The Tomahawk., 1925-06-18
BrietrMn
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota


Of southwestern Minnesota held their
annual convention here.
Tracy - The Mankato presbytery
conducted an evangelistic conference
and retreat at the Tracy Presbyterian
church.
Warren-Organizati Of the Mar
shall County Federation OF Womens
Clubs will be carried out at meeting
and picnic.
Albert Lea - The six day annual
convention of the United Danish
Evangelical Lutheran Churches OF
America opened here.
GryaIa - The Citizens State bank
and the State Bank of Grygla were
consolidated at the meeting OF the
stockholders Of the two institutions.
Thief River Falls - Banking prob
lens of northwestern Minnesota were
discussed at the annual meeting OF
the ninth district group Of the Min
nesota Bankers Association here.
Glendale - Civic leaders here have,
in a series of "bees," completed i'm
provement at a new bathing beach at
Beaver Lake and have constructed
new bathhouse and roller coaster.
BaIaton - Minnesotas oldest wom-
an, Mrs. Louise Bickford Shequen,
died here at the age Of LOT years. She
was born at Stanbridge, Can, Febru-
airy 8, 1918.
lie Sueur - Work has been started
In the Minnesota Valley Canning Co.,
Mexican village" for imported labor
ers. The project will cost about $751;
900, officials of the company said.
Lake City Members of st. Pat
rick's parish, of West Albany, near
here, will celebrate their golden jubi-
lee. The Right Rev. Bishop P. R.
Hebron, of Winona, will preside.
Mapleton - Approximately 5000
persons from this vicinity attended
the nineteenth annual picnic of the
Mapleton Sterling Old Settlers Asso-
citation here. Lieutenant Governor W..
/. Nolan was the principal speaker.
Rochester - Grocers of Rochester
are planning to quit the sale Of gro
ceries on Sundays entirely, according
to an announcement by the office OF
the Olmsted County Business Mems
Association.
cIaremont Andrew Dodds, 80
years old, farmer near here, was
killed in the premature explosion of
a charge of dynamite with which he
was blasting stumps. His body was
blown several feet into the air.
OrtonviIle Myron MOntag, IL
years old, son Of George Montag, lost
a finger and the thumb of his left
hand while playing with a dynamite
cap which he mistook for candy.
New Prague - Frank ]. McKenny
of New Prague has been named one of
the seven delegates from Minnesota
to the national convention Of the
Knights of Columbus at. Duluth this
month.
Winona-A new camp site has been
purchased for the Boy Scouts Of Wi
mona area, and scouts from Winona
Rochester, Spring Valley, Lanesboro
Rushford, st. Charles, Arcadia and
other towns are expected to use 1t.
Owatonna - Thomas D. Price, sor
of DR.. Milo B. Price, head of the
Pillsbury Military Academy here, has
completed tests for entrance to the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis.
Mortified Degrees were con
ferred upon 1877 members Of the sen
ior class at Carleton College in Skin
ner Memorial chapel, marking Garlic
toms fifty-first commencement exer
cises.
Bemldji Bemidji Teachers col
lege has just graduated its largest
class, u young men and women re
ceiving diplomas at the commence
ment exercises. In 1924, AZ students
completed their work at the local
school and the year before the grad
uating class numbered SO.
Greenbush - While doing fencing
on his farm, A K. Czyrson discovered
an Indian grave. The body had been
buried in a sitting position. The tor
of the skull and arm bones were un
covered. On digging down, Other
parts of the skeleton were discovered
Mankato Master plumbers o.
Blue EarLn, fdlTmOul, Mcuelld, w LII
throp, st. Peter, Lamberton, Spring
field, and New Ulm, gather with those
of this city at district meeting OF
the Minnesota Retail Plumbers Asso
citation.
Le sueur Center - The report Of g
LIE Sueur County Cow Testing Asso
citation for May showed that 40 COWS
Of rs herds tested produced more than
40 pounds of butter fat each in the
month The average production pei
cow was 1926 pounds Of milk and 29.1
pounds of butter fat.
Jordan - Miss Clementine Michael
daughter Of John Michael of this vii
lage, who was a member Of the grad
uating class of the Jordan high school,
this year was the eighth member OF
the family to be graduated from the
school. This is considered a record
here.
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