The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-12-10
MINNESOTA news

Fergus FaIIs-The Otter Tail county
commissioners have Joined with state
authorities in plans to keep the county
roads Of this county open during the
coming winter.
Minneapolis - The University OF
Minnesota made nearly a clean sweep
OF the Yorkshire awards in the fat
swine division at the International
Livestock show. w
Taopl-Quietly invading this, little
town in Mower county, three armed
bandits held up the First State bank
and after scooping up more than
$1,000 in cash, escaped in an automo
bile which was standing In front OF
the bank.
ST cIoud-tawrence Johnson is
celebrating the anniversary of his vic.
tory over science. A year ago ply.
sicians gave him day to live when
he fell and broke two vertebrae in his
neck. With the two still broken he is
as active as usual year later.
MinneapoIls-With $4,000 worth OF
radium sealed in lead ball On hand,
equipment has been completed at the
cancer institute, University of Min
nesota, to use It in treating cancer
without disturbing the precious cura.
tive or it's container.
MInneapoIis-Plans for q statewide
reunion Of veterans of the famous
Rainbow or AID Division were under
way, as leaders of the divisional as.
ISOLATION launched new campaign to
get in touch with veterans of the divi.
sion in the state.
Silver kake-Farmers of this com.
munity realize very satisfactory prof.
/ its from seed corn raised for mar
ket. 1t was reported that Silver
Lake seed corn sold at prices 30 per
cent higher than the Chicago market
price and netted $1.O5 to SLOT a
bushel.
Minneapolis-Thep profits Of the Big
Ten teams from football this fall
will exceed $1,000,0O0, declared Ma
jor John L. Griffith, athletic commits
sioner Of the Western Conference.
Major Griffith asserted all of this
money goes to the athletic treasures
Of the conference members for the adj
ministration of athletics for the
masses.
st. cIoud-Benton county police pa
trolling the Jefferson paved highway
effectually broke uh part Of liquor
running gang from Canada when Dep
uty Sheriff Charles Drops arrested one
man, took possession Of an automo-
bile, and rs cases Of Canadian Scotch
whisky and riddled another fleeing
machine with bullets in a pistol duel
The alleged rum runner was shot in
the thigh.
st. PauI-Minnesota's trust funds,
which are the largest of any state
in the union, total $47,444,779, or an
increase of approximately 100000
more than year ago, 1t was disclos-
ed by tabulations completed in the Of
flee Of E. Stark, state treasurer. The
state is now in possession of $1O,022,-
900 in United States Liberty bonds
and also holds Minnesota municipal
bonds totaling $30,411,240.
Minneapolis - Northwest shippers
turned their attention to obtaining
contract from the federal government
through which the Inland Waterways
Corporation would operate a barge
line fleet between Minneapolis and st.
Louis, which would be financed and
constructed by the Upper Mississippi
River Barge Line Company, $1,000
900 corporation incorporated by upper
river business lnen.
MinneapoIis-A new fleldhouse at
least block long, two new gymna-
Sums and all the land possible are
imperatively needed at the University
Of Minnesota, to give students the ath-
letic activity and recreation they
should have, L. D. Coffman, president
Of the University, said, adding that
thousands Of university students are
denied the activity they need, and only
an extensive program, started at Guce,
will remedy the present situation
st. Paul-Minnesota state bank de.
posits have gained more than $z5,.
100000 in the last fiscal year, and of
this amount, Minneapolis banks have
reported $1S,021,197, A. J. Veigel,
state superintendent of banks, report
ed. The increase brings the state to-
tai to $461, 176,049. The legal reserve
required by state law is $29,SS1,394, at
the last bank call, and the actual re-
serve on hand was SIS, ,O56, double
the amount required. Certificates of
deposit and savings. accounts have in
creased $17,593,000 over last year,
bringing the total to $326,496, 900.
demonstrating $1,7OO from his
poultry flock this year, William Met
calf, a recent addition to the poultry
raising colony, has set a new mark
for his community, University Farm
poultry specialists said. In his report
to the gu" farm school, Mr.. Metcalf
wrote: 81 had $40 pullets III 1924
and out Of these sold $1,694.42 worth
Of eggs, $202.15 worth Of broilers and
SIS worth of culls. This made total
Of $1,951.57. My total expense was
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