The Tomahawk., 1924-09-18

Of the Wild Rice Children's Home,
was celebrated here.
Sleepy Eye-Under an ordinance re-
Gently adopted by the city council, no
dogs are to run at large in the city
of Sleepy Eye.
Austin--The city council has accept.
ed plans and specifications for sew
erage disposal plant and system
which will cost approximately $780,
900.
Crosby-The business outlook on
the Guyana range for the coming fall
and winter is the best, according to
those who profess to know, that it has
been for several years.
Willmar-Members Of the Hardang-
er Laget, consisting of natives Of Har.
danger. Norway, who are now citizens
OF the northwest. gathered here for
their annual reunion.
Mankato-Lyman A. Pickett OF AS
toria, Ore, was elected to the posi-
ton Of secretary of the Y. M. C.. A.
here at meeting of the board Of d.
rectors.
Wlndom-Suit has been filed in dis
trict court here against w. L. John
son, De Witt Lawhead and others, for
$4,000 damages as a result Of an au-
tomobile accident here last spring.
Thief River FaIls-Reconstructio
Of former machinery warehouse to
fit it for storage Of potatoes by men,
bers Of the Growers Exchange is I'M
der way in this city.
owatonna Crushed by a heavy
steel rim and automobile tire, Ralph
Bernard Pierce, 2h-year-old son of
Ralph D. Pierce of Minneapolis, was
killed while playing with several chill.
dren in a garage.
New Uim-One of New Ulm's old
landmarks was destroyed by fire when
flames swept the Wenzel Schloegel
building. The building, frame
structure, was erected more than
half century ago.
Slayton-The warehouse of the
Home Oil Company was burned to
the ground together with a large tank
truck The fire started from the back.
was pumping oil.
Mankato-What is thought to be
record for civic organizations was
made here when Chamber of Com
merce collections of membership dues
for the fiscal year reached 100 per
cent.
Owatonna - Teachers of Steele
nt,y,, will hou
their annual institute here the week
beginning Sept. 20. Two members of
the staff of the state department Of
education are to conduct it.
Fergus FalIs-Funeral services for
H. J. Putnam, who was for several
years the oldest member of the Min.
nesota house Of representatives in
point. Of service, were conducted at
his home in Amor township.
Wilmar-A bag full of money"
which bandits carried away from the
cooperative store at Sven when they
raided that village, has just been re.
turned to the store by farmer who
found the sack Of coins in his corn
field.
Hendrcks-This place now claims
the distinction of having the young
est newspaper editor and publisher
in Minnesota in the person Of Harvey
Swenson. The boy is but II years Of
age and graduated from the Ivanhoe
high school last spring.
DuIuth-Ore shipments for the
month of August were 3,606,474 tons
less than for the corresponding month
last year, while the shipments for the
season to date are S,096,064 tons less
than for the same period a year ago,
according to figures made public.
Butternut-Burglars who apparently
thought it was payday, broke into the
Butternut Mercantile company store,
blew open the safe and damaged the
building, but got only $25. A little
earlier they would have gotten as
much as $4,000.
Grand Rapids-In a heavy wind and
rain storm here flock of about 20
mallard ducks attempting to make
their way south were forced down to
the pavement. Some were dazed from
their contact with the concrete and
all appeared bewildered.
St. vincent-The Misses Mary and
Elizabeth Moore, school teachers
here, recently escaped injury amid
fusilade of bullets, some Of which hit
their automobile, as they were return.
ing from Pembina, N. D., via Elmer.
son, Man., to this place.
carIton-Two creameries, Is years
ago, handled all the cream that 1,S40
cows on the payroll of Carlton county
farms could produce. Eight cream.
cries now are needed to handle the
business, because there are nearly g..
900 cows.
Fergus FaIIs-The large barn on
the c. C. Hoyt farm at Deer Creek
was destroyed by fire. The barn was
valued at $4,000 and contained 100
tons Of hay, $1,000 worth Of clover
seed, 700 bushels Of oats, quantity
OF barley, and all Of Mr.. Hoyt's farm
machinery.