The Tomahawk., 1921-05-05

! Winona ...... 1s6O-2,2464 1913 J
Waseca-A new hospital to cost $780,.
900 will be erected by the city here as
a result of a special election, ....
Benson-The Old City Hall, erected
here in 1878, was auctioned off. 1t sold
for $400 The purchaser was c. c. AL
bee, of this city.
Benson-The A. j. Holland Whole
sale Furniture company plant here
was totally destroyed by fire with an
estimated loss Of $4,000.
Sti1lwater-William G. Fcnrod, age
38, was drowned and three others mar
rowly escaped death while canoeing on
the St. Croix river here. .,
Duluth-For. the theft Of 40 cents OF
soap Louise Cody, young girl, paid
fine of $40 and costs in police court
here. She pleaded guilty. ~ -
Mankato-Jerome Morson, aged 9.
was playing on raft in flooded stone
quarry here and fell off. He drowned
before companions could reach him.
Duluth-Steamship passenger SER
vice on Lake Superior was opened
when the steamer America sailed out
of the harbor for points along the
north shore Of the lake. s,.as- ~. 4
Pipestone--Ole Shelrud, aged 81,
who confessed to series of robberies
from freight cars in the Omaha yards
in a period of five years, was SEN
fenced to five years in the state refor'
matory at st. Cloud. s- 81. .,.<..... I. =:
Breckenridge-One hundred and
twenty-four delegates from ~ towns
and villages of Minnesota are expected
in Breckenridge on May II and 18 to
attend the annual meeting Of the Ninth
District Federation Of Women's clubs.
neapolis-Ground barley is held
to be equal to shelled corn, pound for
pound, for producing weight when fed
to fattening cattle in an announcement
made at the University farm following
the completion of 112-day test In
feeding. IL - " s,--:..-.., =. =
Albert Lea-Fire of unknown origin
completely destroyed the Andrew
Knutson hardware store, the Kaaken-
son & Co. warehouse and store with
a dwelling above in Manchester, nine
miles from here, with an estimated
loss of $4,000. .=>.- =
Winona-Injuries sustained in a. fall
from a scaffold to the floor of a hotel
lobby here proved fatal to- Leonard
Hoppe, 20 year old painter of this city.
He sustained a fracture of the skull
and was unconscious from the time Of
the accident to his death. -. .....,... :. ?
Brainerd-Minn & Interna-
tional railway heads met with com
mittees Of enginemen and trainmen
on Tuesday considering wage status
and on Wednesday conferred with a
committee of the railway clerks, sta
ton helpers and express employees. r
st. Paul-Resumption Of the tele:
phone hearing for the establishment Of
a permanent rate in Minnesota was
postponed one week to give expert en-.
gineers in various cities time to study
the valuation figures Of telephone prop
critics announced by the state railroad
and warehouse commission. ;s ST.. Z.
st. Paul-Two shifts in state Of.
ficials and several new appointments.
all of them of importance, were an:
nounced by Governor Preus. Charles
r. Adams OF Minneapolis, chairman OF
the Republican, state central commit.
tee, is made private secretary to the
Governor, succeeding s. r. Duea OF
Pipestone Mr.: Duea, who has served
as private secretary since the resigna:
tion of A. III. Turritin of Minneapolis,
two months ago. is made superinten-
dent Of banks, succeeding F. 3. Pear.
son. Mr.. Pearson is one of three new
members Of the State Securities com.
mission, created by the last Legisla,
ture to take the place of the ex.offcic
.'blue sky board. e The other two mem.
bers of the new securities commission
are Judge E. w. Starck Of Center City
and DR.. E. II. Haas Of st. Paul.
st. Paul Governor J. "A. O. Preus
appointed Major E1lard A. Walsh, OF
Minneapolis; Colonel w. T. Mollison
Of Fariban1t, and A. III. Vernon OF Lit
tie Falls, as members Of = the state
board Of review, which was recently
authorized by the legislature. The
board will work with the state bonus
board in checking up disputed bonus
claims. It will assume its duties July
I, and terminate March /. 1922.
st. Paul-The state military board
authorized payments for construction
work on the Armories at Bemidji land
Long Prairie. Adjudent Genera
Rhinow said. IS