The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-08-15

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Moorhead-The army worm has
! been found in one Clay county town
ship, and county officials have taken
steps to localize the destructive work
Il the pest
Brainerd-Nine men of the 1918
draft registrants have volunteered as
chauffeurs and will be sent to the
school for chauffeurs at indianapolis,
Ind, Aug. Is.
Hibbing-The St. Louis County
Agricultural society is planning to
bling in the purchase of sheep for tho
local farming district.
Crosby.-W. H. Bamberg, president
of the Bamberg Exploration company.
dropped dead. at his home here. He
had been suffering from leakage of
the heart. A widow survives.
! Minneapolis,-Sum school at
the University of Minnesota" has
closed. Registration for the first Sc
mester of the coming academic year
will begin on September II.
Winona-Although a dog lying r.
sleep in the same room was killed,
the, family of H. p. Felgate, on Prai-
RE Island, near here, escaped unhurt
when lightning hit the residence.
Enthusiastically Sunday. for the
first time since his operation at the
Mayo hospital, took the prohibition
stump when he addressed the Mayo
star and large number Of citizens.
Moorhead-Howard Wilson, a far
mer, who was accused Of boarding
wheat, has purchased $1,000 worth Of
thrift stamps and donated $1,000 to
the Red Cross, it was announced to.
day.
Baudette.-The best hay crop ever
harvested here is in full swing and
farmers are jubilant over the crops
thus far. Last year many had to
sell their stock because Of lack o.
feed.
St. Paul-Gov. J. A. A. Burnquist
will be the principal orator at tho
laying Of the corner stone of the new
state normal school at Bemidji, Au-
the master Of ceremonies.
Moose Lake.-John Ewing, a far.
mer,. living near Kettle River, who
is believed to be insane, set fire to
his buildings following quarrel with
his wife. Erving drove his wife and
daughter from their home.
St. Cloud-Peter N. Lair, chairman
of the Stearns county commissioners.
has been appointed to act as thresh-
ing machine inspector. He will CO.
operate with the National Grain
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Threshermen's Division in Stearns
county His object is to save grain
during threshing.
Virginia-LeO Lieberman, a tailor.
found more than 500 in handker.
chief on the street. He advertised
and lot of claimants demanded the
money, but none was able to identify
the wealth and he. presented tho Rcd
Cross with SIS of his find and he said
that he would give the rest to the
Jewish war relief fund.
Minneapolis.-A falling off of nearly
40 per cent in enlistments during
July over the preceding month was
reported in statement issued by Maj.
John D. Yost, recruiting officer for the
Minnesota district. Less than 700
men were secured in the state, but
the statement added that general
slump in enlistments was noted
throughout the country.
| St. Paul.-More than 19,60O,OO0
pounds Of binder Irvine have been
shipped this season from the State
Prison plant at Saltwater. The fig
ures were given out by Chairman
Ralph w. Wheelock of the State Board
of Control and it was announced that
a limited number of new orders for
early deliveries will be accepted now.
Glyndon.-The potato crop in the
Glyndon district has not been blighted,
according to a survey just completed
of over $4,000 hills of potatoes by
E. D. Sylvester, agriculturist of the
Giyndon high school, and H. C. Boyle.
The slight trace of blight found was
less than two per cent, and it is ex-
pected, Mr.. Sylvester says, that the
district will produce an exceptionally
fine seed potato this year.
I Hibbing.-A survey for war pur-
poses is to be made in Hibbing soon
of all girls and women employed in
various industries A corps of clerks
will call and submit missionaries to
be filled out. The object Of the sur
vey is to ascertain in what occupa-
lions women are engaged in Hibbing.
to determine II they have taken the
places of soldiers in service and at
what salaries and to assist the state
in the granting Of widows pensions.
Bemidji.-The Bemidji Manufacture
ing company, a local organization. is
now engaged in the manufacture of
one million reels on which barbed
wire to be sent abroad for use by the
government will be wound. The or
der was received but recently and is
an innovation, hardwood having been
used almost exclusively for these reels
in the past. The local company is
manufacturing them out Of tamarack
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