The Tomahawk., 1921-07-21


years old, was drowned in Lake Ben
ton. His was the third drowning to
occur here within two weeks.
Tracy-The fishermen and hunters
of Tracy have formed a rod and gun
club William Mitchell has been elect
ed president and Elmer Anderson sec
rotary.
Tracy-T. B. Roberts, of Pierre, S.
D., president of the Yellow and Black
Trail association, has issued the call
for the annual meeting at Tracy July
20 and 21.
Minneapolis John Swanson Is
years old, died at the General hospital
as The result Of being crushed by the
wheels of a freight train in the st.
Paul road yaris
abasha-Harry York, Frank Cat
ure and Augsut Beltz of Hammond
were fined $500 and costs each in JUS
tice court here for manufacturing
moonshine and home brew.
Duluth-Receipts of the Duluth po'
lice court over the Fourth of July to-
tailed $1,532.24, the largest amount ev'
er turned over to the city treasurer
for a single days business. .-
st. Paul Damages estimated
at 100000 was done by a fire that
destroyed 20 farm buildings belong
ing to Henry Schroeder on the Rice
st. Road near McCarron's lake.
Marshall-A farmers cooperative
creamery has been organized by the
dairymen in the vicinity of Russell
The company will be incorporated
with a capital stock of $4,000.
Luverne-The Commercial club here
is considering furnishing suitable
hitching places for farmers teams fol-
lowing a request to the council that 1t
arrange a suitable hitching ground.
St. Paul-Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton has-received from the Pull
man company the sum of $191, 44S, the
balance due from the gross earnings
for the years of 1914 to 1920, inclusive.
Chicago-W. F. Schilling of North
field was elected permanent president
of the Farmers finance corporation,
subsidiary of the United States Grain
Growers, Inc, by. the board of direc.
tors. 49,.
Montevideo-The White Leghorn
poultrymen of Minnesota have selected
Montevideo as the place for the hold
ing of the 1922 meeting of the organi-
cation. A date in January will be
chosen.
Canby-Chris Christianson, aged So.
farmer, was badly injured when
team of horses trampled upon him.
Christianson was feeding the team
when an automobile passed, frighten
ing the animals.
St. Paul-During the fiscal year
1921, ended July l., 1921, Minnesota re-
ceived $11,6S6,S23.93 in special taxes
of the gross earnings nature, and in
heritance Vxes, Henry Rines, state
treasurer, announced.
Minneapolis-Wi six states repre-
| sented and an enrolment of 500 men,
Ebers from Minnesota present, the an
nual state Epworth league institute
| opened a week of daily sessions at
Groveland, Lake Minnetonka.
St. Paul-The law which requires
that 10 per cent of the receipts of box
ing contests be turned over to the
state has netted $50, 449.73 since the
law went into effect July Is, 1915, Ray
p. Chase, state auditor, said.
Minneapolis - Prohibition enforce
ment in South Dakota is more efficient
than in Minnesota, according to Elmer
son E. Hunt, northwest supervising
agent, who has returned from tour OF
inspection through South Dakota.
St. Paul-Miss Louise E. Schultz,
former superintendent Of the Wo-
mems and Children's bureau, labor
! and industries department was ap'
pointed chief of the Women's and
Children's Division of the State In
dustrial Commission.
| Gilbert-While Harry Woodland, a
| good swimmer, was drowning, Roy
Rhodda, minus his two wooden legs,
which became loosened when a boat
I occupied by five men overturned,
swan 300 yards to shore. The three
others in the boat also swan to SAT-
ETY..
New Ulm-The board of directors
/ of the Minnesota Valley Drainage
and Conservancy district met here, or
gained, discussed their duties and
then adjourned, deciding there is
nothing to be done until the complet'
ton Of the survey of the valley, au'
thorized by the recent Legislature.
St. Paul-Two pounds of potatoes
for every man, woman and child in
| the United States is Minnesota's ap'
proximate contribution to the Ameri'
can market basket from one crop
alone. Figures compiled by the State
Department of Agriculture and pre-
scented in an exhaustive report before
the second annual convention of the
Minnesota Potato Growers association
in Minneapolis showed the value OF
the 1920 crop was $1,50O,O00 and the
number of railroad cars was 2,405. "
Minneapolis T. JAEGER, under
I indictment charging grand larceny in
the first degree in connection with the
disappearance of $4,000 in securities