Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
TO IMPROVE 1900
MILES OF HIGHWAY
MINNESOTA TO SPEND 37,45S,4 51
ON ROADS THIS YEAR STATE
ENGINEER ESTIMATE0.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events OF General Interest In Minne
sofa Condensed and Revised Tor
the Greater Convenience
OF Busy Readers.
st. Paul.

st. Paul
Minnesota will improve more than
5000 miles of roads at an aggregate
cost Of $7,453.451, according to figures
prepared in the office of George w.
Cooley. state engineer of the Mime
sofa Highway commission. More than
1000 miles, will be graveled. and more
than 1000 graded These figures were
obtained through the total in the state
ty road and bridge levies, and the sum
spent last year by the townships
The amount of the state apportion-
ment was 81 100000, made up of the
state road levy and the amount re-
ceived from motor vehicle taxation.
The county road and bridge tax
brought in $2.753.451. and the town
ships s3,200,000.
OF the total, about $4,000,0O will be
used under the supervision of the
highway commission. Besides the
amount raised from taxation, Winona
county Is planning a bond issue of
100000 to be spent or roads and
bridges.
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Merchants Course At "U."
Backed solidly by the business men
and commercial organizations of the
state, the University of Minnesota has
taken a step in advance OF any state
institution In the country and has an
nounced a residential course OF one
year in retail merchandising. Further
the University will, during the coming
scholastic year, offer a four-year course
In business education, eliminating In
the degree Bachelor of Arts.
The projected courses were discuss
ed in detail at a conference between
members OF development and civic so
cieties and members Of the University
faculty.
President Vincent In outlining the
work told the business men that it was
to be divided into three general class
es; the evening extension courses
for those engaged in day work in the
Twin Cities; the one-year short course,
really an extension of the merchants
short course offered last year with
tldI kSu SuSttbc dlIu liudlN VIC Ioul
years business course leading to Q
bachelor of arts degree.
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Rural School Meeting May I.
Administration of the rural schools
OF Minnesota will be discussed by the
rural school committee named by c. a..
Schulz, state superintendent of educa
ton, May /. Supervision was taken
up by the committee at it's recent
meeting at the Capitol.
The educators will discuss an cp-
tional plan for bringing together all
the rural schools in county under
the county board and county superin'
tendent or recommend that the plan
in force in Koochiching and St. Louis
counties. which allows any rural dis,
trict to dissolve and join the county
| district, be adopted.
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State Land at Duluth Sold.
The sale of state lands at Duluth
resulted in $500 acres being disposed
of for $62 $40, according to figures just
given out by J. A. 0. Preus, state audi
tor. The average price paid for the
lands was $l0.75 per acre. In many
instances the state received five times
the amount of the appraised value OF
the land, said MIR. Preus. The prices
bid by those eager to obtain lands
from IS, the minimum price fixed by
the constitution. to Sl6l per acre"
Prison Irvine In Demand.
The Minnesota state prison coulC
sell more Irvine than 1t now manu-
features, according to the statement o.
Frank Whittier, parole agent The
prison twine plant will make 1000 ,00t
pounds this year. This already ha:
short time ago sent in an order fol
1000 900 pounds, but it could not b,
filled.
Vincent Takes Vacation.
President George +. Vincent Of tn,
University OF Minnesota has starte,
on his first vacation since he becam,
= head OF the university. With Mrs Vim
cent and his daughter Elizabeth, h
left for nve weeks stay IN CGllfOt
MIA Dean Albert F. Woods of the d
} partment OF agriculture will be actini
/ president during Dr.. Nincents al
| sence.
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t Canvassins Board Meets March %.
! The state canvassing board will NEE
at the Capitol March IS to go over tn
!. returns Of the presidential prinar,
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On ~" Expenditures.
+ The University acted with the fuI
t knowledge and approval Of the attol
e ney general in certain steps declare
/. illegal in the annual report of tn
3 state public examiner. according t
: George H. Hayes, comptroller Of tn
Il University. In his report Of the book
Of ufr Ny no -,s,