The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-01-20
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Tracy. A community banquet,
served in a garage here, was partaken
of by about 1000 pers mostly far-
mers. Everything was Tree and no
money could be spent by the farmers.
Bemidji.-This city will not only
join in the national "pay-up week.
Feb. 81 to rs, but it's banks have
agreed to loan money that all persons
may balance their accounts at that
time.
Rochester.-The first district Ben
Franklin club held it's annual meeting
in Rochester. About Is printers at
tended. The session was devoted to
matters pertaining to the trade. A
banquet was served at noon.
Sank Center.-At the annual bust
ness meeting of the Northern Mime
sofa Editorial association, to be held
at Sank Center January 1 and ~, up
state editors, printers and publishers
will visit the State Home School Tor
Girls; will be banqueted by the cit
liens of Sank Center, and will listen
to papers of interest to the craft.
Crookston.- county far
mers are going after their share of the
1000 in prizes which are to be given
away at the Farm Crops show IN
Crookston the week of Feb. Z to IL,
said a wellknown farmer of Ada to
Secretary Zealand. This is the spirit
manifested by the farmers in every
one of the 10 counties in the valley.
Duluth.-Trappers arriving here
with wolf hides for bounty report that
hundreds of Northern Minnesota deer
are being slaughtered by wolves. The
exceptionally deep snow and the alter
nate freezing and thawing have made
a crust that will sustain the weight
of wolves, but the sharp hoofs OF deer
break through and they fall an easy
prey.
Hutchinson.-David S. Sivright, one
of Hutchinson's best known pioneers,
is dead at the age of S4 He was born
in Nova Scotia and came to Hutchin-
son in 1857. He participated in all
of the Indian troubles and was mem
Der of Captain Lewis Harrington's
Hutchinson guards which defended the
stockade against the Sioux. His wife
and their baby of few days were car
ried into the stockade.
Kelliher.-When the village council
met here to grant liquor license to
r. J. Pupore and Gust Olson, despite
the fact Kelliher is in Indian cid ter
ritory, they found themselves blocked
by Sheriff Johnson, who was armed
with papers from County Attorney
Torrance notifying members OF the
council that they would violate the
law and lay themselves open to being
ousted from Office by granting the Ii
censes.
Minneapolis. - Minnesota, through
it's university, has conferred distin.
guished honor upon four men who
have done much for agriculture in the
state. Certificates of honor were pre-.
scented by President George e. Vincent
and Dean A. F. Woods on o. c. Gregg
of Lynd, Mimi; William G. LIE Due,
Hastings; Charles e. Patton, Charles
City, Iowa, and A. w. Latham of Elk
celsior. The audience of 1000 far
mers applauded.
Warren.-Eight thousand acres OF
Minnesota land, part of the Red
Lake bottom, will be thrown open to
entry and settlement next spring, &C
cording to an announcement by local
agents, based on information received
from the general land Office in Wash
ington Twice before the interior de.
partment has made arrangements to
open this land, which is in the east
ern part of Marshall county, but Ger.
tain complications arose and delays
ensued.
Thief River Falls.-Halvor Askeland
of Minneapolis, former member of the
American legation at Christiania, Nor
way, made an able address before an
audience of 500 persons on the occa
sioh here of the annual meeting of the
Sons of Norway. Installation of off.
GERS followed his address. Officers
elected and installed were: Judge, E.
P. Burstad; president, Segrud Grolid !;
vice president, S. Johnson; secretary,
H. Roeberg; financial secretary, S.
Grendal.
Minneapolis.-More than 100 far.
mers from the neighborhood of Fred.
eric, Polk County, Wisconsin, made q
flying trip to Minneapolis and the Uni
verslty Farm school, recently. Under
the direction of County Agent Klinka,
the party reached the Farm school in
time for luncheon as guests of the
committee on Northwest Development
of the Minneapolis Civic and Com.
merce association. Prominent bust.
ness men and city officials of Mime.
apolis addressed the party.
St. Paul-Frank NJ. Eddy, Sank Cen.
ter, former congressman, and John D
Deets, Mankato, former secretary OF
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tour of rural Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio