The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
STATE BRFV|TIES

have started force of men at work
putting down new water mains on St.
Paul and other streets i'm SIMPSONS
addition.
Stillwater.-After waiting nearly so
years for a pension from the state for
service in the Indian wars in Mime
sofa, John WEIGH, a pioneer, died soon
after receiving the money.
Frazc:-The grain elevator and mill
here has announced that the bins are
full and no more grain can be accepted
till the embargo ON shipments at Du-
luth and Minneapolis is removed.
Little Falls.-Charles Henry Farmer,
81 years, died at St. Gabriels hospital
from paralysis, having been ill for 10
years. He was retired Northern Pa
cif1c conductor. The body was shipped
to Duluth for burial. D..
St. Clair.-The body of Roy Smith,
who left Mankato two weeks ago with
selects for Camp Cody, was taken sick
with influenza and stopped in Kansas,
died there and the body was brought
to his home here for burial.
Bemidji-A wire received here from
Mrs. C. r. Sanborn, wife of Lieut..
(Dr.) Sanborn of this city, now i'll In
base hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn,
states that his condition is critical,
but there is hope he may live.
Buhl.-The village council has de.
cided to increase the wages of all vii
lage common laborers 10 per cent. The
September warrants will be paid while
those for October tied up by Injunction
will be paid by merchants.
Pine City.-Owing to the illness of
B. p. Tilden, who was first selected,
Ben Boo has been named county chair
man in charge of the United War
Work campaign, the drive to obtain
funds for which will be pushed.
St. Paul.-Senator N: J. Holmberg
has been appointed to fill the position
left vacant on the grain board of ap-
peals by the death of e. r. Rehnke, it
| is announced by Governor Burnquist.
The appointment takes effect at once.
St. Cloud.-Fred Wyatt, employed
as helper at the Watab Pulp and
Paper mill, fell from ladder and frac-
| tured his skull back of the right ear.
He was taken to St. Raphael's hos
| pital and operated upon. His condi-
ton is serious.
St. Paul.-Government contracts for
the production of 100000 worth of
tanglements on No Mans land were
| awarded to two st. Paul and two Min
neapolis firms through the Northwest
War Industries region.
Wadena.-Wayne Zimmerman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Zimmerman of
this city has arrived home for visit
with his parents, having just been
graduated at West Point military
academy. He expects to be- ordered
to training camp in Georgia.
. Ely.-Deputy Sheriff Hendrickson
of Section Thirty has returned from
Hurley, Wis.,, bringing John Harri,
wanted for deserving HIS wife and
family six months ago. It was as.
certained that Harri was in Hurley,
but all efforts of the authorities to
locate him failed. Hendrickson picked
him up within an hour after his ar
rival in Hurley.
st. Paul.-Licenses to hunt big game
In Minnesota have been issued to IT'S
non-residents of the state, Carlos
Avery game and fish commissioners,
announced on the opening Of the big
game season in Minnesota. An in
| crease of 40 nonresidents' licenses
over the corresponding figure last year
was shown, despite predictions that
fewer would be issued because of the
large number of sportsmen entering
military service.
Thief River Falls.-The "flu" ban
which closed all public meeting places
over a month ago has been lifted. Less
than a dozen deaths have resulted
from the disease in Pennington county
although at one time there were close
to 100 cases. Each day recently saw
the situation making such marked i'm
provcment that it was deemed -advis-
able to lift the ban, but people are
cautioned about endangering them
selves. -
Grand Rapids-Things are quiet
these days on Potato House avenue,
as the bottom seems to have dropped
out of the potato market, and the po-
tato buyers and their crews are sitting
around the Offices The farmers will
not haul their potatoes. The price at
the close of the day was IS cents a
hundred pounds. A couple Of loads
were all that was brought in. Most
of the farmers are holding the balance
of their potatoes for a better price,
and every indication points in the d.
rection of better market before long.
Hill City.-A great many new cases
Of the flu are being reported daily
and the large woodenware factory
here is running short handed. The
schools are still closed, as we'll as the
theater and no public gatherings are
being allowed. DR.. George Frazier,
| who has been busy for the past few
weeks, was confined to his bed for
three days, partly from a light touch
| of the "flu' and partly from general
breakdown from over work. Aside
| from Hill City, DR.. FRAZIER has taken