The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-04-21
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From All Parts of Minne-
sofa Given in Condensed
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Where Busy Readers viii Find News
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Hugo-Burglars who entered the
Hugo garage obtained from $ooo "
500 worth of tires.
Pipestone-A tornado, which formed
about three miles southwest OF fps s
stone damaged several farms.
Windom-Mrs. O. G. Peterson, vile
of Sheriff Peterson, is the first woman
deputy to serve in this county.
Fairmont-Martin county snlppeo
it's first car of corn donated Tor tne
relief of starving Europeans. The loao
weighed 10000 pounds.
Worthington-C. A. Patchin, super
intendent of public instruction mere
and % faculty members have signed
contracts to remain another year.
Winona-Ambrose Simon, aged 10,
sustained a broken leg and injuries u
his back when attacked by bull al
the home of his father. near Eina.
st. Cloud-As a result OF the lnltla'
ton the Knights of Columbus have l.
045 members. A new home for the st.
Cloud Council is being constructed al
a cost of $4,000.
Wheaton-Helge H. Dokken, mana
ger for a hardware concern and coa'
company, committed suicide here by
drinking poison. Dependency over III
health is believed to have been the
cause. 49,
Winona-The store of the Olmstead
county Cooperative association OF
Eyota, has been sold to L. K. Ebllng
its manager, for $4,000, according to
H. M. Bierce Of Winona, referee IN
bankruptcy.
Winona-Alfred Beck, aged 81, is IN
a serious condition at hospital as the
result of injuries sustained when his
Jacket became caught and he was
thrown against the teeth Of a revolving
circular saw. .
Albert Lea-Attempting to climb a
corn crib in pursuit of kitten, How
ard Peterson, aged 5, was killed when
the crib fell, crushing him to pieces.
The lad was found Is minutes after
the accident. =
st., Paul--Temporary suspension OF
work at the Dale street shop and the
Jackson street coach shop of the Great
Northern railroad, affecting 400 en-
ployees, is announced. The shops Will
reopen about May 1. ;
Crookston-Crook night school
debating team won the Minnesota h1gn
school championship from Austin by
unanimous decision and for the second
time won the silver trophy cup that
goes with the state title.
Lakefield-Mice and matches are be-
lieved to have been the cause OF a tire
which destroyed the home OF Adam
Richter. BY hard work neighbors kept
the flames from spreading to the
school building and teachers home.
st. Paul-The estate of Levi P. Nor
ton; vice-president of the United states
when BENJAMIN Harrison was presf
dent, will pay an Inheritance tax on
Minnesota property valued at $S5.52s'
according to the Inheritance tax clerk
Penasse-Proud of it's recently es:
tablished postoffice, which has the dis
tinction of being the farthest north OF
any in the United States, this little
hamlet which boasts Of $50 inhabt
tants, now receives its mail once
week. s--- -,
st. Cloud-Building operations here
under way or under contract call fol
s2.5o0,000 worth of construction this
summer. Included are q new hotel,
$500, 900; courthouse, $650,00o; st.
Mary's church, 100000; theater, $780,
900: Roosevelt school, 100000. -s.,
Luverne-Rock county will be repre-
sented by boy, Elvin Klein, at the in.
terstate spelling contest at Wayne,
Neb., April 20. Klein is one Of the few
boys to win spelling contests through
out the state. He passed the written
and oral tests with perfect score.
; Canby-Believing a hardship was
being imposed upon him, more than
200 residents of this city gave ban.
auet to Clarence Hines JUST before ne
boarded train for saltwater, where
he will surrender himself to the state
prison authorities to begin serving
sentence for granddaughter. .~1s
Minneapolis George E. Leach, com.
mander Of the 151st Field Artillery IN
the World war, filed as a candidate fol-
mayor. Backed by unanimous indorse'
ment of the republican preprimary de.
1eeate convention and the Minneap'
oils Veterans Political league, follow
ing a conference General Leach an.
nounced that he would enter the race
DESPITE a statement issued few hours
after the republican convention ad.