Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-27
What's Doing
In Minnesota

khe attic over the saloon OF DOnick
Brett0, Pine street, was found by fed.
eraI officers and destroyed
Hrainerd -- Fire said to have start
ID from defective wiring In the City
hotal destroyed two buildings and
damaged others here. with total loss
pf more than $4,000, less than half
covered by insurance.
Minneapolis Appeals for the OBJ
Dsryance OF child labor day were sent
70 representatives Of 1000 Minneapo-
Ds organizations by Hermine X. ko-
big. secretary treasure OF the Mime.
botA Child Welfare committee OF Min.
beap0Iis.
Grand Rapids. .-- Mike Stuper and
Sam solvig, held on charges of assist.
iHg fugitive from Justice to escape,
have been released from the county
jail by an action In habeas corpus.
The order was filed by Judge G. W..
Stanton Of Bemidji.
IT. Paul. A state flag has been
presented To Governor Burnquist by
Mrs r. d. Kendrfck of st. Paul The
nag will be sent 10 Washington 10
occupy permanent place In the an.
nnai Flag day exercises, June IA, In
the Postoffice building.
Monteyideo. Alta CIaggett has
been elected mayor here; Charles j..
Anderson. @. l.. Bishop. G. J. Thomp-
son and j. w. Fisch, aldermen; j. O..
Anderson. treasurer: Elias jacobson
and Thomas y. jerks, Justices, The
bond iasua carried by more than
two 10 one vote.
WinOna, Miss Alhambra g. Dem
ing, principal Of the Washington
school ut Winona, has helped solve
= problem In education by uniting
games with study In system that
has won approval from leading edu-
catorR and has been adopted for nse
In tho schools Of New York city and
other places.
Hutchinson. This city ID ceie-
hrating the arrival OF the Luce line
construction train, completing the ex.
tension from Winstead through silver
Lake. distance OF twenty~one miles
through rich well settled country.
This makes Hutchinson the only town
I'm the state with the terminals OF
three railways.
Crookaton. The Red River valley
will hold It's fifth annual ten.county
farm crops show at Crookston, Mimi.
February Z to IL inclusive, Good
roads aud stock judging by the farm.
srx themselves will be featured on the
program. Leaders In actual and sci.
ontific practice OF farming and stock
raising will appear az speakers.
Jackson. Four school districts
vast or Jackson with valuation OF
more than 100000 have voted to
consolidate and will erect a modern
school building next summer which
will give the desired grade work and
high school facilities. Building opera
tlons will begin an soon an the new
board In elected and the bonds have
been voted.
inver Grove, This village Ia torn
AsNnder by tlght over the location
Of n site for a new schoolhouse. The
latest development was the announce.
ment that petition demonstrating
against the lending of money for the
erection Of the building on the Krech
farm west OF the village had been
prepared for presentation 10 the Min.
ne6ptA Beard OF Investment.
Crookaton. w. L. Jackson, a
school teacher near Schroeder, Tex,
has been arrested there. charged
with the murder OF Albert Schraeder.
December IA. Schraeder was In his
room writing Christmas letter to
his mother at Crockaton when he was
killed by bullet through his head
shot from \ second.story window. II
Ii alleged that Schraedor and Jack
s0n were rivals.
Rose Greek, Frank Rpssler, the
hermit OF Rose Creek. 10 dead. For
forty years he occupied shack oil
two rooms, using a dugout under the
shack as bed chamber, For years
Ne had collected small twigs from
trees and enc room was packed from
fOOr 10 cesiing with this material. The
other room was fllled with waste
string and paper sacks. He cam.
here from Germany.
Thief River Falls, This city's
first mid-winter fair and home prod
nets show. which has just closed. was
great success. The committee o
the commercial club, that had charg,
81 the show. says II Melted hand
some sum. and they are already lay
Ing plans for similar show mex
year. intending to make II an annua
alfar. The 1917 fair will be on a fa
moro elaborate scale.
Minneapolis. Sheriff Otto s. Lar
gum and his force OF 26 deputie
saved $3S.S50 for the taxpayers q
Hennepin county In 1915. Accordln
TO his annual report, lust completed
that sum represents the balance I
the county after deducting salarie
md al expenses, including feedin
1.l1l prisoners In tho county jail. I
doing . business in which $iSs,5i
wAs collected In fees, fines and delii
Suent taxes.
Winona. Returning from dan
ing party at Rollingstone. Ave person
IN = heavy boh-sleigh were hurled int
ditch. all OF them being iniure,