The Tomahawk., 1922-12-21

F. canby-Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the residence of Helmer An.
derson on his farm here.
hastings-Thieves, using a truck to
haul away their loot, ransacked the
khome Of Captain Ernest Anthony.
1 u Duluth Duluths postal receipts
'showed a gain of 9.85 per cent, or $5,-
1859, last month over November of last
year.
| Misunderstanding dazzling team
work, the Willmar Legion basket ball
team defeated Clara City by score
of 81 to 4.
DuIuth-Henry Burley, aged 16, died
10 hours after his neck was broken IN
a collision between his automobile and
a streetcar
| Luverne-E A. Wurdeman, assistant
cashier of the Security State Bank OF
Hardwick, charged with grand LARCENY,
is at liberty on $4,000 bonds.
! Luverne-John Carlson, Suringwa-
ter township farmer, was shot in the
back by an unknown person while re-
turning home from town.
| MinneapoIis-Eight army trucks
manned by soldiers from Fort Smell
4ing reported to Postmaster Arch Cole
man for service during the Christmas
mail rush.
| Virqinia-A meeting has been call
ed here, and it is expected range high
schools in the Fifth district of the
State Athletic board will form two
conferences.
| bearing many different. addresses, but
all directed to Santa Claus, have been
| received at the postoffice during the
last few days.
PIpestone-The curfew ordinance,
| which has been a dead letter in Pipe.
stone for several vel rs, has been resur-
| rected through the efforts of the Child
Welfare board.
Fergus Falls-Peter Saetre, ga.
rage man at Henning, this county, is
! dead in this city from injuries sus-
tanned when he attempted to light q
fire with kerosene.
I FaribauIt-Extension of the Lyndale
avenue road from Lakeville to Fari'
bault, distance of approximately 70
miles, was unanimously approved by
the Rice County commissioners.
BuffaIo-Levi Cady Eckelberry, con-
victed in Wright county district court
on a charge of abducting Lenora Bal
due, IS years old, was denied an ap-
peal for a retrial by the state Supreme
court.
Buffalo-Fred and Jesse Knox,
brothers, of Minneapolis, charged with
the murder of Marshal Rudolph Mauer
! of South Haven, MIMI, several weeks
ago, pleaded not guilty when ar.
raigned.
FaribauIt-Dan Kong, alias Frank
Wong, alias Alfred Lewis, the first
Chinaman ever incarcerated In the
Faribault county jail, is held here on
| q charge of stealing money bag con-
tanning $40.
Hibbinq-A 10 per cent reduction in
tax assessments on all structures In
both north and south Hibbing has been
approved by the Minnesota state tax
commission, according to adv1ces re-
| ceived here from st. Paul.
is-Representatives of CO.
operative wheat marketing assocta-
tions of ten states, meeting at the
Curtis hotel perfected the organiza-
ton Of single giant wheat marketing
association in the United States.
Mankato-Miss Esther Martins Of
Adrian, student at the Mankato
Teachers college is at a Worthington
hospital recovering from frosted feet
| and fingers following wild ride on
| a passenger train out of Worthington.
MinneapoIls-Seven taxpayers stop
ped proceedings in the payment of =
stationery bill by Hennepin county
when they filed petition with the
county attorney, declared the bills e1'
cessive and asking for an investiga-
| ton.
Minneapolis The city council
pledged it's cooperation in the move
ment to obtain an auditorium and con-
vention hall. It adopted resolution
in which it promised its support ito
the fullest extent allowed by the
law" ".'.,. =. -
St. Collapsing at the steer
ing wheel as he started his automo-
bile across the Wabasha and Fifth
| street intersection, Albert A. Schultz,
died few minutes later in the police
Ambulance, en- route to the City hos
pital r.; 49,. p .,.. = =.
| Red Winq-Police are searching for
two Rochester men in connection with
q collision between an automobile and
a buggy between Zumbrota and Pine
Island in Goodhue county in which
four persons were injured, one seri-
ously. -. E,.-
| Sleepy Eye-That chicken and hog
thieves operating in this vicinity are
/ directing gas attacks against their
| prey in order to silence them, is the
| report that comes to officials. Even
the trusted dogs on the farm are made
helpless by squirt Of the gas car
ried by the thieves.
! .Minneapolis-T thousand citi-