The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-12-06
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All & State
condsnssd Stories Of HappsninSs
Of he Week In Minnesota

Methodist church here are making
elaborate preparations for the dedica-
ton Of a new $4,000 pipe organ.
Austln-Jay c. HORNED, candidate
at the state legion convention for de-
partment commander, was named to
head the local post at its annual meet
ing here.
Owatonna-Owatonn again has a
choral association as the result Of the
organization Of the Owatonna Music
club with an initial membership of So
leading vocalists.
Plpestone - The members Of the
Zion Evangelical church of this city
are making plans for the celebration
of the 25th anniversary Of their Or
ganization.
Hlbblng - Investors holding more
than $4,000 worth of Hibbing warrants
in various parts of the country, have
overlooked the various calls issued by
the village treasurer. Interest on
them has been stopped
Albert Lea - Dedication and for
NAL opening Of the 100000 Albert
Lea State bank building took place
here with a dinner attended by more
than 200 business men from this Sec
ton.
NorthfieId - Torger G. Thomson,
prominent Da.e county, Wisconsin,
farmer, has left $4,000 to st. Olaf
college through his will. The money
is to be used to assist needy Scandi-
navian students in attending the COL
lege.
Rochester - Miss Mavorette J. Ru-
bert, Rochester's queen of beauty"
who is an entry in the national beauty
contest to be held at Madison Square
Garden, New York, for the east. She
will go to Washington to meet Presi-
dent Coolidge and then to New York.
Fairmont - Frederick w. Betz, aged
81, prominent in state politics, died
suddenly at his home here. Betz for
merly was postmaster here, was a
colonel on former Governor Van SAINTS
staff and was a delegate to national
republican convention.
Jaspe-W. R. Kingston, the last
Jasper surviving veteran Of the Civil
war, is dead as the result Of a stroke
of paralysis. Kingston was a member
of Company F, First Regiment, Mime
sofa Volunteers, enNsting on March
rs, 1865.
Thief River Falls Heavy ship
ments Of poultry through Thief River
Falls is reported by the express COM
pany. Since the 18th of this month
an average of 100000 pounds per
day was shipped or transferred
through the office.
Minneapolis - Sale Of the Robert
Hall farm at Balaton, Lyon county, on
the basis of $165 an acre, was the out
lands as reported to the Minnesota
Realty association. The farm COM
prises 80 acres, and was purchased by
J. H. Kibbe OF Curlew, Iowa.
Austin - The first highway project
in Mower county constructed by funds
secured under the Babcock law is COM
pleted. 1t is on highway No. 9, be-
tween Austin and Grand Meadow, on
which 10000 yards of gravel were used.
The work was completed at cost of
about $4,000.
Albert Lea - B. J. Johnson, farm
er, brought to town an ear of corn
containing 998 perfect kernels and
eight imperfect kernels, total Of
1,O06 kernels. Mr.. Johnson challenges
any farmer in the county to produce
an ear Of corn as well developed and
with anywhere near that many
kernels.
owatonna - All members of a
charter commission, composed of Is
local business men named by District
Judge F. w. Sem, have finally quail
fed to revise the city charter. The
principal change will provide for the
appointment of a public utilities COM
mission to operate the proposed light,
POWER and heating plant.
Marshall - At a meeting Of the
directors Of the newly organized Mar
shall Farmers Cooperative Creamery
company, decision was made to pur-
chase the property of the Marshall
Creamery company for consideration
OF $ZU,UUU. 1 he new COupduy udS lVO
stockholders and 1000 cows have been
signed for.
owatonna - The rural carriers of
the Owatonna postoffice will begin to
take the fall pig survey Of Steele
county. Pig surveys are made by the
rural carriers on thousands of farms
in each state on June to Dec. Of
each year, which shows facts concern
ing hog production, for the use of the
federal department of agriculture.
Chisholm - The Lake Superior Tax
association has entered another pro-
test to the supreme court levy set by
the school board, claiming that the
levy set this year exceeded the legal
amount by $4,000. The population in
the school district was 9,709 in 1920,
which at $50 per capita, totals $751;
$40, instead of the $65S,790, which was
levied this year. ..-
Hibbins - Phil Stone, former coun.
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