Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-13
What's Doing
in Minnesota


to swim cost the life OF Ben Arnold
OF Brainerd at Clark lake, when both
encountered deep water. His com
panion struggled to safety. Efforts to
resuscitate Arnold with . pulmotor
failed.
Minneapolis DR.. J. Frank Cor
bett. associate professor Of surgery at
the University Of Minnesota, has left
for Fort Sam Houston. San Antonio.
Texas. to take up his duties as mem
Der of tho regular army reserve medi-
cal corps.
Fairmont. Judge J. Fl. Quinn has
filed an order denying a new trial to
Ole q. Solem. convicted recently OF
having poisoned his mother-in-law and
given q life sentence at Saltwater. His
attorneys Will prepare an appeal to
the supreme court.
Winona. Members OF the Mime"
sofa Rural Letter Carriers associa-
ton, at tho closing session of their
fourteenth convention, went on rec"
ord in favor of law to make their
compensation dependent on the num-
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Faribault. -- William Alcock OF Ken
yon was killed near here while return.
ing with party of eight young peo.
pie from a dance at one of the lakes.
The party was In an automobile and
the car went into creek. Alcock was
riding on the running board and was
pinned under the car and drowned.
The others escaped injury.
st. Paul. High praise for Mime
| sofa people, scenery and roads Is con-
tanned In letter sent by J. ID, Clark
son. general manager OF the Jefferson
highway, who recently concluded a
trip OF investigation over the three
proposed routes for that famous road
In the state, to George w. Cooley, sec
rotary OF the highway commission.
Minneapolis. President Vincent
of the university has brought word
from Washington, where he conferred
with Franklin p. Lane, secretary of
the interior, that Minneapolis stands
a good chance eventually to get one
OF the government mining experiment
stations which are TO be established.
Bena.-~At the conclusion Of a three
| days celebration here tho Mississippi
| river valley Chippewa Indians drafted
petition to be presented to the next
congress calling for a government al.
| lotment of eighty acres more land for
| each member of the tribe, They ask
tional forest preserve in Cass county
Moorhead. A 5o0-word brief set
| ting forth the advantages OF the pro
| posed western route for the Jefferson
| highway through Minnesota and sign
| ed by members of the Park Region
and Red River Valley association oi
the development Of the highway. has
gone forth to J. d. Clarkson, general
engineer of the Jefferson Highway as
ISOLATION.
Camp Bobleter. Fort Smelling. The
entire unit of the Third Minnesota in
fantry Ia southward.hound for some
unknown point on the Mexican Dor
der, The Third regiment goes South
with l.o53 men and 81 officers. The
unit has machine xln company, med
ieal staff. hospital corps, supply com
pany and IL companies averaging
about 30 men each
Virginia, Five thousand strikin,
iron ore miners at Aurora, Biwabik
Mesaba, Mckinley, Elba, Gilbert
Genoa. Eveleth, Virginia. Buhl. Kin
ney, Nashwauk, Hihhing and CHS
holm seemed little nearer solution o
their strike than one month ago, when
the differences that have caused thre,
deaths and four injuries broke out
County Attorney Warren Greene SAT-
he would charge agitators of the strik
that resulted in the killing of three OF
the range with first degree murder
st. Paul. Each Chippewa lndial
or mixed blood In Minnesota will &c
approximately $3.50 by distribution
OF one-fourth Of the tribal fund Of 81
100000, under an act Of congress whic
become effective July /. The distr
button will not be made. the India
department says. until roll of tn
Indians has been completed. SO tina
the exact amount OF each share ca
be determined. r. w. Peaks of Min
neapolis states there are ii.a00 Chi
pewas In the state. which would mea
$lS1,5o for each man, woman an
child.
Mankato. ~- A meeting of represel
tatises of the commercial clubs {
Mankato, Rochester. Albert Lea. Au
tin, Owatonna and other points
southern Minnesota was held in tn
/ city to consider ways and means Il
| starting an action before the int
/ state commerce commission To ha,
/ the arbitrary differential freight ra,
on goods from the east, in favor
the Twin Cities, done away with. TIL
| differential, which ranges from
| cents 100 pounds down. accordir
| to classification, has hampered II
| business interests Of the smaller elite
/ il Ii said,
st. Paul. A personal bond
/ 100000 for Louis W. Hin. as admit
l lstrator OF the estate of his fathe
| James ], Hin, has been filed with Clel
/ Fred Gosewisch OF the Ramsey count
probate court. Judge K. w. Razil
| formally appointed MIR, Hin admin
traitor,
Ill Hihbing, Raidinx a shack In II