The Tomahawk., 1918-05-16
STATE BR'f'V|T|ES

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charged with evading the draft.
Albert Lea.-The Brite Lite factory
here was destroyed by fire. The loss
Is estimated at more than $4,000.
st. Peter.-County schools will
hold a public graduation for eighth
grade pupils on June 5. There will
be about seventy graduates.
Hastings.-The Red Cross auction
to be held here is expected to at
tract more than 5000 persons. Cover
nor Burnquist will be the principal
speaker. ~ q.
Brainerd.-Crow Wing county's
call for the National Red Cross war
fund is $4,000. DID. Schrader has
been named chairman of the county
committee.
Princeton.-Mille Laos county went
clear lover the top in taking third
Liberty Loan bonds. The quota was
$15O,O0O. yet tho subscription total
was $254,0O0.
St. Peter.-The German Methodist
church of lie Sueur is to be- known
hereafter as the First Methodist Epis-
| copal church and the services are to
be conducted in American Ian
guage," it was announced. .s
Minneapolis. - Gardner Stevens,
born 62 years ago in the first house
erected in Minneapolis, died at his
home here after a long illness. He
was a son of the late Colonel John
H. Stevens, the first settler in the
town of St. ANTHONY.
Carlton.-Dr. j. G. w. Ravens of
Cloquet, who has served as medical
examiner on the Carlton county draft
board since its beginning, has re-
signed, as he is leaving. DR.. James
Fleming of the same city has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Moorhead.-Mrs. r. C. Peterson of
Fargo has brought suit against NJ.
o. Valan, of Rustad, for 5000 damages
alleged to have been caused March
% when the cars Of Mrs. Peterson
and Mr.. Valan collided. 1t. is alleged
by Mrs. Peterson that Mr.. Valan had
no lights on his machine.
Manufactured Marka, writing to
relatives here. describes the taking
of German spy on the ship he sailed
aboard to the Philippines with his
regiment. Marka says the man was
found sending a wireless message
from the ship when they were about
three days out of Manila, and those
aboard considered themselves lucky
to reach port without being made
target for submarine attack. =
Minneapolis.-Nin per- cent
of the men and women in Minnesota,
who are of German birth zare good
loyal citizens. They never were dis.
loyal, though at the outset of the
war they did not understand. This
| was the statement made by Prof. Al
fred e. Koenig, himself of German
| nativity, who has just returned from
speaking tour for the Northern
division of the Red Cross !
eapolis.-Everett G. Engelin,
charged with having violated the es.
pi0nage act, was found guilty on two
counts by a jury in Federal district
court here. The first count charged
him with attempting to incite mutiny
in the armed force of the United
States and the second with having
obstructed recruiting and enlistment
service. The indictment was based on
an address made by Engelin on a
farm near Winsted, MIMI, last Aug
ust.
Anoka.-State authorities are in
vestigating fire here which destroyed
the barn on the farm of Mrs. P.
Gorham, burning Is head of cattle,
five horses, some pigs and new auto
| mobile. Mrs. Gorham has been out
spoken in her loyalty and evidence
found by local investigators point
ing to incendiarism, indicates that
persons not SO outspoken in their 10y
atty may have resented Mrs. Cor
hams attacks on Germanism. The
fire, according to officials, started in
several places at once. So.
Winona.-Rev. Father Leo p. Dew.
lin, young priest who has been as
sistant at the Winona Cathedral, has
returned from Fort Smelling, where
he changed his garments of the priest
hood for a United States army uni
form. Father Devlin applied several
weeks ago for commission in the
army as chaplain. He received his
commission this week as a first lieu
tenant and reported at Fort Smelling.
There he was equipped as a soldier
and assigned to Fort Shelby, Miss,
where he will be assigned to his
duties this week. -
St. Paul.-The dairy industry of
Minnesota and Of America has reached
point where increased consumption
of milk and milk products is nee
essary during the next four or i've
months If this industry is to be
| maintained sufficiently to supply our
absolute needs, in the opinion of Prof.
H. H. Kildee Of the dairy division of
| University Farm school. Mr.. Kildee
has Just returned from dairy con-
ference in Chicago. where plans were
outlined that II Ia hODed will bring