Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-06
BOARD APPROVES
LOANS FOR TOWNS
AUDITOR SENDS OUT $25o.oo FOR
IMPRovEMENTs-MoRE
AVAILABLE SOON.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven.
fence o. Busy Readers.

Funds with which to build more
than s25o,o00 of new schools. water
works systems, roads and other inn
provements in Minnesota towns have
been RENTED by State Auditor J. A,
o. Preus on loans finslly approved by
the state board of investment. The
investment board will finally approve
other applications July II, when be-
tween 100000 and 100000 of add.
tional state funds will be available.
Among the more important loans
are: $4,000 for a school lin district
No. 81, Grow Wing county: $4,000
to Clearwater county to refund bonds;
S3l 900 for a new school in Sauk Cen.
ter; $4,000 to North St. Pail for q
new school and SIS to district No.
So, Hennepin county, and district No.
10, Carver county, for a new joint
school building. Many smaller items
bring the total to s261,5 500.
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Strikers Warn Governor.
The following telegram was sent to
the Governor by strike leaders here:
j. A. A. Burnquist, governor Of the
state of Minnesota. Executive Man.
sion, st. Paul:
You instructed the sheriff of St
Louis county to disarm the miners.
peaceful citizens. We submit here.
with that this is a gross violation of
the personal liberty of tie miners and
| ask you to remove all the mine guards
from within the city limits of the min.
ing towns, otherwise our miners will
be instructed to defend themselves by
their constitutional rights.
Seven mine guards forcibly entered
| the homes of strikers at Gilbert, Fri.
day night with drawn guns. They
threatened the strikers if they don't
return to work.
They snatched a baby from the
arms of its mother and brutalized it
The clear facts in eur possession
are ready to be submitted to your rep
| resentatives.
George Andridioyne was imprison
| ed "A hours in Itasca county without
charge being placed against him.
| Inquiry was futile.
Are we in Russia?
"Signed-Sam Scarlet Carlo Tresca,
F. Russell, Joe Gilday, l.. H. Lareen,
V. Wesaman, G. Attaviani, NJ. Shus.
| trick, J. G. Siltis."
Shippers Win Contention.
The state supreme court Is an opin-
| ion just filed holds the Omaha and
Northwestern railroads to be one road
for rate-making purposes. For legal
purposes the two roads are separate
| corporations. The opinion of the
| court was an affirmation of findings
made by the Lyon county district
| court which held against an order is
sued by the state railroad and ware
house commission fixing joint freight
rates for the two roads.
The case found its way into the
| Marshall county district court on ap-
| peal of Attorney General Smith and
James Hall, representing several grain
| shippers. The appellants commended
| the joint rate as established by the
| commission permitted overcharges
| distance tariff law.
Passing on the question of basic
| rates the supreme court says:
1T is held that for the purpose OF
| establishing freight rates the two com
| panies constitute one road ard line
and that the intra-state contin ,ous
mileage rates fixed pursuant to the
distance tariff law apply and that the
| commission is without authority It, fix
| a joint rate
| Butter Contest Decided.
| High scores for June in the six
months education butter making con-
test conducted by the state dair, and
| food commissioner have been an
| nounced by Commissioner j. ]. Far.
rell. The result;
| Ferdinand Jacobson, Glendale 81
| Fred Hanson. Lake Crystal 963I
| j. w. Engel, Pratt ........... 96I
| (. III. Larson, Elgin ..... IS
Theo. Peterson, Maple Plain 95N
| Edward ]. Moe, Underwood =. 95I
Henry Schmidt, Winstead ...... 95H
J. c. Hanson, Waverly ...... 954
| Peter kvale, Emmons ...... :. IS
! + + +
State Pays Guardsmen.
The board of state officers admins
| tering the affairs of the national guart
have made UP the first payroll, cover
| ing IL days up to and Including las:
| Sunday and carrying pay for each pri.
| vate at the rate of $3.50 day. with