Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-25
STATE BRfNIItS

Whcaton4The annual rural school
spelling contest was q feature Of the
annual meeting of the rural school
trustees and teachers here.
Winona. - Drawn into the nywheel
OF gasoline engine on his farm near
Utica, this county, John A. DAZZLE was
injured so seriously that death result
Cd ID hours lAtsr.
Duluth. The passenger steamer
Roanoke. which sank on San Fran
cisco = few days ago. formerly sailed
the Great Lakes, and for several years
was used NJ ferry boat between Du-
luth and Old Superior.
Minneapolis. Seating arrangements
were made tor 500 delegates to the
Northwest Congress OF Lite Under.
writer's In Minneapolis and st. Paul
Topics related to Insurance were treat
cd by national insurance experts.
Winona. The number OF candi.
dates for the Republican congressional
nomination In the First Minnesota
district was reduced when George p.
Tawney OF Winona, cousin of former
Congressman James A. Tawney, with.
drew from the race.
Bsmidji. The sixth district group
OF the Minnesota Bankers association,
In session here elected n. b. whiting
ton Of Brainerd, president: A. Al. Fitch
OF Royaiton, vice president: p. ID.
Bouck Of Rice. secretary, and wv. IA.
Smith of st. Cloud, treasurer.
st. Paul. - Major James M. Bowler,
. Minnesota pioneer. former member
Of the Legislature and former state
dairy and food commissioner, died at
his home In st. Paul. He had been
Ill about ten weeks, from q complica-
ton of diabetes and an infection which
necessitated amputation OF his left
foot.
Minneapolis. - In order TO land the
1917 convention OF the National Edito.
rial association for Minneapolis, the
'conyention.getting" committee OF the
Minnesota Editorial association Ia
working for a delegation OF 2b or 80
Minnesota editors to attend the 1916
meeting at New York city, beginning
June 10.
Bemidji. Northern Minnesota Ia
suffering from scarcity OF labor.
Lumber camps here can use 500 men
at good salaries, and good accommo-
datioIs. Men are being shipped In
from many points, but the demand
cannot be supplied. according to b. W..
Lakin, logging superintendent OF the
Crookston Lumber company.
Thief River Falls. One hundred
bankers and twenty-five visitors at.
tended the annual convention Of the
Ninth district group. Minnesota Bank
ers' association. here. Resolutions in
dorse the educational facilities offered
by the American institute of bankers
through the Minnesota association. and
cooperation In road legislation In
urged.
Bemidji --- Miss Maud Clark OF the
Eighth grade of the Bemidu schools
will represent Beltrami county In the
state bread baking contest for girls
at the Minnesota state fair next fall,
provided no other contestant enters
for state recognition, as Miss Clark.
In bread baking contest held In the
Bemidji schools, won high score. her
percentage being SO.
Cass Lake. Delegates from the
Cass County Development association
have been appointed to represent this
county at the All.Minnssota Develop.
ment association meeting in st. Paul,
June 10 and II, as follows: Senator
p. III. McGarry OF Walker, A. C. Miller
| Of Backus. Jay p. Brewer of Pine
River, M. NJ. Kohl of Cass Lake. G.. A.
Graham Of Remer, w. b. Jones of PHI.
lager and Robert De Lury OF Walker
st. Paul. -- Regimental commanders
of the Minnesota national guard, in
which some companies have been
placed on probation an result OF the
last Federal inspection, have been Civ.
en- the inspection reports by Adjutant
General Wood and have been request.
company commanders and report to
the adjutant general On the cause OF
failure to meet the war department
standard and what steps they are TAX
Ing to remedy conditions.
st. Paul. Whether II In desirable
and possible to add two years Of col
legs work to the curriculum OF every
state high school is one of the ques-
tions to be considered at the first an
nual meeting OF the All Minnesota
Development association In the capi.
toll June 1915. Interest In the subject
has been strengthened by the over
crowded condition at the University
and the suggestion that such a step
by the high schools would relieve CON
gestion at the larger institution.
st. Paul. -- Validity OF the treaty OF
February 22, 1855, under which large
portion of Minnesota was ceded to the
government by the Mississippi and
other bands of Chippewa Indians again
will go before the United States SUI
preme court with special attention
called to the question as TO whether
liquor may he shipped in interstate
commerce into the Indian territory
for the private consumption OF whites.
The territory affected includes such
cities and towns as Brainerd Cole
raine, Bemidji, Cass Lake, Hibbing
and Chisholm.