The Tomahawk., 1922-03-23
News From All Parts of Minne'
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY. TOLD
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From All Parts Of State TerSeIy
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ants, were defeated by the Gilbert City
team, 80 to "a.
Madison-Contracts have been let
for the construction of judicial ditch
No. 4, in Lac qui Parle county, to cost
$132,901.60.
Chisholm-The administration tic
ket was defeated. George Trask was
elected mayor by 200 majority and the
entire opposition ticket with him.
St. Cloud-Mr. and Mrs. Charles E..
Bell, for almost 40 years prominent
| residents of Sank Rapids, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
Biwabik-In the largest vote ever
recorded at village election here, G..
H. Lommen was chosen mayor over
Grover c. Helsel by vote Of $50 to
28O.
Minneapolis-Mr Webster Tallant
was reelected president of the Mime
sofa society, Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton, at the annual convention held
here.
Montevideo-If present plans are
carried out the Chippewa State bank,
closed here by the state banking de-
partment several months ago, will be
reopened for business May 2.
Hibbing-Victor L. Power, under
whose administration Hibbing gained
the name of "the richest village in the
world" was defeated in his attempt at
reelection as president Of the village.
Wabasha-City Attorney Michael
Marx, 81 years old, prominent in state
Democratic circles, died here. He was
! formerly Wabasha county attorney
and a candidate for the 1920 Legisla-
ture.
Rochester-After running continual
ly for IS years, the Rochester Milling
company announced it's plant would be
shut down, for four months, during
which time the building would be en-
| tirely remodeled.
Slayton-L. M. Adams was elected
mayor of Slayton for the third success
sive, term in yesterdays village elec-
tion. He was unopposed. All officers
of the village of Slayton were elected
| without opposition.
Balaton-Because the last coal has
been thrown into the f1rebox OF the
heating plant of the school, it WAS an
nounced classes would be dismissed
until a car of coal, en- route several
weeks should arrive.
St. Paul-John Briggs West, found
er of the West Publishing company,
and resident of st. Paul more than
40 years, died at his home in Pasa-
dena, Calf, from heart disease after
an illness of one month.
| Tyhifa poor-Nyhifo Poor xui11 hava a
special village election March 30 to
decide the contest for mayor, which
resulted in a tie vote at the regular
village election last Tuesday. Earl F.
Jackson and Peter Fournelle each
polled 34S votes.
Ellendale-By a majority Of nine
votes, the final phase of bitter fight
| on tho consolidation of five school
districts was settled, when at special
village election here, the voters in
dorsed the issuance of bonds in the
sum of $4,000 to build consolidated
school.
Moorhead-Mrs. Leo Jenny today in
stituted suit for $500 against the
Union Light, Heat and Power COM
pany, for the death of her husband,
who was asphyxiated Dec. s., 1921.
Mrs. Jenny alleges pipes in the room
ing house where the accident occurred
were defective.
WinOna-Announce Of the en-.
largement of the College of Saint Te'
resa, Catholic school for women in
| this city, to the proportions Of uni
| versity and change In name to the
''Teresan University" was made pub.
lie by Bishop Patrick R. Hebron Of
| the diocese of Winona.
Minneapolis-Char s. Sedgwick,
architect, designer of the Westminster
Presbyterian church, the old Y. M. G..
A., the Dayton store building, and
many other churches, business blocks
and residences of the city, died at St.
Barnabas hospital. He was 66 years
old.
Brewster - Miss Mabel Hansen,
member of the civics class in the To-
cal high school, shot one of her feet
almost off while the members of the
class were studying sound waves: A
shotgun was being used to produce the
| sound and Miss Hansen was selected
| to shoot the frearm. Thinking it was
loaded with a blank shell, the girl
shot towards the floor. A regularly
| loaded shell was in the gun and the
shot passed through her foot and an
kle.
FaribauIt-If present plans of the
Rice County National Farm Loan asso"
| citation mature, $4,000 will be avail
| able among the farmers Of the county
| the coming summer. The organization
! of the association was perfected here
| at a meeting at which farmers destr-
| ing loans were present.
Canby-Two farmers were driving
herd of cattle down business street
of this town when two Of the calves
strayed onto the city sidewalk. Los
ing their footing the animals crashed
! through a plate glass window It cost