The Tomahawk., 1918-03-21
Little Falls.-The Morrison county
schools will get $13,Ss5 from the state


Minneapolis.-J. F. MCGEE, federal
fuel administrator for Minnesota, mas
been named to supervise transporta-
ton of food commodities, in this
state.
Bagley-Albert Turner, SO, one OF
the early settlers of the town OF Pop
pie, died at the St. Vincent's hospital
at Crookston The cause of his death
was cancer.
oosevelt.-ROosevelt is doing fair
ly we'll in the sale Of thrift stamps.
William Oaks heads thei list with
$165. A. J. Hamilton has $3.50,
while others bring the total up 10
$500.
Isanti.-A very successful Sunday
school institute was held III lsant1
Sunday afternoon and evening, con-
Quoted by A. M. Locker, state secrc-
tary of the Minnesota Sunday School
association.
Faribault. - Laurence Grote, 81
years old, of this city, hurled himself
for1, the third story window Of the
St. Lucas hospital, death resulting in
stantly, when he struck the pavement
forty feet below.
Kenyon.-George Breidal, nonpar-
tisan league organizer, was escorted
to the railroad station here, forcec
to kiss the American flag and then
purchased a ticket for Dodge Center.
He was put on the train with orders
not to return.
Minneapolis - The German-Amer1-
can bank of Minneapolis has changed
it's name to the North American bank.
The bank no longer has patrons OF
any particular nationally, and tho
name "German-American" is a mis-
homer, 1t was explained.
Cambridge.-Supt. Thielvoldt and
principal, Miss Lundeen, have been
Appointed enrolling officers Of the
United States boys working reserve
to enroll boys from Is to II years
Of age for farm work or other en-
ployment to assist in winning the war.
Bemidji. - Louis Strawbridge, a
farmer living near here, was arrested
on q charge of illegal sale OF liquor.
An automobile and several quarts of
liquor were seized. Strawbridge re
fused to stop when ordered, and a
shot was fired through his machine.
st. Cloud-County Treasurer Christ
Schmitt of Stearns county has made
his annual report on the amount paid
to the county as the the tax on per-
sonal property, showing $54,466.90
was due the county. OF this amount
$50, 8S561 has been paid to date. This
leaves a total of $5S1.29 still due the
county.
Mankato-The will of the late Mrs.
Johanna Kron was filed and disposed
of an estate valued at $4,000. The
will divides the estate equally be-
tween one son, four daughters and
one grandson Mrs. Kron died Febru-
airy Is, aged SS years, and her son,
Joseph Kron, was the fast white child
born in Mankato.
Moorhead-As new head of the
'Moorhead normal President #. A.
Weld has succeeded in securing c. b.
Huff of Minneapolis. Mr.. HUFF has
been at the head of the geography
department of the West high school
of Minneapolis for seven years and
has had extended experience In WORK
in geography and biology.
Bemidji. - George Kirke, former
clerk IN the city water department,
under Indictment for embezzlement OF
city funds, pleaded guilty before
Judge stanton in district court here.
The court has been adjourned until
March Is, when Kirke will be SEN
fenced. With the exception of the
Kirke case, the entire calendar has
been disposed of.
Minneapolis OF stone
quarries in Minnesota met here and
organized the Minnesota Crushed
Stone Producers association, which
will be affiliated with the National
Crushed Stone Producers association
C. D. Brewer, Duluth, was elected as
President; B. F. Pay, Mankato, vice
president and J. F. Ganley, Minneapo-
lis secretary-treasurer
St, Paul-To prevent further illegal
voting by aliens, the public safety
commission has been asked to author
lie the PUBLICATION Of lists of aliens
who registered as required by the
commission a short time ago. J. A. o.
Preus, state auditor, made the request
saying that unless the lists were
printed in some form the very pur-
pose of the registration would be de-
feated. /
St. .Paul.:-Veterans Of the Soldiers
home and their friends and well-wish
ers throughout the state-which
means every one in Minnesota-need
not worry over the present financial
troubles of the home, for not one old
soldier there is to suffer or be incon-
venienced. This assurance was given
at Governor Burnquist's office. A way
will be found promptly and gladly to
meet the problem!
Minneaplis.-There are $50 cars OF
bailed hay sidetracked along the VIM