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The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Heavy Snow Fteases Farmers.

Eeavy snow FIeASe0 fdrmerSs
Winona.-While farmers in South
ern Minnesota are rejoicing over ting
the assurance Of bounteous crops, ralls
way officials are viewing the situation
with much apprehension, for the tw2
feet of snow on the ground indicates
even greater washouts than in the
spring of 1915, according to experts.
Grainmen and crop forecaoters in
Winona assert that tho abnormal pre-
cipitation this winter means rich har.
vests for the agriculturalist this year.
They point to thei: records to warrant
their prophecy. Never in year when
there has been heavy snowfall has
there been a shortage of moisture in
the summer or short crop, the figures
reveal
Moisture in the ground in the early
season brings additional moisture dur
ing the summer, is the claim. Never in
the history of the local weather bureau
has there been a greater fall of snow
than during the present winter and
never has more of it been on the
ground in February.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LO'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli.
cious California Syrup Of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor'
row.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
of california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Two SUFFRAGE Bills to Come 10.

st. Paul, Feb. 12.-By vote of II to
3 the house committee on election sent
out two suffrage bills, the constitution
al amendment and the statutory bill
giving women the vote on president.
The latter bill is the one urged by the
Minnesota Suffrage association, which
has asked that the constitutional
amendment be not sumbitted, but the
election committee decided to put both
measures up and have them threshed
out at once. 1t recommended that
they be a special order for March Is,
at - Il. m.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Shakopee Gets Reformatory.

Shakopee. - Location of the pro
posed state reformatory for women at
Shakopee has been recommended to
the legislature, the state board of con-
troll announces. Selection of one sits
from among several offered at that
town was to be agreed on. The board
Of control was divided on the selec-
ton. Wheelock and Vasaly voting for
a Shakepee site, and Chairman Sven,
deer favoring Cambridge. "One CT
tho shakopee sites is especially adapt
cd, IN my opinion" said Mr.. Whee!ock.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
|. w. w. Inquiry Ended.

st. Paul, Feb. 15.-After weeks of
stormy sessions. the inquiry into in
dustrial disturbances in North Mime
sofa, centering around the activities
of the l. w. w.. has ended.
A subcommittee of the House labor
committee has been named to draw up
a report The report is expected to in
clude some recommendations on the
bill now before the House calling for
an appropriation of 100000 to be used
in quelling disorders in counties where
the sheriffs are unable to cope with
the riOtous situations.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
State Mines to Be Busy.

st. Paul.-Prepsrations already are
under way for another record-break'
ing year of operations in state-owned
mines in Northern Minnesota, F. A.
Wildes, chief of mines under State
Auditor J. A. O. Preus, stated after a
trip to the ranges.
81 believe that the 1917 output from
the state mines will break the high
record totals of 1916, with 100000
tons, and nearly $1,O00,o00 of revenue
paid the. state in royalties" Chief
Wi,des said. Everything now points
to unprecedented activity, and opera
tors are making all possible advance
arrangements.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Vincent Addresses Scrfbes.

st. Paul. - How the newspaper has
at different periods in the history Of
the nation accurately reflected the
prevailing social and political condi-
tions, and, by reason of this, has be-
come recognized as leading element
in all public affairs in the community
it serves, was explained by President
George E. Vincent of the University
of Minnesota to fifty editors of the
state who attended the opening ses-
sion of the three-day short course at
the college Of agriculture.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Dam Breaks at Brainerd.

Brainerd. - This city faced destruc.
ton when flume at an old pulp mill
went out at the west end of the Mis-
sisaippi river dam and rush of water
of about 16-foot head nearly submerged
the pumphouse below. Water crept
within an inch of the firebox at the
pumping station. The ice was dyna
mited to reduce a gorge which was
forming. The broken section of the
dam will have to be cofferdammed.
Water reached the grinder room of the
Northwest Paper company's plant.
Stations south were warned to prepare
for the flood.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
River Torpedo Beat for St. Paul.

st. Paul, MINI. - st. Paul, accord
ing to Captain Guy Eaton and Execu-
tive Officer c. w. Kelly, naval officers
of Duluth who were here recently TO
inspect the local divisiofof the naval
militia, stands an excellent chance of
getting a torpedo boat for militiamen
here. IF the local division can get
the right kind of support and the
branch here is recruited up to not
fewer than ninety men, I will recon-
mend that q torpedo boat be stationed
here" Captain Eaton stated while
here.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Bio Auto Show Closes.

eapolis.-Without an accident
to mar the weeks program, the Mime
apolis Auto show and East Side Indus
trial exhibition has closed officially.
From every standpoint attendance,
number and worth Of exhibits, and
amount of business started-the show
was record breaker, Walter R. Will
mot, manager, announced.
Attendance for the closing day, fig
ured at 1900, brought the total num-
Der of admissions to 1925 for the
eight days.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
To Probe Grain Exchange.

St. Paul. Feb. Misrepresentation
A. F.. Teigen. Elias Nordgren, F. T..
Mossman, C. NJ. Bendixen and ]. E.
Madigan have been appointed special
committee to investigate the Mime
aorlis Chamber of Commerce, the Du-
luth Board of Trade and the Equity
Cooperative Exchange. The appoint
ments were announced after Mr.. Teigen
demanded that some action be taken
on the resolution presented by him
Jan.ary 16 calling for the inquiry. and
~h;.n was adopted by the House after
8 :cN,th. CeG@,e.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
WHAT A JEWELRY FIRM DID
They Invested Some OF Their
Spare Money in Canadian
Lands.

S. Joseph & Sons, Of Des Molnes'
iowa are looked upon as being shreWd'
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand, and looking Tor
a suitable investment, they decided to
purchase Canadian lands, and farm IL.
With the assistance Of the Canadian
Government Agent, at Des Molnes'
Iowa. they made selection near Cham
pion, Alberta. They put 24O acres OF
Iand in wheat, and in writing to Mr..
Hewitt, the Canadian Government
Agent at Des Moines, one of the mem
bers Of the firm says:
II have much pleasure in advising
YOU that on our farm five miles east
of Champion, in the Province OF Al
Fberta, Canada, this year Q9l6 we har'
vested and threshed 10000 bushels of
wheat from 24O acres, this being an
average Of AZ bushels and 10 pounds
to the acre. A considerable portion
of the wheat was No. 1 Northern,
worth at Champion Approximately
S1.S5 per bushel, making total return
of $19,61O, or an average of $Sl.7e per
acre gross yields. Needless to say, we
are extremely we'll pleased with our
lands"
It might not be uninteresting to read
the report of G. A. Wright Of Milo,
Iowa, who bought 100 acres at Cham
pion, Alberta, for $1,000 in December,
1915. He stubbled in the whole lot OF
1T, and threshed 4,487 bushels Grade
No. & Northern.
Mr.. Wright, being a thorough busi-
ness man, gives the cost of work, and
the amount realized. These figures
show that after paying for his land
and cost of operation he had $2,472.67
left.
4,4S7 bushels, worth $I55 at
Champion ................$6 Sc, 954.85
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
New Highway Planned.

Mankato. - Steps are being taken
to establish a new automobile trail O!
highway through one of the most hiss
torical portions of the state, rich with
memories of some of the most stirring
scenes ever enacted in the northwest.
It may be called the Sioux Indian his
torical highway, and it will lead
through territory where the Sioux up
rising of 1862 occurred.
The trail, as thus far planned, will
start at Camp Release, near Monte
video, and end at Traverse des Sioux
or at this city. Birch Coole, Fort
Ridgely, New Ulm and other places
Of historical interest are included in
the route.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Would SUPERVISE Schools.

st. Paul. - State supervision of pri-
yate schools in Minnesota is recon-
mended by the state child welfare
commission in final report adopted
for presentation to Governor Burn
au1st. CLOSER cooperation between
public and private schools will be rec
ommended," said w. w. Hodson, Sec
rotary of the commission.
Need for legislation on this subject
was suggested to the commission by
C. G.. Schulz, state superintendent OF
education, in a recent communication.
While private schools are doing ex-
cellent work, the superintendent stat
ed, there is no official knowledge that
they fit modern American life. and
ideals.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
States to Cooperate.

St. Paul. 49, Minnesota and North
and South Dakota will cooperate in
drainage and flood control legislation,
but they will allow the United States
courts to settle the suits for 100000
flood damages which the people Of the
two Dakotas have filed against Mime
sofa. That was the decision reached
at the conference of state officials and
legislators from the three states after
two days and night Of strenuous de-
bate
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
States Merchants to Gather,


Minneapolis.-M retail groo
ers and general merchants will hold
their twenty-frst annual convention
at the West hotel in Minneapolis Feb
ruary2 20, 21 and %. Approximately
1000 members will attend, including
large delegation from st. Paul. The
meeting will attract many visitors in
addition.
Features of the program include ad:
dresses by Governor Burnquist, John
J. Ryan Of St. Paul, secretary of the
National Retail Grocers' association;
Secretary E. NJ. Mcmahon of the st.
Paul Association, and C. G. Neale,
state superintendent of weights and
measures.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
States Support Pledged.

Minneapolis. 49, Secretary OF State
Schmahl has pledged the loyal support
of 2,25O,Oo citizens Of Minnesota to
President Wilson and the national
government in facing the foreign
crisis. Mr.. Schmahl's pledge was
made in seconding resolutions intro
duced by Ell Torrance at the twenty
eighth Lincoln banquet of the Mime
sofa Commandery of the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion at the West
hotel.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
For State Fair Grounds Improvement

St. Paul, Feb. 12.-Improvements at
the State Fair grounds to the amount
of 1887 1000 are sought in a bill intro
duced by Representatives George G.
Sudheimer, John Gerlich and Henry
Bjorge. The issuance of State fair GER
tificates of Indebtedness bearing inter-
est would be authorized by the pro-
posed law. Improvements desired are
a new live stock barn to cost $250,000,
an extension of the grand stand roof
at an expenditure of $4,000, and minor
REPAIRS
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Risk Bill opponents Heard.

St. Paul, Feb. 15.-Opponents OF the
state insurance bill introduced in both
houses of the Legislature have had
their inning. Representatives of en-
ployer's associations and of liability
insurance companies we're granted the
floor at public hearing on the bill
held at the capitol by the, Senate COM
mittee on employers liability and the
House committee on workmen's COM
pensatiOn.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
For State a.i:un .-. -.,-.


St. Paul, FEB. i5.-!.Gi 2Ioy mcnt by
experts and one or more timber cruis-
ers is directed in a bill introduced by
Senator r. G. Dunn Of Princeton. Ac-
cording to the terms of the bill the eX-
perts are to work under the personal
direction of the Governor, Investigate
ing the method Of mining and timber
operations on leased state lands.
Representative J. J. Flikie's seat in
the Minnesota legislature was made
secure when the House, by a vote Of
sc to II, approved the report of the
election contests committee recon-
mending the Mr.. Flikkie's claim to
election be upheld.
State banks with a capitalization Of
$4,000 or more will be enabled to do
trust business, if bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator James A.
Carley of Plainview, passes.
Action on the Knutson bill taxing
transactions on grain exchanges,
which came up as a special order in
the House was postponed.
Representative G.. l.. Stevens Of
Warren offered a resolution demand
ing that A. T. Rustad, assistant chief
clerk of the House, be required to pro-
duce copies Of letters said to have
been written by him to county officials
asking them to urge their representa-
tives to oppose the Stevens bill re-
ducing salaries Of county auditors and
treasurers in certain counties.
Control of school athletics and other
activities is given to the district school
boards of the state by the terms Of
bill introduced in the Senate by Sena-
tor Henry N. Benson Of st. Peter.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Two Economy Bills Approved.

st. Paul, Feb. 1.-two bills intro
duced in the Legislature by the EfIici
ency & Economy commission have
been recommended for passage by the
Senate committee on civil administra-
ton.
After a debate on the bill providing
for submission to popular vote of the
constitutional amendment reducing the
membership Of the House to 100, and
of the Senate to SO, the committee de-
cided to report favorably on it.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Boost Red Lake County Roads.

Boost Red Lake County Roads.
Red Lake.-The get together" meet
ing of the town and county boards OF
Red Lake county to discuss good roads
has been held here under the auspices
of the Red Lake Falls Commercial
club.
President Sam E. Hunt of the Com
mercial club, who is also chairman
of the county board of Red Lake coun-
ty, presided.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A we'll known actress gives the follow.
ting recipe for gray hair: To half pint OF
water add l OF. Bay Rum, q small box OF
Barbo Compound, and u OF. Of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix it at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come In
each box Of Barbo Compound It will
gradually darken streaked faded gray
hair. and make it soft and glossy, 1t Will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Feachers' Home Dedicated.

st. Paul. - Hope of Minnesota edu-
Gators for better living conditions for
country school teachers was partially
realized when the first home for teach
ers ever built in the West was dedl-
Gated at Alberta, Mimi, town nine
miles from Morris. The building ex-
pense of the home was $500.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Duluth Entertaino Y. M. C. A.

Duluth. - "The Industrial Workers
of the World organization is engaged
in throwing the monkeywrench of dis
cord into the machinery of industrial
efficiency" said Charles R. Towson of
New York, dean of the industrial de-
partment of the Y. M. G. A. 1nterna-
tional committee before 300 leaders in
the states industrial and spiritual life
who gathered at the opening banquet
of the forty-third annual convention of
the Minnesota Young Mems Christian
association here.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Road system BIq Business Project.

St. Paul. - The state road system
is bigger business project, consider
ing mileage and cost, than many rail-
roads, according to George w. Cooley,
secretary and engineer of the State
Highway commission, who is working
on his annual report, containing some
impressive figures regarding the high
ways of the state.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Her Ladyship.

$50 Peggy's grown up and got mar
ried? What romantic child she was,
and how she used to talk about marry
ing a title"
"Well, she did"
"You don't mean it? What Is she
now, a countess or duchess?
"Neither; she's coal baroness"
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Ecstatic Moments.

Smale-Had a most enjoyable time
at the dentists this afternoon.
Dale-Eh? Enjoyable?
Smale-Yes When I went in, an
other dentist was filling my dentists
teeth,-LOndon Answers.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Both Hard to Manage.

Redd-So they are divorced?
Greene-Yes, she's taken the chh-
dren and he's taken the automobile.
"Suppose she thought the children
would be easier to manage.
Statesman.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Fiqht on Tonnage Tax Seen

Fight on Tonnage Tax Seen
st. Paul, Feb. 15.-Lines are al
ready being drawn for the fight in the
House Of Representative on the So
called "super-taX" on output Of iron
mines, the tonnage tax in more dras-
tic form, introduced by Representa-
tives Bjorge, Warner and Bendixen.
The House committee on taxes and
tax laws has recommended the bill
out without recommendation, with
the request that it be made special
order of business.
The committees action was taken
after the close Of the third public
hearing held on the bill.
The committee was told that labor
would be the chief sufferer if the bill
was passed. John Dwan of Two Har-
bors said that the big mining COM
panies would curtail their operations
in Minnesota if the additional burden
was placed on them. Other speakers
said the same thing.
Besides Mr.. Dwan, the following ap
peared before the committee to pro.
test against the passage Of the bill:
D. E. Woodbridge. w. d. Baily and j.
c. Agnew. Duluth: Lawrence A. Ross
man, Grand Rapids.
Charles T. Murphy Of Aurora is ex-
pected to lead the fight against the
measure Henry O. Biorse. c. M.
Bendixen and Charles Fl. Warner. au-
thors of the bills, will lead the fight
for it.
Anti-suffragists have scored vic
tory at the capitol. They succeeded in
having the House elections committee
postpone reporting the suffrage bills
until the anti-suffragists are given op-
pcrtunity to present arguments.
The committee originally intended
to report the bill calling for the sub
mission of a constitutional amend
ment for equal suffrage and the bill
providing for women voting for presi-
Dental electors. It was planned to
make the bills special orders of bust
ness.
Mrs. J. B. Gilillan of Minneapolis
led a delegation of woman who pro-
tested to the committee. They said
that they were opposed particularly
to the statutory suffrage bill.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
His Forte.

1.-THE operate tenor on shipboard
sang charmingly at the ocean con-
cert"
II don't doubt it. They say he Is
particularly good on the high Cs."
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
= laxative-three for a cathartic-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22

The poor relation often wonders
whether q rich one really has poor
memory.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22

Garfield Tea, by purifying the blood.
eradicates rheumatism, dyspepsia and
many chronic ailments. Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
ParadoxicaI.

1.-THE truth lies somewhere"
"Strange conduct, that. for the
truth.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
MEASURE GOES THROUGH UPPER
BODY By VOTE OF 49 TO is
AFTER ONE AMENDMENT
is MADE.
DATE OF ENFORCEMENT
EXTENDED SIX MONTHS
Expected That Lower Branch Will
Concur in Change Without Delay
After Which Voters of State
Will Pass on Measure De-
cidinq Fate of Saloons.

St. Paul, Feb. 16.-The electorate OF
Minnesota will decide at the next gen.
eral election whether the state is to
become bone dry
The bill providing for the submits
sion of prohibition constitutional
amendment, already passed in the
House. has been passed by the Senate
with only one change. There were ~
votes for it and 16 against.
The House bill set the time of oper-
alton of the amendment as January 1,
1920. The Senate extended the time
to July 1. 1920.
The bill will now go back to the
House for concurrence. Leaders OF
both factions predict that the lower
branch would approve the change
made by the Senate. The governors
signature is not necessary.
Those who expected to witness a
real field day" in the Senate were
disappointed. All of the differences
between the various factions had been
ironed out before the Senate met to
consider the measure as a special Or
der Of business.
The vets had asked that the time
limit be extended II months. The
Senate temperance committee had so
amended the House bill. The radical
drys wanted the Senate to fix the date
the same as in the bill passed by the
House.
At a conference between the radi-
cal drys and some of the near"
drys, it was decided to compromise
with the vets on the six months ex-
tension The bill was sent back to
the temperance committee and there
amended to read July I, 1920.
The constitutional amendment to be
approved or disapproved by the cleo
torate would forbid the manufacture,
sale, disposition, gift, or transporta-
ton of liquor within the state.
With the amendment practically out
of the way, dry leaders are now check
ing up votes for the statutory prohib1-
ton bill. 1t is understood that some
of the dry leaders are convinced that
the statutory measure has no chance
of passage.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22

If q man finds marriage failure he
.zSan put II all In his wife's name.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Did Not Ask for More Power

st. Paul, Feb. Ex-Governor Burn.
quist insists emphatically thatt he did
not ask legislators to grant him add1-
tional power to curb disorders beyond
the control of local officials.
Legislators, who conferred with the
executive several times, insist en-
phatically that Governor Burpquist did
ask for additional power to curb dis
orders.
Statements by the governor that he
did not approve certain features Of
the bill passed by the Senate appro-
priating $4,000 a year for the pay
ment Of deputy sheriffs, aroused SEN
ators and representatives. The bill,
now being considered by House CON-
mittees. was drawn only because the
governor asked for such legislation,
they say. They charge tIat the gov
ernor is simply passing the buck"
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
$4,4S2.19 $4,4S2.1S

Net profit after paying for
farm and all cost Of opera
ton .$2,472.e7
advertisement,
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22
Signs Bendixen Law Repeal Bill.

St. Paul, Feb. 15.-Burnquist has
signed the repeal of the Bendixen law
which authorized railroads to charge
cents mile for the first five miles in
passenger rates and the bill empower.
ing county commissioners to make
loans to resident farmers for seed and
feed after crop failures, and both meas
ures became effective Immediately.
The provision making the Bendixen
law repeal effective Immediately after
it was signed by the governor caused
some speculation at the capitol.
The measure involves changes of
every passenger tariff in Minnesota
and railroads are required to file the
new tariffs Immediately.
The Tomahawk., 1917-02-22

Contrary Attacks.
HE was squarely attacked"
Eyes, and roundly denounced."-Bal-
timOre American.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-27
BRIGHTSTONE

Misses Sadie and Jessie Skinner
were the guests of Miss Eva O'Ban-
non Sunday afternoon.
Jimmie Lowe, Jr., was caller at
Geo. SINNERS Sunday evening.
Everett Marshall is ON the sick
list at this writing.
Thos. Wells returned home from st.
Louis last week, where he has been
working. He says he expects to re-
turn to the city in July, as he likes
the place fine.
Miss Grace Erwin was visiting her
uncle Sunday afternoon.
There are several cases of mdmps
and measles in this community at
present.
Charley Chairman and ]. D. Wells
were business visitors in Pennington
Sunday.
Cleve Crepps of Esther visited Tom
Wells Saturday night and attended the
entertainment and pie supper al
Washita Saturday night.