The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-06
NEWS OF STATE
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Recent Happenings In Minnesota
e.. Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
entire field COVERED
News ct Events In Gopher state
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

Crisp Readable Form.
Brainerd-The Sixth District Amer
lean Legion association was formally
organized here.
b Lake Benton-The farm residence
of Peter Chawsee north of here, burn
ed to the ground while the family was
away.
Claremont- Thieves entered the
Way drugstore while the clerk was
away and about SIS from the cash
register was taken.
Brainerd 49, Robert Nelson was
drowned in South Long lake, near
here, when he stepped into q hole
while wading after duck he had
killed.
.! Sandstone-E. Hoyez, Civil war vet
eran, is dead at his home here at the
age Of 90. He was born in France and
recently he and his wife celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
Hawley-Knute Mayfeld, farmer, &C.
cidentally blew his head almost of
while trying to shoot hawk. 1t Is
thought the hammer of the gun caught
in. his clothing and was discharged.
Tyler-The first hunting accident In
this vicinity occurred when Nels Utoft,
aged 16, had one Of his hands so bad
ly wounded by an accidental charge of
his shotgun, that the hand had to be
amputated at the wrist. 80
- Hibbing-A committee has been ap-
pointed to draw up new charter for
the city. This charter, when complet-
ed, will be submitted to- the voters,
and If four-sevenths of the voters ap-
prove, it will go into effect. 49,
Tower-People on farms and on the
outskirts of this town are being both
cred by black bears, which are very
numerous this year. A bear recently
killed a calf and was later shot by
settler. The bear weighed 400 pounds.
.JWinger-The funeral of Nels T.
Wold was conducted here, in charge
of, Nels T. Void post of the American
Legion Of Crookston. The palbearers
and the firing squad we're overseas
veterans, wearing regulation uniforms.
Fergus Falls-Andrew Lee, far
mer living in the town of Everts, lost
his home, together with a $4,000 auto
mobile and $275 in cash, by fire and
narrowly escaped death when he
Jumped through a window from the
second floor.
Slayton-Since the hunting season
opened, Game Warden G: w. Johnson
has taken AZ guns away from hunters
because the firearms have been car
ried in automobiles loaded and ready
for action. Two have been caught
without licenses.
+ st. Paul-There have been 613
cases Of infantile paralysis and sus-
pected cases reported to the state
board Of health, DR.. A. ]. Chesley, ex.
ecutive secretary of the state board Of
health, said. There have been 81
deaths, of which 20 have occurred
since Sept. 1. 49,
st. Paul-The 1921 crop of pota-
toes, as estimated by Hugh J.. Hughes,
director of markets Of the State De-
partment Of Agriculture, is from 3d.
000, 900 to 100000 bushels less than
the normal requirement, which he says
is something more than 100000, 900
bushels a year. : 81 ~, -: ,E,+
ta-yWilmont-A 15-months-old child of
Edward Herman, living near here, was
killed when older children, while their
parents were in town, caught a colt
and hitched it to stoneboat. T. The
animal became frightened and ran
away, striking the child with the
heavy stoneboat.
4 Worth Observation-Disclosures. ontorod rho
confectionery store of Dick Casareto
and carried. of a safe weighing 500
pounds which contained $500 in cash
and valuable papers. Entrance was
effected by breaking the glass in the
rear door, reaching through the open
Ing and unlocking the door. +. L
Neutrality-suspicious. than one-third
Of the population Of Minnesota in 1920
was of native parentage, according to
! federal census bulletin. Out Of the |
total population Of 2,36s,936 in the
state, there were 827,627 persons of
native parentage. OF foreign parent.
age there were 708,126, and of mixed |
347,019. The foreign born |
population amounted to 4S6, 1854.
pOllS--~1u tuS 4ACCIOSS u LILO |
100000 campaign to be launched next
month by the Minnesota conference Of
The Swedish Lutheran church, an ex-
ecutive conference of 20 st. Paul Luz
:heran pastors took place at Bethesda
hospital. About 100000 OF the sum
will be used for educational purposes
It Gustaphus Adolphus college at st.
Peter, aud the remainder as Mime
sofa conference quota for the new
seminary building at Rock Island, Ill.
Faribault-Thoma Hagerty was
,eld responsible for the killing of Hen.
y Griffith, his brother in-law by a
:oroner.'s Jury here. Evidence, intro
Iuced at the inquest, called by DR.. p.
\. Smith, coroner, was to the effect
hat Hagerty shot Griffith, on the stairs
II the house Of John Hagerty, father
II the accused man and of Mrs. Grit
it'll. go
Duluth-Mrs. John Pikkaranen, who