The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-05-15


him recently.
Long Prairie.-The School board has
called a special election for Tuesday.
May 20, to vote upon the proposition of
bonding the district to build new
schoolhouse.
Crookston.-Five townships, Tabor,
Angus, Euclid, Brandt and Brislet sub
scribed their loan quota. Beltrami also
reported it's quota taken to County
Chairman H. w. Misner.
Thief River Falls.-Dr. J. F.. Huene'
ken, state specialist on children's all
ments, was guaranteed not loss than
$50 babies for inspection when he
came to Thief River Falls.
Minneapolis-John Hoffer, 8, son of
Mr. and Mrs r. Hofer, was killed
when he fell beneath the wheels of a
motor truck driven by Oscar Polsky,
an employee of the Radisson hotel.
Rochester, Peter Gleason, So, farm
err, residing at Hammond, on the Zum-
bro river, northeast of Rochester, was
so badly injured by bull on his farm
that he died at his home at Hammond.
Thief River Falls.-The Oak Grove
Seminary chorus of Fargo. under the
leadership of M. Bjornson, now making
a tour Of the Northwest gave con-
cert at the Zion Lutheran church in
this city.
St. Paul.-Funeral services for Ed
win E. Fisher, 1O4 years old, were held
at the Schroeder Undertaking rooms
IN hi nv Thn fHH
at Forest cemetery, in accordance
with his wishes.
Moorhead.-The Red River Valley
Starch & Potato company has pur
chased a factory site at the southeast
corner of Front and Ninth streets,
Moorhead, it is announced by Prest-
dent H. l.. Landblom.
Mora.--Fire broke out in the C. w.
Mcfarland warehouse, and only by the
timely arrival of L. A. Taute and son,
was the building saved. The origin Of
the fire is unknown, but it is thought
to have been the work of an incendi-
airy.
St. Cloud.-The Victory Loan re-
ceived a decided boost when the Great
Northern shops reported that $50 shop
employees had subscribed a total Of
$41,55O. The city's share of this sub.
scription is $21 $50 giving St. Cloud
a total of 1851, $50. !
st. Cloud.-Following the recovery
of the body from the Mississippi river
by Jack Roth and Billy Wheeler, the
mysterious suicide was identified as
Martin Gustavson, man of about As,
who has made his home in st. Cloud
for the last five or six years.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota Pentecost-
al association camp meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal church will be
held at Red Rock, near st. Paul, June
rs to July 6. Rev. H. F. Alderman Of
St. Paul, secretary, expects an un-
usually large encampment this year.
Waseca.-Mrs. Bertha Spletstoesser
was fatally burned when she lighted
fire in the kitchen stove with kero-
sene, at her home in Iosco township
1t is thought the can exploded, COM
pletely enveloping her in the flames.
Her son came to her rescue, but was
powerless to save her from death. He
was severely burned about the face
and hands.
Ely.-H. J. Merdink Of Ely, was
elected president for Minnesota of the
Wilson Way" which will be mapped,
blazed and otherwise improved the
coming summer, at a meeting of the
association held in Minneapolis at
which prominent men from each coun-
ty in the state through which this ma
tional highway will pass were present
and predicted the speedy development
of this leading north and south route.
Bemidji Beltrami county wolf
bounty claims, totaling about $4,000
and drainage assessments Of SUBJ
stantial amount against state-owned
lands, long overdue, will be paid with
out further delay from funds appro-
priated by the legislature. The state
owes Beltrami county for $7,SO5 so
paid for wolf bounties, and in addi-
ton there are individual claims Of
more than $4,000. Thirteen other
counties are also to be paid.
Observation-Disclosures aliens who had
applied for American citizenship in
the district of r. K Doe, United
States naturalization examiner, have
been forever barred from becoming
citizens, according to a list sent to
Washington by Examiner Doe. These
men voluntarily surrendered their
first papers in order to escape military
service Mr.. Does district includes
Northern Minnesota and part of North
Dakota. Forty Of the men are of
Swedish nationality. Sc Norwegian
and six Russian, according to the rec.
ord.
st. Paul.-The state was provided
with three new state parks by the
1919 legislature, making eight already
or about to be established, accord
ing to J. A. o. Preus, state auditor,
who is made custodian of two of the
new parks. These are Toqua state
park. near Graceville, and Whitewat-
er state park in Winona county, for
which funds of $1,000 and $4,000 re-
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