The Tomahawk., 1918-10-03
News of the State
Condensed for Busy Folks

school had hag-ralSlng exercise, all
the children giving the flag salute as
Old Glory was unfurled to the breeze.
East Grand Forks.-F'ive of the 10
cal business establishments Of the city
! are uniting and forming new deliv
cry service, calling it the East Side
Delivery service. ..f
Roseau.t- The Farmers Produce
company has negotiated a contract
| with the Peterson-Biddick company of
Wadena, whereby the latter company
will finance the purchase of potatoes
at Roseau this season.
st. Paul-Ernest Vuercher, Gloster,
| Mimi, who was taken to Bethesda hos
pital,. this city, following fall from
a silO on a farm near Gloster, MIMI,
died at p. m, yesterday. He had
suffered internal injuries.
| Hibbing. - Hibbing Home Guards
may vote to become National Guard
company, as the state and Federal gov
eminent favor a National Guard COM
pany, which will make the company
liable to service in any part OF the
state.
| International Falls. A dynamite
demonstration was given at the Irwin
farm under the supervision of L. Rog-
| en- of Wilmington, Del. Mr.. Rogen
showed the farmers how to blast
stumps, break rock and clear land with
dynamite.
East Grand Forks.-Postmaster E.
A. Buckley Of East Grand Forks has
rendered his resignation to take effect
on Oct. /. A successor has not yet
been named. Mr.. Buckley has been
appointed cashier of the First State
bank of Ardock, N. d.
| Manka;o.--While William Parsons
of Kasota was motoring into Mankato
with his family to attend the county
fair, he found purse in the road
containing valuable papers and note
for $1,000 on the Kasota bank; made
payable to Nils Johnson of Kasota.
Little Falls.-Ever since the replace
ment of the west wing of the dam by
q concrete structure, the water power
company has contemplated replacing
| the whole dam in this manner, and It
is now given out that work on the
west wing will commence in the near
future.
Moorhead.-Suit has been brought
against George S. Barnes for $1,000,
through e. H. Hobe, Norwegian vice
consul at St. Paul, for damages nj.
legged to have been sustained when O.
M. Magnus was killed on March 16,
east of Dilworth, by an automobile
driven by Mr.. Barnes.
W0S ffVy3t
ing prosperity are reflected In the
large Northern Pacific shop pay day
the past week, the sum of $4,000
being disbursed Monday, while an
amount considerably in excess, repre-.
senting back pay, was paid out later
Merchants report lively trade result
Ing.
Montevideo.-The Eastern Mime
sofa Teachers association will hold its
annual meeting here Oct. IL and IL.
Among the speakers will be President
Marion l.. Burton of the University Of
Minnesota; Henry M. Deutsch of Min
neapolis; e. M. Phillips, high school
inspector; A. D. Wilson, state food ad-
ministrator; Mrs. T. G. Winter Of the
National Council OF Defense, and M. j.
Bowling Of Olivia.
Fergus Falls.-The Otter Tail Power
company, which generates power here
for thirty-nine cities and villages, has
been finding It difficult to maintain
full service, on account of the low
stage of water in Minnesota streams
and has been compelled to use large
quantities of coal. AS result, It has
asked the cities and villages which It
serves for a voluntary Increase in
rates of Is per cent.
st. Paul-Registratio of 284,568
Minnesota men between 18 and 81 and
81 and As years is officially announced
ut state draft headquarters. The ad-
vance government estimate for the
state was 297,430. Draft officials said
that supplementary reports undoubted-
ly will bring the actual registration to-
tai to more than 2S5,000. Figures by
local boards will be announced when
the final report is forwarded to Wash
ington. The falling of is largely in
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth, and
Is attributed to heavy volunteer re-.
cruiting.
Hibbing.-Hibbing will have the
first auto library in the state II pres
emit plans go through. The township
of Stuntz called for bids for two
ton auto bus, especially equipped for
library purposes. At the present time
the library is providing books for some
ten or eleven locations within the
township but because Of tho limited
number of books which can be carried
under present arrangements the II.
brary board appealed to the township
and the request brought results. The
library on wheels will carry 1000 vol
umes and will be able to make several
locations in a day. The bus will be
fitted up with shelves and there will
be quarters for the librarian.
st. Paul.-Chicken experts are being
sought by the government department
of agriculture to Gull the flocks OF
poultry to separate the "slackers" from
80 In wave Tho mn i0r art Of the nc