The Tomahawk., 1917-09-13
Ghe State
In Brief

President J. P. Foote of the Scan.
Neutrality-suspicious. bank at Crookston
died at hospital there. He was 63
years old. He had recently undergone
an operation.
The Little Falls BARRIERS have decided
to make slight increases in rates.
Hereafter a neck shave will be five
cents extra and tonics will be 49, 20
and rs cents.
The Odin club Of Minneapolis, fol,
lowing loyalty" dinner, adopted a
resolution, requesting Congressman
Ernest Lundeen to resign as a mem
Der of the club.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet were rid
ing on motorcycle near Henning they
struck a bump and were thrown off,
Mr.. Sweet being killed and his wife
receiving severe bruises.
Hard frosts are reported to have
done much damage in many parts of
Todd county. The damage to cucum-
bers and tomatoes has been much and
in several places the corn has been
hurt.
While Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ulrich of
Red Lake Falls, and children and
friends, Is in all, were riding their
automobile capsized when they negoti-
ated curve at the rate of Is miles
per hour. None we're hurt.
Mrs. Freeman Dunbar of Brainerd
committed suicide by hanging herself
from rafter Of barn after her son
and two brothers had been drafted
for the national army. The body was
not discovered for two days.
The frost reports from over Kooch-
iching county show that considerable
damage was done, only occasional
spots escaping. Potatoes suffered as
we'll as other vegetation, but it is be-
lieved they will still mature somewhat
if frosts dQ not come again too soon.
In all 116 comfort kits were distrib.
uted among the boys of Company G
before they left Princeton for the
South. These kits were purchased
from funds contributed by the ladies
of Princeton. Milaca, Foreston and
Onamia and by various Princeton or
CARNATIONS.
The Minnesota Association Of Civil
War Veterans held its thirty-frst re-
union at the State Fair grounds. The
members of the association met at
the Log Cabin. George Atchison, pres
ident of the State Fair; Gov. J. A. A.
Burnquist and s. H. fowler, depart
ment commander of the G.. A. R.,
spoke at the meeting.
The st. Hilaire branch OF the St.
Hilaire Retail Lumber company,
through its agent, o. H. Olson, has
taken life membership in the Ameri-
can Red Cross as members of the st.
Hilaire chapter. In addition to CIV
ing $4,000 in cash to the Red Cross
as a donation, the company is taking
life memberships wherever It main
tains branch offices.
The opening Of the state fair La
Dor Day brought out the largest first
day attendance in the institutions his
tory.
q V. Willard, acting state drainage
engineer, has been authorized to have
the Minnesota drainage laws pub
lished in pamphlet form.
The young son of o. w. Nyberg
of Stanley was kicked by horse and
it resulted in a rather severe injury,
the leg being broken at the hip.
Severe weather visited Bemidji and
vicinity one night recently, heavy
frost being reported and potatoes we're
badly wilted. Garden truck was in
similar state.
Mr.. Brown Of Elk River, the state
potato expert, is spending the week
investigating the condition of the
crops in the various sections about
International Falls.
A crowd of 5000 people gathered
in the Steele county fair grounds at
Owatonna, when a loyalty mass meet
ing was held under the auspices of
the Commercial club of Owatonna.
State Auditor Preus has been desig-
mated by the state drainage commits
sion to inspect work on the Sand riv-
er ditch project near Beltrami, in Polk
county, which is virtually completed.
Henry Babe, % years old, farmer
living near Arlington, was instantly
killed by lightning while coming from
the field and Henry Nagle, walking
with him, was rendered unconscious.
Officials of the Interstate Mining
company, operating the Lincoln mine
near Virginia, stated late yesterday
that the fire in that mine is under
control and that mine is rapidly clear
ing of smoke and gas.
Allen S. Broms of St. Paul, who was
arrested at Lake Nuella August 10 for
seditious utterances, has been re-
leased from the county Jail on ST.
900 bail, signed by two farmers of
Isanti county. Broms' case will be
considered by the grand jury in De-
cember.
John Wilson Of Winona, who has
TWO sons in the service and another
who is about to enter in the draft
army, expressed the wish that he
might do more for his country, now
engaged in war. One of the boys,
Frank Wilson, is in military hospital