The Tomahawk., 1919-01-02
IS FINANCIALLY WELL OFF
State Treasurers Report Shows State
In Splendid Condition.

than ever before in the states history,
according to the annual report OF
State Treasurer Rines. The treas.
urer's balance at the close of business
July 81, 1918, was $8.277,S14.30, an in
crease of s2,S20S65.7S in two years.
OF this amount $4,368,237 was cred.
tied to the Revenue fund.- as compared
with a, balance of 1921, 1856 two
years previous. That the state has
been able to actually increase the bal
ance in the Revenue fund nearly two
million dollars during a period when
unusual expenditures of large sums
have been necessary on account of the
war, is very gratifying.
St. Cloud.-D. H. Freeman, mayor
Of St. Cloud. has resigned owing to i'll
health. His successor has, not been
named.
Pipestone-Hans Spoltenburg, a
farmer, has been missing several
days. An extensive search is being
conducted.
| Bemidji.-E. J. Willis sold the H.
H. Miller farm of 400 acres, compris'
rell of Southern Minnesota. The con
sideration was $4,000 cash.
Crosby-The villages of Crosby.
Ironton, Guyana, Manganese and
Trommald went over the top the first
day in the drive for Red Cross mem
bership.
Long Prairie-Paul Hosalla, for
forty-five years a farmer Of the town
of Hartford, died at his home about
nine miles northwest of Long Prairie
of pneumonia following Influenza.
St. Cloud.-At the regular meeting
of the city commissioners communi-
cation was received from the interna-
tional brotherhood of teamsters ask
ing for an increase of 81 a day in
wages.
Windom.-To go over the top three
times and come out with only slight
bullet wound under the chin was the
experience of Walter Bell of this city.
Mrs. Bell has just been informed Of
her sons injury.
Minneapolis.-Capt. Charles WAL
lace, marine corps, twice wounded in
action in France after enlisting the
day the United States declared war
on Germany, is back. He is son of
State Senator Carl Wallace.
Barnesville.-Sergea Kenneth j.
Masterson, Barnesville, reported
slightly wounded in action in the cas-
ualty list, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Masterson and was a twin broth
or of Corporal Maurice Masterson,
who was killed in action on Nov. 1.
st. Paul.-Robert F. Leonard, for
mer American vice consul at Astra-
khan, Russia, has arrived home here
after spending three months as a
prisoner of the Bolshevik government
in Russia. He is the son of Rev. H. G..
Leonard. Mr.. Leonard said that no
charges were presented against him,
nor was he given a hearing of any
kind.
tion of Farmers Mutual Insurance
companies at the annual convention
here adopted resolutions pledging
financial support to the several town
| ship farmers insurance companies, in
the Minnesota forest fires district,
which were hit hard by the October
confagrations. It was estimated that
the small organizations must meet
claims aggregating 100000.
Bemidji-Though Northern Mime
sofa is covered with snow three feet
deep, the weather has been compare
lively mild, and with swamps not
frozen the outlook for large logging
operations is discouraging, Oscar Ar.
neson, state superintendent of timber,
said on his return from an official
business trip through northern coun-
ties. About $4,000 worth of timber
on small tracts of state-owned land
was sold by Mr.. Arnespn at sales at
International Falls, Two Harbors, Du-
luth, Grand Rapids and Bemidji.
Red Wing.-santa Claus came near
burning at school entertainment In
District No. 20. Goodhue county, when
the cotton whiskers and trimming on
Santa took fire from q candle. Henry
Veiths, who was playing Santa Claus,
was soon enveloped in flames. Spec
tators extinguished the flames but not
until his face had been burned, though
not seriously. An aged spectator lost
half of his genuine whiskers and sus-
tanned a badly burned chin, when he
too, was set on fire while rendering
assistance to veiths. This incident
closed the show. '.'
st. Cloud.-Senator Knute Nelson
has been asked to have investigated
the death of Private Fred e. Hagquist
of Sauk Rapids. alleged to have been
discharged from Camp Wheeler, Ca,
while i'll, who arrived home with a
temperature Of 1884 and died Of
pneumonia. It is said he became un
conscious on the train before reaching