The Tomahawk., 1918-04-25

word that d school purse has been
assigned to this county for one month";
Washington.-Mrs. Volstead, wife Of
Representative Andrew j.. Volstead
of Minnesota, died at her home in this
city after an illness of about eight
months. l. Il .-=. , :. g.. -. -
Fairmont-The movement in favor
Of legislation authorizing confiscation
of property of convicted disloyalists
is spreading throughout Southern
Minnesota. a .~.s:-gg3ss.a" ~. -.
T., Stillwater.-Mrs. Elizabeth Roney,
for 81 years a resident of Saltwater,
is dead. Mrs. Roney was the widow
of James Roney, pioneer lumberman
who died in 1905. -,. r.. e. ..>
Eveleth.--G. H. Dormer, superin-
tendent of the Fayal district for many
years, has been transferred to tho
Virginia district and will have charge
of the Alpena mine. i >.
st. Paul.-FIve hundred prohibition
speeches are to be delivered in Min
nesota within the next ninety days
il the statements Of the cold water
advocates are. fulfilled. 49,.
East Grand Forks.-Prof. J. Kastep
of White Bear, Mimi, will teach man.
ual training and athletics at the high
school next year. He is graduate
OF the Bradley institute and has has
three years experience in this work.
Thief River Falls.-Speculation Is
rife here as to whether the H. G. L.
will go up or down, due to the fact
that dog licenses were doubled today
in cost. It is believed the city will
be rid of 800 or 400 dogs within 80
days. ".a. : - ..s..E..ss. ?
Eveleth.-Rev. Victor Kuusisto,
former pastor of the Finnish Luth-
eran church of this city, has accepted
a call to Crystal Falls, Mich, and
has taken up the duties of his new
charge. No one has been appointed
at the local church as yet. 81"
Rochester.-Judge G. E. Callaghan
decided that Mayor Reiter must sien
he saloon licenses granted by tho city
council, rendering his decision after
the attorneys had made their argu-
ments regarding the case. An appeal
to the supreme court was taken. a.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Loan propa-
ganda has been carried to all parts
of Chippewa county so effectively
that the war office committee has
ordered 81 Liberty Loan Honor
Flags" for the communities that 60
over the top. The county's quota of
$4,000 has now been over-subscrlbed.
Floodwood.-A patriotic basket So
cial was held at the Cedar Grove
school, district No. "A, when netted
$50. This sum was donated to the
Red Cross at Duluth. At the social
the school district bought Liberty
Bonds for the sum Of $500. At its
annual meeting the township bought
bonds for 500.
Brainerd.-One of the practical
features of the program for the sum-
mer meeting of the Northern Min
nesota Development association at
Walker on June Z and 8, will be.
demonstration in land clearing under
the direction Of Prof. I. D. Charlton
newly appointed chief of the division
of agricultural engineering at the Uni.
versity FIRM, st. Paul Il.
st. Paula new trial of the aliena-
ton of affections ease which broughe
Frank A. Mullen of Morris, MIMI, a
verdict Of $4,000 from James H. Dev-
emmy, a banker of that city, has been
ordered by Judge Jelley, who heard
the case. He declared in his order
that the verdict of $4,000 was exces.
sive and appeared to have been
prompted by passion and prejudice.
st. PAULA possible saving of more
than $35O,O00 q year to telephone sub
scribers in Minnesota through tho
unification of service by the North.
western and Tri-State companies is
shown by a preliminary survey made
by the State Railway and Warehouse
commission in advance of the hearing
April 20 on the application for ap-
prevail Of the consolidation project.
Morgan.-This village with popula.
ton of $50 has given more than 50
men to army service and set pace
for southwestern Minnesota for Red
Cross donations at an auction which
Melted 1922. Leading Redwood
county on the sale Of War Savings
stamps with q total Of $16,750, it i:
now ready to go over the top for the
Third Liberty loan with quota OF
$21 900. - dr. NJ
: Spooner.-Curtis G. Shaffer of
Northwest Angle, about the remotest
section of Minnesota, walked across
the ice on the Lake of the Woods, AZ
miles to Warroad, and came on here
by train, to apepar before the local
board for examination. Both his eyes
were closed and his face was badly
swollen from the exposure to the sun
and snow. but he said he felt all
right" and is anxious to get after the
enemy. a III
. Houston.-German text books TN
use in the schools here fed a munich
nal bonfire following q meeting Of the