The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-06-13


reported.
Brainerd.-Crow Wing county has
passed the $4,000 mark in its CAM
paign for the Red Cross War fund
The county's quota was $4,000.
Bemidji.-A special election was
held here to. determine if the old N.Y.
more school building should be sold
or not. Only three votes were cast,
all in favor of the proposition.
Minneapolis.-The allotment of hard
coal for Minnesota next winter will be
reduced only 7.61 per cent, while the
total reduction for the Northwest will
be 1878 per cent, according to figures
from the National fuel administration
received here. r
tuck school was held this week. Many
features fitted, including the annual
prize drill and review. The school
has completed the most successful
year in it's history with a maximum
capacity attendance.
St. Paul.-The condition of Jacob
Faust, 65 years old, postmaster at
hospital suffering from injuries sus~
tanned when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Miss Lucy Lyon,
at East Seventh street and Bates Ave.
nue., is much improved.
St. Paul-Four Socialists, William
Sandberg, Alex C. Mattson, Ben An
derson and Alfred ITALIA. three Of
them residents of Minneapolis, will
be lodged as slackers in the Ramsey
and Hennepin county jail for eleven
months each, according to mandates
handed down by the circuit court OF
appeals in st. Paul.
Warren.-Extensive preparations
are being made for the fifth annual
summer meeting of the Red River
Valley Live Stock Breeders and the
Red River Valley Development asso-
citation to be held here. The program
committee will announce soon the list
of speakers who will address, the
everal sessions of the meeting.
Minneapolis-'fEe will of Frederick
c. Barrows, pioneer Minneapolis luln-
herman, has been filed + in probate
court. The value of the estate is $4O,-
600, according to the will. A $4,000
trust fund is created for Frank Bar
rows, a son, and the remainder of the
estate, with the exception of a $500
cash bequest to Amy Hatch, second
cousin, goes to Mrs. Sadie Barrows'
his widow.
neapolis.-Margaret Holden, 22
years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Holden, was almost instantly
killed when she was run over by an
automobile near Eitel hospital. &c.
Pendergast, Minneapolis, the driver OF
the machine, carried the girl into the
hospital, but she died in short time.
Pendergast was not held by the police.
Five other persons were injured In
automobile accidents in Minneapolis
the same day.
St. Paul.-Minnesota began June
business with $6,291,717 of cash in
the state treasury. This figure is
from the report made by State Trea~
surer Henry Rines at the close of bust
ness May 81. The revenue fund holds
s4,799,575 and other large balances
include $625,639 in the road and
bridge fund, $177,566 in the general
university fund and $10S,o12 in the
state prison building fund. June set
Element Of tax collections helped ma
terially to maintain a large cash bal
ance.
st. Paul.-The burden of short
hauls is to be transferred from the
railroads of the country to automo-
bile trucks through campaign in
augurated by the highway transport
commission of the National Council
of Defense at Washington and pre-
scented to the State Public Safety
commission. The request for Min
nesota's cooperation and also for a
state representative to be sent to a
conference at Washington was re-
ferred to the state highway commits
sion. x- *
Cloquet:-Red Cross activity hero
the last few days has been most pro-
ncunced. The outstanding feature was
the success of the drive for the Red
Cross war fund. Cloquet's quota was
$4,000 and this was exceeded by at
least 20 per cent, and Contributions
are still coming in. The Red Cross
salvage sale conducted by the salvage
committee of the local branch also
had gratifying results, SITS being
cleared. Mrs. C. B. Watkins is chair
man of this committee. The Cloquet
branch sent in to the Duluth chapter
this week 700 surgical dressings, rep
resenting the weeks work Of the var
icus classes.
Minneapolis.-The 59th Annual con-
vention of the Evangelical Lutheran
Augustana Synod which convened in
the Emanuel Lutheran church, On the
9Th inst. has brought TO the twin cities
representatives of Swedish and Eng
lish speaking Lutheran congregations
from ALASKA to Florida, Maine to Cal
ifornia. This is the annual conven-
ton of the Augustaaa Synod which
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