The Tomahawk., 1918-09-19
STATE .BR||'f|VITIES. L:

Pine City.-Miss julia Dosey has
left for Washington, D. c., where. she
has an appointment in the war risk in
1 surance department. .,...
.Royalt0n.-Frank Rorash and his IL
year-old son were injured when their
automobile became stalled on the rail
road tracks and a locomotive truck it
Minneapolis. = Austin w. Farms
I worth, rs years old, veteran of forty
threa battles and skirmishes of the
Civil war and resident Of Minneap'
oils for thirty-eight years. died here.
MinneapoIis.-The Hennepin county
z grand jury has returned an indict
ment against w. A. Farr, former
cashier of the Robbinsdale State bank
who is charged with making q false
entry in the banks books. .s.....l
st. Paul.-Michael Finnegan, 16. who
was struck by an automobile at Carter
and Como avenues, died at the st.
Paul City hospital The driver of the
automobile, who put on speed when he
struck him, is still unknown.
Mora--William Borchard, indicted
for grand larceny, pleaded not guilty
in district court to the charge, but
guilty to charge of petit larceny and
was fined SIS and costs. The. indict
ment against Chas. Borchard was dis
missed by consent of tho county at
torney.
Bongard.-Mrs. J. D. Krause was in
stantly killed and her husband, J. D.
Krause, seriously injured when the
auto, that they were driving over.
turned near here. Krause, former
member of the Minnesota Legislature
from Carver county, is not expected
to live. -,....
st. Paul-The annual convention OF
the North Central Photographers as
sociation will be held in St. Paul Sep
tember 1920. War photography will
be discussed. Captain H. A. Wilson OF
the Royal Flying Squadron, is on the
program to discuss innovations In
photography.
Stillwater.-Two hundred and thirty
eight residents of the town of Grant
have petitioncd the Washington coun'
ty commissioners to divide the town
and organize new town, called Lin
coin. Seven protests have been filed.
The county commissioners have de-
ferred action until it's November meet
ing.
A Brainerd.-County Agent f. A. Col
quhoun has been put in charge of the
seed corn drive in Crow Wing county
The allotment for the county is 1888
bushels, this figure being determined
by taking one bushel for every three
acres that is usually planted in corn.
The drive is to take place Sept. 10
TO TO-.
Brainerd- ID. A. Peterson was elect
Led city treasurer to succeed George
Berggreen, called to the colors. He
was formerly alderman of the Second
ward and resigned to be candidate
for the position. Eleven ballots were
taken by the council, his competitors
being Geo. W. Chadbourne and Geo.
A. Tracy. b.
&. st. Paul.-Protests against grading
OF grain at Minneapolis by grain grad
ing officials we're received by Cover
nor Burnquist from four South Dakota
elevator companies, claiming to repre-
sent $50 farmers In that state. The
protests were referred to the Mime
apolis grain grading officials. It Is
charged that the grain is being graded
toe, low. = ,.. r..<
st. Paul.-Mrs. Nina M. Hickman of
Minneapolis filed suit in district court
against the Union Depot company and
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway company, asking for $1,000
damages for injuries sustained by fall
Ing down the stairs at the Union de-
pot st. Paul, due to the alleged I'M
proper construction and improper
lighting of the stairs.
St. Paul.-Arrangemen are being
completed for the state conference OF
the Y. M. C. A., which will be held
here on Sept. %. The all important
business is to plan for the November
war fund drive. The Y. M. c. A. and
4 the Y. w. c. A. will begin joint
campaign on Nov. II. which will con-
tinue until Nov. 10. These drives will
be conducted with but one pledge
card.
Dawson-Claus Johnson, while rid.
Ing with his brother, G. ]. Johnson,
near Cologne, was instantly killed last
night. The auto hit a tree. Flying
glass from the windshield cut his
ahroat. The brother. G. ]. Johnson,
after ascertaining that Claus was
dead, wandered around the country
mentally unbalanced. He was found
ut Cologne and taken to Chaska, the
county seat. ..,-.s
Minneapolis.-Preside M. l.. Bur
ton OF the University of Minnesota has
announced that he had obtained the
warehouse of the Maxwell Motor
Sales corporation, Twenty-sixth ave
nue. southeast and Delaware street
\ Minneapolis, for housing the Univer
sity members of the Students Army
Training corps. The building, which
a less than a mile from the Univer
:sity armory, will accommodate 1,S0(
men. The rental of the building IL
.3l.7OO a month. The completion OF
this deal gives the University quar-
&arr fnr 65O men divided AZ follows