The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-03-18
Bemidii.-Frank Dewey, charged

| arraigned in municipal court late ana
bound over to the grand jury.
| Red Wing.--Chamber of Commerce
directors decided to stage historic
pageant Aug and 6, depicting devel-
opments of Red Wing from early days.
| Sank Center-At meeting Of far
mers in this city a plan of erecting
stock sales pavilion was launched.
The territory will cover several coun-
| ties
| Jacksonville present indications
are that the $1,O00,000 ditch project
plan for Sioux Valley township will be
abandoned without further proceed
ings.
1 La Crescent-Three weeks after the
death of her husband and two weeks
after the death of her mother, Mrs.
Anna B. Peterson died at her home
here.
! Winona.-Fire completely destroyed
the home of James Terrier, we'll
known Winona county farmer, in the
southwest corner of the county. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
! Fairmont-County road crews with
shovels and scrapers are working out
| of this city in all directions opening
highways which have been blocked to
automobile traffic since the last storm.
| Bemidji. President M. w. Deputy OF
the Bemidji normal school announced
that the teachers summer training
| term of that institution will begin
June IA and will continue until July
a.
| Misunderstanding poison tablets,
| thinking they were candy, caused the
death of Norma Ethel Wendt, aged 2,
at Alton, Mimi, near here. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Wendt.
| Albert Lea.-Professor w. H. Alder
man and Professor E. S. Mcintosh, of
the University farm, were the leading
speakers here at the annual meeting
of, the Southern Minnesota Horticul-
tural society.
| Owantonna.-The ban placed on
public dances and other gatherings
some time ago by the loca: board of
health has been lifted, following the
almost complete disappearance of the
influenza here.
East Grand Forks.-Supt. II. E.
Wolff, formerly superintendent OF
schools in East Grand Forks, has been
reelected at Deer River, Mimi, at an
increase in salary Mr.. Wolff left this
city five years ago for Fairmont and
later to Deer River.
Moorhead.-Beltrami County Agent
A. w. Aamodt resigned his position,
which will take effect April l, when
he will come to Moorhead to take the
position as manager of the Clay Coun-
ty Certified Seed Potatos Growers as
sociation at largely increased salary.
Winona.-The threatened strike of
the janitors of Winona public schools
was avoided here when a compromise
of $50 bonus for the balance of the
school year was accepted. The JAM
tors had notified the board If their de.
mands for q fiat increase of $25 a
! month was not met they would turn in
I their keys.
St. Paul.-Minnesota railroad taxes
for the last half of 1919 were 100000
less than for the same period of 1918,
according to figures announced by the
| state tax commission. The states 5
per cent gross earnings tax for the
last six months of 1919 brought in
s4,367,752.37. The 1918 taxes were
$4,809, 462.50.
Duluth.-"Twenty years from now
an Illegal sale of liquor will be looked
upon as violation of law, but the peo-
pie of this country will consider it as
great a disgrace as stealing" Judge
Page Morris told John Beaton, Robert
! Blossingham and Terrence Lennon In
United States district court, when he
sentenced them to 30 days terms at
the Beltrami county Jail at Bemidji.
Duluth.-The board of education re-
jected petition signed by practically
all teachers in the Duluth public
schools asking for bonus to carry
them over at the end of the current
school year. A resolution stating that
the board has no funds with which to
pay the teachers bonus will be sent
to the Duluth Teachers association,
Chairman A. G. Leduc said, after the
executive session.
Observation-Disclosures present esti
mates so far exceed those made few
months ago, there is quite likely to be
some delay in starting the work on
the Ashton Memorial hospital, to be
erected here. o. E. Ashton donated
$4,000 for the erection of the build
ing, the city has purchased a $4,000
site and the county will equip and
furnish the building.
Duluth. William Hetherington,
Proctor, is in critical condition at
St. Lukes hospital with two bullet
wounds in his groin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Martin, Duluth, are held pend
ing outcome of Hetherington's condi-
ton as the result of shooting ARRAY
! at the Martin home. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin were said by the police
to have been under the influence of
liquor.
Moorhead.-An order restraining the
school officers and the superintendent