The Tomahawk., 1919-04-24
NEWS NJ OF STATE
TERSELy TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief items For
NJ Busy Readers.

Given In Brief items For .
| Busy Readers.
Mankato.- Henry Hochstein, %, son
Of farmer living near Mapleton, TOOK
his own life here. -.
Hastings.-Chris Gilbertson, an i'll
mate Of the state hospital here, Is
dead. His body was taken to Brooten,
Mimi, for interment.
Moorhead.-S. August johnson, 50,
died at his home here of apoplexy. He
was stricken shortly before noon and
death followed in few hours. s'2|'
Moose Lake. - The cornerstone OF
the new st. Andrews chapel was laid
recently. The ceremony was per-
formed by the grand lodge of Masons.
Duluth. Duluth journeymen paint
ers who went on strike for an increase
of wages from 90 to 80 cents an hour,
agreed to arbitrate and returned to
work. .s,s ~. .. -. 80
Hastings. - A. F. Heath, for many
years employed by the Gardner Mills
here, has gone to Gutenberg, lows, as
manager for the Phoenix Milling COM
pany. i 49,. ,.. Il. '~ e
Brainerd. - A Central Minnesota
baseball league is about to be organ
lied. Six towns are expected to be
represented. They are Brainerd, st.
Cloud, Little Falls, Staples. 1rontoa
and Crosby. ."... =.
st. Cloud.-The city commissioners
are considering plans and specifica-
tons for the paving of twenty-five
blocks In st. Cloud during the coming
summer filed by the city engineers,
Bitulithic paving is specified.
enthusiastically sacks filled
with old clothes, collected by the Red
Cross in Washington county during
weeks drive, were shipped to the Ma
tional Red Cross in New York recent
~ for, distribution among the war SUI
ferers of Europe. ..e
st. Paul.-After many unsuccessful
attempts, Mary Haustad, 46, wife OF
an Otter Tail county farmer, committed
suicide by hanging Wednesday at the
Fergus Falls state hospital, In which
she was a patient, the state board Of
control was advised. l.. .. 81
StilIwater.-Andrew Collar, a far
mer OF Denmark, charged with as
saulting George Turner with q long
handled spade recently, appeared In
municipal court and was sentenced to
ninety days in the county jail, Judge
o. E. Loe suspending sentence on his
promise Of good behavior.
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N. D., was released by Sheriff o. K.
Bolstad after having been arrested N
a charge of cashing checks on Fargo
bank without funds. Johnson had
cashed a 81 check on I. Hoffman and
arrest followed. It appears that the
account was only overdrawn so the
matter was dropped. .a ~.
East Grand Forks. AT the last
meeting of the city council the resig-
nation of Albert Hurst, chief of police,
was accepted, and appointment con.
firmed of Chris Nelson as successor.
The resignation Of Bert Sorenson as
street commissioner was accepted and
Maurice J. Sullivan, former street
commissioner, appointed to the va
cancy. t 49,. -
Thief River Falls:-J. H. Hay, who
resigned the SUPPLEMENTARY of tho
local schools after long service and
whose resignation started a contro.
versy between his friends and enc
mics, announces he has accepted the
superintendency of the Warroad
schools for the coming year, at a sal
ary above that which he was receiving
in this city. -.... -.
Winona. - Laura Martin, 66 years
old, and Thomas Slawson, IS, were
married here. Both are prominent
throughout Southeastern Minnesota.
| The former is the widow of d. C. Mar.
| tin, for many years leader in politics.
Mr.. Clawson has lived In Winona coun.
ty since 1854. He is widely known as
| a wealthy farmer. The announcement
came as surprise. ..,.,.
Brainerd. - The city is advertising
for tenders for 100000 in waterworks
bonds to be sold April % at special
meeting Of the city council. Interest
will not exceed per cent, and the
bonds, which will be In II 900 denomi-
| nations, will mature 1t stated periods
up to July 1, 1919. The building OF
the water plant will save the city from
purchasing q fire truck.
Orr-The influenza epidemic at the
Nett Lake reservation continues to
claim q heavy toll among the Indians
at Nett Lake and Pelican Point, II
deaths occurring in one day. The state
board of health and Indian department
has sent nurses and doctors into the
Indian district to aid in stamping out
the fiu. Indians are forbidden to on
ter or leave this village.
Bemidji.-James F. Gould, manager
Of the state land department of ths
state auditors office, conducted sale
of land At the courthouse. Only few
acres were sold. Could said that the
desirable land offered by the state hat
been disposed of, but that just as soor
~ other tracts can be appraised thu
demand for state-owned land In Be!
trami county will be renewed.
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