The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1922-11-09
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CONDENSED Stories Of Happenings
Of The Week n hiunesots

| OCAo d1S CApCSSCu anu AOCLC1 WILL ~
read from members now scattered
throughout the country.
Hibbing-For the first time in the
history Of the state at this time Of the
year there is no water in the swamps
in the northern part of the state. The
swamps are dry and fires in the low
places burn stubbornly. Overdrainage
of these lands is believed to be the
cause.
Deer Rivera virulent form Of diph
liberia is reported raging in the north
settlement, and one child, died after
a short illness. According to the in
vestigations made by the state labor.
atory, the cases are those of black
diphtheria.
St. Paul-Dr. Elias J. Durand, pro-
fessor of botany at the University of
Minnesota and internationally known
authority on botanical subjects, died
at his home here after a long illness.
An operation last summer failed to
bring relief, and DR.. Durand had been
failing since.
acknowledgements returns on
Minneapolis registration brought the
total up to 145,506 names or within
5000 Of the registration for the presi-
Dental election two years ago.
| DuIuth-The city fuel committee at
| it's next meeting will make plans for
the gathering and distribution of wood
| from forests near Duluth, it was an
nounced by Major F. S, Sniyely.
ginia-Organizato Of several
purebred sire associations will soon
be perfected throughout this district,
according to plans announced by
County Agent, August Neubauer.
St. James-Plans have been COM
pleted for the fitting observance of Ar
mistice day in St. James. A parade
in which Civil Spanish war and World
war veterans will take part, will be
one Of the features.
Canby-A number Of farmers in this
vicinity report that wolves have made
raids on their sheep herds, killing a
number of the animals.
Fergus FaIls-The freight cars or.
dered to the West by the Interstate
Commerce commission will arrive too
late to save the potato crop as the
shippers will not risk sending out po-
tatoes in ordinary box cars so late in
the season. This was the situation in
the potato country as revealed to O.
P. B. jacobson, chairman of the Rail
road and Warehouse commission, and
N. J. Holmberg, commissioner of agri-
culture, on the first day of their tour
in which they covered Alexandria, Car
los, Henning, Parkers Prairie and Fer.
gus Falls.
MinneapoIis-TheN Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., has installed 100000
telephones in this CITY, This an.
nouncement was made by local off,
cials. Minneapolis now ranks fifth in
number of telephones in use in the U.
S.
Hibbing-To encourage the use of
peat for heating purposes the staff of |
the state mines department headquar'
tiers here is using peat to heat the
building. The dried peat has been
used by mixing with coal and separ'
ately and it has worked satisfactorily.
Dulutt-Duluth will have juvenile
traffic cops, if the recommendations of
r. T. Hugo, chairman of the traffic
committe of the Duluth Auto club, are
carried out. 1t is proposed to station
school boys at crossings in front of
public school buildings to direct stu
dents across the intersections.
MinneapoIis-Bond requirements of
the Board of Education for 1928 are
being prepared by administrative OFF,
GERS Of the board for presentation to
the board of taxation November z. It
Is unlikely the figure will be less than
the $2,50O,O00 fixed by the board of
taxation, officials said.
Faribault Minnesota's longest
stretch of paved highway, reaching
It's miles from Falibault northward
through st. Paul. Minneapolis. st.
Cloud and Little Falls, is now COM
pleted. Road builders have poured
The last batch of concrete on Trunk
Highway No. 1 paving near Westcott.
Celebrations viii be held at various
towns on the highway Nov. 9, 10, IL
and IL.
St. Paula bid is being made by
he Twin Cities to secure the proposed
of American Yeomen
building for orphan chill
lren for this state. Minnesota has
| good chance Of securing this institu- ;
ion, according to officers of the asso-
citation, providing the citizens of the
state show proper interest. The Yeo-
mems plan includes building a town
or the care of orphan children. The
program provides that within 10 years !
he institution will have $50 houses &C.
Is children in each !
lome, together with their guardian {
n foster parents. The project will {
equire an investment Of $10,OOo,0o0 ,
o s12,0oo,oO0 which will be provided ]
" assessments on the 100000 mem {
ers throughout the country. s
Crystal-Fire of unknown origin
aused 100000 loss at the Elmhurst {
)airy farm, Crystal village, bringing t
he total loss in mysterious dairy I
arm fires to approximately $240,000 &