Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-11
STATE BRfWT|ES.

Brainerd. The shortest grand
Jury session in the history of Crow
Wing county has been completed at
district court here. 1t sat five hours.
returned three indictments and adj
journed
Misunderstanding that leak in q
city gas main, communicated to his
greenhouse through a sewer, killed
$500 rose bushes. J. j. Leborious, a
florist, has fled a claim against the
city for $s.240 damages
Thief River Falls.-One thousand
educators were expected at the an
nual convention of the Northwestern
Minnesota Educational association
which convened here Thursday, near
~ zoo having registered before . q. m,
Rochester. A. ID. Allis OF Orc
noco, this county, one of the forty
Miners who made the overland trip
to California during the gold ruah, is
planning another trip 10 that state
next month to be made under the
most modern conditions.
Bemidii. Charged with embez-
Eling 1868, Christian N. Thompson,
postmaster at Nebish. was arrested
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner II. A. Simons. He
waived examination and will appear
before the federal grand jury Nov. 3.
He gave $1,000 bonds.
Virginia. Virginia voted SO to
206 to retain the ward aldermanic
form Of government. The charter
commission had submitted plans for
government by fve commissioners or
by city manager to be employed by
Z board of low salaried commission
srs. The commission form was de-
feated in every ward
st. Paul.-Enlargement OF the boys
camp at the Minnesota state fair was
decided upon at meeting of the
state fair board. A committee was
appointed to take the matter up with
e. G. Higbie of Morris. surerintend-
emit OF the state fair farm boys camp.
Accommodation will be provided for
200, instead Of 100 boys hereafter.
Winona. Government crews, work.
ing in conjunction with local fisher
mems clubs, have made ready for cold
weather along the upper Mississippi
river. There will be few trapped,
landlocked fish this winter, 1t is said.
Millions Of little fish, caught when the
water, which was unusually high all
season, began to recede, have been
scooped from the traps and put into
the main waters OF the Mississippi.
Duluth. - With the boom in ship
building it lis expected that the yard
of the American Shipbuilding COM
pany at the Head of the Lakes. idle
except as repair yard for many
years, will be used this winter. So
many contracts have been made for
the construction of new giant steam.
ers for the Great Lakes, and q num-
Der for Norway, that almost all of the
yard berths on the Great Lakes are
filled.
Mankato. - Miss Esther Miller of
Smiths Mill, 81 years old, whose mar
rage to Arthur Tarne, young farm
er, was to take place Wednesday, was
found dead in her bed by her mother.
Her death is thought to have occurred
from natural causes. She had spent
the evening with her betrothed, ad-
dressing invitations to the wedding.
Her trousssau will be her shroud.
Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. August
Miller, farmers, living near the Wa.
SEGA county line.
Duluth. A delegation OF Lake
Vermilion Indians invaded the lobby
of the Spalding hotel here to inter.
view Congressman C. B. Miller. They
marched in In single file, found the
congressman seated In the lobby, sur.
rounded him and held powwow
Their quest was to have the congress.
man procure permission for them to
hunt and fish on vermilion lake,
which they cannot do now, owing to
the state game and fish laws being en-.
forced on the Indian reservation.
Duluth.--A. N. Gibbs, head OF the
forestry service at Tower, Mimi, A.
HI. Lofgren, president of the CONNER.
cial club there, and G. C. Carlson.
secretary, were here today and con.
suited with Captain Guy A. Eaton,
commander OF the Minnesota naval
reserves, and Congressman Miner
concerning . proposal to form a fly.
ing division OF the reserves at Tower.
Their idea is to obtain a large aero.
plane for army reserves and to make
arrangements SO that it can be used
by the state forestry department.
Minneapolis.-Min consumed
last year 10000 tons of sugar for
| which it paid S11, 100000 OF this big
sum $350,00o was paid for sugar made
in the state. The other $10,G50,0o
| went outside. in face of the fact that
Minnesota has natural advantages
above the average in the states for
profitable raising Of sugar beets.
These figures are submitted by J. A.
Brock OF New York, sugar expert
for the Domestic Sugar Producers,
following study of the industry and
its possibilities in Minnesota. This
state. in his opinion, could furnish
one-sixth Of all the sugar consumed
In the United States without unduly
encroaching on other lines Of agri-
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