Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-19
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Red Wing. - More than 100 cities
md villages were represented at the
ourth annual convention OF the League
Of Minnesota Municipalities. at Red
Wing. The organization has mem
bership OF 121 municipalities.
ST. Paul. Special state aid Of $27.-
2IS.67 to schools In eight Minnesota
cities maintaining classes for deaf and
sub-normal pupils Is apportioned ac-
cording to report from s. A. Chal-
man. inspector, to C. G, Schulz, state
superintendent Of instruction.
Mortified. - Charles j. Hunt OF St
Paul sounded the keynote Of Congre-
gationalism here In the moderators
address before the sixiy-first annual
state conference of the denomination
at the opening meeting OF two days
program.
ST. Paul. - Property loss OF $617.
s5S resulted from 251 fires in Mime
sota during September, Robert w.
Hargadins, state fire marshal. an
nounces. In the corresponding month
last year EOS fires caused $3l7. 662 loss.
he added.
Bemidji. -- Nymore, suburb, was
annexed to Bemidji and q $4,000 gas
franchise granted to the Public I'm.
provement company OF Minneapolis at
meeting of the city council. With
the Incorporation, Bemidii has . pop.
ulation exceeding 5000.
st. Paul. - Only general demand
Il 49, F~~ Ia ~
| NIT the Minnesota guardsmen on the
border to vote Nov. Z. Governor ]. A.
A. Burnquist said, will result In call
| for an extra session of the legislature.
such a demand doesn't exist at this
time, In my opinion" said the Cover
nor.
Winona. Through the use of large
pumps, the steamer Frontenac has
been fioated and towed to Fountain
City, under the direction OF w. ID.
| Wisherd of the Mississippi Excursion
Boat agency. The Frontenac, Ia
months ago, struck the lower railway
bridge In Winona. She sank after be-
Ing partly beached.
Minneapolis. George III. Reif, su
perintendent of schools for Ramsey
county, in an address before the Min
nesota Public Health association, T.
session at the Radisson hotel, Mime
apolis, advocated legislation covering
the medical examination of school chill
dren and providing for county nurses
In rural communities.
Brainerd. -- l.. III. Slocum, who wa
removed as auditor OF Koochichini
county, following irregularities foun'
I'm the books of his office, cannot b,
compelled to testify before M. J
Brown, special commissioner appoint
ed by Governor J. A. A. Burnquist Il
investigate the county finances, Judg,
w. s. McClenahan has ruled.
Wahasso. Minnesota state bank
number 1890 with the opening Of thu
Farmers State Bank Of Wabasso
which has just been chartered by A
III. Turrittin, state superintendent o
banks. 1t begins with $4,000 capita
and $4,000 surplus. c. l.. Burley ant
NJ. J. Burley, both of Wabasso, ar,
president and cashier respectively.
Mortified. -- A unanimous indorse
ment was given the plan for cooper
alton between the Baptists and Con
gregationalists of Minnesota In th'
support of Carleton college here all,
Pillsbury academy, Owatonna, and ST
Paul was chosen as the 1917 meetini
place ut the business session of tn,
Minnesota Congregational conferenc,
here.
Brainerd.-Each of the twelve coun
ties interested In the Minnesota Scent
highway will take fifty memberships
according to plans adopted by the di
rectors of the association behind tn,
enterprise at meeting here. The ter
ritory includes Hennepin and Ramse
counties. Memberhip buttons arc be
ing sold at 81 each to furnish financia
support.
Brainerd. - II was a motion pictur
play that brought light here. Fo
weeks the city had been in darkness
because the general fund was over
drawn and the city owed the waite
and light board $4,000. The Brainer,
Amusement company staged a benefI
| BiosiG pSlltI DhuGt U ThIbf HlDUey u
buy enough street light for a mont
or more. The event was a Thorough
success.
St. Paul. Radical changes In tn
I organization of Minnesota's state go,
eminent have just been proposed b
, Representative l.. G. Spooner of Mo:
, ris to members Of the state efficienc
and economy commission, meeting q
the state capitol The program ha
been the subject of conferences, an
, 1t was said that most OF the change
, suggested by Mr.. Spooner were likel
, to be approved.
, Crookston. Resolutions askin
, that the legislatures of Minnesotf
North and South Dakota appropriat
fund for typographical survey @
. ! the Red river valley, and also appoin
. commission to eradicate noxiou
, weeds. were passed by more than 30
representative business and profe.
: sional men of northwestern Mimi,
sofa, North and South Dakota, In BE,
sion here to discuss grain and foo
control OF the Red river valley.
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