The Tomahawk., 1922-04-13
HAPPENINGS N
GOPHER STATE
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Benefit,

Hutchinson-E. L. Higgins was
elected. mayor of this city over P. p.
Prendergast by a majority of two
votes.
Tracy-Martin o. Ekilsrud, aged IS
years, who saw hard service with the
Union forces in the Civil war, died at
his home here.
Two Harbors-S. G.. Holden, who
has been treasurer of Lake county for
20 years, will not be a. candidate for
reelection. He is sc years old.
| Willmar-The entire labor ticket
was successful in the election here.
v. E. Lawson was elected mayor over
A. A. Anderson by 800 majority.
Luverne-The "Objectors" ticket
was elected here by majority of 321.
A record vote of 1924 ballots was cast.
r. B. Hinkly was elected mayor.
Canby-Nisse l.. Peterson, aged So,
farmer, committed suicide by hang
ing. His body was hanging by a
strap from the top of The hayraft.
Worthington-The city council has
purchased the old Worthington hotel
property as site for the big $4,000
armory building to be erected here.
Austin-Austin post of the Amer
lean Legion has decided to push efforts
to obtain the appropriation of $4,000
from the state to be used in extend
ing the Armory.
| Owatonna-The total indebtedness
of the city of Owatonna is now $685.
886.26, according to figures compiled
by the finance committee of tho re-
firing city council.
Redwood Falls-The Redwood Falls
Masonic lodge and Free Public Libra
ry here, each receive $500, by be-
queathes in the will of the Major M.
E. Powell, just filed for probate.
Grand Rapids-More than $4,000
has been raised by members of the
community church for the purpose of
completing the edifice now being
built. In the las: year $4,000 was
| raised.
Virginia-The Range leads the
whole United States in Americaniza-
tion work. Out of tn 10000 diplomas
printed for the entire country, 1000
came to the naturalization examiners
here.
Thief River Falls-The city council
has granted free use of the auditorium
for the conference meetings of the Lu-
River valley district, May II to IA, in
elusive.
Bemidji-Fire of unknown origin
damaged the Hub Clothing company's
store, the barber shop of Sterling &
Foucault and the Vickers hotel, all in
the same building, to the extent Of
$4,000.
Alexandria-The Park Region State
bank Of Alexandria was closed by ex.
aminers. Shrinkage in deposits and
depleted reserve was given as the rea-
son for closing by Bank Examiner
Smith. .
Hibbing-A total of $500 worth of
! groceries going to rs customers was
destroyed when a delivery truck burn
ed in an alley here. The driver had
| left his truck for few moments and
on returning found the machine in
flames The origin of the blaze is not
| known.
| Minneapolis-With the announce.
ment that 10 Minnesota towns have ap
piled for charters for units Of tie Wo
mems auxiliary of the American LIE.
gion, bringing the total in excess of
the 300 mark members began extern.
sive plans to insure the success of
Memorial day observance.
St. Paul-More than 1000 residents
here are pledged to take an active
part in the efforts toward prohibition
enforcement as result of campaign
launched by the St. Paul Law Observ.
ance league. The pledges were sign
ed at a mass meeting conducted in
the St. Paul Auditorium. -es~-- =
st. Paul-Mortgage debts on owned
homes and farms in Minnesota totaled
| $363,9O3,5S4 in 1920, 30.1 per cent Of
the total value of $1,2O9, S70,751, &C
cording to q preliminary report given
by the bureau of the census. An aver.
age mortgage debt of SLIPS on homes.
which are computed to have an aver
age value of $4,474, was shown in the
report. A
st. Paul-State grain experts OF
Minnesota, announced their decision
to disregard the federal department
of agriculture and appeal direct tc
congress. for an equitable adjustment
of spring wheat grades, should Secre
tary of Agriculture Henry Wallace fai
to act on an appeal to be made to him
in the near future, following a meet
ing in St. Paul of grain experts anG
members of the board of grain ap
peals. .> IT, ~ .,S
Minneapolis-Mi rendered
tribute to the $500 returned overseas
heroes for whom memorial services
were held in Brooklyn at 3 p. m. East
ern standard time. Included in the
rites were ceremonies in commemora
ton of the others of the 45.500 hero
dead of the World war from the Uni
ted States troops. ~..-~ e.
st. Cloud-After April road re-
pair crews in this district are to be
nut on full time The work at present