The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-11-04
News From All Parts of Minne-
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts of State TerseIy
ChronicIed for Their
Benefit

Brainerd-Robbers entered the
Brainerd Grocery company and carted
away a stock of cigarets valued at
$4,000.
Cologne-Joseph Hauser, 16 years
old, accidentally shot himself in the
abdomen while hunting and died few
hours later.
Delano-Sugar beets are being de-
livered here in such quantities that
they are dumped on the ground for
lack of proper shipping facilities.
Ruthton-W. R. Sumtion, railway
section hand, was fatally injured when
he was thrown from pushcar, direct
ly in front of speeding motor hand
car.
Misunderstanding and falling
while feeding chickens, B. w. Carver,
pioneer resident of Winona, sustain
ed injuries which resulted in his
death.
Wabasha-Osborne Dahl, said to be
the fifth and last member of an alleged
gang of automobile thieves, operating
in this vicinity in 1919, has been ar
rested and is now in the county jail
Thief River Falls-ATthur Nestvold,
Is years old, was drowned in Red Lake
river, near the city limits, when the
automobile he was driving ran into the
river and he was pinned beneath the
car.
St. Paul-The final shipments of bal
lots for the general election No. was
made, julius Schmahl, secretary OF
state, said There have been 100000
ballots distributed this fall, compared
to 100000 in 1918.
Winona-Two federal agents search
ed five residents and obtained still
and a jug of mash here, according to a
taxi-driver who said he hauled them to
town. They departed without COM
nun eating with local police.
St. Paul-At meeting of the judges
of probate held here recently the i'm
portance of Amendment No. was
emphasized. This Amendment pro-
vides a four year term for probate
judges instead of two years as at pre-
sent.
Currie-Following a special election
after which the village council was au-
thorized to issue bonds for the building
of an electric transmission. line from
Tracy to this place, the authorities are
now working out details for the build"
ing of the line.
St. Paul-The state military board
approved plans for the construction OF
a National Guard armory at Morris,
Mimi, which would be the headquar'
ters for the Fifth Minnesota Infantry.
The state is to provide $4,000 and
the armory will cost about 100000.
St. Paul-Difficulty in obtaining nor
NAL school teachers for Minnesota be-
cause of the low schedule of salaries
is pointed out in a report before Gov
ernor Burnquist from Judge Ell Tor.
rance of Minneapolis who rendered
his resignation as a member Of the
state normal school board.
Ortonville-Carlos Avery, state fish
and game commissioner, has been
asked to send a representative here to
Investigate what is believed to be lille.
gal taking of game fish from Big
Stone lake by seiners. Four trenches
were uncovered recently by persons
curious to know what they contained
and it was found that thousands of
pounds of game fish had been buried
in the trenches. Pike from enc to II
pounds in weight were found.
St. Probationary General Hill.
ton will recommend that the law OF
Minnesota be amended 10 give women
the right to serve on iuries. In view
of the decision of the Hennepin
county district court that women are
not eligible for Jury service because
the Minnesota law provides that jur'
ors be chosen from men" of the dis.
trict, the Attorney General is unwill.
ing to advise that women are avail.
able for jury duty until the Minnesota
statute has been amended to include
women.
inneapolis-Deaths in Hennepin
county resulting from use Of substi:
tutes for alcoholic drinks, following
the enforcement of the prohibition act,
are few compared with those of other
communities, according to the figures
given out from the office of DR.. Gilbert
Seashore, coroner. In Ramsey county,
since Jan. /, 1920, there have been II
deaths from the use of wood alcohol.
Jamaica ginger and other similar con.
coctions, according to DR.. c. A. Inger.
son, while only seven deaths occurred
during the same time in Hennepin
county from the same cause.
St. Paul-Whether the University OF
Minnesota will retain it's place in the
nrst rank of state universities will
depend on action Of the January SEES
sion Of the Legislature, which will be
asked to make faculty salary increases.
This is the essence Of the second re.
port of the university survey commits.
sion. The report was prepared by A.
J. I.obb, comptroller, and is devoted to