The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-04
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Pipestone.-The Southwestern Min
nesota tuberculosis sanitarium, being
erected near Worthington by Pipe
stone and six other counties in this
section of the state, VIII. be ready for
occupation after January II.
St. Paul. - Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist at a recent interview indicated
no additional appointments to state
offices in Minnesota will be announced
before the close of the legislature, but
did not commit himself irrevocably.
Two Harbors.-William FOWL, for
mer Socialist mayor of this city, has
been not guilty of a charge of accept
ing a bride of $40 from P. L. Fullerton,
proprietor of hotel here, in return
for furnishing alleged blind pig pro-
lection.
Crookston.- members of the Ca
thedral parish of Crookston are re-
joicing over the celebration of the re-
moval of their entire property from
debt, as announced at high mass by
the Rt. Rev. Timothy Corbett, bishop
of Crookston.
Virginia. Agitation Sostered by
the Industrial Workers of the World
among men employed in the saWmills
here of the Virginia and Rainy Lake
Lumber company, said to be one OF
the largest of it's kind in the world,
employing LOO men, may cause the
suspension of the plant for the winter
Nicollet. - Men. prominent in the
dairying industry in this state will ad-
dress the thirty-ninth annual conven.
ton of the Minnesota State Dairy
mems association at Lake City, Jan
uary 16 to 10, according to the COM
,, pleted program of the meeting made
public here by F. D. Currier, secretary
of the organization.
Lake City. - Fishermen of this Sec
ton of the Mississippi river took about
100000 out of the river in the current
fishing season, according to figures
available. More than million pounds
of carp were taken from the river De-
tween Jan. 1 and Nov. 20, according
to statistics which, it is declared, are
low and conservative.
Llano Grande. - John Matchefts OF
Virginia, Mimi, private in Battery D..
First Minnesota Field artillery, died
here of bullet wounds received after
dispute with James Macenespie, pri-
vate in the same battery, over the pos
session of one dollar. Macenespie
made his escape after the shooting
but was captured later and charged
With the killing.
New Ulm. 49, Representatives from
nearly every city in the Red River
! and Mississippi valleys in the Dako-
tas and Minnesota are expected to at
tend the meeting of the Tri-State
Flood Control association here Janu-
airy 10. It is expected the delegates
will decide upon some plan of flood
control to be presented to the legis'
latures of the three states.
Hibbing. The so-called Hibbing
graft cases were to come up Dec. 80
in district court before Judge Hughes
and it was expected arguments at
lacking the indictments would be
luth was to be the chief counsel for
the derense, assisted by Mayor Victor
! Power Cf Hibbing, one of the indicted
persons, Qnd Joseph Austin Of CHS
l1lm.
East Grand Forks. The annual
meeting of the Polk County Boys and
Girls club, the biggest farm club of
It's kind in Minnesota, was held here
asst Tuesday and Wednesday,. About
| 90 children attended,, and one Of the
easures was a dinner, given by the
domestic science classes of the local
| chools. Three hundred dollars in
,rizes was distributed in corn, potato
nd other contests.
MINNEAPOLIS. 49, Poultry enthusiasts
f the Northwest are looking forward
the annual exhibition of the Mime
eta State Poultry association in Min
eapolis January to 9, with anticipa-
ion that it will surpass all previous
hows in quality. The reason for their
e]ief is that the smaller shows which
ave been held in Minnesota, the Da-
zotas, Iowa and Wisconsin in the last
month have been notable for their
quality.
Robbnsdale. Farmers in the vic
nifty of Roobinsdale and Osseo have
ratified articles Of incorporation for
cheese factory at Robbinsdale to be
| used as a "stablizer' of milk prices
Organizers from the Twin City Milk
Producers association and K. A. Kirk
patrick, county agricultural agent, at
| tended the session. A cheese factory
has been organized at Hopkins, and
others are planned at New Brighton
un1 Chanhassen.
Minneapols.-He the Mime
| apons Automobile Show has held
record for sales, and different makes
Of cars exhibited. New York and Chi
cago. however, have given shows with
more floor space for exhibitors. Ac-
,.ording to H. e. Pence, president OF
the Automobile Trade association, who
visited the city last week, the Mime
apolis show for 1917, February $40,