The Tomahawk., 1924-05-29
BrietrMn
All & State
csstsossd Stories Of HsppeninSs
Of To Weak n Minnesota

MISUNDERSTANDING farmers attend
ed the stone and stump blasting de-
monstration conducted by repre- nta-
tives Of the University Farm, at the
Will Hartje farm.
Ortonville-Acting on a petition OF
a majority of the dairy stock owners
OF the county the board Of county COM
miSsioners has ordered an area test OF
the dairy cattle Of Big Stone county.
Morris-J. F. Entel of Montevideo
was elected president Of the seventh
group, Minnesota Bankers Association,
at its closing session here. More than
200 bankers attended the three ses-
sions.
Moorhead-Edward Fay, said to be
the oldest Minnesotan living in Clay
county, died here. He lived in this
state since 1853 and was stage driv-
or. He was postmaster here from
1874 to 1890.
Two Harbors-The first brook trout
fry Of the season were received here
when the local chapter Of the Izaak
Walton league distributed 100 cans to
the various streams tributary to the
city.
Thief River Falls-Thirty-fou cars
Of Mennonites passed through here
from Canada to Chihuahua, Mexico.
They left Canada on account OF re-
stricting freedom and schools and
ways of living.
Rochester-Diplomas will be pres
ented to SO nurses, SO Of these having
taken their training at st. Mary's hos
pital and 60 through the Kahler school
OF nursing, at joint commencement
exercise to be held at the national
guard armory here.
Currie-The committee named by
the legislature to erect a monument
in the memory of the early settlers OF
the Lake Chetek country will within a
short time have their plans complete.
A site for the monument has been
selected near the graves Of the pio-
neers killed in the Indian raids.
Owatonna-Final action will be
taken in the selection of site for the
Tricounty tuberculosis sanatorium to
be constructed and maintained by
Steele, Freedom and Farib;.ult coun-
ties at a meeting here. Sites have
been offered by Owatonna, Albert Lea,
Blue Earth and Winnebago.
WiIlmar-Through the efforts Of
the American Legion posts of Kandi-
yohi county, complete and authen-
tic collection of plats of all GENE
teries in the county will be made.
On these will be marked the graves
of soldiers of all wars. These records
will be preserved and continued.
Sleepy Eye-There has never been
q time when so much interest has
been taken in tho boys and girls
club work in this county as there has
this spring. The baby beef, dairy
calf and pig clubs all have large en-.
rolments and additional poultry and
corn clubs have been organized for
the first time this year.
Albert Lea-After an all day battle
in which large number of volunteer
citizens from Albert Lea used a fleet
of trucks, a gap in the new dam at
the outlet of lower Albert Lea lake,
was closed, thus saving that body of
water from going down through the
Shell Rock river and destroying the
concrete bridge across the south end
of the lake.
Remidji-In little Lutheran Free
church of Nymore, where the family
of Enevild Stangeland gathered to at
tend a program, funeral services for
three members of his family who lest
their lives in a fire which destroyed
their home From the rooms of the
Stangeland home, the charred bodies
of the three children were taken and
because of the condition in which they
were found, only one casket will be
used.
Faribaut-Rev. N. S. Ed rkin, of
Duluth, is the moderator of the Con-
gregational conference of Minnesota
for the year, elected at the closing
business session Of the annual meeting
here. Other officers chosen are: DR..
Everett Lesher, st. Paul, superinten-
dent, and ]. NJ. Mcbride, Minneapolis,
treasurer. H. l.. Robinson, A. P. Stacy
and Mrs. l.. e. Jepson, all Of Min
neapolis, were elected members Of
the board Of directors. Rev. George
Laughton, Winnipeg, spoke at the final
session which was conducted at Garlic
ton college. Northfield.
Park Rapids-The directors of the
Jefferson Highway took steps to
shorten and relocate the highway in
the northern part of the state. The
city of Warren and villages to the
north Of that city were making strong
bids before the highway directors for
the location to be designated their
way from Thief River Falls. How
ever, a route was selected which will
take the Jefferson traveller from Thief
River Falls north to beyond Holt on
a trunk highway and thence west and
northwest over a graded and graveled
state aid road through Marshall coun-
ty passing through New Folden, and
Strandquist, and thence through Karl
stad, Halma and Bronson, striking a
trunk highway at Hallock and thence
to the border.