been decided that it
,,,;11 ho hot for aor ionnrC
divide the territory and campaign in
dividuaIIy, because in that way they
can cover much more territory than
| one party could cover in an automo-
bile.
Park Rapids. - Minnesota Baptist.s
held the last business session of their
annual convention here Saturday, Oct
, IA. The meetings of the concluding
day, Sunday, were devoted to inspira-
tional addresses The delegates heard
! committees reports on plans for the
next meeting, on resolutions and on
reorganization. The Rev. w. E. Louck;
| Of Minneapolis read the report OF the
summer assembly directors.
Duluth. - Coal shipments from the
! Head Of the Lakes docks in september
amounted to approximately 199.6O'
| IONS more than in the same mont3
last year. This is about the proper
ton of increase that has obtained all
year, and in view of the fact receipts
have not been as large as expected
and the coal docks started out with
serious shortage last spring, stocks Oh
hand here are considerably short II
what they should be.
| Minneapolis.-The University OF
| Minnesota is to become, in effect, 4
second West Point. 1t has been nam
ed as one of the sixteen Of the leadins
universities and colleges of the United
States authorized to train reserve Oh
icers along lines laid down in the army
reorganization law. President Vincent
was appointed one of committee to
work out a curriculum adapted to the
various institutions, and to the gov
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