The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-06-21

Albert Lea-The New Salem Luth-
dedicated. Work on the structure
completed with installation Of a pipe
organ and church furniture.
Observation-Disclosures congregations at
tended the dedication ceremonies at
the new Lake Hendricks Free church.
o. NJ. Bake of Battle Lake and Rev.
Christ Jorgenson of Hills attended the
services.
Owatonna-About 200 Elks, accom-
panied by the Elks band. made a mo-
tor tour to IL cities and villages to
the north and east of the city as an
other movement in it's program to
spread interest in the Fourth of July
celebration.
St. Peter-The Nicollet county Ag-
gle Alumni association, composed Of
former agricultural college students
OF the University Of Minnesota, had
its annual picnic at Swan lake, near
here, despite a fall of rain. A crowd
Of about 400 attended.
oIivia-Ole Kelley, aged IS, farm
er near here, probably was fatally in
jured when he was attacked and
gored by an angry bull. Kelley was
seriously crushed about the head,
body and legs, and may not recover
from the injuries.
Rochester-A campaign to place
purebred sire in every herd in Ohm
sted county got under way here with
Governor J. A. o. Preus and Dean w.
C. Coffey of the Minnesota school Of
agriculture as chief speakers at a
luncheon sponsored by the Rochester
Civic association, and attended by
several hundred citizens and farmers.
owatonna-The funeral Of R. H.
Bach, former mayor Of Owatonna, and
for many years one Of the city's most
prominent business men, was conduct.
| ed here. Mr.. Bach was the owner Of
chain Of music stores at Faribault,
Rochester and in this city, and lead.
or in local commercial life.
WiIImar-The Willmar Sash and
Door factory was damaged to the
amount of several thousand dollars in
a fire which Is believed to have start
ed from defective wiring. The dam.
age was mostly confined to the build
ing and machinery.
St. James-Andrew French, St.
| Paul, former state dairy and food
commissioner, addressed meeting Of
district No. IA, Minnesota Co-opera-
| tive Creamery association here. But
termakers are seeking a uniformity
in color, salt and workmanship Of
creamery butter. 1t was decided to
have the annual district picnic at
Long Lake Park. St. James. July Is.
Fairmont-Years Of effort on the
part of the city Of Fairmont to elimi.
nate death crossings and procure bet.
ter highway connections to the west
met with temporary and possibly per-
manent defeat when the board of
county commissioners defeated the
proposal to issue $4,000 Of highway
bonds to construct the first II miles
Of the Middle Road" to Sherburn.
cobden-Fire of unknown origin
totally destroyed the entire mill and
elevator here, with loss estimated
by officials at about 100000. Approx
mately one-third of the loss was in.
sured. Fire companies were called
from Sleepy Eye and Springfield, but
owing to the Roadway the fire had
attained and the lack Of a sufficient
water supply, nothing could be &C
complished beyond saving adjoining
properties.
Thief River FaIIs-Starting two
years ago with only about a dozen
bead of Guernseys, bid in by breeders
Of the Red River valley the Guernsey
annual sales have doubled and last
year more than rs head wire disposed
of at auction. This week saw bree l.
ers from various parts Of Minnesota
and North Dakota to the number OF
nerly 500 vie with one another in OBJ.
tanning purebred and grade cattle at
the livestock pavilion where Sc head
| were sold for nearly $4,000.
St. Paul-Eleven families, with
their stock, machinery and household
goods, pasesd through the Twin CT.
ties to new locations in Minnesota
during a two week period, according
to a statement issued by Oscar H.
Smith, State Commissioner of Immt
grafton. The record Of the Immigra'
ton Department show these settlers
were we'll equipped to begin establish.
ing homes. In addition to household
gods and machinery, they brought
with them % horses, 16 cows, 20
crates OF chickens, some hogs and
sheep. The families came from Wis.
consin, Iowa, North and South Da.
kota.
st. cIoud-Officers were elected for
the ensuing year at the annual meet
ing Of the Minnesota Tobacco Grow.
ers association. In the reports sub.
mitted Stearns county proved to pro.
duce the most tobacco in the state.
Waseca-George Goodspeed, candi-
date for mayor who received slight
majority in the recent city election
here, but whose election was declared
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