The Tomahawk., 1919-12-25
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Northwest

Northwest
A proposition to bond Fond du Lac
county, Wis, good roads $4,60O,OOO,
was carried by majority of 947 in an
election.
The North Dakota Good Roads as
sociation was organized at Minot by
good road enthusiasts from all parts
of the state.
Starvation, due to storms, and last
summers drouth, and the ravages OF
coyotes bid fair, it is said, to wipe out
antelopes in sections of Montana.
The body of Harold M. Morrison, a
United States forest ranger, missing
in the Cache forest Utah, has been
found, the report saying Morrison was
frozen to death.
J. @. Adams, locator and founder OF
the city of Three Forks in Gallapin
county, Mont, died in Chicago, aged
70. He sold the townsite to the Mil
waukee railroad.
The State Association Of County
Commissioners of South Dakota, held
it's three days meeting at Aberdeen,
with discussion of the good highway
improvement law.
The First Methodist church at Man
dan, N. D., was burned to the ground
with all it's contents in fire which
started from unknown origin. Plans
are already being formulated for the
erection of a $4,000 building to re-
place it.
George Allery, 15 years old, farm
hand, who shot and killed Newton
Brown, his employer, after a quarrel
last fall pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the first degree and was SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary
by Judge Coffey at Bismarck, N. D.
Because Of the increased need for
teachers, 20 Montana high schools are
giving normal courses, according to
Miss Adelaide Ayers, rural schools
supervisor. About 400 graduates in
4 these courses are expected in a meas
ure to relieve the situation next fall.
The cornstalk disease has made its
appearance near Beresford, South Da-
kota, where many farmers are battling
with the disease, which has infected
their cattle. One farmer in that dis.
trict lost 19 head of cattle and many
other losses are reported by the farm
ers of that vicinity.
81 OF 100000 women in the United
States who are taking or have taken
the Red Cross course in elementary
principles of household sanitation and
nursing offered under the peace pro-
gram, 1920 are in the Northern Divi-
sion state of Minnesota, North Da-
kota, South Dakota and Montana.
According to the December report
for the U. 8. Bureau Of Crop Esti.
mates the fall sown rye acreage in
North Dakota is less than half of the
acreage sown year ago. Fall condi-
tion is below average. Wages paid
to farm labor substantially increased
over 191S.s Acreage OF fall plowing is
above average.
The Mitchell, South Dakota, fair
price committee will commence oper-
ations at once, according to Roscoe
Sattsrlee, chairman, who is awaiting
information from United States Dis
trict Attorney Fiske. Any violations
of the sale fixed by the committee,
It is declared, will be prosecuted by
the federal government.
Miss lThelma Lucille Foght, daughter
of President Harold w. Foght of Nor
thern Normal" has been admitted to
membership In Sidney L. Smith post
Of the American Legion at Aberdeen,
being one of few women in South Da-
kota eligible to membership in the or.
der. She served as first class yeoman
in the paymaster's offcie at the Wash
ington navy yard.
St. Paul.-Possfbilities of a diver
sion of the center of the steel industry
from Pennsylvania to Minnesota will
be discussed by Judge Elbert H. Gary,
chairman of the board OF directors Of
the United States Steel corporation at
the second annual convention Of the
State Realty Owners and Dealers as
sociation which will be held in St.
Paul on Jan. is and Is. .
st. Paul.-Patrick J. Costello, for
mer clerk in the Ramsey county audi
ters Office, was found guilty on a
charge OF larceny in the second degree
N connection with an alleged shortage
Of more than $4,000 in the county
treasurer's office. The jury IN the
case was out less than thirty minutes.
Conviction means prison term OF not
20 exceed i've years. Costello was
the first Of seven men to be brought
60 trial In connection with the alleged
shortage.
All restrictions on the useaof btu
minous coal for liaht, heat and power
IN Minnesota. North and South Da-
kota, Wisconsin, Northern Iowa and
the Upper peninsula of Michigan. have
been removed. Railroads are back on
norutal schedule.
Tie jury in the case OF Stephen
Hsrris, tried for killing of George He
brom at White Fish, Mont, last sum
zaer, returned verdict Of guilty and
suggested as punishment q fine OF 1
cent. Judge THOMPSON approved the
verdict as.s RENTED the fine The
ahoctinf red a quarrel ever Har-
ris'