Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09
STATE BRfWT|ES

CT, civil war nero anu II utSltASlAsuSu |
figure in political, church and agri- |
cultural affairs. He was IS.
st. Cloud.-Waynefete HI. p. Saun- |
ders. an Englishman, was arrested at |
st. Wendell by Maurice Ryan. postoffice |
inspector of st. Paul, on a charge Of |
using the United States mail to work
a fraudulent begging scheme at the
expense of grief-stricken relatives of
dead British soldiers.
Little Falls.-The terms OF oue OF
the most unusual wills filed In Morri-
son county were complied with when
q farm near here belonging to the Jo-
siah Page estate was sold and $4,000
paid to the county for clock in the
courthouse tower and $7p0 to the city
of Little Falls for the poor fund.
Minneapolis Sons of Mime
sofa celebrated the 9th anniversary
of the creation of Minnesota territory
with a dinner at the West hotel. fol-
lowed by a program of speeches and
music and by dancing. The act Great
ing the territory was passed March 3,
1S49. For Ia years the society has OBJ
served TINS anniversary.
Minneapolis Rev. Henry ia
| jeski, pastor Of St Cassimir's Polish
Catholic church Of st. Paul, was shot
dead as he sat in the confessional
Of his church. Mrs. Nellie Dudek of
Minneapolis, a former parishioner Of
the priest, is held as the slayer. She
has been regarded as demented for
several years by those who knew her.
Bemdji-Before the third annual
banquet of the Bemidi Merchants as
ISOLATION, Governor Burnquist made
his first public address since he as
sumed the states executive chair on
the death of Governor Hammond last
December. He discussed the POSSIBLE
ity of a canal system for Minnesota
when the population has increased suf
ficiently to warrant such an improve
ment, and cited the success of systems
in operation in New York and other
states.
Jackson. Minn-"Grandma Is going
to die tomorrow; pa gave her potato
of evidence was brought out by The
prosecution just before it closed Its
case against Ole o. Solem, wealthy
farmer. who is being tried here for The
murder of his bedridden mother-in
law, Mrs Segri Halderson. The words
were spoken, according to witnesses
by Solem's S-year-old son in a CONVEX
sation with his young cousin the da.
before Mrs Halderson died.
St Paul. State Auditor ]. A. o
Preus in a statement just given out
has corrected his assertion made t,
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
that the Republican state committee
exceeded its legal limit of expendi
ture in 1914. w. o. Clure. secretar
of the committee, explained how tn
error was made, and Fred II. Carrer
ter, treasurer, made statement a
to the facts in controversy betweel
Mr. Preus and George IL. Selover, VIII
has threatened to bring suit on behal
of committee members to collect
$500 contribution from Mr.. Preus.
jacksonville o. Solem, farmer c
standing and means is on trial in dis
trict court here on a charge of poison
ing and killing his mother-in-law, Mrs
Sigri Haldorson. II. H. Dunn Of Albel
Lea Is assisting County Attorney T.. /
y Nicholas in prosecuting; Borst of VIII
Il dom and Hammer of Mabel represer
d the defense. Opening the case for tn
d state, Mr. Dunn said it would be pro
ed that the defendant administers
paris green to his mother-in-law Will
she was bedridden and helpless unde
y the care of Mr.. and Mrs. Solem; thu
her death was due to arsenic poiso
: ing; that she was unable to take pc
- son by her own hand, and that Sole
was the only person who could hay
administered 1t to her.
e APaul.-Candidates for delegate
at-large to the National convention
of the Republican, Democratic ar
a Prohibition have filed as follows:
The Republican Party.
For Cummins: w. A. Briggs, Pa
r. Dehnel, Adolph 0. Eberhart. Der
v. hardt Engelstad, J. f. jacobson. Ma
Gus Johnson, O. J. Larson, Daniel
r. Locke, c. O. Lundquist, James Man
h han, b. f. Nyrop, A. A. d. RAIN, Ere
" erick c. Stevens, Samuel r. Van Sar
- For Estabrook; Fred w. Fore
Adolph f. l.. Johnson, Neil b. Nor
a son, p II. Peterson.
"a The Democratic Party.
IA For Wilson: L. II. Austin. W.
II Just, Cyrus M. King, Daniel Villa
LAWYER, B. F. Nelson. Julius J. Reite
,s Henry F. Vessel, Anton c. Weiss.
7 The Prohibition Party.
a. For Foss: w. &. CalderwoC
-. Charles w. Dorset, Chas. A. Fowl
- J. A. Hawkinson, Arthur Markye. JoI
Z. Ransom, Bessie l.. Scovell, Fral
~ p. Vroman, George F. Wells.
~ For Sulzer: George l.. Briggs, w
-, J. Bryan, j. D. Engle, |. NJ. kaln'
Frederik kavli, Jas. Larson, Jol
Lind, Z. f. Lobeck, Ole Lokensgaal
- Lou w. Martin, Quincy Lee MORO
A. Fl. Muedeking, John p. Nygaard
T. Reilly, o. o. Stageberg, w.
s. Stromme.
Minneapolis Carl Swans
and Ray Hawkins. alias Hawkes., ha
'0 been brought to Minneapolis by CHI
nd hfu Eax q