The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-02-03
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| 8enent.
Ivanhoe.-A special election has
oeen called to vote on $4,000 BOND
issue to enlarge the school house here.
Owatonna-Aaron S. Bragg, pioneer
resident of Steele county and Civil war
veteran died at the home of his daugh-
ter.
Waseca-The Waseca county fair
will be conducted here Sept. 13, IA, 10
and 16, according to announcement by
! the fair board.
| Northfield-Dr William A. Hunt, &C.
tive in state Masonic and medical cir
cles, died at his home here, following
an illness of several months.
St. Peter-Mrs. Oliver Anderson, "a
years old, a resident of Minnesota Tor
go years, is dead. Mrs. Anderson came
to America from Norway before the
Civil war.
Sleepy Eye.-Fred Kissner, II years
old, dropped dead while attending
prayer meeting at the home OF neigh
Dor. He had been a resident OF this
section since 1868.
St. Paul-Appointment of DR.: F: E.
Cobb, Minneapolis, to the state board
of dental examiners, to succeed Dr.
BENJAMIN A. Sandy, was announced by
Governor J. A. o. Preus.
Rochester-A. D. Wilson, state di'
rector of extension work at the uni"
versity farm, was the chief speaker
here at the annual gathering OF the
Olmstead county farm bureau, attend
ed by 800 farmers.
St. Paul.-County commissioners
representing virtually every county in
the state attended the annual meeting
in the Senate chamber of the Old Capt.
toll building of the State Association OF
County Commissioners.
Observation-Disclosures at a special cleo.
ton here have acted favorably on
PROPOSITION to issue 100000 worth of
bonds for rebuilding the public school
which was destroyed by fire a few
weeks ago.
St. Paul-Erection of livestock ext
position and sales building to cost
$25O,OOO was suggested to the Kansas
club of South St. Paul by l.. E. Potter,
president of the Minnesota Farm Blu
reau federation,
manager of the Tri-State Telephone
company was found dead with bull
let wound in his head in his office at
the telephone exchange shortly after
he had come to work.
Minneapolis-A local branch of the
National No-Tobacco league, which
purposes to abolish the use of tobacco.
will be formed in Minneapolis within
the next ten days, B. c. Hoyt, OF Will
mar, Mimi, field secretary, said.
Luverne-A two-bit piece Tith in
terest which had accrued during SO
years was received by I. S. Woodrow
of this city, mailed by a boyhood
friend who declared he hadSdesired to
square himself with the world.
Minneapolis-Mayors of Minnesota
will convene at the reception room OF
Mayor J. e. Meyers in their third an
nual conference Feb. and 8, Mayor
Meyers announced, It is expected
that 100 mayors will attend, he said.
l. Owatonna-Owatonn has been Sc.
lected for the subd:strict high school
defamation contest Feb. II. Teams
entered will represent Hayield, Dodge
Center, West Concord and Waseca:
Winners will go to the district contest.
Redwood Falls-Nick Bernardy, a
farmer living near Seaforth was seri-
ously injured when his clothing be-
came caught in a corn shredder. He
was thrown around the shaft twice be-
fore the belt slipped off, stopping the
machinery.
Redwood Falls-First steps toward
establishing cooperative creamery in
Redwood Falls were taken at meet
ing of dairymen Of Redwood county.
Committees were named to solicit far
mers to purchase stock and agree to
sell their cream to the new institution.
Albert Lea-Police announced today
that a quantity Of goods stolen from
the Fair store here has been recovered
and a Mexican who gave the name of
Pietro is being held in connection with
the robbery. The police raided the
Mexican's home and, recovered some
of the silk which was reported stolen.
Neutrality-suspicious. are now being
made for district Baptist meeting
here early in March under the direc-
ton of the National Missionary union
of the Baptist church. Worthington
has been selected as one Of the five
points in Minnesota where similar
meetings will be. conducted to which
churches in the. surrounding district
will send delegates. ~.
Duluth-Logging operations in the
north woods have been below normal
thus far this winter, according to re-
ports to lumber dealers here, and
while every effort will be made to
catch up on production during the re-
mainder of the season, the output OF
logs for the year, they say, will be
considerably less than in the preceding
year. s.:.--
Brainerd-A surveying crew is To-
eating the route of the proposed state
road No & from Crosby north tn a