The Tomahawk., 1918-05-23

News
Condensed for Busy Folks


here on June -.
Red Wing.-Mayor Peter A. Nelson
reappointed Andrew G. Jackson, chief
of police, and the present staff of po-
lice officers.
Brainerd.-The district court grand
jury returned an Indictment against
DR.. Albert Bremken of Pine River, al
leging sedition. y"
st. Peter-A military funeral wae
held Sunday for Frahcis Davis, the
first youth from this county. Serv-
ices were held in the Armory.
Pine City.-Arthur Moilaneh, Finn,
was arrested near Finlayson as de-
serter and was taken to st. Paul and
will be indicted into the army
Warren.-F. e. King has arrived
here from France, having been hon
ora'bly discharged from the U. S. mill
tary forces on account of weak eyes.
Princeton.-Sunday evening Rev.
Joseph Willenbrink delivered. the bac-
calaurea!e sermon to the graduating
class of Princeton high school in the
Armory.
Sandstone.-S. A. Colliver, who has
been in charge of the agricultural de-
partment of the Sandstone high school
several years, has accepted position
as county agent of Wadena county.
Brainerd.-The biggest road con.
tract in the history of Crow Wing
county was awarded at the county
commissioner meeting. being the
Gull Lake road project, amounting
to $S0,417.66.
St: Peter.-Fred Paum, 16, is dead
and four members Of the Paum fam
lily are seriously i'll. The doctor said
he thought that oatmeal they ate was
the cause. All the victims showed
evidence of poisoning. Il T..
St. Paul-The Minnesota Music
Teachers association, composed OF
more than 200 teachers of piano, vio-
lin, organ, voice and public school
music, will hold a conference in St..
Paul June 25, 26 and a.
Moorhead.-J. NJ Herrick, local
banker, drove through the Buffalo
River district to Kragnes and north
ward and reports the fields are look
ing fine. All the farmers are using all
of their land this year, even to the
borders and margins along the road
sides.
'Crosby.-Willtam Vernon, who has
been here for some time representing
a tailoring concern, left town sud-
1enly after, it is said, he raised s.
check given him by friend to $3.50
and passed it. He is Supposed to be
in Canada, where he probably wiii
join the army, as he is subject tn
draft.
Duluth.-To show the deep frienG.
ship extended by people of Duluth
to Canada, the Duluth Commercias
club has announced that a delegation
of several hundred meclbers will g.,
to Fort William, Ont, the latter par
of this month in recognition of Vic
toria day. The delegation will go
by automobile. 1.=
W1nona.-Thus far in Winona coun-
ty T,000 pounds of white flour have
been returned to dealers for redis-
tribution, according to DR.. F. S. James,
federal food administrator of Winona
county. Thus the campaign, calling
for the delivery to market of flour
boarded contrary to the law, has
brought out approximately 1913 barrels.
Moose Lake.-Cornell Fossum of
this place, a 1913 graduate of the
school of agriculture, University of
Minnesota, has been elected president
of the junior class of the Chicago
college of medicine and surgery. He
will be graduated in January, 1919,
four months earlier than the sched-
uled time for graduation, owing to
the demand for army doctors.
Warren.-After an examination In
the probate court 1t was decided to
send Miss Amelia P. Moulton of this
city, aged 81, to the detention hos
pital at Fergus Falls, where she can
receive the proper care and attention
needed by her in her old age. Since
the death of her nephew, Charles
Moulton, over two years ago, she has
been a charge on the city most of the
time.
I st. Paul.-Governor Burnquist has
announced that he will call attention
officially to May "a as Italy Day, which
is to be observed throughout the Unit
ed States in appreciation of the en-
trance of Italy In the war for democ-
racy. May "a will be the anniversary
of Italy's entrance in the war and
Americans will be asked to wear a
flower and write to friends in italy
on that day. -
Brainerd-Fo1lowing the proclama-
ton of R. r. Wise, county director Of
public safety commission, on exter-
minating the common barberry BUSH
es. many bushes have been discov-
cred in Brainerd. County Agricultur-
al Agent E. A. Colquhoun found some
Of them planted in Gregory Park.
W. A. W. tombstone, clerk Of the dis
trict court, has we11-trimmed hedge
at his home. Duluth, It has been re-
ported, will have to destroy $4,000
worth of barberry hedges.