The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-12-31
MINNESOTA NEWS

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GERS to enforce the law.
st. PauI-Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg,
wife of the secretary Of state, arrived
In st. Paul to spend the Christmas
holidays in her home. Mr.. Kellogg,
detained in Washington by official
business, will arrive in few days.
LItchfieId-An attempt to wreck
Great Northern passenger .-ains was
thwarted, because four sticks Of dyna-
mite placed on the rails froze and did
not explode. Six trains passed over
the dynamite without mishap.
New Prague-The output Of high
grade creamery butter from the New
Prague Cooperative creamery for the
year totals almost 100000 pounds.
This amount, it was estimated, will
place the local plant in third, or at
least fourth place in quantity produc.
ton in the state.
Minneapolis - Minnesota communi-
ties are supplying work enough for
residents of their own cities, with
building operations expected to con-
tinue as long as weather is favorable,
r. T. Jones, district director, employ
ment service of the United States de-
partment of labor, says in his month
ly report.
watonna-Prominent men of Min
nesota were at Owatonna for the
funeral services of Ernest T. Win
ship, leader in good roads and good
dairy cattle in Minnesota. Members
Of the Minnesota State Automobile
Association, the Ten Thousand Lakes
OF Minnesota Association and the
Minnesota Holstein Breeders Associa-
ton, Of which groups he was presi-
dent, attended the funeral.
Minneapolis The Guaranty State
bank was held up and robbed OF $4,000
in cash just before closing time by
three bandits. 1t was the first bank
robbery in Minneapolis in more than
a year and the most recent and daring
Of series Of major crimes that have
resulted in two deaths, the wounding
of a third victim and the loss of thou
sands Of dollars within the past ten
days.
Rochester-An endowment, disabil-
ity and life insurance policy In an
amount exceeding $1,060,OO0 has been
purchased by the Mayo clinic for 1875
members Of it's permanent staff. This
blanket policy, said to be the first Of
It's kind ever written, will also pro-
vide an adequate pension for members
Of the clinic faculty, according to H.
J. Harwick, business manager Of the
Barnum-This village Of Barnum,
where there are 125 white Leghorn
hens for every man, woman and
child, will become the poultry CAPT.
tai Of Minnesota January 4, when the
agricultural extension. service Of the
Of Minnesota moves bod
lily OF Barnum, for a 1hort course.
Seven Minnesota counties and six
from Wisconsin are taking part in
the course.
RenvIIe-The much postponed in
quest OF the st. Paul road wreck
near here November Is was post
poned for the fourth time and reset
for January 4. According to Coron-
err August Dirks of Olivia, Irwin Buck
lin. Minneapolis. the only one Of three
engineers in the wreck to escape
death, was unable to appear as the
result of injuries suffered in the
crash.
st. Paul-Seven million dollars will
be spent for extension Of Minnesotas
system Of improved trunk highways
In 1925. The total for permanent i'm
provements in 1926 will be larger than
the expenditure fer that purpose in
1925. In 1925, the state will pave
twice as many miles of highways as
were paved in 1925. Charles M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner,
made known that his department has
prepared a $14.OOO,OOO budget for
1926.
MontevIdeo-Three farm purchases
totaling nearly 100000, of which more
than half was in cash, are considered
indicative Of agricultural prosperity in
Minnesota. John Matthees paid $780,
900 cash for 160 acre farm near Fair
haven. In another 100000 transac-
ton, most of which was cash, Theo-
dore Kunee, of Bellingham, bought the
Alfred Okeson farm. The biggest deal
was the purchase Of 264 acres four
miles east of Montevideo, for 5000 an
acre, total Of $52,SOO, by Anton Wick.
Montevideo farmer from John Beh-
rens.
St. Paul-Declaring that Minnesota
freight rate increases, ordered last
September by the interstate commerce
commission, are unlawful, discrimi-
natory and unreasonable" the state Of
Minnesota, through the railroad and
warehouse commission, defied the au.
thority of the interstate body to regu-
late rates entirely within the state
and ordered the railroads to cancel
the higher rates and to re-establish
lower tariffs, set up by the state COM
mission In 1Q15 and In effact for IN