The Tomahawk., 1924-10-02

the city Of Thief River Falls will soon
be ready to start selling gasoline.
Spring vaIIey-The new barn on the
Elmer Cole farm, one mile northeast
Of here burned to the ground togeth.
er with 5000 bushels Of recently
threshed oats and Is tons Of hay.
Mankato-Traffic on the public
roads Of the Mankato highway district
has doubled in four years, according
to data compiled this summer by r. ].
Short, maintenance superintendent.
Bemldjl-An effort is being made to
secure a free state employment office
for Bemidji and the city council will
pay rent for an office If the industrial
commission selects this city.
DuIuth-A total of 6,0S4,4 06 bushels
of grain have been delivered to ele-
vators Of the Twin Ports, which con-
stitutes one Of the busiest four day
grain movements in recent years.
Albert Lea-A regional meeting OF
the sixty-eighth annual state conven.
ton of the Minnesota Association for
Religious Education Is to ! o held In
Albert Lea October 20, 81 and %.
MinneapoIis-Methods Of turning
liability into an asset, of making the
100000 acres of peat land in Mime
sofa valuable, were discussed by a
group of scientists here.
chatfieId-Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Kel-
lem Of this place celebrated their
sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mr..
Kellem is a Civil war veteran and SO
years old Mrs. KeKllem Is 80.
st. Paul-Hamlin University will
publish six column newspaper this
year. The Hamline Oracle, beginning
it's fortieth year, will be enlarged from
a five column sheet written by the
students.
FarlbauIt-Miss Amy Lowey, princi.
pal of st. Mary's hall, which was
burned down recently, has announced
that the opening of school has been
postponed.
ing the name Of Robert La Toilette
be put on the ballot in Minnesota as
an Independent progressive candidate
for president was circulated in Hib-
bling.
CIinton-Bellingha was awarded
first place in the band tournament
competitor which featured the opening
of the Big Stone County fair. Ros-
holt, s. D., was second with Orion
Vile third and Morris fourth.
Bralnerd-Under the Northern Pa.
cific railway plan Of group insurance,
1913 per cent Of the employees OF the
Brainerd shops. yards and other de-
patrments have taken approximately
100000 insurance.
Rochester-The Civic Music Asso
citation of this city has closed mem
bership drive with total list of S25,
including junior members. They will
have about $4,000 to expend on must.
cal attractions the coming season.
St. Paul-Clifford L. Hilton says
that adjustment of the Pittsburgh
plus price basing system, announced
by the United States Steel corporation,
will mean probably an annual saving
of $30,000,000 in the Northwest.
NorthfieId-Th st. Olaf Lutheran
choir has already organized and begun
work in preparation for the annual
concert tour which is scheduled EARL.
er than usual this year. The choir
personnel is made up of 81 persons.
acknowledgements by three bands
and a street pavement dance under
the supervision of Mayor Thomas H
Quinn, are to be features OF Fari
baults fourth annual "open house
party"
Madison - Theodore Christianson,
Republican candidate for governor,
outlined the Republican party's aims
in a keynote speech to $500 home
folks" who have known him during
most of his lifetime in Lac qui Parle
county.
FaribauIt-Land in many parts OF
Rice county is now being prepared by
farmers for the sowing Of winter
wheat and rye. Interest in winter
wheat has risen to unparalleled
heights this fall, because CT the large
yields.
Redwood FaIls-The calf that went
from here to the State Fair, is now
being made ready to 60 to Milwaukee.
Robert Noting of Lamberton, county
champion, led the county last year,
too, but his records and story were
incomplete, so he fell down.
New RichIand-A pageant exempt.
flying the development Of the dairy
industry inaugurated the annual
DAIRY day" festival here. Displays
of dairy equipment We'd with exhibits
Of high-class mixers and the number
of visitors here this year is far in
excess Of the 1928 attendance.
Thief River FaIIs-The value Of
state fair exhibit was made emphatic
when George M. Wilson, in charge of
the Pennington county exhibit at st.
Paul, was asked for definite informa-
ton as to the possibility OF obtaining
several carloads of alfalfa in this i'm.
mediate vicinity.
Rochester-In a county which Jump
ed in calf club work from rs members