The Tomahawk., 1919-12-25

Hutchinson.-The Danish church
of this city will celebrate its 25th an
niversary Dec. 20. r,
Duluth.-St. Louis county issued no
marriage licenses for two calendar
days recently, a record for years.
Aurora.-Fire destroyed the Matt
Alto business block, including a res
'taurant, store and garage. Damage
was $4,000. u -.
Brainerd.-Brainerd' mill emer
gency tax levy charter amendment was
carried by about to at a speciai
election here. -
Crookston-W. I. Nolan of Mime
apolis was the principal speaker at the
Red River Valley Dairymen's associa
tion in annual convention here. -.
Hastings.-Joseph Putzma, section
foreman, was seriously injured and
one of his crew badly bruised when a.
passenger train struck a hapdcar they
werG trying to lift from the rails.
st. Paul.-Governor J.. A. A. Burn
quist has issued an order suspending
Treasurer Martin j. O'Mally from
office, following disclosures Of alleged
frauds and peculations in the Ramsey
county treasury. .. - :
= Buhl.-William Peltonen is one Of
the youngest moose hunters in > the
state of Minnesota. He returned to
the village with moose shot at An
fora. Peltonen lis only Is years old
and is one of the best shots on the
range. -... l..
Albert Lea.-Four township district
schools in Freeborn county have voted
to consolidate and a large central
building will be erected in the village
of Freeborn next spring. This will be
the first consolidated school in this
county. ~-.sG . ..@
Observation-Disclosures of the Averill
neighborhood in Clay county will form
a cooperative potato shipping associa-
ton with a central cellar and ware
house at Averill. The association will
be ready to handle the 1920 crop for
it's members.
Stillwater.-A. G. Mccormick, who
has held the position as county agent
here for the past year and half tend
cred his resignation to the officers Of
the Washington Country Farm bureau,
to become cashier of the Cosmopolitan
State bank.
!. Canby.-Poker games have become
so common at public farm auctions and
other gatherings in this county, that
the township supervisors have served
notice that they will do all in their
power to stop the practice of gambling
at public sales. ,.>- ,
Euclid-Funeral' services over the
remains of Herman Helm, 81, who
committed suicide by drinking strych-
nine and chloroform at a farm house,
east of Euclid, were held here. Helm
committed suicide because of his love
for the wife of his brother.
Minneapolis.-The University OF
Minnesota by a verdict Of 2 to l de-
feated Iowa in a debate here on the
question of whether congress should
enact into law the Cummins plan for
administration of railroads. Mime
sofa supported the affirmative.
, Hastings.-Mayor L. c. Hodgson, st.
Paul, Auditor George J. Ries and Com
missioners Lind, Freeman and Keller
of Ramsey county, conferred here with
the board of commissioners Of Dakota
county with regard to the extension of
the river highway from South st. Paul
via Inver Grove to this city.
Minneapolis.-Red Cross workers in
this state will be pleased to learn that
one OF the immediate results of their
support of the peace time program has
been the equipment Of hospital for
500 children in Posen, Western Poland,
to help take care Of the thousands of
war orphans in that country.
St. Cloud.-Sam Hass and Albert
Frietag both indicted by the grand
jury, were arraigned and entered
pleas of not guilty. Hass is charged
with the theft of the Jerrard & Brun:
ing cars in this city and Frietag is
charged with carnal knowledge. Both
of these cases were set for Jan. 6.
Eveleth.- and other
businessmen's clubs of six Mesaba
range towns were represented here at
meeting for the purpose of forming
an organization to fight the proposed
tonnage tax. Among the communities
represented we're Grand Rapids, Hib-
bing, Biwabik, Chisholm, Ely, Eveleth
and Virginia. .- s-s ... @s.
Hallock.-While digging a we'll on
the Kvark farm, three miles from this
place, gas was struck at the depth of
rs feet. It gushed up with such force
that it was ignited from heater be-
ing used by the we'll diggers. The
fire was extinguished and the shaft
plugged awaiting the arrival of experts
from St. Paul. - = s.s'- f. ~
Virginia w. e. Adelman and NJ.
Madigan. indicted here for forgery,
will not appear here for trial until
after Jan. I, according to County At
torney Boyle, as both will be tried at
st. Paul on charge of first degree
grand larceny in connection with the
theft of checks from the county treas
urer of Ramsey county. Il
St. Paul.-Patrick J. Costello, for
mer clerk in the Ramsey county audi
tors office, was found guilty on a
charge of larceny in the second degree