The Tomahawk., 1923-09-20


WlIImar-Farmers are reporting
great numbers of wild ducks in the
small lakes surrounding Willmar. The
fowl are said to be more numerous
than last year. and hunters are pre-
pairing for good season Of shooting.
Rochester - All of the local indie
pendent taxi lines have affiliated un.
der the name Of the United Taxi Ser.
vice and also have reduced the price
OF fares in the city to rs cents to
any place within its boundaries.
Roehester-Because he has heard
no word from his family in Toxic
since the earthquake, DR.. Tokhurhi
Makamura, Japanese doctor connected
with the Mayo clinic here, will leave
Rochester to sail from San Francisco.
Fort snelIing-Colone A. w. Bjorn-
stad, commandant at Fort Smelling for
the last three years, completed his
duties at the fort and will leave for
Fort Benning, Columbus, Ca, to take
his post as assistant commander Of
the infantry school.
Crookston-Marvel Fairbanks, II
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
r. Fairbanks Of this city, has won
first prize in the w. c. T. U. contest
for the best eighth grade or high
school essay on "Why the Sale of
Light Wines and Beer Should Not Be
Legalized."
st. cIoud-The Chamber of Com.
merce Of st. Cloud is to boost for
memorial drive here. The proposed
drive would be built on the order of
the Minneapolis Memorial driveway,
and 1t is understood the road would
be built around the city, connecting
all points of interest.
Questionable leading business
men and civic and commercial organi-
cations of Crookston started a move.
ment to close up the town for one day
and devote themselves to signing up
the potato growers of the Red River
valley in the new Minnesota Potato
Growers exchange.
misunderstanding with the ever
present transportation problem min
ing operators on the Minnesota ranges
are working full force to keep a steady
stream of iron ore moving to Lake SUI
perior ports in an effort to meet their
quota Of the heavy demand from low
er lake furnaces.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. endorsing
the principal of cooperative wheat
marketing as proposed by the Mime
sofa association, were adopted at
meeting here of the Minnesota Wheat
Growers association. The meeting
was the first of series to be held in
this section of the state.
owatonna-George E. Sloan, men,
Der of the Minnesota legislature of
1898 and 1899, is dead at his home
here. Sloan served with the Union
army in the Civil war. He came to
this place in 1868, engaging in farm
ing from which he retired 10 years
ago.
Clara cIty-The annual meeting of
the Short Cut highway association and
comprising counties of Chippewa,
Kandiyohi and Lac Qui Parle was
held here. John w. Dale of Dawson,
was elected director for Lac Qui Parle
county; c. Burgess for Chippewa coun-
ty and Edward Flaan for Kandiyohi
county.
Springfield-An airplane and an au.
tomobile collided on the farm of Thorn
as Peterson near Golden. The air.
plane was engaged in carrying pas
sengers for hire at Golden and in
landing the machine collided with the
automobile Of Christ Lamb. The car
was tipped over and the top and body
damaged.
DuIuth-John H. Lavaque, 70 years
old, district court bailiff for many
years, one of the four oldest pioneers
living in Duluth, is dead following a
short illness. He was a member of
the local post of the G. A. R., and a
charter member of Palestine lodge
and Keystone chapter, thirty-second
degree Mason. ..'
owatonna-Major Ezra c. Clemans,
pastor and wartime chaplain of the
136th infantry, will have the backing
west states, in his candidacy for posi-
ton OF national chaplain of the Amer
lean Legion, It was disclosed when he
was officially Endorsed by the 34th di.
vision association.
Observation-Disclosures set claim to
being the healthiest city in the Unit
ed States, according to population, fol-
lowing the announcement Of the health
record of the city for the month of
August. DR.. w. F. Bleifus, city health
officer, showed that in August there
was but one case Of communicable
disease in Rochester, with local and
transient population Of more than
10000. ..-.
Minneapolis--More than 5000 stu.
dents are expected to enroll for the
fall term of the University of Mime
sofa which opens September Is. Last
fall about 5000 students registered.
Rooming house rents will be slightly
increased, according to Mrs. Mary e.