The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-08-19
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damage in this locality, first spring
wheat threshing showing only seven
bushels to the acre.
Winona-Constructi of modern
three-story freproof wooden yarn fac
tory was begun here. About forty
persons will be employed.
Representatives of the
prohibition enforcement department OF
the government are now active on the
range and five places have been raided.
Winona-A dental clinic has been
established at the Winona Normal
school, at which the 1000 school chill
dren of the county may receive treat
ment.
Worthington-W. j. Benjamin cele-
brated his 93rd birthday by walking
twelve miles and said he never felt
better in his long life. Only recently
he had to use glasses.
Crookston-Fifty cents per hour was
set as the "going wage" of farm hands
during the harvest and threshing sea-
sons, at a meeting of threshers and
farmers held in East Grand Forks.
Thief River Falls-The dates for
the Tri-county fair to be held at Good
ridge are Monday and Tuesday, Sept.
20 and FL this year. This will be the
second annual fair of three counties.
Winona-Bishop P. r. Hebron, of
Winona, was to present 81 diplomas
at the first annual commencement ex-
ercises of the st. Claire School of Ed
81 Theresa
here
Duluth-Stanley Treuyeski was
killed and Joseph and John Cluska,
and Stanley Kuczac were seriously in
jured when an automobile in which
they were riding was wrecked on the
Pike road.
Misunderstanding out the plans OF
exchanging visits, S. v. Saxby of the
Commercial club of Hibbing has ar
ranged to send large delegation to
the Duluth North Star celebration
this month.
Red Lake Falls-The June report of
the Emardville Cooperative creamery
at Plummer shows it paid out $14,-
1923 to it's patrons for butterfat dur
ing June. This represents substan-
tial increase over previous reports.
Fairmont-Threshing at night is be-
ing carried on here, light being obtain
ed from automobile headlights Of the
farms flivvers. Headlights of several
cars arc concentrated on the threshing
rig while oats and barley flow into the
sacks.
Pillager-Mrs H. F. Tisor fell off a
porch in such a manner as to throw
her weight on her left arm breaking
it at her wrist She was hurried to
Brainerd by auto where it was reset by
surgeons, and she is now home recov-
ering.
Hibbing-Moonshine operating In
the woods on the Dupont game refuge,
near West Dew lakes, were reported
to George Wood, game warden, and Ar
thur Coen, revenue officer, yesterday
by a party of Michigan sportsmen who
had come here from Detroit on a sight
seeing trip.
Stillwater-One hundred delegates
were here for the annual convention OF
the Minnesota Rural Mail Carriers as
ISOLATION. Mayor Smithson welcomed
the delegates and J. H. Drew of Red
Wing responded. Congressman c. r.
Davis of the Third district addressed
the convention.
Minneapolis-Miss Nellie johnson,
sister-in-law of Edmund Pennington,
died of burns when flames from an al
cohol stove ignited her dress. Occu-
pants of nearby apartments heard her
cries for help and extinguished the
fire, but not until Miss JOhnson's en-
tire body had been severely burned
She died several hours later in the
General hospital.
St. Paula penalty of $40 day is
added to the regular demurrage on OPP
en- top cars for coal, coke. and lum-
Der by emergency order issued by the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission. The purpose of the pen
atty order is to insure prompt release
of open top top cars, toward relieving
the shortage of such equipment and
speeding up coal deliveries.
Hinckley-After saving his 5-year-
old daughter from death under the
wheels of Northern Pacific railway
train, George Schott, prosperous far
mer living three miles southwest of
here, dropped dead from heart failure.
Schott, unaware of the approach OF the
train, drove his team almost in front
of it over the crossing. He jumped,
holding the girl in his arms, and es-
capped injury.
Winona-Rattlesnak are more
numerous in this section this summer
than for many years in the opinion OF
L.U. Tadd, farmer, near Elba. Todd
and his farm hands killed six OF the
reptiles while loading hay last week
and believe many more are in the vic
unity. One of the snakes killed had
10 rattles and another one seven.
Red Wing-An assessment, of 100
per cent on the former stockholders OF
the Frontenac and Skyberg banks was
ordered by Judge Albert johnson in
district court here upon request OF
Frank E. Pearson, state superinten-