Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
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Ossros o. Last Few Days gnous
Minnesota Condensed for
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ssalt in the second degree on 14.year.
~ girl
Rochester. Eighty registered sheep
owned by John Fox, a farmer Of Simp-
s0n. have disappeared, and all efforts
- find the herd have failed.
Red WING. Mr. and Mrs. William
0hsvka celebrated their golden wedding
u their home In Zumbrota. Dinner
Was served to thirty guests at the
homo OF J. G. Miller.
st. Paul.--The state legal depart
nrsnt has completed an inventory OF
ohs estate OF the late Mrs. w. III. Dun
woody OF Minneapolis. The value Ii
approximately 32,0o0,000.
Fergus Falls.--Through increased
activities OF the county agent and the
interest OF dairymen two cooperative
eow-testing associations have been or
Ganixed In Otter Tail county.
Wheaton. Petitions have been
Sled for the establishment OF four jul
1iciai drainage systems. which will af-
foct Traverse. Big Stons, Wilkin.
Grant and Stevens counties. 49,.
Lewiston. The family OF Ellis
worth Gray escaped from q burning
building here only because of a ladder
shat had been left at the side Of the
structure the day before by repairers.
Duluth.--Aad temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Duluth, has made an OF.
fer Of $4,000 to the city for the old
arnory. recently vacated by the Min
nesota national guard when the new
state armory was finished,
81. Cloud.-A cablegram received
here said that DR.. A. J. kirghis, local
physician who was forced into the
French war service when called to that
country by the serious illness Of his
father. had procured his release and
had sailed from Bordeaux.
Mankato Julius Just, rs years old,
, pioneer of the county. Ia dead. He
Was native OF Germany, but came
here when q boy. He went South to
work for q planter and while there
WAS drafted into the Confederate army.
At the close OF the war he took a
claim In this county.
Detroit. Three girls, Lulu and oma
knight. daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wal.
lar knight OF Savannah, Ii and 10
years old, and Miss Gayle Hughes,
daughter or Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Hughes
Of Savannah. IL years old, were drown.
q In Boo. lake In northeast Becker
county. They were crossing the lake
and failed to see an airhole,
Rochester. North side residents OF
Rochester are planning to fight the
state of Minnesota. The state has
completed plans for a state hospital
sewerage system which will empty into
tina zumbro river In the north part of
the city. Residents In that vicinity
object and are planning to take steps
10 prevent such action on the part OF
the beard
Fergus Falls.--rhe Red River valley
Aairymen held the most successful
convention In their history here. ON.
cors elected at the closing session
were G. G. Selvig of Crookston, presi-
dent: l.. Jensen, Clear Brook, first vice
president; A. b. Stensgaard. Mcintosh
second vice president; l.. ], Honske,
Halstad. secretary: G. M. Davidson.
Climax. treasurer.
Bemidn Informal discussion Of
good roads occupied prominent
place on the program Of the Northern
Development association. Robert
Dunn, In u letter read by Senator Me-
Garry, announced that he intends to
ask for an amendment to the Dunn
N~~w - The paxt uaaoaav. ~ thu ag{s
nature. which will include the work.
able features OF the Elwell law.
Wheaton. The Traverse County Az,
xicultural association held It's annual
stockholders meeting and elected the
following officers President ., j. na.
wilson: vice president, j. f. Dodds:
secretary, II. III. Dokken; treasurer. It.
II. Klawon. The following are the
members OF the board of directors s.
i. Downey. r. II. Thill. q, A. oscarson.
=. ]. Steidl. Peter Hauschild and VII.
Nam Ringdahl
81. Paul. - The Minnesota College
sf Agriculture Ia making preparations
for an attendance OF from 1900 to
$500 at Farmers and Home.Makers'
Week to be held at University farm.
st. Paul. Jan. SO. 1916. This week.
as II II called. Is In fact, expected to
become great annual rnrallife school
and conference. and on the home
nakers' side II 10 expected to inter.
est not only the women of the coun-
Try. but the women OF the city as well,
Cleveland. While temporarily In.
sane. Mrs, David Marsh. So, wife OF
! telephone lineman. cut the throat of
her 69ear-old son. Vernon. and then.
using the same weapon. 4 butcher.
knife, slashed her own throat. The
woman had evidently planned to kill
her husband and younger son who
we're sleeping together, but was pre-.
vented by the husband. who was awak.
ened By the cries OF the dying boy.
Before he could stay her hand. how
ever. she drew the knife across her
own throat.
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