The Tomahawk., 1923-07-19
BriettMm
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

trance into the r. A. Brown grocery
store here and made good their es-
cape with more than $125 in money.
Wabasso-A big passenger bus ply
ing between Marshall and the twin
cities, was badly damaged in a COLI
sion with touring car on a bridge
near Belview.
owatonna-The Owatonna county
commissioners at the semi-snnual
meeting here sold $25O,OOO road bond
issue at 1915 premium. The bond
pays AZ per cent annual interest.
Chaska-Eight thousand persons at
tended the dedication of st. Johns
Lutheran church here. The edifice
cost 100000, and in addition much
labor was contributed by Pensioners.
Luverne-The 50th anniversary Of
the organization of the Blue Mound
Norwegian Lutheran society was con-
Quoted at the church. 1t is the oldest
Norwegian church organization in
Rock county.
st. James-As a result of becoming
cverheatod while working in a hay
field, Ole E. Larson, a farmland who
had been working on a farm died.
This is the first heat victim reported
in this country for several years.
Belle PIaine-Governor Preus had a
narrow escape in an automobile COLI
sion on road near here. His car
was damaged and a woman in the
ms n iy,i tol
not seriously.
Luverne-The Rev. w. w. Fowler,
pioneer missionary of Minnesota and
the Dakotas and rector of the Fipisco-
pal church here for number of years,
died at his home after a prolonged
illness. He was 80 years old.
Chisholm-The special election call
ed for the voting upon the question
of 100000 bond issue will be con-
Quoted here July 20. The money is
to be used in refunding the outstand-
ing Indebtedness Of the munich pality
Red Lake FaIIs-Red Lake county
is asking $105,OOO in loans from the
Minnesota rural credits bureau
Twelve applications have been sent
in from this county on a total of g.
SAG acres, or an average of 237 acres
to e-application.
ChishoIm-A moving machine cut
both legs off the year old son of E.
Nusich, farmer living five miles
north of this city. One leg was cut
off half way to the knee, while the
other was cut through the ankle
joints. According to physicians, the
boy will live.
Madison That several hundred
acres of fine grain were destroyed by
the hailstorm west and northwest of
Madison, is indicated by reports that
are being received at local insurance
agencies. In most cases the losses
are estimated at from 80 to SO per
cent.
Hibbing-The Disabled War Veter-
ans post here has been given $3.50 by
the Four-Minute-Men, an organization
which served during the World war
The money is left from the fund
raised after the war to take care of
returned soldiers.
st. Paul-Bids were opened by Car
yer county on $250,O00 of reimbur-
sable bonds to finance construction of
roads from Chaska to Shakopee and
from Chaska to Excelsior. The con-
struction Of these roads is part of
program to improve state trunk high
ways. At Excelsior the road will
connect with state trunk highway No.
-.
WiIlmar-The national committee
of Yeomen will make it's second visit
to Green Lake, in this country, to
consider it as site for the proposed
$40 100000 home of this fraternity, it
was announced. The plans call for
$50 cottages, with an administration
building and its large system of equip
ment. The initial expenditures will
be $12,000,000, with $8,000,0O0 to be
expended later for improvements.
Waseea-In a special mayoralty
election here, William c. Johnston,
president of the city council, defeated
DR.. F. A. Swartwood, incumbent, 697
to 56S votes. DR.. Swartwood was de-
feated by 26 votes at the spring cleo
tion by George Goodspeed, but
brought action charging violation of
the corrupt practises act by follow
ers Of Goodspeed, and in district
court Judge w. c. Dean held that the
act had been violated. thus voiding
the election.
MinneapoIis-The Dakota league,
with it's four-town organization, decid.
ed at meeting in Minneapolis to fin
ish out the season even though some
Of the clubs have run into financial
difficulties Of late. The presidents of
the four clubs meeting with President
Mike Cantillon here, assured the
league head that their hackers would
finance their clubs for the rest Of the
season no matter what the attendance
is. With that assurance from the. club
heads, all talk Of closing up the league
at this early stage was abandoned.
st. cioud-About 100 employees Of
the Great Northern railroad at the
Waite Park carshops have been laid