Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
BOARD FEARS FIRE,
WILL SELL TIMBER
AUTHORIZES SALE OF TWO Bill
LION FEET IN NORTHERN
MINNESOTA.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events of General Interest in Mime.
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convenience
Of Busy Readers.

ST. Paul.
The State Timber board. meeting in
office of the Governor, decided to sell
more than 2,Oo0, 100000 feet of timber
in Northern Minnesota because it is
believed to be in danger of destruction
or damage by fire.
1t will be sold at auction at the Cap
itol October Is. State Auditor Preus
was authorized to conduct the sale.
Purchasers will be required to deposit
Is per cent of the sale price at the
time of the purchase
The land is in Cook, Lake, st. Louis,
Koochiching, Itasca, Cass and Beltrami
counties
State Forester Cox asked that. to
provide for reforestation the board re-
quire that all timber be removed after
methods approved by his department,
but the board decided to leave this to
the discretion of the state auditor.
Mr.. Preus submitted applications for
extension of permission to cut timber
from George Cochran of Bemidji. who
has five tracts in Beltrami county,
and Louis Pluth OF Ely, who has one
tract In st. Louis county. The per.
mits were extended to June /, 1916.
The board approved the action Of
Mr.. Preus in writing the commissioner
of the general land office in Washing.
ton for his opinion as to whether it Ia
advisable for the auditor to seek an
act of Congress to reimburse the state
for timber cut under government per.
mits on state lands In the Cass lake.
Leech lake and Lake Winnibigosish,
and left the question open until the
auditor can hear from Commissioner
Tallman.
Hammond az Running Mate.
Governor w s. Hammond liz a recep
tive candidate for the vice presidential
nomination on the Democratic ticket
Within a few days he may be an
active candidate for the second honor
within the gift of his party.
State Insurance Commissioner 8. D..
Works has left for California. He
| will interview many Democratic poll.
ticians, including some of the South.
ern leaders, all with the view of sound
ing out sentiment relative to Govern.
| or Hammond's candidacy.
Before leaving Mr. Works, asked
concerning the new move in Governor
Hammond's interest, was reticent, but
| admitted that such a movement is on.
Il do not care to discuss it." he said,
but several of Governor Hammond's
friends have urged him to become a
| candidate and he has received many
| complimentary press notices. He is in
| a receptive mood"
From other sources it was learned
| that the movement in Governor Ham.
| mond's interest had gone further than
| Mr.. Works admission indicated. Upon
| his return from the San Francisco ex.
| position Governor Hammond stopped
| OFF at Portland, Ore. Concerning him
! the Portland Confidential Banker had
a complimentary article in which the
following appeared;
Minnesota Is Congratulated.
Minnesota is to be most heartily
congratulated upon having such a mag,
niticent chief executive, a man not only
| big enough to be at the head of a
great state, but to preside over the
affairs of nation"
| This article has been sent out ia
different newspapers throughout the
state and in various sections of the
country as ''feeler."
| Their response has been gratifying
| according to Governor Hammond's
| friends
issues Requisition Papers
| Requisition papers have been issued
by Governor w. s. Hammond for two
men wanted for crimes alleged to have
| been committed in Minnesota. w. !
Langdon, under arrest in Nebraska 1,
wanted In Morrison county on a charge
OF checking on a bank In which he
had no funds, and Edward J. Poole
under arrest In Montana, il wanted
in st. Louis county on . charge oil
assault in the first degree.
| Public Examiner Reports
Public Examiner Fritz, In q repor,
just made covering the financial affairs
Of the State Labor department, com
pliments those in charge, on the con
serVativeness OF. the travelling expenses
of that department. The bureau dis
bursed s58,92s.01 during the year end
ing July 81 last, of which about S4S,
600 was for salaries. The travelling ex
penses of the department were S..
1898.
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Railroad to Highest Bidder
There will be an auction sale on the
steps Of the Minnesota Capitol October
26 beginning at 10 a. m. One railroad
will be offered at bargain to the high
est bidder The only condition is tina,