The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-25
Neu1f BrietrMm
All 3 State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

the crack Saltwater high school foot
ball and basketball teams of 1921, and
center on the Detroit university foot
ball team this past fall, registered at
St. Thomas.
ortonviIIe-The funeral of Col. Will
liam Wellendorf, one Of the largest
livestock dealers in central Minnesota,
was held here. Death was caused by
complication of diseases.
st. Paul-Covert S. Townley, en-
ploye Of the Nonpartisan league and
brother Of Arthur c. Townley, founder
OF the league, was killed in the auto
mobile accident near Lincoln. Neb.
Hibbing-Plans for the new Cath
Ollie community center were outlined
by Monsignor Limmer, pastor of the
Church Of the Blessed Sacrament, at
a meeting. Work of the community
center will begin at once, but all units
Of the center are not expected to be
completed for several years.
Tracy - c. w. Belville, Tracy
chicken fancier, is the owner of the
real deficiency hen of this section.
Belville's Mrs. Biddy is not only
strong on number, but produces sup
ersize egg. Between Dec. and 26,
with two days vacation for Christ
mas, she laid IA eggs averaging ap-
proximately four ounces each.
St. Peter-Members Of the auxiliary
post of the American Legion will stage
two day carnival at the st. Peter
! armory on Jan. % and "a, for the pur.
pose of raising funds for the enter
tainment Of the third precinct Legion
convention here in July. A carnival
queen contest was launched.
Red Wing-Marketing problems, dis
ease control and development of coun-
ty agent work featured the discus
sions Of the annual meeting of County
Rural Agents of the Southeast dis
trict. Agents from % counties were
present. Experts from the University
farm discussed largely topics of coun-
ty agent work.
Deer River-After being silent for,
nearly two years the whistles of the
old Itasca Lumber company mill blew
this week. The plant has been occu.
pied by the Minnesota Lumber asso-
citation, branch Of the National Wood
turner's association, who expect to
handle 100000 feet of birch here.
The new concern begins with force
Of 60 men.
St. Paul-The Gopher gang Of Min
nesota, the American Legion, gathered
its forces for the greatest membership
campaign in its history-a drive to en-.
roll every veteran in Minnesota as a
Legion member before Feb. %, to
make the department 10000 strong and
give it the distinction of the largest in
crease shown by any department in
the United States.
st. Peter-Mayor Arthur K. Nelson
of st. Paul will be asked to deliver an
address at the second community party
here on Jan. 80. The Farm bureau,
Store bureau, Business Mems associa-
ton, Aemrican Legion, literary and
musical clubs and the Parent Teach
ers associations have united to stage
the event at the armory. Efforts will
be made to organize community club
at the meeting.
Brainerd-Judge w. s. McClenahan
Of the district court has granted q
temporary injunction restraining the
county commissioners Of Aitkin county
from entering into contract Of $685.
SS1 to build new courthouse in Ait.
kin. The plaintiff alleges that the
county cannot build when no bonds
had been voted and when not enough
funds had accumulated to pay for the
structure.
Eveleth-Four hundred citizens and
taxpayers of the city met to listen to
the reports of the auditors and engi.
neers engaged by the city to investi-
gate the Minnesota Utilities company,
and to present the facts regarding
physical valuation Of the present
plant, estimates as to probable cost Of
q new plant adequate for the city's
needs, and also rates charged by the
local concern.
crookston-"Old Bill" Anderson
has started on his goth year of incar-
ceration in the Polk county Jail, on a
charge of vagrancy. .Sheriffs and
jailers, policemen and judges have
come and gone, but Anderson has
been regarded as a permanent fixture
of the bastile. Every three months
"Old Bill" shows up in municipal
court to plead guilty to vagrancy and
has been regularly sentenced to 80
days in Jail. .
ctoquet--Peter olesen, husband Of
Anna Dickie Olesen, the first woman
candidate for the United States SEN
ate, who was defeated at the recent
general election, announced he had
resigned as superintendent of the
schools here. Mr.. Olesen said 1t was
his plan to move from Cloquet to
some small town near the twin cities
or to either Minneapolis or St. Paul.