Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-01
bRfWTIES

Moorhead. - More than $4,000 will
30 spent on good road work In Clay
county this year by the individual
townships, aside from the amount
spent by the county and state.
st. Paul ~ Minnesota may furnish
flfty ayiators under a plan of naval
and military authorities to provide
1900 trained air men for the national
defense. Governor Burnquist says
Faribsult.--.'I have no intention Of
resigning." declared DIR. j. N. Tate,
superintendent Of the State School for
the Deaf here, when questioned re-
Earding reports from st. Paul that he
will give up his post.
Duluth. -- Johnny Sholund, ID years
old. dove between logs OF a boom In a
mill pond here and pulled out his play
mate, Reinhart Leslie, Of the same
age, after the latter had slipped be-
tween the logs and failed to come up.
st. Peter.-That p. ]. Gibbons, who
escaped from the hospital for the in
sane, this city, has not gone West is
now the belief Of officials since the re-
port the fugitive was seen at Lake
Washington, twelve miles from here.
Minneapolis. Alick Angle, a mil.
Ter, killed his wife In a South Mime
apolis drug store, shot and fatally
wounded a policeman and then com.
mitted suicide after he had barricaded
himself in his home to fight off a cor.
don of police.
st. Paul. -- A town board in Mime.
sofa may be compelled to carry out
any specific duty the people of the
township direct, according to a deci-
sion given by the supreme court In
the case of Eric Olson ct al VS.. John
Honett ct al, of Martin county.
Anoka. One thousand persons
gathered in Anoka's stadium applaud
ed Frank b. kellogg as he emphasized
the salient points in his argument for
preparedness, a merchant marine and
protection of labor and industry from
foreign competition after the war.
Ortonville. Overalls and jackets
were much in evidence here on Trail
day" Clergymen, lawyers. doctors,
druggists and merchants participated
in the largest single good roads move
ever launched in Western Minnesota
All worked on the Yellowstone trail
from 6 a. IN. to 6 p. m.
st. Paul. III. v. Winchell, secre-
tnry and chairman of the Minnesota
directors of the industrial prepared.
ness survey being made under the
auspices Of the Naval Consulting
board. has announced that the first
blanks filled Ia according to the re-
quest OF the government have been
| received.
Rochester. - With plans practical
ly completed for the sixth annual tour
nanent of the Minnesota State Sports
mems association at Rochester, June
Il to %, trap shooters of all parts Of
the state are getting ready. Roches-
ter officials of the club expect the
meet to be the largest event of Its
kind ever held in the state.
Minneapolis. - With a range Of en-
tertainment features from a "Yama
Yama" offering by the Girls Glee club
to lecture on Slaves of Tradition"
the University of Minnesota has be-
gun its annual campaign to carry to
Minnesota small towns ideas for con
structive citizenship, community CO.
operation and better living"
Wheaton. At a meeting in the
were taken to relieve the Red river
and Minnesota river valleys from food
conditions. There were delegates from
all the towns between Ortonville and
Fargo and an association was organ
lied under the name of Red River
and Minnesota Valley Improvement
association.
st. Paul. - Henry Wirtz, Minneapo-
lis ironworker, who has been near
death from the effects of pernicious
anemia which reduced him almost to
4 skeleton, was placed temporarily out
If danger when one and one-half pints
of blood were transfused to his veins
from those Of Wallace Hamilton, a
former University Of Minnesota foot
bali star
St. Paul. - The State OF Minnesota
cannot tax fnheritances of bonds OF q
Minnesota corporation transferred by
will or under the interstate law by a
nonresident to nonresident heirs, &C
cording to per curiam opinion of the
supreme court In suit brought In the
district court of Ramsey county to
collect inheritance tax upon the estate
of Francis Fl. Ward, Chicago.
st. Paul. The Minnesota naval
militia will have two weeks training
on the sea, according to the program
| received by Adjutant General Fred B.
Wood from Secretary Of the Navy
Josephus Daniels. The Minnesota
navy men will embark on the battle
| ship Rhode Island from Philadelphia
navy yard, July Is. and will sail to
| Block Island Sound,
st. Paul Wholesale charges Of
| extravaganza, maifeasance and non
| feasance in Office against the county
commissioners of Cass county In aft
dayits and statements have been filed
| with Governor Burnguist by Thomas
Peterson, j. r. Blackburn and Il. l..
| Holman, citizens of that county, who
| ask a thorough investigation and the
| removal from Office Of the men IL
found guilty.