The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-07-26

their choice for United States senator
the voters of Willmar ballotted on
proposed bond issue for rebuilding
the water works system.
owatonna-A freight train on the
Rock Island ran over and killed an
unidentified laborer at point in the
city just outside the railroads switch
ing yards.
WiIImar-E. T. Sandbo, member OF
the city council, had a narrow escape
from death when his car rolled down
a IA foot embankment on a highway
near Green Lake.
owatonna-The Steele County Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs will have a
picnic and business session at Mineral
Springs park, here, July "a. A leader
of the state federation will speak.
Fergus FaIs-The annual picnic
and reunion of the Otter Tail County
Old Settlers association was held at
Battle Lake with more than 1000
persons attending.
Rochester - Commencement exer-
cises were conducted in the high
school here at which ia country and
village eighth grade pupils received
diplomas. 4
Winona-Seventy lawyers, including
several members Of the Minnesota
Supreme court, attended. the conven-
ton of the Southeastern Minnesota
Bar association here.
decentralization of $4,000 in
the tax levy for Winona county funds
for the year 1924 has been announced
by the county board. The new levy
is $247,00O.
oorhead-Paving bonds totalling
$4,000 were sold by the city of Moor
head. The bids were very low he
said, the terms being per cent in.
terest and $275 legal expenses.
Granite FaIis-Sever Olson has the
record for the big fish catch of the
season here. Olson, fishing with Q
cane pole in the Minnesota river,
caught a 16 pound catfish.
Sturgeon Lake-Ernest MacKale,
aged 20. and A. M. Cunningham. Jr.,
aged II, were drowned here, when a
boat in which they were fishing cap.
sized. The bodies were recovered.
st. cloud-Everything Of gambling
nature from paddle wheels to throw
ing rings over pearl handled revolvers
was closed up at travelling show by
st. Cloud police.
MISUNDERSTANDING H, Hastings
machinegun unit Of the Sixth infantry,
Minnesota National Guard, captured
the machinegun loving cup, defeating
Company Of st. Paul, while in camp
at Lake City.
Winona-Miss Sarah Lowrey OF
Granite Falls. was appointed execu.
tive secretary of the Winona county
child welfare board, succeeding Miss
Caroline Forster of Minneapolis, re.
signed.
Fairmont-One hundred delegates
from southern Minnesota towns gath
cred at banquet to start a move.
ment they hope will result in the rout-
ing through southern Minnesota of
the new Atlantic Yellowstone-Pacifc
trail.
Rochester-Rocheste through it's
oil we'll, now being drilled is becomi
ing an attraction in southeastern Min
nesota. Ever since the, drilling start
ed, thousands of local people have
visited Bigelow's hill to view opera
lions at the well.
Northrop-Fifteen hundred persons
attended the Northrop Cooperative
Creamery outing. Northrop business
men and members Of the Waverly and
Westford Farmers clubs attended, as
did delegations from many towns in
this section.
Fairmont-Delegations from Sioux
Falls, Jackson, Luverne and Fairmont
met here to consider ways and means
of bringing the new Atlantic Yellow.
stone-Pacific highway through south.
ern Minnesota on State Road No. 8.
Sioux Falls has raised $4,000 to help
put 1t through.
Luverne-The tax levies for Rock
county and the city of Luverne have
been made up. The county commits.
sioners have added $4,000 to the in.
terest and sanatorium funds, making
the county levy the same as last year.
$4,000. The city levy has been cut
from $4,000 to $44,362.
Blooming Prairie-Lutheran congre.
cations Of Owatonna, Glendale, and
this city conducted joint services and
had a picnic here. Approximately g.
500 persons from the three towns and
from other Southern Minnesota Luz
theran congregations attended.
Window - Farmyard watering
troughs have claimed two little chill
dren as victims by drowning in the
last few days. On a farm near VIII
mont little year and one.half old son
of Henry Sieve fell into the watering
trough and was dead when found.
Near Springfield, year old son OF
Fred c. BOTANY was drowned in Q
similar manner. 49,
Duluth-From all parts OF the north.
west and as far east of Philadelphia