The Tomahawk., 1925-01-08

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tended the annual meeting Of the Big
Stone County Agricultural Association
at Clinton.
Floodwood-Six persons were injur-
ed, five seriously, when fire destroyed
the Floodwood hotel. a three story
frame building here. causing lLss Of
Sill, 200.
Northumberland cash premiums
have been added to the list for the
annual show Of the Cannon Valley
Poultry association. which is to be
held here Jan. 6 to 8.
Albert Cea-The first countrywide
tuberculon test in Freedom county
has been completed. Forty-six veter.
inarians in two weeks tested $1,000
head Of cattle. finding $500 reactors.
which were slaughtered.
Winona-Five hundred Winona fam
HES were given Christmas dinners
through the generosity of Good Eel
lows" operating through the Elks, Sal.
walton Army and Christmas Club spon'
sored by a newspaper.
Austin-The late j. N. Nicholson of
this city, In his will, left $1,000 to aid
in equipping the Shaw Memorial gym
nasium and $500 to the Austin Ma
sonic Temple Association, to be ap-
piled on the new temple fund.
WInona-Now records were estab-
lished at the Winona popstoffice when
t51,55O letters went through the can
collation. machine. The figure sets q
new record for the number of letters
handled through the postoffice. in any
single day in its history.
Dodge center-Dodge county swine
breeders are expected to gather in
force in two Dodge county points for
hog feeding schools at which w. G.
Zavoral and other University Farm
specialists are to speak. A school will
be conducted at Hayfield.
DuIuth-The arrival Of the new year
marks the 30th anniversary of the in
corporation Of Duluth as a city. The
village Of Lakeside was the first town
to be taken into the enlarged city, and
over period of four years various
other units were gathered in.
Minneapolis - Direct railroad con.
! nections between Minneapolis and the
Mankato district will be established
early in January, when the Minneapo-
lis, Northfield & Soutl ern railway
takes over the Mankato division of
the Chicago Great Western railroad.
| Worthlnston - The big crop Of
sugar beets which was raised in the
vicinity of Worthingtor. this season
has been shipped to the sugar factory
at Belmont, Iowa. The shipments to.
tailed over 5000 tons. Growers will
receive $49,500 for the crop and a
| bonus. .-.'
Belle Plainc-Plans are under way
for the establishment of a corn fake
plant here. 1t is proposed to house
the plant in the old Kilduff cereal
mill. Figures have been obtained on
oven rolls and other equipment, and
the promoters of the project plan to
start construction April 1.
WilImar-Physicians and surgeons
OF eight counties met here for the an
nual gathering Of the Central Mime
sofa Medical Association. DR.. R. ].
Hodapp Of Willmar was elected presi
dent; DR.. G. P. Freeman of Willmar,
yicepresident, and DR.. c. L. Scofield,
Of Benson, secrteary-tress urer.
st. cIoud-Fire destroyed the Catho
lie church in Sank Center, entailing a
loss of $4,000. most of which was
covered by insurance. No one was in
the church at the time Of the fire,
which was discovered short time af
ter the customary Christmas morning
services.
Observation-Disclosures by special
police squads and bank officials, &c..
100000 was moved through loop dis
trict streets from the fire wrecked
building Of the Marquette National
Bank and the Marquette Trust Com.
pany, temporary location. The four
vaults at the bank came through the
fire intact. ~
Owatonna-Although the state and
federal cost of production statistical
route, maintained the last five years
on more than score of farms in this
vicinity, will end with the close OF
this year. the Steele County Bureau
plans to capitalize the cost accounting
and farm management work already
done and to capitalize the benefit OF
the studies to Individual farmers in
the future.
Rochester-Major General William
Crozier, chief of ordinance during the
World war, and who retired from &C
l,ive service on December 81, 1918. has
arrived in Rochester with Mrs. Gro
zier from Washington. General and
Mrs. Crozier, after undergoing an ex.
animation at the Mayo clinic plan to
leave for Vancouver. British Colum.
bia, where they will sail early in
January for China, of the first lap of
Journey around the world.
Minneapolis = Minnesota co-opera-
tive farm organizations business vol
ume during 1924 will approximate
ST., 445, 900, managers Of the organize
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