The Tomahawk., 1918-03-21
Brief Items of
State News

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county commissioner for 20 years and
a member of the Public Library Com
mission, died here.
| Sandstone.-John H. Sharpe has re-
ceived definite information from
Washington that his brother, Frank
Sharpe of Sandstone, was a victim Of
the torpedoed Tuscania.
| Breckenridge.-The farm bureau
| board of directors met at the court
house and approved the appointment
:! of l.. S. Stallings as agricultural
| agent of Wilkin county.
Chisago City.-The, Red Cross bene-
fitted to the extent of $995aat an aue-
ton held here. A cake, donated py
Mrs. P. J. Gustafson, brought $72, ana
a Holstein calf, given by E. L. Peter
son, was sold for $136.
Ada.-Rev. Mr.. Hinderline has re-
signed as pastor Of Our Saviour's con-
gregation at this place, his resigna-
ton to take effect in May. Rev. Hin
derlie has been in charge of the con-
| gregatdon here for IL years.
st. Peter.-Several German aliens
in the county who had not registered
are seeking registration now. All
have been voters and one woman reg
istered whose husband served term
in the Minnesota legislature.
Fergus Falls.-The members of the
Norwegian Lutheran churches of this
city who prefer the English language
met and organized a new chur<sh to
| be known as the First English L2ta-
eran Church of Fergus Falls"
St. Paul.-The Minnesota confer
| ence of the Augustana synod, Swed-
| ish Lutheran church, meeting at Gus
tavas Adolphus church here, voted
$4,000 to carry on. missionary work
| and to aid small congregations.
CroOkston.-Crookst plans to
| make a strong Red Cross drive for
funds for the Polk county chapter OF
the Red Cross during the month of
March and will give series of enter
tainments and auctions for tina:
| purpose.
Fergus Falls.-F'rank E. Hubbard,
who, for the past 40 years, has been
a resident of Otter Tail county, pass
ed away at his home in Oak Valley
Of heart failure and other complica-
lions due to old age. He was born
IN Cook county, Ill.,, Jan. ,27, 1851.
Duluth.--Under the handicap of car
| shortage, light stocks Of hard coal,
and embargoes, shipments of fuel
from the head of the lakes docks
showed falling off of 1885 cars dur
ing February, according to returns
compiled by the Western Weighing
bureau.
Duluth.-4supplies of hard coal have
been reduced almost to the vanishing
| point at most Of the docks on both
sides of the bay and shipments by
companies with supplies are being
strictly regulated by state and local
| fuel administrators. 1t is believed,
however, that consumers dependent
upon magazine stoves will be taken
care of.
Red tWing.-Fred H. Davis, Ct, a
pioneer Red Wing resident, commit
ted suicide by cutting the arteries in
his. wrist with a razor. His body was
found by the police after two-hour
search, following his disappearance.
Illness and melancholia are thought
to have temporarily deranged him.
Mr.. Davis was at one time Chief of
police at Red Wing.
Minneapolis.-A total of $25,724.S9
has been raised by the National Luth-
eran wal. fund, according to final fig
ures made public by S. H. Holstad,
state campaign director. Minnesota,
which has oversubscribed it's quota by
more than 100000 has subscribed
| $4,000 more than Pennsylvania, de-
spite the fact that the latter state has
nearly twice as many Lutherans.
Hallock-A fedeal officer is here In
vestigating cases of Isaac Lagerquist
and his two sons Andrew LagerQuist
and John Lagerquist. The latter Is
| accused Of being deserter from
Camp Dodge. and the former is held
for an attempt to wreck the 500 flyer
near Karlstad Disloyalty charges
may be lodged against the father and
his son, John. The attempt to wreck
| the train failed.
Bemidji. - Roland Henrionette, a
bank clerk, was sentenced to life i'm
| prisonment at saltwater for the muir
der of Oscar Nelson, a bank clerk,
Nov. Is, 1917. Nelson was working
! in the Northern National bank when
Henrionette entered last fall Hen
rionette opened an argument with
Nelson, it is said, declaring the latter
should join the army. During the al
! tercation Nelson was killed.
St. Paul.-H. T. Mosching Of Water
vile was reported to A. L. Wilson,
state food administrator, to have or
dered 800 pounds of sugar through a
warehouse for his own use. j. M.
Drew, an Investigator, found that>the
sugar had not been delivered. He
ordered it turned over to a store keep
er in Waterville for sale to customers.
Mossching explained he was not in
formed of the regulations ruling the
! amount of sugar an individual might