The Tomahawk., 1919-09-04
STATE BRfV|T|ES

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Mortified. - The Mortified Milk
Products company increased it's CAPT.
tai authorization to $500,00O from
$200,O00 .e :
Moorhead.-Oficials have announced
that loot obtained by yeggs in raiding
the Sabin State bank at Sabin, this
county, was approximately $1,000, made
up largely of Liberty bonds.
Winona. - Misses Hannah Gaffney
and Mary Culhans Of Winona, nurses,
won a $50 wager, posted by Rochester
physicians. They walked from Roch-
ester to Rushford in three days.
Marshall.-A post Of the American
Legion has been formed here and Of
fcers will be elected as soon as the
charter is received. The name chosen
for the post Is Luther I. Snapp post"
Window. - The school board at
Mountain Lake has let the contract
for a $4,000 school building and york
on the structure will be commenced
within the next few weeks.
Stillwater.-Andrew Peterson, farm
er living near Forest Lake, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Olus Ander-
son at her home Nov. 18 last, has been
taken to the st. Peter hospital for
the insane.
Ceylon-The Poultry Specially COM
pany, Ceylon, with s15O,000 capital au-
thortzation, was chartered by Secre-
tary of State Schmahl. 1t purposes
to manufacture poultry feed, coops and
appliances.
Tyler.-At q mass meeting of Cit
izens here it was decided to erect q
modern hospital building replacing the
one which was destroyed by the tor
nado a year ago. A structure costing
more than $4,000 is planned.
Winona. - Mrs. Henry Simon was
robbed Of SO by masked bandits when
returning home after delivering grain
at Elgin, several miles from the Sim
ons farm. The bandits were armed
and wore boards and one Of them wore
glasses, she said.
st. Paul. 49, The 10 per cent sur
charge on fire insurance premiums
which added approximately 100000
year to the fire insurance bill of Min
nesota property owners, will be dis
continued before Sept. 1, John B. San
born, state insurance commissioner,
announced on Information from un-
official but authoritative sources.
Pipestone-At a mass meeting Of
citizens held here, Oscar Ashton, son
Of the late r. w. Ashton, plac%d In
the trust Of the city council and toun-
ty commissioners the sum of $5O,0OO
to be used Immediately in the erection
of a mod dern hospital building for this
city. Tho donation is made by Mr..
Ashton in ,yhe memory Of his father.
St. Peter. - Stacking and shock
threshing will be completed this week
in Nicollet and LIE Sueur counties and
indications are for one Of the poorest
small grain crops in years. The aver
age yield Of wheat in Nicollet county
will be from seven to ten bushels, or
about half that of last year. LIE Sueur
will show from eight to fifteen bushels.
Pipestone.-Slayton. Murray, Pipe
stone, Freedom, Big Stone. Stearns.
Swift and Carlton counties all report
that the wheat yield will be far below
normal, but other small grains are re.
ported to be making good returns, al
though not up to previous years. In
Slayton and Murray counties 1t Is not
expected that the wheat yield will be
more than 8 or 10 bushels to the acre.
st. Paul.-Indef1nite postponement
Of the establishment Of state grades
for potatoes. authorized by 1919 law
IL deemed advisable, Is announced by
N. J. Holmberg, state commissioner OF
agriculture. The decision that the hx-
ing of separate Minnesota grades
would be undesirable and unwise at
this time is based by the commission
or On conclusions following recent
hearing on the subject for potato grow
ers, dealers and consumers, all of
whom, he states, opposed the grade.
st. Paul.-State control Of large rec
reation districts and parks was urged
by w. T. Cox, state forester, following
q conference with William L. Hall,
Federal assistant forester, and J. l.
Harrington, Wisconsin commissioner
OF forestry. Scenic regions in East.
ern states now are almost entirely
under private control, MI. Cox said,
and It was explained that the rec
reation grounds in tho Northwestern
states can be best conserved for the
public under state ownership and reg
ulation.
Two HarDoeD.-Nrs. william Rick
ett, residing Ct karsmont, five miles
south Of here. vas assaulted and rob.
bed by an unknown man. Mrs. Rick
ett had been over to her brothers
home, John H. Masters, assisting with
the work because Mrs. Masters was
III, and when she returned she found
. strange man in the house engaged
In looting. When she appeared he
drew q revolver and forced submission
20 his dssires. He then went away
telling her that II she made . stir for
ten minutes he would blow her brains
out. Az soon a. she dared the woman
rushed to the home Of her brother
who grabbed a rife and gSy0 chase