Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-03-25
STATE BRfv|IlES

NAOIS. ia
Morris. The March term OF the
Stevens county district court con-
vened here with Judge s. A. Fiaherty
on the bench. Twenty-Five cases ap-
peared on the civil calendar.
Minneapolis When a little gray
mouse. unaided. turned failure into
success in q police raid on house at
ILL Second street south. the police
decided to have = corps OF police mice
and to drop the request for police
dogs.
Albert Lea.--This city will have its
first exclusive Office building. The
building will be at Newton and william
streets and win be s4xl24 feet. six
stories In height. Mayor H. J. Harm,
A. G. Erickson and Oscar Subhy are
the promoters.
Albert Lea. - Thieves gained en-.
trance to the Shields & McFllheiney
Wholesale liquor house by breaking
one Of the side wir lows. Bottled
goods to the value OF SIS were car
ried away, Several barrels we're tap
ped and much OF their contents lost.
County Agent P. u. Gle.
ment will call = meeting OF the town.
ship officers to decide upon q uniform
plan for fighting hog cholera. II will
be part OF the plan to have an address
by an expert from the state lire stock
sanitary board. Farmers will aid the
authorities In fighting the disease.
Brainerd.-A parsntteacher organ
iEation has been perfected Ut the Har-
rison school, the officers being: Presi.
dent, Mrs. w, III. Northrup: vice presi-
dent, Mrs. II. III. Jones'; secretary, Miss
Clara Erickson. Plans for school gar
dens are being considered. A com.
mittee on seeds, grounds and prizes
was appointed
MISUNDERSTANDING every train
brings someone who has decided TO
make Chippewa county his home. The
new arrivals are mostly from Iowa and
Illinois-mcn who have sold their
farms in those states and have de.
cided to cart their lot in this produc-
tive part OF the state. The most OF
them are bringing stock and ma.
chinery.
Moorhead. Record audiences wit.
| messed the production of The Wolf
Of Gubbio," the class play OF the
seniors at the auditorium of the nor.
NAL school. The play is based ON the
| Fforetti, the peasant history of st.
| Francis of Assist. and deals with a
single day in Cubic. 700 years ago.
| Miss Grace Plummer as Father Fran.
els was the star
| OF the district court began here with
Judge l.. 8. Nelson of Slnyton pre-
siding In the evening memorial serv.
ices were held In honor OF the late
| p. e. Brown, associate justice of the
supreme court The bar of the en-.
tire judicial district was represented
| and the oldest member from each
county delivered an address.
Winona.-At the public meeting OF
| the board of education the matter OF
| the superintendent of the public
| schools, which has caused so much
controversy since the board declined
| to reflect Superintendent ]. v. voor.
hees, was threshed out, many citizens
| speaking. The present board de
clined to reconsider it's vote reject.
ing Superintendent Voorhees,
Bemidji.--The city council will draw
| up resolution to bond the city for
| the amount the overdrawn warrants
now total, or about $4,000 The plan
| is to get the money from the state
| and thus save about $1,000 annually
on interest. In addition the warrants
| are discounted when paid, which
means that persons who accept city
warrants will also make a saving.
Two Harbors. AT the city election
| the following officers were chosen:
Mayor William FOWL, socialist; alder.
| men, r. j. Tubman. II. Strom, F. K.
Murphy. Ed Strand, r. Wickstrom, 8.
J. Nelson and Andrew Anderson;
treasurer, w. l.. Fowler; assessor. q.
M. Thompson; municipal Judge, w. b.
| Woodward; special Judge. L. d. Rose.
The socialists have control of the
| council.
East Grand Forks.~~The hope that
East Grand Forks and Crookston may
| be exempted from tire option law lies
in the proposed division of Polk coun-
| ty, pending before the legislature. The
creation of county out of the north
ern and western part of the present
county of Polk, including East Grand
Forks and Crookstou and several
other towns that are now wet, is
looked upon as method of retaining
the saloons In those two cities.
--Mankatos first automo-
bile show closed after a three days
exhibition at the armory. The show
was success in every way, some SO
cars being exhibited in the armory
and elsewhere. and thousands of peo-
pie from all over southwestern Mime.
sofa visiting 1t. The dealers report
scores OF sales made or pending. A
Minneapolis orchestra furnished music.
The large building was beautifully
decorated with plants and cut flowers
and electric lights.
Owatonna. --Owatcnna is again pre-
pairing for Chautauuua week. Juae %
to 20, inclusive. Some of the speak
ers win be former Governor j. X.
Vardaman Of Mississippi, Victor Muir