The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
| What's Doing
in Minnesota

Rochester.-The fifty-second annua
convention Of the Universalis1
churches of Minnesota has just beer
held here.
Winona.-The state convention Of
Elks opened here June 81 and brought
1000 or more visitors. The CITY has
taken on it's gala attire. Flags are
draped in the business district.
Mountain Lake. - Frank O'Connor
a farmer living near here, stabbed and
killed his sister, MARY, in fit OF de-
spondency, and later cut off the hand
in which he held the knife with which
his sister was killed.
St. Paul-The Minnesota Railroad
and Warehouse Commission has con
tinued until July further hearings
on the application of Minnesota rail
roads for Is per cent horizontal i'm
crease in intrastate freight rates.
St. Paul-Governor Burnquist has
re-appointed William F. Houk, com
missioner of labor The appointment
is for two years. Houk was first ap
pointed by Governor Eberhart in 1911
and has served continuously since.
St. PAULA warning has been is
sued to manufacturers and licensed
dealers i'm intoxicants to see that the
state laws are observed with regard
to selling liquor. A bone dry or
der is threatened if the warning is dis
regarded.
St. Cloud. - Leroy Quinn shot and
killed his former wife and himself at
the farm on which she was living near
Eden Valley, according to word which
reached officials at St. Cloud. Jeal
Gus has been suggested as the prob
able motive.
been given an indeterminate sentence
of one to fifteen years in states prison
for killing Nels Nelson last November
by reckless automobile driving. He
was convicted June on charge of
manslaughter.
St. Paul.-The state supply of au'
tomobile license tags is again exhaust
ed, Secretary of State Schmahl an
nounces. Special certificates are be-
ing issued to license applicants to pro-
tect them against arrest for failure to
display licenses.
Pine City. Pine City's contribu-
ton to the Liberty Loan Of $32,25O,
exceeds it's proportion, which ran I'M
der $1,000. Pine City, with a popula-
ton of about 1880, also has about so
men in all branches of the military
and naval service.
Winona. - Several hundred music
teachers from every section of the
state, including a large delegation
from Minneapolis and st. Paul, have
gathered in Winona for a three-days'
of the Minnesota Music
Teachers association.
Brainerd. The Minnesota state
trap shoot was held at the Riverside
Gun club grounds in this city June FL,
20 and 23. 1t was announced that
nearly all the trap shooters of the
state were entered. One thousand
dollars was offered as prize money.
Waseca.-Colonel w. J. Murphy,
commanding officer of the new Second
Minnesota Field artillery, told men,
bers of the Waseca Commercial club
that this city probably will get one
Of the three new batteries to be Or
ganized in the southern part of the
state.
Hibbing Arneson, chief Of
the State Timber bureau, is in Hib-
bling to begin arrangements for per-
l,~ IL, ct IL IF ctn h
on record. All timber killed in the
recent forest fires and estimated at
400 100000 feet, will be offered, that
the salvage may be as large as pos
sible.
Virginia. A general Industrial
Workers Of the World strike of Me-
saba iron range miners was threat
ened in an appeal ito workers in the
iron industry" made ir circulars. The
are urged to prepare for a
walkout, and to demand that the i'm
prisoned fellow workers." who are
slackero, be released.
St. Paul. - The first annual conven-
ton of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America, formulated thru
the union of the three former branches
of the church, has just closed in St.
Paul. At the closing session st. Paul
and Fargo submitted invitations for
the next meeting. A decision will be
made later by committee.
Deer River.-Fighting interference
by government authorities In their
medicine dance, which they hold a re-
ligious rite and unobjectionable to
even the white brother. delegation
of Indians, representing about 1000
Chippewas on the Red Lake reserva-
ton, have appealed to Governor Burn
uuist to use his influence at Washing
ton in their behalf.
St. Paul.-The Minnesota Public
Safety Commission has asked permits
sion of T. w. Gregory, United States
attorney general, to erect a stockade
at Fort Smelling i'm which to contine
the registration slackers. The mes
sage to Attorney General Gregory ad-
vised him that the st. Louis county
Jail is now overcrowded with draft
slackers More than 200 men are be-