Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-03
| What's Doing
in Minnesota

eighteen brass bands at an annual
band musicians contest.
Duluth. Delegates TO the twenty.
sixth annual convention of the Mime.
sofa Funeral Directors association
OF officers.
Ely. - Fresh forest fires raging in
Northern Minnesota have been report.
ed by A. Il. Gibbs, state ranger In the
Tower district, telegraphing from Ely
to the state forestry Office at the Capt.
tol.
st. Paul. $1,000 d. p. Tierney, assistant
state forester. arrived from the forest
fire region and conferred with the at
torney generals department to ask
legal aid for prosecutions under regu.
lations regarding slash and brush dis.
posal.
Hibbing. Renewal of demonstra.
tions In the iron range strike zone In
| Northern Minnesota were attributed
by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist to the
arrival at Hibbing of agents to begin
an Investigation OF labor troubles In
the region.
| Pipestone. Minnesota Is arrang,
Ing to close out it's real estate holdings
In Pipestone. September 4 is the date
fixed by the state auditor for sale Of
lots A to ] inclusive-11 In all, and
appraised at $50 to SIS each--owned
by the state.
Ortonville--Ortonviile citizens took
up arms against an invasion of more
than 800 Industrial Workers of tho
World, and before the latter had been
put to rout and driven from town. q
number of shots had been fred By
both sides, but apparently without in.
juring anyone.
Duluth. The big steamer w.
Grant Morden. which held the previ
GUS record, passed the 500 with 14,404
bushels Of wheat more than ever had
been carried and cleared from Port
Arthur, Ont, with AGO. 20 bushels OF
wheat for Port McNicoll, on Georgian
bay.
Minneapolis. Forty-three Mime
1 sotans passed the recent examinations
conducted by the state board of phar
macy and have been granted registra
tions as pharmacists or assistants. As
a result of the examinations three
Minneapolis men will become pharma
lcists and 13 will qualify as assistants
| Wabasha. 1880 On evidence gathered
by II. w. Hargadine. state fire mar.
shall, and his assistants, Robert l..
Carr Of Wabasha has been arrested
Ind arraigned before Justice Jewell OF
Wabasha on a charge of third degree
arson. He waived hearing and was
bound over to the grand jury ON $4,000
bond.
st. Paul. One death and Is newly
listed cases OF infantile paralysis, re,
sulting. In the opinion of DR.. w. p,
board OF health, from public funeral
for little Leonard Stinke. who died OF
the disease July /, In Milwood town.
ship, Stearns county, have been re-
ported to state health authorities.
Winona. With the terrific heat
Forcing crops to maturity with great
rapidity. farmers throughout Southern
Minnesota have been meeting new
condition. To meet the new situation
farmers ordered their crews into the
folds at daybreak. They continued
work until the heat became too So
we're. Then the horses and the men
rested until late In the afternoon
when the work was resumed.
Wadena. -- The tourists in the JET
ferson highway sociability run arrived
here Ave minutes ahead of their SEIZED
ule. although they were delayed by q
bad hill between Little Falls and Sta
pies for more than three minutes. Or
their arrival here a message from Sta
pies was awaiting the officials, which
advised the hill will not cause furthe,
difficulty to tourists. The bushes.
men Of Staples have pledged $500,
to be expended in properly grading
the nill
st. Paul. ~- Increased revenue from
the state tax ON liquor licenses an,
: decrease OF the wet territory made
paradox discovered by George l.,
Fond, chief clerk in the treasurer
Office. Despite reports OF more citie
and counties going dry during tn
year. the state received $41.9oe.0
} liquor license taxes, compared witt
} $3S,975.56 during the fiscal year pre-
ceding. "The only explanation otfere,
thus far Is that wet places must b
getting wetter."
, st. Paul. Under appointment b.
Gov. BurnQuist. committee of tn
All Minnesota Development associs
ton, on state reclamation, foods an
: drainage. has been organized Tn
o committee consists Of A. l.. Croker
1 chairman. d. T.. Willard. state drair
age engineer. Senator John o'Nei
Of Thief River Falls; A. b. kaerche
i OF Ortonville: DIR. John Morley. pres
U dent Of the Window Institute at Nor
r tevideo; w. III. Gemmei. general maj
n ager Of the Minnesota and Interns
q tional railway. and Governor Burr
Q quist, The governors participation
the committee Ia on action by the d,
yelopment association.
Duluth. Formal demand for
cents more IN hour or from IS to
Q cents. has been made upon the Nortl
i srn Pacific, which controls the bull
"a Of the Duluth docks. This Ia for da
q work. A night rate OF Is cents In asl