The Tomahawk., 1921-12-29
HAPPENINGS IN =.
GOPHER STATE
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= Municipal Judge Samuel
Cook, is dead here following illness Of
three weeks, Judge Cook was elected
in 1919. {. d il, = i. Is s-..
Spooner-Pricking a dynamite cap
with a pin cost Tony Smith, IL years
old, his left hand, which was shattered
when.,.she cap exploded.
Slayton-Anand Ashland, 80, a farm
laborer living 10 miles north of here,
was severely injured about the hands
and face while blasting logs. -
. Moorhead--James Hartman, me-
chanic of GAINESVILLE, charged by his
wife with assault with intent to kill,
was found guilty in county district
court here ~. 80 ~. =.
Sleepy Eye-At a special election
here a $4,000 school bond issue for
the erection of an agricultural division
of the high school was carried by 2
to vote. -. = g.. -, ~. =.
st. Peter-Professor e. G.. Svenson,
field secretary for Gustavus Adolphus
college, has rendered his resignation
to the. board of directors. No success
sor has been named. ~ - 9.s.. ,
E Dundee-Robbers visited local
garage and made away with: the en-.
tire stock. of new automobile tires
which had just been received. Moth.
ing else was disturbed. . =.
ST.. Peter-All former records were
chartered at the second annual show
Of the Nicollet County Poultry asso.
citation, at the st. Peter armory. The
entries totaled 420s birds. ..ce.
. Rochester-Gerald Madden pleaded
guilty in district court to the charge
of appropriating approximately $500
to his own use while employed by the
Peoples State bank here. - es.@5.s
Fairmont-Seyenty-si persons have
paid 81 each for trappers licenses in
this county. Some farmers have an.
nounced. they intend to recoup their
losses on grain. by fur, hunting. = : +
!. Observation-Disclosures OF Schools
S. T. Nevelin announces that the facili.
ties of the new $1,0O0,0O0 high school,
especially the swimming pool and
gymnasium, will be extended to the
public at once. ~ ~ :. 20 -.
Fergus Falls The village council at
Perham, this county, is going to gu.
pervise public dances, and has an.
nounced it will put a stop to the lin.
formal grips and .wiggles" that are
now so popular. 4..e- or :. '.; & ~ r..
rthfield---The various Protestant
denominations in the state. are urged
to send representatives to the second
annual Minister'S Convocation, of Min.
nesota scheduled to be held at earle.
ton College. here;SJanuary ?, 3 and 4,
next. s@ ES5 81 = =. -
International Falls-Two years ago
nail. The nail could not be located and
the incident was forgotten until now.
when he was seized with /, fit of VIC.
lent coughing and the nail came hurt
ling out Of his mouth. VI r. ..s3,
Red Wing-Bandits, who held UP
the cashier, assistant cashier and a
customer in the Farmers State bank
at WEIGH, Is miles north of here, and
got away, with between $500 and 3d.
600 in cash, are believed to have made
good their escape to St. Paul. ELL.
st. Paula. M. Cleland, general
passenger traffic manager of the
3 Northern Pacific railroad, will retire
within the next month, 1t was made
known. For 20 years, Mr.. Cleland has
been one of the best known figures
In Twin City, railroad circles. ....>
Duluth-Drifting helplessly about In
Superior bay on cake Of ice, IL
year old schoolboy was rescued by the
coast guard. After being taken ashore
In; small rowboat, the boy told his
=rescuers he was playing on the shore
ice when the cake broke away. @
Ste Paul-An automobile which has
used the public highways or which Is
equipped to use the public highways
Is subject to the motor vehicle tax,
even though it is stored throughout
the year and is not operated, Attorney
General Clifford L. Hilton ruled.
International Falls-Forced to leave
the track because Of an approaching
train while walking across the Rainy
river bridge, Emil Strand of Fort Fran.
els. Ont. fell into the river and
drowned His brother. John, clu1g to
the railing until the train passed.
st. Paul-The .$5, 100000 National
Dairy show in 1922 and the Worlds
Dairy Congress and the National Dairy
show in 1923 will come to the Twin
Cities and be staged at the Minnesota
State Fair grounds, former State
Senator J. M. Hackney predicted, fol.
lowing telephone conversation with
w. e. Skinner, secretary of the Ma.
tional Dairy Association In Chicago.
st. Paul The population OF the II
state institutions under the State
Board Of Control Of Minnesota increas-
ed by $50 persons from December I,
1920; to December !. 1921, Downer
Mullen, secretary III tbs State Board
sof Control announced. The greatest
Increase for the year was in the IN.
sane hospital, with q gain of 273 per.
sons. The total population as OF De.
nomhor 1F1Ql1 waa II 9Q5 q q nnna M =.