The Tomahawk., 1920-11-25

Der of the city council for ii years, i
| dead at his home here.
Wadena-Two unmasked bandit
held up the Northern Pacific ticket of
flee here and got 5000.
| Mankato-Officers of the Americana
cation council have been reelected fol
the ensuing fiscal year.
WinOna-Fifteen indictments wer'
returned by the United States Crane
jury here charging violations of thu
prohibition laws.
Willmar-J. H. VanHelme, real es
tate dealer at Clarissa, Todd county
believed to be respondent, and without
funds, committed suicide.
Pine Riwer-The village of Remel
will hold a special election for voting
on bond issue of $4,000 for the com
pletion of waterworks system.
Redwood Falls-Mrs. William Dun
can, who for the last eight years has
been county superintendent of the
Redwood county schools, has resigned
| Hugo-The Hugo school district is
now consolidated and Independent. 1t
| is likely that an addition will be made
to the present school building next
year.
Crookston-Six hundred and forty
two quarters of Canadian whisky,
seized during the past few weeks, were
dumped into the sewer by Sheriff o. K.
Bolstad.
Stillwater-The Washington County
Poultry association will have its annu'
al show here Dec. 16 to 10. Entries
from all over the northwest have been
received.
St. Paul-E D. Washington, son of
the late Dr. Booker r. Washington,
founder of the Tuskegee Institute for
Negroes, is in St. Paul in interest of
the institution.
Thief River Falls-Some fine spring
lambs and dairy calves we're exhibited
at combination live stock show
staged here by members Of the Boys
and Girls clubs
Ivanhoe-W. G. Sock, residing on a
farm seven miles east of Ivanhoe, lost
his left hand while attempting to dis
lodge a stoppage in the rollers of a
corn picking machine.
Notwithstanding notes asking
forgiveness of his mother, wife and
four children, Louis Stanley, Ohm
stead county farmer, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid.
Fergus Falls-Joseph Alberts,
prohibition agent, was shot in the
knee while raiding in search of an al
legged illicit still. The shooting is be-
lieved to have been accidental
Bemidji-Officers and committee
chairmen for the coming year were
named at meeting of the members of
the south Belnidji Red Cross organiza-
ton. Two entire committees were re-
named.
Dodge Center-John Swendiman,
Jr., was appointed Dodge county attor-
ney, to succeed George r. Little, who
resigned, effective Dec. 1, by the board
of county commissioners at their
meeting here.
Pine City-Thieves in an automobile
carted off $4,000 worth Of clothing
from the store of the Pine City Mer-
camille company here. Mems suits
and overcoats and women's apparel
were included in the loot.
MankatO-At meeting of members
of the Black and Yellow Trail associa-
ton, committees representing ten Min
nesota counties, and several in South
Dakota, were appointed to further de-
velopment of the highway.
Minneapolis-A suggestion that
South St. Paul be included in the air
mail between the Twin Cities and
Chicago was made by Postmaster E. A.
Purdy in a letter to J. c.. Rooms, first
assistant postmaster general.
Duluth-The Northern Minnesota |
Development association, at it's meet
ing here, adopted "a resolution urging
the enactment of law to permit the |
ing land for Minnesota farmers.
Marshall-Prewar schedules have
been put into effect on the Sleepy Eye !
Marshall branch of the North Western |
road The passenger train which has |
been operating between Sleepy Eye
and Marshall now runs through Tracy,
as before the war.
Lakefield-For a second time with |
in few weeks Lakefeld has been stir |
red up by the activities of "Yel- |
low Paint Gang" A store owned by |
farmers has been the target for the |
yellow paint daubers both times and
the authorities are making every ef- |
fort to ascertain who is back of the |
movement.
ttonwood-Charged with the |
theft Of six diamonds valued at $1,000,
Andrew Sanoki was arrested here as |
he was boarding train. A few weeks |
ago travelling salesman stopped at
farm house where threshing~cr crew |
was at work. He exhibited his stock |
of jewelry and after leaving found
that a small box containing the dia-
monds was missing.
st. Paul-East Grand Forks, Eve
lyeth, Sandstone, Mcintosh, Lafayette |
and points in Northern Minnesota
have complained to the Railroad and |
commission that with the |
beginning of cold weather, they are
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