The Tomahawk., 1919-01-16

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East Grand Forks.--Ice cutting has
begun on Rel Lake river, and ship
ping started at ones.
Canby.-Citizens have decided to
erect monument in memory of the
soldiers who went from Candy. -.
=, Hibbing.-According to health re-
port issued by D:. G. N. Butchart
there are about forty-five cases IT
Spanish influenza in the village.
Slayton. Mason, veteran
of the Civil war, died here at the age
of 76. He had been residea: Of
Murray county since 1868, and was
sheriff prior to 1884. E,. ,-=.5: ,s.-,,.-
Moorhead.-The directors Of the
Moorhead National bank declared
| 10 per cent dividend, The usual 10
per cent dividend was declared by the
| First National. The First State de-
clared an 8 per cent dividend. +
Mankato.-Clarenc DeBore, form
erly employed by the Standard Oil
company, who left with a contingent
of drafted men on July 25, and was
later sent to France, died in French
hospital on Dec. 1S. of pneumonia.
Notwithstanding to the marriage
record sixty-eight marriage licenses
were issued by the clerk Of court,
William w. rennsy, in Kanabec
county during the past year, an In
crease of seven over !he year 1917.
Thief River Falls.-Lack of business
due to the closing Of the saloons 50
| reduced the income of Municipal
Judge N. w. Tarrant, who was de-
pendent upon fees, that the city
council placed him on a straight sal
airy Of $s5 per month.
Kinney.-Deputy sheriffs are 1nves'
tigating the death Of man believed
to be Frank Norgren of Minneapolis
whose dead body was found beside
the Great Northern tracks near this
place. His skull had been fractured.
When last seen alive he was sending
a message to Minneapolis for money.
St. Cloud.--Mr. and Mrs. Mcconnell
of this city have received word OF the
death of their son, Victor, who has
been with the Yankee fighters over
seas for the past few months. Victor
was the eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcconnell. and was called to the COL
ors last, June. He was injured on
Oct. IL.
WeIls.-This city Is lightless and
waterless and probably will remain so
for the next two weeks, through the
collapse of the city water tank. The
tank fell seventy-fve feet, crushing
the light and power plant. No one
was injured. City officials were un-
able to determine what caused tho
tank to fan.
Virginia. sum of $86,1O2.54
was collected and credited to the
United States Defense League Of Vir-
ginia from the time Of its inception on
May 1, 1918, until Dec. ~, 1918, &C.
cording to the report of the auditing
committee, to A. B. Coates, chairman
of the range district east OF and IN
cluding Mountain Iron
st. Paul-The Farmers State Bank
Of Watson, newly organized In Chip
pewa county, today has been granted
a state charter by F.. e. Pearson, state
superintandent Of banks. It begins
business with $4,000 capital and
s3 900 surplus. The officers, both OF
watson. are Hans Stensrud, president,
and A. Sjoberg. cashier. 49, 49, L..
Minneapolis.-Dr. Henry 4. Ballard,
Is. old resident Of this city, father"
a. the law enacted IN Minnesota, reg
ulatinx the practice sf chiropody, for
thirty years In t1as theatrical business
in Chicago where he kneN intimately
Edwin Booth and ether Iast genera
tion actors and actresses, died here.
He was buried under auspices Of the
G. A. r. and No First Spiritualist
ohsruA.
St. paul.-n.re th., 1900 indi
vidual Investigations and 3,1se labora-
tory examinations were conducted un'
der the direction Of the division OF
preventable diseases Of the state
board Of health during tho two year
period 1916-1s1S, It was announced IN
q report submitted to DR.. H. N. Brack-
en-. executive officer Of the state
board of health, by DR.. A. J. Chesley,
director Of the division.
Ninneapolis-Like other heads OF
Federal war boards Judge J. F. NC
Gee, fuel administrator for Mime
sofa. has received q check for 81 from
the government. Accompanying the
check was a letter from DR.. H. A.
Garfield, United States fuel admins
traitor, thanking Judge NcGee for his
service to tho fuel administration.
"The check win net be cashed," said
Judge McGee.e ~ expect to keep It as
a souvenir" ...,.. .s..-.
Winona.-Mrs. Jehl Decker 81
years old. is dead. and her husband.
10, probably will die ~ the result OF
exposure to the cold, following the
woman's fan int the cellar OF her
home here. Mr.. Decker has been bed.
| ridden for soRe ZINE. His wife was
preparing the noon meal and had gone
into the cellar fer vegetables. When
she sought to close the cellar door
she lost her balance and pitched into
the opening She struck head first on
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