The Tomahawk., 1920-12-30

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until next April, when the next tax dis
tribution is available.
| Rrainerd-A lone bandit held ur
John Steenberg, merchant, in his store
took $136 in silver from cash regis
ter and made his escape.
Winona-Dan e. Weigle, secretary
of the st. Paul association, was the
principal speaker at the Association
of Commerce banquet here
Stewart-The Mcleod County Poul.
try association will have it's annual
show here Jan. 10, 10, 20 and 81. w.
e. Stanchfield will be judge.
St. Paul-The St. Paul Council of
the American Association for the Rec.
ognition of the Irish Republic was or.
ganized at a meeting held in Bowlby
hall.
st. Peter-At the annual meeting of
the William R. Witty post, No. 81,
American Legion, Edward holster, ad-
jutant for the last year, was elected
commander.
Fergus Falls-Ole Opegard, believed
to have been the oldest man in Otter
ming, 80 miles east of here. He was IS
years of age.
Minneapolis-St. Olaf's college,
Mortified, won the Morse declamatory
contest held in North high school. The
Albert Lea, Mimi, high school won
second place.
st. Paul-An order of the Railroad
the Great Northern Railroad company
to erect a new and suitable depot at
Sandstone by December 1, 1921.
Observation-Disclosures are busy in
Rochester. A number of thefts have
been reported, but so far no arrests
have been made. The principal theft
is that Of $500 fur coat and two 500
dresses.
Thief River Falls-On a lake that
usually is covered with from 80 to IS
inches of ice this time of the year, 10.
cal ice companies have started har-
vesting ice that is only Z inches in
thickness.
ingfeld-William T. Eleberry,
living near here, was killed by the &C.
IL. /
vas taking the gun from buggy when |
he trigger caught and the weapon was
discharged.
st. Peter-To facilitate the raising
# the $15O,O0O gymnasium fund for
Sustavus Adolphus college. President
}. J. Johnson, was granted leave of
bsence beginning Jan. 1, and con-
inuing until spring
Duluth-A comprehensive report of
he work of the Minnesota forest re-
ef association will be submitted socn
o Governor J. A. A. Burnquist for
resentetion to the state leglslatur
'hen it meets in January.
Jackson-Climbing the tower of a
'indmill that he might see what part
the field his sons were working in,
iels A. Nelson, So years old, missed
is footing and fell IS feet, receiving
ljuries which caused his death.
Moorhead-In the roundup of sus-
scts for the attempted liquor robbery
ear Glyndon, Mimi, police of Fargo
Id Moorhead have arrested six per-
ms. According to Garfield II. Rus
ID, county auditor, confessions in his
ands implicate nine more.
Red Wing-Isadore Rosenfeldt, st.
aul an inmate at the training school
IRE was given into the custody of =
leriff John A. Anderson to be held in
with the death of Edwin
oft of Duluth who died as the result
a knife wound. Both boys are Is
ars old.
Minneapolis-Plans for the estab.
hment of grading system for po-
toes by which the product may be
andardized and the consumer may
protected against overcharge we're
'cussed by directors of the Mime.
la Potato exchange, meeting at the
sociation's headquarters.
South St. Paul-While returning
I'M funeral at Pennington, James
Kirk commission dealer Of st. Paul,
s killed when the automobile in
Itch he was riding went over an EN-. .
nkment along Jefferson highway !
e miles from the st. Paul city linn
William S. Samels, who was driv- /
; the car, escaped serious injury.
Grand Rapids-Prices on potatoes I
We been falling daily for several -
eks until now they have apparently I
Iched the bottom, as there is no
ger any demand for them at all.
cal buyers report thst they do not
Mt the farmers to haul in any po-
oes at the present, for there is not
ugh in them to warrant handling
m at this time.
It. Paul-Net profits of the Mime -
a State Fair this year was $217-
II, which is $56,44s.47 more than
record figures of 1919, despite an
rease in cost of staging the Fair
an increase in the total amount
en- in premiums, according to the
ort Of Thomas Garfield, secretary 4
the Minnesota State Agricultural
iety, to Governor Burnquist.
Misunderstanding more than 10