The Tomahawk., 1919-01-16
STATE BRfVIIlES.

Ivanhoe.-Frank Graham, 80 years
I'D, a farmer. was killed by the acct-
1ental discharge Of his shotgun.
i. Crookston.-Dr. William II. Daniels
returned from United States army
base hospital service, and resumed
practice:
Bemidji.-Chief Essler and his men
had a tame New Years eve and also
New Years day, for not an arrest was
made for any offense. ...s., .5S
st. Cloud.-Lieut. William H. Riley
has been released from q German
prison camp and is safe, according to
q cablegram received IN Washington,
signed by Gen. Pershing.
Cokato-Memorial services were
held in the Swedish Lutheran church
here for William A. Donohue, late edi-
tor of the Cokato Enterprise, who
died of wounds in France. =.
Long Prairie.-C. e. Reamer and
w. J. Clutches were both seriously In
jured when the formers Ford car
overturned on the road opposite the
Sam Persons farm in Reynolds.
Virginia.-Junior class students at
the Virginia high school are making
preparations for the preliminary try
outs for the state defamation con-
test to be held in March in the Twin
Cities. IT,"
Aurora.-Lieut. Stanley Adkins,
who has been training soldiers in four
of the United States army camps, has
returned to his former position as su-
perintendent of the public schools of
Aurora. =. Ut
Albert Lea.-A new airline road
from La Crosse, Wis, to Sioux Falls.
S. D., was organized here under the
auspices Of the Albert Lea Business
Mems league and the Albert Lea Au-
tOmobile club.
= Biwabik.-The pumps at the Bangor
mine have been finally pulled accord
Ing to word received here, the final
act in closing down the property
which is now filling with water. The
Biwabik mine was the last to stop
operations for the winter. - =.
Courtland.-Paul Meyer, cashier OF
the Courtland State bank, died at
hospital at New Ulm from burns re-
ceived when he attempted to start a
IRE with kerosene. He is survived by
his wife and two small children.
Minneapolis.-The residence OF Rev.
C. s. Osterhus at Crystal Lake Road
and Western avenue, Robbinsdale'
was destroyed by fire with a loss esti-
mated at $4,000. A defective CHM
ney in the kitchen is believed to have
been the cause. .....-:4.
Stillwater.-Mayor John Mcpherson
of the village Of South Saltwater, one
of the well known poultry fanciers or
the northwest, will have an exhibit OF
fifteen or more thoroughbred chick
ems Of his own raising that he will
show at the international poultry
show In Chicago.
st. PauI.-F.fre destroyed the ware
house of the Central Warehouse COM
pany in the Midway district, causing
a loss estimated at $4,000. The
building, which was rented BY tho
Pacific Mutual Door Company OF ~
coma, Wash, was filed With mill
wood, sash and doors.
St. Paul.-Less than half Of Mime
sota's $1,000, 900 acres of land Is being
cultivated, according to the annual
report Of ]. A. q. Preus, state auditor
and land commissioner. He will ask
the legislature to authorize soil sur
vey which would designate lands uls-
1t for farming. and protect settlers
from fraud.
Minneapolis.-charies M. Stocking.
for more than twenty-three years su'
perintendent of the Union City Mis-
sion. and widely known among social
and religious workers, died OF heert
disease, after an illness OF three
months. Mr.. Stocking was 70 years
old. During his long career Mr.. Stock
ing conducted moro than 5000 re:ig1-
aug services. He converted and
started on new careers thousands OF
men, some of whom now occupy re-
sponsible positions In MINNEAPOLIS.
Alexandria.-Lloyd Steele Of this
city, whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Steele, we're notified on
November that he had died OF
wounds received In action, is alive and
we'll and expects to be home soon, &C
cording to . letter from him dated
Dscember II which has Just been re-
ceived by his iancee, Miss Alta John
son. Another letter, just received BY
his sister, Mrs. B. Moulten OF Forada,
SAYS he was slightly wounded In the
foot and taken prisoner by the Ger
mans. He escaped, however. ."rFs
+ Duluth.-Duluth is betwixt and be-
tween, as far as the recount OF pink
ballots now in progress is concerned,
and City Clerk Fred D. Ash. awaiting
instructions, Is keeping the votes on
the dry amendment sealed in the bal
lot boxes In one Of the city hall
vaults. Auditors of all Minnesota
counties, except Hennepfn and Ram.
sey, we're ordered to send the ballots
| to the capitol. Duluth, coming under
the rules for first class cities with
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