The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-07-05
Briet(Mn
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


Mercantile company here was burg.
larized and about $4,000 worth of bolt
silk and silk wearing apparel was
taken.
Spring vaIiey-rhe annual meet
ing Of the Minnesota Cooperative
Creamery association, which compris
es Houston, Fillmore, Winona and
Mower counties was conducted on the
fair grounds at Preston.
Fafrmont- Samuel Arthur Miller,
nine year old son Of Archie Miller OF
Triumph, was drowned in Twin lake
while wading near the shore. Wit
neses say that the boy stepped into a
hole and was drowned before help
could reach him.
7 ortonvile-The Ortonville Business
Mems association has decided upon a
novel method of advertising the
Fourth of July celebration here. A
large steam calliope has been OBJ
tanned and it will be mounted on a
heavy truck.
Farmont-The pea packing season
began at the Fairmont cannery. All
Indications point to a bumper crop of
peas this year. The early June varie-
ty, now being packed, is giving bet
ter yield than ever before. Within a
few days the plant will be employing
more than 100 men, women and boys.
St. Cloud-For the first time since
its organization in 1912, the Veterans
Association of the Great Northern
Railway will have it's annual meeting
in st. Cloud. A special train came
from st. Paul. carried the delegates
to the 18th annual convention, which
had two day session here.
DuIuth-The 22d annual convention
Of the Finnish Baptist Mission Union
Of America opened here at the Eben.
ezer Baptist church here. Rev. Hugo
Herrgard, Gladstone, Mich, who de-
livered the convention sermon, de-
clared the outlook for the develop.
ment of Swedish Finnlanders in
America was exceedingly bright.
HanIey FalIs-Marcus Larson, aged
70, was killed while walking on the
railroad tracks near Hazel Run. The
man was seen walking down the
tracks but the engineer believed he
would step from between the rails and
it was too late to stop when it was
found that he did not hear or see the
train.
Moorhead-H. A. Johnson, who has
been cashier of the Liberty State
bank of Minneapolis, has been named
by the board of directors as the new
president OF the First State bank of
Moorhead. He succeeds M. T. Weum
who has retired because of i'll health.
Mr. Johnson will take over his new
duties at once and will bring his fam
lily here.
Rochester-Some idea Of the little
interest and big expense involved in
primary election is revealed in the
announcement that it cost the city OF
Rochester nearly so cents for every
vote cast. With less than 1900 votes
polled in the Is precincts of the city
and with the expense of conducting
the primary here approximately 5000,
the high voting cost per capita is evil
dent.
Eairmont-More than twelve thou
sand persons from over this entire
district attended the annual summer
picnic meeting of the Martin County
Farm bureau. Among the speakers
who addressed the picnickers were ].
F. Reed, president Minnesota Farm
Bureau federation, and Mrs. Ellsworth
Richards, farm bureau organizer OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Granite Falls-Andrew J. Volstead
former congressman. Is making plans
for an extensive European tour &C.
companied by his daughter, Miss
Laura Volstead. Leaving here early
in August, Mr.. Volstead will go to
Denmark as delegate to the anti
alcoholic convention there. Follow
ing the convention they will tour Eu.
rope, visiting the Scandinavian coun-
tries and also spending some time in
southern Europe before their return.
Waseca-Three filings already have
been made for the office of mayor, de.
CldT6u VACANT TcCcuIly ny Juu6C bCdu
of Fairmont because Of violation Of
the corrupt practises act. DR.. F. A.
Swartwood filed. George Goodspeed,
winning candidate of the election
which was declared illegal, was next.
The third to file was w. A. Johnston,
president of the council and acting
mayor.
Duluth-Six Duluth attorneys are
being urged for the district Judge va
cancy to be caused by the resignation
of Judge w. A. Cant who was ad-
vanced to the federal district bench
by President Harding. Those whose
names are mentioned in connection
with the appointment are: Mason M.
Forbes, Warren E. Green, Victor
Stearns, J. J. Robinson, Spencer j.
Searles and Hans B. Haraldson. Gov
ernor Preus had announced the ap-
pointment of Harry G. Gearhart Of
Duluth, as the successor but Mr..
Gearhart declined the appointment.
Owatonna-The formal opening of
the new home office building of the