The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-12-20

completed for the annual show of the
Pipestone County Poultry association.
Hibbns-Richard Giffin, for % years
secretary Of the st. Louis county agri..
cultural society, has resigned.
Watertown Watertowns new
creamery was dedicated with mass
meeting Of townspeople on the second
floor Of the building; 1900 were in at.
tendance.
Window - Charles Mathews of Far.
go. N. D., has been selected as farm
bureau agent for Cottonwood county
to succeed r. E. Blackburn. who re-
signed.
Waseca-E. E. Hecht OF Blooming
Grove, president Of the county farm
bureau, was named to head the Waseca
County Agricultural society, at its an
nual meeting here.
Slayton - The bankers OF Murray
county, in session here, considered the
subject Of bitches and went on rec
ord as condemning unnecessary ditch.
ing and recommending that no further
bitches be ordered at present.
Worthington-The Worthington Ki.
wants club will act as sponsor for a
community Christmas party to be held
here during tIs holidays. A big
Christmas tree for the children will
be feature o; the eve t.
Hibbing-"Corporal" Bill Schirmer,
buddy in France Of both the men
after whom the Cobb-Williams post is
named was elected commander at the
annual meeting of the post, the mort
largely attended in it's history.
Duluth-Federal Judge w. A. Cant
has just written fms in the Jack Car
ney espionage case. After three years
Of legal battle through the United
States courts and the circuit court
Of appeals, Carney, former editor OF
''The Truth" won his fight.
Albert Lea-Mrs. Mary E. Meighen
of this city, mother Of Judge J. F. d.
Meighen, has been chosen to 60 as a
delegate to Washington to present the
world court petition to President Cool.
idge, the Minnesota senators and the
senate committee of foreign affairs.
Hibbins-Figures presented at the
safety meeting of Pickands, Mather &
! Co. here, show that reductions OF "
per cent in the accident rate for the
Minnesota mines operated by the COM
pany was accomplished in the last 10
| years.
Washington county boys
and girls are to have an unusual cp-
portunity given to them through a
short course in agriculture and home
economics, to be conducted in the do.
nestle science building Of the Still.
water high school, Dec. 10 and IA.
Crookston-The tariff commission
investigators under the direction Of
C. W. Bidwell, economist for the com.
mission, has started work in the Red
River valley, questioning wheat grow
ers in an effort to determine the cost
OF producing wheat.
AIberr Lea-A majority Of the 1855
breeders of Freedom county petition.
ed the county commissioners that the
county area plan Of cow testing be
adopted in Freedom county. This
means that 40 veterinarians will come
to Albert Lea and in two weeks time
will test al herds of the county.
Red Wing-Only IA out o: what was
a few years .go a small army of Civil
War veterans in this section met and
elected officers of the G.. A. r. post
for the ensuing year. 1t took nine OF
the members still alive to fill the
chairs. w. H. Braker was reelected
post commander.
Moorhead-Henry Rackerud, farm.
err, has rented piece Of land neal
here on which he will establish frog
farm to supply city markets with frog
legs. The land is crossed by stream
and has several sloughs, and Mr.. Rack
erud will build series Of dams to
conserve his lively livestock.
acknowledgement A. T. ABBOTT, Unit.
ed States Army, retired, veteran Of
the Civil war and formerly command
ant of Shattuck Military academy, died
here at the age Of SO. Captain Abbott
Is credited with having saved the life
of Abraham Lincoln. He took part in
the first battle Of Bull Run and served
for the duration of the Civil war.
Eyota - Directors Of the Eyota Co
operative Creamery association have
decided to go forward with plans fol-
the construction Of a new $4,000
creamery building. Farmers around
Eyota are optimistic over what the fu
ture holds in store and the results tc
be achieved when the new creamery is
constructed.
Grand Raplds-Employees OF the
Minnesota highway department are
now placing snow fences along roads
in Itasca county where snow drifted
heavily last winter. More than five
miles OF the fence are being erected
along the pavement running to the
eastern end Of the range and a strong
fight will be made to keep the road
open II heavy snowfalls come.
WInona - Testimony in opposition
to the proposed action Of the federal