Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
| Minnesota.
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.

bonds to erect a central heating plant /
for the schools was carried by s major |
lty. At an election held in July the |
same proposition failed by % votes.
Luverne. Chester Linnell of Clinton
township reports the largest yield OF |
oats so far this season. an average OF |
64M bushels from 37-acre field. The
largest average Of barley reported 10
a bushels an acre. Threshing has
been delayed on account Of rain.
Zumbrota.-The Zumbrota schools |
begin the fall work on Sept. s. One
Of the new features Of instruction will
be course in agriculture In charge
Of w. J. Freed, q graduate OF Ames,
Iowa, who started the agricultural
courses In the Bemidji high school.
The board has leased two acres with
In the village limits for this work.
Stephen.--After having had two
newspapers several years. Stephen will
now have only one. The Leader,
which was established in 1883 by J. P.
Lundris. D. Hanna, o. Nicholson and
others, has been sold to the Stephen
Messenger, with which it will be
merged. The Leader was for q time
edited by Sam Clark Of Jim Jam Jems
fame. 1t has been published by B. B.
Brett since 1907.
Anoka-The Anoka county Sunday
school convention elected the follow
ing officers: President, b. A. Norris;
vice president, w. H. Palmer; secre-
tary, Miss Myrtle Emmons; treasurer.
Miss Jessie Seth, superiEtendents OF
departments, Adult, H. J. Smith: teach
Or training, Mrs. G. p. Mclean; Mrs.
o. A. Beckum; elementary, Blanche
hyatt; home, Mrs. G. D. billiard; tenn
perance. Mrs. J. H. Buck; missionary,
Mrs. Dora Mcleod.
Mankato.-Swan 3. Peterson, Jr, OF
Freedom county. was brought to the
city by Deputy United States Marshal
Charles Kittleson of st. Paul and ar
raigned on the charge OF using. the
mails to defraud . Chicago mail order
house by ordering goods and sending
In payment check on a bank at Scar
Vile, Iowa, in which he had no funds.
He entered plea Of not guilty. and
was held to the November term of
the federal court at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Red Wing.-Seyeral dental Offices
and the Office Of Superintendent OF
Schools q. B. Bergquist were rifed
here. From Offices of Doctors ]. s.
Van Guilder, G. w. Diapenbrock,
3. Featherstone and F. e. Anderson,
pure gold, platinum pins and other
valuable dental material were stolen.
Other dental Offices were broken into
but nothing taken. The work was evi-
IDENTIFY done by professionals. Three
years ago the same Offices were bur.
glarized. The loot amounts to about
5000.
Hibbing.-Mayor Wallace @. Nye of
Minneapolis has assured the secretary
OF the Hibbing Commercial club that
a detail OF mounted policemen will
lead the Northern Minnesota boosters
parade at the closing day OF the fair,
Sept. IL. Ths Hibbing concert band
will make up the second section OF
the procession. Booklets and circular
letters telling OF northern Minnesota
will be distributed to the crowds. Ban
ners are being prepared. The object
OF the parade 10 to advertise northern
Minnesota
Hibbing.-W. q. Brown, treasurer OF
the township Of Stuntz, has received
from County Treasurer Vivian $685..
514.69, the balance of the May tax set.
Element. Fifty thousand dollars was
advanced the township by the county
treasurer the latter part OF June. The
village Of Hibbing will receive but $l4,
1892. The balance OF the $4,000
due at this time, will be paid when
the mining companies see fit. The
May tax distribution is exceptionally
late this year. 1t Is usually made out
the middle OF July.
Winona.--While rushing Minnie Pc
loroski, s years old, to La Crosse
hospital to undergo an operation fol
appendicitis, the automobile driven by
Frank Peloroski, her father, stopped
on a crossing at Onaiaska, just as q
fast Burlington passenger train ap
nTOdClGQ. r 0lOlOnhl .SCAACu AAD oou6A
ter and leaped q moment before the
locomotive struck the new automobile
and hurled 1t into the air. It fell 9
heap Of wreckage In corn field. The
girl and her father escaped unhurt
and continued the trip to the hospita
in another machine.
Clarkfield. -- Citizens OF Clarkfielt
entertained the farmers living in thu
trade territory tributary at smoker
and social entertainment at the opera
house. The hall was filled with far
mers. A big supper served was pre-
pared by the men. Although the ad
dress of welcome was by Tcastmastel
! Pisrsol, e. ]. Mannix Of the Com
mercial News, Sioux Falls, s. D., ths
principal speaker, spoke on "Commu
nifty Development" He discussed thu
relation OF the town and country AMI
nointed to advantages by cooperation
among farmers and business men.
NORTHEASTERN bankers who stop
nod here and at WiIlmar were amazet
Mt the crop that Is being harvested
A. Wil!-sar the wheat yield is thirty
tra susnels to the acre. The bank
ers visited the Great Northern expert
r.a+ion and were shown its on