The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-05-17
! What's Doing
in Minnesota

| Mortified. Bryan Gill1inson of
Carleton, the Minnesota representative
| in the interstate oratorical contest
here, won first place in field OF six
entries from states of the Middle West
and Northwest.
Bemidji. One hundred Bemidji
| business men attended banquet held
in honor of Minnesota legislators who
led the fight for a bill appropriating
| $4,000 for the construction OF new
| normal school here.
Washington, D. C.-Charles E. Elm
quist, representing the Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse commission,
| and president of the interstate organi-
| cation, has proposed that the state
commission enlist in the war.
Dunnell. - Frank A. Sandin, banker
Of this village, has been arrested by
| Sheriff Carver charged with having
made utterances tending to discourage
snlistments and derogatory to the
| United States and President Wilson.
| Brainerd.-The Guyana district will
supply a large quota Of members for
the engineering corps of the govern
ment A number already have been
examined in Duluth by Lieutenant
Colonel E. H. Schulz, engineer corps,
| y. S. A.
Center City. The Minnesota con-
ference of the Augustana Swedish
Lutheran Church of America opened
here Tuesday. Pastors and laymen OF
$50 congregations, representing total
membership Of more than $4,000, were
to attend.
Winona. - Minot J. Brown, captain
Of the machine gun company of the
Second regiment, Minnesota national
guard, has been named major to sue
coed Albert Pfaender of New Ulm, re-
signed, according to an announcement
by Colonel w. r. Mollison.
Northfield - Seventy-five of the zoo
male students in Carleton college have
left school for some sort of military
| service, army, navy, marines, CONNER
cial and farm work. Full credit is
given for work omitted and the au-
| thorities are cooperating with the men
who are enlisting.
eapolis.-Mimesota club Wom-
on took their first big step in war
preparedness, when union was effect
| ed between the state federation OF
women's clubs and the Red Cross. The
plan was announced at the state Red
Cross headquarters by j. T. Gerould,
assistant director.
Wimona. Final reports on the
Lake of the Woods controversy will
probably be signed at a meeting OF the
International joint commission to be
held at Detroit May IS, according to
James A. Tawney, a member of the
| Joint body, who has returned to WI
mona, following a meeting at Toronto,
Ont.
Minneapolis-Th Episcopal church
| convention that will elect a successor
to the late Bishop Samuel Cook Ed
sail of the diocese. of Minnesota, will
take place Wednesday and Thursday,
May % and "a, at st. Paul's church.
There will be a memorial service for
Bishop Edsall Tuesday, May %, at St..
Marks.
Chisholm. - The appraisement COM
mittee of the local Federal Farm Loan
association is ready to begin work on
farms in this district on which loans
have been applied for. Loans to the
amount of $4,000 have been applied
for and it is thought the money will
be in the hands of the farmers within
six weeks after the appraisement is
completed
Browns Valley-Minnesota $1,000
900 war board has aided DR.. Edward
Hayes of Browns Valley to get in
touch with commission men to pur-
chase a carload of about 600 bushels
of seed potatoes for distribution among
Traverse county farmers, by the
Browns Valley Defense league in the
general movement to increase produc-
ton of food products.
Thief River Falls. - Because Of a
faulty petition the mammoth drain
age ditch in Beltrami, Marshall and
Pennington counties was knocked out
by Judge Stanton at a hearing at Be-
midi attended by more than 100 farm
ers from the eastern part Of PenniHg-
ton county. The taxpayers OF the
three counties will be saved about
$4,000, the estimated cost Of construc-
ton.
Duluth. - Duluth barber shop pa
irons have won their strike against
the rise in the price of haircuts to so
cents and shaves to Is cents. The re-
duction was announced by George
Brown, president Of the Duluth Boss
BARRIERS association. The old price
reigns-35 and Is cents. The heavy
sales of safety razors was blamed by
boss BARRIERS for the failure of the rise
in prices.
St. Paul. The war movement to
make Minnesota produce this year its
mightiest crops finds encouraging con-
ditions reflected in new crop pros
pect summary based on reports from
IS scattered counties and made public
by Fred d. Sherman, state immlgra-
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