The Tomahawk., 1919-08-07
STATE BRfWT|ES.

Stillwater:-Citizens of South Still.
water decided to hold Homecoming
festival celebration in that village 1t
q date to be decided later.
Hastings.-A. A. Mcpherson, Dakota
has resigned to become county agent
for Rice county with headquarters at
Faribault.
Hastings.-Joseph F. schmitz, son
Of DR.. and Mrs. A. J. Schmitz, who
recently returned from service in
France, has received his commission
az deputy state oil inspector.
Hastiugs.-Dakota county commits.
sioners have asked Governor Burn
quist to procure two cannons from the
United States government to be placed
on the courthouse grounds here.
Fergus Falls.-Mrs. ]. w. Waller of
this city died as a result of injuries
received in the tornado which 9truck
here several weeks ago. This brings
the total number Of dead IS result
Of the tornado to IS.
Minneapolis.-The annual conven-
ton OF the Minnesota State Associa-
tion of Stationary Engineers will be
held in Mayor Meyers reception room
August 6, and 8. J. @. Adams Of
Duluth is president and ]. F. Gould
o. Minneapolis is secretary. .
Minneapolis.-The last detachment
of the recruiting party of five officers
and 25 men of the United States army
which is touring Minnesota in the in
terest of various regular army organ
izations at Camp Grant have left
Minneapolis for various Minnesota
cities. q
= Duluth.-In tho backwoods commu-
nifty where parents were found feed.
ing their babies coffee and throwing
good wholesome milk to the pigs,
three persons out Of every ten are
afflicted with tubsrcular trouble, and
the disease is registering monthly
toll of Deaths.
Chisholm. Chisholm will undertake
without delay the erection of munich
pal recreation building to cost approx
mately 100000 Certain financial
institutions have agreed to finance the
project and the land upon which the
building will be erected will be do
mated. to the municipality.
Moorhead-A special train carried
Bess Burke Ormsbee, $4,000 Holstein
cow, from Moorhead, Minn., to Lake
Mills, Wis.,, where Bess will make her
home in the future. A daughter of
Bess was sold recently for $4,000 and
. brother was sold to the Pabst farm
at Oconomowoc for $65,000.
Gilbert.-On the concluding day Of
the Mesaba Range Volunteer Fire.
mems tournament the novelty hose
race was won by Biwabik in 41.A Sec
onds; Rainy Lake was second, and
Gilbert third. In the parade Genoa
won first prize for having most men
in the line. Aurora received $40 for
the best appearing delegation.
st. Paul.-Authorized to establish
grades of potatoes under a 1919 law,
N. ]. Holmberg, state commissioner of
agriculture, has announced public
hearing on the subject at 10 .. m.
August IL in the old state capitol
building here. The conference will
first whether state potato
grading shall be established and upon
IN Affirmative decision will discuss
various methods.
Taconite.-Eight' masked bandits
a mining camp near here,
dragged 80 Austrian laborers from
their beds, and at the point Of knives
and revolvers, compelled them to
yield their money belts. Joseph Obu-
Gina attempted to save his $1,000 and
received injuries from which he died
In a hospital 1T Coleraine. The rob-
bers escaped in automobiles, taking
with them about $4,000.
virginia.-John Hendricks,s . farmer
living near here, decided he would do
away with a certain dog. He got his
gun, found the dog, took careful aim
and shot. His aim was good, but he
had not counted on the carrying power
Of the gun. The bullet went through
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Randa, who, behind clump OF bushes
Q few yards away, was about to fire
on the dog himself. Hendricks was
not held.
Luverne.-C. J. Story and Max
Berg, both of Sioux City, Iowa, were
bound over to the grand jury at their
hearing on the charge OF
holding up John Zapakis. of Spring
water township, near here, June rs.
In default of $4,000 bail they are being
held in jail. It is alleged Zapakis was
robbed of $4,000 worth Of liquor and
q large amount Of money, and his auto
mobile smashed so that he could not
follow them.
Pipestone.-Charles Pease, farmer
residing near Hatfield, lost over $500
worth Of hogs while he was driving
the swine to market. Pease was driv.
ing Is hogs to town from his farm
when IL Of the fattest and best Of the
animals were overcome by the heat
and fell dead BY the roadside. The
farmer drove the remainder OF his