Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-06
What's Doing
in Minnesota

Virginia. Governor Burnouist's
orders to disarm Mesaba range mine
strikers were obeyed here. Chief Dep
uty Wiete started a house to house
canvass, Selling and confiscating all
firearms found.
Lewisville. - Henry Goblinske lies
dead from shot fred by his own hand
ana William Lupke, q farmer is Sc.
Verely wounded, the result of an at
tempt upon his life by Goblinske, who
was enraged over the refusal to allow
MIN to call on Lupke's daughter.
Winona. -- After the Minnesota
camp of the order of Maccabees went
on record In favor of extending the
insurance benefits to all members who
are national guardsmen, word was re-
celVed the supreme tent has called
special review for August 7, in which
the question will be considered.
st. Paul. - The question of a union
or the synods of the Lutheran church
tailed to come before the Minnesota
district synod at Concordia college, or
before the conference of the ministers
alter the adjournment of the synod
This means that the subject. which
now is of much importance in Luth-
eran councils, will not be officially
considered by the Minnesota district
for at least two years.
st. Paul. - Letters will be sent to
University of Minnesota students who,
during the past five years, have had
military training, urging them to join
A battery, First Field artillery. which
Is being reorganized with Wallace
Cole as captain. Fletcher lockwood
who was senior first lieutenant of the
university battery when he graduated
a year ago, will be senior first lieu
tenant of the reorganized battery.
Duluth. - Professor A. M. Locker.
general secretary of the Minnesota
Sunday School association; r. W.
Bowden, secretary for Duluth and St.
Paul, and Mark G. Hoffman, secre-
tary for Minneapolis, will represent
Minnesota at the conference of en-
ployed officers of organized Sunday
school work at Conference Point, on
Lake Geneva, Wis, July to 7. Many
prominent religious workers will at
tend.
st. Paul. - The assessment of in
come tax, both corporation and indi-
vidual, this year, is $729.S97S5 more
than that made on 1914 incomes In
Minnesota. The total assessment on
T.
b61.95, of which $1,6SS, 4s5.46 is on cor
poration incomes, and sS23,106.49 on
individual incomes. On 1914 incomes
the corporation tax was $1,199,714.7S,
and the individual income tax assess
ment 1851 1892.
Owatonna. - J. Austin Williams of
Minneapolis was elected president of
the Minnesota Music Teachers asso-
citation at the final session of the 1915
meeting here. Caroline b. Smith, Wi
mona, was chosen first vice president;
Rollin Pease, st. Paul, second vice
president and editor of Minnesota Mu-
sic; Carl Youngdahl, Minneapolis, Sec
rotary and treasurer, and Buchanan
Morton, Duluth, auditor. Winona was
selected as the 1917 meeting place.
Minneapolis. According to a state
ment filed by Thomas Frankson, Re-
publican nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor. he invested $2,s55.94 in the cam
paign. His travelling expenses, he
says, were $3.50; postage, $263.50;
telephone and telegraph. 1898; rent,
$50; clerical services, s429.54; print
ing, S1.275.20, and newspaper advertis-
ing, $656.27. Mr.. Franksons right to
the nomination has been attacked by
friends of J. A. Peterson, who charges
he violated the corrupt practices act.
Saltwater. N. d. Smith, agent of
the Omaha railroad at this place and
formerly travelling freight agent for
the Omaha died suddenly shortly after
going to work. He was seized with
what he described as a peculiar chok-
ing sensation. He was removed to his
home and died 20 minutes later. He
was 80 wears old A widow and grown
I'D son, also connected with the Omaha
road at South Saltwater, survive him.
Mr.. Smith had been connected with
the Omaha for over 80 years.
st. Paul. More than five hundred
teachers, preachers, church officials,
leaders in farmers clubs and others
interested in community work are
planning to attend the third annual
Minnesota Rural-Life Conference to be
In session at University Farm. St.
Paul, July "a to IS. General discus
siops. addresses and conferences will
make up the weeks program. Talks
on the community, agricultural condi-
tions. the country church and the con-
soIidated school will make up the gen
eral program.
Cass Lake Upstate editors, their
wives and invited friends from other
section of Minnesota will visit the
Chippewa Indians Aug. and s. auto
through the Minnesota forest reserve
and participate in an old fashioned
basket picnic when the annual outing
of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
association is held at Cass Lake. Sec
rotary A. G. Rutledge will work out
the details of the outing with the CO.
operation of Cass Lake newspaper men
Local subcom mittees. including a del
egation of women. will be appointed.
Minnaannlis Mimi Early Friday