The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-05-20
MINNESOTA NEWS


house bill authorizing the secretary
of agriculture to acquire and maintain
dams in the Superior national forest
of Minnesota for the conservation OF
land and timber.
Fergus FalIs-Dynamite In a pail
he was carrying exploded, hurting
Rudolph Marvic of Dent, 20 years
old, 80 feet. He was dead when picked
up. Marvic was helping to blast
stumps on his fathers farm.
Minneapolis-Two drownings within
800 feet Of each other, one Mime
apolis real estate man, and the other
a University of Minnesota medical
student, marked the first lake fatali-
ties of the city's 1926 outing season.
DuIuth-Horace Johnson, vice presi
dent of the Duluth & Iron Range rail-
road and veteran employe of the road
since 1888, was elected president and
general manager to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Francis E.
House.
Duluth-Leonidas j. Merritt, 50
years old, discoverer of the first iron
ore on the Mesaba range, mining
genius, railroad builder, civic leader.
and the oldest Duluthian in point Of
residence, died at his home here, fol-
lowing heart attack.
st. Paul-Judge Jacques, of Duluth,
has filed as a candidate for governor
OF Minnesota on the democratic tick
ct. Judge Jaques is former United
States district attorney and has been
active in democratic politics in the
state since 1892.
Minneapolis - Minnesota farmers
have planted no more winter wheat
than they did last year, but will get
1S1 900 more bushels from their work
IL the condition OF the crop on May I
holds until harvest, Paul H. Kirk,
state agricultural statistician, said in
his May crop report.
owatonna-Steele county's biggest
single manufacturing industry brought
more than 100000 into the county
during 1925, survey indicates. 1t is
the butter manufacturing industry,
and during the past year farmers who
operate it received from outside of
the county and from home consump-
ton of the principal product manu-
Observation-Disclosures $2,774,7S5.14.
Mankato-Asa c. Barney, 80 years
old, who came here 50 years ago as
the Indians went on the warpath to
rid the country of white settlers, lies
in the soil that he helped wrest from
the natives. He died after a brief i'll.
ness and was buried in a cemetery
once part of the Indians undisputed
domains.
St. PauI-Ray P. Chase. state adj
tor, filed as candidate for renomina-
ton to that office. Mr.. Chase was ap
pointed clerk in the auditors office
in 1915 and was later appointed dep
uty auditor by Governor Preus, who
was auditor at that time. In January,
1921, he was appointed state auditor
and the following year he was elected
to the office.
New UIm-Tom Davis, candidate
for the farmer-labor nomination for
governor, opened his campaign here
with an address outlining his CAM
paign platform. The meeting also
rallied number of his supporters in
this section of the state. DR.. l.. A.
Fritsche, who was one Of Mr.. Davis
opponents in the primary contest two
years ago, presided and introduced
the candidate.
international FaIIs-Eight hundred
men joined with two city fire depart!
ments in fighting blaze which de-
stroyed an entire residence block
here. Low water pressure in city
hydrants prevented a successful check
Of the blaze until after it had de-
stroyed nine dwellings, several gar
ages and barns and forced the removal
Of patients from Craig hospital which
caught fire.
Minnesota Lake-Efforts are under
way to make a permanent memorial
here of an old Dutch windmill, be-
lieved to be the only one of its kind
in the United States. The mill,
erected in 1868, according to Probate
Judge j. w. Vance of Blue Earth, was
built by Gottlieb Schostag, who was
born in Holland in 1884. For many
years, the mill ground flour and feed
for the pioneers of this region.
Minneapolis-For the first time in
many years former Governor Samuel
r. Van SAINT missed his annual walk
to the old state capitol as part of
the joint celebration of his birthday
and that of the state. Mr.. Van SAINT
said that friends and relatives had
dissuaded him from the attempt, al
though he himself feels confident that
it would have had no i'll effects. He
was 81 years old Tuesday and the
state 6S. 3.
lie Sueur An economic school
board at Medina, Ohio, decided so
years ago that it couldn't afford to
give diploma to the one lone gradu-
ate Of the class. Sharply disappoint-
ed, Miss Erva Goodwin, the sole men,
Der of the class, decided to make the
best of it. This week, Mrs. William
Snow, formerly Miss Goodwin, re-
ceived letter stating that the school
board Of Medina was forwarding her
the long delayed diploma.