The Tomahawk., 1924-10-30

GTOCerS ASSOCIATION voted to become
offiliated with the State Retail Grocers
Association.
Hibbing-A parade Of former ser.
vice men preceded the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Memorial
building here.
Jasper-The new steel and concrete
bridge spanning the Splitrock west of
Jasper has been accepted by the state
highway commission.
EveIeth-Courses in safety instruc-
ton throughout the entire school sys.
tenn were authorized at a meeting Of
the Eveleth school board.
Winona-Dr A. H. Maze was elected
commander OF the Winona Legion post
at its annual meeting here.
Aurora-The American Legion post
Of Aurora has just finished and equip.
ped structure which Is occupied as
the Aurora postoffice.
Fairmont-The Interstate Power
company has made the Fairmont city
council an offer Of $45O,0OO cash for
the power and light plant and the city
heating system here.
Owatonna-The Owatonna Public
Utilities Commission rejected bids for
the construction of a distribution sys.
tenn and will not construct it this
year.
MarshaIl-Well supplied with bread.
but without monty, two little Indian
boys who had run away from the gov
eminent Indian school at Fipestons
were picked up here and returned.
Ada-Ole Bergestrom was severely
burned while at work on a high ten.
sion line. He received 5000 volts in
his right hand. Both hands and feet
were severely burned.
Winona-F. w. Peck, director Of
the University of Minnesota agricul-
tural extension division, and ]. F.
Reed, state farm bureau president,
addressed a gathering Of 200 business
men and farmers here.
Winona-The new 100000 College
Hall Of the Winona Teachers College
was opened to the public. The hall,
which was completed last week, re-
places the old building destroyed by
fire Dec. 3, 1922.
Austin-James Hitler of Austin,
one of the Mower county club boys, has
received a check for $226S0, the top
price on more than ton o. hog flesh.
His nine hogs tipped the scales at
2,160 pounds.
St. Paul--There was a 81 per cent
increase in production Of iron ore in
Minnesota in 1923, according to tho
department of the interior. Produc-
ton in 1922 was 27,76S,96O gross tons.
44,34S.296 in 1923.
Winona-Four local residents re-
ceiyed from Germany letters which
had been carried by the giant Zeppe-
lin ZR-3 on it's nonstop flight to Amer.
lea. The letters were all mailed on
the day the dirigible left Europe.
Albert Lea-The event of the year,
to which workers in more than $500
Sunday schools in Minnesota, the
meetings in different parts Of the
state of the Minnesota Council of Re-
ligious Education was held here.
Duluth-Registration figures here
reached 3S,3SS when 1928 voters en-.
rolled on the final day for registra.
ton before the general election. The
highest previous registration for an
election was $4,000.
Fairmont-Mrs. Katy Miller, Mar.
tin county's Oldest citizen, is 100
years old. Born at Littenberg, Ger.
many, Oct. 18, 1924, Mrs. Miller spent
the first IS years of her life in that
country. In 1912 she accompanied her
parents to America.
Albert lea-Dr. John G. Acheson,
president of Manchester College, de-
livered the keynote address Of the an
nual- convention Of the Minnesota
Council of Religious Education, which
opened here.
Hibbing-Figures compiled by G.
w. Bergquist, electrical inspector, in.
dictate that 1876 new buildings, includ.
ing residences, garages and store
buildings, have been constructed in
Hibbing this year and that "a build.
ings have been remodeled.
Misunderstanding black walnut logs
Is a sideline in the farming business
of E. H. Schloeman, owner Of the
Riverview stock farm near Judson.
He brought in two, 8 and 8 feet in
length, for which he was paid $113
cash. The logs were cut from a tree
said to have been 247 years old. :
st. Paul--Mrs. e. T. Vincent Of st.
Paul, a parachute jumper known pro-
fessionally as Monte" LIE May, was
killed at Houston, Texas, when a para.
chute failed to open while she was
making triple drop" She fell 1000
feet. Her husband witnessed the &C
cident. ...-..
Warren--Clara L. Paschke Of Chas.
ka. Mimi, has established headquar-
tiers here and will spend about six
months in Marshall county doing pub
lie health nursing under auspices of
the Minnesota Public Health Associa-
ton and the Marshall county chapter
OF the Red Cross.
Minneapolis-The Northwest's crop