The Tomahawk., 1919-01-09


! gathering Itasca county war records,
has designated committee to assist
him.
| Hibbing.-Supt. P. P. Alexander of
the local schools and his corps of
teachers opened school Monday, after
being closed six weeks. Night school
will also be resumed.
Hibbing.-Indian agents arrested
Fred Ralph and Charles Scott with
five pints of whisky in their posses
sion as they came off a trolley car.
Both we're taken to Virginia for a pre-
liminary hearing.
St, Paul.-Memorial exercises for
Judge George L. Bum of St. Paul will
take place Jan. 10 in the state su-
pre1ne court. At that time members
of the court and the Minnesota bar
will eulogize the late associate justice.
Mankato-John Maley of Lake
Crystal died at the poor farm here of
complications due to advancing years.
He was born in Ireland and was 80 at
the time of his death. During the past
fifty years he had been resident of
Blue Earth county.
Mora-The November tax settle
ment is being distributed by County
Auditor Alfred Sander and County
) Treasurer Charles j. Ericsson. The
amount to distribute is $85,467.47.
which includes $22,554.61 special aid
received from the state. :.
Crosby.-Harry Adolph, 16, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. \Adolph Ollila, died sud-
denly after a four days illness from
blood" poisoning. The young man.
who was in his first year high school,
hurt the bone in one of his knees
while practicing for basket bali.
Foley.-East st. Cloud had the
highest oversubscrirtion and the high
est percentage of bonds purchased &C.
cording to population of any precinct
in Benton county, according to Will
liam H. Lord, Benton county chair
man of the fourth Liberty Loan.
| Duluth-The constitutionality of
the municipal ordinance, prohibiting
the distribution of literature, hand
bills and posters on the streets of Du-
luth, will be tested in an appeal case
from the municipal court, brought by
an I. w. w., arrested for passing out
bills on the streets of Duluth.
Royalton-Marcus Kobe, an old
settler of Royalton, died suddenly In
his place of business without any
previous warning. He was about 20
years of age and leaves wife and
number of children. Mr.. Kobe was
resident of Melrose about forty-five
years ago and also resided at Rich
mond in Stearns county.
| St. Paul.-Albert Dupont, who con.
fessed to being the author of threat
ening communication received by
Rev. A. c. Haase, pastor of the Trim
ity Lutheran church Of st. Paul, was
committed to the state hospital for
the insane at st. Peter after a~hearing
in probate court. Dupont threatened
Rev. Haase for preaching his sermons
in the German language.
st. Paul-Minnesota stands in the
front rank of recruiting for the navy,
according to the report Of the recruit
ing inspector at Chicago, compiled for
the bureau of navigation. This state
leads all others in the central div-
sion and stands third IN the entire
United States in supplying men for
the navy. The two leading states are
New York and Massachusetts.
St. Cloud.-W1llian Hsllenherst,
truck driver for The Cold Spring
Brewing company, miraculously es-
caped death when tho truck which he
was driving was struck by a Great
Northern train at the crossing On the
st. Joseph road, about one lie east
of St. Joseph village. Hollanhorst e.
capped with only slight injuries, but
the truck and it's load Of beer were
demolished.
st. Paul.-Three Dardsns were
granted by the state board Of par
dons as follows: Edith Young, serving
thirty days in the st. Paul wsrkheuse
for vagrancy; John Graf, sentenced
from South St. Paul to sixty days In
the Dakota county JAN for diserder1y
conduct; J. F. Donaher, who was serv-
ing sixty days in the Hennepin eoun.
tv jail on the charge Of interfering
With court witness.
St. Paul.-Recommsndations for I'm
prove.nents to the Minnesota state
prison at saltwater have been made
BY Warden Charles 3. Reed - the
state board of control. An apDroPria-
tion of $4,000 for purchase OF 1870
acrs. of land adjoining the prison
farm for gardens h included. A small
tract of land adjacent to the waTden's
yard, Ior which @3,oes b asked, Is also
wanted. For the building Of q new
barn and root cellar, declared neces-
sary, $17,5oO is asked, and $e,e>e for
new machinery needed h the printing
department.
Red Lake Falls.-A T. Rossberg
and Lucius 8. Miller q Crookston
have been advanced to the rank Of
major. Maj. Rossberg was former
captain of Company I, Third regiment,
Minnesota National Guard, now doing
duty overseas as a held artillery bat
talon, and in this unit many Red
Lake county boys are enlisted. Maj.
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