Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-08
What's Doing
In Minnesota

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school debating team will meet the
debaters OF the Anoka high scnooi at
Anoka on Friday evening, April is.
Caledonia will support the negative OF
the state question, the government
ownership OF all telephone and tele-
graph lines.
New Ulm.Alfred Reinke. IA wears
Old, has been arrested on charge OF
having stolen si00 from an aged couple
who, II Is said, asked him to help
them count $500 which they had In
the house and showed him where
they kept it. Later II Is alleged young
Reinhe stole part Of the money.
Mortified, September Is, "a and 2o
were the dates chosen for the forty.
ninth annual Rice county fair In this
city at meeting of the directors Of
the fair. Plans are being made for a
larger fair, special attention being paid
30 the exhibits Of farmers clubs, which
we're feature OF the fair last year.
Marshall Lyon county will be one
1f thu first in the state TO vote on the
icense question. The election has
been called for April aG. While pre-
lic.ia,rs are the county will so dry.
he Vets say they have a fighting
chance, as it Is thought parts OF the
oanty, especially around Client and
Taunton, will 20 for license
Br@inerd -' Well, sure was lucky
When | enlisted ID the navy, wrote
francis HughsCn, cne OF the men who
est his life on the Inflated r marine
"a to Wilbur l. Bissonette % Brain.
ard Just week before the craft was
submerged nff Honolulu. Hnghson
vas "a years old and machinist of
he first class. His home is at Los
Angeles.
Minneapolis, Minn.--At least twenty
horses were burned to death and ten
ether are believed to have been say.
I'd when fire destroyed the stables OF
he Twin City Transfer company.
John Whitman Harry Johnson and
Fred Williams suffered bad burns i'm
.5erating the horses Incendiarism ID
suspected, as ii was the third fire in
wo weeks.
st. Peter Declaring that the Min
| lescta Merchants & Manufacturers as
aciat.cn is distorting facts In circu.
ting through its April bulletin figures
supporting TO show that violations OF
liquor laws have increased In st, Peter
since the town went dry, r. G. Ander.
son, court commissioner OF Nicollej
comfy, has issued statement deny
Ing violations have increased.
Winoaa James A. Tawney, former
congressman, has left for Washington
TO attend regular meeting OF the In
ternational Joint Boundary commits
sion. He is the chairman of the Ameri
can section. Mr.. Tawney said that he
will be absent about three weeks. A
number of important matters are
scheduled for consideration, including
the Lake Of the Woods controversy.
Minneota.- The Josephson bridge In
Westerhe'm township collapsed when
two teams were passing. William Van
Altsorst and his team were hurled into
Yellow Medicine river which was high
and full of floating ice. The wagon
box vas new and fioated about 20
rods and served its owner as a boat,
thus saving his life. The center span
Of the bridge which gave wa, was
aboIl so feet.
st. Cloud.-Emil Maeder, who. il la
alleged. attempted suicide, intensed to
blow up his house, the police are dis.
posed to believe, following discovery
OF twelve sticks Of dynamite, yards Of
fuse and dynamite caps in his home.
Maeder burned bis old clothes week
age, declaring that he was through
with work. He Is under guard In a
local hospital, pending examination as
to his sanity.
Staples. Lewis Peiehel was burned
TO death in his home In Thomastoun
Reichel was about 30 and lived with
his mother. Mrs. Reichel spent the
afternoon in this place and upon re-
turning to the farm found her home
in ruins and the body Of her son half
consumed by fire. Neiehhors believe
that lamp exploded and threw oil
over the young man as he sat BY a
table reading.
Crookston.-- annual meeting
and banquet of the Crookston Auto.
mobile club were attended by IS mem.
bers. Adopting the report OF the nom.
mating committee, the following of.
ficers were unanimously elected:
Presiden.., G. A. Morely; vice presi.
dent; c. G. Strander: secretarytreas,
ursr, {. Nj. Lumpkin. board of Cover.
nors, the above officers and w. r..
Lowe, Ed Peterson, +. C. pasl.le, w.
T. Carlisle and Lee r. Boyd.
Fergus Falls-~An anti-saloon rally
was held at local theater. Addresses
were delivered by Senator r. Fl. Peter.
son, author Of the county option law;
Representative Elmer T. Adams.
Mayor Cole. former Mayor Mcbride
and ID. b. Ristad, principa. OF the
Synodicai Lutheran college here. The
antiliquor forces feel that the loss OF
this city. which has been dry for two
years, would be serious blow to the
county option cause In the county,
while an increased majority would be
an almost certain guarantee Of county
victory
international FalIs.--Poiitics in this
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