The Tomahawk., 1924-05-08

station Of the Standard Oil company
was robbed here. The robbers es-
capped with about $3.50.
Tracy-D. H. Evans has been elected
president of the Citizens State bank
here. succeeding the late s. P. Hicks,
who was accidentally killed in Chica-
go few days ago.
Fergus FaIIs-The Ninth District
Bankers association will hold its an
nual convention here May Is. The
officers of the association were in
Fergus Falls making arrangements.
currie-Huge swapping turtles have
appeared in such large numbers on
the shores Of Lake Shetek that Oscar
Beal OF Valhalla and others are finding
1t profitable to capture them and ship
them alive to eastern cities, where
there is a ready market for them.
Hibbing - Although plans may be
somewhat curtailed because Of the
drop in iron ore prices, 1t Is rumored
that the Oliver Iron Mining company
Is going ahead with its plans for the
new ore crushing plant to be erected
In the vicinity of the Morton road. -
Faribault-A porker tipping the
scales at 1,100 pounds, was shipped
from Faribault by John Mullen, of the
Faribault Shipping Association. The
hog, which is the largest ever shipped
from Faribault, was raised by A. B.
Kinney, Of Walcott township.
Marshall - Marshall's radio broad
casting station owned by ]. C. Miller.
has undergone its first test. Word
from Spokane, Wash, brought the in
formation that the program was clear
ly heard in that city. A station call
will soon be assigned.
Two Harbora-The 1924 iYon ore
shipping season on the Duluth and
Iron Range railroad was officially
opened here with the arrival of the
first ore boat of the season, the steam.
er Mullen, which was loaded with st.
James ore.
Lamberton Leonard Redding,
Otto Schmid and L. J. Wilt, former
officers Of the State bank of Lamber-
ton, were indicted by the grand jury
on first degree grand larceny charge.
The bank has failed twice within the
last two and half years.
Little FaIIs-Fire did considerable
damage to the Herald Printing COM
pany's plant. The fire started in the
basement, probably from the metal
pot. The presses, machinery and pa
per were damaged by smoke and wa
ter.
Albert Lea - The city council has
hired two local bands for series OF
concerts to be given here during the
summer. The two bands, one junior
organization of high school students
and the other the local Elks' band,
will provide semi-weekly concert pro-
grams on evenings during the sum-
mer.
Austin-A strip of land lying be-
tween the Shaw Memorial gymnasium
for boys, and the Horace Austin State
park has been presented to the city
for dual purpose by N. F. Banfield,
Sr., prominent local resident. The
property will be used both as public
park and boys playground.
Albert Lea - A regional confer
ence of child welfare boards Of Wa
SEGA, Faribault, Steele and Freeborn
counties will be held at the First
Methodist church here, May 9. Judge
E. F. Waite, Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Robert Gilman, director Of the Wom-
ems Cooperative alliance, will speak.
Baiaton-A business merger Of much
interest in this section occurred when
the First National bank and First State
bank were consolidated. The state
institution has taken over the business
Of the national bank and the consoli.
dated bank will be known as the First
State Bank of Balaton.
Rochester-Ward T.. Van Orman,
pilot of the balloon Goodyear III, which
is declared to be one of the three sue.
cessful contestants in the national
elimination balloon race, presented
the Rochester post Of the American
LSSlOu Will tuO fhhCli hu6 "hiSh
his craft carried during the race at q
banquet rendered in his honor. The
legion presented Van Orman and his
aid, G. e. Wollan, with a silver loving
cup as a souvenir of their unexpected
visit here.
HIbbins-Reports having gone out
that great quantities of iron ore are
to be shipped and that the ranges are
again rejoicing in abundant prosperity
with the result that there has been a
rush of unemployed to the range.
Those who do not want to work with
pick and shovel should keep away.
Engineers, office help and other skilled
labor the mining companies will draw
largely from their own organizations
or from former employees. The pen.
ing for this class Of employment are
few.
Montevideo-Mrs. Thomas King of
this city, sister of the late Rev.
Thomas J. Gibbons who before his