The Tomahawk., 1922-03-02
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was killed in the Hobart mine here.
He leaves widow and large family.
Eveleth-Eveleth Jews have raised
$1,7OO thus far of the $4,000 quota for
the Keren Hayesod fund, which goes
for the rehabilitation of Palestine.
. Mora-The business men and wom-
Zen Of Mora served three course ban
quet to the Cooperative creamery pa
irons and families at the annual meet
ing.
Owatonna - Steele county farmers
to the number of 200 yesterday com
pleted the organization of a co-opera-
tive petroleum products buying and
sales association.
Rushmore-The RushmOre Gun club
has been spreading out grain for food
for the game birds wintering in this
section. A number of clubs in other
towns also have been carrying on the
work.
Faribault-Harry G. Grant, for the
last IL years head of the farm Of the
state school for the blind died at
local hospital, as the result of the kick
from a horse. Peritonitis developed
yesterday.
St. James-H. A. Drake, living few
miles south of here, sold AZ head OF
Chester White sows at his sale at an
average price of $61 head. 1t is be-
lieved this is the best record so far
reported in this state for sows at any
sale of that breed.
Duluth-Denial of a report that SO
of
premises by federal agents, was made
by William D. Miller, justice of the
peace at Sawyer. Both Miller and his
wife were arrested by federal agents
and are awaiting trial.
Rochester-Escaping gasoline be-
coming ignited enveloped Don POSTER,
city building inspector, in flames,
causing burns about the hands and
arms that will confine him to his
home for some time. He was clean.
ing an automobile at the time.
Duluth-Guilford G. Hartley. min
ing and agricultural leader Of Mime
sofa and at one time owner of the Du-
luth NewsTribune, who died January
II, left an estate valued at $2,777, 422,
according to petition for probate OF
the will filed in probate court here.
Fairmont-Sam Laff of st. Paul was
brought here by Sheriff William Car
yer, following his surrender in St.
Paul by one of his bondsmen who had
gone on his bond for $4,000 to obtain
his release in connection with the au-
tomobile theft charge against him
here.
st. Paula bolt Of lightning in
freak mid-winter thunder storm is be-
lieved to have set fire to the Wayne
Elevator company's structure. Six
teen thousand bushels of grain were
destroyed, and the damage to the
building and it's contents is estimated
at $4,000.
Willmar-K. T. Rykken, chairman
for the near east relief in Kandiyohi
county, announces that the county has
contributed $627, of which $500 was
in cash and the rest in corn. A car
of 1872 bushels of corn has been sent
from Willmar to Sioux City to be
ground into flour.
Sank Rapids-Citizens are circulat.
ing a petition here for mass meeting
to consider closing the local high
school. A certain element in the town
alleges that the cost of running the
high school is responsible for the high
taxes. This is denied by the board OF
education. One proposition would
have the students sent to st. Cloud
and pay per caI tia tuition.
Austin-Harry M. Lamson has sent
his acceptance to J. G. HORNED, re-
ceiver of the Cy Thomson properties
here and at Leroy, Of contract to
become manager Of the various inter.
ests acquired by Thomson, now serv'
ing a sentence in Saltwater, while he
was treasurer of the HORNED company.
Mr.. Lamson is at present senior poul'
try man Of the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry, U. S. Department Of Agricul'
ture, Washington. ~
Duluth-Contention that neither
the state nor federal constitutions are
violated by the occupation tax, which
levies a per cent assessment on
iron ore produced or mined, and de-
malls that it., is property or an IN
come tax, we're set forth in an answer
by the state of Minnesota filed II
United States district couct here IL
reply to the suit Of tho Oliver Iron
Mining company and 81 independent
concerns to restrain collection OF the
tax. Privilege is given counsel fo1
the mining companies to file papel
of dispute within 10 days. s..
St. Paul-Minnesota is the eighth
state in the union in the value of its
mineral products, according to a state
ment by the federal census bureau al
Washington today. 1t ranks 18th IL
the number engaged in mining indus
tries and 18th in the number OF wage
earners employed. The compilation i
made from the 14th census OF United
States mines and quarries taken II
1919. .ss
nneapolis-Michael -Teeter, aget
90, said to be the oldest member O.
the Masonic order in Minnesota, dice
- ~. hoypo after a short illness re