The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-09-02
Northwest

Northwest
Winnipeg, Man.-Three persons lost
their lives, 20 homes were destroyed
and a new school building was burned
by bush fires which swept through the
village of Mulvihill, 80 miles north OF
Winnipeg.
Moose Jaw, Sask.-Grasshoppers are
interfering with harvesting operations
in the Maple Creek district by cutting
the Irvine on the winter rye shocks.
according to advices reaching the pro-
vincial department Of agriculture.
Winnipeg, Man.-Bishop Franz Har-
der of the Mennonite church at Saska-
toon, Sask., has been sentenced to
serve 80 days in Jail for refusing to
obey Saskatchewan school laws. He
refused to pay $40 fine and imprison-
ment was ordered.
Toront0-After voluntarily coming
3 900 miles to prove that he was not
the man who held up and robbed the
jewelry store of Abraham Rosenthal OF
$4,000 worth of diamonds, Dewitt
Cook Ellwood, a wealthy real estate
broker of Miami, Fla, was freed.
Missoula, Month. ]. Harrington
of Alberton, an employee of the Mil
waukee railroad, died here of burns
suffered near Bonner. Harrington was
on the track on gasoline speeder
when the wire overhead was short-cir-
cuited and the high voltage raced
down." striking Harrington. He was
brought to a hospital in Missoula
where he died. His hands were burn
ed off,
Personal.
Leavenworth, Kan. Samuel T.
King, "a years old, asked that he be
locked up as a deserter, or that his
Civil war record be cleared.
Salem, Ore-John Curl, who crossed
the plains from Missouri to Oregon %
years ago, is dead here. He accom-
panied his family west in 1847.
Ottawa-William James Wilson, one
of Canada's most prominent scientists
and for many years Paleo botanist for
the geological survey. Federal Depart
ment of Mines, is dead at the age Of 50
years.
Foreign
Vera Cruz-Yellow fever cases here
increased during the first half Of the
week. Five new cases we're reported
daily.
Manila, P. Collapse of noun
tain top on this island in recent
storm buried an entire Igorot village,
killing 70 natives.
Honolulu-Tremend floods are
sweeping portions of the Islands of
Kyushu and Shikoku, with enormous
loss of life reported.
Rome-The Irish college has been
notified that Archbishop Mannix OF
Australia will be its guest during the
prelate's visit to Rome in October.
Paris-Hugh Gibson, United States
minister to Poland, arrived from the
United States. He will remain in
Paris a day or two and then proceed
to Warsaw.
Metz-Marshal Foch will visit the
United States when the European sit
uation permits, he told Supreme
knight James A. Flaherty of the
American knight OF Columbus.
Haifa, Syria-Droubi Pasha, the Sy-
rian premier, and Abderhaman, a
member of his cabinet, were killed
when bandits attacked their train ell
route from Damascus to this city.
London-A Berlin wireless dispatch
saws the German authorities officially
deny recent story printed in the Lon
don Times that Leon Trotsky, bolshc'
vik minister of war, has been in East
Prussia.
Mexico City-According to Ell Heral'
do, President De La Huerta has an
nounced that no conditions for their
recognition of the Mexican govern
ment have been imposed by the United
States or France.
Mexico City-P. Elias Gales, minis
ter of war, announces that United
States gunboat has been bought by the
Mexican government for 100000 and
three American torpedo boat Destroy
ers for $4,000 each.
Mexico City-Ten million pesos OF
the 100000 carried off by train dur
ing the flight of the late President
Carranza from Mexico City have been
according to statement by
the treasury department.
Paris-Petit Parisien says the yield
of grain will be light. The total Is
estimated at 7,315,O0O tons of cereals;
2 100000 tons must be imported to
meet the deficiency. All Of this, it is
will come from North
America.
Annoy, China-Government forces
from Fukien province have gained i'm.
portant victories in their war with
Anfu adherents in Kwantung province.
General Chenchimen, leader of the
captured Chao-Chowfu and
Swatow, Aug. 20.
Neutrality-suspicious. officials are in
by a royal order issued by the
ministry of finance to take possession
of flour mills, which the government
will in future control in order that
flour may be properly distributed