The Tomahawk., 1920-07-22

FERGUS fcllS-llcP. ". "a DJol pe&''-
tor OF the Swedish Lutheran church of
this city has resigned his passionate
and expects to leave for India to re-
turn to the mission field.
Fertile-The Polk county fair was
held here this week. The attendance
was extraordinarily large and 1t Is
claimed $4,000 people paid admissions
during the three days of the fair.
International Falls--Rev. A. w. Nor
din of Rush City has accepted call
to the local Swedish Lutheran church,
which has been without pastor for
the past year and preached his first
sermon Sunday.
Menahga--Ella Sanford the 12-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sanford of this place, got first place In
Glass B in the breadmaking contest
for Wadena county, thus securing
free trip to the Minnesota state fair.
Grand Rapids-Fred Sandness, son
of Mr. and Mrs. liver Sandness, farmer
in the Rosy county north OF here, was
almost blown to pieces while breaking
stumps with dynamite, getting the full
charge of the explosion of twenty five
sticks
Winona-Kiwanie clubs Of Winona.
Lacrosse, Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls are making plans for an all day
picnic and outing July 81 at White
hall, Wis. Whitehall officials and
businessmen announced the town Will
declare holiday in honor of the occa'
sion.
Red Wing-Although Goodhue coun-
ty farmers in the last township cleo
ton voted against continuance OF
the county farm bureau and support
of county agent, nevertheless the
bureau has applied to the board OF
county commissioners for financial as
sistance to continue it's operations.
Minneapolis sherman Peters, alleg-
ed to have kept Mrs. Helena Harris
prisoner in his cabin near Fort Smell
ing for four days, was arralgHHd be-
fore Judge Leary in Hennepin county
district court on two counts or a statu-
tory charge. He pleaded not guilty
and his trial was set for Sept. 10. Bail
was fixed at $4,000.
Duluth-The report of the trustees
of the Ct Northern Iron Ore Proper
ties, showed the 10 companies under
the control Of the trustees, shipped
more than 100000 tons of ore from
the Messabe range in Minnesota in
1919 and that the trustees distributed
to holders of certificates Of beneficial
interest, $6,000,000.
Montevideo-After steadily rising
M Chin.
pewa rivers overtlowed their banks
here. Thousands of acres in the bot
tom lands of the Minnesota river val
ley were flooded and several hundred
persons living on the flats near here
awoke to find their gardens ruined and
their houses surrounded by water.
Red Wing-Presence of mind OF
Fred Bargen of Hay Creek township,
saved him serious consequences when
he applied first aid remedy to rattle
snake bite. When his mower became
clogged he reached down to remove
the grass and the RATHER struck. Bar
gen gashed and sucked the wound and
rushed to town for medical treatment
Moose Lake-The new Methodist
church building was dedicated last
Sunday. , Services were held during
the entire day. The building has a
seating capacity of $50 people with
full basement for Sunday school seET-
ices. The Methodist general confer
ence appropriated $4,000 toward the
church, and the balance was raised by
popular subscription.
Luverne-Reports have been recelv-
ed from the hail stricken districts In
this vicinity which show that the less
to farmers will run all the way from
Is per cent loss to total. Adjusters
says that probably SO per cent of the
farmers struck by the storm were In
eured. Several of the policies were
dated and issued the day previous to
the storm, it is said.
Aitkin-After a search OF eight
hours by a posse Of men and women,
the body of Robert Heineman, drown
ed in Little lake, was recovered Heine-
man with Robert McAlester, neigh
Dor, went fishing. Their boat capsized
McAlester saved himself. Heineman,
unable to swim, is believed to have
been seized with cramps. He1neman
served with the American Army in
France.
Virginia - Jake Saiki, and Alex
Nicioruk were victims of confidence
game. The former lost $2,335 and the
latter lost $500. They had been
told by confidence men to draw all
their money from a bank, put it in
paper press between sheets OF paper
and leave it there several days. when
they opened the press they. found it
empty. Their friends" had left the
city the day before they switched
presses.
Middle River-Four small children
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Curtiss had
a remarkable escape from injury
when a tornado wrecked their home
and carried all of the structure, with
the exception of the floor and foun-
datior, away. The children were alone