The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-08-09
AGRICULTURE PROFESSOR OF.
FERs TO AID CHECK CROP OR
SOIL DISEASE.
TO TELL WHY U. S. is IN WAR
Noted Speakers to Make Addresses
at State Fair on Patriotic Subject,
Government Announces.

crop or soil disease.
In response to a request from Prof.
Ruggles the rural mail lists of all
farmers in Minnesota will be fur
nished by the Postoffice department SO
that the attention of each one can be
called to the help to be given by the
agricultural school.
Any farmer whose crops are endan-
gered by any kind of pest or blight
is asked to send sample of the de-
stroyer to Prof. Ruggles, who will
make an analysis of it and suggest a
remedy.
Other Appointments.
| Other appointments announced by
Gov. Burnquist are:
Carrie Rankeillour Of Minneapolis,
member of the State Board of Exam
| liners of Nurses, vice Harriet B. Leach
of Minneapolis, resigned.
Mrs. Margaret Huntington Of North
field, member of State Library Com
mission, re-appointed.
w. M. Taber of Park Rapids, mem
Der of State Forestry Board, vice H.
Oldenburg of Carlton, who declined re-
appointment.
j. F.. Ingersoll of Crookston, mem
Der of State Board of Grain Appeals
re-appointed.
w. H. Rubins of Minneapolis, mem
Der of Governing Board Of State Art
Society, vice Edwin H. Hewitt of Min
neapolis, whose term expired, and Mrs.
Andreas LELAND of Minneapolis and
Thomas G. Holyoke of St. Paul, reap
pointed.
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Patriotic Speakers for Fair.
Closely following the announcement
received by Governor Burnquist that
the Council of National Defense is
preparing for thirty state fairs an
important program of patriotic and
educational exhibits, parades and ad-
dresses on all vital war matters, comes
the announcement from Washington,
received by Secretary Thomas H. Can
field of the Minnesota State Fair, that
one Of the chief features of this pro-
gram will be daily addresses by noted
speakers on the subject, How the
| War Came to America"
George Creel, chairman of the COM
mittee of public information, and mem
| bers of the Council of National De-
Tense have worked out a plan to en-
| tighten the people on the real reason
why this country now is engaged in
the war.
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State Food Quiz Program.
Beginning with the "staff of life,'
the state investigation committee
charged by the Minnesota Public Safe
ty Commission with the duty of ascer-
tanning the cost of living and notably
any exorbitant prices of the necessi-
ties of life decided at a meeting at the
Capitol to inquire first into the cost
of flour.
Ham and bacon and other meats
will be taken up next" the chairman,
Colonel C. H. March, said, "but the
flour prices will be dealt with first of
ALL Then in order will be considered
the prices of wheat and next the prices
of pork and beef and other meats as
staple food products"
|
Sorensen Named Food Commissioner.
James Sorensen, superintendent of
the State Experimental creamery at
Albert Lea since 1911, will succeed
J. J. Farrell Of Carver, an appointee
of the late Governor Hammond, as
state dairy and food commissioner.
This and other appointments have
been announced.
Mr.. Sorensen was also appointed
state oil inspector and hotel inspector
without salary, under the plan to con-
solidate those departments. Owing
to the lateness of the appointment,
usually effected August 1, the new
commissioner will not take Office
until August Is.
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Duane Quits Second Infantry.
Major Oliver J. Duane, st. Peter.
has announced his decision to resign
! fTUm the SGCUud MITIHEsUIa infantry
to become major in the newly or
ganized Second Minnesota Field ar
| tillery.
This followed the commission to
|
ant colonel of the new regiment of
gunners.
X + 4
Duties Added To.
John B. Saflborn, state insurance
commissioner, has been commissioned
fire marshal without salary in a con-
solidation plan. George B. NettletoH
of St. Paul, who became connected
with the insurance department under
commissioner S. D. Works, will be in
active charge of the fire marshaFs Of
flee and succeed Ernest Simpson O.
Minneapolis as first deputy.
The latter will be given another po-
sition, it was officially said, because his
health will not permit him to continue
] the work of first deputy.