Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
StatelleW$iilb Brief
Doln0s Of Last Few Days Throughout
Minnesota cond ensed FOR
Hasty Perusai. Z,


tSict has just been annexed by BE.
midi. The village Of Nymore will be.
come part OF Bemidii Oct. II.
Faribault 'Faribault IL far from
bankrupt" O. III. Schroeder. president
OF the Chase State bank, said In dis
GUESSING reports that the city 10 In poor
financial condition.
Grand Rapids. Action growing
out Of the assault on Miss Olga Dahl.
Round Lake school teacher, crystal
ized when the board OF county COM
missioners offered $500 reward for the
capture Of her assailant with dead
or alive" clause In the offer.
Duluth. - The shipments Of iron
ore from the docks at the American
Head of the Lakes for the season end
Ing September 80. 1916, shows an In
crease OF 9.535,710 tons over the same
period last year. according to reports
Of the several shipping companies.
st. Paul. - Chisago and Pine coun-
ties will receive $4,000 or $4,000 each
from the state for the improvement
Of the Twin Cities Duluth highway. II
the state highway commission acts
favorably on the resolution adopted
by the Ramsey county board OF COM
missioners.
Hibbing. -- State Public Examiner
Andrew Il. Fritz. Deputy Examiner
John Davis and Assistant Attorney
General G. Louis Weeks, were in ST.
Louis county to resume the investiga-
ton OF alleged irregularities In the
municipal affairs Of Hibbing, worlds
richest village" .
st. Paul. - The internal revenue re-
turns In Minnesota for September
showed q decrease OF $109,172.92. as
compared with September OF last year,
and the custom house returns for the
ports OF Minneapolis and ST. Paul
showed decrease Of $1.3sS.69. accord
ing to Official figures given out in st.
Paul.
Button. - A hearing has been ar
ranged by the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse Comm ssion to be held
October 18th, at Bluffton, Ottertail
county, on the application OF the New
York Mills Telephone company for q
permit to construct q telephone pole
line to that village for local telephone
service. 81
BemidN. - Asserting approximately
10000 900 acres of land along Red lake
and tributary rivers have been food
ed by high water, members of the Be-
midi Commercial club have author.
ICED President e. H. Denu to appoint
q committee to investigate the situa-
ton. with a view to having the lake
lowered.
Madelia. Minn.-Theft of an au.
tomobile In Minneapolis ended dis.
astrously for two men near Made
liza. The stolen car, a seven passen-
ger Buick, skidded and tipped over
On making q turn. One of the men
was killed and the other, though es-
Gaping unhurt, later was arrested at
st. James and is being held there for
the Minneapolis police.
Washington. -- Suits by Nerth and
South Dakota against Minnesota to
recover $1,260.000 alleged damages
and to obtain permanent relief against
flooding OF areas In the eastern parts
of the complaining states by drainage
water from the western part of Min.
nesota through drainage bitches may
be settled in the coming term OF the
United States Supreme Court.
Bemidii. - This city will be grant.
ed loan OF $4,000 for the purchase
for park purposes Of a PICTURESQUE.
tract OF virgin pine on the opposite
side OF Lake Bemidji from the town.
provided the project 10 approved at
an election and the citizens are will
ing to wait the regular turn with other
applicants for state loans the state
board OF investment has decided.
Wadena. - Speaking before the
Northern Minnesota conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the Rev
A. l.. Phagkynet of Philadelphia urged
the church to make provisions for *
tending its missionary service to i'm.
migrants as they enter this country.
ut is the quickest and surest way of
getting In touch with foreigners" he
said, because they will not seek the
church."
st. Paul - The state began October
business with $7,165,32251 In the
treasury--the largest October bal
ance on record. Despite indications
that unusually heavy disbursements
this month may pull the funds down
to $4,000 ON November /, treasury Off.
Gals said, the state will not be com.
PEELED as in former years to go into
the market and obtain a short term
loan of 81, 900, 900 or $4,000, 900.
Minneapolis. - Minnesota Ia expect
cd to be the chief potato storehouse
Of the world before the winter ia over.
particularly If high prices, with q gen
eral shortage In other parts Of the
country should develop, potato grow
ers and buyers assert A federal re.
port showing that Minnesota will have
81 800. 900 bushels of potatoes caused
prices to drop at various Minnesota
points, ard growers now are getting
about IS cents a bushel, 20 cetns
lower than thrse weeks ago.
st. Paul. - Attorney General Smith
will draft bill calling for the crea-
ten OF state conservation depart