The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13


ecreational building to Winslow &
salvi for $6s,oQo.
Crookston.-The Polk county board
Of county commissioners has estaD'
lished q road between East Grand
Forks and the Red Lake county line.
Owatonna.- ]. Bowling OF Olivia,
delivered the memorial address which
featured the United Church Roosevelt
Memorial meeting held at the Baptist
church here.
East Grand Forks.-Teachers from
all departments of the East Granea
Forks schools attended the institute
meetings which were held In Crook
ston last week.
Thief River .Falls.-Michael Dow
ling, banker of Olivia, has been Sc"
cured by the Thief River Falls Mer'
chants association to speak here at
thefr second annual banquet.
Hibbing.-That the 1920 Federal
census will give Hibbing population
close to 10000 is the opinion OF VII
lage officials conversant with the
growth of the village the past two
years in particular.
St. Paul.-State aid Of $2,770,440 to
schools for the year ending July Fl,
1919, was certified by J. M. Mcconnell,
commissioner of education to Estate
Auditor ]. A. o. Preus. Aid apport1on-
ments are granted 6,323 schools. =.
Crookston.-Dr. Dunlop, city health
officer, says that while many cities
have serious sieges of diphtheria and
typhoid, Crookston has no reported
case of either disease, and but seven
cases of measles and one of chicken
pox.
Hastings.-A. M. Northrop, 70 years
old, died in a hospital here. He Is
survived by two daughters. 1nterment
was at River Falls, Wis. B. c. Cad
we'll, 80 years old, also died. He Is
survived by three sons and three
daughters.
Hutchinson.-The Hutchinson Coop
erative creamery captured first prize
for it's cheese at the National Dairy
show in Chicago. The creamery won
a gold medal in national competition
and a silver medal for the best Mime
sofa cheese.
Nashwauk.--The unprecedented cold
spell has closed down the local ore
washing plants. The one at the Nash
wauk mine will resume as soon as
weather permits, but it is stated that
the Hawkins washer will continue
closed until next spring.
Hibbing.-Waldo Ricciani, Domini
Gambloi, Philip Bonelli and five others
were arrested by Game Warden George
Wood on a charge Of hunting on q
game preserve. Nine guns and three
hounds, the dogs alleged to have been
used in hunting, were seized.
Winona.-It's apple blossom time In
the vicinity of Winona. Jacob Jerrec-
EEK, farmer of Homer Valley, near
here, brought to the city half dozen
apple blossoms from tree in his orch
ard. The tree has been in full bloom
for the past week. Later frost killed
the autumnal bloom.
Virginia. - Negotiations involving
the purchase Of three lots from Alder
man Elmer Matheson have been prac-
tically completed by the local Masonic
order, which will build q lodge home
next spring. The lots are located Oh
First street south, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, and are held at $4,000.
Little Falls.-The citizens commit
tee of Little Falls made final effort
to retain tho st. Otto's orphanage.
which was condemned here by the
state. A letter was addressed to Rt.
Rev. Joseph F. Busch At st. Cloud in
which a strong appeal for the retention
, of the building here was made It 10
understood that a new orphanage to to
be built in St. Cloud.
Red Lake. Falls.-So far nearly 100
returned soldiers and sailors have
filled out their bonus application
blanks at the local Office Of the Red
Lake County post Of the American
Legion, according to Secretary M. H.
Latendresse. There are approximate
ly ESQ returned service men in the
county who are entitled to bonuses un'
DER the provisions Of the law passed
by the special session Of the Mime.
sofa legislature.
st. Paul.-Sugar prices made q pug.
zle for the state department of agricul.
ture, although the departments find
ings in a sugar investigation were
made public only a day or two ago.
Grocers complain that they are forced
to pay $12 to $13 . hundred pounds,
and retail sales at reported fair prices
would mean losses to them. Country
merchants argued that they cannot
make up the loss on other items as 10
sometimes done by city dealers.
Bemidji.-The contracts awarded by
the Beltrami county board during tho
past few months will put the road BE-
tween Bemidji and Baudette in such
condition that it may bo used az an
automobile road, and With additional
improvements next year 1t is believed
It will not only be good road, but
that 1t will draw . large amount Of
business from the north country to
BemidU. ..-. -.
Grand Rapids.-Armed only with IN
AZ and . .22-caliber revolver, Ralph
Dethloff and George Mooers, Itasca
county surveyors. while working In