The Tomahawk., 1918-10-17

Moorhead. The Moor heAi tlome
Guard has been ordered disbanded.
Winona.-LGcal Poles raised $4,000
in a one-day drive for the benefit OF
the Polish army which is being organ
lied in Russia. ~
| Genoa-Dennis Sullivan, formerly
of IronWood, Mich, committed suicide
by shooting himself. He was supply
clerk at the Genoa mine.
| Baudette.-There we're sixteen cases
before the Liberty bond board OF re-
view. Many of these were raised and
two refused to take their allotment.
| Virginia.-The, body of Mike Sltka,
the last victim of the Silver mine dis
aster, has been recovered. He was 80
and has a cousin living on the range.
- Observation-Disclosures OF the Martin
County Motor corps are standing guard
over two saloons and wholesale
liuuor house at Ceylon, closed by the
safety commission.
| Willow River-Steve Foster OF this
place, who murdered his common law
wife here last summer, was convicted
of first degree murder at Pine City
| and given life in the state pen1ten-
tiary.
Observation-Disclosures by an enraged
bull, John Fell, farmer residing near
Rochester, is in critical condition.
Fell was knocked to the ground and
trampled on, and was unconscious
when found. .....-,...
e.-Mahlon r. Everett, for
mer state senator from LIE Sueur coun-
ty, died at his home in Waterv1lle.
He served nine years as county school
superintendent, and at the time OF his
death was village attorney.
Brainerd.-Dick Sagli, a farmer liv'
ing five miles east of Brainerd, has
had lighting plant installed to 1llu-
inmate his house, milk acuse, barn
and garage. A water pressure system
gives running water in his home and
barn and milk house \ -. 4
Barnum-Ray Barber, said to have
come from Pequot, Mimi, who oper-
ated a near-beer stand during the fair
here, passed a number of worthless
checks, gaining thereby $50 or $780,
Ray Barber, it is said, ia the same
man who bought iron and junk at
| MOOSE Lake SSt0IAA "OChS 05Vs
Brainerd.-Operating under. the d.
rection of County Attorney s. F. Al
derman, Sheriff Claus A. Theorin and
deputies with Federal officers, arresO
ed nine Austrians on the Guyana iron
range charged with selling liquor with.
out a license. There are five women
and four men in the party, and they
were brought to Brainerd. where they
were arraigned. .. 4.
Winona.-F. R. Stevenson, slayer OF
Elmer Mead, May 81 last, was found
guilty by a jury in district court OF
manslaughter of the first degree. The
Jury deliberated thirteen hours. The
verdict carries an indeterminate SEN
tence from five to twenty years. Stew
enson shot and killed Mead and at
tempted to kill his own wife. He
pleaded Temporary insanity" during
the trial. .-...
st. Cloud. Abatement proceedings
have been started against q "sanator-
ium" conducted by DR.. and Mrs. w. A.
Bach of East st. Cloud. The place.
which has been conducted by DR.. and
Mrs. Bach as medical institution and
rest cure for the past year, was raided
recently by the police and evidence
found that it was being conducted as .
disorderly house. DR.. Bach was fined
800 in the justice court.
st. Paul.-John III. Quackenbush, ar
rested in Montana several weeks ago
on the charge of stealing ten head OF
horses from Barrett & Zimmerman.
University avenue horse dealers, and
brought back to st. Paul, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in the second
; degree before Judge F. N. Dickson In
} district court. He was sentenced to
J an indeterminate term at saltwater
prison. ..5E
Crookston.-About Is per cent of the
money required to construct live
stock pavilion to cost about 10000 to
be used in connection with the farm
crop show next year has been pledged
and the enterprise is assured. The
amount pledged includes $4,000 by
Polk county, covering one-half of tho
cost of the building; $4,000 by Mar
; shall county, $500 by Norman coun-
ty, $1,000 by Red Lake county, $1,000
: by Kittson county, 5000 by Mahnomen
county. -
St. PAULA record movement of po-
tatoes by railroads in Minnesota and
. Wisconsin is disclosed by an inquiry
. into the car supply situation. Up to
Oct. 1 the four principal potato haul
( ing lines had transported 10,SS4 cars.
, more than twice as many as last year.
when 4,756 cars were handled. The
, CO., 13ro had han1ed I R02 cars North
ern Pacific 3,O76, Great Northern 3,642
: and the Omaha 1863. State officials
: find there is an adequate supply ct
, cars for immediate needs. = "a
Brainerd-Six ministers are about
to leave Brainerd for new pastorates
: or are considering calls. Rev. G. =.
I Sheridan of the First Congregational
lhaa accanted the nastorate at Earl.