The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-02-17
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Doinqs Of Last Few Days Throughout
Minnesota Condensed for
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cided that r. F. McCauley of Anoka
is not guilty of firing the farmhouse
OF A. D. Trombley, March IA, 1913.
Winona. Joseph Kowalewski, %
years old, was fatally burned in an
explosion inside of a seventy-five-
barrel vat at the Bub brewery here.
Bemidji.-Ralph Remmey, 20 years
old, station agent for the Minnesota
& International at Turtle River, was
found dead. A revolver was lying
near him. The authorities are investi-
eating.
Alexandria. - A successful meeting
of teachers of Douglas county has
been held here, the sessions being the
first meetings in the Auditorium Of
the new high school building now
about completed.
Mankato.-A three-day German Red
Cross bazaar was held here at the ar
mory. It was great success, and is
thought to have realized nearly $780,
900. There were $500 cash subscrip-
lions before it opened.
Glenwood.-St. Paul was voted the
1917 National Ski tournament at the
annual business meeting of the asso-
citation here. 1t will be staged during
the Winter Sports carnival. which will
be made an annual event in St. Paul.
St. Paul.-William Sclawr, former
patrolman at Ducas street station, who
was discharged by Henry McColl COM
missioner of public safety, won his
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5000 in salary from the city of ST..
Paul.
Mankato. - Mrs. Julia Presley, a
resident of Mankato for forty-six
years, and widow Of J. A. Presley, is
dead. She was 70 years DID, She was
native of Bremen, Germany. She
is survived by three sons and two
daughters.
Bemidji. - The Commercial club
has raised $500 to send delegates to
Washington to oppose Nelson's Red
Lake forest reservation. John Morri-
son, chief of the Chiprewas, and other
Indians already are en- route to Wash
ington to fight the bill.
Northfield.-Arvid Anderson and
Charles Cushman, farmers living
southwest Of this city, were struck by
a northbound Rock Island passenger
train at Dundas. Anderson was killed
instantly and Cushman died on the
train half an hour later while being
brought to the Mortified hospital.
Crookstc,.-A temperature Of 80 de-
grees below zero failed to dampen the
enthusiasm in the Red River Valley
Development associations farm crops
show, which opened here. Every train
into the city brought it's quota of dele
gates while hundreds of others ar
rived in sleighs and other vehicles.
Monticello, Mimi. - That Lawrence
Carr of st. Paul came to his death by
suicide is the verdict of the coroner
of Wright county. The discovery of
burned powder in the wound in the
head established the coroner's theory
that the shot was fired at close range.
Several witnesses were examined.
st. Paul. - The state game and fish
department will bear the expense of
propagating wild game birds on Big
island, Lake Minnetonka, according to
announcement made by the Minneapo-
lis branch of the Minnesota Game
Protective league. Announcement that
farm on Big island would be set
aside for such purposes was made
some time ago.
eapolis.-Tentative plans for
road and bridge work in Hennepin
county in 1916, discussed by the board
of county commissioners, called for an
expenditure of $325,OO0. The board
has a road and bridge fund of 100000.
In the tentative program maintenance
and repairs were allowed $4,000. The
for the village of Wayzata, would cost
| $4,000, it was estimated.
Thief River Fal1s.-Nels Olson of
Red Lake boulevard wore three coats
when he prepared breakfast. To this
fact he probably owes his life. Olsen
had been away three weeks on visit,
the weather had been below zero. He
started fire in the kitchen range. 1t
blazed merrily for about fifteen min
| utes and then the stove exploded.
Fragments struck Olson and hurled
him into a corner. He was picked up
unconscious, but soon revived. He
was uninjured.
st. Paul-Following a four-day in
vestigation carried on by w. j. Stew
enson, acting attorney general, and J.
A. o. Preus, state auditor, these Off
Gals reported to the county attorney
Of Ramsey county that irregularities
amounting to $2S,962 have been dis
covered in the office of State Treas
urer Walter J. Smith. The irregulari
ties included three forged district
school warrants for $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000. Robert c. Pickit, alleged con
fessed forger of the state warrants
is locked up in the central police sta
ton here charged with second degree
forgery and first degree embezzle
ment, and Walter J. Smith, state
treasurer. is in a Minneapolis sanitar
ium, under official surveillance. Pick
It is held without bail.
South St. Paul - Selling soft corn