The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-07-15
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Benefit.
Windom-More than 5000 farmers
gathered at the Paulson farm, near
here, for the annual picnic under the
auspices of the Farm Bureau associa'
ton of Cottonwood county.
Montevideo-The Minnesota river is
bank full here and in some places the
bottoms are under water. No danger
is expected however, reports from
towns on tributaries of the river in
dicating fall.
Stillwater-While working on high
power wires, Percy Derling, aged At,
an employee Of the Northern Power
company, was. electrocuted. The
body was brought here. A widow and
two children survive.
Wells-A. D. Alderman, FARMER,
had his nose removed and his son
John is in a critical condition in a
hospital here, from injuries received
when circular saw, which the two
were using to saw cordwood, broke.
Fairmont-Continued rains during
predict that crops would be injured by
excessive moisture if the rains con-
tinue. Corn is shoulder high and is in
the best condition in years, but does
not need additional moisture.
Dawson-Water in the Lac Qui
Parle river, here receded two inches
and is now four feet from the high
water mark of last year. Some famil-
les have moved from their houses as
matter of precaution, fearing the
recent rains would swell the river fur
Their
Sank Center-Joseph Kellogg, who
was injured at Fairy Lake, July 4,
when an airplane in which he was a
passenger fell to the earth, is dead.
Both arms and legs were broken. The
cause of his death was due to internal
injuries and conclusion of the brain.
He is survived by a wife and STEP
child.
Ely-When the automobile of Joe
Slogan, Ely merchant, turned over
twice, Mrs. John Luchnick, an occu-
pant of the car, was killed. Slogar
was so seriously injured that an oper-
alton was performed at the Ely hospi-
tai in an effort to save his life. Tony
Malench and George Milkeeich, also
occupants of the car, escaped with
slight injuries.
Luverne-A terrific rainstorm, &C.
companied by high winds and electri-
cal display, swept over Rock county,
causing much minor property damage
and large crop damage. A school
house at Beaver Creek was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed, many
outbuildings were overturned and sew
eral farm buildings were struck by
lightning, but did not burn. Corn
fields in this section are badly flatten-
ed out.
Bemidji-Allen Strindberg, AZ years
I'D, bachelor living near Nobish,
found dead in his cabin by neighbors,
is believed to have committed suicide
by blowing his head off with dynamite.
Coroner H. N. Mckee, after an inves-
tigation, said the body was found ly-
ing on a bed and that the head had
been blown to pieces. Parts of fuse
and dynamite caps around the bed
lead to the belief that the man had
placed a stick of dynamite in his
mouth and lighted the fuse.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT the election of Of
ficers of the thirt!eth annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota Christian En-
deavor concluded a four day session
al q
state, Winnipeg and Bismarck, N. D.,
were also represented. Officers
chosen for next year are: President,
c. B. Whittier, st. Paul; vice-presi-
dent, N. c. Stork, st. Paul; secretary,
Anna l.. Hardin, Hastings; treasurer,
George H. Guam, Minnetonka Mills;
and field secretary, Margaret M.
Bradt, St. Paul.
Crookston-Two novel uses of air
planes were put into effect near here
the past week. Sheriff Bolsead of
Polk county received message from
the sheriff of Beltrami county saying
an airplane had stopped there because
the supply of gasoline had been ex-
hausted. The pilot did not have mon
ey with which to purchase the gas, but
offered the farmers in the vicinity sur
rounding the place where the forced
landing was made whisky at $25
quart. After disposing of sufficient
amount of whisky he purchased new
supply of gas and started for Moor
head. Mimi, reports said. At W1nni-
peg two men, conductor and mail
clerk on a railroad train missed their
train when it pulled out of the station
and overlook it in a machine near the
border after flying in a hired machine.
Winona-Articles OF incorporation
for the Winona Cooperative associa-
ton have been filed with Secretary
of State julius NJ. Schmahl. The as
sociation's purpose is to build a CO.
operative store here. The incorpora-
tors and directors are practically all
local labor leaders and the capital
stock is placed at SIS, 900, to be issued
in $50 shares.
Hibbing-The program of th~ sum.
mer outing and conference of Mime.
sofa commercial secretaries. to be