The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-01-24
News the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

All teachers employed in Duluth
public schools will be required to
sign loyalty pledges in order to re-
tain their positions.
Steele countys registered men
will learn how to drill before going
into the army camps. Arrangements
have been made for training at
Pillsbury academy armory, Ovation
ma, every week.
Instead of the Nonpartisan meet
ing at Sank Center, which was
forbidden by Mayor Dubau, large
ly attended patriotic rally was held
there. DR.. Frederick Perry, Red
Cross member, spoke.
The law which permits one school
district to send it's pupils to high
school in another district without
paying tuition will be tested in a case
arising from the refusal of the Man
kato school district longer to &C
| cept the high school pupils from
North Mankato unless tuition is paid.
Sheriff Charles Fellman will never
get rich boarding prisoners at the
Red Lake county Jail If the occu-
pants number no more than they did
in 1917. During the year he had but
nine, prisoners, one of whom was
girl. Only $50 was paid by the coun-
ty during the year for the board Of
prisoners.
Attorney General Smith of Mime
sofa advises against the prosecution
Of the excessively loyal men that
broke into the house of George Peters
of Hawley and destroyed the picture
of the Kaiser. County Attorney c.
| G. Dosland referred the matter to the
states attorney Wien appeaed to, to
prosecute the men.
| e. Weld, president of the Moor
head state normal school predicts a
great shortage of school teachers for
the next four or five years. He stat
ed that q call had come in for many
more teachers than the normal could!
furnish "A great effort will be made
| by the educators to keep up the
standard for teachers in spite of the
shortage" said President Weld.
Simplicity will be the keynote at
the half.century anniversary this
spring of the University of Mime
sofa All unnecessary expense in
connection with the affair will be
eliminated. Tho formal Inauguration
of DR.. Marion LIE Roy Burton as pres
ident probably will consist only OF
handing over the keys Of the insti-
tuition by the new president of the
board of regents of the university.
Rev. William Mckinley, dean OF
Minnesota Methodism, author and
lecturer, died at Winona after an
illness of several months. He had
been identified with Minnesota Meth
odism since 1854, serving at one
time as pastor of the First M. t.
church of Hamline and at Minneapo'
| lis. He was also once pastor of two
Winona Methodist churches and
was pastor emeritus of both when
he died. He retired from the active
ministry several years ago.
Last year, during the first four
days in January, the Bemidji post
office did over $500 worth Of stamp
business, while during the first four
lays of this year the office did over
500 worth.
F. H. Shoemaker, who represented
the National Nonpartisan league al
a meeting held att Walters, pleaded
guilty to charges of using indecent
and abusive language, tending to pro
vo,,. assault and was fined SO and
costs.
Two Indian boys from the Elan
dreau Indian. School were capture'
at Pipestone while running away from
the institution. The boys were bound
for their home in the northern par
of tho state and said that they want
ed to 20 hunting.
A farm crop survey of Minnesota
may be made by town assessors dur
ing their canvasses next spring, pre-
liminaries in that direction having
been discussed at q special confer
ence at the Capitol. The scheme
is similar to that proposed to thu
State Public Safety Commission las
year and this time probably will b
carried out under the direction OF A
| -. WllSOu, SI0SC AOOu 1OAAAAAAOSA own
Fairmont il proud Of Mr.. and Mrs
Rudolph Thieman, who were born II
Germany. Mrs. Thieman has knit 2
pairs Of socks for the Red Cross ant
q pairs for the boys of E company
13eth infantry. They have two son
in q company and third in the Ma
tional army. In the windows of thei
1ome are q service flag, q Red eros
emblem and a food conservation
card. The Stars and Stripes fly from
the root.
A proposal for abolishment o
both the state forestry and timbe
boards and creation Of q new stat
board to administer laws relating t
state owned timber was referred t
a committee Of Ave to be appointe
by Governor Burnquist and includ
members Of both bodies ut join
meeting of the present boards
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