The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1922-02-02
HAPPENINGS IN
GOPHER STATE.
News From All Parts of Mime.
sofa Given in Condensed
Form.
EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD
Where Busy Readers win Find Newa
From All Parts Of State TerseIy
ChronIcIed for Their
Benefit.


Benefit
ortonville-Fire, famed by stiff
breeze, in half an hour caused loss
estimated at 100000 in the business
center.
Hibbing--Explosion OF an oil stove
in the home Of Fred Smith, drove the
family into the cold and caused loss
of $4,000 to the building.
Red Wing-Painters and paperhang-
ers of Red Wing, through their local
union, accepted cut of 127s per cent
in their wages, effective at once.
Mankato-The village of North Man.
kato, just across the river from Man
kato, in Nicollet county, has taken on
the dignity of a fourth class city.
Albert Lea-Mrs. Robert Dwight
was chosen by the city council to fill
the vacancy in that body made vacant
by Robert Anderson, who resigned.
Minneapolis-The hearing on the
suit contesting the election of Mayor
George E. Leach was continued by
mutual agreement to February 10.
Faribault-Fire originating from an
overheated furnace caused $500 DAM
age to a farm house at the Minnesota
State School for the Feeble Minded.
Neutrality-suspicious. has been start.
ed on the extensive road building pro-
gram laid out by the Mobiles county
commissioners. Contracts aggregating
$140,00O@arA to be pushed. -
Chatfield-Ansil Hill, aged 30, a
farmland, walked miles in the cOun-
try farefooted and was picked up by
a farmer with his feet frozen. He
was adjudged insane and sent to Roch-
ester.
Canby-The Renville high school de-
batting team won two to one decision
over Candy here, upholding the at.
firmative side of the coal question.
Renville has won on both sides of the
question.
Luverne-Judge N. r. Reynolds of
the municipal court has announced
that all persons brought before him
for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct will be given Jail sentences at
hard labor.
Currie-With only one dissenting
vote, the council was authorized at
special election here to sell the elec-
trio light equipment owned by the vii
lage to the Citizens Light and Power
company of Tracy.
Pipestone-The jury in the case of
State against Jerry Hines, charged
with attempting to burn his 100000
Orpheum theater here last November,
we're unable to agree on a verdict, after
celebrating 16 hours.
St. Paul-Judge Edmund w. Ba-
lille, for % years Judge of probate in
Ramsey county, one of the commu-
nity's pioneers, died at his hime here
following an illness extending over
more than eight months.
Faribault-The Faribault Shipping
association last year did a business of
1892, $3.50, according to reports OF Off
GERS made at the annual meeting OF
the association. OF this amount,
S364,OO4 was RENTED to the ship
pers.
Rochester-Because Of some critic
ism of gambling conditions, said to
exist here, Chief of Police McDermott
has issued a statement in which he
stated that while there was some
gambling present, the department was
doing all it could to eliminate it.
Rushmore-Mrs. J. H. Johnson was
severely burned about the face, hands
and body when can of stove polish
which she was using in cleaning her
kitchen range exploded. Flames which
started from the explosion were ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Moorhead-Potato growers and ship
pers of the Red River valley in Min
nesota, at a meeting here, with Hugh
J. Hughes, marketing director of the
Minnesota department of agriculture,
and county agents, recommends I'd that
efforts be made to bring about changes
in federal grades for potatoes.
Minneapolis-At the state conven-
ton of the Lutheran brotherhood OF
America which is called to assemble
here March 20 and 80, the Manual OF
Procedure for Lutheran Brotherhoods
and Mems Clubs which has been pre-
pared by State President John l.. Sun
dean, will be given a formal test and
will be submitted for approval.
St, Paul-Notice of appeal from the
ruling of Judge f. M. Catlin in Ram:
sey county district court denying the
motion for an order restraining the
st. Paul City Railway company from
abolishing the neutral zone in the
Midway district, was filed with the
supreme court by T.. D. O'Brien, St
Paul attorney, in behalf Of several
Midway firms. --@-.. p, r. =:
Ivanhee-The county commission
ers of. Lincoln county have made
sweeping reduction in the salaries OF
the county officers. The reduction just
made is of such a drastic nature as tc
make the salaries to be paid the com
ing year below those in effect before
the raise tro years ago.
Prese.aa-More than 800 pupils were
in danger when the Preston hlgf
school was destroyed by fire and the
flames spreaf 20 the grade schoo