The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-09-06

tional bank at Medford, Ore.
DuIuth--Mis. William A. Cant, wife
OF Federal Judge Cant, died here fol.
lowing q paralytic stroke. Mrs. Cant
had been a resident of Duluth To-: 81
years.
Waconia-Tbe Waconia baseball
team won the amateur championship
Of Carver county here when 1t de-
feated the Chaska nine, 8 to 6. 1t was
the third straight victory over .Chaska
for Waconia.
St. cIoud-Carl D. Hubbard, Mime
apolis, district manager of the United
States Veterans bureau, will be the
official representative at the laying
of the cornerstone for the veterans
hospital here Sept. 5.
SIayton-At a special session of the
county board Mrs. Annie Lowe was
appointed to fill the vacancy in the
office Of county sheriff caused by the
death of her husband, Sheriff James
Lowe, oldest sheriff in the northwest.
Winona-A reduction of II cents in
the price Of gas, making the new rate
$1.56, effective Sept. l, for a period Of
four months, was announced here by
the Wisconsin Minnesota Light and
Power company. The new rate Is the
lowest charged here for 31a years.
Hutchinson-H. A. Jennings Of this
city was low bidder on the construc-
ton of the armory, winning from five
Minneapolis contractors. Jennings
original bid was $64.677.55, but with
certain revisions and choosing of al
ternates, the building will cost ISL, 900.
Winona-Captain James M. George,
for 3k years commander of d COM
pany, Fifth Regiment, Minnesota Ma
tional Guard, of this city, has resigned
his commission 1t was announced, be-
cause of pressure of work in the law
firm Of which he Is member.
North Branch-The Chisago County
Bankers association met here in their
annual business and get-together meet
ing. New officers were elected as fol.
lows: j. E. Vanstrom, Chisago City,
president; e. G. Magnison, North
Oberg, Lindstrom, secretary-treasurer.
Medford-Two men are dead as the
result Of crossing accident here
when a small automobile was crushed
beneath Rock Island passenger train.
The dead are: John Black, aged As,
no relatives. Paul Hans, aged 30, died
10 minutes after reaching a hospital
at Owatonna, parents living at Hay
field, MINI.
DuIuth-A public safety" mass
meeting, the first Of its kind in Du-
luth, will be conducted here under the
auspices Of the safety committee OF
the Duluth Chamber of Commerce. A
special train will bring 400 employees
of the Great Northern railroad at
Superior.
Cariton-James Lawson, aged rs,
Castana, Iowa, and F. lehman, aged
rs, Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, employees of
the Phoenix Utilities company, were
killed near here when the scaffolding
around a new electric power trans
mission station collapsed. They were
hurled 100 feet to the ground.
Roehester-Percy Engel, of Stew
artville, was selected by committee
as the best all around member of the
boys. and girls clubs Of Olmstead
county, following the recent showing
at the county fair. He will 60 to the
International Stock show as the guest
of the North Western railroad. Theo-
dore Domke and Kenneth Southwick
made the best scores in Judging.
Hibbins-C. c. Alexander, for 10
years connected with the public
schools, who recently was acquitted by
a jury in district court on an indict.
ment charging him with larceny in
the first degree, rendered his resigna-
ton as superintendent to the board of
education. J. w. Richardson, acting
was named superin-
tendent at salary of $4,000 a year.
Fairmont-While excavators were
working in the basement of a house
here, which was erected almost three
quarters Of century ago, they IN
covered a skeleton, evidently Of an
Indian. Indications are that other
skeletons are also buried there, and
it is supposed that the building was
erected on the site of an Indian bury
ing ground.
Duluth-The IL hour day has been
abolished at the steel plant at Nor.
gan park, Duluth suburb, Samuel B.
Sheldon, vice president and general
manager of the Minnesota Steel COM
pany, said. The total number Of men
employed at the plant is 3,400 and
none are employed more than 10
hours. Mr.. Sheldon stated. Addition
al men have been hired to replace
those whose hours have been re.
duced.
Winnebaso-A severe wind and hail
storm seriously damaged the corn crop
in three sections around this city. The
was estimated at $4,000 by
John Rorman, of the First National
bank of this city, who inspected the
The hail was SO heavy that
it filed the cutters along the streets.