The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-01-06
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From All Parts of Mime
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts Of State TerseIy
Chronicled for Their
Benefit.

Alexandria-A unit of the Mime
iota National Guard was formed here
Brainerd-David w. Smiley, rs.
Civil war veteran, is dead at his HON
northeast of here.
Canby-Fire at the Mueke & Wi
liams garage at Minneota caused los
If more than $4,000 to the building
and contents.
Glenwood-The office of the So
Line railroad here was destroyed b.
ire. All the records in the office Wer'
ost In the fire.
Canby-Fire originating in furnace
room in the basement OF the w.
Prey jewelry store here caused los
estimated at $4,000.
Darwin-This village has voted {
$4,000 bond for the installation Of ar
electric light plant. It is suggested
that the power be supplied from the
Litchfield plant.
So. st. Paul--John Garcia of this
city was taken to Dakota county jail
and is being held in connection with
he shooting of Gregorio Diaz during
aold-up of the latter's room here.
Minneapolis-M Minneapolis gas rates
affective on January bills were fixed al
S131 thousand cubic feet or II cents
more than the present rate of $1.14 by
Judge Wilbur F. Booth in United
States district court.
| Ivanhoe-John A. Knsniersk, 20
! years old, lost his life by drowning
when he attempted to jump across a
thin place in the ice on lake while
walking from Ivanhoe to the farm OF
his uncle near here.
St. Faul-Sain F. Fullerton, execu-
i've agent, Minnesota State Humane
society, Is preparing to distribute thou
sands of copies of Senator George G..
Vests eulogy on the dog to the vari-
ous schools in the state.
nneapolis-Liquor valued at $1,000
1920 price-was stolen from the Of
fees of Paul D. Keller, supervising fed
sral prohibition agent, Mr.. Keller an
aounced The thieves had forced the
loor by the use of ''jimmies."
Currie-In municipal court here
four men were fined for having moon
shine whisky in their possession.
Three of the men paid fines of $25 each
and the fourth, who owned the car in
which the whisky was found, was fined
$780,
St. Paula report made to J. S. Ar
leson, Minnesota commissioner of i'm
migration, by the Minnesota Transfer
company, shows that IT immigrant
:ars destined to Minnesota points
we're handled by the Transfer in No.
Jember.
Faribault-At a special meeting Of
he directors of the Chamber of Com
nerce arrangements were made to
stage historic pageant, depicting the
history of Faribault from the time it
was an Indian trading post to the pres
ent time.
Minneapolis-The deans of the COL
teges of engineering, business and edu-
cation at the University of Minnesota
are spending their Christmas and New
Years vacation in touring the East in
search of professors and instructors to
complete their teaching STATS.
Crookston-Lois Sewell, tie II
months old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sewell of Angus, % miles
forth, died from suffocation during an
automobile ride from here to Angus.
The temperature being below zero, the
,aby was covered with blankets to
teep her warm. When the parents
reached home the child was gasping,
but died before physician could be
summoned.
st. Paul-Anders G. Nelson, son-in.
law of Senator Knute Nelson, confined
in the Douglas county Jail after con-
viction on a charge of first degree
will not be admitted to bail
to a ruling of the state su-
preme court The court, however, per-
United stay of commitment to Still
water state prison pending final dis
position of the appeal before the high
or court for new trial.
Minneapolis-A total of 8SS men,
bers of the Minnesota Farm Bureau |
federation were obtained in the first |
5 tx days of canvass in Lyon county, |
George Schamel, who had charge of the |
work, announced. With 20 townships
In the county the township avera sc Of !
members is 44.4, he said. The new
members will be considerably in
creased in number during the winter, |
according to Mr.. Schamel, as organiza- |
ton work proceeds. The same party |
has conducted Membership campaigns |
IN Polk, Renville and Redwood coun- |
ties.
Rochester-Milk producers and dis
tributors are having lively time here |
over the proposed reduction in the
price Of milk, which is now selling at |
l6 cents quart. Public sentiment de-
mands reduction; producers say
they cannot afford it, and dealers de-
clare they cannot meet the demand
unless the price of the raw product is
lowered to them.
Owatonna-Public schools of the city
pf Owatonna and the village of Ellen
dale, Medford and Blooming Prairie,
are considered plan for uniting to
hire a leader Ar proposed union of
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