The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-03-18
Big Happenings Of the Week
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Kernels culled From News Of Moment
In All Parts Of the World
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pie Everywhere.
Northwest

At the secret conisstory Pope Bene-
dict announced the appointments OF
Most Rev. Edmond Helan TO be bishop
of the diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
County equalization work was the
principal topic discussed at the meet
ing of the South Dakota county audi
tors, assessors and county commission
ers with the state tax commission at
Pierre.
The eastbound Columbian train on
the Milwaukee railroad met with an
accident near Piedmont, Mont. Sew
eral cars went over into a shallow
ditch. None of the passengers were
injured.
Operation of electric locomotives on
the coast end of the Chicago, Milwau'
kee & St. Paul railway from Tacoma,
WASH, to Othello, Wash, has been in
augurated.
Deputy Sheriff L. B. Sorenson arrest
ed two Canadians near Noonan, N. D.,
and found several cases of whisky in
their automobile. The liquor was said
to be valued at more than $1,000. They
were taken to Crosby for preliminary
hearing.
Charles Stevens, 10 years old, bank
clerk, was found guilty Of stealing a
money package containing $4,000 be-
longing to the Union Bank & Trust
company of Helena, Mont.
Residents of Wisconsin and North
Dakota have joined in the formation
at Valley City, N. D., of the Prairie In
dependent Oil company, with capital
stock Of $4,000.
The Salem United Lutheran church
of Aberdeen, S. D., will continue the
use of the Swedish language in church
services as the result of a vote of the
congregation on the question.
Henry johnson, state treasurer of
Wisconsin received check for $751;
OO2 from the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company, Milwaukee,
as payment on income taxes.
Furniture dealers from Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska were in Sioux Falls, to attend
the annual convention and exposition
of the Five States Furniture Dealers
association.
Rev. J. e. Booth, Evangelical pastor
of Groton, S. D., who has been editor
of the Groton Independent, weekly
newspaper owned by Jay Reeves, state
auditor, has resigned owing to press
of church work.
The municipality of Fargo is with.
out authority to establish an arbitra'
tion commission to deal with the rela-
lions of landlords and their tenants,
w. H. Shure, city attorney, advised
the city commission.
More than $4,000 will be awarded
in prizes in all departments of the
North Dakota state fair at Fargo this
year, according to an announcement
just made by the board of directors.
! It is expected the event will be the
greatest in the history of the state.
The North Dakota "full crew" bill
providing that the railroads must en-
ploy an extra brakeman on freight
trains in excess of 40 cars, will be put
into operation under the private man
agement of the roads, c. F. Dupuis,
member of the state railroad commits
sion has announced.
The Helena, Mont, Commercial club
has decided to make visit to the
twin cities, primarily to further the
establishment of more branch offices
of wholesalers and jobbers in Helena,
and secondarily to celebrate the estab-
lishment of the branch of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis at Hell
ena.
e. w. Henning, farmer near Cries.
bard, Faulk county, S. D., is in hos
pital at Aberdeen with a severely
wounded ankle as the result of the
discharge of a loaded shotgun in his
home during a fire which destroyed
the house. Running back into the
house while it was ablaze Henning
tried to rescue his money and in doing
so stumbled over the gun. The entire
load entered his ankle
Ben Wallen, 81 years old, farmer
residing near Fortune, N. D., made an
attempt to cremate himself when
county authorities went to his home
to bring him to Crosby to appear be-
fore sanity board. When he saw the
officers approaching the farm resi-
dence Wallen attempted to shoot him.
self with rifle, but the bullet missed
it's mark. He then set fire to his home.
He was rescued and then taken to a
hospital, where it is said he will re-
| cover from his burns.
Every housewife in Fargo will be
canvassed this week by members of
Fine Arts club, and they will be urg-
ed to adopt the budget system in the
handling Of household accounts. The
budget campaign is part of the city
wide movement initiated by clubwo-
men to combat the high cost of liv-
ing.
Northern normal school of Aber-
deem, has offered to the city of Aber-
deem, free of charge, the services of
Verne Ceilings, dairy expert, for the
purpose of guarding closely the sup
ply Of milk presented for sale in the
city The city is expected to accept.