The Tomahawk., 1918-07-18
News ofthe State
Condensed for Busy Folks

boys called to, the colors leave for
Dunwoody institute Of Minneapolis to
perfect themselves in mechanical
training courses.
Minneapolis.-With the exception OF
Hannepin and St. Louis, all the coun'
ties In Minnesota have pledged their
Thrift Stamp allotments, and some
have gone over their quota.
Rochester.-Much damage was done
4 by hail storm that swept an area
two miles wide, running south from
T Rochester to the Iowa state line. Some
farmers report third to half OF
their crops destroyed.
Faribault.-A IL by 36-foot Uni.ed
!, State flag, presented by N. Cos
grove to the local Red Cross, was dis
played on the drop curtain of tie
+ ater here and sold for the benefit OF
the Red Cross society.
Winona--John r. Milne, former Wi.
mona boy, who has been successful In
the electrical field, has been appoint.
ed city electrician, succeeding &. Fin
kelnburg, resigned. Mr.. Milne has
r moved his family to Winona.
st. Cloud.-J. P. Bellanger, who
held the position of electrician on
board the United States ship Presi.
dent Lincoln at the time it was tor
pedoed and sunk By a German sub
marine a short time ago, is il the
city on furlough visiting his brother.
Virginia.-Miss Mania Pauna, %,
I we'll known local school teacher, died
yesterday at Nopeming sanatorium
following an illness of several weeks
of tuberculosis. She is survived by
her mother, one brother and sister.
The body has been brought to Vir-
ginia for burial.
Win0na-A government fleet Of six
barges Is now being loaded at st.
Louis with heavy freight and will
probably pass through here soon, ac-
corlling to information from St. Louis.
The fleets cargo capacity is 4,500 tons.
1t will ply the Mississippi between st.
Louis and st. Paul. -
St. Peter.-Mr. and Mrs. Peter G.
Peterson, residents of this county for
fifty ye4rs, celebrated their golden
) wedding anniversary. Mr.. Peterson
was member of the Fourth Mime
sofa infantry in the Civil war and
{ marched with General Sherman to the
sea He Is now II years old.
Hawley.-Miss Astria Folden, who
I, was the victim of a brutal assault here,
and is now in a Detroit hospital as a
result of severe hurts suffered in the
encounter with her assailant, is re-
covering. Her assailant will be ar
v rested. Mass Foden was attacked
near the farm home of her parents,
her cries attracting the attention OF
neighhors, who came to her rescue.
at Fergus Falls.-George Tanner, sa-
! loon leeper Of Sauk Center, and Mar
tin "A agen, formerly of Fergus Falls,
were sentenced to forty days in jail by
The municipal judge here for violating
the order prohibiting the importation
.os liquor into dry territory. 1t was
Y g.<:harged that Tanner and Hagen drove
.from Sauk Center to the dry town OF
ST. Olaf and sold five quarts of whisky.
St. PAULA dividend of 20 per cent
Z has been sent to creditors of the First
Pearson, state superintendent cf
banks, by whose order the bank was
q closed July IS, 1917. The superintend.
.ent said an additional dividend of l5
.or 20 per cent on the liquidation of the
bank probably will be paid later. A
new ctate bank now operating at Fed
y seral Dam is the Federal Dam state
bank
Observation-Disclosures of the ne"
SITS, 900 building of the 1nternatior1
christian Bible college at Fifteenth
and University avenues southeast was
the principal event Of the closing day
az the congress. Rev. D. E. Olson
president of the college, delivered the
dedictory address. The congress vot
S ed to raise 81 100000 for financial and
81 benevolent purposes during che mex
4 fivc years.
va Mnkato.- o.-Mankato is to have fou1
military organizations. under the new
plan of organizing the national guard
G company Of the Home Guards Il
being re-organized into nationa
I xuard company with 1OS members;
u .headuuarters company of fifty-ni1'
,members, including the Second reg1
mental band and drum corps, is be
sfng organized There also Will be
machine gun company of 81, and SUP
ply company of 80.
st. Paul.-In addition to sendin1
ont missionaries throughout Mime
sofa to ascertain the labor needs o
farmers during the harvest season
j the United States employment servic
also Is making survey to determin
cunrnon labor needs for the mex
fhrea months in war Industries. Wit
August as the date on which lnde
i. dependent common labor recruiting D
var industries will cease, the employ
men. service is hurrying the. .complt
mon OF it's national labor recruitin
And placing machinery.
Hibbing dips real
"A = >harvest here on the Fourth. Ol