The Tomahawk., 1918-08-29
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News of the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

two more freight trains on the line
from Thief River Falls and west.
St. Paul.-Chili sauce and ketchup
will not be luxury in Minnesota this
winter. Dispatches from various parts
| of the state indicate that the tomato
yield has been very satisfactory.
Mankato.-One of the boldest rob-
berries ever recorded in this city was
pulled off when thieves entered the
La Vogue shop and made their get
away with $1,000 worth Of dresses and
gowns. 49,
Stillwater-Sherift T. H. Maher ar
rested Ambrose Barry on the charge
of assaulting young woman OF this
| county, she arrest being made by St.
Paul officials at the request of Coun-
ty Attorney Thoreen. - ~
Rochester-Mrs. c.. H. Rogers was
very seriously injured recently by the
explosion of gasoline torch in the
cellar of her home, where Mr.. Rogers
was doing some repair work and had
three gasoline torches burning.
Fairmont-A. J. Lindenburg, 16
years old, pleaded guilty before Judge
Dean to af1ixing his name to a dozen
or more worthless checks and passing
them on local merchants. Judge Dean
sentenced him to the Red Wing train
ing school.
Winona.-Charles w. Anding, ex-
county auditor, who was recently con-
victed of violation of the espionage
act and sentenced to a year and half
in he federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, has been granted
q third stay of. forty days. o..
st. Paul-Governor .Burnquist will
redesignate the new regiments of Ma
| tional Guard in Minnesota. Instead
of calling them the First, Second and
Third Minnesota troops, they will be
called tho Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
regiments.
St. PAULA number of booze car
rying autos in the northern Mime
sofa Indian territory, confiscated by
Indian agents, will shortly be sold at
public auction. There is said to be
quite variety of cars, but the Fords
are largely in the majority.
St. Cloud.-Capt John w. Carter
has been Informed by Adjutant Cen
! eral Rhinow that the St. Cloud COM
pany of Home Guards has been &C.
copied into the Fifth Regiment of Ma
tional Guards with headquarters at
Mankato: In connection with the local
unit fully organized motor corps has
been formed in st. Cloud. 49, .~
Bemidji-The Bemidji chief /of po-
lice had a personally conducted tour
to Thief River Falls Monday night,
| when he acted as chaperone to two
misguided girls, who had aspirations
to become "actorettes" One of the
girls was 16 and the other Is years
Of age. They were willing to 60 home
after little fatherly advice.
Winona-Employers of women and
minors at less than Sc week In WI
mona are liable to prosecution under
| the state minimum wage law. The
warning was issued by Miss Eliza E.
Evans, secretary of the Minnesota
minimum wage commission, following
reports that the wage law is being
disregarded in many cases here.
Winona.--When patriotic Winona
men in a jocular spirit organized a
| society known as the Yellow Dogs and
designed only to help along American
wartime activities they evidently did
| not know that the name is applied to
q certain definite class in the United
States which has a sinister purpose
and which is now the object of q
strong campaign of opposition.
st. Paul.-Minnesota has. saved g.
100000 sacks Of wheat -four weighing
48 pounds each during the past year,
according to a statement made public
by A. D. Wilson, state food admins
traitor. These figures mean an actual
saving of more than POI ,666 sacks of
wheat flour q month. The saving is
a direct result of the strict adherence
to the food conservation measures il.
sued by the state food administration.
Notwithstanding that Idell Lay
ton, age go, and he had been living
together for the last fifteen years as
common law man and wife, Joe Vieu,
suit in district court here against the
woman to recover money he had
placed in property she now owns. A
marriage license was granted to Miss
Layton and George Webster. Vieu al
leges that he sold his own claim so
that he might invest the money to i'm.
prove the woman's property, and says
that he stands to lose all If she mar
ries. - ....a~
Dulqth.-John Quincy Adams of Du-
luth~ was unanimously elected presi-
dent Of the Minnesota State Associa-
ton of Stationary Engineers here.
Jess Williams Of Minneapolis was
elected vice president; J. F. Gould
was chosen from field Of four nomi-
ness to serve as secretary; J. E. Mar.
shall was reelected treasurer; J.
loyal, Duluth, becomes the new state
conductor; T. s. F. Hays was unani-
mously reelected state deputy, and
Mr.. Goodman, st. Paul, ,doorkeeper.
Minneapolis was selected as the meet
ing city next year. D..
Red Wing:-Inmates of the Red