The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-03-10
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Owatonna-The Owatonna lodge OF
Elks will almost double its size today
when it initiates class of 135.
St. Paul-C. E. Brown, Elk River,
was elected president Of the Minnesota
Crop Improvement association.
Hastings--The garage of J. NJ Rim
ardy, at Hampton. was robbed OF $7O0
worth of automobile castings and tires.
Luverne-Authoritie are looking
for Eddie Mortensen, an Omaha pas
senger brakeman, who it is alleged
appropriated a draft for $500 and fled.
Hutchinson-At a meeting of the
Mcleod county agricultural associa-
ton, the date for the 1921, or 49th an
nual fair, was fixed for Sept q to 30,
inclusive.
Winona-James B. McNelty of Avo"
ca, Wis, was elected county agricul'
tural agent for the Winona county
farm bureau at meeting OF the board
of directors here.
Clnton-Discing and dragging OF
fields already has been begun in sew
eral fields in this section, the mild
open winter having put the ground IN
excellent condition for such work.
st. Paul-S. B. Duea, of Pipestone,
former state senator, will succeed A.
II. Turritin Of Minneapolis, as private
secretary to Governor Preus. His ap-
pointment was announced by the gov
ernOr.
Sleepy Eye-William Lawson, in
structor in agriculture in the Sleepy
Eye public schools, has accepted the
position of county agent for Brown
county and will enter upon his duties
at once.
tillwater-Londius Sargent, presi-
dent of the saltwater Manufacturing
company and for many years promf-
nent in civic affairs, is dead at his
home here after an illness of several
months.
Hutchinson-Mildred Prindic. OF
Hutchinson, won the district high
school declamatory contest, here last
night, in which girls representing high
schools of Cokato, Buffalo and Hutch
son participated.
Owatonna--A final meeting OF the
Steele county organization for raislng
funds for European relief council and
the Near East relief showed that with
a quota of $11 ,240, Steele county raised
a total of $11,305.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of tho all
university council at the University OF
Minnesota have chosen Oct. Is for the
annual all college class scrap, it was
announced. Nov. S has been set as
Homecoming day.
Hastings-The trials Of those taken
in the South st. Paul purity squad raid
several weeks ago we're concluded
when four men were sentenced to jail
terms and one paid fine, in Dakota
county district court.
|. Elmore-Contrac for grading of the
Daniel Boone trail between Gilmore
and Ledyard and the Imperial highway
across country south Of Gilmore from
Emmftt county to Winnebago county
has been let to a company from Oma'
ha at cost of $4,000.
notwithstanding the valley OF
the Minnesota river into state park
as means of solving the problem Of
flood control in this section is being
considered here. The subject already
has been suggested publicly and, it is
said, further action may be taken.
Rochester-M. o. Smith, former al
derman at large, was found guilty in
district court here of grand larceny in
the second degree. The charge against
Smith was that while city officer he
refused check to pay election clerks
and judges but that he paid only part
of these and converted the balance to
his personal use.
Stillwater-Peter J. Beltz, promi
nent Red Wing businessman, began
serving an indeterminate sentence of
from 6he to ten years in the state pen.
itentiary for third degree robbery. He
was permitted to plead guilty to a
comparatively light charge, following
his confessed robbery of the State
Bank at Alton, Mimi, Jan. "a. He also
has confessed robbing the state bank
at Stockholm, Wis, recently.
Hastings-A complete check of the
Dakota county treasurer's office by
accountants of the state examiners
office disclosed that the actual short
age was fixed at $27,361. The misap-
preparations, the accountants stated,
extended over a period of seven years,
the largest individual amount being
taken from the Farmingtcn fund OF
$4,000. J. F. Kane, indicted on the
charge shortly after disappearing on
December 81 last, has not yet been
apprehended.
st. Paul.. E. Potter president of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation,
has accepted appointment as men,
Der of a national executive committee
organized to collect and ship surplus
corn on American farms to starving
peoples abroad.
Winona-The swift passing Of the
pioneers who developed this region
was indicated in a report submitted at
the annual meeting here of the Winona
County Old Settlers association, show