The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
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All Me State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

| Albert Lea-The annual picnic Of
the Freedom County Farm Bureau
| clubs was held here at the fair
grounds.
Adams-The village council has
practically decided to sell the electric
light plant to the Consumers Light
company Of Usage, Iowa.
| Windom-At a meeting here the
wool growers of Cottonwood county
decided to again pool their wool this
| year.
Jeffers-The board Of education has
decided to proceed with the erection
of large addition to the public school
building.
! Fairfax-Vandals entered the high
school building here and broke open
the door to the superintendent Of
fee. A kodak and small amount of
cash was taken. Il
| Hibbina-The Oliver Iron Mining
| company put 200 additional men at
work at their local properties, accord
| ing to an announcement made by Off
Gals of the company here.
RaIston-A branch of the Federal
War Loan bank has been organized
here, with M. H Hahn, prominent
| farmer of Amiret, president.
Siayton-The postal employees of
Murray county, including postmasters,
assistants and carriers, met here and
perfected the Murray County Postal
Welfare association.
Hibbing-The A. G. Schirmer CON-
pany of this city was awarded the con-
tract for the equipment Of the cafe
terra to be placed in the new high
school here, at their bid of $10,345.
Neutrality-suspicious. of general
closing of stores in Red Wing and ad-
iacent towns, upward of 1000 people
attended the annual picnic of the
Goodhue County Farm bureau held
here.
Madison-The Women's Christian
| Temperance union of Lac qui Parle
county have filed a petition with the
county commissioners asking that the
sale of cigarets be prohibited in this
county.
Red Winq-At a meeting Of former
service men it was decided to change
the name of the Ex-Service Mems Vo.
tiers league to the Red Wing Veterans
association.
Window city of Window may
decide to have the water power situa.
ton carefully looked into here, with
view to using the power for the
operation of an electrical generating
plant. = -
r. Pipestone-Six counties in south
western Minnesota-Rock, Mobiles,
Jackson, Cottonwood, Pipestone and
Murray-have taken the initiative IN
starting larger farm bureau paper
in cooperation with the state fedora
ton. -
Two Harbors-There is more activ-
ity around the local D. & I. rail shops
and the ore docks than in months.
| The shops have been running full
time, and the boats are coming in for
ore in full measure.
PiIIaeer-The annual Old Settlers
picnic was conducted here with a
large gathering of the community. The
principal topic was the division of
Cass county, which comes up for a
vote this fall. b.
Duluth-Frank Heating of this city,
who has been making study of the
problem for several years and making
tests of Minnesota peat is now arrang-
ing to put in manufacturing plant
at. Kelsey, MINI.
Sleepy Eye-Members of the Mime
sofa Valley Drainage district have de-
cided it is necessary huge dam be
built at the confluence Of the Mime
sofa and Cottonwood rivers, thus Gre
ating lake near New Ulm.
Two Harbors-As result of the in
creased movement of iron ore, approx
imately 300 men, who have been work
| ing half time or less for more than a
year, have been placed on full time at
| the Duluth and Iron Range railway
| shops.
Luverne-Luverne's paving fight has
resulted in the organization of an anti.
directors society, to support the city
| attorney and old council in their ef-
| forts to have the paving assessment
upheld and the city's, interests pro-
tected. The case will come up in court
June 20. X. " ,@@.@., =
St. PauI-Arthur E. Nelson became
mayor of St. Paul, succeeding LRur-
ence c. Hodgson. who retires after
four years of service as the city's exec
utive. Mr.. Nelson, who was elected
by record breaking majority last
month, was formally inaugurated In
the council chamber. -y- -.
Winona-The proposed referendum
| in Winona on the beer and wine ques-
ton authorized by the city council
| several months ago to be held in con.
nection with the primary election June
10, has been abandoned following an
opinion from Albert F. Pratt, assistant
attorney. general, that "the proposed
| question is not one authorized to be
| submitted at the June primary cleo
ton on either the regular or a special
ballot" ~. T.. 4,> Az.
sprlnafield-The Springfield high
school won the county bread baking
CONTACT held here taking the three