The Tomahawk., 1925-09-24
MINNESOTA NEWS


the IS banks in Wabasha county at
meeting here voted to form ranger
organization in the county as a pro-
lection against bandit raids.
Arlington Funeral services were
conducted here for Philip Agnes. IS
years old, pioneer Of this section
and a member of Clusters expedition
to the Yellowstone country in 1876.
Moorhead-Dr. John N. Brown, pres
ident of Concordia college here, has
been elected to the pastorate Of the
Salem Lutheran church, six miles
west of Fargo.
Tracy-The dance pavilion and
skating rink at Teepeotah, Lake She
| tex, near here, was destroyed by fire
Of undetermined origin yesterday.
The loss is partly covered by insur.
ance.
New Ulm-William Edwards, brake.
man, was shot and killed when a
bandit held up the Chicago & North
Western passenger station at New
Ulm. The robber obtained $247.50.
He escaped.
FaIrmont-Seven representatives OF
the little town Of Bertha, population
440 left there with the silver cup
awarded to the winning group in the
| choral contest which was feature OF
the convention of the Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
st. Paul-The death rate in Mime
sofa decreased from 1913 deaths, per
100000 population to GIL deaths in
1924 and thus becomes one Of the
healthiest states in the country, &C.
cording to United States department
of commerce report.
DuIuth-L. J. Chapman arrived in
Duluth on the steamer America Of
Duluth instead Of in refrigerator car,
as he did several months ago. Mr..
Chapman will remain in Duluth few
days to rest up before starting the
trip to Kansas City.
NorthfieId-If Carleton college sue
cessfully completes its campaign for
an endowment fund of $1,20O,000 by
February Is, the general education
board of New York will add $125,000
to its original gift Of 100000 to the
fund.
New UIm-The town board of West
Newton will endeavor to prevent non.
resident hunters from hunting in the
township. A resolution was adopted
prohibiting non-residents from hunt.
ing in the township and the board Is
determined to carry out this edict.
Minneapols-A cut Of FL cents in
retail prices Of gasoline was made eff
fective at filling stations throughout
Minneapolis and st. Paul, lowering the
cost Of first grade gasoline to 22.1
cents a gallon, while low test motor
fuel sells at 1871.
Remidji-This week marked the end
of the Crookston Lumber Company's
saving operations here. One Of the
first mills in Northern Minnesota to
operate, it also is one of the last in
the entire northwest to complete its
saving operations.
Hamine-With closing of it's gates
the 1925 Minnesota State Fair and
Northwest Dairy Exposition had en-.
tertained 444,0S4 visitors, in eight
.,
exceeding attendance for 1924 by 3d.
461.
St. PauI-The first drive Of the re
organized prohibition forces on boot.
logging in the northern Minnesota
woods, close to the Canadian border,
resulted in the arrest of the postmas.
ter at Vermillion Dam, a former chief
| - ;pio Ia
farmer and the confiscation of Can.
adian Scotch whisky valued at $1,000,
and a quantity of beer.
Fairmont-Destinies Of the Mime.
sofa Federation of Women's Clubs will
| be directed during the coming two
years by Mrs. Willard Bayliss Of CHS
holm, who was elected by vote Of
212 to LAG on the formal ballot at the
concluding session of the thirty-frst
annual convention here. The new
leader of the $4,000 club women Of the
state has been chairman of the de-
partment of public welfare for the fed
Grafton for the past two years.
St. Paui-NIinnesota's automobile
registration reached the record total
Of 549,542 cars, which Is $4,000 greater
than the registration on the CORE,
spending date in 1924. The revenue
from the automobile taxation in the
state will reach nearly $10,000,000 be.
fore the end Of 1925, Mike Holm, Sec
rotary of state, predicted. This is larg.
err than any forecast ever made for the
year. The total amount Of money paid
into the state highway fund by auto.
lists for license plates to date is
So, 491 ,065.31.
Hamline-Sig Haugdahl, for many
years a favorite with the dit track
fans of Minnesota and the country at
large, topped off long career of rec.
ord smashing at the Minnesota State
Fair track, by dashing around tho
oval for four new records in his final
appearance behind the wheel of the
roaring racing cars. In addition he
barely missed setting fifth in an ex.