The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-09-17
MINNESOTA NEWS

MinneapoIIs-The Mississippi river
water level has dropped two feet In
the last three weeks, 1t was reported
at the Fridley filtration plant.
st. Paul-Samuel Lord, Sc, chairman
Of the State Tax Commission and
member Of that body for Is years, died
suddenly at his home here.
IakeviIle-Partially destroying the
business district, fire here caused ap-
proximately $4,000 damage and re-
suited in injury to two persons.
st. PauI-Attorney General Hilton
was elected president of the Interna-
tional Attorney General Association
which was recently organized at De-
troit.
PIainview-Representatives of 13 Of
the Is banks in Wabasha county at a
meeting here voted to form a ranger
organization in the county as a pro.
lection against bandit raids.
ArIington-Funeral services were
conducted here for Philip Agnes. 70
years old, a pioneer of this section
and member of Clusters expedition
to the Yellowstone country in 1876.
Moorhead-Dr. John N. Brown, pres.
ident Of Concordia college here, has
been elected to the pastorate Of the
Salem Lutheran church, six miles
west Of Fargo.
Matwan-Waseca county veterinari
ans are rushing the vaccination of
swine herds in the southwestern part
Of Waseca county and adjacent por.
tons of Blue Earth, Freeborn and
Faribault counties.
st. charIes-The Winona county
fair closed here after one Of its most
successful showings. Attendance
reached high point Thursday, Win.
ona day, when 10000 persons passed
through the gates.
Caledonia-Forty-four communities
in Houston county are already max.
ing plans for the study Of home man.
agement problems under the direction
Of the extension division of the Min.
nesota College Of Agriculture.
Duluth-Seventeen Northern Pacific
freight cars loaded with 1900 hush.
els Of grain consigned to Duluth ele-
vators were wrecked when a broken
wheel caused a derailment here. No
one was injured.
WlIImar-What is believed to be
the largest load Of grain ever hauled
in this section was taken from the T.
c. McClurg farm to the elevator at
Kandiyohi. The load contained-4,9 go
pounds of loose oats and measured 153
bushels and II pounds.
Thief River FalIs-For the first time
in history the state of Wisconsin has
a corps Of grain inspectors scattered"
throughout northern Minnesota in.
specting grain from northwestern
points bound for Superior or other
Wisconsin ports.
Winona-Thirteen hundred carrier
pigeons, sent to Winona by express,
were released here to fly back to their
homes at the Indian Flying Club and
the Lakeside Flying Club at Mil
waukee.
st. Paul-Governor Christianson Of
ficially announced the re-appointment
Of Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow.
Although it was generally understood
that General Rhinow would be reap
pointed the official announcement had
been withheld
Dawson-Three tenant farmers, sole
residents in the Bellington school dis
trict, near here, have raised $4,000 to
defray costs of new school house
recently constructed. The residents
adopted pay as you go" plan rather
than vote bond issue.
st. Cloud-Merchant and business
establishments of st. Cloud have made
sales during the past II months to the
United States veterans hospital here
Of more than $25O,OO0, according to
DR.. Hans Hansen, medical officer in
charge.
MinneapoIis-All records for one
day receipts Of grain in Minneapolis
were broken, when 1897 cars arrived
at terminal elevators and freight
yards. This record total included l.
705 cars Of wheat. While the record
established was the result of the &C.
cumulated movement of Sunday and
OF the Labor day holiday, the influx of
grain was considerably greater than
that recorded for the Tuesday follow.
ing Labor day Of 1924, when 1876
cars Of wheat arrived in Minneapo-
lis ..-
Hamline-With every farm resource
in Minnesota on display, in booths
whose decoration cost $4,000 and
months Of labor on the part Of farm
bureaus. county agents and citizens of
40 Minnesota counties. the agricultur-
al building at the Minnesota State
Fair was the mecca of thousands of
visitors. Rice county, in the southern
section with total of 1,155 points,
won the sweepstakes, with Aitkin
county, In the northern section, Sec
ond with 1,143 points; and Renville
county in the southern section, third,
with 1,142 points. Scott county led
in the beauty awards: Rice county