The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-07-12
BrietrMau
All 3 State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

sum totaling $4,000, less the mort
cages thereon, will be requested Of
the district court by the receivers Of
the Oak Dale Farms Inc.
virsinia-Purchase of the circula-
ton of the Virginia Daily Press, for
merly the Daily Virginian, was an
nounced by the Virginia Daily Enter
prise. Suspension of the Press leaves
the Enterprise the only daily news
paper in this city.
Roche J. T. Lennon
Of Rochester's city council, is believed
to have suffered internal injuries
when the automobile in which he, his
wife and daughter, and three friends
were riding, overturned near Plain
view.
WiImar-The Miller circuit Luther
Leagues annual convention which
opened at Kirkhoven closed here with
1000 people attending three sessions.
The principal address of the conven-
ton was delivered by Rev. J. C. X.
Preus Of Byron, president of the
Southern Minnesota circuit.
McGregor-A skeleton believed to
be that of an Indian war chief was
unearthed on Indian Point, or Battle
Island, by workmen excavating in
preparation for a Fourth of July cele-
bration. The relic was found Is miles
northeast Of here in a spot where
numerous Indian remains have been
uncovered.
NorthfieId-Northfield business men
have organized a Merchants yassocia-
ton.
Faribault-Major Philip B. Peyton,
was relieved by the War department
from detail as professor of military
science and tactics at Shattuck school,
Faribault, Minnesota, effective at the
close Of the present school year. He
will go to Fort Benjamin Harrison, In
diana for assignment with the 18th
infantry.
Enthusiastically funerals will be
abolished here If Rochester citizens
heed the request of pastors. The min.
isterial association has made public
resolutions asking the community to
do away with Sunday burial rites. 1t
is busy day for the pastors, they as
serted, and added that undertakers
and cemetery caretakers demand a
day of rest.
Luverne-Oil signs have been found
about 10 miles from here on land be-
longing to J. S. Thompson of St. Paul,
in a well which is being drilled for
water. The first indications of oil
were discovered at depth of 1868
feet. Mr.. Thompson ordered work on
the we'll suspended until he could get
a core drill to make further investiga-
tions.
EveIeth - Eveleth is experiencing
one of it's greatest building periods of
the past five years with more than 80
projects now under way. Residential
property is being constructed at a
record gait, and from present indica-
lions, the years total will show the
biggest and most extensive home build
ing program Of the last decade, &C.
cording to Mayor V. E. Essling.
Red Wing-At Pequot there was a
reunion of mother and son that end
ed a search the mother has carried on
for II years for her lost boy. The
mother is Mrs. Lillian Smith, employ.
ed at Breezy Point Lodge, a Pequot
summer resort, while the boy is Ar
thur Linda, who for two months has
been a bell boy at the st. James hotel
here
Forest Lake-One dead, two injured,
and property damage estimated at
100000, was reported as result of
fire in a garage, which burned for
eight hours and threatened to sweep
through the community. Sparks from
a motor set fire to gasoline being
pumped from railroad tank car, to
garage storage tank, causing an ex-
plosion.
neapoIs-Ordered committed to
the state institution for the insane
at st. Peter by Judge w. w. Bardwell
in district court, Arthur Sundberg,
who shot and killed his sweetheart,
Ruth Johnson, is to be taken to st.
in the case, Sundberg's confinement
at the state institution is to continue
until such time as he shall be adjudg-
ed mentally healthy again.
Vjrginla-Miss Marie Watkins, who
has been secretary of.the Virginia Y.
w. C. A. since its organization two
years ago, rendered her resignation az
the meeting of.the board Of directors
of the organization. Miss Watkins
gave as reason for her resignation the
fact that she has accepted a position
as industrial secretary of the Mime
apolis association. Miss Watkins was
formerly connected with the Y. w. c.
A. in Duluth.
Bemidji-Dr. G. H. Zentz, pastor Of
the Methodist church here, has receiv-
ed an invitation from the official board
of the Hamline Methodist church, st.
Paul, to assume that charge. The
change Will not be made until the an
nual conference in October, should he
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