The Tomahawk., 1924-02-28


railway company's new oil burning
locomotives in the yards here.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Ohm
stead Bankers association at a meet
ing here reaffirmed their resolution
to aid the boys and girls club WORK
Olmstead county banks will loan
money to deserving boys and girls to
get livestock and to assist in other
ways.
| lewisville-The annual report of the
Lewisville Cooperative Creamery as
ISOLATION showed that for the first nine
months of the organizations existence,
butter patrons received $110,44S.76,
and that 24S,971 pounds of butter were
made.
Crookston-Manuel St. Martin.
pioneer settler of the Red River Val
ley, who died this week at the age of
"a years, is survived by three sons
and three daughters, besides, So
grandchildren. Sc great-grandchildre
and five descendants in the fifth gen.
Grafton.
Fergus FaIIs-Northwestern college,
an institution operated under au-
spices of the Swedish Lutheran
church here was badly damaged by
fire, with loss Of $4,000. The fire
started in the boiler room and burn
ed good part of the schools interior
before 1t was checked.
Ortonviile-Plans for Ortonville's
armory and community building have
been approved by the city authori-
ties and bids for the construction of
the building will soon be asked for.
The building will be provided with
rooms for the National Guard, the
city fire department and the American
Legion post and auxiliary.
st. Cloud-One Of the accomplish
ments of the tri-county seed show
here was the pooling Of 1920 pounds
Of alfalfa seed. This crop. until the
last few years. little heard Of in the
county, has come rapidly to the front
under the sponsoring Of Charles H.
Lein. who is pooling orders for the
seed in large quantities.
Observation-Disclosures the Kiwanis
club. Mayor Arthur 9. Nelson Of st.
Paul said the nonvoter Is the great
est Stacker in the country. SURPRISING
the country's arch war Stacker. Grow
er Cleveland Bergdoll. Too many
people, he stated, shirk their duty at
the polls. only 40 per cent Of the vot-
ers voting at the last presidential
election.
st CIoud-Federal. county and city
authorities are investigating liquor
raid at Lahr's restaurant. in the heart
of the business district, which sent
Ole P. Olson. prohibition agent and
Nicholas Lahr. proprietor of the cafe.
to st Raphael's hospital with bullet
wounds Lahr's condition is serious.
but Olson sat up in bed and told his
story of the affair
MinneapoIis-A mortgage for S.
100000 given by the Northern States
Power company and the Northern
States Securities corporation to the
Harris Trust & Savings bank, Chi
cago, was filed with the registrar Of
deeds. The mortgage was given in
connection with refnancing in order
to take care Of the power company's
extension and improvement program.
neutrality-suspicious. C.. R. d.
Wis will be a candidate for the repub-
lican nomination in the third district
at the June primaries, 1t was stated
definitely by J. A. Lawrence Of this
city, an ardent supporter Of the st.
Peter man. Mr.. Lawrence has received
letters from Congressman Davis in
which he announces his decision to
enter the primaries.
Observation-Disclosures Of the bus
lines operating out Of here to the
twin cities report the receipt of an
nonymous threats to blow up their
large tractor and snowplow II 1t Is
used again to clear snow off the Ro-
chester-twin city highway. Clearing
away the snow and leaving only dirt
road for farmers sleighs aroused in
dignation some time ago.
/ Virginia-A permanent organiza-
ton to fight the Fuller bill. measure
designed to enlarge the present boun-
diaries of the Superior National For.
est, in congress, was formed at a
meeting of 200 men and women, rep
resenting civic organizations, city
and village administrations and COM
munities in st. Louis Cook and Lake
counties, here.
Owatonna-Judge Miles B. Chad.
wick, aged 80. Steele county pioneer
and until his retirement one Of the
most prominent figures in owatonna
civic and Masonic circles, died at
his home here. Judge Chadwick was
prominent in the legal profession in
Owatonna's early days and served
four terms as county auditor and
two as judge Of probate. He was
clerk of the state legislature in 1874
Is.
Moraan-Contracts have been sign.
ed for a IS per cent increase in the
production of sugar beets in this sec.
ton in 1924. M. L. Pettis, field SUI
perintendent for the Minnesota Sugar