The Tomahawk., 1918-03-28
News theState
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bGmlOl Ol.-1ue OASSSSI AAOuOOA oAAp
drive ever launched in Bemidji in con-
nection with the Commercial club is
under way.
Crookston.-The Polk county chap
ter of the Red Cross plans to put on a
big Red Cross auction sale in Crook
ston Saturday, March 30.
Moorhead.-Maynard Rundgren, IL,
son of Charles Rundgren, a carpenter,
sustained a broken leg when hit by a
courthouse street car while riding on
a horse in front of the Comstock hotel.
The horse was killed.
Jackson-The township of Sioux
Valley voted Monday to consolidate
seven school districts and erect one
of the finest schools In Southern Min
nesota. A teachers home will be
built near the school.
ST. Cloud.-Articles of incorporation
for the Farmers State Bank Of
Georgeville have been filed with the
county register of deeds. This is the
first bank to be located in Georgeville
The capital stock is $4,000.
Minneapolis.-Minn has furn-
ished one navy recruit for every 66S
men, women and children of its popu-
lation, according to figures just COM
piled by Lieut.. G.. A.. Treadwell in
charge of the Navy Recruiting station
here.
st. Cloud-Miss Daisy Gudgell, who
has been principal of the Jefferson
school during the past year, has re-
ceived an appointment from Wash
ington to a position in the war risk
insurance department and has left to
accept the new position.
St. Cloud.-Machinery for the man.
ufacturing and assembling of Pan au-
tomobiles is being moved into Factory
Building No. 2 of the Pan Motor COM
pany plant west of the city, and work
will commence at once on the turning
out of the $3.50" model Pan cars in
this structure.
Minneapolis.-In a special appeal to
farmers of Minnesota, Herbert C..
Hoover, federal food administrator,
asks that they market their surplus
wheat before May Is as a war pro-
noting measure. The appeal was an
nounced by A. D. Wilson, Mr.. Hoov-
er's chief representative in Mime
sofa.
Virginia-The red flag of socialism
supplanted the Stars and Stripes in
the decorations of the interior of the
school at Markham, small district
settled largely by Films, during the
presentation of a Finnish play recent
ly. AS a result the school is order
ed closed and an investigation is un-
der way.
Moorhead.-Two worthless checks,
one for IS and one for $40 were pass.
ed at the Howard Moody store. ac-
cording to Chief of Police P. E. NAL
vey. The checks were given by Ida
Olson of the normal school," They
had been signed and indorsed by Miss
Olson and on the back of the checks
was written "Normal SCHOOL,
Madelia.-Pork sold for $55 pound,
butter 50 a pound, chickens $93 each,
eggs $29 crate, cakes at $40, apples
at so cents apiece, corn at $25 BUSH
ell. These are. some of the prices paid
for food at Red Cross drive here
for the benefit of the local chapter.
A 2O,pound hog was sold under the
hammer for $1,100. Even the squeal
was saved and canned on phono-
graph record to be forwarded to Ma
della soldiers at the front. The auc-
ton netted $4,000.
St. Paul.-Appointments of two new
assistants in the state dairy and food
departments announced by C0mmis-
sioner James Sorenson. w. s. New
gard Of Shakopee was appointed a
state food inspector, and will have
headquarters at Duluth. He fills the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
A. D. Sibbald of Duluth as assistant
commissioner. George w. Hagberg of
Stockholm, was named a state cream
cry inspector and assigned to the ot-
tertail county district.
Minneapolis-War Savings Club
week came to a close with a quarter
of the total population, Of Minnesota
enrolled In War clubs and pledged to
give the United States government a
steady weekly income Of approxim-
ately $500,000 which, for the remain
ing weeks of 1918 would mean $780,
100000 for Minnesota. There organ
lied 1000 War clubs, with an average
membership of IS persons to a club,
which would give q total membership
of $4,000 out of q population in Min
nesota Of q little more than 2.000t.
900. .... 49,, -s -s~.
St. Paul.-Resignation of John Lind
from the Minnesota Public Safety
Commission and appointment Of Tho.
e. eastman of Owatonna to fill the
place Of the former governor is an
nounced by Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist. Mr.. Lind's resignation. ex'
pected for some time, was necessary
because of his appointment as chair
man of the advisory committee Gre
ated by the federal government OF
labor, which required that he spend
practically all his time in Washing
ton. Mr.. eastman il . former state
senator. 4
Brainerd.-Two weeks after the