The Tomahawk., 1915-12-09
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coinqs Of Last Few Days Throughout
Minnesota Condensed for
TASTY Perusal.

GAINESVILLE. 49, So-called treated po-
tato plots in Clay county, celebrated
the country over for it's potatoes,
made wonderful showing the past
season.
Hastings. - James M. Millett and
Miss Marie A. O'Brien, daughter OF
Mrs. Isabelle O'Brien, were married
at St. Teresa's chapel by Rev. F. }.
Lang. Mr.. Millett is state senator.
Winona. - The trial OF Rev. Father
L. NJ. Lesches on the charge of shoot
ing Right Rev. P. R. Hebron, bishop
Of the diocese Of Winona, on Aug. II
last with intent to kill, was started on
Tuesday before Judge George w.
Granger in district court.
St. Cloud.-A petition directed to
the charter commission asking an
amendment providing for the city
manager form Of government is in cir
culation here. The annual city cleo
ton will take place in April, when
the three city commissioners will be
selected.
Duluth. - The northern port ore
shipping season has practically closed.
Tae Missabe docks sent out their
last cargo, the Townsend being the
last boat to leave for lower ports with
ore; the. 500 is through, and the
Northern Pacific dock sent out the
c. L. Hutchinson with load of ore,
the departure closing it's season.
Anoka.. - Anthony Bryson drove an
automobile forty miles in forty-five
minutes over frozen country roads to
save his dog and cat from fire. Bry-
sor's home on Elk river took fire
while the owner and his wife were
away. He was called on the telephone
and tie race began. Bryson arrived
too late 10 save the home, but rescued
the pets.
Minneapolis.-Two physicians agree
that Mrs. Mary Erickson, Rapidan
township, Blue Earth county, died
from anthrax, a disease so rare in
human beings that not case has been
reported in Minnesota in many years.
How she contracted it is a mystery, as
no cattle in the locality are known to
have been afflicted.
Bemidji.-Wo:kme engaged in cut
ting a road between Fox and Big Tur-
tie lakes, eight miles northeast of this
city, have found what is believed to be
the remains of an old Hudson Bay
trader and his rotted sledge. The
5ledge is fifteen inches wide and thir-
teen feet long. 1t evidently was hew-
ed out of oak by hand, the marks OF
IN ak still showing plainly.
Fergus Falls.-"The United States
vs. One Sternwheel Steamer known as
The Mudhen,' and Two Quarts of
Whiskey," is the title of case filed in
the United States court in this city
The complaint Debates that the steam
n was seized on Red Lake, in the In
liam country, with the whiskey aboard,
and asks that both be condemned and
ordered sold, as the whiskey was in
the Indian country.
Duluth. - Hunters found small
pile of human bones, skull with two
bullet holes in it and some charred
pieces of cloth and shoes about mile
east of Lester river, at the extreme
eastern end of the city. Coroner Nc
Comb is investigating what he be.
lieves to be murder of about year
ago. Indications are that the MUIR
derer shot his victim through the
forehead, then dragged the body some
distance and hid it under a slanting
tree trunk.
Hibbing, Minnesota.-Chief Dep
Hibbing, Mimi, Dec. 2.-Chief Dep
uty Henry A. Larson of the Indian
service and 2. H. Ellis, an assistant,
arrived here prepared to put into eff
feet the order of Judge Page Morris,
issued at Minneapolis Monday, en-
forcing the cid" provision for the In
dian treaty in Hibbing and Chisholm.
Mr.. Larson had a conference during
the day with Mayor Victor Power. At
2 O'Clock in the afternoon all the sa-
looms were closed.
GAINESVILLE. - So-called treated po-
tato plots in Clay county, celebrated
the country over for its potatoes,
made a wonderful showing the past sea-
son. On the A. w. and G. j. Berg land,
the treated plot, with selected seed,
ran 244 bushels an acre, while the
field run was 100 bushels. The treated
plot had no culls, while the field run
showed at least 5 per cent. The
treated plot showed Ito per cent dis
eased, whils the field run showed 2
per cent of disease
Minneapolis, Minn.-Railrcad at
torneys told the state railroad and
warehouse commission at hearing
on the Minneapol union station pro-
ject few days ago that there is no
sentiment in this city for union sta
ton. In answer to this statement 600
representative Minneapolis business
men, all that could be crowded into
the big dining room of the West no.
tel, met to demonstrate their senti-
merits in the matter and to find out,
by ocular demonstration from large
number of exhibits, just to what ex-
tent this city suffers in business and
prestige because st. Paul has union