The Tomahawk., 1920-09-23
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city.
Tracy-Thomas U. Johnson, IS, a
pioneer resident of Tracy, died OF apo!
plexy while at the home of friend
here.
St. Paul-John J. O'Connor, former
chief of police here, has declined to
accept the office of Los Angeles chief
If police.
| Fergus Falls-Ducks are reported
plentiful by hunters on this first day
Of the season. One party of six brought
in 80, and many others got their limit.
Hunters are more numerous this year
than usually.
| Ortonville-Two unmasked bandits
held up occupants Of coach attached
TO the rear of westbound passenger
train No. 3, on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul. securing, 5000 in money
and valuables.
st. Paul-W. C. CARTS, formerly ma
jor in the office of Adjutant General
w. F. Rhinow, has been promoted to
a lieutenant colonel in the adjutant
generals department on an order from
the war department.
Arrangements for the
Southern Minnesota Educational asso-
citation meeting to be held at Mankato
Oct and 8, are being completed and
large number of speakers have al
ready been obtained.
Redwood Falls-Poul Boltz, 1S years
DID, is dead as the result of burns he
received while filling tank with gas
oline. The gas ignited from lantern
which Boltz was using for light while
filling the gasoline tank.
st. Paul-The estate of the late
Duchess of Connaught, who died in
London March 4, 1917, which included
part ownership in the Great Northern
and 500 line railroad, has paid an in
heritance tax of $4S5 to Minnesota.
Minneapolis Widespread increase
of divorces in the United States was
reflected in Hennepin county district
court, when Judge Jelley granted %
divorces by default. More than 800
divorce cases are still awaiting trial.
neapolis-Minnesota delegates of
the American Legion who will attend
the national convention of the Legion
In Cleevland will leave the twin cities
Sept. Is for Chicago, where they will
be joined by delegates from other
states.
Albert Lea-In a raid Sheriff Fosse
| tell with a weak stairway leading to
loft in barn and suffered internal in
juries, possibly Of a serious nature.
Four homes outside the city were
raided and four stills found and con-
fscated.
Duluth-Increased grain receipts at
Duluth elevators In August are be-
lieved to reflect better harvest over
the northwest and fear Of marketing
conditions on the part of growers. Re-
ceipts of grain last month aggregated
3,O31,16 bushels, against 2,295,014 for
the same month last year.
St. Paul-1n response to an inquiry.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has been
notified from Washington that re.
hearing has been ordered on the back
pay award granted 5000 munitions
workers in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The hearings will begin Sept. 20 be-
fore Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker
st. Paul-Efforts to obtain laws pro-
hibiting wild west shows will be made
at the next legislature by the Mime
sofa Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty, according to Sam P. Fuller
ton, secretary and executive agent.
"These shows" Mr. Fullerton said,
ARE as cruel and inhuman as bull
fights in Spain"
Observation-Disclosures that dealers
in illicit liquor have received advance
information of raids planned on their
places during the past two weeks re-
suited in the beginning of an investi-
cation of the entire prohibition en-
forcement staff here by Paul D. Keller,
Northwest divisional chief, to attempt
to disclose the leak"
st. Paul-Immediate selection of
seed corn, which because of lateness
of the corn crop is in danger of early
frost, was urged upon Minnesota corn
growers by Professor Andrew Boss, of
the Minnesota experiment station at
mature in the majority of fields, Pro-
lessor Boss said, to select 1921 plant
ing stock in the regular corn time
Sept. 10 to 20, thus supplying seed
which will certainly produce crop
maturing early the coming year.
Pipestone-The present indications
are that the largest and best crop of
corn ever raised in Southwestern Min.
nesota soon will be ready for the farm.
ers to gather. Genuine summer wealth.
er has prevailed throughout this Sec
ton of the state for the past week with
the result that the corn is very rapid.
ly maturing.
St. Paul.. J. Sullivan, warden OF
the State penitentiary at saltwater re.
ported to the state board of control
that 3,4S1 persons visited the exhibit
at the prison workshop Fair week.
This attendance is much larger than
in most years.