The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-12-16
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Benefit.
| Canby-Rev Mr.. Ness, pastor or the
Norwegian Lutheran church here, has
accented a call to become pastor OF
church at Austin.
Duluth-Joseph O'Rourke, So, shot
and killed his wife, and then turned
his revolver upon himself, inflicting
wound from which he died.
Spring Valley One hundred and
eighty teachers wer enrolled at the
Fillmore county teachers league
meeting which closed here.
Chatfield-Ben Halloran, 60, farmer
near here, suffered a fractured hip
and broken leg when a tree he was
cutting fell and pinned him to the
| ground.
| Kasson-Ivan Quimby and Bill
Green are being held her for grand
jury action following their arraign-
ment in the Justice court on charge
of burglary.
Crookston-The three men who it
is alleged, robbed the bank at Gatzke,
and escaped with 5000, were captured
by the authorities at Warren. All but
Sc of the money was recovered.
Stillwater-Elks will observe the
36th anniversary of the founding OF
that lodge in this city Dec. IA, with
banquet and stag party in the audi
forum. w. l. Nolan of Minneapolis
will be the principal speaker.
Canby-While driving from their
home near here to Clear Lake, where
they were to be married, Lorenzo
THOMPSON and Miss Sylvia De Buric'
ker, escaped serious injury when their
car turned over, pinning both beneath
Luverne-Arrangem are being
made by the county commissioners to
sell 100000 worth Of road refunding
bonds Dec. II. The money will be
used to pay warrants for the road work
done in Rock county during the past
few months.
Minneapolis-Each day a child at
| tends the public schools here, 1t costs
the city 80 cents, figures compiled by
! Carl F. Feiten, auditor, show. 1t takes
| 50 cents a day to educate each h1gh
| school pupil. The figures are based on
the 1920 budget of $4,3OO,0O0.
Minneapolis--A short course for
| milk plant operators opened at Uni
versity farm. The course is intended
to familiarize students with the milk
| industry, it's scope and Importance, the
composition of milk and it's value as
| food. Professor J. r. Keithley is in
| charge.
Rochester-M. O. Smith, former al.
derman, appeared in court to answer
! a charge of extortion in connection
with protection of alleged whisky sell
ing. waived examination and was re-
leased on $500 bond, pending action by
| the grand, jury. At the time OF the
alleged offense, Smith was head Of the
police department, during the absence
| of Mayor Brown.
| st. Paul-Farmers' and Home-Mak'
ers' Week will occur at University
FarAl, st. Paul, on Jan. 3 to 8, 1921.
| This has come to be an important an
nual event for Minnesota farmers and
last year over 1900 farmers and farm
\ women attended. Aside from the reg
ular program at the farm school,
| number of important farm association
| meetings are also arranged for this
! week, and chief among the conferences
will be that of the Minnesota Live
| stock Breeders association, which
! represents investments in live stock
| of various kinds, amounting to more
than $35,O0O,OOO. Another important
| conference will be that of the Mime
| sota Federation of Farmers Clubs,
representing a membership of over L.
200 rural community organizations.
| The state creamery managers, bee
| keepers and garden flower growers
will also hold sessions during that
| week Among the subjects to be dis
cussed at the various conferences anc
demonstrations are those relating to
| crops, farm management, soils, cattle,
veterinary topics, horticulture, farm
engineering, tractor and threshing ma
| chine management, bees, etc. Prob.
lens relating to potato growing and
marketing will get prominent place
on the program. Daily mass meetings
| will be held, with addresses by speak
| oTS OIL udLlOudl opCSAal ~ OS3A"AA9
| will be prepared for the farm women.
| On the evening of January 9Th a big
farmers banquet will be held in the
main dining room at University Farm.
| Evening meetings will also be held
and the sponsors of the big week, are
expecting the, attendance to exceed
that of any former meeting,
| =, Observation-Disclosures is resting az
ter a restless night due to the dis
covery of $4,000 worth Of holiday
CHI ,er" in a ditch east of here. The
| ne VS. of the discovery spread fast and
| ca, sed a stampede almost rivaling the
dars of the gold rush into California
and Alaska.
st. Paul-Raymcnd F. Barron Of Wi
mona, for. the past five years assistant
commissioner of weights and meas
ures. was appointed commissioner OF