The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-06-11

Waseca-The state game and fish
commission has announced that the
game refuge in Blooming Groove town.
ship will be retained.
Madison-John Wollschlager OF Bel.
bingham purchased the farm OF John
Kemen, two miles south Of here. pay.
ing $3.50 cash per acre for the tract.
Red Lake Falls - The June settle
ment Of the Red Lake county taxes
will be some $4,000 greater than usual
as the result of a record. breaking tax
title sale.
Clinton - The opening of a new
creamery here was attended by a rec
ord crowd. More than 5000 pounds Of
butter were received for the opening
day.
Henderson - This city now has a
municipal band of "a pieces. Many Of
the players have achieved statewide
prominence as musicians.
Hlbbng - Members of the sheriff's
office Of Hibbing have recovered the
body OF Jacob Lahti, 40 years old, who
was drowned in West Dew lake, south
of the city.
Austin - Alonzy Hayes, former
Austin man, has left Beloit college
his entire estate valued at $50 ,00O Ac-
cording to- the Beloit Alumnus, a COL
lege publication.
WilImar Judge George Moeller,
since 1904 Judge of Municipal Court
here, died here at the age of &c. Judge
Mueller was appointed in 1904 by Gov.
ernor VanSant
st. Paul - Damage estimated at
100000 was caused by fire at the Elks
club. 349 North Washington street.
The blaze started on the stage in the
lodge room. Furnishings and seven
| elks' heads were destroyed.
neapoIis-A petition asking for
an increase in Minnesota rates on
grain and some grain products was
filed by nine railroads with the Min
nesota railroad and warehouse com.
mission.
Westbrook - Work OF building the
dam which will raise the level of
Double Lakes about three feet will
begin according to information re.
ceived by Representative A. C. Knud.
sen.
Middle River - Louis Dykeman Of
Argyle won first place in the Marshall
county high school written spelling
contest and Emily Carlson of Strand.
quist won first honors in the oral con-
test
Winona Most OF the men laid off
in the motive power department Of
the, Chicago and North Western rail.
road shops here May 5. will return to
work, Charles A. Coleman, master me-
chanic, said. There were 22O men laid
off.
Thief River Falls - Tourists camp
ing in the tourist park maintained by
the city hereafter will be charged so
cents a night for accommodations at
the camp. 1t was decided at meet
ing Of the park board.
Edgerton - Human bones, believed
to be those of man, were found in
the ruins Of livery stable here by
investigators seeking to determine the
cause Of a fire, which threatened to
destroy this village.
Crookston - About rs members Of
the Nels T. Void post of the Ameri.
can Legion drove to Winnipeg to at.
tend the memorial celebration Of the
Great War Veterans of Canada The
post colors and color guard were
taken along.
Wells - Miles Brewster has re-
ceived word Of his appointment as a
cadet to the United States military
acadamy at West Point. He erpects
Wells high school and son Of NJ. w.
Brewster.
st. Paul - Letting Of contracts for
the Ford bridge was delayed for at
least seven more weeks when the St.
Paul city commission rejected the pro-
posed ordinance providing for $775.-
900 bonds to pay st. Paul's share Of
the project.
st. Cloud Mrs. H. e. Wilcox, Of
East Lake, was seriously injured here
when an airplane, piloted by speed"
Holman, winner of the International
Air Derby, at st. Louis last fall,
crashed from a height Of 500 feet at
the Benton county fair grounds dur.
ing the Memorial day program.
Fergus Falls "a A contract for ESQ.,
900 pounds Of sweet cream butter at
a price of cents above New York
quotations has been awarded the Fer
gus Falls Cooperative creamery and
the Pelican Rapids Cooperative
creamery by the navy department.
The premium will mean approximate
ly $4,000 above market prices.
Minneapolis - Minnesota bankers
prepared to mobilize an army Of 1000
handpicked former service men, armed
with service rifles and pistols and
equipped with high powdered automo-
biles, to put stop to bank robberies
and holdups and the looting Of rural
stores throughout the northwest. The
organization will be known as the Min.
nesota County Rangers, and will have
the backing of every bank in the state.
Each bank will subscribe to a reward
Frpd 80 e1oe 0on