The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-08-12

theater will be formally opened to the
public September /:
Little Falls-The American Le:
gion's Fourth of July carnival week
will net the local post approximately
1925.
Melrose-Fire destroyed large
elevator and water tank at Freeport,
other minor damage, for loss of $751;
600:
Askov-The date of the Askov fair,
which as usual will be held under the
auspices Of the Askov Cooperative
association, will be Saturday, Sept. II.
A committee of twelve Is in charge.
Pillager-A petition signed by ten
residents living in the vicinity of the
Wheelock school has been handed to
the school board requesting that the
school be reopened the coming term.
Fergus Falls-The Fergus Falls
Commercial club is placing 200 road
signs at road intersections on the main
roads in Clay and Ottertail counties
and on main roads leading to Mime
apolis and Duluth.
neapolis-Friday, Sept. 10, will
be Farm Bureau day" at the Mime
sofa State Fair. J. r. Howard, presi-
dent Of the American Farm Bureau
federation, and e. H. Cunningham of
the Iowa federation will be the princi-
pal speakers.
Winona-Members of the local post
of the American Legion have begun a
campaign to win the 1921 convention
of the Minnesota department.. The
campaign will come to its climax at
the state convention in Duluth, Aug.
16, II and Is.
Duluth-Iron ore shipments from
1920 season to Aug. 1, are but 100000
tons behind the shipments Of 1919, the
figures for this year to August 1, as
given out today being 21,423,110 tons
and last year 21,S61,626 tons.
Canby-Robbers broke into the
store of Peterson & Spiess at Garvin
and took $4,000, which included the
most expensive silks and wooden
dresses. Entrance was gained by saw
ing hole in the back door, through
which one robber turned the lock.
Sleepy Eye-Search for the body of
Clara Berg Of Fairfax, who escaped
from the St. Peter state hospital re-
Gently and who is believed to have
been drowned in the Minnesota river,
has been abandoned because of high
water. Relatives have offered a re-
ward.
Winona-Lack of funds has caused
the abandonment of a $250,000 drain
age project on the south side and a
temporary improvement costing $751;
900 will be made. The legislature will
be asked to give the city authority to
issue bonds to carry out the perman-
ent system
Moorhead-The Great Northern
Railway company will build it's new
division point at the east city limits
of Moorhead, according to rumors cur
rent in Moorhead and Fargo. The
roads division point for the last twen-
ty-five years has been at GAINESVILLE,
twenty-five miles southeast of Moor
head.
Grand Rapids-What is believed to
be the highest price ever paid for farm
land in 1tasca county was recorded
when Frank Sovey sold his forty-acre
tract Immediately south Of town for
$4,000, or $3.50 an acre, to give posses
sion next November. The purchaser
Of the land was Jake Rasmussen, a
son-in.law of George Becker, Sr.
st. Cloud-Sheriff Paul Felix Of Lit
tie Falls has notified the local police
that he is holding two boys who have
confessed to the theft of clothes and
shoes from a Great Northern car in
the local yards last week. The sheriff
is also holding a man who was ar
rested with the boys. The latter state
that the man has been using them to
steal goods and turn them over to
him.
Grand Rapids-Present indications
are that there will be a splendid yield
of potatoes in Itasca county despite
early season drawbacks as only unus~
ually bad weather the next few weeks
can hamper the crop. Buyers who
have been going over the county esti-
mating the acreage destroyed during
the wet weather at planting time
agree that not to exceed 2 per cent
was damaged, a small percentage when
everything is considered.
Wabasha--That silk Of the first
quality can be cultured successfully in
Minnesota is being demonstrated at
the Wabasha silk farm. where full
grown worms of the commercial var
iety are attracting considerable atten-
ton spinning their valuable products.
The promoters, H. V. Sagisser and w.
J. Dornuf, have plot of 1874 null
berry trees on which second batch
of 1000 silk worms is beginning life
as the first batch is completing it.
Pipestone-Carl Hof, carpenter, has
his two year old daughter after
thrilling trip from this city to Fair
mont and return. Mrs. Hof left Pipe
stone several days ago and took her