The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-06-11
BriettMun
All & State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


years county commissioner for Waba-
sha county, died at the Lake City
hospital. He had been in failing
health for several months.
81. Cloud - Building permits total
ing more than 100000 have been
taken out in st. Cloud for the month
Of May, setting new high mark in
the city since 1920.
St. Cloud A class of 242 was
graduated from st. Cloud State Teach
ers College. Francis G. Blair, COM
missioner of education for Illinois,
gave the commencement address.
Winthrop - Announcements have
city council of the contracts for the
new electrical distribution system to
the Hutchinson Electrical Company
for $17,024.
Shakopee-There are 222,240 acres
of taxable land in Scott county with
a taxable valuation Of $9,041,75S.
Belle PLANE township is the most
valuable district with a valuation Of
$SS3,766 on 25,O69 acres.
St. Cloud Plans were launched
at a public meeting here for $780,
600 park system and public play
grounds to be laid out around Lake
George, small body OF water almost
in the heart Of the city.
New Prague-Frank J. 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.
Winthrop - Winthrop banks have
been busy in the past few days re-
ceiving damage claims as a result of
the hailstorm which swept this Sec
ton May 10. Nearly SO claims have
been presented.
MinneapoIis-The future Of Mime
sofa and the northwest as a coming
center of beet sugar growing is un-
limited and the sugar beet Is destined
to play a larger and larger part as
leader in crop rotation, r. Walter
Leigh Of New York. president OF the
American Beet Sugar Co., said here.
Minneapolis -Donald p. Whitney
has been named editor-in-chief OF the
Minnesota Daily for next year, Wal
ter l.. Rice, newly elected managing
editor, announced. Mr. Whitney will
also act as chairman Of the editorial
board Howard Haycroft will be day
editor and will head the copy desk.
Alan Kennedy will be news editor.
Etn
instructor in history in Manchester
college, died at his home, after a
brief illness of pneumonia. With the
close OF the present school year Pro
fessor Funk would have completed
his twenty seventh year at the insti-
tuition.
crookston The Northwest Elk
pertinent station here kept an accur-
ate feed record on 160 western ewes
during the past winter to determine
the financial profit in western ewes
as breeding stock to produce market
lambs on northwestern Minnesota
farms.
Hbbing - A public apology by John
L. Morrison, Duluth editor. to Victor
L. Power, prominent Hibbing attor-
ney and politician, and defeated can
didate for congress in the last cleo
ton, caused the withdrawal Of Powers
suit against Morrison in District Court
here.
Hibbing Winnipeg was chosen
the next convention city Of the fifth
district of Lions at the closing meet
ing Of the delegates in the high school
auditorium. Winnipeg was represent
ed by Thomas Sennett. Duluth dele
gates backed Winnipeg in its quest for
the 1925 convention.
Minneapolis - Sale OF 10000, 900
pounds Of Minnesota cooperative
creamery butter at an appropriate fig
ure Of $4,000, 900 for delivery by Sept.
1, to eastern concerns was announced
by John Brand, president of the Min
nesota Cooperative Creameries as
ISOLATION.
St. PauI-Bids were being opened
by Charles NJ. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, on the first allotment
Of highway improvements Of the year.
Included in the work for which bids
were offered are 40 miles of grading,
IS miles Of paving, IS miles Of gravel
Ing and several new bridges and
bridge widening jobs. all Of which, 1t
Is estimated, will cost about $780,
600.
Minneapolis - Governors Of TWEEN.
ty states have appointed official dele
gates and Governor Christianson Of
Minnesota has already issued an in
vitation to all delegates to the TWEEN.
ty-frst National tuberculosis Assoc1a.
ton convention, June Is. The princi |
pal subjects which will be discussed
at the Minneapolis meeting are Med
ical Research for tuberculosis |
Cure, use Of Surgery in the Treat
ment of tuberculosis" Tuberculosis
in Industry, 1.-THE Nurse in the tn.
berculosis Campaign" and Child
Health Education"
Baudette - What is said to have
h. L.