The Tomahawk., 1920-07-01
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ing for two automobiles which were
stolen in Candy within two days. The
machine of A. Klosterbore was taken
from his garage.
Brainerd-Charles Nordstrom, a mi
ner, was accidently killed in an iron
mine at Guyana He leaves a widow
and four children who live on farm
near Little Falls.
Owatonna-William Crickmore was
elected president of the Steele County
Shorthorn Breeders association at the
annual meeting of that organization
here.
Itasca-Douglas Lodge, the popular
resort at the state park here, has been
reopened and indications are that 1t
will be busy during the entire sum-
mer
Crookston-John Huseby, present
county agent of Marshall county, will
succeed w. C. Goussef on the faculty
of the Northwest School of Agricul-
ture here as the instructor in animal
husbandry.
Ivanhoe-Contact with a live wire
seriously injured Clifford Lien, IA
years old. Turning on light, young
Lien grasped the wire which carried
voltage enough to throw him to the
floor and render him unconscious.
MINNEAPOLIS - Modern chicken
thieves, whose depredations have been
discovered, used chloroform to subdue
their feathered loot, owners of the
fouls told the police The loss of 68
chickens from four coops were report
ed.
Bemidji-Through the efforts OF
Game Warden John Cline, yearling
deer has been secured near Gemmell,
which was caught in cattle corral
and has been brought to Bemidji and
placed in an inclosed yard in the City
park at Diamond point.
Mankato-Eugene Conner has been
arrested on charge Of setting fire to
the Hotel Francis at Glendale, op-
Grated by Mrs. Zada Conner. He had
caused considerable disturbance
around the hotel for several days past
and had been told to leave and stay
away, but he returned only to start
trouble again so it is claimed.
Bemidji-Lightning struck the barn
on the I. e. Raymond farm i've miles
east of Bemidji last week and fire to-
tally destroyed the building and con-
tents. Mr.. Raymond is Is years old
and has successfully operated his farm
single handed The loss sustained is
a. severe shock to him and friends are
soliciting funds in his behalf
Misunderstanding projects in Moor
head involving the pavement Of about
a hundred blocks have been abandon
ed for this year as result of the Min
nesota supreme court decision holding
that cities under home rule charters
are not affected by general paving leg
islation enacted by the last legislature
in the last session.. An election
must now be held to authorize.
Virginia-When baggage smash
err employed by the D. w. P. rail-
road at the station here allowed a
trunk to fall off a baggage truck few
months ago and drop into the automo-
bile of Dude Drakulich standing be-
side the platform the act cost the rail-
road $50 and costs of defending an &C
ton just decided by jury in district
court. The owner of the car sued the
railroad for $3.50.
misunderstanding from NOV
ing airplane at an altitude of LOO
feet, Orvil1e Bonn of Montevideo, a
sergeant pilot in the American air
service in the world war, made sue
cessful descent with the aid OF new
parachute This was the first demon
stration in Minnesota of this para
chute, an invention of Roy Calm OF
this city. It has been adopted by the
government after thorough tests.
St. Paul-The proposed plan to en-
able Minnesota service men to cash
their bonus claims at once by taking
small discounts was declared feasible
by M. j. Desmond superintendent of
accounts in the office of State Auditor
Preus. The superintendent was first
to announce that bonus payments
would be temporarily resumed with
funds from current tax collections |
which he estimated would make to-
tai of S1,325, 600 available for bonuses |
in thirty days, and to raise the ques-
ton of whether additional payments |
cannot soon be made in anticipation of
November tax collections. II believe |
the plan would prove successful and
that the great majority of service men
will prefer to discount their bonus
claims for cash than to wait for the |
full amount" said Mr.. Desmond.
Grand Rapids-Local high school |
students, some of whom are said to be !
members of this years graduating |
class, are blamed for a number of rot
ten eggs being thrown through win !
dow Of the Charles Chalberg home, in
to the room occupied by Principal Cook |
of the high school, against whom the
boys are said to have grievance. A |
window was broken and the house |
more or less smeared with the eggs. |
Mrs Charles Chalberg is very indig-
nant over the outrage and may prefer
charges against some of the ring-lead-
ers, whom she claims to know Mr.. |