The Tomahawk., 1921-03-03
News From All Parts of Minne'
sofa Given in Condensed
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broken through the ice in Lake WI
mona.
Minneapolis-The Minnesota Retail
Clothiers' association held it's tenth an
nual convention in Minneapolis at Ho'
tel Radisson.
Faribault-While the east is strug'
Cling with foot of snow, FarlDault
cancelled a winter sports carnival be-
cause there is no snow.
Moorhead - Charles Schumacher,
Moorhead, was convicted on the charge
of transporting liquor. He paid hne
Of $3.50. The jury was out two hours.
Red Wing-P. j. Beltz, 81 years DID,
and for 10 years resident of the CITY,
was arrested and confessed to rob-
bling the Stockholm ,(Wis.) State bank
of nearly $4,000.
Luverne-A drive for new members
of the Rock County Farm bureau, has
resulted in adding 8O4 new names to
the membership role. The total mem
bership is now S54.
Lamberton-The mill and elevator
belonging to James Duncan in LamDer-
ton burned to the ground here. About
10 900 bushels of grain stored in the
elevator were destroyed.
Little Falls-Lyle Binder OF Bral-
nerd was seriously injured on road
81 miles north of here when the au-
tomobile he was driving struck a rut
and turned over three times.
Faribault-Three residents OF OWa-
tonna and Is gallons of moonshine are
being held here by county authorities
as the result of a midnight raid by
Sheriff Livingston and Deputy Alberly.
Red Lake Falls-The Red Lake
county fair will be July and 5 OF this
year instead of in the fall, according
to a decision of the board Of directors
of the Red Lake County Agricultural
society.
So. St. Paul-For the third time in
year, citizens will vote on bond is
sue to improve school facilities: A
special election has been called Tor
March 16 to vote on issuing $350,0Oo
school bonds.
Willmar-H. E. Wheeler charged
with robbing the Kandiyohi State bank
of $3.50 was given a preliminary hear
ing in municipal court here, waived
examination and was held to the March
term Of the grand jury.
Worthington-With large crews OF
men working night and day, the an
nual ice harvest has been in full blast
at Lake Okabena here the last week.
It is estimated a total Of $4,000 tons
will be cut this season.
Medford-At a special bond election
in district 5, consolidated school dis
trict here, the proposition to issue
bonds of $500 to build a new school
carried 2S9 to 80. Interest was gen.
eral and a large vote polled.
Bemidji-Fire destroyed large no.
tel and general store at Ten Strike,
the property of Henry Stechman. The
village telephone exchange, located In
the hotel, was destroyed and the place
is cut off from communication.
Faribault-Shattuck swimmers de-
feated st. Paul Central high school
here, As to %. Captain Hanft of Shat
tuck, a St. Paul boy, made the 100
yards back stroke in 1:15 "a, shat
tering his own Northwestern record or
1:16.
Bowlus-The village fire fighting ap-
paratus and four automobiles we're de-
stroyed when fire burned the Auto Ser
vice garage here. The blaze, the orr
gin of which is undetermined, could
not be fought successfully because the
apparatus was housed in the building.
Minneapolis-The Minnesota Branch
of the China Famine Relief Fund has
been organized and concerted effort
will be made to induce charitable Min
nesotans to come to the aid of the
fund being raised to save the 15,OOO,-
900 people of Northern China from
death by starvation. The committee
is composed of we'll known public men
of the state, and offices will be main
tanned at 121 Chamber of/Commerce,
Minneapolis, where contributions will
be received and forwarded hurriedly
to China. The personnel of the COM
mittee is as follows: B. F. Benson,
Chamber of Commerce president, is
president of the committee. Aiding
him are L. w. Hill of the Great North
ern: DR.. L. D. Coffman, president of
the University of Minnesota; DR.. w.
J. Mayo, of Rochester; E.. w. Decker,
Minneapolis banker; DR.. J. D. Downey,
dean emeritus of the University OF
Minnesota. The committee is looking
for hearty response by the people OF
Minnesota to this appeal for aid.
Luverne-Fire destroyed the home
of Edward Rootsaert, farmer, living
near Hardwick. Mrs. Rootsaert and
her six year old daughter had a mar
row escape from the burning house
after exits had been blocked twice by
the flames.
st. Paul-Members of the Minnesota
Editorial association declared them
selves against radicalism in every
form in their annual convention, and
went on record with a pledge to do all
In their power to help build up public
confidence "by decryfng messages Of
pessimism and giving no sanction tt
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