The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-08-09
Ghe State
In Brief

lightning.
w. H. Sherman, 60 years old, of Win
nipeg, formerly wholesale liquor deal
er, died at Detroit from potomaine
poisoning.
After his mother warned him to
stay away from the river, Clifford
Maness, 10 years old, of St. Cloud,
went in bathing Saturday and was
drowned.
Forest fires which threatened early
Sunday to become serious in the
Bemidji neighborhood are reported un-
der control by rangers at Brush, Shev-
lin, Leonard, Lengthy, Ebro and
Witched Forest.
Winona hotels will not join in the
meatless day proposals unless all no.
tells in the state agree upon definite
days upon which to refrain from using
meat, according to c. A. Hine, man
ager of Hotel Winona.
Establishment Of public markets in
Minnesota cities and suspension OF IL
cense regulations hindering food prod
ucts sales are recommended to city
councils i'm a resolution adopted by
the State Public Safety Commission in
executive session at the Capitol.
Stephen Huff, farmer near Paynes-
vile, AZ years old, was struck by light
ming, and his wife, in attempting to
pull his body from a blazing barn, was
so severely burned that she is near
death in hospital. All the buildings
Of the farm and much stock was de-
stroyed by the fire.
Charles Stionke and William Hen
drian, sons of prominent farmers liv-
ing near Hokah, Houston county, were
drowned in the Root river The young
men had been playing baseball, and
while in an overheated condition, went
bathing. They are supposed to have
been siezed with cramps.
Instructions have been issued to de-
partment commanders to withdraw no
national guard troops from their states
without first consulting the governor
of the state to which the units belong.
In case of disagreement between
any governor and commander, the pro-
posal must be submitted to Washing
ton. This is according to word re-
ceived by Governor Burnquist from
Washington.
The military funeral Of Private
Christian Erickson, who died OF dlph-
iberia June %, while on board tralrs-
port bound for France with the first
American expeditionary force, has
been held at Slayton.
The patriotism of James H. Ben
nett. brakeman on the Northwestern
railroad, has given him a unique sta
tus in the draft lottery. He registered
twice, one by mail and second time
in person at Milwaukee.
The state board of law examiners,
the Legislature and the method OF
drafting laws will come in for criti-
cism at the meeting Of the Minnesota
Bar association to be held in Mime
apolis August Z, 8 and g..
River men along the Upper Missis-
sippi, although they have been urging
the necessity of the appropriation,
have practically lost hope of the sue
cess of the $27,OO0,0O0 river bill in
the present war Congress.
Only fair and reasonable investment
projects will be licensed by the Min
nesota Securities commission II it
adopts the governing policy of the
Michigan commission, which is oper-
ating under similar law.
Carlos Avery has been re-appointed
as state game and fish commissioner
by Governor Burnquist. Avery is a
Democrat, appointed by Governor W..
S. Hammond, and has held office I'M
der Burnquist for year and half.
The inhabitants of the Red River
Valley, the "world's bread basket"
are using every effort to provide for
Americas Allies in the war. Every
bushel Of wheat possible will be saved
as a result of the food conservation
movement.
L. H., Slocum, former county audi
tor of Koochiching county, who was
removed from office because Of alleged
irregularities, has pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with issuing
fraudulent warrants for $1,000 in con-
lection with the building of state high
ways.
Minnesota fire insurance men, 80
strong, have been organized into the
Conservation Association of Minnesota
and will assume their share of war
>work by devoting all their time
throughout the state to the inspection
of factories, warehouses, storehouses
and elevators. Practical elimination
of food waste through fire losses is
the purpose.
Twenty thousand editors of the
United States will become affiliated
with the National Editorial association
if the plans of President c. II. Hotal-
IN S; 7Ef5tp fet671; 1Si1n1; dTE TTdTTZeu.
"The editors realize they should be
in a national body, and the city and
country press must work in conjunc-
tiOn," President Hotaling said. Mr..
Hotaling came here with a party on
the last lap of a 6,000-mile trip to
Western Canada.
Slackers who took the first oppor-
tunity to register after they had been
imprisoned in the st. Louis county