The Tomahawk., 1924-02-28
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Larson and Mary Schnur were named
winners Of the high school contest
here. The winners will represent Ro-
chester high in the state oratorical
| contest soon.
Morris - The McNary-Haugen bill
now pending in congress; was approx
ed at a meeting here of $50 bankers,
merchants and farmers from the sew
enth congressional district and three
adjoining counties.
crookston-Export leagues to sup
port the McNary-Haugen export cor
poration bill have been formed in II
agricultural states. A. D. Stephens of
this city has been elected president
OF the Interstate Export league.
| AIexandria-A plan to have 80
guessing contests of various kinds in
as many stores here. Community day.
was called off when Constant Larson.
county attorney. ruled 1t would be
against the law.
Rochester-Modern scientific meth.
DDS will be used by the Rochester po-
lice department in running down rum
runners. The department has obtain
ed a stethoscope to use in finding out
whether or not suit cases and trunks
contain unlawful liquor.
WiIImar-A thief with a taste for
literature paid visit to the rural
school in district 81, three miles from
Spicer and after prying off the lock
escaped with large dictionary, two
small dictionaries and two volumes of
the encyclopedia.
Rochester--Profits of the city cleo
trio light department in the mouth
OF January amounted to $14,108.86, &C
cording to figures submitted by the
public utility board to the council In
the 10 months period the profits were
| $74,255.
HawIey-State trunk highways 6 and
GA will be graded and graveled their
full length through Clay county this
year, as a result Of action taken by
the county board of commissioners in
| authorizing advertising for bids on
$250,000 in bonds for the work.
Little FalIs-A pickle factory will
be built here this summer by the H.
]. Heinz company. The board of COM
merce has secured signatures of farm
ers for enough contracts for raising
pickles to satisfy the company and as
sure the location Of the factory here
Red Wins-Plans for new pumps
pumping station and reservoir in east
Red Wing were approved by the board
Of water commissioners The plans
call for reservoir of 100000 gallons
capacity, to be built of concrete, SO
feet inside diameter.
lakefieId-A flock of $40 blooded
chickens were smothered at the farm
Of Rudolph Kuhnau, near Heron Lake.
| A lighted lamp had been left burning
in the chicken house and 1t Is thought
the fumes killed the birds. The birds
were valued at more than $1,000 by
Mr.. Kuhnau.
Crosby-The Milford mine garage
was destroyed and 13 automobiles con-
sumed in fire here, near the scene
of the recent mine disaster. Though
the origin of the fire remains unde-
termined, authorities expressed the
belief that it probably resulted from
spontaneous combustion.
OrtonviIe-Miss Loretto Fischer of
Montevideo won first place among the
girls, and Chester Schoen OF Orion
vile won first place for the boys in
the subdistrict oratorical and declama-
tory contests here at which were rep
resented Montevideo, Appleton,
Beardsley, Clinton and Ortonville.
sundberg-The Sundburg Farmers
Cooperative Creamery association has
just closed the most successful year
in its history. The association in
creased its business about 80 per cent
over 1922 and 80 per cent more than
1921. Payments to patrons totaled
$90,7SS.60. The total output was 207,-
229 pounds. =
st. PauI-Herman e. Samuelson Of
st. Paul, executive clerk in the gov.
ernor's Office for the last nine years,
was appointed by Governor J. A. o.
Preus as his private secretary, sue
ceeding Charles r. Adams, resigned.
Governor Preus had no secretary dur.
ing January, and no salary was paid
for the position during that time.
hibblno-A committee announces
that fund being raised here for the
children orphaned by the Crosby mine
disaster will reach $500 or more by
the end Of this week. This money will
be turned over to the Crosby orphans
and the precedent set by Hibbing is
expected so be duplicated by other
range towns. ~.
Rochester - Farmers along the
route we plowed were glad to see us
coming" declared J. 8. Gilman and
A. ". Duncanson. who are running a
big snow plow on the highway near
here. I'VE had heard that we had
been threatened with dynamite and,
other manifestations of hostility, but
we saw none of this" they said. 4
Albert lea-William Howard Nor
gan of Albert Lea, has been designat.