The Tomahawk., 1920-12-09
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hunting near here, shot large black
bear
| Pirestone-As a result of a drive for
me1nD ers for the farm bureau the
membership of the organization has
now reached nearly 900.
Mankato-Annual sessions Of the
Southern Minnesota Medical associa-
ton closed in this city. More than
400 physicians were in attendance.
Hibbing - Twenty-Five carpenters
employed on the First National Bank
building of South Hibbing struck when
their wages were cut from S1.10 to 81
an hour.
Glenwood-Carson G. Henry died. af-
ter suffering for eight days from in
juries received when he was shocked
by live wire and fell 30 feet from a
building.
Hugo-E J. Letonuead resigned as
member of the independent district
school ward and Joseph Cotton OF
Anoka township was appointed to re-
place him.
Fergus Falls-Ernest Peterson has
| been brought back here to answer a
charge Of forgery. He is alleged to
have forged his employers name to a
| $270 check.
Canby-Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rock
celebrated their golden wedding ami
| versary here. Mr. Rock is a veteran
of the Civil war and is prominent in
Masonic circles.
Mankato-William j. Eich, ~ years
old, St. Paul printer, committed sui
eide by shooting himself with shot
gun. Eich had been a resident of ST..
Paul for many years.
Slayton-It was decided by vote
of "a to IA to dispense with the SER
vices of the county nurses here. Orig
inally this was the first county In the
state to employ county nurse.
nneapolis-Additiona fire protec-
ton for children in Minneapolis public
schools was assured with the purchase
of 754 fire extinguishers by the board
of education at a cost of 100000.
Duluth--Max Mason, Negro, convict
ed last week of participating in GRIM
inal assault on an 18-year-old white
girl, June II, last, was sentenced to
30 years in Saltwater penitentiary.
Duluth-Max Mason, the first OF
seven Negroes to be tried here on
charges of crimjnally attacking an 10
year old white girl, on the night of
June IA, was found guilty by jury In
district court.
|. St. Paul-M. L. Flannery, assistant
attorney general, returned from Wash
ington where he has been attending
the hearings in the Minnesota Rail-
road rate case before the interstate
Commerce commission
Winona-Seeing that he was unable
to escape from being run down by a
! rapidly approaching automobile, Albert
R. Smart, tossed his infant boy, whom
| he carried in his arms to safety just
as he was struck and probably fatally
| injured.
st. PAUL.. w. Hill has returned
to this city from st. Mary's hospital,
Rochester, where he recuperated from
an attack of lumbago and grippe, con-
tracted after a hunting trip to British
Columbia.
Hibbing-D. D. McEachin, treasur-
| er of the St. Louis County Agricultural
society, has been appointed member
of the Minnesota State Agricultural
society to fill the unexpired term of
John Swan of Two Harbors who died
recently.
| Winona-Thirty-f women have
been summoned to serve as jurors for
the coming term of the municipal
court There were 12O names posted
| for Jury service. The women will
probably be called to serve on the first
jury trial
Minneapolis Merton Higley, rs
years old, who pleaded guilty to the
theft of an automobile belonging to
Alderman Michael Meagher, was SEN
fenced by District Judge w. c. Leary
to an indeterminate term in the state
reformatory at st. Cloud.
Duluth-Prospects that navigation OF
the Great Lakes will continue fol
three or four more weeks, owing tc
the mild weather, will be of consider
able aid to transportation companies
hauling cargo lots of coal, ore and
! grain, traffic experts said.
Shakopee-Ethel Warnecke anC
Jeanette Lee, who escaped from the
womefl's reformatory here, were recap
tured near Mendoza: Both were com
mitted from Ramsey county where the
former was convicted of murder anc
the latter of grand larceny.
| Minneapolis-Two armed and un
masked bandits entered the United
Cigar store, Sixth street and Nicolle'
avenue, Minneapolis, held up the clerk
robbed the safe of $500 in cash anc
escaped in an automobile driven by &
confederate as scores Of persons
passed the store.
st, Cloud-Reverend Leo P. Cans
rector of the cathedral here since
1907, died after two days illness from
a throat affliction. He was Al years
old. The Rev. Mr.. Cans formerly wa:
professor Of canon law at the st. Pau
seminary and is we'll known through
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