The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
STATE bRfV|T|ES

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Detroit-Rev. D. J. Gallagher has
left for Minot, N. D., where he has &C.
copied a call to take charge of. the
Episcopal congregation. sT5m~
East Grand Forks.-Workmen have
started repair operations on the street
approach to the De Mers avenue bridge
which has been causing trouble ever
since the spring thaw. y
Virginia-An army recruiting sta
ton for the northern part of st. Louis
county has opened here under the
charge of Sergeant Charles Kelley,
former recruiting officer here. His
quarters are in the Mesberg block. ~,
Hibbing.-Dominic Bango and Vito
Gannaco were arrested on complaint
of e. C. Booth, truant officer. They
were charged with not sending their
children to school. Both paid fines
of SIS and costs before the municipal
Judge. 49, ~ = ==27f'S'
Thief River Falls.-G. J. Conklin, car
foreman in the 500 yards, was acquft-
ted by jury on the charge of point
ing q revolver at Olaf Johnson, carpen-
ter on the 500 rip track" The jury
was out about two hours before reach
ing q verdict. T.. -~.~ ~ =
Anoka.-Plans have been received
from Architect Wolff for a proposed
memorial bridge on Main street across
Rum river, for the military men Of
Anoka county. At the banquet recent
ly. r. w. Akin offered to give $500
towards such a project. ~S'>,.
St. Paul.-The order of the state
railroad and warehouse commission
directing the Omaha railroad to erect
q new station at st. James was upheld
by the state supreme court on an ap-
peal by the railroad from proceedings
begun by the st. James Commercial
club. .'..
Winona.-Cold weather has retarded
seeding operations in this section,
grain experts say. Southern Minneso-
ia and western Wisconsin reports COM
piled here show, have had practically
no seeding thus far. Only in isolated
places on light soil has this work of
building the foundations for the 1919
crops been undertaken. -s !.
Long Prairie.-Farmers residing In
the neighborhood of Swanville organ
ICED potato growers association with
the following officers: President, z. A.
James; vice president, Albert Stoll;
secretary-treasurer, Ben Felbaum. The
ton nd
Early Ohios for their early variety and
Rural New Workers for their late va
riety. as. A..
Bemidji.-Miss May Secrest, in
charge of the work of the home dem
onstration agents in Minnesota, will
be one of the speakers at the institute
meetings which are to be held for the
women of the rural communities of
this county late in April. The meet
ings are to be conducted under the
auspices OF the South Beltrami Farm
bureau. 49, - -, -.
Eveleth. - The commission that
drafted the present charter still exists
and the city council will ask It to re-
wise the present charter SO changes
can be submitted at an election In No
vember. Some of the provisions Of the
charter when 1t was adopted served
we'll for that time but many of the
clauses will have to be stricken out
and revised to meet present conditions.
Winona.-The Catholic diocese of
Winona will finance the enlargement
of St. Mary's college In Winona. q
comparatively new educational tnsti-
tuition for boys. The program outlined
a number Of years ago, and stopped
by the war, will be carried. out. Sew
eral more buildings will be erected on
the campus and equipped, the debt on
the plant will be removed and an en-
dowment created. :. -. NY --a.,
Crosby.-Attorney c. L. Benedict
and l.. o. Berg have returned from st.
Paul, where they attended committee
meeting which took up the question
of reimbursing the village for money
expended on the armory for upkeep
and improvements. It was first thought
that the sum would be $500 but the
committee deducted the cost Of the
Sl0ko SCCuCIy 0Au IA0 WV SAAssA AAA
the theater, leaving $500. =
st. PAULA whiskey robbery in the
office of the State Public Safety Com
mission, at the capitol has been discov-
cred. The loot was probably eleven
or fifteen quart bottles of liquor taken
from a typewriter shipping case which.
for the second time, It was evident,
failed to camouhage its contents. The
robbers, left no clew. The liquor was
seized at Austin by J. N. Nicholson
during his term as city attorney there,
and forwarded under instructions to
the Public Safety commission at the
capitol. ~e' 1s
Lake City.-Clarence A. Hubbard, "a
years old, banker and pioneer resident
OF Southern Minnesota, died at his
home In this city, following an illpess
OF two years. He came to Minnesota
with his parents In 1853, first locating
at Winona, where he resided until he
returned from service In the Civil
war, when he became . resident OF
Lake CITY. Mr. Hubbard was the 6r1t