The Tomahawk., 1919-10-23
STATE BREv|IlES

Pine City.-Supt. Wortschke reports
the school enrolment is 313, or sixty
two more than in October, 1918.
Hibbing.-Jewish residents of Hib-
bing and vicinity interested In the
building of a synagogue will meet Sun
day night at the Rood hall.
Brainerd.-Brainerd post OF World
War veterans will commemorate "Vic-
tory day" by giving dance at Gard
ner auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. II.
Crookston. An auxiliary Office OF
the Minnesota State Public Health as
sociation has been opened on the up
per floor of the Polk county court
house.
Brainerd-Molly Miller, who is farm
ing three miles northwest of here,
brought three black Berkshire hogs to
town which he sold to H. c. Zierke.
The three weighed 1880 pounds.
Beresford.-Rev. w. E. Distad Of
Beresford was backing his automobile
out OF his yard when his young child
toddled up. The machine struck the
infant and crushed it. Death was in
stantaneous.
Pipestone,-Eleanor Lyons Of Pipe
stone was killed and her sister, Ger
trude, was seriously injured in an au-
tomobile accident near here. The ma
chine skidded, plunged into ditch and
turned turtle.
Aitkin.-One Of Aitkin county's i'm.
portant industries is gathering Christ
mas trees. In the Solana district
many car loads will be cut from now
on and stored for shipment for the
holiday season.
Detroit.-C. F. Smell has gone to
Lake Park to see his brother, A. F.
Smell, who sustained paralytic
stroke. Mr.. Smell is one of the coun-
tvs pioneers and one of Lake Parks
leading business men,
Princeton.-The Aldrich evangelistic
campaign being conducted in the big
tabernacle in Princeton is attracting
crowds to all the meetings. The ad-
jacent country and surrounding towns
all appear to be interested.
Thief River Falls:-Rev. J. B. Smith,
for seven years pastor of the Metho-
dist church at this place, but recently
of Park Rapids, has been returned to
this charge to succeed Rev. James
Orrock, who goes to Park Rapids.
st. Cloud.-Rt. Rev. Michael OFT, o.
8. B., newly elected abbot of st. Pc
ter's monastery of Muesner, Sask., to
fill the vacancy left by the sudden and
untimely death of Rt. Rev. Abbot Bru.
no Doerfer, has gone to Canada to as
sumo his new duties.
st. Paul.-Ralph Budd, executive
vice president of the Great Northern
railroad, succeeded Louis w. Hill as
president of the road at the annual
meeting of the board of directors. Mr..
Hill retains, temporarily at least, the
chairmanship of the board.
So. Peter.-At the final session con-
ference of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
German-Lutheran clergymen here, the
language question was given lengthy
consideration and it was unanimously
decided that greater stress be laid up
on the teaching of English in the paro-
chial schools and that English services
be held with greater frequency.
Frazee.-L. F.. Bradke of Spruce
Grove got q yield of thirty.two bushels
the record for this section. The rust
did not get the winter wheat like It
did the spring wheat, but It is under.
stood farmers of this section will raise
more clover and will cut out the worry
over the rust getting the wheat in the
future.
Aitkin.-Andrew Olofson, . farmer,
II, Of Dam Lake, was killed by blast
Of dynamite while blowing out stumps.
He had used short fuse and when the
explosion occurred he was unable to
get away before a piece Of the stump
was thrown against his breast, break
ing his ribs and probably affecting his
heart. He IL survived by . wife and
children.
St. Paul.-Court test Of the Mime
sofa soldiers bonus law, that the $780,
100000 Of certificates of. Indebtedness
to be sold under it may command the
best market, is expected to be planned
by representatives of all important St.
Paul and Minneapolis bond houses.
The proposed move confirms the an
nouncement made ten days ago that q
test suit would be brought, as on all
large bond projectA
St. Peter.-Suit has been brought by
A. d. White, former superintendent
of schools at Kasota, against the men,
bers of the school board to recover
damages in the sum Of $20,674.49 for
alleged malicious prosecution. The
| action grows out of the arrest and
prosecution Of White on charges of
absconding with q Liberty bond pur.
chased with school funds, and of ap-
propriating funds belonging to the
school for his own use.
St. Paul.-Minnesota has the largest
"fox ranch in the United States and
will soon have the largest one in the
world, according to DR.. c. p. Fitch,
chief Of the veterinary division, and
DR.. w. A. Riley, head of the division
Of entomology, university farm, who
have been inspecting the properties OF
/ tho MilviI1o Eox Comnanv Inc neal