The Tomahawk., 1917-11-01
Brief Items of
State News.

Walter Schrider, Elkton, s. D., bust.
ness man, met death when the auto.
mobile he was driving turned over "a
few miles north of Pipestone. Schrid-
er's machine collided with another car.
P. H. PAUL., for the past five years
manager at The Minneapolis Tribune
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company, has received a commission as
a lieutenant in the signal corps Of the
United States army.
Joseph Vavra, pioneer resident Of
Swanville locality, was found dead in
his bed at his home one mile west OF
PiHsbury. He was about 70 years of
age. He had been about his work as
usual on Wednesday.
Margaret Fredrickson, four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Fred
rickson of Thor, Aitkin county, died
of injuries received when she fell
from a churn, onto which she had
climbed while at play, fracturing her
skull.
DR.. Thomas Lowe of Pipestone has
resigned from the First district exemp-
ton board, and there are now only
three members left on the board. Fl.
w. Libby, secretary, was elected sec.
retary Of the state public safety COM
mission some time ago and that va
cancy has not been filled.
Henry Erickson, Is years old, at
Brevik lost his right arm above the
elbow through the accidental dis.
charge of his shotgun, while out
hunting. He was at once taken to
Pine River and put under the care Of
Drs. Holman and Williams, who made
the amputation. He will live.
Joseph Kings residence at Moose
Lake was partly consumed by fire
which originated, it is said, from an
overheated chimney, and was discov'
cred in the attic. Hose was stretched
200 feet from the Rex hotel and after
all furniture had been removed the
fire was gotten under control. b
sThe war must be fought out The
surest way to peace is through the
war Liberty bonds will insure vic
tory" These were keynotes in the
address of John Burke, United States
treasurer and former governor of
North Dakota, at the open forum meet
ing of the st. Paul association.
DR.. H. E. Sutton, son of Captain
and Mrs. G. A. Sutton of Minneapolis,
died at his home in st. Cloud follow.
ing a brief illness. DR.. Sutton, who
was AZ years old, received his degree
from the University of Minnesota just
at the opening of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. He enlisted and was COM
missioned lieutenant in the medical
corps.
Charles H. Cochran was given an in
determinate sentence in the peniten-
tiary by Judge McClenahan at Aitkin,
and has been taken to Saltwater by
Sheriff Boekenoogen. When arrested
for theft at McGregor he gave the
name of Charles Smith, but later said
his name was Cochran, that he was
21 years old, had served five years in
the army and that his home was in
Missouri.
The contract for the proposed new
consolidated school at Plummer was
let by the local school board to the
following contractors: General con-
tract, James Brady of Red Lake Falls,
amount, $17,920; plumbing, heating
and ventilating, Holt s& George, Thief
River Falls, amount, $9,9S4; electric
wiring, Pioneer Electric company,
Thief River Falls, amount, $428. This
makes total of $28,392 for the build
ing completed.
Plans have been made for the in
stallation of Rev. Norman Macleod as
pastor of the new Presbyterian church
at Edgerton. Rev. "A. H. Carver Of
Luverne will preside.
Regardless of 100 and more cars to
each freight train. the Lake Superior
division of the Northern Pacific is
unable to handle all freight shipments
through Brainerd rapidly.
The Nurses Alumni Association Of
the Northern Pacific Railway Hospital
Training School for Nurses and the
Brainerd Musical club have invested
in Liberty bonds.
=, The total enrolment for the public
schools of Moorhead, tabulated from
the first months report, shows slight
loss from last years similar report.
Total enrolment is 812, as compared
with 800 last year and sos two years
ago.
From all appearances the potato
crop around Grasston is good this year
and the .tubers are coming in at
rate which will tax the capacity of
the warehouses unless immediate
shipments can be made.
John Vernon Schroeder, the 90
month-old SON of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schroeder of Fergus Falls, fell from
a chair in their home north of this
city and was instantly killed. He
struck on his head. breaking his neck
, Another link in connecting Hill City
with the outside world was completed
when the work of putting through the
telephone line to Swatara was finished
This marks an important step in the
telephone business of Hill City, as it