The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-05-08

Brainerd.-Fire starting in the base
lment of the Model laundry building
destroyed the plant with loss OF $1O,-
1000.
Stillwater.--The new Cancellation
lcourt, for which the legislature passed
Ia special law, was opened here by
Judge o. E. Lee.
Pipestone.-Odd Fellows of Pipe
stone celebrated the Tooth anniver-
sary of that organization. A public
Injecting was held.
Moorhead.-TheO Old Fellows of Far
go and Moorhead celebrated the CEN
tenial of the foundation of the order.
The celebration was held in Phoenix
hail.
St. Cloud.-Cictor Himsl, of Plevna,
Mont, former local boy, and his asso-
ciates are starting a new bank at
Ekalaka, Mont, capitalized at $780,
900.
stillwater.-Frank Ruth of River
Falls, Mis-, has been named local
agent of the United States railroad ad.
ministration here, to succeed George
H. Tiffany.
Rochester. - Protesting vigorously
against the daylight saving law, the
Olmsted County Farm bureau at a
meeting attended by Congressman Sid
ney Anderson, adopted resolutions
asking repeal.
Virginia.-Troop l OF the local Boy
Scouts voted to subscribe for 500
Victory bond. The boys also decided
to form baseball teams and to hold
a summer camp at Lake Vermilton
after the close of school.
l. Baudette-Fifty cases of the influ-
enza are reported at this place. Mes
danes Evans and Alb Williams are the
most serious cases but many of the
young people are confined to their
homes, although their cases are not
considered serious.
Duluth.-Suit against eighteen in
surance companies which have refused
to pay losses amounting to $125,OOO in
policies covering property of the Clo-
quet Lumber company destroyed by
the forest fires of October II, has
been instituted by the lumber COM
pany in District court here. The lum-
Der company obtained insurance in
5000 and $4,000 lots at 2:3O p. m.
of October II.
| St. Paul-Uniforms, rifles and other
equipment have been issued to the
! Sixth infantry, the St. Paul regiment
in the new Minnesota National Guard.
Eight companies commanded by Col.
| George C. Bookstaver first appeared
in the new uniforms in the Victory
Loan parade in St. Paul. The next
turnout will be on Memorial day. The
companies will retain the equipment
during the interim.
| Virginia.-Fire broke out in the
basement of the Hawkinson block used
by the Metropolitan store as store
room, caused a loss estimated at $780,
900. Lewis Strand and Major n.
Smith, who were fighting the fire In
the basement, were seriously injured
when beam fell on them. They were
taken to a hospital. The Spencer
hotel for time was threatened, as
were other adjoining buildings.
Worthington. With everything
pointing to death by his own hand, the
body of Lieut.-Col. Clyde J. McConkey
Iof Brewster, Mobiles county, was found
at Camp Travis, near San Antonio,
Tex, according to advices received
here. Col. McConkey recently return
ed from France, and it is said that let.
tiers received from him since his re-
turn have been of very Respondent
nature. He was son of former County
commissioner, J. L. McConkey, of
Brewster.
Brainerd.-Lost for months and let
tiers addressed to him returned, the
father and family of Private Frank
tWickham of Deerwood, Route No. 1,
Ihad given him up as killed in the war.
Three letters addressed to him gained
no reply, one being returned. Private
Wickham swung off a train a few
nights ago and surprised the family.
He was in the One Hundred and
Thirty-fifth infantry, Thirty-fourth d.
vision, and enlisted in Minneapolis in
April, 1917.
Virginia.-Cupid has not been idle
at Camp Dodge, as word is received
here that after courtship of a month,
Miss Harriet D. Salmon, daughter OF
Judge H. H. Salmon of Biwabik. was
married at Dies Moines, lows to Lieut..
Joseph B. Folkedale, last week. The
bride is a former student nurse, hav'
ing been on duty at the base hospital
and before entering the service, was
y clerk in the Virginia postofi1ce
lieut.. Folkedale's home is in Seattle
Wash. Mrs. Folkedale is talented
singer and has sung at many enter
tainments in camp.
st. Paul-First 1919 shipments Of
ore from state-owned iron mines were
reported by state inspectors at Hibbine
headquarters to State Auditor ]. A. O.
Preus. The Missabe Mountain mine
located near Virginia, and the heaviest
producer owRed by the state, was first
to get started. but was closely fol
lowed by the Leonidas, on the out
skirts of Eveleth, and four others. The
Missabe Mountain produced more thar