Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
n Minnesota.
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.

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8 Week Briefly Told.
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Mapleton. AT special election
here the proposition to issue $4,000
bonds to erect central heating plant
tor the schools was carried by major
tty. AT an election held IN July the
same proposition failed by 20 votes.
Luverne.--Chester Linnell OF Clinton
township reports the largest yield OF
oats SO far this season, an average of
64h bushels from a 37-acre field. The
largest average of barley reported 10
~ bushels an acre. Threshing has
been delayed on account Of rain.
Zumbrota.-The Zumbrota schools
begin the fall work on Sept. s. One
Of the new features OF instruction will
be course in agriculture in charge
Of w. J. Freed. q graduate of Ames.
Iowa, who started the agricultural
courses in the Bemidji high school.
The board has leased two acres with
In the village limits for this work.
Stephen. AFTER having had two
newspapers several years, Stephen will
now have only one. The Leader,
which was established in 1883 by ]. p.
Lundris, d. Hanna. o. Nicholson and
others, has been sold to the Stephen
Messenger. with which it will be
merged. The Leader was for time
edited by Sam Clark of Jim Jam Jems
fame. It has been published by B. b.
Brett since 1907.
Anoka.-The Anoka county Sunday
school convention elected the follow
ing officers: President, B. A. Nsrris;
vice president. w. n. Palmer: secre-
tary. Miss Myrtle Emmons; treasurer,
Miss Jessie Seth. superintendents OF
departments, Adult, H. J. Smith; teach
Or training, Mrs. G. r. Mclean; Mrs.
o. A. Beckum; elementary, Blanche
Nyatt; home, Mrs. G. D. Hilliard; tenn
perance, Mrs. ]. H. Buck; missionary,
Mrs. Dora Mcleod.
Mankato.--Swan &. Peterson, Jr., oil
Freedom county, was brought to the
city by Deputy United States Marshal
Charles Kittleson OF st. Paul and ar
raigned on the charge OF using. the
mails to defraud . Chicago mail order
house by ordering goods and sending
IN payment check on bank at Scar
vile, Iowa, in which he had no funds
He entered q plea of not guilty, and
was held to the November term Of
the federal court at Fort Dodge, Iowa
Red Wing.-Seyeral dental Offices
and the Office of Superintendent o.
Schools d. B. Bergquist were rifiet
here. From Offices of Doctors J. s
Van Guilder, G.. w. Diapenbrock
B. Featherstone and F. e. Anderson
pure gold, platinum pins and othel
valuable dental material were stolen
Other dental Offices we're broken int
but nothing taken. The work was evi
IDENTIFY done by professionals. Three
years ago the same Offices were bur
CARRIED. The loot amounts to abou
$500.
Hibbing.-Mayor Wallsce @. Nye o
Minneapolis has assured the secretar!
Of the Hibbing Commercial club tina
q detail of mounted policemen vii
lead the Northern Minnesota boosters
parade at the closing day Of the fair
Sept. IL. Ths Hibbing concert bant
will make up the second section o
the procession. Booklets and circula
letters telling Of northern Minnesota
will be distributed to the crowds. Ban
ners are being prepared. The objec
of the parade IL to advertise northern
Minnesota
Hibbing.-W. G. Brown, treasurer o
the township Of Stuntz, has receive,
from County Treasurer Vivian $50,
514.69, the balance Of the May tax set
Element. Fifty thousand dollars wa
advanced the township by the count,
treasurer the latter part of June. TIL,
village of Hibbing will receive but $14
1892. The balance OF the 1915, 00G
due at this time, will be paid whel
the mining companies see fit. TIL,
May tax distribution is EXCEPTIONAL,
late this year. 1t Is usually made GU
the middle OF July.
Winona.-While rushing Minnie Pc
loroski. years old, to a La Cross
hospital to undergo an operation TO
appendicitis, the automobile driven b,
Frank Peloroski, her father, stoppe,
on a crossing at Onalaska, just as
fast Burlington passenger train ar
preached. Peloroski seized his daugh
ter and leaped q moment before tn
locomotive struck the new AUTOMOBILE
and hurled 1t into the air. It fell
heap Of wreckage in corn field. TIL
girl and her father escaped unhur
and continued the trip to the hoSpita
In another machine.
Clarkfeld. - Citizens Of Clarkfiel,
entertained the farmers living in tn
trade territory tributary at smoke
and social entertainment at the opera
house. The hall was filed with TAI
mers. A big supper served was Pre-
pared by the men. Although the ad
dress of welcome was by Toastmaste
]. Piersol, e. J. Mannix OF the Com
mercial News, Sioux Falls, s. D., tn
principal speaker. spoke on "Commr
nifty Development" He discussed tn