The Tomahawk., 1918-05-02
News Of theState
~- Condensed for Busy Folks

Mankato.-J B. Johnson, a veteran
shoemaker Of this city, committed sui
I eide by hanging. @l'' 70. r.
Cloquet.-The largest class In the
history of the local high school, forty
six will be- graduated this year.
Minneapolis.-Speci radio classes
for drafted men who have not YET
been called out will be continued al
Dunwoody institute throughout the
summer. -.-. a.. .,.s--
Roseau.-A RED Cross auction here
netted $3.50 and then the citizens, to
show their hearts are in the war
oversubscribed their Liberty Loan al
lotment the first day. ..,.t, rs.
East Grand Forks.-One thousand
surgical dressings were turned out oi
the mems surgical dressing class
which was held in the local Masonic
hall one evening recently. =
Falr1uont.-Martin county oversub
scribed its third Liberty Loan quota
of $4,000 by $330,000 the first two
days, according to final figures given
out by the Liberty Loan committee
"" SAAN
village in Clay county Oversubscrib
ed it's allotment in the third Liberty
Loan on Monday, the first day of the
drive, A. H. Costain, chairman of the
county campaign committee, an
nounces.
International Falls.-The' county
commissioners appointed. John S
Gavin, principal of the Northome
schools, to complete the unexpired
term of D. B. Jewell, who resigned
as superintendent of the schools OF
the county.
St. Cloud.-Casper Schooner, age
| 81 years, father Of Sheriff B. E. and
Herman Schooner of this city, died
in Freeport, Stearns county. He had
been a resident of that village for IS
years, ever since he came to this
country from Bavaria. e.
St. Cloud.-August Sleizer, indicted
last week, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to 80 days in the work
house. He is charged with saying
that it was damn good thing" and
that any man who would wear q
United States uniform should be sunk
with the boats" 4
New Ulm.-New Ulm and Brown
county have gone over the top with a
roar. The quota for New Ulm was
| $250,0O0. Reports compiled up to
this forenoon showed an oversub.
scription Of $4,000. The county
Quota of $85O,OOO has been Oversub.
scribed by $475,00O.
St. Paul-Local board allotments
under the latest draft call for 1925
Minnesota registrants to entrain dur
ing the five day period, beginning
May 1, for Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
were announced by Major John =.
Snyder, chief draft aid to Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow.
St. Paul--Minnesota Home Guard
has a strength Of 1901 men, including
$40 officers and 7,131 enlisted men.
It is organized in 10 battalions, COM
rrising 80 companies in IS Minnesota
towns. This summary of Home Guard
strength was announced by Major w.
A. Curtis, chief of Adjutant General
w. r. Rhinow's staff.
Crookston.-Word from Perham,
MIMI, today told Of an alleged Ger
man sympathizer being made to kiss
the flag publicly. It is alleged that
Barney Kluber of Perham made
sighting remarks about a service
flag dedicated to the boys who have
Joined the colors from that commun-
ity... Kluber was dragged from his
home to the town square, where he
was forced to kneel and kiss the
national emblem.
Thief River Falls.-Violence was
feared when it became known that
Joseph Schmoster of this city declared
that he wished Germany would win
the war when asked to subscribe to
the Liberty Loan, according to Off
cials of the loan committee. An ap-
peal has been sent to United States
Marshal Joseph VESSEL of st. Paul
for deputies to protect Schmoster.
Schmoster owns home here and is
well off, it is understood. Action will
probably be taken to have him re-
moved from the community as dan
gerous alien"
st. Paul.-The Federal Food Admin
istration requires that everyone who
has more than 80 days supply of
wheat flour to return the flour at
once to the dealer or miller from
whom it was purchased or report to
his county food administrator. This
order applies to everyone no matter
when or how the -four was obtained.
Thirty days supply is determined on
the basis of six pounds for each men,
Der >of the household. A family CT
four may have 241z pounds of wheat
flour and family Of eight, 40 pounds.
Anyone who insists on keeping more
than one months supply or is using
more than six pounds per person per
month is considered hoarder and
will be dealt with accordingly. Hoard
ing of necessary foods is punishable
by@a fine of 5000, or Imprisonment
/ for two years, or both.