The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-11

WiIImar-Dr. c. e. Gerretson Of
Willmar has received an appointment
as member of the state board Of den.
tai examiners.
Minneapolis - Minneapolis taxpay.
ers will contribute nearly $4,000, 000
for the operation Of government-city,
county and statement wear.
Albert Lea-The Epworth League
societies of % southern Minnesota
counties will assemble in Fairmont
for a weeks institute, July 2'to 8, in.
elusive.
st. PauI-An Inheritance tax OF
$2o.412.85 will be paid by the estate
Of Thomas L. Blood, st. Paul, accord
ing to Ramsey county probate court
officials.
FaIrmont Fairmont Methodists
have pledged $500 to a proposed
building fuLd Of $500 which will be
used to double the capacity Of the pre-
sent church.
Mankato-If the wishes of Mayor
w. A. Beach are carried out, the office
Of policewoman in Mankato will be dis
pensed with and a welfare worker will
be appointed.
Winnebago-Explosion Of an oil tank
resulted in the destruction of the the
Winnebago grade school by fire and
caused loss Of approximately $4,000.
One man was cut by glass.
Minneapolis-More than 1000 chill
dren of Minneapolis were guests Of the
Elks lodge at its annual Christmas
party. The party included children
from all of the city's orphanages..
W,nonaLThe New York Life Insur-
ance company was denied new trial
by action Of the state supreme court
in case brought against 1t by Mis-.
Clara X. Ames, in Winona county.
Winona-Apolonia, 4 year old daugh-
ter Of Stephen Orzechowski Of this
city, died at a hospital as the result
Of injuries received when she fell into
a boiler of hot water at her home.
jacksonville December term OF dis.
trict court has set a record in the
amount Of fines collected. A total OF
$3.50 was assessed, the money coming
in chiefly from liquor law violators.
MinneapoIls-"The Road Program
for 1923" was the subject of a talk
by Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, at luncheon Of the
Minneapolis Society of Engineers and
owatonna-The Owatonna National
Guard armory will provide the conven.
ton hall, banquet hall and amusement
headquarters for the 1928 convention
OF the Minnesota Dairymen's associa.
ton.
cIoquet-While alighting from his
cab here Benjamin w. Pink, aged 62,
said to have been the oldest engineer
on the Great Northern railway. SUI.
eferd a stroke of heart disease and
died.
Observation-Disclosures Milwau-
kee physicians and five druggists are
involved in a report covering the in
vestigation of the wholesale forging
of Wisconsin liquor prescriptions in
Minneapolis.
WiIlmar-Suit to recover $1,616, al
legged overcharges in freight bills, by
Kandiyohi county against the Great
Northern Railway company, will be on
the docket in Hennepir county district
court in January. 49, ~
Ruthton-A special election soon
will be conducted here for the pur-
pose of taking action on the issuing
of bonds for the erection Of a new
schoolhouse. 1t Is proposed to erect
structure of five or six rooms. 3"
caIedonia-John Flynn, Jr., IA years
old, is in a hospital here recovering
from gun shot wound in the right
knee received when a. weapon in the
hands Of his brother, was accidentally
discharged while they were hunting.
Austin-The HORNED Packing com.
pany. by two witnesses, put on the
stand in district court here, traced the
sum OF $907,753.7 Of the $1,1S7 900
which ICY" Thompson stole from the
company, to the Oakdale Farm, Inc.
neapolls-Savings in Minneapo.
lis have reached the highest point Of
their history. due Minneapolis bank.
ers believe, to maintenance Of wages,
good employment, lowered return on
investment securities and greater
thrift. -
st. Paul-Relatives who are finan-
cially able will be required to care
for indigents II the next legislature
passes bill being prepared by Rich
ard bakersfield, secretary Of the pub
lie welfare board. The board already
has Endorsed the proposal.
MinneapoIls-Tw new members of
the board of county commissioners,
together with the new county survey
or and a Judge OF the district court,
who were among the successful can
didates in the last election, took the
oath Of Office In Hennepin County.
waseca--An adverse report on the
condition of the city's books made re.
Gently by members Of the state exam.
iner's staff has resulted in the recon-
mendation OF more central book
keeping system for the city and its
various branches.
Madison-The new $53,000 armory