The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-06-07
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hospital for the insane here were in
jured when an automobile in which
they were riding was struck by an en-
CINE while crossing the Milwaukee
tracks.
Duluth-The ice at the end of the
lake is so mushy now that boats find
little difficulty in getting through.
Tugmen say that in few days the
ice will have worn away, for that pro-
cess now is going on.
Cloquet Three hundred acres OF
land near this city is being devoted to
the raising Of the potato crop which
is expected to be very large. At the
last meeting of the Commercial club
plans were made for common store
house.
Farmington.-Every voting precinct
in Dakota county was represented at
meeting here to perfect county or
ganization for the sale of Liberty
bonds. A campaign to dispose of the
countys quota OF bonds has been
launched.
Observation of June 5, Registration
day, for the selective draft as time
for fitting recognition of the meaning
of the day by the holding of patriotic
meetings or otherwise, was called for
in a proclamation issued by Governor
j. A. A. Burnquist.
St. Paul-State Treasurer Rines,
State Auditor Preus and two of the
latter's deputies, NJ J. Desmond and
Oscar Arneson, have returned from
an eastern trip made primarily to in
spect accounting systems preparatory
to changing that of the state.
EveletA.-Serbians on the Minnesota
iron ranges are organizing to return
tc the Balkans and fight under the
colors of the Allies. A company of
100 men is being recruited in this
vicinity under the direction of the Ser
ban National Defense society.
eapolis.-Whether or not Min
nesota will have ninety more Ii
censed dentists this year is to be de-
cided by the state board of examiners:
The work of the men taking the ex-
animation at the University of Mime
sofa Dental college has been graded.
Hopkins. - Authorities of two cOun-
ties are investigating the discovery Of
a skull and two leg bones, found by
w. T. Swenson, farm laborer, half a
mile south of Christmas lake, just
over the Carver county line. The
bones were in small leather travel
ing bag.
apolis.-Many stores in the
Twin Cities are perpetrating a gross
Il-1 RI
D. G. Army of the University of Min
nesota Farm school. Mr.. Army says
soy beans are being sold under the
name of navy beans. Soy beans are
cheaper.
Observation-Disclosures arranged the
most extensive observance of Memo
rial day in the history of the city.
Samuel r. Van SAINT, former govern
or, was the chief speaker, and Alex. l..
James of St. Paul, addressed the peo-
pie concerning the Minnesota Public
Safety commission.
Crookston.-The first week i'm June
opens with a feeling of optimism
throughout the Minnesota Red river
valley. Fields that it was thought
could not be seeded on account of lack
of seed and scarcity Of labor, have
been forced under the pillow, put into
grain and seed of various kinds.
Minneapolis. - The council of the
Minnesota diocese of the Episcopal
church at the closing session of the
annual meeting at St. Paul's Episcopal
church, Minneapolis, voted to raise
funds within the next year for build
ing of a new home for the aged in ST..
Paul. The funds will be raised in the
congregations of the churches of the
state.
Duluth-Foilowing a long and Wig
orous campaign for street car extern
sion and reduction from 10 to cent
fare on prominent car line extensions,
immediate steps for condemnation Of
the Duluth Street Railway company's
plant, under the exercise of the right
of eminent domain, have been ordered
unanimously by the Duluth City Com
mission.
Duluth. - Every available man in
Northern Minnesota has been drafted
to fight forest fires and as a result
logging operations are at standstill,
according to reports from timber and
lumber companies. Bad fires are still
raging in Lake and Cook counties, but
the situation is slightly improved,
Ranger P. J. Bayle reported from
Grand Marais.
Austin-Peter Paule, 26. of Austin,
Mimi, designated by Colonel w. T.
Mollison as one Of the members Of the
Second infantry, Minnesota national
guard, to attend the officers reserve
training school, Fort Smelling, has
been rejected as an alien enemy. Cap
tain Adjutant C. H. Mason. after ex-
aiming Paule, said there was no pos
sibility of his entering the camp. Paule
was born in Germany and came to
the United States as small boy after
the death of his parents. He lived at
Austin with his grandmother. He had
supposed himself citizen, he said, al
though he had never applied for pa