The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-05-27


lent in the Red river valley and nor
thern Minnesota, Hugh J. Hughes:
marketing director of the state depart
ment of agriculture, reported on his
return from trip through those sec
tons.
Owatonna-Owaton will unite in
honoring it's dead soldiers of all wars
and the living veterans Of the Civil
Spanish American and recent war on
Memorial day, May 81. Present plans
include a gigantic parade in which
the veterans will occupy the place OF
honor, a program of speaking and the
decorating of veterans graves.
Brainerd--Albert Lunde, son of Gil
bert Lunde of Brainerd, according tc
Sheriff Claus A. Theorin, was the sus
pected robber killed by Marshall Mar
man of Delano when he attempted tc
escape from an automobile in which
he was being taken to Minneapolis, il
was learned here. 1t was at first
thought the man was A. A. Anderson
of Slayton.
st. Paul-Two prominent St. Paul
ties was occupy places on the program
of the 3Oth annual Minnesota Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Alexan
dria, June 24-27. Dr.. J. w. Bean, Day
ton Avenue Presbyterian church viii
conduct series of devotional periods
Peter MacFarlane, director of the
Union Gospel Mission, will give the
closing address the evening of the
9th.
st. Paul-Minnesota will be repre-
scented by strong National Guard anC
civilian rifle teams at the national
rifle matches July 80 to Aug. %, al
Camp Perry, Ohio. Adjt.-Gen. w. F,
Rhinow made the announcement to
day upon receipt of war department
orders from Maj. Morton C. Mumma:
executive officer on rifle matches, au.
thorizing the participation of Mime
sofa civilian team.
Frazee-Frazee is going to have
public park. The movement inau.
gurated by the ladies of the city in
circulating petitions asking the Mich
ols-Chisolm Lumber company to do.
note to the village parcel of land to
be dedicated to park purposes, met
with approval of the officials of the
company, who have complied with the
request of the people and will donate
suitable site for a park.
St. Paul-Progress in work in the
state soldier bonus department result
ed in the dismissal of 81 men and II
women employees, by order of Adju
tant General w. F. Rhinow, chairman
Of the board. The board retained Is:
employees. Nearly 5000 bonus claims
were paid the past week. Bonus clai
mants are becoming more anxious fol-
their money, and many are writing
the board to hurry their checks.
Brainerd-Brainerd's new $116,00C
Northern Pacific railway station has
been formally opened to The public
President Hannaford of the road was
present during the ceremony, which
included civic celebration lasting
far into the night. MIR. Hannaford re
called his first visit to Brainerd As
years ago, when he sought work with
the railroad of which he is now the
executive head.
Dalton-TwO persons we're killed
and two seriously injured when the
automobile they were riding in was
struck by Great Northern passenger
train, east bound, near here: The
dead are: Guy Rostad, driver OF
the machine, and Miss Myrtle Eos.
haug. The injured are: Peter Mel
son and Miss Agnes Hammer. They
were taken to a hospital at Ashvey,
where physicians said they may re-
cover.
Hibbing-One thousand dollars in
Liberty bonds have mysteriously dis
appeared from the vaults in the board
of education's rooms of the Jefferson
school building. The bonds are be-
lieved to have been stolen and the pol
ice are working on the case. Eight
hundred dollars worth of bonds be:
longed to J. w. Richardson, principal
of the Washington school and the re
mainder to G.. G. Alexander, superin.
tendent of schools.
nneapolis-Franklin B. Lees, who
served as captain in the army during
the war seeks an order from Judge
Bardwell of the Hennepin county dis.
trict court restraining the appoint
ment of Earle Brown as sheriff OF
Hennepin county as the first step in
a fight which Lees will make for that
office. He will ask the order, he said,
under the law passed by the last ses
sion of the Minnesota legislature pro-
yiding that ex-service n On should be
given the preference in appointive of.
fices.
inneapolis-Because Arthur F.
White. son of Mrs. Emma White OF
Lakefield, Mimi, was arrested at Lake
field August IS, 1919, and brought to
the Hennepin county Jail in Mime
apolis. where he was held for one
week, the mother has begun suit in
district court at Jackson for $4,000
damages against Sheriff o. c. Lee of
Jackson, for the alleged unlawful ar
rest and detention of her son. Deputy
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