The Tomahawk., 1924-07-03

7 Bemid ji-Bemidji will e1tertain
about $50 physicians of the northern
part of Minnesota when the Upper Mis-
sissippi Medical society summer meet
ing takes place here.
WiIImar-Wesley, 2 year old son Of
Aldrick Tengwall near here, met
death by choking when he fell from a
corn planter and became caught in
the machinery.
Owatonna-One solid mile of their
strongest telephone wires was com.
pletely wiped out and the poles lost in
the vicinity of Tracy, where a tornado
struck, it was learned by Tri-State
Telephone officials here.
Hibbing-The village council has
ordered drastic cut in the operating
forces Of the village, holding that funds
will not permit the present working
forces. approximately 100 men in all
departments were discharged
crosby-At a special election here
on the $4,000 bond issue, vote OF
149 was cast against the issue, with
100 for, defeating it by 40 votes. The
bonds were to cover outstanding or
ders for Crosby.
Hlbbing-Through the efforts of D.
D. McRachin, Hibbing, member of the
State Fair board, the Hibbing concert
band will fill three day engagement
at the fair, it was announced This
will be the first appearance of the
Hibbing band at the fair in several
years
Two Harbors-An innovation in the
display of fireworks will feature the
Fourth Of July celebration in Two
Harbors, according to an American
Legion committee which has charge
Of arrangements. A scow will be an-
chored in Agate bay, opposite the pa
vilion in the Two Harbors municipal
park and the fireworks will be dis
charged from the deck.
Thief River FaIIs-While excavating
at his home here, Alex Cloutier I'M
earthed an adult Indian skeleton,
wrapped in birch bark. The body
was turned over to the coroner. This
find recalls similar ones in this VI
cinity, the regular burial ground CT
the Indians for years previous to the
opening Of a reservation here Is
years ago having been across the rIv-
er and known as Squaw Point.
Fergus FalIs-Deciding. not to wait
for city council action, Mayor M. Ben.
son leased a gasoline filling tank here,
brought in gasoline and sold it at re-
duced prices. Shortly after the open.
ing Of the station by the mayor. other
| oil companies in the city reduced the
| price Of their gasoline from q 80
cents to - $40 cents, the price set
at the filling station conducted by the
mayor.
WInona - Representative Sydney
Anderson Of the First district, who
announced several months ago that
he would retire from congress at the
end Of his present term, both because
of ill health and a desire to provide
better for his family has been appoint
ed president of the Flour Millers Ma
tional federation, an organization COM
prising all manufacturers OF wheat
-four in the United States, it was
learned here.
Fergus FaIIs-Officers Of the Nord.
lanGslaget, the largest Of more than
8 dozen Tags that are holding re-
unions here this summer, elected for
coming year are H. H. Bergen, Duluth,
president; s. w. Davidson, MiEneapo.
lis, secretary; L. Strauman. Minneapo.
lis, treasurer, P. Bernhard, Sioux
Falls; John Dahl, Hatton, and ]. Jor.
genson, Maynard, vice presidents; and
Mrs. Smesby, Mortified, financial Sec
rotary.
Hibbing-The laying of the corner.
stone of the new 100000 Catholic
community center in South Hibbing
was the occasion for. one of the big
gest Catholic gatherings on the Mes
aba range. A parade was conducted
and extended over mile in length. In
spite Of the heat, the marchers, repre-
senting more than a dozen Catholic
societies, marched from North Hib.
bling, headed by the Hibbing concert
band. Approximately $4,000 persons
viewed the parade
Park Rapids-Irvin S. Cobb, Robert
H. Davis of Munsey publications,
Charles Palmer of New York and
Charles Heddon of Dowagiac, Mich,
who have been in Minnesota on a 10.
day fishing trip, left for the East The
party opened the bass season at Park
Rapids on what Mr.. Davis character
lied as "the best bass grounds in
America" Declaring that it was the
best bass fishing he had ever had. Mr..
Cobb announced that he would return
to open the season at the same place
next year. Arrangements for the trip
were made by the Ten Thousand Lakes
association.
Austin-Nearly $4,000 dairy cattle
in Mower county herds will be test
ed for tuberculosis on the area test
plan as the result Ct signing of Pc
titions circulated by the county bu-
reau and their signature by more
hon