The Tomahawk., 1925-01-15
.Mu1t Brietthw
All & State
Coadsassd Stories Of HsppeninSs
q ths Week IN Minnesota

Ivanhoe-A $3O,OU nre visited tn1S
place and laid waite four buildings
and their contents.
Rochester - Construction and re-
pairs permits in Rochester during the
year 1924 totalled si17,630. 9
Mankato-A survey Of Mankato in
dustries for the year 1924 shows they
reached total Of approximately $685.
OO0, 900.
Windom-Promotion work on a new
canning factory is being done at this
place with the businessmen behind
the project.
Bird IsIand-The Renville County
Poultry Show opened at this place
with the largest exhibit in the organ
cations history.
Elgin-Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Polikow-
sky, who were wed in Germany in
1854, celebrated their Goth wedding
anniversary recently.
Fairmont-Dr. G. w. Dewey of this
city has accepted appointment as as
sistant surgeon at the state soldiers
home, Lafayette, Ind.
Little Falls - Bounty was paid on
"A full grown wolves and A cubs
here amounting to $1,374-s1,110 on
full grown and 1854 on cubs.
lvanhoe-Joseph L. Gibson will be
named postmaster here to succeed w.
N. Johnson, resigned, according to in
formation received from Washington.
Luverne - Rock county marriage
licenses for the year 1924 show a big
decrease over 1923. Only 81 licenses
were recorded the past year while in
1923 they totalled 101.
st. Paula complete census of Min
nesota lakes will be made this year
by students at the School of Agricul-
ture, University of Minnesota, D. D..
Mayne, principal announced.
Rochester-The new Bethel English
Lutheran church in this city was for
mally dedicated. The church is one
OF the finest structures in the city,
and was built at a cost Of $4,000.
WiIImar - Maynard Linn, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Linn of this city.
has received notification that he has
received an appointment in West
Point Military Academy through Con.
gresham o. ]. Kvale.
/Rochester-R. C. Philips, fire chief,
has but one year to go to round out
a half century of service to the city
in that capacity. He Joined the buck
ct brigade" 40 years ago.
st. PauI-Minnesota counties main
tanning tuberculosis sanatoria have
had a ten per cent reduction in the
death rate from the White Plague
than the rest of the state.
Winnebago-Parker College here,
closed since last June, will be re-
opened next fall and consolidated
with two other schools of the Free
Methodist church.
Observation-Disclosures county now
has a new and modern home for aged
people. 1t was erected at a cost of
100000, and will accommodate 40
persons. --,.l
DuIuth-Congressman 0. J. Larson
of this district raced with death half
way across the continent to gain a
few hours with his son before he
died in Washington, D. c.
Wells-There was merger of the
Wells Forum-Advocate and the Wells
Mirror. The new paper will be con-
Quoted by J. e. Schofield, former edi-
tor Of the Mirror, and Edward Kuech-
enmeister, who has for many years
been manager Of the Forum-Advocate.
Madison--Harry J. Acton, an attor-
ney was appointed as secretary to
Governor-elect Theodore Christianson.
In the recent campaign he was chair
man Of the Lac qui Parle Republican
county committee.
st. CIoud-About ten miles from
this city stands the oldest private
educational institution in the state.
1t is st. Johns University, a Catholic
school which was one year old when
Minnesota was admitted as a state.5
canby-The world famous herd Of
registered Hereford cattle owned by
Ferguson Bros, including the farm
equipment and 900 acres of land was
sold recently to the Consolidated
Lumber Co., Of Manitique, Mich. The
herd was composed of $50 head.
Winona--Mr. and Mrs. e. L. Kings
OF Winona, and their son, Ernest,
who are on big game hunting ex-,
petition in British East Africa,
bagged three rhinoceros, two buffalo,
and two lions Christmas day.
New Ulm-An important step in the
good roads program Of southwestern
Minnesota was taken when the
Brown county commissioners, decided
to issue bonds to the amount of
$250,000 for the rebuilding of the
Black and Yellow trail. =
Crookston-The biggest land deal
contaminated in Polk County In sew
eral years was closed when Edward
Schuster became the owner of the
John Barlow farm, adjoining the city
limits. The tract contains 135 acres.
The price paid was $4,000 approx
mately $3.50 an acre.
Ouatonna - Dale ora tfous from Ia ri.