The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-08-27

st. charles-September 1, 2, 3, and
have been chosen as the dates for
the Winona county fair at st. Charles.
Rochester-Bids for the construc-
ton Of the proposed sewage disposal
plant here, to cost approximately
$4,000, will be opened shortly.
Wlnona-A stalk Of corn measuring
IS feet 8 inches in height was raised
on the Briarcombe farm. It Is be-
lieved the biggest corn in this vicil-
ity.
DuIuth-Miss Bina M. West OF Port
Huron, Mich, founder and supreme
commander Of the Women's Benefit as.
sociation, was elected president OF the
National Fraternal Congress OF Ameri-
ca, the first women ever to be elected
to that office.
Winona-Frederick A. Joderman of
the University of Nebraska has been
engaged by Winona Teachers college
as dean Of men and teacher Of his
tory, succeeding H. o. Gibson. who
will be director of the Virginia Junior
high school next year.
Observation-Disclosures tickets for the
Minnesota state fair and the north
west dairy exposition at reduced prices
have been placed on sale at banks in
virtually. every city and town in the
state.
FarIbault-Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton will be asked to rule on the
validity Of the Rice county boards
appropriation Of $4,000 to the cities
Of Faribault and Northfeld to aid in
the paving of trunk highway No. I
through the two cities.
owatonna - Organization Of the
Owatonna community budget, which
will function as does the Minneapolis
community chest, was completed at a
membership dinner OF the Owatonna
Chamber Of Commerce and civic, phil
anthropic and fraternal organizations.
| Winona-Traffic on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway was tied
up for 16 and one half hours here and
on the Chicago & Northwestern line
for five hours when Milwaukee
freight train plunged into a ditch at
the crossing Of the two lines at st.
Peter Junction, one mile from here.
HastIngs-Mrs. Lany Grandma"
Truax, Minnesota's oldest woman, was
carried to her final resting place in
Lakeside cemetery here after services
at the home of her son. Scores OF
pioneers joined Hastings residents to
pay final tribute to Mrs. Truax who
died at the age Of 103 years.
MlnneapoIis-Corn in Minnesota
year and with seasonable showers will
make better than an average crop.
This result was indicated by a ques-
tionnaire addressed to county agents,
who replied by wire their diagnosis of
the crop situation.
Detroit-A heavy wind storm which
descended on this. city and vicinity
wrecked several homes, tore down
trees and leveled power lines. Six
miles west of Detroit, church was
demolished and further on hail storm
damaged crops. The storm hit the
north shore line of Detroit lake the
hardest.
St. Paul-Minneapolis and st. Paul
city officials and civic organizations
were united in support Of proposal
! for the erection Of a second govern
ment dam, below the present high
dam at the Ford plant, to provide IA
cilities for river navigation that would
bring the Atlantic ocean to the
Twin Cities" The cost would be 81.
100000.
Worthinston-W. s. Hoon was high
man in the 200 birds, 16-yard rise,
amateur singles contests in the Worth
ington Gun club tournament here,
with 1876 birds. Castle with 1874, was
second; Fauske and Barber had 1913
each, and Freeman 1872. In the pro-
fessional singles event, 200 birds and
16-yard rise.
| Fergus FaIIs-About 80 blocks OF
newly paved streets were just opened
here and the mayor and city council
will endeavor to induce State High.
way Commissioner Babcock to con
struct a strip of several miles Of paw.
ing on highway No. 8, leading from
Fergus Falls city limits toward the
Twin Cities.
St. Paul-St. Paul has finally landed
the headquarters Of prohibition en-
forcement for Minnesota and the
northwest. After some time the loca.
ton Of the dry offices swung pendu.
lum-like between the Twin Cities, AS
sistant Secretary Lincoln c. Andrews
declared St. Paul the winner in the
interest of government economy.
| MinneapoIis-Fire destroyed the
Calumet elevator Of the Itasca Eleva-
tor Co., burning 10000 bushels Of grain
brought in earlier in the day by the
northwest crop movement. The blaze,
doing damage estimated at between
$3.50, 900 and 100000, attracted thou
sands of spectators who were thrilled
by a pillar of fire leaping far into the
air which finally borught the tall struc-
ture crashing to the ground.