The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-12-06

brother.
SprinsfieId-The first official act of
the new city council which continued
in office under the newly adopted
charter making Springfield a city. was
to make 2 mill tax levy for the sup
port Of the municipal band.
Rochester-'In one way or another
it will require at least $50 worth of
time, but the bill should be paid"
commented an alderman as a bill for
10 cents was ordered paid by the city
council.
DuIuth-Dr. Smuel Carson McCor-
mick, SO. said to have been the oldest
practicing physician in the state and
one Of the oldest members of the
Royal Arch Masons in the northwest,
died after an illness of seven months.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Red
River Valley Dairymen's association
will decide at summer meeting up
on the place of the 1924 convention.
An invitation was before them from
Warren, MINI.
st. James-Decision has been made
by the Watonwan county poultry as
ISOLATION to have its annual poultry
show in Madelia Jan. 2 to s. 1t Is al
so PANIED to conduct the corn and
grain show at the same time.
Thief River FaIls-As a result OF q
decision by members of the Thief Riv.
er Falls Commercial club, a sale of
registered hogs will be conducted in
this city Dec. in connection with
the Farm Crops and Poultry show.
Standardization OF the Great West.
ern railroad in removing two passen-
ger trains, constituting its only SER
vice between Randolph and Mankato,
through Faribault, has met with q
storm of protest in communities along
the line.
Fairmont-Mrs. H. w. Brodt, of
Fraser township. is the first woman
elected on the Martin county fair board
in its SO years activity. She was
chosen at the annual meeting Of the
agricultural society and will serve a
three year term.
DuIuth-Coal receipts for the month
Of November at the Head of the Lakes
will total approximately 1,22S,000 tons,
nearly 100000 tons less than in Octo.
Der, according to estimates made.
This will give the Northwest an in.
crease Of about 100000 tons over last
year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, lack OF
church going and failure to discipline
the young are in large parts respon-
sible for the present crime wave, &C
of the Minnesota penitentiary who
spoke at public library benefit here.
st. cIoud-Fred Brunko, aged 16,
was accidentally killed when his
shotgun he had rested on a wagon
went of. The charge of shot entered
his side and penetrated his heart.
Coroner Hayes pronounced the shoot.
ing accidental. Brunko lived at
South Haven, near here.
DuIuth-Josiah Davis Ensign, aged
80 years, Judge emeritus of the dis.
trict court of the 18th judicial dis
brief illness. He was retired from
the bench three years ago, having
served from April 16, 1889 to Jan. =.
1921.
DuIuth-Margaret Berquist Of the
Brookston school has been chosen as
the county champion potato raiser
from the girls and boys clubs in St.
Louis county She took first prize for
her exhibit of Green Mountain potatoes
at the state fair and Duluth Interna.
tional Potato show.
SIayton-A former resident of Muir.
ray county, now residing in the west.
has sent the county auditor. draft
for $270, with the statement that he
drew $3.50 in gopher bounty money
from Murray county about 10 years
ago, which did not rightfully belong
to him.
DuIuth-Twelve years was the time
required for postal card mailed at
the Duluth postoffice in August, 1911,
to reach Marinette, Wis. The card
was addressed to Lawrence Bergstrom,
Marinette druggist.
Red Wing-Red Wings farm power
test line has developed into project
Of the state college of agriculture with
instructors of that educational insti.
tuition in direct charge and serving as
an advisory board to the farmers who
are to electrify their farms along the
proposed line which leads for dis.
lance of about five miles into Burn
side township.
Mankato-"Buyers' Prize Week."
conducted to arouse new interest in
the buying public, was great success
according to the opinion of leaders Of
the movement. e. A. Boie, president
of the Advertising Forum Of the Civic
and Commerce association, which or
ganization sponsored the project. de-
clared it was big success for the
majority Of the merchants Of the city.
Long Lake-On the first re-entry
record completed by E1inent's Lads
Dorothy, 45003S, Jersey owned by
C. R. Bracket of Long Lake, she quail