The Tomahawk., 1919-09-11
STATE BRfVIT|ES

ordS, being estimated at uole Iua"
10000. - -
- Hastings.-About 600 head of cattle
from Montana have arrived here and
will be put to pasture In this vicinity.
The cattle came from the drought
stricken section.
Bemidji.-A beautiful park or COM
munity building and probably both
will be established in Bemidji as a
memorial for the Beltrami county
boys who fought In the world war.
Brainerd.-John Smith, Chippewa
chief of Cass Lake. who Is said to be
130 years old, went to the Twin Cities
to attend the Minnesota state fair.
Smith, whose Indian name is Ga-be-
nah-gewn:wone. is enjoying good
health. .:r
st. Pau.-The Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul road is directed to build a
new passenger station at Ortonville
and to open it to the public by De-
cember /, in an order issued today by
the Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission.
Crookston.-The Polk county fair
price committee was picked by o. K.
Berget, Polk county food administra-
tor. The committee, according to Mr..
Berget, will probe the high cost OF
living in this county and make public
fair price for foodstuffs.
St. Paul.-Minnesota suffragists are
planning q demonstration at the cap.
itol September 8, the opening day OF
the special session of the state legis-
lature on which they expect the suf.
frage amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution will be ratified.
st. Cloud.-Harry Leas ran down
and killed his two-year-old daughter
here. Leas, a driver for local gran
lte concern, was coming home to put
his team away when the little girl,
who had run out to meet him, fell be-
meath the wagon wheel and was
crushed. @,-..
Hamline.-Music day, Sunday. at
the State Fair yesterday, brought an
attendance Of 1886, nearly double
The number who went through the
gates Saturday. Between noon and 8
O'Clock the bulk Of the crowd reached
the grounds and swarmed through the
exhibition buildings.
Jasper.-The late potato crop in
this section will be practically a loss
unless rain comes within the next few
days, it is reported. The early crop
of potatoes was far below normal,
owing to the continued rain in the
spring, but the late potatoes are bad
ly in need of moisture at the present
time.
Luverne.-A new high record price
for a Rock county farm larger than a
quarter section was established when
Jasper Christensen sold his 240-acre
farm four miles from Kanaranzi to w.
r. Hanson at $500 per acre. The farm
Is we'll supplied with buildings. Four
years ago Mr.. Christensen purchased
the farm at $1S5 per acre.
Hamline. - Washington county,
whose 100 rural schools ranked more
than twice as high as those of any Of
the other nine counties with school
exhibits at the Minnesota State Fair,
will receive first prize Of $50 for its
rural school department., 1t is an
nounced by George F. Howard, super
intendent of the school exhibits de-
partment.
Ten Minnesota counties which held
Iairs>last week are featuring Red
Cross exhibits, which will show the
peace.time as well az the war work
Of that organization. In all; twenty
i've counties will have Z Red Cross
display. At the Minnesota State Fair
IN elaborate exhibit showed the work
Of the departments Of nursing. home
service and Junior membership, and q
pageant .given\ daily in Institute Hall
pictured tho drama Of the varied
phases Of Red Cross work.
Thief River Falls.-Missing since
July 20, when he left the Pat Gavin
farm, on which he was employed. Au-
gust Hauzey, whose mind 10 deranged,
was found in the big woods on q claim
with his brother In tho Rapid river
country. Since leaving his abode near
Mavie In July, Hauzey traversed q
stretch Of country of approximately
100 miles. When found he was prac-
tically in an unconscious condition,
weather-beaten, ragged and hungry.
It is believed that he gained his sub
sistence through the picking Of ber-
ries, of which there II IN abundant
growth in that part Of the country.
Clarissa.-Bank bandits entered two
banks here, looted the safety deposit
vault Of one Of them Of approximately
$4,000 and left town without being
seen or heard by . single person. The
robbery was discovered when the raid.
ed bank opened for business. Before
entering the town the robbers cut all
telephone communications leading
into Clarissa, thus preventing the pos
sibility OF citisens summoning aid
from the outside. All the loot was
obtained from the Clarissa State bank,
| where safety deposit boxes were
broken open and War Savings stamps
and bonds removed. Apparently no
attempt WAS made to enter the banks
safe. The EArmefs' State bank farod
better, - ~ effort to break open the