The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-02-26
MINNESOTA BRIEFS

Window Business men of Win
dom have organized retail credit
association which will begin opera.
| tions March 1.
Mora-A. G. Jensen, farmer living
north Of Mora, owner of a flock of
600 chickens, reports that his sale
of eggs for the last two weeks in
January brought $1S4.55, netting him
about $125.
st. James-Plans for a new Metho-
dist church here, to be built at an es-
timated cost of $4,000, were accept
ed by the official board of the church.
WiIImar-The Austin F. Hanscom
post of the American Legion, ending
it's drive for members reported it
had gone over the top" The local
post is one of the largest outside Of
the Twin Cities, having 316 members.
Enthusiastically every line
OF endeavor is open to women Of
courage and ability who are unafraid
OF hard work, speakers at women's
vocational conference declared. Col
lege and high school girls attended
the conference.
neutrality-suspicious. authority to
construct a $35O,OO0 bridge linking
Duluth and Superior will be asked
Immediately, it was indicated by J. B.
Finch, an official of the newly organ
lied Twin Ports Bridge Company.
lie Sueur center-Reports read at
the LIE Sueur Center Farmers Cooper
alive Creamery Association showed
that 1858 ,6S440 was received for but
ter in 1924. An average Of $500 per
day was paid out to patrons, the re-
ports showed.
Henderson - Sibley county's net
gain under the Babcock highway plan
was $264,379.S7, according to official
figures of the highway department. In
the period in which the plan has
been in operation, approximately four
years, the county spent $457,11 in
maintenance and Improvement.
Montevideo-An innovation in
church services was inaugurated at
the First Methodist church here when
the first of a series of addresses to
be given by laymen took place, Mayor
Jesse J. Brown spoke on THE Church
and the Community" Other laymen
talks will follow.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for reopening
the Chippewa County State Bank will
be considered at meeting. The call
for the meeting has been issued by
both groups of stockholders and de-
start toward the reorganization of
this bank will be taken at this time.
HaIock-Roland Sutton immigra.
ton department patrolman. who shot
and seriously wounded E. D. Osten.
son, # this city, near Humboldt,
Mimi, when a car in which Ostenson
was riding did not stop when ordered
to, is held charged with second de.
gree assault with a dangerous weap-
on.
ExceIsior-T A. Erickson of Uni.
versity Farm, the leader of potato
club work in the state, announced
that Romance Palmer of Excelsior,
Lake Minnetonka, is the runner-up or
reserve champion in the junior club
competitions. Romance grew Green
mountain potatoes which returns him
yield at the rate of 571.6 bushels to
the acre.
lie Sueur Center-Large delega.
tions, of the county, appeared before
the county commissioners to urge
road improvements. Among the pro-
jects involved are: The county line
roads between New Prague and Hen.
derson; a road from Lake Volney to-
ward Kilkenny, and project in
Cleveland township.
Jordan-Merits Of the bill requiring
tuberculin tests for all cattle offered
for sale in the state were discussed
before the Scott County Holstein
Breeders association at it's annual
here, by State Senator Henry
Arndt Of Jordan, chairman Of the Sen
ate Dairy products committee.
Balaton-Mrs. Louise Bickford She.
quen of Balaton has been receiving
gifts and congratulations upon having
attained the advanced age o. 10,
years. Mrs. Shequen has the Gstinc-
ton of being one Of Minnesota's old.
est women, as we'll as being one OF
the oldest persons in the northwest.