The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-03-06
STATE BRfvI1)ES

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acknowledgement George r. Han
son was arrested in Noorhead, charged
with wife desertion and returned to
Brainerd by the sheriff.
Crookston.-Fiveh head prize winning
cattle at the livestock show are now,
beef and will be consumed by fancier5
of good meat in Crookston.
Erskine.-Ludwig L. Taft, of this
city, was one of seven soldiers who
died aboard the transport Finland en-
route to New York from overseas.
Bemidji.-James Harkins. OF Moose
Lake, was given judgment in district
court Tuesday of $50 against neigh
Dor named Tell for assault and bat
terry.
st. Cloud.-The Farmers State bank
of Spring Hill with q capital stock OF
$4,000 fully paid in. divided into 100
shares of 500 each, just authorized,
Is to commence on March "a.
E5:s Hastings.-Joseph Holt, . veteran
express and mail clerk on the Milwau-
kee railroad, died here aged "a: He
was we'll known among railway men.
having been for years on the Hastings
& Dakota division.
~. St. Cloud.-W. w. Matson is now q
member of the city council, having
been appointed by the city commission.
The resignation Of H. ]. Limperich
from the council to accept the office
of mayor left vacancy.
: Pipestone.-A report from Washing
ton says that Ray Williams Of Pipe
stone, who several weeks ago was re-
ported as missing in action since Oct.
/, in France, IL now listed as killed
in action about the same date.
Minneapolis.-Herman Liss, former
deputy clerk of municipal court, con-
victed of Offering $500 bride to David
Grodnick, a state witness in the arson
case against Meyer Gutenberg, will be
sentenced in a few days. ...
-Bemidji.-Miss Maynard, teacher of
the Central school, fell on an icy walk
while on her way to dinner, and frac'
tured her left hip at the thigh joint.
the injury being quite serious. She Is
at the hospital, and relatives have been
notified. .,
Detroit.-Orders have come to the
Becker, county Red Cross chapter from
headquarters to continue knitting and
refugee sewing. AS soon as full dtrec-
lions for knitting reach this chapter
q circular letter will be sent to all
branches.
Moorhead.-Judge John A. Roeser
has made an order forever barring
two natives of Norway from ever be-
coming citizens of the United States
a. they claimed exemption from mill.
tary duty in the United States army on
account of not being citizens.
Crookston.-The Telemrk lag and
the Hallingdal lag, which comprises
the National Violin association Of the
United States, will hold a convention
here during June and the Synod Of
the United Lutheran church will meet
here from June % to June 30. "
Bemidji.-Brown and sunburned, all
healthy and happy, the largest number
OF soldiers to Ieturn to Bemdiji in, q
body came when boys who left here
in the summer of 1917 to enlist In the
Tenth Engineers, arrived home, hav.
ing seen virtually Is months of over
seas service.
Moorhead.-Mrs.J ]. B. Blanchard is
at the Moorhead hospital suffering
from internal injuries sustained when
she fell against q stove at her home.
Mrs. Blanchard's condition was dis
covered when q neighbor went to the
house to use the telephone, and she
was hurried to the hospital for treat
ment.
Minneapolis.-The body of Mrs.
Mary Braun, so, Of Minneapolis. was
found in the Mississippi river near the
Twentieth avenue north bridge. She
had left her home two days previously
saying she was going to st. Paul to
visit relatives and on her: failure to
arrive there her husband, John Braun,
had notified the police.
Mankato.-Thomas Hunting, acquit-
ted by . jury in the district court here
Of the charge of forgery in the second
degree; was arrested but q few hours
after his release on a second charge
of forgery, brought BY E. w. Owens,
sales manager for the machinery de.
partment at the state penitentiary at
StillwAter, for whom he worked.
Rochester.-Joseph Seida, alleged
defrauder. has been brought to Roch-
ester from Regina, Sask., by Sheriff
Mitchell, after an extradition fight of
several months. Seida n charged with
obteiEing 5000 from the local First
State bank. Detectives located him in
Avonlea, Can, where he was arrested,
but It was necessary to send extradi-
ton papers to France for Pres. Will
sons signature before the prisoner
could be returned.
Minneap0lis.-A. r. Nelson OF Ben.
son, was chosen secretary Of the
Farmers' Grain Dealers association
of Minnesota ut the concluding ses.
sion OF their three day convention at
the West hotel. The 1920 convention
will be in Minneapolis, Feb. II, Is and
10. A resolution was adopted urging