The Tomahawk., 1922-01-05
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lows dedicated their new hall with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Bemidji and
other towns sent large delegations.
Gilbert-Two families were driven
outdoors into subzerO weather with
only their nightclothes on when fire
broke out in department store. The
loss was estimated at $4,000.
Blue Earth-Mrs. Jane Franklin, 81
years old, who came to Blue Earth in
1860, is dead at her home here. She
is surveyed by son. E. F. Franklin,
and daughter, Mrs. A. w. Wise.
East Union-A large number Of
friends greeted Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Melquist, residents of Carver county
for over so years at the celebration o.
their golden wedding anniversary
here.
St. James-The annual poultry show
OF the Watonwan County Poultry as
sociation will be conducted here Jan.
8. 10 and II, President c. N. Fuller
announced. Liberal cash prizes are
offered.
Observation-Disclosures of township
units of the Steele county farm bu-
reau will act on proposition looking
toward the abolition of due bills and
. "tin money" at meetings WITHIN the
next month.
Rochester-Bonds to the amount Of
100000 have been voted by Eyota
school districts Nos. So, 3, II, %, 33
and part of 81, for erection of con-
solidated school building. Work will
start in the early spring.
Jackson-At a special meeting OIL
the county board of Jackson county.
five ditching contracts were let, at
figures that will save the farmers
several thousand dollars In assess
ments. More than 200 bidders were
on hand. .i' j !
st. Cloud-Deputy State Fire Mar
shall e. F. Heimbach is engaged in an
investigation of clues which, it is hop
ed. will lead to the arrest of the fire.
bug who started the blaze that burned
the Magnusen lumber yard here on
the night of Dec. 20.
Red Wing-Edward Snow, a farmer
living on the Red Wing-Ellsworth
road having selected five of his best
hogs for market, had them. in a sep
arate pen, ready to load. In the night
some person or persons drove up to
the pen and loaded them into a con-
yeyance and drove away.
St. Paul-Charles NJ. Babcock, state
highway commissioner; John H. Null
len, deputy commissioner and chief
highway engineer, and c. L. Kipp,
construction engineer, are In Little
Falls, where Morrison county commits
sioners are opening bids on 10 miles
of paving on state trunk highway No.
q between Little Falls and Royalton.
Pipestone The Pipestone high
school debating team won unant-
nous decision of the judges over the
Slayton team in debate here. The
Pipestone team supported the affirma-
tive of the question, Resolved, that
the United States government should
regulate by direct control. the price
of coal in peace times, constitution
atty granted"
Owatonna-Steele county farmers
will plant corn heavily in the expecta-
ton of raising another bumper corn
crop, it has been learned here. An
swers to a questionable sent out by
the state farm bureau federation In
dictate that this county, which Is one
of Minnesota's. leading dairying and
pork raising counties, has use for all
the corn it can raise.
St. Paul-Minnesota ranks second
among the states in miles OF road
built, nuder construction or under
agreement for construction In con
junction with federal aid funds dis
tributed by the bureau of public roads,
Department of Agriculture. since July
/, 1916, according to figures made
public by that department. Mime.
sofa is credited with 1,713.4 miles Of
such roads, at an estimated cost OF
: ST., sos, 911.O1, with federal aid OF 3d.
947, 1883. T. =.
=. Minneapolis-Ea Slater, arrested
in Blue Earth. City under the name o.
w. l.. McDonough, is in the Henne
pin county Jail, held on charge o.
murder in the first degree for the
Staying of Frank l.. Kelly OF Man
kato, whose body was found in thu
~
station, burned and with bullet hole
through the heart. The man made
complete confession of the crime t
Sheriff Earle Brown. County Attorne!
w. A. Blanchard Of AEoka county ant
Sheriff u S. Pratt of Anoka after n
was brought to Minneapolis. MI
blanchard sal. He had no accom-
plices. according to his confession. ::
Redwood Falls-Frank DonlOa, ege'
Is. OF Bayfield,, Wis. was arrested
here charged with issuing forge
checks. At his examination In mu
nicipal court he was bound over t
the spring grand jury and was sen
TO the. county Jail.
ST Paul Disagreement among tn
heirs OF Mrs. Mary T. Hill, widow Q
Mr. James ]. Hill. over the dispos
ton OF their mothers estate, grey
into legal contest, when Louis "
mn, chairman of the Great Norther
IS 8 -, s1.ood ~ fiinf1 application in tn