The Tomahawk., 1924-08-21

Faribault-Old st. Mary's hall. the
main building at st. Mary's Episcopal
School for Girls here, was destroyed
by fire after lightning had struck the
room Of the structure. School author
tiles said the loss would approximate
$150,00O with insurance Of 100000.
Hlbbing - Fred Gorham, Virginia,
was awarded the contract to erect the
Memorial Recretational building here
at meeting Of the village council.
The bid, which was $233,732, includes
the cost for the painting of the build.
ing.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and business
men from the counties of Big Stone.
Traverse. Stevens and Grant will mo.
tor to the Minnesota State Fair and
Its Northwest Dairy Exposition in an
automobile caravan that-is expected
to outnumber any other being organ
ICED over the state.
Garden clty-"Those fellows could
make better wages at honest work."
said the agent Of an elevator company
here when he found that burglars had
broken into the office and got nothing
for their trouble. The agent at the
Omaha depot agreed with him, when
he found that the burglars had also
entered his office and after breaking
the money drawer got just $4.25.
st. Cloud-Edwin Leonard Lindell,
OF Minneapolis. bearer of the Croix de
Guerre. was elected commander of the
American Legion. Minnesota depart.
ment, at the closing session here. Mrs.
Milton e. Spencer Of Winona, was
elected department president Of the
auxiliary. which like the legion. has
been in session here.
Cass lake-Two men are dead and.
\ third Is probably fatally injured as
result Of demented mans murder.
GUS expedition in this vicinity. The
dead are Charles Richards of this city
and N. j. Lindberg, the maniac. OF
Portland, Ore. The injured man is
Roy Jondahl also Of this city, who has
bullet wounds in his groin
st. cIoud-A coroner's jury investi.
eating the killing of Jake Dimler by
City Detective Berg exonerated Berg
OF all blame. In the testimony it was
revealed that Berg found Dimler try.
ing to force an entrance into a resi-.
dence and when called upon to stop,
tried to get away. The bullet which
actually killed Dimler is thought to
have first hit the ground and then
glanced upwards striking Dimler.
st. Paula program to double the
originally contemplated output at the
new Twin City plant Of the Ford Mo.
tor company and increase the number
Of workmen from $500 to 1000. will
be taken up at conferences The en-.
larged program Is to be carried out.
early next year in the main manufac
turing plant, under construction at the
high dam as the frst unit in a So.
100000 Twin City Ford enterprise.
HibbIng-"Yes. we have some ba
nanas," is the revised version Of the
popular song sung by members of the
local park board. Among the greatest
attractions here at This time are the
Hibbing village greenhouses, where
the banana trees hold the attention OF
visitors. One of the trees 10 in bloom,
while another has ripe fruit on It.
Tourists are especially interested in
the tropical trees and about all Of
them make 1t point to visit the green.
houses.
Observation-Disclosures and settlers in
the vicinity of Sturgeon lake have
applied to the state game and fish
commission for permit to trap half
dozen bears that threaten now to eat
them out Of provisions as fast as they
can be brought in. The bears were
treated as something Of a novelty
when they first showed up at the lake
resort, but recently they have been
raiding larders Of cottage and camp
and their depredations have exhausted
the patience of their victims.
Notwithstanding into port with it's
hull coal laded, the Benson Ford, the
| first Ford built boat to steam up from
| the Great Lakes, swept through the
piers on the ship canal here, went up
to the harbor and, locked at the newly
leased Ford dock-the first vessel to
dock there since the Ford lease was
signed. Aboard the Benson Ford was
W. B. Mayo, chief engineer Of the
Ford Motor Company, who formally
took possession of the dock on behalf
of the Ford concern, and a number OF
lesser officials and friends. ---.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of several
million dollars to extend the beet
sugar industry into this section as
means Of helping the farmers work
out their financial difficulties, is as
sured. providing the government re.
tains it present policy. A. e. Carlton
of Colorado Springs, president of the
Holly Sugar Corporation, third largest
beet sugar company in the United
States with factories in California, Ida.