The Tomahawk., 1919-03-27
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tentatively accepted the Invitation Of
the Citizens Memorial day committee
to deliver the Memorial day address
in this city on May 80 next.
Dilworth. - This village voted
against the proposed $4,000 bond is
fsue for the erection of village hall
and auditorium, at the village election
Tuesday, % for and SO against.
East Grand Forks.-Raising $780,
724.5S in eight drives is the record Of
East Grand Forks, a city Of approxi-
mately $500 Inhabitants, which has
nevor failed to go "over the top"
Grand Rapids.-The local school
board has re-engaged Supt. E. A. Free.
man., long head Of the schools of Dis.
trict No. l. The matter of salaries
for the teachers Of the schools in this
district was discussed, but no formal
action was taken.
Little Falls.-Playing its last game
Of the season, Little Falls swamped
Bemidji at basketball, IS to 10. Little
Falls led from the start and the score
at the end of the first half was 10 to
in favor of the locals. Little Falls
played fourteen games this winter.
winning all.
Fairmount-The indictment for per.
jury against Fred A. Harding, a Twin
Cities newspaper man, was dismissed
on motion of County Attorney Cooper.
The indictment was based on an af-
fidsvit made by Harding last fall dur
ing the consideration of a charge
against Joseph Gilbert.
Virginia.-J. P. Richard of Man.
kato, grand chancellor of the knights
of Pythias, and T. w. McAlister, grand
keeper of records and seal, addressed
the members of the local lodge at a
special meeting held at the Hawkinson
hall. Mr.. Richard and Mr.. McAlister,
who are making a tour of the range,
left for Chisholm.
Thief River Falls.-Charles A. Pit
kin, well known attorney of this city,
died Of influenza at a hospital in the
Twin Cities. The telegram announc.
ing Mr.. Pitkin's death was from Mrs.
Pitkin, who was with her husband at
the time Of his death. The funeral
was held at Crookston. The Elks'
lodge and bar association of this city
sent representatives.
Crookston.-Farmers living in the
vicinity of Crookston and Euclid are
up in arms over the proposed route of
state road No. IA, which they declare
should be changed so that elevators
along the Northern Pacific railroad
may be reached by it. Forty-flve
farmers were present at the monthly
meeting of the Polk county commits
sioners requesting that the route be
changed.
Moorhead.-Thursday, March 27,
has been designated az the date for
the special bond election for new high
and Third ward school buildings by
the Moorhead board of education. 1t
was decided to place the two bond
propositions on the same ballot-for
the high school $2O0,000,- and the
Third ward grade building $4,000.
Work on both buildings to be begun
az soon as possible.
Grand Rapids.-The end of the
sleighing and the nice weather the
past week caused an unusual move
ment of potatoes in spite Of the fact
that the local market has been the
lowest and the weakest of any time
since the potato digging season. The
market price has been around IS cents
a hundred. This week there were
shipped out of the local station five
car loads of potatoes with a couple
more cars ready to load out.
st. Paul.-Governor Burnquist has
appointed the five members ON the
Tyler Tornado Relief commission, as
authorizedDin a new law carrying a
state fund of $4,000 to be expended
by the commission for relief of the
tornado sufferers as follows: Former
Governor Samuel r. Van SAINT, Min
neapolis; S. M. Hanson, mayor of Ty-
Ter; S: B. Duea, Pipestone, and E. B.
Young and H. r. o. Herzer, both of
st. Paul. Governor Van SAINT was
made chairman and requested to call
the first commission meeting.
Brainerd.-Two firemen were in.
jured and $1,000 damage done by O.
fire here. Starting, it IL believed,
from an overheated stove, the blaze
damaged the cement wall warehouse
Of Con OBrien; destroyed six automo-
biles and tractor, damaged six light
ing plants. three plows and other
property Of the Woodhead Motor com
pany, and burned touring car, trucl
and roadster of the O'Brien Mercan
tile company. Dean White and Vern
White, 1iremen, were injured by ce.
ment blocks falling when the roof
caved in.
Minneapolis.-The condition of Miss
Hazel Flynn, 21, teller Of the First
State Bank of Champlin, Hennepin
county, who pluckily kept a lone ban
dit from getting $4,000 in securities |
and $4,000 in cash Friday, is much |
improved. No trace of the robber was
found. He was seen standing near
the bank, dressed in a soldiers uni.
form, for some time around noon. He
escaped with S62 from the DostOfice