The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-10-14

rarmington-Mrs. Sam Toller, a d.
vorcee for Is years, has remarked her
former husband here.
Sleepy Eye-Fred Koehne lost new
automobile when it burned on coun'
try road after turning over when it,
ran off dixie.
st. Peter-Twenty-five members Of
Co. B, Fifth Minnesota Infantry, are
scheduled for discharge, according to
the company's officer.
Bemidji-Bemidji park board has
placed levy of $24,So0 for the city of
Bemidji for the year IF 1921. This is
the largest levy ever made by the park
board here.
Winnebago-O. J. Fairbanks has
sold his 160-acre farm, three miles west
of Winnebago, for 1925 an acre. This
is believed to be the highest price land
ever sold in this vicinity.
st. Peter-More than 400 members
were added to the Nicollet County
Farm Bureau association when the
weeks count was totaled in County
Agent o. o. Hotlamus' office.
Winona-The Right Rev. James
Coyne, vicar general of the Catholic
bishopric of Winona, under the late
Bishop Cotter has retired from active
church work because of old age.
st. Paul--The equipment for two
squadrons in the aviation service is
practically assured for Minnesota, &C.
cording to Adjt. Gen. w. F. Rhinow,
who has just returned froa Washing
ton
Brainerd-The old car shops OF the
Northern Pacific railroad here, Is
freight cars, and the roof of the power
plant were destroyed by fire. The
shops and the freight cars were burned
to the ground.
Isle-While hunting ducks D. Gilbert
Wilkes, 63, of this place, was drowned
in Swamp Lake twenty miles north of
here when his boat capsized. The wa
ter was about six feet deep where his
body was found.
Worthington-Fire which destroyed
the Mitchell block here at a loss OF
more than $4,000, was caused from
disconnection of an electric light wire
operating vulcanizing plant, accord
ing to authorities.
inneapolis-Arrest of merchants
who are selling for beverage purposes
medicinal preparations, toilet waters
and hair tonics containing alcohol was
ordered by Jesse G. Steenson, state
prohibition director.
Fork-The year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Emil Eglund was drowned when
he fell into barrel of rainwater. His
mother missed him early in the day
and 1t was not until hours later that
the body was found.
St. Paul-Members of the Presby-
terrain womans board of foreign and
home missions for Minnesota were
urged to help complete the $23,00O,O00
budget for 192G-1921 at the annual con-
clave which was held here.
Duluth-Jack Peterson, 80, and
James Buckley, %, confessed bandits,
pleaded guilty to charge of robbing
the depots at Carlton, Mimi, and
Bloomer, Wis, and were sentenced to
the state prison for an indeterminate
term.
St. Paul-Three thousand, one hun
dred and twelve automobiles were
licensed in September, Julius Schmahl,
secretary of state, announced. There
have been 319,8O1 cars licensed since
Jan. 1, 1918, netting the state a reve-
nue. of s1,427,546.50.
Thief River Falls-Unidentif1e par
ties broke into the county Jail here
and stole nearly $4,000 worth of
whisky seized in various raids by city
and county officials since the June ses-
sion of the district court and being
held for the January term as evidence
against those accused of having it in
their possession.
St. Paul-Charles E. Elmquist, rep
resenting the American Railway ex-
press company, filed an application
with the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse commission, asking a re-
opening of the rate case. A further
advance of 1919 per cent in express
rates, so that intrastate rates will con-
form with interstate rates, is being
asked.
nneapolis-Liquor prescriptions
numbering more than 5000 were filed
with the clerk of Hennepin county dis
trict court, in accordance with federal
enforcement regulations which provide
that prescriptions. together with. the
names of the patient and the druggist
filling the prescription, be placed with
the district clerk. Prescriptions from
each druggist ranged in number from
two to 951.
Minneapolis-The value to the in
dividual student of the educational Of
ferings of three principal colleges Of
the University of Minnesota has been
lessened to a marked extent by short
age of instructors, Lotus D. Coffman,
president of the university, declared.
Only prompt legislative action will
keep Minnesota in its present high
rank among the country's schools of
higher learning, the president as
serted. @-. =
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