The Tomahawk., 1924-05-29

Austin-Owatonna was awarded the
1925 convention Of the Central Bap-
tist Young Peoples union at the close
Of its 1924 session here.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Presbyterians
laid the cornerstone for their new
$4,000 church. Rev. Henry Needing,
pastor of the new church, officiated.
Hbbing- and Sullivan, Du.
luth architects, were engaged by the
village council here to draw plans for
the 100000 memorial building to the
soldiers, to be erected here.
Willmar-A study of the tax stu
alton reveals that Kandiyohi county
has no bonded Indebtedness except
ditch bonds. The total bonded indebt-
edness of the city of Willmar and the
school districts is $906,5O0.
MarshaIl-Marshall high school won
first place over 13 preparatory schools
in the southwestern Minnesota high
school music contest here with 80
points. Madison high was second with
II points. and Montevideo third with
16.
Hibbins-For the first time in the
annals Of the district court here, a
grand jury will not meet to consider
criminal matters. This information
was given out by Assistant County
Attorney Victor Johnson who so ad.
vised the clerk of court.
Within a short time can.
cor will ha popcidorad 90 q oopto o;oua
disease, and with the germs discovered
physicians may be able to prevent in.
lection and bring about a cure, DR..
Charles Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, pre-.
dicted in an address at the public
health forum.
Hibbns-The Backus-B Brooks lum.
bering interests have opened up two
construction camps in the Bear River
country, 10 miles west of Togo, and
Foley Brothers of St. Paul are laying
track for new railroad to Harrigan's
lake, near which point it will connect
with the Net Lake branch.
Thief River FaIIs-Delinquent taxes
in Pennington county are approximate
ly $4,000 less now than they were
the first of the year, when the total
had reached $4,000, according to
county auditor, who says many farm.
ers have applied for loans from the
Agricultural Credit corporation to pay
up their delinquent taxes.
Owatonna-To forestall the building
of a municipal lighting plant, the
Southern Minnesota Gas and Electric
company has submitted a resolution
to the Owatonna city council to fur.
nish gas and electric service at rates
parallel to those expected by the
council under it's proposed municipal
plant.
Slayton-The final reading made in
the area test for tuberculosis which
just has been completed in Murray
county shows the infection to be but
"A per cent. This is about 3.5 per
cent less than was estimated before
the test began. In all 45,9S9 head of
cattle were given the test for tubercu.
losis. OF this number 1896 proved
to be reactors.
MISUNDERSTANDING the district
high school music contest in which
representatives of IA high schools par
ticipated here, permanent organiza-
ton was affected. Superintendent
Brown of the Marshall high school was
named president of the organization
and he will appoint committee Of
three to arrange for similar contest
next year.
Crookston-A movement is under
way to establish a branch of the Gla-
cier Park trail from Fergus Falls to
Winnipeg. At present the trail is es-
tablished via Fargo and Minot to Gla-
cier Park and the feasibility of a
branch through the Red River valley
to the Manitoba metropolis is being
urged. The proposed line would fol-
low closely the Great Northern railway
north of Crookston until Winnipeg is
reached.
Rochester-Olmsted county farmers,
with farmers from other counties in
this section of the state, will join in
statistical tour in the vicinity of
Owatonna, Wednesday, June 4. Pro-
fessor George A. Pond of the Univer.
sity of Minnesota is extending the in
vitation to farmers all over southern
Minnesota. The tour is to visit sew.
eral of the "a farms which are furnish.
ing facts and figures on farm crops
for dairying sections.
Duluth-Homestead is on the
wane in northeastern Minnesota and,
according to records in the Duluth
land office, of the few who take up
homesteads, approximately two-thirds
default in their contracts with the gov.
eminent, and lose tile to the land.
The homestead department in this dis
trict, which once was one Of the
busiest in the United States, has set.
tied into virtual inactivity with only
an occasional applicant.
DuIuth-LStriving. to overcome the
handicap imposed by fund shortage,
Ranger G. s. Lind of Duluth super
visor of patrol work and brush and
forest fire fighting along the north
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