The Tomahawk., 1923-08-30

Watonwan county.
FarlbauIt-Resolutio have been
adopted by the Faribault Chamber of
Commerce requesting local stores to
close for at least half of Labor day.
Local labor organizations plan to cele-
brate.
Wilimar-By a vote of to 2, the
city council refused to accept the $780,
600 bequest left by former Governor
A. E. Rice for use in the construction
Of an armory in this city.
Hibblng-One thousand farmers.
their wives and friends from the nor
thern half Of st. Louis county parti-
cipated in the first annual farmers
picnic at the fair grounds.
Wlnnebago-"Say it with sigma
lures" was the slogan of the delega-
ton from the Minnesota League of
Women Voters as they sped over the
highways Of southern Minnesota in
the world court car.
Rush City-The Chisago county fair
opened here with the largest number
OF entries ever received. There are
more than 100 more entries in the
dairy show than has been exhibited
| here.
Observation-Disclosures of the Virginia
Women's. Christian Temperance union
welcomed about 200 delegates from
unions throughout the state, arriving
for the annual four day state conven-
ton of the organization, which opened
here.
Thief River Falls Pennington
county breeders of Holstein cattle are
making plans for the sale of stock in
october. according to officials of the
committee. More than 20 head Of stock
already have been offered for the sale.
Notwithstanding to make south
ern Minnesota real apple country,
group Of Rochester citizens are pre-
pairing to construct a $25OOO0 cold
storage plant in which to store apples
raised in this part of the state, so that
they can become a real crop.
Duluth-The United States Steam
ship Paducah, under the command of
Captain Guy Eaton, started out of Du.
luth harbor beginning the two weeks
cruise down the lakes to engage in
naval maneuvers with the other ves-
sells of the Tenth Naval district.
Fairmont-The third annual conven-
ton of the Southern Minnesota Radio
association, composed of licensed anna
tours, will be conducted in this city
Sept. l. One hundred live-wire anna
teurs are expected to attend, and some
wireless bugs" are coming from Iowa
and South Dakota.
Hibbing-Six other charges against
G. c.. Alexander, found not guilty by
jury in the st. Louis county district
court, on charge of larceny in the
second degree, were continued until
the October term of court when a de-
cision' will be made as to whether the
state will press the other charges
against the school superintendent.
Northfield-Mr. and Mrs. Peter OLE
son of Cloquet, the latter widely
known as Mrs. Anna Dickey Oleson,
democratic candidate for the United
States senate in 1922, will move early
in September to Mortified, where Mr..
Oleson will have position at Garlic
ton college. Their daughter Mary will
be freshman at Carleton.
Waseca-Plans are being made by
committee Of local dairymen and
farm bureau members for the trip of
Waseca county delegation to the
state fair and Northwest Dairy exposi-
ton on Sept. 6. The committee is
signing both farmers and business men
OF this city and the villages of the
county and it is expected that more
than 400 will make the trip on a spe-
cial train.
Duluth-Through lack of organiza-
ton among property owners, real es-
tate is made to carry on unfair bur.
den Of taxation, William E. Herrin,
field secretary of the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards, said in
talk before Duluth realtors here.
The meeting was the first of a series
to be conducted in the state in COOP
Grafton with the Minneapolis Realty
association
DuIuth-Hearing of evidence in the
case Of the Duluth Street Railway
company against the Minnesota rail-
road commission and the city of Du-
lnth in federal district court before
Judge T. D. OBrien, master in chanc.
cry, to have the commissions order
of six cent fare and five tickets for
rs cents set aside, as being confisca.
tory to the company's property,
brought out that the company esti.
mates its valuation as $1O,O01,24
while the city places value of $8,105,.
878 on the holdings of the company.
st. PauI-Traveling from Enterprise,
Kansas, to Williams on the Canadian
boundary, Austin Long and Hal Daley
came the longest distance of fourteen
families who passed through the Min.
nesota Transfer during three weeks
period to make their homes at new
locations in Minnesota, according to
statement issued by Oscar H. Smith,
State Commissioner of immigration.
Of tho f0urfaap 70 m f1ios uho ora uouy.