The Tomahawk., 1919-10-02
STATE BRfWTES.

Woodrow.--Henry Brown, II: was
severely burned when he climbed to
the top Of high pole carrying high
tension wire and his clothing caught
on fire.
Aitkin.-Cedar street. Atkins long.
est street, 10 being macadamized with
waste iron ore from the Guyana range
mines. Part Of this street is very
sandy and the ore is expected to make
a top that will stand up under auto
mobile traffic.
Virginia.-Albert Peterson of Cook
is making efforts to find the owner OF
a Ford car he found in the woods near
his home Aug. 8. The license number
Of the car had been thrown away. The
engine number is 3073117. The car is
in good shape.
Wabasha.-Indian John Of Stillwa-
ter, with the aid of his trained musk
rats, found the body of Henry Appel
of Highland, who was drowned in the
Mississippi. The boy had been fishing
with his father when he slipped and
fell into the water. ~sa'5z
Moorhead.-E. c. Schroeder, the
potato king" says that the Early
Ohio potatoes on his farm are yield
ing ITS bushels to the acre. Scarcity
Of cars and the dropin prices have led
Mr.. Schroeder to store his potatoes in
the cellar instead of shipping.
FIibbing.-The Oliver Iron Mining
company is advised that the finance
committee of the United States Steel
corporation has authorized the erec-
ton of q modern 146 room hotel in
the Central" addition together with
twenty dwellings, involving an expen"
diture Of 100000.
Minneapolis.-Gen. ORION A. Bar
low, who rose from sergeant to briga'
der general in the Civil war, fighting
first in Benjamin Harrison's Indiana
regiment, afterward commended by
Abraham Lincoln for saving a soldier
from q death sentence for desertion,
died at his residence here. E<
Brainerd.-Tom FATTY" Wood, for
q time acting opposite Charlie Chaplin,
and billed as the worlds heaviest
comedian, weight 500 pounds. is home
on a visit with his parents, Mr.. ard
Mrs. William Wood. He has left tile
Chaplin studio and will head his own
organization.
Faribault.-Peter Paul died at
local hospital from Injuries rece1' ed
when he was whipped against a stone
wall at Morristown, while doing a
parachute act there. Paul was de-
scending in the parachute when the
wind caught him. He sustained
fractured skull and other injuries.
University Farm.-A boys and girls
Junior dairy cattle judging contest for
the state will take place at university
farm, Oct. /, under the auspices of the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders assoc1a'
ton. for the selection of team OF
three to represent Minnesota IN q
Judging contest at the national dairy
show in Chicago, Oct. 6 to IL. ..
Frazee.-Herman Bohne, who has
farm nine miles east OF Frazee,
threshed his clover from 33'acre
field and got 1872 bushels of fine seed.
He received 41N cents pound for 1t,
receiving a check for $4,559.2O for the
seed. He is, going to run the straw
through the huller again and estimates
hat he will get from rs to 80 bushels
more. .. .. c~.
Brainerd.-On the Oak street road
sast of Brainerd, McCree E Moos nave
started the concrete culverts, closing
the road from the Chenille Corner
% the Two-Mile Corner. The county
.neineer has marked the detour to be
made around the road construction.
This will be made = four-mile section
II road under Babcock specifications,
he roadbed having a thirty-foot base
and the cement being laid 1s feet wide.
Moose Lake.-George p. Grout OF
Duluth, president Of the Minnesota
State Dairymen's association, will be
here soon to arrange for the annual
meeting of that organization to be held
here in January. It is Planned to
make a three or four day session. 1t
Is expected that dairymen from all
parts of Minnesota and Northern WIS
consin will be here for the meeting,
It is probable that they will number
h the neighborhood OF 300 or 400.
University Farm.-Minnesota farm
ers and stock men are taking precau'
kions, as never before. to prevent the
outbreak of hog cholera, reports from
the farm station Of the University OF
Minnesota show. In . single day 49,
900 cubic centimeters Of hog cholera
serum was sent out BY the farm sta
ton to farmers throughout the state
the largest amount ever sent out IN
ore day. Cholera has been reported
recently In Chippewa, Lac oui Parle'
Traverse, Rsnvillo and Wabasha ooun-
ties.
St. Paul.-Approximately 5000 cars
arc needed to relieve the Minnesota
.ar shortage, according to an estimate
By A. L. Finn, trafhc expert OF the
tate railroad commission. Comment.
M on the published statement oy
walker D. Hines, director general OF
-ailroads, asserting that tho present
ar shortage 10 not - great - In years
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