The Tomahawk., 1918-10-17
Brief Items of
State News

Fairmont.-John C. Braun, Cedar
township farmer, was arrested on
charge of hiding his 37-year-old son
on registration day, September IL, and
telling officials that he was in Mime
apolis.
Pine City.-Most of the potatoes In
the Pine City locality have been har-
vested sand the same condition pre-
walls generally over the county. There
are only scattering fields left unhar-
vested.
Crookston. - Passengers on early
morning trains coming into this place
were forced to walk more than two
miles into town because of an accident
to a car loaded with wheat, which tied
up traffic.
Observation-Disclosures adoption OF
resolutions by the Commercial club
and Loyalty legion, signs have been
posted in all business places and for
miles around reading, please Speak
American"
Pipestone. The Pipestone Grand
Army post has received notification of
the death of George w. Bettesworth at
the soldiers home at Marshalltown,
Iowa. Mr.. Bettesworth was q pioneer
resident of Pipestone. :..
Crookston.-All potatoes shipped for
commercial purposes must be graded
and A. P. Rehl, inspector for the Fed
eral food administration in Minnesota,
has been in Polk county to arrange Tor
the enforcement of the rule.
Winona.-James McConnon. for th1r-
ty.two years identified with the lum'
bering industry here and a conspicu'
GUS figure during the palmy days OF
the business along the Mississippi
river, died in this city, aged "a. --~
St. Cloud.-For the third time an In
cendiary fire was discovered in the
Fourth avenue apartment house here
and extinguished before gaining head
way. Each time a pile of shavings
have been neatly piled alongside the
building and set on fire.
Hibbing.-The Hibbing police are
holding a e-year-old boy who entered
the Lippman apartments and stole
$3.50 belonging to roomer while the
latter wac absent. The police located
the youth in Duluth, where he had
gone after the theft and brought him
back to Hibbing. .
Pipestone.-That too much sweet
corn is disastrous to cattle has been
proven by the experience of John
Birkeland, farmer living across the
county lire south of here. Birkeland
turned a herd of 25 of his mich cows
into a field Of the corn and five of the
animals are dead as result.
Pine City.-1n a fit of dependency,
Mrs.. Ben Miller shot and killed he--
self at the family farm, about three
and q half miles southwest of Bruno,
with a rife, the first shot piercing her
heart. Her husband was at work In
the field at the time. She leaves three
children, the oldest 8 years and the
youngest q baby Of months.
Hinckley.-A fire that has been
burning for the last six weeks In a
peat: bog on land owned by James Nc
Nett, west of Friesland, became famed
into flames in the high wind and
spread over the surrounding country,
threatening several haystacks and
burning big stack of good hay owned
by Albert Carlson and Nels Oakland.
Observation-Disclosures of dollars
worth Of hay and timber and several
homes and other buildings have been
destroyed in this locality in the past
few days by fires that are now being
fought by Ironton, Aitkin and Moose
Lake Home Guards. This town has
been nearly afire several times and
residents are all prepared to move out
| Winona.-The district convention OF
| the Church of Christ of Southern. Min
nesota has closed two-day session
here. officers elected were: Presi'
dent, N. X. Flint, Winona; vice presi'
dent John Hall, Austin; secretary
treasurer, H.. J. Hill, Plainview; G. E.
| Superintendent, F. D. Smith, Roches'
ter: s. S. superintendent, Margaret
Stran, West Concord. =.
East Grand Forks.-Alice Almond
| son. 16, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Christ Amondson, residing near here
disappeared few evenings ago and
has not been heard from since. She
| was reported to have been seen on the
Great Northern railroad bridge around
10 o'clock p. m. Whether she took
passage ON one of the outgoing trains
at that time is not yet known.
Bemidji.-A joint meeting OF the
i clergy of the Episcopal 'deaneries OF
the Red River valley and the Miss1s
sippi valley will be held in st. Bar
tholomew's church, Bemidji, Oct. 2;
and "a. About twenty clergymen vii
be present with Bishop Morrison o.
Duluth. Rev. MI. Hudson of Paynee
vile, Mimi, will preside as dean o.
the Mississippi valley convocation::
Minneapolis. - George Brambilla
who died in the City hospital fort,
hours after the point of long stee
pin had been driven into his heart
was murdered, Coroner Gilbert Sea
shore believes. 1t is believed by thu
police that statements accredited t.
Brambilla to the effect that he re