The Tomahawk., 1922-12-21
BrietrMaml
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

st. Vincent-Turkeys are the best
paying crop a man can raise In this
section. providing he can protect them
from the wolves.
Observation-Disclosures in the Little
fork valley are receiving exception
ally good prices for their clover seed
this year.
Winona-Hannibal Choate, 81 years
old, a veteran Winona merchant, OBJ
served the 61st anniversary of his
firm.
Austin-At a recent public sale
near here some COWS were sold for
$125 each, and corn sold for as high
rs 66 cents a bushel.
st. Paui-The state this week re-
ceived $33,0O3.24 Inheritance taxes on
payment of the settlement on three
Minneapolis estates.
Mankato-In a competitive hunt
held by the Mankato Lodge of ElksI
two teams brought in 1876 cottontail
and eight jack rabbits.
Windom-The city of Window will
work in conjunction with the state
highway department in the matter OF
bridging the Des Moines river here.
DuIuth-Dr M. N. Triplett, aged g.,
pioneer physician, newspaper publish
er and former editor Of the Flood wood
Broad Axe, is dead at his home here.
Duiuth-Jessie Dennerly, pupil, is
recovering from burns received when
two alcohol lamps being used in the
chemical laboratory were overturned
and exploded.
Albert Lea-Hans P. Jensen, resid-
Ing north of here, who was severely
burned when he attempted to revive
q fire by pouring gasoline onto it, died
ut a hospital here. >.
St. Pau,-St. Paul police completed
Installing a powerful radio receiving
set at Central station, to be used in
picking up descriptions of criminals
and stolen automobiles broadcast from
Chicago and other eastern cities.
.WilImar The Kandiyohi County
War Records committee has announc.
ed the publication of war records
book which will show the services of
Kandiyohi county in the World war.
Minneapoiis-Action was started in
Hennepin county district court to COL
lect thousands of dollars in personal
property tax on automobiles in the
hands Of Minneapolis automobile deal
ers.
DuIuth-Because two men each
claiming her as his wife, had met and
quarreled, Mrs. A. M. Johnson went to
the lake docks and attempted suicide
by shooting herself. Her recovery il
doubtful.
Minneapolis-Three brothers began
which win give them claim, they be-
lieve, to 10000 acres Of Northwest
farm lands, valued at upwards Of
million dollars.
Tracy-At the John Peterson farm
south Of this city, an old fashioned
husking bee was conducted when Pet
erson's neighbors gathered and husk-
ed $40 bushels Of corn and stacked
his corn fodder.
MinneapoIis-Celebr Minneapo-
lis Week with the announcement that
it passed Los Angeles and Pittsburgh
In November postal receipts, and now
ranks 18th among postal centers Of
the United States.
Faribault-Elias Gatlin, aged 80
years, thought to be the oldest man
yet arrested on a charge of illicit
liquor making in Minnesota, was TAX
en- into custody at his home here and
in court paid fine of $50. -
Hibbing-Gross inequalities favoring
the Oliver Iron Mining company in the
real estate assessment Of Hibbing vii
lage were corrected by the state tax
commission, in approving a reassess-
ment made under its authority.
St. Paul-Reports of statewide
plot to destroy schools, colleges and
universities by fire were partly con-
firmed when state fire marshals said
the 100000 Winona Teachers college
fire Sunday, Dec. 3, was Of incendiary
origin. n .
Winona-A three. months search
which enlisted the services of author
tiles in many cities ended when
Archie Moore, 15-year-old Winona high
school boy who disappeared from his
home last September, was located at
Vancouver, Wash. - -. j.. est+ 81.
Austin-As if she had premonition
of death, F1oy Naoma Earl, year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Earl
of this city, who died as the result Of
eating rat poison, few days before
death told her mother she was going
to join her brother Charles in heaven.
Albert Lea-Reports coming from
citizens who visited Lower lake, sec
tion of the state game preserve, Sun
day, are that hundreds Of mallards,
teal, spoonbills and other ducks are
being found on the ice and along the
soil line. It was at first believed that
the ducks were wounded by guns but
on examination very few were found
with any wounds. It is now believed
the city sewage dumped into the lakes
poisoned the water, and the ducks,
eating the vegetation, having been
made the victims. >.Ey "..'s. $
a. -Drohihi%io, ocnprS dur.