The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-09-26

St. Cloud.-The boiler room Ut the
Preiss brewery, located in building
adjoining the brewery, was PARTIALLY
destroyed by fire.
Mankato.-Frank Granger, a team
ster of this city, was struck by an
automobile while working on the road
south of the city, knocked down and
suffered severe bruises ami injuries.
Little Falls. - Machine Inspector
Morgan has condemned two threshins
rigs in Morrison county. One ma
chine was wasting grain and the other
had not been repaired to do proper
work.
St. Paul.-Dr. Egil Boeckman Of st.
Paul, son-in-law of the late James j.
Hill, has been notified of his appoint
ment as captain in the army medical
corps. He will leave in few days
for Camp Grant, ILL.,, whet1 he has
been assigned to duty.
Bongard.-Mrs. j. D. Krnuse was
instantly killed and her husband seri-
ously injured when the automobile In
which they were riding overturned.
Mr.. Krause is not expected to live.
He was formerly member of the
house of representatives from Carver
county. .....-......-,.. -....s...
Stillwater.-All former records in
turning out shells at the Twin City
Forge & Foundry company plant here
for an eight.hour period were beaten
one day recently when :'10 f1rst-class
shells were turned out by the shell
department employees there on what
is known as the daylight" shift.
Red Winged Crowley, La Crosse
saloonkeeper riding on the same train
from the Twin Cities with some draft
ed men en- route to Camp Grant,
passed a bottle Of whisky among tho
boys and was arrested when the train
arrived here. As he was intoxicated
he was allowed to go on paying IS
| fine.
Bemidji.-Fire originating In the
store of Woods & Atwater destroyed
the business section of Graceton, q
village IL miles west of Baudette. Be-
sides the Woods & Atwater store,
restaurant and the store Of Knutson
& Lilua were burned down. The loss
exceeds $4,000 and is partly cover'd
by insurance. ~-.
Minneapolis Jacobson. ~
years old, formerly a restaurant keep
or, shot and killed his housekeeper,
Mrs. Alma Smith, at his residence,
and then turned the weapon on him.
self and inflicted two wounds In his
head. At the Minneapolis City hos.
pital It was said that his condition lie
serious and little hope is held out for
his recovery. sa.. .-... - .ll>
St. Paul.-Rupert Kinney of La
INQUIRE county, North Dakota, filed in
United States district court suit for
$50, 900 damages on behalf of himself
and $4,000 for his wife against Is
residents of Pine county, Mimi, for
injuries alleged to have been received
in q ''tar and feather party" at VII
low River, Mimi, last June. Attor
neys for the Nonpartisan league filed
the suit. s..-.
st. Paul.-The State Public Safety
commission has referred to State Audi
tor Preus without recommendation
proposals for the reclamation IT state
land in northern Minnesota, With .
purpose of furnishing farms to return.
ing soldiers. The action was taken In
connection with a drainage project In
Beltrami county, where much state
owned land is located. Mr.. Pre.w al.
ready has advocated that action BY
the state be deferred until dehnite
plan for application to all states al'te
is worked out by federal board.
Thief River Falls.-V. b. WYE, spe-
cial investigator for the state food ad-
ministration, has been in Thief River
Falls looking into any case OF viola
ton Of regulations. He found that
nothing more serious than minor in.
fractions, caused through lack OF
understanding, could be reported.
Bemidji-A baby daughter vas
born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mayne Stan
tom here Aug. IL. Mr.. Stanton, at the
time of the baby's birth, was ut Guam
tic6 with the marines, getting ready
to 10 abroad to tight. Mr.. Stanton Is
the SON Of Judge c. ~. Stanton and !.
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