The Tomahawk., 1924-04-10

oWdtonna-Ino LADIES teQeral WO-
mems club announced that they had
raised $1,157.00 as their contribution
for the Near East relief.
St. James-Watonwan county far.
mers and business men, meeting here,
launched a pure bred sire campaign
under the managership OF the Holstein
Breeders association.
Havana-The contract for the con-
struction Of modern creamery build
ing to replace the structure which
burned early last winter has been let.
Work will start as early as possible.
Fergus FaIIs-Mrs. B. C. Juve, who
is believed to have been the oldest wo-
man in Otter Tail county, died at her
home in Pelican Rapids. She was 50
years old.
Slayton-John G. Johnson has filed
as candidate for reelection as rep
resentative in the state legislature
from Murray county. He is the first
candidate to file in this county.
Winona-The cornerstone OF the
new main building of Winona state
teachers college was laid in the pres.
ence Of 500 students. alumni and citi-
Gems who gathered for the ceremonies.
owatonna-Heads Of 80 firms which
sponsored the Owatonna Builders and
Manufacturers show, at meeting fol.
lowing the close of the first show here.
have taken action to make 1t an an.
nual event.
6emidji-Operating a day and night
shift, the mills of the Crooksotn Lum-
Der company started their heavy saw.
ing season, and as a result employment
Is given to several hundred additional
men.
Little FaIls-Believed to have been
victim Of the storm the body of AL.
bert Dahl, aged So, was found frozen
along the path through the woods
leading to his one room shack on the
edge OF the city.
Rochester-Miss Mary Mckay, who
has been rural school nurse for Ohm.
sted county the last two and half
years has resigned, effective May 1.
Miss Mckay was the first rural school
nurse to be employed in this county.
| Benson-Announcement has been
made that the annual spring meeting
of the Seventh District Editorial asso.
citation will be conducted here April
Is president Of the association and NJ.
j. MCGOWAN of Appleton is secretary.
Thief River FaIIs-Of the 81 teach.
ers employed in the schols all but Is
have signed contracts for next year,
according to Superintendent l. r. Smi.
ley. and it is thought likely the others
will accept the reelection offered
| them.
Hibbing-To give active support to
Hibbing's bid for the 1925 convention,
about 80 members Of the Rotary club,
some Of them accompanied by their
wives, will attend the ninth district
conference OF Rotary clubs at Bis
marck, N. D., April "a and Is.
WiIImar-A new cooperative cream.
cry company has been formed at Kirk
hoven. One hundred farmers residing
in that vicinity have signed member.
site has been purchased for a cream
cry, the erection of which will be com.
menced soon.
Fergus FalIs-In the city election
here, Mayor Martin Benson was re.
elected for his third term and the pro.
posal to issue bonds for waterworks
extensions, carrying a proposal to
issue $850,000 worth of bonds for a
municipal power plant was heavily de.
feated.
Crosby-Conditions on the Guyana
iron range this coming summer has
the appearance Of being the best for
many seasons. The range with it's to-
tai of SO mines, will have around 20
on the active list. Sixteen of these SO
produce straight ore, 10 produce maa-
ganiferous ore, and six both kinds Of
ore.
Hibbing-The proposition Of organ
iZing national guard unit In Hibbing
and the erection Of an armory through
state aid will remain open for month,
after a preliminary hearing. Members
Of clubs favored the battery company,
but with a change in the village gov.
eminent, the question could not be de-
cided.
Dodge Center-Dodge county banks
have pledged their support to contest
ants in the county ton litter contest
In which county swine breeders are
showing increased interest. Besides
offering individual support to farmers
engaged in an effort to raise better
hogs, the banks will offer prizes for
the best filters.
WiIImar-This city's controversy
over an armory, apparently has been
concluded. The money donated by the
late Governor A. f. Rice Of $40, 900, for
an armory building to be built in con-
junction with an appropriation by the
state has been turned back to the heir,
Colonel Cushman Rice. The city last
year voted against the acceptance Of
Tho hoOnaot