The Tomahawk., 1923-08-09
BrietrMn
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

crete storage tank and pumping equip
ment were let by the city council at
a figure Of $4,000.
Pipesrone-F1re destroyed the Pipe
stone Steam Laundry at a loss esti-
mated at $4,000. Defective wiring is
believed to have been the cause.
Red Wins-One man was injured,
probably fatally. windows in houses
and doors were smashed by an explo-
sion Of a kerosene storage tank be-
longing to the Thies Lumber company
at Elmwood, Wis, 35 miles from here.
Willmar-A 15-year-old Willmar girl
was saved from drowning by R. F.
Johnson, business man of this city,
when the girl went down for the third
time. She had waded beyond her
depth and couldn't swim.
Hibbine-Farmers living in the
Swandale vicinity, one of the most
thriving farming communities in nor
| them Minnesota, expect to harvest
the greatest small grain crop in the
history of the country, according to
Supervisor John Hayden.
Willmar-The vote on the question
OF maintaining a county nurse the
coming year apparently was voted
down heavily in the school board cleo
tions in Kandiyohi county. In some
districts the vote was unanimously
against the continuation of the work.
Granite FaIls-Earl Wiefels, aged
Is years. OF Client, Mimi, was drown
ed while bathing in the Minnesota
river near the Minnesota Falls power
plant here. His, body was recovered
in seven feet Of water 35 minutes af-
ter he went down.
Walnut Grove-Three robberies of
business places in as many weeks has
led the village council to appoint
night Waterman. The latest robbery
occurred at a poolhall where the
thieves pounded off the lock on the
safe and obtained $S5 in money.
Warroad-Senator A. M. Landry
who lives at Swift in Roseau county
suffered several broken ribs and other
injuries as the result of being run
over by tractor. While riding on
the oil tank of the tractor, which
was driven by his son, the senator
was shaken off and fell between the
wheels.
Pipestone-At largely attended
meeting of lumber dealers here, dis
trict groups No. 1 of the Northwest
tern Lumbermen's association was
formed. A. H. Adams of Jasper was
chosen president of the group, with
P. H. Parsons of Elkton, S. D., E. T.
Soderberg of Pipestone and P. H.
Larson of Hadley as his assistants.
Rochester-Mrs. Newman, a patient
at the state hospital for the insane,
used salt on the bars in a window of
her room until they were rusted so
badly she could break them, then tied
bedsheets together and lowered her
self down three stories and got away.
She wandered as far as Pine Island.
where she was held until hospital
guards brought her back.
Duluth-Notice Of an appeal to the
state supreme court from the order
of Judge w. A. Cant denying more
than 100000 in claims for alleged
| property depreciation to owners of
| property adjoining the North Forty"
of Hibbing, that the mining companies
seek to have vacated, was filed with
the clerk Of district court by attorneys
for the property owners.
DuIuth-C. l.. Evenson, Moorhead,
was reelected president of the Min
nesota Retail Grocers and General
Merchants association at the 9th an
nual convention Of the association
here. Other officers elected were: l..
H. Hanson, Minneapolis, first vice.
president; G. X. Haukebo, Underwood,
second vicepresident, and ]. w. Lux,
St. Paul, treasurer.
Redwood FaIIs-Efforts are being
made to learn the cause of several
cases of typhoid fever which are re-
ported in Redwood Falls. One death,
that of Mrs. Lulu Fosnes, milliner,
has occurred. The bathing beach, city
water and spring water have all been
investigated, the examination, physi-
clans say, showing that none of the
water from these places show any con-
tamination.
Winona-The summer term of the
Winona State Teachers college end
ed when a class of 43 students was
graduated. Diplomas were presented
by ]. NJ. Mcconnell, state commission
err of education. Before the fall term
of the college is started, work is ex-
pected to be commenced on the new
main building to replace the structure
destroyed by fire last December.
Duluth-Unlimited prosperity awaits
the United States and Canada both
in commercial lines and national
growth providing the deep waterway
project is made a reality instead Of
a discussion as is now the situation.
This was the assertion Of Sir Henry
Worth Thornton, X. B. E., president
of the Canadian National railways, in
an interview while a visitor in Du.
luth.
coIeraine-The st. Paul mine here
has resumed operations for the first
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