The Tomahawk., 1921-08-11

Ruthton-Firs, caused by lightning
destroyed the big barn on the William
Beck farm.
Kiester-At special election here,
bonds were voted to install electricity
in Kiester. 4....>'
Fergus Falls-Rev. e. Wulfsberg Of
Elbow Lake has been elected pPesi.
dent of Park Region Luther college
in this city. 20 -..
Marshall-J. r. Howard, president
of the National Farm Bureau fedora
ton, has accepted an invitation to
speak at the Lynn county fair hare
Aug. 81.
Dundas-Sam Remington, ST., is
dead here from injuries received when
struck by an unidentified automobile
driver. The driver of the machine did
not stop. IT,.
Redwood Falls-Two drownings &C.
CURED in the Minnesota river Sunday.
August Menohow. young farmer, and
H. E. Brocksmith, transient harvest
hand were drowned while swimming.
Thief River Falls-The United
States civil service commission will
conduct an open competitive examine
| ton here Friday Aug. 10 to fill the
position of postmasters at Red Lake
Falls and Plummer. - ~
Minneapolis-Ora Titus, linenlan for
the Minneapolis General Electric
company, who was rescued by firemen
While being slowly electrocuted at the
top of power circuit pole, died in the
General hospital.
MANIFESTATIONS asking that Hib-
bling be incorporated as city will be
presented to the district court some
time this week, it has been announced
here. A sufficient number of names
have been attached to che petitions to
make this possible. -, = =
Pipestone-John Toutjes, a black
smith at Holland, was killed while at
work in his shop. He was welding
shaft in the head of steam thresh-
ing engine when the heat caused the
piston to explode, large portion OF
the steel striking him in tho head.
Thief River Falls-Several loads of
rye, the first to be threshed in this
vicinity, were marketed here. The
grain was grown by Ole Skaar, a far.
mer living near here and is of good
quality. .Threshing will be general in
this district within the coming week.
st. Paul--Garfleld W. Brown, Glen.
coe attorney, and prominent in repub
lican politics in Minnesota for several
years, was appointed by Governor J.
A. o. Preus to succeed Andrew Fritz
as state public examiner. The new
appointee is a veteran Of the World |
war. .'-..-. l.
Minneapolis-Prop to construct |
highway to Pennington by way Of
Cedar avenue, thereby providing a di.
rect route from Minneapolis to the
south, which might possibly be desig.
mated as state highway No. so, was
voted down by the Hennepin county
commissioners. -. ..e~~ -. =. w.. -
Winona-The cause of the death of
John Karsten, aged 20, a'farmer Of Ne.
dine, near here, whose body was found
by searching party in the weeds on
a neighboring farm after an all night.
hunt, probably will remain mystery.
A coroner's jury here returned YER
dict that Karsten met death by cause
but decided that no evidence
of foul play was found. -
st. Paul-The Minnesota State High.
way department is preparing plans
for road building projects to be sub
mitted to contractors this fall in con.
with a recommendation of
Secretary Hoover that road contracts
be let in the fall rather than in the
spring to aid the employment situa.
ton, it was announced at the State
Highway Engineers office. II; ~.
.Fairmont-District Judge W. L. Con.
verse of South St. Paul, in decision
fled here, holds that the Blue Earth
city council has the power to prohibit
Sunday movie" shows. Judge Con-
7erse dissolved an Injunction obtained
~ Mark. Hanson, manager of a NOV
ng picture show at Blue Earth, re-
Blue Law ordinance into effect.
st. Paul-The Chippewa County
State bank of Montevideo, has been
closed by an order of s. B. Duea, state +,
of banks it was an
bounced in the Office of the state
'ank examiner. According to G. H.
'ivright, deputy superintendent, the
'ank was closed because of a shortage
q it's reserve fund. It was not pre-
jared to meet its Withdrawals, the ex- ii
miner reported. = - ~
st. Paul-Investigation of the coal
ituation in respect to supply for Min. (
esota, ordered by Governor J.. A. o.
'reus, will be broadened to include 8 \
rive against high prices Of fuel. it I
7as announced by J. H. Hay, deputy I
Of agriculture. In urg- s
ng lower coal prices, Mr.. Hay sent !
stters to- governors Of surrounding I
tates and to members of the Mime 9
ota delegation in Congress asking 4
nited action in obtaining lower coal h
rices. ,s - IF ~lI.5 &.s2 3
st. Paul-Barbers, operating soft .
rink establishments or poolhalls as I
declines have until Sept. to make
no necaSsarv changes as nrescrihod