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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
Fatal. HUNTING ACCIDENT

Chas. Pearson, who lived with
his brother, Nels Pearson, two
miles west Of Denham, was shot
and instantly killed on a branch
road northeast of the Oswald
farm, Tuesday morning, pres
sumably by some half-baked yap
who imagined everything that
moved to be a deer. Henry Paul
son, who had been hunting IN
that vicinity. walked down this
road a short distance ahead Ci
Mr.. Pearson, and shortly after
reaching the main road. heard q
shot and cry. He turned back
to investigate and found the
body a few rods from the main
road. Coroner Gottry of Pine
City, who had been notified,
drove to the scene. and after
making careful investigator.
decided to hold an inquest. The
evidences brought out at the in
quest. held the following day,
was sufficient to cause the ar
rest of Frank Swarma, who was
seen a short distance from the
place where the body was found,
a few minutes before the shot
was fired.
Mr.. Pearson was ffty~slx years
old and unmarried. The funeral
service will be held this after.
moon. Sturgeon Lake Hustler
Dec. |.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
ELECTRICITY SPREADING

The Eastern Minnesota Power
Company Of Pine City, has been
granted a franchise to furnish
the village of Ogilvie with cleo
trio lights. Under the provl-
sions of the ordinance the service
must start within eighteen
months. The company is now
furnishing light and power to
Grasston and Braham, as we'll as
other villages in Pine, Chisago
and Isanti counties. Kanabec
County Times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
BRUNO
eyo,n our Correspondent :.

from our Correspondent
Jap Hill has moved pack onto
his farm.
Mrs. Miller spent Monday in
Sandstone. "
Mr.. Ames returned to Lewis,
Wis, Friday.
DIR. Cowan. of Sandstone, was
in town Monday.
Rev. Blair, Of Duluth, spent
the week end here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lingren motored
to Duxbury Monday.
The Fig family motored to
Sandstone on Saturday.
Miss Inez Pembleton returned
from Willow River Sunday.
Mrs. Anton Erickson returned
from Pine City Wednesday.
Glen Gault left Wednesday for
Warba to spend the winter.
The Parker family motored to
Sandstone Sunday afternoon.
Miss Vivian Crane came home
Friday to spend a few days.
Miss Ella Norton, of kefrick,
spent the week end with friends
here.
Dir. Green, of Murdoch, spent
Thanksgiving with his family
here.
Mrs. Miner enjoyed a visit
from her sister, Mrs. Nelson, on
Saturday.
Mrs. m. A. Williams spent the
week end with her parents ir
Superior.
Mesdames Gault, Johnson anc
Murphy spent Tuesday with Mrs
DIR. Green.
The Swedish Lutherans are
building the foundation for their
new church.
Banker Erickson and Mr.. Over
beck, of Willow River, were il
town Saturday.
Mrs. Wesley. Of Minneapolis
is the guest of her parents, Dr
and Mrs. Ball.
Messrs. Brebo and st. Pete
left for Belden, Monday. to wor
for the winter.
The Royal Society Club wi
meet at the home of Mrs. Gaul
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and chi
dren spent Thanksgiving wit
friends at Askov.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sizlan hav
moved to Cedar Falls. Iowa, I
make their home.
Mrs. Nettie Laying receive
the appointment of Postmlstres
here, last Wednesday,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07

Little William Miner left for
the hospital Thursday, to under
90 an operation for rupture.
Henry Miller, Of Arlington, ar
rived here Monday to spend the
week with his sister, Mrs.
Brandt.
DR.. and Mrs. Ball spent
Thanksgiving at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Bennett, Of
Dedham.
Miss Alvina Gissler returned
from the Duluth State Normal,
Sunday; having finished her
course there.
Jap Hill went to Minneapolis
Monday, and brought Mrs. Hill
home from the hospital. She is
gaining slowly
Mr.. and Mrs. Dye left for Blue
Earth, Saturday, to spend q few
days. Baby Carol stayed with
her aunt, Mrs. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner, of
Browns Valley, are the guests Of
their daughter, Mrs. Will Hill.
They arrived Thursday.
August Gray returned the past
week from the southern part Of
the state, where he has been
| working the past summer.
| Messrs. Stafford, Jennings and
Carlton Stafford and the Mls&e@
Laura Laying and Mary Murphy
motored to Sandstone Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crane left for
Minneapolis, Monday, to go to
Asbury hospital, where Mrs
Crane will undergo an operation
| Misses Marion and Ruth Tay
lor, Lillian WheIan, Tekla Swan
son, and Lindberg returned from
Duluth, Sunday, to resume thell
school duties here.
| Wednesday, Dec. 18th, there
will be q parent-teachers meet
ling at the school auditorium
The topic will be Good Citizen
ship. Everybody is invited t.
attend.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Hoaglund an
children, of Finlayson. and Mi
Faadskaar spent Thanksgiving a
the Lineren home. Mrs. Hoal
lund and children spent the re
mainder of the week there.
The annual sale of the Swedls
, Lutheran Ladies Aid will b
held on Saturday, Dec. 9th, 8
Q the Presbyterian church. 1t WI
D begin at $50. Useful articles fC
Xmas gifts will be sold. A Chi
/ ken supper will be served fro'
S 400 to 600.
Miss Lila Winton and Fay B,r
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07

Editor Warren of Hinekles tele-
hrateS a5th Wedding
Anniversary
We editor and wife were very
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
I,ede Busy Iecturing

Hon. j. Adam Bede, who has
been home the past couple of
weeks or more, expects to leave
to morrow for Boston, Mass, N
which region he will lecture for
a week, jumping thence to the
Ohio-West Virginia section of the
country. He is one of the tor
notchers" on the Redpath cir
cults. Pine Poker, Nov. 30.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07
Statement of the Condition of
CLOVERTON STATE BANK

at close of business on Nov. 18th, 1916.
Date of report by bank Nov. Il, 1916.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07

NNEL u. Uttk, UwNtr
W. VI. Heath, Auetioneer.
First state Hank OF AskuN, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07

viii sell at public auction at my
home. one half mile north OF ASknN,
on "wednesday, December 18Th, COM
menctng at / y. m. sharp, the follow
ing Described property:
one span mules, ! and 6 years old,
weight 800; one bay mare. years
old. weight 1850.
one spring delivery wagon, capacity
1890 lbs; one new top buggy; one set
sleighs for spring wagon; one Moline
disc; one spring tooth harrow; one
cuIttvator; one piow: one ScraPer;
one " horsepower gasoline engine,
one pump Jack; one wood tank; one
tank heater; one stewart ban bearln&
sheep shearing machine; two sheep
feed racks; 80 rods 80 inch woven
wire: one Professionalism motorcNclee'
m good running order; binckhsmith
forge. straw pile, set double Wofh
harness and nume1 Gus other articles,
TERMS; All sums of $40 and under
are cash. ON sums over $40. months
time viii be given on hankHbie paper
at : per cent. interest.
axEL 10. BUCK. Owner
W. VI. Heath. Auetioneer.
First state Hank OF AskHN, Clerk.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
Edwards
Nero. 60.

on the plow, between the man ant
the horses. 1t drew the lines rather
close to the plowman's neck, but
neither he nor the horses we're in
jured
No trace has yet been found of
l.. E. Boyette, former agent for the
Frisco Railroad Company at Poca.
hontas, who disappeared few
weeks ago, although dilieent effort
is being made to locate him. Aud
itors found that he is short $1100
in his accounts.
W. L. Muncy was kicked on the
calf of the leg by horse a few
days ago, and for a time it seemed
he would not be physically fit for
duty in Mexico, but we notice the
limp has disappeared, as well as
the probability Of war with the
ereasers.-Melbourne Times.
While feeding a hay press a few
days ADO Jack Sinners of Salem
had his right lee broken just above
the ankle. He had been pushing
the hay into the press with his foot
and had his foot In the press when
the team started suddenly. The
pluneer Of the press caught his leg,
breaking both bones,
According to estimates made re-
Gently the Elberta peach crop In
Independence county has been cut
more than half this season. II Is
believed that not more than Is car
loads Of peaches will be shipped
from Cushnlan this year. The lar
gest orchards In Independence coun-
ty are located at Cushman.
John Walker of Salado was
instantly killed by lightning one
day last week. lie was hauling
hay from the field when the bolt
ended his life. Seven other men
we're In the field at the same time,
and all were knocked down by the
lightning, but none were seriously
injured. Mr. Walker Is survived by
a wife and three children, He was
80 yea old,
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
NORTH ARKANSAS
news PARAGRAPHS
Some OF The Latest Happen
ings In The Counties That
Surround Sharp.

There are 465 persons of school
age in the NeNsrk school district.
OF this number only 10 are negroes.
Charles Henderson, aged 10, and
Miss Fannie Cerrid, aged 16, were
married last week at Datto, Ran
dolph county.
John W. Glenn Of Batesville Is
rebuilding his Gin at 0neal. This
gin was wrecked by the recent cy-
clone, when the loss to the owner
was $4,000.
R. V. Goss, farmer living near
lmboden, presented the editor Of
the Imboden Journal with a bale Of
hay Of his second crop in order to
make the crop an even number Of
bales-600.
Mrs. Oscar Albright died one
morning last week at her home at
Cushman, after an illness with
which she was stricken only the
evening previous. She and Mr.. Al
bright we're married last Christmas
day,
S. J, Hutcheson Of Norfork owns
a young pet vol, One night last
week he broke his chain and g.
capped and during the three nights
he was at liberty he killed, so far
as is known, more than a hundred
chickens, four pigs and a dozen
cats.
A remarkable incident occurred
near Walnut Ridge recently. John
Mullen was plowine In a field on
his farm and was driving two
horses, lie had the lines round
his neck, A heavy gust OF wind
toppled over a dead tree and II fell
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
COURT JURORS IN
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
Circuit Court Will Convene
At Evening S h a d e On
August 18th.
GRAND JURORS

P. G. Kinks of johnson township
Pink Oliver, Jack Heard of Sullivan
township, Dave Berry, Ed Wassor
OF Piney Fork, W. F. Stanfill o.
Cave township, Bob Wilkerson
Charley Bowers of Scott township
James Massey, Spencer HutchisoI
of Big Creek township, James Nor
man Of Strawberry township, Chas
Simpson of Lebanon township, Rufe
Brandon of North Big Rock town.
ship, Marion Watkins Of Washing.
ton township, W. E. Hutchinson Of
Morgan township. Henry Paysineel
of Lave Creek township.
ALTERNArEs
Bud Street of Scott township
Tom PEBBLES of Lebanon township
Newt Conyers of johnson township,
Jeff Edwards of Washington town
ship, W. H. Eason of South Big
Rock township, Peyton Cole Of Sui
livan township.
PETIT JURORS
j. W. Claxton of johnson town
ship, Joe Edgar, Will Vance, Riley
Hiehtower of Sullivan township,
J, W. Bristow, James Mitchell, Dow
Davis Of Piney Fork township, John
Rrim, Will Meacham of Cave town.
ship, Webster Pickett, Geo. Jerni.
gan, W. W. Taylor of Scott town.
ship, Bascum Sullivan, Walter Mul.
len, John Milliean Of Big Greek
township, |. N. Sparks. W. H. Kel.
ley Of Strawberry township, Dave
Russell, Newt Hutchison Of North
Big Rock township, Tom SPOTS
Joe Kelley Of Lebanon township
Lester Stewart, Ado Bensch o.
Morgan township, John Street o.
Washington township,
ALTERNATES
W. L. Ghormley of Strawberr,
township, Curdy Horn of Cav,
township, j, P Founders of Sulli
van township, W, S. Stokes o
Piney Fork township, Lee johnson
of Washington township, J. D
Hines Of North Big Rock township
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
OLDER BUT Stronger

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because In the
strength Of middle life we too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment OF slight aches and pains, simply
undermine strength aud bring chronic
weakness for later years.
10 be stronger when older, keep. your
blood pure and rich and active with the
etfeneth. building and blood'noufisbing
properties of Seott's Emulsion which isa
iood, tonic and medicine to keep YOU,
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism ana
avoid sickness. No alcohol In Seott's'
acotl a powne Dloomheld NJ
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
THE ALEXANDER LAW.

||. III hblL<A
Those sections that take advan-
ase of the Alexander law are 60
nd to have permanent good roads,
% ,h;lo those sections which do not
are very apt to drag along with
||roads about like they have Some
Improvement may be made on the
s loads by other methods, OF course
|.|but to ever build a real road in this
section of country will require the
Effectiveness Of a measure like the
.Alexander law.
We hear much talk of the county
|hu,ine some road machinery and
tbe construction of good roads by
nrivate donations That sounds
fine and would be all right if it
were done, but those who have
had experience in building roads by
donation have very little to show
Nor their efforts in that direction.
fTbe donations are not forthcoming
Swhen you Get ready to make the
sroad as freely as they were when
you we're only talking about it, and
3there is an explosion in the scheme.
Some of those who ought to make
hhe most liberal donations will not
make any at all, and that fact
causes confusion and puts a damp
y er on the enthusiasm of others who
. are willing to make donations, but
'who are less able to do so.
We are not afraid to make the
statement that there is not enough
wealth in this section that one can
|eet donated and actually out on
|the road at work to build a road of
ANY considerable length, a real road
I'VE mean This donation work is
|everybody's business, and you know
what that means. Donation work
lean work when it wants to, quit
when it wants to, or even never be-
\ Gin at all. There is no responsible
|ity attached to that sort of method,
\ and but little system or order. Then
There are no towns of six or seven
Thousand population in this county
Ito join their funds with the funds
\ and labor of citizens of the country
lin the construction of a good road
These are facts, we think, and we
shall not care if there are those
who do not like the sentiments ex-
pressed, We are not saying the
roads could not be improved by do
nations, but we should just like to
know how much older than Methu.
selah the man would be who lived
all the time until donation work
made a turnpike in this country.
The Alexander law raises the
money to build road, and that re.
lieves the big difficulty the first
thing The Alexander law will
raise the money from land owners
along the road without depressing
any Of them. The Alexander law
will build a road that the people
can have and enjoy during their
lifetime, The tax we are now pay
Ing to bad roads day after day Is
the tax that hurts. When you
think OF taxes, think of that.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21

newspaper in the land does not
publish half the false statements
that the Congressional Record pub
fishes, it appears that a bill to pre-
vent congressman from scattering
false reports among the people
would be more in order.
%
John D. Rockefeller is now IT
years of age and has more dollars
than any other man in the world
In few years he will be as dead
as a hammer, and then his millions
will be in this country and he will
be in another, where they do not
use coal oil. For that particular
reason it is hard to see the use of
so many dollars here below.
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21

A congressman has introduced @
bill to prevent newspapers from
printing false reports from Wash
lngton," lnasmuch as the dirtiest
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21
W0RKMEN DEMAND
REASONABLE HOURS
Grover Davidson Says The
Railroad Men Do Not Seek
Anything Unreasonable.

Editor Record:-From my youth
up to the present time there has
been very few issues of the Record
that | have failed to read and during
the past ten or twelve years that |
have been away from Evening Shade
| have received the Record and read
every line of print, advertisements
and all, in search of news of some
dear friend In the issue of July 9TH,
| noticed in large black face type
the following; Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike" and underneath
appeared an article which had refer
ence to the propositions submitted
to the railroad managers by the En-
gineers, Firemen, Conductors and
Brakemen employed on the several
railroads in the United States, name
ly IAN s hour day and tune and one
half for overtime" which request
was refused by the Railway Man
ayers. Since the conference closed
without coming to an agreement
the Railroad MANAGERS have had
printed in all the papers and maga-
zines, with the exception of a very
few, articles similar to the one above
referred to.
have always figured that my
nearest and dearest friends reside
in Evening Shade and Sharp county,
and those who have moved away
are readers of the Record, and it is
my aim that they shall know the
truth.
The managers say to grant the
request would impose an additional
expense of $1OO,OO0,000 on the
country each year. The employees
who are asking for a shorter work
day, now work 10 hours day and
are paid for overtime pro rata, which
means we are allowed 10 hours to
make 100 miles, or in other words
10 miles per hour. We are asking
instead of 10 miles an hour IL | 2
miles an hour, so the freight trains
will Oct over the road at the rate Of
$50 miles in IL hours, so you can
see very readily there would be no
overtime to pay If they Get the
trains over the road on a IL IL
mile schedule. The high price was
put on the overtime because we
do not want to work any overtime,
and where there is no penalty there
will be violations. Can you see
where we have asked for an increase
in waeesY Can any shipper say he
had rather his shipment be travel.
ine Ten miles an hour than twelve
miles an hourY
The Managers acknowledge the
efficient service Of the men employ
ed on the railroad. A shorter work
day means greater efficiency,
The Managers want the propo-
sitions left to the Interstate Com.
merce Commission and In the event
of their failure to dispose of the
matters to ask Congress to have II
settled by arbitration. In the past
We have had the good Offices Of the
Commerce Commission and we az
preciate the Commission but we are
sure that after they used their ei-
forts there would be no change,
then we would have to arbitrate,
and we have submitted our contro-
versies to arbitrations on several
occasions and received nothing,
The Managers say the men IL
volved In this proposition only ler-
resent ont.hfh of the employ ee,
Tho man uhn haVn askeh for q
Sharp County record., 1916-07-21

or heat it matters not, they must 90,
and under the same conditions
they are forced to labor until they
delivered the train to the next
division point. Several years
ago road crews work d from
10 to 60 hours getting trains
over the divisions We went to
Congress and finally got a l6 hour
law and it was fought by the rail
road owners. | have spent the last
II years on the deck of a locomotive
either firing or running locomotive
and have seen lots of reforms put
into effect, but every one came
after hard struggle by the employ
es and each was fought by the en-
ployers
Just think, my kind reader, of
men appearing before committee
and arguing that children should
work in a factory long hours, which
would injure their health. But
what did they care, just so they
we're receiving larger dividends?
Just think that men will want en-
Dloyes to work on the railroad long
hours to pile up large dividends for
few. You who have ridden on
passenger trains, travelling at
the rate of so miles an hour or
even faster, you got aboard that
train with all the confidence in the
world that the crew would deliver
you to your destination safe and
sound and it was done, but did you
realize the strain that the crew was
in until the trip was completedY
Did you hear a freight train being
passed in the siding somewhere
along the road; did you think what
a job that crew had to get out of
the way; did you know that the
crew on the freight train was think
ing of your safety, and that they
had been on duty IL or IA hours;
did you know these men are ex-
pected to do as much work the last
hour of the trip as the first and that
their mind should be clearY Doyou
believe it possible after long hours
of serviceY
# we have to 90 on a strike to
set the shorter work day will the
public not be willing to be incon-
veniencedY They were inconven-
fenced when the miners, printers,
carpenters, plumbers and lots of
other trades got the eight hour day,
but now am satisfied they are
glad these workers got the eight hour
day. Employees make towns, build
and support churches, schools, et',
build homes, raise families and
make communities and are entitled
to consideration first from the put-
lie.
Congress is composed of a few
members who are favorable towards
labor, but the majority does not
legislate for the man that works
They have a report from the Com
mittee on Industrial Relations, when
they make some laws that will re-
lieve some of the conditions found
to exist by that committee. When
they make laws for the benefit Of
the majority of the people; when
they make laws that will prevent
employers from treating employees
worse than slaves were treated by
their owners or masters, then the
working man will be willing for
CONGRESS to take d hand In labor
troubles
In the past when wage questions
were to be settled the Railroad Man
aeers would not agree with the
representatives OF the employees
the good offices Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission was called
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-16
NO DAMAGE DONE TO CANE

The frost of last night added great
ly to the value of standing sugar
cane. The freeze of last night was
light and reports from experienced
sugar men are to the effect that the
cold snap of the past two days and
nights has been more beneficial than
detrimental to the cane.
Not all sugar men, however, agree
that the cold weather has
benefited the cane Mr.. Percy
O'Brien, a well-known planter of
Rhoda, says that, while the cane has
not been damaged by the freeze he
can not conceive of any benefit it.
has been. 1t is his opinion that the
cane has ripened well this year and
that freeze to stop the growth is
not necessary Mr.. O'Brien states
after a careful examination he has
failed to find single dead bud on
the stalks.
Mr.. P. U. Bernuchio of Avoca is of
the opinion that the cold weather has
not damaged the cane crops and that
the cane this year is unusually fine
and of excellent quality at this time.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-16

brings in the largest number of votes
for the months ending November LIST,
December LIST, January LIST, Febru-
airy LIST, and March LIST
In addition to the large list of
valuable prizes mentioned in the
above list, The Morgan City Daily
and Weekly Review will pay five per
cent commission to each contestant
in the race, with the exception of the
three contestants who win the first
three prizes. These three contestants
will not receive the cash commission.
The commission will be paid on all
subscriptions made on the Daily Re-
view, The Weekly Review and the
famous lax Gold Point Barnett
Fountain Pens.
Don't delay writing or calling on
the Manager of the Morgan City Re-
view for any further information
you may want in regard to this big
contest.