The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-05


satisfactorily, with only few delin-
quents.
Mankato. - Members of the state
BARRIERS board of examiners were in
the city one day recently and three
BARRIERS took the examination at the
P. Landmark shop.
Crookston-Red River valley coun-
ty agents met here and discussed next
years work and laid plans for secur-
ing the next Minnesota potato show,
to be held during the fall of 1919.
St. Cloud - Search is being made
for Harry Emerson, q, local plasterer,
who has been making his home for
the last two years at a local hotel and
who disappeared two weeks ago while
delirious from the "tiu."
East Grand Forks.-East Grand
Forks schools opened Monday. An
order issued by DR.. G. P. Kirk, city
health officer, authorized the lifting OF
the influenza ban in the city, and the
opening of public schools.
Stillwater.-Mrs.G Glenn Clark of C!o-
quet, until burned out by the forest
fires, now residing in Duluth, is here
visiting old-time friends. They lost
everything they owned except the
clothing they wore and little silver
Glenn grabbed and threw into suit
case.
Bemidji.-Harry E. Reynolds has
been ordered to report at New York,
preparatory to embarking for over
seas to enter active duties for the
Y. M. C. A., and has left. Mr.. Rey-
nolds is secretary of the Commercial
club, having succeeded F. B. Lamson
when the latter resigned last summer
to accept a similar position at Marsh
field, Wis.
Madelia. A committee of citizens
here have appealed to the Omaha
Railway company, St. Paul, for She
free use of box car in which to ship
household furnishings and equipment
to the fire sufferers in the northern
part of the state. Many persons in
the town wish to make donations OF
this character and will do so in case
the railroad administration will pro-
vide free transportation.
Morris.-Morris will have special
election on Tuesday, December 10, to
vote on the question of issuing $4,000
bonds, $4,000 Of which will be used
to aid in the construction and equip
ment of an armory, and $4,000 for the
construction of municipal office and
fire department building. It Is planned
that INTELLECTUALLY the two buildings
will be one, and will be constructed
at the same time.
St. Paul.-1n 1917 Minnesota did its
bit toward ending the war by giving
bountifully Of it's manhood to the fight
ing forces of the United States. Then,
to make up the draft on its manhood,
Minnesota saw to it that nearly 1000
more boy babies were born than were
girl babies! A bulletin records the
birth of 2S,2O1 boys and 26,597 girls,
including seven sets of triplets and
$40 pairs Of twins. Deaths in the state
numbered 1851.
st. Paul. !. Minnesota military off,
GERS will be asked to enroll for two
weeks early in January as students in
a citizens training camp in the can
torment at Camp Zachary Taylor,
KY. The camp is authorized by tho
war department and will be in charge
of Capt. F. l.. Beals. It will be for the
special benefit of members CT the re-
serve militia and the state may be
asked to pay the expenses of men
taking the course.
Minneapolis.-By order of Secretary
Daniels of the navy, permission has
been granted enlisted men of the naval
who enlisted for the period of the war
to make application to their command
ing officers for discharge. In the be.
lief of navy officers here, the order
means the beginning of the end for
the Dunwoody naval school, which
was organized for the period of the
war. It is estimated that 80 per cent
of the Dunwoody sailors will make ap-
plications for discharge.
Keewatin.-This is one of the range
towns that did not have to canvass
for subscriptions to the United War
fund to raise it's allotment, the organ.
izations that compose the Seven Sis
by monthly allotments from the De-
tense league. The Defense league is
composed of every working man, wo-
man and child, and each pays in 81
per month for its support. This money
is divided up according toa percentage
rate among the Seven Sisters. Kee-
watin was asked and has raised its
allotted amount of $500, This is the
largest amount based on matter of
population of any district in the
county.
Thief River F'alls.-A new plan for
securing money for fire sufferers was
tried out in Pennington county re-
Gently. The Red Cross placed sub
scription lists in the voting booths of
the different precincts throughout the
various townships on which the voters
indicated the amount they wished to
give. This was the only attempt at
solicitation made In the rural districts
and so successful did this innovation
prove that $S33.9O was secured. Thief