The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-11-10
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
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News From All Parts of Minne-
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EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts Of State TerseIy
Chronicled for Their
Benefit.

died following a fall from a wagon, on
which he was trying to climb while it
! was in motion.
Fergus Falls-Anton Erickson, far.
mer, living in the town of Ida, was
sentenced to 80 days in the county
jail on a charge of operating a still.
Pipestone-Nearly 200 veterans of
the World war appeared before the
cleanup" squad sent here to take ties.
tfmony and adjust claims of former
soldiers.
WinOna-Walter EammOns was sen.
! fenced to an indeterminate term in
the St. Cloud reformatory, after con.
| viction on a charge Of forgery in the
second degree.
Fergus Falls-The barn on the G. E.
Carlson farm near Ida was destroyed
by fire and four horses, five cows
three calves and four sheep were
burned to death.
Fergus Falls-The year old son of
Mrs. Earl Carlson, widow, was run
| over by an automobile. The boy re.
+ eived a fractured skull and died a
few minutes later.
Crosby-Completion Of the Crosby.
Deerwood cement highway was sig
nalized by an automobile parade over
the new road, followed by banquet
at the Crosby Commercial club.
Rochester-Ca.1 Schwanke, rs years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwan-
Ike, living 10 miles south of Rochester,
was instantly killed when he fell into
IN ~ fro0
CINE.
Hibbing-The Rotary club is behind
a proposition to issue bonds to take
up the city's Indebtedness, amounting
to $4,000, OO0 The bonds, if issued, to
be paid off at a rate of $1,000,000 a
year.
+ Wells-Fire. believed to have start
ed from a dust explosion, destroyed
two large barns containing hay, grain,
some harnesses and farm tools, on the
farm of Carl Steinhauer,. south of
here. 80,
E. RobbinsdaIe-Dennis Calvin, far
mer living near Buffalo, was instantly
killed, and two occupants of an auto
mobile driven by Calvin were injured
when the car ran into 500 line train
mar here.
White Earth-Funeral services for
BENJAMIN L. Fairbanks, prominent
northern Minnesota businessman,
were conducted here. Mr.. Fairbanks
was 67 years old and is survived by
his wife and 10 children.
Fisher-George Henderson, 10
years old, had his right arm 'amputat-
ed, following an accident. He had
shot rabbit and was going to hit the
rabbit with the butt end of the shot
gun when it was discharged.
Red Wing-George Brenn, while
hunting at the head Of Lake Pepin,
brought down three Canadian geese,
weighing about Dix pounds each. Ca
madam geese are seldom shot in the
Lake Pepin region il recent years.
Hibbing-The body of T. w. Haut-
talanti was found hanging from an
iron bed in a rooming house here. The
body had been in the room for 4S
hours and was discovered by the land
lady, Police say it was a case of sui
eide.
Fergus Falls-Alfred"S Schmidt, aged
Is. was burned to death at his farm
home near Garfield. The boy was at
tempting to kindle fire with kero-
sene, and some live Goals in the stove
caused an explosion. The house was
destroyed.
St. Paul-That the James J. Hill
Reference library, St. Paul, will be
open to the public by December 20
was the assurance given by j. G..
Pyle. librarian, to delegates attending
the Minnesota Library association
convention. The librarians paid
special visit to the institution.
Canby-The farm home Of James
Mehalski, near here, was burned to
the ground with all it's contents. Mr.
and Mrs. Mehalski were at work IN
the corn field when the fire started
and they reached the burning struc-
ture Just in time to save their two
small children, who were in the house
alone.
st. Cloud-John H. Hurrle, aged 4S,
garage owner and prominent pusl'
nessman was found dead on lonely
road IL miles south Of here with
gunshot wound in his abdomen. cor
oner Dunn declared that all evidence
indicated accidental death when .Hur-
rle had caused the discharge OF the
weapon by reaching into the car He
was on a tunting trip. g. ..
Ortonville-Carl H. Hartour, patrol
man on the Yellowstone trail, found
satchel containing $4,000 in securi'
ties, mostly notes, with some Liberty
bonds. The satchel was hidden under
a cuIvert. The securities are believed
to be those taken from the Security
State bank at Starbuck, about three
weeks ago when the bank was robbed.
Minneapolis-In an effort to expe'
dite public improvements with view
to providing work for the unemployed.
the City Council has authorized aj5oin'