The Tomahawk., 1921-06-23
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE
News From All Parts of Mime
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From ALL Parts of State TerseIy
ChronicIed for Their
Benefit.

VINO settled IN yellow medicine equity
in 1873, died at his home here.
Winona-A class of 101 was gradual.
ed in the annual. commencement ex-
ercises of Winona State Teachers col.
lege.
Nashwauk-Many iron mines in this
vicinity have been forced to close down
temporarily because of heavy rains
flooding the shafts.
q Warroad-Two persons are dead and
one injured as result of an automo-
bile accident at the Canadian National
crossing near here.
= Winona-The annual convention OF
the first district group of the Mime
sofa Bankers association opened here
with a. dinner and dance.
Brainerd-Plans are under way here
for an oldfashioned July celebration.
The celebration will be the first Of its
kind in this section for 10 years.
Luverne-Clossen Van De Veg, aged
II, was drowned in the reservoir at
Hills. While bathing with three COM
panions, all climbed on a raft and Van
De Veg fell off.
st. Cloud-Mrs. E. j. Lewis OF
Sank Center, prominent clubwoman
and mother of Sinclair Lewis, author,
and DR.. C. B. Lewis of st. Cloud, died
suddenly at her home from heart fail
ire.
Crookston-The annual meeting OF
the Red River Valley Development as
sociation will be conducted here early
in July, according to announcement by
G. H. Zealand, secretary of the organ
izatior.
Rochester-At the closing session OF
the 34th annual conventio nof the Sec
ond District Women's Christian Tenn
.perance union at Pleasant Grove, Mrs.
Dell Hoge of Rochester Was elected
president.
: Albert Lea--Descending to the
ground on torn bedsheets, tied together,
John Finberger and his five children,
Of Newry, near here, narrowly escaped
with, their lives from their burning
farm home.
St. Paul-Minnesota will be allotted
$4,000 for fire protection work under
the Weeks law, at the headwaters OF
navigable streams in the state, accord
ing to information received by w. T.
Cox, state forester.
Winona-John RAIDER, aged 60, OF
Rollingstone, was killed when struck
by an eastbound passenger train on the
Milwaukee road west Of this city. He
Is said to have been walking along the
o1/ xr,L4 ho fro
neapolis-Examinatio of appli-
cants for commissions in the United
States army will be held August 13 to
August % at the University of Mime
sofa, it was announced by Col. G. Stur-
devant, professor of military tactics at
the University of Minnesota.
Ellsworth-Ted Dykehouse, employ
ed in a garage at Little Rock had
narrow escape from death when an
automobile he was repairing broke
from its fastenings and fell on him.
The man was badly crushed and in
ternal injuries may result in his death.
Moorhead-James Hartman, Barnes
Vile, a mechanic, was arraigned here
on a charge of assaulting his wife
with intent to kill. Hartman pleaded
not guilty. Mrs. Hartman, who is re-
covering from ca fractured skull, &C.
,cuses her husband of hitting her over
the, head. +
RochesterThe suit of George Miller
against former Mayor Julius Reiter
was dismissed without prejudice, on
motion of the plaintiff, in district court
here. Miller brought suit against the
former city. executive alleging that
Reiter refused to renew saloon II.
cense for Miller for a period of four
months. ~'.,.
{ Winona-Mystery surrounds the cir
cumstances under, which an automo-
bile plunged over a 80 foot embank-
ment at Minnesota City, near here,
rolled over twice and landed upright,
but slightly damaged. 1t is believed
the machine, which was unoccupied,
became dislodged from it's parking
place and ran away.
Minneapolis-The memories Of Min
neapolis' soldier dead were perpetuated
when Victory Memorial driveway, Dor.
dered by young elm trees bearing their
names, was dedicated. Calling. upon
the American Legion to take up the
fight waged so long by the G.. A. r. Tor
representative government regulated
by law, Judge Ell Torrance paid the
first tribute to the dead soldiers, sailors
and nurses in the dedicatory address. :
Minneapolis-Glen lake sanitorium
is to have a special building for the
treatment of tuberculosis children, to
cost $3.50, 900, and to be erected from
funds provided by the estate OF
George Henry Christion. The building
will be a memorial to Mrs. Leonora
Hall Christian, his wife, who before
her death was active in anti-tubercu.
losis work. IL. -~--t = Z.
Fergus Falls Gilbert Bjerkrud, Mil
ton Sullivan and man named Swegel,
three inmates of the insane hospital
here, smashed a door of their ward
and esNpea Tvs y si'eF Ts-e recap