Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-04
What's DOING
in Minnesota

Noitnneiu, WIZ receive from the gem
eral education board, John d. Rookie.
Teller philanthropic enterprise, 500 900
as part OF 100000 fund being raised
by the college trustees for new build
ings and endowment.
Duluth.-Duluth business interests
particularly grain men, are deeply in.
terested in the outcome of a referen.
dunn election in New York State, when
1t will be determined whether 27,OoO.-
900 additional bonds will be issued to
complete the enlargement of the Erie
canal.
Winona.-In a valley near here
where a pirate pair is operating with
a team of ponies and a wagon i'm
which the men carry their plumber,
including even tiny pigs lifted from
pens in farmyards, farmers have mob.
ilized, armed and are prepared to de-
fend their property.
Mankato.-A dollar watch, stolen
from Thomas D. Booth, who is
thought to have been murdered on an
Omaha freight train, forms the only
known clue by which his murderers
may be traced. Its number will be
procured and sent to the police de-
partments of many cities.
Dawson-Five hundred men. more
than three fourths of them far
mers, met at the Dawson city hall and
decided unanimously to organize a
farmers and merchants club. E. J..
Mannix of Sioux Falls, s. D., made
the principal address and pointed out
the advantages of such an organiza-
ton.
st. Cloud.-Twenty-four hours after
he had tearfully promised the judge of
probate never to take another persons
property and had been released on a
charge of stealing Sc in cash and a
pair of shoes from merchants, Anton
Schaefer, age Is, broke into and ran
sacked the residence of J. T. Nc
Gowan.
st. Peter.-Mourning his only broth
er as dead for more than thirty years
and then to learn that the missing
man is alive is the unusual experience
Of Andrew Lind of this city, civil war
veteran and pioneer settler of Nicollet
county. The missing brother Is
Charles Lind, who has long resided at
Black River Falls, Wis.
Winona.-Rt. Rev. P r. Hebron, d.
D., bishop of Wfnona, was expected to
return to this city about November 8
to take up his duties as head of the
Winona diocese. His sojourn in St
Mary's hospital at Rochester Is report
ed to have greatly benefited his health
Last week, in company with DR.. W..
]. Mayo of Rochester, he came to Wi
mona by automobile.
Winona.-Dr w. V. Lindsay Of WI
mona is thought to be the first Mime
sofa physician to use autolysin,
treatment for cancer which has been
used successfully at Eitel hospital,
Minneapolis. DR.. Lindsay has found
the remedy beneficial to three patients
and the cancerous growths have dis
appeared entirely in two OF the cases
treated since September 1.
st. Cloud-A reward OF $500 mas
been offered by relatives of Walter
Bracket, who disappeared from his
farm near St. Cloud Sept. "a, for in
formation leading to the recovery OF
his body. The relatives are convinced
that the man has been killed. waiter
L. Bracket is the son OF Arthur
Bracket of Excelsior and the nephe"
of c. S. Bracket, Minneapolis grocery
man.
Redwood Falls.-What is believed TO
be the only existing copy OF the Red
wood Falls Patriot, the first news
paper published in Redwood county
was discovered by julius A. Schmahi'
secretary of state, in the musty JUNK
of the Redwood Falls Gazette. MS Ola
paper, Mr.. Schmahl, while searching
in the Gazette Office for material TO De
used in history of the newspapers OF
Redwood county, found a yeilo"eo
wrinkled copy of the Patriot, the only
one he ever has seen
so. ST. Paul.-oCtouCi
the South st. Paul stock yards reach.
ed record volume although the totai Oh
7,40O carloads fell slightly short OF the
record run in October, 1907, when the
cleanup of many of the big western
ranch outfits sent scores OF trains Oh
range stock through this market AN
increase of nearly 1000 carloads was
made. Receipts included $4,000 cat
tie. $4,000 calves, 10000 hogs, l6o'ooo
sheep and 1,400 horses against Ivy"
cattle, 1O,142 calves, l13.49o nogs, l'o'
b73 sheep and 1873 horses in 1914.
Bemidii-Five hundred farmers are
expected to attend the institute which
will he held in Bemidji Nov. 20, anu a
total attendance of more than l'Voo
persons is counted upon. The purpose
of the meeting and the keynote OF
the speeches will be improvements III
dairy cattle and better soil manage.
ment The farmers will be addressed
bv Professor A. J. MCGUIRE. I. H.
frame and Miss Josephine +. Berry
in charge of the domestic science as
nartment of the University OF MIN
nesota. A free dinner Will De ser'eo
to the farmers at noon.
Duluth.-The steamer Saxon OF tns
Pittsburgh fleet is on its way up iroin
ronneaut Ohio, with the most vaiu-
able cargo of ore that mas ever oeen
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