The Tomahawk., 1919-12-04
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pie Everywhere.
Northwest
A. D. Hall, first dean of Fargo, N.
D., college, was burned to death at
Three Fork, Mont. The explosion of
can of gasoline caused. his death.
Lars Brendsel, one of the best
known of the pioneer residents of the
Volga, South Dakota district, dropped
| dead while on his way to attend reli-
gious services. 49,: a-s5 NJ -...&'.5
Fire spreading from the basement
Of the warehouse of Stone-Ordean-
Wells grocery company, caused a loss
in the Wholesale district of Butte of
more than r$250.000.
e. G. Carey of East Fairview, Nc
Kenzie county, N. D., was acquitted in
district court at Wi11iston, on charges
of embezzlement, when Judge Leigh
ton sustained a motion by counsel for
| the accused to dismiss the case.
In dispatches sent broadcast to
every city and town in the northwest
| the federal government, through Its
fuel directors, called on public Of
| fcials everywhere to enforce coal con-
servation to meet the threat of fuel
| famine.
The trial of John D. Hill for the
| alleged violation of the Mann act, was
| set at Butte, Mont, in the United
States district court before Judge G..
NJ. Bourquin. MAY Dahl Of Brainerd,
Mimi, is the chief witness called. by
| tie state.
| The Minot, N. D., Association of
Commerce went on record at a spe-
| cfal meeting >favoring an invitation
! to the state Industrial commission to
| Investigate the advantages of that
city as location for state owned
mill and elevator.
South Dakota state officials re-
quest for 5000 cars of soft coal on the
Duluth-Superior docks was refused by
! Il. d. Brigham, chairman, and w. H.
| Groverman, fuel administration mem-
ber Of the northwest coal distribu uting
committee at Duluth.
| His high hopes Of success crushed,
Walter Sheridan, 20 years old Mime
apolis student and veteran of the
World war, is dead by his own hand.
Lack of education, his friends believe,
frustrated his ambition, born in
France, to become scientific farmer.
| A hard fight is being made for the
life of Alfred Hanson, IA year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hanson, who
were killed at their home near Aber-
nathy, Sask., by J. r. Sullivan, grain
buyer. He has slight chance for re-
covery. Sullivan killed Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanson, shot Alfred through the neck,
and killed himself.
Representatives from the 20 locals
of the United Mine Workers union in
Montana, after a conference at Bill
lings, decided to take no action look
ing toward a resumption of work,
basing their decision on the expressed
belief that the nationwide strike
would be settled at the Washington
conference within few days. ~
The 30th annual session Of the Mon.
tana Teachers association was held
at Helena this week with large mum.
! ber of teachers from over the state
in attendance. The Parent Teachers
association, the State Athletic asso.
citation, which is in charge of school
athletics, and various other auxiliary
bodies, were also in session.
| A site at Sixth and Main SITS has
| been selected as the location for the
new 100000 auditorium at Mitchell,
s. d. Construction work is expected
| to commence as soon as weather will
permit. The new building will be used
jointly as a corn palace and audi.
torium. It will have a seating ca.
pacity Of between 5000 an 5000.
| e. C. %Woodburn, Aberdeen, was
elected president of the South Dakota
Educational association in annual con-
vention at Mitchell. Mrs. Edith Beau
mont, defeated candidate, polled the
largest vote ever given a woman for
that Office. Mrs. Olive Warren, Spear
fish Normal, was elected secretary
and Bruce McBey, De Smet, was chos-
en- treasurer. Aberdeen was selected
as the 1920 convention city.
| Cities that have armories get first
consideration in the organizing of the
| Montana National Guard, which is
proceeding under direction of Adju.
tant General Phil Greenan. Such
! cities are Choteau, Kalispell, Shelby,
| Glasgow, Sidney, Miles City, Billings,
| Round Up, Bozeman, Waller and
| Helena. The state is now entitled to
eight companies and after June 1,
1920, may organize four additional
| companies.
| Governor Peter Norbeck, of South
Dakota, is doing everything possible
to keep a supply of coal coming into
South Dakota. Temporary needs at
| practically every point in the state
have been supplied. but there is only
enough coal to last few days.
Mrs. Mary Howe, so years old. a
pioneer of Robert county South Da-
kota, committed suicide at Sioux
Falls, by drowning. She threw her
self into a water tank at the farm
home of her daughter. Mrs. Ben An
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