Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
What's Doing
In Minnesota


was 152 feet.
acknowledgements Bnrnauist has
fixed April rs aud 20 as the dates for
his visit to Moorhead. when he will
be the guest OF the Young Mems
Booster club and the Aoorhead Prog.
regs club.
Aankota. George Hood Of this coun.
ty. adopted son OF James Lloyd. has
received word his father, John Hood.
whom he thought dead, In alive. The
appearance OF the father creates a
financial tangle.
Minneapolis. "Kta" Scaily has
been found guilty by Jury in district
court before Judge Leary Of an Of.
Tense against ls-year old girl. When
the verdict was read seuHy fell faint.
ing to the floor and his sife began
screaming I'm hysteria.
Winona.---A freight train travelling
twenty-five miles an hour here per.
formed quite an unusual stunt. The en-
gtne bounded off the rails, ran fifty
feet on the ties. struck and battered
q gusrd rail- MT switch ana Ieaped
back On the main track.
Walker. A Cass County Jefferson
Highway association. composed of
representatives from every village In
the cogt1s, has been organized In
Walker and the sum Of 81 900 voted to
carry on the work oil having this fin.
nous highway routed through cass
county over Ito new hundred mile Ell.
we'll road @..
Thief River FaIls."-~As the result OF
ten-day organizing camlaign In this
county by Professors Hay and Wer-
ner OF the high school, 4 number OF
boys and girls clubs hare been form
ed among the rural schools to take up
work under the auspices of the de-
psrtment OF agriculture of the State
University.
&c. Paul Whether q burial ground
ID exempt from local assessments IL
question which the state supreme
court win be asked to decide. Dis.
trict Judge Michael recently decided
against the city In suit brought TO
force the Oakland cemetery 10 pay
$1,000 sewer assessment, holding a
cemetery WAS exempt,
st. PauL--Isy an artificial arm he
Ii said 10 have thrown away In his
flight. Brady Henry. alleged slayer OF
Joseph Young, who was killed In
saloon Mt SIS Broadway. ST. Paul. April
j. WAS located In Superior, Wis, and
captured while hurrying over "A bridge
10 Duluth. according to a message re-
ceived by the police.
Dulnth.~~With grain elevators only
100000 bushels from their capacity,
and with grain boats available, off.
Gals Of q big company have an.
nounced their willingness to break up
1T. Louis bay so that steamers can get
under the sponts. No request for such
action. however, has come to tug
companies, Il was said.
Fergus Falis.~-B. u. Belleson. sec.
Rotary of the Stayenger.Laget of Am,
erica, was here. comforting with local
citizens, relative to- the annual reunion
of tho society here June 81. 20 and 90.
The largest auditorium hero will he In
adequate 10 accommodate the gather
Ing and the meetings will be held In
n tent II In expected 5000 persons
will attend
Nalker.~-Thirteen talks by as many
Minnesota men OF prominence were
crowded into the oneday meeting OF
the Cass County Development asso-
citation at Walker. The program was
tnterspersed with musical numbers
uuder the direction Of A, j. Linden.
Pine River, but after the welcome
address by President Nj. N. Kohl Of
Cass Lake there were hours OF solid.
pithy talk.
Minneapolis. With Governor Burn.
quist. DR. Cyrus Northrop. Archbishop
ireland, Judge Fish and others firing
broadsides Of patriotism and prepared.
ness amid Yankee battle yalls OF the
days OF 81. members OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic In Minneapolis
and st. Paul celebrated the tiftieth
anniversary of founding OF the order
In Memorial hall. courthouse. guests
Of the John A. Rawiins' post,
SC. Paul. $500 The petitions of Walter
j. Smith and Robert G. Pickit for
ciemeney were heard by the state
pardon board Mt the termination OF a
long afternoon of pleas for mercy for
many prisoners In the state prison
and reformatory. The board adjourn
ed Immediately after hearing ths
Smith and Pickit cases and announced
that IL would reach no conclusion fol
a day CT two ut least. II passed tina
judgment on none OF Tho cases heard
Minneao olis.~~Wi the buiidius
permits running considerably In OK
cess OF 100000 and the announce
ment OF one milling company that 81,
100000 worth OF improvements woul,
be started ut once. Minneapolis OK
refienced one of the great huiIdtni
weeks In It's history. Building pei
mits for the first week in Aprii total
ed slice. 065. II was not only tn
largest week OF this year, but Their
have been few weeks in the histor
OF the city when such an enormoa
total has been reached
Thief River Falis.-~The Ninth Dts
trfct Federation OF Women's Club
viii hold Its annual session here Ma
1 and s. with delegates from twent,
f.,ssr sssfiaa In uffephauea Tha l~1s