The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-07
STATE BRfV|TIES


exceed $1,000.
Hancock.-The junior, branch of the
Hancock chapter Of the Red Cross has
completed a total of 500 comfort kits
for the soldiers.
Moorhead.-Lieut. V. E. Verne and
DR.. G. l.. Gosslee, both Of Moorhead,
have, been commissioned captains.
Both are in the medical corps.
fPiainyiew. 49, Fifteen residents CT
Diainview have died since the inilu-
enza epidemic began. Health officials
consider that the crest has been
reached.
Fergus Falls. The influenza cpl
demic has resulted in q number CT
deaths among the patients at the state
hospital here. The hospital is ex-
treDeIy short Of help.
oosevclt-GiIbert Roen, Per Eng
strom, Ed Turner and others went to
:WaToad with lot Of cattle to ship,
but had to return with the animals, as
there were I'D cars available.
Red Lake .FIlls.-CaiIMan Walter
J. QuesneIps final report on the fourth
Liberty Loan shows that Red Lake
county subscribed $215,950, or $3.50
more than the allotted quota.
East Grand For,is.-Alice Thatcher,
Lillian Marsh, Josephine Eic.:ammer
and Cecilc Ebinstilc. local girls, have
gone to the farm OF Fay Reed, near the
city, to attempt to hurry along the
potato picking.
Red Lake Falls.-During the month
the Red Cross shipped to headquarters
at Minneapolis $40 altered army shirts,
90 helmets, $50 hand towels, 1875 bath
towels, SO shirts, IT'S handkerchiefs,
and IS napkins.
Croolzston-Adeline Kehlert has re-
ported for work at the Stebbins &
Robert garage to drive~a taxi and
work OF the floor to take the place Of
William Sumpman, who left some time
ago for military training at the Uni
versity OF Minnesota.
/ Red Lake Falls.--Carl Gerlach 7G,
one of Red Lake county's pioneers,
died of cancer after a long illness. In
1884 he came to Red Lake Falls town
and took homestead. He was town
assessor for twelve years, town chair
man for six years, and treasurer Of the
school district for ten. He was twice
married.
Foley-Judge John A. Roeser Of the
district court filed decision with the
clerk of court here in which he
granted the writ of injunction asked
for by the Stearns county attorney in
the case of DR.. w. A. Bach accused
of maintaining disorderly house at
his sanatorium on the East side, st.
Cloud. He denied the injunction
against his wife, Frieda Bach.
Crookston.-Company I, after being
modified for state duty only few
days after it was sworn in. has again
been demobilized. Capt. Chesterman
received word from MAJ Paul Spooner
of Morris that he had been notified
that the services Of the local company
would not be needed. The boys were
in keen anticipation of going to Du-
luth or Moose Lake to help the fire
sufferers.
orthfie!d-President Donald Cow
ling of Carleton college has returned
from the east, where, as chairman Of
the reception committee of the Ameri-
can Council of Education, he had
charge of the entertainment of the
British Education mission, sent to this
country by the British government.
The mission is expected to visit the
University Of Minnesota and Carleton
college about Nov. 16.
Winona.-Plainview' male popula-
ton. is much bewhiskered as result
of the influenza epidemic. The only
BARRIERS in the village are i'll with the
malady and tonsorial shops are closed.
Efforts to import a barber have been
unavailable. The supply of safety
razors has been exhausted and the
facial adcfnments have added a new
phase to the changed village, which
has been laboring under rigid lid
Tor few days.
vertile-G. J. DeMars, proprietor Of
a drug store here, and graduate Of
the College Of Pharmacy Of the UNI
vefsity of Minnesota, has just given
twenty-five pounds Of sugar to the
sugar division of the United States
food administration, for the benefit Of
the American soldiers in France. In
returning the sugar certificate, Mr..
DeMars says: ri am returning certif-
icate for twenty-five pounds Of sugar,
as l can get along without It. Give
It to the boys"
St. Paul.-The Minnesota federation
of farmers clubs is ore"~ '~ its
clubs which are not in the IRE.
swept region, to aid membe'" iubs
in the fire.swept region. The execu-
tive committee is asking all farmers
clubs not in the burned area to call
special meetings. make up donations
of livestock, feed, machinery. seed or
money. and notify the secretary, Mrs.
I. e. Richardson, 1893 Cleveland ave-
emu north, st. Paul, Of what they have.
The federation will then provide for
the distribution Of the donations.
Clubs ready to cooperate should send
to Mrs Richardson nothing but a mott