The Tomahawk., 1919-12-11

Hastings Robert Holmes, 81. far
mer Of Douglas, was found dead IN his
barn. Heart disease was given as the
cause. ,:s ss j 81
. Fairmont.- of Martin coun-
ty, with few contributions from pri-
vate citizens, have raised $3.50 for the
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial fund.
| Sauk Center.-The plans for $780,
| 600 armory here has been accepted
by the adjutant general In st. Paul.
The contract for construction has
been let.
Crosby.-Raids by Indian agents on
alleged blind pigs in Crosbys wet end
resulted in confiscatiOn Of $3.50. gal
Ions of grape wine, all of which was
destroyed :.se-s. Is ~
Northfield-By a verdict OF jury
in district court at Faribault, the city
of Mortified secures practically the
entire $4,000 estate left by the late
George w. Murphy.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone County
Breeders association organized here
with capital stock of $4,000, and
will build stock sales pavilion at
the county fair grounds.
Moorhead.- Mendenhall, SO
years old, for many years resident
of Moorhead, was killed by the kick
| of horse at Richville, Mont, accord
ing to word RECEIVED here9
Aurora.-Andrew Germ, a deer hun
ter, is believed to have perished in
| the woods north Of Aurora during the
recent severe storm. Firemen have
joined a hunting party searching Tor
him. 4, ..5.I .=:s
Litchfeld.-The school board has
raised the salaries of teachers here
SIS per month, it is announced. The
amount will be paid in the nature OF
bonus at the close of the school
year. s-ss ~ , :
Mankato.-In a recent order issued
| by Chief Martin all punchboards, slots
machines, dice games or other gamb-
ling devices in the city are forbidden.
Gambling games Of this nature had
run unheeded in Mankato. H.
Ruthton-By the narrow margin OF
IL votes the voters at a special cleo
tion decided against the erection OF q
public school building here. The prop
| osition called for the issuing Of bonds
to the amount of $4,000.
st. Paul.-It was so cold at the Min
eral Springs sanitarium at Cannon
Falls, Mimi, that ink was frozen in
| the inkwells this week, according to
one patient who left. The hospital is
county institution with 26 patients
and has been practically without coal
for two weeks.
Rochester.-Mrs. Cleo Langstron
| is dead and her husband near death
as result of asphyxiation by gas
| fumes from kitchen stove. Despite
blood TRANSMISSION and other efforts to
| resusciate the husband, physicians
feared he would die. Langstron re-
| Gently returned from overseas service.
Tyier.-Tyler, which has been with
out hospital facilities since the tor
nado OF August, 1918, wiped out the
local hospital, is soon to have a new
institution. A stock company with q
capital of $4,000, formed by Mayor
s. M. Hansen and others, will erect
a modern hospital building in the
spring. I
Mankato.-Ten carnival clubs with
a membership Of several hundred have
been formed in this city recently to
take part in the Mankato winter car
| nival. The dates were set for jan
uary 1924. Fred HOerr Of this city
has been elected carnival king and
votes for the queen Of the carnival
are being sold. Z
Windom.-Teachers contracts with
school boards are more than mere
| scraps of paper. It looked as II the
grade teachers here would receive =
salary boost, but County Attorney Fin
stand rules that where school boards
have engaged teachers by contract at
! a stipulated salary they have no
| authority to pay more than the con-
tract calls for. --s
st. PauL-A washing powder mine.
the first discovered in Minnesota, u
located near Big Falls in Koochiching
| county, according to reports to the
| capitol offices Of the state forest serv-
ice. It is large deposit of gray pow
der resembling pumice and eastern
concerns marke ting securing and
| cleaning preparations are negotiating
| for its output, according to reports.
Valentine Weller found the powder On
his homestead.
| St. Paul Indefinite postponement
| OF the Minnesota high cost of living
! conference, scheduled at the capitol at
which A. Mitchell Palmer United
States attorney general, was to ex-
plain to mayors, other city officials.
/ fair price committeeman and other
delegates, how every community can
cooperate in the government cam
paign to reduce prices of necessities
| was announced, upon receipt of tele-
gram in which Mr.. Palmer cancelled