The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-07-28

AQrlan-AQTlau power p1duC was
burned to the ground. The plant is
owned by the village and furnishes wa
ter and light. The loss is estimated at
about 100000.
Granite Falls-Lawrence Undesser,
aged II, of Renville, was seized with
cramps while swimming in a small
lake and was drowned before help
could reach him.
Olivia-Officers out on scouting
tour to round up moonshiners and
those who dispose of the product re-
ported eight arrests in various parts
of Renville county. Three stills were
taken.
Winona-Union religious services,
a military parade and ball opened the
18th annual convention of the United
Spanish-American War Veterans, de.
partment of Minnesota, and the Wo'
mems auxiliary.
Slayton-The annual convention of
the Southwestern Minnesota Rural
Letter Carriers association was con-
Quoted here. Delegates from a num-
Der of the surrounding counties were
in attendance.
Crosby-A chunk of almost pure
copper weighing approximately 1000
pounds is on display at the Sycamore
mine near here. The copper was found
in the Sycamore mine at depth Of
about Is feet.
Marshall-Howard Madden, aged
10, is dead with fractured skull, on
his fathers farm near here. Young
Madden slipped and fell down hay
chute in the barn, striking his head
on cement floor. -.
Pipestone-The harvest of oats is
now general on the farms in this Sec
ton of the state. The crop from ap-
pearances is a good one. Harvest of
other grains will follow close after the
cutting of the oats.
Chisholm-Stanley Mashuga, aged
81, was killed and Bert Lada suffered
broken back when the boom on a
wrecking machine working on tres
tie at the Fraser open pit mine, broke,
falling upon the two men.
Notwithstanding that his name
was being signed to checks, E. J.
Stoyke, Stewartville,. came here to in
vestigate Lester Foil was arrested
as he landed from an excursion boat.
He is the son-in-law of Stoyke.
Slayton-Fire originating in a livery
barn at Garvin, destroyed that struc'
ture, three, adjoining buildings and
eight automobiles, entailing a loss es-
timated at 100000. The Tracy fire de.
partment helped overcom- the flames.
Hibbing-Joseph Lupicla was con-
victed Of manslaughter by a jury
which deliberated "a hours. Lupich
was charged with being the driver of
an automobile which ran down and
killed Lavania Mckenzie on street in
Virginia, Thanksgiving day.
St. Paul-An effort to coordinate
the schedules of all railroads running
livestock trains will be attempted by
committee formed to regulate the
flow of livestock to the South st. Paul
market, L. w. Kube, traffic manager CT
the st. Paul Union Stock Yards COM
pany, announced.
Duluth-The trial Of B. L. Roberts,
state elevator inspector, charged with
second degree manslaughter, in con-
nection with the death of Mrs. Glenn
entine Merri. has begun in district
court here. Mrs. Merritt, an elevator
operator, was killed Nov. 30 last,
when the elevator fell. It was alleged
the elevator was in a faulty condition.
Winona-Farm hand wages were re-
duced at meeting of the Mount Yer
non unit Of the Winona county farm
bureau. Two dollars and a half was
decided on as the fair wage per day
for harvest hands. Threshers' prices
were fixed at cents per bushel for
rye and barley, cents for oats, IL
cents for flax and Is cents per hundred
weight for timothy. .
Duluth-To make an annual mid
summer inspection of 100000 acres
of state forests in northeastern Min.
nesota party of forestry men headed
by a state supervisor left here. For
three weeks the party will travel by
land and water, the guests of fieldmen
of the state service. The first lap of
the tour will be made on speeders over
logging railroad routes. :,
St. Paul-The Minnesota supreme
court denied the motion for a reargu
ment in the case of the state of Min.
nesota against A. c. Townley, presi
dent of the national Nonpartisan
league, and Joseph Gilbert, former
Minnesota state manager, both con.
victed of violating the state law
against interfering with enlistments.
The defendants are given stay of 80
days in which to apply to the supreme
court of the United States for a re-
view. 4. 4. ~: -rz-se :
St. Paula parasite is killing fish
in the lakes of Minnesota, in some
cases 100 times as many fish being
killed by the parasite as are taken
from the lakes by hook and line, Car
los Avery, state game and fish COM
missioner, estimated. Specimens of
the parasite on the carcass of a large
pike were placed in alcohol and sent to
Professor William A. Riley of the de-.
partment of zoology of the University