The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-07-10
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to cast q vote in this part of Mime
sofa was Mrs. Mary Dioble, 81. She
has been q resident of Minnesota for
66 years, first in Fillmore county and
later coming to Faribault county. Her
father fought in the Revolutionary
war.
Northome-While driving along
country road near here, Martin Tifer.
a farmer, caught pack OF five
wolves in a place where they could
not get away from his automobile.
Running them down with the ma
chine Mr.. Tifer killed two of the
wolves and disabled the other three
SO they were easily dispatched.
Eveleth-A Safe Drivers club in
Eveleth has enrolled more than 100
members, after a three-days' cam
paign. Those who enroll sign a
pledge to drive carefully at all timss,
obey the laws, pause a all railroad
crossings, protect the lives of chill.
dren, and obey traffic signs and Off
GERS.
Maynard-A. T. Ellingboe, resident
here, has set record which will be
hard to beat. Ellingboe served as
town clerk, justice or the peace and
school district clerk in the town of
Wang, Renville county, for As years.
He was elected in March, 1876, and up
to March, 1921, did not miss an cleo
ton. Ellingboe moved here three
years ago.
carIton-This year about $50 far.
mers in Carlton county were induced
to plant alfalfa. Many Of them did
not believe that alfalfa would grow
in this section where clover Is q
weed. Some farmers who used lime
on some of their alfalfa acreage re-
port that it has brought tremendous
growth, compared to those acres
where lime was not used.
Blooming Prairie - Approximately
100 employees and officers of indie
pendent telephone companies operat-
ing in 80 communities in this section
participated in district conference of
the Minnesota Telephone association
here. Addresses and discussions on
service, traffic and operation problems
formed the program.
Wlndom-After suffering for a week
from injuries sustained when he was
bitten by rat, Jacob Jenzen died
at his home near Mountain Lake. Jen-
zen was catching rats in his corn
crib when huge rodent caught him
in the hand, biting him near the
thumb. Blood poison resulted from
the injury. ...
Alexandria - Farmers living near
Alexandria can have free use of the
old municipal electric power building
here for cooperative creamery as
long as they want 1t. Twenty Of
them, headed by Edward Roth, went
out to find out whether they can sign
up for delivery to the proposed coop.
erative the cream from 1000 cows
for five years. That number of cows
was set as the minimum for efficient
operation of the creamery.
HibbIna-The laying of the corner.
stone Of the new 100000 Catholic
community center in South Hibbing
was the occasion for one of the big.
gest Catholic, gatherings on the Mes.
. aba range. A parade was conducted
and extended over a mile in length In
spite Of the heat, the marchers, repre-
senting more than dozen Catholic
societies, marched from North Hib-
bling, headed by the HibbinE concert
band. approximately $1,000 persons
viewed the parade.
Roehester-"When you've lived a
hundred years and watched a whole
century of the worlds foolishness,
you can't help but beome a little
bit bored" philosophical Mrs. Mar
tina Lee, Olmsted county pioneer wo-
man, on the occasion of her one
= hundredth anniversary. Mrs. Lee
has decided opinions on some sub
jects and expresses then freely. Mrs
Lee admits she has never voted. az
got along for more than ninety years
without voting and guess I don't
need to now"
notwithstanding from all parts
Of Minnesota's vast agricultural
lands, county agents were assembling
here for their annual summer meet.
ing. With the first cutting of alfal.
ia in the stack or the barn loft and
with the farm livestock family con-
tentedly grazing on the ample pas
lures, the agricultural agents In the
absence Of any farm plague such as
drought or grasshopper scourge.
were cat ease" and ready for four
full days of combined pleasure and
work @-.' r.
Bemidji-Bemidji is the only post
Office in Minnesota whose business
has increased sufficiently the last
year to warrant advance Of that office
from second to first class The new
rating become effective July from
which date the changes in the compen-
sation of postmasters will be figured.
Changes in other Minnesota postof.
fees are: Third to second class.
Crosby and Osakis; third to fourth
class, Carlos, Dunnell. Embarrass,
Farwell. Kilkenny, Odessa and Tam
arack. Il
ortonviIIe-The city council has