The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-05
STATE BRfNIIES

Spring Valley.-The DOOy OF JOnn r :.
Wagner was found hanging from
rope in his barn. He was about 35.
No motive for his act is known.
Little Falls. The mortality from
the epidemic reached twenty-six VIC
tiDas in this city. There were $50
county.
East Grand Forks.-The war work
committee of East Grand Forks re-
ports reaching the required quota OF
81 LAG allotted for the United War
Work campaign.
East Grand Forks.-The city is put
ting in a new drainage system on De
Mcrs avenue, near the bridge, to drain
the surface water from underneath
the bridge in the spring.
Wadena.-District Chairman John
Dover has been notified by the state
management that Wadena county is
the first county in the United States
to go over the top in the United Wei
fare Work fund drive.
St. Cloud. 49, The Northwest Tablet
company has been negotiating for sew
oral days for a location in the Twin
Cities, but finally decided to take ad-
ditional space in the present location
and remain in St. Cloud.
Baudette. Funeral services were
held here for Mrs. Clarence Linholm,
who came hero two years ago from
Fosston, to act as nurse, contracted
tuberculosis, and died in the county
sauatorium at Lake Julia, near Be-
midi.
Brainerd.-While working with his
brother in-law at the latter's home,
digging a sewer, Ernest Fenske, IA,
was caught by a. cave-in and smoth-
cred to death. The fire department
exhumed the body under fourteen feet
of clay.
St. Paul.-Paul Krantz of St. Paul,
IA years old, was ordered held on a
charge of criminal carelessness, after
a coroner's jury had found the death
of Arthur Leach, uncle of the boy, to
have been the result of a bullet wound
the boy inflicted.
International Falls:-The influenza
situation continues to improve, there
being but one or two new cases and
nc, more deaths. Pool rooms and soft
drink places have opened, but it is not
expected that the schools will reopen
before next Monday. -
Fergus Falls. 49, The Fergus Falls
Home Guard company has been &C.
copied as part of the Minnesota Ma
ticual guard. It will be mustered into
IN
and be known as Company E, Third
battalion, Fifth regiment.
Sandstone. - Miss Sadie Mckay,
recent graduate of Ripley Memorial
hospital, Minneapolis, died at the
home of her parents here of influenza.
Miss Mckay had been accepted by the
Rcd Cross for overseas service. She
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred E. Mckay.
Ada.-After being on for seven
weeks the influenza ban has been
raised here. School, theaters and
churches are allowed to open. In or
der to make up for lost time the
school will be in session on Saturdays.
There have been but few deaths in
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St. Paul-Conviction of o. M. Wass-
ing former secretary to Mayor Thomas
Van Lear of Minneapolis, of an offence
against young girl, was unanimously
affirmed by the Minnesota supreme
court. Wasting must serve an inde-
terminate prison sentence. He has
been at liberty ON bail.
Minneapolis. - The annual conyen-
lion of the Minnesota Crop Improve
ment association will be held Febru-
airy 1S, 10 and 20 in st. Cloud, G. P.
Bill, secretary, announces. President
Burton of the University Of Minnesota,
Col. C. Fl. March and Prof. P. G. Hol-
len have been invited to speak. A
big exhibit Of high-class and pedigreed
seed stocks will be shown.
Bemidji. j. II. Paquin of Wilton,
and p. J. Olson of Becida won the two
SO prizes offered by Otto Shook of
his city for the best load OF. potatoes
hauled the longest distance, and the
,egt and largest load of potatoes. Mr..
Paquin won the prize for hauling the
potatoes the longest distance, which
was seventeen and three-quarters
miles. MIR. Olson had load Of Bur
banks which we're free from mixtures
and but very little disease.
Minneapolis. - Minnesota labor or
CARNATIONS will ask that the state
operate workmen's compensation in
surance in the future. A bill provid-
ing for state insurance will be intro
duced early in the session. Premiums
will be paid as heretofore, if the bill
is passed, but they will be paid to the
state instead of to insurance com.
panies. Compensation to injured
workers would be greater and the
cost less, advocates of the bill say.
Where a beneficiary now received $12
a week, he would, with state control,
j it is said, receive SIS. George w.
Lawson. secretary of the State Fedora
ton of Labor, said it would be worth
something to an injured man to re-
ceive compensation without being an
| noyed by an adjuster trying to reduce