Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-30
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Faribault. The annual poultry
show OF the Cannon Valley Poultry as
ISOLATION will be held In the armory
here Jan. is. 10 and 20. The show last
year was the third largest in the state.
Plainview. - A petition is being
circulated among citizens asking the
attorney general to come to Plainview
to Investigate the alleged miscarriage
of justice in the prosecution of state
cases.
Moorhead. William Brendemuhl,
who was found guilty of murder in
the third degree in the killing Of his
brother-in-law. Ole Norby. was SEN
fenced to ten years In the peniten-
tiary at Saltwater.
Duluth. -- Frank Stock, accountant,
convicted of Incorporating money
from his employers, and sentenced to
five years in Saltwater, was given a
pleasant Christmas present by Judge
Bert Fesler, who placed him on parole.
Lyle. -- Two workmen met death
here in cave-in of quicksand in a
sewer ditch in which they we're work
ing. The dangerous part of the work
was supposedly finished when the two
men were sent to the bottom of the
excavation. .....
Crookston. The work of complet-
ing details for the program of the fifth
annual farm crops show to be held at
the armory In Crookston, Feb. to IL
inclusive, has been practically COM
pleted, although few of the speakers
cannot be announced definitely.
Crookston. The body of A. f.
Schroeder. who was shot and killed at
Schroeder. Texas, while writing a let
ter to his mother in Crookston. was
buried here. He owned big ranch.
There is said to. be no clue as to who
fired the shot through his bedroom
window.
Hihbing. The 1916 meetings of
the Northern Minnesota Development
association will be held at Hibbing
June and and at Bemidji Dec. Z
and s. The places for holding the
meetings were selected at Bemidji
and the executive committee selected
the dates.
Wheaton. Along with Christmas
festivities, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Evan
der, farmers living near Battle lake
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary in the midst of family group
which included most of their seven
children, many grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Minneapolis. Christmas saw the
passing of one of the states pioneers
wheR Elbridge o. Parker, former con
tractor, died at his home at 30l5
Twenty-frst avenue south. Heart
trouble was the cause. Mr.. Parker
was 66 years old and had been a resi-
dent of the state Ga years.
Washington. The peat fields oil
Minnesota will soon he utilized, &C
cording to Director Van f. Manning
in the annual report of the bureau OF
mines, for the fiscal year, ending June
80. 1915. That the Minnesota peal
fields possess great potential wealth
Winona. When 4. F. Tawney Of
Seattle, SON of former Congressman
James A. Tawney, leaves for Yoke
hama, Japan, where he was assigned
last fall as customs agent for the Unit
ed States government, he will be &C
companied by his wife. son. mother
and his sister, Miss Josephine Tawney
Winona. With a princely Christ
mas gift. Santa Claus filled Winona'
stocking. 1t was in the form of three
deeds which conveyed to the munich
Dality property aggregating in value
sl25,O00, the most magnificent ant
substantial present Winona ever has
received, although exceptionally for
tunate in that respect.
Winona. The mysterious Thos
O'Connor, alleged to have confessed
the murder of DIR. T. S. Egge of Moor
head Mimi, for which crime Franz
II. ketcham is serving life term al
saltwater, appeared here with posi-
tive and absolute denial of the story
furnished by w. II. Miller of ORES
bach, Winena county.
Little Falls. The Elm Dale Stool
Shipping association, an organization
of farmers in southern Morrison coun
". has completed one of the most sue
cessful years in it's history. 1t ha:
paid 1887 to shippers, having han
died eighty-nine cars of stock, three
shipments including 1856 head OF cat
tie, 3.Cs5 hogs and POI sheep.
ST Paul. The University OF Min
resota. through it's department of ag
riculture, is planning to confer honor
ppon men who have been of sigma
service to Minnesota's agriculture ant
rnral life. The first OF such honor
will he conferred on the last day o
Farmers and Home Makers Week
University Farm. st. Paul, Januar'
SIS. 1916.
c. Paul. - One Of the bigges
Christmas presents given in st. Pau
uss hing on a tree in the home O
CAPTAIN Josias r. King. who is sal
IA have been the first man to enlis
in the Northern army for the Civi
war 1t was a purse of $4,000 made u
hv 100 longstanding residents OF tn
citr and former members of the PIC