Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-23
STATE BRfV|TlE


the Dunn roadhouse law marks the
end of strenuous struggle for sxs
iptence.
Bird Island -. A new cooperative
creamery, substantial fruit OF a move
meni fostered by tie public schools.
Was opened hero with series OF well
attended meetings.
winona. - Told recently that an af-
f,ictior which impaired his eyesight
eventually would bring total blindness,
William Bartle, 40 years old. shot out
both eyes. 1t il said he has q chance
to recover,
Duiuth.--N. H. Smallwood has been
declared judge IN the Duluth munich
pal court by the supreme court and
w. l.. Window, who has been battling
with MI Ssnallwood for the Office
since April. il ousted.
Duluth. n reward OF 81 ,o0e has
been offered by Thomas Furniss, pro-
prietor of local theatsrs, for the arrest
and conviction OF the persons who,
during picture exhibition. poured Of
fensive smelling acid on the f,oor
Chatfield, - Henry Silshee has been
Installed secretary OF the Masonic
lodge here for the s7th time. He has
held the ONCE continuously since 1878.
In appreciation the lodge at It's late
meeting voted to double his salary.
Litchield. A piece OF mnsty hard.
tack carried in knapsack by her
brother. Enoch Leavitt. when he
marched under Colonel Buford against
the famous Morgan raiders. Ii q
| memento Of the civil war possessed by
Mrs. James Lowater.
Morris. The directors of the Min
nesota State Drainage association met
at the agricultural school here to dis
cuss the general purposes OF the or
ganization and to arrange for state
drainage meeting to be held in st.
Paul after the holidays.
Winona. j. H. Mullen. assistant
engineer of the state highway com
mission, the county board, and a rep
resentatiye of the Doctors Mayo of
Rochester, conferred here regarding
improvement to an east and west high
way between Dodge Center and Wi.
mona next year.
s.. Paul. Corn raised in Mime
sofa. in the Dakotas. In Montana,
consin, tastefully arranged and prop
erly classified On exhibition racks
which fairly groan beneath the weight,
comprises the exhibits of the First Ma
tionai Corn show which has Just
opened in st. Paul.
Duluth. Action of the United
States supreme court, which indirectly
fixes the boundary line between Mime,
sofa and Wisconsin, as the natural
channel of the st. Louis river, lis like
ly to start a fight between the two
states as to the taxation rights on
some valuable property which hitherto
has been classed as in Minnesota,
Meorhead Fire broke out i'm the
upper corridor of the new normal
school building here. Painters were
oiling floors and used gasoline stove
to heat the oil before spreading The
oil boiled over and a man tried to
smother the fire, but smoke and flames
prevented The damage 10 walls and
ceiling Of the corridor amounts to
| $1,000
Duluth. A decision handed down
by the state supreme court freed a
dead man from paying damages found
against him for the death OF q girl
killed by his auto May s. 1914 The
man was Assistant Fire Chief Fred r.
VIII ar8IInl
auto collided with another, while the
chief was going to fire on the night
OF Sept. 10.
Cloqust. Mrs. Kate Kannianen. a
widow, So years old, who made her
home with her eldest son, John, on a
farm near Gowan. committed suicide
by hanging herself TO a rafter In the
barn. Suicidal mania is given by the
coroner as the cause. One of her sons
"a years of age, killed himself last
spring with q rife ball through his
head and her husband hanged himself
woods near their home.
Braineri-Submittin briefs, Judge
Marshall A. Spooner of Bemidji, rep.
resenting International Falls liquor
dealers: George A. Bangs, appearing
| for East Grand Forks men, and AS.
sistant Attorney General l.. s. Head.
| ley of st. Paul, representing the state
| were before Judge w. s. McClenahan
of the district court, thus taking an
| important step in the legal fight
| brought by interests of International
Falls to overthrow the Minnesota
| county option law az 1t applies to home
rule charters.
Crookston.-A dispatch from Wash.
ington SAYS that President Wilson has
signed pardons for w, r. Peterson.
Otto Kilen and s. B. Gillian, former
saioonkeepers of Crookston. who were
sentenced at Fergus Falls In the Unit.
ed States court In November to 60
days in Jail and fine of 500 for ship
ping whisky to points in Indian dry
territory. The shipments were made
through ignorance. AMI monster petit.
tons were forwarded by friends here
asking for the pardon. Half OF the
sentence has been served.
Benson. --Arrangements have been
completed for the Homecoming and