The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-10-13
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towns.
Winona-August Gatz, aged II, {
pioneer resident of Winona, is deaG
on the Sind anniversary Of his arriva
here from Germany.
Str Peter-With more than 1900 per
sons from over the entire late in at
tendance the cornerstone Of the Gus
tavus college gymnasium was laid.
| WinOna-Rev DR.. Samuel L. Parish
pastor OF the Central Methodist church
OF Winona, returned today from Eu
rope, where he spent several months
Hibbing-John Gorham, son of Fred
| Gorham, we'll known range con.
| tractor, was drowned in Nett lake
| while out duck hunting with COM
! panion.
Redwood Falls-Peter Yontz, aged
IS years, died at his home in Renville.
Yontz was veteran Of the Civil war
and saw hard service with the union
forces.
Minneapolis-Polic were asked to
assist in the search for the jewelry
thieves who stole two trunks contain.
ing $4,000 worth Of jewelry from A.
L. Heuer, salesman.
Hallock-Rose Krips, aged 6, shot
and killed her brother, aged II, with
rifle, while the two were playing
with the gun, which they did not
know was loaded. The bullet entered
the boys back.
Wheaton-Lilac bushes are in bud
here. The last few warm days, follow
ing heavy rains the week previous,
have brought out the buds in cases
where the blossoms we're nipped by
frost last spring.
st. Paul-One hundred and ten per-
sons, inmates of the states prison and
reformatories, have applied for par
dons or clemency and their cases will
be heard by the State Board Of Par
dons on October II.
st. Paul-Attention Of all Mime
sofa people was called by Governor
ia. O. Preus, in an official proclama-
ton, to the National Dairy show,
which epens-on the State-Fair grounds
Oct. 8, continuing to Oct: IS.
Dodge Center-Florence, the year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alec
Weir, was killed when she was struck
on the head by piece Of timber as
crossbar for. a swing. The timber
broke in half while she was swinging.
Fairmont-An explosion Of a five
gallon copper boiler on a steam en-
CINE in a popcorn wagon caused
loss Of $500 to the popcorn roasting
outfit, besides blowing out the glass
windows and floors in the immediate
vicinity.
Duluth-Shipmentso Of iron ore from
docks at the Head of the Lakes this
season have fallen away to less than
one-half what they were in 1920, &C
cording to figures announced by the
various docks at Duluth, Superior, Ash
land and Two Harbors.
Winona-Two men are dead here as
the result of two accidents near this
city. Christ Wenger, farmer of Pell,
a sandpit in which he was working
caved in. John Bauman, carpenter,
sustained fatal injuries when limb of
tree fell upon him.
Waseca-Livestock breeders Of Wa
SEGA county plan to put on sale OF
purebred cattle and hogs, the pro.
ceeds of which are to be used for the
purpose of erecting a new livestock
exhibition and sales pavilion at the
county fair grounds here. Local mer.
chants plan to finance the sale.
St. Paul-Definite steps for reforest.
alton in northern Minnesota should be
taken by the next legislature, Repre-.
sentative George Wicker Of Kasson
said. He had just returned from a
tour in the iron range country with
other members of the house and SEN
ate interim committees @on taxation.
Private companies cannot be expected |
to carry on reforestation work, he |
said, as there is no return from the
trees for about so years. The only
workable program, he believes, will be
handled by the state.
nneapolis-Millions of bushels of
grain in Twin Cities terminal eleva-
tors are menaced by an insect known
to the grain trade and to grain inspec-
ton men as the bran bug. Three Mn
aeapolis grain elevators reported the
presence of the insect in their stocks.
Danger of these insects damaging
stored grains in the terminals to the
extent of thousands Of dollars has
the grain inspection depart
nent of the Railroad and Warehouse
commission to take steps to issue or
lers to stop spread of the pest.
Minneapolis-An organization form
ID for the avowed purpose of bringing
bout a modification of the VOlstead
lct and to fight blue-law agitation on
common ground, made its bow under
he name Of the Minnesota, Sanity
eague. It's motto is, "Rationalism in
St. Cloud-Young Americas baseball
cam, claiming the championship OF
southern Minnesota with Rees Will
Jams and Bob McMenemy Of st. Paul
ssociation team forming the battery,
efeated the St.<Cloud aggregation, 2 ;
o o, in a game billed for the state
tile. ~ --' /