Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
$tateneW$in Brief
Dsirps ~ Last Few Days Tkaagnout
Minnesota cond ensed for
Hasty Pcrusai.

Ralph Macbeth was convicted OF as
sauit In the second degree on 14-year
~ girl.
Rochester. Eighty registered sheep
owned by John Fox, farmer OF Simp'
soa. have disappeared, and all efforts
q find the herd have failed.
Red Wing. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gherka celebrated their golden wedding
II their home In Zumbrota. Dinner
was served to thirty guests at the
Nome OF ]. G. Miller.
g. Panl.--The state legal depart.
nnent has completed an inventory OF
the estate OF the late Mrs, w. Fl. Dun
woody OF Minneapolis. The value Ia
approximately s2.00o,000.
Fergus Falls.--Through increased
activities OF the county agent and the
interest OF dairymen two cooperative
c0w-tcsting associations have been or
9anixed In Otter Tall county.
Wheaton. Petitions have been
Aled for the establishment OF four jn'
1icial drainage systems, which will at,
feet Traverse, Big Stone, Wilkin.
Grant and Stevens counties. 49,.
Lewiston. The family OF Ellis
worth Gray escaped from q burning
building here only because OF ladder
lliat 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.
Ter OF $4,000 to the city for the old
. lar tai 5trt ha I'm
neaota national guard when the new
state armory was finished.
81. Cloud.----A cablegram received
here said that DR.. A. ]. 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.
Neutrality-suspicious. Just, rs years old,
4 pioneer OF the county, Ii dead. He
was q native OF Germany, but came
here when 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 sayannah. Ii and 10
years old, and Miss Gayle Hughes,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Hughes
Of Savannah, ~ years old, were drown.
"a In Boo. lake In northeast Becker
county. They were crossing the lake
and failed To see an airhoie.
Rochester. North side residents OF
Rochester are planning to fight the
state Of Minnesota. The state has
completed plans for state hospital
sewerage system which will empty into
She zumbro river In the north part of
tho city. Residents In that vicinity
object and are planning to take steps
10 prevent such action on the part of
Che board.
Fergus Falis.---rhe Red River valley
Aairymen held the most successful
convention In their history here, OH
cors elected at the closing session
we're G. q. Selvig OF Crookston. presi.
dent; l.. Jensen. Clear Brook, first vice
president; A. b, Stensgaard, Mcintosh,
second vice president: l., J, Houske,
HalstAd. secretary: G. NJ. Davidson.
Climax. treasurer.
Bemidn Informal discussion of
good roads occupied prominent
place on the program OF the Northern
Development association. Robert
Dunn. In q letter read by Senator Nc
Garry. announced that he intends to
ask for m amendment to the Dunn
law 1T the next session OF the Legis.
lAturo. which will include the work,
sbls features OF the Elwell law.
Wheaton. The Traverse County Ag.
xicultural association held Its annual
stockholders meeting and elected the
following officers President, O. j, Da-
vfdson: vice president, j. II. Dodds:
secretary, III. II. Dokken. treasurer, #,
II. klawon. The following are the
nemhers of the board OF directors s,
Il. Downey. II. II. Thill. q. A. Oscarson,
=. ]. Steidl, Peter Hauschild and VIII.
Nam Ringdahl
St. Paul. The Minnesota College
Of Agriculture Ia making preparations
for an attendance OF from 1900 to
100 at Farmers and Home.Makers'
Week 70 be held at University farm.
st. Paul. Jan. 3.S, 1916. This week.
as II ID called. Ia In fact. expected to
become great annual rurallife school
and conference. and ON the home
makers side It Ii expected to inter
est not only the women Of the coun-
Try. but the women OF the city AZ we'll,
Cleveland. While temporarily In
sane, Mrs. David Marsh. 80. wife OF
telephone linennn. cut the throat OF
her 6yoar-old son, Vernon. and then.
using the same weapon, butcher.
knife slashed her own throat The
woman had evidently planned to kill
her husband and younger son who
were 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.
r Cioss Immoral Hotels.
Minneapolis, Dec. Is. The city
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