The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1922-04-20
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that many of the scales are untrue.
St. Paul-Campilg sites in the Min
nesota state forest in the northern
part of the state are being leased at
remarkably low rates, according 10
State Forester, w. T. Cox.
St. Paul-Mrs. Peter Oleson of Clo-
ouet. has filed as candidate for United
States Senate on the Democratic TICK
ct. Mrs. Oleson was Endorsed by the
Democratic state convention March
31st.
MinneapoIis-A move to extend -four
mill operation of the largest milling
companies in the United States locat'
ed here to other points in the country
ia apparent, not as an effort of taking
over smaller plants, but rather as
trade protective measure.
Measurements of the Min
nesota river are being taken this
spring at several points along the
stream. under the direction of the Min
nesota State Drainage Department.
The data secured will be used in plans
for proposed flood control projects.
Hendricks-Fire 1caused heavy
loss at the farm of Hans Drgre, 1our
and a half miles northwest of here.
A large barn on the place was burned
together with % head of cattle, four
horses, some sheep and large amount
Of grain and feed.
owatonna-About ESQ Steele county
boys and girls are registered for the
1922 season of the Steele county boys
and girls clubs, which start their pro-
iects for the year with Junior short
courses in Bloomington Prairie, Med
ford and Owatonna public schools.
WiIlmar-With the start of spring
work in this section the. farmers find
the ground in good condition, as a.
rule. for seeding Farm hands are IN
strong demand, more so than for sew
eral years. Wages have gone down,
while prices on farm products general
" have improved, so that the farmers
feel they can afford to hire help.
St. Paul-The State Pardon board
has heard Is applications for pardons
and clemency but has taken no actlon
in any cases. The board will visit
the prisoners at Saltwater, St. Cloud
and Shakopee before announcing any
action.
st. Paul-Hearing on the plea OF the
mining companies for permanent In
junction restraining the state of Min
nesota from collection on the occupa'
tional or so-called tonnage tax on IRON
ore has been postponed until April "a
before Judge Wilbur F. Booth in Unit
ed States district court In st. Paul.
St. PauI-Refunds of automobile
taxes in cases of fire, theft or other
loss of a car after the tax Is paid,
are not allowed by the Minnesota au-
tomobile tax law, Secretary OF state
Mike Holm is informed by the state
legal department. Numerous claims
have been made for a refund, and re-
quests for permission to transfer
license to new car.
Walker-Results achieved by the
state sanatorium at Walker, contained
in a recent report, places Minnesota
first among all states in it's work for
prevention of the spread of tubercu'
losis. The institution has approximate
" ESQ patients, and has been able to
arrest AZ per cent of the incipient
cases. II per cent Of the moderately
advanced cases and 2 per cent OF the
far advanced cases, the report shows.
misunderstanding in Clay county
and the Red River valley will be
three weeks late, O.. N Olson, Clay
county agent, predicts. Ordinarily
farmers are in the field April 1, but
It will be 10 days or two weeks be-
fore. they are able to seed, he said
Much Of the valley land between
Moorhead and Crookston is literally
covered with water. -- 49,:
st. PAULA form for uniform &C
counting system for county fair asso'
| Citations of Minnesota has been adopt
cd at a conference attended by county
fair officers and state officials In St.
Paul. The form will be copyrighted
and made available for the 100 county
| fair associations of Minnesota. 1t Is
framed so prompt reports can De
made so there will be no delay IN for
warding the associations shares
NJ the annual state aid of $4,000 fol
county fairs, which provides a maxi
mum Of $1,000 for any one county as
ISOLATION. -. - a.. - =
| WiIImar-The Methodist Episcopa
church society Of Willmar has decided
to erect a new edifice here during thu
coming summer. - -
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF coop
eratiye creameries in four more Min
nesota counties were called together
/ at Preston to organize District NO.
of the statewide dairy marketing ant
service association. This district Il
the 18th in the state to organize To-
active work in consolidated shipping
i wholesale purchasing and standardiza
finn OF products to command the tol