The Tomahawk., 1921-07-07
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From All Parts of Minne-
sofa Given in Condensed =
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts Of State TerseIy
ChronicIed for Their
Benefit.

| Benefit.
| Morris-More than 200 women wi
attend the annual farm women's shol
course at the West Central School G
| Agriculture.
Eveleth-Old settlers of the Masab
range are making preparations 70
their annual reunion at Ely lake, nea
here, July 30 and 81.
Brainerd-State rural letter carrier
will meet in Brainerd Aug. II, IL an
Is, for their annual convention. Be
tween 200 and 300 delegates are ez
pected.
Luverne-At the Rock County Shor
Horn Breeders association annual sale
Longview Secret, a IL month old bull
sold for $3.50, which was the top price
received at the sails.
st. Paul-Governor Preus stated
that he has no intention of calling {
special session of the Legislature al
the preent time to pass a law to create
a state police system.
Faribault-The annual convention
of the Smaalens Laget, composed OF
persons from the Norwegian associa.
ton of that name in Norway, closed a
two day session here.
apolis-The largest summer
attendance in the history of the Uni.
versity of Minnesota, 2,497 Students, is
now enrolled, J. J. Pettijohn, in charge
of the current term. announced.
Willmar-With an attendance of
more than 400 delegates the thirty-frst
annual convention of the Minnesota
Christian Endeavor Union closed the:r
fve-day assemblage Sunday night.
Pipestone-Harry Luce, driver
employed at Pipestone garage, had
a narrow escape from death when the
car he was driving caught fire on G
country road five miles from here.
Brainerd-Crow Wing county's COM
picnic, sponsored by the Grow
Wing County Farm bureau, attracted
an attendance of 5000 at Grand View
lake, Gull Lake, II miles from Brai-
nerd.
Winona-In community historical
pageant here, more than 1000 persons
appeared. Scenes depicting incidents
in the history of Winona county from
pioneer days to the present were in
GUIDED.
Detroit-Three safes were blown and
robbed in this city. The Walsh Broth
srs' creamery safe was robbed of $500;
he Ketten Garage safe of $50 and the
Northern Pacific station safe of small
amount.
Thief River Falls-Carl Diedrich
saacson, aged 81, stepped into a deep
lOle while bathing in Thief river and
vas drowned. He was unable to swim
md companions failed in attempts to
ave him.
Windom-By divided vote direc-
ors of the Cottonwood County Fair as
location have given the baseball as
ociation permission to use the fair |
rounds as baseball diamond for Sum |
lay games.
st. Louis-Minnesota Modern Wood
men of America band, under Director
Ienry Harvey of Benson, won first
rize in closely contested band con-
ert against Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and
It. Louis bands.
Windom-Plans are being completed
or the 35th annual encampment of the
istrict G. A. r. association, to be con-
ucted here on June % and 20. It is
elieved that a large delegation of old
oldiers will attend.
Staples-Sun rays, shining through a
late glass window set off a display of
reworks in the drug store of P. L.
dams here. Fire crackers exploded
nd one heavy rocket blew a cap pistol
trough the glass.
st. Paul-James c. Murnane, veteran
olice official under whom the Bertil-
N department of the St.. Paul police
ureau was developed to one of the
est in the country, died following an
peration for appendicitis. Il
Pipestone-The old saying about all
cling well if the corn is knee high by
le Fourth Of July, has been pushed I
ack into the discard this year. There
re many farms in Pipestone county
here the corn is over knee high.
St. Paul-Production of ore from
zen mines on the iron ranges of Min 1
,sota is at the lowest point for many
ears, according to a report from the )
flee of r. p. Chase, state auditor. It rs
declared mine owners at some points +
i'll ship ore only from stock piles. X
Fergus Falls-George Meader, 20 l
.ars old, of Star Lake ownship, was q
lied when concrete wall which he d
IS building collapsed and fell on him. i
Jackson William -Gerbcecht, aged q
, was drowned while bathing here. a
3 was seized with cramps and sank n
fore help could reach him. ID. il
st. Cloud-A number of granite pro-
GERS in St. Cloud, second largest f
ante center in the United States, o
nounced a reduction of rs per cent n
the price of monumental granite to !;
g wholesaler and corresponding Is Il
r cent reduction in wages to en- o
oyees of the granite companies. d
shakopee-Timothy Harris, employee p
the power plant here, was electrocu-
! when he came in contact with a al