The Tomahawk., 1924-03-13
Austin-Henry o. Rasford. pioneer
Minnesota newspaper nan. died In Q
hospital at Denver at the age OF sc.

Minnesota newspaper nan. died In Q
hospital at Denver at the age OF sc.
Sanborn-Farm lands have begun to
sell in southern Minnesota, and real
estate men believe there will be con-
siderable demand for good farms the
coming season.
Pipestone-In the future no admis.
sion fee will be charged at the an.
nual poultry shows in Pipestone coun.
ty. Action to this effect was taken
at the annual meeting of the poultry
association here.
Alden-Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hansen
celebrated their Goth wedding ami.
Versary here. They came to Freedom
county from Denmark AZ years ago.
Both are enjoying the best health. al
though they are more than SO years
Of age.
Montevideo-A plan has been work.
ed out for, the reopening of the Farm
ers & Merchants bank of Montevideo,
as result of action taken at a meet.
ing which was attended by 100 depos.
itors.
owatonna-J. e. Voelker OF this city
was elected president Of the Owatonna
Cooperative Poultry Producers asso.
clatlon, an organization providing mar.
keting facilities for farmers in Steele.
Waseca and Dodge counties, at its first
annual meeting here.
ouIuth-Willlam A. Pittenger, Du.
luth attorney and former member OF
the state legislature, has filed as re-
publican candidate for congress from
the eighth district Pittenger opposed
congressman Oscar Larson at the last
| election.
owatonna-Dates for the first an.
nual Owatonna Builders and Manu-.
1acturers' show have been set for
thursday. Friday and Saturday, March
", 70 and 20. and all exhibit space in
the local National Guard armory al.
reay has been assigned
semidjl-A majority Of the stock of
the Bem!dji Pioneer Publishing com.
pany has been purchased by II. 2.
| Mitchell and w. G. Marcum. owners
or the Bemidji Sentinel Publishing
company. Bemidji will now have both
weekly and a daily paper.
| Willmar-Contracts for the ron.
structlon OF the new Lincoln school
building were let to the Standard Con.
structlon company Of Minneapolis on
their bid of $73.975 for the general
construction. The total cost of the
building will be in the neighborhood
Of 100000.
Frldley-Work Is already under wav
on the new 100000 filtration and
pumping station. now under construc.
ZION six miles northeast of downtown
Minneapolis. The plant will have a
capacity OF 160.000.OO0 gallons OF wa.
ter day. The first unit. which now
Is being built. will be finished some
time in 1925.
ortonv'lle-"1ncreased production"
seems to have been adopted as the
motto Of Rhode Island Red pullet
owned by Mrs. John Galloway. living
near here. Within a week the hen has
laid two eggs that have esta blished a
record for this section, the first meas.
ur1ng 9k inches in circumference and
the second 8 inches. Inside of the
outer egg second perfect one of
ordinary size was found in each case.
Mlnneapolis-Claims against the
Minneapolis & St. Louis receiver will
number virtually 1000 and amount to
nearly $10,000,000 Howard s. Abbott,
special master in chancery. said. They
vary from one of $3,411,S7O filed by
the United States government and
based on arrangements in the period
OF government control, to one OF eight
cents filed by the Northwestern Lum.
bermen's association. on an alleged
freight overcharge.
Austin-Mrs. Nancy Clark. OF this
city. a centenarian. was taken in as
member of Red Cedar chapter,
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. Mrs. Clark is thought to be the
oldest member Of the order in Min.
nesota.
st. James-Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley OF
Madelia has filed as a candidate to
represent Watonwan county in the
state legislature. Mrs. Ashley Is the
first woman to file in this county for
state office. She Is chairman Of the
county child welfare board and has
taken prominent part in farm bureau
work.
Rochester-Drilling at the test we'll
of the Rochester Oil and Ca company
has now reached a depth Of 1,700 feet
and is proceeding without Interrupt
ton. Tom Jones. in charge of the CD.
GRAFTON. says Indications continue to
be favorable and that the coming OF
spring should decide whether oil il
present. l
Fairmont-Hereafter the downtown
district Of Fairmont can be dressed
with "Old Glory" in FIVE minutes. The
American Legion has sold more than
100 flags to business men. which can
be planted in sockets in the sidewalk
on short notice. Practically every
business house in town purchased the
standards. some taking several.