The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12

tenQeQ vacation que TO the 1uuGeuGd.
Keewatin-F. p Botsford of Gill
bert is to be the superintendent of the
Bennett mine to succeed Supt. Robert
L. Dowing, who died of influenza.
stillwater.-George Guy Of st. Cloud
has been engaged as instructor Of the
manual training school here at sal
{ airy of s., 500 for the school year.
4 International Falls. Rev. Father
Killeen has been transferred to Carl
ton. A reception was rendered to him
at the church hall previous to his de-
parture.
st. Cloud. - Several hundred pack.
ages for the men across the seas have
been sent through the St. Cloud post
Office during the past few weeks, &C.
cording to Frank Bach, assistant post
master.
i Pine River.-Several carloads OF po-
tatoes have been shipped from Pine
River recently to the starch factory at
Ano2xa. They were culls and scabby
potatoes, not marketable for eating
purposes The price received was IS
cents per hundred.
Bemidji. - The county board has
made a change In the directorate of
the Lake Julia sanatorium. G. e. Car
son having sent in his resignation
/ about a month ago. G. w. Campbell
of Bemidji was elected as the success
sor to Mr. Carson.
Bemidji.-Judicial Ditch No. 81. the
esta blihment and construction Of
which has been delayed more than
year because of the war, may soon be
established, the Beltrami county COM
missioners having recommended that
the project be pushed Immediately.
Moorhead.-J. B. Erickson. clerk of
the Moorhead board OF education. re-
ceived a telegram from the capital
issues committee at Washington an
nouncing the approval of the $4,000
bond issue for the new high school
building.
Brainerd.-The Gull Lake Federal
road, an $4,000 highway project built
by Federal, state and county aid, has
been completed The road stretches
twenty-five miles from Brainerd
through the heart of one Of the finest
fishing districts in the United States.
Aitkin.-Clark Boekenoogen, son of
Sheriff l. E. Boekenoosen, had his
right hand badly crushed In a ma
chine for baling hay on farm north of
town. One finger was severed and 1t
was feared it might be necessary to
remove others. The young man was
taken to Duluth for treatment.
Aitkin.-The base hospital, opened
here four weeks ago In the high school
building for the care of influenza pa
tients, has been turned over to the
Aitkin county chapter, Red Cross,
with DR.. Carlton Graves, local physi-
clan, in charge There are forty'four
"fu" patients in the hospital, but the
disease is reported abating and local
authorities hope to close it in a few
weeks.
Hibbing.-The police station reser-
bled a small sized store whom goods
stolen by six boys ranging In ages
from II to Is, were assembled after
being recovered and which was to be
returned to the owners. Tho quantity
of booty amounted to over 5000, and
was taken from a store ca Pine street.
The stolen goods had been stored In
a barn on North street. The young
sters will probably be turned over to
the probation officials.
Pipestone.-Thea army balloon which
passed over Pipestone a few days ago
was sent from Omaha for the purpose
of testing q patented device for dis
tributing circulars and other printed
matter. The balloon dropped various
circulars here and passed on to the
north and came to earth near Verdi,
where Nels Keller, a farmer, took the
big bag in tow. It was returned to the
school at Omaha. The balloon was of
1000 cubic feet capacity and was Nm
manned, having been set afioat With
the distributing device attached. It
made the trip from Omaha to Pipe
stone in a little more than seven
hours.
Red Lake Falls.-That the raising
of hogs is a lucrative business In Red
Lake county is proven by the expert.
ence of Joseph Wagner Of Gervats
town, who a year age purchased
Duroc Jersey SOW for $3.50. From
the first litter Of the pigs Mr.. Wagner
sold eight when 3 months old for $1o
apiece. From the second litter Of six
teen he sold one recently for $1S. He
is still feeding two Of the first litter
and fifteen of the second. Last week
Mr.. Wagner sold the SOW ut market
price, receiving $e2.70. From his
initial investment of $3.50 he has
already received total Of $160.70 and
still has seventeen valuable pigs.
Cloquet.--Traces Of the great fire
disaster OF Oct. ~ are rapidly disap-
pearing, ruins giving way to rebuild.
ing in a manner that again shows that
the American spirit canot be downed
by any catastrophe no matter how
gigantic. Clearing away Of wrecks OF
former structures and rebuilding OF
the greater Cloquet have been going
at full steam since soon after the dis
aster. The mild weather has proved
q boon to the rebuildsrs and before