Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
$tdteIleW$in Brief
OslMgs ~ Last Few Days ThNg nout
Minnesota Condensed for
hasty PerusaI.

SAINT n the second degree on 14-year-
~ girl.
Rochester. Eighty registered sheep
Owned by John Fox, farmer Of Simp-
On. have disappeared, and all efforts
- find the herd have failed
Rcd Wing Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gherka celebrated their golden wedding
% their home In Zumbrota. Dinner
vas served to thirty guests at the
homo Of J. G. Miller.
81. Paul.-~The state legal depart.
nneut has completed an inventory OF
aha estate of the late Mrs. w. II. Dun.
woody OF Minneapolis. The value is
approximately $2,00o,000.
Fergus Falls.--Throngh increased
activities OF the county agent and the
interest OF dairymen two cooperative
cOw-testing associations have been Or
Eanixed In Otter Tail county.
Wheaton. Petitions have been
Aied for the establishment OF four ju-
1iciai drainage systems, which will af.
foct Traverse, Big Stone. Wilkin,
Grant and Stevens counties.
Lewiston. The family OF Ellis
worth Gray escaped from q burning
building here only because OF a ladder
shat had been left at the side OF the
structure the day before by repairers.
Duiuth.~--Aad temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Duluth, has made an Of
fer Of $4,000 to the city for the old
arrnory, recently vacated by the Min
nesota national guard when the new
state armory was finished.
81. Cloud.----A cablegram received
here said that DIR. A. ]. Kirghis, local
physician who was forced into the
French war service when called to that
country by the serious illness OF his
father, had procured his release and
had sailed from Bordeaux.
Mankato--Julius Just, rs years old,
. pioneer OF the county. Ii dead. lie
was native OF Germany. but came
here when q boy. He went South to
work for q planter and while there
WAS drafted into the Confederate army.
~ the close OF the war he took n
claim In this county.
Detroit Three girls. Lulu and oma
knight. daughters Of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
Gar knight Of Sayannah. Is and 16
years old. and Miss Gayle Hughes.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Hughes
% Savannah. ~ years old. were drown
"a In Boo. lake In northeast Becker
eOunty. They were crossing the lake
and failed To zee an airhole,
Rochester side residents Of
Rochester are planning to fight the
state os Minnesota. The state has
completed plans for state hospital
sewerage system which will empty into
the zumbro river In the north part OF
the city. Residents In that vicinity
object and are planning to take steps
70 prevent such action on the part of
Che board.
Fergus Falls. The Red River valley
Aairymen held the most successful
convention In their history here. ON
cors elected ut the closing session
were G. G, Selvig Of Crookston. presi-
dent: l.. Jensen. Clear Brook. first vice
president: Al. ID. Stensgaard. Mcintosh,
second vice president: l.. j. Houske.
HaistAd. secretary: G. nj. Davidson,
Climax. treasurer.
HemidH Informal discussion of
rood roads occupied prominent
place on the program OF the Northern
Development association, Robert
Dunn. In letter read by Senator Me-
Garry. announced that no intends to
aak Tor an amendment to the Dunn
law ut tho next session OF the Legis-
nature, which will include the work.
able features OF the Elweli law.
wheaton The Traverse County Az.
xicultural association held It's annual
stockholders meeting and elected the
following officers: President, 0. j. na.
vtdson: vice president. j. II, Dodds:
secretary, II, II, nokken. treasurer. +,
III. Klawon. The following are the
nembers Of the board OF directors: s.
4. Downey, r. r, Thill. @. A, Oscarson.
r ]. Steidl, Peter Hauschild and VII.
Nam Ringdahl.
ST. Paul. The Minnesota College
sf Agriculture IL making preparations
for an attendance Of from 1900 to
$500 ct Farmers and Home. Makers
Week to be held ut University farm.
80. Paul. Jan. IS, 1916. This week,
N Il In called. Ia In fact. expected to
become great annual rural-life school
and conference, and on the home.
makers side II Ii expected to inter.
est not only the women Of the coun'
try. but the women OF the city NJ well
Cleveland. - While temporarily In
sane. Mrs. David Marsh. 50. wife oi
= telephone lineman. cut the throat oil
her 6yeAr-old son. Vernon. and then
using tho same weapon. butcher
knife, slashed her own throat. The
woman had evidently planned to kill
her husband and younger son who
we're sleeping together. but was pre-
vented by the husband. who was awak
sned By the cries Of the dying hoy
Before Ne could stay her hand. how
svcr. she drew the knife across her
own throat.
70 ctoss Immoral Hotels.
Minneapolis, Dec. Is, The city
council. On motion OF Alderman VII