The Tomahawk., 1920-09-30

CltntOn-A terrific Wlnd anu Ad1I
storm passed over this section, doing
considerable damage.
Albert Lea--John Weld Is dead OF
lockjaw brought on by injuries sus-
tanned five weeks ago when cranklng
q car that backflred.
Fergus Falls-Crushed beneath
tree he felled, Christian Zorn died
shortly after help arrived. He had
struggled for hours to free himself.
Virginia-Judge Hughes and Fed
eral Examiner R. X. Doe are hearing
the applications of sixty would-be c1ti-
zens at term of naturalization court.
Hastings-Walter Stone of Denmark,
Washington county, was injured In
S0-foot fall from silo on the farm or
Henry Foley. He will recover. Stone
Is a prominent stock raiser.
Canby-Pouring kerosene on live
Goals in the kitchen range caused an
explosion in the home of James Nu-
gent here, and three members OF tho
family were seriously burned.
St. Paul-The state securities CON-
mission has denied charter to the
ing that the business done in the vlcln-
ity did not warrant an additional bank.
Winona-While picking apples from
a tree, August Miller, As years old, a
farmer living near Alma, Wis, lost
his grip and fell to the ground frac-
turing his skull. He died few hours
later.
Minneapolis-Wa A. Williams,
former secretary of the South St. Paul
Commercial club, will direct a cam
paign backed by the South st. Paul
live stock interests to eradicate tuber-
culosis in livestock.
Winona-After being knocked I'M
conscious by a dehorned bull, Kay
Tschaumper, 20-year-old son OF far
mer near here, was saved from furthet
injury by his dog, which kept the ami
NAL at bay until assistance arrived.
Red Wing-The Goodhue county
grand jury which convenes in October,
is expected to conduct an extensive
Investigation into the alleged automo-
bile ring which was believed to have
headquarters at a garage In this city.
st. Paul-Several persons were cut
and bruised when a Mahtomedi car
crashed into the rear of Smelling
East Seventh st.. car on the Seventh
st. hill in st. Paul. Most Of the in
jured were on the Smelling car plat
form.
Duluth-John B. Richards's election
contest against Hans B. Haroldson for
district judgeship nomination came to
an abrupt end when it was learned
that City Clerk Ash had destroyed 15,-
600 votes cast in Duluth at the June
primaries.
Red Wing-One man is dead and six
others injured, one probably fatally, as
the result of a collision between .
freight train and section motor car
on 30-foot bridge over Hay Greek
about S miles from here on the Chi
cago Great Western railroad.
Little Falls-James Mccall, Negro.
charged with numbering James Clark
on a freight train week ago, attempt
ed suicide in the jail here. The jailer
discovered Mccall hanging by belt
from the roof of his call and cut him
down. A physician saved his life.
inneapolis-Practical jokers are
blamed for bomb scare at the city
hall, when J. F. Walker, superinten-
dent of police, received postcard
warning that the building would be
blown up at 2 p. m. Detectives
searched and guarded the building for
an hour.
Stillwater-The five steel barges
built here year ago by the Twin City
Forge & Foundry company, will be
taken from the piers where they have
been moored to the east side of Lake
st. Croix where they will be anchored
until next spring They will be taken
down the Mississippi river at that time.
Minneapolis-To determine whether
physicians are writing whisky pre-
scriptions for their friends rather than
their patients, five men are now check
ing the prescription blanks issued in
the state of Minnesota, Jesse G. Steen-
son, state federal prohibition director,
said. Few Irregularities have been
found so far, Mr.. Steenson reported.
st, Paul-Violators of the game
laws who use automobiles will face
the danger of having their machines
confiscated, If they are being used
while the owners are violating the law,
Carlos Avery, state game and fish
commissioner said. He has sent or
ders to all game wardens to confiscate
the automobiles of violators of the law
as we'll as to seize their guns.
Moorhead-O. M. Olson, Clay county
agent, reports short potato crop. The
crop is cut at least IS per cent, and in
many cases is cut down to 80 per cent.
This condition applies in general to
the Red River valley on the Minnesota
side and extends practically to the
Canadian line. The quality is from
fair to good. The decrease in the yield
is due to lack of tubers in the hill
rather than to the size.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Old Set
tiers association of st. Croix county
xpsIl oiva "TInc1o" John Daubeny of