The Tomahawk., 1921-05-19
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE.
News From All Parts of Minne-
, sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers Will Find News
From All Parts of State Tersely
Chronicled for Their
Benefit.

BENEFIT.
Luverne-The annual meeting of the
State Shorthorn Breeders association
will be conducted here June 10.
Tracy-With the soil said to be in
excellent condition to receive the grain,
many farmers in this section are plant
ing corn.
Hastings-With 1877 cases on the
calendar, Dakota county district court
opened here today with Judge w. L.
Converse presiding.
Slayton-The city council has deter
mined to issue bonds to the amount OF
$4,000 to take up outstanding sewer
and paving warrants.
Hibbing-Mrs. r. B. Bird, wife OF a
railroad fireman, is dead at a hospital
here as a result of burns received
when an oil can exploded.
Slayton-Appointme of viligance
committee of five to check moonshine
operations in Murray county, is rec
commended by the grand jury of Muir
ray county.
St. Cloud-Lloyd Gunder, 22-year-old
Paynesville youth, was instantly killed
through contact with a wire carrying
10000 volts of electricity, while in the
employ of the Union Power company at
Kimball.
Minneapolis carloads of corn
to save the lives of famine sufferers in
foreign lands have been collected in
Minnesota during the past 10 days and
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shipped to Asia Minor.
Duluth-Unable to agree on meth
cd of abolishing secret fraternities at
the Duluth Central high school, the
board of education has decided to hold
a public meeting, thresh the question
and take action accordingly.
Fergus Falls-The Fergus Falls
Hunting and Fishing club has put on a
crow shooting contest for this season,
the score thus far being 748 crows.
It is expected that several thousand
will be disposed of during the summer.
St. Paul-Miss Agnes l.. Peterson
former head of the women's division
of the Minnesota Bureau of Labor, has
been appointed by President Harding
assistant director of the women's bu-
reau of the Federal Department Of
Labor.
> ST.. Paul-The gates of the Mime
sofa State Fair grounds will be closed
on Sunday this year, members of the
fair board have decided following re-
quest for such action passed by the
Minnesota legislature on the last day
Of its session.
Winona-Winona has reverted to its
old street names, many Of which have
historical associations, dating back Is
years. The city council repealed an
ordinance passed two months ago es.
tablishing the numerical system Of
street designation.
Crookston-Mrs. Martha Pearson,
convicted of manslaughter in the sec.
ond degree in connection with the
death of her infant child, was SEN
fenced to a term of not to exceed five
years in the. state reformatory for
women at Shakopee.
Slayton-Clarence Beal of Stay.
ton, has been awarded $4,000 damages
for the loss of leg in his suit against
the Burlington railroad in district
court here. Beal originally sued for
$4,000 A verdict last December gave
him $4,000, but retrial was granted.
Ellsworth-Voting on the question of
issuing bonds amounting to 100000 for
improving and rebuilding the electric
light system, resulted in Sc votes fav.
oring the bond issue with not one dis
senting vote. This insures the change
Of the plant from direct to alternating
current.
Rochester-Seven hundred subscrib.
ers of the Peoples Telephone company
Of Stewartville, near, here, have or.
dered their telephone removed because
the company increased the rate for
service. The subscribers contend that
the service was too poor to warrant
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Observation-Disclosures hundred peo.
pie attended the various services held
here in connection with the dedication
of the new church erected by Our Sa.
vior's, Lutheran Congregation. Rev.
G. J. Eastvold of Mortified, president
Of the Southern Minnesota district,
Norwegian Lutheran church, conduct.
ed the ceremonies. 49,
nneapolis-America leads the
world in it's weekly farm community
publications and Minnesota is one of
the leaders of the American states,
Bristow Adams, head Of the publica.
tons department at Cornell Univer.
sity, ithaca, N. Y, told members OF
the Minnesota Editorial association,
convened in final session of their short
course at the University Farm. ~
Jacksonville Community Store"
organized several months ago, has
been closed on writ of attachment
and Sheriff. o. C. Lee is now. in charge
Of the concerns affairs. a. |
St. Paul-Ivan Bowen of Mankato is
the choice of Governor ]. A. O. Preus
for the place on the state railroad and
warehouse commission, made vacant
by the death Of, Judge Ira B. Mills.
Brafnerd-An automobile driven by
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