The Tomahawk., 1919-08-21

aged 60, was killed while working on
the state road.
East Grand Forks.-A. J. Noyes was
elected president of the board Of edu'
cation at the first meeting of the
new members. .> -" I'LL
Park Rapids.-Berry pickers are
still finding blueberries plentiful. with
raspberries becoming so ripe they are
dropping oh the vines.
Crookston.-GeorgeA A. Kluzak in an
action for divorce from Mary Kluzak.
alleged that he was driven from his
home in Saskatchewan by her cruelty.
Pine City.-The baby clinics. which
were discontinued q short time ago.
will be resumed in the near future and
will be held under the direction of the
Pine County Health association.
Wadena-More than five inches Of
rain fell here during the month OF
July, according to the monthly record
which has just been completed by
Engineer e. 8. Ward, local weather
observer.
Moorhead. "A movement for the
erection of q steel and concrete bridge
across the Red river connecting Front
street, Moorhead. and N. p. avenue.
Fargo, has been inaugurated by the
Moorhead city council.
Park Rapids.-The o. H. Ogden
farm, located In tho village limits OF
Park Rapids. was sold to William Can
lard at 800 per acre. This 10 ono OF
the finest farms in Hubbard county
with q fine set Of buildings.
st. Cloud.-A Studebaker sedan.
which was stolen from Charles Ehlers.
of Watkins, was found near Mime
apolis beside the road, according to
information received by Mr.. Ehlers
from Minneapolis authorities.
Bemidji. - The body Of Thomas
Forbes Buchanan, electrocuted in the
warehouse Of the Swift Packing COM
pany when he grasped q live wire
that was burning . roll Of paper. was
sent to st. Paul for interment.
Hibbing.-The Fergus Falls relief
fund subscriptions are coming In In q
satisfactory manner, according to the
committee in charge. Employees Of
the village gave $4O0 and the mining
company employees are assisting.
Crookston.-CountyA Agent r. H. Van
Scoik stated that he will soon resign
to accept position as manager of the
Otsego county farm bureau at Coopers-
town. N. Y, at an advance of onethird
more salary. Mr.. Van Scoik received
$500 per year.
Moorhead.-The road paving $685.
900 bond issue was defeated at tho
election held in Clay county. There
was almost unanimous opposition to
the proposition in tho southeastern
towns of the county, all of which cast
more than tho normal vote.
Red Wing-Despite prohibition On
forcement here several people claim to
have seen a three-foot rattlesnake wig
Cling across a lawn and squirmtng
along the main street, soaring several
horses into the runaway stage as he
sounded his rattles, said to have num-
bered sixteen.
Crookston.-Arrested on ch. rges OF
vagrancy, Nick Carlson and Charles
Elm, said by the police to be I. w. w.
organizers, when searched we're found
to have a joint fund of 1921. They
pleaded guilty to beating their way on
the railroad and were sentenced to
ten days in The county Jail. The ar
rest of ten men or yagrancy charges
in one nigh: Is given as proof by the
police that the tramp season in this
part Of Minnesota Is in full swing.
Ely.-Fifty men who have been
fighting fire in the SnOwbank Lake
section, east of here have been or.
dered in, the rains having enabled tho
crew to successfully put ou the fires
which have menaced a large section
of the country and much timber east
and north. Supervisor Dahlgren of
the Superior forest reports the fire
danger large this year owing to the
dry spring and the small fall of snow
last winter. Campers and berry pick
ers have been responsible, he says,
for the larger part Of the fires this
year.
Aitkin. The MacGregor Holcomb
company last summer offered a prize
of $50 to be divided among the five
farmers bringing to their store the
largest number of pounds of potatoes
grown during the year, and. tho
awards were made as follows: George
Franz. first prize, $50, marketed 90,030
pounds; Frank Dotzier, second prize,
$40, 4O,345 pounds; Hasselius, third.
$50, 80, ,32O pounds: John Franz, fourth.
$40, 1920 pounds, and Chris Liekauf,
fifth, $40, 37,1O0 pounds. The COM
pany renewed the offer, and $50 will
be distributed among the five success
full farmers under the same conditions
next summer.
Observation-Disclosures. 16, Frank, II,
and Fred Ramona, 1S, brothers, all
Canadian soldiers, after a day as auto
bile bandits, were arrested by q posse
consisting Of Sheriff o. K. Bolstad,
Chief of Police David Sanders and
two deputy sheriffs three miles north
of Crookston. The boys are said to
have stopped . farmer at Hallock,
robbed him Of $12 in cash, dumped out
a load of twine from his automobile
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