Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-11
MINNESOTA WILL HAVE $t27,72f
AVAILABLE. SAYS FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events OF General Interest In Mime.
sofa Condensed and Revised fee
The Greater conveniencs
OF 6usy Readers.
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this year, according to a federal gov.
eminent report, which win include
funds under the Smith-Lever law and
funds from all other sources-federal.
state and local. OF the Minnesota to-
tai. $69,351 IL to be used to carry on
county agent activities, 5000 for
home demonstration work. and $3.50
for boys and girls club work.
The total amount set aside for az,
tension activities" says q report OF
the United States Department Of Agri.
culture. is $4,7s2.O00. Of which 81
100000 Is from federal SMITH ever
funds. $4,000 from appropriations to
the United States Department OF Agri,
culture for farmers cooperative dem.
onstration work, and 100000 from
other bureaus In tip department.
These amounts made 4 total from
federal sources Of $2,115,000.
More than one-half of the total co
operative agricultural extension funds
ID to be used to carry on county agent
activities. The next item OF impor-
lance, 80 far as the distribution OF
funds 10 concerned, IL the home eco
nomics or home demonstration work
for farm girls and women. To this
has been assigned over $4,000.
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Appeal to Men on Street.
THE man who walks the streets"
will be the peculiar object Of temper
ance exhorters In Minnesota during
the time which intervenes before the
opening OF the next session of the
Minnesota legislature when statewide
prohibition will be sought by the PRO-
hibitionists. Our appeal from now
on will be largely to the man who
walks the streets, Is the announce
ment of George F. Wells, chairman Of
the Prohibition state committee, In
outlining the Prohibition campaign
plans. The campaign for statewide
prohibition was launched with the
opening of series of county confer
ences at Red Wing last week. The
conferences will be extended all
through the state. The street meet.
Ing at Red Wing, which opened the
conference, was attended by hundreds:
there were two largely attended raj
lies on Sunday, and an all-day confer
ence on Monday, followed by rally
In the evening. The conferences ana
rally took place at the Red Wing Pres.
byterian church. A conference was
held at the Winona Y. M. G. A. and
closed with rally at Central M. II.
church in that city. There was a
meeting at Spring Grove, an all-day
conference at Houston and meetings
at Choice, Newburg and Mabel in Fill.
more county. followed by an open air
meeting at Canton and a rally at Har-
mony in the same county to fill out
the weeks program.
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Medical School Enlarged.
Increasing attention being given by
the University dispensary to diseases
of children Ia said to have had much
do with the action OF the regents In
authorizing establishment of two new
departments In the school. one OF
pediatrics and the other of diseases
OF eye, ear, nose and throat. Hereto.
fore children's diseases as q group
have been comprised in the scope of
the department OF medicine and eye,
ear. nose and throat diseases have
been included In the field of the de.
partment Of surgery. Records show
that about 5000 cases In each group
have been handled yearly by the
Medical school.
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Irvine Sales Heavy.
Receipts at the prison Irvine and ma
chinery plant since August total ST.
BOG, 1923, according to Walter J..
Smith, state treasurer. The receipts
last year were $2,055, 352.37. For Au-
gust, September and October the re-
ceipts we're s806, 1929. The sum Of
100000 was turned into the treasury
representing receipts for the first four
days of November.
Prison Made MIX Cans.
That better grade Of milk cans
could be manufactured at the Mime
sofa state prison than by private con-
Germs, and that the state should 20
into the milk can manufacturing bust
ness were the last words OF the TWEEN
ty-second annual convention Of the
Minnesota State Butter and Cheese
makers association.
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Follows Minnesota Idea.
DIR. w. r. Hornaday, game conser.
vationist. has sent to friends In Min
nesota his outline for plan OF IA
tional game protection. This plan
has been informally agreed upon by
the officers OF the federal forest SER
vice. In its general scope it follows
the Minnesota idea of game refugees
similar to those established at Mime.
tonka. around Lake Bsmidji and In
the Minnesota River valley. Doctor
Hornaday would have the president
create the refuge areas b. proclama-
ton.