Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
| What's Doing
In Minnesota

more IHau NAH OIL norman crop, tnat
which will be gathered will net the
farmers q fortune In good sound seed,
according TO Albert r.. Woods, director
OF the department OF agriculture, Uni
Tersity OF Minnesota.
Winona. REV, w. q. Rice, Oldest
Methodist minister In Minnesota has
resigned AZ pastor after fifty years
In this conference and fifty-four years
~ q preacher. Rev. Mr.. Rice, who IN
75 years old. has held the pastorates
81 many OF the Southern Minnesota
churches. His latest charge was at
Wesley NJ. Il. church In Winona
Winona. Through two suits, one In
Chicago and the other In Michigan,
n. w, Cowie. attorney for the Zeller
brothers OF Arcadia, thinks he will be
able to recover the 5000 invested I'm
the National Operating company by
the three brothers, one OF whom Ia In
~ asylum In Wisconsin as result of
financial losses,
Little Falls. Mrs. BENJAMIN Ash.
burn OF this city has been united with
her Ron, who disappeared when 30
months old and who Ii now as. This
son, Edward. arrived for a visit few
days ago from his home In Chippewa
Falls. Wis. Mrs. Ashburn had given
~ all hopes Of seeing him again and
was shocked when ho appeared In her
doorway.
Minneapolis, MINI. With prompt
acceptance OF Mayor Nye's challenge
70 produce facts TO support his asser-
tions concerning blind pigs In Min.
neapolis the Rev. ]. M. cleary, rector
Of the Church OF the Incarnation. gave
ont statement In which he offered 10
give names and addresses OF 265
Rlaces In Minneapolis which could not
be acc0unted for on legal basis.
Fergus Falls. Government agents
are after liquor law violators who are
attempting to take intoxicants into the
treaty territory to the northward
Notice was received here OF the seiz.
urs OF nm automobile belonging To An.
ton Kaufman, OF the town OF Newton
this county, together with 40 quarts
uf beer and two gallons OF whisky
that were being brought from Wadena
Duluth. Suspicion that the steamer
Onoko was destroyed BY agents OF the
German-Austrian alliance. because the
wheat was for export to England, is
dtscredited here. Captain John Monag.
han government inspector OF hulls
here. declares that In hia opinion the
sinking was due to the breaking OF Il
plate under the floor OF the engine.
The plate. he aays was eater away by
rust.
Deer Captain John Hayes,
IN charge OF government dredging
work near Deer River. Mimi. ON tho
upper Mississippi river, dropped dead
OF apoplexy at his post. For Al years
ne was In charge OF the federal gov
Iernment work on the Red River oil the
North, and last spring he assumed
charge Ut the work ON the upper Nils.
slssippi river. Captain Hayes was In
his usual health when he left Grand
Forks. after having made AN over.Sun.
day visit there with his family. lie
was born In New York City In 1855,
Winona. The September grand jury
hAa begun to probe the circumstances
surrounding the shooting OF Bishop
r. r. Hebron Of tho Winona diocese
OF the Catholic church Father Louis
M Lesches, the priest who. August
~. shot nishop Hebron twice. lis
charged with assault In the first de.
gree, He waived examination In
police court and was bound over to
the district court The bishop WI
mot be able TO appear before the grand
jury. His condition has not permitted
his removal To the hospital ut Roches.
ter.
Duluth. Mrs, Maria Bradley, aged
MI years and known for several dec.
AIDES as mother OF Duluth" died I'm a
hoapital after short illness. Mrs,
Bradley lived In Duluth more than 40
years and her most marked oharae-
teristic. aside from her Independence.
was her love for the city. So per,
sistent was she In her faith that Du.
tnth was destined TO become great
croakers who dared 10 say any other
city was better than this. that she was
long ago given the affecttonate sohri,
Qnet of mother OF Duluth"
Minneapolis. --Minnesota sportsmen
have inaugurated the most unusual
move In the history of game protec
tion In the state. Through the Mime
sofa Game Protective league, an ap
peal was sent out asking that hunters
refrain from shooting prairie chickens
although the open season for chickens
began Sept, Z and II Ia legal to shoot
the birds. An appeal to the con
assence OF spcrtsmen" In what the OH
ciais OF the league cali the move. The
unusual action follows reports OF hunt
ers that there are practically no YOUNG
birds and that the old birds arr
scarce. The heavy raiss OF last sprins
are said to have destroyed nests, /,
In feared an extensive hunting cam
paign this year would extermlnate the
rrairie chicken i'm Minnesota.
Winona. - The international Join,
comnisaica WIN hold session lats
this year. probably la ST. Paul. to heal
the Testimony Of the power interests
IN Rainy river AGRICULTURAL ard fish