The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-05
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Do'n5s Of Last Few Days Throughout
Minnesota Cond ensed for
Hasty Perusal.

Trials of the Is men and women
arrested in the Industrial Workers OF
the World raids at Duluth have begun.
Each prisoner entered a plea OF not
guilty.
A jury at 1vanhoe, Mimi, has dis
agreed in the case Of John jacob,
whose trial on a charge OF manslaugh-
ter was the outcome of a prank in
July, 1916.
/ Chisago county is indignant over at
tacks by socialist speaker, Allen S.
other American patriots in speech
at Almelund June 10.
The Red River Valley Development
association and the Red River
Valley Live Stock Breeders associa-
ton held their fourth annual summer
meetings at Red Lake Falls, June 81
and 20.
Cooperative marketing and selling
Of dairy products were discussed by
dairymen of state repute at the first
annual summer convention of the Min
nesota State Dairymen's association,
held at Brainerd, June % and 20.
Growing of buckwheat to increase
Minnesota's wartime crop production
is being recommended by grain men
of the state and country. Because
buckwheat will mature in Is weeks, it
is being suggested as a second crop
The apprais ment committee of the
Balkan Federal Farm Loan association
has completed it's labors in apprais-
ing the farms of applicants for farm
loans. 1t is expected federal money
will be in the hands of Chisholm farm
ers within the next week.
Because of an epidemic Of scarlet
fever at GOodridge, Mimi, this village
has been placed under quarantine. The
children of the village will not be al
lowed to leave their yards, according
to an announcement of city officials.
There have been no deaths.
Increased production and shipment
of coal to the Northwest automatically
should cause lowering of prices, is
the message received here at Duluth
from F. S. Peabody, chairman of the
committee on coal production of the
Council of National Defense.
Despite injunctions from authorities
forbidding parades in which the Amer
lean flag is not prominently displayed,
5000 Finnish picnickers, each wearing
a red ribbon marched at Virginia with
out the national emblem. No arrest
was made.
Horses belonging to farmers in the
vicinity of Jonesviile have been poi
soned mysteriously and others have
been badly mutilated. An investiga-
ton is being made. Deputy Sheriff E.
B. Baldwin of Waterloo and blood
hounds have been brought here and
placed on the trail of the men.
A large attendance of clergy and
laity at pontifical high mass and a
luncheon of 200 covers at hotel, were
the first events in the golden jubilee
celebration of the ordination of the
Right Rev. James McGolrick, bishop
of Duluth, which was brought to a
close with public reception held in
the cathedral auditorium.
More than 5000 gathered in the
Dodge Center park for the forty-irst
annual program of the Dodge County
Old Settlers association.
Women at the Virginia & Rainy
Lake Lumber companys plant, recent
ly employed to take the places of en-
listed men, are making good, accord
tendent.
Under authority given by the meas
ure passed by the City council, pro-
hibiting unpatriotic demonstrations by
professional agitators, Elizabeth Cur
ley Flynn, of New York city, who
recently arrived in Duluth, was ar
rested.
Ray P. speer Of St. Paul, publicity
manager of the American Association
of Fairs and Expeditions, has received
telegram from Herbert c. Hoover,
food controller, calling him to Wash
ington for a conference on the part
of food training camps.
Charles E. Lambertor, Redwood
Falls transfer man and garage own
err, has been shot and instantly killed
here. His alleged slayer, William
Rosendahl, formerly blacksmith in
Lamberton's employ, and now an au.
tomobile agent, is under arrest.
Brewery officials of Duluth called in
to conference by Sheriff Meining have
pledged their support to the require
ments of the Order No. 8, issued by
the State Public Safety Commission
regulating the sale and disposition of
liquor in Minnesota during the war.
The convention of the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association was
crowded with meetings and addresses.
C. H. Frederickson of Clements talked
on use of farm pastures" DR.. c. w.
Gay of the University farm, st. Paul,
| and w. F. Shilling of Mortified also
! addressed the convention.
Three boxcars were loaded with
| clamshells in Fairfax last week, the
| first of a large shipment which will
| be made this year from hauls made
| in the Minnesota river. Shells bring
| $50 ton The bulk of the shells are
shipped to button factories in Iowa.
The question of voting st. Louis