Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-02
RAILROADS GROSS
EARNINGS REPORT
ALL LINES OF MINNESOTA SHOW
TOTAL OF $ss, ss2, t45 FOR SEC
oND HALF OF 1918.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important happenings
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
ieace OF Busy Readers.

and Arranged for the conven-
ieaee Of Busy Readers.
St Paul.
All railroads Of Minnesota have re-
ported their gross earnings for the
second half of 1915 to the Minnesota
tax commission and the total earn.
ings reported total sse.s42.l4s as
compared TO $56,73s.7s7 for the last
six months OF 1914. The North West
ern railway reported earnings of
S2,4s5.s52 for the second half of 1915
as compared to $2,2o7 .4sa for the same l
period of 1914. The Omaha reported
gross earnings OF $3.26s.1Ie for the
last half OF 1915. The figures for the
second half Of 1914 were $3,2S9,s30.
Stevenson Resigns Post.
William ]. Stevenson, assistant ut.
torney general of Minnesota for the
last five years, has resigned, to take
effect March Z, to become secretary
and trust officer OF the Wells Dickey
Trust company of Minneapolis He
has been elected to that position. and
also as director of the new com,
rany, 1t was announced. and will take
charge of the trust department of the
institution. Mr.. Stevenson Is ma,
tive of Olmsted county, Minnesota.
and practiced law at Duluth from
1898 to 1911. From 1897 to 1911 he
acted as special counsel for ST. Louis
county in civil matters
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In Townsite Business.
The state of Minnesota has gone
into the townsite business on the iron
range, and is selling lots off a tract
of state land plated near the Stevens
mine. The town, Ii was announced
by State Auditor J. A. q. Preus. Is to
be called Wiprud, for Clarence WHIP.
rud, secretary to Mr., Preus. 1t al.
ready has population of 100, and
+. A. Wildes, state mines inspector,
| is selling many lots to employees OF
| the mine.
Milk Probe Baby Week."
| DIR. |. ]. Murphy of the Minnesota
| Public Health association suggests
that the observance of Baby Week"
| in each community in the state should
| include an investigation and report
upon the conditions Of the local milk
supply, birth registration and infant
| mortality in the community. DIR,
Murphy advises that the school build.
| fngs be used for meetings, especially
In the rural communities, and he re,
ports that many schools In the state
! are planning to take part In the OBJ.
servance of the week by putting OF
health playlets
Wants Baby Poster Hygienic.
DR.. III, NJ. Brackcn, secretary OF the
state board of health. declared that
the PLAGUE called A Little Bit OF
Heaven" designed by the women in
| charge of baby week arrangements
would not be used on posters put out
by the state board in connection with
the occasion The objection is be
cause the baby In IL has its fist to Its
mouth. He says it shows the child
| doing what the board Is trying tc
| teach the children of the state no,
| to do.
! Turrittin Not Guilty.
| AT the close Of a tIree hours con.
| ference In Governor Burnquists office
| the governor issued statement that
| Mr.. Turrittin has not been guilty OF
malfeasance in his Office. The confer.
| ence was called by the governor fol.
lowing meeting in his Office, at
which Mr.. McColl made informal
charges that Mr.. Yurrittin had been
| interested in transactions involving
| the purchas Sc and sale OF stock OF the
Commercial State bank in St Paul.
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To Prevent Ambulance Chasing"
At the next session Of the legisIa.
ture bill will be introduced for the
purpose of preventing ambulance
| chasing" by attorneys who have no
| great regard for the ethics of theh.
! profession. The names of attorneys
! who viii serve on this committee
with the personnel of eleven other
committees named by the Minnesota
| State Bar association. were announced
! by President Stiles w. Burr.
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Justice Oscar Hallam of the su.
| preme court fatty denies that he In.
tends to resign from the hench to
: join the law firm of Davis, Kellogg e.
Severance, as has been reported in
business and political circles The
| r7saor became more persistent after
! Frank b. Kellogg announced his can
didacy for the United States senate
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Smith Trial Delayed.
After Thomas r. Kane. attorney for
| Walter J. Smith. had threatened to
withdraw from the case If ii were
| forced to trial at this time, Judge r.
| n. Dickson OF the Ramsey county dis
trict court deferred the case of the
| former state treasurer to give time
for a physical examination OF Mr.
Smith by physician commissioned
| by County Attorney r. ID. O'Brien