Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Devereux, died at his home hero. He
was SO years old. Death was due to ma
tural Causes.
! St Cloud. Alumni from all parts OF
the state were In attendance at the
banquet marking the dedication OF
Shoemaker hall. the new state normal
school dormitory
Appleton. AT an enthusiastic
meeting Of business men. plans were
formulated for the observance of the
| nations birthday on July 4. Commit
tees were appointed.
MInneapolis.--The cornerstone for
| an $4,000 clubhouse for mutes, the
only one OF the kind In the United
States. has been laid at Marshall and
Fairview avenues, Midway.
Owatonna.~Fifty-s six students. com
prising the largest class In the history
of Owatonna High School. have receiv
ed their diplomas from President q. B
Bennett of the board Of education
Moorhead Thirty Clay county girls
have been pronounced expert bread
makers at the annual Clay county
SoittSt th6 VII Gt
ton OF the Minnesota college of agri
culture.
Bull. Entombed by the collapse
| OF q mine drift 1873 feet below the sur
face, Henry Meerland, a state engi
neer. and two miners slowly dug their
way to safety through a six-foot wall
| OF solid ore.
Duluth. The United States Steel
| corporation, Minnesota's largest sin
gle taxpayer. has just paid the first
half of the 1915 tax on its st. Louis
county real estate holdings by checks
totaling $3.50 140S.
Thief River Falls.--The owners oil
| the kretzschmar dam across Red
| Lake river here have offered the prop
| erty to the city for $4,000 and the
matter has been taken under advise
| ment by the city council
Northfeld, Mortified has addet
another year to Its record of commun
ity uplift in the celebration of It's thirt
annual community picnic. All Rice
| county. with parts of Dakota anC
| Goodhue counties, were represented
by the twenty-three farmers clubs
which sent delegations totaling 2.50t
| persons.
Winona.-Ffve men are candidates
for the Legislative nomination In tn,
rural section of the Second district
which comprises Winona county out
side Of Winona city. All met at st
Charles recently while campaigning
There developed a re-uniost of the can
didates and the political foes held ;
love feast.
| Alexandria.-~M. c. Wells of Mime
apolis was struck by lightning ant
killed instantly here while fishing OF
| Lake Lahommedue. Wells one Of
fishing party, was polling boat whei
strack. He was IA travelling salesman
for the La Crosse Implement company
Mr.. aud Mrs, Wells were here on
summer outing. observing their wed
ding anniversary.
| Hutchinson, Hutchinson and Nc
Leod counties have received the frs
incubation Of the community idea
II took the form of a big picnic unde
the auspices of Ave organizations
the AIoma and Lynn Fire lnsuranc,
association. Farmers Co-operativ,
Creamery association. Farmers Eley
ator association, Live Stock Shippers
association and Union club
Crookston. --~ The advance registra
ton for the summer school at tn
Crookston School of Agriculture i
close to 100. the largest on record
with more coming in. Polk count,
leads with "a. with Marshall county
close second with 20, and good delega
tons from Norman. Roseau. pennina
ton, Beltrami, Clay. Wadena. Becker
Clearwater, kittson and Red LAX
| counties,
I Owatonna. This city Ia makin
preparations to entertain the Mime
sofa Music Teachers association cor
vention, June 81. 2S and 80. when Sc,
eral hundred delegates are expected
The program has just been announced
William jennings Bryan is schedule
to make Chautauuua address her
the first day of the convention an
the association has decided to adjourn
during the hours of his speech.
Bemidji. In an effort to decide
route that win be satisfactory to bot
the city Of Remidii and the Minnesot
and International railway. to the pre-
posed bridge across the Mississippi
river on the road to Nymore. con
mttee consisting OF citizen fror
each ward of the city and memhe
at large, named by the president c
the city council has been selected /
arhitrate the question with the raj
read company.
East Grand Forks--The local school
will receive $500 state aid in Decen
Der. 1917, for the school year t9l6-lal'
according to advices received by s,
perintendent of Schools f. Il. Lurtoi
This year the school receives $500
divided as follows: Normal, $1,000
agriculture, $1,000: domestic scienc,
$500: manual training. 5000. and hig
school. $500. This fund will be au,
mented in 1917 by an additional SEQ
granted to the commercial department
Duluth. This city's four larges
hotels have been deserved for the LIT
annual convention OF the Minnesot
State Elks association, to be held her