Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-02
STATE BRfvTlES

"iHoHa- -- According TO local tab
ulation, bitter clashes will take place
in a number of surrounding towns
over the wet" and dry" issue during
the next few weeks.
Virginia. The worlds record ski
Jump made from scaffold slide was
set here by Lars Hangar, riding for
the Chippewa Falls, Wis. club. who
jumped ITO feet. The former record
was I69.
Red Wing.-Frank Decker, so years
old, who lived the life of hermit at
Central Point near Lake City for
nearly half cetnury, died at st.
Johns hospital here. He has no liv-
ing relatives.
Minneapolis-As fruit of its Min
neapolis sessions, the Minnesota Ed
torial association may have credited
to Ii the crystallizing of plans for a
journalistic department at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota
Hibbing. A political gun of state
wide Importance was fred here when
Mayor Victor Power filed with VIII
lage Recorder d. d. Haley the admin
istration ticket for reelection at the
hands Of Hibbing voters March IA,
Duluth.-Repre sentatives of Italian
societies of Minneapolis, st. Paul, Du-
luth, Virginia, Hibbing and Eveleth or
ganized the Italian Society of the
State OF Minnesota, elected officers
and concluded their gathering here
with a ball.
st. Paul. Frank B. Kellogg. ST.
Paul attorney who gained nation
wide reputation as 'trust-buster"
under the administration of former
President Theodore Roosevelt, will be
a candidate for the United States SEN
ate to succeed Moses f. Clapp.
Chisholm. Single-handed, Deputy
Agent Charles BENSON stopped three
wagon loads of liquor just after they
were driven across the line into dry
territory. arrested seven raen, confis-
Gated three teams and wagons and
smashed barrels, kegs, bottles and
jugs containing hundreds of gallons
of liquor valued at $1,000
Minneapolis.-It has been a great
winter for the farmer-one that pres.
ages an unusually large acreage Of
wheat put into the ground under most
favorable condition. according to dele,
gates who were In Minneapolis from
all over the stat to attend the ninth
annual convention of Farmers Grain
Dealers association of Minnesota.
Duluth.-W. J. Connors OF Buffalo
who has just announced the organiza
ton of the Great Lakes Transit com
pany to take over the package freight
beats on the Great Lakes, divorced
from railroad control by order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, an
nounees that the Lake Michigan
route, which has been loser. mus,
pay it's way or be cut out
Red Wing. Mimi. Those who are
in charge OF. the petition seeking the
submission of the saloon question to
the voters at the coming spring cleo
ton announced that they have more
than enough signatures to have the
matter placed before the voters. The
petition will be filed with the city
clerk soon, and if after the names have
been checked over, there are suffi
cient signatures of legal voters tc
have the question submitted ii will be
placed on the ballot.
Minneapolis. c. G. Daniels. for
mer United States attorney in the
Chippewa land cases, has gone tc
Washington. He plans to visit his
home In North Carolina before return
ing to Minnesota to practice law
Whether he will discuss Indian land
cases with the attorney general o,
other officials he did not say, but his
friends believe that he purposes q
fight against the iumbermen, land
spectators and others who, he be
lieves. are responsible for his removal
Albert Lea, Mimi During tho
inquest in the Gulbrandson case Mrs
Fjelbroten still stuck to her first story
mother from taking the carbolic acid
which physicians state was the direct
cause OF her death. AS the women
were alone, attorneys stated that the
daughter must be given the benefit OF
any doubt The verdict was that Mrs
Gulbrandson committed suicide The
county attorney said that Mrs. Fjel
broten can still be prosecuted on an
other charge.
Mimi apol s.--Looking TOWARD
greater efficiency in every banker and
bank empioye In the state. the Mime
sofa Bankers association has an
nounced through its secretary, @. III
Richards. that comprehensive courses
in law and banking offered by the
American Institute of Banking will be
handled through the association IL
cooperation with the extension divi
sion OF the University Of Minnesota
Heretofore these courses have beer
available to the country banker only
by correspondence with the institute
New York Office.
Notwithstanding from the. top of 8
80 foot pole his spurs and life belt
holding fast. a large number of per
sons here witnessed the eiectrocutfou
of Edward Nelson. aged %, iineman
Minneapolis. Minnesota.-The state
ments of Congressman Thomas Sckal
of the zenith district in complaints
against the altered rural mail desiv
cry service in Hennepin county are