The Tomahawk., 1925-12-17
MINNESOTA news

tomobile after locking Ii employees
and customers in a vault.
Eveleth-John Greco, has been des-
lgnated by the war department as
candidate for the military academy at
by Senator Shipstead.
eapoIis-Minnesota may play
Michigan twice in 1926. This is the
first time in the history of the West
ern conference that two Tig Ten
teams have met each other twice in a
season.
So. St. aul-Northwestern livestock
raisers are getting $150,000,000 in cash
for cows, pigs and sheep sent to South
st. Paul in 1925, the greatest cash to-
tai ever paid for shipments to this
market, survey Of shipping records
showed.
MinneapoIls-Fred B. Snyder was
reelected president of the board of
regents Of the University Of Mime
sofa at the annual meeting, G. ]. Will
liams Of Duluth was reelected vice.
president and w. T. Middlebrook was
reelected secretary.
MinneapoIis-A new law enforce.
ment unit of the Minnesota Anti-Sa.
loon League, in charge Of F. L. Wat
kins, was organized in Minneapolis,
as new link in the prohibition en-
forcement system, formed to serve as
first aid to local government officers
and federal agents.
StilIwater-Chisel and drill burglars
who took their time to break into three
vaults in the Saltwater postoffice
escaped with $4,000 in stamps and
cash from one safe after they had
knocked the dials off three vaults. In
failing to get into one safe, they
missed another $4,000, Ira E. King,
postmaster, said.
st. Paul-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 $10,022,-
600 in United States Liberty bonds
Minneapolis - Transportation sys-
TENS dug themselves out of the snow,
and restored normal traffic on all lines
after a snowstorm accompanied by
30 mile wind had blocked roads for
"a hours in an early winter demonstra-
ton. Three storm deaths, the first of
the winter, were listed, as snowstorms
and cold gripped the northwest.
st. Paul-There was a decrease of
1881 in the number Of marriages per
formed in Minnesota between 1923
and 1924, according to bulletin is
sued by the census bureau. In 1923
there were 24,7S5 marriages, and in
there was an increase Of IA in the
number Of divorces granted. There
were 2,729 legal separations in 1923
and 2,S03 in 1924.
Hopkins-Fire, once believed to be
out, only to break out second time,
completely destroyed the main office
building of the Minneapolis Thresh-
ing Machine Company at Hopkins, as
members Of three fire departments
stood helpless, when the water sup
ply Of the city and company tanks
was exhausted. The loss was esti.
mated at $15O,O0O
St. Paul-One thousand acres Of
land in Aitkin, Cass and Crow Wing
counties has been thrown open to
former service men for homesteading
privileges. Under the decision, form
er service men will be given a 90-day
preference to file on the land. In the
case Of former service men who have
served more than 80 days, the time
spent in the service can be applied on
the homestead requirement.
nneapolis-Judges honored Min
nesota girls at the international Live
stock show at Chicago when contes-
tants from among 1900 visiting boys
and girls were awarded prizes in the
various divisions. Second place in
the -bread-baking demonstration went
to Marie McPhee and Margaret Rob-
erts of Anoka. The Winona Canning
Club won fourth place.
st. PauI-Lieutenant Edward A. Mi
chaud, st. Paul business man, was
killed in an airplane crash at Void
Chamberlain flying field. He was an
officer in the 109th observation
squadron, Minnesota national guard.
and although not rated pilot, was
flying one of the squadron's ships at
the time of the crash. He spon into
the ground from an altitude Ct 100
feet, preparatory to last landing for
the afternoon.
Minneapolis-The cost of state gov.
eminent in Minnesota and most other
states Of the middle west has more
than doubled since 1918. In Mime
sofa, the general revenue appropria-
ton for 1925 amounted to S20,SAS,61S,
which was this years ALLEGATION from
the biennium fund Of $40,329,953, set
up by the 1925 legislature. In addi-
ton to the current general expense
fund, Minnesota this year is spending
$61,417,592 in special appropriations,
for soldier compensation, the univer-
sity and other schools maintained in
whole or in part by the state. The
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