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^tv- 54 S Total cost Cost o* lau*1 ftf/!i WHAT A JEWELRY FIRM DID If- They Invested Some of Their ^5 Spare Money in Canadian Lands. S. Joseph & Sons, of Des Moines, Iowa, are looked upon as being shrewd, careful business men. Having some spare money on hand, and looking for a suitable investment, they decided to purchase Canadian lands, and farm it. With the assistance of the Canadian Government Agent, at Des Moines, Iowa, they made selection near Cham pion, Alberta. They put 240 acres of land in wheat, and in writing to Mr. Hewitt, the Canadian Government Agent at Des Moines, one of the mem bers of the firm says: "I have much pleasure in advising you that on our farm five miles east of Champion, in the Province of Al berta, Canada, this year (1916 we har vested and threshed 10,G00 bushels of -wheat from 240 acres, this being an -average of 44 bushels and 10 pounds to the acre. A considerable portion of the wheat was No. 1 Northern, worth at Champion approximately $1.85 per bushel, making a total return of $19,610, or an average of $81.70 per acre gross yields. Needless to say, we are extremely well pleased with our lands." It might not be uninteresting to read the report of C. A. Wright of Mllo, Iowa, who bought 160 acres at Cham pion, Alberta, for $3,300 In December, 1915. He stubbled in the whole lot of it, and threshed 4,487 bushels Grade No. 2 Northern. Mr. Wright, being a thorough busi ness man, gives the cost of work, and the amount realized. These figures show that after paying for his land and cost of operation he had $2,472.67 left. 4,487 bushels, worth $1.55 at Champion $6,954.83 Threshing bill, lie per bushel $ 493.57 Seed at 95c 144.00 Drilling 160.00 Cutting 160.00 Twine 50.00 Shocking 40.00 -Hauling to town, 3c. 134.61 ,...$1,182.18 3,300.00 $4,482.18 $4,482.1$ jpfet profit after pacing for farm and all cost of opera tion $2,472.67 Advec*lsement. Both Hard to Manage. ReddSo they are divorced? GreeneYes, she's taken the "bU dren and he's taken the automobile. "Suppose she thought the children would be easier to manage."Yonkers Statesman. ACTRESS TELLS SECRET. A well known actress gives the follow ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and & oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix It at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use come In each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken Btreaked, faded gray hair, and make It soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, la not sticky or ffreasy, and does not rub off. Adv. Ecstatic Moments. SmaleHad a most enjoyable time at the dentist's this afternoon. DaleEh? Enjoyable? SmaleYes. When I went In, an other dentist was filling my dentist's teeth.London Answers. Dr. Pierce'8 Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for laxativethree for a cathartic.Adv. His Forte. "The operatic tenor on shipboard sang charmingly at the ocean con- cert." "I don't doubt it. They say he is particularly good on the high C's." flt is cruei to force nauseating, harsh physic into a sick child. Look back at your childhood days. Remember the "dose" mother Insisted oncastor oil, calomel, cathartics. How you hated them, how you fought against taking them. With our children it's different. Mothers who cling to the old form of physic simply don't realize what they do. The children's revolt is well-found ed. Their tender little "insides" are injured by them. If your child's stomach, liver and bowels need cleansing, give only deli cious "California Syrup of Figs." Its action is positive, but gentle. Millions of mothers keep this harmless "fruit laxative" handy, they know children love to take it that it never falls to clean the liver and bowels and sweet en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful given today saves a sick child tomor roar. Ask at the store for a 60-cent bottle f "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly en each bottle. Adv. The poor relation often wonders whether a rich one really has a poor memory. If a man finds marriage a failure h# *an put it all in his wife's name. SKSS*-^ ^j^f^^nff^-^^ HOUSEWILL RATIFY MEASURE GOES THROUGH UPPER BODY BY VOTE OF 49 TO 16 AFTER ONE AMENDMENT IS MADE. DATE OF ENFORCEMENT EXTENDED SIX MONTHS Expected That Lower Branch Will Concur in Change Without Delay After Which Voters of State Will Pass on Measure De- ciding Fate of Saloons. St. Paul, Feb. 16.The electorate of Minnesota will decide at the next gen eral election whether the state is to become "bone dry." The bill providing for the submis sion of a prohibition constitutional amendment, already passed in the House, has been passed by the Senate with only one change. There were 49 votes for it and 16 against. The House bill set the time of oper ation of the amendment as January 1, 1920. The Senate extended the time to July 1. 1920. The bill will now go back to the House for concurrence. Leaders of both factions predict that the lower branch would approve the change made by the Senate. The governor'a signature is not necessary. Those who expected to witness a real "field day" in the Senate were disappointed. All of the differences between the various factions had been ironed out before the Senate met to consider the measure as a special or der of business. The wets had asked that the time limit be extended 11 months. The Senate temperance committee had so amended the House bill. The radical drys wanted the Senate to fix the date the same as in the bill passed by the House. At a conference between the radi cal drys and some of the "near" drys, it was decided to compromise with the wets on the six months ex tension. The bill was sent back to the temperance committee and there amended to read July 1, 1920. The constitutional amendment to be approved or disapproved by the elec torate would forbid the manufacture, sale, disposition, gift, or transporta tion of liquor within the state. With the amendment practically out of the way, dry leaders are now chPek ing up votes for the statutory prohibi tion bill. It is understood that some of the dry leaders are convinced that the statutory measure has no chance of passage. Fight on Tonnage Tax Seen St. Paul, Feb. 15.Lines are al ready bein^ drawn for the fight in the House ol Representatives on the so called "super-tax" on output of iron mines, the tonnage tax in more dras tic form, introduced by Representa tives Bjorge, Warner and Bendixen. The House committee on taxes and tax laws has recommended the bill out without recommendation, with the request that it be made a special order of business. The committee's action was taken after the close of the third public hearing held on the bill. The committee was told that labor would be the chief sufferer if the bill was passed. John Dwan of Two Har bors said that the big mining com panies would curtail their operations in Minnesota if the additional burden was placed on them. Other speakers said the same thing. Besides Mr Dwan, the following ap pearcd before 1he committee to pro test against the passage of the bill: D. E. Woodbrid^c. W. Raily and J. C. Agnew. Dulnth. Lawrence A. Ross man, Grand Rapids Charles T. Murphy of Aurora is ex pected to lead the fight against the measure. Henry O. Bjorqe, C. Bendixen and Charles H. Warner, au thors of the bills, will lead the fight for it. Anti-suffragists have scored a vic tory at the capitol. They succeeded in having the House elections committee postpone reporting the suffrage bills until the anti-suffragists are given op portunity to present arguments The committee originally intended to report the bill calling for the sub mission of a constitutional amend ment for equal suffrage and the bill i providing for women voting for presi I dential electors It was planned to I make the bills special orders of busi ness. Mrs J. Gllflllan of Minneapolis led a delegatien of woman who pro tested to the committee. They said that they were opposed particularly to the statutory suffrage bill. To Probe Grain Exchange. St. raul, Feb 12.Representatives A. Teigen. Elias Nordgren, F. T. Mossman, C. M. Bendixen and J. E. Madigan have been appointed a special committee to investigate the Minne apolis Cnamber of Commerce, the Du lnth Board of Trade and the Equity Co-operative Exchange. The appoint ments were announced after Mr. Teigen demanded that some action be taken on the resolution presented by him Jin ,**ry 16 calling for the inquiry, and Mi'.rt uns adopted by the House after wdr. del^:e. !Jv*.'f*irH M^S*^"? \f^y^'?i'"i RY'BILL IS S SENATE A&^sJytffetetub. a^^^v.-.u2lfefc --ro*a*fc. THE TOMAHAWK. WHITE EARTH, MINN. St. Fa.il, K'eb. 15.li.., ment by the Govenio." of one or moie mmm^ experts and one or more timber cruis ers is directo'l in a U.I introduced by Senator R. C. Dunn of IMnceton. Ac cording to the terms of the bill the ex perts are to work under the personal direction of the Go\ernor, investigat ing the method of mining and timber operations on leased state lands. Representative J. J. Fhkie's seat in the Minnesota legislature was madf secure when the House, by a vote ot 86 to 11, approved the report of the election contests committee recom mending the Mr. Fhkkie's claim to election be upheld. State banks with a capitalization of $50,000 or more will be enabled to do a trust business, if a bill introduced in the Senate by Senator James A. Carley of Plamview, passes. Action on the Knutson bill taxing transactions on grain exchanges, which came up as a special order in the House was postponed. Representative C. L. Stevens of Warren offered a resolution demand ing that A. T. Rustad, assistant chiet clerk of the House, be required to pro duce copies of letters said to have been written by him to county officials asking them to urge their representa tives to oppose the Stevens bill re ducing salaries of county auditors and treasurers in certain counties. Control of school athletics and other activities is given to the district school boards of the state by the terms of a bill introduced in the Senate by Sena tor Henry N. Benson of St. Peter. Did Not Ask for More Power St. Paul, Feb. 12.Governor Burn quist insists emphatically tha* he did not ask legislators to grant him addi tional power to curb disorders beyond the control of local officials. Legislators, who conferred with the executive several times, insist em phatically that Governor Buroquist did ask for additional power to curb dis orders. Statements by the governor that he did not approve certain features of the bill passed by the Senate appro priating $50,000 a year for the pay ment of deputy sheriffs, aroused sen ators and representatives. The bill, now being considered by House com mittees, was drawn only because the governor asked for such Jgislation, they say. They charge Liat the gov ernor is simply "passing the buck". Signs Bendixen Law Repeal Bill. St. Paul, Feb. 15.Burnquist ha* signed the repeal of the Bendixen law which authorized railroads to charge 3 cents a mile for the first five miles in passenger rates and the bill empower ing county commissioners to make loans to resident farmers for seed and feed after crop failures, and both meas ures became effective immediately. The provision making the Bendixen law repeal effective immediately after it was signed by the governor caused some speculation at the capitol. The measure involves changes of every passenger tariff in Minnesota and railroads are required to file the new tariffs immediately. I. W. W Inquiry Ended. St. Paul, Feb. 15.After wjeks of stormy sessions, the inquiry into in dustrial disturbances in North Minne sota, centering around the activities of the 1. W. W.. has ended. A subcommittee of the House labor committee has been named to draw up a report. The report is expected to in clude some recommendations on the bill now before the House calling for an appropriation of $100,000 to be used in quelling disorders in counties where the sheriffs are unable to cope with the riotous situations. For State Fair Grounds Improvement. St. Paul, Feb. 12.Improvements at the State Fair grounds to the amount of $337,000 are sought in a bill intro duced by Representatives George Sudheimer, John Gerlich and Henry Bjorge. The issuance of State fair cer tificates of indebtedness bearing inter est would be authorized by the pro posed law. Improvements desired are a new live stock barn to cost $250,000, in extension of the grand stand roof at an expenditure of $45,000. and minor repairs. Risk Bill Opponents Heard. St. Paul. Feb. 15.Opponents of-the state insurance bill introduced in both houses of the Legislature have had their inning. Representatives of em ployer's associations and of liability insurance companies were granted the floor at a public hearing on the bill held at the capitol by the Senate com mittee on employers' liability and the House committee on workmen's com pensation. Two Economy Bills Approved. St. Paul, Feb. 15.Two bills intro duced in the Legislature by the Effici ency & Economy commission have been recommended for passage by the Senate committee on civil administra tion. After a debate on the bill providing for submission to popular vote of the const mtional amendment reducing the membership of the House to 100, and of the Senate to 50, the committee de cided to report favorably on it. Two Suffrage Bills to Come up. St. Paul, Feb. 12.By a vote of 11 to 3 the house committee on election sent out two suffrage bills, the constitution al amendment and the statutory bill giving women the vote on president. The latter bill is the one urged by the Minnesota Suffrage association, which has asked that the constitutional amendment be not sumbitted, but the election committee decided to put both measures up and have them threshed out at once. It recommended that they be a special order for March 16. at 2- a. ra. ^^iH^R* ?4? 9f^ 2,962FIRES CAUSE LOSS OF $4,963,533 STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT FOR PAST YEAR CONTAINS INTERESTING FIGURES. WATCHES START 151 BLAZES Children, Rats and Mice, Back-firing Automobiles, Bonfires, Christmas Trees, Electric Wires and Incen- diaries Other Causes of Fires. St. Paul.The story of a year on the trail of the fire fiend is told brief ly in figures between the fiery red cov ers of the 1916 report of the State Fire Marshal Robert Hargadine, which has just come from the printer. It shows 2,962 fires with $4,963,533 in losses in Minnesota in 1916. Carelessness with matches is charged for 151 fires, causing $159,975 property damage. Children playing with matches caused 68 fires and $23,268 in losses, and rat and mice and matches caused nine fires, resulting in $9,825 of dam age. Chidren playing with fire are blamed for 41 fires that consumed prop erty valued at $32,299. Backfiring automobiles started 42 blazes with $11,575 loss. Bonfires are blamed for two fires costing $1,150. Three Christmas tree fires caused $674 fire losses, and.carelessness with can dles started 19 fires, with $4,317 dam age. Electric wires began 96 fires, re sulting in $402,638 of losses. There was a loss of $496,194 from 129 fires communicated to adjoining buildings, and $1,509,653 from 659 fires of unde termined origin. Seventy-two fires were of incendiary origin. Would Supervise Schools. St. Paul. State supervision of pri vate schools in Minnesota is recom mended by the state child welfare commission in a final report adopted for presentation to Governor Burn quist. "Closer co-operation between public and private schools will be rec ommended," said W. W. Hodson, sec retary of the commission. Need for legislation on this subject was suggested to the commission by C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of education, in a recent communication. While private schools are doing ex cellent work, the superintendent stat ed, there is no official knowledge that they fit modern American life and ideals. Vincent Addresses Scr'rtjes. St. Paul. How the newspaper has at different periods in the history of the nation accurately reflected the prevailing social and political condi tions, and, by reason of this, has be come recognized as a leading element in all public affairs in the community it serves, was explained by President George E. Vincent of the University of Minnesota to fifty editors of the state who attended the opening ses sion of the three-day short course at the college of agriculture. Duluth Entertains Y. M. C. A. Duluth. "The Industrial Workers of the World organization is engaged in throwing the monkeywrench of dis cord Into the machinery of industrial efficiency," said Charles R. Towson of New York, dean of the industrial de partment of the Y. M. C. A. interna tional committee before 300 leaders in the state's industrial and spiritual life who gathered at the opening banquet of the forty-third annual convention of the Minnesota Young Men's Christian association here. State's Support Pledged. Minneapolis. Secretary of State Schmahl has pledged the loyal support of 2,250,00 citizens of Minnesota to President Wilson and the national government in facing the foreign crisis. Mr. Schmahl's pledge was made in seconding resolutions intro duced by Ell Torrance at the twenty eighth Lincoln banquet of the Minne sota Commandery of the Military Or der of the Loyal Legion at the West hotel. Boost Red Lake County Roads. Red Lake.The "get together" meet ing of the town and county boards of Red Lake county to discuss good roads has been held here under the auspices of the Red Lake Falls Commercial club. PresidenF"Sam E. Hunt of the Com mercial club, who is also chairman of the county board of Red Lake coun ty, presided. Teachers' Home Dedicated. St. Paul. Hope of Minnesota edu cators for better living conditions for country school teachers was partially realized when th first home for teach ers ever built in the West was dedi cated at Alberta, Minn., a town nine miles from Morris. The building ex pense of the home was $7,500. River Torpedo Beat for St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn. St, Paul, accord ing to Captain Guy Eaton and Execu tive Officer C. W. Kelly, naval officers of Duluth who were here recently to inspect the local divisio^bf the naval militia, stands an excellent chance of getting a torpedo boat for militiamen here. "If the local division can get the right kind of support and the branch here is recruited op to not fewer than ninety men, I will recom mend that a torpedo boat be stationed here," Captain Eaton stated while here. tj.i WiLi^-J^ic's.tS-a*" -is New Highway Planned. Dam Breaks at Brainerd. ju-fU iU' Heavy Snow FTeaset Farmers. Winona.While farmers la Southj em Minnesota are rejoicing over the* the assurance ot bounteous crops, ralfij way officials are viewing the situation! with much apprehension, for the twrjJ feet of snow on the ground indicates even greater washouts than in the spring of 1916, according to experts. Grainmen and crop forecaoters in Winona assert that the abnormal pre cipitation this winter means rich har vests for the agriculturalist this year. They point to their records to warrant their prophecy. Never in a year when there has been heavy snowfall has there been a shortage of moisture in the summer or a short crop, the figures reveal. Moisture in the ground in the early season brings additional moisture dur ing the summer, is the claim. Never in the history of the local weather bureau has there been a greater fall of snow than during the present winter and] never has more of it been on the ground in February. Mankato. Steps are being taken to establish a new automobile trail oi highway through one of the most hist torical portions of the state, rich with memories of some of the most stirring scenes ever enacted in the northwest. It may be called the Sioux Indian his torical highway, and it will lead through territory where the Sioux up rising of 1862 occurred. The trail, as thus far planned, will start at Camp Release, near Monte video, and end at Traverse des Sioux or at this city. Birch Cook*, Fort Ridgely, New TJlm' and other places of historical interest are included in the route. State's Merchants to Gather, Minneapolis.Minnesota retail groo ers and general merchants will hold their twenty-first annual convention at the West hotel in Minneapolis Febt ruary 20, 21 and 22. Approximately 1,000 members will attend, including large delegation from St. Paul. The meeting will attract many visitors in addition. Features of the program include ad dresses by Governor Burnquist, John J. Ryan of St. Paul, secretary of the National Retail Grocers' association Secretary E. M. McMahon of the St. Paul Association, and C. C. Neale, state superintendent of weights and measures. State Mines to Be Busy. St. Paul.Preparations already are under way for another record-break ing year of operations in state-owned mines in Northern Minnesota, F. A. Wildes, chief of mines under State Auditor J. A. O. Preus, stated after a trip to the ranges. "I believe that the 1917 output from the state mines will break the high record totals of 1916, with 3,800,000 tons, and nearly $1,000,000 of revenue paid the. state in royalties," Chief Wildes said. "Everything now points to unprecedented activity, and opera tors are making all possible advance arrangements. Brainerd. This city faced destruc tion when a flume at an old pulp mill went out at the west end of the Mis sisnippi river dam and a rush of water of *bout 16-foot head nearly submerged the pumphouse below. Water crept within an inch of the firebox at the pumping station. The ice was dyna mited to reduce a gorge which was forming. The broken section of the dam will have to be cofferdammed. Water reached the grinder room of the Northwest Paper company's plant. Stations south were warned to prepare for the flood. Big Auto Show Closes. Minneapolis.Without an accident to mar the week's program, the Minne apolis Auto show and East Side Indus trial exhibition has closed officially. From every standpointattendance, number and worth of exhibits, and amount of business startedthe show was a record breaker, Walter R. Wil mot, manager, announced. Atendance for the closing day, fig ured at 19,100, brought the total num ber of admissions to 155,285 for the eight days. States to Co-operate. St. Paul. Minnesota and North and South Dakota will co-operate in drainage and flood control legislation, but they will allow the United States courts to settle the suits for $2,000,000 flood damages which the people of the two Dakotas have filed against Minne sota. That was the decision reached at the conference of state officials-and legislators from the three states after two days and a night of .strenuous de bate. Road System Big Business Project. St. Paul. The state road system is a bigger business project, consider ing mileage and cost, than many rail roads, according to George W. Cooley, secretary and engineer of the State Highway commission, who is working on his annual report, containing some impressive figures regarding the high ways of the state. Shakopee Gets Reformatory. Shakopee. Location of the proi posed state reformatory for women at Shakopee has been recommended to the legislature, the state board of con. trol announces. Selection of one site from among several offered at that town was to be agreed on. The board of control was divided on the selec tion, Wheelock and Vasaly voting for a Shakopee site, and ChtfinB2. 3went deen favoring Cambridge. "One c* the Shakopee sites is especially adapt* ed, In nay opinion," said Mr. Wheelock, v' i*C V" ^1^Wj*$** BILIOUS, HEAE1AGHY, mm/ "ftinninrnw Gently cleanse your liver and sluggish bowels while you sleep. Get a 10-cent box. Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul breathalways trace them to torpid liver delayed, fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach. Poisonous matter clogged in the in testines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes con gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick ening headache. Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels. A Cascaret to-night will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleepa 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months. Adv. Her Ladyship. "So Peggy's grown up and got mar ried? What a romantic child she was, and how she used to talk about marry ing a title." "Well, she did." "You don't mean it? What is she now, a countess or a duchess?" "Neither she's a coal baroness." Boston Evening Transcript. Garfield Tea, by purifying the blood, eradicates rheumatism, dyspepsia and many chronic ailments. Adv. Paradoxical. "The truth lies somewhere." "Strange conduct, that, for truth. the Contrary Attacks. "He was squarely attacked." "Yes, and roundly denounced."Bal timore American. MeatEaters'Backache Meat lovers are apt to have back aches and rheumatic attacks. Unless you do heavy work and get lots of fresh air, don't eat too much meat. It's rich in nitrogen and helps to form uric acid a solid poison that irritates the nerves, damages the kidneys and often causes dropsy, gravel and urinary dis orders. Doan's Kidney Pills help weak kidneys to throw off uric acid. Thousands recommend them. A Minnesota Case "Erery Picture Talis a Story" Jos. McGuire, 728 Euclid St., St. Paul, Minn., says: "I had terrible spells of backache that kept me awake most aii night. Mornings I felt all tired out and 1 also suffered from headaches and dizzy spells. As soon as I took Doan's Krdney Pills I got relief and I steadily gained health and strength. I Rave remained free from kidney trouble ever since." GetDoan's at Any Store, 50e a Bos DOAN'S vs^y FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO. N.Y. Farmer"Them city folks want to know It there** bath in the bouse. What'll I tell 'em? Hi* WifeTell 'em if they need a bath, lby'4 better take irbefore they come." Take a bath of course, and every three hours white awake take a dose of @oseh$'s German Syrup It will quiet your cough, soothe the inflammation of a sore throat and lungs, stpp the irritation in the bron chial tubes, insuring a good night's rest, free and easy expectoration in the morning. That old time-tested remedy which for more than half a century has brought relief and comfort to countless thousands all over the civilized world. 25c and 75c at druggists and dealers everywhere. Your Liver Is Clogged Up That's Why You're Tired-^ut of Sorts Have No Appetite CARTER'S LITTLE, LIVER PILLS willput you right in a few days^ They their duty., CureCon-J stipation, Biliousness, Indigestion and Sick Headache SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE* Genuine must bear Signature HITFUTO WataonE.Coleman,Wart- PATENTSjgasasraaaft APPENDTCTTTSV Kjrou narebeen threatened ot ta^OAtMTONJJft. OroiSBSTION, GAS or I^M In tbaiiEtatCDCE BeTrttetoifinable BookofIntorsion ft. MWHS, MER. W4, su a WUMOM anuat W N. U Minneapolis, No. 7-1917, N ^y