The Tomahawk., 1919-07-03
STATE. :. .bR|EMT|ES L

Of the Deerwood Enterprise, will soon
get out his first number of the from
maid paper. s...r,,.. .....
Greenbush.-C M. Carlson. of Thief
River Falls, was awarded the contract
for the new, school building here, to
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Hibbing.-Hibbing's celebration on
July and 4 will cost over $4,000, &C.
cording to figures Of the finance COM
mittee submitted at meeting of all
committees. "
W1nona.-Anna Hanson of Homer is
the first woman to be appointed to
carry mail over rural route in WI
mona county under the modified Fed.
eral regulation. s>@ - r..
Stillwater.-August Sieber was fined
SO and costs or thirty days in the
county Jail when he entered a plea Of
guilty to catching under-sized black
bass in Lily lake. ~
International Falls.-Jack Bennett
OF Fort Frances was seriously injured
when in the act Of diving, while swim
ming UP lake. The accident is said to
have paralyzed him.,
St. Paul.-More than $50 applicants
have taken examinations for appoint
ments as deputies under Hjafmar Nils
son, state oil inspector. Seventy depu-
ties are to be appointed.
Pipestone.-Rev.J J. G. Little. for sew
eral years pastor of the First Baptist
church of Galva, Ill.,, has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Pipestone
Baptist church, and will take UP his
work here early In July.
Pillager.-Rev. ]. H. Allison, pastor
Of the Pillager M. E. church, and Mrs.
]. Nj. MCGUIRE, widow Of the late Rev.
]. M. MCGUIRE, were married last
week. Rev. H. G. Gardiner of Motley
performed the ceremony in the NJ. eE.
church.
Brainerd.-Senator Hiding A. Swan
son of Brainerd has been married at
North Branch to Miss Alice Marie Elm.
gren. The ceremony took place In
the Swedish Lutheran church. Sena.
tor Swanson and his bride will be at
home at Brainerd after July 20.
Chatfield.-Lieut. o. w. Houck has
arrived home from France after a
years service overseas. Lieut.. Houck
was mayor of this city when he left
and was reelected during his absence
with no opposition. He saw his daugh-
ter, 8 months old, for the first time
on his return. .'- .,.s
Stillwater.-The hay crop now being
harvested In this section is said to be
excellent and OF far better quality
than for several years. Farm hands
are scarce in Washington county, not.
withstanding that in some instances
SIS to $s5 month is being paid for
competent help.
st. Paul.-W. T. Cox, state forester,
has been reappointed surveyor of logs
and lumber; and commissioned in that
office for two years. He held tenn
porary appointment, expiring July 1.
His commission was issued under a
new law empowering Governor Burn.
quist to combine the Offices of state
forester and surveyor general.
ookston.-Delegates at the Ninth
congressional district convention OF
tho American Legion and the Polk
County World War Veterans meeting
here July 1 and the homecoming July
2 will wear their uniforms. The SOL
diers, sailors, marines and nurses can
only expect to be recognized as re-
turned veterans by their uniforms.
Minneapolis. - Andrew Nelson. q,
employed on N. J. Moline's farm near
Belle Plaine, shot and killed himself
at the farm, because the farmers
daughter, Miss Myrtle Moline. 20, re-.
jected his advances, according to Coro-
ner Yivisaker of Hennepin county,
who says Nelson shot himself after
threatening the girl and her father
with a pistol. w. E II ..
Thief River Falls.-A meeting Of the
Merchants association and the Com
mercial club was held Wednesday to
hear the proposition Of Mr.. Winters,
representative of the Gopher Gunners
Zone Hundred and Fffty.first field ar
tillery) band. The matter was referred
to the Homecoming committee, as the
directors favor the entertainment by
the band as being part of the home
coming event. w III.
Two Harbors.-The newly organized
Northland Stock company Of this city
has received It's first carload of sheep,
totaling 275 head. At present they are
being yarded here, but will be taken
to the Hillman farm, three miles north
of this city, to be pastured this sum.
mer. The new company is composed
entirely Of local men, who believe
there Is a good future in the sheep
raising business in Lake county.
st. Paul.-The state securities COM
mission has granted an application for
charter by the Citizens State bank
of Watertown by John w. Boock,
formerly a. banker at Gibbon, and 9TH
ers. Charters were denied the pro-
posed Security bank and the proposed
Peoples State bank of Watertown.
The application Of the proposed State
bank of Dorset, in Hubbard county, BY
w. L. Cary and others, also was
denied. So
vlr&anias the deputy Sher.