Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-30
StateneW$inb Brief
Doings Of Last Few Days Throughout
Minnesota ondenseu for
hasty Perusai.

Winona.-The 320-acre farm, near
the village of Utica, belonging to
Charles H. Peabody, has been sold for
$4,000.
Faribault--The farmers clubs of the
southern part of Rice county have de-
cided to hold a community picnic at
Roberds lake June Is.
Faribault. $500 Rice county commits
sioners have allotted the road money
for the various commissioner districts.
Each of the five districts will receive
$4,000
st, Cloud.-Petitions for county op-
ton elections In Benton county and
for the removal of the court house
from Foley to Sank Rapids, may be
circulated soon.
Moorhead. - This city will build a
new high school costing approximate
ly $125.000, as a result of approval
given the board of education's action
by a general committee of citizens.
Thief River Falls. Mrs. Anna
Crying was granted an absolute de-
cree of divorce from Rev. Thomas L.
Iceland in special court session at
Warren.
Little Falls. Anton Collinger,
charged with impersonating a govern
ment officer. was bound over to the
Federal grand jury at Duluth after a
hearing before United States Commits.
sioner Don G. Cameron here.
Thief River Falls.-Mrs. Annie Gryt-
ing. wife of Rev. Theodore Lewis
Crying, pastor OF the Synod Nor
wegian Lutheran church at St. Hilaire
has filed suit for divorce, asking for
alimony and the return of her maiden
name.
Mankato. - Robert w. Hargadine,
state fire marshal, has the indorse-
ment Of Blue Earth county Democracy
for the Democratic nomination for
governor. This Endorsement follows
similar action at Winona and else.
where.
Albert Lea. - A seven-pound baby
boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blowers, Jefferson street. The baby
was normal in every way, says the at.
tending physician, only the little fel.
low had two fully developed front
teeth.
Observation-Disclosures have been let
for the construction of fifteen bitches
in Traverse county, which amounted
to more than sl50,000. Much OF the
progress in farm drainage is due to
the work of the Traverse county farm
bureau.
Albert Lea.-George Prange, a far.
mer living near Wells, has sold hog
that tipped the scales at 81 pounds
Prange received check for $64.SS for
the big fellow. On account of the
shortage of corn the hog was said to
be poor.
Mankato - Deposits in the twenty.
two banks of Blue Earth county total
$S,28S, 903, and of this sum the banks
OF Mankato have $6,009,772. The total
resources OF the banks of the county
are $9,864,760, and of the Mankato
banks $7,Os5, 703.
Mankato. - A laboring man, sup
posedly demented, giving Dan Dono
van as his name, and Norfolk, Neb.
as his home, entered the German
American State bank here and de
manded $4,000. which he said he hat
On deposit there.
Winona.-The fact that George P
Tawney, former postmaster of Vino
ma, and F. A. Duxbury, Caledonia law
yer, were In conference here led to &
report in political circles that opposi
ton to Representative Anderson In
the First district is crystallizing.
New Richland. The fourth name
was added to the death list of the
Minneapolis and st. Louis train wrecl
Mcbride, fiagman on the train tele
scoped by the rear-end collision, dice
at st. Mary's hospital in Minneapolis
Alberta.-This city, which has one
Of the most efficient consolidated
schools in Minnesota, is considering
the acceptance Of $4,000 from the
General Education board to assist il
building a $4,000 "teacherage," OF
home for teachers. II it accepts the
offer. 1t will add $4,000 to the value
of its school property without increas
ing the taxes.
Minneapolis. The students of the
three schools OF agriculture in Mime
sofa will have a choice in their
courses of study next year. ID. ID
Mayne. principal of the school in St
| Anthony Park, has announced. At q
| recent meeting of the students anC
| faculty at University farm. it was de
| cided to change the required curri
| culum of 144 hours TO sixty eight hours
| Of required subjects and seventy-si,
| hours of elective work for graduation
| Duluth-Wi it'll stocks of all grain in
Duluth standing at $4,000 600 bushels
there is approximately 3 100000 bush
els storage space remaining here after
| allowance is made for divisions Of
| grades in the bins. 1t will depend
| operators say, upon the extent of the
all-rail movement to the seaboard dur
| ing the mex. week or two, whether
| congestion can be prevented.
St Cloud The first carload of TO
bacco for 1916 was shipped by loca
| farmers, who will receive nine cents
a pound. The farmers realize from