The Tomahawk., 1919-08-28

unearthed in a sandpit near Detroit,
owned by Joseph Ames Of Fargo. The
Becker county coroner was notified.
| Bemidji.-Bemidji local, No. 2192,
Carpenters union. established union
this week, the scale to be 65 cents per
hour.
Behidji.-Rev. A. NJ Whitby and
family have gone to Madelia, Mimi,
on months vacation before going to
Duluth, where Rev. Whitby has &C.
cepted a call.
| Minneapolis~-Ira Montgomery, q re-
turned soldier, of St. Paul, was elected
| agricultural agent for Hennepin coun-
ty by the executive committee of the
county farm bureau.
East Grand Forks.-Two men en-
tered the home Of John Dokken, 219
International avenue. having previous
ly called Mrs. Dokken from the house
on a fake errand. but took nothing.
Moorhead.-Bids for the basement
of the new high school building will
be opened by the Moorhead board Of
education on Sept. 8. The call for
bids was issued at . meeting OF the
board.
Mlnneapolis.-Wher necessary Red
Cross chapters have extended money
relief to the families of soldiers, draw
ing upon the funds collected locally.
In May $9,S74.94 was thus expended in
Minnesota.
Stillwater.-Dr william A. Caine,
landed trout of the German brown
| variety that weighed just exactly
seven pounds. The big trout was
| caught at Sand Greek, common, ordi-
nary fly being used.
Brainerd.-Reports are current kere
that young ducks are being shot out
Of season at Rice Bed 33, near Iron
ton. Sportsmen are exasperated and
will seek the deputy game warden's
aid to put stop to it.
Thief River Falls.-Eleven-year-olL
Allen Sorenson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sorenson, suffered compound
fracture Of the left leg just below the
knee while attending the fair, when
run over by an automobile.
Hastings.-Dr. R. H. Wald, who
went overseas twenty months ago as
a regimental surgeon attached to the
Thirty-ffth division with the rank OF
captain, has returned home q major,
having been promoted while in the
service.
Moorhead.-Walter Peterson, alleged
I. w. w. organizer, who was carrying
Ia 32-caliber revolver. and George
Grier, who was armed with 45-
caliber Colt, were held to the Clay
county grand jury by Judge L. d.
Evans.
St. Cloud.-St. Clouds population
has grown to approximately 10000
during the past few years. according
to an estimate made by the publisher
of the biennial directory. This is an
increase of about 25 per cent in tbs
last three years.
Moorhead.-Thirty-f owners who
operated their cars without tail lights
were arrested. There were also four
arrests lor drunkenness, and three for
disorderly conduct In the same time.
Judge L. D. Evans imposed INES
amounting 10 $1S1.S0.
| Observation-Disclosures and Redwood
Falls will fight out the county seat
matter at the polls. The county board
of Redwood county has set the date
for the election, which has been peti-
toned for by more than half the voters
of the county.
Crookston.-The town of Higdem
has raised its full quota in the Saliva
ton Army drive. The towns of Car
den and Onstad came in early with
very good reports and their subscrip-
tions, while not quite coming up to the
quota allotted, were very liberal.
st. Cloud.-Edward schrelarecki, IL,
of Sauk Rapids appeared before Judge
Roeser on q charge of stealing q $50
Liberty bond from.his employer, Will
| liam Demo, and was put on probation
for six months on the condition that
during that time he could pay back
the. amount of the boRd to the owner.
Moose Lake.-Army worms have
played havoc among some crops In
Carlton county, especially those west
of town. On the farm of John e. John
sons the worms had completely eradi-
Gated one oat field and tackled a po.
tato patch. The ground and shocks Of
grain was literally covered with the
worms.
Mora.-Army worms got'into field
of millet on the Elliott stock farm and
within few days entirely cleaned out
the forty-acre field and threatened to
do serious damage in adjoining corn
fields. State division of entomology
was notified and immediate steps were
taken to confine the pest to that field
by plowing around it.
Hibbing.-Edward Hirschbach, trav-
cling salesman, was killed and VIII
liam Thomas, his companion, had his
leg broken in an auto accident south
of town, when the car made a sharp
turn, throwing both men out, Hirsch-
bach sweeping along the ground for
about twenty feet, his scalp being
torn of and skull fractured. He was
dead when picked up.
Bemidji-The Bemidji Townsite &
Improvement company, said to be de-
linquent on payment OF taxes since
1910 ~, ESn 1ofa vof o,,f n poafra inin4