The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-25
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From AIl Parts OF Minne-
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers VIII Find News
From All Parts of STATE rerseIy
ChronicIed for Their
Benefit.

Benefit.
Canby-Rev. Omer Brenne of Blue
Earth has, accepted call to become
pastor of the English Lutheran church
here and will begin his duties Oct. 2.
Bemidji-Contracts for erection of
the new high school here have been
| awarded Edward Jackson & Son of Ee-
midi at $24O,592. Work is to begin
| Aug. 10.
St. Paul-In order to be free from
| the business matters of the state gov
eminent, Governor Preus is now TAX
ing a vacation in Idaho, 60 miles from
a railroad,
Rochester-During a heavy fog Otto
Johnson, carpenter, ran his automo-
bile into Great Northern train. john
son escaped injury, but the machine
| was wrecked.
Minneapolis-Henry N. Knott, city
Clerk, brought suit against E. w.
Hawley, alderman from the Second
ward, asking damages of $4,000 for
alleged SANDER.
Olivia-On a charge of transporting
liquor A. w. Lynch, Of Minneapolis,
was given a 60 day Jail sentence and
c. A. Baker of Sioux City, was fined
5000 for selling liquor.
Mankato-Sig Haugdahl of Albert
Lea, automobile dirt track speed cham
pion, lowered the Minnesota state dirt
track record for mile on half-mile
track from 1:O7 is to 1:06 rs.
Pipestone-Mrs. Hattie Waite, aged
65 years, was shot and killed at her
home near Trosky, by Monte White,
who then turned the gun on himself.
The slayer is said to be fatally shot.
St. Paul-The Minnesota section of
the American committee for relief in
Ireland will go to the state to fill
100000 quota on September Is, John
A. Burns, state chairman, announced.
Windom-The contract for the erec-
ton of WINDOWS new armory has been
let to the J. B. Nelson company OF
Mankato on it's bid of $25,373. Con-
struction work will be started at once.
Winona-Charles Shapero and three
children, aged 2 to 5 years, narrowly
escaped injury when the car in which
they were riding was struck by an
automobile driven by Edward Katsban
of this city.
St. Paul-Jock Malone, pugilist, who
was arrested on complaint of the Roch-
ester police, in connection with the
theft of an autom obile, has been re-
leased and cleared of all connection
with the theft.
St. Paul-The finest horses Of every
| class and breed in the country will be
represented at the twin, city horse
show to be given under the auspices
Of the national dairy show on the State
Fair grounds Oct. 8 to Is.
Duluth-Judgments totalling $780,
69SS3 in favor of two farmers, Charles
Lans and A. R. Peterson, victims OF
the 1918 forest fires, were entered in
district court here against the United
States Railroad administration.
neapolis-Stamp collection to-
falling 100000 in value were exhibited
at the convention of the Society OF
Philatelic Americans at the Curtis h0-
tel This was the value put upon the
mbined collection of all delegates by
C. w. Kissinger, president of the So
ciety.
Rochester-Walter Johnson, far
mer living near Eyota. narrowly es-
4 capped death when attacked by a bull.
Johnson's shepard dog succeeded in
attracting the attention of the animal
and gave Johnson a chance to make
his escape He was badly bruised but
will recover ~.:.:
| nneapolis-Explosion of a still on
the third floor of building at COS
Emerson av> N. caused fire that en-
dangered the lives of seven persons,
including five children, all under IL
years old, one Of whom was severely
burned. Loss to the building was
estimated at $4,000. 9 r.. .};za. = 5,..
st. Paul-The Minnesota Veteran
Cavalry association, composed Of
Brackets Battalion, the First Mime
sofa Mounted Rangers, Hatch's indie
pendent Battalion and the Second Min
nesota Cavalry, will conduct its 18th
annual reunion in the old soldiers tent,
next to the old settlers cabin, on the
State Fair grounds at 10 a. m. Sept. z.
St. Paul-Twenty-five boy scout ex-
ecutives, chiefly from st. Paul and
Minneapolis, with others from Stillwa-
ter, Winona, Faribault, Anoka, Austin,
Bird Island, Norwood, and other
towns, have just finished two weeks
Intensive training at the state univer-
sity's school of forestry in Itasca state
park F. R. uNeibel, Scout executive
Tor ST. Paul, was in charge Of the
camp. H. -.
/ Wheaton-Edward Larson, farm
s. who lived four miles southwest of
here will killed when he jumped from
a wagon to recover the lines he had
dropped. The team became frighten-
I'd and jumped, the wheels of the wag-
IN carrying load of grain passing
over his body.
! Little Falls-A warrant charging
DR.. E. e. Hall with violating the pre-
scription section of the Volstead act,
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