The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-04-03

Waseca county farm bureau to sue.
coed w. A. Dickinson as county agent.
Proetor-Police have been unable to
find trace of a safe containing about
$40 which was stolen from a theater
here.
owatonna - Women studying home
management under the home depart
ment of the Steele county farm bu-
reau will have an Achievement day
program and exhibit here on May 16.
DuIuth-A cut of 81 to $3.50 a ton
in the retail price Of pea coal has
been announced by the retail coal
dealers here.
Kenyon - The old church edifice at
Holden, north of Kenyon, will be auc-
toned to clear the grounds for the
new $4,000 structure to be erected
this summer on the site of the old
/ church.
Lanesboro The farmers of this
locality have taken into their own
hands the matter of a Farmers Co
operative creamery and have recently
set in motion the machinery to begin
the enterprise.
Detroit-The old planning mill, for
many years q landmark here, has been
sold and will be torn down this spring
to make a site for a modern business
building in which a new firm will con-
duct business in building material.
Waconia - Two pedigreed German
police dogs strayed out to a field near
this city. A farmer saw them, mis-.
taking them for wolves, called up
nearby neighbors who formed a posse
with shotguns and killed them both.
DuIuth-A motorcycle patrol for
remote sections of the Duluth city
limits which, it is said, are susceptible
to dangerous brush fires is recon.
mended by c. s. Lind, state forest
ranger, in a letter to Bert N. Wheeler,
Duluth commissioner Of public safety
Mortified - The annual meeting Of
the Mortified Holstein club was con.
Quoted here with an attendance of APP
proximately so members. General bust
ness conditions as pertaining to the
Holstein and dairy industry were dis.
cussed.
Moorhead - Yards Of the Great
Northern at GAINESVILLE will be en-.
larged this year at total cost OF ap-
proximately $165,OOO, according to
word received here. Work is to start
in about month and be finished be-.
fore fall.
Willmar-During 1924 the people of
Willmar will pay 100000 in state,
county, city and school taxes on
property valuation of $2,305, 400. This
includes 100000 school tax and $685..
900 city tax. Total taxes paid by Kan.
diyohi county will reach 100000 on
valuation of $16.S00,000.
Blooming Prairie-The Blooming
Prairie Livestock Shipping association
voted to incorporate at it's annual
meeting here, members instructing the
board Of directors to prepare articles
and to call special meeting for their
consideration and adoption.
Lamberton - Henry Zachte, who
collapsed on the street following an.
nouncement of the closing of the Lam.
berton State bank of which he was a
director, has been committed to the
hospital for the insane at st. Peter. He
is wealthy farmer, living north Of
town.
Red Wing. - The Goodhue Couny
Securities company Is the name of a
new corporation formed here. 1t Is
capitalized at 100000, and will so a
general security business. Bernard
Gerlach is president, G. J. Sargent
vice president and F. s. O'Neill Sec
retary-treasurer.
Virginia - The date for the dedica-
ton ceremonies which will open Vir.
ginia's new city hall and recreational
buildings has been set for April 10, il
was announced by officers Of the j..
Burt Pratt post Of the American LIE.
gion, under whose auspices the build
ing will be formally opened.
Deer Rivera deal whereby a val
liable tract of hardwood timber in the
northern part of the state will be taken
over, is said to be one of the reasons
for the visit of party Of middle west
and eastern hardwood lumber manu-
facturers to Deer River and vicinity.
The tract, now held in reserve, is
expected to be made available soon.
Long Prairie - Four hundred Todd
county farmers will sow $4,000 pounds
of alfalfa and sweet clover seed as a
result Of a campaign just closed by
the farm department Of the Long
Prairie Leader. The campaign ended
with meeting at the court house, at.
tended by more than 300 farmers, at
which the proper methods for sowing
seed were outlined and discussed. OF
the seed planted $4,000 pounds in al.
falfa and 16, 1000 pounds is sweet clover.
Winona - Preliminary steps are
now being taken by the board of edu'
cation for the erection of new Junior
high school building in this city.
Property is being acquired as site
and construction Of the foundation Of
the first unit of the building is to start
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