The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-12-24
MINNESOTA NEWS


the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life
Range, is taking shape with land pur'
chasing contracts already obtained Tor
approximately 10000 acres.
RusseII-In an effort to save fish
imprisoned in the shallow water under
the ice in Clear lake here, a crew OF
men is pumping water from nearby
steams into the lake.
Staples Nine large trucks used by
workers ON state highways, and 10
automobiles were destroyed by fire at
a garage here, entailing an estimated
loss of $50,O00.
Minneapolis Businessmen have
been informed from two sources at
Washington that establishment Of a
barge line between the twin cities and
st. Louis, to be operated by the fed
eral government, Is assured.
Detroit-Damage OF 100000 re.
suited from fire in the business dis
trict here which completely destroyed
a store, offices and living apartments
above 1t, and an adjacent plumbing
shop.
Ivanhoe-Report Of the seventeenth
birth in a Lake Stay township family
reached here. The parents are Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Jonathan, their pride
enhanced by the fact that 16 Of their
children are alive and well.
DuIuth-Sale of tract Of land in
Idaho containing more than 100000.
900 feet Of pine timber to the Weyer.
haeuser interests for a consideration
Of about $1,S0O,000 was announced by
Henry furnish, lumberman and capt.
talist
Rochester-Productio Of nearly
100000 pounds of cheese in 26 Co
operative cheese factories in Olmsted,
Goodhue and Dodge counties in the
first 10 months Of this year, has
stamped this industry among the lead
ing agricultural activities of the three
southeastern Minnesota counties.
Madison-Clyde Zimmerman and
William Irving Green, who have been
confined in the county Jail here for
several weeks, after escaping from the
jail, stole an automobile and made
their getaway. Using wire from a
waste basket in the cell, the men sue
ceeded in unlocking the door.
st. Paula Minnesota law requir.
ing motor trucks used for commercial
freighting. and operating on a regu.
lar time schedule, to pay a state mo.
tor vehicle tax Of 10 per cent, was
upheld by the state supreme court in
hearing an appeal of case brought
by a Minneapolis commercial freight.
ing firm.
MinneapoIls-A. L. Roberts of WI
mona, leading hotel man Of southern
Minnesota and pioneer in the work
of developing tourist business and adj
vertising the state as Americas great
summer playground, was elected presi-
dent of the Ten Thousand Lakes Of
Minnesota association at the close Of
its ninth annual meeting.
NorthfieId-Plans for conducting a
Holstein show in conjunction with the
1925 Rice county fair here were dis
cussed at the annual meeting Of the
stockholders here. Increased demand
for good dairy cows recently has re-
suited in greater activities among
breeders of purebred Holsteins.
st. PauI-Ralph Budd, president Of
the Great Northern railway, announc-
ed a $4,000, 900 building improvement
program. The program includes $10,-
100000 to build an eight-mile tunnel
lowering by 1000 feet the Great :ior-
thern's crossing Of the Cascade noun.
tains, and $12,000,000 to be laid out
within a year on other betterments.
MlnneapoIls-An exchange OF shots
between a patrolman and bandits az
ter the holdup of a Bloomington ave
nue. meat market, resulted in the
death of a 14-year-old> boy. Donald
Diment, the victim, fell MORALLY
wounded while approaching his home
through an alley, when Patrolman
James H. Trepanier gave chase to
two bandits whose victim he had been
a moment before in Schaefer Bros.
market.
St. PauI-Half a million new auto
mobile license tags are stored at the
state capitol awaiting the 1925 sea-
son. which will open promptly Janu.
airy 2. Officials said that they are ex.
pecting a rush, AMI II all applica-
lions are handled by February Is
there will be no let up for more than
six weeks After February Is, pen.
alties will accrue, and as the legisla.
ture will not be in cession. there is
no chance Of the time being extend.
ed.
Minneapolis - Minnesota, having
harvested its tourist Crop" which in
1925 was worth more than its wheat
crop and two-thirds as much as It's
famous butter crop, now is preparing
to spend 100000 in improvements
so as to be ready for greater bust
ness in 1926, the Ten Thousand Lakes
of Minnesota Association was told, al
its annual meeting. A total of 1,099,
SIT tourists from outside Minnesots
spent a total Of $59,672,s50 in the
state in 1925, in the process Of enjoy
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