The Tomahawk., 1919-06-19
STATE BRfV|TlES

for a Kanabec all.county celebration
to be held at Mora on Friday, July 4.
Wadena.-The Wadena farm bureau
and Farmers club will have a picnic
at Twin Lakes, five miles northeast
Of Menahga, Tuesday, June II.
East Grand Forks.-Relatives and
friends of the couple from many other
places were here for the silver wedding
celebration Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Sullivan.
st. Cloud.-Funeral Of the late David
Mccarthy. SO years old, former state
representative, acting mayor of St.
Cloud and president of the common
council, was held here.
Ada. - The Hussey Construction
company, Crookston, was given the
contract here for the construction of
thirty-one concrete bridges along Judi
cial Ditch No. Sc for $38,700.
Pine City,. H. Hay, deputy state
commissioner of agriculture, will
speak at the farmers and merchants
picnic at the Pokegama town hall at
Pokegama lake on Saturday, June 21.
Luverne. - William Treat, 11-year.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Treat of
this city, was accidentally killed at
school playground here, He and
some companions were playing at the
top of chute when it suddenly tipped,
throwing him backward. His neck was
broken.
St. Cloud.-F. w. Lindeneau Of St.
Paul, who pleaded guilty to a violation
of the blue sky law, was sentenced by
Judge Roeser to six months in the
county Jail and fined $3.50. The jail
sentence was suspended to give Lin
deneau a chance to reimburse those
who bought stock Of him.
Brainerd. - Additional features of
the Northern Minnesota Development
association convention program at
Cass Lake on June 20-21, have been
arranged by the secretary, and those
who attend are assured of some prac-
tical discussions on subjects all-impOr-
tant to the development of Northern
Minnesota.
St. Paul.-Transfer of the criminal
insane from the st. Peter state hospi-
tai to the state prison at Saltwater is
advocated by DR.. r. NJ. Phelps. super
intendent of the St. Peter institution.
In q formal report to the board of con-
troll on the daylight escapes Thursday
of four inmates of the criminal insane
ward at the hospital.
st. Paul.-Although the time when
transfers to this country Of the bodies
OF officers, enlisted men and civilian
employees, who died overseas will be.
gin cannot be stated yet, the war de.
partment advised the state military
headquarters, 1t desires to ascertain
the wishes of families of the men re.
garding the permanent disposition of
the bodies. Information of this kind
should be supplied without delay, the
message stated.
Hibbing.-I. G. Ruthletge, former in.
structor in the Chisholm high school,
was sentenced by Judge Martin
Hughes in district court to an inde.
terminate sentence not to exceed
seven years in the state penitentiary.
He was convicted in district court
November IA, 1917, on q statutory
charge involving a girl pupil. He ap.
pealed to the supreme court, but the
verdict of the lower court was sus.
tanned.
Bemidji. - Mrs. H. w. Bailey, 80
years old and for twenty years q resi-
dent of Bemidji, died at her home
here. She ia survived by eight chill.
dren. Mrs. Bailey assisted in organiz-
ing the circle Of the r. H. Carr G.
A. r. post eighteen years ago, and
was president Of that organization un-
til about a year ago, when she was
forced to retire on account of poor
health. This record is perhaps not
equaled in the United States.
St. Paul-The first Jail sentence for
violation Of the "blue sky" law was a
six months jail term given A. w.
Lindeneau at st. Cloud, according to
report to the capitol officers of the
state securities commission Linde-
neau, it was said, was selling stock in
the Southern Alaska Mining company
without a license. The company has
headquarters in Minneapolis, but the
sale of it's stock in Minnesota has not
been licensed by the commission for
several months. Lindeneau was in
dicted and convicted at a jury trial.
Fergus Falls. "A fatal automobile
accident occurred in the town of Os-
car, sixteen miles northwest of here.
A party consisting Of Gottlieb Wahl
and family of this county, Emil Wahl
and family of Ldgerwood, N. D.;
Fred Wahl Of Atlantic, Neb.: Fred
Wahl, Jr, and family of Lidgerwood.
and Fred Drews, another relative, had
been attending a family reunion at
Lidgerwood, the three brothers not
having met before for thirty-seven
years. They were driving to tho
home of Gottlieb Wahl when one of |
the autos overturned in q ditch. Fred
Wahl, ST., of Atlantic, Neb., was
crushed and died in two hours. Fred |
Drews (had knee crushed, shoulder
broken and ribs broken. Emil wahl
had forearm crushed and was other. |