Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-20
FOR HIGHWAY N
SUPERIOR FOREST
SENATOR NELSON INTRODUCE
aiLL CALLING ron ssoooo
APPROPRIATION.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events u General lntsrsss n Mlnno
sota Condensed snd Revised sor
rhs orsatsr censsnisnes
81 ousy Readers.

st. PAM.
Two years axD last summer GaorEG
]. Bradley. Norwood. then president 81
the state kama and fsh c0mmission,
made tour IL investigation hy canoe
through the Superior national forest
In Northeastern Minnesota and 70
turned 20 Impressed with tina beauties
OF the almost inaccessible lands and
lakes he had travelled that he wrote
to Senator Knute Nelson suggesting
that tho government build ! road
through this wonderland
Since them Senator Nelson hAs naAo
mn investigation and last week Mr..
Bradley received from him ! copy of
q bin introduced Ia the Senate De-
cembsr 10.
The bill calls FOR N appropriation
or $4,000 for construction Of tho high
way. The bill directs that cnnstruo-
ton shail b. nndar supervision Ok the
secretary Of agriculture and that Tho
road shall start IT = point along thA
north shore Of Lake Superior and fol-
| low d northeriy direction through tho
national forest.
THE nation has In this foFeat pr
serve one of the beauty spots 81 tho
world" said Mr.. Bradley.
Il Il Il
70 Discuss School Prohlsms.
Many .problems of the rural schools.
notably the extent to which super-
vision by the county superintendent
Ehoula he exercised will be- discussed
at series OF winter meetings arrank-
| I'd under the direction Of Or. G. @.
Schulz, superintendent III education
II has been suggested that the county
superintendent may increase their
value to the rural schools by MAIN
tanning q system OF ONCE records
| showing the work OF the different
schools and by circular letters 70 the
1 teachers.
/ Following are the dates and places
for tho conferences.
Jan. ABNORMAL school Moorhsad.
for counties of Norman Traverse Ste
swift. f hscs ss9n and W,isin. aa''
i Feb Normal school. ~; Cloud fos
counties e posFia ro Morsis ss fe ssa
Feb. High. school bpildlnx, ned
NJ m Fillmore. sn psags. De H MoM ns
Feb. scourthouss. Pipostone, t-r
sne y q i Mu ap Nebiss neo COIN
Pipestone, Rock and Jackson.
FEB asaa ,as 81 ssar .snse Msnx
s brown. Wa.on assa Marlin, DIG. Esrsk.
s.s as ss sisf H. IA rsa ser
4 ties of Mile Laos, Chippewa, Mcleod.
Anokss Ramsey. lsantL Wright n .ss..
ysils sss. ana chlss ssae' '"aspA
Feb; 1s--Normal sehooi pniuts fof
counties Of Lake, koochichink PINE
Feb i7--fIigh school. gsmid,i. !, 81. !.
Lake Mahnornan. cissrwAtsr.' Rcssap:
Marshall. Beitrami. Polk. Hubbard ana
Casa.
Dukes Estate 10 Pay Tax.
Il The state legal department haS
been asked to determine the tar duo
the state 40 q result Of the death u
Duke OF Fife OF rs Portman Square.
London, England. The Duke was tha
died January rs. 1912, and was the
owner Of Great Northern railroad
stock and Great Northern ore stock
valued 1t 100000. His estste was
In excess OF $6,000.o00 and he has
left Il To his widow, Louise, princess
Royal. and two daughters.
y 4
Fires start In Rubbish.
Il According to state department IN
surance reports. more fires originate
In rubbish heaps than from any 9th.
! yfssAa onn n a.
peciaily prolific In this resYect and
Insurance Commissioner Works sug.
gets that householders and others
start cleaning up without delay.
Farmers Study Autos
Moss than one hundred young men
registered for the new course In auto
mobiles and gas tractors offered at
! the School OF Agriculture University
Farm, for the first time. this year. This
, was the registration for the first day
, following the holiday vacation. and
probably Will be increased greatly.
Makes Business Record.
II Warrants totaiing s2f Loco. 12C.51
were issued during the last year By
N State Auditor Preus. The number Of
drafts issued was It,047. amounting
to more than $22.D0e.0 900. The makn3.
. tudc OF the business done BY the stata
; auditor has become so great that the
Minnesota department compares with
that Of many OF the older states.
Ill - 4 Il
Burnauist 70 Speak.
II Gov BErnqnist and Attorney Gen.
eraI Smith were invited TO speak as
, the opening session al the state ei1.
II cheney and economy coyamission. Th-
commission, which plans to revise the
present system of state government.
will remain In session until = report
has been agreed upon. A cuInrnsttee
consisting OF Senator A. J. Roeknss
Il r. G. Epooner and Gunnar =. HtorA
son. named az the last meeting 10 pro
/ vida program for thu opening NJ this
/ / session. decided 70 invite the Sove<U
| or.