The Tomahawk., 1923-12-27

| Wlnona - Louis Speltz OF Altura
was reelected president Of the WI.
mona County Farm bureau at the an.
nual meeting here.
Duluth-Northern Minnesota re-
ports the largest Christmas tree in.
dustry on record.
Window - Owing to the extremely
here many farmers are plowing and
seeding. The roads are in excellent
condition all over the country.
Duluth-The installation OF officers
OF the Duluth Builders Exchange will
take place Jan. % at the Spalding ho-
tel. A banquet will precede the install.
lation.
orthfield-Carleton college again
will be host to large number of Min
nesota ministers when the annual con-
vocation Of ministers of all denomina.
tions will be conducted here Jan. IA.
Dodge center-A meeting of Dodge
county farmers organized the Dodge
County Crop Improvement association.
Ralph Grim. university farm school
crop specialist, was the leading
speaker at the organization session.
Faribault-With approximately 1900
members already signed. Rice county's
youngest farmers cooperative organi-
zation. the Rico County Cooperative
Egg and Poultry association, is already
an assured success.
Mankato-Almost $4,000 worth of
new building has been done in Man.
kato this year to date. The new
Teachers college. costing s343,OO0,
represents the largest element OF the
total
MinneapoIis-F. A. Duxbury, member
OF the State Industrial commission,
was chief speaker at the opening ses.
sion Of the fifth annual two-day con.
vention OF the Minnesota State Hotel
and Restaurant association, at the Ho-
tel Radisson.
DuIuth-Probably six lake boats will
spend the winter in the Duluth-Superi.
or harbor, according to local harbor
authorities. This is the smallest mum.
Der in many years. The official 1923
navigation season for Lake Superior
came to a close the 18th.
Waseea-The Waseca County Hol.
stein Breeders association will be re.
organized as the result OF a decision
made at meeting Of Secretary Robert
Geiger Of the Minnesota Holstein Frie-
sian association with a number of
breeders here.
Mankato-Of 16 divorce DEGREES
granted in district court here, so far
this year, but one was granted to a
man. In most Of the cases where
women were plaintiffs the charge was
desertion, only two being for cruel
treatment.
DuIuth-Open competition for the
position of postmaster for this city
will be held Jan. 8, 1924 The present
term Of Postmaster Thomas E. Con.
sidine will expire on March 2, 1924.
The examination will be for term OF
four years at salary Of $4,000 a year.
Austin-The annual report of James
Prevatil, scout executive, shows that
the Austin Boy scout enrolment has
grown to ten troops and 29S regis.
tered scouts. During the year 1,276
jobs have been secured for boys
through the scout employment bureau.
MarshalI-Some idea of the bounti.
full corn crop that was raised in this
section of the state this year may be
cleaned from the report of e. Nuese.
a farmer east Of this place. He re.
ported that he gathered more than
10000 bushels of corn from 166 acre
tract.
Waseca-D. M. Marty" Coughlin,
former Notre Dame football star. was
honored by his fellow members of Wa.
SEGA post, American Legion, at the an.
nual meeting of the post. Coughlin
who Is now business manager of the
newspaper here was elected post com.
mander.
Hastines-A widow and six children
won a verdict of s13,500 from a jury
in Dakota county district court here
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad. Mrs. Edith Coogan,
widow of Edward Coogan. aged 30,
brakeman on the road, who was killed
by freight train, was the plaintiff.
virsinia-A cooperative plan OF
keeping the range paved highway open
all winter for traffic is offered. Pelli.
can has approached different village
councils, offering to place in operation
a fleet of trucks and rotary plows,
working both day and night, to keep
the roads free, each council to pay
certain amount for the service.
St. cIoud-Members Of the St. Cloud
Chamber Of Commerce have started a
movement for cooperation with the
St. Cloud unit Of the Minnesota Ma.
tional Guard that, it Is believed, will
spread to other cities. 1t is a auxili.
ary to the guard, with membership
limited to the same number as there
are enlisted men in the headquarters
company of the Third battalion. 205th
infantry.
Austin-L. H. Marville, contractor
for Mower county's highway construc-