The Tomahawk., 1923-11-29

Mankato-Organizati OF the Min
nesota district of the National Luth-
eran Education association was com.
pleted here. g,
owatonna-Mrs. John Hogan Of this
city was elected president OF the
Steele county Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Ancient Order OF Hibernians at
county convention here.
HaiIoway-A change has been made
in banking circles here by which the
Farmers and Merchants bank takes
over the interests of the Peoples State
bank OF Holloway.
Wadena-The cornerstone Of the
new Methodist hospital was laid here
in the presence Of prominent clergy.
men from all over the state. A mes
sage from Governor Preus was read.
Observation-Disclosures broke into the
postoffice and blew the combination
from the safe but failed to penetrate
to the strong box, and escaped with
$500 in stamps and SIT in money.
WiIImar-The Kandiyohi Farm blu.
reau has started drive for 200 men,
bers for 1924. The purpose is to
raise $1,000 locally so that the blu.
reau will be entitled to state and fed
eral aid.
Wadena-Dr. N. E. Davis of Chicago,
executive secretary of the hospitals
and homes Of the Methodist church. as
sisted by prominent men, laid the cor
nerstone for the 100000 Methodist
hospital under construction here.
Stillwater-A new hotel costing be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 was prac-
tically assured Saltwater as a result
OF the splendid response of citizens to
the 100000 bond issue just placed on
the market to make the project posi-.
BILE.
Fergus FalIs-A special meeting of
the school board will be held to de.
termine what punishment will be
meted out to the high children who
went on strike on Armistice Day and
refused to attend classes when the
request for holiday was denied.
stiIIwater-Fire damaged the Mod.
ern Woodmen of America building here
to the extent Of $4,000. Besides the
Woodman hall, the Cosmopolitan State
bank on the second floor and the Nc
Garry Insurance Co., on the first floor
was damaged by smoke and water.
Fairmont-Banks, newspaper and
landmen of southern Minnesota are
Joining in movement to restore and
stabilize prices and the market for
farm land, according to Clyde e.
Southwick, former state representative
from Faribault county.
Observation-Disclosures of friend. and
acquaintance of Leonard Virtue, aged
So, who died here, attended his fun.
eral. Mr.. Virtue served for three terms
as mayor Of Owatonna, two terms in
the state legislature and was leader
in Owatonna and Steele county and
political circles.
Wells-Emma Dorothy Siebert Is ad.
Jutant OF Trosta post Of the American
Legion here. and Is also the only WON.
an member. She was a nurse in the
service at Great Lakes station, and
in struggle with delirious marine
she was so badly hurt she has since
been unable to follow her profession.
crookston-G. H. Sanberg is captain
of the quad and his lieutenants and
high privates are numbered by the
score for the campaign to raise $4,000
to be used as a fund to promote the
winter show, the dairymen's conven.
ton and a number of other conven.
tions that are scheduled or in prospect
for this city the coming year.
Owatonna - Steele county rural
school teachers at a meeting here, laid
plans for an exhibit Of the work of
the county's rural school. The teach.
ers completed permanent organiza-
ton to provide a means of lettering
teaching methods and establishing
work by means Of monthly meetings
to discuss school problems.
st. cIoud-A proposal to erect a
100000 sanatarium for tubercular
patients of four counties is under
consideration by the Stearns county
board of commissioners. The sana.
tarium, under the proposal. would
care for patients from Stearns, Meek.
er, Benton and Sherburne counties.
st. Leo-Hope Of apprehending the
bandits who wrecked the First State
bank was practically abandoned. It
was believed that due to the fact that
the telephone wires were cut, the
bandits got too far away before sur.
rounding towns could be notified to
be on the lookout for them.
shafer-Captured by posse OF
citizens four hours after he held up
and robbed the Shafer State bank of
between $4,000 and $4,000 in currency,
Richard Chafee is held in the county
Jail at Center City. Chafee was over.
taken by the posse near Nevers Dam,
10 miles north Of Center City. He sur.
rendered without fight.
keIIiher-A quarrel over a girl on a
farm near here resulted in the muir.
der of four persons. His victims are: