The Tomahawk., 1918-12-19

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fluenza situation the convention e: the
State Horticultural society, to have
| been held in the West hotel. has been
postponed.
Baudette - T. ]. Clauson sold forty
acres of cedar stumrage in Rapid
River township to Ernest Erickson OF
Roseau. Mr.. Erickson will commence
cutting the timber at once.
st. Peter.-With nearly 100 cases OF
influenza and shortage of nurses and
other help, serious situation at the
st. Peter state hospital for insane was
reported to the state board Of control.
Stillwater.-Lieut. Richard F. Kaiser
has cabled his family from Bordeaux,
France, that he will sail for the
United States some time in December.
Lieut.. Kaiser is a member of the 33Sth
field artillery.
Stillwater.-Nels N. johnson, a for
mer we'll known resident of Saltwater,
who died suddenly at Minneapolis,
aged rs years, was the superintendent
in charge of the Saltwater Gas & Elec-
trio Light Co. here for about thirty
yeurs.
East Grand Forks.-Hard coal is
coming into the city in small lots.
One dealer received two carloads of
nut coal, with instructions from fuel
headquarters to distribute 1t in one
ton lots to the signers so that every
one would have at least a small
amount to burn until more can reach
the city.
Dilworth. Kemp, 35, 10
cal merchant, has been missing from
his home eleven days, and officials
have been searching the past threa
days for him without success. Sew
eral weeks ago he was found wan
dering about the fields near Dilworth
and was placed in a Moorhead hospi-
tai for observation. He subsequently
was released.
Cloquet-The J. p. Olson estate,
owners of the Northeastern hotel on
Dunlap island, has sold the property
to the Cloquet lodge of the Scandi-
navian Fraternity of America. The
lodge has leased the building to the
Minnesota Commission of Public Safe
ty to be used as a hospital while need
ed in the fire-devastated regions of
Carlton county.
Minneapolis.-No trace of incendiar-
ism in the fire which destroyed the
shell casing plant Of the Minneapolis
Steel & Machinery company, with a
loss of $500,000, has been discovered.
Many of the 1900 men thrown out Of
work by the fire have been given en-
ployment through the United States
employment service, George l.. Wea-
yer, local director, said.
St. Paul.-More than $S6,000 of con-
tributions to the state forest fire re-
lief fund have passed through Cover
nor Burnquist's office. Late contrjbu.
tions include $472.35 from Martin
county citizens; 500 from the Red
Cross at Armstrong, Iowa; $37 from
Willmar; $40 from Huntley; $14 from
Perley; IS each from Cold Spring,
Eyota and Zumbrota, and SO from
Jud. N. D.
Thief River Falls.-Arthur J. Clou.
tier. IS years of age, fireman in the
employ of the 500 railroad, died of
pneumonia following Influenza. Mrs.
Cloutier, who had been In constant at
tendance on her husband during his
illness, also contracted the disease and
died. The sudden calling Of this
young couple leaves four children, the
eldest IL and the youngest years,
parentless.
Mankato.-A brewery, operated for
sixty years by German refugee and
his descendants, will probably be torn
down soon as a result of the beer pro-
hibition order. After the revolution
of 1S49 in Germany failed, William
Bierbauer fled to the United States.
With other refugees, he came to Man
kato, which was just being settled. In
1858, Bierbauer built brewery. Since
that time the plant has continuously
been in operation. It was shut down
on Nov. 80. o.
st. Paul.-Two members of the
state board of law examiners resigned
and the vacancies were filled by order
Ray, Jr., of Minneapolis, resigned after
obtaining a commission in the military
insurance department at Washington.
He is succeeded by William M. Jerome
of Minneapolis. Gustaf Youngquist of
Crookston resigned after being com,
missioned in the Judge advocates of.
fice at Washington. His seat is given
N. F. Fiedl of Fergus Falls.
st. Paul-Minnesota is mobilizing
to play leading role in the nation.
wide drive to find suitable employ
ment for the nations fighters as they
are demobilized. All the great govern
ment and private organizations in the
United States which, have been &C.
lively concerned with the prosecution
Of the war and in particular with the
welfare of the soldiers here and over
seas are being enlisted and united in
great drive to assure a proper job
for each man.
st. Paul-Payment of $14,413.3C
vaS made to the state in settlement of