The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-18
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Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts Of State TerseIy
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| Sank Center-John G. West, super
intendent Of the city schools here, has
been elected superintendent of the
city schools of Bemidji.
Bemidji-Advance reservations in
dictate that the State Teachers college
attendance will break all records this
year when the school opens Sept 6.
Warren-Daniel Methany, aged H.
is in hospital here recovering from
injuries received when attacked by a
bull on the farm home of his parents
Luverne-A three days school of in.
struction in livestock judging will be
conducted here this month, according
to an announcement by Rock County
Agent Teater.
Brainerd-Harry Hasty, aged II, es-
capped from the reformatory at Red
Wing early in July, has been caught
here by Chief of Police Warner, who
recognized him from descriptions sent
out.
Minneapolis-Fran L. Randall, for
mer superintendent Of the Minnesota
State reformatory at St. Cloud, and
for a number of years among the fore
most penologists of the country, is
dead.
Marshall-Fire of undetermined orr.
gin destroyed the Du Bots candy store
in the heart of the business district.
BY hard work the firemen kept the
flames from spreading to adjoining
buildings.
Ellsworth. w: Byers, former
resident of this section, was killed
while at work putting up hay on his
farm near Hartley, Iowa. A hay stack
er fork fell, striking him on the head
breaking his neck.
Jasper-Police authorities in this
vicinity have been asked to watch for
three men who broke into the harness
store of j. Paulson here, assaulted
Paulson and escaped with $3.50 in Lib
erty bonds and war saving stamps.
Moorhead - An expert geologist
from the University OF Minnesota, has
told city officials that an underground
lake lies under the city and that there
is no danger of exhausting the water
supply by tapping for additional arte-
sian wells.
Notwithstanding operations
are becoming general in this vicinity.
The yield Of small grain is coming
close to the average. Wheat is going
about 10 to Is bushels to the acre,
oats 40 to so bushels and barley 20 to
30 bushels.
Minneapolis-M was Sec
ond in the production of potatoes in
1919, according to federal census bull
letin. New York with 32,470,S47 bushels
was the only state with a larger yield,
Minnesota coming second with $780,
056 bushels.
Hastings O'Brien, county
treasurer of Dakota county, will be
called upon at hearing before J. F.
McCoumb of Minneapolis, referee, ap-
pointed by Governor J. A. o. Preus, to
explain why the shortage in his office
was not detected earlier.
Candy - Harvey Davis, Marietta
electrician, badly burned by receiving
1900 volts electricity when a short
circuit occurred on a switchboard Of
the Candy electric light plant. which
he was rewriting, is dead at the Sven
son Memorial hospital here
Ada-Carlos Avery, state game and
fish commissioner, after hearing Pc
tition for a game and fish preserve,
which will include Rockwell Lake,
Green Meadow, Spring Creek and the
west half of Winchester township, has
favorable on the project.
Misunderstanding three patrolmen
in the dark for prospective customers,
John Mayzek attempted to sell them
and was placed under ar.
rest, police announced. They report
ed the discovery of five neatly labeled
bottles of home made whisky in Ma
zek's pockets.
Minneapolis-Roy L. Doe who has
been chief prohibition inspector for
Minnesota under State Prohibition Di-
rector Jesse G. Steenson since nation
al prohibition went into effect, has re-
signed to become the Minneapolis rep
resentative Of the Cragin Products
Industrial alcohol plant,
Chicago.
Winona-Failure to keep the safe
Liberty Bonds, valued at $4,000 and
other bonds worth 5000 and currency
and checks totaling 5000, from the
hardware store Of A. j. Larsen, at Ma |
bel in Fillmore county, an easy matter |
Entry was effected through locked |
rear window
Worthington-Old Dobbin was left |
out entirely in connection with the ex-
tensive threshing operations on a farm |
near here this week. A tractor was |
used to operate the separator, bundles
we're brought up to the machine in
trailers, hitched to tractors, and large |
arm trucks were used in hauling the |
:hreshed grain from the machine d.
rect to the elevators here. =
st. aul-Railread rates for Mime
,ota and adjacent states to the Min
,esota State Fair will be one and one
lalf fare for the round trip. The spe-
;ial tickets win be placed on sale Sept.
. with the time limit set for Sept. IL.