The Tomahawk., 1926-01-14
MINNESOTA news

FInIayson-Five unmasked bandits
who locked four persons in a vault
obtained $1,000 in a daylight robbery
OF the First State bank. They fed In
large sedan.
chisholm-First indications Of i'm
proved labor conditions in the iron
mining industry, forecast for 1926 were
evident with the announcement of the
reopening Of the Leonard mine at
North Bank.
st. Characterization making pri-
mary excavations for st. Clouds new
$1,000,000 hospital, struck a vein of
low grade coal. The vein was discov.
cred by workmen sinking wells and Is
reported to be so feet below the sur.
face.
DuIuth-Minnesota's iron ore pro-
duction Of 1925, totaling 3S,77S,540
tons, was the greatest of any year in
the history. Of the state, with the ex.
ception Of 1923, when the iron ranges
reached the record output Of 45,312,S06
tons. The 1924 figure was 31,5SS, 702
tons, according to official records.
st. Paul-With the announced in.
tention Of completing paving all the
way from the Twin Cities to Duluth
this year, the Minnesota highway de.
partment took long step forward by
asking for bids on 1914 miles Of the
route, the first set of contracts of the
new year and the forerunner Of
100000 program.
st. Peter-Gustavus Adolphus col.
lege went over its goal of 100000,
ending four-year campaign, and as
a result will received 100000 from
the general educational board of the
Rockefeller Institute Of New York, to
be added to the original fund of $780,.
600, thus giving the school the $780,.
600 endowment necessary as a college.
Lake city-Forty-two trucks and a
warehouse, familiar to hundreds OF
Minnesota National Guardsmen, were
destroyed by fire at Camp Lakeview
at an estimated loss Of 100000. The
warehouse, a brick structure, 40 by
$50 feet, housed the National Guard
trucks used for the annual encamp.
ment of the Minnesota guardsmen.
Belle PIalne-Resumptio of the
campaign for protection against over
flow Of the Minnesota river has been
undertaken by bottom land" farmers
In Scott county, south of here. Lead.
ers Of the movement said that Con-
gresham August H. Anderson will be
asked to carry out the program map
ped out by former Congressman C. R.
Davis.
RenviIle-Grand jury investigation,
leading to possible charges of man.
slaughter, will follow the verdict of q
coroner's jury investigating the Chi
cago, Milwaukee G. St. Paul wreck
near here November Is that the mis-
hap was to be blamed on the mis-
judgment and negligence of the men
in charge Of freight train No. 1884,"
according to the county attorney.
St. neutrality-suspicious. totaling
$4S4,775 for Indian affairs in Mime
sofa, Montana, North Dakota and
South Dakota are provided in the in.
terror department bill presented to
congress. The Minnesota appropria-
lions, totaling s166,000, include: A
school at Pipestone, $4,000; road and
bridges on the Red Lake reservation,
$4,000; and general support of Indians
from tribal funds, $4,000.
Jordan-Plans have been an
nounced for an active campaign in the
interest Of timber land preservation
in connection with the Scott county
farm bureau forestry program for
1925. Several large tracts Of heavy
timber, containing thousands of acres
OF saw log timber, remain in the coun-
ty. Proper culling and selection of
timber for cutting and encouragement
Of planting activities are included in
the campaign.
st. Paul-The Minnesota State Fair
yielded profit Of $3s,225.17, above all
expenses, despite the greatest expen-
ditures in history for entertainment
and premiums, Thomas H. Garfield,
secretary and general manager, said
in his report to Governor Theodore
Christianson. Total receipts for the
1925 fair, he said, were s429, 46804.
$12,457.2S more than in 1924. The to.
tai cost was $391,242.S7. Cash re.
ceipts from ticket sales, including
outside gates, grandstand and night
horse show, were $2S6,S56.75. Conces-
sion revenues, including percentage
concessions, attractions and shows,
paid $60,641.03, and exhibit space
rentals totaled $22,85120.
St. Paula sweeping investigation
Of criminal law and the machinery for
dealing with criminals in Minnesota,
with the purpose Of formulating rene.
dial legislation, was ordered by Gov.
ernor Theodore Christianson. The gov
ernor appointed a commission of rs
members, including members of the
supreme court, leaders Of the. Mime
sofa bar, educators and social work.
ers, representatives of the churches,
and police and prison authorities to
undertake this work at once. This
step was taken by the governor as a
sequel to the killing Of a Minneapolis |
police sergeant and the Wounding Of |