The Tomahawk., 1923-04-05

lected by the city council to design a
new 100000 reservoir for the mu-
nicipal water system.
ortonviIIe-Rev. Melvin o. Andrews
Of Wheaton, has accepted a. call to Our
Saviour's Lutheran church Of Benson,
succeeding Congressman-elect o. ].
Kvale. ..
Maynard-A hens egg measuring
Sh by inches was exhibited here by
Ole Glevre. who said it was laid by one
Of his Leghorns. When broken, 1t was
found to contain an ordinary white and
yolk and also a small perfect egg with
a hard shell.
owatonna-vThe rally of South Gen.
trail Baptist churches of Minnesota
here closed after ways and means Of
raising the associations quota of the
s10,000,O00 church fund were discuss
ed.
st. James-The city council in a
special session rescinded its resolution
to permit the people of st. James to
vote at the election on the question Of
leasing a building lot to the American
Legion. The reason given was that
the request for the lot did not have the
proper backing by the Legion.
Tracy-The heavy movement Of
hogs from this section of the state
shows a great Transformation on the
farms in the last few years. Since
Jan. two Tracy firms have shipped
1919 hogs to market, for which they
have received a total Of $171,99S.
st. cIoud-A resolution urging the
state legislature to pass the pending
bill which will legalize the socalled
Babcock road bond issue of $20,000,-
900 was framed and passed by the
Stearns county commissioners here.
The vote was unanimous.
Waseca-Judge Converse, justice Of
the Dakota county district court, will
preside at sessions Of the Waseca
county district court. He will ex.
change benches with Judge Fred w.
Sem in the hearing Of cases in which
Judge Sem was acting as an attor-
ney before his election to the office.
Albert kea-Sheriff Otteson of
Freeborn county is holding for the
owner, hoping he will call, a seven
passenger car that stalled two miles
southeast of Albert Lea on the Jeffer.
son highway. At that time, it Is al
legged, the car carried large cargo OF
alcohol bound for Mason City, Iowa.
Austin-While every family in
among it's possessions, a recent cen.
Mower county does not include car
suses disclosed that there were 1922
automobiles in the county on Jan. 1.
Since that time dealers estimate that
more than $50 automobiles have been
sold in the county, bringing the total
to 1870. The population statistics OF
the last census gave Mower county q
population of 1888. ... =. p.
Red Wing-While hot contest is
expected in the city primaries on the
candidate favoring and opposing the
preliminary talk Is largely centering
on school board matters. The alleged
friction between Superintendent Herr
and Principal Christopherson, which
led to the resignation of both at the
last board meetings, is being injected
into election discussions.
crookston-The city council, in
special session called for the purpose
Of considering q special election to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mayor Charles P. Booth, agreed
that a special election at this time
would be unwise, as 1t would cause
an expense of about $4,000. The presi'
dent Of the council, under the charter,
and his acts as such are as legal and
binding as those of duly elected
mayor. -.u 49,
stephens-Mrs. e. e. Gear, through
her attorneys, has filed notice of &C.
ceptance of a reduction of $4,000 in
the $12,50O verdict which she won in
district court in her personal injury
suit against the village of Stephens
and the Minnesota Electric Distrib.
uting company. The distributing
company, however. on the refusal OF
Judge Watts to grant judgment not.
WlIHSCduulHS tHo NSTuiCI, mas uOFeu
to carry the case to the supreme
court.
Red Wins-A man who gave his
name as Richard Jackson and his ad.
dress as Rondo street, st. Paul, was
fatally injured here when he was
crushed beneath freight car. Jack
son was said by police to have tried
to flip" freight car, when he slipped
under The wheels. Although both his
legs were severed, one OF his hips
crushed and his hands mangled, Jack,
son lived tow hours after the accident
and was able to converse with physi.
clans. ....-
st. cIouu-A delegation of business
men from st. Cloud, appeared before
Federal Jddge Evan A. Evens to ask
a stay OK mandate ordering Samuel c.
Pandolfo, former head of the Pan Mo.
tor company, to Jail. The men, headed
by DR.. Charles N. Beyhan;> asked that
the mandate Re stayed at least one