Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06
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Julius H. schmahl win again enter
the list for the Republican nomination
for secretary of state. Mr.. Schmahl
has personally made the announce
ment as to his future political inten.
tons.
Duluth. - An organized campaign
to place the local option issue before
Duluth voters at the June primary has
been launched by leaders of the city's
prohibition forces. A dry Duluth July
/, 1917, is the goal sought.
Jackson, Minn.-Ole Solem, convict
ed of murder In the first degree under
an indictment charging him with hav-
ing poisoned Segi Haldorson, his
mother-in-law, has been sentenced by
Judge Quinn to life Imprisonment at
hard labor.
Duluth.-The Duluth G. A. r. posts
committee has withdrawn it's tenta.
tive invitation to Senator Moses E.
Clapp to be chief speaker at the exer-
cises here Memorial day because of
his vote against the administration on
the recent Gore resolution.
Thief River Falls, Minn.-An ex.
pertinent station for testing peat lands
and making it fit for crops will prob
ably be the outcome of the recent
visit of Professor Away of the extern
sion department of the state uniyer-
sity, who met with farmers at Mavie
Goodridge and In this city.
Minneapolis to Adju-
tant General Wood, the Mexican trou-
bles have not caused any unusual &C
tivity in respect to recruiting in the
Minnesota guard. In fact he says the
Twin City companies are about $50
men short OF their normal strength.
In the country districts the compan-
les are nearly standard
Crookston. - Superintendent C. G.
Selvig called the roll of the senior
class of the Northwest School of Agri.
culture here for the last time, when
diplomas and certificates were award
ed to fifty-seven students. The prin-
cipal address was by w. F. Webster.
principal of the East high school,
Minneapolis, on Responsibility.
Bemidji.-A loss of about $1,000 was
sustained by the Minnesota & Inter
national Railway company in this city
when box car crashed through the
yard Office of that company at North
Bemidji. The car 10 believed to have
become derailed On account of icy
tracks and the trucks Of the car when
they left the tra.'k turned the ca, into
the building
Grand Meadow.-The voters OF this
school district, by 1913 to 70, voted
5000 bonds to erect a $4,000 high
school building to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire February IS. The
bonds will be sold to the state of Min
nesota. Work will be started immedi-
ately. The new building will contain
a gymnasium, domestic science room,
manual training and room for an agri-
cultural department.
Long Prairie. TWENTY-FIVE hun
dred dollars that William Lee, if alive.
That's the wager, without frills, strings
or conditions which Harry Andre has
placed. Some 81, 500 OF the money was
taken up a year ago and Is now on
deposit In a local bank. The other
$1,000 was just taken. Andre admits
he is merely playing 'hunch." He
also says he usually places his bets
that way.
st. Paul. - Agricultural instructors
In Minnesota high schools should fur
nish news to the editors in their COM
munities and should learn to be good
reporters, according to Prof. w. P.
Kirkwood, journalism teacher at the
university. Mr.. Kirkwood addressed
more than 100 agricultural instruc-
tors of the state in annual session at
university farm He spoke on the
value Of agricultural publicity and
how to get it.
Minneapolis and Hennepin county
pay nearly a fifth of the taxes levied
in the entire state. Total current tax
es aggregate $52,055, 1S040. Those OF
Hennepin county amount to sloO52,-
427.97. st. Louis county. including Du-
luth, is second with s9,461, 254.G0, and
Ramsey county with St. Paul, Is third
with 1884, 0361, while Itasca ceun-
ty with s1,130,593.2O, is the only re-
naming county levying taxes in ex-
cess of 100000. The figures are
taken from the state abstracts made
public by the State Auditor
st. Paul.-Judges and clerks who
presided at the recent presidential
primary election will not receive ad-
ditional pay where there was any
other election or primary to necessl-
tate their services, according to the
ruling just made by Attorney General
Lyndon A. Smith The opinion was
written on the petition OF numerous
election officials of the state, who
wanted extra pay for the additional
time spent because of the presidential
primary law. For town elections, the
pay provided by law is only 81 day,
while under the general election laws
judges and clerks are allowed % cents
An hour for registering and receiving
the ballots OF voters and 80 cents an
hour for counting and canvasslng the