The Tomahawk., 1919-10-02

MOOrne4c. - Lieut.. Alex NeNLS6s
former football star OF the North Da-
kota Aggies, has taken charge OF the
Moorhead normal squad and practice
has started.
x Windom.-The farmers in the v1cin-
ity Of Lamberton, both in Cottonwood
and Redwood counties, have organized
to fight the hog cholera cases that
have appeared in the community.
East Grand Forks. - Eighty-seven
sheep belonging to Rand Smith were
killed on his farm three miles east Of
East Grand Forks, BY the incoming
Northern Pacific passenger train.
St. Paul.. Solminen; a substitute
letter carrier at Virginia, was arrested
and charged with intercepting mail,
according to information received by
r. D. Simmons. postofilce inspector.
st. Paul-Governor Burnqu1st has
appointed J. w. Pike, retired Lyon
county farmer and former justice Of
the peace. to preside over the newly
created municipal courts at Marshall,
MINI.
International Falls.-The CONNER
cial club decided to lease the dining
room, private dining rooms and kitch-
en- of the Rex hotel as club headquar-J
ters, the lease to run for a year at .
monthly rental of 800.
st. Paul-Merchants OF Virginia,
Mimi, have been complaining against
the high switch rates on railroads,
and have been asked to send their
complaints to the Railroad and Ware
house commission here.
Moorhead.-An $4,000 contract tor
building and equipping starch fac
tory in Moodhead has been awarded
to the National Potato Machinery CON-
pany, Chicago, by the Red River VAL
ley Starch & Potato company.
st. Cloud.-A new edi1ce for st.
Augustine's Catholic ch''-ch In East
St. Cloud will be erec soon. The
contract for the new building was let
to Edward M. Wahl for $15,439 Five
other contractors submitted bids.
Minneapolis.-Armed bandits, prowl-
ing before sunrise, interrupted morn
ing prayers at Mikrow Kodesh syna.
gogue, twisted the flowing beard of
one aged worshipper, and escaped with
81 in cash and a check for $24.
Winona.-A dynamite cap, which he
was rolling on the floor at his home
near Ridgeway, this county, exploded
and Roy Anderson. who is in a local
hospital, may be fatally injured. One
hand was badly mutilated and the boy
was otherwise seriously injured.
st. Paul.-Organization of potato
exchange for marketing potatoes In
Minnesota will be discussed at the
Minnesota Potato Growers associa-
tion meeting, in Moorhead, November
6, according to a circular letter sent
to farmers organizations by the State
Department Of Agriculture.
Red Wing-Deplorable home condf'
tions are not found alone In the large
cities of Minnesota, such as Minneap.
oils, St. Paul and Duluth, but in small
ler cities and towns as we'll, Otto w.
Davis of Minneapolis, told the dele
gates to the annual conference OF
Charities and Corrections in session
here. Pc. '.'.+>
St. Paul.-Nearly $4,000 in excess
Of estimates, bids on contracts for
two proposed cottages at the Shakopee
state reformatory for women, opened
recently by the state board Of con:
troll, probably will be rejected and the
projects delayed until building condi
tions are more settled or more funds
are provided. y
st. Paul.-Potato growers should
yet their crop out of the ground be-
fore freezing temperatures occur to
avoid "field FROST" advises Hugh J.
Hughes of the state department OF
agriculture. This is different from
the frost which affects the potato after
digging it from the ground, In that 1t
deceives both grower and shipper, and
continues to work its harm through
the final unloading Of the car.
Eveleth.-When swing in which he
was playing with companions at the
Lincoln school Fairgrounds broke, an
iron bar fell and struck Joseph Zimi-
darisch, 9, a school boy, on the head
crushing his skull, death resulting
in q short time. Six Sther boys in the
swing were not hurt. Because OF the
fatality tie school board ordered all
overhead apparatus at Fairgrounds re-
moved, meaning the children Will De
without large swings or tumblirg bars<
Minneapolis.-Mrs. B. NJ. Egeland,
formerly of Minnesota, met death with
her husband, Captain E. G. Egeland, I'm
the storm at Corpus Christi, Texas,
rather than be separated from him by
death, according to word received In
Minneapolis. krs. Egeland, when the
flood waters creDt up to her, was given
tho only life belt, the report said. See
Ing that her husband WAS unable to
keep efloat, as they sndeavored to
wade from the swiftly rising water,
she discarded her belt. threw her
arms about her husband and both were
SWEPT out In the bay 10 their death.
Minneapolis. - Prospsr1ty Of tho
Northwest 10 reflected In . statement
Of conditions issued BY Theodore
Void. governor Of the Ninth District
Feaeeal Reserve bank. IN which . d.
crease OF more than 6l,000,0oo In
- A. S~~>At haak ~ ftR man.