The Tomahawk., 1924-07-31
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Condensed Stories Of Happeninss
Of the Week In Minnesota

owatonna-AR address on the value
Of cow testing by A. F. Hanson of the
University Farm resulted in a pre-
/ liminary organization Of a new COW
testing association for Steele county
and the signing Of number Of mem
bers.
DuIuth-Tourist camps are no place
for band Of gypsies to pitch camp.
Three auto loads Of them began to
make camp among the tourists. A
hurry call to the police and a trip to
the grounds by officers resulted In the
departure Of the band.
owatonna-Marie Degnei and Azure
liza Childs, Steel county club girls. won
, the Cake Club contest in the southwest
division of Minnesota In competition
with other counties in the state. They
are to receive free trip to the Min
! nesota State Fair this fall.
Dexter-Officers and directors Of
Mower county's nine cooperative live
stock shipping associations, at joint
meeting here, voted to reorganize their
individual bodies in order to take adj
vantage of provisions Of the new CO.
operative marketing laws.
Minneapolis - Nearly 1000 head ::
cattle already have been supplied
farmers in one crop sections of north
west states by the 100000 Agricul-
tural Credit Corporation. More than
100000 already has been expended
in beginning $1,000,00C demonstra-
ton to determine the corporations
possibilities in direct aid to farmers.
Sleepy Eye-The fourth annual
Brown County Boys and Girls club
tour was conducted here with over
100 perosns in q automobiles taking
part. T. A. Erickson. state club leader.
Of StPaul, directed the trip. He ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with
the work done in Brown county by the
Pig and Calf club members.
chatfield- their intention
to walk every step of the way"
Misses Anetta Pinkham and Marion
Lane have left here for Detroit, Mich
The girls are local school teachers,
who will spend August in the Michi-
gan city and return in time for the
opening Of school.
Minneapoiis-Paul Larson, member
OF police gun squad, was held in the
county Jail pending action by a grand
jury in connection with the killing Of
Arthur Nelson, Robbinsdale farmer. as
a result of an encounter between the
occupants of two cars when the police
raid.
apoIis-The $10,0O0,O00 Agri.
cultural Credit Corporation began a
program of placing sheep on north
west farms, in addition to dairy cattle.
Already 1000 head of cattle have been
shipped to North Dakota farmers in
one-crop sections. Sheep will be pur-
chased between September 1 and Oc-
tober Is, and placed in the hands Of
farmers on mortgaged basis.
Minneapolis - The Hauam-Schall
contest over the Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator from
Minnesota was dismissed by Judge
Thomas H. Salmon in Hennepin Coun-
ty District court. Mr.. Gardner brought
the contest after the state canvassing
board had proclaimed Congressman
Schall winner over Judge Oscar Hal
lam by 1910 votes.
Owatonna-Work on the paving of
trunk highway No. 1, south of this
city, Is to start in the immediate fu-
ture at Steele Center and will be
pushed to connect with the city paw
ing, according to assurances made to
Richard G. Brophy, secretary of the
Owatonna Chamber of Commerce, by
John Mullen, chief engineer for the
Minnesota highway department.
Brainerd-The Minnesota state high
way department has officially taken
over the new road between Belle Prai-
RE and this city, and Is opening 1t as
detour for Trunk Highway No. 81.
The regular Highway No. q from the
end of the paving at Belle Prairie to
Brainerd has never been graded or
surfaced, and the heavy travel to
which it has been subjected this sea-
son has made 1t all but impossible.
St. CIoud-At a meeting of former
stockholders Of the Pan Motor Com
pany here, a resolution was passed
asking the department Of justice to
give favorable consideration to :. the
application of Samuel c. Pandolfo for
pardon. Mr. Pandolfo, former presi-
dent of the Pan Motor Company, is
now serving term at Leavenworth
and the resolution expresses the hope
that Ibis application may be uncondi-
tionally granted" .--... r..-
cioquet-Mr. and Mrs. r. Childers,
the former known as the Cherokee
oil king" has returned home after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Thomp-
son of the Indian reservation, west of
the city. Mr.. Childers-and his wife,
who are Cherokee Indians, own farm
in the Oklahoma oil belt. A gusher
was struck on their land and they
now have a daily income which runs