The Tomahawk., 1923-09-13
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All & State
Condensed Stories Of happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


duties OF superintendent for the 14th
consecutive year. A full teaching
corps has been obtained.
Vlrglnia-Consumers Of Virginia mu-
uicipal heat will enjoy the lowest heat
rates yet established this season, &C
cording to announcement made by the
water and light commission.
kenyon-Buildings belonging to the
Gunderson Milling company, of Ken
yon were sold to the Sheffield Mill
ing company, of Faribault, 1t was an
nounced. The new owners will op-
crate it as a rye mill.
Mankato-More than 500 entries in
the women's department Of the Blue
Earth county fair is the largest in the
history Of the fair In the culinary de-
partment there are 500 entries. the
largest record ever made.
Clara Clty-The 4 year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Becker was ia
tally burned wien his IL year old SIS
ter tipped over a tin can in which
gasoline had been poured to start a
fire in grove near their home.
WilImar-A contract has been let
for the erection of a three story addi-
ton to the Bethesda Old Peoples
Home in this city. The addition will
be Of brick construction and will pro-
vide 40 additional rooms fer the home.
Lake City-Robbers who broke open
safe in the Farmers elevator here
obtained between $500 and $1,000 in
cash and checks and escaped without
leaving clue. The offices of the
Hunting Elevator company here also
were entered but nothing was taken.
DuIuth-Protesting innocence Of any
responsibility for brush fires at Hun
CRY Jacks lake, north Of Grand Marais,
alleged to have started from a camp
fire left burning, four boys from Des
PLANES, ILL.,, were taken back to Grand
Marais to stand trial for violation of
state laws pertaining to carelessness
with camp fires.
Winona-Henry M. Kinney, aged II,
retired Winona manufacturer, died at
his home here of heart disease after
a few days illness. He had been Sec
rotary and general manager Of the
Winona Wagon company from it's Or
ganization in 1880 until his retirement
several years ago.
SIayton-A. J. Dixon, formerly Of
Iona, six miles southwest Of here, who
disappeared from his home on a farm
near that place last January, has been
located at Rock Rapids, Iowa, at which
place he was found working in a ga
rage. He assumed the name of Joe
Davis. He states he does not know
why he left home.
Lake city-Robbers who broke open
obtained between 5000 and $1,000 in
cash and checks and escaped without
leaving a clue. The Offices of the
Hunting Elevator company here also
were entered but nothing was taken.
The safe-crackers used tools taken
from a railway section house
Thief River FaIIs-Another distinc.
ton comes to Thief River Falls and
Pennington county. The first loan
fully complete and the first money
actually delivered to a farmer under
the new rural cerdits law comes to
this section. The final signatures are
being attached and a customer of the
Farmers and Merchants State bank of
this city is receiving the money.
Falrmont-Losses by hail in Martin.
Jackson, Faribault, Mobiles and Muir.
ray counties will reach 100000, &C.
cording to figures compiled by Miss
o. A. Tilliar, assistant secretary Of
the Northern Mutual Insurance COM
pany. Mobiles county appears to have
been hit the hardest of any in the
southern part of Minnesota, with Jack
son and Faribault reporting next high
est losses. In Martin county the loss
es will approximate $4,000 to $780,
900, Miss Tillia says.
Duiuth-The National Hay Fever as
ISOLATION will have its first social
meeting of the season on Labor day.
When A. L. Sarcone OF Des Moines,
one of the midwest golden rod haters,
appeared before the city council and
asked permission to conduct a dance
at Lester Park pavilion, the commits
sioners at first were suspicious that
some expert kidding" was being done,
but after the emissary Of the Hay
Fever association had convinced them
that he was in earnest. permission was
granted.
st. James-A bee fight royal was
staged at the apiary of E. B. Wood
ard. A colony of visiting bees at.
tempted to get into the hives of the
home bees, but after stubborn fight
were driven off. Maddened by their
defeat the bees attacked every living
thing they could light on. Forty-two
prize White Wyandot pullets in the
pen nearby were stung to death. Mr..
woodland heard the commotion and
fought the bees. He used a smoke
screen and finally attacked them with
a hose and water, and after soaking
them down. subdued them. He was
badly stung in the fight.
Hibbins-The Lake Superior Mining
Institute elected officers at its annual
banquet after trip over the Mesaba