The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

Brainerd.-D. N. Wilmer, Minneap-
oils, IS in a hospital here suffering
from paralysis. He was stricken
while walking to his work at the
Methodist church, where he is EN-.
ployed by the Minneapolis School and
Heating company, remodeling the
building.
Crookston.-If fair weather prevails
Crookston will be visited by an air.
plane from the Twin Cities according
to advices received from St. Paul in
response to. the request for an air
flight to Crookston during the farm
crops show. The flight will be made
by an aviator of the Minnesota Home
Guard Motor corps.
neapolis.-Hundreds of minis
tiers of all Protestant denominations
in Southern Minnesota attended the.
opening session of the three-day Min.
listers council under the auspices OF
the Laymen's Missionary movement
at Westminster church. The council
will consider the after-war problems
Of the church.
St. Cloud-Mrs. .Magdalene Grohs,
pioneer resident of this city, died at
her home at the age of sc from the
natural causes of old age. She had
made her home in this city for the
past half century and was highly re-
spected. She was the grandmother OF
twenty-seven children and the great
grandmother Of thirty-one.
Northfield.-The dry goods store OF
Alex Marshal & Co. here was broken
into, and silks and ready-to-wear gar
ments worth from $4,000 to $4,000
were stolen. A Studebaker Six auto.
mobile belonging to ]. w. Gordon, pro.
prietor of the Stuart hotel, was also
stolen when the garage of the Sander
Motor company was broken into.
Hibbing-Charles Lundgren plead
ed guilty to allowing gambling in his
place of business in Alice, before
Judge Thomas Brady, and was fined
$50 and costs. Lundgren. according
to C. E. Everett, range probation Of
ficer, who made the complaint, al
lowed youngsters to play card games
in his place of business, for money.
Neutrality-suspicious. are being circu.
lated by Alice residents asking the
postoffice department for free deliv'
cry and the establishment of a branch
Office there. The petition reads:
"Alice, with a population of 1000, has
no delivery of mails, is entitled to the
same because of It eventually becom.
ing one of the most prominent bust.
ness sections in the village"
Grand Rapids.-Judge Stanton hav'
ing affirmed his former decision in
what is called the SOurdough ditch
case the carrying on of the enterprise
is now assured. The ditch Is called
Sourdough ditch because it will follow
the creek of that name. 1t is to be
ten miles long, beginning in the town
of Carpenter, running southeast
through part of the town of Bearville,
and emptying into Bear River.
St. Paul.-In reviewing the live
stock situation in this state, Paul H.
Kirk, Minnesota field agent, says that
Minnesota is beginning to feel the In
huence of Iowa on the south, which -
one of the greatest livestock states.
especially for swine, while on tho east
the large dairy state of Wisconsin has
also its influence. It would appear
that Minnesota IL in rather . transi'
tory state and is gradually shifting
from a purely grain growing state to
that of diversified farming and In
creasing its production of livestock.
Minneapolis.-The first solid train
of the twelve necessary to transport
the 100000 bushels of barley re-
leased by the Federal Grain Corpora
ton for export left the Twin Cities
terminals few days ago. A cargo OF
$4,000 bushels of barley was loaded
for the 45-car train. Other trains are
following daily. The solid train move
ment of export shipments was aban'
doned three weeks ago when the sea-
board terminals became congested,
this hating of the movement causing
a resultant Killing Of the Northwest
terminals.
Red Lake Falls.-Red Lake county
again becomes the oasis of Northwest
ern Minnesota and North Dakota with
the reopening of two saloons in Red
Lake Falls following the closeup OIL
the action Of the Minnesota Public
Safety commission in resembling all ito
liquor orders Feb. s. Red Lake coun-
ty was dried up Aug. Is, 1917, by Or
der No. 43 of the Safety commission.
How long it will stay wet is problem
atieal in view of the passage by tho
state senate Of q bill prohibiting tho
ssle of Intoxicating LIQUORS within fifty
miles of an Indian reservation. |
st. Paul.-The total value Of all
livestock on Minnesota farms Janu.
ary 1, 1919, was 3342,954,000, com.
pared to $3O6, $4,000 as. OF January 1,
1918, according to the report issued BY
Paul H. Kirk, state field agent. The
number Of horses and mules on Janu-
airy 1, 1919, il estimated At 956, 1000,
with a total value of $685. 1000. This
is the same number as reported one
year ago. The mich cows show an
increase of 10000 over 1918, the total