The Tomahawk., 1924-12-25

Of st. Paul. Judged the exhibits.
Rod Wlng-Mrs. @. 3. Russell. moth.
er OF eight children. was the first per-
son to cross the Mississippi river on
the ice opposite Red Wing this win
| ter.
FaIrront - Business men here sub
scribed $3.50 in an hour to clear snow
blocked roads leading into Fairmont
and eight horse teams and graders be-
gan opening them up.
Rochester - To further their So
cial and professional interests and to
stimulate self improvement, the teach.
| ers Of the public schools here have
formed the Rochester Educational AS.
ISOLATION.
Waseea-Tuesday to Friday, Sep
TENDER to II, inclusive. were the
dates set for the 1925 Waseca County
Fair at the reorganization meeting of
the board Of directors of the Waseca
Agricultural Society.
st. Publications from hundreds
Of Chippewa Indians Of Minnesota for
500 per capita payment out of the
tribal funds. to assist them through
the winter, were filed in the House by
Representative Knud Wefald.
st. Paul - One hundred and thirty
million dollars was spent by tourists
IN Minnesota during the past season,
according to C. M. Babcock, state high.
way commissioner, who addressed the
10000 Lakes Of Minnesota association.
Marshall Thirty men, who are
familiar with firearms, make up a gun
squad that has just been organized
here with full authority to act in cases
| Of emergency with the local police de-
partment. High power rifles are to
be furnished to ale of the gunners.
Minneapolis - An effort to enlist
the facilities of the United States
Shipping board for the expectation to
Great Britain of 100000 bushels of
surplus crop of the Minnesota Potato
Growers exchange was launched in
Minneapolis.
New uIm - Joseph J. Schneider
Of Springfield, who was indicted by
the Brown county grand jury for the
killing Of 14-year-old Mayette Bielen
last Halloween night, entered a plea
OF guilty to murder in the third de-
gree this morning.
charlottesville sites in Duluth for
the proposed 100000 tuberculosis
| hospital of the United States Vet
erans' bureau were inspected by q
| special commission named recently by
Director General Hines of the bu-
reau.
MlnneapoIis-The Irish potato crop
Is failure and Ireland is ready to
import $4,000, 900 bushels Of potatoes
from America and thereby take the
surplus off the market and raise the
American price, Herbert Myrick.
Springfield, Mass. publisher of sew
eral farm papers said.
Prairie Farm - With the death OF
William Hager, an old resident Of this
place. August Roemhild Post 237.
Grand Army Of the Republic. has van.
ished from the rolls of that organiza.
ton. He was the last member Of the
post and died at the Wisconsin Veter.
ans home.
sweep on the American markets in
response to weather conditions and
foreign demand carried wheat and
corn up to new records for the last
four years. All 9th er grains partict'
pated in the sharp increases in prices.
crosby-The village council was
called on by Commander jeff Leigh.
ton, Of the local American Legion, who
stated that II the council wished 1t
the post would take as part Of its
years work improvement Of the park
site along the lake shore donated two
years ago by George H. Crosby.
Minneapolis Minnesota chickens
escaped the embargo raised by New
York against chicken shipments from
eight Middle West states because the
thorough inspection tests here guar.
antee the health of the birds, r. F.
Hall. chief inspector Of the Minnesota
Department Of Agriculture, said.
Rochester-When this city recently
found itself in possession of per.
fect1y good and going grist mill,
through purchase OF property Of a
milling company for city purposes. the
city attorney gave 1t al his opinion
that the mill could be legally operat.
ed by the municipality. A competent
man has been kept in charge Of the
mill and "grists" are being turned out
regularly for farmers, with result.
ing steady profit to the city treasury.
Rochester - At meeting here to
extend formal welcome to 81 Kahler
student nurses who after completing
three months Of preliminary prepare
ton. donned their caps. J. H. Kah-
Ter reminded the students that the
first class entered just six years ago
when the school was o. oned as a war
measure. He added that 1t Is one Of
the largest schools in the United
States, with an enrolment Of 270 stu
dents.
MinneapoIls-The General Educa-
ton board, an organization allied
with the Rockefeller Foundation, has
promised to give the University of