The Tomahawk., 1924-10-23
BriettMn
All & State
coudsnssd Stories Of HappeninSs
Of he Week In Minnesota

lege this year Will nave TWO singing
organizations to represent the insti-
tuition by means Of tours.
Winona-Citizens of Winona county
will vote on a proposal to erect
tuberculosis sanitorium In the county
at the general election, November L.
Austin-Martin N. Clausen, aged 81,
who held the offices Of county and
city surveyor here for many years,
died after long illness.
Sprlngfield-The merry festival Is
over and the sauerkraut casks are
: empty. Springfield has had its fifth
annual Sauerkraut day. 5000 attended
the festival.
International FaIis-About 40 Of the
leading business and professional men
Of International Falls have completed
the organization Of Kiwanis Club.
Pipestone-A general cleanup to re-
move five hazards Is under way in
Pipestone as a part OF the annual OBJ
servance of fire prevention week.
WlIImar-In sounding the opening
gun in his campaign for reelection
as attorney general Of Minnesota.
Clifford l.. Hilton gave a comprehen-
sive account Of his stewardship.
Marshali-Well supplied with bread,
but without monty, two little Indian
boys who had run away from the gov
eminent Indian school at Fipestone
were picked up here and returned.
shakopee-Two -four mills, the
property OF the King Midas Milling
Company, at Shakopee and Hastings,
Mimi, were sold to the Van Dusen-
Harrington Company interests.
Moorhead-Funeral services for
Mrs. Johanna "Grand:la" Freeman,
102, who died here Of complications
incident to old age, were conducted
| here.
Roche ster-Roy Watson, Rochester,
was elected president of the North
| western Hotel Association at the clas-
ing session of the annual convention
here.
Park Raplds-Ten persons narrow
ly escaped death or serious injuries
when a truck was struck by Great
Northern passenger train at the cross
ing near the depot here.
Granite FaIIs-Lauritzen Koefod,
"a years old, one of the best known
druggists in this section of the state,
died at his home following a days
illness.
St. cloud-Suit for $4,000 damages
for having caused the death OF three
black silver foxes in the fall Of 1921,
was filed in district court here against
five men of this city.
St. CIoud-The seth annual meeting
Of the Minnesota Medical association
opened n this city with an attendaQce
in excess of 200 physicians and sur
geons from all quarters OF the state.
AustTn-Of 100 men who signed a
petition to the village council Of
Austin in October, 1870, asking that
fire department be organized only
three are now living in the city Of
Austin.
Westbrook-A new church edifice
to cost upward of $4,000 will be
erected by the Evangelical Lutheran
congregation here. The building will
have seating capacity Of 800. B. ].
Enceland, Springfield. has been given
the contract.
Anoka-Rum smugglers racing
along the Jefferson highway en- route
to Minneapolis opened fire on a spe-
cial highway officer who ran into the
road near Sank Rapids and tried to
stop their car.
StiIlwater-Michael Medic, convict
ed A years ago on charge Of MUIR
der in the first degree in the Todd
County District court and sentenced
to the state penitentiary at Stillwa-
ter for life, has made application to
the State Board Of Pardons.
FaribauIt-To have possession of
the same office quarters for 70 years
Is the records of George Batchelder
and his son, Charles 8. Batchelder.
The father first occupied the office
In 1855, and there the two men have
transacted business ever since.
Grand RapIds-Work on ~the new
highway between Grand Rapids and
MARCEL, a part Of the county highway
which is planned to extend from the
range towns, through Grand Rapids
MARCEL and Third River to the west.
ern border Of the county will be COM
pleted by November /.
MadIson-The Lac qui Parle county
corn crop is going to be big factor
in the prosperity Of the county this
fall, despite the fact that consider.
able of 1t has not matured. Estimates
made by men in close touch with the
situation place the aggregate yield at
100000 bushels.
! ChishoIm-A medal of honor man.
wrapped in the flag for which he died.
was laid to rest to the haunting notes
Of taps in the Chisholm cemetery.
John T. Jacobson of Chisholm. who
died in Duluth hospital of bursted
arteries caused by high blood pressure
induced by gas in the war, was buried
with full military honors.
| observation-disclosures Of the First
Methodist Episcopal and the German
Methodist Episcopal churches of
Faribault into the First Methodist
EPISCOPAL church was completed at