The Tomahawk., 1924-07-03
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+ Thief River Falls-Approximately 81.
| 900 in premiums are listed in. the
annual premium list of the Penning-
ton county fair, distribution Of which
was started this week by the secre-
tary, ]. ]. Mccain.
Montevideo - Chippewa county has
| Joined the counties Of the state which
| have started warfare on the crows
which infest farms. The county COM
missioners have fixed a bounty Of 10
cents to be paid for each crow killed
in the county.
Rochester-Mrs. Martha Lee, a pio-
| aeer resident Of Olmsted county, cele-
orated her one hundredth anniversary
Thursday, June 26. She has been
living in the county for more than so
years, having come to America some
years after her marriage in Norway.
Thief River FaIls-Oswald Hanson,
| three year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Severt Hanson of Silverton, met death
by drowning in rain barrel. A ply
stefan was summoned here but efforts
to revive the child proved futile.
DuIuth-The $1,50O,O0O hospital for
tubercular treatment OF World war
veterans, Just allotted to the Tenth
district Of the United States Veterans
bureau by congress, will be sought by
Duluth, according to announcement
made by 8. v. Saxby, secretary
Luverne-A small tornado visited
Denver and Battle lain townships in
the northern part of this (Rock) coun-
| ty, doing damage over a wide terri
tory. Trees were uprooted and car
ried some distance, farm buildings
were destroyed, considerable livestock
killed in pastures and barnyards.
SIayton-Following the recent area
tubercular test Of dairy herds Of Muir
ray county number of dairymen Of
the county have organized a cow test
| ing association. Farmers from the
vicinity Of Slayton. Hadley and Lake
| Wilson have entered the new organiza-
| ton and a competent man has been
| engaged to carry on the testing opera
tions.
St. Paul-During the month of May
as the result of a drive conducted by
| Oscar H. Smith. state commissioner
Of immigration, Is immigrant families
passed through the Minnesota Trans
fer to new farm homes in Minnesota.
among them being families from Wis
consin, Missouri Iowa, North Dakota
and South Dakota
Wlndom-After suffering for a week
from injuries sustained when he was
bitten by a rat, Jacob Jenzen died
at his home near Mountain Lake. Jen-
zen was catching rats in his corn
crib when a huge rodent caught him
in the hand, biting him near the
thumb. Blood poison resulted from
the injury.
ortonviIIe-A strange malady car.
ried off the entire pig crop from IL
miles west of Clinton. County Agent
Buchanan and DR.. w. A. Billings Of
the state university, have been at the
farm conducting investigation. While
the sows appear to be in perfect
health, it is believed that the trouble
is goiter.
TrIumph-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stur-
devant. were agreeably surprised when
more than a score of their neighbors
drove into their yard with proper
equipment of farm implements. The
visitors said they knew Sturdevant
had been ailing and unable to work
his place as 1t should be, then pro-
ceeded to cultivate his corn and pre-
pare another field for later planting.
Detroit-Economy Of municipal ex-
penditures was the chief topic for dis
cussion when the League of Mime
sofa Municipalities opened it's three
day ~coHvention here. More than $50
delegates from more than 100 cities,
villages and towns Of the state were
in attendance when the session open
ed. Twenty-one new municipalities
have been added to the league mem
bership since the last yearly meeting.
DuIuth-One precinct in st. Louis
county, the unorganized townships SO
and ga, on range II, did not vote be-
cause election supplies failed to ar
rive, according to a dispatch filed in
the office of Walter H. Bergen. county
treasurer. The voting center of the
precinct is at Vermillion, point 40
miles overland from a railroad station
and rs miles by water. According to
Mr.. Bergen, when supplies fail to ar.
rive. it is a legal privilege of voters
to cast their ballots on any available
paper.
Fergus FaIls-One of the principal
matters to come before the annual con-
vention Of Vosselaget here will be the
proposal to purchase the house in
which the late Senator Knute Nelson
was born at Voss. in Norway. The
house is then to be presented to the
town for museum. 1t is also planned
to raise money to help pay for the
monument to be unveiled to Senator
Nelson July at Evanger, Norway.
Governor Nestos. of North Dakota, who
was born only three miles from the
birthplace Of Senator Nelson. is to
deliver an address at the convention
here.
crosby-The body of George Butko-
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