Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-16
TUbERS DISEASED,
ARE GUARANTEED
POTATOES FROM MAINE AND CAN.
ADA AFFECTED. STATE AGR,.
CULTURAL COLLEGE FINDS.
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important happening
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
fence OF Basy Readers.

~NeId ho LuuGI any
one import Canadian or Maine pota-
toes into Minnesota" said Dean A. F.
Woods of the state agricultural college.
Recently carload OF Canadian pota.
toes was shipped into the Twin Cities,
but upon the request of the college
but upon the request of the college
OF agriculture the car was guaranteed,
and Is being watched by three men
from the agricultural college. The
quarantine was issued when examina-
ton by the college authorities show
ed that per cert of the potatoes In
the car were affected by powdery scab
new kind Of disease which has been
found among potatoes in Maine and
Canada.
Through the state inspection serv-
Ice" said Dean Woods, the state agri-
cultural college has requested the Fed
eral board to issue q general quaran-
tine against potatoes from Canada or
Maine from entering into any Of the
states or the Northwest"
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A!iots Road Funds.
Apportionment of the 81 SOC, 900 road
and bridge fund among the counties Of
the state has been completed by the
Minnesota Highway Corr mission. Hen
| nepin. Ramsey and St.. Louis counties
each received s35 geo, which is about
ID per cent of the total fund. Three
per cent is the largest share that can
be allotted to any one county.
Winona county received the next
largest allotment, $4,000. because 1t
is doing about $500 900 worth Of road
work this year. ltasca received ST.
900; Blue Earth, $4,000. and Beltrami
| county $4,000. Cass county was
given So. 500 and Dakota county s22,-
600. Among the other counties receiv-
ing more than the minimum allotment
| Of 900 were the following:
Stearns, s21 900; Pine. s2l 900; Polk,
$4,000; Koochiching. $4,000; Ohm
sted, $4,000; Aitkin, sl7,500: Lyon.
$4,000; Anoka, $1,000; Morrison.
$4,000; Mower, ST. 900; RenviIle, $751;
600; Ottertail. $4,000: Yellow Medi-
cine, $4,000; Rice. ST. 900; Redwood
$4,000. and Washington, Sl7,50O.
Dakota county was given S22, 900 be-
cause at the expense incurred in the
maintaining of the Dodd road. which
Is part OF the Jefferson highway. st.
Paul made q special plea for Pine
county. which was given $4,000.
Lecturers End Campaign.
Lecturers for the Minnesota State
Board of immigration who have been
touring Ohio. Indiana and Illinois since
the first OF tho year have finished their
work and closed their meetings. Frank
NJ. Eddy held his last meeting at Knox.
vile. ILL.,. and John Deitz finished ut
Delphi. Ind. Moving pictures OF Min
| nesota and its resources have been
shown In more than 200 towns. Tn.
lecturers report that many farmers In
the three states visited have declared
their intention OF coming to Minnesota.
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For Swear High School Courses.
Apropos the proposal to raise the In.
| cidental fee for admission to the col.
iege OF science. literature and the arts
Of the University OF Minnesota and the
kindred problem Of relieving the con.
gested conditions OF the college, Presi,
dent George E. Vincent Is Of the opin.
ion that six-year high school courses
in Minnesota would contribute largely
toward solving both problems
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| Takes Exception To Report.
In letter placed In the hands OF
| Governor BurnQuist the State Board
OF Control takes exception to q report
made by the State Board Of Visitors
OF the state training school for boys
at Red Wing which recommended that
the boy~ be examined for physical de,
fects. The Board of Control receives
copies CT all reports made to the Gov.
ernor by the Board Of Visitors.
Consider Phone Service.
conference of railroad officials
telephone officials and the railroad and
| warehouse commissioners has been
called to consider telephone service
In railroad stations. Complaint has
been received from various sources ov
er the telephone arrangements In the
! stations.
| State Lands Are Sold
Recent sales OF state lands brought
s29,415 into the permanent school
| funds Of Minnesota. j. A. o. Preas
state auditor. reported that In BEN
idji 2,s36 acres were disposed OF for
s15,607. A sale in Walker brough,
si3,s6s for 1923 acres.
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Biggest Year For Mines.
prophecy that Minnesota state
mines would have the biggest shipping
year in their history during 1916, which
will open as soon as the Ice clears on,
of the Great Lakes, has peen made
by F. A Wildes OF Hibbipg, state mine
inspector. During 1915 the state mines
shipped $500 600 tons OF ore, which IL
2oo, 900 tons less than was shipped in
1913, the banner year Mr.. Wilds4
forecasts taat the shipments for 1915
will be at least 1000. 600 tens He sssl
that the European war las creates
big demand for iron ore.