Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
$tdteIlew$inb Brief
Desnos ~ Last Few Days ThADgnout
Minnesota Condensed for
Hasty pcrusai.

Ds9kpA mACD6lu was convicted Oh rs
saait In the second degree on 14-year
ID girl.
Rochester. Eighty registered sheep
Swncd by John Fox, q farmer Of Simp.
sOa. have disappeared, and all efforts
- find the herd have failed.
He'd Wing. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gheska celebrated their golden wedding
q thsir home In zumbrota. Dinner
was served to thirty guests at the
homo OF J. g. Miller.
g. paul.--The state legal depart
ment has completed an inventory OF
the estate OF the late Mrs. w. II. Dun.
woody Of Minneapolis. The value In
approximately $2,0o0.o0o.
Fergus Falls.-Through increased
activities Of the county agent and the
tnterest OF dairymen two cooperative
cOw-tcEting associations have been or
Ganixed In Otter Tall county.
Wheaton. Petitions have been
fled for the establishment of four ju.
Aiciai drainage systems, which will af.
feet Traverse. Big Stone, Wilkin.
Grant and Stevens counties.
Lewiston. The family Of Ellis
worth Gray escaped from q burning
building here only because OF ladder
that had been left at the side OF the
structure the day before by repairers.
Duluth.~-Aad temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. Duluth. has made an Of
fer OF $4,000 to the city for the old
armory, recently vacated by the Min
neSota national guard when the new
state armory was finished.
81. Cloud.+A cablegram received
here said that DR.. A. J, 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 tho county. is dead. He
was native of Germany, but came
here when boy. He went South to
work for planter and while there
Was drafted into the Confederate army.
~ the close OF the war he took a
claim In this county.
Detroit. Three girls, Lulu and Oma
knight. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal.
tar knight Of Sayannah, l3 and Is
years old, and Miss Gayle Hughes.
daughter OF Mr. ana Mrs. C. w. Hughes
II Savannah. IL years old. were drown.
"a In Boo. lake In northeast Becker
county. They were crossing the lake
and failed to see an airhole,
Rochester. NORTH side residents OF
Rochester are planning to fight the
state of Minnesota. The state has
completed plans for u state hospital
sewerage system which will empty into
the zumbro river In the north part Of
the city. Residents In that vicinity
ebiect and are planning to take steps
10 prevent such action on the part OF
1he board.
Fergus Falls. Tho Red River valley
1airymen held the most successful
convention In their history here. ON.
Gers elected at the closing session
we're G. G. Selyig Of Crookston. presi-
dent; l.. Jensen. Clear Brook first vice
president; A. b. Stensgaard. Mcintosh,
second vice president: L. J, Houske,
HAlstAd. secretary: G, M. Davidson.
Climax, treasurer.
Bemidn ,-~Informal discussion of
good roads occupied prominent
place on the program OF the Northern
development association. Robert
Dunn. In a letter read by Senator Nc.
Garry. announced that he intends to
ask for an amendment to the Dunn
law ut the next session OF the Legis.
nature, which will include the work
ahls features OF the Elwell law.
Wheaton The Traverse County Az.
ricultural association held Its annual
stockholders meeting and elected the
following officers: President, o. j, Da.
vidson: vice president. ], Il, Dodds;
secretary. II. III, Dokken. treasurer. +.
II. Klawon. The following are the
members Of the board Of directors, s,
1. Downey. II. r. Thili. q. A. osearson.
=. J. Steidl, Peter Hauschild and VII
Nam Ringdahl.
st. Paul. The Minnesota College
Of Agriculture Is making preparations
Tor an attendance of from loo to
1850 ct Farmers and Home Makers
Week TO be held at University farm.
st. Paul. Jan. SO. 1916. This week,
~ II II 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 as we'll
Cleveland. While temporarily In,
sane. Mrs. David Marsh. 80. wife OF
telephone lineman. cut the throat OF
her 6yeAr-old son. Vernon, and then,
using the same weapon. butcher.
knife. slashed her own threat. The
woman had evidently planned to kill
her husband and younger son who
were sleeping together. but was pre-.
vented by the husband. who was awak.
ened BY the cries OF the dying boy.
Before he could stay her hand. how.
ever. she drew the knife across her
ewn throat.
- Gloss Immoral Hotels.