The Tomahawk., 1919-06-26

International Falls.-A lumber com.
pany team was electrocuted when it
was driven into live wire at the mill.
sMinneapolis.-The English Evangeli-
cal Luthern Synod of the Northwest
will hold it's 1920 convention in Mime
apolis.
Coleraine.-Lawrence & McCann of
Eveleth, who have the paving job on
Roosevelt avenue with bithulithic for
$37 900, have started work.
Long Prair1e.-Former residents of
Todd county, who now live in the
west, are to have their annual picnic
at Woodland park, Seattle, June 20.
Stillwater.-Prof. Eckles, head of
the dairy department at the state uni
versity, who recently came to this
state from Missouri, will be the speak
er at the Guernsey picnic at John Mel
sons. \
Winton. - Henry Hanson was
drowned while bathing in Fall lake.
He was in the water over an hour be-
fore being rescued. Doctors rushed
from Ely with a pulmotor, but life was
extinct
Sandstone.-The fifteenth annual
district convention of the w. c. T. U.
was held here this week. Delegates
were present from Mora, Ogilvie,
Brook Park, Pine City, Carlton, Hen.
rietta and Princeton.
Albert Lea, Minn.-Word was re
ceived here from Detroit, Mimi, of the
death of H. L. Spencer of Oskaloosa
Iowa. Spencer was president of the
Western Grocer company, which main.
tains an Office in Minneapolis.
Albert Lea.-Nearly 1000 delegates
and visitors were present at the open
! ing session of the Southern Minnesota
district convention of the Norwegian
Church in America. This is the first
meeting since the union Of the Synod
Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran
churches.
Buhl. - Following conviction Of
Theodore Motrenovich, proprietor of a
soft drink parlor, who was fined in
municipal court on charges of violat-
ing the liquor laws, six other soft
drink parlors closed up. No explana-
tion was offered by the owners Of the
places which closed.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Second
district closed their seventh annual
convention here by holding big ban
quet and dance at the Masonic Tenn.
pie. Officers elected were J. G. Baugh,
Lakefield, president; Edwin Brinckson
of Adrian, vice president; and John
E. Rorman, Winnebago, secretary and
treasurer.
Minneapolis.-The Minnesota Hotel
and Restaurant association has opened
headquarters in the Plymouth building
with Boone Riley as secretary, as the
beginning Of it's campaign to advertise
Minnesota as summer resort. He
said reports from the field indicated
the largest hotel and resort business
in the history of the state.
Moorhead.-A record price of $685.
900 for bull in Minnesota was paid
by Gustave Pabst of Deoufman, Wis.
to M. L. Enright Of East Grand Forks,
Minn., for Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mer-
cedes, aged s, the forty-first at the sale
of the Minnesota Holstein Friesian
Breeders association, held on the E.
C. Schroeder farm near here.
st. Paul.-Minnesota will pay twice
as much in personal income taxes this
year as was paid last year, according
to estimates by E. ]. Lynch, collector
Of internal revenue. The total col,
lections are expected to run above
$120, 100000 this year under the new
income tax law. Last years collec-
tions amounted to $58,OOO,0OO.
Mankato.-Strikers and strikebreak.
ers who carry guns were severely
condemned by Municipal Judge Hiram
Goff in sentencing Louis Nichols, a
strikebreaker at the Little Giant Trac.
tor plant, to sixty days in the county
jail. Nichols was arrested with a re-
volver in his possession. He declared
strikers had threatened him. A strike
has been in progress at the plant for
three weeks machinists demanding
the union scale of wages.
Grand Forks.-United Commercial
Travellers of North Dakota and Mime.
sofa have selected Fergus Falls as
the convention city for 1920 Officers
elected are: E. c. Mahle, st. Paul,
past grand councillor; J. F. McGrann,
Fargo, senior councillor; J. M. Dresser,
st. Paul, grand secretary; r. E. Bran
den, Minneapolis, grand treasurer;
Frank Touskerper, Saltwater, junior
councillor; c. F. Final, Crookston,
grand conductor; w. A. Donaldson,
Duluth, grand page; c. H. Coar, Minot,
sentinel. The Minnesota legislative
committee will be comprised of Henry
c. Copser, st. Paul; CIV. Hancock,
st. Paul, and G. e. Tisdal, Minneap.
oils.
Virginia.-Three sudden deaths and
two probably fatal injuries were re-
ported to the police in one day. The
dead, are: Nels Ahol, 3S years old.
shot and killed; Edward Ward, 1S
years old, overcome by heat; William
Kovensky, 8 years, drowned. The body
Of Ahol was found In a rOOming house