The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-08-12
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Moorhead must be cut, says ]. B..
Erickson, Moorhead chief of police.
Winona-Mrs. Louisa Gernes, 81
years old, a pioneer resident Of WI
mona county, is dead at Wilson, near
here. 4 =
Stillwater-Fear of going blind is
believed to have led William Morrison
40, living here, to fatally shoot HIM
self at his home.
Mankato-Mrs. Elizabeth Christ, So
years old, was instantly killed when
she was struck by an Omaha switch
engine in the Omaha yards.
Hastings-Frank Meyer, employed
az Waterman on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul railroad, was killed
when struck by a freight train.
Hills-Melvin Herreid was perhaps
MORALLY injured when he accfdently
sent bullet into the pit Of his sto-
mach from a revolver he was hand
ling.
Observation-Disclosures let for road
improvement in Crow Wing county
will soon be carried out, all work be-
ing under way before the middle Of
August r
Duluth-Dougal Campbell, IL years
old, was drowned while bathing in ST..
Louis bay and Howard D. Howell was
crushed to death beneath wagon
loaded with hay.
Fergus Falls-Harley H. Wickham,
13 years old, died here from lockjaw.
He stepped on rusty top about re-
Gently, the point penetrating his foot,
and lockjaw developed.
Freeport-The grain elevator own
ed by Moritz Hoeschen and the vii
lage water tank were destroyed by fire
entailing an unascertained loss not
covered by insurance. --'>
Little Falls-Triplets, three girls,
were born to Mrs. Fred Carlson Of
Cushing at a hospital here. Two of
the girls weighed pounds each. and
the third weighed 6h pounds
Brainerd-The Brainerd Gas & Elec-
trio company has made application to
the city council for a raise in rates,
claiming to have lost money operat-
ing it's gas plant the past three years.
Madison-Cort Ransom dead, c. A.
Miller badly injured and George Sack
ert shaken up, and two automobiles in
the ditch, resulted from a collision one
mile west of here. They are all from
Marietta.
Bovey-Authorities refused to say
whether the raid of an alleged moon
shine plant, three miles from here,
was inspired because the superinten-
dent of a lumber camp was smitten
with blindness after he had swallow
ed wood alcohol.
Hastings-Crops in the vicinity OF
Hastings show yield a little below
the average, according to early thresh-
ing reports. Rye is running Is to 20
bushels to the acre; barley 40, and
oats about 30. Wheat will be ready
to cut in another week.
Moorhead-Two barberry bushes
were found in Flowing township, Clay
county, and are believed responsible
for black rust ravages in the county,
according to o. NJ. Olson, Clay county
agent One of these bushes can cause
SIS, 900 damage to wheat, it is claimed.
Hastings-Thomas Kelley, arrested
at Odogen, Iowa, on grand larceny
charge, was brought to Hastings by
a deputy sheriff and lodged in Dakota
county Jail. At a carnival in South
St. Paul, July 26, X. e. Esthagen al
legged Kelly took a quantity OF the
show effects.
Observation-Disclosures to stop a
runaway team, which had caused in
Jury to one child and threatened an
other, Joseph Holes, living near here,
was knocked down and trampled. He
was unconscious for IL hours. His 8
year old son had an arm broken when
he was thrown from the carriage.
St. Cloud-Oren E. Frazee, who for
tho past five years has been professor
of civic biology and physiology-hy-
giene at the St. Cloud Normal school,
has been appointed head of the depart
ment Of Biology at the state Normal
school of La Crosse, Wis. and will
take up his new duties with the open
ing of the fall term in September.
\ Virginia-The several committees in
charge of the Elks' state convention to
be held here August 1921 met here.
According to the general committee,
Virginia will be ready to welcome the
$500 delegates expected. The COM
mittee in charge of arranging housing
accommodations reports a steadily
growing list of available rooms and
is optimistic over prospects for enough
to house the visitors.
St. Cloud-Assessor Stratton of the
town OF Melrose appeared before the
County Board of Equalization. The
assessed valuation for the town OF
Melrose must be raised approximate
~ 100 per cent to bring it in line
with the assessments for other towns
in the county.
st. Paul-Sixteen life prisoners. ad'
judged insane. have been transferred
from the Saltwater prison to the new
addition for the dangerous insane at
the st. Peter state hospital, ]. j.. Sui
Ivan, prison warden, reported to the
state board of control. All were sen.