The Tomahawk., 1916-06-29
What's Doing
in Minnesota


ment association closed their third
| annual summer meeting with an out
| ing on Detroit lake. The visitors were
guests, of Detroit business men at a
! banquet at Shoreham.
New Prague. - Captured by posse
| after he had attacked the 7-year-old
| daughter OF business man and
| tarred and feathered, Charles Jackson
| was saved from lynching only by the
timely arrival Of Chief of Police Frank
Biiek here. The chiefs popularity
| with the posse won the day
St. Paul. 49, At the request Of the
Minnesota Editorial association at its
annual meeting last February, the de-
partment of Journalism at the univer-
| sity has been given an appropriation
| to make survey OF the publishing In
| dustry of Minnesota. The work will
begin at once, according to Professor
w. 2. Kirkwood, head of the depart
ment.
Minneapolis. State laws govern
| ing the acts Of county commissioners
will prevent the payment OF $4,000
to w. M. Dye and David II. Fridley
for their efforts in investigating the
case OF Frederick T. Price, who is
serving a life sentence in the state
penitentiary for the murder of his
wife, Mary Fridley Price, according to
| members of the county board.
Red Wing. This city will coop
crate with Minneapolis in it's effort to
obtain the 1917 convention of the Ma
tional Editorial association. The or
ganization meets in New York this
month when Red Wing will present
at least one day here, this city being
the home OF Colonel B. B. Herbert,
who founded the association nearly a
generation ago.
Duluth. Flood waters in Lake
Namakan in northern St. Louis coun-
ty, are registering IL feet above the
level recorded last July and a similar
sofa boundary waters. Surveyors
commissioned by the international
commission to investigate conditions
reported to State Auditor J. A. O.
Preus that survey points on islands in
the lake that were four feet above wa
ter last July are now eight feet under
water
St. Paul. The rapid development
Of manufacturing in Minnesota during
the tive-year period between 1909 and
! 1914 is shown in a bulletin issued by
| the bureau of census of the Depart
| ment of Commerce. The figures were
| presented by William M. Stuart, chief
statistician. The value of products
was $493,354 900 in 1914, as compared
to s4O9, 100000 in 1909, a gain of $685.
934, 900, or 20.5 per cent. The aver
age for each plant was approximate
ly $4,000 in 1914 and $4,000 in 1909.
Detroit. To better the breed of
| livestock and add impetus to the in
dustry in Minnesota, was the keynote
Of the addresses made before mem
bers of the state and Red River VAL
ley Live Stock Breeding association,
| who held their annual summer meet
ing here. Frank LETTERS of Red Lake
Falls told of the conditions existing
among farmers of Northern Mime
sofa and the changes that should be
made. Members of the county asso-
Citations told of the achievements of
the past year.
Minneapolis. In a concerted ef-
fort to bring the First regiment, NJ.
N. c., up to full strength Immediately
an extensive recruiting campaign
| which embraces the establishment of
recruiting Offices in nine cities, has
been launched. Announcement was
! made at regimental headquarters fol-
lowing the parade, that stations would
be opened at once in Bercon, Fergus
Falls, Glencoe, Hastings, Hutchinson,
Litchfield, Morris, St. Cloud and Will
mar. These Offices are in charge of
| Captain Frank B. Reed, regimental
| adjutant
Frank B. Kellogg has won the repub
| lican nomination for Senator. J. A. A,
| Burnquist will oppose Thomas P.
Dwyer for Governor. Frankson is G.
0. p choice for Lieut.. Governor. Dan.
| iel w. Lawler will oppose Kellogg. JUS
tice Schaller apparently is beaten by w
B. Anderson and Judge Quinn. L.un
| uSell Wits over Sfllltu lOi congress Ill
fifth district. Sidney Anderson is re.
nominated in first Congressional dis
trict. Franklin P. Ellsworth of Man
kato had no opposition IN second dis
trict. C. r. Davis renominated in third
| Congressional district. E. J. Kelley
Jr., is the Democratic nominee Reese
| (repD and Van Dyke, (dem.) had no
opposition in fourth district. Knutson
wins in sixth. Volstad, (rep) and
| Townsend, (dem.) had no opposition in
seventh. Bitter fight in eighth district
results in victory for Miller over c. B
| Craig. Stevenson beats A. G. AnGer
son in ninth. Schall, (Progressixe) tc
oppose n. Nj. Cronin. (Democrat) in
tenth. Democrats nominate Thorson
for Lieutenant Governor. Rines (Rep.)
leads for state treasurer. Schmah
beats Sampson sor Secretary of State
! Winona. Winona county has g
boy who couldn't be spelled down by