The Tomahawk., 1919-02-13
NEWS OF STATE:
TERSE,LY TOLD

Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
| Croohston-The Crookston Associa'
ton of Public Affairs put on mem.
bership campaign last week.
Bemidji-Lieut. Thayer c. Bailey
has arrived home from service in the
military of Uncle Sam and resumed
his law practice.
St. Cloud-Register' of Deeds John
Lang; Is confined to his home with q
broken leg as a result of falling on
the icy sidewalk.
| st. Cloud-Stearns county sub.
scrfbed $63,532:11 in the united war
work campaign, according to a report
issued by A. G. Whitney, Stearns coun.
ty chairman.
Ortonville - The Ortonville high
school has abandoned it's debate this
year because the influenza epidemic
made it impossible for contestants to
hold meetings.
Thief River Falls-The 500 railway
has again notified its agents along the
Duluth-Th River Falls line that live
stock will be picked up on Saturdays
instead of Tuesdays hereafter until
further notice. II.
Moorhead-The croix de guerre, the
coveted decoration of the French army,
and the distinguished service cross Of
the American army were conferred
/ II ChoN~ - ~
Moorhead, in France on Dec. 30.
Thief River Falls-The epidemic OF
influenza has so far abated that It has
been deemed wise to now close the
detention hospital which has been
maintained for some time in the old
Telemerken hotel. Dances are again
permitted.
Stillwatar-A. G. Staples, brought
back from Chicago on a charge Of
passing forged checks here, pleaded
guilty before q justice of the peace
and was held to the grand jury in
$1,000 bail. Staples gave checks on a
Seattle bank in which he had no funds.
Observation-Disclosures Of Maj.
Harvey B. Smith of Minneapolis, for
merly in charge of the largest army
reserve department of the United
States at New Cumberland, Pa, as
general manager of the Minneapolis
Pillsbury.
International Falls-Henry Andrews,
IS, an old time woodsman in this dis
trict, died recently at the local hospi-
tai of pneumonia. He left an estate
consisting Of $1,100 in Liberty bonds.
The body is being held at the local
morgue pending word from q brother
rs to its disposition.
| Mankato-H. B. Faster, shoe
merchant who died few days ago,
left $1,000 to the Jewish Board of
Charities, st.. Paul; $500 to the Sal
walton Army, and $500 in Liberty bonds
to Miss Lydia Knaub, an employee in
his store, as special requests IN his
will, disposing of $4,000 estate.
st. Paul-Frank j. Dunn, serving
life sentence in the Saltwater peDiten-
tiary for the murder of his wife, was
in st. Paul to defend a suit for $4,000
brought by D. w. Lawler, attorney
who defended him in district court on
the murder charge. He was kept in
the Ramsey county Jail until the trial
was over.
misunderstanding over the death
of his oldest son, Judge G. w. Mantor
killed himself here at his home. It is
said that following the burial OF his
son. Guilford. the Judge became IN
consolable. Judge Mantor was at one
time city attorney here and municipal
Judge. He is survived by his wife and
two sons, both of whom are serving
in the military forces of the country,
Aurora-A new bank, the First Ma
tional, is to be opened here soon In q
new building to be erected. Those in
terested In the new institution are F.
H. Welcome of Minneapolis, John A.
Barton, cashier of the First State
Bank of Two Harbors, c. E. Moore of
Aurora and Virginia, H. C. Doerr, Jr.,
assistant cashier of the First State
Bank of Two Harbors, and several
others, residents of Aurora.
Minneapolis - Plans whereby
churches may Join. together to make
democracy safe for the world" win be
formulated 40 one activity of Mime
sofa Ministers council to be held in
Westminster Presbyterian church,
February 10. II and II under direction
OF the Laymen's Missionary movement
Invitations to thu council have been
sent to about 1000 ministers Of all
communions in e counties OF south
ern Minnesota. FIX. =. "a. -.
Brainerd-A notable array OF coun
sci was ON hand in Judge McLenahan'a
court here when the case Of George
O. Russell VI. the Northern Pacific
; Railway company to recover $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been sustained in the local shops Of
the company, was called for trial. Rus
sells complaint recites that . machin
fist In the shops, cutting . cotter pir
bolt, Clipped . Piece against boilel
l aud It rebOunded and struck him In thu