The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-02-26

fluanza, has caused five deaths near
here the last few days.
| Hastings-Henry Schrintz. st. Paul.
is at the Latta hospital here, with
wound in his throat, supposed to have
been self inflicted.
| Duluth.-Noah A. Young, super
intendent of St. Louis county schools,
has resigned his office. He had held
the office for 10 years.
! Winona.-A campaign to raise
100000 in the Catholic diocese of
Winona for the support of st. Mary's
college here has been suspended until
spring.
Fergus Falls-With 404 students
and II teachers absent, the schools OF
this city have been closed on account
of Influenza Public dances were pro-
hibited several days ago.
Bemidji.-Col. H. A. Hanigan, U. s.
A., praised the appearance of the nine
ty-two men mustered in here in Com
pany X, Sixth M. N. G. Over 60 per
cent are former service men.
| Brainerd.-Brainerd' new Northern
Pacific railway station is expected to
be occupied on March 1 by the North
ern Pacific and Minnesota & Interna-
tional Railway office and other forces.
Hastings.-John Conzemius, proprie-
tor of the Pleasant Valley farm at Nj
ringer, at his first annual auction sale,
disposed of IS head of Poland breed
sows for $4,000. "Alice Wonder b."
brought $500.
Notwithstanding to the author
! ity of the Minnesota crop bureau,
Rock county has the distinction of be-
| ing the greatest swine producing coup-
! ty in the state, having total of 112,-
$50 hogs to it's credit on Jan. 1, 1920.
Bemidji-The new school bus for
the Bemidji public schools has arrived
and is in service. It was purchased at
cost of approximately 1921, and is
used to transport the children to and
from school, who live too far away
to walk.
Thief River Falls.-Postmaste John
Morgan has been notified by Represen-
tative HalvOr Stevenson that there is
no possible chance of anything being
done to provide new postoffice build
ing for Thief River Falls at the present
session of congress.
Hibbing.-Rev. G. P. Netherby, pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Cook the last four years, has resigned,
because, in his own words, the Gin
come is not sufficient to maintain my
self and family" He is now a mail
carrier on rural route.
Bemidji.-Two agents from the state
fire marshall's office are here to inves-
tigate the burning Of the Great North
ern hotel. Local fire authorities after
finding evidence that a gallon can of
gasoline had been concealed in the
building before the fire, notified the
marshal.
St. Suffering with mental
alteration that resulted in his having
temporarily lost his reason, Louis En-
gel, "a, took his own life by cutting
his throat with razor. Besides the
aged mother and brother the young
man is survived by two sisters, Misses
Mary and Kate Engel.
Thief River Falls.-Three members
of the Nora family, in Norden town
ship, died of the "fu"-Mrs. Nels Nora,
81; Ole Nora, a son, and the latter's
wife. Only two members of the fam.
lily remain-Oswald, the Agar old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nora, and the
grandfather, Nels Nora.
Hibbing.-Lee Rauschted, former
village president of Bull, V. Jewell
and Robert McNair, members of the
board of education, who were indicted
by the last grand jury on charge of
fraudulently presenting claims to pub
lie officers, entered a plea of not
guilty in district court before Judge
Martin Hughes.
Minneota.-Miss Adelaide Whiting,
county superintendent of schools,
while ill of influenza, was married while
in bed to Chester Anderson, county en-
gineer. This is my wedding day"
she told her parents. II can't get out
of bed, but I am going to get married,
home is at Saltwater.
st. Paul-Senator Frank B. Kellogg
is the donor to the museum of the
State Historical society of complete
set of bronze medals bestowed by the
presidents of the United States to
various Indian chiefs to promote good
will between the Indians and whites
in the frontier days. Senator Kellogg
obtained the medals from the collec-
ton department of the United States
mint at Washington.
St. Paul-Albert Berg, former Sec
rotary of state, died at Mounds Park
sanatorium, from an attack of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Berg was SO years old.
In 1895 he became secretary of state
holding that office for seven years,
serving under Governors John Lind
and D. M. Clough. From the office of
secretary of state, Mr.. Berg was elect
ed representative to the Legislature
serving in 1901 and 1902.
St. Paul.-The shortage of teachers
in Minnesota is so acute that more
than 300 school rooms have closed
down. Teachers and superintendent
~ de- <o in,