Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-17
STATE BRfNT|ES

srnsan and resident of Red Wing for
a,Ore than half century. is dead.
Faribaiilt.~There were about $50
persons at the banquet given at the
annual Minnesota convention of the
Y. M. C. A., including delegates and
many business men.
Owatonna. The Steele County Town
ship Good Roads association has been
formed here with William King of Mer.
ton township as president and Alex
Chambers Of Havana as secretary.
St Panl.--Colonel Josias ID. King,
the first man In the United States to
enlist In the Union army In the Civil
war, is dead at his home here. Colonel
King was "a years old. He died o.
heart trouble.
Duluth. -~~Thonsand of miners OF for
eign birth. employed on the Mime
sofa Iron Ranges will be Americanized
through night schools, IL plans OF r. X.
Doe, government examiner of aliens,
are carried out.
only ground In Northwestern Mime.
sofa that still remains wet. optionists
OF Red Lake county are making Wig.
orons bid for success at the option
election scheduled for Feb. 20.
st. Paul.---Co-operatlon of the u. 8.
postofilce department In the movement
recently begun to save the quail In
Minnesota took active form when rural
mail carriers were instructed to dis
tribute feed for the birds along their
routes when II is provided
Ninona. Winona county bids fair to
have one of the first woman saloon
operators. An application has been
made to the Rollingstone village coun-
ell To transfer the license formerly In
the name OF Frank Biltgen. deceased.
TO his widow, Mrs. Agnes Biltgen.
Red Wing.--Goodhue county's oldest
woman. Mrs Gertrude Quale, centen-
arian of Kenyon village. is dead. Mrs.
Quale was born In Trondhjem. Norway.
Aug. ~. 1916. On Aug. Is last, Mrs.
Quale celebrated her one hundredth
birthday.
st. Paul.--Governo Burnquist an
nounces that he has been notified by
Congressman Charles A. Linbergh of
Little Falls that he will discontinue
further activities In connection with
his filing for the Republican nomlna-
ton for governor and will withdraw
from the race.
Red Wing~-At the annual meeting
OF the Goodhne County Cooperative
company, George r. Gross, general
manager, submitted his annual report
II showed the aggregate business done
by the company amounted to about
$2o5,0o0. Net profits reported to be
distributed among the shareholders on
purchases were nearly $1,000.
prainerd.--Upper Mississippi reser-
voirs north Of Hrainerd will be filled
to bursting should the winter snow 60
out with early rains. The snow here
has settled to nineteen inches deep.
the total fall for the winter being 27.7
inches. A heavy spring thaw win I'LL
reservoirs. allowing no room for sue
ceeding rains. and June precipitation.
Warren. boys OF Marshall
county made exceptional records In
corn. potato aud pork production for
the year 1915. and have been presented
with certificates Of honor signed by the
officers OF the Red River Valley Devel-
opment association. The koys were
under the direction OF o. Neral, agricul.
tural instructor or the Warren high
school.
Minneapolis. free trip to the
Minnesota State Fair Farm Boys
Camp, Sept. 4 to 9. Is to be given to
lit boys who excelled last year In
the state acre.yield corn contest, state
pig club contest, and Northern Mime.
sota potato contest, as a result OF &C,
ton just taken by the fair board. The
1916 Camp will be nearly twice as
large rs any of It's four predecessors
Minneapolis. -" King Baby" the little
monarch who Is TO reign over Mime
,polis for the period from March to
March IL, has had tho boundaries oil
Ills kingdom extended far and wide and
oval subjects everywhere In Mime
sofa are doing homage. Baby week
L lINuitSSss Us HcW pial NeNtiupS taoil
lay to day, to be a success In every way
md an event of magnitude far greater
han had been expected.
Minneapolis. MINI, -~ Walter
Smith, former state treasurer, Is bacl
again In the Gatlin sanitarium I'm Min
| asapolis. ut liberty under Si0,0o,
bonds. He was taken quietly to 81
| Paul, was arraigned. pleaded not gull
| ~ to three indictments charging hin
with grand larceny Of state schoo
funds, arranged his bail and returned
Frank +. Thompson, chairman o
the state boxing commission. Louis 4
Dow and Julius Schmahi. secretary o
state. went on the $4,000 bond for tn
former treasurer.
A. G.. Goodtng, the new state treas
urer. appeared at the capital shortl
before noon and went at once to th
office OF Governor nurnuuist.
/ The governor armed him with hi
official papers and Mr., Gooding too
charge. He said that no change
would be made In the personnel OF tn
stan In the treasurer's office. He |
making arrangements for his bond.