The Tomahawk., 1923-07-19

died at his farm home near here, as
the result of injuries sustained when
tree, which was being cut down, fell
and struck him on the head.
Marshall-A jury in the district
court here returned a verdict Of $751;
900 in favor of F. Kowalski of Wa
SEGA for injuries he received while
working as brakeman on the North
Western road.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the new
$4,000 Eagle building here was one
OF the features at the Fourth of July
celebration. A parade, ball game
and other sports were included in the
program. About 5000 people attend
ed the celebration.
Duluth-The constitutionality of tie
eight-tenths of a mill tax levied in
1871 and 1922 for the relief of GER
tain school districts has been upheld
by Judge Bert Fesler of st. Louis
county district court.
orthfieId-Herbert joachim, aged
Il, was killed here when he came in
contact with an electric current of &c..
700 volts in the switchroom of the
Northern States Power company's sta
ton.
owatonna-Units of the Minnesota
Federation Of Women's clubs are unit
Ing In movement to improve the
health Of public school children here
by furnishing milk to children who
are underweight.
Ivanhoe-The Farmers elevator at
Arco was struck by lightning in
thunderstorm and burned to the
ground with all it's contents, including
$500 bushels of grain. Loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Spring Grove-Eldred Johnson, aged
~, or Spring Grove, former service
man and first commander of the Amer
lean Legion post in this city, was
drowned at a family picnic while
swimming in a creek at Quandahl,
Iowa, just across the state line.
Waseca-Robert J. Johnson, engi.
neer, an employee Of the Chicago &
North Western railway for SO years,
and for half Of that period working
on the Minnesota division out Of the
local division point as a freight engi.
neer. has retired. He has been pen.
stoned by the railroad.
Case Lake-Seigman and Wallace
| Wydra, sons Of the proprietor of the
Jack Pine dairy farm, here, suffered
serious injuries when they detonated
dynamite they found while herding
| Sniny,,on hoI
off and Wallace was blinded
Pipestone-Plans are being made
for the annual commencement exer-
cises of the rural schools of Pipestone
county. Congressman Thomas D.
Schall, Of Minneapolis, will be the
principal speaker of the occasion. The
probable date of the exercises is July
10.
Owatonna-The Steele county COM
missioners' meeting here voted to levy
$4,000 from the tax for the proposed
sanatorium to be built jointly by
Steele, Freedom and Faribault coun-
ties. Two commissioners from each
of the three counties will select a site
for the sanatorium, as soon as ade-
quate funds have been raised.
thington-Because they have
failed to comply with state laws regu-
lating rural schools, nine school dis
tricts in Mobiles county will lose $3.50
each this year. One school had neg
lected to fly the stars and stripes; an
other had poor facilities for drinking
water and the others have inadequate
buildings.
Window Farmyard watering
troughs have claimed two little chill
dren as victims by drowning in the
last few days. On farm near viii.
of Henry Sieve fell into the watering
trough and was dead when found.
Near Springfield, a 2 year old son of
Fred c. BOTANY was drowned in q
similar manner.
neapoIis-Many babies in Min
nesota have a better chance to live
and grow strong with the taking effect
of the filled milk" law passed by the
last legislature. The law prohibits the
manufacture or sale in Minnesota Of
milk or cream from which the butter.
fat is taken and another oil or fat SUBJ
stituted.
MinneapoIis-The 1923 tournament
of the Minnesota State Tennis asso.
citation was awarded to Duluth at the
annual meeting of the Northwestern
Lawn Tennis association. In recent
years the meet has been alternated
between Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Lauren Kennedy of Duluth was elect
ed president of the Northwestern as
ISOLATION.
Fort snelIing-The body Of the man
found on the Fort Smelling rifle range
was identified as that Of Dennis Col.
Inns, farmer living at Glen Oak,
Wis. According to Walter Collins,
his son, who made the Identification,
Collins had been in st. Paul for some
time for medical treatment. There
were no marks of violence on the
body.