The Tomahawk., 1919-03-27
STATE BRfN|TlES

Hibbing,-Over 200 applications for
citizenship Lave been made at the
} courthouse In the past week.
Duluth.-In a supposed recurrent
fit of insanity Aaron Lindstrom, aged
55, killed his wife with fatiron and
then killed himself with razor.
Fairmont.-Forty-two cases of in
tluenza are reported in the little vii.
lage of Ceylon. Two Red Cross nurses
IRON the Twin Cities have arrived at
the village.
Red Wing.-O. w. Herr has been re-
elected superintendent OF the Red
Wing public schools at a salary of
$3,7OO per annum, an increase of $500
over last year.
CrOOkston.-At special meeting
Of the Polk county Red Cross chapter
it was decided to employ two visiting
nurses for Polk county. An appropr1-
alton of $4,000 was made to help de-
fray their expenses.
CrOo].ston CrOokston township
elected: Supervisor, Ed Lanctot; town
clerk, Louis J. Regiembal; treasurer,
Adolph Heydt; assessor, Walter Latta;
justices of peace. Walter Latta and
Carl Herberg; poundmaster, Stephen
Altepeter.
Fergus Falls.-Real estate dealers
of Otter Tail county have banded
themselves together for the purpose
of urging the improvement of farms,
better buildings, better rental condi-
tions and to raise the real estate
10 S~h v,1o ronaro11v
St. Paul-The third annual conven-
tion of the Minnesota Shoe Retailers
association was held in the Ryan no.
. tel, the first three days of this week.
Mayor Hodgson gave the address OF
welcome. George A. Pierce of Min
neapolis, former president, gave the
response.
Little F'alls.-Norris Carnes of Roy
alton has been given a captains COM
mission in the United States army. He
is attached to an artillery unit In
France and has been acting captain
for some time. He is "a years of age
and former student of the Univer-
! sity of Minnesota.
Mankato.-Charles T. Taylor, form
~ mayor of Mankato, who has been
mentioned as a candidate throughout
the political discussion, this spring
has filed for the mayoralty, making
: five running for mayor: I. N. Tomp-
kins, Charles T. Taylor, Gus Eich-
stead, E. J. Waters and Mayor L. L.
Champlin.
East Grand Forks.-For the purpose
OF buying machinery and supplies
necessary to make the big spring
drive, farmers have been coming into
East Grand Forks in large numbers
of late. They carry word that the
amount of land in this district to be
under cultivation this year will ex'
ceed that of last year by fully 30 per
cent.
Thief River Falls.-The school
board, at it's last regular meeting, re-
ceived a petition asking for the recon-
sideration of their former action in
accepting the resignation of J. H. Hay
4 as superintendent Of city schools. The
petition was signed by over 800 resi-
sSdents and tax payers of Thief River
#Talls. The beard laid the petition on
Sthe table.
Deer River.-The output of timber
in this section is estimated to be the
greatest ever known, not excepting the
days when the pine was logged of by
the millions of feet. At any hour
teamloads of the various products
could be seen during the past five
months passing through the village
either to railroad cars or to the mills
here, all the output of the smaller
} local loggers operating close to town
or of the settlers.
Eveleth.-An electrical storm in
winter, something never heard of here
before, swept over this section, rain,
electricity and wind doing consider
able damage. From midnight till
about 5 a. m. this unusual condition
prevailed. Cross-arms, transformers,
wires of all sorts and similar equip |
ment were damaged. A short circuit |
caused fire in Ivar Niemi's store on |
B avenue that practically destroyed
the building and contents at loss of |
$4,000 or more.
Hastings.-Returned soldiers and |
sailors were given an oncial vel |
come by officials and people of Hast |
ings and vicinity. Each service man |
was given by the city council hand |
some certificate conveying the thanks |
of the community for his services to |
the nation in the war. The celebra- |
tion began with parade in the after |
noon in which the service men had |
the place Of honor. A banquet about |
o'clock followed at Wilson's Audi |
torium and this was merged into a
dance at the same place.
Winona. - Approximately $4,000
worth of lighthouses, motor boats and
accessories are lodged in an ice jam
in the Mississippi river here, having |
been torn loose from their, moorings |
by floating ice and strong wind. |
Twenty of the finest motor boats on
the upper Mississippi belonging to
members of the Winona Motor Boat |